Throwback Thursday ~ "Do Over"

Good morning! Hope you all are having a fabulous week so far! It's almost the weekend! YAY!!

Today over at My Creative Time, Emma and the design team will be doing a Throwback Thursday ~ "Do Over"! This is when we find a card we created and just redo it! Now I have to say this was a tough challenge. Not because of finding a card but just picking one!

So I didn't have to go back too far to find one and to be honest I am scared to look back when I first started crafting/blogging! Heck just looking back a year could be frightful!

So with the card I chose to do over, I thought I had too many patterns going on and made it rather busy looking! We all know I add a ton to my cards, so I thought lets keep make this card clean and simple.  I wanted to use some of the same My Creative Time products as possible but show how different it could look. I sure hope this all makes sense because I am having a hard time concentrating because I can hear my son coughing in the other room...poor thing just started this right after school! UGH! So I need to make this super short...
Chosen Do Over Card. Click here for details.

My Do Over card

I think using a bigger oval for the vines, solid soft colors and a white background changed it up a lot! What do you think??

Materials Used:

HELLO You

Floral Sentiments

Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More

Paper ~ PTI

Ink ~ SU and VersaFine

Ribbon ~ PTI

button ~ PTI

Head on over to Emma's blog and see what the DT's have done with this fun "Do Over" segment!

Inspiration Wednesday

Good morning! Today is Inspiration Wednesday with Emma and the My Creative Time design team! This is when we pick a picture, colors, an object ~ just anything that inspires us and create whatever our heart desires.

Well during the My Creative Time January Release, my friend Liz and fellow design team member made this AMAZING project. Click here for all the details on Liz's project. I LOVED everything about it, especially what she used for her arrow! Who would have known that the Stitched Chevy Dies were so PERFECT for the end of an arrow ~ Liz did! Now my colors are totally different and mine is a card but don't you LOVE how Liz did her arrow let alone her ADORABLE treat holder! EEK! So I sat here thinking of all the My Creative Time dies I would need but couldn't figure out what I could use for the body part of the arrow. Then a little light went off ~ straws! My sweet friend Cassandra sent me some straws awhile back! Thanks Cassandra, these worked out PERFECTLY!!! I didn't want to over do it on this card because I tend to add way too much to my cards, something I am working on here! LOL! I will list all the details below.

Liz's project

My Project

Materials Used:

Stitched Chevy Dies

You Make My Heart Smile

Heart 2 Heart Love Frame

Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More

Paper ~ Bazzill and PTI

Ink ~ VersaFine and VersaMark

K & Company heart stickers

Straws ~ sweet Cassandra

Signo Pen

That is it for me today! Make sure you head on over to Emma's blog for all the inspiration projects!

Also don't forget ~ we still have a My Creative Time Designers Challenge going on! Click here for all the details!

Favorite Stamp/Die of the Month

Today we are featuring another "My FAVORITE stamp OR die of the Month!  This month we are featuring one of my FAVE dies "Teeny Tag Layering Dies!".  If this set of dies have been on your wish list, you can pick this set up here at a discount price: http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Teeny-Tag-Layering-Dies-MCT-D19.htm?categoryId=-1
This set will be on sale for the entire month of January! The sale will end on January 31, 2015 @ 12:00am PST!  

I LOVE when Emma over at My Creative Time features a stamp or die of the month because it not only goes on sale but makes me want to create with it, especially if I haven't used it in awhile. Well I must admit, I have 3 sets of these because these are seriously PERFECT and easy to mass produce for many occasions.

For my project today I thought I would show you something super simple you could create for those "special" people in your life or for a Valentines day treat for classmates. I simply took the big heart from the die set, Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies, and die cut them out in pink and white. I took the smallest heart from this set and die cut those out on my pink heart. It gives it a little detail without too much fuss. Then I used our feature dies this month, Teeny Tag Layering Dies and the stamp set, Teeny Tag Greetings, for a sweet sentiment tag! Added a little ribbon for   bit of splash and done! See super simple to mass produce!

