October Release with The Craft's Meow {Day 3}

Hello and welcome back to another wonderful Christmas inspired post as we showcase the third stamp set to be release from The Craft's Meow this month.  I really love the pretty lantern in this set called Christmas Lantern by Clare Buswell.  

Isn't this beautiful??  I had lots of fun coloring it with my Copic markers.  Take a closer look......

I used papers from the Echo Park 6x6 Very Merry paper pad.  The ribbon is and older one from Stampin' Up! and I used my sewing machine to stitch around the edge of the card along with a little bit of Distress ink from Tim Holtz. 

Hop on over to The Craft's Meow blog to check out what the other designers have been creating with this set and don't forget to leave a comment while you are over there for you chance to win it.  Come back tomorrow as we showcase the last two sets and then don't forget to hop with us on Monday when the new sets are released!!

Hugs,
Amy

September Release with The Craft's Meow {Day 4}

This is the last day of sneak peeks for the September release over at The Craft's Meow.  Tomorrow is the big blog hop and release.....I am loving these new sets and you can get a full look at all of them tomorrow, but first up we are taking a peek at the Little Angels stamp set.....

I combined some paper piecing and fussy cutting with a little bit of Copic marker coloring on this sweet little angel.  I cut the scallop square on my Cricut with the Mini Monograms cartridge.  Here is a closer look at this angelic darling.....

I used some ribbon from Stampin' Up! along with some Ocean bakers twine from The Twinery on my card.  I finished it off with a little bit of stitching and some foam adhesive for dimension.

Hop on over to The Craft's Meow blog to see what wonderful creations my fellow design team members have created and also enter for you chance to win this darling set!!  Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the blog hop with your chance to win the entire release.

Hugs,
Amy

Sending You A Pocket Full Of Get Well Wishes

Hello and welcome back to another Thoughtful Thursday with the My Creative Time design team.  I really enjoy doing these thoughtful cards.......I usually don't have them on hand in my stash and end up throwing one together at the last minute for someone.  Now, I have a couple ready to go if ever I need them.

My card today uses the Stitched Postage Frame Die and the Fun Pockets set.  I stamped the denim background stamp that I got from Stampin' Up! many years ago onto the blue cardstock before I die cut it out with the Fun Pockets die....I love the look of the denim on this die cut image....here is a closer look....

The flowers are colored with my Copic markers and I added a little bit of white pen detail to them.  I finished off the card with some distressing and a little stitching from my sewing machine and then tied it all off with a green ribbon.

Hop on over to the My Creative Time blog to check out and be inspired by all the wonderful Thoughtful Thursday projects shared by the design team.

Hugs,
Amy

Brrrr....It's Cold Out There!!

Well we have had a pretty big storm hit the area and we have several new inches of snow (on top of the 10 inches we already had) with another couple of inches more predicted before the storm completely blows away from the state.  It is sooo very cold outside and I thought it would be a great day to share this card that I created for the Cricut Circle magazine last year.......

I cut the house with my Cricut and the Winter Woodland cartridge for the house and the Fancy Frames cartridge for the fancy background layer.  The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug and the Snowflakes die.  I added some white paint to the raised surface on the blue background to make it stand out a little bit more.  The snow on the house has some stickles glitter glue added to it for a little sparkle.  I added some stitching, ribbon, button and a sticker sentiment from SRM Stickers to finish off the card.

I hope that if it is winter where you are, you are staying nice and warm.  As for me, I think I will go and cuddle with my hubby by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa.

Hugs,
Amy

Supplies-
   Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
   Die cuts: Cricut Expression with Winter Woodland and Fancy Frames cartridges
   Embossing: Cuttlebug and Snowflakes folder
   Sticker: SRM Stickers
   Ribbon: Stampin' Up!
   Button: Fancy Pants Designs
   Glitter: Stickles
   Pen: Sakura Gelly Roll, Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip
   Other: Sewing machine and thread, glue, string

Christmas Photo Op

Wow!!   What a busy beginning of the month I have had with the move and everything going on with the holidays.  I haven't had too much time to craft, but I do have this fun layout to share with you that I made last year for the Cricut Circle Magazine and I thought I would share it with you today......

