My Creative Time ~ "Scrappy Monday" ~ Layout and Sketch

Hello ~ welcome to the very FIRST My Creative Time ~ Scrappy Monday! Today Emma and the design team will be featuring a new segment showcasing "LAYOUTS" You are welcome to make ANY size layout of your choice! It can range from 6x6 up to 12x12. There is a sketch provided to help you along! You have until Sunday, May 13th to link your LAYOUT to Mr. Linky. I just LOVE this idea! I have not done a layout for so long! it felt really good to have a page completed. Thank You Miss Emma!

So for my layout I have decided to go against what I normally do! I am usually a chronological order scrapper! But for today I wanted to step out and be in the moment. So in the moment for our family right now is Baseball ~ okay Tee Ball! This is our son's first year and we are sooo excited! Unfortunately we have only had I practice and 1 day of skill training. The weather has NOT been friendly! We maybe taking our games into July at this rate! So if you were wondering why there is no pictures for my layout ~ that is why! I will add them and re post at a later time. Also you may notice my layout has a great deal of black in it. Well around here our Tee Ball Teams go by colors and not names. I guess the little ones can remember colors better than names???? So we are Team BLACK! 

So onto my layout! Emma has the most incredible sports related stamps! These stamps are just PERFECT for a layouts! I took a paper with a baseball printed on it and adhered it to a plain black piece of paper. To make it more sturdy! I then used the stamp set "Grand Slam" and heat embossed some sentiments and images ~ to make my own background paper. I also made little baseballs from this set so I could add them to my baseball bats ~ for some character. I placed ribbon on the top and bottom of that paper ~ to add some little details. I also like to layer ~ so where my son's picture and baseball card will go I used some baseball paper as well. I used the Scallop & Stitched Circle Die for the little ribbon! My baseball in the center of the ribbon is from the Grand Slam stamp set. The little journal tag is the Embossed Gift Card Holder ~ layered. I use the circles from the Build A Banner Kit. The numbers are from the Follow Your Dreams stamp set. I am so excited to have at least one more page done for my son!

Materials Used :

My Creative Time Stamps and Dies :

Grand Slam

Follow Your Dreams

Build A Banner Kit

Embossed Gift Card Holder

Scallop & Stitched Circle Die

Cricut Cartridges ~ Boys Will Be Boys & Cricut Classic Font

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and paper from my stash

Ink ~ Stampin Up & Archival

Embossing powder ~ Joann's

Tim Holtz Alpha Parts ~ letters for Team Black

Ribbon Michael's or Joann's

Okay now head on over to Emma's blog,  My Creative Time and see what my fellow design team members have in store for you all! Don't forget you have until Sunday , May 13th to post it to Mr Linky! We can't wait to see!

My Creative Time ~ Throwback Thursday ~ "Frame"

Hello ~ and welcome to another My Creative Time Throwback Thursday! This challenge Emma has asked us to create a project using a FRAME from a "older" Cricut cartridge! There are so many frames out there it is incredible! I have to say very hard to choose from because they all have such unique features. Come play along with us and link your wonderful creation to Mr. Linky over at My Creative Time by Wednesday, May 9th. We can't wait to see what you create!

For today's card I have decided to use the cartridge Elegant Edges  ~ frame from page 31. There a lot of frames on this cartridge. I cut my frame out @ 4 inches ~ 4 times. I wanted to make it pop and give it some dimension so it looked like an actual frame. I then cut the same frame @ 3.76 inches so it had a trim piece on the inside. I used my embossing folder to make it look like wood and inked it up just a tad. I adhered clear acetate for the glass illusion. I stamped my background paper and added the bow, again for the illusion that you could hang this on a wall. My little flowers are from Emma's "NEW" release! I just LOVE that die! These are out of fabric. I can't stop making flowers or using fabric to make them. Click here to see the video Emma did showing us how to use fabric.  I know I am going to sound like a broken record but these new flower dies are so easy, quick and fun to play with! I will list all the materials below!

