Wednesday, January 28, 2015

You're My Most Favorite....{Trendy Twine Candy Tin}

Good Morning everyone!
 I am up on the Trendy Twine blog today with another sweet treat :)

 Have you started making Valentine's Day treats yet?
Need some more inspiration??
 I have another fun gift giving idea to share using a Candy Tin and the newly released Pinkberry Sorbet Trendy Twine!
These Candy Tin's from the Trendy Twine store are perfect for adding wrapped chocolate nuggets. I was able to fill my tin with 12 chocolates, wrapping each one in a piece of 1x3" designer paper from We Are Memory Keepers. Next to decorate the outside of the  tin, I wrapped a piece of beautiful White 7/8" Embroidery Satin Ribbon around the tin and tied it in a bow.
For my sentiment, I used both a stamp set and some dies from My Creative Time. I wanted to add more than just a twine bow to hold my tag onto my tin, so I die cut a small heart into the top layer of my tag. Next using small pieces of Pinkberry Sorbet Trendy Twine, I added them to the back of my twine so it covered the entire die cut.  The color of the twine fills the die cut so beautifully, don't you think??? This is one of my favorite techniques when playing around with my twine.
To finish off my project, I tied the tag onto the ribbon using a double bow of Pinkberry Sorbet Trendy Twine  and added some matching enamel dots.

My Creative Time Products Used:
Best Bots Forever
Just Tags
Stitched Heart Layering Dies

Trendy Twine Products Used:

Additional Products Used:
We Are Memory Keepers Designer Paper
Enamel Dots

Make sure to check out the Trendy Twine store for more awesome Valentine's Day specials
You can see all the twine sale items HERE

New to Trendy Twine??? Check out the other places where we share our projects .....
Trendy Twine Blog~ HERE
and the
Trendy Twine Facebook page~ HERE
Don't forget to visit the 
 new and improved, packed with tons of product
 Store HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by.
 I hope you have enjoyed my project and have a great Wednesday!

Monday, January 26, 2015

MCT......Scrapping the Little Things {February Project Life}

Good Morning everyone!!
Welcome to "Scrapping the Little Things" with My Creative Time
where we share Project Life, Smash book or Scrapbook LO's using MCT stamps and dies!

Ok I have to admit that I am not much of a scrapbooker, I am trying and....I do however hope to change that a bit for this year and I will continue working on adding to my PL book. Right now it is pretty empty except for the past projects I have done for My Creative Time BUT I am going to put it on my list of projects to do at least once a month. I will share my PL cards for January (when I finish them..LOL) but my project for today is my February PL cards. I hope to get some pictures of my boys and maybe ever a family picture to add to these.
I have to keep telling myself that an overload of embellishing for these cards do not necessarily mean they look better. Right??? I am actually pretty proud of the way these turned out. Can not wait to add some pictures too :)
So let me walk you through them.
The first card uses the new Heart 2 Heart Love Frame and I popped it up using some foam pop dots. My hope is to maybe get a picture of me and the hubs to slide into it. I added the date using the Fun Number Dies and for some added texture on the heart, I stamped the Grainy Wood Background onto it.
The next 2 cards are the ones that I will add the pictures of my boys to. They are simple 3x4 Journal cards with 2 of the new Heart 2 Heart Love Frame dies on them. 
The final card is my favorite maybe :) I used the Social Media Die to hastag my sentiment...how fun is that! I again used the same heart from the new release....LOVE it.... and placed it on 2 Bunch of Fun Circle Dies. I then added the sentiment to the Stitched Decorative Banner Die and embellished with some enamel dots.

My Creative Time Products Used:

Other Products Used:
Becky Higgins PL Page
Kraft, Red, White cardstock
Fancy Pants~Love Note Designer Paper
foam pop dots
enamel dots

That is all I have for now.... I really hope you have enjoyed my PL page!
Make sure you head on over to My Creative Time to see what the rest of the DT made!
I know the inspiration is AWESOME!!!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT Monday!!!

