MCT 42nd New Release Blog Hop!

Good Morning 

and 

Welcome to the much anticipated 

42nd 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

Emily

but if you are just stopping in, make sure to head back to the start~ the AMAZING 

Emma

You are not going to want to miss a thing! She really ROCKED this release (well she always does, doesn't she?? Of course!!)

I am so excited about this release!!! All the new stamps and dies are just AWESOME!! So for my project today I get to showcase the fun new Bunch of Stitched Stars dies and the You're My Hero stamp set. Since graduation season is fast approaching, I thought I would share a quick and easy graduation gift (this one happens to be for my son who will be graduating 8th grade and moving into the High School next year~YIKES!!!

I LOVE pairing up Miss Emma's older products with new releases! Here I used the MUST have Embossed Gift Card Holder and heat embossed the sentiment from the new release~You're My Hero. Then using one of the new Bunch of Stitched Star dies, I layered it onto the front of my gift card. Since it is a graduation card, I added the adorable graduation cap popped up onto the center of the star. Some Wink of Stella glitter on the star (which I am sorry you can't see the sparkle) and my gift card is done!

My Creative Time Products Used:

Bunch of Stitched Stars (New Release)

You're My Hero (New Release)

Embossed Gift Card Holder

Here's Looking At You

For my next project I made a matching lollipop holder. Another MUST have party die for your stash!!!

I started by die cutting the Stitched Lollipop Holder in black cardstock. I then die cut one of the larger stars in the designer paper. To get the cut out in the lollipop holder, I placed the pattern paper star over the lollipop holder and then using a smaller star die cut though all the layers.  I placed my yummy Original Gourmet Lollipop into the holder and then tied it closed with some Totally White Trendy Twine. To finish off my holder, I used the tag die from last month's release~ Fun Stitched Tag Dies and stamped the sentiment onto the tag. I popped it up over the star and my project was complete!!

My Creative Time Products Used:

Bunch of Stitched Stars (New Release)

You're My Hero (New Release)

Fun Stitched Tag Dies

Stitched Lollipop Holder

Now for all the fun stuff............

"FREEBIE STAMP"

For our "Freebie" stamp for this release, we are giving away this ADORABLE stamp "Enjoy the Little Things…" to the FIRST 150 shoppers! 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 150 shoppers! IF you happen to come through AFTER the 150th shopper, no worries because this stamp will be available for sale! 
Emma, knows there will be questions on whether YOU made the first 150? 
AFTER the 150 shoppers come through, then you will see this set available for PURCHASE along w/the new release items! Just keep in mind, this stamp will not be included w/the bundle! It 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! Use the code: APRIL2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, April 24th @midnight PST. 

And here is the whole release!

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!!!

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

Try Me Tuesday w/ MCT

Morning everyone and welcome to the very first

Try Me Tuesday with My Creative Time

The goal of this segment is to share new techniques that maybe you have yet to try using 

My Creative Time stamps and dies too.

For the first Try Me Tuesday the MCT DT is using the Dry Embossing.
I LOVE using embossing folders on projects. The different patterns give so much to any project. So for my card I made this cute inspirational card.
Hope you like it!

I had this fun Queen & Co Disney paper that I thought went perfectly with the Stars embossing folder I used. To hide where the pattern paper meets, I added some Black Twill Tape ribbon and 2 glittery brads to either side. 
For the sentiment, and my focal point of the card, I used one of my FAVORITE die sets from My Creative Time. The Scallop and Stitched Circle Die. I used the stamp set that matches the dies~All Around Everything~ for the sentiment and then die cut a star for the center using the same matching pattern paper and the smallest of the 3 Star Stitched Dies

I sure hope I have inspired you to bring out your embossing folders.
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!!!

Wild Thing......{TAWS}

Good Morning Everyone!!
It is my DT day over at
The Alley Way Stamps
and I have a card to share using the new release stamp set for this month~
Deep in the Woods

I just LOVE this set and all the adorable images on here and could not wait to share another card using this time the cutie Raccoon...Here it is....hope you like it :)

I wanted to make it look like the raccoon was peeking out of the tree so I started with my kraft cardstock and embossed it using the distressed striped folder. Next I punched out a 2" circle and stamped my image on a piece of white cardstock...knowing that it was going to be placed behind the circle cutout. I colored him using my copics and then stamped and colored another image so I could pop up his head and tail

You can see in this picture how the 2 popped up pieces of him look...so cute right??!?!

