Wednesday, May 30, 2012

My Creative Time 3D Wednesday

Hello to all My Creative Times friends! Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a fabulous week so far! Last Friday was the kids last day of school and I wanted to make something special for my daughters teacher. It took me a little while to make but it was well worth it. I love this paper line and I love that MCT stamps go perfectly well with them. I used the My Teacher Rocks Stamp Set. How perfect is this???? I used the stamps throughout the album. I also used MCT Rolled Flower Dies on my front cover! I hope she loved it as much as I did! I did a tutorial on this album a while back but I have to give credit to my sister-in-law who taught me how to make them. 






Recipe:
Graphic 45 ABC Primer Paper Collection
Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Mania folder
Stampin Up Antique Brads
Black Americana Paint

Here is the tutorial. Make sure you mute the music down below.


Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a crafty day! Hugs!!

Friday, May 18, 2012

Blog Hop May Release at MCT



Happy Friday everyone!! Its finally here!! Today is MCT's May Release Blog Hop!! I know most have youve seen Emma's new release but now we get to show case all of the wonderful stamps! I get so excited about release week because there is alway a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Emma will be announcing the winners of her 12 goody bags on May 23rd! You still have until the 20th to leave your comments.  I want to stop and thank each and every one of you for joining us this week and leaving such lovely comments! 


I want to share this mini album I made using the MCT Tag Dies set. I cut them out of canvas fabric! I made a video to explain the whole album. I also made a video show casing the Smash Book I made! Don't forget to mute the music down below. Enjoy!









Recipe:
Graphic 45 Old Curiosity Shop Paper

Tag Mini Album



Smash  Book


Line Up:


***GIVEWAY 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 & for MORE CHANCES, leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop!  Also leave a way for us to contact you!  Emma will use 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!:) Come back on May 23rd to see if you have been chosen!! Again. Thank you very much! Big hugs to you all!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

May Stamp Release at MCT Day #4


Hello to all My Creative Time friends! I hope you are having a fabulous week so far! Today is day #4 of the May Sneak Peek at MCT and we have more projects to share today!! YAY!!  Today  I wanted to show another layout using Miss Emma's stamps. As you have seen in the past, my layouts have been very detailed but they can also be very simple. I love that there is a stamp for almost any layout! I made this fun 12 by 12 layout of my kids enjoying some yogurt. I used the Celebrate Good Times stamp set for the sentiment. Emma also has an ice cream cone die which I used on my previous project. This is a perfect release for the season!




Recipe:

Cut and Paste K & Company Paper
SEI Aunt Gertis Garden Stickers


This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!

With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)


Don't for get to leave some love on the design team blogs! And please come back for our blog hop tomorrow! Big crafty hugs!!!!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

May Stamp Release at MCT Day #3

Hi all! Welcome to day three of the My Creative Time Sneak Peeks!  Are you ready for some more sneak peeks??? Im having way too much fun with this stamp set that I went a little out of my norm. I actually used fun colors and not my old or vintage style. My daughter recently watched the movie "Judy Moody" and asked me if we could come up with a list of things to do during the summer. I thought it would be cute if we could make a scrapbook of our summer days in one book. Well, we got started a little early since she was so excited about this project. I used Emma's stamps through out this Smash journal and I think they went perfect with our summer theme!  I sprayed glimmer mist on the front of the journal and added the glasses die from What's Growing On set. I also stamped flowers from the Bloom Where You are Planted and colored them with my Tim Holt distress markers.


Today we are featuring these cute little pockets from the Fun Pockets Stamp set. I am so in love with these cute little pockets! 









This is such a great summer project for the kids. I love that we could use MCT stamps and dies for the whole book. I used up a lot of my paper scraps left over from other projects and packaging from things I buy (Did you notice the Prima flower and EK success packaging?Oh and a few misspelled words? LOL) This is also a great way to get your scrapbook pages done without having to fill up a whole 12 by 12 layout! And there are no rules and no mistakes! Ok make sure you go get your stamps now because the sale ends May 18th!

Recipe:
What's Growing On
Celebrate Good Times
Tag Dies
Bloom Where You are Planted
Fun Pockets Stamp Set
Paper scraps
Washi Tape
Thickers

This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)


Thanks for stopping by!! Hugs!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

May Stamp Release at MCT Day #2


Welcome to day #2 of the May Stamp Release at My Creative Time!! Im so excited to share this project because I LOVE IT! I used Emma's new Tag Dies Set and Im in love with them!! I made these cute little tags for my daughter and her friends up coming 8th grade promotion. I hand cut the polaroid frames out of cereal boxes and layered it over the tag. I used twine from our very own DT member Miss Liz's new online store. (love her store!) I just love how they turned out! What do you think?



Recipe:
Here's Looking at You
Tag Dies
Prima Paper Collection (scraps)
Liz's Paper Boutique Twine
Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink


This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)
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There is still so much more to show you but this is only a glimpse of what you can do with this stamp set! There are tons more ideas on the design teams blogs so make sure you check it out! Oh and don't forget to leave a comment! Big crafty hugs to you all!


