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Friday, May 25, 2012

Throwback Thursday Challenge! ~ Episode 363

 Go HERE for today's Friday Tip of the Day!
GOOD MORNING & welcome to another Throwback Thursday Challenge!
Here are the details for this challenge:
~ Must make an altered item using your Cricut cuts!
~Must use any OLDER Cartridge of YOUR choice
~ Deadline for this challenge is June 6th @ midnight PST
~ link your project here to Mr. Linky , then leave a comment
 
 For my project today, I decided to decorated this frame for my son's teacher! I have to say that this teacher is one VERY SPECIAL lady! She has taught both of my boys now & we ALL just ADORED her! Lastnight, Anthony wanted to buy her some flowers & a balloon for their last day of school today! Let me tell you, we will MISS this teacher TREMENDOUSLY!
Here are the supplies used:
Frame ~ Big Lots
Tape Ribbon, Burlap ~ Liz's Boutique
Sentiment ~ "So Grateful For You" stamp set
Cartridges used ~ "Don Juan" & "Plantin Schoolbook"
 Here is my video on how I created this frame!


Now here is a QUICK "Gift Card Holder" I made for my other son's teacher! Since he is a "man" teacher, I was very limited on how I embellished this! lol...
Materials used:
Sentiment ~ "More Gift Card Sentiments" (will be back in stock on Monday, 5/28)
"Gift Card Holder Die" (will be back in stock on Monday, 5/28)
Mustache die ~ "What's Growing On?"
Paper & Book chipboard~ Fancy Pants "Off to School" kit
Like I said earlier in this post, This is the same teacher who taught my other son in 5th grade too! I just wanted to share w/you the frame I made for her 2 years ago! (We love her!) Now, Mrs. Elias will always have both of my boys w/her!;)

Okay, now onto our LUCKY winner who will win a pretty cuttlebug sponsored by the ONE & ONLY "Custom Crops"!!!
All I have to say is "Thank God" for random.org because there is NO way I can pick just one person out of ALL of you TALENTED crafters out there today! Okay, Can I get a drum roll please...........  Random.org chose:
#13 Miss Lisa L.
CONGRATS My sweet friend! Please email me at  info@my-creative-time.com 
with your address & phone number so I can get your prize out to you!!!
Thank you SOOO VERY MUCH for stopping by!
Go HERE for today's "Friday Tip of the Day" w/Miss Debbie Crowder!:)

My Creative Time for Me Friday Tip of the Day

Hello Beautiful Crafty People!

Welcome to another Friday Tip of the day and my monthly Guest Design Spot.

Did you see all the new yummy stamps and Dies Miss Emma has just released? Of course you
did! That girl is on a roll with these and whipping them out as quick as we all can grab them up!
Love Love Loving them all!

A Stylish but Quick Luggage Tag..
Easy Peasy lets go on vacation pleasy!!



Ok I have to admit i had problems with my luggage tag. I did laminate it on my brother cool touch laminator. Sometimes i have visions in my head hot it will work but it doesn't! SO here it in and again pics at night cause of working so hope not to bad. Picture doesn't do it justice. I tried to edit it about 50 times but the internet was running so poorly it wasn't loading. so no editing. So I i will  show you the back side that the color doesn't look a thing like it should but editing software is not cooperating.  The back has all your info on it. This darn picture looks all green and these are shades of aqua blue. Really mad....I got to quit photographying at night! Cause there are some funky things that got done with this one. Well hope you just get inspiration to make one. I promise i will get the good camera and learn to use it. I got my room all set up now for video and pics.


A Birthday Gift Tags
I used "Celebrate Good Times" set and of course the Tag Dies
I used Elmos party cricut cart to cut Elmos and then added the ice cream die cut.
Elmo was cut at 2" The paper is from My Minds Eye. The actual tag paper was
printed on my imagine from the cart "Imagine More"
Next I used the set "Celebrate Good Times" and this set comes with this adorable cupcake die. I used
Paper from the My Minds Eye "Lime Twist" for the cupcake die and then wrapped pink twine
that is also from My Minds Eye line.