Finally to finish my card up I used a Studio Calico wood piece and stamped my sentiment on it....hot glued it down and then tied some Midnight Trendy Twine  in a bow through a button from my stash.
So there you have it..I really hope you have enjoyed my card!!
I know I LOVED making this one!!
Thanks so very much for popping in and have a GREAT day!!
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Reminders!!

You know there is always a lot going on over at TAWS

~our Be Inspired Challenge

~TAWS freebie's HERE

~TAWS FB page HERE where we love to see your creations!

and

~the store where you can purchase all these adorable stamps HERE

CI Paint Inspired By: Anything Goes

Good Morning !!!
(if you are looking for my Trendy Twine GIVEAWAY~ click HERE......today is the last day to enter to win!)

It is time for another fun Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

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But before I get to the challenge I want to take this opportunity to thank Molly, Kendra and all the CI Paint DT for an awesome year! This is my last post hosting the Inspired By challenges :( 

I have decided since this is the end of my term to step down and turn the reins over to another host~ one you all know I am sure Diana from DL. Art! 

It has been a GREAT year hosting these fun challenges and seeing all the amazing projects being linked up week after week! So thanks to everyone who has supported me and my projects with CI Paint!!!

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Now onto 

This week's Challenge~

Inspired By: Anything Goes!!

surely a challenge favorite!!

Remember there is no limit to the amount of projects you can add so we want to see them all!!

So onto my card....I saw this sketch over at The Deconstructed Sketch and thought I would play along with this week's challenge. This is a new sketch challenge for me and I had so much fun making this sketch my own...I sure hope you like my take on it!

I also wanted to play along with the new Riley challenge. It has been FOREVER since the last time I played and I have this super adorable Riley wooden stamp which by the way I think is retired so I couldn't find a link :(
Anyways here is my card and take on the sketch.....

Isn't he such a CUTE Easter Riley??
Before I share a close-up of the image, here are a few more details
~the papers are all from the Dear Lizzy~Lucky Charm paper pack
~the oval cut is from the Silhouette store
~Wooden Banner pieces are from Studio Calico (I just covered them with the matching pattern papers)
and
~hemp twine is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique

Here are a close-up of my image and all the Creative Inspirations Paint products I used.....
Details~ :)
I stamped the image and then heat embossed it with Deliquesce Clear Embossing Power.
Once that was done, I colored the image with my copic markers then added some Resplendence Angel Dust Glitter to the Easter eggs.
I added some silver brads to hold the banners up but wanted to add some color to them....so I painted them using Mint, Tanzanite and Sunshine.

So there you have it!

I really hope you like my last post for Creative Inspirations Paint and will play along with us over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!

Remember you do not need CI Paints on your project but if you have them we would

LOVE to see how you use them!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT Sunday!

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Entering this into the following challenges~

Deconstructed Sketch~#94

Riley and Co~ w/Twine
The Kraft Journal~ Favorite Color w/Kraft

DL Art~ Thankful Thursday Challenge...Easter

Crafting Desert Divas~ Easter Linky Party

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

Simon Say Stamp Challenge~ Easter/Spring
Totally PaperCrafts~ Easter w/Egg
Simply Create Too~ Easter
Anna's Handmade Cards~ Blogaversary Giveaway
Ribbon Carousel Blog~ Spring is in the Air
Cupcake Inspiration~ Photo

CI Paint~ Inspired By: Go Green!

Good Morning everyone and Happy Sunday!!!!
(if you are looking for the Trendy Twine Bunny Hop please click HERE)

It is time for another fun Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

This weeks Challenge~

Inspired By: Go Green!

We want to see all those St. Patty's Day projects OR recycled projects!!

 and here is the project I made....
I wanted to make my boys a fun St. Patty's day treat...I know they are super excited about it~ I hope you like it too :)

For my project I started out with a clay pot that I painted black using acrylic paint. Once that was dried I went over the black with CI Paint in Onyx. I wanted that black to really shimmer :)

 Here is a close-up of my sentiment~ 
Using the sentiment from My Creative Time, my favorite embossing powder~ Deliquesce Black from CI Paint, I stamped and heat embossed it onto a die cut~ the Curly Label Die also from My Creative Time
I wanted to add some gold brads but didn't have any, so instead of going out and buying some I used silver brads from my stash and heat embossed them using Deliquesce Gold Glitter. They turned out AWESOME I might add :)
To hold my sentiment up I used a sucker stick~ kinda boring until I wrapped it using Twisted Lime Trendy Twine!! Did you know it is the color of the month??? Trendy Twine is having a sale on it HERE
~~Just a little enabling on my part...LOL!!~~

Finally here is a close-up of the shamrock die cut~also from My Creative Time!
I love Emma's dies and the stitching  she adds to them~ Awesome!!
I couldn't leave him unpainted so I added a layer of Green Olive CI paint as well as another gold brad.
Filled with some "gold" in the form of Rolo's and there you have it!

