Thank you for joining us for the March Pals Blog Hop! Today the Stampin’ Pretty Pals are excited to share new ideas and projects to get you ready for Spring.
You should have just left stop number 11 on the Pals Hop – Kerry Willard Bray at stampgoodness. If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.
Chick-Tac-Toe Travel Game
Every Spring, our extended family gathers in South Carolina for our annual Brown Family Reunion. When my brothers and I were very young, Mom would pile us all into our Gumball Green Volkswagen Van to make the trip from Georgia. That was well before the invention of DVD players and headphones that keep children occupied these days. I can’t imagine the agony Mom must have gone through to keep three boys busy for the whole trip.
For today’s Spring Blog Hop, I have created a magnetic tic-tac-toe game that’s perfect for any car trip. Do I hear quiet children? The tic-tac-toe board is glued to the lid of this tin (I picked it up at The Container Store over the weekend), and the “tokens” can be stored inside the lid. Fill the container with crayons, little books or other attention grabbers, and you can all expect to have a great trip.
And a view from the top:
Flatten the pop top lids. I flattened the pop top lids by running them through my Big Shot (it essentially rolls the pointed edges down). Here’s the sandwich I used (worked like a charm!): Multipurpose platform set on no tabs, standard cutting plate, pop top with jagged edges pointed up, standard cutting plate.
I then stamped five pink chicks and five green frogs, cropped them with my 1″ Circle punch and glued them in. I added magnets to the back of the lids. Woo hoo!
Stamp set: Spring Sampler Inks: Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade Papers: Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper, Brights Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White Accessories: Soda Pop Tops, 1-3/8″ Square punch
That egg means you’ve found another blog candy giveaway! Please be sure to leave a comment on this post by 6 PM EST on Thursday, March 14. One recipient will be chosen at random from the comments received. I will announcthe winner on Friday morning at 5 AM EST. The recipient will need to email me their mailing address within 24 hours to receive these goodies. Blog candy can only be shipped to a US address — thanks for understanding.
Here’s what I’m giving away: A collection of goodies from the Spring Catalog – 5/8″ Flower Trim, Designer Builder Brads, Elements Cute Clips
The next stop is Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards, stop number 13 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!
- Dawn Tidd at tiddbitsfromdawn
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty –
- Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
- Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
- Debbie Mageed at Scrappin’ & Stampin’
- Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
- Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb…
- Ann Schach at The Stampin’ Schach
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
- Kerry Willard Bray at stampgoodness
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
- Jennifer Takacs at Stamped in Full
- Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
- Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
- Linda Callahan at Stampin’ Seasons
- Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
- Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin’ Affair
- Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
- Ginger Toivonen at gingerstamps.com
- Amy Williams at Stampin’ on the Range
- Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards
- Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought…Cards by Amy
- Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
- Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
- Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
- Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
How very clever and fun!!! Thanks for the idea and the chance at sweet blog candy!
Cute and clever, Brian!
How wonderful; I LOVE this idea! AND I Love your blog candy, Brian; it’s the bestest one EVER and I MUST have it……….ok, I really want to win it.
This is awesome. I am going to make one. Thanks so much.
So awesome. I am going to make one. Thank you.
Great game idea! This would be great even at home.
What a great idea–so perfect for my grandchildren! Love the give away, too! Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea! Thank you for a chance also, to win your awesome blog candy!
You are so creative! I enjoy reading your blog and LOL almost every day – thank you for that 🙂 Your idea today is again creative and fun – thank you for the inspiration.
Oh my goodness — how cute is this idea. You amaze me with your talent. I love the stye of your cards – one of my favorite blogs to visit – it always brightens my day. Thanks for sharing your talent. Thanks for the chance to win the blog candy too.
What a cute idea Brian…thanks for sharing. Thanks for the opportunity to win the Great blog candy also…Love the GOODIES!
Fabulous project! Perfect for all those road trips coming up this summer!
Brian, your blog posts make my day! Today’s idea is so creative and useful for gifts.
What a great idea! That’s the best use of the pop tops that I’ve seen so far.
As usual you come up with another great idea. I love your cards – they are so inspirational and then I have to go purchase more stamps. lol Would love to win these “goodies” so I can keep up with you, Brian.
What a creative & fun idea! So perfect to make for any season/occasion. Thanks for sharing and for the blog candy chance.
Love the idea. Thanks for sharing and offering blog candy.
Brian, How creative. I have this container. I can do this! Thank you for your great ideas and the opportunity to win Blog Candy. We love Blog Candy!
What a GREAT idea with this game box, Brian!! a fab project and so creative. I need this for my grandkids.
Excuse me, I failed thank you for the blog candy. I got caught up with memories of cruising around in the van. Boy, does that ever date me! Thanks Brian.
Love the bottlecaps; thanks for sharing.
What a great idea!! Love this!! Thank you for a chance to win wonderful blog candy!
I really like those bottle caps!
What a nice project. You made it look easy. Thanks too for a chance to will your great blog candy.
Awesome project! Love the travel game, great idea, and love the way the soda pop tops are used for tokens! TFS!
This brings back such great memories! I want to play !
Oh my gosh….how clever! What a great idea.
Brian, I loved it. Wish I had seen it for my daughter when she was young. I think I will hunt for a metal tin and make one for my grandson. Thanks for the idea!
How creative. I love that the game pieces can be stored in the box and that they are magnetic. Thanks for sharing your creativity with all of us and thanks too for a chance at some blog candy.
What a fun idea! I love the colors.
Awesome idea! Just love it!
That is so cute Brian. I traveled with 4 children so I know what your mother went through! Thanks for offering blog candy!
Great idea for a car trip! Thanks for offering the fantastic items as a prize.
What a fabulous idea! Such a great game for everyone to enjoy, not just the kids!! You are so creative -thank you for sharing your fabulousness!
You’re a genius, Brian! Love the idea!!
Such a cute idea. My grandkids would love it. Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win some blog candy.
What a great idea. Love it.
Wow what a great idea for traveling with kids! I had a goody bag fille with little games but this is so much cuter! Thanks for sharing!
Something to get our Grandchildren away from their iPads and hand held game devices! WOW
It is interesting to go out to dinner with our grandchildren and their parents. The children sit quietly with eyes glued to their devices. This can be a way to engage them in conversation! What a novel idea. Thanks for the idea!
Brian, this is SO cute! Great idea for the grandkids. Love the tin idea — the kids, ages 3 and 5, are actually visiting from Australia this summer so I will put together a tin each to give to them for the trip home — hopefully it will keep them entertained for a little while. Their parents are brave!
What a great idea. Perfect to tuck into an Easter basket, You’ve inspired me.
Very imaginative idea for traveling with children
What a great idea! My daugther would love this and it would be great for long car rides. Thanks!
SUCH AN AWESOME IDEA! I HAVE DONE SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT HAS THE CHALKBOARD VINYL IN THEM MAKES CAR TRIPS SO MUCH EASIER!! GREAT JOB
Brian, that’s such a cool project! I love it! It’s always so neat when we can use our stamping stuff for practical things like this. 🙂
Hi Brian—It’s always a pleasure to learn something new from your site, and I enjoy seeing a male’s input (wish I could get my husband interested in it!). This travel game is cute and clever. Thanks for sharing ideas and goodies. Happy Easter!
THis is so ingenious!!!!! I need to make this!!!! Love, Love, Love! I am new to all this but now that I found you (Thank you Susan Itell!!!) I will be checking back often!
Amazing…yeah, that pretty much sums up this idea! I love this card!!!
Very cute idea
What a great way to use the bottle caps!