Fall~love this time of year!

Good morning crafty friends!! I LOVE this time of year so it just made sense to enter some of these challenges. This one I made last night for MCT. See details 
HERE
I purchased this cutting board from the dollar store! Decorated it with chalkboard paper (love the thickness yet flexibility of it), MCT journaling die, MCT leaf dies, MCT tab die. I inked up the leaves with TIM HOLTZ distress ink pads. Added a thick jute ribbon and easily displayed on a door, wall or whatever you can think of. 
Happy fall crafting!!
Thanks for visiting!
gina

PKS Challenge! and a few Valentine's

Wow it's been a LONG time since I've posted! I made a list to do a few Valentine's and challenges this month (and February). Sooo here we go!

  Peachy Keen Challenge 13-4 :: Just Cards :: Heart Of Hearts

(click for details!)

 

 

This 1st card I made with PKS PK-158 Get Well Bear ( the most adorable bears!!)

I colored her with copics and stamped on patterned paper.

The paper is from MME and Stampin up, ribbon from my stash. The sentiment is from My Creative Time's 100% sweetness. 

This next one is simple and awesome because I LOVE hershey kisses!

Dies & sentiment are from MCT Chocolate Greetings (new release). paper is from stampin up and MME

This next one is a little book mark from the left over strip from the first card...lol

Ribbon is from my stash, thin hemp is from I believe Liz's Paperloft. The stamp and sentiment are from MCT beary special thoughts

Thanks for visiting!

gina

another challenge....

Hello crafty friends!

Time for another Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge

 

This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES!!

Just use your PEACHY KEEN STAMPS and link up!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and they, along with our three runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!
Guidelines:

• Design must be new
• Link up by 11/14 - 11:59 pm EST
• For this particular challenge, you must use Peachy Keen Stamps to link up. (For other challenges, you don't need our stamps to play along, this only applies to the "Anything Goes" Challenge)

I spent alot of time, well what free time I had this week, making Thanksgiving cards. Here are a few. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this set!!

Thanks for visiting!

Hope you enjoy!

Gina

 





another PKS challenge

Hello crafty friends!

Wooohooo, I have another challenge project!

PKS release challenge on the Peachy Keen Connection

here

 

For my project I made a wall hanging. I can never have too many of those unfinished wooden plaques from the craft store. For this one, I stamped the boy elf from PKS Lauri Love skip faceless elves,  I also used My Creative Time Warm Holiday Fun.

I colored with copics, Tim Holtz distress markers, inked the edge with TH distress ink (salty ocean).

I used my Martha Stewart glitter markers for the shorts, hat and belt. LOVE these markers.

Hope you enjoy and are ready for a wonderful Holiday Season!!

Thanks for visiting!

gina

 



PKS November Release Challenge

Hello crafty friends!!

I was able to get in some crafting, time for this has become few and far between! I can NOT wait to receive my Peachy Keen November stamp of the month stamps!

For the release party, there were 2 challenges presented. I am still working on Challenge #2, but here is my

tag for Challenge #1. I used PKS September and October releases for the chipmunk, acorns and sentiment. I used My Creative Time's tag dies, curly die and border stamp. Colored with copics, heat embossed the sentiment with Tim Holtz distress ink (YES the distress ink!!) and clear embossing powder! Ribbon is from my stash and a piece of twine.

Thanks for visiting!!

 

~gina~

 



Happy Saturday!

Hello Crafty friends!

I had this vision of this sign in my head since I saw something similar last week in a store for almost $20!

I made it using items I had and LOVE , except for the $4 I paid for the 2 wooden boards.

 

 

Hope you enjoy! I LOVE how this turned out.

I used:

*PKS halloween holler spooky tree & cat stamp

& the BOO!

colored with copics and tim holtz (TH) distress markers

*2 plain old wooden boards and painted them with acrylic vanilla paint.

*PK-695 the Uglies for the eyes

*MCT Treats for My Sweet for the ghosts

*used My Cricut for the letters with vinyl

inked up the edges with TH black soot distress ink pad

 

I then painted it with a clear varnish and stapled to a stake.

This stands about 3' high.

 

Thanks for visiting!

gina



PKS Challenge 32

Hello crafty friends!

In my chaotic creativity this weekend, I got to create something for the PKS challenge this week. It's a sketch challenge:

SKETCH :: PKC32 :: AUGUST 2012

• Design must be new
• Link up by 8/29 - 11:59 pm EST
• You don't need our stamps to play along, but only entries using Peachy Keen Stamps can earn Top Peach!
• Sorry, any entry that does not meet the guidelines for this challenge will be automatically removed without notice.

 

Here is my take on the challenge.

 

I used, of course, PKS faceless fall fun for the sentiment.

MCT dies for the leaves and tag. I embossed the paper with dots and used brown ribbon from my stash.

Inked up the edges with Tim Holtz walnut ink pad

Enjoy!

Thanks for visiting

gina



MCT 19th edition fun!

Hello crafty friends!!

I had planned on cleaning up my little craft corner this wknd so I can work in less clutter. Eh, that didnt happen. I crafted IN the clutter. Hey, I know exactly where everything is!

So I used my very favorite stamps from Peachy Keen and My Creative Time

dies from MCT

some inks from Tim Holtz and Stampin Up

Theresa Collins new Christmas paper

DCWV paper

a few little embellishments.

Enjoy!

 

Thank you for visiting!!

gina



PKS challenge #30

Hello crafty friends!!

My goodness there's a FABULOUS sneaky peak happening as we speak over at My Creative Time!! A MUST see!!

Head on over HERE

You'll LOVE what you see all week!

So I was inspired by all of the talent that I've seen this wknd and today! I created a card for PKS challenge #30 Just cards POPPED UP! Now I must tell you, I have not yet done a pop up card. This was my very first attempt. I think it came out pretty good. Hoping to get better.

