WINNERS - June 2016 Blog Hop - Dreaming Tree

Hello Friends,

Thank you so much for joining us in the June 2016 Blog Hop featuring Dreaming Tree SVG files!

Gorgeous projects were produced and lots of fun was had by all. Thank you for visiting and leaving lovely comments.

And NOW to announce my blog WINNER:

I used the number generator website Random.org and the number selected is:

The winner of a $10 Dreaming Tree Gift Certificate from my blog post is:

Kathleen Riley

Kathleen CONGRATS and thank you for playing along on the Dreaming Tree blog hop, please email me at occasionbag@gmail.com so that I can send you your Dreaming Tree Gift Certificate! 

And the GRAND PRIZE WINNER:

This comment was randomly selected from all 10 blogs and the $20 Dreaming Tree Gift Certificate winner is Heidi  - #37 comment from my blog:

Heidi CONGRATS to you too and thank you for playing along on the Dreaming Tree blog hop, please email me at occasionbag@gmail.com or Mike at dezinesbyem@gmail.com so that either one of us can send you your Dreaming Tree Gift Certificate! 

I'd like to thank my fellow crafty friends for a great hop and Leo from Dreaming Tree for generously sponsoring all the Gift Certificates.

Happy Crafting!

*Vicki*

June 2016 Blog Hop featuring Dreaming Tree SVG files!

BLOG HOP CONTEST CLOSED! WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE:
MY BLOG WINNER AND GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Hello friends,

Welcome to the blog hop featuring Dreaming Tree SVG files! 

For this Blog Hop I am using Dreaming Tree's free 'Elegant Favour Box' file and decided to give it a casual Summer feel! That's the great thing about their files, you can create them in any style you like!

I cut the file out in various colours and matched the side panels with some fruit/farm cardstock and added a tag from the same card which I attached with a little peg/clip.

I added a small bird house and a fence box to complete my display. 

(These two files are from My Scrapchick.)

These favour boxes are a great size and fit perfectly on a standard 8.5 x 11 inch page. They can be filled with any yummy treat ... perhaps I'll 'make' some 'homemade' shortbread cookies and give them to my neighbours!

Download the file, and while you're there make sure you check out all the other fabulous files from Dreaming Tree. 

Visit my previous posts using Dreaming Tree files for further inspiration - Vegas style, St Paddy's Day, Valentine's Treat, and Halloween!

Please leave me a comment for a chance to win a $10.00 Dreaming Tree voucher. Remember to visit my fellow crafters participating in this blog and leave them a comment for another chance to win:

1. DezinesbyEm

2. Misfit Crafter

3. Just Yolie

4. A thing for paper

5. Izbzee

6. Oh so many crafts

7. Sweet Love Canada (me ... you are here)

8. The non crafty crafter

9. Scrappy Coyote

10. 2 Debs crafting

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Thank you for participating in the June Blog Hop Featuring Dreaming Tree SVG Files. To enter for your chance to receive a $10.00 Dreaming Tree Gift Certificate you must leave a comment. The more blogs you visit and comment on, the more chances you have to win! Contest runs from 06/10/2016 12:00 AM EST to 06/13/2016 11:59 PM EST. 1 winner will be awarded from each blog and 1 grand prize winner will be awarded based on all comments from all blogs. Winners will be posted by June 15, 2016. Please check back to see if you are a winner! 

Thank you for visiting and good luck!

*Vicki*

New CT project for Studio Ilustrado

Hello Friends,

So I've some EXCITING news to share!

I reached out to Studio Ilustrado recently as I had created a cute project last month using one of their files - the Sand Castle Box file, which they loved! I really liked working with this file and the ease of cutting and putting it together - so after some chats with them I am now part of their Creative Team and I'm sharing my first project with you today!

I'd chosen this file through the Silhouette Store last month during their great sale as I wanted to create it for my husband for Father's Day.

It's a great file to cut and all the pieces can fit onto a 12x12 size mat. If you position your paper choices correctly on your mat then you only need to send it to your Silhouette once to cut everything.

Studio Ilustrado have added some new designs to the Silhouette Store and their website - check them out for some SUPER cute files - they offer a great selection too:

Back to my Tuxedo Box, I used some shiny blue cardstock and found a glitter pattern cardstock in my stash which I thought would look cool as the bowtie, vest and pocket handkerchief. 

I'm sure my husband is going to love this cute box and then use it to store something else once the candy is finished :). 

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you find some great files over at Studio Ilustrado and share them with us.

See you soon,

Happy Crafting!

*Vicki*

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Viva Las Vegas!

Hi friends,

Today I'm sharing a card that I made using a file from Dreaming Tree that I'd downloaded a while ago for a neighbours 65th birthday (which has come and gone) ... I finally got round to cutting and assembling it.

I had this great "Las Vegas" paper in my stash and thought it would be perfect for this card.

I lined the paper up so that I could get the Bellagio Hotel and fountain in the centre piece for the front and the Eiffel Tower and The Sphinx for the back. While making this I was reminiscing as my hubby and I have been fortunate to visit Paris, Egypt and Las Vegas!

I decided to follow the tutorial as there were so many pieces and colours and I wanted to get it correct - it was a fun card to put together!

Thank you for visiting today and I hope to see you soon.

Happy Crafting and Travelling!

*Vicki*

Easter on my mind!

Hello again friends,

Today I am sharing a cute lollipop holder from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons called 'Stitched Heart Lollipop Holder ' - as you might know I'm a big fan and love their cute and gorgeous files. I changed the Love theme to Easter for this project.

I added a sweet little chick to the front of this holder - this Chick in Egg is from Miss Kate Cuttables (they offer a freebie file every day then it usually moves into the $0.50 section - still a bargain!!).

I used foam dots to raise the chick on the holder - I love him, he's super cute! What do you think? The paper I used had the yellow pattern on one side so looked plain when I added the lollipops and folded it so I cut out some Easter/Spring patterned paper and glued that to the inside.

I found these sweet little carrot and egg lollipops at the Dollar store and thought they'd be perfect for this little project - they just fitted in the holder :-)

These would be great for classroom treats or for Easter Egg Hunting street parties!

The glue I used for this project were my ATG gun and Tombow Multi liquid glue. I'm not a big fan of my ATG gun, I've tried it a few times but I think I've put it together incorrectly lol - can anyone suggest a tutorial for me!?!

Thank you for visiting today.

Happy Crafting!

*Vicki*

Winter is back!

Hi crafty friends,

So winter has returned, we were in the minus double celsius figures over the weekend and was sooooooo cold - today we have some beautiful snow and milder temperatures!

I recently posted a birdhouse made from a SVGCuts file and now I'm sharing an additional birdhouse that belongs in the same set ...

I used the same colours as my previous birdhouse - you can check that post out here!

Thank you for visiting!

Happy crafting!

*Vicki*

Linked to:

2 Creative Chicks - Showcase#7 Anything goes

PDE Linky Party - Anything goes

Fathers Day Card!

I created a 'workbench' card yesterday from the Silhouette Store by Lori Whitlock, and my son thought it was cool and was excited to give it to his Dad for Fathers Day!
I shared the card on a few Facebook groups that I belong to which I know no one else can see unless they belong to that particular paper group ... well I made the mistake of also posting the card to Lori Whitlock's Facebook page which I now realize is 'public' ... oooops!
So last night hubby mentions that the card is nice and asks if I made it ... double oooops!

Happy Early Fathers Day James ;-)

Linked to:
Lori Whitlock file Summer challenge
Craftin Desert Divas
'Made by you Mondays' on Skip to my Lou website.

Easter box display!

Hello and Happy Easter to you!

I'm sharing my quick and easy and latest project for the HybridChick blog with you today. I love that the boxes can be displayed any way, on their sides or even standing up, AND you can include some yummy treats - there are endless possibilities with this design and patterns from the Digichick store ... my favourite is how great the flowers look!

Wishing you well and safe travels. 

Vicki
#besafe

An explosion of GREEN & other colours!

Hello all,

HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY to you.

Today I'm sharing my second project as a 'Hybrid Creative Chick' on the Digichick Hybrid blog! It was a FUN project. Please have a look at my post on their blog. Visit their store to view their other gorgeous designs and creations by their creative designers.

Thank you for visiting!

Singing Birds on the The Hybrid Chick Blog today!

Hi Friends,

Today I'm sharing my first project as a 'Hybrid Creative Chick' on the Digichick Hybrid blog! It was an exciting project and I loved creating it.

Please have a look at my post on their blog as well as all the gorgeous designs and creations by their fab designers in the Digichick store.

Birds Begin to Sing! Birdhouse Box