In the Pink, Designs by Cathryn

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Hello Spring, Color Me Happy and Tiny Tag Greetings and dies -

Kim Score ~ http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/

Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Have a great time hopping along and have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time February Release Sneak Peek #3

2012-02-15T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello peeps (pun intended)! Today is Sneak Peek number 3 of My Creative Time's February Release. Three new sets will be released on Thursday February 16th at 12:01am PST. Today we are showing a bit of "Hello Spring".

My Supplies:

My Creative Time

Patterned Paper, Flower Patch - Making Memories

New Leaf, Plum Pudding, Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening Cardstock -

Papertrey Ink

Pretty in Pink Cardstock - SU

Stormy Sky, Scattered Straw and Concord Grape Distress Inks

Blossom Twine - The Twinery

Lavender Stickles and Glossy Accents

Copic Markers RV000, YG00, Y02, Y08, Y17

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!

***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

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Thanks for coming by. Enjoy your day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time February Release Sneak Peek #2

2012-02-14T00:01:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Sneak Peek #2 of My Creative Time's February Release! There are 3 stamp sets that will be released on Thursday, February 16th at 12:01am PST. Today we are showing you some of "Chicken Wire & Flower Background" stamp set. I made some tags for Easter gifts.

Supplies I Used:

Chicken Wire & Flower Background stamp set - My Creative Time

XL Label Die and Border stamp - My Creative Time

Pretty In Pink Cardstock - SU

Lemon Tart Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Rose Bud and Bahama Blue Ink - Memento

Lemondrop and Blossom Twine - The Twinery

Ribbon - The Prairie Bird Boutique

Eyelets - We R Memory Keepers

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

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Thank you for stopping by. Come back tomorrow for the last sneak peek before the release!

Have a great day.

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time February Release Sneak Peek #1

2012-02-13T03:01:00.000-05:00

Good Morning! Today is day number 1 of My Creative Time's February Release Sneak Peeks. We are giving you a little look at the "Happy Hunting" stamp set. I hand cut the cloud and grass.

Supplies I Used:

"Happy Hunting" Stamp Set and

Teeny Tags Greeting die for Fence - My Creative Time

Cotton Bloom Stack - DCWV

Playful Pink Paper Pad - Martha Stewart

Plum Pudding, Fine Linen and WhiteCardstock - PTI

Tea Dye, Broken China, Stormy Sky and Peeled Paint Distress Inks

Lilac Twine - The Twinery

Lavender Stickles and Glossy Accents

Black Archival Ink Pad

Copic Markers: RV000, RV02, R85, V17, R27, E33, G94, 0

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

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Ok! Thank You for visiting! I will be back tomorrow with Sneak Peek #2!!!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Throwback Thursday Challenge with My Creative Time - Bug Theme

2012-02-09T03:01:00.002-05:00

Good Morning! Today is a new Throwback Thursday Challenge over at MCT. This time the challenge is to create a project of your choice and make it a "Bug Theme".

I decided to make a shaped card with a little inch worm from the Boys Will Be Boys Cricut Cartridge. I used My Creative Time's "Wow! So Many Candles" (for the cute sentiment) and Build-a-Banner (for the houndstooth on the inch worm) stamp sets.

Supplies I Used:

Wow! So Many Candles and Build-a-Banner Stamp Sets -

My Creative Time

PK-493 Everyday Character Face Parts - Peachy Keen Stamps

Boys Will Be Boys Cricut Cartridge

Fly A Kite 6 x 6 Paper Pad - My Minds Eye

Watermelon Gazpacho Soup 6 x 6 Paper Pad - Jillibean Soup

Harvest Gold Cardstock, Autumn Mix Buttons and Button Twine - Papertrey Ink

Cuttlebug Distress Lines Embossing Folder

Black Tuxedo and Bamboo Leaves Ink - Memento

Peeled Paint and Broken China Distress Inks

Ribbon - Celebrate It

Please go see what Emma and the Design Team have made to inspire you today! We would love you to link up your project so we can see your creativity!!! AND one random winner who links up will win next weeks entire NEW RELEASE!!!

Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Treat Holders and Embelishments made with TP Rolls - Valentine Treats

2012-02-06T20:45:00.001-05:00

Good Morning. Today I took on a challenge from over at Peachy Keen Stamps. You have to make something using and empty Toilet Paper Roll. It was tough to come up with an idea for this one.

I cut 1/2 inch circles from one of the rolls. Wrapped the circles with postage string and hot glued them into heart shapes. From another tube I made the containers.

