Glora's Crafts

LUCKY Banner

2012-03-09T05:00:00.015-07:00

Hello Peachy Keen Fans. Today is my day to post on the Peachy Keen Blog and I have another project using those beautiful 4" faces by Peachy Keen Stamps. I love to make banners for each holiday and I love to have people or animals holding up the banner. I was so excited when the 4" faces came out because now I can make some bigger banners.

Here is what the whole banner looks like:

I know they look tiny on here but those leprechauns are actually about 11.5" tall. Aren't they adorable? They are from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge. Here is the first one closer up, I used the Happy Lash Mouth Open With Tongue Out 4" stamp:

And here is the leprechaun on the end, closer up, for him I used the Happy Lashes Mouth Open 4" stamp:

And last of all here is a close up of one of the letters, I used the Lucky Day Shamrock background stamp on each of the letters. It makes the perfect St. Patty's Day paper. I REALLY love this background stamp. The shamrocks are from the Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge and the letters are from Birthday Bash:

I wish you could all see this in person, it is a terrific size with the leprechauns at 11.5" and the shamrocks at 4.5". Anyway, I hope you like it and that it inspires you to try something new and fun. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge

Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge

Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge

Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lash Mouth Open with Tongue Out

Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes Mouth Open

Peachy Keen Stamps - Lucky Day Shamrock background

Core'dinations Cardstock

Chalk

Copics

Sakura White Gellyroll

Black Bic Ultrathin Marker

Twine from The Twinery

Simply Crafts Challenge for March

2012-03-07T00:01:00.059-07:00

Hi and welcome to another Simply Crafts Challenge. It is the first Wednesday of the month so this is the day that Pam and I choose a Cricut cut to make a project with. I chose the cut this month and it is the kite from the Create a Critter cartridge (it is on the same key as the giraffe). The past several months we have let you all join in the fun. If you would like to check out the details of this month's challenge and play along click HERE.

I made a long card to fit inside a business size envelope. I cut 3 of the sweet little kites (using beautiful paper my friend gave me by Doodlebug Designs). I added twine for the tails of the kites. The cute little faces are all from the Snow Cuties stamp set by Peachy Keen Stamps. The darling sentiments come form two different stamp sets by My Creative Time. The top sentiment comes from Emma's Color Me Happy stamp set and the bottom one is from her most recent release Hello Spring. The tiny little butterflies are made with a paper punch, by EK Success, that I've had for years.

Don't forget to drop by Pam's blog to see the details for her kite project. Click HERE to go to her blog. And if this sounds like a fun challenge and you want to join in hop on over to the Simply Crafts Challenge blog HERE. Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
*My Creative Time stamps- Color Me Happy
*My Creative Time stamps - Hello Spring
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Snow Cuties
*Glossy Accents
*Twine from The Twinery
*Black Bic Ultrafine Marker
*Adhesive Rhinestones
*Chalk
*Crystal Stickles
*EK Success Butterfly Punch
*Doodlebug Designs - Petite Prints

Thank You Birdy

2012-03-03T00:01:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to share a thank you card that I made for a super sweet crafting friend of mine. She sent me some of this BEAUTIFUL paper by Doodlebug Design called Petite Prints. I just LOVE it. There are polka dots on one side and grids on the other side. SO SUPER cute! Thank you sweet friend. I have been WAY too spoiled lately. I also received some pretty bling, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, stitching pens, and Glossy Accents from another sweet crafting friend recently. You both know who you are and I just want to say THANK YOU so much for thinking of me!

For this card I used some of the pretty Petite Prints paper that my friend sent to me and some of the bling that my other friend sent me. The darling little bird is a new die by Peachy Keen Stamps- CottageCutz called Winter Bird. I think she is too cute. I cut her out in the pink, white and turquoise and then inked up all the edges and added doodling too. I added glossy accents to the eyes and beak and a little twine bow as well. These dies are so cute and easy to put together too. The sweet Thank You sentiment is from the new Gnomegrown stamp set by Peachy Keen Stamps.

I hope you are having a WONDERFUL Wednesday and I will see you again soon! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Peachy Keen Stamps - Gnomegrown

PKS - CottageCutz- Winter Bird

Doodlebug Design - Petite Prints

Inks for inking

Twine from The Twinery

Adhesive Rhinestones

Sakura Gellyroll Pen

One More Leap Day Project

2012-03-02T00:01:00.075-07:00

I needed to throw together some quick little goody bags on Wednesday and so I thought I would go with the "frog" Leap Day theme.

These are VERY simple because they are just going to want the candy! This little frog is from the Animal Kingdom cartridge which means I finally got to use my new stamps that I got from Peachy Keen Stamps called Animal Faces. I think this frog turned out SO cute, oh yes and did I mention that he WOBBLES! Yes, I couldn't resist putting him on a wobble. Peachy Keen Stamps is selling Action Wobbles again and they are seriously SO much fun. The perfect "jumping for JOY" sentiment is from My Creative Time's Just a Little Note to Say stamp set. I hand wrote happy leap day. I also included a little note that said that I hoped they had a WHOPPER of a day (cheesy I know, but I wanted to tie it all together).

Have a super day! Hugs- Glora

PS I just found out about an AWESOME sale over at Peachy Keen Stamps. 25% off your order (of almost everything) RIGHT NOW through 8pm CST on Sunday March 4th. Happy Shopping!

I know a lot of people hesitate on what to order first if they have not ever ordered from Peachy Keen Stamps before. If you are a die cutter and are looking for some awesome faces to start your collection, I PERSONALLY suggest the following 3 in this order 1. Everyday Character Faces, 2. Critter Faces in Medium or Large, 3. Wide Eyed Kids... All 3 of these sets give you both boy and girl faces and then the critter one also gives you a huge variety of animal faces.

Items Used:

Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge

My Creative Time stamps - Just a Little Note to Say...

Peachy Keen Stamps - Animal Faces

Action Wobble

Versamarker

Glossy Accents

Bic Ultrathin Marker

Have a Sham-Rockin' Day!!!!

2012-03-01T00:01:00.002-07:00

I've made a VERY simple note card for you today.

This little cutie shamrock (with all its perfect stitching) is from the February 2012 Stamp of the Month set by Peachy Keen Stamps. I think he is just too cute! I added an Action Wobble to the back of him so that he could wobble around, in fact my 3 year old has tested him out A LOT already. Did you know that Peachy Keen Stamps sell Wobbles? You can check them out HERE. They really make for a fun and interactive card. Children love wobble cards, but I've found that adults have a blast with them too. The perfect sentiment for my rocking shamrock comes from My Creative Time's I Believe in Leprechauns stamp set.

I've added just a SHORT video for those of you who haven't seen an Action Wobble in action before...

Have a Sham-Rockin' Day friends! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time - I Believe in Leprechaun's
Peachy Keen Stamps - February 2012 SOTM
Action Wobble
Copics
Twine from Trendy Twine
Sakura Gellyroll Pen

Happy Leap Day... I'm JUMPING FOR JOY!!!

2012-02-29T00:01:00.043-07:00

Happy Leap Day 2012!!!! This is my first time blogging during a leap year, so I had to have a post go up today. I also have some fun PERSONAL news to share at the end of this post if you are interested. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to do a cute little frog card to represent LEAP DAY and my happy news too.

This is a shape card that I made using my Gypsy. I used the frog from the Paisley cartridge because it looks like he is ready to jump or leap. The lilly pad is from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. That super cute frog face is from a Peachy Keen Stamps set called Baby Animal Faces 3". And the awesome sentiment is from My Creative Time's Just a Little Note to Say. I think it is perfect for this card!

As for the PERSONAL news I wanted to share the reason why I'm 'jumping for joy'. I'm happy to finally share with all of you that my husband and I are going to be having a baby BOY! We have two very sweet girls and are very happy to be adding a little boy to our family at the beginning of the summer. YAY! We are SO super EXCITED (JUMPING FOR JOY)! I also want to share a link to the sweet card that my Crafting Bestie Pam sent to me when she learned of the happy news. Click HERE to see her card. She is quite the enabler because now I think that I NEED the cartridge she used for this card. If any of you know where I can find the 9 Months Cricut Lite cartridge for LESS than $40, will you PLEASE let me know. Have a terrific LEAP day and I hope you find something to JUMP for JOY about today! Huge Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Paisley Cricut Cartridge
*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
*My Creative Time stamps - Just a Little Note to Say...
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Baby Animal Faces 3"
*Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
*Bic Sharpie Fine Point Pen
*Glossy Accents

D.H. Scrubby Tech Tip: The Life-Cycle of Windows

2012-02-28T08:03:00.000-07:00

Glora's husband fancies himself a writer and a technology enthusiast (code for "likes expensive toys"). As a guest writer for Glora's Crafts, he writes articles which might be interesting to the crafting and blogging community.

In my day-job, I have found that many people do not know what version of Windows they use. If you are one of those people, don't worry. That is why you keep nerds like me around – to keep things running smoothly for you.

I also find that many people unknowingly run software that is past its "product life cycle." This means that they are no longer receiving security updates for the program – a very dangerous situation! Without patches and updates, your computer becomes more easily vulnerable to viruses, spam, or malware.

Since 74% of visitors to this blog use a version of Windows, today I'll help you check your version, and learn what you can do if you are behind the times.

First, click the 'Start' button.

Find something that says "My Computer" or "Computer" and right-click it.

A menu will drop-down. From the bottom of that menu, select "Properties"

On the next window, you will see what version of Microsoft Windows you are running.

For many of you, it will look like one of these examples:

Now that you know what version you run, what should it mean to you?

Windows 95, 98, 98se, ME, or 2000

These versions are very much out-of-date. You can unplug your computer from the Internet and safely use it off-line, but being connected is a dangerous proposition.

"Microsoft Windows XP" with no service pack "Microsoft Windows XP" and "Service Pack 1" "Microsoft Windows XP" and "Service Pack 2"

You are out of date, but a free upgrade exists. Upgrade to Service Pack 3. Click Start, All Programs, Accessories. Run the program "Windows Update" or "Microsoft Update." Follow the prompts. You may have to install some other updates in preparation for Service Pack 3, so be prepared to go back to the Windows Update site repeatedly until it offers no more updates.

"Microsoft Windows XP" and "Service Pack 3"
You are using a current version. Check Windows Updates periodically for new patches. However, you should remember this date: April 08, 2014! From now until then, you should start making some plans. After April 08, 2014, there will be no more updates offered for Windows XP. Ever. You can unplug your computer from the Internet and safely use it off-line, but being connected will become a dangerous proposition.

If your computer has enough horsepower to handle it, you could upgrade Windows to version 7 or 8 (expected to release at the end of 2012). However, this is a big deal – updating Windows usually means backing up your computer, deleting everything on the machine, installing the new version of the Windows operating system, and then spending days reinstalling all of the software that you use. Not to mention possibly needing to purchase a new printer, scanner, or other compatible accessories. My recommendation – save your pennies, and be ready to go computer shopping before April 8, 2014. After all, you'll need a newer, faster system by then anyway, right?!

