Rewind: 4th of July Banner

I just got back from a very fun trip to Boston and Cape Cod, so I have no new projects to share with you.  While I get myself organized and back to crafting, I thought it would be fun to share some 4th of July projects I've done in the past.  I made this banner for my little niece's playhouse 2 years ago. It's still one of my favorite projects!

The pennants are cut at 6" from the Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge. To make the 4" rosettes, I followed this great video by Tammy Skinner. On top of each rosette, I adhered a 6" circle from Cricut's Mini Monograms. This "freedom" cut is from Cricut's Graphically Speaking.

For this pennant, I cut a 3 1/4" firecracker from Cricut's Sweet Treats.

To see the technique I used to stamp this 4 1/2" star from Cricut's A Child's Year, visit this post.

I love this cut from A Child's Year. It is cut at 4".

Finally, here is another cut, at 3 1/2", from Graphically Speaking. I dressed it up with some white stitching and a stamp from My Creative Time's My Little Firecracker stamp set.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Kraft, & Enchanted Evening Cardstock

K & Company Americana Patterned Paper

Core'dinations Textured Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Botanical Silhouettes" Stamp Set

My Creative Time's "My Little Firecracker" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Enchanted Evening, & Pure Poppy Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Offray Grosgrain Ribbon

MCT Scrappy Monday

It's Scrappy Monday at My Creative Time, and we've got a fun challenge going on!  Using the sketch below, we needed to create a layout incorporating fibers (jute, hemp, burlap, twine, etc.).  For my layout, I started with a 12" x 12" piece of kraft cardstock from The Paper Company.  The tree patterned paper, from American Crafts, is cut at 4" x 12".  The polka-dot frame is cut at 11.4" from the Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge, using more paper from American Crafts.  The brown gingham, from DCWV's Autumn Splendor stack, is a 9" square, and I used my sewing machine to stitch along its border.

I cut "The Great Outdoors" from Graphically Speaking, at 6 1/4".  "Life is Beautiful," from My Creative Time's Cherish the Moment stamp set, was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

"You are SUCH A HAM" is from MCT's Camera Shy stamp set.  The pretty blue seam binding is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

I made a little spot for my journaling by first cutting a scalloped circle from Mini Monograms at 6 1/4". The cream circle layer is cut at 6".  Using a tip from my design team buddy Kim, I stapled some green jute from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique to use as grass.  The funny moose is cut at 4 1/4" from Campin' Critters.  "Adventure" is from MCT's Have Fun in the Sun stamp set, and the journaling lines are from MCT's My Journaling.

Now, it's your turn to join in the fun!  This Scrappy Monday Challenge is open at My Creative Time until Sunday, June 24th!

Products used for this layout.

Cricut Elegant Edges Cricut Graphically Speaking Cricut Mini Monograms Cricut Campin' Critters AC Campy Trails Fox Park Forest AC Campy Trails Stumpy Meadow PTI Simply Chartreuse Cardstock PTI Dark Chocolate Cardstock PTI Enchanted Evening Cardstock PTI Rustic Cream Cardstock PTI Fine Linen Cardstock PTI Terracotta Tile Cardstock PTI Canyon Clay Cardstock PTI True Black Cardstock MCT Have Fun in the Sun MCT Cherish This Moment MCT My Journaling MCT Camera Shy PTI Classic Kraft Ink PTI Canyon Clay Ink VersaMark Ink White Filigree Embossing Powder Lime Burlap Seam Binding Ribbon Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Brother CS6000i Sewing Machine

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My Creative Time October Stamp Release Sneak Peek #1

It's that time again - My Creative Time Sneak Peek Week!  Emma has created some ADORABLE stamps for all of us!  You will love them!  For my project today, I created a layout of Eric when we went to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC, back when he was eight.  He loved the hands-on children's room!

My sneaks today come from the My Creative Time Cherish This Moment stamp set, which is being released on Friday.  One of the stamps that I LOVE on here is the simple journaling lines that fit just perfectly with Emma's already release XL Label Die!  Isn't it perfect?

Cherish This Moment also has lots of fun sayings that work perfectly on layouts or cards.  I chose "A day to remember..." for this layout.  I stamped it onto a stamp shape from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, cut at 5".  The little globe is cut at 3/4" from Graphically Speaking, and the bird is cut at 3" from 3 Birds on Parade.  I had fun making the bird's map, using map patterned paper from the PTI Road Trip collection.

For my title, I cut a 3" frame from Art Philosophy and ran the kraft layer through my Cuttlebug with the Polka Dots Cuttlebug folder.  I love how the letters turned out.  I saw this idea of running letters through a paper crimper on somebody's blog a couple of months ago, but I can't remember where!  Sorry!  My letters are cut at 1 1/4" from Nate's ABCs.

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends!  We are giving you an opportunity to win some AWESOME prizes during Sneak Peek Week, with a total of SIX winners being announced during Friday's Stamp release!  All you have to do is leave a comment HERE, as well as on the rest of the design team's blogs for a chance.  There are prizes that you do NOT want to miss out on!  Here's what to do to qualify:

1.  Spread the word to the world on Facebook & to whatever connections you have about this release.  Let us know that you did so on My Creative Time's Facebook page, OR just tag Emma in your post!

2.  Just comment on ALL of the designer's blogs EVERY DAY during Sneak Peek Week!  That's ALL you have to do to qualify for the giveaways!

The winners will "randomly" get chosen, and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st at 12 AM PST, in her video during the release and blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! Good luck!  Get onto Facebook now and start spreading the word!  And don't forget to stop by My Creative Time to see Emma's and the rest of the design team's projects!

Recipe:

Fancy Pants Designs "Beach Bum" Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink "Road trip" Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Simply Chartreuse & Lemon Tart Cardstock

The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock

My Creative Time's "XL Label Die"

My Creative Time's "Cherish This Moment" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

Cuttlebug "Polka Dots" Embossing Folder
ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Monday Madness... Imagine That!

It's an Imagine Monday!  Emma and the My Creative Time design team is pulling out their Imagines to make a card using the All Star Baby stamp set!  It's a little twist on LABOR day!  I made a baby card for a good friend of mine who is expecting TWINS in November!  She's going to have her hands full, as her other daughter will be just 18 months then.

My card is sized to fit in an A7 sized envelope (5" x 7 1/8").  There will be a little extra room in width, but that is okay.  I made my card base by welding together two 6.41" shapes from Elegant Edges on my Gypsy.  To get my green patterned background, I cut that same shape at 6", flood filling a pattern from the Imagine More cartridge.

I was so excited to find this "Two Cute" sentiment on the All Star Baby stamp set.  I haven't seen many sentiments for twins, and this one is just perfect!  I made the cute frame by printing a rectangle of polka-dotted paper using the Baby Boutique Imagine cartridge, and then cut it with the My Creative Time Curly Label die.  The coordinating stamped frame is from the Inspiring Words {Accents} stamp set.

My cute little babies were completely cut and colored on the Imagine.  They are from Baby Steps, cut at 3".  For the bodies, I flood filled them using a flesh RGB code I found online.  I thought it was a pretty good one, so if any of you want it, it's R229, G194, B152.  To make their clothes, I flood-filled with the polka-dots from Baby Boutique.  Baby Boy also got part of his hat printed in white and brown.  Then some Peachy Keen faces and a pink satin bow for the girl finished them off.  The rug is cut at 1.8" from Graphically Speaking, flood filled with another Imagine More pattern.

Here's a peak at the All Star Baby stamp set.  Click here to purchase this and the other My Creative Time products I used on this project.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Cardstock & Ink

Bazzill White Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

My Creative Time's "All Star Baby" & "Inspiring Words {Accents}" Stamp Sets

My Creative Time's "Curly Label" Die

Peachy Keen "PK-491 Everyday Character Faces"

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Inkadinkado Blending Chalks

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

4th of July Banner

This week's Cricut Circle Challenge is to create something showing patriotic pride. I'm going to my sister's house on the 4th of July, and my brother-in-law has been working feverishly trying to finish building an amazing playhouse for my niece. This little banner will be the perfect patriotic decoration to hang on her front porch.

The pennants are cut at 6" from Birthday Bash. To make the 4" rosettes, I followed this great video by Tammy Skinner. On top of each rosette, I adhered a 6" circle from Mini Monograms. This "freedom" cut is from Graphically Speaking.

For this pennant, I cut a 3 1/4" firecracker from Sweet Treats.

To see the technique I used to stamp this 4 1/2" star from A Child's Year, visit this post.

I love this cut from A Child's Year. It is cut at 4".

Finally, here is another cut, at 3 1/2", from Graphically Speaking. I dressed it up with some white stitching and a stamp from My Creative Time's My Little Firecracker stamp set.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Kraft, & Enchanted Evening Cardstock

K & Company Americana Patterned Paper

Core'dinations Textured Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Botanical Silhouettes" Stamp Set

My Creative Time's "My Little Firecracker" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Enchanted Evening, & Pure Poppy Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Offray Grosgrain Ribbon