Material Used:

My Creative Time ~ Floral Sentiments ~ "Happy Birthday"

My Creative Time ~ Script Type Backgrounds

My Creative Time ~ Rolled Flower Dies ~ fabric flowers

Cricut Cartridge ~ Elegant Edges ~ frame

Embossing Folder ~ Cuttlebug ~ Distressed Stripes

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and K & Company and Darice

Ribbon ~ Paper Trey Ink And Michael's

Ink ~ Stampin Up and Tim Holtz

Martha Stewart Punch and Stampin Up punch

fabric from Joann's

Okay that is it for today! Head on over to Emma's blog , My Creative Time and see what the other AMAZINGLY talented and CREATIVE design team members have created! And DON'T forget to link up to Mr. Linky too!

Thanks A Bunch Card and MCT April Release Winnner!

Good morning. Today I have a quick card for you all and the winner for the My Creative Time April release Blog Hop!
The winner for the blog hop is.....

Debbie said...

what a marvelous tag so gorgeous, you card is also wonderful thanks for the inspiration it makes me want to create flowers
upnurse at aol dot com

I will be contacting you! You have seven days to contact me! Also go to Emma's blog My Creative Time and see if you were a LUCKY winner! You never know!

For my card All my stamps are from My Creative Time. The CUTE little tag is a die with Emma's signature stitching on it! I just LOVE that stitching! The background is stamped on acetate. A few little details and done! Simple and quick!

Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ Spring Chicken Backgrounds Stamp

My Creative Time ~ Teeny Tags Greetings ~ sentiment & die

 Paper Trey Ink ~ Paper and Acetate

Sizzix Die ~ Flower Layers #3

Ribbon ~ Michael's

Wire, glitter brad

Ink Archival ~ Black

Stampin Up ~ buttons

My Creative Time April Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to My Creative Time April release Blog Hop! Like I have said ALL week Miss Emma has really out done herself again for this release! It has the Most BEAUTIFUL images, sentiments and dies! They are on sale now, just click here to order! These are truly a MUST have release! If you have never rolled a flower before this is the die for you! I am AMAZED at how quick, fun and FABULOUS they turn out!

You should have arrived from the very talented Miss Katie's blog ~ if not that is okay just start back over at Emma's. I don't want to keep you long because I know my fellow design team members have created the most incredible creations. Today we will be showcasing the new stamps set "Floral Sentiments" and the new "Rolled Flower Dies".  The sentiments are nice & big with the most BEAUTIFUL fonts and with these dies, it is so easy to whip a card, tag, treat holder etc. in just minutes! I also wanted to tell you that my green flowers were done with FABRIC! Emma did a Tutorial on how to use her dies and fabric. Click here to see it! It is seriously so fun to do!

Materials used:

All stamps and dies are from My Creative Time

All paper used today is Paper Trey ink and K & Company

Ink Stampin Up

Fabric for green flowers

Ribbon Stampin Up and Paper Trey Ink

Wire

Your next stop is the very creative Miss Leanne's blog. Remember these are all for SALE right now!!! Click here to place your order!
 
***GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our Blog hop giveaway, each one of us will be giving away an Echo Park "DOTS & STRIPES" 6x6 pad! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner! So remember you  have "18" chances to win!  The deadline is Sunday, April 22nd at midnight! 

EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Just in case you get lost along the way:



 Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~  http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Cindy L.~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

MCT April Release Sneak Peek Day #3

Good morning! Today is My Creative Time April release Sneak Peek Day #3! Emma has made the very best "Rolled Flower Die" ever!! So easy and quick to use and makes such beautiful flowers! I just LOVE this die! I am a die girl at heart! Emma also has yet another FABULOUS stamp set coming out this Thursday called "Floral Sentiments". I have to say the font is just beautiful and the stamps are such a wonderful size! All of these new products will be available for purchase on Thursday. Just click here to see all her wonderful products! So today the My Creative Time Design Team will be showcasing these AMAZING new products.

Today I wanted to show you how Emma's products can be so versatile. I decide to use my MCT Embossed Gift Card Holder for a simple and sweet note cards to give to my friends. It is like  envelope that can hold a special little note! I made 3 different ones to show you how simple, quick and different you can make them! I used the new stamp set "Floral Sentiments" for my sentiment and all flowers were made from the new "Rolled Flower Dies". I forgot to mention there are 2 ~ YES 2 different flowers with the dies! On two of my projects I also used one of the new stamps from the stamp set "Bloom Where You Are Planted" for the heat embossed background.  I think this sentiment is just PERFECT for a friend in your life!

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!

 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!

