Papercraft Haven and More

I remember being a little girl, and waiting for my grandma and grandpa to show up on Christmas Day - they had 4 kids and each famil y received a visit that special day!  They lived in a small town down south in Utah ab out an hour from us , so it was a treat to see them!  After a few years (I am the 4 th youngest grand child ) we would spend Christmas Eve with the whole family a t the Senior Citizens Center by grandpa and grandma 's house in Santaquin !!!  I miss those times in my life when family meant everything to me, and people actually spent the time giving gifts and cards that were from the heart.    Times have changed - and really so did I!  There came a time in my life where Christmas was more of a chore and a hassle, than fun and exciting!  Gifts didn't mean as much as they did before, because you always had the next year, or the next gift giving event to deal with.  Making thin gs for people was even worse!   Then even ...

Welcome to the Christmas in July Blog Hop on July 27th, from 9 am to 11 pm CST.  Thank you for joining me to help me celebrate our Christ's birthday.  I love all things about Christmas and start planning Christmas as soon as the Christmas tree comes down.  So I decided to host this fun celebration with some of the most talented crafters that I know.   I do have a few rules for this hop, in support of each crafter and the time they have put into their work, to be eligible for the "Grand Prize" you MUST visit each blog and leave a comment for each of the gals, and become a follower of my blog, my design team blog at http:// scrappingwithlisadesignsdt.blog spot.com/ .  The blog candy is $25 in free files over at http://scrappingwithlisadesigns.com .     If you have just started here at me - go back to the beginning with is Lisa's blog!  This hop runs all day long, so you have plenty of time to make it all the way through the hop!  Check ...

      Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop -  If you came from Amy Jo then you are in the right place !!!  Now,  if you are just happening upon my blog, then you totally want to go back to the beginning at  Lisa's bog  because the beginning is always the best!  Plus Lisa has gotten a TON of awesome sponsors, so make sure you go back and start at the beginning so you can get signed up for all her great giveaways!!!!  Watch along the way, as some of us will have blog candy to give away too!  Here is the lineup in case you get lost along the way: 1. Lisa Pontious ~  http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ 2. Shannon ~  http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog 3. Theresa ~  http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/ 4. Ashley ~  http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com 5. Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com 6. Amy Jo ~  http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com 7. L...

     Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop -  If you came from Amy Jo then you are in the right place !!!  Now,  if you are just happening upon my blog, then you totally want to go back to the beginning at  Lisa's bog  because the beginning is always the best!  Plus Lisa has gotten a TON of awesome sponsors, so make sure you go back and start at the beginning so you can get signed up for all her great giveaways!!!!  Watch along the way, as some of us will have blog candy to give away too!  Here is the lineup in case you get lost along the way: 1. Lisa Pontious ~  http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ 2. Shannon ~  http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog 3. Theresa ~  http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/ 4. Ashley ~  http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com 5. Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com 6. Amy Jo ~  http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com 7. Lyn...