PKS September Release Sneak Peek Day 1

Well we have lots of fun stuff cookin' for you this month for the Peachy Keen Stamps September stamp release. I made a few projects and plan on sharing one each day until the final reveal on the 5th.

Here is a masculine birthday card that I made using the September 2013 SKOTM.

I love the fonts for the cute sentiment and I think this cake stamp is awesome. They are both from the September 2013 SKOTM. I stamped the cake image with watermark ink and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. In real life it has a nice little gloss too it. I used some Washi Tape and the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die by My Creative Time.

Make sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Stamps blog to see what everyone else has created with these new stamps. Prepare to be amazed. Have a wonderful Sunday! Hugs- Glora

Happy Christmas Tag

I realized that I never posted my fun snowman tag that I made a few weeks ago so I thought I would share it now.

For this cutie I used the Happy Snowman with Label by Peachy Keen Stamps. For the snowflakes on the tag I used some stamps from the Snow Gifts stamp set. The tag itself is by My Creative Time and is called Tag Dies. I hope you enjoy this and have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Show Me Your Technique at My Creative Time

Hello and welcome to another Show Me Your Technique mini blog hop with some of the My Creative Time designers. Today I'm your first stop on the mini hop.

I have a couple of simple embossing techniques that I want to share with you.

The first one involves CLEAR embossing powder. I absolutely love this stuff and use it quite often. Well today, I'm using it in a little nontraditional way and I love how it turned out. This was not my original idea I found it while doing a Google search for tips and techniques. I can't remember where exactly it came from but I love this idea, someone is a genius...

Can you guess where I'm going with this? Yes, embossing your baby or child's hand or foot prints. Have you ever tried getting your baby's prints with regular ink (I HAVE), wow what a mess. I LOVED how simple this was.

So I inked up my baby's hand with beautiful, clear colored, watermark ink and carefully pressed his hand down onto the blue colored card stock. Then I quickly cleaned off his hand with no real mess, YAY.

Next sprinkle with embossing powder (I chose clear). And tap off the excess.

Next get out your heat gun and melt the clear embossing powder and VOILA!

This is probably the best hand print I've got of any of my kiddos. I'm definitely going to be using this A LOT and I hope it was a helpful technique for some of you too.

I also wanted to quickly show you one of my favorite dry embossing techniques:

I love to ink up dry embossing with a little bit of white chalk ink. After I've done my dry embossing I just take the cover off of the white chalk ink pad and softly rub it across the tag in all directions. I think it really makes the dry embossing pop. This is my favorite ink pad to use for this.

So here is my finished tag. I think I will probably add it to a scrapbook page for my baby later on but for now I'm just going to enjoy that perfect little hand print. 

The tag is from Emma's Tag Dies and the pretty blue hemp twine is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Thanks for stopping by your next stop is Jeanne.

And here is the full line up for today:

Glora (ME)

Jeanne

Kim

Trick or Treat Spider

Hi! Today I wanted to share with you one of the cards that I made for the challenges over on the Peachy Keen Connection. There are some awesome prizes to be won for participating and there is still a little time to enter. This card is for challenge #2 which can be found HERE.

Isn't that the cutest spider? It is one of the newest Peachy Keen release stamps and it is called Spider and Web and it is currently on SALE. I heat embossed the web with some white embossing powder. I pop dotted the web and then I pop dotted the spider on top of that. The paper for this card is from a DCWV Halloween mat stack. It already came all glittery and just as it is except for the black inking around the edges which I added.

I hope you can join in on the fun over on the Peachy Keen Connection. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Peachy Keen Stamps - Spider and Web
DCWV
Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
White Embossing powder
black ink for inking
Adhesive Gems

MCT March Release Blog Hop & Link Up

Yay, today is the My Creative Time March Release Blog Hop! Have you already ordered your stamps? If so I hope you will join us for the Linky-party that Emma will be having on her blog, if not you still have time to order and play along! You can get the full details over on Emma's Blog.

If you are coming here from Cindy's beautiful blog 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.

Today I am showcasing two of Emma's newest stamp sets. I used Coffee backgrounds for the super awesome background argyle on my card and Do the Cocoa Motion for the sentiments and hot cocoa cup. I also used Emma's Stitched Oval Die, it is definitely one of my favorite go to dies for sentiments.