Linking this up to:
Bimini Moose~Anything Goes Pocket Scrapbooking Challenge

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Have a Sweet Valentine's Day.......{Tag it Tuesday w/MCT}

Good Morning and welcome to 
Tag it Tuesday w/My Creative Time!

Today the DT will be sharing tag projects using of course My Creative Time stamps and dies!
Since Valentine's Day is fast approaching, I thought I would share some sweet Valentine treats using 2 newly released stamp and die sets. Hopefully for all you MCT fan's, this will give you another fun ans easy idea for when your HAPPY MAIL arrives :)

So here is what I made....
I LOVE making candy sticks and adding a fun tag to the tops. Not only do they look awesome but give alittle extra surprise to the person receiving them. For these, I started out using the Just Tags Dies, cutting the bottom layer using kraft cardstock and the top layer using pink polka dot paper. Next I used the new heart die from the Heart 2 Heart Love Frame and die cut 3 using some red cardstock.  I popped the hearts up onto the center of the tags and then arranged the sentiments to fit around the heart. I used the sentiments from the new You Make My Heart Smile stamp set, placing one on top of the heart and the other below the heart. Next I used the banner die from the Just Simply Live set and die cut that out using white cardstock. My "valentine" sentiment fit perfectly across that die!

Here is another angle of the tags. Simple to put together and perfect for class parties or to give to the kiddo's :)

And here is what the candy sticks look like all put together. I added some holiday M & M's to the skinny candy bags and then tied the tags to the tops of the bags using some Cherry Cupcake Trendy Twine. 

I used the current MCT Designer's Challenge picture for my inspiration. Pulling the kraft, pink and red colors from the picture as well as the heart :)
Here are the details for this challenge~ You still have plenty of time to play along!!!
~Please use the following photo inspiration or the sketch (you can see the sketch HERE) OR you can use BOTH!
~Project must feature at least ONE My Creative Time product.
~ You can make any project of your choice.
~ Deadline for challenge will be on Feb 3, 2015 @ midnight PST.

My Creative Time Products Used:
Heart 2 Heart Love Frame
You Make My Heart Smile
Just Tags
Just Simply Live

Other Products Used:
Trendy Twine~ Cherry Cupcake
Trendy Twine~Skinny Candy Bags
Red, White, Kraft Cardstock
Recollections Pink Polka Dot designer paper

Well that it all I have to share :)
  Make sure you head on over to My Creative Time to see what the rest of the Design Team has created.
Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT Tuesday!

Friday, January 16, 2015

MCT 39th New Release Blog Hop!

Good Morning 
and 
Welcome to the much anticipated 
39th New Release from My Creative Time!

This week has been so much fun with the DT sharing amazing projects and inspiration! But we have one more day of AWESOME~NESS! 

Now you should be coming from the VERY talented
but if you are just stopping in, make sure to head back to the start~ the AMAZING 
You are not going to want to miss a thing! She really ROCKED this release (well she always does, doesn't she?? Of course!!)

Today I get to showcase this releases FREEBIE stamp set~ 
I Love You Beary Much 
along with the new 
 Bear Dies
All the details on how you can get this set for free is listed at the bottom of my post..but if you have been following all the sneaks this week I am sure you have purchased your new release already before even hopping along....RIGHT?!?! It is another must have for sure!!

Here is my hop project.....I hope you think it is as sweet as I do :)
When I saw the "Hello honey" sentiment on the freebie stamp set, I immediately though of some honey sticks I just purchased at the store. I packaged them up to add to a tea basket for a friend. I used the Just Tags die, cut the bottom layer in kraft cardstock and added the top layer using some honeycomb designer paper from Recollections. Next I stamped my sentiment (from the I Love You Beary Much set) and added some gold enamel dots to the bottom.
Using the new Bear Dies, the teddy bear from the Beary Special Thoughts Stamp Set and some white cardstock, I stamped the bear and then die cut him out. I added some color to him using my copic markers and then popped him up onto the front of my tag. 
To finish my gift set up, I wrapped 4 honey sticks with some yellow sheer ribbon and tied the tag with a bow to the front.
A cute and fun way to give otherwise boring honey sticks.....right??!

