What I Love About Fall & Halloween Blog Hop -- Day ONE

* Welcome to the "What I Love About Fall & Halloween" Blog Hop!! *

We're so excited to be doing this hop!!  Lisa, the hop hostess, has assembled a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies...  There will be lots of fun projects, along with some great blog candy, and a great grand prize for this hop (details on Lisa's blog).  This is a TWO-DAY hop with different projects for each day!!  You'll definitely want to see what everyone has planned for tomorrow too, so be sure to come on back for MAXIMUM chances to WIN!! :)

If you've hopped over from the super-talented Sher, then you are in the right place!!  If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and you'd like to join the FUN , then please CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Lisa's blog...  You won't want to miss out on ANY of the Fall & Halloween FUN!! :)

Today I decided to focus on something that I enjoy about the Halloween season...  Passing out CANDY!!  Since September, the grocery store has had shelves of seasonal candy...  It's so hard to pass up the individually wrapped Twizzlers (my all-time favorite) and mini Cow-Tails...  And while I am not a fan of candy corn (at all!!), our local grocery store has about 7 different "flavors" of candy corn now...  I must admit I was a little bit curious about what "Apple Cider" candy corn would taste like and how close "Tangerine" candy corn was to an actual tangerine!!  They also have Indian candy corn, and it tastes like CHOCOLATE (who can resist chocolate???)...  So that's what I decided to use to fill these awesome little "sour cream cups"!!

These little cups are super cool and soooooo easy to make!!  I started with two sheets of 12x12 decorative paper and cut SIX 4"x6" rectangles from each sheet...  I added adhesive to one 4" side and attached it to the other 4" side (think toilet paper roll)...  I then added a line of liquid adhesive to one open end and pinched it together (nice and flat and even).  After holding it for a moment while the glue started to dry, I placed that end into my Fiskars Crimping tool and rolled it in just a few clicks and held it there for a moment...  You could also use the red-mega-sticky-tape, but I haven't been able to find mine since The-Turtle-Cat wrapped her paw in it for a particularly glitterfied moment she was having last month........

Once the adhesive has dried for a few moments you can add your candy corn and pinch the other side closed (make sure you pinch it closed in the opposite direction so that it takes on the shape of a sour-cream-cup)...  Add your adhesive and crimp that side as well...   If you don't have a crimper, you could always use some binder clips to hold it closed until the glue dries and a scoring tool to add the creases...

Finally, I added some black rosettes with 1.25" circles stamped with "a little TREAT for you" -- This is one of the fabulous mix-n-match sentiments available on the from the "Fall-O-Ween" Stamp Art Set by K Andrew Designs...  Isn't that just perfect for these little Halloween TREATS???  :)

I'd like to thank Lisa for including me in her hop --  I'd also like to thank  all of my FABULOUS friends and followers who take the time to hop through and help make this such a WONDERFUL hop!!  Now....   Before you leave...  What's a hop without some GOODIES???

I have a little blog candy for you!!  I will be sending a pack of 6x6 paper and embellishments to one fabulous winner!! :) 

To be eligible for my blog candy:

• Please become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment answering this FUN question: "What's your favorite Halloween candy? (Does anyone remember what mine is?)"!! 
• Receive a BONUS chance when you subscribe via email (enter your email address in the box at the top of this page -- you do not need to leave a second comment, all newly confirmed email addresses will be added to this drawing).  
• You will also receive a BONUS chance should you decide to follow Love To Crop! via Networked Blogs OR "Like" the Love To Crop! facebook page (again, automatic entries by notification, no need to comment)...

If you leave your email address (please leave it in SAFE scrapbookingwithamy at gmail dot com form), I will be happy to contact you if you are the winner; otherwise, you will need to check back to see if you are a winner.  No captcha here, so commenting is quick and easy!! :)

***CLICK HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT***

Now it's time to send you on your way to the super-sweet... Gina!! :)

Thank you again for checking out my project...  Here's a list of the entire hop, in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit anyone (please note that I will update the following links to take you directly to each participants post if you are joining the hop later in the week!!)

1. Lisa (the host!!)
2. Lisa
3. Kristy
4. April
5. Jamie
6. Anita
7. Sher
8. Amy (that's ME!!)  You are HERE!! :)
9. Gina  Go here NEXT!!
10. Dena
11. Melinda
12. Shannon
13. Janet
14. Tammy
15. Barbara
16. Sherry 
17. Christina
18. Kari
19. Theresa
20. Vicki
21. Mandie
22. Suzanne
23. Jearise

Until next time,