Materials Used:

Teeny Tag Layering Dies

Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies

Teeny Tag Greetings

Paper ~ PTI and Bazzill

Ink ~ VersaFine and VersaMark

ribbon ~ Etsy

 Timeless Twine

clear embossing powder

Well that is it for me today, make sure you head on over to Emma's blog, click here, to see what the other design team members have created for you all! Thanks for always being so sweet and kind. I will be back tomorrow with another project!

Also stay safe out there if you are affected by this snow storm!

MCT ~ What a Treat Wednesday

Good morning! Today over at My Creative Time it's What a Treat Wednesday! This is when Emma and the design team create any type of treat we want! I knew I wanted to use the new dies from the Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies and the stamp set, The Last Piece to Our Family because I wanted to use Reese's pieces for my candy/treat. I thought the play with words for this candy was sort of fun! But I didn't know exactly how I wanted to present them. I was talking with my design team member/friend, Ruthie, and this  idea was born! Thanks Ruthie for all the help! So I took the largest rectangular die from the Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More and scored it at 7/8, then flipped it around and scored it 1 1/4. By scoring at these measurements, it gives it a little overlap to seal in the back. I die cut out my window using the Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies. I added some score tape at the bottom so the yummy Reese's candies wouldn't fall out. Once I filled my little container with candy I added score tape to the top and punched a hole for my tag.

Materials Used:

Stitched Puzzle Piece Dies

The Last Pieces of Our Family

You Made My Heart Smile ~ dot to make background paper

(inspired by a few of my fellow DT sisters)

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More

Stitched Round Tab, Arrow & Tag Dies

Paper ~ PTI

Ribbon ~ PTI

Ink ~ VersaFine, VersaMark and Archival

clear embossing powder

That is all for me today! Make sure you head on over to My Creative Time to see what Emma and the design team has created today!

MCT ~ Made In Minutes

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We had a fabulous weekend here because we went to my best friends house. We had a wonderful dinner that her husband made for us. Now he is not a chef or anything like that but it was so nice not to cook ( the meal was YUMMY), spend time with her family and just laugh! We have been friends for over 25  years and I treasure every memory we have. You are probably wondering why I am writing all this ~ I am making sure she reads my blog! Ha!
So today is Made In Minutes over at My Creative Time with Emma and the design team. This is when we create a project that only takes a few minutes to make. We all have busy and hectic schedules, so making something super fast and quick is our goal.
I can't tell you enough how I LOVED the January release that Emma just had. So many wonderful stamps and dies in that release. I adore the telephone die in the Best Bots Forever stamp/die set and the fonts from the stamp set The Last Piece to Our Family. So since my BFF and I are totally phone~aholics, we spend endless hours talking to each other with headsets attached to our phone and clipped to our pants. Yep ~ the kind you see when you go thru a drive~thru restaurant! Our husbands think we are crazy and never know if we are talking to them or to each other. LOL! Anyway, I thought this would be fun to sent to a friend who I haven't chatted with in awhile! Super easy, quick and to the point!

Materials Used:

Best Bots Forever

The Last Piece of Our Family

Fun Speech Bubbles

Stitched Rectangular Frame Die & More

Paper ~ PTI and MME

Ribbon ~ May Arts

Ink ~ VersaFine and VersaMark

clear embossing powder

Make sure you head on over to Emma's blog, My Creative Time , and see all the design teams creations!

Thank you for always being so sweet and kind.

My Creative Time ~ 39th Edition Blog Hop

Welcome to the My Creative Time 39th Edition Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived from the very talented and creative Miss Katie's blog, if not you can start over at Emma's blog or I will have a complete blog hop listed below! We also have a very special guest with us this month ~ welcome Audrey!

Well I hope you all have LOVED this release as much as I loved it! It was so fun creating with this release and I can't wait to share more with you all! Endless possibilities!!!

Today I will be sharing a little card I made using the Best Bots Forever  and Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies. I just ADORE these little robots! Don't they make the CUTEST couple! I colored them with some Copic markers and added a little Wink of Stella to give them a little shine. It is a tad hard to see it in my picture but trust me it is there! I thought why not make a shape card using the new heart dies but add a little depth. So I die cut an oval out using the Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies and then laid the new heart die over it. I really like how this looks. Then for the inside of my card, I used another die from the Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies that has the word "love" to it. It totally finishes the inside PERFECTLY! Seriously Emma has out done herself with this release!

