Happy 50th Birthday Lorie!

My sweet friend Lorie is celebrating her 50th birthday today! I just had to join in the fun and make her a card for her extra special birthday. She is just the sweetest ever and I hope she loves her big birthday card surprise (lots of people joined in the fun).

I thought this turtle svg was so cute! It is from a set called Nancy's Party that is sold by Lettering Delights. I decided to make it into a shape card.

The adorable little turtle face is from the Pile of 1" Smiles by Peachy Keen Stamps. The '50' stamped on the hat is from Just Simply Live by My Creative Time and the HB2U sentiment along the side is from Fun Gift Pocket Sentiments by My Creative Time.

I used the basic color scheme for the current My Creative Time Challenge and so I'm linking it over there.

I had tons of fun making this card for Lorie and I will be sending it in the mail so she can have it soon. Happy birthday Lorie! I hope it is the BEST day!!!! Love ya!

Have a great one! Hugs- Glora

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San Antonio Texas Layout

I wanted to join in the current challenge at My Creative Time which was to use pockets and envelopes on a layout. I went through some of my college choir tour pictures and found something fun to add a pocket and envelope to.

When we went to the Hard Rock Cafe in San Antonio Texas (just along the Riverwalk), I kept a few mementos. The little flag out of my hamburger and a little two sided advertisement. I didn't want to adhere the advertisement down because I want to be able to take it out and look at the map on details on the back too, so a pocket was the perfect solution. My friend Kim used the Stitched Bracket Dies as pockets on her layout and I LOVED how it looked so I totally took the idea from her (you can see her layout HERE).

I also used the following My Creative Time items: Just Simply Live for my 'SAN ANTONIO' and my other two stamped sentiment, the Vintage Stitched Label Dies,  Lowercase Fun Dies for TEXAS, the Mini Stitched Envelope Die along with the smallest heart from the Stitched Sweethearts and XOXO Dies.

Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

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MCT April Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the final stop on the My Creative Time April Release Blog Hop. I have had SO much fun this week as the guest designer and I hope you have enjoyed some of the projects I've had to share with you as well. Thanks SO much to Emma for letting me join in. You should have arrived at my blog from Veronica's blog but if not make sure to head back to Emma's blog and get the full hop in. I know there are fabulous projects at every stop, you won't want to miss a thing.

I have two projects for you today! Like I mentioned yesterday I'm totally thrilled and excited about the Springtime in Paris set and couldn't wait to scrap my first day in PARIS now that I have the perfect set. There I am as fresh as a daisy, LOL, after a 3 layover flight to Paris, France. The president (adult leader) of my mission came and picked us up from the Charles de Gaulle airport and we stopped and saw a few sights. We went to Trocadero, the perfect spot to get a full shot of le tour eiffel (the Eiffel Tower). We also got pictures with the famous Notre Dame Cathedral and the Seine river in the background. And although I don't have a picture of it, I don't know if I've ever been quite as scared for my life as I was when we drove down the Champs-Ellysees and onto the round-about that circles the Arc de Triomphe. There are 10 or more streets that empty into/off of that round-about and cars were going in, out and around it at least 6 cars deep. It was SCARY. That is one experience I will pass on next time I go to France :). Anyway, sorry to keep you, I couldn't help but reminisce a tiny bit.

Here is my layout:

The vines, designs (french damask), French sentiments, Eiffel Tower and coordinating die all come in the Springtime in Paris set. For my date at the bottom I used the die and alphabet stamps from Just Simply Live. My Bienvenue a Paris (Welcome to Paris) sign is stamped on the Vintage Stitched Label Dies and each of my pictures was cut out using the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die.

My last quick project is a gift tag. I got this awesome bottle of  Sweet on Paris body-wash from Bath and Body Works and I wanted to make up a little thank you gift tag for it. 

I cut out the Eiffel Tower die, from Springtime in Paris, on sturdy white cardstock and then I stamped it with the coordinating Eiffel Tower stamp and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I inked it up with my Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I added an eyelet at the top and stamped the Merci (thank you) sentiment to one of the Chunky Jar Accessories die cuts and attached it to the side of the Eiffel Tower. I think it turned out pretty cute and it took very little time at all.