"Microsoft Windows Vista" with no service pack "Microsoft Windows Vista" and "Service Pack 1"

You are out of date, but a free upgrade exists. Upgrade to Service Pack 2. Click Start, and type "Windows Update" into the search bar. Follow the prompts. You may have to install other updates in preparation for Service Pack 2, so be prepared to go back to the Windows Update program repeatedly until it offers no more updates.

"Microsoft Windows Vista" and "Service Pack 2" You are using a current version. No "end of life" date has been announced (although the date of 11 April 2017 has been tossed around as a possibility). Check Windows Updates periodically for new patches.

"Microsoft Windows 7"

You are out of date, but a free upgrade exists. Upgrade to Service Pack 1. Click Start, and type "Windows Update" into the search bar. Follow the prompts. You may have to install some other smaller updates in preparation for Service Pack 1, so be prepared to go back to the Windows Update program repeatedly until it offers no more updates.

"Microsoft Windows 7" and "Service Pack 1"

You are just fine. No "end of life" date has been announced. Check Windows Updates periodically for new patches.

All of this information is provided as a courtesy, and I am not responsible for changes, errors, omissions, or especially the policies of Microsoft!

For official information about Microsoft Product Lifecycles, please visit http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselect

Comments are always welcome - however, please understand that I cannot provide technical support for your situation. If you run into trouble, seek out professional assistance (that is, invite the neighborhood nerd over and offer him a doughnut).

Cupid Brought Us Together...

2012-02-27T10:21:00.000-07:00

I want to share one last Valentine card before February is over. I just finished this one up on Saturday so I will have to hold onto it until next year, but I HAD to make a card with this cute little cupid stamp I got from Peachy Keen Stamps. It is called Cupid's Sting.

I colored it with Copics, added gellyroll details and lots of glitter paint and stickles. I used a perfect sentiment from My Creative Time's You Had Me At Chocolate stamp set and I also used her Stitched Oval Die. I added a little bling and then I was done. Have a SUPER Monday! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - You Had Me At Chocolate
My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval
Peachy Keen Stamps - Cupid's Sting
Copics
Stickles and shimmer paint
Gellyroll Pen
Adhesive Rhinestones

Join in the PEACHY Fun this Weekend...

2012-02-25T12:06:00.000-07:00

I hope you will come and join in the fun at the Peachy Keen Connection. There are two awesome challenges up and awesome prizes available for joining in the fun. Check out all the details at the top of the home page HERE.

I have a quick note card to share using some of the newly released stamps.

I used the March 2012 Stamp of the Month for the mushroom and its darling face. The cute mushroom background was made using the Mushroom Soup background stamp. Anyway, I hope to see you on the PKS Connection this weekend. We had lots of fun chatting this morning! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Peachy Keen Stamps - March 2012 Stamp of the Month
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Mushroom Soup
*Copics
*Clear Embossing Powder
*Sakura Gellyroll Pen
*EK Success Paper Punch
*Chalk

Peachy Keen Challenge #5

2012-02-23T22:01:00.052-07:00

Today is the start of another Peachy Keen Challenge. We are making 3D projects that have to do with the weather (no cards and no layouts).

I made a sweet little spring gift box.

I used the Spring Holiday Cards Cricut cartridge for the box. I just made the box as large as I could on my Gypsy. It turned out to be a very nice size. The scallop and circle are from the Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge. And this adorable little spring chicken and umbrella are from a set called Shower Peepers. This is one of those darling stamp/ die combos that Peachy Keen Stamps and Cottage Cutz make together. This little chickie was just too cute not to make up for the weather theme.

I tried something new for me, I cut everything on white cardstock and colored her with Copics and some chalk. My friends Lorie and Janice do this A LOT and I wanted to give it a try. I really love the extra depth and dimension it adds to the dies, I will definitely be trying this again.

I hope you will join in on this fun PKS challenge and I'm really looking forward to some of the sweet spring rain! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Spring Holiday Cards Cricut cartridge

Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge

Peachy Keen- CottageCutz - Shower Peepers

Copics

Chalks

Twine from The Twinery

Adhesive Pearls

Ribbon

Peachy Keen Stamps - March Stamp of the Month Sneak Peek

2012-02-23T06:00:00.020-07:00

Hello sweet crafty friends. Today I have a project to share using the March 2012 Stamp of the Month stamp set by Peachy Keen Stamps. If you like gnomes you are going to LOVE this set. Oh and the add on sets, they coordinate beautifully and perfectly.

When I saw this sentiment I just had to make up this card for my husband. You see he never tells me what he wants for his birthday and when I ask him he will usually end up saying something like buy some more stamps for yourself or something (which I don't do, I ALWAYS find him something that he will enjoy, but he will love this card because of the inside joke). Anyway, here it is:

Anyway, how fun is that? The stump, door and windows, mushroom, sentiment and gnome girl are all on this awesome new set (plus LOTS of other stuff). Make sure to check out the Peachy Keen blog for more sneaks of these stamps! They will be available for purchase on Saturday at 8am EST. Until then we will have lots of fun sneaks for you to look at and enjoy on the PKS blog! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (clouds only)

*Peachy Keen Stamps - March 2012 Stamp of the Month

*Tim Holtz Distress Ink

*SEI patterned paper (for dress)

*Sakura Gellyroll Pen

3D Wednesday with My Creative Time - St Patty's Day Treats

2012-02-22T01:00:00.052-07:00

Hello and welcome to another 3D Wednesday at My Creative Time.

For my project today I made little St Patty Day treat holders. My mother-in-law had brought my girls the cutest Valentine treats in containers just like this (except with a heart cut out and they were pink and red but you get the idea - the STYLE was the same). Anyway, after my girls had taken the candy out I opened it up and saw how easy it would be to replicate in my Gypsy and so I did.

All it took was a rectangle from Plantin' Schoolbook (3" by 8") welded to a scallop edge from Plantin' Schoolbook (3" wide). Then I added a shamrock from the Designer's Calendar cartridge (add it upside down because when you assemble it will end up right side up). I cut it out and then I scored it a 3.25", 4.75" and 8" and voila, I was done with the basic container.

After cutting and scoring I decided to clear emboss the front with the cute Lucky Day Shamrock background stamp by Peachy Keen Stamps and I added a fun sentiment from Emma's darling I Believe in Leprechaun's stamp set. I REALLY love these two sentiments I used because they are PERFECT to use ANY time of the year.

For the candy I put it in a tiny treat bag and stapled it in place. Then I added the white scallop piece to cover the staple and a little bit of twine and I was done. Easy but cute. I hope you enjoyed these. I can't wait to see what Emma and the rest of the design team have in store for us! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Plantin' Schoolbook Cricut cartridge
Designer's Calendar Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - I Believe in Leprechaun's
Peachy Keen Stamps - Lucky Day Shamrock
Clear Embossing Powder
Twine from The Twinery

You're Egg-straordinary!

2012-02-20T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hi, I have a super quick card to share with you today. It is a little 3.5 x 3.5" note card that I made using one of Emma's newest release stamps sets Happy Hunting.

I tried a new technique (for me) on the background. You ink the background up with Tim Holtz distress ink and then you spray your stamp with glimmer mist and stamp it. For the background stamp I used Emma's pretty floral background stamp from the Spring Chicken Background stamp set. This gives a really cool effect in person. The inner part has the exact impression of the background stamp and then it gives a glittery outline to everything. I just wish it showed up better on this picture. Oh and I also stamped and colored my bunny on PaperTrey Ink Kraft cardstock.

Well that's it for today. I hope you have a TERRIFIC day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Happy Hunting
My Creative Time stamps - Spring Chicken Background
My Creative Time Die - Stitched Oval
Twine from The Twinery
Cardstock from PaperTrey Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Glimmer Mist
Copics

MCT February Release Blog Hop

2012-02-16T01:00:00.059-07:00

Hi and welcome to the My Creative Time February Stamp Release Blog Hop. If you came here from Cindy's blog you are in the right spot, if not make sure to start back at Emma's blog so you can get the whole hop in.

Today I am using the new Happy Hunting stamp set. I used both of the darling bunny images on there to make a small Easter banner. Here is what the banner looks like hanging up:

Here is a closeup of one of the letters and one of the darling bunnies, I used Emma's XL Label Die for the banner pieces and the XL Label Border stamps for the stitching on the banner pieces:

And here is a closeup of the other bunny:

Here you can see this whole set. Isn't it ADORABLE?!

***HUGE GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our giveway today, we are giving ONE LUCKY winner a $100 Gift Certificate to "My Creative Time's" new online store! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner, then Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winner out of those 19 names! So remember you have "19" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, Feb 19th at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Your next stop is the SUPER talented Jeanne! Click HERE to go to her blog.

And here is the blog line up just in case you get lost along the way:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Kim Score ~ http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/

Happy hopping and have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Alphalicious Cricut cartridge

*My Creative Time stamps - Happy Hunting

*My Creative Time stamps - XL Label Borders

*My Creative Time Dies - XL Label

*Copics

*Glossy Accents

*Twine from The Twinery

*Stickles

MCT February Release Sneak Peek Day #3

2012-02-15T01:00:00.057-07:00

Happy Wednesday and welcome to day 3 of sneak peeks of the February stamp release over at My Creative Time. Aren't you loving these sets so far? They are ADORABLE! I'm totally in love with every single stamp, I think Emma REALLY outdid herself this time.

Today, I think you will see some pretty classy and beautiful projects, mine however, is a little on the fun side of things. I saw these darling egg dies that come with this Hello Spring set and my mind starting thinking of all sorts of possibilities with them. They are going to be USED a lot this year I'm certain. One of the fun and crazy ideas was to make some little 'EGG' people and so here is my egg people card.

I know they are silly, but I LOVE them! I can't help it they make me SMILE. The beautiful stitched egg is the die that comes with the Hello Spring set and the darling flower and swirl patterns on the eggs are stamps that come with this set and coordinate perfectly with this die. The perfect sentiment for my egg card is from the Happy Hunting stamp set that we showcased on Monday. I stamped the sentiment onto Emma's Stitched Oval Die. The cute hands and legs for these eggs come from the February 2012 Stamp of the Month by Peachy Keen Stamps and the faces are also by Peachy Keen Stamps - Simple Simons and Simple Sallies. I cut the grass from Everyday Paper Dolls and the clouds from Create a Critter.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes 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 Emma in your post!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Alright, now make sure to check out Emma's blog if you haven't already, I'm certain you won't want to miss all the beautiful samples by her and the design team. I will see you all tomorrow for the blog hop :). Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge

*Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge

*My Creative Time stamps - Hello Spring

*My Creative Time stamps - Happy Hunting

*My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Simple Simons

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Simple Sallies

*Peachy Keen Stamps - February 2012 SOTM

*Twine from Trendy Twine

*Ink for inking

*Chalk

*Glossy Accents

MCT February Release Sneak Peek Day #2

2012-02-14T01:00:00.039-07:00

Hi and welcome to day 2 of sneak peeks from My Creative Time's newest stamp release. Today we are showcasing a couple of background stamps called Spring Chicken. These are darling. The background that I used is really chicken wire but I thought it also looked a lot like honeycomb so I made a 3.25" note card using the chicken wire/honeycomb background.

