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Saturday, December 11, 2010

All That Glitters Blog Hop

If you are here for the It's A Small World Blog Hop, click HERE or scroll down.

Welcome to GabyCreates.com
and to the
All That Glitters Blog Hop!
If you arrived from visiting Daily Grace Creations you are in the right place!  But if you happen to just be visiting and wish to start at the beginning, start at A Place For My Cards

First, I created Snowflakes using Winter Lace
in several sizes with Core'Couture glitter paper
and hung them from my dinning room's chandelier.
It is hard to capture the glitter.  Must take photography classes.
I also created the following trees


Can you tell Green is my current favorite color?
 for a tutorial on how to make these trees Sheri from Auntie Recreates has a step by step tutorial.
Thanks for visiting!!!
I will post the candy later today!
Yes, there is candy!
You have until Monday to leave a comment!

Follow along and thanks for leaving a comment!


Gaby Creates  You Are HERE

It's A Small World Blog Hop!

Welcome to GabyCreates.com
and to
It's A Small World Blog Hop!

If you just arrived from DDscrafts you are in the right place!!
But if you happen to just be visiting and would like to start at the beginning, start with Jess 

Las Posadas
Christmas for Mexicans, in traditional homes and rural areas, is a religious holiday.
It is a celebration of the Nativity. This means the birthday of Our Lord Jesus. In order to prepare for the day of symbolic commemoration, we have the "Posadas". These celebrations are a "Novena" or nine days before the 24 which is the "Noche Buena" or "Holy Night".

These Posadas are an enactment of looking for lodging of St. Joseph and Virgin Mary, called The Pilgrims going to Bethlehem for the Census according to the Scriptures. In Spanish we called them: "Los Peregrinos, San José y la Virgen María". Each family in a neighborhood, will schedule a night for the Posada to be held at their home, starting on the 16th of December and finishing on the 24th on Noche Buena.

Every home will have a Nativity scene. The hosts of the home are the innkeepers, and the neighborhood children and adults are Los Peregrinos, who have to request lodging through singing a simple chant.
The Peregrinos will ask for lodging in three different houses but only the third one will allow them in. That will be the house that is supposed to have the Posada for that evening. Once the innkeepers let them in, the group of guests comes into the home and kneels around the Nativity scene to pray the Rosary plus singing traditional songs like Holy Night in Spanish of course!

After all the prayer is done, then it comes the party for the children. There will be a Piñata, (pronounce Pignata, for it has an ñ instead of an n), filled with peanuts in the shell, oranges, tangerines, sugar canes, and seldom wrapped hard candy...
Talk about...It's a Small World!!
A piñata during a Mexican celebration in a German amusement park.
 I just love this picture I found on the Internet!
I created this boy breaking a piñata card
with a file created by JustYolie
Can you believe it!? she created it just for me to post here today!!
I could not find a file of children breaking a piñata so I asked her if she knew
if anybody had created such a file..... and she did?
THANK YOU YOLIE!!!!!!

 I also created this two-page LO

...The presents are not received on Christmas, for Christmas is a celebration of Life of Our Savior.
The children's celebration of receiving presents is not until January 6th, "el día de Reyes", the day of the Kings, or the Wise Men Day. It is the Magi who brought the presents to the Baby Jesus, thus, they bring the toys to the boys and girls who have been good. The children place their shoes by the window, so the Magi place the present in the shoe. It the present is bigger than the shoe, it will be placed next to it. Christmas in México
This brings me to Inviting YOU to "El el día de Reyes" Blog Hop happening here on January 6th. 
Come back and visit!! There will be lots of candy for I am also celebrating the birth of my only Child who is turning the BIG 30 on that day!!!

Edited to add Our sponsors for the hop are: Unity Stamp Co, Peachy Keen Stamps, Lindy Stamp Gang, Preserve Your Memories II, Imaginisce, Helmar. Leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a Holiday Scrap Box with these products.
Just follow along and please leave a comment.
... on to your next stop Lisa - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Cooking With Cricut No Red or Green Together Challenge!

Day 8–25 Days of Cricut (Crafting)
Holiday Fun and NEW CHALLENGE



For today's challenge you are to create a Craft with either red or green, but not green and red together!
Today I am posting a card I had already posted, but goes very well with today's challenge!
The card I was creating for today flapped! or is a DUD
(waited untill the last minute)
I smashed the snow (with snow writer)
My inking is no good (mixed with the glue)
Can you tell I am trying to cover the mistakes with fog and a smaller picture? lol

Please go see the beautiful creations the 
DT Member have created
and make sure you scroll down
to get your free file!!!
day 8-300

Thanks for taking the time to visit
and leave a comment!!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

All That Glitters Blog Hop Dec 11th - 13th

Just inviting you to the upcoming
All That Glitters Blog Hop!!
Check the Line-Up!!!


We will love it if you visit us!!
(I know I will!)

Monday, December 6, 2010

A Card for Gaby Abby ~ SEI Challenge! #9

Welcome to another
Gaby Abby Challenge
Sponsored by
Georgiana from carsonscricutcreations
you are our Week 8 Winner!
This challenge is anything with glitter!!
I created this card welding two ovals from George and Basic Shapes using Gypsy.
The inside stamped using Stamping Up Bordering Blue
and Recollections Christmas Stamps
The ovals I cut using Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large and Grand;
and Classic Oval Scalloped
Large and Grand
Embossing folder from Sizzix ~ Core'dinations paper sanded
Martha Stewart Chalk Ink and Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Ribbon is Celebrations
AND
All other paper is from the
SEI Kris Kringle Collection

Remember to come back and enter the Challenge!!
You have until next Sunday at 6pm
Rules
Just create anything with Glitter
come back and
link to this post
(your post to this post ~ not your blog address)
on Mr. Linky below
Look at the Giveaway!
‏Now go see the three cards my BFF Abby created!!
You will see that she is mentioning that we might be coming to an end of this challenges as soon as next week!  ~ SEI sponsored us for 10 weeks, but we might get lucky enough to bring you more SEI Product!!! ~ either way we will let you know this week if next week is our last!!
Thanks to SEI and to all of you that have participated and visited our Challenges with SEI

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Yet another LO using BG Dasher and Bragging Rights

I am officially a She's A Sassy Lady Designer!!!
I am joining a very talented group of crafters!
Barb at Crafty Girl, Lisa at Lisa's Craft Room, Beatriz at Amazing Grace, Beth of Thunderbirdlindy By Design, Cheryl at Cheryl’s Window, Elizabeth at 217 Creations, Kimberly at My Craft Spot.,  Melissa at Melissa Made, Kristie at Craftin' On My Door,  Lori of Scrappin’ My Stress Away,  Pam of The Bug Bytes and Tuesday Treats, Audrey of Cute and Some,  Jeanie of Scraps In My Life, Kelly of Kam's Crafty Place, Agnes at Flowerdisco's Scrap Hut, Aymee at A Scraphappy Southernbelle, and  Kate at Sassy and Scrappy.
 Each Designer creates and posts a beautiful creation once a month.  Check them out!  It will be my turn on the 16th, and every third Thursday of the month after that! hope you can come back and visit!!

Can you tell I really like Basic Grey paper?
Dasher Collection is a special favorite!!

Annoucement:
You have a couple of hours to enter the
Gaby Abby Challenge!!
just click on the word SEI on top center!
and come back tomorrow
for another challenge!
It will be all about glitter!!! hint