Chalkboard Floral Congratulations

Good morning again! Also dropping by with a quick catch up post from last year's made but never posted cards! This was also one I made for the final PC Magazine publication call.

I used the beautiful Mama Elephant set called Water Blooms and a chalkboard technique for this card. I also used the scallop from the Index Card die set to cut the front panel. Pattern paper is from MME, and the bling (that matches SOOO perfectly!) came from Michael's. 

Thanks for stopping by again! Have a great day!!!

Merry and Bright Chalkboard

Good morning! Hard to believe that it is Friday already - hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Just sharing my card this morning for Unity Friends with Flair:

I also thought I would play along with the current Unity {be inspired} Challenge:

I used the October 2013 Kit of the Month for this one - one of my favorites for Christmas images! I did it up with a chalkboard technique, then added some pretty May Arts ribbon from my stash, a bit of silver thread, and some silver jingle bells tied on.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Some Fun News!

Hello! I had a fun announcement on the Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine Blog this morning - much to my surprise and delight, one of the 3 cards I sent in for the World Card Making Day contest won! My winning card was in the Season's Greeting category, and will appear in the April 2015 issue.

This card is one of the other three that I sent in, and I thought it expressed my feelings perfectly! I am so incredibly blessed and happy to be part of the paper crafting community! I can't even express all the joy this hobby has brought me, let alone all the friendships - even though I haven't met very many of them in person, I am blessed to call them friends! 

For this card, I stamped and heat embossed that beautiful image from the Unity Stamp Co August Kit of the Month on chalkboard paper, then colored the embossed image in with Copic markers. I die cut the frame with an Avery Elle die, then added some stitching and some smudging with white pigment ink. Added a bow, tucked a doily behind, and finished off with some Glitz designs pattern paper and a few enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by - have a wonderful day!!!

MCS Christmas release hop and GIVEAWAY!!!

Good morning! It's finally release day for the new Christmas stamps at My Craft Spot! SOOO excited for you to see them all! You should have arrived here from Saundra - if no, make sure and head back to the beginning so you don't miss any of the stops (or giveaways!) along the way!

I decided to use one of my favorite new sets from the release again today to make a chalkboard inspired card: 

I had so much fun with this card! I started off by cutting the deer out with my Silhouette Cameo, then using the negative as a stencil to apply embossing paste to my chalkboard paper. Once that dried, I stamped and heat embossed my sentiment, then added some smudges of white pigment ink. Added a bow using Cherry Red Traditional Baker's Twine, and a few gold sequins from the Metallic sequin mix. I distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz distress tool, then mounted it on a rustic wood background paper from an MME paper pad. LOVE the effect of this!

You're next stop is one of our amazing guest designer's for this month - Beth! If you get lost, here is the entire hop lineup:

Kimberly

Gwen 

Lisa (Guest Designer) 

Saundra 

Heather (you are here)

Beth (Guest Designer) 

Ally 

Kate

Deb (Guest Designer) 

Karen 

Before you leave - make sure and leave a comment! You have a chance at each stop along the hop to win a $10 gift certificate so you can get a head start on that wish list! 

Thanks so much for hopping by today! Have a great weekend!!!

You have made a difference - Unity FWF

Good morning! It's FRIDAY! Yay! I'm playing along again with Unity Friends with Flair today with this card:

I also used (again with a bit of liberties!) the Unity {be inspired} Challenge sketch:

 I had an itch to make another chalkboard card, but wanted to make it a little more bright and springy - so I pulled out the fun chalkboard stack I got at Michael's a few weeks ago that has lots of fun spring tones of chalkboard paper. 

I used the January 2014 KOTM for my image and sentiment - and heat embossed them on the chalkboard paper, before adding some smudges of white pigment ink. Added some background paper from MME, placing one pattern on an angle - been loving doing that lately!

Tucked a doily behind, added a tiny Tim Holtz paper clip to the to, then tied some Hemp twine around it in a soft bow, and finished off with a few enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you are having a wonderful day!

