Patchwork Purse - My Final MTME post 55

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Hi Everyone! Here to share my final project as a My Time Made Easy DT Member. I would to thank Lauren for the AWESOME opportunity representing her GREAT company from the beginning & extending over the past 5 months. It has been a pleasure & honor working with BOTH Lauren & ALL the My Time Made Easy DT :) I wish them nothing but the best & great success! Big Cyber Hugs Girls & Many Thanks :) Of course, I can't thank all of you enough who visited my blog & left such amazing comments on my MTME projects :) Lauren & ALL the MTME DT will be sharing projects today, so please be sure to stop by & see what they have to created :)

Here is my Patchwork Purse that I created using the © Boxed Lunch Template.

The © Boxed Lunch Template is extremely versatile just like ALL of the MTME © templates. When I first saw this template, I thought what a darling gift purse this will make!

To create this lil' tag, I cut a piece of the ©School Ruled digital printed paper using a Spellbinders™ Nestabilities Classic Squares Small die template, punched the edges using an EK Success border then after inking up several of the images from the ©Lunch Box Love Notes, I stamped them on a piece of cs cut using a Labels Four die template.

From this view, you can see the Large Eyelets that I used to loop the piece of ribbon through for a handle. Because I stitched panels on all surfaces, there is no need for any sort of latch :)

A purse can't be complete without a pocket right? So using several Spellbinders™ die templates, I created this pocket then stitched it on & embellished the purse with some more of my favorite pretties:)

Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:

My Time Made Easy© Boxed Lunch Template

Stamps: My Time Made Easy© Lunch Box Love Notes

Paper: My Time Made Easy© School Ruled, The Girls' Paperie, Papertrey Ink

Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilites S4-161 Labels One, S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circles Small, S4-128 Classic Squares Small, S4-190 Labels Four, S4-171 Nested Butterflies, S4-191 Dahlia, W-001 The Wizard, ribbon, lace, brad, eyelets & pearls from stash, Making Memories embellishment, EK Success border punch

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April Showers bring MTME flowers 48

Hi Everyone! I am here today to share another creation made from a variety of My Time Made Easy, LLC. products - most from the May Release. Lauren has released so many great items this month, there is no way possible for lil' ole me share them all with you so I will do my best to share what I can :) Lauren will be sharing some awesome projects tonight as well & ALL week, the MTME DT girls will also be sharing, so please be sure to stop by & see what they have been up to :)

You may remember my other sample of this darling MTME © Pucker Up template, if not please feel free to click HERE. To see not only my sample but several courtesy of the amazingly talented Just Us Girls DT - click HERE - please feel free to leave them some love too - they all did such an awesome job!
This cute template can be filled with so many goodies for any occasion! Just use your imagination :)

(Note: you can rotate this image 360 degrees by doing the following... Within the photo, click and drag your mouse pointer to the left or right to spin the box! You can also use the left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the left and right arrows icons. You can also zoom in or out to get a better view of the box by using the (+) and (-) icons. Lastly, you can simply press the Play icon (circular arrow) to rotate the box automatically. Give it a try!)

This beautiful, elegant sentiment is from the © Just For You set. The set is jam packed with so many versatile sentiments! All the sweet lil' flowers are from the © Sensational Stems set, another set burstin' with goodness :)

I have been so into embossing & stenciling with many of my Spellbinders™ die templates lately, I couldn't help myself & once again I put those techniques to work! As promised, I will be sharing a tutorial very soon - I have been a wee bit busy lately :) My momma always said, "a busy mind & hands are great things to have!" - Bless her sole :)

If you visit me regularly, you know I LOVE making tags - so of course, I had to add one to my gift box :) I inked up one of the darling lil' sentiments from the © Sensational Sentiments set with Memento ink then cut out using a Nestabilities™ S4-161 Labels One die template - sponged some Ranger ink around the edges & adhered a little button flower embellishment.

