Live, Laugh, Love

Recipe:

PaperTrey Ink: Vintage Cream

My Creative Time: Flower Petal Dies, Stitched Button Dies, Just Simply Live with Die, Vintage Stitched Label Die

Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamp: Material Girl

Burlap, Pearls, May Arts Jute

Memento: Rich Cocoa

Distress Ink: Tea Dye

My Minds Eye: Lost & Found, Sunshine

Tim Holtz Ruler Ribbon

 

Envelope:

Martha Stewart ScoreBoard

Bazill Basics Paper: Dotted Swiss

My Minds Eye: Lost & Found, Sunshine

American Krafts: Mosaic Thickers

My Creative Time: Flower Petal Dies

Ek Tools: Dimensional Flower Punch

Buck Wild

Recipe:

Cricut: Wildlife buck cut @ 3.75

My Minds Eye: Miss Caroline, Fiddle Sticks

Distress Ink: Walnut Stain

My Creative Time: Things I Love

Memento: Rich Cocoa

Holiday Card Workshop 2013 Class Wrap Up

I Love the way this card and technique came out, especially after the 4th time.  The only reason why I had to try it so many times was the tape to mask the edges....it kept ripping the paper as I peeled it off.  Then when I finally got the hang of it, my embossing power didn't stick, so I had to do it again......I don't plan to make another one like this, so my Nephew will be the one and only.

 

 

Recipe
PaperTrey Ink: White Cardstock & Fresh Snow Ink

My Creative Time: Its a Magical Season & From our Family to Yours

Distress Ink: Broken China, Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, Black Soot

Ultra Detail Silver Embossing Powder, Versamark

My Pink Stamper: Biggie Christmas Sentiments

Day 3 Holiday Card Workshop Clean and Simple

Recipe:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

DCWV 2009 Holiday Collection Pattern Cardstock

Heidi Grace Holiday Sampler Stamp

My Creative Time From our Family to yours

Versamark

White Embossing Powder

Color Box Pigment ink in Cranberry & Evergreen

Hemp Cord 

Day 2 Holiday Card Workshop Die Cutting for Holiday Cards

Day 2 Holiday Card Workshop Die Cutting for Holiday Cards

I really wanted to try the Layered Die Cut Inlay shown by Jennifer, but when I pulled out the Die's I wanted to use they were attached and I couldn't pull them apart to Layer them.  What a bummer.....

So I decided to use my Snowman Die and use the Technique shown by Laurie Willison, Unique Die Cut folds.  Create a flap behind your Die Cut to reveal a special message.

Recipe:

PaperTrey Ink: Shape up Snowman Die & Stamp Set

Neenah White Cardstock

Distress Ink: Iced Spruce, Peacock Feathers, Festive Berries

Hero Arts: Soft Pool

Spectrum Noir: EB5 for the arms

My Creative Time: It's a Magical Season

Simon Says Stamps: Outline Dahlia

Cuttlebug: Snowflakes

Tim Holtz Ribbon inked with Peacock Feathers

Happy Thanksgiving

I just can get enough of the Hexagon Die from PaperTrey Ink.  I love it and it looks so different each time depending on the pattern you choose to build.

  

 

 

Recipe:

My Creative Time: Inside Sentiment (sorry forgot to take photo)

Silhouette: Pumpkin

PaperTrey Ink: Full Card Hexagons, Kraft & Vintage Cream Cardstock

DCWV: The Pumpkin Patch Stack (Love this on)

 

 

 

More samples using different patterns

 

 

 

 

Say What

 

Recipe:

Silhouette: Sized to fit A2 size card

Fancy Pants: Down by the Shore

PaperTry Ink: White Cardstock

My Creative Time: Stitched Square Speech Bubbles Die & Things I Love

Action Wobble, Glossy Accents, Scrap paper, Washi Tape

 

All Seasons Tree

 

Recipe:

Simon Says Stamps: All Seasons Tree

My Creative Time: Floral Sentiments

My Minds Eye: Dolled up 6x6 Paper Pad

PaperTry Ink: White Cardstock

Scraps of paper



Cruzin'

 

I love the way this card came out.  I used My Creative Times new Cloud background stamp on White cardstock and the Die set to make the 3D effect.  I just used a piece of scrap black paper for the road and used a white gel pen to draw the dotted line.

 

This card is a Thank You for our "Tour Guide" that drove us around Orange County California touring all the famous spots.  I don't know about you but I'm sure glad I do not live in that area, the traffic is horrendous.......I believe we spent more time in traffic our three days then we did anything else. (At least that's what if felt like)

 

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Nifty Fifties car cut @ 1.75"

PaperTrey Ink: Kraft Cardstock

Hero Arts: Soft Pool Shadow Ink

MyCreativeTime: Vintage Sentiments, Have Fun in the Sun, Stitched Round Speech Bubbles and Stitched Cartoon Cloud Dies

Ready for some Fishin'

 

This card is so perfect for my Dad's Birthday that's coming up in September.  I have been so busy with my new job and other things that Life brings.  It's been a while since I have made any cards.  My parents were upset that I purchased cards for Mother's day and Father Day this year.  I decided I better come up with something special for their birthdays. 

 

I did see this cut on another Blog a while back and knew that it would be perfect and My Creative Times new Cartoon Cloud background stamp was perfect.

