Crop Chocolate Near Year New Team Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Crop Chocolate (CC) New Year, New Team Blog Hop!!  I can't tell you how excited I am to be part of the CC Design Team. There are so many amazing crafty ladies on this team, and I'm certain that they will inspire me to be the best that I can be in each and every project.

My first DT project is a gift card holder for the holidays. CC Products used:  EP Christmas Snowy Pine Medium Dot, bling  Non-CC: red paper and the flower-soft snow.  When I did this project, I had just purchased my first set of copic markers, and I am LOVING coloring again.  The card is fun and cheerful yet, looks fancy - but it's easy sneezy.  It also uses one of my Nestabilities dies, and I love those things....

My out-of-the-box DT project is based on an image that I cut out of a calendar.  I love the image and saying on it because it reflects me at work.  I viewed it as out-of-the-box because I took something that would normally have thrown away and turning it into something I'm very proud of!  The paper is BG Kioshi purchased on CC.  The flowers are about 50% made from CC paper or are bitty blossoms.  The centers are almost all CC-purchased brads.  The washi tape, ribbon, feathers and the rest of the flowers are from my stash (except the brown one which came from UmWow - D2, a fellow CC DT member).

Amber (Design Team Leader) asked us to tell you five interesting facts about ourselves.  I have a twist.  There are four truths and a lie.  Please follow me and leave me a comment with which fact you believe is not true.  I'll pick a random person from those who guess correctly to win blog candy (that will have in it a bling ring, a couple stamps, some twine and assorted other goodies)!  I'll pick a winner on Monday afternoon!

Fact 1:  My dog, Pete, has one leg slightly shorter than the other and always looks like he's leaning.
Fact 2:  My first job was as a bus-girl at a truck stop when I was 15.
Fact 3:  When my dear husband and I married, he was wearing shorts.
Fact 4:  My first car was a mint-green Pinto.
Fact 5:  I almost always have some sappy movie on when I'm crafting and/or updating my blog.

Now, onto the next stop in the blog hop to see what the ever-so-fabulous Julie has in store for you!

Amber - http://ambaju.blogspot.com/
Jenni - http://wishiwasscrappin.blogspot.com/
Kathy - http://upinthenightwithkat.blogspot.com/

Jasmine - http://wildflowerford.blogspot.com/Mary - http://mkbugs.blogspot.com/
Nina - http://ninastimeout.blogspot.ca/
Polly - http://pazasproductions.blogspot.com/
DeeDee - www.umwowstudio.com
Miwa - http://miwannascrap.blogspot.com/
Chris - http://thriftysisters-chris.blogspot.com/
Corrie - http://corriescrafts.blogspot.com/
Karen - http://karey2005.blogspot.com/ <--- You are here!

Julie - http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com/ <--- Go here next!

Becky - http://onceuponadelight.blogspot.com/
Laura - http://lauraannsbreakfastpizza.blogspot.com/
Michele - http://stuffbybelle.blogspot.com/

Craftily yours,

Karen (karey2005)