***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***

For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

***SALE ALERT***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale that is starting RIGHT NOW! Use the code: APRIL2014 to receive 20% off your entire purchase! Sale ends on May 3rd @ midnight PST! 

I'm the last stop on the hop. So you are done, but below is the blog hop line up in case you need it! Thanks so much for stopping by and once again a MILLION thanks to Emma for letting me join in the fun of this release! Love ya!!! Hugs- Glora

BLOG HOP LINE UP

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com

Katie - www.craftingwithkatie.com

Lee-Ann - http://leescraps.blogspot.com/

Lucia - http://www.todoconpapel.com/

Candace - http://www.pcquickutzclub.blogspot.com/

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Stacey - http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

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

Cindy - http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.ca/

Shar - http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com

Micia - http://lilowldesigns.blogspot.com

Leanne - http://createdbyLeanne.blogspot.com

Teri Beri - http://teriberi2.blogspot.com

Ruthie - www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Emily - http://creationsofanarmywife.blogspot.com/

Liz - http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Cassandra - http://www.Ctimz3.blogspot.com

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

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

Glora - http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com

MCT April Sneak Peeks Day 4

Well we are on the final day of sneak peeks, can you believe it? Tomorrow you can buy these awesome stamps and dies for yourself! Yahoo! My Creative Time's releases are always amazing!

I have one simple project that uses both sets we are showcasing today. I must say I was THRILLED and a little bit giddy when I opened my package from Emma and saw the Springtime in Paris stamp and die set. I lived in France for a year and a half as a missionary for my church. I lived in the suburbs of Paris for about 7 months and visited Paris itself quite often. I have been looking for some stamps and dies to scrap some of my time there and also for sending cards to friends that live there. What Emma came up with is even better than what I had hoped to find. Anyway, I thought the two sets today would combine into the perfect Christmas gift tag for one of my French friends.

Joyeux Noel means Merry Christmas and Bonne Annee means Happy New Year. I love the font on these awesome French sentiments and that awesome, big '&' die is so much fun! It comes in the And Then Some stamp and die set. I used a tag from the Tag Dies, the kraft die cuts are from a die in the Just Simply Live set and that cute heart accent is from the Fun Variety on the Inside and Out stamp set.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE and let's start spreading the word!

Make sure to check out more projects featuring these sets on Emma's blog and on the regular design team member's blogs as well! I hope you day is AMAZING! Hugs- Glora

Peachy Keen Stamps Farewell Hop

***If you are looking for the My Creative Time Farewell Blog Hop scroll down to my next post or click HERE!***

This year has gone by in a flash. I don't know where it went but I must say that the last two years of being on the Peachy Keen Stamps design team have been a dream come true. I fell in love with Peachy Keen Stamps from the second I saw my first one. Shortly after that I discovered that they had started up a challenge blog. I started my own blog so that I could join in on the challenges. I became "friends" with their awesome designers and learned so much from these ladies and well the rest is history. I will always hold a fond spot in my heart for Peachy Keen Stamps. Kathy's stamps bring so much happy to my world. Thanks to everyone at PKS for letting me be apart of your Peachy Family! As for Lorie and my fellow designer's I couldn't love you ladies more. Thanks for being so creative, so talented and some of the nicest ladies around. I will miss you and love you very much!!!!!

If you came here from my sweet and talented friend, Janice's blog, you are in the right spot. If not make sure to get the whole hop in by starting at Tanya's lovely blog.

I made a Peachy card for the hop. It just seemed appropriate. I think you Peachy fans are fantastic and I just love my Peachy family too.

For this card I used the Sweet and Innocent Face Assortment, Faceless Fruit and Fruit Sentiments One. I also used some dies by My Creative Time from the Just Simply Live stamp and die set.

Here are a couple of my favorite project from this year, if you want details on them you can click below the picture and it will redirect you to the original post. 

Rag Doll Thank You (details HERE).

Rag doll for my daughter's surgery (details HERE).