 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, April 19th during the Stamp Release Blog Hop  happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

MCT April Release Sneak Peek Day #2

Today is My Creative Time April release Sneak Peek Day #2! Like I said yesterday this release Emma just knocked it out of the park! If you thought yesterday was fun today even gets better! Today the MCT design team will be showcasing the new stamp set "Bloom Where You Are Planted"! This stamp set has the most BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING flower images! There are also some wonderful sentiments on it too!

I don't want to keep you all to long, so for my card I chose this gorgeous flower bouquet image. I colored with my Copics. The sentiment is from this stamps set  as well ~ isn't the sentiment just so fitting! I used my My Creative Time "Teeny Tags Die" for the sentiment. There is also an image on the "Bloom Where You Are Planted" that is just perfect for a background stamp. So I clear embossed it to add that little detail! I used some Nesties, twine. My paper is My Minds Eye ~ Follow your Heart paper pad. A real simple and quick Thank You card! 

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, April 19th during the Stamp Release Blog Hop  happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

So if you just happen to stop by head on over to Emma's blog, My Creative Time and see what all the other FABULOUS designers have created! 

MCT April Release Sneak Peek #1

Hello and welcome to My Creative Time April Release Sneak Peeks Day #1! Well when you think Emma over at My Creative Time can't top last months release ~ she does it again!!!! This release is by far the best yet! So many beautiful and fun things. This release is so versatile  ~ just you wait and see!

For my cards today I used the umbrella image from this release, "All Around Everything Accessories". This stamp set has so many ADORABLE little images that fit PERFECTLY with Emma's Scallop and Stitched Circle Die. I LOVE her signature stitching around the circle ~ because you don't have to add it yourself.
So for my first card I colored the umbrellas, used a circle punch and pop dotted them on a strip of black paper. To give them a little color I decided to use my MCT scallop die and adhere them to the back of the black strip of paper. Adds just that little touch of color. Then I used MCT Fancy Frame die to stamp my sentiment from " Happy Hunting" stamp set. I LOVE that sentiment ~ so cheery! I decided to use the stitching from the stamp set "Gift Card Sentiment" to add that little detail!

For my second card I decided to paper piece the umbrella. I have a wedding shower coming up and thought this would be perfect image and sentiment for it! I used MCT Scallop & Stitched Circle die. I stamped the round sentiment from new "All Around Everything"stamp set. I used some nesties for all the layers and added a big bow! Simple and easy.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, April 19th during the Stamp Release Blog Hop  happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Okay make sure you head over to Emma's blog over at My Creative Time and check out all the FABULOUS projects my fellow design team members have created for you all!

My Creative Time ~ Stamp Of The Month ~ My Teacher Rocks!

Hello today is another My Creative Time Stamp Of The Month! Today I will be showcasing the stamp set  "My Teacher Rocks! " This is such a fun stamp set to work with and the best part is Emma has put it on sale along with the stamp set "Camera Shy" ! Click here.! After I made my card I thought of 2 other ways to use it! I actually made this card for my son, he did such an INCREDIBLE job on his report card! We are so proud of him! I was inspired by what I refer in my house as the "HOT MESS"! It is our bulletin board which hangs in our kitchen. It has everything and anything to do with Ryan's school or activities. He displays his art work, papers, some school pictures and any schedules that has to do with him. Maybe we should call it the "Ryan" board.

 Anyway I took a picture of it to show you were I got my idea for his card. Unfortunately this is the some what cleaned up version! LOL! I allow him to add and remove anything he likes, except the things on the very top. I told him those are important papers for parents. Once I give him this card, I am going to add this to a scrapbook page, so you might see it later too. if I ever get to his scrapbook!

Onto my card! I love the stamp with the papers with the pushpin! I made one the way it comes but for the other I decided to mask off the sentiment and add the sentiment "A+ Student".  We usually have a small little chalkboard hanging from our bulletin board but for some reason it is missing?? I guess Ryan has it somewhere. He has been practicing his words and letters. So I decided to make a chalkboard that looks like ours. I heat embossed it to make it look like chalk. All the other little items are things Ryan seems to LOVE. These little things came from the paper pack I used. I did add the "#1 Teacher" sentiment to the apple. He has the VERY BEST teacher!! Okay I have kept you all to long. I hope you go over to My Creative Time and check out all the AMAZING other DT's creations and don't forget to link up your creations