To get the pretty glossy (honey) finish on the background stamp I inked it with watermark ink and then I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I ALWAYS love how clear embossing powder looks on a background stamp! The sweet little sentiment and tag are from Emma's January release and are called Teeny Tag Greetings. The cute little bee is from Create a Critter and stamped with the Snow Cuties face by Peachy Keen Stamps.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes 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!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Make sure to stop by Emma's blog and see what everyone has made with these beautiful background stamps! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge

*My Creative Time stamps - Spring Chicken

*My Creative Time stamps - Teeny Tag Greetings

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Snow Cuties

*Tim Holtz Distress Ink

*Clear Embossing Powder

*Sakura White Gellyroll pen

*Twine from The Twinery

*Crystal Stickles

*Chalk

MCT February Release Sneak Peek Day #1

2012-02-13T01:00:00.081-07:00

Hello My Creative Time friends. Today Emma and some of the design team members are showing sneak peeks at a darling set called Happy Hunting. This set has some darling images and sentiments. I had a lot of fun making a coordinating card and envelope, a sweet crafting friend of mine, Crafts Manda from AT Home Ink always makes coordinating cards and envelopes so this project is very much inspired by her. Anyway, I hope you like it.

The card is approximately 4x4" and I wanted it to look like it matched/coordinated with the little one that fits on the Scallop and Stitched Circle Dies. So yes, this Happy Hunting stamp set comes with the darling little bunny and round sentiment that fits on the Scallop and Stitched Circle Die and it also comes with this adorable matching and larger sized bunny, plus some bigger sentiments and such as well. Isn't this bunny a cutie? The sentiment is normally straight but I just curved the sentiment on my stamping block to make it go around in a circle.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes 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!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

If you haven't already, I hope you will hop on over and see what Emma and the rest of the design team dreamed up with this darling Easter set! Have a great one! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Mini Monograms Cricut cartridge (scallop and circle)

Paper Pups Cricut cartridge (envelope)

My Creative Time stamps - Happy Hunting

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

Copics

Ink for inking

Adhesive Rhinestones

Sakura White Gellyroll Pen

Throwback Thursday - BUG Challenge

2012-02-09T01:00:00.038-07:00

Hello and welcome to another Throwback Thursday Challenge for My Creative Time. For this Throwback Thursday Challenge we were to use a "bug" of any sort off of any older Cricut cartridge. There are TONS of possibilities so I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

I decided to make a bright and colorful friendship card.

This really pretty butterfly is from the Once Upon a Princess Cricut cartridge. The only drawback was that even cutting it at 3 1/2 inches it was still too small to add a cute little Peachy Keen face too (even the smallest ones were just too big). I made the shape of this card using my Gypsy and a pretty shape from the Lacy Labels Cricut Lite cartridge. All the paper is from a SEI paper pad. And thanks to a reminder from my sweet friend Cindy of Cindy's Scraptastic Designs I added twine around my card. I haven't done that in several months and I had forgotten how pretty it looked until I saw THIS darling card that she made. And of course, that BEAUTIFUL and perfect friendship sentiment is from Emma's Many Greetings stamp set. Isn't that sentiment PERFECT? I had totally forgot that it was even on this set. I'm so glad that I looked at the sentiments on there again, this is definitely a terrific year round - all occasion sort of stamp set. I LOVE it!

I hope you will join in the fun and since this is the last Throwback Thursday before Emma's next stamp release you will definitely want to join in the fun so you have a chance for the AWESOME prize.

I hope you will drop by Emma's blog if you haven't already to see what she and some of the other design team members have ready for you. Have a WONDERFUL day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Once Upon a Princess Cricut cartridge
*Lacy Labels Cricut Lite cartridge
*My Creative Time stamps - Many Greetings
*SEI paper
*Twine from The Twinery
*Sakura Gellyroll Pen
*Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Just For Fun...

2012-02-04T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share real quick my daughter's birthday cake. Now I know it isn't a masterpiece. But it was really fun to make and she LOVED it! Of course she is completely in love with elephants so I knew it would be a hit.

This was not an original creation either. My Mom has an old book of different shaped cakes made from regular cake pans. For example this cake was made with two circle cakes. The one circle is the body and the other one was cut into pieces to make up the head, trunk and feet. Her book also tells you to use a whipped cream type frosting (this is so that the cut cake pieces won't stick to the frosting while you are frosting it) and then you just top it with food colored coconut flakes. Next you decorate it with whichever candy you think will look best. We used pull and peel licorice for the bow and tail, a cashew for the little tusk, A Whopper for the eye, M&M's for the toe nails and a great BIG yummy solid chocolate Valentine's day heart for the ear.

Well I hope you all have a super weekend! Take care! Hugs- Glora

Peachy Keen Challenge using Toilet Paper Rolls

2012-02-02T22:00:00.092-07:00

Hello friends, today is the start of another Peachy Keen Challenge.

Here is the CHALLENGE

This is another fun idea from Raven! Create ANY project of your choice using an empty toilet paper roll. Need ideas? Take a peek at the designer's inspiration over on the challenge blog HERE!

They will be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

Guidelines:

Design must be new
Link up by 2/8 - 11:59 pm CDT

Show us what you can do with an empty toilet paper roll!

Here is what I made with 3 toilet paper rolls:

This was not my original idea so I don't want to take credit for it. I was looking on Google to get ideas for using toilet paper rolls and saw that someone had made these simple little flowers of them. I imagined them with darling little Peachy Keen Faces and knew that was what I had to make. I also have seen a good crafty friend of mine, Cassandra, make LOTS of beautiful centerpieces and so she was the inspiration behind finding a cute container and foam to put these toilet paper roll flowers in. Since making this particular project Cassandra also has made a DARLING Peachy Keen flower arrangement (using 3 flowers and 2 of the same faces I had - I could hardly believe). Hers is way CUTER so you will definitely want to check it out HERE.

Now onto the details of how to make these flowers if you are interested.

Take you empty toilet paper roll and cut small slits in it going almost to the middle and all the way around the toilet paper roll, then turn to the other side and do the same thing. You will want to leave about a 1/4" in the middle so you can put a pick, pen or pencil through them. Your toilet paper roll should look like this:

Next, you will want to fan out your pieces pressing them in towards the center to get your fun flower shape. You will also want to paint them. For mine I painted them with red paint and then I sprayed them with glimmer mist.

While the flowers were drying I worked on the face part of the flowers. I cut circles out at 2" and then I stamped them with some of my favorite Peachy Keen Stamps. For each of these I used the biggest face in the assortment packs. I used the following sets: Winter Wonderland, Happy Lashes and Snow Cuties. I also added chalk for the cheeks, colored in the mouths and dotted around the edges.

Once the flowers were dry I punched a hole in the middle and added pencils. I wrapped the pencils in green pipe cleaners and added a pipe cleaner leaf. Next I glued the circle faces to the front and plain circles to the back so that both sides look nice. I arranged them in a block of floral foam which I placed in a felt basket and then added some paper flowers in to cover the floral foam. I think I need to add a pretty ribbon to the front and I will probably change out the filler but other than that I'm super HAPPY to have these bright and happy flowers smiling at me each day.

I hope you will join in this fun challenge. I can't wait to see what you all come up with :). Make sure to drop over to the PKS challenge blog to see the awesome inspiration that the designers have for you. And have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Peachy Keen Stamps - Winter Wonderland

Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes

Peachy Keen Stamps - Snow Cuties

Toilet Paper Rolls

Floral Foam

Felt Basket

Green pipe cleaners

Chalk

Red paint

Glimmer Mist

My Favorite Stamp of the Month - FEBRUARY - at My Creative Time

2012-02-02T11:39:00.000-07:00

Hello sweet friends. I just wanted to let you know that the My Favorite Stamp of the Month over at My Creative Time is... I Believe in Leprechauns. It is such a cute set and it will be on sale until Friday at 12:01AM PST.

I also have to give a shout out to my sweet friend Kim who is guest designing at My Creative Time today. Click HERE to go to her post at My Creative Time and HERE to go and check out her awesome blog. Believe me you will DEFINITELY want to stop by and see the beautiful projects she has created using the I Believe in Leprechauns stamp set.

I don't have a new project for you but I wanted to share some of the projects that I have made with this stamp set in the past. I will include links to their original posts too just in case you are interested in more details on the products I used on them...

This is a spinner card and changes faces. To see the original post click HERE.

Some of these sentiments are perfect to use all year long like this dance card I made for my daughter's dance teacher. The original post is HERE.

Here is my Have a Sham-rockin' Day card. The shamrock is on an Action Wobble. Click HERE for the original post.

Here is my Happy St. Pats Day card. Click HERE for the original post.

Have a super LUCKY day! Hugs- Glora

Simply Crafts Challenge for February

2012-02-01T00:01:00.005-07:00

Hi and welcome to another Simply Crafts Challenge. It is the first Wednesday of the month so my crafting bestie Pam and I do a cut challenge and now you can join in the fun too. Just join us HERE at the Simply Crafts Challenge Blog for more details.

This month Pam chose the cut and it is the tree from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge. I decided to make a shaped card for my sweet Valentine.

I changed the tree just a little. I added hearts instead of using the leaves that come with the cut. I gave the tree a woodgrain texture with a background stamp by Market Street Stamps called Woodgrain. The beautiful 'Be Mine' sentiment is from Emma's new set called Teeny Tag Greetings. I LOVE this darling set. The hearts have glossy accents on them to give some extra dimension and the edges were all inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.

You will DEFINITELY need to see what Pam made! I'm totally in LOVE with the darling little scene she made. It is SO clever and ADORABLE. Click HERE to go to her blog.

And yes, there is a prize. Some Peachy Keen Stamps! In fact the exact set you see below:

Aren't these the cutest?! I absolutely LOVE these faces!!!! So what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Simply Crafts and join in the fun! Have a great day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Sweetheart Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - Teeny Tag Greetings
Market Street Stamps - Woodgrain
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Glossy Accents
Twine from Trendy Twine

Monday Madness... Imagine That - Shaped Card

2012-01-30T01:00:00.042-07:00

Hello My Creative Time friends. Today is another Monday Madness... Imagine That over at My Creative Time. We are all making shaped cards using our Imagine or patterned paper. I'm using Emma's stamp set called My One and Only. I thought that this 'eternal love' sentiment might look kind of fun done up with an aged look. This isn't my normal style, but I think it is good to try new things.

This heart cut is from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge. Since I don't have an Imagine I used some patterned paper from PaperTrey Ink. The paper is usually red and white and I inked it up with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The swirly heart layer and banner were cut in white paper and inked up with two shades of distress ink. I dotted around the edges of my heart and added some red rhinestones. And of course the sentiment and banner are from Emma's My One and Only stamp set.