Well your next stop should be the very talented and amazing Miss Liz. 

Materials Used:

Best Bots Forever

Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies

Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies

Paper ~ PTI & SU

Ink ~ Hero Arts and VersaMark

Ribbon ~ SU and twine

Copic markers

Wink Of Stella

clear embossing powder

"FREEBIE STAMP"

UPDATE:

It is now 11:30am PST & our 200th shopper came through!!! If your invoice number is between 14463 - 14664, YOU are the LUCKY shoppers who will be receiving this stamp set in your HAPPY MAIL! smile emoticon THANK YOU & I CAN'T WAIT to see what you ALL create w/this new release!! xoxo
IF you are interested in this "I Love You Beary Much" stamp set, it is available now for sale! Please remember, this set is NOT included w/the Entire Release Bundle….it is sold separately! http://shop.my-creative-time.com/I-Love-You-Beary-Much-Stam…

***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***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW! Use the code: JAN2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, January 23rd @midnight PST. 

BLOG HOP LINE UP

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com

Brigit - http://www.brigitsscraps.com

Cindy - http://cindylee77.blogspot.de

Emily - http://creationsofanarmywife.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Katie - http://www.craftingwithkatie.com

Kim - http://www.kimberlyharrisstudio.blogspot.com

Liz - http://www.lizspaperloft.com 

Lucia - http://www.todoconpapel.com

Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com 

Ruthie - www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Veronica - http://vkcreate.blogspot.com

Audrey - https://audreypettit.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/mct-39th-edition-anniversary-release-blog-hop/

MCT ~ January Sneak Peek Day #4

Well today is the last day of the My Creative Time January Sneak Peeks! Haven't you all just loved this release??? I know I sure have and cant wait for tomorrow!

So toady Emma and the design team will be featuring Best Bots Forever and Heart to Heart Frame Dies. I chose to create a little card using the Best Bots Forever stamp and die set. This set not only has ADORABLE sentiments but the dies are stinking CUUUTE! There are nine dies with this set. My little robot guy was so fun to create and I just ADORE his heart balloons! Something so simple and quick could truly make someone's day!

Materials Used:

Best Bots Forever

Stitched Rectangular Frame Die + More

Build a Scripty & Watercolor Background

Paper ~ PTI

Ribbon ~ May Art

Ink ~ Archival

Copic

Wink of Stella pen

***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! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Head on over to Emma's blog for all the design team creations! We will be back tomorrow for the January My Creative Time Blog Hop, seriously you don't want to miss this!

Thank you for always leaving such sweet comments!

MCT ~ January Sneak Peek Day #3

Well it is Day #3 of the January My Creative Time Sneak Peeks! Haven't you all just fallen in LOVE with this release! Well today we will be piecing this release together! Okay not sure any of that made sense but today is my FAVORITE day yet!! Today Emma and the design team will be featuring The Last Pieces of Our Family and Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies! OMG, I have wanted puzzle pieces forever and a day but then Miss Emma gave us two puzzles! Yep, two!!!! One puzzle, which I chose to use is rectangular and one is the CUTEST little heart ever! Again so many wonderful possibilities with these dies and oh my the sentiments! Certainly the CUTEST and most PERFECT ones EVER!!

I decided to make a little treat for my son or husband for my project! They can open it up and piece together this fun little guy! Super quick and fun project!

Material Used:

The Last Piece to Our Family

Stitched Puzzle Piece Dies

Treat Slider Box

Anchors & Heart Dies

Vintage Stitched Label Dies

Paper ~ Bazzill & PTI

Ink ~ Hero Arts and VersaMark

Twine

clear embossing powder

***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! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Make sure you head over to Emma's blog to see all the AMAZING and fun creations!

