Happy New Year~ MCT Made in Minutes

Good Morning everyone!!! 

It is time for another My Creative Time~ Made in Minutes!

With Christmas over for 2015 :(

 I thought I would share a quick and easy 

New Years shaker card....

To make my card I grabbed a piece of MME~Fancy That designer paper that had the pretty gold "polka dots" already on the page. I thought it looked like confetti and perfect for a New Years card. Since we are ringing in 2016, I grabbed the number dies from the Stitched 4x6 Journal Die and die cut them into the designer paper. Next I stamped the sentiment using the Happy Everything set. Before filling my shaker, I did die cut the banner and stamp the "happy" sentiment using the Chocolate Greetings set and placed that aside until I was ready to assemble my card.  And like I start all of my cards, I did use the Stitched Rectangular Frame Die for the card mat.

Now moving onto the shaker part....I am kinda obsessed with using glitter in my shakers lately! I was able to grab some Christmas gold/silver chunky mix from Michaels on clearance that was perfect for my new years card. It is so fun to add to shakers that have small spaces and moves so freely without getting caught in the sides like sequins can.

To make the shaker part, I used one of the More Stitched Rectangular Dies and lined it up with the numbers so I could die cut it into some Fun Foam. I attached it to the back on the card, after covering the numbers with a piece of acetate. Next I poured some glitter into the rectangular space and then sealed it all up again with another piece of acetate. 

My card is all ready to be attached to the kraft cardstock base. One final step~ adding the sentiment banner to the front. I did that by taking the banner and tucking it inside the #2 to then lay across the rest of the numbers.

My card seems like it took longer to make than it actually did...maybe from start to finish 10 minutes?? 

It is a perfect card to mass produce and is sure to WOW anyone receiving it!

So there is my Made in Minutes card. Make sure to check out more inspiration over on the 

My Creative Time blog!

Thanks so much for stopping in and have a GREAT Monday!!

CI Paints Inspired By: A Sketch

Good Morning Bloggers!!!

It is time for another fun

Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

This weeks Challenge~

Inspired By: A Sketch

we want to see all those projects using either a sketch you drew, a sketch from a challenge you are playing along with or a sketch you found searching the internet

I love playing along with sketch challenges and 

Mojo Monday 

is one of my favorites...

Here is this weeks sketch 

and my card following it...

I love the way this turned out!

Probably one of my favorite cards ever...

what do you think???

From the paper choices, to the adorable digi image to all the

sparkle!!

Here is a close-up of the digi.

I painted the2 outside tree's with CI Paints 

and used CI Paints glitter for the center tree.

Supplies Used:

Card Stock~ Kraft, White

Designer Paper~My Minds Eye~

Christmas

Image~ The Alley Way Stamps~

July's Freebies

Sentiment~The Alley Way Stamps~

July's Freebies

Cut File~ 4 Scalloped Circles~

Lori Whitlock~ Silhouette Store

Extra's~ Creative Inspirations Paint~

Glitter~ Resplendence Angel Dust

Paint~Evergreen, Chocolate, Rustic Red

Sewing Machine

I hope you have enjoyed my card!!

Thanks so much for stopping by 

and

 have a GREAT Day!!

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Entering this into the following Challenges:

Mojo Monday~ Sketch 258

DL.Art~ 1000 post linky party

Sunday Funday~Linky Party

Joyful Stamper~ Inspire Me Friday

Spark your Creativity~ Anything Goes
Lia Stampz~ 3 of Something
The Paper Players~ CAS with Banners
Pile It On~ #38 Stitch it Up

CI Paints Inspired By: Birthday's Challenge and a Winner!!

Good Morning Blogger!!!

Before I share my card for today I have a winner to announce from

Halloween Spooktacular Blog Hop

Using Random.Org

the winner of the $10 GC to 3 Girl Jam

is.....

#36~ Janet

who said

Adorable love the paper it is so bright and fun Great design!

Big Blog Hugs, Janet

CONGRATS Janet!!

You have 7 days to contact me at

eschfamily@yahoo.com

to claim your prize!!

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It is time for another fun

Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

This weeks Challenge~

Inspired By: Birthday's

we want to see all those birthday projects!!

Here is my card....

