MCT New Release Blog Hop!

Happy Friday!!!

Today is the new release blog hop for My Creative Time. If you have arrived from Teri's blog, then you are on the right track. If you would like to start at the beginning, click here.

I am showcasing the new Stitched Bracket Dies today, so I made some journaling cards so you could see how versatile they can be.

These are 3x4 journaling cards, I used the 3" bracket on the top 2 cards and the 4" on the bottom card. 

These are 4x4 journaling cards, I used the 4" bracket on them. The journal cards below are 4x6 and I used the 4" bracket on these as well.

Papers: Recollections, Project Life, My Minds Eye, Jillibean Soup
Date Stamp: Project Life

My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adapter Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Stitched 3x4 Journal Die
Stitched 4 x 6 Journal Die
4x4 Journal Die + More
Stitched Square Speech Bubbles
Vintage Stitched Label Dies
Chocolate Greetings Stamp Set
Life Is Good Stamp Set
You're So Cool Stamp Set
A Day In December Stamp Set
Just Simply Live Stamp Set
Stitched Bracket Dies (New)
Bracket Sentiments (New)

***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***

For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

***Sale Alert*** 

 Use the code: FEB2014 to receive 20% off your entire purchase! Sale ends on March 7th @ midnight PST! 

Your next stop on the hop is Miss Emily!

I hope you have a wonderful Weekend!

MCT Sneak Week - Day 4

Happy Thursday!!!

Today is the 1st day of sneaks, for this months new releases, over on theMy Creative Time blog. Today we are sneaking the Tag Gift Pocket Die and the Fun Gift Pocket Sentiments.

This super fun new Gift pocket Die fits perfectly on the Tag Dies. The new Fun Gift Pocket Sentiments work with this die as well as the Stitched Gift Card Pocket Die, that was released last month. They work on the older Embossed Gift Card Holder Die too.

Paper: My Minds Eye
Green Ribbon: Michael's
Twine: Timeless Twine, Watermelon Sorbet

My Creative Time Products:

Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Tag Dies
Stitched Tab Die
Chunky Jar Accessories Set
Tag Gift Pocket Die (New)
Fun Gift Pocket Sentiments (New)

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

To see more sneaks, click here. 

I hope you have a wonderful day!

MCT Sneak Week - Day 3

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today is the 3rd day of sneaks, for this months new releases, over on the My Creative Time blog. The sets that we are sneaking today are called Hello Chickie, it has stamps and dies,  and there is a separate die called the Stitched Grass die. I used both in my project today.

I made a place setting treat for Easter Sunday, for my sweet little Emily. I filled it with Chocolate Eggs, but I think M&M's would work just as well and you probably could get a few more to fit too. :) I better get busy... I need to make several more. 

Paper: Core'dinations
Chick's face: Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-460 Happy Lashes Face Assortment

Twine: Timeless Twine, Bubble Gum Pink
Chocolate eggs & Grass: Target

My Creative Time Products:

Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Treat Slider Box Die
Vintage Stitched Label Dies
Chocolate Greetings Stamp Set
Just Simply Live Stamp Set
Hello Chickie! (New)
Stitched Grass Die (New)

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

To see more sneaks, click here. 

I hope you have a wonderful day!

MCT Sneak Week - Day 2

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today is the 2nd day of sneaks, for this months new releases, over on the My Creative Time blog. Today's sneak is a stamp/die set called, I'm A Lucky Girl. 

It's a St. Patty's Day themed set, so I thought I would make some sort of treat for my niece's and nephew's for the coming holiday. I came up with chocolate drizzled Ding Dong's, sprinkled with gold sugar. Yum! Hopefully, they will like them!

Paper: Core'dinations & PaperTrey Ink & Martha Stewart
Twine: Timeless Twine: Black Kraft
Bags: Michaels, Wilton

Ding Dongs: Target

My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Just Tags Stamp & Die Set
I'm A Lucky Girl (New)

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

To see more sneaks, click here. 

I hope you have a wonderful day!

