~~**HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Blog Hop**~~

~~**HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Blog Hop**~~

~~~~ Click HERE for the 300 Blog Follower Giveaway ~~~~

Hello to all of our Pretty Little Peacocks

Welcome to Pinque Peacock’s

NOVEMBER BLOG HOP

"HOLIDAY CELEBRATION"

 

We hope you will enjoy your time as you hop and that you feel

inspired to create after visiting the Talented Pinquettes' Blogs!

This hop will showcase projects that have been created using some of the

NEW Holiday Inspired Products from Pinque Peacock.

We are thrilled to have you joining us this month!

This release is showcasing some NEW products as well as some products that have been available in the shop for a while. This is a great way to see the Pinque Peacock Products in action and to get your creative imaginations in "Full Speed Ahead" mode!

Our NOVEMBER Release will focus on the themes:
.....The Holidays are Upon Us.....
*~* Winter *~*
&
CHRISTMAS

A wide array of products were created to be able to share

the projects you will see over the course

of this Blog Hop weekend.

All New Products will be added to the SHOP

for you to Purchase and start creating your very own

Holiday Celebration Masterpieces!!!

Here is a Glimpse at some of the things

you will see incorporated into

the Pinquettes' Artwork:

AND HERE ARE
SOME OTHER ITEMS
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE
WITH THIS NEW RELEASE

BE SURE TO WATCH
THE FACEBOOK PAGE
FOR MORE PRODUCT SHOWCASES

Are you Ready to See these products IN ACTION?

After hopping, be sure to visit the Pinque Peacock Shop on FB to order these items (and many others) to use on your very own projects!

     Hellooooo my crafty friends! Pinquette Mary here to show you my Holiday project using the fabulous Pinque Peacock Fabric buttons. If you just came from Jessie then you are in the right place. If not then you want to start with the head Peacock HERE.With the holidays bearing down on us, I don't know about you but I always feel somewhat embarrassed whenever someone stops buy and I don't have a gift for them. That doesn't happen any more not when you have a supply of gift card holders and some PP embellishments on hand!

     This is so easy to make. I save my toilet paper rolls and just cover them with any scrap paper I have on hand. Be sure to cut your paper 1/2" larger than the height of the tp roll. This finishes off the top edge nicely.

     I use my Bind It All to punch holes in the bottom edge and then weave some cording to close it. After adding a small bell I had on hand I pulled out a fabric button from this month's holiday release and Voila a simple yet thoughtful presentation ready for a gift card, candy, $$$ or even lip gloss. The ideas are endless! I also used an eyelet to add some cording for the "handle". Your Christmas tree would look so festive filled with these beauties! Can you picture a bunch of these  adorned with Elegant Florals for a Victorian look?

     I truly hope you will try these and keep a stack on hand. Of course you will have to stock up on supplies @ Pinque Peacock Shop.

!!!!Now, let's talk about the

BLOG HOP PRIZE!!!!

One winner, who has hopped all 3 days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) of our Pinque Peacock NOVEMBER Product Release and followed the RULES BELOW will win

A $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE SHOP

Here is How*:

1 – Hop to ALL of the stops over the course of the 3 Day Hop and comment at each Pinquette Blog (Lineup for all 3 Days is below)

2 – Follow the Pinque Peacock Blog and Facebook Page/Shop

3 – Follow EACH of the Pinquettes’ Personal Blogs who are participating as Hop Stops this weekend.



4 - COMMENT at the Facebook Page telling us what you liked most about the 3 Day Hop

*You MUST do ALL of the steps above
to be included in the random drawing for the prize.
We would hate for you to lose out on winning just because you didn't follow these easy rules :(

The Hop will remain open until Wednesday, NOVEMBER 13th, at 8:00 a.m. EST.

The random drawing will be held sometime during the week that follows and announced by Wednesday, NOVEMBER 20th.

Now, if you find yourself Hopping off the Path on any of the three days, you can use this Lineup to get back on the Right Track . . .

