Happy Sunday!

Hello Crafty friends!! While driving my kids here and there today, I had an idea!

I wondered to myself " would Miss Emma's gift card holder hold wallet size photos?" well I couldnt wait to get home and try it out!

WOOHOOO!!! score! They fit perfectly!!

Since I havent gotten my kids school pics from this year yet, I used their sports pics from football and baseball.

Soooo I found another perfect use for my favorite die cut while giving family and friends pics of my boys!

Thank you again Emma @ My Creative Time

Please go to her website and get this die cut!! You will LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!

http://shop.creativetimeforme.com

Thank you for visiting me!! Please come again!

~gina~

Happy almost Halloween!

Hello friends!!

I have started making some Halloween projects, when I have time!

I used mostly Emma's (My Creative Time) stamps and dies. I LOVE them!!

I was never a fan of the embossing powders, but I did find in my stash that I bought the embossing ink and powders so of course I had to go get the heat tool. I must say, I LOVE the look!! Please take a look and let me know what you think. I love the comments!! Hope I get to make more and share with all of you!

This one is cut at 3" from Happy Hauntings cricut cartridge

Emma's curly label die, feaux stitching

My Pink Stamper stamps embossed with black powder and heated,I also embossed the hair and shoes of Frank.

Martha Stewart spider web punch

This next one is my favorite!!

Emma's gift card die! I stickled the top trim to stand out.

Mrs. Frank is cut at 3" from Happy Hauntings as well. I used, of course, PKS for her adorable face. Her cheeks I used my 1 of 2 (lol) Copic markers in pink.

Emma's scallop and stitched circle die

Emma's All Around Halloween stamps. I embossed in white and colored the candycorn cupcake with martha Stewart markers. Added a little pop dot and there ya go. I LOVE this!!

I saw these done on a few of the ladies websites. These are post-it note holders. I made some for the boys teachers as a little halloween treat. Embellished with Emma's All Around Halloween stamps, Emma's dies and My Pink Stamper stamp for Happy Halloween.

The next 2 are the post-it holders open. They are the 3x3 notes. I cute chip board at 4" squares. covered them in Halloween paper and adhered it on.

I hope you enjoyed!! come back soon!

~Gina~

My baby's 4th birthday

Good Morning all! Today is my youngest son's 4th birthday! Can't believe how fast time flies. We had his bday party this past weekend at my parents house in the mountains. Little did we know Hurricane Irene would leave us stranded there for a few days. Roads were closed due to MAJOR flooding and couldn't get off the mountain. My thoughts and prayers go to those who lost their homes, their businesses, their belongings. It was a site to see, never thought I'd ever experience that first hand. God bless.

On a lighter note, these are the decorations and favors I made for his party. We decided on a Toy Story theme. I was so impressed with the way these came out.

I did however make the banner a little too big. But it was worth it!!

These favors were so simple. I got the bags from Michaels. They were 12/$3. I cut out the characters from the Toy Story cartridge in the shadow feature and adhered them. I also cut out the words "hand over the toys" but just used the "toys". The contents I also got at Michaels in the $1 bin but they were all 60% off!! Toy Story themed pencils, little notepads and sticker books for 19 cents!! plastic cups with Toy Story for 29 cents! Cant beat that. I've learned a little bargain shopping from Miss Michelle from Scrappin with my Bug! Thanks Michelle!!

My 9 yr old had told me a long time ago he wanted to make the cake. He had a vision of the 'claw'. I think he did a great job and it was delicious! Hmm, imagine if I had a Cricut Cake!! lol He used his Toy Story legos for the decs and I cut out 2 aliens at 3" for effect.

Thanks for visiting!!

PKS Challenge #57

Hello friends! I finally created a submission for the PKS challenge this week. This one was with a twist of 'color'. You had to follow a sketch and color combo.

http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

This is what I came up with. Wasnt too sure about the colors with the idea I had in mind, but I actually like how it turned out! Recipe:

MCT (my Creative Time) stamps for the sentiment (the newest release! I had to have them and they are fabulous!) I also used the die and stamp for the tag (sold separately). The pumpkins are from Happy Hauntings, embossed the green with a 5x7 cuttlebug folder dots (i think) and the card shape is from TBBM cartridge.

I embellished with liquid pearls in blue.... LOVE those!! and of course, PKS for my little faces! I used glossy accents to bring some shine. Hope you have a great night!! see you soon!

~Gina~

My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday challenge!

Hello crafty friends! it's time for a throwback thursday challenge hosted by Emma from My Creative Time. I think this may be the 1st I've entered! FUN FUN FUN!

ok so the challenge is to use Just Because Cards Cartridge or Wild Card cartridge. I used Just because cards. Cut the flower (which is the sticker feature) cut at 2.5" and the background circle also at 2.5". The punch is the open scallop punch from EK success, Sentiments are from Emma's stamp set Inspiring words (LOVE THIS SET!!) Click here to view this set as well as others!

http://www.creativetimeformeshoppe.blogspot.com

I embossed the background circle with my cuttlebug. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting, see you next time!!

~Gina~

Hello friends! I just wanted to share a quick birthday card I made for my Dad. Now that I look at it closer, I wish I'd have made the candles stand out a bit more. I thought the concept was adorable though. The recipe follows. Thanks for visiting!!

Cartridges used: Campin Critters, celebrations & Straight from the Nest.

Paper was from DCWV. The inside pinch is an EK success large bday punch.

See you soon!

Tacky Tuesday Challenge #8

Hello friends! I finally, I hope, got this blogger to post my posts!! Here is my entry for the Tack Tuesday Challenge. You had to use the word 'sweet' somewhere in the project, and a cool treat.

I had a few ideas for this, this is the end result. Hope you enjoy! I used Pack your bags cricut cartridge, PeachyKeen stamps for the faces and sentiments are from My Creative Time and Scrappy mom's. The tag is also Emma's NEW die!! LOVE IT!! I thought I'd do a layout instead of a card. Happy Summer!

See you soon!

Gina