MCT Sneak Week - Day 1

Happy Monday!!!

Today is the 1st day of sneaks, for this months new releases, over on the My Creative Time blog. This is one of my most favorite releases yet! I am using two of the newest products in my project today.

The new Stitched Chevy Dies and the sentiment set called Bracket Sentiments.

This card came together fairly quickly, once I figured out the order of the pattern paper and chevy's. :) I have lots of fun ideas for these chevy dies!

Paper: PaperTrey Ink & Doodlebug Designs
Twine: Timeless Twine, Raspberry Pink
My Creative Time:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Stitched Chevy Dies (New)
Bracket Sentiments (New)

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

To see more sneaks, click here. 

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons & My Creative Time Co-Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday!!!

Today is the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons & My Creative Time Co-Blog Hop! If you have arrived from Nanne's blog, then you are on the right track.  If you just stumbled upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, please click here. Both teams have joined together to create beautiful projects featuring different Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons files & My Creative Time stamp sets. 

I made a shaped card with one of Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons newest files.

I sized the mask to 4.7" tall in MTC. Then I created a shadow layer that was .14" and then welded two of them together to form the base of the card. Once I got all the piecing put together and attached to the base piece, I added the sequins. I just placed them randomly, I wanted them to look like confetti that had fallen onto the mask. Lastly, I created and added the banner with the sentiment. 

Paper: PaperTrey Ink, Core'dinations, & Ranger
Mask svg: Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons, Mardi Gras Cutting File
Sequins: Paper Issues, Green Ombre & Purple Ombre
My Creative Time:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Some Days Simply Require... Stamp Set
Vintage Stitched Label Dies

Giveaways 

$20.00 Gift Card to Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store

$20.00 Gift Card to My Creative Time Store

 For a chance to win, you must be a follower and leave a comment on each blog in the hop. For extra chances, you can also "LIKE" Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons on Facebook  and My Creative Time Facebook. The winners will be announced on the MCT & PPPR blogs on Tuesday morning! Good Luck!

Your next stop on the hop is Nicole!

Thanks for hopping with us!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Swatch Book Idea

Happy Friday!!!

Today is my dt day over on the Timeless Twine blog. The last month or so, I have been re-doing my craft/studio space. After a thorough clean, fresh paint, and some new pieces of furniture, I have put most of my "things" back. I did purge a large amount of stuff, but because my room serves as my work studio, sewing room, and paper crafting space, that means that I have to be really creative when it comes to space planning and organization.  In the next couple weeks I will share more about my space, but today I am going to show you a quick and easy way to keep track of products that you already have. 

I have most of the Color Shine sprays by Heidi Swapp. I love them and use them often, but I always forget what they look like once they are dry. I thought it would be a good idea to make a swatch book of all the colors that I have, so it could be used as an quick/easy reference when I am working on projects.

I grabbed some of the small white tags from the Timeless Twine Store, wrote a Color Shine color name on the back of each one, and then sprayed the front with that Color Shine color. Once they were dry I strung them together with a bit of Tuxedo Twine. Now I have something to reference the colors by while I am working on projects. I can also grab it and take it with me to the store, to make sure I don't purchase a color that I already have. 

This idea would work with ink pad colors as well. 

Products used:
Color Shine: Heidi Swapp, Michael's
Timeless Twine: Small Tags

Tuxedo Twine

I will show you another organizational tip next week!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Thinking of You

Happy Wednesday!!!

So... today is inspiration Wednesday over on the My Creative Time blog. I found this card that Amy made on Pinterest awhile back and pinned it. I really like the simplicity of the design.

I have a ton of Washi tape and of course none of it worked with the papers I chose, which were all from my scrap bin, so I ended up using a strip of paper along the left side. I also added a few more mini hearts inside the jar, prior to mailing it out.  You can never add to much love. :)

Paper: PaperTrey Ink & My Minds Eye
Twine: Timeless Twine, Olive Green
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Chunky Jar Accessories Set
Stitched Chunky Jar Dies
Once Upon A Time... Stamp Set
4x4 Journal Die + More

If you would like to see more inspiration Wednesday projects, click here.  