Make sure you drop by Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have in store for you! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Sweethearts Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time Stamps - My One and Only
PaperTrey Ink - In Bloom patterned paper
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Black Gelly Roll Pen
Adhesive Rhinestones

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2012-01-28T07:00:00.025-07:00

I know, Valentine's Day hasn't even come and gone yet... but I got my beautiful Peachy Keen stamps in the mail and could not wait to start playing with them. So I imagine you will be seeing a fair share of St Patty day projects mixed in with my Valentine ones for a bit.

Anyway, I think this is the CUTEST leprechaun I have ever seen so I just had to make him up. Seriously, it seemed like he was just smiling at me daring me not to stamp and color him ;).

Do you see that beautiful patterned paper. It is a brand new Peachy Keen Stamps background stamp called Lucky Day Shamrock. I used my favorite background stamp technique and I stamped it with a watermark ink pad. Then I sprinkled it with CLEAR embossing powder, heated it up with my heat gun and VOILA a beautiful, glossy, embossed background. The cute little leprechaun and sentiment come from the Kiss Me Leprechaun stamp set. And for the golden colored piece behind the leprechaun I cut out Emma's XL Label Die and stamped it with one of the coordinating XL Label Border stamps.

Okay that is it for today. I hope you are having a wonderful and lucky day! Take care! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*My Creative Time stamps - XL Label Borders
*My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Kiss Me Leprechaun
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Lucky Day Shamrock
*Versamark Ink Pad
*Clear Embossing Powder
*Gellyroll Pens
*Copics
*Stickles

Valentine's Day Decorations featuring Peachy Keen Stamps

2012-01-27T05:00:00.001-07:00

Hello sweet Peachy Keen fans today I have posted this fun project over on the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog. I made these cute little dangling decorations, they are very simple to make and are about 2 feet long. I made 3 different ones to use as Valentine's Day decorations.

Are you interested in making some of these? Well here is what I used to make them. First, I cut this heart from the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge at 5". I cut 3 white scalloped hearts and 6 pink hearts so that I could make them double sided. They swirl around a little and I wanted both sides to be equally as cute. For the adorable faces I used some of the beautiful 4" face stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps. Yes that is right 4" faces. I'm completely in love with them and my mind has been swimming with all the possibilities. I used the faces called, PKK-03 4" Happy Lash Simple Smile, PKK-05 4" Happy Lashes - Open Mouth and PKK-06 4" Happy Lash Mouth Open w/ Tongue Out.

Here is a little closer look at the face with the tongue out:

For the swirl piece all I did was take a spiral shape from the Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge. Here is a picture of what it looks like when it is first cut out:

I cut it at 4 1/2" but you could cut it smaller or larger depending on how long you want yours to be. I punched a hole in the piece at the very center and one at the end of the spiral. Then I put some twine through the holes and tied a knot to make some little loops. The top twine loop so that I can hang my decoration up and the bottom one is to attach the dangling double sided hearts. The weight of the heart on the middle part pulls the spiral down and makes a long whimsical decoration.

I think I will be making some of these for each holiday using these awesome 4" faces. I'm thinking shamrocks, easter eggs, ghosts, snowflakes, the possibilities are endless...

I also want to show you a close up of each heart real quick because I think these faces make the hearts look SO sweet! Just imagine how cute these hearts would look as a 5" shaped card for Valentine's Day.

For this one I used: PKK-06 4" Happy Lash Mouth Open w/ Tongue Out

This one has PKK-03 4" Happy Lash Simple Smile

And this one has PKK-05 4" Happy Lashes - Open Mouth

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you were inspired to try something fun and different. Have a super Peachy day! Hugs- Glora

Wishing you the Best Birthday Ever!

2012-01-25T00:01:00.002-07:00

I made this card with a darling and special little 3 year old in mind. She LOVES elephants and the colors pink and green. So I thought this cute card with an elephant holding 3 balloons from its tail would be a hit with her and I was right :). She loves it and I'm so glad.

This darling elephant is a stamp by Peachy Keen Stamps and is called Happy Go Lucky Elephant. It is just too cute and did you know that this darling stamp has just been made into a die as well. You can pre-order the die at a sale price through January 30th HERE. And of course the stamp I used is already available for purchase. The balloons are a paper punch I've had for years and the PERFECT birthday sentiment is from the Wow! So Many Candles stamp set by My Creative Time.

I hope you are having a FABULOUS day. I will be back on Friday for a fun Peachy Keen Valentine's Day project. I hope to see you then. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time - Wow! So Many Candles
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Go Lucky Elephant
Twine from The Twinery
Patterned paper by SEI and DCWV
Sakura Gellyroll Pens
Chalk

Monday Madness... Imagine That using Red, White and Black

2012-01-23T01:00:00.031-07:00

Hello My Creative Time friends. Welcome to another Monday Madness.. Imagine That. Today we are using our Imagine machines if we have them otherwise we use patterned paper and make Imagine like projects. The colors we are using today are red, white and black which to me spell DISNEY!!! Yes, if you don't know me already I'm a total Disney nut and love to sneak a little Disney touch into some of my projects.

Anyway, here is my card for today:

Minnie was cut from the Mickey and Friends cartridge at 5.5". The perfect sentiment is from Emma's Just a Little Note to Say stamp set. I love how this turned out and I hope you like it too. Make sure to stop by Emma's blog and see what she and some of the other design team members have in store for you. Have a terrific day!!! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Mickey and Friends Cricut cartridge

*My Creative Time stamps - Just a Little Note to Say

*PaperTrey Ink Bitty Dots Paper and Cardstock

*Sakura White Gellyroll Pen

*Chalk

It's Your Party Blog Hop

2012-01-21T23:00:00.069-07:00

Welcome crafty friends. Today we are celebrating a very special birthday. Today is Angelica's birthday! Happy Happy Birthday Angelica! You are such a sweetheart and I wish you the BEST day EVER, you definitely deserve it!!!!

If you came here from Heidi Anne's awesome blog then you are in the right place. If not make sure to start at Kathy's blog so you don't miss out on a thing!

I thought that I would make Angelica a card using some of "her" stamps. If you don't know already Angelica is one of the owners of an awesome stamp company called Market Street Stamps. She illustrates beautiful stamps and makes some of the most gorgeous A2 sized background stamps I've ever seen. I LOVE them to pieces!. Anyway, here is Angelica's sweet and simple birthday card.

Isn't that birthday cow the cutest? I absolutely LOVE this darling stamp set. It is called For All it's Worth by Market Street Stamps. And that pretty background is one of those beautiful A2 sized background stamps I was talking about called Sweet Lace.

Your next stop on the hop is the sweet and talented Viv. Click HERE to go to her blog.

This is a LONG hop because Angelica works with and is loved by a LOT of people. Here is the big list in case you happen to get lost along the way:

Kathy-http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/

Amanda-http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/

Amy Crockett- http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cristina Garcia- http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/

Lauren Brewer http://www.laurenscreative.com/

DoBea Alberts- http://www.dobeaalberts.blogspot.com/

Raven Baca- http://www.Love4stamps.blogspot.com/

Jennie Garcia http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Heather Hoffman - http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/

Lorie Souther- http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Muzzulin- http://www.handmade75.blogspot.com/

Erin Schreiner - http://www.erinleecreative.com/

Brenda Weaver- http://www.sweetpapertreats.com/

Michelle Criswell- http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Michele Gross- http://studiomsg.blogspot.com/

Leanne Garner - http://www.createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Tifany DeGough - http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/

Samantha Casey- http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com/

Nikki Foraker- http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Heidi Anne Giebel - http://gotscraps.blogspot.com

Glorajean Beardall - http://www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com (You're HERE)

Vivienne Holden - http://www.craftinghaven.blogspot.com/

Janice Wilson http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/

Saundra Rega http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/

Julie Day - www.daydesigns.blogspot.com

Lisa Buttafuoco - http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

Kristi Bennett - www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com

Mel Haas- http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Washburn- http://sweetstephcardcreations.blogspot.com/

Kim Score -http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/
Emma Aguilar -http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Items Used:

*Market Street Stamps - For All it's Worth

*Market Street Stamps - Sweet Lace

*Chalk

*Copics

*Tim Holtz Distress Ink

*Stickles

*Twine from Trendy Twine

MCT January Release Blog Hop

2012-01-20T01:00:00.009-07:00

Hello My Creative Time friends. Today is the big day where you can grab all of these beautiful stamps and dies that we have been showing you this week. If you came here from the talented Cindy's blog than you are in the right spot. If not, make sure to start back at Emma's blog so you don't miss a single thing!

For the blog hop Emma asked me to feature her brand new Script Type Background. This set includes 2 beautiful 3x3 backgrounds. They are so pretty and full of inspirational words. The first one is more of a script style and the second is more of vintage typewriter style. Both a very fun and pretty. I have made a couple of quick projects with this set. The first is a card.

The background on the squares and on the hearts are from this set. I just alternated them back and forth. The heart die and the big sentiments are all from the already released 100% Sweetness set.

I also made a cute little box using the Script Type Background for the patterned paper (since the stamp is 3x3 and I needed a 6x6 piece of paper for the die, I just stamped it 4 times). I used the beautiful new Bubblegum Treat Box Die for the box and the AWESOME Be Mine bonus stamp set for the grungy heart and sentiment.

These would definitely make for some cute and easy Valentine favors.

Here are pictures of the newly released stamps that I featured today.

***HUGE GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our giveway today, we are giving ONE LUCKY winner a $100 Gift Certificate to Custom Crops! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner, then Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winner out of those 18 names! So remember you have "18" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday night at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

~~Also remember that the cute Be Mine stamp set featured above will only cost you 1 cent (for the first 100 customers) making a My Creative Time order today.~~

UPDATE the darling Be Mine stamp set has already been sold to the first 100 shoppers and is available for $3.99 while quantities last.

Alright I think that is it... your next stop is the very talented Jeanne of The Cricut Corner. Click HERE to go to her blog.

If you get lost along the way here is a list of the entire blog hop:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/ (You're Here)

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used for my card:

*My Creative Time stamps - 100% Sweetness

*My Creative Time Dies - 100% Sweetness

*My Creative Time stamps - Script Type Background

*My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

*Twine from Trendy Twine

*Black patterned paper from DCWV

*Inks for inking

Items Used for treat box:

*My Creative Time stamps - Script Type Background

*My Creative Time stamps - Be Mine

*My Creative Time Dies - Bubblegum Treat Box

*Twine from Trendy Twine

MCT January Stamp Release Sneak Peek #3

2012-01-18T01:00:00.008-07:00

Hello My Creative Time friends, are you ready for sneak peek day #3? I just LOVE this awesome little set that includes two mini dies and a bunch of sentiments. It is called Teeny Tag Greetings. I think you will just love this die set and the great variety of sentiments too.

For my project I made a card. This is a long card that will fit in a business sized envelope. I wish you could see the whole card a little better but I will show you the whole thing so you can see how it looks and then I will show you a couple of close ups too.

So here is the whole card...

A closeup of the Princess with her Princess Face from Peachy Keen Stamps

And a closeup with the wagon. The sentiment on the heart is from Emma's existing stamp set called 100% Sweetness and that darling little tag and sentiment are from her new set called Teeny Tag Greetings.

Don't these tags look like so much FUN?!!!!

