Snow Globe Card

This was a fun card to make!  I cut the snow globe from the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge.  I cut the round part twice so that I could ink up one with Tim Holtz distress ink in Stormy Sky and then trim the other to make some snow.  The whole little scene inside the globe was made with stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink's Petite Places:  Holiday Lane.  The sentiment is also from that set!

Products used on this card:

PTI Kraft Cardstock PTI Stamper's Select White Cardstock PTI Aqua Mist Cardstock PTI Petite Places: Holiday Lane Dies PTI Petite Places: Holiday Lane PTI Aqua Mist Ink PTI Ripe Avocado Ink PTI Pure Poppy Ink PTI Classic Kraft Ink Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad STORMY SKY Ranger TDP40217 Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82

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My Creative Time Sneak Peek!

Hey there!  It's Day 2 of My Creative Time's August Release Sneak Peeks today!  I'm not part of the "official" sneaks for today, but I couldn't resist playing along.  Emma has THREE Christmas sets out this month!  This card idea has been in my head ever since I saw this sentiment from the It's a Magical Season stamp set.

This is an A2 size card.  To make my snowman, I welded together a 2.14" circle and a 1.32" circle using my Gypsy.  I then cut the hat, scarf, mouth, and eyes at 3 3/4" from the Cricut Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art Cartridge.  The twig arms are from the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge.

To make a spot for my sentiment, I sized this shape from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge at .75" x 2.5" on my Gypsy.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

For a chance to win, 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 and to any connections you may have!  Let us know on My Creative Time's Facebook page here that you did so, or just tag Emma in your post!

Emma will randomly pick and announce all winners on Friday, August 17th during the blog hop release happening @ 12:01 PST in her video.  Good luck!

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

Products used on this card:

(no link for It's a Magical Season yet)

Cricut/CTMH Art Philosophy Bundle Cricut Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art Cricut Christmas Cheer PTI Stamper's Select White Cardstock PTI New Leaf Cardstock Core'dinations Cardstock PTI Christmas Prints sei Christmas Mint PTI True Black Ink

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Santa Frog Snow Globe

Every year, we have a tradition to check out the crazy holiday lights in my neighborhood with my brother, sister-in-law, and two little nephews.  This year we all loved some cute frogs wearing Santa hats in one family's yard, so I had to incorporate this idea into my Christmas card for my brother's family.

I began by welding together two of the blackout version of the snow globe on the Cricut Christmas Cheer cartridge, at 5 1/2".

I adhered the circle layer, cut in patterned paper, and added a little bit of snow that I hand cut from glittered cardstock.  The frog is from the Noah's ABC Animals cartridge, cut at 2 1/2".  I added a Santa hat cut at 3 1/2" from the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.  Once the frog was adhered, I added another circle of clear cardstock, using 1/8" Scor-Tape around the edges of the circle.  To cover up the Scor-Tape, I went around the edge of the clear cardstock circle with Zig 2 Way Glue, and sprinkled glitter on top.

My sentiment is from My Creative Time's All Around Christmas stamp set, and I heat embossed it with gold filigree embossing powder.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Ocean's Tide, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, & Clear Cardstock

DCWV "The Christmas Stack" Patterned Paper

DCWV "The Glitter Stack"

Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter

My Creative Time's "All Around Christmas" Stamp Set

Versamark Ink

Gold Filigree Embossing Powder

My Creative Time September Stamp Release Blog Hop

The day you have been waiting for is finally here!  Today is the official release of the brand new My Creative Time stamps and dies!  You will just love these sets - they are so much fun to play with!  If you haven't been to Emma's site this morning, head over there now to see her video introducing all of her new stamp sets and dies!

Anyday Bingo & Crossword is my FAVORITE of this release!   I love Bingo cards, but I've never purchased them because you are limited to what is pre-printed on them.  Emma's set is so much fun because it comes with a complete alphabet and adorable little images for the "free space."  The possibilities are endless!

I decided to make a Christmas card because I've been dying to use the My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found Christmas" 6x6 stack that I bought this summer.  I love the vintage look to this paper, and I thought the letters and numbers on the Bingo card were a great match for it.  I first stamped my Bingo card on one of the patterned papers from this pack, using dark chocolate ink.  I cut it out, rounded the corners, and inked around the edges.  I then stamped "MERRY" and the Christmas tree, using colors of ink that coordinate with my papers.

