ADVENTURE AWAITS BLOG HOP

Thank you for joining us for  

This is a blog hop featuring our Adventures! Whether we enjoy camping, hiking, swimming, traveling, staying close to home or venturing far away, we love to document our adventures!

You should have arrived from Rebecca Ann's blog

but if not Connie Can Crop , is the beginning of this hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have two awesome sponsors for this hop!!

Coloring with Nikki is giving away this gorgeous Handwritten Background stamp from RG Studios to one lucky winner.

AND

Connie has put together this Set of Me and My Big Ideas (Mambi) goodies! 12x12 Kit, Sticker phrases, and a Washi pack!!

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects. Free Shipping to our USA friends but Worldwide will be asked to pay shipping if they win.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 7/17/19 here at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

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My family moved from Michigan to Tucson back in 2001 and we lived there for 8 years before moving to Austin, Texas. I'm still in love with Tucson and miss it daily. My in-laws and very close friends still live there so we go back at least once a year to say hello.

A little about Tucson. Tucson is a valley surrounded on three sides by three different mountain ranges. We lived at the base of Mount Lemmon which has the northern most ski resort in North America.  

Due to the mountain ranges, the sun sets quickly but leaves the most beautiful sunsets you will ever see. The days in the summer are hot but the nights cool off and in winter, Tucson can even get a dusting of snow now and then.  Sometimes enough to build a snowman. The snow melts as fast as it comes but it's always a pleasant surprise for the kids.

*Authentique Paper - Genuine Collection from Hobby Lobby

*cowboy hat and lasso from Cricut cartridge 

"Once Upon a Princess"

*Letters - generic letters cut out with Cricut

*various cacti - designed by me in Inkscape

(If you want the svg files for the cacti I created, please tell me in your comment below and leave your webpage address also and I'll get hold of you and send them to you.)

*Spikes drawn on cacti using a green ink brush

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Thanks for stopping by today and going on this adventure with us. Now it's time for me to say good bye until next time but there are more adventures ahead so continue hopping along.

Be sure to hop over to my friend Holli's blog now.

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

Connie

Sandy

Amanda 

Veronica

Kim

Narelle

Nikki

EK

 Alicia

Shannon 

Sue

Rebecca Ann

Jearise

Holli

Miranda

Liz

Charlotte

Rain, Rain Go Away Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for  

the Rain Rain Go Away BLOG HOP

This is a blog hop featuring projects with rain, clouds, umbrellas, or rainbows!

You should have arrived from SHANNON

Connie Can Crop , is the beginning of this interactive hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10 p.m. to finish hopping and leave your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have four awesome sponsors for this hop!!

Laura McGinnis (Cowtown Creates)

 has graciously donated a $20 gift certificate to shop her online store

Sunflower Holli

is giving away this gorgeous Easter kit by Simple Stories

Crazy About Cards

is giving away this awesome package containing a wreath kit, a stamp set, 2 rolls of twine, and 2 rolls of washi tape

Liz with Love 
is donating an awesome envelope punch board, stickers, and a pen.

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects. Free Shipping to our USA friends but Worldwide will be asked to pay shipping if they win.

You will have until 10 p.m. Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 4/17/19 at 
Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

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I grabbed my Cricut cartridges to come up with these rainy day cards.  I used 3 Birds on Parade and 3 Birds Life's a Party to create these first two cards.

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This card design came from the Simple Holiday Cartridge

Thanks for stopping by and now it's time to move on to  CINDY'S BLOG

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

Connie

Amanda 

Rebecca B.

EK

Nikki 

Holli

Kim

Shannon 

Jearise

Cindy

 Alicia

Veronica

Liz

Sarah 

Julia

Tristan

Sue K.

Miranda 

Rebecca Ann

Charlotte

Be sure to join us next month for our
Tea Time Blog hop!

DIATX - TWICE YES! OR YES! KPOP COVER DANCE

The video above is my daughter and her kpop dance group - Dance International Texas (kpop). They did a great job at the State Capital on a very cold and windy day a few weeks back. My daughter and I were both sick during the taping but she managed to stick it out and I managed to brave the cold standing around. Enjoy!

SHAKE IT UP BLOG HOP

Thank you for joining us for  the 

SHAKE IT UP BLOG HOP

This is a blog hop featuring projects with parts that either move or shake! 

You should have arrived from Sue's Paper Crafting but if you didn't head over to

Connie Can Crop , she is the beginning of this interactive hop! 

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

We have three awesome sponsors for this hop!!

Action Wobbles is giving away a 13 pack of Wobbles!!

