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My Time Made Easy March Release Day & Pretty Patterns Sketch #50

Today I have a double dose of goodness for you :)  It's March 1st so the My Time Made Easy team has a group post showing off the amazing templates, digi paper & digi stamps just released!!  And since it's also Thursday, it's time for a MTME Pretty Patterns Sketch!!Today, I'm showing off the Round & Round template.  I left off the top and handles and made mine in to a pin cushion :)  I have recently gotten back in to sewing and quilting and it seems that I just cannot seem to have enough pin cushions.  I printed off the butterfly paper from the Regal Round Up digital paper pack and made a "band" for my base.  I also used the Scalloped bottom (comes with the template).  I just love my new little pin cushion! :)  Be sure to visit the rest of the team to see what they've done with our new templates...

Round and Round

• Lauren Meader
• Katie Cotton
• Lisa Kind
• Lori Kalus
• Pattie Goldman
• Tangii Crain

Well Contained

• Lauren Meader
• Debbie Marcinkiewicz
• Farida Rone
• Linda Hammerton
• Lori Hairston
• Mara Campbell

And now for my MTME Pretty Patterns Sketch card...

I just love the colors of the new Regal Round Up digi papers!  So I went crazy with them when making my card for today's sketch card.  Head over to this post on the My Time Made Easy blog for the deets on the sketch, some Sketch Team inspiration and to see how you win a free Pretty Package/template of your choice!

Thanks so much for stopping by, see ya back here tomorrow for another goodie and for my calendar page(s)! 

My Time Made Easy, March Previews begin... This sweet treat is "Well Contained"

Today kicks off the first day of peeks for My Time Made Easy's March release!  We are showing off the Well Contained template.  This awesome template comes with 2 parts and unlimited possibilities!  For my goodie here, I used just the container.  It perfectly holds my cupcake (I was kinda craving some Red Velvet cupcakes) :)

I also used a tag from the brand new Round Off digital stamp set!  This great set comes with 12 tags and 22 perfect fitting quotes.

I also printed out a page from the Cool Cooking paper pack (don't 'cha just love how old stuff works so well with new stuff? :))  Voila!  A yummy cupcake treat fabulously wrapped and presented!  Be sure to visit some of my fellow DTers to see what they've done with this awesome NEW template (available in the store March 1st).

• Lauren Maeder 
• Katie Cotton
• Lisa Kind
• Pattie Goldman
• Lori Kalus

In addition to to the March release, we are also welcoming a few new team members to the My Time DT!  Be sure to visit, and say "hey" :)

Mara Campbell 

Lori Hairston

Lori Kalus 

Pattie Goldman 

Linda Hammerton 

Farida Rone 

Stamps:  Round Off (My Time Made Easy)  Template: Well Contained (My Time Made Easy)  Paper:  Cool Cooking (My Time Made Easy)

MTME Pretty Patterns Sketch #49

Happy Thursday! It's time for another MTME Pretty Patterns Sketch :)  Be sure to check out this post for details of the sketch and how you can win a FREE Pretty Packaging (Template) of your choice from My Time Made Easy.   had a little fun with this week's sketch, I added my sentiment/focal image to the INSIDE and cut a window on the card front.  It's hard to take a picture of, but looks fun IRL.  The papers are from Fluttering-By and Shutt-erfly digi paper packs, my sentiment is from the All-a-Flutter Sentiments set.

Here's a better view of the window.  Of course I had to decorate the inside of the card too :)

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my very simple sketch card this week :) 

MTME Pretty Patterns Sketch #47

Happy Thursday!  It's time for another MTME Pretty Patterns sketch.  This week I used the Bee-Loved set along with some paper from the Buzz-y Blooms pack (LOVE this paper!!).  I always love coloring this set because there are so many fun ways to color it.  

I used Sakura Stardust pen on the bee's wings, black Spica glittern pen on his body, and some uber fun Cinnamon Stickles on the center of the flower (convenient that I just found these stickles in a box this past weekend).  Sorry for the quick post, but be sure to head over to this post on the MTME Blog for all the sketch-y deets and to see what the Sketch team has done with this weeks sketch :)  Thanks so much for stopping by!!

It's a PMS hop & SALE!

Today the Paper Makeup Artists are bring you a hop about things we LOVE!!  Make sure to stop by the PMS Blog to get all the deets on a MAJOR rubbah sale Katie has going on!!  I used the Hugs & Kisses set,  now I actually used this set in rubber, but I could have just as easily made this card using the digi set!  

