Try Me Tuesday

This week our "try me" is to make a card with a window. Any kind of window. I used a cut-out to make my window card. Actually, I combined two dies to make my cut-out; the lacy scalloped heart and the stitched sweetheart dies. The flower die cut and pretty pink paper I back it with are from the new Happy Snaps collection by Kaisercraft. Thanks for coming by today. I hope you'll try making a window card for your next project!

Inside.

The pretty heart with a banner and doily embellishment for my "happy birthday" sentiment.

Product List:
My Creative Time, Scalloped heart die
My Creative Time, Stitched Sweetheart die
My Creative Time, Vintage Label and banner die
My Creative Time, Stitched Doily die
My Creative Time, Celebrate Good times stamp set
Kaisercraft, Happy Snaps 6.5x6.5 paper pad and die cuts

Made in Minutes Monday

Happy Monday, crafty bloggers! Thanks for coming by today. It's time for Made in Minutes, where the team shares ideas you can create quickly if you need something last minute. This card took *maybe* all of 10 minutes. Super simple. 

On a white panel just smaller than my card front, I used the polka dot mini-background stamp from the Coffee Break stamp and die set, and the sentiment from the new release set, Springtime in Paris. I stamped the background and sentiment first in Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe, then stamped over the top with versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. You can see the embossing a little better here. Adhere the white panel to an orange mat, then adhere to your card front.

The sweet little butterfly is one of the teeny dies included with the All Around Holidays stamps. I cut the butterfly several times and adhered them all together to make my own "chipboard" element. Tie twine through a button with the bow at the back, glue to the butterfly and adhere it to your card. Simple and so cute!

Product List:
My Creative Time, Springtime in Paris, sentiment *newest release*
My Creative Time, Coffee Break, polka dot background
My Creative Time, All Around Holidays, butterfly die
Twine, button, clear embossing powder, Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe ink

Still scrappin...

I know NSD is over, but I like to make a weekend of it, so I'm still working in the studio creating more paper goodies. :) Yesterday was an awesome mail day as my latest Paper Smooches order arrived and I could not wait to play with these new products!!! Thanks for coming by today. You'll find the products I used are referenced in the narrative rather than the usual list I do at the end of my post.

For this card I used the new adorably fabulous Kitschy Kitchen stamp set and flatware die set. I also grabbed We Click and borrowed "let's" to alter the sentiment and make my own. These new releases are my super faves! Here is the super cute spoon from the flatware set. Stinkin' adorbsies, no!?

The sentiment in the Kitschy Kitchen stamp set actually says, "don't be afraid to stir things up". I ad libbed a little. :) The fishtail flags are dies by My Favorite Things, the heart and tiny flower button dies are by My Creative Time.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day

Did you get crafty today!? Enter any contests or shop any sales? I did pretty much all of the above. :) Here are a couple of the cards I made. I also did a scrapbook page, but that's for an upcoming Design Team day, so I'll have to keep that one secret for now. Sorry!

The pretty fairy card is for my great-niece (I guess?? My niece's daughter.) Taylor, who is 4. She loves all things pink and purple and flowery and girly. I think she'll like this one.

Flowers and leafy flourish by My Favorite Things, leaves by Quickutz, scallop oval and pierced background are both Spellbinders dies.

I added stickles, glossy accents and bling to girly it up even more. It doesn't show well, but everything is purple and pink -- there is no blue as it appears.

This one is just because I wanted to use my new Paper Smooches stamps and dies that came in the mail today!! Isn't this kokopelli cute!? Even though I don't live in the Southwest, I do live in the desert and I like Southwestern design. I have a vinyl kokopelli on the wall in my living room in fact! But I digress.... my card for your viewing pleasure.

The pattern paper is Sasparilla by October Afternoon. The zigzag edge is a die by My Creative Time.

The sentiment as well as the musical notes also come on the stamp set with the kokopelli.

Here you can see how I used foam tape to pop him off the page. Too cute.

Designer Challenge - Mother's Day

Happy Monday, Happy May 1st, and Happy Designer Challenge day with My Creative Time! Whew! That was a mouthful. LOL I hope you're ready for a new challenge! This time the challenge is to use at least ONE MCT FLOWER on your project. It can be a die or stamp, doesn't matter, as long as you use at least one. Here is the card I made for my mom, in her fave color, blue. I hope she likes it. I'm pleased with how it came out. I used vellum for the doily which I think looks really pretty with the blue papers behind it.

3x4 journaling card, doily die, rolled flower die, and leaves from stitched pretty flowers.

Sentiment comes from the new spring wreaths stamp set, and the swirly background stamp is from springtime in Paris. I think mom will like it. :)

Product List:
My Creative Time, Rolled Flowers die
My Creative Time, Stitched Doily die
My Creative Time, 3x4 Journaling card die
My Creative Time, Stitched Pretty Flowers dies
My Creative Time, Springtime in Paris stamp set
My Creative Time, Pretty Spring Wreaths stamp set
Bazzill Swiss dot cardstock, October Afternoon 5 and Dime paper scrap (darker blue with dots), pearl beads, vellum, Teresa Collins 6x6 Stationary Noted, sheer ribbon