AND

Simply Stamping with Narelle is giving away this adorable stamp set...Bella & Friends

AND

Wendy Bellino is giving away Two (2) Club Scrap page formulas. Each includes thirteen PAGE FORMULAS with cutting instructions (12x12 scrapbook format). Delivered as printable .pdf files.

What do you need to do to win? Easy... become  a follower of each of the fabulous blogs in this hop and leave each of them a comment letting them know what you like best about their projects. Free Shipping to our USA friends but Worldwide will be asked to pay shipping if they win.

You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 3/13/19 at Connie Can Crop.

Be sure to follow everyone and leave a comment along the way!

I found a balloon shape in my Cricut cartridges on line and cut it out three times using a cardboard. I'm not for sure of the thickness of the cardboard but I needed three pieces to make it high enough.

I used embossing powder for the 
"Happy Birthday".

I made a mistake and didn't but the width wide enough so I added lace to the edge of the card.

Be sure to hop over to Vicky's Scrapping Passion

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

Connie

Rebecca B.

Amanda 

AudRey

 Alicia

EK 

Shannon 

Kim

Cindy

Sarah 

Julia

Nikki 

Holli

Sue K.

Jearise

Veronica

Miranda 

Sue N.

Narelle 

Wendy

Be sure to join us next month for our
Rain Rain Go Away Themed Blog hop!

PAWPRINTS ON MY HEART

Thank you to our sponsors for this hop. Check out their blog and their prizes for this hop.

Alicia O'Bryant

AudRey Mysterio 

Thank you for joining this hop that showcases our furry family members who are so dear to our hearts.

My furry babies outnumber my children right now: three cats and two dogs compared with four children. I would have more fur babies if  we had the room for them. 

Today I did a layout to showcase the newest member of our household. Bea is a sweet English bulldog. My American bulldog mix passed away in August and in September an ad appeared on Craig's List with the heading "Broken English Bulldog." My curiosity got the best of me and I opened the ad and decided I had to contact the owners. Bea started out being able to hear, but because her owners didn't know how to care for her properly, she got a bad infection in her ears that left her deaf.

The people I got her from were not the original owners but people who stepped in to help her. She now is living at our house and is spoiled rotten. She is clingy due to being deaf but we like it. She's a 50 pound cuddlebug.

The animal print paper is from the DCWV Animal Paper Stack that came out years ago. I don't think you can find it any longer. :( I used my Cricut Explore Air to cut out the dog and paw designs. I hand cut the banner.

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This is a close up of what I wrote plus shows so of the extra touches I added to the layout such as buttons and glitter.

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Now for some scrapbooking magic...

I did the cute little banner on the top of the layout and I came up with a great way to string yarn through the tiny little holes. I needled wasn't big enough for the yarn and using a needle with a eye that was big enough would make the holes in the banner too big. I came across my needle threader and put it to work and it worked perfectly!

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Thank you again for joining our hop and meeting our furry loved ones. If you found my blog, which is at the very end, and want to see all the terrific fur baby projects, please head to the beginning at Connie Can Scrap's blog.

Baked Salmon with mayo and honey glaze

Here's the scoop on this fish recipe. I found the recipe on line, followed it exactly, tasted it and found it was way too salty and I LOVE salt. So if I say something is too salty, believe me, it's too salty.

I'm going to revamp the recipe so it shouldn't be as salty for you.

I started with about a 3 pound whole fresh salmon fillet.

Set oven to bake at 350 degrees.

Mix following ingredients: This mixture goes on top of the salmon.

1 cup mayonnaise
2 T. ground garlic and parsley mixture
1 T. lemon juice or more to taste
1 T. Lawyers seasoning salt (The original recipe called for 2 T. seasoning salt which was too salty.)
1/4 cup honey **If you're not a sweet tooth person, you can use less/to taste. 
                        (Honey is my secret weapon because it makes a glaze.)

Mix all ingredients above together until smooth and set aside while you're laying your salmon out.

Prep a cookie sheet with a tin foil to cover the whole thing (You'll thank me later.) and spray lightly with cooking spray. Place salmon fillet on prepared cookie sheet with skin side down. 

Spread above mayo mixture over salmon and make sure to cover the whole fillet on top.

Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes or until flaky in the middle when broken with fork.

Hey, just because it's ugly, doesn't mean it's not good.

When you take it out of the oven, you should be able to use a metal spatula to cut through the salmon just down to the skin and it should slide off the skin when you dish it out.

It doesn't look that appealing, but wait till you try it. There was none left at my house. Once everyone is done eating, you can just roll up the tin foil with extra sauce and skin and through it away. Easy clean up!