I used real chunky glitter on the ice cream cone layer, also used
the Bonash Foils for the flame



These are great sets and wonderful if you need to whip out a cute tag or card without
breaking out the die cutting machines. Sometimes you just don't have time!


One more project
This was a quick card. I printed the pattern paper of my imagine more cart. Use kraft card stock for base. Used the circle and scallop die and the new set All around everything. And I used an older set called "encouraging words"
CLICK FOR CLOSE VIEW


TIP #1
MAKE YOUR OWN TEAR OFF NOTEPAD
How to make your own tear off pad!!! I was reading alot online of how to make
a tearoff pad since you probably remember that was part of the blog planner book I
did last Tip of the day. Every article I came across showed using "Notebook Compound" well
it is not accessible from any stores you have to order online...heck no I don't like to
wait when I got something to do! So I went to Hobby Lobby and purchased "Rubber Cement"

Next you gather up all the pages you want on your pad and then take a sheet of chipboard to put as a
back. Next I used those little metal clips to hold it in place. Now here is an extra tip....
get yourself some cheap small paint brushes cause this rubber cement comes with a brush
attached to the lid and its a MONGO brush and it gets too sloppy for me and hard to
keep where you want it. So if you use a smaller brush you can control the application much better. I also did several coats.
Place really heavy object on top of it while you are doing it as well to help
keep pages nice and tight and secure. I also want to make a note that you should
Put a manilla folder or something scrap on the bottom to catch all the excess and then
before it has time to dry just move it slightly on the paper to keep that from
adhering to your tablet. I will be doing a video this weekend so stayed turned for that and show
the new blog planner book I made for Jessica. She is not allowed to watch cause she doesn't
have it in her hot little hand yet. 

TIP #2
(more like a SHOUT OUT to Ikea for yet another fab product)
My favorite thing is staying organized... (Yes if your OCD and your know it clap your hands)
... so another Tip for today is products you can utilize to do that and stay stylish! 
We all want our scrap rooms to look swank don't we! I love the retro style and colors like the aqua
 (hey not everything can be pink! which is my fav!) 

I am so getting this the next time my daughter in law is coming to visit I will have her first slide by Ikea and pick this up for me. I used to live close to one but now (insert tears...booo hoooo I don't) probably a 
good thing for my wallet since I want everything. My hubby is always a sport though he would take me 
there and shop for hours with me. He even picked up that wire curtain rod thing I used to hang my
stamps on from another tip of the day when he went to visit his daughter last time in Atlanta. 

So Ikea has this kitchen cart on wheels (clap your hands cause your happy and you know it) 
so that you can wheel it around your happy room when you need it in different spots!! I love the style!
It is $49.95 I like that store because everything is so reasonable.

TIP #3
SAVING MONEY who doesn't want to do this!
When I plan to "visit" Hobby Lobby, Michaels or hey anywhere really
that I need to get something I go to www.dealspl.us and at the top you will see a "coupon"tab...just click it, type in Michaels or JCPenny or whatever store you are getting ready to shop (even online coupons too for those of you like me who don't like to actually shop physically in the store!) and a list of coupons will come up. I never leave the housewithout checking for them if I know I am going to stop at stores to pick something up.

Well i hope I gave you some good tips and you thought my projects were "ok"
THANK YOU EMMA FOR ASKING ME TO DO THIS!!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

3-D Wednesday & 12 LUCKY winners!:)


Good morning my creative friends & welcome to another 3-D Wednesday! For those of you who are new to my blog..... on Wednesday's, myself along w/my design team make any kind of project BUT A card OR layout!  Being that we had our release week last week & my design team has been non-stop, I gave them the week off to re-coop!;) If I decided to take the week off, it would never happen in a million years because I just have way too much to share w/all of you! hehehe! Plus, I would definitely go through crafting withdrawals! lol....  For today, I actually had all of these items sitting on my craft table all un-done! These pieces were odds & ends that I decided NOT to use on any of my projects last week! Sooooo, I put on my  "creative thinking cap" & thought if I puzzle these pieces all together, they would be PERFECT on one of my my "Tag Dies"! I just LOVE my tags, that I want to make nothing but tags right now! hehehe! I am very proud on how they turned out!

