Thursday, June 28, 2018

You Make Me Smile


I made this little note card using Papertrey Ink's Cloche Quarters for the wood base and Cloche Quarters Summer Fillers for the plants.  These are really fun sets for multi-step stamping!  The sentiment is from PTI's Signature Greetings.

Monday, June 25, 2018

MCT Thoughtful Tuesday


It's Thoughtful Tuesday with My Creative Time, and the new Never Stop Dreaming stamp and die set is perfect for making an encouraging card!  I just love the dreamcatcher stamps in this set - they really pack a punch! I heat embossed one with white embossing powder onto my kraft card base and then added some color with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.  The sweet sentiment finished off this simple card!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog for more Thoughtful Tuesday inspiration!

Friday, June 22, 2018

Wishing You Surf & Sun


Toward the end of last summer, I purchased Papertrey Ink's adorable On the Wagon stamp and die sets.  Right after they arrived I found out I was going to be teaching a 3/4 combination class, life got really crazy, and I never got a chance to use them!  Well, my last day of school was this past Friday, so I finally pulled them out, almost a year later!  Oh my gosh, this is a fun set!  That little car has so many layers of stamps to give it great details!  I inked up a background using Tim Holtz distress inks in Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass.  This set comes with a Christmas tree to put on the car roof too. I'll definitely have to make one of those!

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

MCT Inspire Me Wednesday - Popsicle Card!


It's Inspire Me Wednesday with My Creative Time!  I'm working on thank you notes for gifts from my students, and I just had to use the new Anything is Popsicle set!  I love the popsicle dies and the fun sentiments!  During our release last week, my design team sister Jessica made a bomb pop with the popsicle die on an adorable card, I just had to give it a try!  I added a little fun gingham background paper trimmed with one of the More Stitched Edges dies.  Very easy card to mass produce!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog for more inspiration!

Monday, June 18, 2018

"Teacher Off Duty" and Personalized Tumblers


My last day of school was Friday!  To celebrate, I made these for my teammates.  The cute tumblers are from saveacup.com and the "teacher off duty" svg is from kristinamandadesigns.com.  I added hearts from the built in shapes in Cricut Design Space.


Then, for each of my students, I decorated one with their name, using their favorite colors.  I used the KG Always a Good Time font, and to make the embellishment, I stretched out a square shape and welded a star on top.  It was a fun end of the year gift, and the kids loved them!

Friday, June 15, 2018

MCT 80th Edition Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the My Creative Time 80th Edition Release Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from the very talented Jessica.  If you just happened upon here, you might want to head over to Emma's blog, to the beginning of the hop.  This is a very fun release, and I hope you are as excited about it as we are!


For my project today, I dressed up a bag of cookies with the new Pretty Treat Topper Die!  This is a great die for making quick and easy treats, and the little handle really adds a special touch!  The set comes with the main die and the layer.  I decorated mine with a sentiment and a cute pair of flip flops from the Sit Back & Relax - Revised stamp and die set.

Here's a closer look at the Pretty Treat Topper Die.  It is available now in the My Creative Time Store

Starting on Friday, June 15, 2018 @ 8AM PST, we will be giving away this ADORABLE new Thanks Sew Much Stamp Set to the FIRST 50 shoppers!  If you are one of the first 50 shoppers, it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping.  Once 50 shoppers come through, the set will be available for purchase.  So if it's for sale in the store, you are not one of the 50.  No exceptions will be made.  This freebie set is not a part of the "bundle" and will be sold separately!


**BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!**
For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $25 gift card to the "My Creative Time Store" to one LUCKY winner!  All you have to do is leave your comments on our blogs!  You are NOT required to comment on ALL blogs, but the more you comment on, the better chances you have for winning!  Very important, please leave a way for us to contact you with your comment, just in case you are the lucky winner! 

**SALE ALERT**
Also, DON'T FORGET our sale that is starting RIGHT NOW here!  Use the code JUNE2018 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY.  This sale will end on Friday,  June 22, 2018, at midnight PST.

Your next stop is the incredibly talented Kendra!

Here's the full line-up:

Katie (YOU ARE HERE)

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

MCT 80th Edition Release Sneak Peek #4

Are you ready for one last day of My Creative Time sneak peeks?  Today we are sneaking an adorable new die to dress up your treat bags:  Pretty Treat Topper!


I love this new die!  It makes it so easy to make a little treat look special!  I dressed up a little bag of cookies by die cutting the two pieces (the main piece and the layer) with patterned paper from Echo Park's A Perfect Summer collection.  Then I die cut the adorable popsicle from the new Anything is Popsicle set that we sneaked earlier this week, and used a sentiment from that set as well.  A few sequins finished it off!