Supplies I Used:

PK-204 Lil' Bugs - Peachy Keen Stamps

2 empty TP Rolls

Scallop Oval Nestabilitie

Enchanted Woodland Mat Pad - Martha Stewart

Postage Twine and Hot Glue

Marachino Twine - The Twinery

Festive Berries and Vintage Photo Distress Inks

Crystal Stickles

Heart Eyelets - Recollections

Sheer Ribbon - Celebrate It

For this one I used My Creative Time's "Classmate Valentine's" stamp set and Scallop and Stitched Circle dies which are available here.

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate all visitors to my blog and I love reading comments! Have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Cookie Shaped Valentine Card

2012-02-03T21:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday Friends! I hope you have a great weekend planned! Today I have a quick shaped card I made for Valentine's Day. I used My Creative Time's "Teeny Tag Greetings and dies". I hand cut the icing part.

My Supplies:

Lacey Labels Cricut Cartridge for Heart and my Gypsy

Modern Festive Birthday paper - Martha Stewart

Pure Poppy Cardstock and Holiday Mix buttons - Papertrey Ink

Marachino Twine

Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

Thank you for visiting today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time Favorite Stamp of the Month - I Believe in Leprechauns

2012-02-02T13:05:00.000-05:00

Hello my friends! Today I do not have a project for you. Sorry about that. I spent all day yesterday cleaning up my email and facebook accounts because of a hacker. That is all straightened out thank goodness. I am sorry for any false emails any of you received from me.

This months stamp set of the month is "I Believe in Leprechauns" which is on sale until 12:00pm tonight over at My Creative Time.

Head on over to Miss Emma's blog to see some great projects with this set!

Thanks for stopping by. I will have a cute valentine post for you tomorrow!

Have a great day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Monday Madness...Imagine That - Sail Boat Valentines

2012-01-30T00:01:00.002-05:00

Good Monday Morning! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Today is Monday Madness at My Creative Time. I don't have an imagine so I used some of the way too huge amount of patterned paper I own. I know I am a paper hoarder. I have been trying to buy any new paper in 6 x 6 pads so I can use it up faster. We'll see how that works, lol!!!

For my projects today I am using Emma's stamp set "More Gift Card Sentiments". I used 2 of the sentiments on my sailboats. These stamps are perfect for the Gift Card Holder die or as sentiments on your other projects! I also used Emma's "Teeny Tag Greetings and dies" stamp set. I cut off the flag on the top of the boats and substituted these cute little die cuts with sentiments.

Supplies I Used:
"More Gift Card Sentiments" and "Teeny Tag Greetings and dies" stamp sets
My Creative Time
PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment - Peachy Keen Stamps
Gypsy and Gypsy Wanderings Cartridge
Marachino, Bossom and Pink Sorbet Twine - The Twinery
Vintage Photo and Festive Berries Distress Inks
Crystal Stickles
Heart Eyelets - Recollections

I hope you enjoyed my cards today. There is more inspiration for you over at My Creative Time. Have a wonderful day and week.
Love and Hugs,
Cathryn :)

Valentine Heart Pocket

2012-01-24T11:11:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Today I made a cute heart pocket with an X-Large Peachy Keen Face Stamp. I braided some packaging jute with some Marachino Twine for the handle. I slipped some chocolates inside for a sweet treat!

Supplies I used:

PKK-05 Happy Lashes with Open Mouth

You Had Me at Chocolate Stamp Set - My Creative Time

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge for Hearts cut at 5"

Madly in Love Stack - DCWV

Pure Poppy Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Copic Markers, Black Gel Pen, Score Tape

Festive Berries Distress Ink

Black Diamond, Xmas Red and Cotton Candy Stickles

Marachino Twine - The Twinery

Eyelets - We R Memory Keepers

I am entering this project in the current Peachy Keen Challenge.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a fabulous day!!!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Monday Madness...Imagine That with My Creative Time

2012-01-23T03:01:00.002-05:00

Good Morning! Today is another Imagine That Monday at My Creative Time. This time I made a little oopsie! I was supposed to make a project with the colors Red, Black and White. Technically those colors are in there but not too prominently, sorry about that!

For my projects today the MCT products I am featuring are:

"Small Talk" stamp set

"Color Me Happy" stamp set

"Script Type Backgrounds" stamp set

Bubble Gum Box die

Stitched Oval die

Scallop and Stitched Circle dies

Additional Supplies Used:

PK-440 Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment - Peachy Keen Stamps

Twitterpated Paper - Imaginesce

Pure Poppy, Hawaiin shores and Lavendar Moon Card Stock - Papertrey Ink

1 1/2" oval punch (for bunny ears) - McGill

5/8" circle punch (for paws) - Marvy

Scallop Border Punch - Fiskars

Copics RV14 and RV02

Spun Sugar and Broken China Distress Inks

Chalk for cheeks

White and Black Gel Pens

Celebrate It Sheer Ribbon - Michaels

Jolees Gems

The finalist from my blog for the MCT January Release Blog Hop is:

#98 Jan said...
Very pretty cards. I love seeing all the wedding ideas. I have several of them this year.
Ok Jan you are in the running for the $100.00 gift certificate to Custom Crops! Check back on Emma's blog in a day or two to see if you are the winner!!!
Thank you for stopping by today! Please go on over to My Creative Time to see all of the DT's creations!

Have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time January Release Blog Hop

2012-01-20T03:01:00.004-05:00

Good Morning! Today is the day My Creative Time's January Release is revealed Yaaaaayyyyy!!! You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog. If not you can start at the beginning here.

This is a release full of beautiful stamps and dies!!! I have enjoyed working with My Creative Time's new products this week and I'm sure you will too!!

Ok on to my project. I am showcasing "More Gift Card Sentiments". This stamp set coordinates with the Gift Card Holder die and the sentiments are perfect to use on any of your creations.

I used the same stamp for both the Wedding Card and Gift Card Holder. I masked the word shower with tape for the sentiment I put on the Stitched oval die.

I cut out the glasses once in patterned paper and layered another cut of clear plastic over them.

This is the More Gift Card Sentiments Stamp Set. Please go here to see the FULL RELEASE!

Supplies I Used:

More Gift Card Sentiments, Stitched Oval die and Gift Card Holder die

My Creative Time

Cricut Cartridge Elegant Edges for base of card cut at 6"

Cricut Cartridge Sweethearts for glasses cut at 4.5"

Chateau Lavender Stack - DCWV

Grafix Craft Plastic

Plum Pudding Cardstock and Silk Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Rose Ribbon - Tonic

Vintage Photo and Dusty Concord Distress Inks

Crochet Thread and Pearl

IRock and Gems

Miss Emma is offering this beautiful stamp for $3.99 While Supplies Last! Be sure to get your order in early!

ALL stamps are available right now for purchase HERE. There are 3 different bundles being offered for sale until Friday Jan 27th @ midnight!

All orders will start shipping out on Monday!

***HUGE GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our giveway today, we are giving ONE LUCKY winner a $100 Gift Certificate to Custom Crops! 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 finalist, then Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winner out of those 17 names! So remember you have "17" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday night at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

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Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the full line up in case you get lost.

You Are Here

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/
Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Teeny Tag Greetings, Script Type Background, You Had Me at Chocolate

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoy all the beautiful creations the rest of the Design Team has in store for you! Have a wonderful weekend!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time January Release Sneak Peek #3 - Valentine Presents Card

2012-01-18T03:01:00.002-05:00

Goodmorning! Today is Day 3 of My Creative Time's Sneak Peeks for the January release. This release will be going on sale on Friday, January 20 at 12:01am PST. Today we are giving you a little look at the "Teeny Tag Greetings" stamp set which includes 2 tag dies!!! I also used the new release "Script Type Background" for the boxes.

My Supplies:

Stamps Sets - My Creative Time

Cricut Cartridge Sweethearts for the presents cut at 2.5 and 3"

Lady Bug Red and Tuxedo Black Inks - Memento

Kraft and Pure Poppy Cardstock, Button Twine - Papertrey Ink

K&Company Valentine Pad

Xmas Red Stickles

Glossy Accents

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!

***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page that you did so! OR you can just tag Emma in your post!
Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, January 21st during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Thank you for stopping by again today!
Please go on over to My Creative Time to see Emma and the DT's sneaks for today!

Have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time January Release Sneak Peek #1 - A Baseball Layout

2012-01-16T03:01:00.000-05:00

Good Morning my friends. Today is the first day of My Creative Time's January Release Sneak Peeks! Today I am giving you a look at the stamp set "Grand Slam". The awesome release is coming up this Friday, January 20th at 12:01 PST.
I decided to do an 8 by 8 layout of my twins baseball pictures this year.

I also used MCT's Fancy Frame and Scallop & Stitched Circle die sets available here.

Supplies I also Used:

Grand Slam stamp set - My Creative Time

Summer Days Collection - Echo Park

Lady Bug Red and Tuxedo Black Inks - Memento

Broken China Distress Ink

Mandarin and Lemondrop Twine - The Twinery

Celebrate It Ribbon - Michaels

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!

***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, January 21st during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I would love to have you as a follower if you aren't already!

Don't forget to come back all this week for more sneak peeks. Have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Favorite Stamp of the Month with My Creative Time

2012-01-12T03:01:00.002-05:00

Good Morning! Today is My Creative Time's first Stamp of the Month Link Party! The Stamp set this month is "You Had Me At Chocolate"!

