Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Guest Designer

Hello! Today I am guest designing at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons. I love Lisa's cut files and I was so excited when they said I could guest design. I made a few projects to share with you today.

A special little boy just turned 2 so I thought this fun shape card would be cute for him:

This cute little boy and cake come from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons file called Make a Wish Cutting File. Isn't he darling? I stamped his face with a Peachy Keen Face stamp called PK-1320 In the Garden Face Assortment. I also used a couple of My Creative Time stamp sets. The #2 is from Follow Your Dreams and the Birthday Boy sentiment is from Celebrate Good Times. I did some faux stitching with my Sakura Gelly Roll pen and added some Glossy Accents to the eyes.

Next up is a fun beach ball shape card for my niece's birthday next month. She loves swimming so I thought this would be the perfect summer birthday card.

The beach ball shape card and girl both come from the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons file called Little Swimmers. I stamped her face with another Peachy Keen Face stamp called PK-1200 The Moodies. I also added a sentiment from Craftin' Desert Divas. It is from the Simply Said stamp set. I did more faux stitching and added Glossy Accents to the eyes.

And my last project is a stick puppet for my girls. They LOVE it and I'm really hoping that Lisa comes out with some more princess costumes for these cute girl cuts.

I made a front side and a back side for her so she would be cute as they played with her coming or going. It was really pretty simple to do. All I had to do was rearrange the layers and voila. 

The cute little girl is from the PPPR Dress Up Girls 1 Cutting File and her cute princess dress is from the Dress Up Girl Princess Dress 1 Cutting File. I stamped her face with another PKS face stamp from the PK-1320 In the Garden Face Assortment. I also did a little bit of accenting with my Sakura Gelly Roll.

I hope you enjoyed my projects for today! 

Lisa, thanks so much for letting me guest design for you! Hugs- Glora

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Graduation Cards

I have a couple of more graduations cards that I hadn't posted yet. I went with quick and easy graduation cards this year and printed them straight out of my Silhouette Designer software.

This card uses a file that was a freebie at Lettering Delights. You can still get it but it is no longer a freebie, it is called The Happy Graduate - 2014 and can be found HERE.

For this next card I used the same Lettering Delight image and added a Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons image with it.

I stamped his face with a PKS face stamp called In the Garden Face Assortment. The boy comes from the PPPR SVG set called Graduates Cutting File.

Have a wonderful day! Hugs- Glora

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Princess Valentines

I know these are a little late but I have a few Valentine projects that I didn't get posted before the big day (actually I was making most of these during the little one's nap on Valentine's Day). That has just been life lately. I think these turned out pretty cute and wanted to share them. I have a couple of treat projects that I will be sharing in the next couple of days too.

I used the sketch from the My Craft Spot challenge this week.

This first one was for my oldest girl:

The SVG and patterned paper are both from Lettering Delights. The princess is from the Ice Princess Cut Set using the print and cut feature on the Cameo. Her darling face is from the In the Garden face assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. The darling sentiment is from More Gift Card Sentiments by My Creative Time and the Ribbon Banners - Wavy die is from My Craft Spot.

Here is the one for my younger daughter:

I used the same format and supplies for this card except that the princess file is from Lettering Delights Happily Ever After Cut It set. My girls loved them. I hope you had a terrific Valentine's Day too. Hugs- Glora

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A Fresh Start...

Lots of things are changing in my crafting world right now. It is crazy to say but for the first time in 3 years I have absolutely no crafting deadlines (other than the one that my friend Pam and I do just for fun). It has been strange and left me in a bit of a creative 'slump.' It is going to take a little bit to get myself out of it completely but I've decided to sit back and enjoy what I already have been blessed with during those three years and to make the best of it.

I have limited crafting time being a wife, mom, part time accountant, Primary President (someone who watches over the children on Sunday at my church), etc. I've always been kind of picky about trying out for design teams and have only ever tried out for 5 teams that I can think of and in this order: My Pink Stamper, Scrappy Mom Stamps, My Creative Time, Market Street Stamps and Peachy Keen Stamps. I made two of those teams. I was on Emma's, My Creative Time Design Team for 3 years and am blessed to have EVERY stamp and die that she currently has in her store (that is until next week). I was also on the Peachy Keen Stamps Design Team for 2 years - it was a dream come true. I fell in love with their stamps from the moment I saw them and dreamed of one day being a part of their Peachy Family. What a dream! It was a thrill to design for two companies that I love so much. I don't think I will be trying out for any other teams any time soon so you can look for me trying to participate in more challenges (which I haven't found time to do in a long time) and using some of the many BEAUTIFUL products I already have just for fun.

Since I'm having a fresh start to my crafting 'career'. I've FINALLY decided to complete the challenge that my sweet husband issued me months ago (about 1 1/2 years ago actually). I've wanted to sneak the project in again and again but there just hasn't been enough spare time. Well I finally started it today and completed it too. If you haven't noticed I have a fresh, brand spankin new, blog title. It now includes my darling little boy along with my two sweet girls my husband and I. I had a blast creating it too.