MCT ~ January Sneak Peek Day #2

Today is Day #2 of the January My Creative Time January sneak peeks! Did I mention this is Emma's 4th Anniversary for her company ~ CONGRATS sweet lady!!! Today Emma and the design team will be showcasing the You Make My Heart Smile stamp set which includes coordinating dies! Let me just say this set will TOTALLY make your heart smile!  Trust me when I say, there are so many wonderful creations that can be done with this stamp set! EEK!

I wanted to use the colors pink and gray for a more muted creation. I stamped this beautiful sentiment on vellum using the top layer from the Just Tag die. The word "heart" is from this new set.. just LOVE it! My hearts from an older stamp set, Puffy Hearts For You and of course I couldn't resist the Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies + More.

Materials Used:

You Make My Heart Smile

Puffy Hearts Just For You

Just Tags

Stitched Round Tab, Arrow & Tag Dies

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies + More

Paper ~ PTI, SU & vellum

Ink ~ Hero Arts & SU

Ribbon ~ SU and twine

***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! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Head on over to Emma's blog, to make your "heart" smile even more with the BEATUIFUL creations over there!

MCT ~ January Sneak Peek Day #1

Today is the first day of the My Creative Time January Sneak Peeks! I promise you will be blown away by this release, Emma seriously rocked it! Emma and the design team will be showcasing the I Love You Beary Much and Bear Dies. The Bear Dies coordinate with the 2 ADORABLE bear images on the stamp set Beary Special Thoughts. I just LOVE these too pieces!

For my card today I thought I would use the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die for my base. Then using Kraft paper, color this adorable bear and add some fun My Creative Time dies. This sentiment is from the new set I Love You Beary Much, which has the sweetest little sayings and I just love the font for this set too!

As always, I will try to keep my posts short this week because I don't want you to miss out on one project or this AMAZING giveaway that Emma has in store for some "lucky" winner!  

Materials Used:

Bear Dies

I Love You Beary Much

Beary Special Thoughts

Stitched 3x4 Journal Die

Anchor & Heart Dies

Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies

Stitched Bracket Dies

Paper ~ PTI, Bazzill and Carta Bella

Ink ~ Archival, Memento and VeraMark

Ribbon ~ PTI

Twine

clear embossing powder

Copic markers

***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! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Head on over to Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have for you today!

MCT ~ Designer Challenge

Good morning! I hope you all are warm and toasty with this freeze that seems to have hit the whole country! I know our school district called a 2 hour delay, for temperatures being too low, a few hours ago. 

Today is the "1st" My Creative Time Designer Challenge for 2015! Yay!!! Emma and the design team will be either following the sketch, the color inspiration photo or both! I chose to pick a few colors from the sketch. I have been using warm or spring like colors the past few days, I guess in hopes of warmer weather?? I couldn't resist using the dragonfly die either, again in hopes of Spring and Summer! I will list the rest of my materials under my photo.

I promise to be stalking again very soon~ I am having too much fun creating with the "new" release coming up that I cant seem to stop to take time to stalk your blogs! h my you are going to LOVE this release ~ EEK!

Photo credit

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/valentines-heart-love-beaded-pillow/?cm_src=PIPRecentView

Materials Used

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies + More

Pretty Butterflies & Dragonfly Dies

Picture Perfect ~camera used for sentiment and hearts

Grainy Wood Background

Treasured Moments

Paper ~ PTI

Ribbon ~ PTI

Ink ~ VersaMark and VersaFine

embossing powder

Uni~ball Signo Pen

Thanks for always being so sweet and kind! We hope you can start off the New Year with this AWESOME challenge! PERFECT time to start those Valentine's Day cards!

Click here to see Emma and the design teams AWESOME creations!

MCT ~ Favorite Stamp/Die of The Month

Today we are featuring another "My FAVORITE stamp OR die of the Month!  This month we are featuring one of my FAVE dies "Teeny Tag Layering Dies!".  If this set of dies have been on your wish list, you can pick this set up here at a discount price: http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Teeny-Tag-Layering-Dies-MCT-D19.htm?categoryId=-1
This set will be on sale for the entire month of January! The sale will end on January 31, 2015 @ 12:00am PST!  