PRIZE: A face stamp assortment of the winner's choice. Good luck. Hugs- Glora

Your next stop is the wonderfully talented and sweet, GiGi! Click HERE for GiGi's blog.

And if you get lost along the way, here is the blog hop list:

Tanya Adams

Saundra Rega

Vivienne Holden

Nikki Foraker

Melissa Haas

Kim Score

Jeanne Streiff

Janice Wilson

Glorajean Beardall

Gigi McKellips

Cindy Beland

Cassandra Cauble

Amy Crockett

Amber Kroening

Emily Kluender

Lorie Souther

Peachy Keen Stamps Blog

Church Music Festival Layout

Welcome to another Scrapping the Little Things at My Creative Time. I did a double page layout from my College choir days.

I used some music note washi tape and a whole bunch of My Creative Time items in addition to a couple of programs from the concert.

Here are the pages close up:

For this page I used the following My Creative time products: XL Label Die, Stitched XL Label Die, Stitched Fun Ticket Dies, Just Simply Live, and the new Type Calendar stamp set.

The My Creative Time items I used for this page are: Stitched Fun Ticket Dies, Stitched 3x4 Journal Die (I made it longer in my Cuttlebug), Things I Love, and Treasured Moments.

Make sure to stop by Emma's blog to see what everyone else made! Hugs- Glora

A Basket Full of Love

Hello, it is time for 3D Wednesday at My Creative Time.

I decided to dress up a cute little basket I've had on hand for a while. My 4 year old is in love with this blingy treat basket.

I used several dies on this basket. I used the stitched cloud dies from the Fly Away With Me Dies, the kraft colored piece is from the Just Simply Live Stamp and Die set, and the darling stitched bunny die and the sentiment are from the To My Best Peep stamp set. I love how My Creative Time products mix and match so well. I did stamp a PKS face on my bunny too. This one is from the Critter Faces Small set.

Make sure to stop by Emma's blog and see what everyone has been up to. Hugs- Glora

Happy Birthday to a Handy Man

 I wanted to drop by real quick and share a fun birthday card that I made for my brother-in-law. He is a total handy man and I really thought he would get a kick out of this.

Don't these new PKS faces look adorable on these tools? The hammer's face is from the new Sweet and Silly Face Assortment and the screw driver's face is from the new Erkle and Merkle Face Assortment. I just can'g get enough of these cute faces. The sentiment is from the Eye Sentiments stamp set by Peachy Keen Stamps and the cute little die that I stamped the sentiment on is from My Creative Time's Just Simply Live. The brads were purchased from Michael's and the blue background is the Herringbone Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

I just wanted to let you know that these ADORABLE new Peachy Keen Stamps that I used are all on sale at 20% off through TONIGHT at 8 pm CST. Also if your purchase is $35 or higher you can save an extra $5.00 by using promo code FEB5.

Have a great day! Hugs- Glora

Here are pictures of the Peachy Keen stamp sets that I used:

And this is the My Creative Time stamp and die set that I got my die from.

My Creative Time's December Release

Welcome to another day of sneak peeks from My Creative Time's December Release. These new stamps and dies are SO much fun! For my project I made a card for my Dad.

For this card I used the new Stitched Postage Frame Die, the Stitched Heart Layering Dies, and the FOREVER sentiment is from the Forever Stamp Set.

Emma designed this special stamp as a "THANK YOU" for all of your support throughout 2012! With all of her ups & downs this year, you were ALL here to support her in any way possible! Emma will FOREVER be grateful to each & everyone of you!  With that said, she is offering this mini stamp set for FREE to the first 150 shoppers starting @8am PST Mon, Dec 31st. NO SPECIAL CODE is needed. If you are amongst the 150 shoppers, you will automatically have it included w/your order! ONE per shopper please. If you miss out on being one of the lucky shoppers who get this for free, no worries because Emma will be offering it for sale for those of you who "Have to have it!";)

I also used the Lowercase Fun Dies for the i & u and the & from the Just Simply Live stamp set.

This is the inside of the card:

The heart stamp is from the Forever Stamp set and the sentiment is from the new Lots of Love Stamp set.

