MCT Designer's Challenge....HB2U!

Good Morning everyone and welcome to another

MCT Designer's Challenge!

Here are the details for this NEW challenge:

~ Please use either the "photo inspiration" or the "Sketch" OR you are more than welcome to use BOTH to create a project of YOUR CHOICE! ;)

~ You must use at least ONE MCT item.

~ Deadline for the challenge will be on August 6th, 2015 at midnight PST!

~ Link your projects up to the Mr. Linky on the MCT Blog HERE

~ Last, but certainly not least, leave a comment & have a CRAFTY GOOD time! :) 

 Photo Inspiration

For my inspiration, I used both the sketch and photo to make a birthday card for my nephew.

I just love making shaker cards and since this is for my now 5 year old nephew, I thought he would get a kick out of this :)

I used my favorite card mat die~ the large Stitched Rectangular Frame Die and added some extra detail by stamping the Grainy Wood Background onto it.  Next for the shaker window, I used the frame from the 4X4 Journal Die set and altered it alittle by trimming the bottom off. Next I stamped my sentiment onto the cardstock that would be placed inside the shaker, added my sequins and sealed up the whole embellishment.

Finally I die cut some balloons using pattern paper and the Stitched Party Dies and popped them onto the front of my frame using some foam pop dots. Some hemp twine for the strings finishes up my card.

MCT Products Used:

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
4X4 Journal Die & More
Stitched Party Dies
Fun Gift Pocket Sentiments
Grainy Wood Background

Additional Products Used:
Echo Park~That's My Boy Designer Paper
Hemp Twine
Sequins

So what do you think????? Want to see more projects?

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 day!!

Happy Thanksgiving....{MCT Designer's Challenge}

Good Morning everyone!

Today is an awesome day....for 2 reasons

~it is my BIRTHDAY :)

and it's time for another

~My Creative Time Designers Challenge Thursday!

For today's challenge we have 2 inspiration pictures for you. A gorgeous color combo/photo inspiration as well as a fun sketch!

Photo Credit

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I used the picture inspiration with those beautiful fall colors and kinda incorporated the sketch (flipping it upside down)

to make this card......

To make this card, I started with a brown cardstock base and then die cut the middle size Stitched Rectangular Die so I could pop it up onto the front of the card base. Using my Versamark ink and the Grainy Wood Background stamp, I was able to add the beautiful texture look to the kraft cardstock.  Next I used some scrap designer paper and cut out a few of the leaves from the A Thankful Heart set. I also die cut 2 of the Stitched Leaves(using green cardstock to match the color combo in the pic) Placing those die cuts aside, I used some burlap from my stash to mimic the sketch (kinda...LOL) Next I layered the leaves onto the burlap, attaching them with my hot glue gun to ensure they stay put! I wrapped some hemp twine around the whole embellishment set and finished it off with a beautiful wood button.

Finally I stamped my sentiment, again using the A Thankful Heart Stamp and placed a few random enamel dots for some extra embellishing (plus I think I am addicted to using them...LOL)

My Creative Time Products Used:

Stitched Leaves Dies

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More
A Thankful Heart Stamp Set

Grainy Wood Background Stamp

Other Products Used:

hemp twine
enamel dots
wooden button
burlap

So there is my Designer Challenge inspiration. I hope you like my Thanksgiving card.

Make sure to head on over to the My Creative Time blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT and for all the details on linking up your project!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

A Treat Just For You!~ {MCT Designer Challenge Thursday}

Good Morning everyone and welcome to another

My Creative Time Designers Challenge Thursday!

For today's challenge we have 2 inspiration pictures for you. A gorgeous color combo/photo inspiration as well as a fun sketch!

Photo Credit

I love the colors and picture in the first and sketches are always so fun to play around with  so I used them both and made a Halloween gift set. 

So here is my set....lets take a closer look and I will tell you how I made each project :)
First up is my card based on the sketch.

I started with a brown cardstock base and added a layer of designer paper die cut using the Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies (one of my all time FAVORITE new dies!) Next I added 3 strips of brown cardstock and wrapped each strip with some cream colored hemp cording that I picked up in the dollar bin at Target. Moving onto the focal point of my card, I die cut 3 of the stitched eggs from the Hello Spring Stamp Set to make my pumpkin. I know you have seen alot of the DT girls do this...Such a FUN way to make another pumpkin using your MCT dies. I popped the pumpkin up onto an altered Stitched Journal Die. All I did to alter that, was cut the shape down alittle to fit better onto the card mat. I did add a 
Stitched Decorative Banner for the pumpkin stem and also die cut 3 more for the side banner pieces....those also altered to fit onto my card. I finished my card by adding 3 orange enamel dots, just to add a pop of additional color!

Next moving onto my coffee mug......

I have been playing with vinyl a lot lately and saw something similar to this on Pinterest. I picked up the coffee mug at the Dollar Tree and using my cameo I cut out the pumpkin face with some black vinyl. I placed it onto the front of the mug and then filled it with some yummy caramel Hersey kisses. I had to make a cute tag to tie the bag together and I used the frame dies from the Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More set. I used matching designer paper that I used for my card and stamped the sentiment using the Fright Night stamp set.
A few more enamel dots and a bow with the cream colored hemp cording and my project was completed!