I LOVE when Emma over at My Creative Time features a stamp or die of the month because it not only goes on sale but makes me want to create with it, especially if I haven't used it in awhile. Well I must admit, I have 3 sets of these because these are seriously PERFECT and easy to mass produce for many occasions.

For my quick project today I wanted to use the Teeny Tag Layering Dies to just add a super quick little tag. I think they are the PERFECT size and I LOVE the fact that they layer! I will list the rest of my details below ~

Materials Used:

Teeny Tag Layering Dies

Teeny Tag Holidays ( sentiment)

Scalloped Stitched Envelope Die

Fun Stitched Edges

Stitched Daisy Die

Build a Scripty & Watercolor Background

Paper ~ SU and PTI

Ribbon ~ PTI

Ink ~ SU
Here are some other projects using the Teeny Tag Layering Dies...

That is it for me today ~ Thank you for always being so sweet & kind too!
Oh before I forget ~ next week starts My Creative Time 39th Edition and Emma's 4 year Anniversary!! Congrats sweet lady!

MCT ~ Scrapping The Little Things

Hello crafty friends! It feels so good to be back after a little crafty vacation! I LOVE to craft but it was so great to spend quality time with my amazing family! I love and adore them!

Well with that said, today Emma and the design team are working on our scrapbooks! I know I say this all the time but I don't do enough pages. Hopefully this year, once I get a new photo printer, I can concentrate more time on it. It is so important to document our time here on earth...maybe I should set a goal for myself...hmmmm!

So I thought for todays page I would start with a page celebrating 2015! I figure if I have this page done I would be more motivated to continue documenting the rest of the year! I will let you know how this goes...wish me luck!

I wanted to try and use just a few colors for this page ~ soft but with some shine. So Kraft, vellum, silver, gold, news print ( life is always packed with stories right??) and then a pop of red. I used circles to represent the ball dropping and how life is constantly going. I sure hope that last one made sense???

I will list all products used under each individual card...

Materials Used

Stitched 4x6 Journal Dies

Bunch of Fun Circles

Loyal Friends (small circle)

Speech Bubble Sentiments (Hello word die)

Number Fun Dies & Add Ons

Paper ~ PTI, SU, Vellum, Recollections & The Paper Company

sequins

Now for this card I printed Auld Lange Syne on vellum paper and my mock Time's Square ball is filled with the word die "celebrate" from Tag Die Layers and the little confetti dies from the 4x4 Journal Die + More.

Materials Used:

Stitched Journal Die

4x4 Journal Die + More

Bunch of Fun Circle Dies

Tag Die Layers

Paper ~ PTI, SU, Recollections, vellum and acetate

For this card I wanted to share what I want to accomplish for the new year... exercise, taking more pictures, eat healthier, enjoy coffee with friends or maybe drink less coffee?? Also talk to people more... not text as much.. hear someone's voice!!! Technology is great but hearing someone's voice is more special to me. But last but not least...LOVE my family even more!

Materials Used:

Stitched 4x6 Journal Dies

Type Calendar

Alpha Pack

Chocolate Greetings

Stitched Heart Layering Dies

Stitched Hexy Dies

Family is Everything

You Are Here

Paper ~ PTI, SU, Recollections, vellum

Ink ~ VersaMark

embossing powder

Head on over to Emma's blog, click here, to see what the rest of the amazing ladies have created!

My Creative Time 2015 Design Team!

Happy New Year!! I am over the moon that Emma over at My Creative Time has asked me to continue to be a part of her AMAZING design team! Of course I am beyond excited because I have been a follower of hers since 2010 and ADORE all her products. Emma is beyond sweet, kind and amazing!

Well since this is a new year, there are new changes too! Head on over to Emma's blog, click here, to get all the details! Please welcome the 2015 My Creative Time Design team!

Here are few of projects I have made with Emma's AWESOME products!

So here are just a few projects I have done ~ feel free to take a look around...

I will be back to posting and blog stalking starting next week! I have enjoyed this little break to just enjoy my AMAZING family! <3 p="">