I used my Cricut for all the die cuts along with some yummy SRM Stickers.  The photo is a few years old, but it was a great photo of us all next to our tree and fireplace with the stockings.


Hugs,
Amy


Supplies
Cardstock: Stampin Up! (red, brown, green); The Paper Company (kraft); Bazzill (white)
Paper: Basic Grey
Sticker: SRM Stickers
Die Cuts: Cricut Expression with Elegant Edges, Straight From the Nest, Flower Shoppe
    Calligraphy, and Christmas Solutions cartridges  
Ink: Colorbox Fluid Chalk
Other: tulle, buttons, foam adhesive, sewing machine and thread

November Release Week with My Creative Time! {Day 3}

Hi and welcome everyone!!  Today is the third day for the sneak peeks with My Creative Time.  I tell you that this release is a MUST HAVE.  So many fun dies and stamps to play with like the ones I used on my project today......

I used my Cricut and Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the box and then used the Vintage Label Dies, Vintage Label Stamps to stamp the orange polka-dots onto the label and then used the Vintage Label Sentiments across that middle.  The Scallop and Stitched Circle in the middle of the label are also cut with dies from My Creative Time.  Here is a closer look.....

I used Basic Grey papers and Stampin' Up! cardstock and inks.  I also added some pen stitching and ribbon from my big stash of ribbon. 

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 me in your post!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, November 16th during the release happening @ 8:00am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

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

Don't forget to see the whole release tomorrow along with the kick off of a super fun, two day blog hop with the My Creative Time design team!!  I can't wait to share what I created with you then.....See you tomorrow!!

Hugs,
Amy

Smash Book Post #2 - Scrapping the Little Things with MCT

Hey crafty friends!!  Welcome back as I share another smash book post.  If you missed my first one, click HERE.  I mentioned that I had a couple of smash books for a while and they were way too intimidating to me until Miss Emma at My Creative Time started the Scrapping the Little Things project posts.....so, I had to pull them out and get started with them.  Now that I am getting more comfortable with them, I think that I am really starting to love it.  I have decided to just use it as a life journal for me.  I will make art type of pages as well as stuff about me that my kids and grandkids will hopefully enjoy later.  Here is my page for today.....

I titled these pages "I am a MOM."  I used the camera stamp from the Camera Shy stamp set from My Creative Time along the middle of the pages and also for the "Smile" on the right picture.  I didn't stamp directly onto the photo, but on a piece of acrylic (think packaging) and then cut it out and secured it to the photo with a small paper clip.  Here is a shot of the acrylic piece over the left picture that is stamped with the Small Talk stamp set.......

I did it this way so that I wouldn't ruin the photo and have to reprint some more if I messed up.  Stamping on smooth surfaces like photos and acrylic isn't exactly easy since the wet ink makes the stamp more likely to slide on the smooth surface.  I used a Stazon ink pad for the stamping because that stuff really sticks to slick surfaces.......here is a pic of one of the stamped images I did........

See how the "i" and the heart are a little blured at the top.......it is because I don't have a super steady hand while stamping and so I had to make another one (or two or three) to get it right.  I then just cut down the acrylic and used it over my picture.

Here is a closer shot of the bottom of the other page.......

I used some white doilies and painted the edges with a red acrylic paint.  I thought they they came out really bright red, so I 'dulled' them down a little with some light brown ink.  I added some butterflies and pen details and journaling.  Tell me what you think......