Here are the supplies I used for my project today:
Sentiment ~ "Bloom Where you are Planted" stamp set
Hemp, Seam binding ribbon, hemp, burlap ~ Liz's Paper Loft Boutique
Pattern Paper ~ My Mind's Eye 6x6 Lost & Found Market Street Pad

I hope you enjoyed my tag I made today! I just LOVE how it turned out!
Okay, now onto our 12 BLOG HOP winners!


CONGRATULATIONS to the 12 LUCKY WINNERS of my Birthday SURPRISE Gift Bags! 

Donna and Sara said....
Just darling! Love those eyes staring back at me...Great job on all of your projects. Thank you.

Valerie said....
emma i just love all your releases but this one is one of the best one yet!!! thank you for every thing you do for us.you are a amazing person may god bless you.
Valerie

Dorcas said....
WOW! I would never have thought of it. I had been wondering what size the tags were. Amazing job!!
Dorcas

Alvina said....
Awesome job, I love the way you decorated each tag, thanks for sharing.
Alvina

Maria....
Oh my goodness, this is absolutely adorable!!! TFS
Maria

Snappy Scrappy said....
Great card...love the simple look. The ties paper is really perfect!
Lee-Ann:)

AJ Scrapbooking and Cards said....
Wow I love that you used felt for your banner and paper. this is so cute and how can you not add a little glitter to your cupcake. TFS
AJ~

Kassidy said....
Totally drooling over this fun release! You and the design team did an amazing job with your projects. It makes me want this entire release even more that I already do. 
Hugs, Kassidy

MadgeMay said....
This layout is simply beautiful. Love the flowers and the hitter the sentiment is perfect and your pic is so cute. Auhhhh! love the whole thing. amazing friend.
{love love} 
Scrappin Madge

Jessica said....
LOVE the gift card holder die. LOVE IT! What an awesome idea! Your cards turned out beautiful! 
Jessica

Momoof4inArlington said....
I wasn't the least bit disappointed by this card! It may not be full of bells and whistles, but it's beautiful. I love the combination of black/white with yellow. I hope you feel better soon!

Kathy Salido said....
What fabulous projects. Really love the layout, so bright, fun, and colorful! Love the box too.
Kathy

CONGRATS to ALL my winners! Please email me at  

info@my-creative-time.com  in the subject line please put "WINNER OF BLOG HOP"! I will need all of your addresses! Thank you to ALL who have taken the time to comment on all of our blogs! It was GREATLY appreciated! Between all of us, there were a little under 4000 comments! That means ALOT to us & to know that you all visited our blogs, is just AMAZING! I just wish I could give you ALLLL a birthday present! 

Have a FABULOUS day & I will see you back here tomorrow for another Throwback Thurs challenge!:)  xoxo



Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Peachy Tuesday & "Scrappy Layout" winner!

GOOD MORNING my creative friends & welcome to another "Peachy Tuesday"!  I am just LOVING today's card! The ADORABLE cupcake image is from the Peachy Keen's "April Stamp of the Month" & the CUTIE PATOOTIE face is from Peachy Keen's "Cherub Face Asst"!  I just think that face is the CUTEST EVER! It's definitely a "must have"!;) 
Here is everything else I used for my card today:
Sentiment ~ "Celebrate Good Times" (will be back in stock the week of 5/28)
Base of my card ~ Kraft Color cardstock
Pink Jute, Pom Pom Trim, .05mm Hemp, Pearl, Tarnish Glass Glitter ~ Liz's Paper Loft Boutique

I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed making it! It was SO MUCH FUN! 

