Simple Gift Card Holder

YEAH it's Friday!!! So happy to have this week over with!! Okay I just wanted to share a REAL QUICK and SIMPLE gift card holder I made for my son! I of course used the BEST gift card holder out there ~ Emma from My Creative Time! All her stamps and dies are so versatile and can be used so quickly! I will be giving my son an iTunes card! He LOVES music and games so this is PERFECT for him, since he isn't the candy eater. Again I will list the materials I used below the picture. Trying my hardest to keep my posts short plus let the weekend started because next week the My Creative Time design team will be sharing sneaks for the February release ~ you TOTALLY don't want to miss this ~ trust me! So excited!!!

Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ "Embossed Gift Card Holder" ~ die

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Postage Stamp" ~ die

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Scallop Heart Die Set" ~ center heart

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Heart Layering Dies" ~ 3 hearts

My Creative Time ~ "Lot's of Love" ~ all sentiments and hand image

My Creative Time ~ "Happy Mail" ~ wings

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink

Ink ~ Archival and Versa Mark

Clear Embossing powder

My Creative Time ~ Designer Challenge ~ Embossing

Happy Thursday! This week Emma over at My Creative Time has the very talented and creative Miss Nikki , Scrappin Navy Wife , hosting! Nikki has asked us to emboss on our projects. She said it can be heat or dry ~ super fun for me! Not sure if you have ever noticed but Nikki is the Queen of embossing (heat) ~ her embossing is PERFECT!

So for my card I decided make an easel card and use both types of embossing. I found this ribbon right before Emma's November release and TOTALLY forgot to use it! How PERFECT does it go with her "Vintage Label Stamps" ! I also found this Cuttlebug embossing folder to boot! I think it ties in just PERFECTLY together! I added a little white chalk to soften up my card because of my color choices ~ other than that it is rather self explanatory! I will list all materials used below!

 

Materials Used:

 

My Creative Time ~ "Vintage Label Die" ~ dies

My Creative Time ~ "Vintage Label Stamps" ~ stamps

My Creative Time ~ "Card Sentiments" ~ sentiment on label die

My Creative Time ~ "Scallop and Stitched Circle" ~ circle

 My Creative Time ~ "All Around Everything" ~ round sentiment

My Creative Time ~ "Rolled Flower Dies" ~ flowers

My Creative Time ~ "Curly Label Die" ~ die

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Curly Label Die" ~ die

My Creative Time ~ "Pain, Pain Go Away" ~ sentiment on curly die

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Martha Stewart Embossing powder

Ink Versa Mark, Archival & A La Mode

Ribbon from M's or J's

 

We sure hope you all get the chance to play along with us in the Designer Challenge! You have to weeks to link your project to Mr. Linky. Click here for all the details.

My Creative Time 3~D Wednesday ~ Recycle

Good morning and welcome to My Creative Time's 3~D Wednesday! Emma has asked the design team to make a project out of something that we would usually toss ~ for example packaging, tags, string or elastic, bread ties toilet/ towels rolls ~ you get the idea. Fun right?? Well if you are anything like me I have a box ( HUGE by the way) full of stuff. Guess that is the hoarder in me! You never know when you can recycle something and make it your own!
Well I rummaged through that box and found this Stampin Up container that the wood blocks came in from their stamps. Note ~ had to take the wood blocks out of this container! LOL!! I really like these containers and actually forgot I had them ~ no surprise to me at all! This container measures 4 1/2 by 5 1/4. Now this container isn't quite perfectly clear but I fixed that issue. I decided to stamp the "Love Collage" background stamp on some acetate ~ which was a piece of scrap. I adhered it with some glue dots. Then found some ribbon I had left over from Christmas ( scraps again) and tied my bow. But then I was a tad stumped on what to do next! I didn't want use anything too big! Well then I remember my fellow DT sister and friend, Ruthie from September Ninth, did a video on Shrinky Dinks! Click here to see this AWESOME video. I thought I can make little charms using Emma's dies and stamps! I must say this was so fun! Even my son and husband had fun watching the process! Note ~ never do this in front of a child ~ they want you to shrink EVERYTHING!! LOL But it was fun to watch his face as I did this fun technique! I used all sorts of MCT stamps & dies for my charms and will list them below. I also have some pictures of what the tag looked like before I shrunk it ~ so fun! I just wanted to make something fun and different for my little project. I must admit these did not come out perfect but let me just say LOVE is not perfect and the recipient will still love the gift.

Okay here its the container before. I had to use a black background so you could see it. See how it isn't perfectly clear.

 

This is a picture of the tag (left) before the fun begins. Then on the right ~ the after ~ CUTE right?? Again very hard to take pictures of this because of the white and lights.

 

The final product! I really like making charms ~ I think it adds something different to a project, card or better yet a layout! Emma's stamps are PERFECT for this too! To get the hearts and "Vintage Stitched Label Die" to adhere together I used Glossy Accents and a clothes pin. Let it dry over night , it will work perfectly! My Little hemp to tie the charms to the bow is a piece of scrap ( see I save EVERYTHING) from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ love that stuff too! I stuffed this little container with Fire Ball candies ~  you know ~ the HOT kind of LOVE!! Corny ~ yes but I know someone who just LOVE these and will find this funny.

 

Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ "Love Collage" ~ background

My Creative Time ~  "Tag Die" ~ tag

My Creative Time ~ "Circle Font" ~ "HOT"

My Creative Time ~ "Label Font" ~ "Kind & Of"

My Creative Time ~ "Lots Of Love" ~ LOVE sentiments, heart & hands

My Creative Time ~ "Vintage Stitched Label Dies" ~ die

My Creative Time ~ "Vintage Label Stamps"

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Scallop Heart Die Set" ~ hearts

Stampin Up container

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ hemp

Acetate

Ribbon from stash

Ink ~ Archival and Stazon

 

That is it for me today! THANK YOU for stopping by and always leaving such sweet comments.  Head on over to My Creative Time to see what Emma and the design teams amazing creations!

 

 

 

 

Peachy Keen Challenge 13~5 :: Photo Inspiration

Good evening!! I just wanted to share my card I made for the Peachy Keen Challenge this week! It is all about the photo inspiration and our the colors are only suggested. I have to say I really like this color choices. I am trying to step out of normal color comfort zone ~ so this was fun for me! I also enjoyed the the photo so I sort of wanted to create from that as well.

So for my card I tried to use the 2 browns for my branch. I layered them but it is a little hard to see in the picture. I of course used my favorite face stamp EVER that Peachy Keen has ~ those "PK ~ 500 Snow Cuties" are just too darn cute for me to pass up! They just make me smile! Oh by the way that is what I decided to use for my sentiment for my card ~ it comes from the stamp set "PKSC ~ 07 July 2012" .  I will list all other materials below. I did decide to use a deeper red and my grays( which one of them looks white but I promise you its gray) are MME. I also decided to distress the edges a little. Well that is all I have for now ~ so many things to get caught up on and off to TRY and achieve some items of my endless to do list!!

 

Materials Used:

 

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ "PK 500 Snow Cutie Face Assortment" ~ faces

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ "PKSC~07 July 2012" ~ sentiment

My Creative Time ~ "Flower Petal Dies" ~ flowers

Doodlecharms ~ branch

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ hemp

Imaginisce I~Top brad maker

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and MME (Cowboy) and scraps from my stash

Ink ~ Archival and Memento

Chalk Paper Trey Ink button

My Creative Time 3~D Wednesday

Hello & welcome to My Creative Time's 3~D Wednesday! Today Emma and the MCT crew have some AWESOME creations to share with you all! I decided to get a head start on Valentine's Day treats for my son's class, his teachers/custodian/bus driver and whoever is part of his school family! I also did one for my sweet husband ~ he LOVES sweets!

I have seen this CUTE little cut from so many of you super talented and creative people out there! It is from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I cut it at 11.24 ~ I like to stuff tons of candy in my treats so I made it as big as I could! You never know when that sugar charge is needed ~ plus my son is not the sweet eater. I always feel bad sending all this candy home with the other children but hey you only are little once ~ right?? LOL! Anyway I made 3 different versions of the same cut and embellished them just a little different. The pink ones are for the teachers ( need to make 14 ~ I also include the principal, the admin assistant, nurse, librarian ~ you get the hint)~ and CAS looking. Note the custodian and bus driver I may make red ~ pink might be a tad too feminine but decorated the same. The Kraft one is for my husband ~ like I said he LOVES chocolate and sweets. The treat boxes with the pencils attached on the outside are for his classmates. Tried to keep them as simple as can be ~ I do need to make 24 of these! These will be all different papers~ trying to use up all my Valentines Day paper from Martha Stewart that I have had forever!  I will list all materials used under each picture! I will take a picture when they are all done and post at some point ~ wish me luck! Okay that is it for me today! Head on over to My Creative Time and see what all the amazing ladies have in store for you all!