You should hop on over to the My Creative Time blog to check out what the other designers are up to with their Scrapping the Little Things projects......I can't wait to see what they have all been up to myself.  ;)

Hugs,
Amy


Supplies
  Stamps: My Creative Time (Camera Shy and Small Talk)
  Patterned papers: Imaginisce  (heart); SU! (banner papers)
  paper clips: Tim Holtz (small); Recollections (flower)
  Paint: Making Memories; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists
  Ink: Stazon
  Pen: Smash Stick
  Stickers: October Afternoon (small square alpha), American Crafts (thickers)
  Punches: Martha Stewart (butterfly); SU! (square) 
  Other: Acrylic
  
    

Love Is......

Hello everyone!!  I really loved the color challenge that went up on Thursday at The Play Date Cafe and had to play along.  The colors for the challenge are mint, gold, and leather.......

I love, loVE, LOVE this card.  I used my Cricut to cut the heart and the Cuttlebug to emboss the brown/tan cardstock.  I hand cut the little gold colored flags and also embossed them with my Cuttlebug.  Here is a closer shot....

 Here is the challenge photo.....

This is my second post for the day.....if you missed my first one, scroll on down to check out a fun family layout that I created for Scrappy Monday with My Creative Time.

Hugs,
Amy


Supplies-
  Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (kraft), Bazzill (white), DCWV (gold)
  Patterned paper: Pink Paislee
  Embossing: Cuttlebug
  Die cut heart: Cricut 
  Ribbon: My Craft Spot
  Sticker: SRM Stickers
  Pen: Stampin' Up!
  Other: button, hemp twine, Sewing machine and thread 

Our Beautiful Family Layout with My Creative Time

Hello and welcome!!  Some of the design team have created layouts today for Scrappy Monday at My Creative Time.  We were challenged to pick a letter and create a layout around items that start with that letter.  I picked the letter O......can you spot the things in my layout that start with the letter O??

I cut the cute 'O'wls out with my Cricut and the Hoot n' Holler'n cartridge.  I used some 'O'vals in my layout under the title and also along the left edge of the layout.

I used 'O'range cardstock for one of the layers as well as with the fab Flower Petal dies from My Creative Time.  I also did some stamping with Orange and the Just Simply Live stamp set.

My kiddo's also pointed out that the layout is of 'O'ur Family and that we had the pictures taken in 'O'ctober.  Super clever of them to notice that!!  I hope that you will hop on over to the My Creative Time blog to check out the fab layouts done by the other design team members for Scrappy Monday.

Hugs,
Amy

Supplies-
  Cardstock: Bazzill
  Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye
  Stamps and flower dies: My Creative Time
  Die cuts: Cricut
  Oval punch, corner rounder: Stampin' Up!
  Jute ribbon: Liz's Paper Loft
  Bakers twine: The Twinery
  Letters: American Crafts
  Ink: Stampin' Up! (orange), Colorbox (brown)
  Pearls: Recollections
  Other: buttons,  sewing machine and thread 

Large Fall Tag with My Creative Time

Hey everyone!!  Today over on the My Creative Time blog there is a new challenge up from Ruthie to create a large tag project.  I thought this was a super fun project and couldn't wait to get started.......

I really love fall....cuddling up in my favorite sweaters, snuggling next to my hubby by the fire, hot cocoa, colorful and crunchy leaves under my feet, but this week we went from what seems like the beginning of fall right into winter, so I thought I would pull some of the beauty of fall back home with my tag.....

This tag measures approximately 4 3/4 inches by 6 inches (without the ribbon).  I cut it out with my Cricut and the Creative Memories Traveler cartridge.  I used My Creative Time's egg dies from the Hello Spring set to create the pumpkin.  I also used the Piles of Smiles set for the leaf and the "Give Thanks" sentiment along with the Just For You set for the stamped sentiments in the circle.

For the tag, I used the Teeny Tag Greetings stamp set.  The papers are some old We R Memory Keepers from my scrap pile and I stamped the woodgrain with an old SU background stamp. I finished off the card with a little Jute ribbon from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique, Peapod bakers twine from The Twinery, some stitched ribbon from SU and a little stitching and buttons.

