Superheroes

Hi friends.

It's been a while since I posted. I will share my journey later. Right now I want to share the favor boxes I made for my son's birthday this weekend. He chose a super heroes theme. The venue does not allow outside decorations, which is a bummer, but I decided to incorporate the theme into our party favors.

I visited Lisa at Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbon and found these adorable super heroes.  She is amazing.  Please visit her at Pretty Paper Website. 

Because I am new to silhouette, I was not able to cut them as efficiently as I wanted, so I opted for the digital image instead. I used the curly label from My Creative Time. Inside, each child will find animal crackers.

Hope you enjoy your day.

Gift Card Holder

Hi Everyone!

It's Monday and another day for me to post a project using the amazing Lovebug Creations.  Today I used Kisses from the Simply Sheer collection on this cute gift card holder that I made for my sister in law. She is a special lady!

The paper base is Stampin Up.  The DSP is also Stampin Up. I used the Embossed Gift Card Holder die from My Creative Time.  I printed her name on the computer and cut it out using the oval punch.  I had the slider in my embellishment stash and knew she would love it.

Happy Monday!!

Teacher Appreciation

Hi friends. It's Teacher Appreciation time. The school's PTA asked that I help with their gifts. This cute tag was made using Harvest Moon rumple ribbon by Lovebug Creations. I love the bright color. 

Supplies:  

Ribbon by Lovebug Creations

Paper: Stampin Up

Fish: create a critter cut at 1.5"

Embossing: divine swirls 

Label die: My Creative Time

Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

Hi crafty friends!

Today the Lovebug Creations team celebrates a special birthday.  It's our Creative Team sister STEPHANIE's birthday.  I created this cute card using the new pastel rumple ribbon and Brown Mama's Mesh both from Lovebug Creations.  I sometimes like to iron the rumple ribbon and that's what I chose to do on this card.

Stephanie, I hope you have an amazing day!!!

Card base is Crumb Cake from Stampin Up
First layer is So Saffron from Stampin Up
Designer Paper is also Stampin Up
Cupcake is from My Creative Time

Used Martha Stewart Microbeads to add a little texture to the cupcake

Lovebug Creations - Lollipop Covers

Hi friends,

I wanted to make treats for friends who have helped me this week as I have been recovering, so I purchased some lollipops and made this lollipop cover using Envious rumple ribbon.  It has the same concept as a matchbox and it's suitable for a flat lollipop.  Enjoy!!

Rumple Ribbon is Envious from Lovebug Creations

The paper is DCWV.

The tag and sentiment is My Creative Time Chunky Jar Accessories set

Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

Hi everyone,

I recently attended a Dr. Seuss themed birthday party.  I love how this card turned out. I used Simply Blue Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon.

Supplies:

White cardstock - Georgia Pacific

Curly Label - My Creative Time

Hex button - My Creative Time

Blue Paper - Stampin Up - Island Indigo

Patterned Paper - Coredinations

More Teacher Appreciation Projects

Hi everyone,

This has been a fun week.  I'm posting a couple of things I made for Teacher Appreciation.

Enjoy!

Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbon Post

Hey everyone, 

I am thrilled to be part of my very first design team for Lovebug Creations Rumple Ribbons.  Today I get to take over their blog and show you the fantastic things that can be created using rumple ribbons. 

I created this super cute treat holder for my hubby for Valentine's Day.  He certainly has a sweet tooth!  

Supplies Used:

Stampin Up Basic Grey cardstock.  

DSP is also SU-Love Impressions

Sentiment: My Creative Time-Teeny Tag Greetings

Ribbon-Dark Chocolate

The dimensions of the box are 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" by 1/2"

GIft Card Holders

Hi friends,

I love to package gifts in pretty fashion...whether they're  a gift card or an actual gift.  I learned how to make these cute gift card holders through Stamp TV.  The tutorial is HERE.  It was not hard to make at all.  I used velcro to make them stay shut.  I also added a belly band on some of them to avoid having to cut on the Cricut.  (Gasp...I know).  Each one has different patterned paper on the inside and a space to write a note.

I used many different papers and ribbons.  The sentiments are mostly My Creative Time and PaperTrey Ink.  I LOVE these!!!

I heat embossed this one.  

Liquid Applique is the BEST

Thanksgiving Treat bags

Hi friends,

I cannot believe we are only three days away from Thanksgiving Day!  It's such a wonderful holiday!!!

