December 25th Christmas Memories Layout

Today is Scrappin' the Little Things at My Creative Time. I have tons of Christmas photos that need to be scrapped so I turned on some Christmas music and scrapped away. I got the basic inspiration for the design of my page from one of the pages in my DCWV Christmas paper pad.

I used lots of My Creative Time products and some pretty paper from DCWV. I used the following My Creative Time Dies: Stitched 3x4 Journal Die, Stitched 4x6 Journal Die and Stitched XL Label Die. I used the following My Creative Time stamp sets: My Journaling (for the journal lines), Cherish This Moment (for Good Memories), Gift Card Sentiments (for Merry Christmas), Treasured Moments (for Life's most precious moments...), and Whimsical Calendar Days.

I hope you enjoyed my layout. Make sure to stop by My Creative Time to see all the other scrappy inspiration. Hugs- Glora

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

Whimsical Wednesday Halloween Blog Hop

Hello crafting friends. Tonight is the start of the Whimsical Wednesday Halloween Blog Hop. If you came here from Joni's blog than you are in the right place, if not make sure to get the whole hop in by starting at the Whimsical Wednesday Challenge Blog.

For my project today I have some Halloween treat bags and a card set. So on with the show. Here is my card set:

These are fairly simple cards. I used one piece of 12x12 patterned paper by SEI for all 4 cards. I got the paper at the Scrapbooking USA Expo. This piece of paper did all the work for me. The images were fun, embossed and have a fun metallic look too. The ribbon is all crinkle ribbon by the Prairie Bird Boutique. I did 4 different treatments with it. A regular bow, a double bow, and a couple of variations on a bunched up style. I learned most of these techniques from Kimberly at My Craft Spot. I added the darling Mini Ghost from Peachy Keen Stamps. I colored her up with some Copics that I'm still trying to figure out how to use - LOL. But I think she still turned out pretty cute. And all of the perfect sentiments along with that cute little spider come from the All Around Halloween Stamp set by My Creative Time. I love how they fit the cards perfectly. The fun thing about acrylic stamps is that you can make them wavy or straight like I have on these cards. Okay, I think that is about it on these, I just have a close up of each card.

I also have a couple of very simple treat bags to show you. These don't take long at all to whip up:



For these I used the XL Label Die by My Creative Time. I cut them out and then I stamped them with the coordinating border stamp from the Whimsical Calendar Days stamp set. I stamped them with the I {heart} candy stamp from the Mixed Holiday Greetings by My Creative Time. Next I folded them in half and punched some holes for my square SEI brads. I put the brads in and turned them at an angle. I added some more beautiful crinkle ribbon from the Prairie Bird Boutique and some Stickles to the insides of the hearts and I was done. These could easily be mass produced for school treats or something like that. The patterned paper I used is from the DCWV Citrus Stack.

We have a lot of amazing sponsors for this fun blog hop, they are as follows:

1. Trendy Twine: Original Sample Pack

2. Trade Fish Designs: Rest In Peace Stamp Set
3. Prairie Bird Boutique: one bundle of Shabby Crinkle Ribbon-you get to chose the bundle.

And we also have a grand prize for the hop:

The grand prize for the hop is valued at a MSRP of $75.00. It is from PSA Essentials. This package includes the Stamper Body, a Peal and Stick Stamp Set, one customized stamp and an Orange/Black Inker. In order to be eligible for the blog candy you must leave a comment on each blog and then go back to Whimsical Wednesday at the end of the hop and leave a comment.

Your next stop on this fun hop is Melanie. Click HERE to go to Melanie's blog and see her awesome project.

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

Whimsical Wednesdays: http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/
Stephanie:http://www.whimsical-designs.com/
Chloe: http://chloeandherclipons.blogspot.com/
GiGi: http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Shelly: http://cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/
Star: http://starspaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/
Nanne: http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/
Cindy: http://cindybcreations.blogspot.com/
Kate: http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Joni: http://justcounting.blogspot.com/
Glora: http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Melanie: http://inlovewithabug.blogspot.com/
Cathryn: http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
Karen: http://kaleidoscopicsparkles.blogspot.com/
Whimsical Wednesdays: http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great night and enjoy all of the creative inspiration coming your way!