Our bulletin board

My card

Materials Used:

My Creative Time Stamp Set ~ "My Teacher Rocks!" ~ ALL stamped images/ sentiments

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and DCWV ~ The Grade School Stack ~ globe, apple, & bus

Twinery Twine

Ink ~ Memento

Martha Stewart Embossing powder

Cork and letter from Michael's 

Peachy Challenge 12 :: Sketch

Hello ~ I hope everyone had a very Happy Easter! I know we did here at our house! I am so excited I finally got my card done, barely, for this week over at Peachy Keen Stamps! My card is for my little friend Miss "H"! I decided to use the Peachy Keen Easter Basket Bunny die! It is so CUTE! I knew when they came out with this little bunny it could be used for more than just Easter! I cut her out with Kraft card stock and colored or should I say highlighted all the little little areas I wanted to stand out. I pop dotted her little paws, they are so CUTE too! I used My Creative Time  XL Label Die and Stitched Heart Die. I thought the little bunny could be holding the stitched heart that said "somebunny special" ~ that is from the My Creative Time Color Me Happy Stamp set. I have to say I really think this turned out CUTE! I hope my little friend Miss "H" thinks so too!

Materials Used:

Peachy Keen ~ C.C. ~PK 4x4 ~023 Easter Basket Bunny

My Creative Time ~ Color Me Happy ~ sentiment

My Creative Time ~ XL Label Die and XL Label Borders

My Creative Time ~ 1oo% Sweetness w/ Stitched Heart Die ~ heart

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and Fancy Pants ~Winterland

Stampin Up ~ ribbon

Ink ~ Tim Holtz

A Funny Get Well card for a FABULOUS Friend!

Good morning! I wanted to share a card I made for a sweet friend, Miss Katie, from Crafting with Katie! She has the BEST sense of humor and such a positive attitude! She had to have her ear operated on, simple procedure, minus the craniotomy. She seemed to have one thing after the other happen. ALL is fine now for the most part but she does have a LOT of healing time ahead of her! Please head over to here blog, click here, and send her some well wishes. She would probably love it and help lift her spirits!

So for my card I made her, since she has such a FABULOUS sense of humor , I decided to make her a helmet! Yes ~ a helmet! She shouldn't bump her head during the healing process. I made it rather large for swelling purposes, see Katie I was thinking ahead again!!! She also LOVES the color turquoise and red ~ actually when I asked her she loves all colors but those where the ones that stuck out in my head... no pun intended! I cut the helmet out twice so I could stuff some tissues in it to make it pop a little and give it some cushion. I also added an action wobble to it for a little fun! Very simple card for such a AMAZING person I am so fortunate to have met thru blogland! Thank You Katie for being there for me so often, for the support, the inspiration and most of all making me LAUGH when I didn't want too!

See real simple and easy card!

Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ Pain, Pain Go Away ~ sentiment

My Creative Time ~ Scallop & Stitched Circle Die

Cricut Cartridge ~ Sports mania

All paper ~ Paper Trey ink

Ink ~ Archival

Action Wobble

ribbon from stash

Peachy Keen 3D ~ Candy Holder

Good morning! Peachy Keen Stamps is having a challenge this week ~ 3~D objects that can hold candy! Well with Easter approaching fast, this challenge actually helps me out with a little home decorating too!  I decided to try out the Cricut cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2. What a fun cartridge! I took lots of pictures but the clouds and rain was approaching fast and I love to take my pictures outside ~ so they truly don't show how pretty the colors are and TOTALLY forgot to add candy!

Materials Used:

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ PK ~264 ~ Easter Egg Words & Bunnies ~ bunnies and all around sentiment

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ PK ~ 261 ~ Crunchin Carrot Bunny ~ bunny holding carrots

My Creative Time ~ Hello Spring with layering Egg Dies ~ eggs, design on eggs & center of bigger egg

My Creative Time ~ Color Me Happy ~ sentiment on little tag

My Creative Time ~ Teeny Tag Greetings with Teeny Tag Dies ~ tag with Easter Blessing sentiment

Cricut Cartridges ~ Tags, Bags, Boxes and More & Art Philosophy

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and DCWV ( Linen Closet)

Ribbon ~ Stampin Up

Ink ~ Stampin Up and Memento

Punches, Nesties and Copics