My Craft Spot Celebrate and Stencil technique

I'm over on the My Craft Spot blog today to share a fun card I made with some of my favorite My Craft Spot goodies, and some of the stenciling techniques I have been learning in the Online Stencil Class I have been taking - this is for Day 4's homework:

I am so in LOVE with the beautiful sentiments in the Big Sentiment stamp set. For this card I embossed the word "Celebrate" in gold on vellum to overlay my stencil/embossed panel.

I also used some Natural Jute Twine, and some gold sequins from the Metallic blend.

It is really hard to see here - but I used my stencil to de-boss a soft green chalkboard paper panel, then left the stencil on to sponge with white pigment ink. Then, I decided to sprinkle a little gold embossing powder randomly on for a bit of extra sparkle. I folded my vellum panel around the sides, glued it in the back, then mounted my entire panel onto some woodgrain Avery Elle cardstock for the cardbase.

I am also linking this up with the Trendy Star Power Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Sorry for the pictures on this one! I really struggled to get a true to life picture of the color - who knew that shade of green would be so difficult to photograph? Thanks for stopping by - and have a great day!

Love is...Unity FWF

Good morning! So excited to be playing along with Unity Friends with Flair this morning using the current December 2013 Kit of the Month:

I recently saw a technique that Jennifer McGuire used (you can see her post HERE) that I wanted to give a try! She used clear embossing paste with a stencil, then sprinkled embossing powder over and heat embossed. I didn't have any clear embossing paste, so I used the white I had and sprinkled over some Zing embossing powder on the top and bottom corner, leaving the center just white. I really like the effect this gave, and will probably be trying it again!

I stamped my image on chalkboard paper and heat embossed it in white, then added some smudges of white ink as well, then attached it to my card base with foam adhesive.

Added some silver sequins, and a wrap of Twinery Baker's Twine to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Friday - and a Happy New Year!!!

Candy Cane Lane!

Hi there! I'm over on the My Craft Spot blog today sharing a holiday card with you - a very bright and festive card!

I love creating with the chalkboard technique - simply stamp your image on chalkboard or black cardstock and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Next, stamp again slightly off the first image with white pigment ink. Finally, add some details with a white colored pencil, and add some smudges of the white pigment ink to complete the effect.

These Candy Cane Brads from Eyelet Outlet just make me feel festive - so bright and fun! I thought they would look beautiful on a chalkboard paper tag - and I do love how they pop!

I used Bazzil Cardstock for my cardbase, and a Mister Huey's mask and embossing paste to create my background. The chalkboard tag was cut with a Paper Smooches Die, and I also used some pretty White Sheer ribbon, Black Jute Twine, and Cherry Red Traditional Twine for the top of my tag.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!!

Eyelet Outlet Christmas Tag

Good morning! I had this tag shared over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog yesterday, and thought I would pop in and fill in a bit more detail here this morning!

This tag came from this inspiration piece i found on Pinterest - pretty, isn't it? 

I cut the tags using my Silhouette Cameo and some Avery Elle cardstock. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from my Unity October 2013 Kit of the Month with gold Zing embossing powder. I then added some swipes of white pigment ink to give a bit of chalkboard effect. I also did this on the base kraft layer - I think it gives it a nice frosty look!

The background glitter stripes were created by using my ATG gun to run strips of adhesive and sprinkling it heavily with American Crafts gold glitter. I attached the two tags together with foam adhesive so they would stay put where I want them! The snowflake brads are from Eyelet Outlet (you can find them HERE) and I finished off with some sheer white ribbon and natural jute twine.

I am linking this up to a couple of challenges - first, CAS-ual Friday's: Let It Snow:

And Curtain Call: Sweet Snowflakes:

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you are having a fabulous day!!!

Market Street Chalkboard Christmas

Good evening! Just dropping by with a quick card this evening using my (retired) Market Street Stamps and some chalkboard technique. I also did some distressing on the edges - a very rustic and fun card! Pattern paper is Echo Park, and I tucked some black jute twine and a button in beside the chalkboard panel.

I am also linking this up to the current Inspired By Challenge - LOVE the texture and cozy and rustic look!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great evening!

MCS New Release Day 3 - Christmas Cocoa Treats

Good morning! Welcome to day 3 of sneak peeks for the Winter Release at My Craft Spot! Today we are sharing projects made with the newly releasing stamp set called Ornate Labels Christmas, which coordinates with Ornate Labels Metal Dies.

