MCT February Sneak Peek #2

Happy Valentine's Day, and welcome to another day of My Creative Time February Sneak Peeks!  Today I'm sharing a card that I made with the very fun background stamp from the new Spring Chicken Backgrounds stamp set!  I thought this would make the perfect chain link fence, so I stamped it on clear cardstock (using StazOn ink) and then added fence posts that I created with my Silhouette Cameo.  This could easily be done with a Gypsy or CCR as well, by welding a circle to a rectangle.

My cute little puppy is cut from the Cricut Nate's ABCs cartridge at 4 3/4".  The grass is cut from Plantin Schoolbook at 3/4".

To make my tree, I first cut it at 13" from Crate a Critter, cutting it down to the part I needed.  I ran the trunk through my Cuttlebug with the Papertrey Ink Woodgrain Impression Plate.  I also stamped the green part of the tree with the polka dots from My Creative Time's Build a Banner Kit, using Versamark ink.  The adorable sentiment is from Emma's Classy & Fabulous stamp set.

This sweet little bird is cut at 1 1/2" from Nate's ABCs.

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 Emma and the design team's blogs. You do not have to comment on every blog, but if you do, you will have more chances to win!  Also, you can spread the word about the release on Facebook and to other connections you may have.  Let us know on My Creative Time's Facebook page that you did so.  Or, you can just tag Emma in your post.

Emma will randomly pick and announce all winners on her video taking place during this awesome release on Thursday, February 16th, at 12:01 AM PST.  Good luck!

Log on to your Facebook now, and start spreading the word!  And don't forget to visit My Creative Time to see more projects made by Emma and the rest of the design team!

Here are the products I used for this card (sorry, no pics of the new release yet)!

Cricut Nate's ABCs	Cricut Create a Critter	Cricut Plantin Schoolbook	PTI Kraft Cardstock	PTI Smokey Shadow Cardstock	MME Lime Twist: Fly a Kite	Core'dinations Cardstock
PTI Dark Chocolate Cardstock	PTI Simply Chartreuse Cardstock	PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate	MCT Build a Banner Kit	MCT Classy & Fabulous	StazOn Jet Black Ink	VersaMark Ink
PTI True Black Ink

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My Creative Time October Stamp Release Blog Hop!

The day you've been waiting for is finally here!  Today you get to see all four of My Creative Time's fantastic new stamp sets!  If you haven't been to Emma's site yet, head over there now to see her video introducing each of the sites.

I had so much fun using All Around Birthday Time for my project today.  I made this card for my aunt, who just turned 70 last weekend.  It's a little late, but hopefully the cuteness will make up for it!  She has a great sense of humor, so I think she'll get a kick out of the shocked looking flower.

I made my three flowers using the My Creative Time Scallop & Stitched Circle Dies.  For the center sentiment, I stamped "Look Who's 70" from All Around Birthday Time and popped up the flower with some pop dots.  I just love how All Around Birthday Time has individual numbers so that I can personalize cards for specific birthdays.  My other two flowers are stamped with Peachy Keen faces.  I cut the flower stems at 2" and 2 1/2" from the Walk in My Garden Cricut cartridge.

To create my grass, I cut it twice at 1 1/4" from Plantin Schoolbook.  The first layer is adhered directly to the card, but I used pop dots for the second layer to add some dimension.

For the inside of my card, I stamped my favorite "Happy Birthday" (I just love this font) from Emma's Gift Card Sentiments stamp set.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Kraft, Melon Berry, New Leaf, Orange Zest, & Harvest Gold Cardstock

My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist:  Fly a Kite," "Lime Twist:  Life of the Party," and "Lost and Found:  Rosy" Patterned Paper

My Creative Time "Scallop & Stitched Circle" Dies

My Creative Time "All Around Birthday Time" & "Gift Card Sentiments" Stamp Sets

Peachy Keen PK-491 Everyday Character Faces Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, True Black, & Chai Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Copic Marker

***Giveaway Alert***

For my giveaway today, I have the All Around Birthday Time stamp set shown below, that I showcased today!  To enter to win, just leave a comment here by Sunday at midnight!

Your next stop on the hop is this amazingly talented and sweet 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
Veronica

Animal Print Bookmarks

Okay, here are the bookmarks that I made for my students for their first day of school.  I used my favorite animal print paper again.  These were pretty easy to make on my Gypsy.  For each one I took the bookmark shape from Plantin Schoolbook and sized it at 6.18" x 1.76".  I added the name inside it using the Feeling Groovy font at 1.5". I cut this in the patterned paper.  Then I also cut the bookmark shape without the name in white for the backing.  After adhering them together I added an eyelet and some ribbon.