DAY 1 (11/8/13):

Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com
Rhonda -- http://flowersbyrhonda.blogspot.com
Julie – http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com
Shelley -- http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com


*****

DAY 2 (11/9/13):

Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com
Paula -- http://ScrapYourWorld1.blogspot.com
Jessie -- http://edoggsugarlipsandprincessbuttercup.blogspot.com
Mary -- http://Mary-fortheloveofart.blogspot.com


*****

DAY 3 (11/10/13):

Pinque Peacock ~ http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com
An’Jenic -- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com
Rebecca -- http://bloomingpink.blogspot.com
Kimberly -- http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
Heather -- http://www.papercrafteranonymous.com

Thank You for hopping along and we hope you have Loads of Fun!

Peacock Love
and
Crafty Hugs

~ Jessica, The Quirky Queen
and
her BELOVED,
TALENTED, &
EXTRAORDINARY Pinquettes

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Day 4 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to Day 4 of the 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop




 
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop Day 4.This hop will take place November 24th through December 5th and the new postings each day will be posted by 9am 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 project. 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. They will be giving away some wonderful blog candy each day of the hop from our amazing sponsors that we have for this hop. I will be posting all the winners from this hop on December 9th. Every one has a chance to win including the ladies participating in the hop and even the guest designers and the sponsors.
     If you just came from the super talented Suzy's Crafts then you are in the right place.If not then you want to start in the beginning Here.
      I am so excited to be showing you my project today as a guest designer. I love decorating for Christmas so I jumped at the chance to join this extremely talented group of crafters. For my project I chose to add a little welcome greeting for our family and friends as they enter our home. My stairs in the entry way need a good paint touch up but we decided to wait til after the holidays so I spruced them up with a little vinyl  art. The original idea I found on Pinterest but decided to add my own twist and put them on the risers for the stairs instead of the wall.

 

     As you can see I used all different fonts from my various Cricut carts. I realized I hadn't quite sized the "peace" and "Christmas" porportionately enough to keep the shape of the tree but not to worry. I used a flourish from CTMH Art Philosophy and made these @ 2",3"4", 5" and 6" so now it looks like a tree. I also added a piece of brown vinyl for the trunk.

     I hope you have gained some inspiration in my project and give it a try. Now be sure to visit the talented Ashley since she has been showing some fabulous projects.

Mr. And Mrs. Claus Ornaments

     I am totally in love with the new ProvoCraft cartridge Santa's Village. When I first saw this cart I was in awe of the fantastic images and rich colors in the graphics. I knew I wanted to make some ornaments and it has taken me a while to figure out how to transform what I have in my head onto the glass ornaments!
     I tried waterslide decals but I was not happy with the results. They looked like a sticker I put on glass. That is definitely not my style, lol. I tried doing the images on card stock but I was not happy with that attempt as well. Sometimes my ideas just pop in my head will I'm in the shower and that is what happened this time. Finally, success!!! Okay, okay here are the pics and details. Without further ado: Tada......

     Isn't he fabulous? Believe me the picture does not do him justice! I started with clear glass ornaments that have a flat front. I stocked up with them several years ago @ M's end of the year sale. I used beacon's Glitter It! glue and Martha Stewarts Glitter to finish the inside of the ball and to set the stage for my design.
     I finally realized the I could use the printable vinyl that came with my Imagine cricut machine to print my artwork. Brilliant idea! I cut it at 1.6" and found it was the perfect size for my ornament. I then just cut a plain circle out of the vinyl and layered the image in the middle. Once it was afixed to the glass ball I used Triple Thick Gloss Glaze by Americana on top of the image and let it dry overnight. I had tried other finishes but they had a tendency to pool or drip of the edges. Some of the finishes needed more than one coat or were not thick enough for what I wanted to accomplish. This finish was perfect.
     One note about this finish is that youhave to brush it on. I globbed it on and it does have a few air bubbles doing it this way. However it seems to give it some character with the air bubbles, almost like it is snowing. Wait a minute, why not make it snow? I pulled out some stickles and added some to create the illusion that it is snowing! Another great idea!!!! I used a gold cording to hang the ornament with and voila, it's done.