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Tag it Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!!!

It's "Tag it Tuesday" and I made a Easter tag.

I wanted to fit on my Project Life layout, so I used the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die for the base of the tag. I also sprayed the tag with Primrose Color Shine, so it's really shimmery.

Paper: My Minds Eye & PaperTrey Ink
Sequins: Neat and Tangled, Cotton Candy & Key Lime Sorbet
Twine: Timeless Twine, Bubblegum Pink
Primrose Color Shine, Heidi Swapp
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Stitched 3x4 Journal Die
XL Label Die
To My Best Peep Stamp Set
Whimsical Calendar Days Stamp Set
Stitched Button Dies

To see more tag ideas, click here.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Friday!!!

So this is my last Valentine's Day card until next year. Boo.

I needed to make a quick card for a friend and I think this is going to be my new "go to" quick/easy & give a piece of chocolate card! I attached the chocolate with a piece of foam tape. 

Paper: PaperTrey Ink, Recollections, Bazzill, & Doddlebug Designs
Twine: Timeless Twine, Valentine's Day
Chocolate: Target
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
4x4 Journal Die + More
100% Sweetness Stamp Set

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Thrifty Thursday

Happy Thursday!!!

Today is "Thrifty Thursday" over on the My Creative Time blog. I needed to make a quick card for a friend so I thought I would play along. 

Everything on the card came from my "extra's" boxes. I have a box full of die cuts, that I cut but never used. I found the pocket and heart shapes, and then while looking through my scrap paper box, I got lucky and found the cloud background and the matching yellow to the pocket. After that, the card came together fairly quickly. I even used Tuesday's "double stamp" technique again too! 

I stamped the inside of the card with the sentiment "A pocket full of love, just for you!" from the  Fun Pockets Stamp Set. 

Paper: Recollections & Core'Dinations
Twine: Timeless Twine, Cherry Red
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)

Fun Pockets Stamp Set
Cartoon Cloud Background Stamp Set
Stitched Sweethearts & XOXO Dies
Fun Stitched Edges

Anyday Bingo & Crossword Stamp Set

To see more "Thrifty Thursday" projects, click here.

I hope you have wonderful day!

Whatever Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today is "Whatever Wednesday" day on the My Creative Time blog. Last Friday, I created this gift box, from a ready made box that I purchased from the Timeless Twine store. I thought I would make another one with a birthday theme. 

I used one of the Square Stitched Goody Dies this time, to make the window in the front of the box. I also left the box it's original kraft, filled it with Kisses, and added some sequins to the outside... kind of reminds me of confetti. The Teeny Tag Layering Dies
are the perfectly size for this box.

Paper: Core'dinations
Box: Timeless Twine Store, Kraft Pinstriped Boxes
Twine: Timeless Twine, Aqua Blue & Red Twine
Sequins: Neat and Tangled, Winter Wonderland
Kisses: Target

My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Square Stitched Goody Dies
Teeny Tag Layering Dies
Teeny Tag Holidays

For more "Whatever Wednesday" projects, click here.

Try me Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today is "Try me Tuesday" over on the My Creative Time blog. The "try me" for today is to use a "double" stamping technique. Basically, you stamp over an already stamped background. Here is a video explaining it in more depth if you are interested.  

Believe it or not, I am not a "stamper", I like sentiments and peachy faces, but I have never been a huge fan of "stamping" and coloring in... blah blah blah. Don't get me wrong, I like when other people do it, admire that other people do it and are amazing at it, but it's just not my thing. It did however, feel good to stretch my comfort zone a bit... even though my card is really simple, I like how it turned out. I think I may even use this technique again.

Paper: PaperTrey Ink & Core'Dinations
Twine: Timeless Twine, Olive Green
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
4x4 Journal Die + More
Fun Pockets Stamp Set
Treasured Moments Stamp Set
Get Schooled Stamp Set

For more "Try me Tuesday" ideas, click here.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Made in Minutes

Happy Monday!!!