I also used the letters that cut out of the bookmarks to make nameplates for my writing bulletin boards.  The shape that I glued the names on is from the Art Philosophy cartridge, and I stretched it in my Gypsy to fit the names.  I also ran it through the Cuttlebug with the Polka Dots Embossing Folder to give it some texture.

Here's a look at the 2nd grade writing board.  I used my Jubilee cartridge (thanks, Kim!) for the title.  Sorry the picture isn't the greatest.  I didn't realize it until I got home and loaded it onto my computer.

Smile!

For my Creative Critterz Imaginations post this week, I made a card for a friend who is going through a rough time. I love this sentiment from My Creative Time's "Turn That Frown Upside Down" Stamp Set. Combined with this happy caterpillar who is escaping from his bug jar, it has to cheer somebody up!

The sign (cut at 3") and the caterpillar (cut at 2") are from the Walk In My Garden Cricut cartridge. The 3.5" jar is from Boys Will Be Boys, and the grass (cut at 1.2") is from Plantin Schoolbook. I used my Imagine for the entire card. All of the colors and patterns are from the Imagine More Cards cartridge, except for the grass, which is from the Best Friends cartridge.

For the bug jar, I used the "cut only" feature and cut it once in white and once in vellum. I then put the caterpillar in between the two layers, adhering him to the white layer, and stitching around the edges to fasten them together.

Recipe:

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, scored at 4 1/4"

Bazzill White Cardstock & Provocraft Textured Cardstock for Imagine Cuts

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream Cardstock (sign) & Vellum

Cuttlebug Divine Swirls Embossing Folder

My Creative Time's "Turn That Frown Upside Down" Stamp Set

Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Parts and More! Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine

Circle Weekly Challenge

Here is my entry for the Cricut Circle's first weekly challenge. We had to use two cuts from French Manor and add some bling. The French Manor cuts on this card are the bird bath, cut at 2 3/4", and the scalloped oval, cut at 1 3/4". The tree is from Paper Doll Dress Up, cut at 5", and the leaves are from Designer's Calendar, cut at 1". The grass is from Plantin Schoolbook, cut at 1".

Recipe:

(all materials Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise specified)

4 1/4" x 11" Dark Chocolate Cardstock, scored at 5 1/2"

4" x 5 1/4" Pure Poppy Cardstock

3 3/4" x 5" DCWV Patterned Paper

Tree cut in Dark Chocolate Cardstock and embossed with Woodgrain Impression Plate

Leaves in Terracotta Tile, Pure Poppy, and Summer Sunrise

Fountain in Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, With Pure Poppy bird

Studio 18 Rhinestones

Bird's eye made with Black Diamond Stickles

Scalloped Oval cut in Dark Chocolate

Sentiment from "Asian Fusion", stamped with Versamark Ink, and heat embossed with Gold Filigree Fine Art Powder

Color Box Cat's Eye Ink for edges

I used leftover leaves to dress up the inside of the card:

Student Bookmarks

The classroom projects continue! School starts next Tuesday, and I've been unable to get into my classroom because of construction issues. So instead, I'm spending a lot of time on projects that I really don't need to be doing right now. I decided to make a bookmark for each student to have on their desks the first day of school. I used my Gypsy and made these using the bookmark shape from Plantin Schoolbook with the Feeling Groovy font for the letters. I cut the letters out of patterned paper, and then I adhered the patterned paper to the same size bookmark shape in black. I hated to waste the cut-out letters, so I adhered them to black rectangles to create nametags to display on a bulletin board with student writing. I'll post a pic of the bulletin board when I can finally get it together!

Recipe:

True Black Papertrey Ink Cardstock

DCWV Patterned Paper

We R Memory Keepers Large Eyelets

Michael's Ribbon

Zoo Layout with French Manor Peacock

I had been holding off on making this zoo layout until I got French Manor, since I knew it had this gorgeous peacock. I just had to use it with the peacock picture! The peacock is cut at 5 3/4". For the "San Francisco Zoo" sign, I used the San Francisco oval image from Destinations and used my Gypsy to weld "zoo" using Plantin Schoolbook into the center. This was cut at 2 3/4". The journaling tag is from Mini Monograms. It was originally square, but I stretched it to be 5 1/2" x 2 1/2". The hippo, grass, and water are all from Create a Critter. The hippo is cut at 3", the water is 2.65", and the grass is 3".

Recipe:

Background Paper: DCWV Green Stack

Papertrey Ink Cardstock: Terracotta Tile, Rustic Cream, Ocean Tides, & Summer Sunrise

Core'dinations paper (cornflower blue and textured green)

Recollections Cardstock (royal blue)

Cuttlebug Folders: Stripes, Divine Swirl, Bloom Dot, and Mesh Texture

Ink: Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening