My Creative Time July Release Sneak Peek #3 - All Around Halloween

Good Morning and Welcome to My Creative Time Sneak Peek #3.  Today we are peeking Emma's new stamp set "All Around Halloween".  Can I tell you these stamps make me smile from ear to ear!  Holidays are special and so is this set!

I made 2 projects today.  The first project is a treat box.  I used Emma's new scalloped die, the "Too cute to spook"  and ghost stamp.  Isn't she pretty with her little bow!

For the second project I made a card using Emma's new Stitched Embossing Plate.   Your imagination can run wild using this plate!  I used the Scalloped die on this card as well.

Materials:

All Around Halloween  -  My Creative Time

Stitched Embossing Plate and Scallop Die  -  My Creative Time (Both Sold Separately)

Cricut Cartridges - Spring cards for box, Mini Monsters for fence

Martha Stewart Halloween Mat Pad

Orange Zest and Kraft Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Black Satin Ribbon - Michaels, Black Chiffon Ribbon - Joann

Versamark Watermark Embossing Ink Pad and Sparkle Embossing Powder

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copic Markers

White and Black Gel Pens

Dimensionals

Orange Zest Stickles

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's "8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Thank you for visiting.

Tomorrow we have our last Sneak peek before the big reveal on Friday 8am PST!!!

See you then!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time July Release Sneak Peek #2!

Good Morning!  Welcome to Sneak Peek #2 of My Creative Time's July Release.  Today we are showcasing a new stamp set AND die called Happy Mail (die sold separately).   This set is the most adorable yet!!!  Doesn't everyone get excited when they get something special in the mail!!!!

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND

we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's

"8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Materials:

My Creative Time "Happy Mail" Stamp Set

My Creative Time Envelope Die

K&Co. Summer Travel Pad

Hawaiian Shores Cardstock - Papertrey Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

SU Clear Embossing Powder

Broken China Distress Ink

Threading Water Border Punch - EK Sucess

Ribbon - Michaels



Thank you for stopping by my blog!  Please go check out Emma's blog to see the peeks the rest of this great Design Team has for you!  Don't forget to tune in again tomorrow for another Bootiful Sneek Peak!!!

Have a fabulous day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

My Creative Time Sneak Peek#1

Good morning!  Today is sneak peek # 1 of My Creative Time's 8th Edition Stamp Release" 

The stamp set we are all "peeking" today is called "Many Greetings".   It is a great collection of many different themed sentiments.  We can't wait for you to see them all on Friday!

 Materials:

My Creative Time Stamp Set "Many Greetings"

Cricut Cartridge Simply Charmed

The Performance Matstack DCWV

True Black Cardstock - PTI, Gold Cardstock - Martha Stewart Gold Silver Elegant Pad

EK Sucess Label Punch

Gold Pen and Gold Cord from Michaels

Tea Dye Distress Ink

Tonic Distress Tool

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win a prize during Sneak peek week with 4 winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance!

AND we are giving you ANOTHER opportunity to win....

ALL you have to do is "SPREAD THE WORD" about My Creative Time's

"8th Edition Stamp Release" happening this Friday @ 8am PST! You can announce it to all of your Facebook friends! If you don't know how to tag me in your post, then feel free to come to My Creative Time's Fan page HERE & let her know you did! We will randomly choose a winner from there to win a prize! Emma will be announcing the winner on Friday morning in her video during the release!

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Please check out My Creative Time to see the other Design Team Members Fabulous Projects!  Come back tomorrow for Sneak Peek #2!

Have a Great Day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Calico Kitty

Good morning friends!  Today I have a card I made for the Peachy Keen LFIF Challenge - Plentiful Patterns.  I used a new stamp set from PKS with an adorable kitten image.  I stamped the image on patterned paper and on white paper.  Then cut out parts of the patterned paper I wanted and layered it on the white.  The flowers are a light pink which is hard to see in the picture.  The sentiment is from My Creative Times stamp set "My Favorite Sayings". 

Materials:

"My Favorite Sayings"  -  My Creative Time

PK-289 Mitsy Sue and Colby Cheer Up set  -  Peachy Keen Stamps

Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities

Patterned Paper, Linen Closet Matt Stack  -  DCWV

Cardstock, Button and Twine  -  Papertrey Ink
Copic Markers

Ribbon  -  Joann

Yellow stickles, Ice Stickles

Glossy Accents

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

White Gel Pen

Memento Black Tuxedo Ink

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #14 - Some Interactive Fun

Hello Crafty friends!  Welcome to the new Whimsical Wednesday Challenge.  This week the challenge is to create any themed scrapbook page but it must include something on it that moves or is interactive.