I hope you can hop over and join us by creating a large tag like the one I created.  You can check out all the details and the other projects by my fellow designers over at the My Creative Time blog along with how to link up when you are ready to join us.

Hugs,
Amy

Missing You!! PDCC154

Hi everyone!!  We woke up this morning to a beautiful blanket of snow......along with many downed tree limbs and my poor broken lilac bush.  I sure hope it can recover because I love my lilacs in the spring.

Having a snowy day, I was able to spend a little time in my crafting room and was able to get a card complete for The Play Date Cafe's 3rd Anniversary Celebration........

For my card, I thought it would be fun to ink up an embossing folder and create my own inked and embossed background paper.  So very pretty!!  I also crinkled come cardstock and ruffled it along the bottom of the card in three rows.  I made the flower with the Flower Petal Dies from My Creative Time and added it to the bow I tied with ribbon.

For the sentiment, I added on of the Tiny Tag Greetings to the Just Simply Live die and folded it in half over a straight pin with a pearl head.

Here is the challenge photo.....

Hugs,
Amy

Fun Fall Card with Peachy Keen Stamps

Oops!!  I just realized that this post didn't go up on Monday when it was suppose to.  I must have clicked save instead of publish and then I was gone most of that day for my grandmother's funeral and didn't check to see if it went up.  Here it is two days late, but I hope you like it!!  

I really LOVE fall!!  It is my favorite time of the year.  There are so many beautiful things to see......like the lovely way the leaves change color.  I was inspired by all the many colors of the fall leaves for my card today that I got to share over at the Peachy Keen Stamps blog......

I used the September Stamp Kit of the Month from Peachy Keen Stamps to stamp the scarecrow and then I colored him with my Copic markers and a few the pen details with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.  I distressed a little piece of kraft cardstock with a craft knife and dark brown ink to look like a piece of wood.  I used my sewing machine to stitch around the card and the layered piece under the scarecrow.  I used a small ink pad to apply brown ink to the white background under the scarecrow and I really love the distressed look of it.

I cut the "fall" banner with my Cricut and put it on a piece of bakers twine from The Twinery.  I tied a yellow ribbon around the card and then used some foam adhesive to add dimension.  I hope that you are inspired to get to work on some fall themed projects of you own!!

Have a great day!!

Hugs,
Amy

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Do What Makes You Happy - PDCC147

Hello friends!!  I haven't played over at The Play Date Cafe for a while and wanted to sneak in a project for this challenge.  I am needing a new bookmark, so I thought that I could make a tag/bookmark for myself with the fun color combo in PDCC147.

I actually did it.....I broke open the Silhouette Cameo to make this project.  I used it to cut the dress form as well as the pretty little flowers.  I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the olive green cardstock and then inked over it with a evergreen shade.  The background stamp on the purple is the Aidia Cloth from Stampin' Up! and the sentiment is in the Encouraging Quotes from My Creative Time.   Here is a closer shot......

Now, I must confess that the glitter on the dress form came to me after a boo boo on my part.  I *thought* that I was pulling out my glue pen to adhere it to the *project, but instead I pulled out the glitter pen (same shape and size as the glue pen) and knew that I wanted to add some glitter to the whole dress form after that happy little accident.  ;)

Did you enjoy the Show Me Your Technique Tuesday project I did last week??  If you missed it, CLICK HERE.  Today is another Show Me Your Technique Tuesday Mini Hop over at My Creative Time and here is the line up if you want to check it out.  There are bound to be some awesome techniques shared today........

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

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

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Hugs,
Amy

It's A Love Thing with a GIVEAWAY!!

Hello crafty friends!!  I have another fun card that was published in the June 2012 issue of the Cricut Magazine by Northridge Publishing.  I used the Cricut Craft room to design this card along with the Cricut Font and Basic Shapes and Banners digital carts and they were cut on my Cricut Mini.

