MCT August Stamp Release Day 1

Hello My Creative Time fans, it is time for another stamp and die release and this one is a BIG one! These are seriously going to blow you away. Emma has really outdone herself this time. Today the design team members are showcasing either Treats for my Sweet or Piles of Smiles. I'm showcasing the Thanksgiving set called Piles of Smiles.

Don't you just love those fonts together? I think you are just going to love this set of sentiments, images and dies. I'm excited to use these for my Thanksgiving cards and layouts. The Indian and Pilgrim are from a Cricut Craft Room Exclusive called Classroom October - November. It was the freebie of the week last week. The Indian doesn't really have so many layers but I wanted him to have colorful feathers so I cut it out in a few colors and did the layers myself. I used a Versamarker around the edges and my Gellyroll for some accent dots. The faces are from the Critter Faces stamp assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. I just masked the eyes separate from the mouth so I could position them where I needed to.

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 Friday, August 17th during the blog hop release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

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

Don't forget to stop by Emma's blog to see what everyone has made with these sets! Have a great day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

CCR - Classroom October - November

My Creative Time stamps - Piles of Smiles

Peachy Keen Stamps - Critter Faces

Doodlebug Design - Petite Prints

Sakura Gellyroll Pen

TrendyTwine

Glossy Accents

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #30 - Popped Up

Hi Peachy Keen Stamps fans, it is time for challenge #30 at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog. For this challenge you have to make a card and on this card you need to POP something up.

For mine I just had to use some stamps from the newest PKS stamp release. I thought it would be cute to do a little dimensional scene. Each layer is pop dotted up one pop dot higher although it is hard to see in the picture it looks really cool in person.

I used the school house and worm from the August 2012 SKOTM. The darling school bus is from the School Bus and Lunch stamp set. I just think this is the cutest school bus ever!!! All of the patterned paper is Doodlebug Designs Petite Prints.There is glossy accents on the eyes and I used a white Gellyroll pen as well.

Make sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog to see what the other designers have done and to link up your own Peachy creation! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Peachy Keen Stamps - August 2012 SKOTM
Peachy Keen Stamps - School Bus and Lunch
Doodlebug Designs - Petite Prints
Glossy Accents
Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
Chalk

Simply Crafts Challenge for June

Hi and welcome to another Simply Crafts Challenge. Today Pam picked the cut and she chose the rounded star cut from off of the Baby Steps Cricut cartridge. I love this cartridge and I also have a new nephew that could be born any day so I figured I would use this cut and make a baby card for him. If you are interested in joining this challenge go to the Simply Crafts Challenge Blog, HERE, for more details.

Isn't that little bear hugging the star so cute? I seriously can not get enough of this darling baby cartridge. My card is 5.5" x 5.5" with the blue layer cut at 5.25"x 5.25". I cut out the star and bear cut from the Baby Steps cartridge at 5". I stamped his darling face with the Critter Faces (Large) stamps by Peachy Keen Stamps. And that perfect sentiment comes from My Creative Time's All Star Baby stamp set. I inked all the edges and added some faux stitching as well. The pretty blue hemp in the background is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Make sure to stop by Pam's blog and see more details on her card HERE, and if you would like to join in on the challenge go to the Simply Crafts Challenge Blog, HERE.

The prize that will be randomly given for participating in the challenge is this awesome background stamp pictured below. It is called Cloudy Day and is a full A2 sized background stamp by Peachy Keen Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Baby Steps Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - All Star Baby
Peachy Keen Stamps - Critter Faces (large)
Hemp from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique
Glossy Accents
Adhesive rhinestones
Sakura Black Gelly Roll Pen
DCWV - Nana's Nursery (blue paper)
Doodlebug Design - Petite Prints (yellow paper)

Simply Crafts - Sunshine Cut

Hi friends. It is once again the first Wednesday of the month and time for another Simply Crafts Challenge. I chose the cut this month and I picked the sunshine from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. Sorry that I've picked from that cartridge a few times but it is one of my all time favorites. It just has SO much packed into it. If you would like to join in on our challenge this month go to the Simply Crafts Challenge blog HERE to learn more and to link your project up.

I made a shape card for my project.

I used my Gypsy to weld two sunshines together (5.5" each). And then I cut an extra base layer so that I could cover the fold. The pretty polka dot paper is by Doodlebug Design called Petite Prints. I had an awesome friend send it to me and I'm using every little scrap of it, I just LOVE it that much! I inked all the edges and did faux stitching as well. The BEAUTIFUL happy face is by Peachy Keen Stamps and is called 4" Happy Lashes - Open Mouth. I used some Glossy accents on part of her eyes and her nose. The sweet little 'SMILE' sentiment is from My Creative Time's Turn That Frown Upside Down stamp set. I chalked the cheeks in an orange/yellow shade. And added a sheer ribbon bow.  I definitely hope this card will make someone SMILE!