That's it for today - Hope you like what you see? Please stop by to see what Lauren has to share as well:) Thanks for looking & remember Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:
My Time Made Easy © Pucker Up Template
Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Sensational Sentiments, © Sensational Stems, © Just For You
Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Making Memories cream cs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Vintage Photo, Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink
Other: Spellbinders™ Frameabilities S5-016 Polka Dot Frame, Nestabilities™ S4-161 Labels One, S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles Large, S4-250 Big Scalloped Circles Small, S4-116 Standard Circles Small, W-001 The Wizard, Making Memories hardware, twine, ribbon & buttons from stash

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Happy Birthday Lauren & Stephanie! 48

Hi Everyone! Today, myself & several of the MTME DT members are hopping around, wishing Lauren - Owner of My Time Made Easy, LLC. & Stephanie Kraft, MTME DT member a Very Happy Birthday! Please be sure to hop on over to see what the other gals made & don't forget to wish BOTH girls a Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Lauren & Stephanie :) Hope your days are as special as the two of you!

Hope they don't mind that I made them the same card?! It is the thought that counts right? :)

The font that Lauren has chosen for the © Just For You stamp set, just screams elegance! Don't you think?

The cards looked a little naked until I stamped a whimsical flourish image from the ©Fanciful Flourishes set! YIKES :) Once I had the flourish image stamped, I adhered the multi-layered butterfly embellishment that I made using several of my favorite Spellbinders™ products :)

Thanks for looking! Please be sure to hop along & see what the rest of the team has to share, then leave some Birthday love for Lauren & Stephanie :) I will be back Monday to share another MTME project :) Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Fanciful Flourishes, © Just For You

Paper: K & Company DP, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Ranger, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Apricot Appeal

Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-161 Labels One, S4-171 Nested Butterflies, I2-1002 Butterflies Impressabilities™, W-001 The Wizard™ Fiskars & EK Success punches, Martha Stewart pearls, button & ribbon from stash, Husqvarna sewing machine

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Hello there...More MTME May Release 22

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Hello there! Here to share a card made with a few My Time Made Easy, LLC stamps from the May Release. Lauren & ALL the MTME DT members will be sharing their awesome creations today as well. Please be sure to stop by each of their sites to see what they have been up to :)

This card features 2 fun stamps: 1 from the MTME © Paper Pattern Pieces & 1 from the © Sensational Sentiments. BOTH sets contain so many images, it was difficult to choose which ones to use (sigh).

First I inked up & stamped the circular floral image then the sentiment. That is one feature I love about clear stamps, is the ability to exactly where you are going to place the image - takes out the guess work!

That is all I have to share - hope you like what you see here today? Thanks for looking - Be Sweet! I will be back on Monday, May 3rd to share another MTME project :)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Paper Pattern Pieces, © Sensational Sentiments
Paper: My Mind's Eye, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Ranger, Tsukineko
Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-172 Small Pinking Circles, S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S4-243 Ric Rac Diamond Borderabilities Petite, Husqvarna sewing machine, Cuttlebug embossing folder, ribbon & button from stash

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Crafty Girls Trendy Tool Tote...MTME May Release 40

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Hi Everyone! It's time to share some new My Time Made Easy products that will be available May 1st at the MTME web store! Lauren & Pam will be sharing some amazing projects today as well - be sure to visit their blogs :) I would like to welcome Silke Ledlow to the MTME DT :) For those of you who missed yesterday's post, HERE, this will be my last release as a MTME DT member, as I am stepping down.

Here is my take on the the © Trendy Tool Tote template:
I have visions of this darling lil' tote template filled with such a variety of items for various occasions & holidays! As you can see in the photo, this template, when made at the original size, easily holds 3 plastic storage containers found at your local craft store. I filled the jars with yummy buttons to share with a crafty friend :)

(Note: you can rotate this image 360 degrees by doing the following... Within the photo, click and drag your mouse pointer to the left or right to spin the box! You can also use the left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the left and right arrows icons. You can also zoom in or out to get a better view of the box by using the (+) and (-) icons. Lastly, you can simply press the Play icon (circular arrow) to rotate the box automatically. Give it a try!)

I showcased this beautiful, elegant sentiment from the © Sensational Sentiments set front & center! This set contains so many gorgeous & versatile stamps!

Lauren requested that I feature the © Puckered Up Patterns set. I inked up one of the many images from this set to stamp the subtle background on the tag. After stamping the background, I made a tag using a Spellbinders™ Labels Eight die template. I stamped on a few different sizes of the stem images from the © Sensational Stems set, then made the button flower garden :) I pulled out one of my favorite sentiments sets, © Just For You & inked up the From me to you image.

