The secret to staying young...

Who's up for yet another birthday card? You can never have enough birthday cards...ever. :) This one I made for my sister-in-law, whose birthday is this Wednesday.

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Kraft and Vintage Cream cardstock

PaperTrey Ink Dark Chocolate felt

Simple Stories Happy Day 6x6 paper stack

My Creative Time All Around Birthday Time

My Creative Time Wow, So Many Candles

Stampin' Up Border punch

Stampin' Up Notebook border punch

Stampin' Up tag punch

My Creative Time Stitched Scallop and Circle dies

The Imagine and a birthday card!

I'm just a little late in posting this birthday card, but wanted to share it anyway! I used my Imagine for this project. The designs and colors were all printed from the Imagine More cartridge.

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Kraft and Dark Chocolate cardstock

PaperTrey Ink Birthday Bash Sentiments stamp set

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Stampin' Up Rhinestones

Stampin' Up Early Espresso Ink

I love how the Imagine makes it so easy to create a fabulous project. All of the solid and patterns on the cartridge coordinate and look fabulous together. It's super easy to print and cut, and I think that the cutting is actually better on the Imagine than on my regular Cricut Expression. The ink seems to last a very long time, I've had my Imagine since September of last year and I have not had to change the ink yet. :)

A "peachy" birthday card!

Good morning! 

I've got another project for you today and I used TWO fabulous stamp companies for this birthday card...My Creative Time AND Peachy Keen Stamps!

I am on a roll making these pocket cards. I found the tutorial for them on Split Coast Stampers. 

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Lemon Tart, Spring Moss, Orange Zest, Vintage Cream and 

Spring Rain cardstock

Stampin' Up Just Add Cake designer paper

Stampin' Up Wild Wasabi textured cardstock

Fiskars border punch

My Creative Time Gift Card Sentiments

My Creative Time Wow, So Many Candles

Peachy Keen Stamps Cornies Face Assortment

My Creative Time :: Throwback Thursday Challenge!!

Guess what?! It's time for another Throwback Thursday challenge over at My Creative Time! For this weeks challenge Emma would like us to use our Cricuts, any older Cricut cartridge, and create anything with a BUG theme! 

I found this super cute little ladybug on the Kate's ABC cartridge on page 49. I didn't want the rest of the "scene" that comes with the cut, so I cut it off and then cut out the little legs. The card base is from Lacy Labels and was welded with my Gypsy. I used PaperTrey Ink for the solid colors, Echo Park "A Walk in the Park" 6x6 paper stack for the pattern. I embossed the light Spring Moss cardstock with the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder. Although, it's kind of hard to see with the pic. :) The grass is cut with the Martha Stewart border punch.

The super cute little tag is from the MCT Build A Banner kit and the sentiment from the "My Favorite Sayings" stamp set. You can view all of Emma's stamps and dies HERE.

You can also view all of the details about this challenge HERE and you might want to join in and link up your project! This is the Throwback Thursday challenge right before the big release next week, and you know what that means! One lucky person who enters has the chance to win the ENTIRE RELEASE!!

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

My Creative Time :: 3-D Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday!! Today over at My Creative Time, it's time for another 3-D Wednesday! That means that the design team is showcasing any 3-D project!

For my project today, I decided to spice up one of the kraft boxes I just received from Trendy Twine. I added some paper from The Paper Studio "Oops A Daisy" paper stack. It's cut a 1/4" smaller than the box sides, and I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Ink. The flower is cut from the Cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge with the same coordinating papers. I can't believe that this was the first time I used that cartridge for a full flower, I LOVE the way it turned out! I spritzed the flower with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist and the leaves with Lily Pad Glimmer Mist.

The saddle stitched ribbon is Celebrate It from Hobby Lobby (I believe).

The sentiment is from the My Creative Time "Mom You Rock" stamp set and I used the Fancy frame stamp and die set for the tag. 

Valentine Treats and Jaded Blossom Stamps!

I needed some super easy treat ideas for my kiddos classmates for Valentine's Day. Since kids just rip into the paper/wrappers to get to the candy, wanted to do something that they couldn't really destroy, but just slip the candy out of. :) Then I came across Liz's blog post over at Liz's Paper Loft. I just love this little treat pouch, and it's easy enough to make a ton without any die cutting. This was my solution, since I had to make 56 of them! 

I basically did the same treat pouch as Liz did, only I made mine 5x5 squares to start off with, and then I used my Cropodile to cut a hole in the middle for the sucker. 

Don't these new Jaded Blossom stamps go perfect with them?! I used the Valentine Treats and Love Bites stamp sets. My kiddos picked the sentiments...I hope no one gets offended by the Bite Me sucker treats! 

I found the paper at my local scrapbook store, and can't even remember the name of it. I chose this cute monster paper for the boys. :o)

My Creative Time :: Monday Madness...Imagine That!

Good MONDAY morning! Glad to have you all back for another Monday Madness...Imagine That! For today's project I am showcasing a My Creative Time stamp set called Many Greetings. You can view and purchase this stamp set (along with all of the MCT stamps and dies) HERE. 

This card is on page 22 of the Imagine More Cards Cricut cartridge. I cut it so it was right about the size of an A2 card.  The image on the front and the butterfly were part of different images on this same cartridge. I used some miscellaneous pearls that I had on hand, PaperTrey Ink twine and faux stitching to finish it off. 

I also wanted to print some patterns for the inside of my card to make it coordinate with the front side. 

That's all for today! Don't forget to stop by the other designers blogs and get some more inspiration for using your Imagines!

And...if you haven't heard already, Emma has added two new designers to the team! 

Amy Crockett

Kim Harris

Don't forget to stop by and show them some love!