Monday, October 31, 2011

Holiday Hop-Along

Today is release day at My Time Made Easy. We always have a group post full of inspirational projects on release day.. So grab a cup a coffee and have fun hopping along :)
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Today the group will be sharing a gift idea with each of templates.. Lauren and I are using the new template called To The Point/ Dreidle box. Lauren has a sample of the Dreidle box be sure to check it out HERE. I have made two projects for today . This first one is suppose to look like a pencil. I folded one end in and left the other side out. What a cute way to say Merry Christmas to your favorite teacher.. My decorative layers are cut out using the New paper pack called Hot Holidays. My tag and holly are cut out using Frost bitten cut file. I used Alphabet soup paper and topped it off with a sentiment from Sugar and Spice stamp set. 
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Using the same template but assembled it with both ends out I have made a Tree ornament. I just love how Lauren's template are so versatile. When I was cutting out my template I added a piece from the Beautiful Bauble cut file for my opening,  Using a piece of velum so you could see threw it... I place a electric candle inside. I am going to hang this on my Christmas tree using the idea of how they used candles in the old days to decorate. :) Do you think they really did that?!!

Need more inspiration? Check out the MTME DT Gallery, And dont forget to hop around to the other Team members blogs today... There is a ton of eye candy to be seen :)...Monique



Sunday, October 30, 2011

My Time Made Easy Sneak Peeks

Happy Halloween Everybody!! Where has time gone.. Can you believe that it is already time for another My Time Made Easy Release... And with the Christmas Holiday Season right around the corner (55 day to be exact) it is time for some Adorable and Affordable gift giving.... We are having a huge release this month 4 templates, 4 stamp sets, 4 cut files and some new paper sets.... Your not going to want to miss a thing....
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Here is my sneak peek gift set!! I just love this idea!! Toot Toot :)
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Lets start with the template.... This template is called Tri-it!! You could use this template for so many things, A party hat, Which hat or Candy Corn... I have made mine into a ice cream cone... Well I hope it looks like a ice cream cone :0...The decorative layers are cut using Bringing Home Girl digital paper. I stamped on the sentiment with Staz on using the stamp sets Fancy a cuppa and Just for you.
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This tag was cut using the Just retail tag cut file. Stamp sets used are the New Rainbow of wishes and Timed write. The tag is cut on Gaga for gingham paper. !!
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Here is the inside view with all the goodies inside.
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Isn't this image the sweetest thing you ever did see... She is from the new Stamp set Rainbow of Wishes. This stamp set comes with one image and 8 sentiments. Once again I have used the coordinating paper Bringing home girl

I hope you liked my sneak peek.. Need more inspiration? Be sure to check out the MTME DT Gallery..  

Be sure to hop around today and see

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Twinery and Sweet & Sassy Hop!! Season's Greetings



Hi Everybody if you have arrived from Korin Sutherland's blog your in the right spot!!!
... Today The Twinery and Sweet and Sassy Stamps have teamed up for a blog hop. 

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Did you know there is only 67 more day until Christmas!!! For my Holiday card I have used Sweet and Sassy Stamp set called Winter friends. I have added some lace and wrapped it up in Twinery Twine. The colors I have used are Peapod and Lilac...

 How would you like to win some prizes...
The Twinery is giving away One Ultimate color Sampler pack (retail value $25) 


And Sweet and Sassy Stamps is giving away One Season of change stamp & die set (retail value $28)


You need to comment on All Blogs to be eligible to win... Deadline to hop/ leave comments is 11:59EST Saturday Oct 22nd. The winners will be announced on the respective company blogs on Sunday Oct 23rd.


Thanks for stopping by today!!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Operation Julie's Smile!!


 Hi Everybody.. I am so happy that you could join us today for this very special Blog Hop.If you have arrived from Grace Hester's blog your in the right spot.
I want to start off with a bit of house keeping.. This blog hop is very large 120 + people have joined us to support our friend Julie, with that being said if there is a break  in the chain the complete list of blogs in the hop is posted on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog. You have a full weekend to get around to all the blogs to be eligible for prizes by leaving comment. 

Yes there are prizes over 2500.00 in prizes that have been donated by very generous companies . A complete list of these sponsors is listed on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog. Prizes will be drawn for the following

1.  From comments left on the Blogs
2. From PayPal Donation list
3. Blog Hop Hosts

To make a Donation to please press the Donate Button which is located on the side bar. 

What is Operation Julie's Smile?