Picture of all 3 of these treat containers together!

 

Teacher Treats!

 

 

Materials Used:

Art Philosophy Cartridge ~ cut at 11.24

My Creative Time ~ Stitched Scallop Heart Die Set ~ heart

My Creative Time ~ Curly Label Die

My Creative Time ~ Stitched Curly Label Die

My Creative Time ~ Lots Of Love ~ XOXO sentiment

My Creative Time ~ You Had Me At Chocolate ~ sentiment

Paper ~ Bazzill and Recollections

Ink ~ Stampin Up and Archival

Ribbon from Joann's

 

 

My Husbands Treat container!

 

Materials Used:

Art Philosophy Cartridge ~ 11.24

My Creative Time ~ Chocolate Greetings ~ dies

My Creative Time ~ Thank You Hugs ~ sentiment on chocolate drop

My Creative Time ~ Love Collage  ~ background on container

DCWV ~ Playtime ~ Recollections

Archival Ink

Clear Embossing powder

Ribbon from Etsy store

 

 

Classmate Treats!

 

 

Art Philosophy Cartridge ~ 11.24

My Creative Time ~ Just Tags ~ tag and from sentiment

My Creative Time ~ Lots Of Love ~ sentiments on tag and teeny tiny xoxoxo

Paper ~Martha Stewart and paper from my stash

Ink ~ Archival

Ribbon from Joann's

Pencil from M's

 

 

 

Peachy Keen Challenge 13~4 :: Just Cards "Heart of Hearts"

Good afternoon this week Peachy Keen Stamps is have a "Just Cards" Challenge. Your card must contain a heart. So I flipped through my PK stamps and found this CUTE little girl jumping rope! I thought why can't she be skipping for LOVE! So I colored her with some Copics, paper pieced her little dress ~ note it has a teeny tiny little heart on it ~ very hard to see. I then added some hearts on her rope! I added some stickles on some of the hearts. Simple right! I will list all the materials used below the picture! I hope you all get to play along too!

 

Materials Used:

 

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ PK 125 Recess Jump Rope Girl ~ image and sentiments

Peachy Keen Stamps ~ PK 225 Happy Flowers and Cheerful Phrases ~ retired (sentiment on heart)

My Creative Time ~ XL Label Die

 My Creative Time ~ Stitched XL Label Die

My Creative Time ~ Tag Dies

 My Creative Time ~ Stitched Heart Layering Die ~ hearts

Martha Stewart Paper and Paper Trey Ink

Copics

Twinery Twine

Ink ~ Archival and Memento

Stickles

 

Don't forget Emma and the design team have the "Designer Challenge" going on over at    My Creative Time ~ head on over ~ Liz is the guest designer for this challenge! Click here for all the details!

Pocket Full of "LOVE" Card

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your weekend went GREAT! Sorry I haven't been around to see all your creations but my son got strep again! So I needed to take care of him and my hubs birthday was this weekend! We went to dinner on Saturday and had friends of ours come over for some cake! So bare with me until I catchup with what you talented crafters have been up too!

Today I have a real simple card I made for Valentine's Day or actually for any occasion! I can't help myself with My Creative Time's pocket dies! I just have fallen in LOVE with them all over again! They are so perfect and this sentiment I just ADORE! I just heat embossed the image and sentiment and used that cute little pocket! I did add some extra hearts too ~ they are so CUTE and tiny!!
Well that is it for me but make sure you hope on over to Emma's blog, My Creative Time, it's Scrappin The Little Things, can't wait to see what the ladies have created for us! Also click here to for all the details & join our Designers Challenge ~ Liz is our designer for this challenge.

 

Materials Used:

 

My Creative Time ~ "Fun Pockets" ~ sentiment and pocket die 

My Creative Time ~ "Stitched Layering Dies" ~ red hearts

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink, Recollections and MME(from my scrap folder)

Ribbon ~ May Arts

Martha Stewart Embossing Powder

White Ink from my stash

 

That is it for me today ~ still trying to keep my post short for you all!