Paper Makeup Stamps Sneak Peek - Day 3: Fairies and Silhouettes

Hi everyone!  Did you have a fun 4th of July celebration?  We were at our cabin and had lots of fun...good food, good friends, and good fireworks!  That's a good recipe for a fun celebration!

Today is day 3 of the Paper Makeup Stamps sneak peeks.  We are sneaking fairies and fairy silhouettes today...my favs!  I have the silhouette of Emma Fairy to share today.  I know I say this all the time, but she really is up there in my top five PMS fairies!  She was one of the first ones I purchased when PMS was created.

I was working with digis this month, so I decided to color this silhouette in red to match my dp.  I thought it looked fun in the red silhouette instead of the traditional black silhouette.  I added Star Dust Stickles to the raindrops and made a puddle with it as well.  The paper is from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary collection.  I was working with this Card Positioning Systems sketch, but changed it up a little.  The sentiment is from the Raindrops and Rainbows digi set...I reduced it to fit the size I needed.   Lastly, I added the red grosgrain ribbon and those metal raindrops.  I've been waiting to use those for a long time!

 

Want to see more?  The PMS DT has lots to share, so please stop by the PMS blog.  Thanks for stopping by!

My Time Made Easy - A Year in Review

Happy 4th of July everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your holiday with friends and family!

Today is our Year in Review group post from My Time Made Easy.  Everyone is using a previously released product for their post.  These are ones I created previously...my very first MTME templates I ever made.  And it's got to be one of the cutest ones I've ever made!

Meet Mr. & Mrs. Whooty Love Owls.  I told you they were cute!  The base of these cuties is the Under Cover template.  A very easy template to put together and embellish!  I then used the Whooty-Love cut file to decorate the boxes. 

For their bellies, I used the Shutt-erfly digital paper and added the pearls for the Mrs. and the buttons for the Mr.

I just love these two!  The MTME design team also has some inspiration for you.  Check out their creations at their blogs. 

• Lauren Meader
• Debbie Marcinkiewicz
• Kathryn Berthiaume
• Katie Cotton
• Monique Hansen
• Tangii Crain

Also don't forget to check out the MTME Gallery for tons more inspiration!  Thanks for stopping by again!  Enjoy your holiday!

Paper Makeup Stamps Sneak Peek - Day 1

I have another post today, so please scroll down to see the Pretty Palette/My Time Made Easy post!

Hi everyone!  Today is Day 1 of the July Sneak Peeks for Paper Makeup Stamps!  Today we are previewing a new set called Build a Sentiment Child Additions.  We already have a Build a Sentiment set we released in May and these are the additions to it.  Here's a card I did using this set for my nephew Ethan.

I made this card for Ethan because he received an awesome report card for the end of 1st grade!  I am so proud of his improvements and achievements this year!  He deserved a card with a little gift inside from his Aunt and Uncle!  I used this previously released monster called Schoolie Ed for the central image.  The sentiment "You're an awesome" and "Student" are separate stamps from the Build a Sentiment Child Additions set.  Love it...it's so versatile!

So on the inside, I used two more sentiments from the set to let Ethan know how proud we are of his accomplishments.  The stars are from the previously released Starstruck stamp set.

For more sneaks, stop by the PMS blog.  We also have some fab news about 4 new DT members...Jackie, Janette, Jenn, and Shana!  Welcome girls! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Pretty Palette #16 & My Time Made Easy New Release

Happy Sunday everyone! Are you enjoying your weekend? Here in the States we are celebrating our 4th of July Independence Day! Fun holiday! I'm making a flag cake today with strawberries, blueberries, cool whip, and pound cake! Everyone loves it, so I enjoy making it. And it is so simple to make, too!

Today I'm doing a two-fer for the My Time Made Easy July release and the Pretty Palette color challenge.  This week's colors are so predictable, but oh so appropriate!  Showin' the red, white, and blue!

I love how my project came together this week.  Here it is. 

I used the brand spankin' new template from My Time Made Easy called the Carry Clutch.  And I decked it out in all its glory!  The template was just cut out with white card stock, then decorated with some patriotic papers.  The navy paper with the stars was a purchase at JoAnn's (I don't know who makes it).  The red, white, and blue stripe paper is from Bo Bunny's Liberty collection.  Some fun papers in that pack!  The red label was created using the Be Dazzled cut file.  The stars were punched with a Creative Memories punch and Star Dust Stickles were applied to each one for some sparkle.  I thought the sentiment (from the new MTME Be Dazzled digital stamp set) was perfect for one of the items I put in the bag.  Let's take a look at what's I packed in there. 