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes 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 and 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 Emma in your post!

Emma will randomly pick and announce all winners on Friday, January 20th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now and let's start spreading the word!;)

Have a terrific day and make sure that you check out what Emma and the rest of the team did with this set! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Playtime Cricut Lite Cartridge

Sugar and Spice Cricut Lite cartridge

My Creative Time stamps - 100% Sweetness

My Creative Time stamps - Teeny Tag Greetings

Peachy Keen Stamps - Princess Faces

SEI paper pad

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Sakura Gellyroll Pens

Twine from the Twinery

Chalk

MCT January Stamp Release Sneak Peek #1

2012-01-16T01:00:00.043-07:00

Hello My Creative Time fans and welcome to another sneak peek week. Today I am featuring one of Emma's newest stamp sets called Fast Pitch Rocks! It is an awesome set for the softball players in your life.

I made a gift card holder for the coach for the end of the season along with a card.

I made my own background paper for both of these using the softball sentiment off of the Fast Pitch Rocks stamp set. For the gift card I did use a sentiment from Emma's already release Sports Sentiments set as well as her Embossed Gift Card Holder, but everything else on the gift card and card come from the Fast Pitch Rocks stamp set. For the gift card I used a technique that I saw my DT sister Katie use on a basketball card. I was hoping to give the effect of her swinging at the ball.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes 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!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, January 20th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let's start spreading the word!;)

Well that's it for me! I hope you will hop on over to Emma's blog to see what she and the other design team members made with some of the new sets. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps- Sports Sentiments

My Creative Time stamps - Fast Pitch Rocks

My Creative Time Dies - Embossed Gift Card Holder

Pebbles Ribbon

Sakura White Gellyroll Pen

Happy Valentine's Day Gift Card Holder

2012-01-14T20:17:00.000-07:00

I am having lots of fun with my new My Creative Time stamps and my new Peachy Keen Stamp of the Month set so I decided to combine them for a cute little project. I wanted to share another quick sneak of a beautiful sentiment on one of Emma's newest stamp sets. I just LOVE this font. Emma's big sneak peek and release week starts Monday morning and you won't want to miss out. Here is a little something to help get you excited for next week.

I used Emma's Embossed Gift Card Holder, along with a sentiment from one of her new stamp sets. I also used a sweet little angel from the new January 2012 Stamp of the Month set by Peachy Keen Stamps. Isn't she so sweet? I wish my coloring did her full justice.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will join in the linky party going on over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog right now. And I hope to see you back here bright on early Monday for the start of Emma's January stamp release sneak peek week. Have a great one! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*My Creative Time stamps
*My Creative Time Dies - Embossed Gift Card Holder
*Peachy Keen Stamps - January 2012 Stamp of the Month
*DCWV: Nana's Nursery
*Copics
*Stickles
*Ink for inking
*Black Gellyroll Pen

PKS Linky Party

2012-01-13T09:00:00.117-07:00

If you are looking for Debbie (DD's Crafts) 50th birthday blog hop, please scroll down 2 posts or click HERE!!!

Hello Peachy Keen friends. It is my first official Peachy Keen Design Team post and I'm super excited to share a couple of cards that I made with the January 2012 Stamp of the Month set by Peachy Keen Stamps. It is a super cute and very versatile set. I also wanted to let you know that we will be having a linky party over on the PKS Challenge Blog so that all of you can link up a Peachy Keen project too! I hope you will all join in the Peachy fun!

My first card uses the largest heart on the January 2012 Stamp of the Month set. I also used the XOXOXOXO A-2 Background Stamp for the background.

Isn't she a cutie? I just love that face. I colored her by inking her up with Distress Ink and Versafine inks in 3 shades of red (I've seen my DT sister Nikki do this with distress inks and had to try it). From there I did a little paper piecing. I will admit that I was too lazy to cut out all the little flowers so I added some Prima flowers and pearls instead. I also found out that this darling sentiment from the January 2012 stamp of the month set fit perfectly on Emma's Stitched Oval Die.

And here is my second card, I just could not get this idea out of my head until I made her up:

I used the smaller angel from the January 2012 Stamp of the Month set and colored her up. I trimmed her wings and halo off and added a face from the Just Baby Faces stamp set by PKS. I hand cut and inked up her legs. The bed is cut from the Sugar and Spice Cricut Lite cartridge. And the perfect sentiment for this scene is from Emma's Pain Pain Go Away stamp set.

Here is a closer look at this stamp set. Just imagine this full sheet of stamps at 8 1/2" x 11". They are big beautiful stamps. And there are SO many possibilities with this set, I just love the options just from interchanging the faces...

Make sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog to see what awesome inspiration the design team has for you and to link up your own Peachy Keen project too. Hugs- Glora

Items Used Heart Card:

*Peachy Keen Stamps - January 2012 SOTM
*Peachy Keen Stamps - XOXOXO A-2 Background Stamp
*My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval
*Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Versafine Ink
*Prima Flowers
*Adhesive Pearls
*Twine from The Twinery
*Crystal Stickles
*Glossy Accents
*Pebbles Ribbon

Items Used Prayer Card:

Peachy Keen Stamps - January 2012 SOTM
Peachy Keen Stamps - Just Baby Faces
My Creative Time - Pain Pain Go Away

Sugar and Spice Cricut Lite cartridge
DCWV: Nana's Kitchen Stack
Twine from The Twinery
Copics
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap
Chalk

My Favorite Stamp of the Month at My Creative Time

2012-01-12T08:30:00.008-07:00

If you are looking for Debbie (DD's Crafts) 50th birthday blog hop, please scroll down or click HERE!!!

Emma has started something new and fun over on her blog. She is doing a Favorite Stamp of the Month link up party with one of her older sets. This month it is the You Had Me at Chocolate stamp set. She wanted us to share a few projects using this stamp set. You can hop on over to Emma's blog and see what she and some of the other DT members made with this set.

"If any of you "My Creative Time" friends own this stamp set, feel free to link up a project of your choice on Emma's Blog using "You Had Me At Chocolate"! You have 2 weeks to do this. If you don't own it, you can purchase it here at a special "discounted" price!"

DD's Crafts Fabulous Fifty Birthday Blog Hop

2012-01-11T22:01:00.000-07:00

Hi and welcome to DD's Crafts Fabulous Fifty Birthday Blog Hop. If you just came here from.the awesome Gloria's blog then you are in the right spot if not make sure to go back and start at DD Crafts. You won't want to miss a thing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE!!!

We were to make a project with any sort of a birthday theme. I have a darling niece that just turned one and I wanted to make her a special birthday card.

For this card I used the Baby Steps Cricut cartridge. The darling little face was made using the Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps and the perfect little sentiment is from Emma's Many Greetings stamp set. I made my own patterned paper on the kraft paper using My Creative Time's Follow Your Dreams stamp set.

You will want to make sure to comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win the grand prize from Debbie's blog!

Thanks for stopping by today. I should be your last stop of the hop. I hope you had fun! Here is a list of the blog hop in case you got lost along the way.

DDscrafts - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Haidee - http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

Vicki W - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://Scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com

Crazyabout Cricut - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com

Melissa - http://timeweavers.wordpress.com

Theresa -http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Cricut Chick - http://cricutchick.com

Cheryl - http://cardsbycg.blogspot.com/

Lisa L - http://craftylam.blogspot.com/

Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/

Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com

Angela - http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/

Barbara - http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/

Tanner - http://www.mrcricutcrazy.com/

Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Gloria - http://gloriasgoofycraftspot.blogspot.com/

Glorajean - http://www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

*Baby Steps Cricut cartridge
*My Creative Time stamps - Many Greetings
*My Creative Time stamps - Follow Your Dreams
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Cute and Cuddly
*DCWV - Nana's Nursery
*Glossy Accents
*Gellyroll Pens
*Stickles
*Ink for inking

Just for You, Teacher!

2012-01-11T10:11:00.000-07:00

I've got a fun little project today that I made for my daughter's dance teacher. And there just happens to be a little bit of a 'sneak peek' of one of Emma's upcoming stamp sets as well...

The gift card holder is Emma's Embossed Gift Card Holder Die, the little girl was cut out of the Twinkle Toes Cricut Lite cartridge, and her darling little face is from the Princess Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Twinkle Toes Cricut Lite cartridge

*My Creative Time Dies - Embossed Gift Card Holder

*My Creative Time stamps

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Princess Faces

*DCWV - Nana's Nursery

*Glossy Accents

*Adhesive Pearls

*Gellyroll Pen

*Chalk

Monday Madness... Imagine That (Congratulations on Your Baptism)

2012-01-09T01:00:00.039-07:00

Hello My Creative Time friends and welcome to another Monday Madness... Imagine That. For these projects we always make something with our Imagine Machines or something Imagine like if we don't have an Imagine. I don't have an Imagine so I used patterned paper and a background stamp to make my card Imagine like.

Emma had asked us to use the colors chocolate, teal and red. I also got to use her Many Greetings stamp set. I LOVE this set because it has a little bit of EVERYTHING on it! This was PERFECT timing for using this stamp set too because my daughter just got baptized on Saturday and it had the perfect sentiment for that. The girl on this card may look a little older than you might expect for a baptism card, but in my church children don't get baptized until they are 8. My little paper doll's darling face is from the Happy :Lashes Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. I also did some clear embossing on her dress with the Sweet Lace background stamp by Market Street Stamps. I really love the white on white effect it gives.

Make sure to hop on over to Emma's blog to see what she and some of the designers have for you today! Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Once Upon a Princess Cricut cartridge (background shape)

Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge

Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge

My Creative Time stamps - Many Greetings

Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes

Market Street Stamps - Sweet Lace

DCWV: Nana's Kitchen

Twine from Trendy Twine

3D Wednesday with My Creative Time

2012-01-04T01:00:00.060-07:00

*If you are looking for the Simply Crafts Challenge scroll down or click HERE*

Welcome My Creative Time friends to another 3D Wednesday. Today I am going to feature one of Emma's newest Valentine sets called Classmate Valentines. I just love this set to pieces. It is going to be SO perfect for making Valentine's with my girls for their friends, cousins and classmates.

For my project today I have made a couple of heart favor boxes. The first one is a darling little bear.

These little containers are the perfect size for 2 or 3 little bags on M&M's or Skittles. The container comes from the Tags Bags and Boxes Cricut cartridge. I used my Gypsy to size these at 11.5" wide and I was able to fit two heart containers on a piece of 12 x 12 cardstock. I used the Classmate Valentine set along with Emma's darling Scallop and Stitched Circle Die set and then tied it off with a pretty piece of twine.

My second one is almost identical except that I used the darling little kitty and its coordinating sentiment:

I hope you enjoyed today's project. These would be super fast and easy to mass produce and make with your kids too. Make sure to drop by Emma's blog and see what she and the rest of the design team came up with too! I know there will be tons of beautiful inspiration! Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Tags Bags Boxes and More Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - Classmate Valentines
My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

Twine from Trendy Twine
Paper is Core'dinations cardstock
Copics
Stickles

Simply Crafts Challenge for January

2012-01-04T00:01:00.041-07:00

Hello and welcome to another Simply Crafts Challenge. This month the cut Pam and I are using is the cupcake with the heart on top of it from the Sweet Treats cartridge. If you don't have that cartridge you can still play along just use any cupcake cut. HERE is a link to the Simply Crafts Challenge blog so you can join in the fun.