My Creative Time Products Used:

Fright Night

Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More

Bunch of Fun Circle Dies
Stitched Decorative Banners
Stitched Journal Die
Hello Spring Stamp Set (Egg Die)

Other Products Used:

Black Vinyl

Coffee Mug

Party Favor Bags

Hersey Kisses
enamel dots, hemp twine, pop dots

So there is my Designer Challenge inspiration. I hope you like my Halloween gift set.
Make sure to head on over to the My Creative Time blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT and for all the details on linking up your project!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

A Treat Just for You......{MCT Designers Challenge}

Good Morning and welcome to another
My Creative Time ~Designers Challenge!!!

Today's challenge is to use the photo below for your project...

remember for these challenges, you can use the colors, the picture or a combination of both for your projects as well as MCT stamps and dies.

For my project I used the popcorn as my inspiration and tied in the brown, green and gray colors to make this.....

It's always fun to make little gifts to give and of course decorate up a boring package and that is exactly what I did with a bag of microwave popcorn.
This was very simple to do and can me decorated to fit any occasion. So here is how I make this.
I took a piece of brown card stock and covered the bag of popcorn. Making a large belly band.
Next I tied a big hemp ribbon around the top (this holds the wrapping on as well~ just a little extra reinforcement in case your adhesive comes apart) A few enamel dots to embellish and then I moved on to create the tag.
I used the Just Tags die and cut both layers, one in the green pattern paper and the other in gray card stock. I stamped the sentiment up the side of the tag using the Fright Night Stamp set then put it aside while I stamped, cut and colored my adorable piece of popcorn.
Once his glossy accent eyes were dry, I popped him up onto the tag and attached everything to my project using some Trendy Twine!

My Creative Time Products Used:

Just Tags Stamp & Die Set
Fright Night Stamp Set

Other Products Used:

PK-1403 Popcorn People
Trendy Twine~Chocolate Truffle
copics, glossy accents, enamel dots, white gel pen

So there is my Designers Challenge inspiration. I hope you liked my project.
Make sure to head on over to the My Creative Time blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT and for all the details on linking up your project!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

Happy Birthday.....{MCT Designer Challenge}

Morning Everyone!

 Hope you all are having a great week so far!

Boy is it flying by for me...Another day and it is the weekend!!!! 

Anyways it is time for another 

My Creative Time Designer Challenge!!!

Today's challenge is to use the photo below for your project...

 You can use the picture or the colors or combine both for your project.

I ended up using the colors to make a birthday card for my Father-in-Law.

Here is my inspiration.....

I love the bright colors that this paper pad has and it is a perfect match to the color challenge picture.  I used one of my favorite dies...the Bunch of Fun Circles as my starting point for my card and then worked the rest of the card around that.....layering 2 of the circles for my sentiment focal point. Both the "Happy" and the birthday are from the Happy Thoughts set and I used the new release Trio  Stitched Banners to stamp the birthday onto. A fun patterned balloon from the Stitched Party Die tied with some Totally White Trendy Twine and some enamel dots finished off my card.

My Creative Time Products Used:

Bunch of Fun Circle Dies
Happy Thoughts
Trio Stitched Banners

Stitched Party Dies

Other Products Used:

My Minds Eye~ Six by Six paper pad
Totally White Trendy Twine
Enamel Dots

So there is my Designer Challenge inspiration. I hope you like my card.
Make sure to head on over to the My Creative Time blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT and for all the details on linking up your project!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!

"Fishing You a Happy Birthday"...{MCT Designer Challenge}

Morning Everyone! Hope you all are having a great week so far!

Boy is it flying by for me...Another day and it is the weekend!!!! We have a busy one to say the least, my son is playing in a baseball tournament starting tonight and going through Sunday. I have my fingers crossed that we ROCK it!! I know the boys can do it for sure!!!

Anyways I am popping in because it is time for another 

My Creative Time  
Designer Challenge!!!

Today's challenge is to use the photo below for your project...

You can use the water, boat, color palette or all of the above to create anything you want.

I ended up using the color palette AND the water for my inspiration to make a cute birthday card....here it is, hope you like it!!!

For my card, I used an A2 card base and added a layer of grey card stock topped with a piece of designer paper that I added a stitching border to. Using the Make a Splash Die and the circle die from the Lost at Sea set, I went about laying out the design of my card. I wanted to add some seaweed to my "scene" and thought that the leaves from the Stitched Pretty Flower set would be perfect :) Once everything was in place, I used my Cameo to cut out the goldfish, adding a PK face in place of the one in the sil file. I colored in the eyes with my white gel pen and added some orange chalk to his cheeks. He sure is a cutie don't you think?

Finally I added some Totally Natural Trendy Twine and my sentiment, which I stamped onto the oval die piece from the Surprise Pop-Out Card Die

My Creative Time Products Used:

Lost At Sea

Make a Splash Die

Stitched Pretty Flowers & Leaves Die

Surprise Pop-Out Card Die

Other Products Used:

That's My Boy Paper Pad (Echo Park)

PK~1357 Sweet on You Face Assortment

Gold Fish (Silhouette Store)

Totally Natural Trendy Twine

sewing machine, white gel pen, chalk, pop dots

So there is my Designer Challenge inspiration. I hope you like my card.
Make sure to head on over to the My Creative Time blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT and for all the details on linking up your project!
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!