This card is totally simple but I just didn't want to take away from these beautiful stamps and dies. It is another 3.5" x 3.5" card. I heat embossed the background with clear embossing powder. I added some puffy paint to the cream that is overflowing from the mug and I added some red Stickles to the tiny hearts. Then I used my Gellyroll to do a little stitching and I also added just a touch of twine from Trendy Twine. 

***GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our Blog hop giveaway, each one of us will be giving away a brand new release Echo Park 6x6 pad! All you have to do is leave a comment here along with 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. So remember you  have "17" chances to win a beautiful paper pad! All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, March 18th at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:) 

Here is a picture of the paper pad Emma has given me to give away:

Your next stop on the blog hop is the talented Jeanne. Click HERE to go to her blog.

And here is the blog hop 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/
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/
Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Coffee Backgrounds

My Creative Time stamps - Do the Cocoa Motion

My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval Die

Clear Embossing Powder

Twine from Trendy Twine

Sakura Gellyroll Pen

Versamarker

Join in the PEACHY Fun this Weekend...

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

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

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

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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

Make a Wish, Fairy Birthday Card

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

Market Street Stamps Special Edition Block Party

Hello sweet crafty friends. Today I wanted to show you the project that I made for the Market Street Stamps Special Edition Block Party. This block party is a big deal as they are celebrating one year of being in business and the winner of this fun block party is going to receive $600 of beautiful stamps. If you have some Market Street Stamps head on over for the full details and make sure you join in the fun for your chance to win. Click HERE to see the details.

I absolutely love Market Street Stamps and I'm especially addicted to their background stamps, I believe I'm only missing 3 of those beautiful backgrounds so far. I had just purchased the Sweet Spooks stamp set from their latest release and I had to use it for my project. I had this idea of making a vertical (image only) banner using the Sweet Spooks images and Market Street background stamps behind each piece. I really like how it turned out and I hope you enjoy it too.

Here is what the whole thing looks like just so you can get the general picture. Then I will zoom in on different pieces so you can see the detail better.

Here is a close up of the first three pieces:

I clear embossed all of the background orange oval pieces and I colored the images with Copics. Each image is also pop dotted up for some extra dimension.

Here is a close up of one of the bats:

I used the new Argyle background stamp for his background and some glossy accents on his eyes.

Here is a closeup of one of the ghosts:

I used the beautiful Cane background stamp for these.

And here is a closeup of a spider:

The background on this one is called Pretty Perfect Grid. I just turned it on an angle instead of straight up and down. The base of the spider is pop-dotted up. For this one I needed to stamp the spiders legs and its little string that it is hanging from. I had to stamp the legs and the string BEFORE I did the clear embossing. When you do this just make sure that you use an ink that embossing powder doesn't cling too and it works like a charm. I just used some Memento ink for the black and then I stamped the background in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see what you create for this fun Block Party too. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*B is For Boy Cricut Lite Cartridge

*Market Street Stamps - Sweet Spooks

*Market Street Stamps - Argyle

*Market Street Stamps - Cane

*Market Street Stamps - Pretty Perfect Grid

*Copics

*Clear Embossing Powder

*Glossy Accents

*Core'dinations glitter cardstock for the black

*Ribbon

*Twine from The Twinery

*Pop Dots

Throwback Thursday Design Team Project

Well it is time for another fun and exciting Throwback Thursday with Emma at My Creative Time. The challenge this time is to use either Wild Card or Just Because Cards and a stamped sentiment. I used Just Because Cards. This is my card base and the apple the girl is holding is also from Just Because Cards (they are even on the same function key).

I used Emma's super sweet stamp set called 'You Had Me at Chocolate.' These stamps are GORGEOUS! The design is beautiful and they are peachified so they stamp like a dream. I hope you all get the chance to join us for the challenge and take a look at what the other talented design team members whipped up.

Items Used:

*My Creative Time Stamps- You Had Me at Chocolate
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Critter Faces
*Just Because Cards Cricut Cartridge

*Twinkle Toes Cricut Cartridge

*Mickey Font Cricut Cartridge

*Opaque embossing powder
*White Gellyroll Pen
*Black Zig Marker
*Versamarker
*Small heart punch
*Yellow patterned paper Provo Craft
*Red patterned paper Hot Off the Press