Here is what I made with this cut:

That darling sentiment is from one of Emma's newest Valentine sets called, 100% Sweetness. And those darling little faces those are from The Cornies Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. All the cardstock is from PaperTrey Ink and the cute heart embossing on the background is a Sizzix Embossing folder.

I hope you will drop by Pam's blog and see what awesome project she made and the details on how she made it. She may even have an awesome video for you too. Click HERE to go to Pam's blog. And don't forget to join in the fun challenge too at the Simply Crafts Challenge blog. Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Sweet Treat Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - 100% Sweetness
Peachy Keen Stamps - The Cornies

PaperTrey Ink cardstock
Sizzix embossing folder
Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
Glossy Accents

THANK YOU!!! {Very EXCITING news}

2012-01-03T17:04:00.001-07:00

I don't even know where to start, I've been on cloud 9 the past couple of days since I learned that I was chosen as a new Peachy Keen Stamps Design Team member for 2012. This is absolutely a dream come true!!!

Here is a quick card that I made to say Thank You!!!

I have a huge list of THANK YOU's to give out! First of all I want to thank Angelica and Kathy for giving me this amazing opportunity! Peachy Keen Stamps is the whole reason that I started my blog. I found them, wanted to join in their brand new challenges and so I started a blog! Angelica and Kathy have been so sweet to me and I can not wait to work with them more closely!

I also want to thank the ORIGINAL Peachy Keen Design Team! I just LOVE you girls. You have enabled me like crazy! You have each taught me SO much! And you have always been some of my #1 cheerleaders! I'm glad to know that you will NEVER be very far away! Thank you so much!

I also want to thank Emma in particular. She noticed me when I was basically a no one in the blogging world. She saw something in me I didn't see in myself and I will FOREVER be grateful for her faith in me! She asked me to join her team last year and I can't tell you what a blessing that has been! Thank YOU EMMA!

I want to thank my husband and family for being my VERY best cheerleaders and supporters! YOU ARE THE BEST EVER and I LOVE YOU!!!

And last of all, but most definitely not least I want to thank ALL of you crafting buddies! I can't tell you how many of you sent me e-mails and messages hoping I would try out for the team and cheering me on! I think you are all amazing!!! There are too many to list, but you know who you are and I LOVE and appreciate you!

I also know that a lot of you tried out for the team and I REALLY hope you will try again next year because you are ALL so talented!

Much love & Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Twinkle Toes Cricut Lite cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - So Grateful For You
My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval Die
Peachy Keen Stamps - Wide Eyed Kids
Sakura White & Black Medium Point Gellyroll Pens
Adhesive Pearls

Make a Wish, Fairy Birthday Card

2012-01-02T00:01:00.037-07:00

My daughter recently had a birthday and she made sure to tell me what kind of a birthday card she wanted. She wanted TinkerBell's fairy friend Fawn on it. This is a very fitting choice for my daughter because she LOVES animals and Fawn is an Animal Fairy. Anyway, I had two options for Fawn my TinkerBell Cricut cartridge or some EK Success Fairy Stamps that I have had for a couple of years. I just happened to be in the mood for coloring so the stamps won over the debate. And here is her card:

The beautiful orange background paper is made with a background stamp by Market Street Stamps called Punched Tin. I stamped it with watermark ink then embossed it with clear embossing powder! I always love the way the clear embossing turns out! The beautiful sentiment is from My Creative Time's Polka Dot Surprise stamp set! This was one of Emma's earlier sets and I just find myself using it over and over again. I LOVE it!

Here is a little bit of a close up of Fawn (I used some Crystal Stickles on her wings and colored her with Copic Markers):

I hope you are having a terrific day! Take care! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Polka Dot Surprise
Market Street Stamps - Punched Tin
EK Success - Disney Fairies Clear Stamps
Clear Embossing Powder
Copic Markers
Crystal Stickles

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2011-12-31T23:59:00.022-07:00

I just wanted to wish you all a very Happy New Year and I also have a quick little project that I made with my daughter. These are some quick, easy and simple New Year's Eve favors. They have little hand sanitizer's inside.

We used some blingy cardstock (Core'dinations) and then with Emma's stamps and dies the rest was a piece of cake. I used Emma's Small Talk stamp set for the 'Happy New Year', her Scallop and Stitched Circle Dies and her Lollipop Holder Die. We popped each layer up with pop dots because my little one LOVES helping with pop dots. Anyway, quick and easy but cute. I hope you all have a safe and Happy New Year! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Small Talk
My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle
My Creative Time Dies - Lollipop Holder
Core'dinations Cardstock
Hand Sanitizer

Some Favorites from 2011

2011-12-30T16:32:00.000-07:00

Yes, I'm joining in the FAVORITES of 2011 game. I have not been crafting this week, just spending time with my beautiful FAMILY!!! But I'm certain you will see some NEW crafting projects on my blog next week! I will link to the original post for each of these and if you want to go back and get details on products, and such you can just click on the links.

These were my favorite note cards of the year using Create a Critter, My Creative Time stamps and Peachy Keen Stamps

This was my favorite patriotic card of the year. I used My Creative Time Stamps and Dies along with the Stand and Salute Cricut cartridge.

I LOVE Mickey so here is my favorite Mickey card of the year. I had fun dressing him up for fall ;).

This is my all time favorite boy birthday card. I LOVE how it turned out. I used My Creative Time stamps and dies along with Peachy Keen Stamps.

This little mouse is just too cute, she is one of my favorite girl birthday cards for this year! She is from Peachy Keen Stamps.

This turn that frown upside down card started my obsession with spinner cards. I think I only made a half dozen different ones but I LOVE how they turn out and I hope that I make a bunch more next year. The faces on all of these are beautiful Peachy Keen face stamps and the sentiments are from My Creative Time stamps.

St. Patty spinner!

Easter Spinner!

Fall Spinner!!!

Back to School Spinner!

And HERE is a link for a picture tutorial that I made for spinner cards. Click HERE to go to the tutorial.

And a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!! Hugs- Glora

A Christmas Message

2011-12-25T10:50:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas! Today's post is a Christmas message - though watch how creative and resourceful the little girl is! She will grow up to become a great crafter one day!

Merry Christmas Eve

2011-12-24T13:07:00.000-07:00

Yes, Merry Christmas Eve! I can not believe it! Christmas is here already! I wanted to share a couple of Christmas gift card holders that I made. These are also what I made for the designers' choice sketch challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog.

This was made using Emma's Embossed Gift Card Holder Die and Gift Card Sentiments. I also used the Penguin Girl stamp by Peachy Keen Stamps (I'm giving it to a boy so I didn't use one of the girl faces included I just used one of the boy faces I had from the Winter Wonderland Face Assortment). I also used the coordinating Peachy Keen Kut Out Die called Winter Character with Stocking Hat. I colored the image with Copic markers and I added some glossy accents and white gel pen accents.

For this gift card I used the CottageCutz Gingerbread Dolls. Aren't they cute? I also used Emma's Embossed Gift Card Holder Die and the coordinating sentiments again.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Gift Card Sentiments
My Creative Time Dies - Embossed Gift Card Holder
Peachy Keen Stamps - Penguin Girl
Peachy Keen Stamps - Kut Outs - Winter Character in Stocking Hat
Peachy Keen Stamps - Winter Wonderland
Peachy Keen Stamps - CottageCutz - Gingerbread Dolls
Copic Markers
Glossy Accents
Sakura Gellyroll Pen
Baker's Twine from The Twinery
Adhesive rhinestones
Stickles

Pin the Bee on the Flower Game

2011-12-22T11:48:00.000-07:00

Hello crafting friends! Sorry it has been so long since my last post, life has just been BUSY! I did want to share with you a game that I put together for my daughter's birthday party yesterday. She wanted everything to have a FLOWER theme so we thought a fun game of pin the bee on the flower would be fun. It was a hit with the girls. This is also my entry for the Let's Face it Friday challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps. We were supposed to use material in our project.

Here is the whole flower...

I used a strip of green material for the stem but everything else is cut out of paper.

Here is a close up of the flower and the bees...

Anyway, I hope you like it! All the pieces were cut from the Create a Critter cartridge. The flower was cut at about 11.5" and the bees were about 1.75" each. I used the darling Critter Faces in the Small size for all of the bees. And the flower center is a Basic Paper Doll Face.

I hope to be back on here before Christmas, but if not I would like to wish you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
Peachy Keen Stamps - Critter Faces (Small)
Peachy Keen Stamps - Basic Paper Doll Faces
Core'dinations Cardstock
Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
Material
Stickles for bee wings
Glossy Accents for Eyes
Chalk

Wedding Guest Signing Pages

2011-12-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

Alright so here are a couple of the wedding book signing pages that I had mentioned in my post yesterday. They are pretty simple and have lots of empty space for signing. But believe me even these simple layouts took a bit of time. I didn't keep track of my exact time, but just imagine cutting out photo mats and sentiments and or accents for 50 pages, let alone putting them all together. It was definitely a labor of love and today I can thankfully say that I'm finished with all 50 pages. Yippee!!!

These are not the best photos but they are the best ones I could get. Their wedding colors are purple, green and silver. Enjoy

This sentiment is from the Tie the Knot Cricut cartridge

This sentiment consists of bits and pieces from different sentiments I had cut out. But I loved how they looked together so I went for it. "Forever" is from Tie the Knot, the "&" is from Tie the Knot (but from the negative space of the sentiment "Mr & Mrs"), and "ever" is from the Storybook Cricut cartridge (part of the negative space from the sentiment "Happily Ever After").

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you all have a terrific weekend and I hope to see you soon! Hugs- Glora

A Few Things

2011-12-15T12:26:00.001-07:00

I know I've been kinda quiet on here this week. That is because I'm going crazy making scrapbook/signing pages for my niece's wedding on Saturday (50 pages to be exact). The newest trend right now (in Utah anyway) is to have your guest sign a scrapbook page or a photo frame instead of a regular guest book. Basically the scrapbook page is a picture of the couple along with a couple of embellishments. Then the guests write a little note to the couple in the empty area of the scrapbook page. I will probably post one of the pages for you to look at tomorrow, just so that you can see what I'm talking about.

Secondly, I wanted to remind everyone about the Simply Crafts Challenge. You still have a few days to enter a project with a stocking on it and if you win the random drawing one of the prizes is the cute little paper stack that I used on ALL of the projects below:

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 12

2011-12-12T01:00:00.003-07:00

Hello and welcome to the 12th and final day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have a cute mini banner for you. It is probably only 16-18" long, but is perfect for a little holiday decoration. Here is the whole thing so you can get a general idea of how it looks all together. Then I will zoom in on a few pieces for you.