“The creative blogging community is coming together this weekend to help one of our friends, Julie Ranae.  You may know her as the Design Team Coordinator for many wonderful companies from bakers twine, die cuts, rubber stamps and more.  What many people don’t know about Julie Ranae is that she has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to medication she had to take as a child.  It was in her plans to think about having all of her teeth  replaced at some point in the next 5 years, a decision that was pretty easy to plan out.  But then it happened…she chipped her front teeth on a weekend a month ago. The dentist told her there was no way to save them & that it was his recommendation that she give in and have them all her teeth removed soon, but for that day, they needed to get her front teeth done so her gums could begin to heal. He said he would 'work out payments with her to have ALL this work done...but when she called to make her appt for the first step of impressions, they told her the amount of money that was needed and that the 'payments' applied only to the two teeth that were extracted that day. Her husband Paul was with her & that too, was his understanding as well. So this is how she has found herself in this situation…Needing at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to finish the process…a total of $7000.
Nicole Rixon, owner of Sweet Stamp Shop put together this benefit after finding out about this situation and before Julie Ranae knew it, it took flight! 
Because she is an event organizer by trade, she has taken on the job of organizing all of the blogs in this hop as her way of ‘working overtime’ for what she needs, the same as if she were able to work overtime at an outside job to pay for the work to be done. 
It is the goal of all of these generous friends & sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for our friend so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon. 
If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, there is a donation button ready for you to click.  Any amount is appreciated and ALL DONATIONS will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over $2500.”

When I heard about this Blog Hop I Knew right away I wanted to join to support my fellow Twinery Team mate Julie. And I also knew what I was going to create.  ~~~~   
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 Isn't this the cutest little tooth fairy gift set you have ever laid your eyes on...Toot Toot !! Yup tooting my own horn lol... I have used supplies from 2 company's that I design for MTME and The Twinery. I have listed the products below. 
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My gift box with the lid on 
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And a close up of the tooth fairy box.  
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And A close up of my card!
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Well that is it for me . I hope you have enjoy your stop here at my blog. The next stop is
Make sure you leave a comment here before you go so that you can have a chance at the amazing prizes up for grabs and if you can, please make a donations so we can help bring back a new smile for our friend!! 
Materials  
Twinery Twine: Butter Cream & Pink Sorbet   
Template: Topped off MTME  
Stamps :Lost My tooth MTME   

Monday, October 3, 2011

MTME Holiday Year in Review

Hi Everybody.. I hope you had as much fun as I did with this months MTME release. So many ideas for Holiday gift giving. Make your list and check it twice because before you know it Christmas will be here :).. Today is everybody's Favorite Year in Review.
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What do you think of my Wreath. It was so easy to make and wow you should see how it looks on my door. Very Festive. I have used the Abra-bow-dabra cut file. Check out Laurens video HERE to make 2 variations of bows with this cut file. The Two bows that have pattern were cut using 12 days of snowflakes. This is a must have for your paper collection and guess what MTME gives it away for FREE!! The sentiment in the middle is from the new set Beautiful Baubles.
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And that is it for me ..Thank you so much for joining us for this months release... Are you still looking for more inspiration? Be sure to check out the MTME DT Gallery. Today is a group post and your not going to want to miss a thing :)... Thanks for stopping by..Monique



Sunday, October 2, 2011

Merry and Bright

Hi Everybody.. Today is our assigned day. I am making a gift set using an old template with this months new images :). 
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Here is today's complete gift set
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Lets start with the template. This template is called So Fortunate. My decorative layers are cut from the paper pack called Brisk Breeze. I have added a bow and that is just how easy it is to created affordable gift giving with MTME.
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Now for my gift.I have made some Christmas gift tags with Two new cut files that are available at MTME today :). The first one is this cute little mitten called Frost bitten. My cuff is made with the coordinating paper from Brisk Breeze. My sentiments and holly are from the stamp set Secret Santa.
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  This cut file is called The stocking were hung. These two cut files are larger than you see here. I have sized mine down for a proper gift tag size.
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 And last but not least my matching card. Once again I used Brisk Breeze paper pack. This cute Perky Lil Penguin is a new digital image for this month. The sentiment is from Beautiful Baubles. Wow thanks for hanging in there today for my long post... Need more inspiration check out the MTME DT Gallery. Thanks for stopping by today..Monique
Be sure to stop by and see

Saturday, October 1, 2011

October Calendar Page

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Wow I can't believe September has come and gone. How fast time flies....Being the beginning of a brand new month comes a new calendar page. This month I have used different type of calendar than I have used in the past. Changing things up is good right :).. This month I have used a Halloween theme. The cute Frankin fun from MTME... Are you interested in making a calendar page and joining the line up. Send me a e-mail :)..Be sure to visit the other ladies for their calendar inspiration this month :)...Monique