My Creative Time - 12 Days of Christmas - Day 2

Welcome to the 2nd day of My Creative Time's 12 Day of Christmas. Today I have a fun gift idea for you that was inspired by a sentiment on the It's a Magical Season stamp set. I saw that 'snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled' sentiment and remembered seeing a snowman kit in a store a couple of years ago. I thought it would be fun to make one up for my girls.

I was in luck because I had this awesome box that my friend Pam had given me. It is perfect for this kit. The front part (by the button) is a magnetic closure and fits the scarf, mittens and hat inside PERFECTLY. and then there is a little drawer at the bottom that pulls out and holds the 'coal', huge googly eyes and some very large buttons. All that is missing are a couple of twigs that could be gathered outside.

Here it is with the drawer pulled out and the mittens, scarf and hat placed in front of the box instead of inside of it.

The sentiment is once again from It's a Magical Season, the die it is stamped on is called the Fancy Frame Stamp & Die set, and the ADORABLE snowman is from the All Around Accessories stamp set all by My Creative Time. The black hemp twine is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Well I hope you enjoyed my 'snowman kit.' Now we will be all prepared to make a snowman the next time we get some snow. I hope your day is terrific! Hugs- Glora

HUGE GIVEAWAY ALERT!

Okay, since it's Christmas, Emma decided to give away TWELVE of her FAVORITE things to ONE LUCKY person! She will announce one of the prizes for each day in her video! So by the 12th day, you will see ALL 12 items that ONE lucky person will be receiving! All you have to do is leave your comments each day! It's that simple! ALSO, **VERY IMPORTANT** Please leave your contact information so we can contact you "IF" YOU are the lucky winner! 

MCT 12 Days of Christmas Day 6

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***

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/

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

Some Exciting News!!!

Hello sweet crafting friends! I'm SUPER excited to tell you that I am beyond THANKFUL and THRILLED to have been asked by Emma to continue on her My Creative Time Design Team for another term. I love working with Emma she is seriously the best crafty boss I know. She is AMAZING! I LOVE Emma's stamps and dies and I'm thrilled to continue creating with them as well. I also love the friendships that are made being on Emma's team and can't wait to get to know the new members of the team!!!

Emma wanted me to share a little bit about myself.

My name is Glora. I have an amazing and supportive husband and I am the mother of two darling girls. I LOVE staying home full time with my girls and working part time as an accountant. I'm an active member of my church and I play the piano during singing time for the children (3-12 years old). It is the BEST! A friend of mine teaches Zumba and I've been doing it 2-3 times a week for about 16 months. It is seriously addicting and I love it! I am a total and absolute Disney nut and can never get enough of that either!

In my spare time I like to be creating. I've paper crafted for as long as I can remember. I was introduced to the Cricut over 4 years ago and was hooked. A couple of years later I started to find crafting blogs to follow. This introduced me to the awesome world of Peachy Keen Stamps. I fell in LOVE with their stamps immediately. It was through Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog that I found Emma at My Creative Time. I was always excited to learn from Emma and when she started up her Throwback Thursday Challenges I just HAD to join in the fun as often as possible! Last December Emma announced her new stamp line and I was thrilled. I instantly fell in love with her stamp style. They were the best around, in my opinion, so when she asked me to be on her design team I could not believe it!!! It was a dream come true! I'm SO thankful for Emma and for all of you as well. I'm so inspired by each of you and your creative ideas and talents. It is a blessing to call so many of you my friends!

Emma also asked me to create a project to share with you. I decided to use mostly stamps from the October release for this fun little gift bag.

  
And here are a couple of close ups:

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - All Around Accessories

My Creative Time stamps - All Around Birthday Time

My Creative Time stamps - Wow! So Many Candles

My Creative Time stamps - XL Label Borders

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die

Gift Bag

Copics

Crystal Stickles

Glossy Accents

Sakura White Gellyroll pen

Twine from Trendy Twine

My Creative Time's October Stamp release BLOG HOP!

Welcome to the October My Creative Time Stamp Release Blog Hop! If you came here via the amazing Katie you are in the right spot, if not make sure you go to Emma's blog and get the whole hop in because you aren't going to want to miss a chance of winning some of these darling stamps.

For my project I'm showcasing the All Around Accessories set. I also used the XL Label Border stamps being released today and the XL Label Die. For my project I made another vertical banner. Hey, what can I say I'm getting ahead on my holiday decorating ;).

Here it is:

Here is a close up of the darling Santa suit, I used Fun Flock for the red and the white parts so that it is really soft and fuzzy. I love the way it feels, unfortunately a tiny bit of the red got on some of the white (even though I did them at separate times) but I still like it:

I also added Fun Flock to the Ho Ho Ho (don't you just want to reach through the screen and touch it - LOL)...

Well, that's it for my project for today. Short and sweet so you can get on your way hopping along :).

***GIVEAWAY ALERT***

For my giveaway today, I am giving away this set I showcased today on my blog~ which is All Around Accessories. All you have to do is leave me a comment here & you will have until Sunday @ midnight to do so!  EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Your next stop is the sweet and talented Leanne. Click HERE to go to her blog.

Here is the blog lineup in case you get lost along the way:

 Me ~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/
Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Cathryn ~ http://www.inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
Jen ~ http://jennyscards.blogspot.com/
Kate ~ http://www.scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com

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

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

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

Items Used:

*Pooh Font Cricut cartridge (for the ho, ho, ho)

*My Creative Time stamps - All Around Accessories

*My Creative Time stamps - XL Label Borders

*My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die

*Green patterned paper - DCWV Christmas Stack

*Polka dot patterned paper - Paper Pizazz

*Twine from The Twinery

*Fun Flock

*Stickles

MCT October Stamp Release Sneak #4

Hi My Creative Time friends. We are on our last day of sneak peeks and the new release blog hop will be tomorrow!!! For our final set we are all showcasing a set called All Around Birthday Time. This set coordinates with the Scalloped & Stitched Circle dies. I makes lots of birthday cards and I'm loving this set.

