Monday, February 29, 2016

Leap For Joy...It's Sale Time!: Blog Hop

Good morning & welcome the My Creative Time: LEAP FOR JOY SALE Blog Hop!!! This sale is for 24 hours ONLY that is going on right NOW! In honor of Leap Year, we are releasing a new set of dies! They are "Pretty Bold Numbers!"  SO MANY OF YOU purchased the Pretty Bold Letters & these new dies will coordinate with those PERFECTLY! Use the code LEAPYEAR16 at checkout to get 20% off your entire order!  Sale applies to in-stock items only! This sale will end on March 1, 2016 at 12am PST! 

 Come hop along with us for some AMAZING inspiration using this new set from the team! :)

If you have made it here from Brigit's Blog then you are in the right place. If you have just stopped by or have gotten lost along the way, please head on over to Miss Emma's blog for the full hop order. 



Did you ever type the number 07734 in your calculator and flip it over to reveal the word, hello? I used to do this all the time as a kid. Anyway, my husband and I were discussing all the words we used to type on the calculator and it inspired me to use the number dies in a not so traditional way by creating the word "hello" with them. 

For the base of my card along with the background mat, I used the Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies. Then I cut out the word "hello" in the mat using the new Pretty Bold Number Dies. I used the same dies along with some scraps to cut out the colorful letters. I inlaid each letter and then added some Wink of Stella to them to add a bit of shimmer.
 
Recollection's Card Stock
Scraps
Wink of Stella


BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!
Leave your comments on every stop for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card to the "My Creative Time" store! Don't forget to leave a way for us to contact you "just in case" YOU are the LUCKY winner!  Good Luck! 

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Please hop on over to Miss Jessica's blog


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

My Creative Time: Inspire Me Wednesday

Hi, today is Inspire Me Wednesday over on the My Creative Time blog.

I found my inspiration on Pinterest of these amazing stamped wood chips by the talented Jennifer McGuire. You can find the link HERE. She is so creative and so inspirational!

When I saw her creations it gave me the idea to create some of my own using the adorable new Home Sweet Home Stamp Set along with a couple other great MCT sets.


I found small little wood chips at Hobby Lobby. I really like how they already had the rope hangers on them. They didn't have a ton of room on them for stamping but that is ok, since I just wanted to create a fun little scene on each one.

I used all of the mushroom stamps from the Home Sweet Home Stamp Set to stamp on each of the wood chips. I wish I had the amazing Prisma Colored Pencils she used but I had to make do with the Pentalic Water Color Pencils I had on hand. I then colored each one and filled the dots in with a White Gel Pen. I then stamped and paper pieced the little grass images from the same set.

Next, I masked a couple of the mushrooms to stamp on the adorable little lady bugs from the Hey There Little Lady Stamp Set. I know lady bugs are usually red but I wanted to add some color. So for this project they are yellow and blue.

 The wood chip with the smaller mushrooms still had a bit of space at the top and I knew I wanted to add a butterfly some how. So I used the little butterfly from the Chunky Jar Accessories Stamp Set. This is a solid image and when I stamped it on it just didn't look right compared to the other images. So I used a Memento Tuxedo Black pen to outline the butterfly to match the other images.

I added some moss I had on hand to the bottom to really give the images some life. I finished each one by adding some Clear: Wink of Stella to the each image.

Mine may have not be as amazing as hers but I love how they turned out! I'm so grateful for her wonderful inspiration and tutorial she shared. These will be so fun to give away or to add to my plants this summer. Looking forward to creating more in the future!

Products Used: 
Hey There Little Lady Stamp Set
Home Sweet Home Stamp Set
Chunky Jar Accessories Stamp Set

Pentalic Watercolor Pencils
Woodpile Fun!: Natural Bark Ovals
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink & Pen
Memento Tangelo Ink
White Gel Pen
Wink of Stella
Dollar Tree Moss

Thank you so much for stopping by!

For more design team inspiration, please head on over to Miss Emma's blog.

Friday, February 19, 2016

My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release: Blog Hop


If you have made it here from Brigit's wonderful blog, then you are in the right place. If you have just stopped by or gotten lost along the way, please head on over to Miss Emma's Blog.