If you own this stamp set, we would LOVE to see ANY projects you have made OR any NEW projects using this stamp set! Please link up your projects to Mr. Linky on My Creative Time's page! If you do NOT own this set, it's your LUCKY day because it is on sale right now Here! Go pick up your set before they sell out! We are ALL looking forward to seeing your projects!;)

Today I made a card with a vintage postcard. My Mom gave me a package of Birthday Postcards she found from the 1970's. I remember she mailed one to me on for my Birthday so I would get my own mail!!!

I used this picture from the stack because I thought it would be how my husband and I would have looked together if we had known each other when we were kids. Me always wearing pink and him with his gorgeous blue eyes!!! We only grew up a few miles from each other but we never met until our twenties.

My Supplies:

You Had Me At Chocolate Stamp Set - My Creative Time

Vintage Postcard

Togetherness Mini Deck - Cosmo Cricket

Vintage Cream and Fine Linen Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Tea Dye Distress Ink

Here are some more projects I have used with the "You Had Me At Chocolate" stamp set. If you enter the stamp set name in my search box the original posts they were in will come up for you.

Thank you for stopping by! Don't forget to check out all the Design Team projects and link yours up over at My Creative Time!

Thank you to all who have left me such wonderful comments over the last year. I appreciate every single one! Have a wonderfur Thursday!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Valentine Mini Pail and a Sneak!

2012-01-11T15:09:00.001-05:00

Happy Wednesday! Today I have a quick project I made out of a left over mini paint can from Christmas. I covered the snowflakes it had on it with some Valentine paper and "voila" perfect little gift.

I also included a little sneak peek of a stamp set My Creative Time is going to be releasing next Friday, January 20th! The MCT Design Team will be having Sneak Peeks all next week so don't forget to tune in!!!

My Supplies:

Sneak peek sentiment and Embossed Envelope die - My Creative Time

Tiny paint can

Valentine Paper - K&Company and MS In Key and Heart mat pad

1/2 circle punch for sides of can

Black Soot and Vintage Photo Distress Inks

Black Gel Pen

Button Twine - Papertrey Ink

Thank you for stopping by. Come back tomorrow for a MCT "Favorite Stamp of the Month" (which just might include a little discount!).

Have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

IRock

Monday Madness...Imagine That with My Creative Time - Valentine Cupcake

2012-01-09T03:01:00.002-05:00

Happy Monday! Welcome to a new Monday Madness..Imagine That with My Creative Time. Today we made cards with the colors Teal, Red and Chocolate Brown. I am showcasing Emma's Stamp Set and die "100% Sweetness". This is a lovely set with lots of great images and sentiments!

I used the heart die (which is included in the set) and stamped the love words on it. Then I used some UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) and embossed it 3 times. I wanted to emboss the cupcake wrapper also but my UTEE has disappeared while I am redoing my craft area!!! The cupcake is from Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge. I trimed off the cherry in order to put the heart on instead. The great sentiment is from the "100% Sweetness" also.

Supplies I Used:

100% Sweetness Stamp Set w/die - My Creative Time

Twitterpated Collection Paper - Imaginisce

Pure Poppy, Hawaiin Shores and Dark Chocolate Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge for Cupcake cut at 5.50

Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge for layer shapes cut at 5.04 by 3.90 and 5.50 by 4.25

UTEE Embossing Powder

1 1/4 by 2" Oval Punch - EK Sucess

Marachino and Caribbean Twine - The Twinery

Festive Berries and Walnut Stain Distress Inks

IRock and gems

Xmas Red Stickles

Thank you for visiting! Please stop over at My Creative Time to see the DT's Cards for this Monday!

Have a fabulous day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

3-D Wednesday with My Creative Time - Boys Valentine Jar

2012-01-04T03:01:00.002-05:00

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday season! Today is 3-D Wednesday over at My Creative Time. Emma and the Design Team have all made 3-D projects such as treat boxes or holders. No cards or layouts this time!

I made a treat jar for my litte boy using My Creative Time's Classmates Valentines and the Scallop and Stitched Circle dies.

Supplies I Used:

Classmates Valentines and Scallop and Stitched Circle Die - My Creative Time

100% Sweetness for kiss - My Creative Time

Blast Off Collection - Bo Bunny

Blueberry Sky Cardstock and Button Twine - Papertrey Ink

Two Scoops Lemon Custard Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers

Copic Markers B24 and R29

2 1/2 and 2 1/4 Circle Punches - EK Success

Blue Trendy Twine and Jute

Broken China Distress Ink

Xmas Red and Black Diamond Stickles

The Jar was recycled from some Christmas Candy

Please go on over to My Creative Time to see everyone's projects!

