MTME -- Preview Day 1

Can you believe it is that time of the month again?  Boy, is the time flying by with the holidays coming!  I absolutely love this template for today's project.  I hope you do too!

Don't you love it?  This little gem is called Wine & Dine...so clever.  I have a friend who absolutely loves sparkling apple cider, and I thought this would be perfect for her!

I used the new Vintage Vineyard Sentiments stamp set for the label...way too cute!

This is how the top looks...so many possibilities!  I added a couple pointsettias, a little greenery and, of course, a glittered bell.

I embossed white panels on the side with a snowflake embossing folder.  The only thing you need to do to open the box is untie the ribbons...easy peasy!

I sure enjoyed this project and it was super easy to assemble.  I know you will enjoy it too, so please take a look at the rest of the sneak peeks for a little inspiration!

Lauren Meader

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Farida Rone

Lisa Kind



Cutting Cafe -- Christmas Ornament

It's almost Christmas time!  I have a little something for you all to bring in the spirit of Christmas.

This card reminds me of Thanksgiving Day when my family and I decorated the tree.  I just love looking through all the ornaments while I am putting them on.  Every one has a special meaning to me!

I wouldn't normally mix this angel with this ornament, but I have one almost exactly like it on my tree that was given to me when I brought my daughter home from Guatemala.  It is the most precious gift.  I still can't believe it was seven years ago...God has blessed me in so many ways, but she was truly the best blessing I could ever have dreamed of!!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share with you.  Please stop by the Cutting Cafe to see what other little goodies you can find!

MTME -- Cyber Monday Sale 25% off!!

Hey everyone!  I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!  At my house we just had a small gathering, and of course, a traditional dinner!  I think I had to roll out of my chair...Lol!

I just wanted to share a bit of news with those of you who want to do a little cyber shopping.  Guess what?!  My Time Made Easy is having a Cyber Monday sale today.  Can you believe it...everything is 25% off!  You should definitely give them a look see and pick up a few of those items to make for your gift giving and packaging!!

Also, don't forget to stop by at the end of the week for the December peeks and release!

Have fun shopping!

MTME -- Year In Review

It's time for our year in review again over at My Time Made Easy.  I just can't believe how fast time has flown this year.  I went out to Wal-mart today and couldn't believe it was time to shop for Christmas again...whew, I'm not ready for that yet!

I decided to make for my project some Christmas tags that I will give to some friends of mine.  I love making them...and receiving them.

I used the new cut file Pop in Pillow for the tag holder...too cute don't you think?  The paper on the pillow box and the background of the tag is called Femmie Flakes and Fuzzies.

Don't you love this tag?  I used the Just Retail Tag cut file for the tag shape.  I used the acrylic stamp set Money Well Spent.  I love this set.

The flower is made from using the round Spellbinder dies to cut the felt, which I then clipped to give it shape.

And here is a final look at the whole set.  Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you found some inspiration in my set!  Have a fantastic weekend!

 

Lauren Meader

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Tangi Crain

Patty Goldman

Lori Kalus

Lori Hairston

Tina Hale
Farida Rone

MTME-- Post Release No Bones About It

Good morning, everyone!  I was having a little difficulty with my camera and I finally had to break down and borrow one so I could get my post up.  I hope everyone is having a wonderful morning.  I am so excited to show you this project.

My daughter loves everything dinosaurs, so when I saw the No Bones About It template with the new Not So Dangerous Dino's stamp set, I was smitten.

I love how this stamp set can be used for both girls and boys.  The triceratop and what my daughter, Kaylee, lovingly calls the "long neck" are her favorite dinosaurs, so I knew I would have to use them on this cute template.

I used a couple stamps from the Pawsitively Sweet stamp set that was released this month to create a little label.  I also used the paper from the Taylors Teeth Nomad Teal Leaf paper set.

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek.  Please check out some inspiration by the other DT members and don't forget to stop by My Time Made Easy to do some fun shopping!

 

  Lauren Meader

Tina Hale



 

P.S.  Some of the girls on the team have been affected by the storm Sandy and a few are under the weather with various ailments.  If you could maybe say a little prayer for them, I'm sure they would really appreciate it.

 

Again, thanks for stopping by!

MTME -- Release Day Crazy For Candy!

I just have to start off by saying don't you love it when you start out a project with a certain idea of how it is going to look and when it is finished, it is exactly what you hoped for?

Well, you will certainly be very happy with the release this month at My Time Made Easy.  Lauren never ceases to amaze me with her talent.  So without going on and on and on....oops, already did that!

Now, that is just darned cute, if you ask me.  I took the Crazy For Candy template and instead of using the cat and dog cut files, I used the Made of Snow digital stamp.

