Bear Hugs Treat Box

Happy Valentine's Day!

I decided to use the same box base as the Hogs and Kisses Pig and turn it into a little bear! Only a few simple changes for the face and viola! It was a bear! And, it really should be filled with Hershey's Hugs candies {to go with the Bear Hugs name}, but by the time I was ready to take the photo, someone in my family had eaten all the Hugs!

I can't wait to use this little box for an upcoming baby shower! I'll just have to be sure to hide the candy!

Wonder what I should turn the box into next?

Teddy Bear Tuesday ~ Cupid and Queen

It's time for another Teddy Bear Tuesday where I show off some of the bears created using the Teddy Bear Parade cart! These bears were made as part of a SWAP and given to me by one of the swappers.

Today's bears are the Cupid created by couponlover and the Queen created by rhonda. The Cupid bear is so cute with his body cut from conversation heart paper and glittered wings. And the Queen bear is equally impressive with her flocked or velvet paper shirt and heart accents.

Check back next Tuesday for more bears!

Hogs and Kisses

A super cute little treat holder for Valentines Day! I saw this idea on Joy's Blog and knew right away I wanted to make it with my Cricut. I used the box from the Wrap It Up cart for the base, leaves from the Disney Classic cart for the ears and circles and ovals from Craft Room Basics for the snout, nostrils and eyes. Add a few Hershey kisses,  a sweet little bow and you've got. . .Hogs and Kisses!

ATC Contest. . .Yippee! I won!

The Heirloom Rubber Stamp Show Show was yesterday and not only did I attend and get to shop and visit with some crafty friends, but I also won the ATC contest! At each show, Heirloom sponsors an ATC contest with a specific theme and the vendors at the show are the judges. The theme for my show {the one in Lawrenceville GA} was Recycled Art with Office Supplies. When the theme was announced, I immediately thought of the little clothes hangers we used to make from paper clips. So that is where my idea began.

I used an old manila folder for the 3.5 x 2.5 inch base. Then I layered on part of an old pink "while you were out" message slip and a page from a top bound spiral notebook. Next came a piece of a rubber band that I stapled to the top of the card. From that, I hung the hanger made from a paper clip and an adorable little yellow dress made from a Post It Note. I used my Cricut and the scallop circle from Craft Room Basics to make the dress. By using CCR, I knew exactly where to place the 3 x 3 post it note on the mat. After that, I finished off the card with 3 brass brads that were used as paper fasteners long before they became popular with papercrafters.

As luck would have it, they announced the winner about 25 or so minutes after I left! Fortunately, some of my crafty friends were still at the show and called me. With my permission, they were able to claim the prize {which was $25 "rubber" bucks ~ good for purchases from any show vendor} and I told them to spend it! So it was a great day. . .I got the recognition and my friends got to enjoy the prize!

Teddy Bear Tuesday ~ Band Leader and New Year

If you haven't seen the Cricut Cart Teddy Bear Parade, you are missing out on some really cute bears! Here are two bears I received from a friend who was in a Teddy Bear swap on the Cricut Circle MB.

The marching band leader {on the left} was made by Jennifer {her blog} and the paper she used for his hat and coat is flocked and feels like velvet. The new year bear on the right was made by Memurz {her blog} and his sash is a sparkly glitter paper.

Check back next Tuesday for more bears!

Teddy Bears In OZ

Welcome to the Teddy Bears in Oz Blog Hop! 

You should have arrived her from Sara's blog. Today we are featuring teddy bears created from the Cricut Lite cartridge, Teddy Bear Parade, dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz! How fun! If you are just visiting my blog, you can start your journey down the yellow brick road at Renee's blog.

The character I am sharing with you is the Wicked Witch of the West! I altered some of the images on the Teddy Bear cart for the witch and added a cape and some shoes (from the Paper Doll Dress Up cart). After all, it was all about the shoes and the Wicked Witch had some ugly ones! Renee has the CCR files for the Wizard of Oz Teddy Bears available on her blog.

Your next visit down the yellow brick road is to Narelle's blog. Wonder who will be waiting there?

Thanks for stopping by and watch out for flying monkeys! 

A Few More Christmas Gifts

For each of my Sister-In-Laws, I added their name and Merry Christmas to a plastic platter. I used Plantin Schoolbook for the name and Quarter Note for the Merry Christmas. The platters came from Walmart.

For my nephews and niece, I found ear buds with a retractable cord {oh how I dislike those wires flopping around}. Since they were all the same, I used a bit of vinyl and added a monogram. The boys have a single letter monogram that I made using Varsity Letter and the girls have a 3 letter monogram I made using Stork's Delivery.

And my cute little puppy dog got a pink tote bag {to carry all her stuff when she goes to be boarded} and I added her name using Heat Transfer Vinyl.