Thursday, April 19, 2012

Gift Box with 3 x 3 Cards - My Creative Time's April Release Blog Hop

Hello Friends!  My Creative Time's April Release is available NOW here!  You should have arrived here from Cassandra's blog.  If not you can start at the beginning over at Emma's blog.

I am showcasing the new Flower die and Floral Sentiments stamp set.  I created a gift box using the flower die and some 3x3 cards to put inside using the new sentiments.







 My Supplies:
Cardboard Box, 3x3 Cards and Leaves  -  Recollections
Lost and Found Two, Sunshine 6x6 paper pad  -  My Minds Eye
True Black Card Stock  -  Papertrey Ink
Diamond Dust
Adhesive Scroll  -  Want 2 Scrap
Adornaments Fibers  -  EK Success
Scattered Straw and Peeled Paint Distress Inks
Adhesive Pearls
Straight and Narrow Ribbon  -  Offray

***GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our Blog hop giveaway, each one of us will be giving away an Echo Park "DOTS & STRIPES" 6x6 pad! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner! So remember you have "20" chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, April 22nd at midnight!
EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)
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Your Next stop is Cindy B's blog.  Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way!


Thanks for visiting me.  I hope you enjoyed my creations today and enjoy the rest of the hop!  Have a wonderful weekend and good luck!
Love and Hugs,
Cathryn

111 comments:

lindagk23 said...

Cathryn your gift box and thank you cards are so beautiful! I love the colors and all the details. And the flowers are amazing! Thanks so much for sharing and I really enjoyed all your projects! Have a wonderful day! lindagk23ataoldotcom

My Creative Time said...

SOOOOOO PRETTY!!!!! WOW!!! I am VERY IMPRESSED my friend!!! THANK YOU!I am SO happy you are a part of my team!
Big HUGE hugs,
Emma;)

TyTynNiyasmom said...

These are beautiful! You did a great job :-)

Candace
mypassion4scrappin.blogspot.com

ScrapFromScratch said...

very crafty. thanks for sharing.
srhswney78@yahoo.com

CRAZY4 CHRIST said...

Gorgeous!! I love he colours and the matching cards!!
Kristan
sierrababy08 at hotmail dot com

shelly said...

Cathryn, Love the black and yellow combination. Your flowers are beautiful. Great gift set.
shellyholsinger@yahoo.com

Ester said...

Impressive! Sentiments fit very nice!

esterperez73@yahoo

Carolyn said...

How nice is that gift box you made with the cards, Five stars for you.
really nice.

grandma1b4g@optonline.net

Leanne said...

OMG! Your cards and the box that holds them are GORGEOUS! LOVE your flowers they are as Emma says AMAZE BALLS!! Hugs, Leanne

Josie0602 said...

What a gorgeous set! I love that you used MME paper (my favorite!). Those flowers are just stunning with it.
Tracy
jtg0398 at sbcglobal dot net

Vanessa said...

I love the flowers!!! Great job on everything!

vtorres7905{at}gmail{dot}com

Lisa said...

What a beautiful set, love the different sentiments.

Candy said...

Beautiful cards! Gorgeous flowers and bling!!
Candy
candyyoung826 at msn dot com

snappy scrappy said...

Great gift box and card set. Love it!
Lee-Ann :)
leekubinec@gmail.com

Jeanne said...

I just ♥ all your cards! The colors are perfect, I love the yellow and black combo! Great job!!

Northern Girl Crafts said...

These are wonderful!

Kat
kat.raymond@gmail.com

Kim H said...

Cathryn ~ Oh My WORD! I just LVOE what you did here Miss Cathryn! I just LOVE and I mean LOVE this whole concept! What BEAUTIFUL cards and display! The colors are just so PRETTY and the papers with the extra elements are to die for! AWESOME job!

Dianne said...

Love the beautiful flowers. Great designs.

Dianne Bell - Sewpro02@aol.com

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

What a Pretty Card set. I can't wait to get my flower dies. You did a Great job on this showcase. Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

Gaylynn said...

Elegant floral design and lovely stamped notes using her sets. Following on gfc.

Anonymous said...

So pretty! Love those colors!
Jeannette
truered0430 at hotmail dot com

Deanne & Rebecca said...

Those turned out beautiful! TFS!

Deanne

thebcrafters@gmail.com

jessica said...

This is gorgeous Cathryn!!! As always another project I want to case of yours :)
TFS and have a GREAT day!!
Jessica
chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
eschfamily@yahoo.com

TheTulipCollector said...

What an elegant project! I love the roses!!

Glora said...

WOW Cathryn, this is SO super GORGEOUS girl!!!!! I love the flowers and each coordinating card is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Great color choices and everything! Hugs- Glora

bumblebee creations said...

just amazing!! I love all the papers you used together!

Cassandra said...

What an amazing little gift set! The cards are wonderful. I love the colors. And you gift box is unbelieveable!!! Just beautiful!

hugs
Cassandra

Regina said...

Beautiful gift idea. Love the colors and the flowers are beautiful. Regina

Colleen said...