Today for the hop, I am featuring the More Stitched Edges on my card along with some other wonderful MCT products!



I decided to used the new Edges along with the new adorable Home Sweet Home Stamp Set to create  a fun little scene for this pretty thank you card. I used the curved one for the grass, the hill one for the bottom edges of the card, and the cloud one for inky clouds in the sky. I really love how it turned out!!


Products Used: 
More Stitched Edges Dies
Home Sweet Home Stamp Set
Bunch of Stitched Doily Dies
Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies
Bunch of Fun Circle Dies
Way To Go Stamp Set
Stitched Pretty Flowers and Leave Dies

Cricut

Copic Markeres
Tim Holtz's Broken China Distress Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Recollection's Card Stock
Recollection's Vellum
American Crafts Everyday Pattern Paper
Clear Wink of Stella






"FREEBIE DIE"




Starting THIS Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "In Stitchesdie. It will be given to the FIRST 150 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 150 shoppers it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping. Once 150 shoppers come through, this stamp & die set will be available for purchase. So, if it’s for sale in the store, you are not one of the 150. No exceptions will be made. This freebie set is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!


 ***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***
For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the MORE chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner!

***SALE ALERT***
ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW here:http://shop.my-creative-time.com/New-Release_c40.htm! Use the code: FEB2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, February 26, 2016 @midnight PST. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Now please hop on over to Jessica's beautiful blog!

Thursday, February 18, 2016

My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release: Sneak Peeks Day 4

Hi and welcome to the final day of sneak peeks for the My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release

Today we are sneaking the fabulous new More Stitched Edges Dies. These new dies are so fun!! I decided to create a cute little scene with a couple of the new edges as well as some other wonderful MCT stamp sets. 



I really love how the Home Sweet Home Stamp SetFall Friends Stamp Set, and More Stitched Edges Dies all coordinate so well together! It made making my little scene so easy!!

The new edges are so much fun to work with and the possibilities are endless with them!! I'm really thankful Emma created them!! I love them and I just know you all will too!!



Products Used: 
  More Stitched Edges Dies
Home Sweet Home Stamp Set
Fall Friends Stamp Set
Stitched Square Dies Inside and Out

Copic Markers
Tim Holtz's Broken China Distress Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Versamark Ink
Recollection's Snow Embossing Powder
Recollection's Card Stock
Darice Woodgrain Embossing Folder
White Pearl Sequins

**Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a 
way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Thank you for stopping by!!

For more design team inspiration using today's sneak, please head on over to Miss Emma's Blog

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release: Sneak Peeks: Day 3

Hi and welcome to day 3 of sneak peeks for the My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release.

Today we are sneaking the new Pretty Bold Letter Dies. This is such a fun font!! I love them!!

These new letters will look great on your cards, scrapbook layouts, and project life pages.


I had some fun creating a fun background using the Mad for Plaid Stamp Set to go along with the Pretty Bold Letter Dies for my simple card.


Products Used: 

Recollection's Card Stock and Vellum
Colorbox Inks
Recollection's Clear Embossing Powder
White Gel Pen 
Glossy Accents
Clear Glitter

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

For more design team inspiration for today's sneak, please head on over to Miss Emma's blog

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release: Sneak Peeks Day 2

Hi and welcome to day 2 of sneak peeks for the My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release

Today we are sneaking the adorable new Home Sweet Home Stamp Set. This set is just so cute!!


I love these adorable little mushrooms and all the fabulous sentiments that go along with them!! I know you all will too!!


Products Used:

Cricut
White Gel Pen
Copic Markers
Recollection's Card Stock
Tim Holtz's Broken China Distress Ink
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a 
way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

For more design team inspiration, please head on over to Miss Emma's Blog. 

Monday, February 15, 2016

My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release: Sneak Peeks: Day 1

Hi, and welcome to day 1 of sneak peeks for the My Creative Time: 52nd Edition Release! Today, we are the sneaking the fabulous In Stitches Die (Release Freebie) along with the beautiful You're My Lucky Charm Stamp Set. 