I used the Dress Up Paper Doll files by Lettering Delights along with a bunch of the Mouse files by Miss Kate Cuttables. Their darling faces are from the In the Garden Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. I also used a discontinued set by Peachy Keen Stamps for my glasses. It was called Accessories Assortment One.

Well I just love both the companies I've design for so you can plan on seeing me promoting them here and there too ;).

Peachy Keen Stamps just had a new release and it is ADORABLE. You can get it for 20% off through the 12th so hop on over and check it out if you haven't already.

My Creative Time is having a new stamp and die release on Monday. It is my first release not being on the team and not knowing what is coming out has kinda been driving me CRAZY, so I'll be there with the rest of you checking out every little sneak.

Have a TERRIFIC weekend! Take care! Hugs- Glora

Rapunzel Book Cover

One of my favorite things I have used my Silhouette Cameo for so far has been for printing and print and cut projects. Sometimes life is busy and I don't have time to layer all of those cute pieces. In that case I can do the print feature instead. Here is a Rapunzel book cover I made. It slides into the front of one of those plastic notebooks beautifully and dresses it up just right.

I got the tower, Rapunzel princess, and font from Miss Kate Cuttables. I hid the face when I printed it out so that I could add a darling Peachy Keen Stamps face stamp. They just make EVERYTHING cuter!!! I use them whenever I can! The face I used is from the In the Garden face assortment. I colored in her mouth and added some chalk for blush and voila a cute notebook cover.

Speaking of Peachy Keen Stamps their new release of ADORABLE stamps just came out and they are on sale for 20% off. You definitely need to check these out HERE. Also, did you know that their stamp club of the month is now only $19.99 (including shipping, coordinating SVGs and a 20% discount for the rest of that month). Make sure to check that out HERE too.

Have a great day! Hugs- Glora

PKS & KaDoodle Bug Fan Page Blog Hop

This is my first time doing a FaceBook fan page blog hop. Please feel free to comment on my project here on my blog but know that your comments will only count towards the prizes if you comment on the FaceBook fan pages of each participant. To start the hop go to KaDoodle Bug fan page HERE.

There are some fun prizes up for grabs if you join the hop on FaceBook, so make sure to check it out.

I made a fun easel card using a file by Too Cute By Jessica called Costume Babies 2. These files are retiring soon and you can get them for an awesome deal of $1 a set right now. I'm not sure how long they will be available so if you like them hop right over and get them HERE.

This is what the card looks like in the easel position. I used a few different Peachy Keen Stamp sets for this card. The baby's face is from the In the Garden Face Assortment, the pumpkin face is from the Peachy Keen/Cottage Cutz stamp and die set called Pumpkin Trio and the sentiment is from the September 2012 Stamp Kit of the Month.

Here is what the card looks like when you pull it out of the envelope.

I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette for this card and I seriously love using it this way. I did some faux stitching to help the image pop and I added some chalk to the cheeks and some Glossy Accents to the eyes as well.

Thanks for stopping by! HUGS- Glora

Dance in the Rain!

Today my crafty friend Pam and I are doing our monthly cut challenge. I chose this month and it is the little rain girl from the new Create a Friend Cricut cartridge. I'm totally in love with this cartridge and hope to be using it A LOT in the future.

Here is what I did with the cut:

This is a shape card that I made on my Gypsy. The sweet sentiment is from a My Creative Time stamp set called I'm Here for You Rain or Shine. Once again I used my new favorite face set called In the Garden Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. I inked the edged and pop-dotted her up for dimension. I also added some hemp twine.

I can't wait to see what Pam did with this cut and I hope you will check it out too. Click HERE to go to Pam's blog. Hugs- Glora

You've Been BOOed Treat Container

Today is 3D Wednesday at My Creative Time. For my project I altered an old container to make a cute Halloween container. I'll be adding candy to it and I'll give it to a neighbor sometime next month. Although my four year old loves it and thinks I should fill it with candy and give it to her ;).

I love this 'You've Been BOOed' sentiment from Emma's newest release set Fright Night. I stamped it on the Curly Label Die and the cute black border on the Curly Label Die is from the Inspiring Words (Accents) stamp set.

The darling ghost is from a new die set by My Creative Time called the Stitched Spooky Ghost Dies. I stamped it with an adorable Peachy Keen Face from the In the Garden face assortment (this set is quickly becoming a favorite of mine).

I hope you enjoyed my simple little altered project. Make sure to stop by the My Creative Time blog to see some more fun 3D projects. Hugs- Glora

MCT 26th Release Day 4

Welcome to the 4th day of My Creative Time's 26th stamp and die release. We are showcasing a couple of awesome new dies today.