That's all I have today! Please stop by to see what both Lauren & Pam have created to share with you! Surely some pure eye candy :) Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

My Time Made Easy © Trendy Tool Tote Template

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Sensational Stems, Sensational Sentiments, Puckered Up Patterns, Just For You

Paper: My Mind's Eye, PTI, SU

Ink: Memento, SU

Other: Spellbinders ™ Nstabilities S4-230 Labels Six, S5-019 Labels Eight, S4-250 Big Scalloped Circles Small, W-001 The Wizzard, S4-142 Long Classic Rectangles, buttons, twine & ribbon from stash, Husqvarna sewing machine

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Thank You 38

Hi Everyone! I would like to take this time to thank Lauren for the amazing opportunity to be one of the designers for My Time Made Easy, LLC. Upon the completion of the May release, I am stepping down from the MTME DT. Many thanks & best wishes to Lauren & ALL the girls on the MTME DT :) I had such a great time creating with Lauren's products & it has been such an honor & pleasure to create alongside the uber talented MTME DT :)

I chose to feature a butterfly on this card because Lauren has a special affection for butterflies :)

For sketch inspiration, I played along with Kazan's fun sketch #51 at 2Sketches4You.

Thanks for looking! I will be back tomorrow to share a My Time Made Easy May release peek :)

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: MTME Just For You

Paper: K&Company, PTI

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Spellbinders™ S5-014 Mega Nestabilities Small Deckled Mega Rectangles, S4-144 Long Classic Rectangles Small, S3-038 Shapeabilities Butterflies, S4-144 Petite Ovals Small

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Simple Pleasures...More MTME 47

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Hi There! I am here today to share yet another sample featuring the My Time Made Easy © Slip Cover Template paired with a few images from the My Time Made Easy © Take Time stamp set. Lauren & ALL the MTME DT members will be sharing their awesome creations today as well. Please be sure to stop by each of their sites to see what they have been up to!

Here is my Simple Pleasures Gift set:

The © Slip Cover is so versatile & easy to create! You may recall, I shared one earlier this month, (here) showing it used as a candy box. This sample serves as a simple gift box full of a simple pleasure (a large cellophane bag full of bath salts specially made for my dear sister :)

Once made, you can easily stitch panels on all 4 sides :) & embellish any way you like making it a totally custom gift package great for any occasion! I made this flower embellishment by cutting several various sizes of the © Fluttering-by digi paper using the Spellbinders Blossom dies. It's difficult to see in this photo but if you click to enlarge, you can sort of see the shimmer from the glimmer mist on the flower.

This darling tag features just one of many sentiments from the © Take Time set. It nested perfectly within a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Oval Small die!

That is all I have for today to share. Please hop on over to see what Lauren & the other gals on the MTME DT has to share!

Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:

Template: My Time Made Easy © Slip Cover

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Take Time, Fanciful Flourishes

Paper: My Time Made Easy © Fluttering-by digi paper, Cosmo Cricket DP, SU Basic Grey, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Other: Spellbinders: # S4-141 Petite Scalloped Ovals Small, #S4-140 Petite Oval Small, # S4-192 Blossom, Cuttlebug Flower dies, Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon

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Take Time To Relax...More MTME 50

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Hi There! I am here to share another project made using some wonderful My Time Made Easy LLC products released April 1st. Lauren will be sharing some awesome projects too :)

Here is my sample of the MTME © Take Time Pocket template:

(Note: you can rotate this image 360 degrees by doing the following... Within the photo, click and drag your mouse pointer to the left or right to spin the box! You can also use the left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the left and right arrows icons. You can also zoom in or out to get a better view of the box by using the (+) and (-) icons. Lastly, you can simply press the Play icon (circular arrow) to rotate the box automatically. Give it a try!)

This adorable, easy to make, multi-purposeful template can really hold a lot of so many different things! Lauren is offering some of this month's © Pretty Impressions stamps in digital format! Perfect for my needs with this project! I resized the sentiments that you see here on jars then cut them out using a Spellbinders Labels Four die :)

To give you an idea of what this template may be used for, I transferred some of my favorite bubble bath & bath salts from Bath & Body Works into Making Memories storage jars. You can really make a personalized gift holder using this amazing template for ANY occasion & those jars fit perfectly!