     Aren't these just adorable? You have Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Toy Shop and there are images to use for penguins, trains, rocking horses, reindeer etc. the possibilities are endless. I will be adding these to my etsy shop as soon as I figure out the shipping, lol. Hope you enjoy these and don't be afraid to leave a comment and tell me what you think!

The Three Wisemen Card

     As you can see I am on a roll with my Christmas cards this year. The more I do the more intricate I am getting. This is my new favorite for the week, lol. Fortunately I had cut these out in anticipation of our possibly losing power. It is truly a miracle that THIS time we didn't. However you can still see the snow that is left over and this is 5 days later.
     This time I went with a 5x7" card base. The card stock is a cream with a nice sheen to it. The image was cut using the Inspired Heart image @ 3" and the background is from a pale blue glossy card stock.I really love using embossing of all kinds on my cards and this has both dry and heat embossing.The background is Swiss dots whereas I used heat embossing for the stars in the upper right hand corner as well as the sentiment "Unto us a child is born".  The embossing powder is a detail silver and really makes a statement! Both stamps are from Inkadinkado.

     The flower was cut from Flower Shoppe cart by ProvoCraft.  I cut them @ various sizes: 1 3/4" and 1- 1/2". I used a DCWV stack and Donna Salazar's technique with the tulle and added some of her Pixie Dust Glitter. I assembled the card by using silver thread to sew the image and background together before adhering it to the card base.

     I thought the flower would balance the stars off and the colors just seemed to fit.It gives it a quiet elegance don't ya think?

     I also added a sentiment on the inside and used a rich blue ink. It says: "Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas everyday." I just love this sentiment. It would be wonderful if we could have that warm feeling year round, don't you agree?

Nativity Card

     This is one of the religious cards I made for this upcoming Christmas season. I just love the simplicity of it. The green cardstock has a nice sheen to it as well as the cream background. I decided to emboss the cream card stock with the swiss dots cuttlebug folder to add a little texture to the card. (I love texture!)
     The Nativity image is from Cricut "Inspired Heart" cartridge. This cart is amazing! I also made another Christmas card from this cart but I'll have to show you when it's finished (it's still a work in progress, lol).The cartridge has some great cuts especially for sympathy. I have a lot of ideas for those.
     I also added a gold card stock star but can't remember which cart I cut that one from. (guess I'm going senile!). I wanted a somewhat primitive look so that's why I chose the brown background paper but it needed to be dressed up a bit. I happen to have a lot of this textured ribbon so it just finished it off nicely.

     I have been adding sentiment inside some of my cards lately and found this one in a book i recently purchased.Say It With Style is a great book of quotes and it is great for card makers. I bought mine through Annies Attic. Hope you like this latest offering. I have some new photo emulsion I am trying on my Yudu Cardmaker screens. I am getting ready for when my Word Collage cart arrives because I have big plans for this cartridge, lol.

Joy Christmas Card

     It seems forever since I shared anything with you, lol. I did promise to post some of my latest projects so I thought I'd get you in the mood for the holidays with one of the cards I recently made.
     I had a lot of fun designing this card. I decided to use my Spellbinders die of these cute little frames. They were perfect for the JOY letters. For those of you that follow me you might remember the Nautical invitations I made this summer. Well I had some of the silver card stock left so I wanted to use some of it up so I used it for the JOY and the bar to hold the letters. The letters were cut from cricut Base Camp @ 3/4" and they fit perfectly. The ribbon is from my stash as well as the prima pointsettas. I also had some bakers twine sitting around and that really seemed to brighten this card up!
     Hope this puts you in the mood to start thinking of those holiday cards. Do you do religious, seasonal , scenic or jolly cards for the holiday? I'd love to know!

Christmas Mini Album

Just a quick post to share a few projects I've been up to. First up this cute little mini album. How cute is this lol. It's the perfect size for wallet photos and/or gift cards. They are so super quick to make that I guess I'll have to make a bunch!