 

Recipe:

Silhouette: Fisherman sized to fit A2 Card

Fiskars: Wave border punch

ColorBox: Chestnut Roan

Hero Arts: Soft Pool Shadow Ink

My Creative Time: Stitched Cartoon Cloud Dies and Background, Have fun in the Sun & Floral Sentiments

PaperTry Ink: Kraft Cardstock

Glitz: Uncharted Waters

 

 

Thank You - Fishin'

 

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Nifty Fifties: Fish cut @ 4"

MyCreativeTime: Teeny Tag Greetings, Build a Banner Kit & Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

 

 

 

Pocket Full of Bling

 

Recipe:

My Creative Time: Fun Pocets with Die, Fancy Frame stamp set and Die

PaperTry Inc: White cardstock

My Minds Eye: My Girl 6x6 paper pad

Recollections: Solid card stock

Scrap Jean Material, Studio G Gems

Copic Markers: RV14,RV29,YR15,YR07

Distress Ink: Mowed Lawn

 

I always like to take my photo's outside to get the better lighting.  I love how my Pine tree acts as my Floral Frog to hold my card. Worked out perfectly.

 

Check out My Creative Times Designer Challenge ~ Bling it up!

 

Thank You

 

Recipe:

My Creative Time: Floral Sentiments

Hero Arts: Friends 6x6 Paper

Close to my Heart: With Love CL 351

ColorBox Fluid Chalk: Chestnut Roan

Neenah: Desert Storm Kraft Paper

May Arts: Jute (twine)

Recollections (wood Butterfly), Copic, Basic Gray (fabric flower)

 

 

Challenge Entered:  The Kraft Journal - Make it Monday: Felt, Twine or Burlap

Live in the Monent

 

Recipe:

 

My Creative Time: Just Simply Live with Coordinating Die, Vintage Stitched Label Die, Rolled Flower Die

EK Tools: Dimensional Flower Punch

PaperTrey Inc: Sweet Blush Cardstock

My Minds Eye: Bramble Rose, (background Paper)

Happy Mother's Day!

I had such a Wonderful Mother's Day, it was so relaxing and spent the entire day with my husband and boys.  I do not live near my Mother so days like these are pretty hard, but she will be here in just a few days to visit for my Son's High School Graduation.  I am so lucking forward the my parents visit.  Hopefully I can keep them entertained and give my Mom some card making tips. 

These are my cards I made this year for Mother's Day, I did take the easy route this year because I have such limited time lately. I tried out the New fabric paper by DCWV, I love how the cards came out using it and it feels so neat.  Enjoy!

Recipe:

PaperTrey Inc: Vintage Cream, Autumn Rose, Twin, Buttons

Stampin Up: Choco Chip Ink

My Creative Time: Flower Petal Dies, More Gift Card Sentiments

DCWV-Adhesive Fabric Paper (love this stuff)

Easter Egg Hunting

I just love My Creative Time's stamps and Die's.  They make cards so quick and easy.

Challenges Entered:

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2012/03/wacky-wednesday-68-easterspring-theme.html

Recipe:

PaperTry Inc: White, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Cardstock/Ribbon/Ink

My Creative Time: Happy Hunting, Hello Spring with layering egg dies

Martha Stewart: Daisy Edge Punch

K&Co: Sparkly Sweet, background paper

ColorBox: Grape Slushy

Just a few Valentine Treats........

Acetate box using the plastic that Cricut Cartridges come in.  Found the instructions on YouTube at Splitcoast Stampers.  You can find it here:Splitcoast, Acetate box

These treats are made with the Bubblegum Treat Box Die from My Creative time found here:

http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

I cut off one end to make the box to hold a lollipop.  The hearts are cut uning the Sweethearts Cartridge.

Imagine-Better Together Flower Card

Did I mention that I love my Imagine:

Recipe:

Imagine: Better together, flower pg. 15 cut @4"

Cardstock: Papertry Inc: Vintage Cream, Spring Moss

Pattern Cardstock: October Afternoon, Modern Homemaker

Sentiment: My Creative Time, Teeny Tag Greetings with Die

Ink: Walnut & Vintage Photo Stain Distress Ink & PaperTry Inc, Spring Moss

Stickles, Floss

Imagine-Joy Fold Card

This card is my first attempt at using my Imagine.  I told myself I was not going to get one, but I kept thinking about it knowing that Walmart was going to have them for only 180.00 on Black Friday.  That's such an awesome deal.  Well I had to work on Friday, so I said no big deal.  Then Saturday came along and I kept thinking about it but really didn't want to spend the money so close to Christmas.  Then comes along Sunday...................I had to run out to do some shopping so I went to Walmart instead of my normal Target just to see if they even had any left.  You guessed it, they actually had two of them.  Guess it was meant to be.

Not sure why I waited so long to use it because I had so much fun yesterday January 28th (yes, two months later) testing it out.  So here you are.........

I got the idea for this fold card from Cardz TV, It was very different so I thought I would try it out.

Recipe:

Cricut Imagine: Better Together, Owl pg. 13 cut @3" & Butterfly only pg.15 cut @4"

Cardstock: PaperTrey Inc, Vintage Cream & October Afternoon, Farmhouse

Sentiment inside: PaperTrey Inc, Birthday Basics

Sentiment Outside: My Creative Time, Teeny Tag greetings with die

Action Wobble, stickles, floss

Keepin' It Classy

I love these stamps from My Creative Time, they are so Perfect & Classy......

Recipe:

Cardstock: Papertrey Inc, Vintage Cream, Autumn Rose

Cardstock: DCWV, It's all about girls

Stamp: My Creative Time, Keepin' It Classy and Classy & Fabulous

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versa Magic, pink petunia

EK Success: Bracket Punch