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Welcome to a Christmas in July Blog Hop, brought to you by the DT at Scrap Our Stash!  If you did not start at Scrap Our Stash, go back and read the details on how to win a prize!  You need to follow the blog hop in order.  If you came from Angie’s blog, you are on the right track.

My Christmas project is an advent calendar.  I have wanted to do one for forever, found one on sale, and I’m finally getting around to it.  Now is the perfect time because it is done in plenty of time to use it this year.

Supplies: Karen Foster Countdown Calendar, DCWV Christmas Stack paper, DCWV Nana’s Kid’s paper, and DCWV numbers from a sticker stack.

My original plan for this was to use all 4 sides of the drawers to create 4 different themes.  I was a bit disappointed that that idea didn’t work.  This particular box was far from the best quality.  The drawers were too tight for me to try to add paper to the sides and I didn’t dare use Mod Podge, which I like to use for all my altered projects.  The notches on the drawers were also not even which was quite annoying.  Originally, I was planning to create a template and use it to trace all of the drawer fronts.  Good thing I realized this early because they would not have all lined up.  Instead, I had to trace each drawer (and on the side I would be using) on my paper and glue them on right away.  It worked out in the end but took a bit longer than it should have.  I was also stumped on embellishing.  This is very plain for me but I just don’t know what I can add because the drawers need to slide in/out so it has to all be flat.  The only thing I have come up with is maybe a red ribbon all the way around the outside of the box with a bow on the top; this would match both sets of papers.  Please share any ideas you might have.  I’d love to hear more suggestions.  It was the kid’s idea that I decorate the opposite side of the box to countdown to birthdays.  At first they wanted baby because I am expecting and I thought I’d do pastels that could double as Easter but when I was limited to 2 sides instead of 4 they chose birthdays and that will work for the baby too.  Here’s the other side:

Oh, one last thing, what’s better at Christmas than a little CANDY?!?!  To enter for a chance to win all you have to do is follow my blog and leave a comment on this post.  The deadline to enter is 8pm on Sunday, July 25.  I will announce a winner on Monday.  I didn’t take a picture because Christmas presents are supposed to be a surprise, right?  But…because I was always one to peek at my gifts early I will tell you that it is a Close to My Heart stamp set…maybe a Christmas one?

Your next part of the secret phrase is: Holidays

Now hop on over to Kimmarie’s Blog for your next holiday stop!

I bought these drawers at Michael’s.  Dh was putting them together when I came up with the idea to decorate the front of the drawers.  I made him stop and I covered them with paper before they were put together (much easier!).  Since the photo, I’ve added rhinestones to the top of the screws and I still need to make labels.  The papers are CTMH Tickled Pink (a special kit from awhile back).

Supplies used are all CTMH: Floral Tapestry Level 2 Paper Packet (retired), Just Blooms Big Pink Paper Flowers, Love Letters Rub-Ons, Spring Craft Buttons, Nature’s Ambiance Rub-Ons, Clear Sparkles, ribbons, and Liquid Glass as my adhesive.

This was such a fun album to do!  The pictures I chose were just random ones from that summer.  With the clear pages and different shapes the possibilities are endless!

Welcome to another edition of the Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop.  Throughout this blog hop you will find a variety of great new products that will be available in the Summer 2010 Close to My Heart Idea Book.  You can begin shopping on May 1.
I created this recipe box with some of my new supplies:

Supply List:
Z1322 My  Creations Recipe/Photo Box
X7123C Cherry-O Level 2 Paper Packet
X8625 My Originals Sugar & Spice Card Kit
Z1319 Opaques Cherry-O
Z2108 Chocolate Ink
Z697 Sponge
Mod Podge

Remember, the Summer 2010 Idea Book goes LIVE on May 1st!

Now hop over to Adeline’s blog to see her work!

Click here for a list of all the blog hop participants and direct links to their blog posts.

This month for the Close to My Heart Spotlight Blog Hop we are each using one of the new B&T Duo papers from the Spring 2010 Idea Book.  The papers are Veranda, Topstitch, Caboodle, You Rock, and the new Creative Basics Veranda Collection (which is a bulk paper pack great for cards!).

I chose to use the Topstitch papers because are my absolute favorite.  I altered a My Creations Memory Keeper for my daughter.  I used Mod Podge as my adhesive for the paper and inked around the edges of the boxes (and all the papers) with Chocolate ink.  Once dry, I applied another coat of Mod Podge over the top of the entire box to protect it.  The Love Story Rub-ons were an afterthought but they worked well right over the Mod Podge.  I love how it made it look like a wide piece of lace.  I painted the Just Blooms Big Pink flowers with the Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint to give them a nice shimmery look and adhered them to the box with Liquid Glass.  The Z1039 Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint is currently not available but check my website again after April 23 for it to be back in stock.  I finished off the flower with a Filigree Charm in the center.  I used brown Staz-on ink and a sponge dauber to color the charm to match perfectly.

Now hop on over to Tracy’s blog and see what she has created!

There is a list of all the participants in the previous post.

If you’d like to see more altered items, click here.