Christmas in July Blog Hop

Welcome to the "Christmas in July" Blog Hop hosted by Jazzy from Jazzy's Cards. If you are coming from Nadia's then you are in the right place, but if you are just checking on my blog and stumbled across this, go start at Jazzy's. This is Jazzy's first time hosting a hop, and I know she would appreciate the love. And THANK YOU Jazzy for sponsoring this hop!

The theme for the hop was something Christmas related that included the colors green and red. A friend is going to have a baby in October. So I made this layout for their son's first Christmas.

Supplies:

Paper: Pixies Paper Playground & Tear Bear Connection (Mulberry Paper) Other Paper is scraps and stash, Velvet Paper Scraps

Tear Bear Patterns: Pixies Paper Playground & Tear Bear Connection 

Embellishments: Buttons, Hero Arts Pearls, Bell, Sticker Stash,
 Thread, Michael's Ribbon




Now for my blog candy. Santa left me a toy bag just made for a good little papercrafter.  I peeked inside and this is what I found:

Blog Candy Rules:
Be sure to leave me a comment and/or to follow me to be eligible for the prize.You can earn an extra entry by posting the blog candy on your blog. Just leave an extra message letting me know and an addy so I can check out your blog too:) I will use random organizer to select a winner on Aug.1 Be sure to leave me a way to contact you in case you are the winner of Santa's Toy Bag.

Ok so you know I have been using challenges to get me motivated to get my scrapbooking done. Karens-Kakes-Krafts is having a baby boy layout challenge. The prize is a Your Story scrapbook binding, and laminating machine!! The contest ends Aug. 10. I have entered this layout in that challenge. Oh the ideas I have for that machine! LOL

Thank you so much for checking out my layout... now hop on over to Libby's and remember to wish everyone a "Merry Christmas" in order to be eligible for Jazzy's Cricut Cartridge Blog Candy.

In case you are lost here's a blog map:

1. Jazzy - http://www.jazzyscards.blogspot.com/
2. Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com/
3. Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
4. Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
5. Nadia - http://www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/
6. Elizabeth - http://visionsofpaper.blogspot.com/
7. Libby at PSA Stamp Camp
8. Brenda at Creativity is a State of Mind
9. Darlene at Simple Southern Blessings
10. LaKesha at Scrapping Diva

Happy Holidays!