Who doesn't need to Take Time For Themselves? The MTME © Take Time set is packed full of various Bath/Spa images like the sentiment "Take Time For Yourself" that you see here!

That's all I have for now! Please be sure to visit the My Time Made Easy LLC webstore to get a good look at all these products! Hop on over to Lauren's site as well as the other MTME Design Team girls & gaze at their beautiful creations!

Thanks so much for looking! Have a safe & Happy Easter if you celebrate the holiday! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Template: My Time Made Easy © Take Time Pocket

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Take Time For Petal Perfection Digital & Take Time

Paper: Blushing & Bran courtesy of Couture Cardstock, K&Company DP, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Other: Spellbinders: # S4-190 Labels Four, # S4-117 Petite Scalloped Circles Small, EK Success punch, Making Memories hardware, Prima flower, Offray ribbon, Martha Stewart pearls, buttons & cord from stash

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My Time Made Easy April Release 37

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Hi Everyone! Here to share a variety of cards all featuring the NEW My Time Made Easy © Petal Perfection & Just For You stamps & the My Time Made Easy © Fresh Fabric digital paper. ALL are available TODAY for purchase at the My Time Made Easy LLC. webstore! Lauren & ALL the MTME DT girls will be sharing their wonderful cards, so please be sure to stop by to see what they have created!

First up, I have 2 cards that I made using this fun horizontal sketch!

Many of the gorgeous sentiments from the © Just For You set, fit perfectly nested in the center of the Spellbinders Petite Ovals Small dies which then can be layered on top of the Spellbinders Labels Four, making a fabulous focal point!

I inked up several of flower stamps & a leaf image from the © Petal Perfection set & randomly stamped to create the background paper in the upper left corner. In the lower right corner, I stitched a piece of the new © Fresh Fabric digi paper. It is available in many different colors so be sure to visit the MTME store to see this fabulous collection!

One of my favorite "go to" MTME digi papers is the © Fluttering By collection. I just really love the whimsical script font that is featured in this paper! I cut the sweet butterfly embellishment on each card from a scrap of the © Fluttering By paper using a Spellbinders Butterfly die, layered it x2, rubbed on a bit of Ranger Vintage Photo ink & placed a Martha Stewart pearl in the center.

Next up, I have these 2 cards I made using one of my favorite vertical sketches.

I stamped these 2 cards using the both the © Petal Perfection & © Just For You stamps to share with you the versatility of these amazing stamps! Both sets have sooo many images, making it not an easy task to share them all, so head on over to the MTME store & check them out!

This vertical sketch really showcases the beautiful © Fresh Fabric digi paper as well as the new MTME stamps!

I made the multi-layered tissue paper flower embellishments using the Spellbinders Blossom Two dies, centered it on the ornate frame cut using the Spellbinders Labels Nine die & placed a beautiful American Crafts pearl in the center.

That's all I have to share today, I will be back Saturday, April 3rd with an all new MTME project! Please be sure to stop by ALL the MTME DT's blogs, EVERYONE will be sharing their amazing cards with you then once you are full of inspiration head on over to the MTME webstore & take a look at all the wonderful products available for purchase TODAY! Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Just For You, ©Petal Perfection

Paper: My Time Made Easy © Fresh Fabric, ©Fluttering By, Couture Cardstock, Stampin Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, Stampin' Up

Other: Spellbinders: # S4-233 Labels Nine, # S4-190 Labels Four, # S4-232 Blossom Two, #S4-171 Nested Butterflies, S4-140 Spellbinders Petite Ovals Small, EK Success border punch, Offray ribbon, Making Memories hardware, Husqkvarna sewing machine, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, American Crafts brads, buttons from stash

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Just A note...PDCC23 29

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Hi Everyone! Time again for another Creativity Challenge at The Play Date Cafe! This week Sarah is our fabulous Hostess who has chosen this beautiful photo as inspiration for this week's challenge!
Here is my "Just a note" card:When I saw the colors for this week's Play Date Cafe Challenge #23, PDCC23, this gorgeous digital photo that I printed several months ago came to mind! I absolutely love the various shades of blue! I used a Fiskars scissors to cut around the edges of the digi photo, rubbed a bit of Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink around the edges & stitched it on to my card!