Thank you for visiting today! My craft "Area" furniture is being delivered tomorrow. I am going to have a lot of assembly ahead of me. I can't wait!!! What a fiasco it has been ordering furniture!

Have a great day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Merry Christmas - Gift Card Holder and Treat

2011-12-23T08:59:00.000-05:00

Good Morning! Today I have a gift card holder I made for my Mom to show you. I used My Creative Time's Gift Card Holder Die which you can see here. Emma is having a fabulous sale right now so it's the best time to pick up some stamps and dies you have had on your wish list! I tied the bow to the front cover so it can be opened without pulling it apart.

Supplies:

Yuletide Paper Pad - K&Co

Angel Charm - Dress It Up

Sheer Ribbon and Berries - Michaels

Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough Distress Ink

Jolees Crystals

Gift Card Sentiments Stamp Set - My Creative Time

Next is a little treat holder. I made this using the Lollipop Holder Die which you can see here. I put a little bag of Hershey Kisses inside instead of a lollipop.

Supplies:

Yuletide Paper Pad - K&Co

Scallop and Stitched Circle Dies - My Creative Time

All Around Christmas Stamp Set - My Creative Time

Copic Markers

Cello Bag and Twist Ties

My Family and I would like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas!! Enjoy your holiday whatever you celebrate! Thank you for all of your support this year!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Christmas Gift Card Holders

2011-12-21T08:54:00.001-05:00

Good Morning! Sorry I haven't been around for a while. I needed to do some holiday preparations. After the 12 Days of Christmas I was a little bit behind! Today I altered some Starbucks Gift Card Holders to look a bit more festive! Pretty quick and easy! I was even able to use my scraps.

Supplies I Used:

Scallop and Stitched Circle Dies - My Creative Time

Starbucks Gift Card Holder

Wonderful Winder Stack - My Minds Eye

Yuletide pad - K&Co

Festive Berries Distress Ink
Jolees Snowman Stickers
Button - Dress It Up
Crystal Stickles

I hope you are having a happy and productive week. I will see you tomorrow for another gift card project! Thank you for stopping by!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 12 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-12T11:01:00.001-05:00

If you are looking for the Monday Scraptastic Challenge scroll down or click here!

Good Morning and Welcome to Day 12 of The 12 Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. The last day is here, I can't believe it! I hope you have enjoyed my creations. I wanted to give you some inspiration for your holiday gifts and decorations. Hopefully I suceeded! Today I am using Miss Emma's Gift Card Sentiments Stamp Set.

You should have arrived here from Cassandra's blog. If not you can start at the beginning here.

Today I made some cute little Christmas Tree crayons that my twins are giving their classmates this year.

In order to make the crayons I took some Crayola Crayons and removed the paper. I broke them up and put about 2 crayons in each tree of the Wilton Mini Tree Silicone Pan. Put them in a 250 degree oven for about 20 minutes (until they have melted to a nice flat back). I let them cool for about 35 minutes then popped them out of the pan.

My Supplies:

Gift Card Sentiments - My Creative Time

Wilton Mini Tree Silicone Pan

Crayola Crayons

Christmas Cheer Cricut Cartridge for Snow Globe cut at 5", for Banner cut at .82"

The Christmas Stack - DCWV

Yuletide - K&Company

Coordinations Red Glitter Paper

Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks

Crop-A-Dial and Eyelet

Sheer Ribbon - Michaels

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

To qualify for ALL the AMAZING giveaways for the next 12 days, you must comment on every blog in this hop! You will have until Tues, Dec 13th @ midnight to have all of your comments in! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE LEAVE A WAY FOR US TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNER'S!

Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the entire line up in case you lose your way.

You are Here - Cathryn

Rosie - http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/
Guest Designer
Kelley Eubanks ~ http://myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com/

Thank you for visiting my blog for these 12 Days of Christmas. I enjoyed challenging myself to come up with 12 new projects in 12 days! I read and appreciated every single comment you have all left me. I wish you all luck in winning the fabulous prizes that Miss Emma has for you! Have a happy and healthy holiday season!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Scraptastic Monday Challenge 6 - Christmas Tree Ornament

2011-12-12T10:43:00.001-05:00

Welcome to Scraptastic Monday Challenge 6. This weeks challenge is to create an actual Christmas tree ornament,card or a tag but it must include a Christmas ball and some bling. To play along you may use other images or your cricut but we would love to see you use Cindy's digi's but it is not required.

I used Cindy's Christmas Snowman with Wreath. I took two coasters from the dollar spot, put some patterned paper on and then added the cut out image. I added some Christmas ball minis and some stickles for my bling!