Because the patterned papers have such a vintage feel for them, I used my Gypsy to find an old-fashioned stocking.  This one is from the Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridge, cut at 3 1/4".  I really wanted to pull in the scarlet cardstock that I used for my card base, so I cut the layers with this color.  It looked a little plain to me, so I dressed it up by stamping the layers with a pattern from the new Build a Banner Kit and some dark chocolate ink.  I then attached the stocking to the card with a My Mind's Eye brad and some crinkle ribbon.

***Giveaway Alert***

For my giveaway today, I am giving away the Anyday Bingo & Crossword stamp set shown below, that I showcased today!  To enter to win, just leave a comment here by Sunday at midnight!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Scarlet Jewel and Rustic Cream Cardstock

My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found Christmas" Patterned Paper & Brad

My Creative Time's "Anyday Bingo & Crossword" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel, & Ripe Avocado Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Prairie Bird Boutique Wrinkled Ribbon

Your next stop on the hop is this week's star on Everyday Cricut:  Glora!

Here is the rest of the hop line-up:

Emma

Nikki

Katie <-- YOU ARE HERE

Glora

Leanne

Cathryn

Jen

Kate

Ruthie

Shar

Cindy

Liz

Cassandra

Throwback Thursday Challenge with My Creative Time!

It's Throwback Thursday over at My Creative Time! Today Emma has asked us to use the Doodlecharms cartridge along with the color blue. My neighbor is graduating from college this weekend and will soon be entering a teacher credentialing program. I'm so proud of her, and I decided that Emma's "Follow Your Dreams" stamp set would be perfect for making her a card and little treat box.

My card is sized for a small business envelope. The rustic white base is 7" x 6 1/4", scored at 3 1/2". The blue layer is 3 1/4" x 6". To make the cloud layer, I used the 1:2 rectangle that is a stock image on the Imagine and flood filled it with the cloud pattern from the Best Friends Imagine cartridge. I cut at at 3.3" and trimmed it down to 3" x 5 3/4".

The cute bus is from Doodlecharms, cut at 2.5". For my embossed banner, I used my Gypsy to size the banner from Christmas Cheer at 2.6" x 1.3", making it just the right size for my sentiment. I also curved this stamp a bit as I placed it onto my acrylic block.

For my "milk carton", I cached the clouds pattern from Best Friends, and then used it to flood fill the milk carton from the All Wrapped Up cartridge. I cut it at "Fit to Page". After filling it with some yummy Bliss chocolate, I punched two holes in the top for my ribbon. I then added a congrats sign, using more of Emma's stamp. I stamped the apple onto red cardstock and cut it out. The rustic white square is 2", and the blue layer is a 2 1/4" square.

Here's a look at the sweet sentiment I stamped on the inside of the card:

Here is a closer look at Emma's stamps that I used for this project. Click here for ordering information.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Rustic White, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, & True Black Cardstock

Bazzill White Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Distressed Dots Patterned Paper

My Creative Time's "Follow Your Dreams" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen "PK-570 Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment" Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Versmark Ink

White Filigree Embossing Powder

Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening Topnotch Twill Ribbon

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Jolee's Bling

Joy Banner

After making a birthday banner for my niece, I had to do one for my own house! I made this using Birthday Bash for the pennants, cut at 5.25". The medallions are made from scalloped circles from Mini Monograms, cut at real size 3" (see this post for directions on how to make those). "JOY" is cut from Winter Woodland and the stocking is from Christmas Cheer, all at 3". The ice-skate was made with a die from Papertrey Ink. Here are some close-up views:

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate and New Leaf Cardstock

sei Christmas Mint Patterned Paper

Bazzill Basics White Textured Cardstock

DCWV Holiday Collection: The Christmas Stack Patterned Paper (thin paper works best for the medallions)

Papertrey Ink New Leaf Top Notch Twill Ribbon

sei Christmas Mint Brad

Papertrey Ink Vintage Buttons

Papertrey Ink On Ice Stamp Set and Die

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate and New Leaf Ink