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 Monday, Dec 31st during the release happening @ 8:00am 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 else has made for you today. Hugs- Glora

PKS Sketch Challenge

Well it is time for another awesome sketch challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps. I think this is such a fun sketch:

As you can see I don't normally stray too far from a sketch - LOL.

I used the Halloween Holler Scarecrow Driver stamp set. I colored him up with my watercolor pencils. I've been having some fun with those lately. For the sentiment I used a die that comes from the Just Simply Live stamp and die set by My Creative Time. A few adhesive rhinestones and sheer polka dot ribbon and that was about it. 

I hope you will join in this fun challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps. I can't wait to see what you make.

Also did you notice the call for the 2013 Peachy Keen Stamps Design Team (click HERE for details)? This has been a dream come true experience for me. So many of you are huge Peachy Keen fans and do such amazing work with the stamps. I hope you will try out for the team and I wish you the BEST of LUCK!!!! 

Hugs- Glora 

Halloween Holler Fun

Hi and happy Monday. I had some free time to color and thought I would do up a couple more of these Halloween Holler stamps before Halloween. All of these stamps can be purchased at Peachy Keen Stamps (I will provide the links below).

The first one is SY-911 Halloween Holler Frankenstein and I used SY-909 Halloween Holler Got Treats Scarecrow for the sentiment.

This next one is SY-908 Halloween Holler Mummy Man and I used another sentiment from off of SY-909 Halloween Holler Got Treats Scarecrow. That awesome die I stamped both sentiments off of is from My Creative Time's Just Simply Live stamp and Die set.

I colored these with my watercolor pencils. Don't forget that today is another Scrappy Monday over at My Creative Time. Make sure to stop by for lots of inspiration.

 I hope you have a wonderful Monday! Hugs- Glora

Scrapping the Little Things

Hello friends. Today we are scrapping the little things at My Creative Time. I have years worth of pictures and mementos that I have never scrapped not to mention the stuff for my children. For today, I decided to work on where I last left off on my college scrapbook. 

I went with a project life style page with clean lines and little fuss. It made this page really quick and easy. I think I could make some headway on my scrapbook if I did these simple sort of pages more often. It is really the pictures I will want to see anyway. I added some pictures and a postcard of a visit to The Alamo. 

For the top tag I used Just Tags along with the alphabet and numbers from Just Simply Live. For the bottom tag I used the Fancy Frame Stamp and Die set along with a sentiment from Just Simply Live.

Make sure to stop by Emma's blog to see what everyone has made. Hugs- Glora

MCT September Release Sneak Peek Day 2

If you are looking for the Peachy Keen Blog Hop just click HERE.

Well are you loving Emma's new mini release this month? I'm so excited to have these new My Creative Time stamps and dies. They are going to make my holiday treat giving a breeze.

When I first saw the new tag it seemed the perfect size to make a little treat slider with. I used Mini Hershey's Milk Chocolate candy bars for all of these but I believe something like a Laffy Taffy would probably work too. I made one for each of the upcoming holidays.

Here is a close up of the Halloween one:

For this one I used the new Just Tags along with last months stamp set called Treats For My Sweet. When you pull up on the ribbon the candy slides up with it, thus a TREAT slider. The slider idea wasn't my own I have seen a couple of YouTube videos in the past that showed hot chocolate and apple cider sliders I just added my own twist by making it a treat slider. This is what it looks like when you pull up on the bow:

My girls were pretty enchanted with how it could slide in and out. Simple but fun and a breeze to make.

Here is the Thanksgiving one close up:

For this one I used a Turkey from the Peachy Keen Country Bumpkin Minis stamp set along with the letters from the Just Simply Live stamp set by My Creative Time. These would make cute little Thanksgiving name place markers. The will actually stand up on their own with the candy inside.

And last of all this is a close up of the Christmas one:

For this one I used the new Just Tags, the Scallop and Stitched Circle Die, the new All Around Goodies and the previously released All Around Christmas.

Here is a REALLY quick video showing how to put one of these together. It is just music playing in the background because the kids were being lively :).