I just love the colors that you used, just lovely cards!

Cheryle said...

Cathryn--beautiful! I never would have thought to use houndstooth pattern, it looks very pretty on the flowers!

Cheryle W.
crafty_momma05@comcast.net

Robin Duncan said...

These are so elegant. The color combination is wonderful!
Robin
(robin@kdduncan.com)

Cindylop said...

Beautiful gift box and cards! Great job!

Cindylop@rocketmail.com

Danielle Lee said...

Wow! Beautiful. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing.

Danielle Lee
leeceratops@comcast.ne

Christine's Creative Cards said...

Nice card set. The yellow is great for spring. TFS --C
christinescreativecards@gmail.com
christinescreativecards.blogspot.com

Angela said...

Wow, very pretty!

angeandjohn@yahoo.com

quilt4fun2 said...

A lucky person will get these beautiful cards to use...Beautiful job!
quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

Scrapping Out Of Control said...

What a great set Cathryn! These would brighten anyones day! big hugs

Nancy

tracym110 said...

Wow!! These are so beautiful! Your flowers are gorgeous! Great job today and all week!! :)
Tracy M

Jannie said...

This is simply gorgious!!!
What a great set to make ánd to give!1

THank you for the chance to win!

Love,
Jannie

Shar said...

Cathryn, these are just beautiful!!!! What a great little box and fabulous cards. WOW!

Xochitl-Zoe-AF0093 said...

Wow! These cards are so pretty! The colors are well put together just absolutely beautiful.

Hugs,
Zoe Aparicio
www.CraftyX.blogspot.com
aparicio.family5@yahoo.com

Carol W. said...

Absolutely stunning projects, love the color and design! TFS

My Quilling Nest said...

Lovely flowers!! Love Emma's new release.
Quilly Hugs,
Linda K.

myquillingnest@hotmail.com

Unknown said...

i love those flowers with the die cuts. i will need to get them! Thank you, your cards and gift box are so great.

marianne dot wanham at gmail dot com

CA Scrapper said...

Very beautiful! Love this as a gift idea.

Leslie

cascrapper at gmail dot com

Brenda said...

Your gift box and card are just gorgeous!!
bsl60 at embarqmail dot com

Cindy Beland said...

Hi Cathryn,GREAT job with your gift box and BEAUTIFUL cards!They are just GORGEOUS and LOVE the colors for your flowers!:)

melllisssa said...

I love, love, love your card! The flowers are gorgeous and the colors you chose are my absolute favorite. Earth tone colors are something that I'm always naturally drawn to :)

Thanks so much for sharing!
misshoanggg (at) gmail.com

Suzanne said...

OMG Cathryn! I love your BEAUTIFUL gift box and 3x3 cards! They are so GORGEOUS....love the yellow flowers! Thank you for sharing your AMAZING projects throughout the week...I've been inspired :)
Have a wonderful day! :o)

Suzanne
suzwatanabe@yahoo.com

Kathy Salido said...

Oh what a gorgeous little box!! Love, Love, Love the little cards.
Kathy
Salido99@msn.com
http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

Mommy's Crafty Creations said...

All your projects are amazing!!

Veronica
mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com
mommyscraftycreations at gmail dot com

Wendy (aka Roo) said...

Cathryn these are Beautiful!!!
Puppy Hugs,
Wendy

wendydotroos2boys@gmaildotcom

FromMyPinkRoom said...
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FromMyPinkRoom said...

love your idea of the card set with a different sentiment on each. have to repeat that, thank you so much for sharing
lita1@bak.rr.com

bethl said...

Those.r great I have to make a card right away and no time:-) they r beautiful to use right away!!!
Beth
Toothlesschef at comcast dot net

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love the yellow on black. very classy. TFS

resatwo at sbcglobal dot net

Alvina said...

OMG! I love it, and your pattern paper is spectacular, thanks for sharing so wonderful projects.

alvinadiaz@msn.com

Deanne & Rebecca said...

These are just so gorgeous! Great job!
Rebecca
rbaq12@yahoo.com

Liz O. said...

Very chic Cathryn! Love the color combo!
Thank you for sharing.
Have a great day!
Liz
unikebyyes { at} yahoo { dot} com

Jess said...

Cathryn what a lovely gift box. I colors go fantastic together and the embellishments are awesome!

Jess
craftingwithjes@gmail.com

Sherrie K. said...

Beautiful and such a great gift idea too:) I love it!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

liz at liz's paper loft said...

oh my these are just stunning!!!!

Jaren said...

This is a great idea! I love those stamps. Beautiful!
Jaren
Purpleparadisecreations.blogspot.com

Mary Ann said...

Very pretty ..Love the color use...guillotma@bellsouth.net

Migdalia said...

OMG!Beautiful Gift Box!Love the color coordination!!!
http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com
mrodriguez860@hotmail.com

Georgiana said...

Wow! What an amazing set. These rolled flowers are stunning.