My Supplies:

Cindy's Snowman with Wreath digi

2 Coasters

Winter wonder Stack - DCWV

Blue Felt Ric Rac

Trendy Twine in Blue

Mini Tree Treasures - Nicole

Copic Markers

Glossy Accents

Orange Peel, Waterfall, Green and Xmas Red Stickles

Wrinkled Ribbon - Prairie Bird Boutique

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you link YOUR project up to the Scraptastic Designs blog! Have a fabulous day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 11 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-11T03:01:00.004-05:00

Good Morning! Welcome to Day 11 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time! You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog. If not you can start at the beginning here.

Today I made a 6 x 6 card. I've been trying to make mostly projects that are not cards but I had this idea in my head and I really wanted to do it. This is also going to be part of my entry for the Peachy Keen Stamps Design Call. Hey ya never know huh?!!

Today I used Miss Emma's Mixed Holiday Sentiments Stamp Set.

I used Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge for my little girl cut at 5" and Create-A-Critter Cart for the pond cut at 2".

Supplies I Used:

Mixed Holiday Sentiments - My Creative Time

PK-641 Princess Faces 1 1/8" - Peachy Keen Stamps

Mambi Sheets - Me & My Big Ideas

Harvest Gold, True Black and Pure Poppy Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

White Glitter Paper - Coordinations

Foil Paper for pond - Recollections

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Iced Spruce and Festive Berries Distress Ink
Snow Writer - DecoArt

Jolees Boutique Holly Repeats

E02 Fruit Pink and 0 Colorless Blender Copic Markers

Pine Needles Double Edge Punch - Martha Stewart

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the entire line up in case you lose your way.

You are Here - Cathryn

Rosie - http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Curly Label Die, Happy Homecoming and XL Label Borders Stamp Sets

Thank you for visiting again today. I will be back again tomorrow for the LAST day of The Twelve Days of Christmas! Enjoy your day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 10 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-10T03:01:00.001-05:00

Good Morning and Welcome to Day 10 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time! You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog. If not you can start at the beginning here.

Today I made a Christmas Stocking hanger that holds some cute Candy Cane Chapstick. It's amazing how much inspiration you can get just walking around a drug store! Hehehe! I used My Creative Time's Curly Label Die, Happy Homecoming Stamp Set and XL Label Borders Stamp Set which are all available here.

The stocking is from Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge cut at 5". I cut two of the shadow feature so I could use brads to pinch the front piece of the stocking in order to make space for the chapstick to slide in. Then the extra shadow cut covers the backs of the brads on the other side.

I covered the brads on the front with boa and extra cuts of the toe and heel.

My Supplies:

My Creative Time

Tis The Season Paper Stack - DCWV

Mambi Sheets - Me & My Big Ideas

Pinefeather and Pure Poppy Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Chapstick

Peapod and Marachino Twine - The Twinery

Boa and Ribbon - Michaels

Crop-A-Dial and Eyelets

Hot Glue and Gel Pen

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the entire line up in case you lose your way.

You are Here - Cathryn

All Around Christmas Stamp Set and

Thank you for visiting again today. I will be back again tomorrow for Day 11! Only two more days of inspiration left! Have a wonderful day today!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 9 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-09T03:01:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Day 9 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog. If not you can start from the beginning here!

Today I made some gift packaging that can be used for candy or small gifts. I used Miss Emma's All Around Christmas Stamp Set along with her Scallop and Stitched Circle Dies.

I used the Life's A Party Cricut Cartridge for to box cut at 8". I usually hide the score line marks on the image but there are a lot of them on this box. I left them in this time because it was too confusing to score without them. The Velcro dots are attached with hot glue so they stay on securely.

Other Supplies I Used:

Scallop and Stitched Circle Dies - My Creative Time

Sugar Plums Paper Pad - Recollections

Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks

Marachino and Peapod Twine - The Twinery

Velcro Circles

Stickles and Copic Markers

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the entire line up in case you lose your way.

You are Here - Cathryn

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you are enjoying all the holiday ideas along the hop! Have a wonderful day today!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 8 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative time

2011-12-08T03:01:00.002-05:00

Hello crafty peeps! Today is Day 9 of the Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog.

For today's project I altered a metal box into a hot chocolate holder. I used the Anyday Bingo and Crossword Stamp set and the Fancy Frame die that Miss Emma Created. You could find a bunch of different gifts to put in this box.