Pam has got a beautiful card using this cut and some BEAUTIFUL dots and stripes paper (I already sneaked a peek), so make sure you stop on over and see the details on how she made her card HERE. And if you want to join the Simply Crafts Challenge click HERE.

Have a sunshiny day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
*My Creative Time stamps - Turn That Frown Upside Down
*Peachy Keen Stamps - 4" Happy Lashes - Open Mouth

*Glossy Accents
*Sakura Gellyroll pen
*Inks for inking
*Chalk
*Sheer Ribbon
*Doodlebug Design- Petite Prints

Guest Designing over at Liz's Paper Loft

Hi friends, today I'm SO happy to be guest designing for Liz at Liz's Paper Loft. I have admired Liz's work for A LONG time and I have also been lucky enough to work with her on the My Creative Time Design Team! She is SO sweet and super talented. I'm certain she can hardly wait to start posting on her own blog again and I can't wait to see what creative projects she has dreamed up while recovering.

Today I wanted to share a card that I made for my daughter's dance teacher. They have just finished their dance year and dance recital and I wanted to make sure to tell her thank you.

I hope you like it, I was going for a classic ballet kind of look with just black, white and pink. The frame shape and the ballet slippers are from the Shall We Dance Cricut cartridge. The beautiful flowers were made using My Creative Time's Flower Petal dies. I also used the My Creative Time Stitched Oval die and stamped a sentiment from the Teeny Tag Greetings stamp set. I added some sweet little pink buttons and some faux stitching with my gel pen. That pretty background paper is by Doodlebug Design and is called Petite Prints.

 Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Liz has some exciting news to share with you, but not quite yet. However, in the meantime, while she's recovering, she is reading every comment! Not only is she reading them, she's counting them, because at the end of all this, she will have two announcements! The first will be a winner of some exciting BLOG CANDY! The second, it's a big one...and no, she's not coming out with stamps...you just have to wait and see!


 Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Shall We Dance Cricut cartridge
*My Creative Time - Teeny Tag Greetings
*My Creative Time Dies - Stitched Oval Die
*My Creative Time Dies - Flower Petal Dies
*Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
*Doodlebug Design - Petite Prints
*buttons

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #14 - Color Inspiration

*** If you are looking for the My Creative Time April Release Blog Hop scroll down or click HERE ***

Hello Peachy Keen fans and welcome to another Color Inspiration Challenge. Isn't this a fun and bright color combination? The brightly colored balloons are what started me off on my take on this challenge.

I always need birthday cards and I wanted another excuse to use the new Here Kitty Kitty face stamps so this is what I came up with.

I used the April SKOTM for the sentiment. I did LOTS of inking on EVERYTHING and added lots of little faux stitching. I accented the hat with a little pearl and the balloons with some twine strings.

I hope you are having a terrific day and I hope you will be able to come and play in the Color Inspiration Challenge with us. Make sure to check out the PKS Challenge blog so you can see what everyone came up with. These ladies are AMAZING! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge
Peachy Keen Stamps - Here Kitty Kitty
Peachy Keen Stamps - April 2012 SKOTM

Ink for inking
Sakura Gellyroll Pen
American Craft Markers
Twine from The Twinery
Glossy Accents
Doodlebug Design-Petite Prints
Core'dinations Cardstock
Adhesive Pearl
Chalk

Wishing Your Day is Colorful, Bright and Cheerful

Hi friends, I just wanted to share the Easter spinner card that I made during my Everyday Cricut guest designer week!

For a spinner card you basically turn the little notch at the bottom and change it to the next image. Here is the first face for my bunny spinner card:

The face here is from a stamp set called Wide Eyed Kids by Peachy Keen Stamps and the perfect sentiment is from My Creative Time's Happy Hunting stamp set.

When  you turn the little knob at the bottom this is the second face you will see:

This beautiful polka dot paper is from Doodlebug Design and is called Petite Prints. I had a super sweet crafty friend send this to me and I'm totally in love with it. If you love polka dots you will have to look into this paper.

When  you turn the knob the final time this is what you will see:

The face stamps I used for the last two are called Happy Lashes by Peachy Keen Stamps. And I just love how Emma's Happy Hunting sentiment ties it all together.

This is a standard A2 sized card meaning 4.25" x 5.5". The bunny is from the Simply Charmed cartridge, and the card base is from the Wild Card Cricut cartridge. I also got the grass and eggs from the Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cartridge. I inked ALL of the pieces with similar colors as the paper and did lots of stitching with my Sakura Gellyroll pen. I tied a couple of twine bows with twine I got from a company called Trendy Twine and that was it.

IF you are interested in the picture tutorial I made just click on the link below:

Bunny Hugs Card and Picture Tutorial

Items Used:
Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge
Everyday Paper Doll Cricut cartridge
Wild Card Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time Stamps - Happy Hunting
Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes
Peachy Keen Stamps - Wide Eyed Kids
Doodlebug Design - Petite Prints

Simply Crafts Challenge for March

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

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