Close up of left side:

Close up of right side:

Close up on the N:

Ginger Girl:

Ginger Boy:

What I used for this project was Emma's XL Label Die for the banner pieces and the XL Label Border stamps for the perfect stitched trim on them. The gingers are from the Faceless Gingerbread Doll Large set. I just got these recently and HAD to make sure that I used them before Christmas! I paper pieced and inked everything and then added some chalk and glossy accents. I used some old Sizzix letter dies for the letters and I tied everything together with some pretty twine from The Twinery. I hope you like it and I hope that you have enjoyed the 12 days of Christmas at My Creative Time!

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

To qualify for ALL the AMAZING giveaways for the next 12 days, you must comment on every blog in this hop! You will have until Tues, Dec 13th @ midnight to have all of your comments in! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE LEAVE A WAY FOR US TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNER'S!

There are some AMAZING giveaways for this special 12 day event & some SURPRISES to help celebrate "My Creative Time's" One Year Anniversary! Yep, Emma released her 1st set of stamps one year ago! So make sure you are tuned in because this is ONE hop you do NOT want to miss!;)

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Kelley Eubanks ~ http://myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - XL Label Border Stamps
My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
Peachy Keen Stamps- Faceless Gingerbread Doll Large
DCWV - Christmas Stack
Twine from The Twinery
Glossy Accents
Chalk
Sizzix Letter Dies

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 11

2011-12-11T01:00:00.038-07:00

Hello and welcome to the 11th day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have a card for you. I used a sketch that they are using over at the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog. Sometimes I think it really helps to get some inspiration from a sketch that is all drawn up and ready for you to use.

For this card I used one of the dies from Emma's Build a Banner Kit along with a sentiment from the Mixed Holiday Sentiments stamp set. The darling snowman is called Snow Girl and she coordinates with the Winter Character with Stocking Cap die. This is my first time using this die and stamp and I love how simple the die made it! I paper pieced most of the snowman but I did color in her pants with some Copics. The paper pad I used is called Be Merry by My Minds Eye. I noticed that Janice used this same paper pad for hers and I think it was a great choice. There are so many pretty double sided papers in this little pad.

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

*My Creative Time stamps - Mixed Holiday Sentiments

*My Creative Time - Build a Banner Kit
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Snow Girl
*Peachy Keen Stamps Cut Out - Winter Character with Stocking Cap
*My Minds Eye - Be Merry paper pad
*Copics
*Stickles
*Glossy Accents

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 10

2011-12-10T01:00:00.020-07:00

Hello friends and welcome to the 10th day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today, I have another ornament for you. This one took a bit more time than yesterdays, but I LOVE how she turned out I hope you like her too. She is a chipboard ornament set that I purchased from Peachy Keen Stamps (Gingerbread Chipboard Shape Set - Girl). I painted her with acrylic paint (nothing fancy there since I don't really know how to paint, I was mostly just trying to get the basic color of the gingerbread and then I inked the edges with some Tim Holtz Ink). Then I added some snow writer and glitter to the white pieces. I stamped her face with the darling Happy Lashes Face stamp and last but not least I added a darling little JOY banner using Emma's Build a Banner Kit.

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time - Build a Banner Kit
Peachy Keen Stamps - Gingerbread Chipboard Shape Set - Girl
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes
Acryllic paint
Tim Holtz Distress Ink
DecoArt Snow Writer
Glitter
Twine from the Twinery

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 9

2011-12-09T01:00:00.019-07:00

Hello friends and welcome to the 9th day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have ANOTHER simple project for you. A few weeks ago I saw a project on one of my favorite crafter's blogs, Lorie of The Thinkin' Spot. She made this little honeycomb type ornament for the front of a card. After looking over her tutorial HERE, I figured you could make these out of just about anything that is symmetrical in shape. From there I got the idea to make Emma's darling little Scalloped Circle into some easy, but cute ornaments for my girl's mini Christmas tree. Once again, for a tutorial on how to make these just click HERE to go to Lorie's awesome project. And thanks for the inspiration Lorie!

Anyway super simple but kind of fun. I used about 9 scalloped circles for each ornament, but you can alter that depending on how full you want it to be.

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die
Core'dination glitter cardstock
Twine from the Twinery
Tinsel Ribbon

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 8

2011-12-08T01:00:00.053-07:00

Hello friends and welcome to the 8th day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have a fun project using Emma's Lollipop Holder Die. I want to start out by letting you know that this is NOT my original idea. I saw some darling boxes while I was blog hoping and when I saw these I KNEW that I wanted to make something like this using the Lollipop Holder Die. Click HERE to see Jayne's blog where I got my inspiration. She also made a cute Santa and a reindeer that I think would look really cute on this Lollipop Holder Die as well.

I cut out a 2" circle for the face and stamped it with Peachy Keen Stamps Everyday Character Face Part stamp set. I braided some twine for a scarf and tied a little bow. I added a few rhinestones and I was done. For the inside I just added a little travel size hand sanitizer like Veronica had shown us. They fit PERFECTLY.

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time Dies - Lollipop Holder Die
Peachy Keen Stamps - Everyday Character Face Parts
Twine from The Twinery
Rhinestones
Glossy Accents
Stickles
Chalk

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 7

2011-12-07T01:00:00.039-07:00

If you are looking for my Simply Crafts Project, scroll down or click HERE.

Hello friends and welcome to the 7th day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have another quick and easy project for you. These little boxes only take a square piece of paper, a little scoring and folding, a few hole punches and some ribbon or twine to tie it together. From there you are pretty much done. This container is made with a 6x6 piece of paper from the Be Merry paper pad by My Minds Eye.

I inked all of the edges with a nice warm brown before I tied it all together. Then I threw in some M & M's and I was done. If you don't know how to make these little boxes my friend Pam has a nice video tutorial for you HERE. Once you make one or two, you can just do it from memory. They are just that easy.

The awesome circle shape on the front is from Emma's Scallop and Stitched Circle Die set. I just used the Stitched Circle Die for this project. I also used the Warm Holiday Wishes sentiment from her Mixed Holiday Sentiment stamp set.

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Mixed Holiday Sentiments
My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle
My Minds Eye - Be Merry paper pad
Twine from The Twinery
Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Simply Crafts - Christmas Stocking Cut

2011-12-07T00:01:00.024-07:00

Hello and welcome to another Simply Crafts Challenge day. For those of you unfamiliar with this, my crafting bestie, Pam, and I do a cut challenge the first Wednesday of each month. We just opened up our challenge so that anyone could participate a couple of months ago. If you are interested in joining the fun hop on over to the Simply Crafts Challenge Blog.

For the cut this month Pam chose the stocking from the Jolly Holidays cartridge. I thought it would look really cute with a sweet little teddy bear inside and so that is exactly what I did.

I love the sentiment I used for this card. It is from My Creative Time's Mixed Holiday Sentiments stamp set. The darling bear is from the Sugar and Spice Cricut Lite cartridge and the oh so SWEET and perfect face is by Peachy Keen Stamps and are called Cute and Cuddly Faces. All the paper, except for the kraft and white, are from a paper pad by My Minds Eye it is called Be Merry. In fact this little paper pad is part of this months giveaway.

Don't forget to drop by Pam's blog to see what her take on this cute stocking was and who knows she may even have an awesome video waiting for you too. If you would like to join in the fun of this challenge click HERE to go to the challenge blog and check it out. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Jolly Holidays Cricut Lite cartridge
Sugar and Spice Cricut Lite cartridge
My Creative Time stamps- Mixed Holiday Sentiments
Peachy Keen Stamps - Cute and Cuddly Faces
My Minds Eye - Be Merry paper pad
Glossy Accents
Chalk
Gel Pen

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 6

2011-12-06T01:00:00.035-07:00

Hello friends and welcome to the 6th day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from the talented Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have another simple and fun project. Homemade gift wrap. All I did was use a white lunch sack. I stamped it up randomly, colored quickly and added some Stickles for a little extra fun.

The big snowman is from Emma's All Around Accessories stamp set. The JOY sentiment is from Small Talk. The heart is from Anyday Crossword and Bingo. For the tag I used the Scalloped and Stitched Oval Dies and stamped it with a sentiment and image from the All Around Christmas stamp set. I added some baker's twine from The Twinery in red and green and I was finished. This would be kind of time consuming for EVERY present, but fun for a few gifts that you want to give that little extra personal touch! I hope you like it!

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - All Around Accessories
My Creative Time stamps - All Around Christmas
My Creative Time stamps - Anyday Bingo and Crossword
My Creative Time stamps - Small Talk
My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die
Twine from The Twinery
White lunch sack
Markers
Stickles

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 5

2011-12-05T01:00:00.002-07:00

Hello friends. I just got back from Disneyland and so I'm just joining in the fun of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. If you arrived here from Cindy's blog you are in the right spot. If not make sure to start at Emma's blog.

Today I have a super simple project to share but a great one to make if you have little kids. It is a countdown to Christmas paper chain.

I always used to make these when I was a little kid and my children love them too. All I did was take 2 (12x12) sheets of glittery Core'dinations cardstock. I cut each sheet into 1" strips. Next I looped and stapled the first piece into a chain, then I linked the second one through the first one and stapled it. I continued linking and stapling until I had a link for each of the days until Christmas. I used the little starburst from the Build a Banner kit by My Creative Time as well as the numbers off of the All Around Birthday Time stamp set to finish off my countdown chain.

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is the very talented Jeanne.

And here is a blog hop list in case you need it:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time - Build a Banner Kit
My Creative Time stamps - All Around Birthday Time
Core'dinations Cardstock

Simple Gingerbread Christmas Card

2011-12-03T00:01:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I helped some ladies at my church put this cute little Christmas card together. I cut pieces for about 60 of these. They are simple cards but it still took a bit of time. Everyone seemed to like them so it all worked out.

I used the ginger on the Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge. The darling face is called Happy Lashes by Peachy Keen Stamps and I used the My Creative Time Stitched Oval Die and sentiment from the Gift Card Sentiment stamp set for the Merry Christmas.

I hope you are having a terrific day! Take care! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - Gift Card Sentiments
My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval Die
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes
Ribbon
Chalk
Tim Holtz Ink

Hi There!

2011-12-01T01:00:00.002-07:00

Hi, I just wanted to drop in with a super quick project. This is a little note card made up with Emma's darling Small Talk stamp set. Along with Peachy Keen Stamps Christmas Heads stamp set and the Winter Wonderland face assortment.

I stamped it up and colored it in, then I chalked in some cheeks, inked the edges, added some glossy accents to the eyes and tied a darling twine bow and I was done in no time.

I also wanted to remind you that today is the first day of Emma's 12 Days of Christmas. I won't have any projects for the celebration until Monday, but I want to make sure to remind you to hop on over for LOADS of inspiration and a chance at some awesome prizes. HAVE FUN!!!! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*My Creative Time stamps - Small Talk

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Christmas Heads
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Winter Wonderland
*Twine from The Twinery
*Copics
*Chalk
*Tim Holtz Ink

Warm Holiday Wishes

2011-11-30T00:01:00.024-07:00

I had made up two different card with the sketch for the last Peachy Keen Challenge. I could only submit one and in the end I decided to submit the snowman card you already saw. HERE is a link if you want to look at it again.