Don't you love this new Photo Booth Die? I thought it was screaming for some cute Peachy Keen face stamps in each frame, I used the In the Garden Face Assortment. I also used a new stamp from the Girls Night Out stamp set. And the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die is my white base piece.

Sneak Peek giveaway!

We will be giving away the set we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Monday, we will announce the winner of that on Tuesday & so on......

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word! ;)

PRE-ORDER DAY!!!! 

The August 26th Edition stamps & dies are available for PRE-ORDER right now! Please enter the code: AUGUST2013 to receive 20% off your ENTIRE ORDER!  Start shopping HERE! 

HAPPY SHOPPING!

Make sure to stop by the My Creative Time blog to see what everyone has made for you today! Hugs- Glora

Sunny Hello

Today starts a new Designer Challenge at My Creative Time. Amy is hosting this challenge and the theme is Summer! It has been so hot here so I totally thought a sunshine card would be perfect. I actually made two cards.

The card is 4.25" x 4.25". For the sunshine image I used an SVG from Miss Kate's Cuttables called Summer Background Shapes. I stamped on a face from the Piles of Smiles 1" face assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. The perfect little 'hello' sentiment comes from My Creative Time's new Tab Notes Stamp Set. I think it make for a fun yet simple summer note card.

Here is version #2:

This is a standard A2 size card. I used the same cut file from Miss Kate's Cuttables but I stretched it width wise to make it 5.5". The face for this one is from the In the Garden Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. The cute and swirly 'hi' sentiment is from the Teeny Tag Greetings set by My Creative Time.

Make sure to stop by Emma's blog to see Amy's challenge and to link up your own summer project as well. Hugs- Glora

Tag it Tuesday - Sunshine

Hello, today we are starting a new feature at My Creative Time and it is called Tag it Tuesday. On these days we will be sharing tags with you. Our tags today were to use the color combo of red, orange and yellow. Here is my tag:

I made everything for this tag using some of My Creative Time's dies (except for the face and the twine I added). I used the Stitched Circle Die from Scallop and Stitched Circle Die Set for the sunshine. I used one of the mustache dies from What's Growing On? for the sun's rays. I used the Just Tag dies for my tag and I used the cute little tab from the new Stitched Round Tab Arrow and Tag. It doesn't fit perfectly on this double tag but with the twine run through it you can't tell. The cute face is from the In the Garden Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps and the twine is from The Twinery.

Make sure to check out everyone's tag at My Creative Time. Have a great day! Hugs- Glora

Congratulations on Your New Baby Boy!

Happy Monday, today I'm designing over at the Peachy Keen blog and I have a shape card to share with you.

I will be getting a new nephew this week and was excited to make a special card for the occasion.  I made this card using my Silhouette. I love how easy it is to make shape cards with a perfect little shadow using that machine. The svg file is from Lettering Delights and is from the Playful Stringbeans set. The little stitched die that has the sentiment stamped on it, is a die from the Chocolate Greetings set by My Creative Time. The oh so cute face is from the In the Garden Face Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. The darling sentiment is from the May 2013 Stamp Kit of the Month, also by Peachy Keen Stamps. I added some faux stitching with my Sakura Gelly Roll Pen, you can also pick those up at Peachy Keen Stamps. I finished it off with a few buttons, a little bit of chalk for the cheeks and some Glossy Accents for the eyes.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs- Glora

MCT 25th Release Sneak Peeks Day 3

Welcome to day three of sneak peeks over at My Creative Time. I made another CAS card, I hope you aren't getting tired of these...

The cute PB&J SVG's are from Lettering Delights and their ADORABLE faces are from the In the Garden Assortment by Peachy Keen Stamps. I also used a couple of MCT products so happy guessing! Hugs- Glora

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Okay, this time around we are doing something DIFFERENT! Since you ALL have seen this release in it's entirety, we decided to play a FUN game!  First of all, let me tell you what you will win!  ONE LUCKY person will win ALL of this! 

This is what this prize package includes:

-D-Ring 12" x 12" album - Black

Core kit

       - (500) 3" x 4" Journaling cards

       - (40) Bi-fold journaling cards 

       - (4) 4" x 6" First page cards

       - (4) 3" x 4" First page cards

       - (4) 4" x 6" Last page cards

       - (4) 3" x 4" Last page cards

       - (60) 4" x 6" Title cards 

(60) 12" x 12" Photo pocket pages

(12) 13" x 3" Project Life dividers

14 White divider labels

We will ALSO have a 2nd prize winner who will win a $50 certificate to my store!

We decided to make our giveaway a little easier for you.  Instead of listing all of the MCT products that each designer used on their projects, try to find just one!  If you can "spy" one old or new My Creative Time product and tell us about it in the comments, you will be eligible to win one of these great prizes!

Emma will announce the winner during the blog hop on Wednesday, July 17th! 

 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON Facebook, Instagram it #mycreativetime or even tweet about it~  about this release &  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!

 GOOD LUCK!

Let's start spreading word my friends!;)