Make Up Your Own Holiday Blog Hop

Well hello and welcome to the "Make Up Your Own Holiday Blog Hop". I do hope you are having a wonderfully GREEN March and fantastic weekend. If you have popped on here from Gina''s Stamping Creations then you are in the right place. If not, be sure to head over to One By One the Flamingo's are Stealing My Sanity and start your creative adventure of holidays you have never heard of.

My project is a Holiday to celebrate talent. This talent can be anything you want it to be. Mine is singing for this 1/4 of the year. My daughter and I try to go see a play, or go to a concert of unknowns. In May it is Latin Dancers at the Festival La Famila in Sacramento. Next month is the High School Chior on stage. So this is how I came up with my holiday. I think that the Arts of the young are not appreciated as much as they should be. The talent at some of the High Schools is amazing. The children that dance at the Festival La Famila are breath taking. There is a little play house call "B" Street Theater in Sacramento, that puts on the greats plays with unknown actors and they are great.

Well I do have some blog candy to give away. I don't have a picture of it due to my camera is giving me nothing but problems. I am not a techy person and this camera is a bit over my head. Well I have a NP 1 1/4" Square Stampin Up punch and a 2" x 2" craft box (it is ready for you to design on). All you need to do is be a follower and leave me a post. Then on Monday I will have Randy (Random.org) draw a winner. You must leave me a way to get a hold of you. I will post on my blog, but need to be able to inform you if you have won. Ok enough and on to the project

In The Spotlight

The Cream, Green, Purple and Yellow cardstock were 12" x 24" pieces.

The 12" x 24" cut pieces were put together then cut to make a 2 page layout.

Tried to use only one Cricut Cartridge, but just couldn't. LOL

Instructions:

Cartridges Used:

Twinkle Toes
George and Basic Shapes
Quarter Note

Papers Used:

Provo Crafts - 12x24 - Black & White Cardstock
Provo Crafts - 12x24 - Basic Brights Cardstock
My Mind’s Eye – Lost & Found – Madison Avenue “Girlfriends” Lovely Paper
DCWV – Shimmer Stack
DCWV – Glitter Stack
DCWV – Paper Lace Stack

Tools Used:

Cricut Expression
Cricut 12x24 Cutting Mat
Scissors
ATG Gun
Design Studio

Supplies Used:

ATG Tape
Pop Dots
Sakura White Gel Pen
Dollar Rhinstones & Pearls

Cut Sizes:

Twinkle Toes:

Cream Background – 12x24
Black Background – Curtain Piece 23.367 x 12.096
Purple Side & Top Curtains – 29.67 x 12.097 (cut 2 and flip one)
Green Top Curtain – 23.931 x 2.918 (cut 2)
Gold Title – 7 x 3.049
Pink “The” – 2.423 x 1.193
Pink “In” – 2.42 x 1.211
Pink “Spotlight” – 5.893 x 1.744
Yellow Spotlight – 12.43 x 11.182
Silver Top of Spotlight – 3.308 x 4
Dark Haired Girl – 5.154 x 7
Light Haired Girl – 3.955 x 7

George and Basic Shapes:

Black Under Title – Horizontal Lines - .366 x 10.378 (Welded in DS) (4 pieces)
Black Under Title – Vertical Lines - .3 x 3.307 (Welded in DS) (3 pieces)

Quarter Note:

Musical Notes – 2” each

Photo Mats:

Black - 4.5" x 6.5"
Pattern Paper - 4.25" x 6.25"

There is a lot of working in Design Studio to get this to come out to the sizes need to make this a 2 page layout. A lot of flipping and having cuts run off the cutting mat in Design Studio. Hope you like my special Holiday.

Thank you for hopping by and now you need to head over to Just Yolie, Just Create and see her wonderful project.