I have been making some great crafts for the dinner setting, but I can't share until afterwards.  I'd like for it to be a surprise.  I will show you, though, the treat bags that I'm using for the kids.  They will also serve as placecards for them.  I purchased some leaf-shaped cookies at Walmart and was able to get six treat bags.  Perfect!  I used the SU Top Note and folded it in half.  Nothing fancy.  I used MCT Piles of Smiles for the sentiment and added their name with a gold pen.  I used Chocolate Chip ink by SU.

The pumpkin was something I had planned on using for the grown ups, but I went another route.  I didn't want to waste them, so I used them for the kids instead.  I wish I would have used cardstock instead of paper...and that the middle section was popped up, but I think they're cute regardless.  The leaf is also MCT Piles of Smiles. I LOVE that set.  I hope you like.

Classroom Christmas Projects

Hi Friends!

I've been super busy doing some great things, but I can't share.  I don't want the family to see them before Thanksgiving.

I'm bringing you a little project I did for my son's classroom "tea" basket.  The apple cider box that I made last week was cute, but the teacher decided to use a Christmas theme instead, so I had to come up with another plan on short notice.  I took the apple ciders and put them in cello bags and created a cute tag for each of them.  In hindsight, I probably could have made a topper , but I didn't think about it.  Hmmm.  Well...they look cute regardless.  I used Papertrey Ink stamps  and poppy ink on one and Gumball Green from Stampin Up on the other.   The die is from My Creative Time (XL Label Die).

Apple Cider Box

Hi friends,

I have to say that I haven't had much time to craft lately.  It seems that life has gotten too fast for me to keep up.  Trips to tutors, speech and sports take up so much time and energy.  My goodness!

Well, all that said...let me share what the kids have been up to in school and I'll share a photo.  Our school is a private Christian school.  Some of you will remember last year we were a little misplaced due to our home school going charter.  I decided not to keep them at the charter school this year and found a school that we fit in beautifully with.  It's called Hollywood Christian School.  I am really enjoying the relationship with the teachers, but I will admit that I really miss the "family" feel that we had at Florida Bible.  We are making the best of it and I am committed to making this school year a wonderful experience for the kids and for the teachers.  At the end of the day, that is what matters, right ?  Right!

Well, they are having a silent auction next week and have asked the kids in each classroom to bring in items for class baskets to be auctioned off.  Bryan's second grade class is doing a tea basket.  I didn't have any tea ideas, but I did find a variety pack of Apple Cider.  Because I couldn't just give her a box of apple cider (heaven forbid), I decided to package it up nicer.  I cut a sheet and scored it to make a box.  I then added patterned paper and a little pumpkin.  to the front.  The pumpkin was made out of punches and the My Creative Time leaf dies.

This is pretty much all I could think of.  She liked it.  I also gave her a tub of biscotti to add to her basket.  Hopefully, the other kids will participate.  So far...not so much.

Have a great day!

Pillow Box Envelopes

Hi.  As promised, here are some pictures of the pillow box envelopes that went with the scroll invitations for Elizabeth.  I used Stampin Up and PTI cardstock.  The stamping on them is My Creative Time (center around the name) and Papertrey Ink.

There are more projects to follow for this.

Now...gotta run to make two banners for the grand niece and nephew.

Have a great weekend.

Kiss Me

Hi everyone,

Still playing with my new stamp set by My Creative Time called 100% Sweetness.  This stamp set has so many things on it.  I love it.

I wanted to use the classic valentine's colors, so I went with a damask patterned paper from JoAnn's and red from Stampin Up.  I think it's Riding Hood Red, but I'll have to check.  The ink is PTI and the lips are covered with glossy accents to make them look like lip gloss.  The scalloped circle was interesting.  I didn't want the usual circle over scallop look, so I cut a hole in a piece of cardstock and then cut the scallop around it.  I ran it through the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  It was just enough for the sentiment to be seen through it.  Naturally, I just HAD to add Stickles in red.  Just HAD to.  I love this card!

Have a great day!!!

100% Sweetness

Hi everyone,

I've been playing with my new stamp set from My Creative Time.  This one is called 100% Sweetness.  I love Emma's stamps.  I love how this little set turned out.  I have been leaning towards the coral/tan colors lately.  The paper here is Kraft paper by PTI and Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip by Stampin Up.  The hearts have stickles to make them pop and the chocolate was covered in Glossy Accents.  I love that I found glossy accents in a tiny bottle (like Stickles).  This makes it much easier to work with and it doesn't dry out or cause a mess.