I hope I have inspired you with my project and you will play along with us over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!

Remember you do not need CI Paints on your project but if you have them we would

LOVE to see how you use them!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!!

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Supplies Used~

Paper~ Bazzill~Easter Grass

Stamps~ My Creative Time~You're My Pot of Gold

Ink~ Versamark

Dies~ My Creative Time~Shamrock Die, Curly Label Die

Other~ Creative Inspirations Paint~ Deliquesce Gold Crystal, Onyx Black Paint

Trendy Twine~ Twisted Lime

Brads

mini clay pot

Glue gun, foam pop dots
3GJ bow maker

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Entering this into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion~ Luck of the Irish

Decorate to Celebrate~ St. Patty's Day

Simon Says Stamp Challenge~ Bit o' Green

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party
DL Art~ Linky Party
Go Fish Challenge Blog~ Gold
Craftin Desert Diva's~ Linky Party

Trendy Twine January Challenge~ Show Us Your Mittens

Good Morning

and 
Welcome to our 

first challenge of the new year over at 
Trendy Twine. 

Our Twine of the Month is Watermelon Taffy!
~~this beautiful mix of Pink, White and Lime~~

And our challenge for this month is:

"Show Us Your Mittens"

Must include:

Mittens

Buttons

Snowflake

Color pink

Trendy Twine*

**If you do not have Trendy Twine,

use hemp, jute, or embroidery thread only

(no other brands of bakers twine)**

Or even better yet... head over to the store HERE

to pick up one of their GREAT starter packs
like this 
Watermelon Taffy Mini Pack


Now onto my card....
I wanted to play with the twine a little differently for my project so I made my first ever twine pom pom (LOVE it) and added some fringe to my mittens...
I hope you like it!!

Supplies Used:

Paper~ White, Kraft

Bazzill~ Cotton Candy

Simple Stories~ Baby Steps

Stamps~ Paper Smooches

Sentiment Sampler

Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black

Dies/Cuts~ Mittens~

Silhouette Store

Other~ Trendy Twine~

Watermelon Taffy

Snowflake embossing folder

Buttons/Snowflake eyelet (stash)

Now don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created today
over on the Trendy Twine Blog
I would LOVE to see you play along in our challenge... You have until
Monday January 28th!
Plenty of time!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!

CI Paints Inspired By: Case It

Good Morning Bloggers!

It is time for another fun

Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

This weeks Challenge~

Inspired By: Case It

We want to see your projects that are inspired by another,

whether it a project you previously did and are casing it with different colors or papers

 or

 a project you are casing from another crafter..

Anything will do as long as you link your original inspiration in your post!

I decided to case a card my friend

Amy from Tsuruta Designs

made....here is her gorgeous card

 And here is my take on it

I went with the same basic idea Amy did...

 CAS with a tag

I just changed up the colors and the embellishments

Here is a close-up of the embossing on the tag and the heart.

You can also see the sparkle that the embossing powder left on the letter "u"

Supplies Used:

Paper~ PTI~White, Scarlet Jewel

Black

Cork

Stamps~The Alley Way Stamps~

Love Knots 

Sentiment~ EAD Designs

Ink~Versamark

Dies/Cuts~ PTI~ Tags Sale #3

My Creative Time~ Heart

Other~ Creative Inspirations Paint

Deliquesce Clear

Deliquesce Gold Crystal

3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon~

Wine and Jewels Bundle~ Merlot

chipboard letter

I hope you like my project and will play along with us over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!

Remember you do not need CI Paints on your project but if you have them we would

LOVE to see how you use them!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!!

Be Unique...CI Paints~ Inspired By: Anything Goes

Good Morning Bloggers!!!
It is time for another fun
Inspired By Challenge 
over at
Creative Inspirations Paint!!
This weeks Challenge~
Inspired By: Anything Goes
a favorite challenge for all!
I made another very CAS  fall card with some new stamps from
The Alley Way Stamps

Nothing like a polka dot leaf...right?? Be Unique!

