Emma's "Surprise" Birthday Blog Hop

Hello ~ welcome to Emma's "Surprise" Birthday Blog Hop and Throwback Thursday Challenge! There is lots of fun and exciting things happening all at once here ~  so I will try to keep this as short as I possibly can! You should have arrived from the talented Miss Katie's blog.

Well we are celebrating Miss Emma's, from My Creative Time, Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Miss Emma! I have to say she is the SWEETEST, KINDEST, MOST ADORABLE, BEAUTIFUL, THOUGHTFUL, CREATIVE and SPECIAL person! I would add more adjectives to describe her but I promised to keep this a short. I have followed her since I started my journey into blogland! She has shared her love for paper to so many through the years. Emma ~ I continue to learn off your videos, your creations and from your incredible products! I LOVE how versatile they can be! The best part about Emma is her LOVE for FAMILY! That is what I admire the most about her! So with all that said ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~ sweet friend~ I know it will be filled with lots of LOVE, HUGS and KISSES!

Onto the Throwback Thursday Challenge! We are using any "OLDER" cartridge with balloons, party hats, or cakes and Emma's stamps. Please create ANY project of your choice. In celebrating her birthday ~ Miss Emma will be giving away a Cuttlebug! Yes ~ you heard me correctly! You have 2 weeks to play along! Click here for all the details.

For my card I decided to you use the cartridge Sweet Treats. I cut my party hat @ 5 inches. (cut 3 times ~ so I can give it some dimension). The party hat had a topper for it but I knew Emma's Scallop Circle Die would be CUTER to use! So I die cut that out 3 times added a button! Somewhere along the line I thought I have heard Emma say she likes orange, fingers crossed on this one, so I just had to use paper with orange polka dots! For my background I used Emma's Fun Boarders stamp set (background & heat embossed) and for my sentiment I used Polka Dot "Surprise"! I thought the stamps should be a little throwback with Emma's products to fit the challenge! All paper is Paper Trey Ink.

Okay with all that said ~ in order to win the BLOG HOP GRAND PRIZE you have to comment on ALL the designers blogs and LEAVE away to be contacted! You have until Sunday night to comment. The Blog Hop GRAND PRIZE is the following My Creative Time products:

Game Night, Slam Dunk, Sports Sentiments, Classy & Fabulous and Stitched Lollipop Holder Die.

Okay for my little giveaway to celebrate Emma's Birthday ~ I am going to giveaway something Emma introduced me too ~ some Paper Trey Ink Kraft Card stock!  So make sure you leave me away to contact you!

Okay now you should hop on over to the very talented Leanne's blog! Below is the complete list for the blog hop just to help you along!

So I tried to make this as short as possible! DON"T forget to head on over to Emma's blog, at My Creative Time, and see her AMAZING Birthday Release! It is truly special and you won't be disappointed! Also make sure you join us in the Throwback Thursday Challenge too and most of all wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


Micia~http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/
Amy~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Cassandra~http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/
Cathryn~http://www.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/
Liz~http://www.lizspaperloft.com/
Nancy~http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/
Nikki~http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy~http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Ruthie~http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Shar~http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/
Tracy~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Mr. Trell~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

My Creative Time ~ Stamp Of The Month

Good Morning ~ it is time for another My Creative Time Stamp Of The Month! Emma has 2 stamp sets on SALE for you all! The first one is "Just A Little Note" and the second, which I will be showcasing , is "My Favorite Sayings". Both of these sets can be used in so many different ways. They will be on SALE for the rest of the month too! Emma is also having a Mr Linky party too! You can link up a new or older project using these 2 stamp sets. Click here to link and click here to shop!

So for my card today I made a real simple and quick card ~ no machines required. I used ALL My Creative Time stamps, die and some Spellbinders. I heat embossed my background. Made the little coffee cup look like it was spilling over with happiness! hehehe! At least that is what I call it! Added a little bow ~ done! I think this took me less than an hour from start to finish! Now someone might say that is too long but for me that is QUICK! LOL

Materials Used:

My Creative Time Stamp Set ~ My Favorite  Sayings ~ sentiment

My Creative Time Stamp Sets ~ Coffee Background Stamp Sets ~ background

My Creative Time ~ Coffee Break Stamp Set ~ coffee cup die

Spellbinders

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink

Tim Holtz Ink

Zing embossing powder

Liquid Applique'

 Ribbon from Joann's

Here is card I made back in February of this year using the stamp set " Just A Little Note" You will have to scroll down on the post to get the details.  Click here for all the details.

Okay that is it for today! I hope you get the chance to join us and link your projects up over at My Creative Time! So head on over and see what the other AMAZING design team has in store for you all!

Peachy Challenge :: Just Cards ~ Card for Kelli

Good evening all! I am so excited that I actually got a card made for the Peachy Challenge~  over at Peachy Keen Stamps! I just adore their stamps! My card also serves as a purpose. I made this for a friend of mine, his niece, Kelli. She is going through a bit of a rough patch right now and I hope this brightens here day just a little! Hang in there Kelli ~ you have a wonderful family and their many friends rooting for you!

With all that said this weeks challenge is about making a card but using your own background! I LOVE this idea! So I looked through my stash of Peachy Keen Stamps and came across the stamp set ~ Flower Centers. I think these stamps are from my VERY first order from PKS! I have to admit I don't think I have EVER used them before today. After today ~ I know I will be using them more often! So I decided for my background I would just stamp the circles just randomly using my Versa mark ink ~ so I could heat emboss them. I used all Stampin Up ink. Since it is Spring I decided to use the Funny Flowers Die! It  always puts a smile on my face when I see them! Well I decided I was going to cut it out twice in white and once in purple. On the white cuts I  stamped some circles using the same Flower Centers stamps on this flower! Then paper pieced them alternating them and curling some of the petals so you can see the purple too. I use My Creative Time Teeny Tag Greetings Stamp Set. ~ just to remind her to keep smiling! I covered a lollipop stick with some twine and added my big green bow. I wanted it to look like the leaves. Not sure if it does or not ~ you be the judge! LOL! Well I think that is it for the card! I actually like how this turned out! I hope Kelli does too!

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/