My Supplies:

Anyday Bingo and Crossword Stamp Set - My Creative Time

Fancy Frame Die and Stamp Set - My Creative Time

Metal flip top box - Michaels

Tis The Season Paper Stack - DCWV

Glossy Accents and Black Diamond Stickles

White Gel Pen

Crop-A-Dial and Eyelets

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the entire line up in case you lose your way.

You are Here - Cathryn

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

All Around ChristmasGift Card Sentiments Stamp Sets

Thank you for visiting today. I hope you are enjoying these hops everyday! Have a wonderful day today!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 7 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-07T03:01:00.002-05:00

Good morning friends! Today is Day 7 of the Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog.

Today I turned a plain box I had laying around into a great gift box. I used My Creative Time's All Around Christmas and Gift Card Sentiments Stamp Sets.

My Supplies:

My Creative Time

Cricut Cartridge Winter Woodland for Holly cut at 4"

Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Sheets PADX-173

New Leaf and Pure Poppy Cardstock, Holiday Mix Vintage Buttons - Papertrey Ink

Grren Sheen glitter Paper an Celebrate It Ribbon - Michaels

Facets - Tim Holtz

Peapod and Marachino Twine - The Twinery

Festive Berry and Everghreen Bough Distress Inks

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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There are some AMAZING giveaways for this special 12 day event & some SURPRISES to help celebrate "My Creative Time's" One Year Anniversary! Yep, Emma released her 1st set of stamps one year ago! So make sure you are tuned in because this is ONE hop you do NOT want to miss!;)

Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the blog line up if you get lost.

You are Here - Cathryn

Thank you for stopping by again today! I am so thrilled to have you all visit! I will be back tomorrow for Day 8! Have a great day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 6 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-06T03:01:00.008-05:00

Good Morning! Today is Day 6 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog.

Today I have made a super quick Christmas magnet using Miss Emma's Whimsical Calendar Days stamp set and the XL Label die. This could also be used as the cover of a mini album. I used a coaster as the base. Traced it onto my patterned paper. Then cut the circle out, glued it on and filed the edges with a nail file. Then I inked the edges with some distress ink and hot glued the magnets on the back.

My Supplies:

Whimsical Calendar Days Stamp Set - My Creative Time

XL Lable Die - My Creative Time

Wonderand 8 x 8 paper pad - Cosmo Cricket

Festive Berry, Evergreen Bough, Iced Spruce and Tea Dye Distress Inks

Silk Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Rich Cocoa Ink - Memento

Bells and Coaster - Michaels

Irock and Jolees gems

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the blog line up if you get lost.

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

You are Here - Cathryn

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/
Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

PK-335 Faceless Christmas Heads

Thank you for hopping along with us. See you back here tomorrow for Day 7! Enjoy the rest of the hop and have a fabulous day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 5 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-05T03:01:00.001-05:00

Hello my friends. Today is day 5 of the Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog.

Today I have made some 3 x 3 cards with Emma's Small Talk Stamp Set. I used a box of premade 3 x 3 cards I purchased at Michaels. I also used some Peachy Keen Stamps for the cute faces but you could even use stickers or chipboard pieces to make it a bit quicker.

Supplies I Used:

Small Talk Stamp Set - My Creative Time

PK-520 Winter Face Assortment

3 x 3 Note Cards - Recollections

Dress It Up Buttons

Copic Markers, Stickles and Glossy Accents

Button Twine - Papertrey Ink

Peapod Twine - The Twinery

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the blog line up if you get lost.

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

You are Here - Cathryn

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

XL Label die, XL Label borders, Keepin' It Classy Stamp set

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you are getting some useful ideas for your holiday needs! I will see you tomorrow for day 6!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 4 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-04T03:01:00.001-05:00

Good Morning! Welcome all my friends to day 4 of The 12 Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog.

For today's project I dressed up a plain gift bag. I even wandered into the jewelry section and picked up some chain and barrel clasps to make my own attachment for the tag. It would be easier to tie it with twine or ribbon but I wanted a little something shiny and different this time!

To make the tag very sturdy I cut a coaster from Papertrey Ink with the XL Label die. These coasters are sturdy but lightweight, thin and cut beautifully with Emma's dies.

Supplies I Used:

My Creative Time

Jolly by Golly paper - Cosmo Cricket

Boa and Sheer Ribbon - Michaels

Glue Gun, Jolees Crystals and IRock

Spun Sugar Distress Ink

Jewelry Chain and Barrel Clasps

Eyelet and Crop-A-Dial

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

Your next stop is Cindy's Blog. Here is the blog line up if you get lost.

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

You are Here - Cathryn

Emma's Fabulous Curly Label die and Stamp Sets!

Thank you for all of your supportive comments. They give me energy and inspiration every day!!! Enjoy the rest of the DT's creations and have a great day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 3 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-03T03:01:00.001-05:00

Hello! Today is day 3 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's blog.