I used Creative Inspirations Paint embossing powder for the sentiment

and Creative Inspirations Paint in Autumn Wheat to add some shimmer to the leaf

Supplies Used:

Card Stock~ Kraft, 

PTI~ Dark Chocolate

Designer Paper~ My Minds Eye~

Mischievous

Image~ The Alley Way Stamps~

It's Fall About You

Sentiment~ The Alley Way Stamps~

Jibber Jabber

Extra's~ Creative Inspirations Paint~

Autumn Wheat

Creative Inspirations Paint~

Deliquesce Clear Embossing Powder

Tim Holtz Distress Ink~

Faded Jeans, Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs

Trendy Twine~

Chocolate Truffle, Blue Berry

Bling and buttons

I hope you like my very CAS card and will play along with us over at
Creative Inspirations Paint!
Remember you do not need CI Paints on your project but if you have them we would
LOVE to see how you use them!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!!

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Entering this into the following challenges~

Friday Mashup~ Fall Leaves/Twine

The Kraft Journal~ CAS

Simon Says Stamp Challenge~ Anything Goes

DL Art~ Thankful Thursday Leaf/Bling
Cupcake Inspiration~ #180

Karen's Birthday Blog Hop, CI Paints and a Winner!!

Before we get to the birthday hop I want to announce the winner
from the
"It's a Rainbow Birthday Hop"
Using Random.Org the lucky winner is....
#38~Susan Martin


OMGosh! I LOVE it!!! I love the sparkle of the rainbow.. its so perfect.. those clouds are adorable! and the bling!! Wow!! Just an amazing card!! And I'm already a follower ;)
Congrats Susan....please email me at
eschfamily@yahoo.com with your mailing address!!!

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Welcome to

Karen's Birthday Blog Hop

I am so glad you are joining in and celebrating a special blogging buddy's
Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Karen!
I hope your day is full with love and lots of crafty goodness!!!!
If you are coming from
 Shelly
then you are in the right spot...
If you just happened to stop by you will want to head on back to
Diana!!

For my project I made a mini birthday box
that is also my project for Creative Inspirations Paint
Inspired By: ABC (anything but a card)
Challenge

I will be sending this to Karen with a birthday note and some crafty surprises :)

Supplies Used:

CardStock~ Kraft, PTI 

Cut File~ Lori Whitlock

mini boxes~ Silhouette Store

Sentiment~ Paper Smooches

Heat Embossed with Creative Inspirations Paint~ Super Sparkle Pink

Dies~ My Creative Time~

Cupcake Die~ Celebrate Good Times Stamp Set

Extra's~ Creative Inspirations Paint~

Sunshine, Green Olive, Sky Blue, Ivory, Tickled Pink, Chocolate 

Cameo

Sewing Machine

Silk Ribbon

I hope you have enjoyed my project!

It is time to hop along to

The Birthday Girl's Blog

Karen 

but before you do I have some

BLOG CANDY~~

I will be giving one luck person

a surprise pack...

To be eligible to win you will need to do these things..

leave me a comment 

 and 

become a follower here

I will announce the winner right here on Sunday August 26th.

Thank so much for hopping along with us!

Have a GREAT day!!

Here is the complete line-up in case you get lost...

Diana 

Lisa 

Jayne 

Norma 

Carri 

Amy 

Sherri 

Georgiana 

Shelly 

Jessica ~~ ME~~

Karen ~~ NEXT~~

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Entering this into:
My Crafting Channel~ SVG Saturday
DL.Art~Birthday Linky Party

CI Paints Inspired By :CAS

Good Morning Blogger!!!

It is time for another fun

Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

This weeks Challenge~

Inspired By: CAS

 and here is the card I made..

I have made this card before with different colors and sentiments

but since it is so easy to make and I think looks pretty good I thought I would revisit the design

Here is the main image up close.

I used

Creative Inspirations Paint

in 

Fairy Dust for the cupcake top

Deliquesce Black Embossing Powder for the sentiment and cupcake image

and

Deliquesce Super Sparkle Pink for the cherry

Additional supplies used:

Card Stock~ Kraft, White and Green

Dies~ My Creative Time~

Scalloped and Stitched Circle Die

Extra's~ copics

I hope I have inspired you!

I would LOVE to see you join in on our 

Inspired By: CAS

Challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a 

GREAT Day!!

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Entering this into:

DL.Art~ Linky Party