Grandparents Day Blog Hop

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Welcome to the

Grandparents Day

Blog Hop

 I am happy to be joining some wonderfully talented 

ladies in this Hop

to honor all of

the Grandparents 

in ours and others' lives.

This hop will showcase projects To or From 

a Grandparent and will be showing off

some fantastic Cricut cuts along the way!

If you have arrived her from Heather's Blog, then you are right on track.
If you need to start
from the beginning,
please go to My Cricut Craft Room.

 
I, for one, didn't get the chance to learn much

of my grandparents growing up.   I do cherish the

few memories that I have kept with me over the years, though.

I never got the chance to know 

my Paternal Grandfather, and my Paternal Grandmother

passed on a month after my twin sister and I were born.

My Maternal Grandfather was in a car accident when

my Mom was just a 3 year old little girl.  We never got the chance to 

meet or know him.  

I was BLESSED to have My Maternal Grandmother, 

Grama Florence, in my life until she was stricken with Cancer,

then taken to be one of Heaven's Angels in 1983.  I was a mere 6 years old.

I do have fond memories of visits with her, playing with

her wonderful collection of paper dolls, the huge Noah's Ark, and 

all the Animals climbing aboard.  I remember her soft

and gentle voice still to this day.

 Grama Florence had remarried before I was born, 

and I was fortunate to 

know her second husband as my one and only 

Grandfather,  Grampa Danny.

Here is a picture of the 

two of them together during their Hay Days!

I have longed to learn so much about my family history

since I grew up not knowing many details.  I have learned a great deal from my

exploration at Ancestry.com and have enjoyed finding out some really fun facts

regarding my ancestors, their travels, and their families.

Grandparents should be recognized every day, but especially

on this day, because they are the 

true backbone

to our futures.  

The lessons, morals, and manners 

that they taught to their children

will forever live on through the legacy of what we,

as Parents now, teach our own Children.

My Mother, who I am recognizing today with my first project for this Hop,

is a Mother of 13 Children,

a Grandmother of 26 GrandChildren,

and a

Great-Grandmother of 9 Great GrandChildren.

 (And that is not counting spouses...LOL)

She is the most caring and gentlest soul I know

and I find myself repeating her

words of advice to others on a daily basis.

Happy Grandparent's Day 
to you Mom!

We Love You!

For my project, I used the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge
for the first time.
I love the sweet little envelope and cards
you can make using the fun Foundation Keys.
I can see this will easily become a favorite
cartridge for me in the near future.

My mom is a HUGE Ohio State Buckeyes fan,
so I chose to use
their Team Colors on her card.

I started by cutting the mini envelope and cards/tags at 6" from
Gray Texture Card Stock (by Darice)
using the Foundation Key on the cartridge.

I then grabbed some red and white card stock
from my scraps (trying to use these up as much as possible).
The pattern paper is Colorbok Neutrals Stack.
I added a bit of Barn Door Distress Ink to the edges
and pieced it all together.

The mailbox was cut at 2" from all the coordinating papers
and card stock.  I added the same Barn Door Ink
then used a Red Permanent Whisper Strokes
Marker to draw the inner lines.

 The cards/tags were cut using the
Foundation Key on Doodlecharms
cut at 6" (5 tags, one for each child
to write a special message to Grama Rochelle)
The envelope charm was also cut at 2".  I layered
3 charm cuts (2 with the envelope and 1 solid circle)
together and punched a hole in
each of the card/tags.  The red brad is from my stash.

 The Bows and envelope knot were created using
Holly Berry Crinkle Ribbon
from the Winter Bundle at 3 Girl JAM
and my Handy 3 Girl JAM Bow Maker.
It really helps to make such luscious and perfect bows
each and every time!

The sentiment was created using some Alpha Stickers (silver)
and a white gelly roll pen to outline and
emphasize the sentiment against the glossy background.

The stamped background on the card
is from the Unity Stamp July 2012 KOM - {Ol' Bag of Fun}
 I first inked it with Versa Mark Champagne Dazzle
and heat embossed with a red embossing powder.

I am also honoring my dear Step Father, "Pappy Jack" .
He is the epitome of sweetness and has been a huge
staple in my life as the only Father Figure I really had growing up.
I love when we go to visit and the kids get
excited to see "Happy Jack" (they are still
learning how to say Pappy...LOL)

Here is the card we created for him

The only Cricut cut I needed for this card was
the Number Sign #, which was 
cut from Jubilee Cricut cartridge at 2".
The background was created with a grab bag
stamp I received from Unity and some TH Vintage Photo ink.
The sentiment across the rectangle was created
with the same ink and stamp, as well as
some alpha stickers (to spell "IS") and the Number 1 (one) from
a Unity Stamp set called Advent.
Papers were from MME Stella and Rose and EP This and  That

NOW, The Candy Announcement!!!

The Grand Prize for this hop
is sponsored by
Erica at Erica's Craft Room
One person will win 
a $25 Gift Certificate to be 
used in her store!

 To be eligible to win the prize
you MUST leave a comment 
at EVERY hop stop
 along the way

In addition to the Grand Prize,
I will be offering 
a prize to one random
person who completes the hop
and follows the same rules stated above.

My Blog Candy during this hop is
the wonderful
stamp set
by Unity called
WE treasure YOU

Now it is time to HOP over to Tess's Blog
and
here is the lineup in case you need it:

My Cricut Craft Room - http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Jenn Drowns Jackson - http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/

Heather Lynn http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

Jessica Shelton http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

Tess Hilton www.sassycricutcrafting.com/

Norma Gomez http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

Lori Johnson Apgar http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Tara Barnes Bruening www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/

Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/

Melanie Rozwood http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/ 

Haidee Shableau - http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

Tammy Bartlett - www.urbeyondmeasure.com

Julie McElhinney - www.thecricutchirp.com 

Erica's Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/

Thanks for Hopping with Us
to honor all
Grandparents!

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica