Good Teachers Teach From the Heart

Hi, I thought I would pop in and share a card that I made for my daughter's teacher. You may be seeing a few teacher appreciation items in the next few weeks. Our school decided to celebrate teacher appreciation week all next week. I'm trying to get a few projects done and ready to go in advance. I thought this cute sketch from Peachy Keen Stamps would work cute for a thank you card. Here is the sketch (the challenge runs through tonight if you want to join in).

For this card I used a bear and apple SVG from PPBN, I don't see it on her site anymore but it was a freebie that I got from there a long time ago. However, I did find it in the Silhouette Online Store HERE if you are interested in it.

The sentiment on the apple is from the My Teacher Rocks! stamp set by My Creative Time. The Thank You is from Sports Sentiments also by My Creative Time. I also used a couple of dies by My Creative Time. My rounded squares in the background are from the 4x4 Journal + More and the cute little heart dies are from the Stitched Sweethearts and XOXO Dies. And of course that absolutely ADORABLE face on the bear is a face stamp by Peachy Keen Stamps called the Teddy Bear Assortment. Isn't it the cutest little face?

I hope you enjoyed my card today. I have another card to share tomorrow too (SURPRISE). I'll see you then! Hugs- Glora

Quick Links:

Bird Cage Thank You

Today my friend Pam and I are doing our monthly cut challenge. This month Pam chose the cut and it was the bird in the bird cage from the Straight From the Nest Cricut cartridge.

I made mine into a shape card 

The sentiment is from My Creative Time's Sports Sentiments stamp set. The die it is stamped on is her Stitched Oval Die. I drew an eye and beak on the bird. I added a few accent marks, gem stones and a bow. Simple but fun and it will fit in a standard A2 sized envelope too.

I'm excited to see what Pam did with this cut. You can check it out too by going to her blog HERE. Have a great one! Hugs- Glora

Sports Lover Layout

Happy Monday, today we are 'Scrapping the Little Things' over at My Creative Time.

Here is a fast and fun scrapbook page that I made using My Creative Time stamps.

P.S. this is a picture of one of my darling nephews from YEARS ago. Sorry to have made you guys think that this was my little guy, he isn't quite this big yet but he is getting there :).

For this layout I used My Creative Time's Sports Sentiments, Black Belt stamp set and Soccer stamp set. Like I said simple and easy but I like it.

Make sure to check out the projects on Emma's blog. I know they will be FANTASTIC. Hugs- Glora

Simple Thank You Cards

Hi, I'm stopping by today with some very simple thank you cards. I printed the image out of a Disney Print Studio program that I've had for years and then I did some basic scoring and stamping to finish them off.

For this one I used Fly Away With Me Sentiments and Even More Gift Card Sentiments by My Creative Time.

Here I used the Sports Sentiments stamp set by My Creative Time.

And for this I used the Even More Gift Card Sentiments again.

Have a wonderful day and I will be back on Friday with a new Peachy Keen Project. Hugs- Glora

MCT January Stamp Release Sneak Peek #1

Hello My Creative Time fans and welcome to another sneak peek week. Today I am featuring one of Emma's newest stamp sets called Fast Pitch Rocks! It is an awesome set for the softball players in your life.

I made a gift card holder for the coach for the end of the season along with a card.

I made my own background paper for both of these using the softball sentiment off of the Fast Pitch Rocks stamp set. For the gift card I did use a sentiment from Emma's already release Sports Sentiments set as well as her Embossed Gift Card Holder, but everything else on the gift card and card come from the Fast Pitch Rocks stamp set. For the gift card I used a technique that I saw my DT sister Katie use on a basketball card. I was hoping to give the effect of her swinging at the ball.

 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 Emma in your post! 

Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, January 20th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

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

Well that's it for me! I hope you will hop on over to Emma's blog to see what she and the other design team members made with some of the new sets. Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps- Sports Sentiments

My Creative Time stamps - Fast Pitch Rocks

My Creative Time Dies - Embossed Gift Card Holder

Pebbles Ribbon

Sakura White Gellyroll Pen

My Creative Time's November Stamp release BLOG HOP!

Welcome to the My Creative Time November Stamp Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Cindy's amazing blog you are in the right spot, if not make sure to get the whole hop in by starting at Emma's blog.

Today I am showcasing the Touchdown stamp set. I have a couple of simple projects for you and then I will scoot you along you way on the hop. The first is a card...

I used a watermark ink pad and clear embossing powder for this card. The footballs and the quarterback are both from the Touchdown stamp set and the I {heart} football is from the Sports Sentiments stamp set. After heat embossing I inked all the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink and I was done.

Next I made a few lollipop holders in our favorite college football team colors...

These were made with white cardstock, Emma's stamps and dies and some Tim Holtz distress ink (even the blue scallops, I just inked them up so that they would match perfectly). Every stamp on here is from the Touchdown stamp set except for the #1 which is from the Sports Sentiments set. As far as dies go I used the new Lollipop Holder Die and the Scallop and Stitched Circle dies.

Here is a closer look at the Touchdown stamp set:

***HUGE GIVEAWAY ALERT***

For our giveaway today, we are  giving ONE LUCKY winner an E2! If you have always wanted an E2, here is your BIG chance to win one! OR if you have one already, just think if you did win, you would make someone SUPER HAPPY by giving it to them as a gift since Christmas is right around the corner!  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 winner, then Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winner out of those 19 names! So remember you  have "19" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop! The deadline is Sunday night at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Thanks for stopping by today, your next stop on the hop is the very talented Jeanne! Click HERE to see what awesome project she has in store for you!

If you get lost along the way here is the hop lineup:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

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

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

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

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

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

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

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

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

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

Kelley ~ http://myfrontporch-kelley.blogspot.com/

Items Used:

My Creative Time stamps - Touchdown

My Creative Time stamps - Sports Sentiments

My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle

My Creative Time Dies - Lollipop Holder Die

Versamark Ink

Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

My Little Athlete - My Creative Time Sneak Peek Week

Well as I'm sure you know it is another sneak peek week over at My Creative Time. Well today wasn't my day to do a sneak but I couldn't resist sneaking a card in today with the new Sports Sentiments stamp set. I used this set to stamp a sentiment on the little outfit the boy is wearing.

I also made this card for the current Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge that goes through tonight. I used Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids face stamps for this little boy. I used the largest stamp in the assortment set and the little boy is from Baby Steps (cut at 5"). This card is also an easel card, so here it is opened up.

For the part that keeps the easel up I used Emma's Scallop and Stitched Oval Die set along with stamps from the All Around Birthday Time stamp set. All the patterned paper is by DCWV.

Now make sure to go to Emma's blog if you haven't already so that you can see all of the awesome projects and inspiration from her and the Design Team. Have a great day! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Baby Steps Cricut cartridge

*My Creative Time stamps - Sports Sentiments

*My Creative Time stamps - All Around Birthday Time

*My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Oval Die

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Wide Eyed Kids

*Patterned paper- DCWV

*Sakura Gellyroll Pens