I played with CI Paints product  a little differently this time around

Instead of using their paints for my image

I decided to use the glitter to add my sparkle

I did use some paints of course...for my matching ribbon :)

Here is a closeup of the image with the sparkle

Poor picture, I am sorry but I was trying to show all the beautiful glitter!!

I also used CI Paints embossing powder for the sentiment

Supplies Used:

Card Stock~ Kraft

PTI~ Smoky Shadow, Enchanted Evening

Designer Paper~Simple Stories

Happy Days 

Image~ Bugaboo Stamps~

Birthday Clown 2

Sentiment~My Creative Time~

Teeny Tag Greetings

Extra's~ Creative Inspirations Paint~

Glitter~ Resplendence Regal Red, Gold

Paint~Evergreen

copics

ribbon

Trendy Twine~

Holly Green

I hope you have enjoyed my card!!

Thanks so much for stopping by 

and

 have a GREAT Day!!

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Entering this into the following Challenges

DL.Art~ 1000 post linky party

Sunday Funday~Linky Party

Joyful Stamper~ Inspire Me Friday

Simon Says Stamp Challenge~ Put a Stamp on It
Catch the Bug Challenge~ Going to the Movies (Uncle Buck w/Birthday Clown)
Pile it On~ Pattern Paper
Cardz TV~Happy Holiday's

Ribbon Carousel Blog~ Beautiful Bows
Pin and Tack Spark Your Creativity Challenge #1~Anything Goes

Back to School Gift Bag~~ For a few Challenges :)

Hi everyone!!

I had some free time without the kiddo's around today to get some back to school crafting done.

Usually I have one or both kids asking for stamps to be printed to colored...or can we stamp with your stamps..or what can we make now. Now don't get me wrong I LOVE having them around when I am making cards and such but what could take me 2 hours from start to finish can take me all day :)

So anyways both boys had play dates today so I made a Back to School gift bag.

I made this bag with a few challenges is mind but it is not 100% complete. I am stuck as to what to put on the handles.

I am not good with tying bows so every ribbon I placed on the handles didn't look right....so HELP...suggestions welcomed please!

Ok so my bag was on I had laying around from the Dollar Store.

I used DCVW~Grade School Paper Stack as well as recollections primary color papers.

The apple was cut from Making the Grade Cartridge~one I have never used and one that is also retired. It was cut at 5 1/2" with both the shadow and top layer. I cut 2 additional apples to change the stem and leaf colors also.

I tried something new today...I used glitter and lots of it for the apple. I had never used glitter like this before and it was both messy and ended up all over the place. I used glue but I know I have read about people using their Xeron machine....mine is just not big enough so I did it the old fashion way!!

My worm is from Create a Critter and he is cut at 3 1/2". I hid the face so I could stamp a PK face on him. Way cute...don't you think?

Oh and the #1 Teacher is also from Making the Grade Cartridge.

So this gift bag is being entered into the following challenges:

Cropstop~ #32 Back to School

Creative Cutter Room~ Back to School

Throwback Thursday~My Creative Time~ #230 Retired Cartridge

Fantabulous Cricut~Challenge Me Monday~ Add a Bug

Die Cutting Diva's~Challenge #27~ Fruits/Vegetable

Craft Junkie Too ~Linky Party #20

Get Inspired with ChatterScene~ Back to School

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT night!

Happy Spring

Hi happy bloggers! Hope you all had a great day. I just found out I won some Un-du over at Karen's--
Karens-Kakes-Krafts-- If you haven't visited her blog you have to. She always has something funny to say and I look forward to reading her blog and getting a good laugh. So thanks Karen!

I was at our local stamping store--Buffalo Stamps and Stuff and I purchased their stamp of the month. I made this card with it but after many many trials of stamping and coloring and rearranging I finally came up with something I like.

I glittered the flowers with Martha Stewart glitter and colored the sentiment in with my ever loving bic markers...I don't own any copics yet...maybe someday when I win the lottery and can afford them :) I also picked up some twine while I was there and added that and a button. I pop dotted the two flower...after I cut the stamped image in 3's and scalloped the edges so you could see the pattern paper behind.

I'm thinking tomorrow I will spend some significant time crafting and catching up on my mini that I haven't had time to work on today. I also would like to get a head start on some DT projects.

So until tomorrow....