June Calendar

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Some of my stamping friends are making really cute calendars every month and I decided to get on the bandwagon and create with them! I purchased a calendar frame and page protectors from Taylored Expressions a while ago, but never used them! So being that it's June 1st, I can finally say that I'm using it today!

I printed out a June 2011 calendar from Taylored Expressions and used the new set from Papertrey Ink called Garden Variety. The calendar is matted with SU's Crushed Curry cardstock. The black chipboard flower button is something I've had forever and is threaded with red and white baker's twine.

Now stop by the girls' blogs and see what they've done!

Christine

Julie

Kathryn

Monique

Tangii

Danni

Thanks for stopping by!

My Time Made Easy Release Day - Creative Cards

Hello friends! Can you believe it's June 1st already? Time always flies for me after Easter! So much to do before school lets out!

Today is also release day for My Time Made Easy, and we are doing a group post today. The theme for this month is movies, so I made some movie related cards!
None of these cards have any stamping on them! They are all digitally created and colored! This summer, MTME is releasing all images in digital format! Both cards use this week's Mojo Monday sketch, About to Pop digital stamp set, and Pop Some Fun digital paper pack. The popcorn container is actually three different images from the digital set colored in GIMP and layered in my photo editing software.This card uses the same digital stamp set and digital paper as the one above. I just changed the color of the sentiment to the red of the paper andlayered it onto the movie projector.

Wouldn't these be cute invitations for a teen's movie night or even an invitation for a girl's night out to a movie? (In fact, the new set Night at the Movies has invitiation sentiments in it.) Or it could be a gift card holder for a movie theatre gift card! Endless uses!

The entire MTME design team is posting today, so make sure you stop by their blogs to see what they are up to. You can also go to the MTME Gallery to see all the new and previous projects the DT has created to get some ideas. This is a fabulous resource for you to see what you can do with MTME products!

And please welcome Kathryn Berthiaume to the MTME design team! She is a fabulous designer and will be a great asset to the MTME team! Welcome Kathryn!

• Lauren Meader


• Debbie Marcinkiewicz


• Kathryn Berthiaume


• Katie Cotton


• Monique Hansen


• Tangii Crain

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy the new release!

My Time Made Easy - Preview of June Release

Happy Memorial Day to my US friends! I hope you are enjoying your day with family and friends, but more importantly remembering those brave men and women who gave up their lives to make this a better world! True hereos indeed!

Today is Day 1 of previews for the June My Time Made Easy release. This month is centered around a "movie/DVD" theme. The template I'm sharing with you is called Fresh Popped and it's a fun popcorn container you would see in a movie theatre. Lauren asked us to find other uses for this template. I came up with this fun little container.

I put Cake Pops from Starbucks in the container. I cut the template out of cardstock printed with a pattern from the new Spring is Here paper pack. The sentiment is from the new digital set called About to Pop. I coordinated the colors of the letters to the paper by using the GIMP program. Then I cut it out with the Spellbinders Ribbon Banners die. I tied ribbons around each pop and around the bottom of the container. For the card, I used the Fall to Layout for a clean and simple look. I used the same paper and ran a piece of white cardstock through the swiss dots folder. I used the same sentiment, ribbon, and die as on the container. The button and bow were also added. What a cute gift this would make for someone special! I can think of some sweet little girls who would love getting this! I just love the colors in this paper pack! If you want more inspiration, check out these design team blogs:

~Lauren Meader
~Katie Cotton
~Tangii Crain

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think about this new template!

Pretty Palette #11

Hi everyone! My Time Made Easy has a great Pretty Palette challenge for you today! The colors remind me of a sunny day!These colors are so fresh and fun, don't you think? Here's my rendition of them.
I started with this month's sketch from Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try. The dp is from MTME called Bee Mine. This pretty image is from the newest MTME set called Bee-Loved. It's colored with copic markers. The sentiment is from Sensational Sentiments. I added the satin yellow ribbon tied with a Bow Easy.