I left one of these on the plain side so that it could be given to a male.  The other one has some ribbon on it that could be used for either a male or female.  I really love this color combo. If I were getting married again, I would definitely use these.  (Thank goodness I already found my Prince, right?)

More Valentines to come tomorrow featuring this set.

Valentine's Day

Hi friends,

Here we are again - Valentine's Day is drawing near, so it's time to make cards!!  (As if we needed an excuse).

Well, I have not had much time lately to sit and just craft just for the enjoyment of it, but I did sit at my desk for a little while to play with My Creative Time's 100% Sweetness set.  I'm really happy that I got it.  I created this card because I received one similar to it at Christmas time.  My sister bought me a card from Papyrus and it was pretty.  So pretty, in fact, that I kept it so that I could reproduce it next year.

This is a simple card to make.  I used the hearts on Sweethearts and cut two of them at 2".  I chalked around the edges some to make it more interesting.  The ink is Pure Poppy by Papertrey Ink and the sentiment is My Creative Time.

Thanksgiving Placecards

Good morning!

It's crunch time!  My favorite holiday has always been Thanksgiving.  This year, the feast will be at my sister's home.  She has a beautiful home and she loves to decorate it for special occasions.  I created these easy placecards using My Creative Time's Fancy Frame Stamp & Die Set.  These were super easy to make.  Normally I embellish more, but this year I went simple.  Looking at them, I'm still thinking I have tiny pine cones in the utility room that I could glue on there...perhaps I'll add some.  We shall see.

Paper is Very Vanilla by SU and the ink is Chocolate Chip.  The base is 4 x 4 scored at 2" in Soft Suede.  The designer paper is Paper Pizzazz.  Can you believe I didn't have a Fall theme paper?  Goodness!  What has this world come to?

I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.  Remember to be thankful in all things.

Be blessed!

UPDATED PHOTO:
I went to the back and found the little pinecones and hot glued them to the place cards.  I think it came out cute.

Masculine Birthday Card - 3

One more card to share.  This one is using My Creative Time's Bingo stamp.  It came out cute.  The star is a cutout using a Fiskars punch.  :)  the sentiment inside is from My Pink Stamper.

Have a great day!

You Rock!

I made this card using My Mind's Eye Lemon Twist.  I love the quality of this paper.  It's double sided.  Totally love it!!!The sentiment is My Creative Time.

My Creative Time DT Call

Hi everyone!

If you knew what kind of day I've had...well...to make a long story short, my little one, Bryan (6) has been under the weather.  When I took him to the doctor today I was told he has pneumonia.  Yes...pneumonia.  So, we are taking extra special care of him.

Tonight I'm going out on a limb.  I have only recently discovered Emma at My Creative Time.  She truly has a great product.  I have four different sets (dies and stamps) and the quality is great.  The best part is that she is very quick to help.  The first time I purchased a set from her, she sent me a link to a video so that I could learn how to use them.  She's really awesome.

That said...she's having a call for design team members.  I decided, "hey, why not?"  If she doesn't select me, I'm still going to love her stamps and will keep buying trying to improve.  As a stress relief, I sat at my desk tonight and came up with a Thanksgiving card.  I love Thanksgiving.  This was my dad's holiday.  He was always in charge of the turkey.  As long as I can remember, I would stay at mom's house to smell the turkey in the oven and watch the parade.  Those days are gone now, but I hope that this year (only the second one without him), we will start new traditions and honor the ones he set for us.

Without further adieu, here's my little turkey using My Creative Time's Small Talk set.  Check out her store HERE.

WOW I just noticed my dad's picture in the background from Thanksgiving 1996 or so...wearing his chef hat.  Miss him!

Recipe:
Turkey cut at 3.5" from Simply Charmed using Stampin Up
Base is Recollections ivory
Layer 1 is Sahara Sand from Stampin Up
Layer 2 is from DCWV
ink - Stampin Up Chocolate Chip (I always gravitate to this one)
gold gel pen for the squiggly lines
Cinnamon Stickles on turkey feathers
I also used a Fiskers corner rounder

I sure hope you've enjoyed this card.  Brought back great memories for me.