Monday, May 14, 2012

May Stamp Release at My Creative Time

Welcome to day one of the May Stamp Release at My Creative Time. As you know Emma has come out with another awesome Stamp release..She has been posting a few videos on Youtube and has posted them on her blog and Facebook. Please make sure to check them out because I have to admit, this is one of my favorite releases! There are five new stamp sets and they all come with dies!! They are to DIE for! Hee hee! Anyway, for my project today, I used the What's Growing On stamp set to create a canvas for my daughter. She is obsessed with mustaches so I made her a few mustache straws.  When we went to lunch, the girls had to give them a try. How cute is this picture!! The die is also from  the Whats Growing On stamp set. The sentiment is perfect for this! I was not in love with this project but there are no mistakes in crafting! Did you see the blinged out stash! lol.

 



Recipe:
What's Growing On stamp/die set
Stampin Up Paper Collection
Frog Feathers Trim
Black Acrylic Paint
Buttons
Burlap


This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!
With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)
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Please make sure to stop by each day this week for more sneak peaks! Also make sure you visit the design team for more crafty ideas! Big crafty hugs!


Thursday, May 10, 2012

Emma's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop




Welcome to Emma's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!!!! YAY! We wanted to celebrate Miss Emma's Birthday with a surprise blog hop!  If you came from Micia's blog, you are in the right place!! I wanted to give Emma a special gift for her birthday so I gave her the Spring Time mini album I made using her stamps. If you want a peek at it please check it out. Included in her gift, I made a card holder using the Embossed Gift Card Holder Die. For my sentiment, I used the More Gift Card Sentiments stamp set. I then made a flower using the Flower Petal Die. I really hope she likes her gift! 






I want thank Emma from the bottom of my heart for being such a kind and generous person. She is such a beautiful person inside and out. Emma is one of the hardest workers that I know and everything she does shows gratefully. I am honored to be on her design team and having her as a friend as well. To kick off this celebration we will be having a giveaway for this blog hop. Please make sure to comment on each blog to be entered for a chance to win some of the best stamps you will ever own! This is whats up for grabs!

The  Blog hop Give away is:



Up next is Nikki's blog. 

Here is the line up:

Nancy
Nikki
Rosy
Ruthie
Shar
Tracy

Trell

Don't forget the Throwback Thursday challenge is going on now on Emma's blog.  Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to wish Emma a Happy Birthday!! Big hugs to you all!!!!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday Madness..Imagine That

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! I'm excited to share a layout with you using My Creative Time Stamps. Today is a "Monday Madness..Imagine That" at My Creative which means its time for you to pull out your Imagine!!! I love these challenges because I get to use my machines which sometimes get pushed to the side. Today's challenge is to create a project using the sketch below and your Cricut Imagine. If you do not have an Imagine, feel free to use any patterned paper. Instead of using the printing feature on my Imagine, I used one of the preloaded shapes in the Imagine.  When I saw the sketch, I knew I had seen a similar shape. I added a bit of my style to the layout but was able to incorporate it  into this sketch challenge. I love how it turned out. The best part was the sentiment! It went perfect with the layout! The "Good Times" sentiment is from the Cherish This Moment stamp set.  I  loooooooove this set!! Of course I had to add some flowers..I used my favorite MCT Die, The Flower Pedel Die

Here is the sketch! 





Graphic 45 Once Upon a Spring Time Paper
Prima Flowers
Martha Stewart Punches
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Stampin Up Antique Brads

I hope you liked todays project. Don't forget to link up your project on Emma's blog. The deadline is May 20th!  Have fun and I hope you have a fabulous week! Big Crafty hugs!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

3D Wednesday at My Creative Time


Welcome to another 3D Wednesday at My Creative Time!! We are having some crazy weather here in California! First it's raining and then its over 90 degrees! So while I'm adjusting to this weather, I am playing with all of My Creative Time stamps! Mother's day is around the corner and I wanted  to share this frame I altered using My Creative Time Dies and Stamps. This would make a cute gift for any mother. I picked up the wooden frame from Walmart for a dollar. I then primed it with Gesso and rubbed pick and blue paint around the edges. I used my scraps of paper left from the Echo Park Collection "This and That". It was very simple..I just ripped the papers and then distressed them using TH Distress ink. I adhered them using the Glue and Seal from Inkssentials. Did you see the textured flowers? After I cut my flowers out using the Flower Petal Die (my favorite die!!), I used the negative as a stencil and painted it with Snow Tex and a little bit of craft paint. After the frame dried, I added more paint by rubbing it in with my fingers. I think it came out cute. The sentiment is from the My Favorite Sayings set..I thought this went perfect with the photo of me and my daughter..What do you think?






Recipe:
Americana Paint
Glossy AccentTim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Echo Park This and That paper collection
Wooden Florishes Kaiser Crafts
Inkssentials Glue n' Seal
Snow Tex

Don't forget to link up your project for todays 3D Wednesday! And please visit the Design team for more creative ideas! Big crafty Hugs!