When I saw the fun new freebie die, I automatically thought of baseball stitching. So I created a frame using the In Stitches Die (Release Freebie). Then by taking just a regular red ink pen I went back over each stitch to make them look like red baseball stitches. I really love how the red stitches compliment the adorable little boy from the You're A Hit Valentine Stamp Set.



Products Used:

Recollection's Card Stock
Red Pen
Copic Markers
Memento: Tuxedo Black and Rhubarb Stalk Inks
White Gelly Roll Pen
Inkadinkado Chalk Ink




I love creating these fun rainbow jars for St. Patrick's Day. I even get my kids involved by separating the Skittles colors out. Though I have to make sure they don't eat too many in the process or the jars would never get filled. :) 

I thought the You're My Lucky Charm Stamp Set would create an awesome tag that I could add to the jar. It is the perfect touch and how gorgeous is the silhouette? I love this beautiful new stamp set. I know you will too!!


Products Used:
Holiday Tags Stamp and Die Set

Recollection's Card Stock
Recollection's Gold, Black, and Pesto Embossing Powders
Versamark Ink
Target Jar
Skittles
Rollo's
Celebrate 360: Ribbon


***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a 
way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

For more design team inspiration for today sneaks, please head on over to Miss Emma's Blog

Monday, February 8, 2016

My Creative Time: Scrapping The Little Things: First Fish

Hi, today is Scrapping the Little Things over on the My Creative Time Blog. I created a Smash Book page to share of the first fish my son ever caught. He was so excited to finally go fishing and catch a fish!! 

So I've been wanting to create a page to commemorate this special day!! Thankfully Emma had created the perfect products that complimented his photo!! They made it so easy and fun to put together!



My Creative Time Products:
Fun Stitched Tag Dies (Banner Tag)
Be Awesome Stamp Set(Tape Die Cuts)
You're A Great Catch Stamp Set(Goldfish, Fish Hook/Fishing Line, and You Are Reely Awesome)
Alpha Pack Stamp Set(Lake Ellis '15 and 1st Fish)
Stitched Tab Die(Photo Tab)

Other Products Used: 
SVG Cutting Files: Fisherman
Copic Markers
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
White Gelly Roll Pen
Recollection's Card Stock

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

For more design team inspiration, please head on over to Miss Emma's Blog

Friday, February 5, 2016

MCT: 48 Hour Flash Sale: Blog Hop

Good morning & welcome to another "My Creative Time: 48 Hour Flash Sale Blog Hop!"  If you have made it here from Brigit's Blog then you are in the right place. If you have just stopped by or have gotten lost along the way please head on over to Emma's Blog for the full hop order. 

Today we have a special FLASH sale going on because we have 2 new items that is available NOW for sale HERE!  Since we just celebrated our 5 year anniversary, Emma thought..... "Why should we end the party now......right?"
Don't forget to use the code FLASH at checkout to receive 20% off your ENTIRE (in-stock) purchase!
Sale is happening NOW (Friday, Feb 5, 2016) & will end on Sunday, Feb 7, 2016 at 7am PST! 


For my first card, I used the new Stitched Hearts Background! You are going to love this one just as much as the Circle Stitched Pattern Background Die! Such a pretty background to add to any card or project!!
       


Products Used: 

Recollection's White, Pink, and Dark Pink Card Stock
Recollection's Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder
Recollection's Gold Paper
Versamark Ink

For my second card, I used the new Mad For Plaid Stamp Set!  The possibilities are endless with this set!! Love how you can easily create a unique background for your card!! Definitely another must have!!




Products Used: 

Cricut and George and Basic Shapes Cartridge 
Recollection's Purple Card Stock
Core' Dinations White Card Stock
Recollection's Vellum
White Gelly Roll Pen
Colorbox Pigment Inks
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink





Mad For Plaid

Stitched Hearts Background



BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!
Leave your comments on every stop for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card to the "My Creative Time" store! Don't forget to leave a way for us to contact you "just in case" YOU are the LUCKY winner!  Good Luck! 

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Please head on over to Jessica's wonderful blog!