Now for all the fun stuff............
"FREEBIE STAMP"

For our "Freebie" stamp for this release, we are giving away this ADORABLE stamp "I Love You Beary Much" to the FIRST 200 shoppers! YEP, you heard that right, this stamp will go to the FIRST 200 shoppers for FREE! You do NOT have to add it in your cart, Emma & her shipping crew will automatically include it in your pkg, ONLY to the first 200 shoppers! IF you happen to come through AFTER the 200th shopper, no worries because this stamp will be available for sale! 
Emma, knows there will be questions on whether YOU made the first 200? 
AFTER the 200 shoppers come through, then you will see this set available for PURCHASE along w/the new release items! 

UPDATE ON FREEBIE STAMP!!!
It is now 11:30am PST & our 200th shopper came through!!! If your invoice number is between 14463 - 14664, YOU are the LUCKY shoppers who will be receiving this stamp set in your HAPPY MAIL! :) THANK YOU & I CAN'T WAIT to see what you ALL create w/this new release!! xoxo

IF you are interested in this "I Love You Beary Much" stamp set, it is available now HERE for sale! Please remember, this set is NOT included w/the Entire Release Bundle….it is 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 better chance 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! Use the code: JAN2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, January 23rd @midnight PST. 

And here is the whole release!

  

BLOG HOP LINE UP
Emma 
Brigit
Cindy
Emily
Jessica~ ME~
Katie 
Kim
Liz 
Lucia 
Nikki 
Ruthie 
Veronica 
Audrey ~ Guest Designer


Well your time with me is up... your next stop along the hop is the super sweet and very talented
Katie 
Thanks so much for hopping along with us and have a GREAT Friday!!!

Don't forget about commenting on each day's projects! There is an AMAZING prize to be won...the details on below :)



Thursday, January 15, 2015

MCT 39th New Release Day 4 Sneaks

Good Morning and welcome to Day 4 of sneaks for the new
My Creative Time 39th Release!

Today is the last day of sneaks before the big reveal and Blog Hop tomorrow!!
I hope you have been enjoying all the inspiration the DT has been sharing!!! Well it is not over yet....
Today the DT is showcasing the new sets~
Best Bots Forever & Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies

I have a sneak of one of the sets in my project today...the adorable Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies. Here is my card....Hope you like it!
For this card, I started with a piece of Kraft cardstock, a layer of white cardstock and then a piece of pattern paper die cut using my FAVORITE die the Stitched Rectangular Frame Die. Then using the new hearts from the Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies, I die cut 2 hearts in red pattern paper, one heart in gray pattern paper and the "love" layer in some pretty white and pink pattern paper. I arranged them on my card, popping the center heart up with some foam pop dots. To keep the sentiment simple, I die cut the "U" using the Lowercase Fun Dies.
Here is another angle of my card. I added dimension to the "U" as well and placed some silver enamel dots for the finishing touches.

MCT Products Used:
Heart 2 Heart Love Frame Dies (New Release)

Other Products Used:
White, Kraft cardstock
My Minds Eye~Lost & Found Heirloom
pop dots
Silver enamel dots

***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 in her video!
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 better chance 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!;)

Commenting on every DT members project all week also enters you to win this AMAZING prize... Emma  is going to make one MCT fan happy every month for the whole year!!! So make sure to stop by the My Creative Time blog for a link to each designer who is sharing a project each day! 


Thanks so much for stopping by today and I will see you all back here tomorrow for the Big Reveal and Blog Hop!
Make sure to check out the rest of the AMAZING inspiration! 
You can see it all over on the My Creative Time blog!