The Pretty Palette design team has done another wonderful job with these colors. Check them out at their blogs and go to the MTME blog to enter your creation!

Laurel Seabrook

Lori Kalus

Lynn Mangan

Romaine Rancier

Sharon Gregory (Shaz)

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Just Us Girls - Template/3-D Challenge

Hi everyone! It's Saturday (yeah!) and I'm on day 2 of a 4 day weekend! We are celebrating Memorial Day at our cabin...I hope the weather is dry for a change! We'll see!This week is the Just Us Girls template/3-D challenge, and Andrea has challenged us to make a Father's Day project. So nice to get projects done ahead for these holidays for a change!

I immediately thought of this Trendy Tool Tote template from My Time Made Easy. I started with a chocolate base and added the decorative panels in river rock and ran it through a Cuttlebug folder. It made it more masculine, I think. I added a ribbon and sentiment from the For Dad digital set, also from MTME. I colored the ribbon in GIMP and then added the sentiment, which was also colored in GIMP. This is going to be for my father-in-law. I didn't include any tools or anything for him. He's almost blind from glaucoma, so it's sometimes difficult finding gifts for him. He doesn't really like breakfast, but likes toast and his sweets. So, I added a jar of homemade jelly (this was given to me, not made by me!) and some biscotti. And he LOVES coffee, so I purchased some coffee for him. The colors of my tote were inspired by the coffee bag, and when I finished the template, I realized that the bag was too tall to fit in the template! LOL!!

You have to see what the JUGs design team has done...some fabulous projects as usual! Stop by the JUGs blog to see for yourself!

Andrea

Elise

Kathryn

Kristin

Maria

Pam

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Pretty Palette Challenge #10

Hi everyone! I'm so glad the world didn't end yesterday because I have a really cute card for the Pretty Palette color challenge today! :-)The colors where chosen from two My Time Made Easy digital paper packs called Cheerful Chirps and Cheerful Musical Magic.
My card uses the My Little Friend digital set. I even colored it digitally in GIMP...I'm getting better at it, but I still need some practice! I also wish I had given her some rosy cheeks! I used the Bloom Burst pattern from the Cheerful Chirps paper pack. After I printed it out and cut and embossed it with a rectangular nesite, I masked the image and sponged in some clouds behind her. I did the same with the sentiment. The layout is the Fall to Layout #141. I'm also entering this in the 2 Sisters Challenge...to use a digital image.

If you want to see more fabulous inspiration, please stop by the MTME blog and see what the design team did with these colors. Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your day since you thankfully have many more to enjoy in the future!

Recipe
Digital Stamps: My Little Friend set (MTME)
Paper: Neenah white, cherry cobbler, old olive, Cheerful Chirps digital paper (MTME)
Ink: Baja Breeze
Accessories: Nesties, olive taffeta ribbon, dew drops, scallop border punch, dimensionals

Just Us Girls #85 - Color Challenge

Happy Saturday! It's time for another Just Us Girls challenge. This week, Dana is challenging us to use a rainbow of colors! Isn't this graphic just so fun? Kristin did a fabulous job with it! Here's how I used a rainbow of colors on my card. I found this great sunburst tutorial by Shannan Teubner that I thought would be perfect for this challenge. I used June Bug papers from Basic Grey. They looked like they contained a rainbow of colors. The senitment is from Raindrops and Rainbows by Paper Makeup Stamps. It's so appropriate here in Buffalo this spring. We've have over 15" of rain....the most rain since 1991 for spring! It seems it's raining and cold everyday! I need some sunshine!!

The JUGs girls and guest designer Clare Buswell have done a fantastic job with their rainbow cards! Stop by the JUGs blog and take a peek! We hope you can play with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have warmth and sunshine where you are!


Recipe
Stamps: Raindrops and Rainbows (Paper Makeup Stamps)
Paper: Neenah white, June bug (Basic Grey)
Ink: Red, green, black SU markers
Accessories: Nesties, grosgrain ribbon, glitter dots, dimensionals