You will notice that I started the video with my tag cut out kind of like a card. I have another video that shows you how to do that with dies. You can find that video in this POST. You DO NOT have to do it that way. You could just use REALLY tacky glue on each side of two tags or you could machine stitch the sides as well. I just thought it would be easier to have one side already stuck together.

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, September 21st during the blog hop release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

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

Make sure to go over to Emma's blog and see what she and the rest of the Design Team came up with. I'm certain it will be INCREDIBLE! Hugs- Glora

Scrapping the Little Things at My Creative Time

Today we are 'scrapping the little things' over at My Creative Time. A lot of people are into smash books and Project Life right now and both of these things encourage us to scrape the little things in our lives not just the big things.

Well I'm way behind on my scrapbooking so I figure if I'm going to add the little things in and not just the big things I'm going to have to figure out a way to do it quickly and easily. And that is exactly what this project was quick, easy and clean looking.

I decided it would be fun to do a page up of our recent school shopping experience. My youngest girl LOVES Minnie Mouse to pieces so her shoe and clothing selection did not surprise me at all. I figure that this page will go really cute next to a page with her dressed up in her new outfit and I will add some journaling to the other page too.

 I designed the whole layout on my computer and then printed it out on matte photo paper. I mounted it on a piece of black cardstock and then added some awesome My Creative Time products to make it just right. The My Creative Time products I used to make this layout are: Just Simply Live stamp and die set, the Build a Banner Kit and the Anyday Bingo and Crossword stamp set.

Make sure to stop by Emma's blog to see the awesome layouts that Emma and the design team made. Have a terrific day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time - Just Simply Live
My Creative Time - Build a Banner Kit
My Creative Time - Anyday Bingo and Crossword

My Creative Time August Release Blog Hop

Yay, the day is finally here and you can purchase all of your favorite stamps and dies from the My Creative Time August release. If you came here from Cindy B's awesome blog then you are in the right place if not make sure that you start back at Emma's blog so that you don't miss out on anything.

Today I have a couple of projects to share with you.

First of all we are planning a winter trip to Disneyland. I thought it would be fun to give my children some souvenir cash inside a cute little pocket card. I used the ornament die from the Warm Holiday Fun stamp set, the straight black line is also from that set. To make my ornament a Mickey ornament I cut 2 little circles from the circle die in Emma's Build a Banner Kit. The card was made using the  3x3 Tri-Fold Card die that is included with the Card Sentiments set. And last of all the sentiment came from the It's a Magical Season stamp set.

Here is what it looks like opened up. I just glued the sides down to make a little pocket for the souvenir money.

I also made a scrapbook layout that could be used for the upcoming trip.This is an 8 1/2 x 11 sized layout. I just love how it turned out and wish that this picture did it full justice.

Here is a close up of the tag.

This tag is one of Emma's Tag Dies and the sentiment comes from the It's a Magical Season stamp set. I stamped the sentiment in watermark ink and heat embossed it with red tinsel embossing powder. This stuff is SUPER sparkly in person. I love how it looks. I tied it off with some pretty red and white twine.

Here is a closer look at the Polaroid dies that go down the left side.

I did the same thing to make these Mickey ornaments as I did on the cash card above. I cut the pieces out using some pretty Core Couture Glitter cardstock by Core'dinations. It is also super sparkly in person. The middle picture of Mickey and Minnie with Santa actually came from some sheets of stationary I bought at Disneyland a few years back. The 'believe' sentiment came from the From Our Family to Yours stamp set. The fancy edged Polaroid die comes in the new Just Simply Live stamp set.

And last of all here is a closeup of one of the ornaments in the Polaroid die.

This is the set that inspired my blog hop projects today. It is called It's a Magical Season.

***BLOG HOP GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our Blog hop giveaway, there will be 2 winners chosen from ALL the comments combined!  The 1st prize is: A guest design spot for our next release in Sept & the 2nd prize is you can pick $50 worth of products from the "My Creative Time" 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 us to contact you!  Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winners!  All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, August 19th at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Your next stop is Jeanne. Click HERE to go to Jeanne's blog.

Here is the rest of the blog hop line up just in case you get lost along the way. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Hugs- Glora

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

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

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

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

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.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/

Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.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/