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

MCT 39th New Release Day 3 Sneaks

Good Morning and welcome to Day 3 of sneaks for the new
My Creative Time 39th Release!
What did you think of yesterday's sneaks and projects??? AWESOME right!!!!
Can't wait to share today's projects! You are going to LOVE them to pieces :)

The DT will be showcasing the new sets....
The Last Pieces of Our Family & Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies
OMG you are going to flip when you see these..... LOL They are AWESOME!
So for today I have 2 more cards to share....hope you like them!!!

For my first card, I went CAS to show off those adorable new puzzle pieces. Aren't they fun??? There are 4 in this set and when put together make a square. I used 2 of the puzzle pieces and stamped the "you" and "me" on each piece. Then using the heart from the Happy Thoughts Stamp set, I stamped that in the middle so when they are joined you can see the cute heart :)
To add some more detail to my card, I stamped the same heart onto some kraft cardstock in a diagonal pattern and then die cut the piece out using the Stitched Rectangular Frame Die. I popped that all up onto a kraft cardstock card base.
To finish my card off, I stamped that adorable new sentiment under the puzzle pieces.

MCT Products Used:
The Last Pieces of Our Family (New Release)
 Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies (New Release)
Other Products Used:
White, Kraft cardstock
pop dots
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For my next card, I used the other set of puzzle pieces that come in the new Stitched Puzzle Pieces Die set~ that oh so cute heart pieces.
For this card, I started with a white card base, added a layer of red cardstock and then my pattern paper die cut using~ yes again~ the totally awesome Stitched Rectangular Frame Die.
Then using the same red cardstock, I die cut all the heart puzzle pieces and placed them aside to add my sentiment, which I stamped on an extended piece of white cardstock I die cut using the Slider Treat Box Die. Once that was adhered to my card mat, I arranged the heart pieces somewhat close together so you can tell it is a heart but added some dimension to them by popping a few up with foam and gluing one down. Some added enamel dots and my card is all done.

MCT Products Used:
The Last Pieces of Our Family (New Release)
 Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies (New Release)
Other Products Used:
White, red cardstock
pop dots
enamel dots

***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 in her video!
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 better chance 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!;)

Commenting on every DT members project all week also enters you to win this AMAZING prize... Emma  is going to make one MCT fan happy every month for the whole year!!! So make sure to stop by the My Creative Time blog for a link to each designer who is sharing a project each day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I will see you all back here tomorrow for day 4!
Make sure to check out the rest of the AMAZING inspiration! You can see it all over on the My Creative Time blog!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

MCT 39th New Release Day 2 Sneaks

Good Morning and welcome to Day 2 of sneaks for the new
My Creative Time 39th Release!
What did you think of yesterday's sneaks and projects??? AWESOME right!!!!
Well today we have more :)

The DT will be showcasing the new set....
You Make My Heart Smile 
this set, complete with a bunch of awesome new sentiments also comes with coordinating dies!
I have 2 projects to share using this set, a card and a sweet Valentine's Day treat!

My love shaker card was made using the frame from the 4x4 Journal Die + More set, which I stamped using the Grainy Background Stamp. I popped the frame up with some foam tape, filled it with some clear seed bead and some smaller heart die cuts. Before adding it to my card base, I used the Stitched Tab Die to stamp my sentiment. This whole embellishment piece was then added to my card base which consists of a kraft card, white card layer and a piece of decorative designer paper cut using the Stitched Rectangular Frame Die.
Using the coordinating paper, I die cut the large heart from the Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies and then using the new release "heart" die, I cut it 4 times to add some layers to the letters and to pop it up onto the front of my heart alittle more.