This card was super fun too. Paper piecing can be addicting and such a fun look. For this card I used the darling little Donna Rae Penguin from Peachy Keen Stamps and the perfect sentiment is from My Creative Time's Mixed Holiday Sentiments stamp set. Have a great one! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*My Creative Time - Mixed Holiday Sentiments

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Donna Rae Penguin
*Chalk
*Ink for inking
*Glossy Accents

Black Friday 2011: My Shopping Report and a WINNER

2011-11-29T00:01:00.013-07:00

First off I would like to announce the winner of Cathy's Birthday Blog Hop. The winner is #37 which is Simply Pam. Simply Pam said:

Love this card Glora! It is super fun. LOVE the papers you used, adds design and texture but not over much. :)

Pam

Congratulations Pam!

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NOW HERE is my fun BLACK FRIDAY STORY...

I was crazy. I went shopping at a "Black Friday" sale at my local Roberts craft store.

For those of you outside the United States who are lucky enough not to have such traditions, Black Friday follows Thanksgiving Thursday, and it is supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. It is the day that puts retailers "in the black."

On this day, many stores open at insanely early hours, and use "loss leaders" and special sale pricing to lure shoppers out of bed and into their cash register lines.

The Roberts advertisement showed, among their sale items, that Cricut cartridges would be $10 each. They even pictured some popular cartridges which appealed to me. Doors opened at a reasonable 6:00 am ("reasonable" when compared to most other stores).

So I set my alarm to wake me up early, and joined the line of customers outside their store. When I arrived about a half hour early, I was about the 25th in line, and many more joined me afterward.

At 6:00 am the doors opened, and it became very clear that everyone in the line wanted the same sale item. The line simply flowed into the store and followed to the Cricut cartridge display.

All the cartridges were against a wall in one location at the front of the store. The press of the crowd flowed that direction also. By the time I got my turn at the display, I found myself at the rack of cartridges, trapped by a mass of people behind me, other shoppers to each side of me, and a wall of cartridges in front of me.
The mass of humanity behind me was growing impatient, and slowly the back of the line was pushing faster and farther, threatening to smash or impale people like me who were trapped with nowhere to go.

I grabbed several cartridges, no time to think about what they were or what I really wanted (other than the fact that they were cartridges that I didn't currently own). All I could tell for certain was that the cartridges they pictured in the advertisement were not on the rack. Apparently they forgot to print "Selection may vary by store."

Being stuck and only able to reach a portion of the wall, I asked people to pass me this or that cartridge which was out of my reach. Sometimes they were helpful and handed it over, but other times they were only looking out for themselves. Unable to move, I asked people behind me what cartridges they would like and began handing them back. I secretly hoped to relieve some of the crowd behind me so I could make an escape, but instead it only angered people who thought I was dawdling.

There were certainly some cartridges I could see but not reach, and there was an entire rack of "SpongeBob" carts that nobody wanted. When I finally could make a break, I took my selections to the checkout. The press around the cartridges was just about right to let one person out at a time, and people were heading straight to the checkout and then leaving the store. Thus, the majority of the store was completely empty.

Now I'm not a business woman, but maybe next year they should think about spreading the sale merchandise throughout the store. If those cartridges would have been scattered about, people would have to explore the store, and maybe see other items that they wanted to buy. As it was, people were only buying cartridges and the store made no profit.

And maybe next year I'll think harder about whether the sale is worth losing sleep over.

Here is what I ended up with:

- Freshly Picked
- Fabulous Finds
- Give a Hoot
- Graphically Speaking
- Pagoda
- Printing 101
- Spring Holiday Cards
- Tie the Knot

In the comments, tell me what your best "Black Friday" find was!

La bûche de Noël

2011-11-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

For the current Let's Face it Friday Challenge over at the Peachy Keen Challenge blog we were asked to make a card or layout with you favorite holiday recipe. About 12 years ago I lived in France for 17 months. I spent two Christmases in France and my favorite Christmas treat was une buche de Noel. It is a yummy chocolate and cream filled creation rolled up and decorated to look like a log. It was often decorated with cute little decorations like holly and such. I am told that they are traditionally served with mushrooms made with meringue and that is why I have added cute little meringue colored mushrooms to my recipe layout.

Here is a little bit of a closeup:

The holly is actually a hidden recipe card. You just pull it up and the front has the ingredients on it and the back will have the directions on it. Here is a picture with the recipe card pulled out.

Have a terrific day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge

Peachy Keen Stamps - Princess Faces

DCWV - Christmas Stack

Tim Holtz Inks for inking

Sakura Gellyroll pen

Chalk

Cathy's Big Birthday Bash Blog Hop

2011-11-23T22:01:00.003-07:00

Hello crafting friends. Today we are celebrating a special 60th birthday for Cathy (from Crafting with Mimi)! If you came here from my awesome best crafting friend Pam's blog than you are in the right spot. If not make sure you start at Cathy's blog and wish her a happy birthday, then hop on through. She also has a small challenge you can participate in for extra chances at winning some awesome prizes.

This darling little mouse, hats and sentiment are all from the Karaoke Birthday Set by Peachy Keen Stamps. I just LOVE this cutie. The paper is all from DCWV both the Nana's Nursery boy and girl stacks.

BLOG CANDY:

I'm offering a Mickey Celebrates Cuttlebug embossing folder for my blog prize along with 10 yards each of red twine and black twine from The Twinery. Just leave a comment on this post and I will post the winner at the end of the hop. You have until the 27th to comment.

Your next stop is MY AMUSING LIFE. Click HERE to go to her blog.

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is the full blog hop.

www.mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com

www.paperboutique.blogspot.com

www.creationbyshirl.blogspot.com

www.inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com

www.cardztv.blogspot.com

www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

www.ladyluvbug.blogspot.com

www.simply-pam.blogspot.com

http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com

http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/

www.mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com

Items Used:

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Karaoke Birthday Set

*DCWV: Nana's Nursery (boy and girl stack)

*Copic Markers for shading on hats everything else was paper pieced

*Tim Holtz Distress Ink for inking the edges of the mouse

*Chalk for accents on the mouse

*Sakura Gellyroll pens for accenting

Snowmany Hugs and MCT E2 Finalist

2011-11-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

Today I have a card for you using the current Peachy Keen sketch over on their challenge blog. I love this sketch and actually made two different cards, but only one could be entered and I think this is my favorite of the two. It was hard to choose. I will probably post the other one sometime next week.

I just LOVE this darling Peachy Snowman, he is called Snow Much Love. I got him free with an order last year but he is also available for sale too. I paper pieced him with the same patterned paper that I used on the card. I also did a lot of inking around edges and such. And that perfect sentiment is from Emma's Mixed Holiday Sentiments stamp set!

ALSO, I just wanted to let you know that the person that is entered in the final drawing for the E2 from my blog is...

Zabrina said...

My favorite sport is football, so of course I'm going to love this!
This is my second HOP!
Zabrina

Congratulations, you will be entered in along with 18 other people into the grand prize drawing. Watch Emma's blog today to see if you are the happy new owner of the E2.

Thanks everyone and I will hopefully see you tomorrow for Cathy's birthday blog hop.

Items Used:

My Creative Time - Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Peachy Keen Stamps - Snow Much Love

Ink

Chalk

Patterned paper

My Creative Time's November Stamp release BLOG HOP!

2011-11-18T01:01:00.072-07:00

Welcome to the My Creative Time November Stamp Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Cindy's amazing blog you are in the right spot, if not make sure to get the whole hop in by starting at Emma's blog.

Today I am showcasing the Touchdown stamp set. I have a couple of simple projects for you and then I will scoot you along you way on the hop. The first is a card...

I used a watermark ink pad and clear embossing powder for this card. The footballs and the quarterback are both from the Touchdown stamp set and the I {heart} football is from the Sports Sentiments stamp set. After heat embossing I inked all the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink and I was done.

Next I made a few lollipop holders in our favorite college football team colors...

These were made with white cardstock, Emma's stamps and dies and some Tim Holtz distress ink (even the blue scallops, I just inked them up so that they would match perfectly). Every stamp on here is from the Touchdown stamp set except for the #1 which is from the Sports Sentiments set. As far as dies go I used the new Lollipop Holder Die and the Scallop and Stitched Circle dies.

Here is a closer look at the Touchdown stamp set:

***HUGE GIVEAWAY ALERT***

For our giveaway today, we are giving ONE LUCKY winner an E2! If you have always wanted an E2, here is your BIG chance to win one! OR if you have one already, just think if you did win, you would make someone SUPER HAPPY by giving it to them as a gift since Christmas is right around the corner! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner, then Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winner out of those 19 names! So remember you have "19" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop! The deadline is Sunday night at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Thanks for stopping by today, your next stop on the hop is the very talented Jeanne! Click HERE to see what awesome project she has in store for you!

If you get lost along the way here is the hop lineup:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Kelley ~ http://myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Touchdown

My Creative Time stamps - Sports Sentiments

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle

My Creative Time Dies - Lollipop Holder Die

Versamark Ink

Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

MCT November Stamp Release Sneak Peek #4

2011-11-17T01:00:00.024-07:00

Hello friends and welcome to day 4 of My Creative Time's newest stamp and die release. Today I get to share a stamp set called Classmate Valentines and the Lollipop Holder Die. I think these sets today are my absolute favorite of this release. SO many possibilities. I made up 3 lollipop holders for you to see...

I did something different with each one, just to show you how versatile this set can be...

For this one, I used the Lollipop Holder Die along with the Scallop and Stitched Circle dies that it coordinates with perfectly. Isn't that little zebra super cute?!

For this one I only used Lollipop Holder Die along with just the stitched circle die. This look is kind of fun because you can still see the stitching on the scallops of the Lollipop Holder Die.

And for this last one I just stamped directly onto the Lollipop Holder Die. So if you don't have the Scallop and Stitched Circle Die set you can still use this die and stamp set for lots of stuff. The darling little ladybugs with heart spots are also on the Classmate Valentines stamp set.

There were so many options for this stamp set and I wished I had found the time to make one with every sentiment and image because they are SO darling, but hopefully between everyone that made projects you will get to see a good variety. Make sure to stop by Emma's blog so you can see what she and the rest of the Design Team made.

Can I say I'm REALLY looking forward to Valentine's Day!!! But what I love is that this die works with all of Emma's round sentiments so I can be making some of these up for Christmas, birthday parties and such before Valentine's Day even gets here. SO many options... so little time...

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win the BEST PRIZES during Sneak peek week with a total of "6" winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest of the design teams blogs for a chance! There are some AWESOME prizes w/this release!

1. 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! and.............

2. Just comment on ALL of the designers blogs EVERYDAY during Sneaky Peek week! THAT's ALL you have to do to qualify for the BEST giveaways EVER!;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, November 18th @ 12:01am PST in her video during the release of this AMAZING new stamp collection & maybe a new die!;) GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Classmate Valentines

My Creative Time Dies - Lollipop Holder Die

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

Copic Markers

Sakura White Gellyroll Pen