Made in Minutes Monday

I have two posts today, so if you are here for the new Melonheadz Challenge, please scroll to the post below. Thanks! 

This week we start off with Made in Minutes. For this week's MiM, we are using a fall color palette. {see photo inspiration below}

I used Distress Inks in dried marigold, spiced marmalade, crushed olive, and peeled paint for my color palette. The butterfly is cut from vellum and heat embossed. Enamel dots by Doodlebug.

I like the clean look of this card design, which was inspired by a pinterest idea.

I adhered the front panel using foam tape for lift and dimension.

Our inspiration photo. I hope you'll join me and the rest of the team for this pretty fall color challenge.













Product List:
My Creative Time, Family is Everything
My Creative Time, You are Fabulous
My Creative Time, Live, Love, Laugh and Be Happy
My Creative Time, Pretty Butterflies and Dragonflies
Vellum, clear embossing powder, distress inks, enamel dots, foam tape

Fun Folds with Melonheadz Friends

I have two posts on the blog today, so if you are here for My Creative Time, Made in Minutes, please scroll up to the next post. Thanks!

Happy Monday and welcome to the newest challenge with Melonheadz Friends! For this challenge we are making cards with a little extra fun - not your standard half folding card, but something with a little kick! Any fun fold that is not your typical, everyday, half-folding card. I used this sort of "half-swing" type fold for my card. Along with the adorable new MH Character, Lucy Doris. I fell in love with Lucy Doris immediately! I think you will too. :)

Here is Lucy Doris in her overalls for pumpkin picking.

Inside: The harvest! :)

I love layering images to create dimensional stickers. A little foam tape makes a big impact!

Thanks for coming by today. I hope you'll join us for the Fun Folds Challenge at Melonheadz Friends, and be sure to visit the Melonheadz Etsy store where you can purchase the adorable Lucy Doris digital images!

MCT September Release Blog Hop!

Finally the big reveal! It's time for the September Release Blog Hop with My Creative Time. We've been sharing sneaks all week, and now it's time to show you the full release in its entirety! Not to mention a freebie, and chance to win a gift card to the store, AND a SALE happening right now!!!! So grab a cuppa and settle in for a fun hop..... as you can see, my little coffee cup needs to ramp it up if he's going to stay awake. LOL

***FREEBIE STAMP***

If you missed out on this, it is available for purchase here:http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Something-To-Be-Thankful-For-Stamp-Set-MCT-182.htm

***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***

For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the My Creative Time store for ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs. You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that you PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you in case YOU are the lucky winner

***SALE ALERT***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW! Use the code: SEPT2014 to receive 20% off your entire purchase! 

Today I'm featuring the All You Need is Coffee set. Again with the cute coffee mug only this time I made him looking a little sleepy, cuz that's generally how it is before the first cup of the day, am I right? I used the adorable Happy New Year face assortment by Peachy Keen to find the perfect "wake up!" expression. LOL The coffee word is another die {yes!} that is included in the set and the heart vapor comes in the debossed version I've used here, as well as a stamped version. CUTE!

Also you might note I used the Stitched Rectangle Frame dies once again {holy buckets, those guys are so awesome....you GOTTA get those if you get nothing else from this release {which, I don't see how you could possibly pass it up, but you know what I'm sayin'!}. Those frame dies are so perfect for matting your card fronts as well as manipulating to make other sizes and all kinds of stuff!

The sweet little sentiment comes with Hipster Kitty. The coffee spills, which I might add are also a favorite of mine, are the splats and splotches from the Family Is Everything set! Get outta town, you say!!! Another set that is really a must have. So there you have it. Awesomeness that simply cannot be passed up. :) Be sure to enter the drawing by commenting and leaving your email address so we can tell you when you win! *wink, wink*  Up next is Nikki's blog!

Product List:
My Creative Time, All You Need is Coffee *new release*
My Creative Time, Rectangle Frame Dies, *new release*
My Creative Time, Family is Everything
My Creative Time, Hipster Kitty
Peachy Keen Stamps, Happy New Year face assortment
My Mind's Eye, Paris & Co 6x6 paper pad
Twine, button, copic marker, white pen, glossy accents

Sneak Peek Day 4, My Creative Time

That went fast....it's already the final day of sneaks before the big release blog hop tomorrow! But let's not get ahead of ourselves. We have another sneak to check out so let's get to it.

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

The final set we are sneaking is All You Need is Coffee. Boy, some days are like that, right!? LOL There are two cute little coffee mugs in the set with coordinating stamp designs to customize your own personal coffee mug, too. Or tea cup. Or latte.

I combined this set with the awesome layering label die from the new Stitched Rectangle frame dies set and turned it on its side to create a cool looking diner sign. The subtle heat embossing sort of gives it a "weathered" look, I think. And the coffee cup cut from pattern paper is pretty cool too. I used one of the swirly trails from the Live, Love, Laugh and Be Happy butterfly set to make the coffee vapor.

Product List:
My Creative Time, All You Need is Coffee *new release*
My Creative Time, Stitched Rectangle Frame dies *new release*
My Creative Time, Live, Love, Laugh and Be Happy stamp set

Bo Bunny, Weekend Market 6x6 paper pad

Twine, brad, clear embossing powder

Sneak Peek Day 3, My Creative Time

Hey, hey, hey! It's Wednesday! And you know what that means.....it means it's the third day of sneak peeks with My Creative Time, that's what it means. {You thought I was going to say something about a camel, didn't you?! Hrumph.....is that close enough?! Hahaha!}

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE

The featured set today from the new release is called A Thankful Heart. I love this new set because...LEAVES! There are FOUR awesome leaf dies in this set, as well as a label stamp and 15 sentiments. I used one of them on a leaf ... love it!

As you can see better in this photo, I heat embossed the sentiment in orange embossing powder with a rich cocoa brown shadow behind. Very fall-ish, don't you think. For the background, I used a deep maroon-ish shade of cardstock heat embossed in clear with the burlap background stamp from the Build a Banner set. I love the subtle pattern the clear powder made with this stamp.

Product List:
My Creative Time, A Thankful Heart *new release*
My Creative Time, Stitched Rectangle Frames *new release*
My Creative Time, Build a Banner kit, burlap background
Sequins, twine, embossing powder