Items Used Card Set:

My Creative Time stamps - All Around Halloween

Peachy Keen Stamps - Mini Ghost

Crinkle Ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique

Patterned Paper by SEI

Sakura White Gellyroll Pen
Copics
Ink for inking

Items Used Treat Bags:

My Creative Time stamps - Mixed Holiday Greetings

My Creative Time stamps - Whimsical Calendar Days

My Creative Time Dies- XL Label Die

Crinkle Ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique

Square brads by SEI
Patterned paper by DCWV Citrus Stack
Crystal Stickles

Design Team Thursday at My Creative Time - Anything but a Card

Hello friends, today is a design team Thursday over at My Creative Time and we are all supposed to make anything we want, the only exception is no cards. I love to dress up cute little gift bags and had a lot of fun with Emma's stamps and some cute glittery Minnie stickers that my mom gave me.

I had lots of fun with this. I used Emma's XL Label Die, along with the coordinating border stamp on the Whimsical Calendar Days. The sentiments inside are from her Polka Dot Surprise stamp sets (one of my all time favorites). The little tag at the top of the bag is stamped and cut from the Build-a-Banner stamp and die set. And last but not least the Happy Birthday sentiment on the little tag is from the Many Greetings Stamp set. Other than that, the gift bag was from the dollar store, the stickers are Hallmark Stickeroni's and I added some doodling with my American Crafts Pen.

Thanks for stopping by today! I can't wait to see what Emma and the rest of the Design Team made for today, click HERE to see what everyone made! Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Polka Dot Surprise
My Creative Time stamps - Whimsical Calendar Days
My Creative Time stamps - Many Greetings
My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
My Creative Time Kit - Build a Banner
Minnie Stickers by Hallmark Stickeroni
American Crafts Pen
Twine by Trendy Twine

My Creative Time September Release Blog Hop

Well after lots of fun sneak peeks, the My Creative Time September Release Blog Hop is here! I hope you have enjoyed all of the projects and inspiration this week. Emma has made another amazing set of stamps and dies. If you came here from the amazingly talented Katie's blog you are in the right spot. If not, make sure that you go back to Emma's blog and do the whole hop because there will be giveaways at every single stop!

For the blog hop I get to share with you the Whimsical Calendar Days stamp set and the XL Label Die. These are both amazing products. First I made a card:

The ghost is from the Smiley Cards Cricut cartridge and her face is stamped with Monster Mash Faces stamps by Peachy Keen Stamps, he is also on an Action Wobble. He looks so cute floating around through the night sky with the help of his Action Wobble. I used a few extra stamp and die sets for the card. The 'Happy Halloween' and the 'October 31st' stamps are both from Emma's Mixed Holiday Greetings. And the little die at the bottom is the Curly Label Die and the border for the die comes from the Inspirational Words {Accents} stamp set.

Now onto the NEW items that I used on this card! The beautiful calendar is from the Whimsical Calendar Days stamp set, the die it is mounted on is the XL Label Die (this die is a nice size - approximately 3.25" x 3" - if I measured correctly).

The XL Label Die is a good size and I think it could make a darling banner shape, so  you get to see a banner too. Here is the whole banner, it is about 4 1/2 feet in length (sorry about the picture, this was as good as it got, but at least you get the general idea of how it looks all together), it is seriously SUPER cute in person:

Here are some close ups:

Here is a close up of one of the ghosts. For the faces I used the Everyday Character Face Parts by Peachy Keen stamps. The eyes really pop with some glossy accents on them. The little note in her hand is a stamp from the Mixed Holiday Greetings stamp set. The ghost is from the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge and is about 6" tall.