My daughter just had her Sweet Sixteen party so I decided to use a few pictures from that special day!

 On this 12 by 12 layout the journaling tag is removeable.

On this 8 by 8 layout the envelope opens and is holding some confetti from the party.  The flowers on both layouts are extras I made that were on top of the favor tins my daughter gave out.

Materials:
Cricut Cartridges
-Tags, Bags, Boxes and More -  tag and holder
-Elegant Edges  -  Background shapes
-Wrap it Up  -  Cake
-Plantin School Book  -  16
-Tie the Knot  -  Photo Mats
Martha Stewart Gold-Silver Elegant Paper Pack
Recollections Glitter Paper
Purple and Silver Stickles
Crop-a-Dile and eyelet

This week Kimberly from My Craft Spot is our sponsor. She has generously donated a $15.00 gift certificate to her store. Thank you Kimberly.

Head on over to the Whimsical Wednesday blog to see what the rest of the design team has for you to see! We would love for you to join in this challenge and link up your project for a chance to win!

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Love and Hugs,
Cathryn :)

Winner of My Blog Candy

Happy Monday my friends!!  I promised I would announce the winner of my blog candy for the Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop today.  I used http://www.random.org/ to pick the number.  The winner of the wobbles and K&Co Adhesive sheets is:

#50

Cynthia from Ink-a-Doodle creations!!

Cynthia said, "Love the bee, this is tooo cute!"

Cynthia please email me with your name and address and I will get your prize right out to you.

Thank you to all commented and participated in the Blog Hop.  I love to read all my wonderful comments!

Have a great week!

Love and Hugs,

Cathryn :)

Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Whimsical Wednesday blog hop. You should have arrived here from Nanne's blog.   If you just happened to drop in please go to the Whimsical Wednesday blog to start at the beginning of the hop.

For this hop we all made banners/wall decor that will be sent to a nursing home. The link to read more about this is posted at the Whimsical Wednesday Blog.

I made a wall hanging that I hope will bring a smile to a few residents faces!

Materials:

 Cricut Cartridges - Just Because Cards for Bee Happy cut at 10"

Create-a-Critter for Hive cut at 4" and Bees cut at 3"

Elegant Edges for the background shape cut at 8" and 8.35"

PK-754 Critter Face Set Medium  -  Peachy Keen Stamps

Pink Paper - Bazzil Basics

All Cardstock -  Papertrey Ink

Flowers - Recollections

Ribbon and Jute - Michaels

Crop-a-dile and eyelets

Black Diamond, Baby Blue and Yellow Stickles

Gel Pen

These our the generous sponsors for our blog hop and what they are giving away for prizes!

Babette from The Kraft Outlet has generously donated their “Inspiration Play Pack”.  This is a collection of The Kraft Outlet's top selling items valued at over $45.  The play pack comes with 10 yards each of the red and brown baker’s twine, an assortment of 50 of the plain and grungy tags, an 8 sheet assortment of their cardstock and text weight papers, an 8 envelope assortment, one sheet of Kraft labels, a set of their vintage dictionary pages, 1 yard of black twill tape and a CD full of 100 graphics and backgrounds.

In addition the Kraft Outlet is offering 10% off all purchases made during the ENTIRE month of July. All you need to do is enter the code JULY10 at checkout.


Patsy from the Prairie Bird Boutique has generously donated your choice of one bundle of Shabby Crinkle Ribbon.

The Grand Prize for this blog hop is a GYPSY, donated by Stephanie.  In order to qualify for the grand prize you must leave a comment on each of the designers blogs.  At the end of the hop please return back to the Whimsical Wednesday Blog to leave a comment saying that you finished the hop and left a comment under all of the design team's posts. The deadline to enter is Sunday night at Midnight.

I am offering a little extra prize for those who comment on my blog.  I am giving away a 6 pack of Action Wobbles and a 6 pack of K&Company Wacky Tac Large (5 1/2" x 9") Adhesive Sheets.  Just leave a comment on this blog and I would love if you became a follower.  I will announce the winner on Monday afternoon.