The sentiments are stickers from SRM Stickers and I used cardstock from Stampin' Up!, Bazzill, and The Paper Company.  The embossing on the red cardstock was done with my Cuttlebug and the Polka Dots embossing folder.  The ribbon is from Stampin' Up! and the button is just from my craft stash.

So, since I have two projects published in the June issue of the Cricut Magazine (CLICK HERE to see the other project), I would like to do a giveaway and let one of you win a copy of this awesome magazine.  Just leave a comment below this post by Friday August 17th and I will draw a lucky winner next weekend.  Only one comment per person, please.

Have fun and GOOD LUCK!!  I have some super fun projects coming up this next week during the My Creative Time August release......you know that Emma is going to be giving away some awesome prizes, so please come back and join us!!

Hugs,

Amy

Butterfly Shadowbox

Hey everyone!!  Did you see the June issue of the Cricut Magazine yet??  I have a couple of projects that are published in it and I wanted to share one of them with you today.  This Butterfly Shadowbox is featured on page 106 of the June 2012 issue.  You may have also spotted this one in the Cricut Mini infomercial that came out about 6 months ago....... ;)

I used my Cricut Mini to cut this along with the Craft Room Basics and Indie Art Cartridges.  I cut the butterflies out in four different colors/layers and then put them together with some adhesive and c curled the wings a little so that you could see the different colors.  

I added all of the pieces into the shadowbox frame (that I got at Hobby Lobby) with foam adhesive so that there is quite a bit of dimension in the piece.  The pattern paper I used is from Echo Park and the ribbon is from Stampin' Up!  I used a variety of cardstock from my scrap pile and the "LIVE in the moement" sticker is from SRM Stickers.  I will share my other project that was published in issue with you all soon....if you have a copy of the June 2012 issue, you can take a sneak peek on page 22 to see my other project.

I also wanted to share with you all that Provo Craft has let the Cricut Circle design team go and so I am no longer a designer with them.  It was really fun to join them over this last year and I am so thankful for the opportunity I had to share my Cricut projcts with the Circle members.  It was awesome to design along side some of the most talented designers in the scrapbooking industry.  I still plan on designing with my Cricut machines and so I hope you will continue to visit.  Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Amy

Thanks for the Little Things - PDCC141

Hey friends!!  Today I have a pretty little card I was inspired to create with the current Play Date Cafe challenge 141.  I really love the color combo in this challenge......although I don't have much mint in my collection, I had previously dyed some seam binding with glimmer mist to create this lovely crinkle ribbon that worked perfectly for my card.........

The flowers and label are cut on my Cricut with both of the Close to My Heart cartridges (label from Art Philosophy, roses from Artiste).  I sprayed the flowers with a little bit of yellow glimmer mist to add a little bit of sparkle to them, although it is a little hard to see in the pictures.  The only thing is that it did change the colors of the flowers from a soft yellow to a brighter one, but I still love the look.

The butterflies are from a Martha Stewart punch, the sentiment is from an older Stampin' Up set and the patterned paper is unknown from my scrap pile.  I added a little stitching from my sewing machine and a pen to finish the card off.  Thanks for stopping by!!

PDCC 141

Hugs,
Amy

Thank You Card

Hello friends!!  Today I have a quick little post to share a card that I created for this week's Play Date Cafe challenge PDCC124.  I used a fun little sketch that my daughter made yesterday.  She wanted to make a card with the sketch and I will make another one and then I will share them all with you later this week.

(I don't know why, but purplish colored papers show up different in my pictures...

the raspberry color is really closer to the image below)

Here is the challenge photo:

Hugs,
Amy

Supplies-
     Cardstock, patterned paper: Stampin' Up!
     Die cuts: Cricut Expression 2 and City Buildings Craft Room Exclusive cartridge
          and Elegant Edges cartridge 
     Embossing: Cuttlebug with Concentric Circles embossing folder
     Bakers twine: The Twinery
     Sticker: SRM Stickers
     Pen: Zig
     Other: Button 

Peachy Challenge 9 - Kiss Me, I'm Irish!

