GRUMPY GRANDMA CREATIONS

Mar 18, 2016

Today's hop will be a celebration of Christ rising from the grave.

We've got a great group of bloggers today and the projects will just wow you!

Please comment on each of the blogs in the hop and be entered into the prize drawing.

Today's prize is a $10 gift certificate to

Simon Says Stamp.

The hop will be open for comments until March 31st.

Winner will be announced on Theresa's blog on

April 1st. No Fooling!

Now on with the projects.

You should have arrived here from

Melissa's blog

Happy Easter Everyone!

HE IS RISEN!

Easter has always been one of my favorite

holidays, it was a time for a fresh start,

forgiveness and a reminder of the greatest gift

ever given.

The gift of Eternal Life through Jesus God's Son.

It also meant getting a new dress, shoes, gloves and hat.

What can I say, mama was old school. :)

Later it held another joyous experience.

My second son was born on Easter Sunday.

For years, the oldest would tell everyone the

Easter Bunny brought his brother!

I hope you enjoy my cards, this one on my blog and

the other on the CADC Blog.

Most of all have a Blessed Easter!

God Bless and keep you all!

For this card, I used my Cricut (aka - my 4th child)

I used the same cross as my CADC card but cut off all the

Dirt and added a wreath of flowers instead of the crown of

thorns. Sadly I had it all put together and realized

I forgot to emboss the background paper! UGH!

Oh well !!

And remember

John 3:16 For God so loved YOU that he gave

his only son, that whosoever believes in him

shall not perish but have eternal life.

Your next stop on the hop is

Enclade

Enjoy the hop and don't forget to comment for the prize!!!!

Card Info: I can't tell you what paper I used, it was all scraps!

Here is a list of everyone in the Hop!

Theresa - scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
CADC DT -cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com
Kim - katydidcards.com
Barbara - barbarab3.blogspot.com
Holli - sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Beth - http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com
Connie - www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com
Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
Melissa - papershenaniganz.blogspot.com
Anna - grumpygrandmacreations.blogspot.com
Enclade - www.nanasscrapspot.com

Feb 26, 2016

LEAP Blog Hop

Welcome to

Have we got a hop challenge for you today.

Take the letters LEAP and create any paper crafting project;

a card, a scrapbook layout, a journal page, etc.

Here is the trick....whatever you make must use

L-E-A-P in it somewhere.

For example:

A lavender (L) card with embossing (E) and angled (A) with

prills (P).

Get it. So who is up to the LEAP challenge.

Throw a frog into your project and you've leaped

right off the lily pad.

Now on with the projects...

If you hopped this far then thank you for stopping by

Grumpy Grandma Creations!!!

I purchased this SVG file from www.SVGCuts.com last Halloween. On their website it is a spooky barn with bats. I decided to make it an Easter Barn.

I had to make something to donate to the Michael's Cares program at work so it is now there to be auctioned off !

My LEAP is:

L - Lavender in my paper

E- Embossed paper on the Roof

A- Animals

P - ummm I can't think of a P LOL!!

But it does light up!

Thank you for stopping by!

My apologies for the photos. I took them at work!

Up next is Rhonda!!

Today's hop is kindly sponsored by

who is generously giving away a class of the winner's choice. Be sure to comment on each blog on the hop by Friday, March 4th to be entered. Winner will be posted on Theresa's blog on Saturday March 5th.

Here's today's line-up in case you get lost along the way.

Theresa ~ http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
Card A Day Challenge Blog DT ~ http://cardadaychallenge.blogspot.com
Kim ~ www.katydidcards.com
Sharon ~ http://piece-ofheart.blogspot.com
Amanda ~ http://salnclts76.blogspot.com
Alicia ~ http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
Holli ~ Sunflowerholli.blogspot.com
Connie ~ http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com
Lisa ~ http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com
Anna - http://grumpygrandmacreations.blogspot.com
Rhonda ~ craftingwithblue.blogspot.com

Feb 25, 2016

Don't forget to stop by the

Card A Day Challenge Blog

to see everyone's beautiful cards!!!

Dec 11, 2015

Cookies For Santa Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cookies For Santa Blog Hop.This a one day hop with 10

stops along the way that will be filled with all different kinds of cookie

projects!

ON WITH THE HOP!!!

You should have come from Charmagne

Some of my very first memories are of baking cookies with my grandma

and mom. Grandma lived next door and I couldn't wait to get home from school and see what awesome thing she had baked every Friday.
A lot of time she waited for me to get home or baked on Saturday once I was older so that I could help. I was learning to bake bread by the time I was 8 yrs old. (don't ask me to do it now, though! LOL)

I wanted to make a "Family" cookbook but scrapbook style so I could journal about every recipe and include a photo of the family member. I want my granddaughters to know that cooking is in their blood and they come from a long line of fantastic cooks!

My Aunt Reba was also a wonderful cook and baker. She was a true lady and I never heard her speak an ill word about anyone. She loved the lord and her family. I loved going to her house because she always had lots of interesting things to look at.

So this is my first page for the book and it is a recipe for Spritz Cookies that are to die for. I love them and lost the recipe for 2 years and just found it again! I am beyond thrilled that I will be able to make these cookies again this year!

I used DCWV Christmas Creations paper stack (2014)

And My Kiwi Lane templates for the scallops and stars.

I inked up the stars and made them look like sugar cookies.

The little cookie sheet is a cute little 3D embellishment (brand unknown)

Thanks for stopping by and remember; It isn't about decorations

or gifts under the tree or how much money you have spent.

