Winter/Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the Winter/Christmas Themed Blog Hop celebrating my favorite time of the year! I love winter and snow AND it’s my birthday season!  :) You should have arrived here from Cindy.  If you are just joining us, you can go to Paulette’s blog, Around the Bock with Scrapalette.  

My project for the hop is a 12x12 layout.  I am IN LOVE with these pictures of my girls from last winter.  We went out to play in the snow and the whole family got involved, including our dog.  Often times we make the pictures black and white so that the colors aren’t clashing.  In this case, I wanted to try the opposite – make the layout black and white so that the pictures stand out.  Here it is!

I found this to be difficult and it didn’t quite turn out the way I had hoped but it’s still something that I will try again.   

For this layout I used:

Winter Frolic - Winter Fun phrase at 3"
                             Border cut at 1" twice (*they don't quite meet under the pictures, it's an illllllusion :) )
Jolly Holidays - Mittens with snowflakes at 2"
                             Mittens with String at 4"
"Skittles" on the string mittens instead of the button cut
Stickles on the mittens to give the snow look
Snowflake stickers that I had in my stash to make the row along the bottom 

I hope you have enjoyed my project and the hop this far.  I have some blog candy to give away!  

You could win this 'Tis the Season mini pack from the Kaiser Craft line!  Included is a stamp set, a 6x6 paper pad, chipboard pieces and a sticker embellishment pack.  To win, please leave a comment telling me your favorite thing about the winter/Christmas season!  You do not have to be a follower of my blog, but I would love it if you decide to!  (If you cannot see my follower list on the right, refresh your page.  I have found that this usually works to bring it up. Blogger can be so goofy sometimes!)

Thanks for stopping!  Your next stop is LISA.

Here is the entire Blog Hop list in case you need it:

1. Paulette at http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

2. Debbie at http://bugginattheseams.blogspot.com/

3. Carolyn at http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/

4. Brenda at http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/

5. Maria at http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/

6. Chris at http://scrappin-nanapuddin.blogspot.com/

7. Cindy at http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/  

8. Michele at http://www.michelegreen.com/  <---You are HERE

9. Lisa at http://addictedtothecricut.blogspot.com  <---Go here next!

10. Dana at http://papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

11. Nancy at http://lanancyworkshop.blogspot.com/

12. Madylyn at http://inspiredbycolor.blogspot.com/

13. Wini at http://www.looneybugdesigns.com/

14. Renee at http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/

15. Tammy at http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/

16. Debbie at http://debbieduddles.blogspot.com/

17. Kim at http://blingdazzler.com/

18. Brandi at http://scubascrapperbrandi.blogspot.com/

19. Sharon at http://designsbysharon.blogspot.com/

20. Liz at http://liz-lavendarandroses.blogspot.com/