Hi everyone!!  Sorry I have been a little MIA.  I my family has passed around a terrible stomach flu for the past couple of weeks and I had to take my turn.  Fortunately, I was able to get this card created for the challenge today at Peachy Keen Stamps.  I really love the fun color combo for this week's challenge.  Since tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, I used the colors in the challenge to create this fun Kiss Me, I'm Irish card.  The stamps are from the darling Kiss Me Leprechaun set.  The background is heat embossed with the Grampa's Pajamas background stamp.

I really hope you can hop on over the the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge blog and play along with us and to also see what awesome projects that the other designers have come up with.

Hugs,

Amy

Supplies -

   Cardstock: Bazzill (white), Stampin Up! (green, peach)

   Stamps: Peachy Keen Stamps

   Ink: Memento (black), Stampin Up! (green)

   Markers: Copic

   Pen: Sakura Gelly Roll

   Embossing powder: Stampin' Up!

   Ribbon: Creating Keepsakes

    

Tea/Tee Time - My Creative Time Release Week!!

It is time for another FABULOUS Release Week at My Creative Time.  This newest release is so awesome!!  I can't wait to share my card with you.  I used the new Tea Party stamp set from My Creative Time for the sentiment. 

The tee is cut with my Cricut Mini from Everyday Paper Dolls and the ball is just a basic circle (from George and Basic Shapes) that I embossed with my Cuttlebug and Polka Dots embossing folder.  The tea cup is cut from Love You A Latte cartridge and embossed again with my Cuttlebug and a border embossing folder.

The base is cut from Elegant Edges that I altered in Cricut Craft Room with a rectangle at the top to take off the top scallops.  I also did this for the shadow.   I added some stitching from my sewing machine and a little bit of Flax colored bakers twine from The Twinery.

Here is a peek at the new Tea Party 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 me in your post!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, March 16th during the blog hop release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

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

CLICK HERE to get the blog list line up to get your entries in.  I sure hope you can join us!!  I will have some more fun projects to share with you this week....don't forget to check back!! ♥

Hugs,

Amy

Supplies- 

     Cardstock, patterned paper, ink: Stampin' Up!

     Stamps: My Creative Time

     Die cuts: Cricut Mini with Cricut Craftroom, Everyday Paper Dolls, 

          Love You a Latte, and Elegant Edges cartridges

     Embossing: Cuttlebug

     Bakers twine: The Twinery

     Other: Dimensional adhesive, Sewing machine and thread 

More Peachy Goodness Plus A Winner

I have another fun card to share with you from the March Stamp Kit of the Month at Peachy Keen Stamps.  The sentiment is from Gnomegrown.....I love that it is an outline stamp and you can color it however you would like to.

  Supplies-

     Cardstock: Stampin' Up!

     Stamps: Peachy Keen Stamps
     Die cuts: Cricut Expression 2 with Elegant Edges Cartridge

     Markers: Copic

     Ink: Tsukineo Memento

     Pen: Zig (black), Sakura (white)

     Twine: The Twinery

There is a new challenge up at the Peachy Keen Stamps challenge blog it is anything goes and I hope that you can hop over and join us there with it this week.

Now it is time to announce the winner for the Victorian Romance Cricut cartridge.  Thanks to everyone for the wonderful support and comment entries to the giveaway.  I have gone to Random.org and had it pick a number from the entries and the winner is:

CLM-cindylu2u

Congratulations!!  Please EMAIL ME with your shipping information and I will get your prize mailed out to you.  I still have the new Spring Chicken Backgrounds stamp set from My Creative Time to give away.......you can click HERE for the details and get signed up.  I will be drawing a winner on Wednesday.

Hugs,

Amy