Hope you will come see my new projects when you get a chance.
Georgiana
Carson's Creations
coachfans at cox dot net

jen said...

Awesome job Cathryn!!! Just love it. Hope your doing well.
hugs,jen

Kim's Kreations said...

Love the cards. The papers are elegant. Emma's new sentiment release is the perfect finishing touch.
Ogdendoll@gmail.com

kimmiluxich said...

What a great project! I would never have thought to give a box with pre-made cards as a gift! I love it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Kimmi
kimmiluxich@live.com

Mimi said...

Truly gorgeous! Wonderful release!

mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com

Anne said...

Cathryn your gift box and cards are so beautiful. The colors are outstanding and the flowers are just beautiful. Great job as always.

Anne :)
anmatt1@aol.com

Tina said...

What a beautiful set. You did a wonderful job.

Tina
aurathentic@gmail.com

maryanns said...

Cathryn, Your cards are wonderful and such a great gift idea. I also enjoyed the sneak peek projects you created.
vsturm@ec.rr.com

Sue D said...

Great set--I like the papers you used.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

missstamper said...

Beautiful cards and box! I love them!

missstamper (at) yahoo.com

Lisa Rea said...

very clever! Love yellow, white, and black! Thanks for being part of the hop and sharing your ideas.

lisa dot rea at kbmg dot com
www.scrappydistractions.blogspot.com

DaileyScrapper said...

These are gorgeous!!!! Love the colors. Great job!
Yvette

Kathy said...

Very pretty...love those flowers. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Kathy
http://the3esblog.blogspot.com/

Penny Light/Light Whimsy said...

Cathryn, I love that striped paper and how you used it! Those flowers are nice too. I think I like the pillow boxes the best. More than anything, I like your photography!

VICTORIA said...

Cathryn you cards are beautiful!!!

MeMe said...

Beautiful cards
Pat
Plweir1969@yahoo.com

Melinda said...

Sooo sweet! love the color.

Anonymous said...

Love all your cute ideas.
hidalgo67@sbcglobal.net

kdnkdd said...

Love the colors and roses.
Very nice.

Vicky said...

Beautiful I love the card set.

Sew Sweet N Crafty said...

Beautiful cards. I am a sucker for roll up flowers--LOVE 'em.

Sew Sweet N Crafty
SewSweetNCrafty@gmail.com

Jill Norwood said...

Wow what wonderful cards and gift box too! So pretty!

jill and stu at aol dot com

Joan Smith said...

WOW!!! what beautiful cards and box you're so talented...oh my goodness just breath taking.


kazoo_and_klutz@comcast.net

mbchoj said...

The gift box is beautiful and the note cards adorable. great job!
mbchoj at aol.com

Anonymous said...

Oh Cathryn, how pretty these are! The colors are fabulous!

luvtosew said...

Love the flowers and the colors you chose. I can hardly wait to get these so I can play. Thanks for sharing.

mamawcindy said...

Oh! Gorgeous! I Love the colors that you used. Thanks for Sharing! :0)
cindymarshall63 at hotmail dot com

JHolliday said...

Beautiful project! I haven't tried making the 3 x 3 cards yet. Will have to give a shot.

June
holliday125@yahoo.com

Crafty Moni said...

Super cute! I love the colors you used:)

Peace, Love, & Cricut Hug's!
Monica L.

monita23 at ca dot rr dot com

scrapBugz said...

Beautiful! Love the set and colors.

Mandy
scrapbugzmandy @ gmail dot com

Gina said...

omg this is so adorable! LOVE the gift box!
Gina
babi96 at aol dot com

Janeen said...

Your projects are stunning Cathryn! Loved all the sneak peeks too! TFS!

majelica@comcast.net

Carol said...

Fun hop, thanks for the inspiration!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Lady Fair said...

Beautiful cards, love the yellow and black combo. Also, love how you layered the flowers on top of ribbon and then the leaves, gorgeous.

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Debbie said...

the colors are perfect they go together so well, beautiful, love how your flowers look thanks
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Patty said...

Very cute...that would be a great gift idea!!

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DebC said...

Wow this is beautiful! Perfect job with the dies!
Deb C
dsc105@live.com

Unknown said...

oh love the color anf feel of what you created.

Crafty In Carolina Stamper said...

This is amazing! I adore the paper and those flowers are beautiful!

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Craft Me This said...

Beautiful. Can't wait to get my package of goodies. Great collection.

craftmethis@gmail.com

lynda said...

Your projects are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

Gabriela Sandoval said...

Great project. Love the cards.

Gabriela

gaby@hispaniclifestyle.com

KnT Designs by Teresa said...

Great gift idea. Love the beautiful flowers.

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Oh, I love your taste, Cathryn!! Would love to make a set just like this! Thank you for all the directions!
Beverly
jordanbev5@yahoo.com

An'Jenic G. said...

Oh my Gosh! This is just to cute! I really love the paper you used on the flowers. Wow great job & TFS AJ!

An'Jenic G. said...

Forgot my email. :-) jeria22@yahoo.com