Christmas is about the greatest gift of all. Eternal Life

For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. . John 3:16

Cherish the time spent with family, put down your phones and TALK

watch your children and the light in their eyes. It won't be there forever,

and one day they will be grown and gone.

Never let a day go by without saying "I love you" to those you love

the most.

Next Stop Lisa F

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!

In case you get lost here is a list for all the hoppers!

1. Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
2. Theresa ~ http://scrapsbygracie.blogspot.com
3. Haidee -http://created2bunique.blogspot.com
4. Charmagne ~ http://sanurascraps.blogspot.com
5. Anna ~ http://grumpygrandmacreations.blogspot.com (you are here)
6. Lisa F. ~ http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com
7. Barbara http://barbarab3.blogspot.com
8. Jessica - http://www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
9.Rhonda - http://craftingwithblue.blogspot.com

Dec 1, 2015

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

WELCOME TO THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Blog Hop

DAY 8!!

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 1. This hop will take place November 24th through December 5th and the new postings each day will be posted by 8am eastern standard time. This hop will be full of wonderful ideas and inspiration to get you well on your way of creating all of those beautiful Christmas projects. This is an awesome way to get a lot of your Christmas cards, and scrapbook layouts finished, home decorations completed and maybe even be inspired to create something using a new technique that you have never tried. There will be a new project posted each and every day by all the wonderful amazing ladies in this hop. Also each day we will have a guest designer or two for you to visit.

So on with the hop!!!

Greetings!!!!

This is my favorite time of the year and I am so blessed to

have my grandchildren close by.

This year we welcomed 3 new members to the family

So I had to make more Christmas Stockings!

Jaxon is my new grandson and it is his first Christmas

I decided to go with

Frosty The Snowman theme for his stocking.
His moms is two fun festive prints. I plan to add small
pom pom trim to Jaxons so it looks like snow balls hanging
off the white topper.

For the stockings, I picked one out in Design Space.

Cut the pattern out on my Cricut using the 12 x 24 size mat.

I found this awesome video tutorial on Youtube

How To Make A Christmas Stocking

She makes it super easy to follow along and even a beginner at sewing will have no problem.

I added names with iron on glitter vinyl cut on the cricut.

I also made chair covers for the girls. Here is one of them.

The granddaughters just love them. A mom from my granddaughter's
preschool made them for all the kids last year, out of felt
but that didn't last more than 2 wks so I decided to make them out of
Christmas cotton fabric. These are super easy to make
and I had mine finished in about 30 minutes.
Either project would be fast and easy to do for a quick gift.

I hope you enjoyed my contribution to the hop and
I want to wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a happy and healthy New Year!!!!

Your next stop is Jana

I hope you enjoyed my addition to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!!! Leave a comment and follow me to be eligible to win the great prize listed in Lisa's hop post !!!!

Just in case you lose your way here is a list of all those involved in todays hop!

1. Lisa Pontious - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com
Anna -http://grumpygrandmacreations.blogspot.com(Guest Designer)
Jana - http://www.rhapsodyonpaper.blogspot.com (Guest Designer)
2. Madge - http://www.thescrappinlounge.com/blog
3. Ashley W - http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
4. Sandy Hentzel - https://www.bloglovin.com/…/scrapbook-blessings-club-5722003
5. Elizabeth Jeanne - http://CraftsByHappyStamper.com
6. Angela - www.crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com
7. Alicia - www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com
8. Miranda - www.nanasscrapspot.com
9. Daphne - http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com
10. Rhonda - craftingwithblue.blogspot.com
11. Charmagne - http://www.sanurascraps.blogspot.com
12. Barbara- http://barbarab3.blogspot.com
13. Lisa F - http://lisaslittlerascals.blogspot.com
14. Sharondalyn - Http://www.clippingsbysharondalyn.blogspot.com
15. Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co

I hope you enjoyed my addition to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!!! Leave a comment and follow me to be eligible to win the great prize listed above !!!!

Oct 30, 2015

UnBOOlievable Blog Hop

http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com

Double, double toil and trouble. Welcome to the "UnBoolievable" Blog Hop.Join us if you dare for a Halloween scare. We're calling all goblins, ghost, and creatures of the night! So creep, float or crawl through our blog hop if you dare. We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a spooky

lineup with some very talented creators. You will see some spectacular spooky projects along the way having to do with a Halloween theme and have a chance to win some spookish blog candy along the way. This is a one-day blog hop that is sure to be full of Gremlins, Goblins, Ghoulies, Ghosties and witches on brooms. So be sure to grab your warm potion of choice and get ready to creep, float or crawl through our blog hop if you dare!

Greetings on this Spooktacular day!

I decided to raid my granddaughter's scrapbook for one of my favorite LO's!

(that is code for I had so much to do I didn't have time to make something new!)

Am I the only one who buys those cute holiday paper packs and then doesn't know how to use the paper because the paper is so cute you don't want to cover it up?

I learned this technique at a class at Mega Meet and I have used it many times because I hate covering up the cuteness!

I used my Exacto knife (make sure you have something underneath before you cut!) and cut the shapes on the paper. I then slid my photos behind in the slits and used pop dots to give it a 3D effect. My little ghosts are from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up and I am not sure what font I used to cut the letters out on my Cricut.

Turns out I had more time than I thought
(Okay I stayed up till 2 AM)

I wanted to add a cute card I made last night.
This is part of a FREE cut file (if you spend 9.99)
from SVG Cuts. I love everything they make so it wasn't hard to find 2 collections so I could get the files for free!