How festive is this?  Bath & Body Works had these patriotic antibacterial gels in apple pie and red apple scents.  And they also had a fob to put on your purse decked out in crystals to form a flag! Now you can see why I used the "You're a Gem" sentiment!   How cute! (I tried to put it on the bag, but it flopped down!  Too heavy for a card stock purse!).  I gave this to my friend's daughter, Marissa, who is 10 years old.  They came in from Syracuse to visit family this weekend and I thought she'd love a little 4th of July gift like this...she was thrilled with it!

My friends on the My Time Made Easy DT,  Lauren, Debbie, and Monique , are posting projects from the July release today as well, so please stop by to see what they've created for you!

Also stop by the Pretty Palette blog to see what the girls there have done.   Laurel, Lori, Lynn, and Romaine will also have some festive, patriotic creations!

Thanks for coming by today!  I hope you have a fab 4th of July!

Just Us Girls #91 - Sketch Challenge

Happy Saturday JUGs fans! It's time for another Just Us Girls challenge and this week is a sketch. Kathryn came up with this very cool sketch.

I had fun with this sketch!  Here's what I came up with.

I used a FREE digi from Paper Makeup Stamps for my central image. You can find that FREE digi here.   I love this sentiment because I always try to do more than I can, even though I find I can do most things (or at least I think I can!)!  I love this dp from Cosmo Cricket called Togetherness.  That butterfly paper just makes me smile!  I added a 3-D butterfly punched with a SU punch and added crystals for the body.  On the bottom, I placed a strip of butterflies punched with a Martha Stewart punch.

Simple card, but I think so pretty!  You can see more on the JUGs blog and on the girls' blogs.  I'd also like to welcome Christina MacLaren as our July Guest Designer!  Please stop by her blog as well!

Andrea Matthews

Dana Gustafson

Elise Durenberger

Kathryn Berthiaume

Kristin Eberline

Maria Levine

Christina MacLaren, July Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

My Time Made Easy Release Day - Keep Dazzling Them

I have another post today for the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge.  Click here for that post!

Hi all!  Today is release day at My Time Made Easy!  You had some sneaks yesterday, and today you'll see more!  I'm using the For Keeps template for my very special project today.

I just love the outcome of this project!  I wasn't going anywhere planned here...it all just flowed together!  Love when that happens!  And it's so much prettier in real life than what it's showing here in the picture.  I'm going to be meeting a cousin of mine next week for the first time, and I thought I'd give her a Pandora bracelet.  It is serendipitous that this template is being released now so that I could package up the bracelet!  The cover of the template uses a new digital paper called Dainty Damask in an olive color.  It matched perfectly with SU's River Rock, too, so I used that as my base.  The template cuts out the Be Dazzled shape in the front of it, and I covered that opening with a piece of acetate.  I added the flowers to match the flowers on the label and some pretty sheer dotted ribbon.

 This is what the base looks like with the cover off.  The template has four openings on the template for whatever jewelry you are placing in there, but I deleted the middle two and only used the two end ones.  Then I placed the label in between the two holes and inserted the bracelet in them so it hung down nicely.

The label was colored in GIMP and I printed it out on white card stock.  It was cut out on my Cricut using the new Be Dazzled cut file.  I once again used Lauren's tutorial to cut my digital image out using the cut file.  You can find the tutorial here.  I added the sentiment also.  Since it is a charm bracelet, I put that sentiment together with the many words in the new Be Dazzled digital stamp set.  I don't know if you can see it very well, but the center charm is a pineapple, which is the symbol for hospitality.  I am staying at my cousin's house for an evening, so I thought it would be the perfect charm for her bracelet.

Here is a shot of the base and the cover.  I love this template!  There's also another base for it which is just a box, not angled like this one.  That base could hold a number of things...cards, seed packets, tea bags, etc.  And MTME has many stamps and paper that would coordinate with these ideas!

The entire team is also posting again today.  Please stop by their blogs.

Lauren Meader

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Kathryn Berthiaume

Katie Cotton

Monique Hansen

Tangii Crain

Also, don't forget to check out the MTME Gallery.  You'll find a plethora fabulous of inspiration there for all the MTME products!  Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - She's Krafty

Happy Friday!  It's time for a new Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge.  This week, we are challenging you to use kraft paper somehow on your Christmas card/project.  We are sponsored once again this week by Pink Cat Studio.  I used the Lilly and Billy Winter Stamps set for my card.

I used kraft paper as my base and layered the green dp from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses.  This adorable image was colored with copic markers and I added tons of stickles!  Love the shimmer!  I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Stop by the CSAYL blog to see more inspiration from the DT.  If you play along, you'll have the opportunity to win 5 free digis from Pink Cat Studio!

We also have two guests joining us today...Fabiola and Joyce. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your weekend!