Is that face not precious?!  I enlarged the stamp and cut out the pieces that I needed.  I cut the face out and burnished ultra fine glitter on it.  I then colored it in with Copics.  I did the same with the bow.

 I used some spray adhesive on the body and used mica flakes to give it the snow look.

 
My mom is a member of the Emblem Club and they have a Christmas luncheon.  She now wants me to make 50 of these for place settings at the table!  Guess I better get started now, huh!

Thank you so much for stopping by and please visit the other girls to see what they have to show you.  You know it's going to be great!  

Lauren Meader

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Farida Rone

Lori Hairston

Lori Kalus

Pattie Goldman

Tangii Crain

Tina Hale

Cutting Cafe Inspiration Post

Tomorrow is Halloween!  How exciting is that?!  My daughter is so excited to get all dressed up.  She wanted to be a vampire so bad, but we go to our church for Halloween for a carnival and trick-or-treating and they don't allow any monster costumes, so she decided to be a Crayon...yep, that's what I said.  As soon as she gets dressed up, I will post a picture of her.

So on to my post of my project for you today.  I used the Halloween Time stamp set from The Cutting Cafe.

 Nice and creepy, huh?!  I printed out the bats and then put them on sticky paper and added a little fine glitter that I burnished and then colored with my new Spectrum Noir pens.

Same with this "I'm Batty For You".  I just added a little distress ink on the edges.  There's also a little bling on the tree branches...you know I can't resist that.

Here is a little closer shot of the bat.  The trees are also colored with the Spectrum Noir pens.

And there you have my project for this week for the Cutting Cafe.  Please stop by their blog for some more inspiration projects.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic and safe Halloween, everyone!

My Time Made Easy -- Crazy For Candy

I am so excited about this month's release at My Time Made Easy.  It is right up my alley.  I am a supreme animal lover, so as you see our peeks, you will know why I have had so much fun with this release!

Isn't this the sweetest little puppy?!  This is the new template called Crazy For Candy.

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I used a Kraft cardstock for the body and Mulberry paper for the head and legs.

Look at that face!  I used two different colors mulberry paper, one for the face and one for the ears.  This template comes with a few different designs, a cat face, dog face and generic design.

I had so much fun with this and know you will too.  I have made another one that is super duper cute that I will show you on release day, so make sure you check back on the 1st!

 

Please stop by the other girls to see what they came up with.  You are sure to enjoy!

 

On a side note, I hope all of you that are located on the East Coast stay safe and my thoughts and prayers are with you all!

Lauren Meader

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Farida Rone

Kimberly Morrow (me)

Cutting Cafe -- Tea Bag Holder

Hello, all!  I just got back from the Scrapbook Expo in Ontario, California...sooo much fun!  I am going to do a separate post showing some of the projects I made in classes there and all of the goodies I got, but I will do that toward the end of the week.

For now, I have the cutest little tea bag holder from The Cutting Cafe for this week's inspiration post.  I have fallen in love with it.

Isn't this the sweetest?!  I put together some Prima petals for the flower with a brad in the center.  I cut out a little tag with some baby pearls on the bottom.

I wrapped a ribbon around the packet and tied a bow to keep it closed.  The sentiment is from the Tea Bag sentiment stamp that comes with the set...so sweet!

And here is a peek at the inside.  It contains two tea bags of TAZO tea.  Super easy peasy to put together.

What a sweet little gift for someone special!  I think I will save this for a rainy day when I can pull it out and give it to a friend in need!

Thank you so much for stopping by and having a peek.  Please stop by the Cutting Cafe blog to see what other inspiring ideas the other teamies came up with!

Cutting Cafe Breast Cancer Month

Well, I am back!  I'm so sorry it took me so long to post.  My computer completely crashed and I have been dealing with getting a new one and then transferring my data off the hard drive because goodness knows, I didn't back everything up.  Needless to say, I have a new backup drive ready and waiting!

So enough of that.  Here is my card that I made for Cutting Cafe's Inspiration post this week.  I love the designs she gave us to work with.

Oh, my gosh, isn't that owl adorable?!  I changed the colors to gray and pink in Photoshop and added some buttons for the eyes and cut out an extra heart that I attached with dimensionals with a little glass glitter trim.

Added a couple rhinestones to the "Hooters" and pearl stickles to the ribbon.  The owl is from the Breast Cancer T-shirt printable set.

Added a little glitter mesh bling that I cut and glued to the outside of the card.

And there you have it, a great card for breast cancer awareness.  This little cutie I am sending to my cousin who is a survivor!

I hope you enjoyed this post and please visit Cutting Cafe's blog so you can see what the other girls came up with.

See you all next time!