Today I have made some very quick inexpensive gifts you can make a bunch of in no time. I intend to use these for all the nice people I see every day that I would like to remember at the holidays. The post office people, the secretaries at the kids school, my coffee lady etc.

I purchased a bucket of biscotti from my warehouse store. When I figured it out it cost me only about 50 cents each for these little gifts. You can get 3 of these biscotti sleeves out of 1 piece of 12 X 12 piece of paper.

For the tags I used My CreativeTime's Curly Label die, Inspiring Words, Inspiring Words Accents and All Around Christmas.

I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More for this cut. It is the 4th row down, 1st image on the left. I used my Gypsy to size it correctly by unlinking the height and width. 4.25" wide and 11.25" high.

I scored the fold, used Red Tape on the edges, put one glue dot on the back of the cookie wrapper to secure it nicely to the inside of the package, wrapped a pretty ribbon around it, added the tag with sentiment and done!

Supplies I Used:

Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More

Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks

Terrifically Tacky Tape

Glue Dots

Lady Bug Red and Tuxedo Black Ink Pads - Memento

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

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Ok your next stop is Cindy's blog. If you get lost here is the entire line up.

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

You are Here - Cathryn

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my project for today. Please check back again tomorrow. I hope to give you some useful quick and inexpensive ideas to make your holiday just a little bit easier! Have a fantastic day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 2 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-02T03:01:00.002-05:00

Hello my friends! Welcome to Day 2 of The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time. I hope you enjoyed the Design Teams projects so far. They sure are some talented ladies and gentleman!!!! You should have arrived here from Cassandra's blog.

For today's post I turned a small notebook I found at Target into a cute Christmas note pad for the endless lists I need for the season. I will be making a few more for some of the favorite people in my life! I used my new favorite Stamp Set Emma just released, "Keepin' It Classy". The images in this set are gorgeous!

First I stamped the image on patterned paper. Then I went over the image with Black Enamel Accents to make her really shiny. This project was easy and quick. The most time consuming part was cutting the patterned paper around the spirals but it would also work very well with a non-spiral note pad.

My Supplies:

Notebook - Target

Honey Do List and Keepin' It Classy Stamp Sets - My Creative Time

Tis The Season Paper Pad - DCWV

Festive Berries and Evergreen Bough Distress Inks

Jolee's Boutique Candy Cane Sticker

Black Crinkle Ribbon - Prairie Bird Boutique

Sheer Burgundy Ribbon - Offray

Burgundy Twine - Trendy Twine

Enamel Accents in Black - Inkssentials

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

To qualify for ALL the AMAZING giveaways for the next 12 days, you must comment on every blog in this hop! You will have until Tues, Dec 13th @ midnight to have all of your comments in! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE LEAVE A WAY FOR US TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNER'S!

Ok your next stop is Cindy's blog. If you get lost here is the entire line up.

You are Here - Cathryn

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

XL Label, Scallop and Stitched Circle dies

Don't forget to comment on all of the blogs for your chance to win the fabulous prizes Miss Emma has for you!! Thank you for hopping along with us and enjoy all the wonderful inspiration! See you back here tomorrow for another great day of Christmas!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Day 1 - The Twelve Days of Christmas with My Creative Time

2011-12-01T03:01:00.002-05:00

Hello to my blog friends! Today is the 1st day of Emma from My Creative Time's 12 Days of Christmas. You should have arrived here from Cassandra's Blog. We have some awesome holiday inspiration to help get you started (or finished hehehe) with your holiday gifts!!!

Today I made some super simple pencil holders for my kids to give their classmates. I used three of Emma's dies - XL Label, Scallop and Stitched Circle dies. I also used the border stamp from Whimsical Calendar Days Stamp Set.

In order to make the two slits for the pencil to fit through I used a Stampin Up punch that puts a half circle slit in the paper (Sorry not sure what it is called)

After I punched the slits in the label I ran the pencil through. Then I added the Scallop and stitched circle to the front with a pop dot.

Supplies I used:

All Around Christmas Stamp Set

Whimsical Calendar Days Stamp Set

All from My Creative Time

Christmas Eve Chowder 6x6 Paper Pad - Jillibean Soup

Stampin Up Slit Punch

Tea Dye Distress Ink

Stickles and Copic Markers

***12 Days of Christmas Give Away Alert***

To qualify for ALL the AMAZING giveaways for the next 12 days, you must comment on every blog in this hop! You will have until Tues, Dec 13th @ midnight to have all of your comments in! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE LEAVE A WAY FOR US TO CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE WINNER'S!

Here is the line up:

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn - You Are Here

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/