Here are details for the challenge:

PKS Challenge #30

I used PKS 647 Faceless Fall Fun for the pumpkins, fence & leaves

MCT All Around halloween for the sentiment

colored with my Tim Holtz distress markers

inked the edges with TH distress ink pads

I also used my acrylic block to mix the colors from TH ink pads, spritz with a bit of water and stamped the leaves. They came out so cool! I dont know that you can see the complete detail of all the colors, but I liked it. THEN, my favorite part, I used Yankee Candle Autumn wreath hand sanitizer to add a scent to the card. I squeezed a little on my finger and dabbed it around the card! LOVE IT! I did see it on a you tube video a looong time ago, wish I could remember where so I can give her credit. Nonetheless, awesome idea!! Because it's alcohol based, it didnt leave little spots anywhere! completely dried!!



ok now here is my pop up part. I had to keep it simple as this IS my very first pop up.

This next card is just for fun! I LOVE LOVE the august release from PKS!! I made a tag from the little apple, colored Mrs. Peach with my copics and paper pieced her dress.

The accessories are colored and paper pieced. This was so fun to play with!!  Happy 1st day of school!

 Thank you so much for visiting!

~gina~





Put a smile on your face!

Hello crafty friends! If you are a follower you know how I LOVE My Creative Time stamps and dies and Miss Emma herself is just awesome! Very creative and helpful and always there with a kind word. Well, her son Aaron has been ill for a few days now. As I was reading her updates on his status and health, I thought to myself I have to do something to put smiles on this little boys and Emma's faces!! Of course their family members as well. So I came up with this.... Put a Smile on Your Face create a card-a-thon!! Please join me in making one or 2 or more cards to help this family and make 'em smile through this tough time.
 Send your cards to Miss Emma's PO box which is posted HERE

on her website. I'd love to see what you've created as well so leave a comment and/or link to your card for us to view!!

Thank you all so very much! and May Aaron have a speedy recovery!

~gina~

PKS Challenge You've been framed!

Hello crafty friends!  I've been a crafty woman just stirring up creations! I'm having a work picnic this year, theme being "luau". I decided I would make a few wall hangings to decorate my unit with. Fit right into this challenge!! Hope you enjoy!

For this first one, I used Pack Your Bags cricut cartridge, cut off the sunglasses. I used PKS May stamp set for the lights,LOVE LOVE LOVE this set!! I used MCT build a banner kit for the tag and Have Fun in the Sun for the sentiment. The frame is a canvas I had lying around and just painted it with blue acrylic paint.

This next one is also a canvas I painted blue, I used Pack Your Bags cricut cartridge (left the sunglasses attached for this one), PKS May release for the torch border, MCT stamps Have Fun in the Sun for the sentiment on an EK success punch. Hope this makes you want to run to the beach or the pool side!!

Thank you for visiting!!

gina

MCT scrappy Monday Layout

Hello Crafty friends!! So here is yet another project, I know I know, havent been on here in forever now I'm a busy crafty beaver! This one is for My Creative Time's Scrappy Monday Challenge. You can view details HERE

For this 8x8 layout I used CC Boys Will be Boys for the 'brothers', My creative Time build a banner kit for the tag, MCT Turn that frown upside down for the sentiment. Papers are from DCWV I think "All about Boys" Ran the little blue banner through my cuttle bug, buttons are from $1 bin at Michael's. These are my boys and our dog bandit. Yup, even he's a HE! lol 

Thank you for visiting!!

gina

Time for another Throwback Thursday!

Hello crafty friends!! Time for another My Creative Time Throwback thursday challenge. You can read details HERE

I decided to use the cartridges Gypsy Wanderings and Word collage. I made this frame for my sister-in-law and family. I LOVED the font of the words in Word Collage, it was the Thanksgiving theme. I hid all of the words with my Gypsy except of course 'family'.I cut it at about 3.5" with brown vinyl and placed on the front of the glass. The scrolls in the corners are from Gypsy Wanderings. I LOVE how this turned out!!

I did have intentions on putting their names in the background, but they are expecting their 3rd child and I thought I'll wait on that! Hope you enjoy!

~gina~



Can't get enough "Creative Time"...

Hello crafty friends! Well I couldn't sleep last night as I've been under the weather. So I got creative. I have a few very special birthdays coming up in my family (my god-daughters, both of them, born on the same day 9 years apart! lol... bit of info) anyway, I think these came out SOOO adorable!

 Hope you enjoy!

Please leave comments, love 'em!

Let me just say that this is such a FUN FUN stamp/die set!!

you can purchase it HERE

This first card is a 4x4 card using Kraft card stock, and My Minds Eye 6 x 6 pack Lost and Found.

I used my brand new FAVORITE die, Fun Pockets. The balloons were cut from MCT build a banner kit, I used the little circle stitched die. Punched it with a rectangle punch for the balloon effect. Some twine for the balloon strings. Of course, some faux stitching I had to use! The inside sentiment says Wish Big from another of MCT stamp sets Wow so many candles....

 This next card is also a 4 x 4 . I rounded the edges with my corner punch. Used MCT Celebrate Good Times Stamp/die set.... for the stamp and dies. SO adorable! Love the bright colors and how well they look with the Kraft paper.

Ok this last card is a 6.25 x 3.5 card. The patterned paper is from Fancy Pants "Be You" 6 x 6 paper pack. Navy card stock, the jeans stamp and sentiment are of course from MCT Fun pockets (colored with my Spectrum Noir markers...still havent heard back from the company about them exploding!)

I used real mini clothes pins colored in orange spectrum marker. So cute! 

Thanks for visiting!!

~gina~