I used one of the heart images and stamped it with VersaMark on my yellow cardstock, I just love using stamps to make background papers :)  The sentiment is from the same set.  Grab your latte and make your rounds!  Here's the links you need for the rest of the team... be ready to be inspired :)

Katie Cotton 

Lisa McKinney

Michelle Van Patten

Randee Elsing

Anita Hovey

Jackie Rakoski

Jenn Cochran

 

Stamps: Hugs and Kisses (Paper Makeup Stamps)  Paper: Amethyst Sparkle digi (My Time Made Easy)  Challenges: Mojo227  Copics: BV23, BV25

 

Another February Calendar page

Well I already showed off the February page I made for my Mom's calendar, so here is MY February page.  Last week's Mojo sketch was my inspiration.  A couple of week's ago I found an SEI Club kit from last year and I just LOVEd the Heart paper in it!  There are actually 2 that I just love!  One of my favorite 'lovey" sentiments is "I just love you", I heard in a movie (can't even remember which one) years ago and it stuck with me.  The sentiment I used is from Paper Makeup Stamps.  Anyway, I just stamped it on a tag and then embellished the heck out of this page... I think I really like it :)  Of course my calendar hangs on my stand from Taylored Expressions, the stand my son stained for me :)  Are you playing Taylors Calendar challenge?  Clink on the button on my right hand sidebar to get all the deets!

Well happy February to you, thanks for stopping by!

My Time, A Year in Review Group Post... In LOVE

Today the My Time Made Easy DT are showing off some NEW things with some OLDer goodies!  I used the Insert Card Here template, but left the "insert" out so I could fill it with some Kisses. Yummmm!

For the box I used one of my favorite paper packs, Coffee Beans.  I am in love with all of the prints in that pack and these flowers are just too fun!  If you look at the first picture in the post you can see that my tag is "popped up".  For the tag I used the Timed Write digi set.  Using Gimp I placed and colored each piece and layered it the way I wanted it, then I added the yellow paper from Coffee Beans as a layer and voila... tag done! 

Make sure to visit the rest of the team to see some of their favorites!

Lauren Maeder

Kathryn Berthiaume

Lisa Kind

Monique Hansen

Stamps: Timed Write (My Time Made Easy)  Paper: Coffee Beans (My Time Made Easy)  Template: Insert Card Here (My Time Made Easy)

My hubby has a few screws loose, but I still love him, lol!

Today I am pairing up my project with this week's MTME Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge, go to this post here for sketch challenge deets.

For my project I used the Pull Up Tabs Square template and filled it with Herchey's kisses :)  I used the Gray Screw paper from the Wind my Manly Gears pack.  The papers are perfect for my little giftie, because....

as soon as I saw this sentiment in the Wound Setiments set. I KNEW this package was gonna be for my hubby, lol!  I'll hide the whole package in his suitcase the next time he travels.  Please visit Lauren & Lisa... I promise they'll have some awesome eye candy for ya!!

Here's chirping at you... My Time Made Easy February Release

*If you are looking for my Pure Innocence February calendar page, please scroll down 1 post.  Thank you*

**Did you know My Time Made Easy is having a Design Team call??  
Check out this post here for all of the details!!**

Today the My Time Made Easy team is showing off it's newest template, Pull Up Tabs.  This template comes in both octagon and square.

There is a decorative topper piece, but I chose to use a scalloped circle instead... it fit perfectly!  The octagon is the perfect size for a 3" ish candle or some mini chocolates... yumm!!!  I added some decorative paper, from the Wind My Girlie Gears paper pack.

This is likely the busiest card I've ever made, lol!  I started with last weeks SCS Sketch and used more of the same Wind My Girlie Gears paper.  The birdie is from the BRAND NEW Wind 'em Up! stamp set, and the sentiment is from the Wound Sentiments set, also NEW!  I covered the "screws" on the bird with rhinestones and went over the beak, legs and "key" with black and silver Spica glitter pens... very sparkly

Well that's all I have for ya today, be sure to visit my other team mates to see their take on the Pull Up Tab template!

• Lauren
• Lisa
• Monique
• Kathryn

 

Happy February, Yall!

First of all, let me start off by saying that my stamp room is sooooooo messy I am getting claustrophobic and I totally cannot function!!!  With that being said, the whole time I was working on this calendar I could hear my mom saying "clean your room, young lady!"  A handful of weeks ago MFT showed off a calendar by Barbara Anders using the Pure Innocence calendar girls... talk about being inspired!!!  As soon as I saw it I knew my Mom's desk at work needed one of these calendars :D  It also worked out quite well that MFT sent their newsletter recipients a little giftie around Christmas time, it was this handy dandy calendar (came in large and small size, this is the small).  I was trying to find a calendar frame/holder that wasn't too bulky looking, knnowing my Mom she has so many cutesies on her desk at work there wouldn't be tons of room for a calendar stand, lol.  

I saw this picture easle at Target and it was perfect!!  I had to make this calendar a little bigger than the calendar pages I've been making for myself so it fit the easle better.  I'll have my February Calendar page to share with you on Friday :) 

I paper pieced her little dress, and colored the rest of her with Copics.  I re-stamped the flowers, colored them and then cut them out and popped them up on the original image.

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you again soon!  Please stop by and visit my calendar pals...

Christine 

Julie 

Danni 

Lisa 

Stamps: Pure Innocence - Primrose (MFT Stamps)