Now onto our winner:
Random.org chose our lucky winner of the SCRAPPY MONDAY LAYOUT CHALLENGE.........
Please email me at email.my-creative-time.com w/your addy so I can get your prize out to you!:)

CONGRATS!!!! You can click on the link above to see her super cute layout! Because our release & everything that went on last week, we took this Monday off! We will resume next Monday w/another "Scrappy Layout Challenge"! Thank you ALL who participated, it was AWESOME to see some SUPER CUTE layouts!;) 

Have a FABULOUS day my sweet friends & I will see you back here soon!:) xoxo

Friday, May 18, 2012

MCT May Stamp Release BLOG HOP! ~ Episode 361

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY & WELCOME to a SUPER FUN BLOG HOP!  WOW, you are ALL in for a TREAT today! We have TONS of inspiration for you from all of my TALENTED designers! For this month's release, in honor of my "birthday month", I wanted this release to be EXTRA SPECIAL! So I made sure EVERY stamp set included coordinating dies! They are SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait to see what all of YOU do w/all of these fun stamp sets! **Remember, all stamps are on sale & will end tonight (May 18th) @ midnight PST, so you might want to pick up your favorite set before then!**
Don't forget to watch the video to see if YOU were one of the LUCKY winners!;)


Here are all the stamps again for my 17th Edition May Stamp Release!











Now, this would NOT BE A BLOG HOP PARTY w/o a Giveaway!

***GIVEWAY ALERT***
In honor of Emma's Birthday month, she has decided to give away 12 "Surprise" Gift bags full of goodies!  All you have to do is leave a comment here & for MORE CHANCES, leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop!  Also leave a way for us to contact you!  Emma will use random.org to pick the 12 LUCKY winners from ALL THE COMMENTS COMBINED!!! So, you actually have 22 chances to win~!  Again, All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, May 20th at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Okay, next on this hop is the OH SO TALENTED "Miss Amy"! Head on over her way because I KNOW she has something AWESOME waiting for YOU!

Here is the blog hop line up just in case you get lost along the way!;)

ALL stamps & dies are available HERE! ALSO, the sale ends tonight, May 18th @ Midnight PST!
THank you so much for stopping by! I hope that you will finish this hop w/a HUGE smile on your face filled w/LOTS of inspiration!:)

HAPPY HOPPING!


Thursday, May 17, 2012

MCT May Stamp Release: "Celebrate Good Times!"


GOOD MORNING & welcome to our 4th day of samples from this AWESOME release! I am SO HAPPY HAPPY w/how this set turned out, that I just CAN'T stop playing! hehehe! Today my design team & myself are showcasing a set called "Celebrate Good Times!" This is SUCH A FUN set, it comes w/dies that can be made into an ICE CREAM & another to make into a CUPCAKE! I am pretty positive we can make SEVERAL items just by mixing & matching these all together! Here is what I used for this 1st tag:
~ Celebrate Good Times stamp/die set


For this next tag, here is what I used:

HERE IS MY VIDEO!


Now, onto my AWESOME design team! Don't forget to click on each of their names to visit their blogs & see the details of each particular project!:)

















Mr. Trell

Miss Rosy


CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES!

WEREN'T THESE FUN? I think my design team has done an AMAZING job yet...once AGAIN!;)

This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!

With all of our SAMPLES this week, you know I like to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 I will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in my video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

This release IS available HERE & is now shipping! Don't forget, the sale WILL END, FRIDAY, MAY 18th @ midnight PST!

Thank you for stopping by! I will see you back here tomorrow for some more AMAZING projects from my team & myself!;) xoxo

ORDER UPDATE:  We are right on schedule! All orders have gone out as of May 15th! We have been working NON-STOP to get all of your orders to you! I CANNOT wait for you to get this new release.  You are ALL going to have SO MUCH FUN w/all the sets!!! Thank you! 

P.S. Go HERE to play our latest Throwback Thurs Challenge!
Go HERE to participate in our new SCRAPPY MONDAY layout challenge!
Go HERE to participate in our FAVORITE STAMP OF THE MONTH link-up party!


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