Using the brayering technique, I inked up my brayer with some SU Bashful Blue ink, applied it to the Cuttlebug embossing folder then ran it through my die cutting machine! This has to be at the top of my favorite technique lists - the brayer/embossing technique - using your stamp pads along with ANY embossing folder - you can create ANY color of embossed paper you like!

I added a bit of Ranger Perfect Pearls to the distressed flower embellishment for a little extra color! It is a bit tricky to capture the beauty of the shimmery Perfect Pearls but it is rather pretty when seen with the naked eye! :)

I hope you can join along with this week's creativity challenge. After you have made your project, please head on over to The Play Date Cafe & link your post to Mr. Linky. If you post your creations in an on-line gallery, please label it PDCC23. Be sure to see what all The Play Date Cafe DT girls have created, (on my side bar) to share with you for inspiration! I hope you are able to join along with this week's challenge. Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © You've Got Mail, Stampin' Up Vintage Labels

Paper: Seed Packet Digi image, My Time Made Easy © Fluttering By, Bazzill, Stampin' Up, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz, Memento, Stampin' Up,

Other: Spellbinders: # S4-192 Blossom, # S4-112 Classic Ovals Small, # S4-113 Classic Scalloped Ovals Small, Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon, Husqvarna sewing machine, Ranger Perfect Pearls, cord & buttons from stash, Fiskars scissors, Cuttlebug embossing folder

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Take Time For Someone Special...MTME April Release 73

Hi There! I am here to share a Sneak Peek using the NEW My Time Made Easy © Pick of the Petals template & the My Time Made Easy © Petal Perfection, Take Time & Just For You stamps that will be available April 1st! Pam & Lauren will also be sharing some beautiful creations today, so please hop on over to their blogs to see what they have created with these awesome products!

Here is my Bath gift set:

The © Pick of the Petals template is absolutely gorgeous! It makes for a perfect, any occasion gift box & it may look a bit intimidating to make but do not be fooled! It is super easy & the results are stunning!

(Note: you can rotate this image 360 degrees by doing the following... Within the photo, click and drag your mouse pointer to the left or right to spin the box! You can also use the left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the left and right arrows icons. You can also zoom in or out to get a better view of the box by using the (+) and (-) icons. Lastly, you can simply press the Play icon (circular arrow) to rotate the box automatically. Give it a try!)

Upon Lauren's request, I showcased the beautiful template to coincide with the © Take Time stamps which is a "Bath/Spa" themed set that has many useful images as you will surely see over the next week :) I inked up several flower & petal images from the © Petal Perfection set & randomly stamped away adding so much color to the simple K&Company DP - giving it an entirely new look :) The © Petal Perfections set is packed with many beautiful flower images & if you are like me - you can't have enough flowers in your garden or stamp collection :)

From this aerial view, you can see how wonderfully the lil' bag of bath salts & small netted body scrubber fits inside. This amazing template would make the perfect presentation for a cupcake baked for that special someone! ;)

To make this ornate tag, I inked up & stamped the "For Someone Special" image from the © Just For You set then cut it out with a Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large die then layered it with several pieces of cs cut with Spellbinders Labels Four dies.

Repeating the steps above, I made this tag that adorns the bag of bath salts & scrubber substituting the sentiment. Both of the "Bath Salts & Mind-Body-Soul" images are from the © Take Time set which is FULL of many images!

That's all I have for today! Remember to stop by & see what Pam & Lauren have created using these fabulous MTME products! I will be sharing more throughout the week as will the girls on the MTME DT! Thanks for looking - Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:
Template: My Time Made Easy © Pick of the Petals
Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Petal Perfection, Take Time & Just For You
Paper: Bear Berry cs provided by Couture Cardstock, K&Company DP, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Stampin' Up Cool Caribbean, Mellow Moss, Pretty In Pink, Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz, Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo
Sprinkles: Spellbinders # S4-190 Labels Four, # S4-138 Petite Ovals Large, K&Company flowers, Martha Stewart pearls, Offray ribbon, Making Memories hardware, buttons & cord from stash

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