MCT Products Used:
You Make My Heart Smile (New Release)
Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies
Grainy Wood Background

Other Products Used:
White, Kraft cardstock
Designer paper~ American Crafts (I heart You)
Seed Beads
pop dots
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My next project are some cute lollipop holders that would be so fun to make for the kiddos classroom parties. 
For these, I used the Stitched Lollipop Holder and cut them out using designer paper from my stash (sorry not sure the name). I added the big Stitched Sweetheart Die to the top of the lollipop holder and a smaller one onto the heart using the same pattern paper. Then using the new "Be mine" dies, I added them to the front of the lollipop die.
Tied on some Cherry Cupcake Trendy Twine and these are ready to be given to my valentines :)

MCT Products Used:
You Make My Heart Smile (New Release)
Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies

Other Products Used:

***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 in her video!
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 better chance 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!;)

Commenting on every DT members project all week also enters you to win this AMAZING prize... Emma  is going to make one MCT fan happy every month for the whole year!!! So make sure to stop by the My Creative Time blog for a link to each designer who is sharing a project each day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I will see you all back here tomorrow for day 3!
Make sure to check out the rest of the AMAZING inspiration! You can see it all over on the My Creative Time blog!

Monday, January 12, 2015

MCT 39th New Release Day 1 Sneaks

Good Morning and welcome to Day 1 of sneaks for the new
My Creative Time 39th Release!

Miss Emma has another AMAZING new release and the DT can not wait to share all of our projects with you! We all know you are going to LOVE everything in this release.
So sit back and get ready for a GREAT week of inspiration followed by our blog hop on Friday when we will show you all the entire new release and it will be available for purchase!

Today the DT will be showcasing projects using the new set~
I Love You Beary Much & Bear Dies 
*Both of these new releases coordinate with the Beary Special Thoughts stamp set too!

I have 2 cards to share using these sets, hope you like them!
For my 1st card, I used one of the sentiments for the inspiration for my baby card. Since I have boys, I made a baby boy card :) but changing up the papers to be pink and you can have a baby girl card too.
I started my card by using a Kraft cardstock base and adding a layer of white cardstock. Using the Stitched Rectangular Frame Die, I added a top layer of designer paper. For the cut out of the bear, I used the new Bear Dies, then added a matching piece of designer paper behind the cut out. I stamped the bear using the image from Beary Special Thoughts. I knew I wanted to die cut the letters to spell "baby" so I grabbed my Lowercase Fun Dies and cut them using kraft cardstock. I adhered them to my card front and then stamped the remaining sentiments around the image and die cuts. To finish this card off, I wrapped some Totally Kraft Trendy Twine into a bow around the top.

MCT Products Used:
I Love You Beary Much (New Release)
Bear Dies (New Release)

Other Products Used:
Kraft, White Cardstock
My Minds Eye~ Chalk Studio paper pad
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For my second card, I used the same bear but this time brought out my copics to do a little coloring :)
My coloring could use some work, I know BUT I am taking a prismacolor pencil class at my LSS this weekend so you will most likely see some pencil coloring next week!
Anyways I started my card off the same way as the other card, but adding a different pattern paper to the top layer. Then using the Stitched Sweetheart die, I cut it out using a matching pattern paper. I stamped my sentiment onto the largest Stitched Decorative Banner and adhered both the heart and sentiment onto the front of my card using some foam pop dots.
Next I stamped the adorable bear and then die cut him out using the new Bear Dies set. I colored him in using my copics and he to was popped up using some foam pop dots. I added a small heart die cut to him as well~ the little heart from the 4x4 Journal Die + More set and some random white enamel dots.

MCT Products Used:
I Love You Beary Much (New Release)
Bear Dies (New Release)
Beary Special Thoughts
Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies

Other Products Used:
Kraft, White cardstock
My Minds Eye~Filled with Love paper pad
enamel dots
copic markers

***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 in her video!
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 better chance 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!;)

Commenting on every DT members project all week also enters you to win this AMAZING prize... Emma  is going to make one MCT fan happy every month for the whole year!!! So make sure to stop by the My Creative Time blog for a link to each designer who is sharing a project each day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I will see you all back here tomorrow for day 2!
Make sure to check out the rest of the AMAZING inspiration! You can see it all over on the My Creative Time blog!