Here is my card for today:

The sentiment and smaller pirate flag are from the new All Around Birthday Time. The bigger flag is from the All Around Accessories set. I just added a little hand cut flag pole to it. I also used Emma's Scallop & Stitched Circle set. This darling octopus is from the Sea Animals set by Market Street Stamps. His eye patch is just one of the scallop's from Emma's scallop circle die and that hat is from the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (it normally goes with the octopus on that cartridge). The black pattern on the white paper is the Bit of Burlap background stamp by Market Street Stamps. 

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME 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 on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

 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!

 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 giveaways!;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am pst in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

I had lots of fun making this card for the All Around Birthday Time sneak peek. I also wanted to use some Market Street Stamps so I could enter it for the current challenge over at Market Street Stamps blog. The challenge is to make a birthday or anniversary card using Market Street Stamps. I think this awesome birthday set of Emma's worked just right with these Market Street Stamps. These peachy tinted stamps work so well together! Anyway, it is their anniversary week and they have lots of fun stuff going on so drop on by and play along. 

I'm super excited to see what awesome goodies Emma and the rest of the design team came up with for this set. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow for the My Creative Time October release blog hop :).

Items Used:

Create a Critter Cricut cartridge (pirate hat)

My Creative Time stamps - All Around Birthday Time

My Creative Time stamps - All Around Accessories

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop & Stitched Circle 

Market Street Stamps - Sea Animals

Market Street Stamps - Bit of Burlap

Patterned Paper for octopus - DCWV - Citrus Stack

Black glittery paper - Core'dinations

Gold glitter paper - from JoAnn's (no company name was listed)

Tim Holtz Distress Inks for inking

MCT October Stamp Release Sneak #3

Hello My Creative Time friends. We are already at sneak peek #3. Can you believe it? Today we are going to showcase the new set called XL Label Borders. This set is AWESOME! You know that beautiful XL Label Die, well this set gives you four more beautiful border options to use with it. The Whimsical Calendar Days set gave you one border for this die and this set gives you four more options. I've made either a small shape card or a gift tag using each of these new borders. There are also a hand full of other sentiment stamps that work really well for little gift tags or cards.

This one was a single line outline border. The sentiment is from the You're My Best Buddy stamp set. And the awesome Santa coat is from the All Around Accessories set.

For this gift tag, I used the single line border stamp in addition to a beautiful snow flake border stamp. I heat embossed the snowflakes with a pretty embossing tinsel. The snowman is also from the All Around Accessories set.

Here is the back of one of the tags so you can see the To: and From: stamps that also come with the XL Label Border stamp set.

This one is a mini shape card made with the XL Label Die. I've done a tutorial on this type of card before and will leave a link to it for you. I used the darling confetti border. This border is so cute. I accented some of the confetti pieces with a glitter gel pen. The For You! sentiment is from this XL Label Border stamp set and the darling little dinosaur is from the All Around Accessories stamp set.

And here is the last one...

Yes, that is right a perfectly stitched border. I seriously LOVE these fun border for the XL Label Die. These give you so many options for this die. And as far as the die goes, I can't say enough good about it. I've found that this die works beautifully for: gift tags, mini-cards, accents to a regular card, scrapbooking (journaling tag or embellishment) and I've even used it to make a banner! I LOVE this die and so I really love the extra options on dressing it up.

Here is a picture of this same mini-card showing what it looks like opened up (on the left) and what it looks like closed up (on the right). It is the perfect size for a little note accompanying a present.

If you don't know how to make a shape card out of a die, you can click HERE and it will direct you to a post I have with a short video that demonstrates making shape cards out of dies.

Sorry this post was so long but I just had to try out all of the border options and thought that you might want to see all of them as well.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!



Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME 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 on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

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!

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 giveaways!;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am pst in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Thanks for stopping by today. I can't wait to see what Emma and the rest of the design team came up with! Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - XL Label Borders
My Creative Time stamps - All Around Accessories
My Creative Time stamps - You're My Best Buddy
My Creative Time stamps - Anyday Crossword and Bingo
My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
Copic Markers
Stickles
Glossy Accents
Sakura Gellyroll Pen
Glitter Gel Pen
Twine from The Twinery
Eyelets
Snow Writer
Glitter

MCT October Stamp Release Sneak #2

Hello friends and welcome to day 2 of My Creative Time's 11th stamp release. Today we are all using a set called All Around Accessories. These are some awesome larger sized image stamps that fit beautifully inside the XL Label Die but they can used separately as well.

Here is just a little bit of a close up since the details are hard to see on a long card, I used the All Around Accessories (for the awesome chocolate truffles with a candle on top), the XL Label Die, and the Whimsical Calendar Days:

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!
Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME 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 on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

 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 Emma in your post!

 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 giveaways!;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am pst in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Okay I think that is it for today. I'm so excited to see what Emma and all of my amazingly talented design team sisters came up with. Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*My Creative Time Stamps - All Around Accessories

*My Creative Time stamps - Whimsical Calendar Days

*My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die

*Copic Markers

*Patterned paper - DCWV: Nana's Nursery

*Stickles

*Sakura White Gellyroll Pen

*Ribbon