*Sneak Peek Giveaway***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner!  For example, for the set we showcase on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner in her video on Thursday, and for the set we showcase on Thursday, she will announce on Friday, and so on... ALL you have to do to be eligible to win is to leave a comment on our blogs!  You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have of winning!  VERY IMPORTANT, please leave your contact information with 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 EVERYBODY, & let's start spreading the word!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have for you today!

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

MCT 80th Edition Release Sneak Peek #3

We've got another sneak peek of the My Creative Time 80th Edition release for you!  Today we are sneaking two new sets!  You're Sew Special is an adorable new stamp die set full of adorable sewing related images, coordinating dies and sentiments!  And Thanks Sew Much, our freebie for this month, has 5 great sentiments that work really well with You're Sew Special!  Thanks Sew Much is free with your order this Friday, June 15, 2018, if you are one of the first 50 shoppers, beginning at 8 AM PST.  Once 50 shoppers come through, it will be available for purchase.


The images in You're Sew Special are just too cute!  I stamped the dress form, sewing machine and scissors onto Strathmore Bristol Cardstock and colored them with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.  I stamped a second layer of the dress form onto patterned paper so that I could fussy cut and add a layer to make it look like there was an actual dress on the form.  To ground these items, I made a little square frame using the Stitched Square Dies Inside & Out and then stamped one of the sentiments from Thanks Sew Much inside.

*Sneak Peek Giveaway***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner!  For example, for the set we showcase on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner in her video on Thursday, and for the set we showcase on Thursday, she will announce on Friday, and so on... ALL you have to do to be eligible to win is to leave a comment on our blogs!  You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have of winning!  VERY IMPORTANT, please leave your contact information with 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 EVERYBODY, & let's start spreading the word!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have for you today!

Monday, June 11, 2018

MCT 80th Edition Release Sneak Peek #2

Are you ready for another day of the My Creative Time 80th Edition Release sneak peeks?  Today we have a darling stamp and die set to share with you:  Never Stop Dreaming.  This set has 2 gorgeous dreamcatcher stamps with coordinating dies, along with lots of beautiful sentiments.


The dreamcatcher stamps are so stunning that I wanted one to be the focal point of my card.  I heat embossed it in white embossing powder on Strathmore Bristol Cardstock and then watercolored over it, using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, and Squeezed Lemonade.  I then trimmed this piece with one of the MORE Stitched Rectangular Dies and finished off this card with a sentiment from Never Stop Dreaming.  Very easy to make, but I love the result!

*Sneak Peek Giveaway***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner!  For example, for the set we showcase on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner in her video on Thursday, and for the set we showcase on Thursday, she will announce on Friday, and so on... ALL you have to do to be eligible to win is to leave a comment on our blogs!  You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have of winning!  VERY IMPORTANT, please leave your contact information with 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 EVERYBODY, & let's start spreading the word!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have for you today!

Sunday, June 10, 2018

MCT 80th Edition Release Sneak Peek #1

It's day 1 of My Creative Time's 80th Edition Sneak Peeks!  We have quite an adorable release to share with you this week!  First off is the adorable Anything is Popsicle set.  This is such a cute stamp and die set, perfect for summer!


I had one last birthday card to make for a student this week (I know, I'm not out of school yet!  4 more days to go!), and I just had to use these cute new popsicle dies!  As you can see, they come with all sorts of layers and face stamps, a few of which I've used here.  There are also many fun sentiments included, and I stamped the ones I chose onto speech bubbles made with the Fun Speech Bubbles dies.  Finally, I mounted all of them on a background made with one of the Stitched Postage Frame Dies. Such a fun little summer birthday card!

*Sneak Peek Giveaway***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner!  For example, for the set we showcase on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner in her video on Thursday, and for the set we showcase on Thursday, she will announce on Friday, and so on... ALL you have to do to be eligible to win is to leave a comment on our blogs!  You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have of winning!  VERY IMPORTANT, please leave your contact information with 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 EVERYBODY, & let's start spreading the word!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog to see what she and the rest of the design team have for you today!

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

MCT Throwback Thursday


It's Throwback Thursday with My Creative Time!  Time to pull out those older MCT sets and make a fun project!  For my card today I used one of my favorite banners dies from the Stitched Party Die set.  I also used one of all-time favorite staples:  Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More.  I paired these with a sentiment from one of our newer sets:  Springtime Smiles.  I just love the font combination in this set!

Be sure to stop by Emma's blog for more Throwback Thursday inspiration!