St. Patrick's Day Worm

Here's a fun little St. Patrick's Day I made with my Gypsy, the Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge, and the My Creative Time I'm a Lucky Girl stamp and die set and Stitched Postage Frame Die.  I made the card base with my Gypsy by creating a tilted rectangle that is the same size as the opening in the postage frame.  I heat embossed the three little shamrocks and the sentiment from I'm a Lucky Girl onto the green patterned paper with some Zing White Embossing Powder and then adhered all of the layers together, including a frame made with the Stitched Postage Frame Die.

Next I cut the cut worm from Create a Critter 2 at 3". I didn't cut his hat, because I wanted to use the cute stitched dies from I'm a Lucky Girl instead.  I used Glossy Accents on the shamrock to give it some extra shine.

Since this card has a window,  I needed to finish off the inside as well.  I cut a back for the worm by cutting a mirror image of the green layer.  I added a little strip of green cardstock to give the look of the back of his bow tie and cut an extra hat for the back as well.  I also added another frame to finish it off.

If you are feeling up for a challenge, Cassandra has a fun one up today on the My Creative Time blog!  Head on over there and join the fun!

Products used on this card:

Cricut Create a Critter 2 PTI Kraft Cardstock PTI Rustic White Cardstock PTI Limeade Ice Cardstock PTI New Leaf Cardstock PTI Lemon Tart Cardstock PTI True Black Cardstock K & Co. Grass Greens Mat Pad *Simple Stories TAKE A HIKE 6 x 6 Paper Pad 2501 *Echo Park HOMEFRONT 6 x 6 Paper Pad Dots & Stripes DSHF6023 MCT I'm a Lucky Girl *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD *American Crafts Zing! OPAQUE White Embossing Powder *Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive .5oz

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MCT Halloween Hustle Day 1

Welcome to our 5 days of "Halloween Hustle"! Yep, we will have 5 days worth of last minute ideas to trick your treats!  You will ALSO see 3-D projects, home decor & even cards!  I hope you are ALL ready for some HALLOWEEN HUSTLE "FUN"! There will be giveaways all week! Check Emma's blog to see what it will be!  Also, if you missed out on our sale last week! Well....for this weekend ONLY, starting this Friday 10/25/2013 @ 12:01am PST  thru Sunday 10/27/2013 @ 11:59pm PST you can use the code OCT2013 to get 20% off your entire order in Emma's store HERE!  Remember she told you about making a "Teeny Tag Holiday" stamp set? WELL....wait no longer, it will be available this Friday, 10/25/2013  in her store HERE!

For my project today, I made a bat spinner card for my little nephews!  It's a 5" x 6 1/2" card (I love how my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board  frees me up to make any size card, knowing that I can still make a matching envelope).  That cute patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Wicked collection, which I found at Michael's.  It was perfect for the scene I wanted to create.

I tried to get some pictures to show you the movement of the bat!  If you've never made a spinner card before, my friend Liz, of Liz's Paper Loft Boutique, has a great tutorial.  I wanted my bat to spin down in a semicircular direction, so I created the slot in Silhouette Studio.   The cute bat was made with the Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge, cut at 1 1/4".

I used the Cricut Chic & Scary cartridge to make this spooky tree, cutting it at 4 1/4".  The enamel dots are also from the MME Wicked collection.

This cat is also from Chic & Scary, cut at 1 1/2".  The spooky sentiment and the bats are from My Creative Time's Fright Night stamp set.  I just love how well they match the paper!

Halloween Hustle Giveaways!

We have some FUN giveaways!  Check Emma's blog HERE to see what the giveaway is on each day, and to check out more Halloween inspiration from her and the rest of the design team!  To qualify for our daily giveaways, leave your comments on our blogs with a way for us to contact you should you win.  Good luck!

Products used on this card:

Cricut Create a Critter 2 Cricut Chic & Scary PTI Simply Chartreuse Cardstock American Crafts Black Cardstock MCT Treats for My Sweet MCT Holiday Tickets MCT Fright Night *Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK

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MCT July Sneak Peek #2

It's time for another day of sneak peeks!  Today I'm sharing a cute tag that I made for my niece's birthday present.  I had fun mixing new and old My Creative Time products for this one.  Can you figure out which ones?  Remember, it's your job to guess!

I stamped my background on some subtle chevron paper that is from a 6 x 6 stack of American Crafts paper that I found at Michael's.  I love the combination of the pattern and the stamping!  That adorable little bird is from the Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge, cut at 2 1/4".  I added a little thin yellow hemp and some green at the top of the tag, from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.  That cute polka dot brad is from the Simple Stories 24/7 collection.

To make some grass, I edged my green grid paper with my ekSuccess Bumpy Roads Edger Punch before cutting it with a mystery MCT die.  The fence, cut at 1", is from the Cricut Pop-Up Neighborhood Cricut cartridge.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Okay, this time around we are doing something DIFFERENT!  Since you ALL have seen this release in its entirety, we decided to play a FUN game!  First of all, let me tell you what you will win!  One LUCKY person will win ALL of this!

This is what the price package includes:

* D-Ring 12" x 12" album - Brown

*Jade Core Kit

* (500) 3" x 4" Journaling Cards

* (40) Bi-fold Journaling Cards

* (4) 4" x 6" First Page Cards

* (4) 3" x 4" First Page Cards

* (4) 4" x 6" Last Page Cards

* (4) 3" x 4" Last Page Cards

* (60) 4" x 6" Title Cards

* (60) 12" x 12" Photo Pocket Pages

* (12) 13" x 3" Project Life Dividers

* (14) White Divider Labels

We will also have a 2nd prize winner who will win a $50 gift certificate to the My Creative Time store!

We decided to make our giveaway a little easier for you.  Instead of listing ALL of the MCT products that each designer used on their projects, try to find just one!  If you can "spy" one old or new My Creative Time product and tell us about it in the comments, you will be eligible to win one of these great prizes!

Emma will announce the winner during the blog hop on Wednesday, July 17th.

*** SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON Facebook, Instagram it #mycreativetime, or even tweet about this release!  Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here that you did so!  OR you can just tag Emma in your post! ***

GOOD LUCK!

Non My Creative Time Products Used on this Tag:

Party Elephant Birthday Card

My niece is turning 6, and I thought she would love this partying elephant from the Cricut Create a Critter 2 cartridge!  I cut the elephant at 4 1/4" and the ice cream cone at 2 1/2".

To make my sentiment, I die cut a banner from My Creative Time's Build a Banner Kit and stamped it with a sentiment from MCT's Celebrate Good Times.  All of the patterned papers are from Echo Park's Bundle Of Joy Girl collection.  It's a baby collection, but it can really be used for anything.  The few specific baby patterns have more generic patterns on the back.  Love it!

Products used for this card:

Cricut Create a Critter 2 PTI Hibiscus Burst Cardstock AC Kraft Cardstock PTI True Black Cardstock Echo Park Bundle of Joy Girl MCT Build a Banner Kit MCT Celebrate Good Times PTI Dark Chocolate Ink

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