My Creative Time :: My Favorite Stamp of the Month!

Happy Thursday! Today over at My Creative Time you're in for a treat! There are three stamp sets that we are including for My Favorite Stamp of the Month! 

For the ENTIRE month of June, you can get all three sets on sale! And we are featuring a Link-Up party again this month, so if you have any of the sets, or plan to purchase them with this sale, we can't wait to see your projects!

And...so the sets are...

You're My Best Buddy

Supplies: 

PaperTrey Ink White, Black, and Pure Poppy cardstock

Echo Park happy Days 6x6 paper pack

My Creative Time You're My Best Buddy

Silhouette Store cut file

iRock and black gems

My Little Firecracker

I know I posted this layout on Monday...but I just HAD to post it again! :)

Supplies:
Bazzill White Textured cardstock
PaperTrey Ink White cardstock
The Paper Studio Vintage Nation 12x12 paper stack
My Creative Time My Little Firecracker
My Creative Time Tag Dies
Liz's PaperLoft Boutique Hemp Twine
Misc Buttons from Foof-A-La

Have Fun in the Sun

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink White and Pure Poppy cardstock
My Creative Time Have Fun in the Sun
My Creative Time Tag Dies
Peachy Keen Stamps Picnic Tablecloth Background
Peachy Keen Stamps Hot Diggity Dog
Peachy Keen Stamps Hot Diggity Dog SVG Files
Liz's PaperLoft Boutique Hemp Twine
Misc button
Misc burlap
Sheer Ribbon

Don't forget about our Link Up party, you'll have two weeks to link up your projects! We LOVE to see what you have been creating!

My Creative Time :: 3-D Wednesday!

Since it's a short week, it's already Wednesday! That means that you're here to see some fabulous 3-D projects! Emma over at My Creative Time likes to challenge her DT on Wednesday's to create any 3-D item...and for today, I chose this SUPER cute take out box from SVG Cuts and cut it with my Silhouette Cameo!

Supplies: 

PaperTreyInk Black cardstock

Echo park Essentials Collection "Upscale" 12x12 paper pack

Echo Park Happy Days 6x6 paper stack

SVG Cuts Crush On You "Take Out Box" SVG files

My Creative Time Celebrate the Good Times

Liz's PaperLoft Boutique Hemp Twine

Peachy Keen Challenge 19 :: Color Inspiration

Happy Tuesday! I'm back today with a new project for the Peachy Keen Challenge 19 :: Color Inspiration! The theme for this weeks challenge is to use the color palette in the picture.

All of my paper is miscellaneous Bazzill cardstock that I had in my scraps stash. So I don't know the actual colors. ;)

The Flower Pot Card is a cut file from My Scrap Chick, I imported it into Make The Cut and then cut it with my Silhouette Cameo. The super cute Chevron paper is a digital paper pack from VN Digital Art that I found through an Etsy Shop. 

I used the internal shadow feature to create a second layer for my "corny" little flowers. :) And of course some My Creative Time sentiments to finish it off! 

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Soft Stone and White cardstock

Bazzill White textured cardstock (for digi paper)

Misc Bazzill colored cardstock

Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight

My Scrap Chick Flower Pot Card file

My Creative Time Bloom Where You are Planted

Peachy Keen The Cornies Face Assortment

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique Hemp Twine

Misc button

I hope the rest of your Tuesday is fabulous and I'll see you back here bright and early for another My Creative Time 3-D Wednesday!

My Creative Time :: Scrappy Monday!!

Good morning! I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day. Today is the day to remember not only those who have served our country and have given the ultimate sacrifice, but all of our loved ones who can no longer be with us...those that were and are heroes to us in their own ways. :)

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself ~ Joseph Campbell

Today over at My Creative Time, it's time for another Scrappy Monday Layout Challenge! Emma is challenging us to create only layouts. For this challenge, there are only a couple simple requirements:

~ use only one picture ~

~ incorporate buttons on your project ~

And so here is the layout that I came up with! In honor of memorial day, I decided to go with a patriotic theme. 

This is my most favoritest picture of my two boys! Of course it was taken a LONG time ago, since my kiddos are now 12 and 10. But it's still and always will be my favorite.

I created the title within the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition using a font installed on my computer. I LOVE the fact that we can cut any true type fonts that we already have. :) I used the polygon tool to create the stars and then used the internal offset to create the smaller layers. I welded the words and stars together and then used the offset feature to create the shadow border. I also created the tabbed photo mat and it's layers, that I saw online a while back, but I can't for the life of me remember where. :)

Supplies: 

Bazzill White Textured cardstock

PaperTrey Ink White cardstock

The Paper Studio Vintage Nation 12x12 paper stack

My Creative Time My Little Firecracker

My Creative Time Tag Dies

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique Hemp Twine

Misc buttons from Foof-A-La

Don't forget that this is a link-up challenge! So head on over to My Creative Time to link up your own "Scrappy Monday" layouts!

Surprise!! Michelle's Sweet Birthday Blog Hop!!

Happy Friday! Today is a very special Friday, because it is the birthday of our super sweet friend and fellow crafter MICHELLE over at Scrappin' With My Bug! And we are celebrating by having this SWEET BIRTHDAY BLOG HOP! If you've come here from Crystal's blog, then you're hopping in the right direction! If you've just stumbled upon my blog, head over to Candace's blog to start at the beginning of the hop!

Happy, Happy Birthday Michelle!

I hope your day is fabulous and your have a blast spending it with your hubby and beautiful little girls. And any one else you'd like to spend it with! :)

For my "sweet" birthday project, I decided to try one of the shadow boxes in the Silhouette store. These are actually SUPER easy to make! And it turned out  fabulous!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink White cardstock

Echo Park Happy Days 6x6 paper stack

Core'dinations

Silhouette Store Shadow Box

Silhouette Store Cupcake

Jaded Blossom Sweet Celebration

Jaded Blossom Flag Dies

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique Hemp Twine

Stickles

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

And what's a blog hop without some blog candy?! Jaded Blossom is giving away the Sweet Celebration and the Gumball stamp sets to TWO lucky people!

All you have to do is comment on ALL the blogs in the hop to be entered into the giveaway! The deadline for commenting is Monday, May 28th at 8 AM PST. Make sure you leave a way for us to contact you too!
AND
There will be a third surprise prize offered to one MORE lucky person who wishes Michelle a "sweet" Happy Birthday over at Jaded Blossom!

So what are you waiting for - keep hopping!

Here is the full blog hop line-up if you need it!

Candace

Jamie

Ruthie

Stefani

Jenny

Abby

Gaby

Kim

Crystal

Jeanne - That's Me!
Raven - You're next stop!

Jaded Blossom

Flying By...

It's Thursday!! And I have another super quick post for you today using those fabulous Jaded Blossom stamps! The Bug-a-Boo stamp set just has the CUTEST little image on it! I just LOVE it!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Black and White cardstock

Echo Park This & That Charming 6x6 paper stack

Spellbinders Labels #25

Martha Stewart border punch

Glossy Accents

Stickles

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Copics

Love :: Jaded Blossom Wedding Wishes

Happy Wednesday! Today is going to be a great day! Nothing really spectacular is going on around here, just keeping a positive attitude going!

Don't forget to head on over to My Creative Time and see if you were one of the lucky winners from the May Stamp Release BLOG HOP!

For my project today, I finally got to play with some of the newest releases from Jaded Blossom! This set is called Wedding Wishes and I just LOVE the main image on it, so I naturally had to use it first. :) I decided to heat emboss the image using the VersaMark Dazzle pad and Stampin' Up white embossing powder. The Stampin' Up powder is my all time favorite embossing powder because it is much finer than other brands.

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink White, Black and White cardstock

My Mind's Eye Meadowlark 6x6 paper stack

Jaded Blossom Wedding Wishes

Spellbinders Lacey Circles

Spellbinders Standard Circles Small

Fiskars Corner punch

That's all for today - just a super quick post! Stop by tomorrow for another Jaded Blossom project!

Peachy Tuesday :: Peachy Challenge 18!!

Good morning my sweet, crafty friends! I've slacked off a little with my Peachy Tuesday projects, since I was finishing up school and had other obligations to tend to first. ;) But I'm back!

For this weeks challenge over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog, the theme is ANYTHING GOES! So in order to participate in the challenge, all you have to do is use some Peachy Keen stamps. Which is super easy, because no matter what you put a Peachy Keen stamp on, the project always looks fabulous! And so my project today is this super cute card and punny sentiment stamp by Pink By Design!

Supplies: 

PaperTrey Ink Vintage Cream cardstock

Core'dinations cardstock

Peachy Keen Stamps Tablecloth Background

Peachy keen Stamps The Cornies Face Assortment

Pink By Design You Are

My Scrap Chick Kawaii Kid Snacks SVG file

I hope the rest of your Tuesday flies by and I'll see you back here tomorrow morning, bright and early! :)

Roar! Happy Birthday Shawn Weston!

If you are looking for the My Creative Time BLOG HOP, click here!

I have a very special friend whose son turned 6 yesterday! He is celebrating today with a dinosaur themed birthday party! He and his mom made the cutest little invites for his friends at school, but unfortunately I don't have a pic of them. :)

Shawn Weston, 

I hope you have a fabulous 6th birthday! And eat some cake for me!

Supplies: 

PaperTrey Ink Vintage Cream cardstock

Stampin' Up Early Espresso cardstock

KaiserScrapbook Rough and Tough

Coordinations carstock

Spellbinders Standard Circles Small dies

Silhouette Studio: dinosaur and stars

My Pink Stamper Boy Crazy stamp set

Jaded Blossom Flag Die

My Creative Time :: May Stamp Release Blog Hop!

You've made it to Friday! Good morning my sweet crafty friends!

It's time for the My Creative Time BLOG HOP! If you've come here from Glora's blog, then you're hopping in the right direction. If you've just decided to come visit me, head on over to Emma's blog to start at the beginning! You know...you really should since there will be A FABULOUS, no wait...12 FABULOUS giveaways! And Emma will be announcing the comment and Facebook winners from this release!

Okay, so are you ready for another awesome project featuring the newest My Creative Time releases?? Today, I am showcasing those b-e-a-utiful Tag Dies! And I decided to use them in this special banner!

 

 

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Kraft and Black cardstock

Echo Park Times and Seasons 6x6 paper stack

Misc cardstock (from the Peachy Picks Club)

My Creative Time Here's Looking At You

My Creative Time What's Growing On

My Creative Time Tag Dies

Spellbinders Large Octagons Dies

Don Juan Cricut Cartridge (under pressure with shadow feature)

The sale over at My Creative Time ends May 18th at midnight!
And just for your viewing pleasure - here are all of the newest releases!

***GIVEAWAY ALERT***

In honor of Emma's birthday month, she has decided to give away 12 "surprise" gift bags full of goodies! All you have to do is leave a comment here on my blog, and for MORE chances, leave a comment on ALL the blogs in this hop! Don't forget to leave a way for us to contact you, should you be chosen as the winner! Emma will use www.random.org to pick the 12 LUCKY winners from ALL THE COMMENTS COMBINED!!! So you actually have 22 chances to win! Again, all you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for MORE chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, May 20th at midnight! Easy peasy!! GOOD LUCK!

And if you by chance get lost along the way, here is the complete blog hop order!

Emma

Amy

Cassandra

Cathryn

Cindy B.

Cindy L.

Glora

Jeanne - That's Me!

Katie - You're next stop!

Kim

Leanne

Liz

Micia

Nancy

Nikki

Rosy

Ruthie

Shar

Tracy

Trell

Veronica

Carrie

Thanks for joining for another My Creative Time stamp release...tun in next month...you know there's something even better in store!

My Creative Time May Stamp Release :: Celebrate Good Times & Tag Dies!

Good morning my super crafty friends! It's time for another peek at some of the new stamps that Emma has released (early this month) in honor of her birthday celebration. And you can't release stamps for a birthday celebration, without some birthday stamps! :)

Today, Emma and her design team are showcasing the stamp set Celebrate Good Times and those fantastic Tag dies yet again. Since I've used them on almost EVERY project, I figured I'd give that die a rest and play with my cameo for this project.

I found this super cute cake file in the Silhouette Studio library. It just fit this sentiment perfectly! 

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Vintage Cream cardstock

Echo Park Life is Good 6x6 paper stack

Coordinations cardstock

Silhouette Studio cake file

Diamond Stickles

Cuttlebug embossing folder

This wouldn't be a party without GIVEAWAYS!

With all of our samples/sneaky peeks, 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 and whatever other connections you may have! Le us know on the My Creative Time Facebook page here that you did so, OR you can just tag Emma in your post!***

Emma will randonly pick and announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop at 12:01am PST in her video. GOOD LUCK!

Log onto Facebook now and let's start spreading the word!

I hope the rest of your Thursday is fabulous!

My Creative Time May Stamp Release :: Fun Pockets & Tag Dies!

Okay have you seen enough awesomeness yet?! Well there is a ton more to come, since it's only Wednesday! We're almost half way through the week and just one day closer to the big blog hop!

Today, the design team is showcasing the new stamp set called Fun Pockets and those adorable Tag dies. I told you, you'd be seeing a lot of them!

I just love the images and sentiments on this stamp set! They are just too cute! For this project, I've used the images from the Bloom Where You Are Planted stamp set, and they fit just perfectly inside these little pockets too! :)

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink White cardstock
LilyBee Design This and That 6x6 paper stack
Coordinations cardstock
My Creative Time Bloom Where You Are Planted
Liz's Paper Loft Boutique burlap
PaperTrey Ink Twine
misc button
Copics

This wouldn't be a party without GIVEAWAYS!

With all of our samples/sneaky peeks, 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 and whatever other connections you may have! Le us know on the My Creative Time Facebook page here that you did so, OR you can just tag Emma in your post!***

Emma will randonly pick and announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop at 12:01am PST in her video. GOOD LUCK!

Log onto Facebook now and let's start spreading the word!

My Creative Time May Stamp Release :: Here's Looking at You & Tag Dies!

Good morning! I hope you are all having a fabulous Tuesday!  Can you just believe these new releases?! They just keep getting better and better! 

For today's projects we are showcasing the Here's Lookin' At You and Tag Dies! I am lovin' how all of the stamp sets include coordinating dies! It makes it so easy to create such amazing projects! And the best thing is that all of the My Creative Time stamps and dies work flawlessly on cards, tags, layouts and 3-D projects...you just can't go wrong!

And so...my project for today is a graduation card! Jennifer is basically like my little sister, (although I really do have one little sister, and that is more than enough!). We are both graduating this Friday night from our local community college. She will be graduating with an Associate's in Criminal Justice...congrats JenJen!!

Supplies: 

PaperTrey Ink White and Smokey Shadow cardstock

Reminisce "Graduation" cardstock

My Creative Time Gift Card Sentiments

My Creative Time Follow Your Dreams

Charcoal Twine from the Twinery

Black Tulle

Misc Button from my stash

Imaginisce i-Rock and black gems

This wouldn't be a party without GIVEAWAYS!

With all of our samples/sneaky peeks, 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 and whatever other connections you may have! Le us know on the My Creative Time Facebook page here that you did so, OR you can just tag Emma in your post!***

Emma will randonly pick and announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop at 12:01am PST in her video. GOOD LUCK!

Log onto Facebook now and let's start spreading the word!

My Creative Time May Stamp Release :: What's Growing On & Tag Dies!

Good morning! I hope you're all ready for some awesome sneaky peeks from Emma and her fabulous design team this week! I know I couldn't play with these stamps and dies quick enough! 

Today's sneaky peeks include the What's Growing On stamp set and Tag Dies, which I absolutely LOVE! I bet you'll see a lot of them in the next few days. :)

There's also a sneaky peek of some super yummy hemp twine that our DT sister, Liz, will be selling out of her new online boutique! AND, she is officially open for business!

And now, without making you wait any more...here's my project for today!

Supplies: 

PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock

Stampin' Up Early Espresso cardstock

VN Digital Art digital papers

Misc ribbon and button from my stash

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique Hemp Twine

This wouldn't be a party without GIVEAWAYS!

With all of our samples/sneaky peeks, 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 and whatever other connections you may have! Le us know on the My Creative Time Facebook page here that you did so, OR you can just tag Emma in your post!***

Emma will randonly pick and announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop at 12:01am PST in her video. GOOD LUCK!

Log onto Facebook now and let's start spreading the word!

Happy Mother's Day!!

 Happy Mother's Day to all those wonderful mothers out there! Just a super quick post for me today, since my family is spoiling me rotten. :)

I just want to share the cards I made for my mother, mother-in-law and my sister...and they each have s sneaky peek from the newest release over at My Creative Time!

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink White cardstock

LilyBee Design This and That 6x6 paper stack

My Creative Time Mom you Rock

My Creative Time Bloom Where you are Planted

My Creative Time Fun Pockets

Copics

Twine

Glossy Accents

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Vintage Cream cardstock

Coordinations cardstock

LilyBee Design This and That 6x6 paper stack

My Creative Time Bloom Where you are Planted

My Creative Time Mom You Rock

My Creative Time Fun Pockets

My Creative Time Tag Dies

Robert Stanley Ribbon

PaperTrey Ink Twine

Copics

Glossy Accents

Hope the rest of your Sunday is just fabulous!

My Scrap Chick :: Birdhouse Explosion Box

It's finally Friday! This week just seemed to drag on...and on...and on! I have a BRAND new project for you today! This Birdhouse Explosion Box is being released over at My Scrap Chick today! It was super easy to put together and it is soooo cute! I used Make the Cut and my Cameo to cut out all the pieces.

 My b-e-a-utiful roses are from the fabulous Miss Emma over at My Creative Time and you can purchase them HERE. They are very easy to put together and add just the perfect touch to almost any project! I also used the My Creative Time Stitched Oval die and Scallop Circle die. :) My sweet little sentiment is from the Home Sewn stamp set. 

 For the roof of the birdhouse, I cut it out three times, trimmed each piece a little bit and then added a scallop border (Stampin' Up punch) to each layer.

 I used the 12x12 My Mind's Eye Ohh La La paper pack for the patterned paper, and PaperTrey Ink for my solid colors. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend!! Thanks for stopping by my blog today!