Today is "Make it in Minutes" day on the My Creative Time blog. Which means that we have to make our project in minutes. I've had the idea of this card rolling around in my head for a couple weeks. 

It came together pretty quickly. I added the red sequins at the last minute to pull your eye down and to add a bit of balance to the red ribbon. A quick tip... if you want to recreate the embossing/cut out effect, cut the die/heart out first and then emboss the paper. If you do it the other way around, you will smash the embossing as you cut out the die. 

Paper: PaperTrey Ink and Core'dinations
Embossing Folder: Stampin Up!, Woodgrain Embossing Folder 
Crinkle Ribbon: Etsy
Twine: Timeless Twine, Tuxedo
Wood Arrow: Studio Calico, Hearts & Arrows Wood Veneers
Sequins: Paper Issues, Red Ombre Sequins
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Stitched Sweethearts & XOXO Dies
Just Simply Live Stamp Set

For more "Made in Minute" projects, click here.

Bear Hugs are Best!

Happy Friday!!!

Today is my dt day on the Timeless Twine blog!  
I have a fun Valentine's themed treat box to share with you today.

The Timeless Twine Store has these sweet little kraft boxes for sale. I took one and misted it with some Color shine to add some color. It's really sparkley and glittery... you just can't see it very well in the photo. Then I took the medium heart die from My Creative Time's Stitched Sweethearts & XOXO Dies and cut a heart window in the front panel of the box. I love these new dies! Love that they have stitching on the positive and negative edges, so that you can make windows with them and still get stitching around the edge of the cut. Once I had my window cut, I placed a small piece of clear acetate on the inside to serve as a window so that the bears wouldn't fall out. Lastly, I put my box together, filled it with teddy grahams, and decorated the top with some twine, a twine pompom, and a tag.

Box: Timeless Twine Store, Kraft Pinstriped Boxes
Sweet Cherry Color Shine: Michael's
Paper: Recollections & Core'Dinations
My Creative Time Products:
Metal Adaptor Plate
Snips (wire cutters)
Stitched Sweethearts & XOXO Dies
Square Stitched Goody Dies
Beary Special Thoughts Stamp Set

I used Timeless Twine's, Aqua Blue twine. You can find it, a ton of other colors, and lots of fun packaging in the Bella Creationz store.

 I hope you have a wonderful day!

Whatever Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today is "Whatever Wednesday" over on the My Creative Time blog. 

I thought I would do something different today. I found this idea on Pinterest and I thought it would work perfectly with the teeny tiny heart dies in the  4x4 Journal Die + More set. So... I had some fun and did my nails for Valentine's Day!

So cute right!?!?

It was super easy, first I painted my nail with two coats of white polish (see below for info on brand). Then I took a piece of Post-It Removable Tape, you could use painters 
tape too, if you don't have the Post-it tape, and the medium sized heart die from the 4x4 Journal Die + More die set and made a template. You will need to make one for each finger that you want to put a heart on. Each template can only be used once. Then place the Post-it note template on your nail, make sure you get it smooth around the edges. Paint with the red polish, wait a minute or so and then paint with a thin coat of the silver glitter. I waited about 30 seconds and then slowly removed the template. You don't want the polish to dry with the template in place, or when you remove it, it will pull off your heart. Let it completely dry and then polish with a top coat and you are finished. 

Here is a close up of the mask I made with the Post-It Removable Tape. Right before I added the silver glitter polish.

Here's a close-up of the finished stenciled nail!

I (heart) it! Ha!

Here is all the product info:

Post-it Removable Tape: Amazon

Heart die: My Creative Time, 4x4 Journal Die + More

Nail Polish:

OPI Natural Nail Base Coat (Base Coat)

China Glaze - White on White (White)

Pure Ice - Siren (red)

Silver Glitter - Mash (Silver Glitter Flakes)

Fast Dry Top Coat - Seche Vite (Top Coat)

To see more "Whatever Wednesday" projects, click here.

I hope you have a wonderful day!