Here you can see the beautiful die really well. The letters mounted on it are cut at 2.25" from the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge and the paper is Core'dinations. I love the glitter. The banner is strung together with some beautiful orange and black Halloween twine made by Trendy Twine.

Alright I've kept you long enough. Now onto the exciting stuff!!!

***GIVEWAY ALERT***

For my giveway today, I am giving away the stamp set I showcased, which is the Whimsical Calendar Days! All you have to do to be entered to win it is leave me a comment here & you will have until Sunday at midnight to do so! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK! :)

Your next stop on the hop is the incredible talented LEANNE. Click HERE to go and see what she has in store for you!

If you get lost along the way, here is the blog hop line up:

Emma ~ 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/
Cassandra ~ http://ctimz3.blogspot.com/
 
Items Used Card:

Smiley Card Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - Whimsical Calendar Days
My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
My Creative Time stamps - Mixed Holiday Greetings
My Creative Time stamps - Inspiration Words {Accents}
My Creative Time Dies - Curly Label
Peachy Keen Stamps - Monster Mash Faces
Action Wobble
Twine from Trendy Twine
Patterned Paper - SEI

Items Used Banner:

Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge
Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge
My Creative Time stamps - Mixed Holiday Greetings
My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
Peachy Keen Stamps - Everyday Character Face Parts
Core'dinations Cardstock (black Glitter)
Provo Craft (orange trick or treat patterned paper)
Trendy Twine
Glossy Accents
Chalk
American Crafts Black pen

Speaking of Trendy Twine, I am entering these projects in for the first challenge on their blog. Click HERE to go to their blog!


Sneak Peek #3 - My Creative Time September Stamp Release

Wow, this week is flying by. Welcome to day 3 of sneak peeks over at My Creative Time. Today we are showing a die and a stamp set. The Die is called the XL Label Die and the stamp set is called Whimsical Calendar Days. This set is another one that could be used for all sorts of projects.

First I made a really simple birthday card (the beautiful shape around the calendar is the die). I also used Wow! So Many Candles stamp set for the birthday sentiment:

How fun would these be for all sorts of birthday and anniversary cards, not to mention holidays and special events?! Oh yes and scrapbook pages and more! So many possibilities.

Another thought that I had for this stamp and die set was to make a small shape card. Something you could just stick on a gift or hang off the edge of a gift bag.

If you don't know how to make a shape card out of a die and would like to see a short video tutorial click HERE.

This is what the inside looks like:

I made the shaped card out of white cardstock and then I cut an extra die cut in patterned paper to layer on top of the front. I used a heart punch and some glossy accents to highlight the special day.

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 on 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 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 giveaways!;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, September 16th @ 8am pst in her video during the release of this AMAZING new stamp collection & dies! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & lets start spreading word!;)

BONUS GIVEAWAY!

Because I am guest designing over at Everyday Cricut this week, Emma has generously donated her stamp set This and That for me to give away. All you have to do is comment on THIS post by midnight on Friday, September 16th and I will randomly select a winner. So, if you haven't stopped by Everyday Cricut yet today please stop by to say hi and see what I made. Also, please make sure to drop by the My Creative Time blog to see what Emma and my design team sisters have made with the Whimsical Calendar Days stamp set and XL Label Die. Thanks for stopping by! Hugs- Glora

Items Used Birthday Card:

*My Creative Time stamps - Whimsical Calendar Days
*My Creative Time stamps - Wow! So Many Candles
*My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
*DCWV: Citrus Stack (glitter flower patterned paper)
*DCWV: Nana's Nursery (orange gingham patterned paper)
*Grograin Ribbon
*Ink for inking

Items Used for Anniversary Shape Card:

*My Creative Time stamps - Whimsical Calendar Days
*My Creative Time stamps - Many Greetings
*My Creative Time Dies - XL Label Die
*DCWV: Citrus Stack for patterned paper
*Glossy Accents
*Heart Punch