Thank you for joining us for the Whimsical Wednesday blog hop. You are almost done.  Next stop is back at the Whimsical Wednesday blog to leave a comment that you have commented on all the stops.
Have a great weekend!
Love and Hugs,
Cathryn :)

Throwback Thursday Challenge with My Creative Time

Good morning bloggers!  Today is a new Throwback Thursday Challenge with My Creative Time!  This time the challenge is to make a project with either the "Wild Card" or "Just Because" Cartridges.  If you do not own one of these you may use any older cartridge of your choice.   You also must include some kind of embossing on the project.  It can be either "Heat" or "Dry" embossing.

Whoever enters a project in this challenge will have an opportunity to be entered to win Emma's 8th stamp release which is happening on July 22nd!  Deadline to enter this challenge is Wednesday, July 20th!

Today I am showcasing My Creative Time's "Encouraging Quotes" stamp set.  I decided to do a mini album.  For my embossing part of the challenge I used the sun, moon and stars from the stamp set to create an embossed  background paper as well as some dry embossing on the rocket.   I also used some of the sentiments from this wonderful set throughout the mini album as well as Emma's new Curly Label Die.

Materials:
My Creative Time Stamp Sets -  "Encouraging Quotes", "Inspiring Words Accents" and "My favorite Sayings"
Curly Label Die  -  My Creative Time
Just Because Cricut Cartridge for Rocket cut at
4x6 chipboard and mini manila folder from Joann
Blast Off Collection  -  Bo Bunny
All Cardstock and ribbon from Papertrey Ink
Tonic Distress Tool
Broken China and Peeled Paint Distress Inks
Real Red stamp pad from SU
Memento Black Tuxedo Stamp pad
Versamark Dazzle Watermark pad
Embossing Powder
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Christmas Red and Yellow Stickles
Crop-a-Dial, eyelets and clip rings for binding
Ric Rac and brad from my stash

Please hop on over to My Creative Time to see what Emma and the Design Team have created for you to see.  I appreciate all my followers and read every comment.  Thank you to all who come to visit!!!

Please join us tonight at 7PM EST for the Whimsical Wednesday Blog Hop.  The new design team has some wonderful creations for you to see!!!

Have a wonderful day!
Love and Hugs,
Cathryn :)

Summer Guest Designer for Ruthie at September Ninth!

Hello my blog friends!  Today I am a guest designer Ruthie over at September Ninth for her summer guest series! I am so thrilled she asked me!  I have always admired her blog and creations. I first found her through the Peachy Keen Stamps Design Team. What fabulous work Ruthie does over there. Thank you so much Ruthie for this opportunity!!!

I decided to do a summer themed mini album.  I used some coasters from the $1.00 section at Michaels (Unfortunately now that section is $1.50 which really annoys me!). They were 4" circles so the beach ball cut from the Life's a Beach cartridge (at 4 inches) fit perfectly!

Materials:
All sentiments from My Creative Time's Have Fun in the Sun Stamp set
Cricut Cartridge Life's a Beach
4" circle coasters from Michaels
Summer Days Collection paper - Echo Park
Vibrant Collection - Momenta
Cardstock and Ribbon - Papertrey Ink
Paper Sack  - Celebrate it, Michaels (I folded thttp://septemberninth.blogspot.com/he small paper sack to look like a little envelope.)
Butterfly Pebble Clip - Making Memories
White Gel Pen
True Blue Stickles
Memento Black Tuxedo Ink

Thank you to Ruthie for letting me visit her blog today!!! Please stop over to see her wonderful creations!  Have a great one!
Love and Hugs, Cathryn :)

Watermelon Card

Happy Holiday Weekend!  I made this "sweet" card for a friend recently.  I thought it was a fitting project to post for this bar-b-que weekend!

Materials:
Sentiment - "This & That" stamp set, My Creative Time
Cricut Cartridge Doodlecharms for watermelon cut at 4.75"
Gypsy to weld into a shaped card
Cardstock - Ripe Avocado, PTI
Patterned Paper - Lime Twist, My Minds Eye
Buttons - Hibiscus Burst, PTI
Ribbon - Celebrations, Michaels
Button Twine, PTI
Peeled Paint Distress Ink
White Gel Pen

Happy July 4th!!!!  Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!!!
Love and Hugs, Cathryn :)