I decided to make a fun Christmas Hot Cocoa Treat gift! I cut my Ornate Label with Chalkboard paper, then stamped and heat embossed my frame, sentiment, and those fun stars with Zing embossing powder. I also smudged a bit of white pigment ink on them to weather them a bit.

Next, I punched a hole at the top and threaded through some Snow White Crinkle Ribbon, and then tied a bow with Maraschino Twinery Baker's Twine.

Added a candy cane, and tied it all around a thin plastic bag that I received from my wonderful DT friend Ally! It is filled with Trader Joes Peppermint Hot Cocoa - which by the way, is to die for! I'm not sure if it is out yet this year, but it seems to come around seasonally, and I always buy a few spares to save and use throughout the year. Not sure how this one survived so long, but I'm glad I still had it for this!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Make sure and head over to My Craft Spot next to see what the rest of the design team put together, and enter today's giveaway!

My Creative Time New Release - Day 1

Good morning! I am so excited this morning to be joining in for the week as a guest designer for the new release at My Creative Time! Today the design team is sneaking "Build a Postcard," "Postcard Add Ons," and "Holiday Tickets." As soon as I saw the fun sentiments in the "Holiday Ticket" set, I immediately had to try out a chalkboard technique card! They were perfect! 

I used an older die, MCT Tag Dies and some chalkboard paper to create my tag. I then stamped the sentiment from the new release with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white powder. I added some doodles and such with a white colored pencil as well.

I added some crinkle ribbon from my stash, and some blue jute twine from American Crafts, then a tiny blue gem that I picked up from Michael's a while back.

Tucked a doily behind, and added some pattern paper from an older MME Christmas pad, then mounted the tag on the card with foam adhesive. Yep...this is a pretty bumpy card! Good luck to whoever might try to fit it in an envelope! :-)

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! ;)

Good luck to everyone! Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful day - and I will see you all throughout the week with more sneak peeks!

Paper Smooches SPARKS - Lace

Hello! It's time for this weeks new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge - here is what I made this week:

It is the first week of the month, so that means it is a Trend Watch Challenge:

And here is the inspiration piece:

I started off by trying to capture the feel of the lace by using some embossing paste over a doily die cut that I laid on some plain white cardstock. I also splattered a little Heidi Swapp Color Shine over the top in black, then let all that dry well.

I used Paper Smooches Tag Scallop Die to cut a piece of Chalkboard paper out, then stamped my sentiment from Many Thanks Stamp Set. Added some jute twine, wood veneer hearts, and enamel dots to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit! Looking forward to seeing your creations this week as well! Please stop by and see what the rest of the SPARKS team put together:

Jamie

Larissa

Heather

Pamela

Savannah

Chalkboard Fall Card

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a card for Unity Friends with Flair that I made for Eyelet Outlet - it was shared on their blog a couple of days ago HERE.

I used the beautiful word art image from my Unity August KOTM on some chalkboard paper cut with Paper Smooches Notebook Basics Die, and heat embossed it in white before smearing some white pigment ink around a bit on it. My background paper is from Echo Park. 

I added the cute pumpkin brads, black bling strips, washi tape, and red bling to embellish - all from Eyelet Outlet. You can find a link to each item on the post at Eyelet Outlet (HERE).

Also linking this up with the Stickers and Tape Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Friday!

MCS Challenge - Favorite Technique

Good morning! It's time for a new challenge over at My Craft Spot! The challenge for this week is to use your Favorite Technique. I don't know if I could possibly pick one favorite technique, but I have been enjoying the chalkboard technique a lot lately, so I decided to go with that for the challenge this week, and play with some of the new releases:

I used Jar Basics Stamp Set, and Jar Basics Metal Dies, and the Chalkboard technique to make my chalkboard jar. The sentiment on the inside of the jar is from the new stamp set called Bon Appetit, as well as the "mmmm good!" over the top of the jar.

Pattern paper is from Crate Paper, I added some Black Jute Twine, and some sequins from the Tuxedo blend at My Craft Spot.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you'll play along with us this week and share your favorite technique! Have a great day!