Pirates! Challenge #31 - Craftaholics R Us!

It's Challenge time over at Craftaholics R Us Challenge Blog.

Challenge #31 Theme: Pirates

Used an Svg File from Cre8tive Cutz. Wasn't the easiest to put together down around the bottom of the boat, but I managed to get it put together without too much trouble. And I think it turned out super cute!!!

The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's United States Map stamp set. The skull and crossbone file that I used for the flag is from Miss Kate Cuttables. The black twine is Trendy Twine from Annie's Paper Boutique.

The fun paper is the Echo Park Pirates collection. I also used some of the stickers from this collection to decorate the sides of the pirate ship.

Can't wait to see all the pirate goodness you come up with! See you on the Craftaholics R Us Blog.

Blessings,

                       

Challenges:

DL Art: August Linky Challenge 8/31

613 Ave Create: #200 Anything Goes E8:2
PDE Linky Party: #185 Beach/Ocean 8/15

Love is in the Air - Day 1 w/ Treasure Box Designs!

Love is in the Air!!!

Welcome to the 5 Days of Valentine Fun with M Miranda Creations and Treasure Box Designs!

I am always grateful to Dina at Treasure Box Designs for partnering with me so that we can share some fun inspiration with you and, of course, some fun giveaways too!!!

For Day 1, I am using the current freebie from Treasure Box Designs!!!

Check out my Lovebug. Isn't he the cutest!!! And the best part, like I said, is that he is this week's freebie at Treasure Box Designs. To download the electronic file, head on over the Treasure Box Gems FB group and join. Once you have joined, find the post that says Download and hit that button and it is all yours. The freebies change every Tuesday, so pick this guy up by Monday, February 1, 2016. 

This is my 2nd project this week using a gable box. They are the perfect size for giving a small gift or a bit of chocolate goodness to your Valentine! I just sized my Lovebug to fit the front of the box and offset him with his heart file. The gable box is from Annie's Paper Boutique and so is the twine that I used to tie the tag to the top of the box. The scalloped circle die and the tag die (Mini Tag Dies 2), the Love is in the Air sentiment (Simple Sayings Valentine Edition), and the 2 small hearts stamped on the tag (Heart Splatters) are all from Jaded Blossom.

For the card, I cut the base at 4.75" square. The background paper is from Doodlebug Design's new Sweet Things collection. I also used this paper to make the 4 panels on the above gable box to decorate the sides. The XOXO sentiment (Valentine Designer Tapes) is also from Jaded Blossom.

The Lovebug is so super easy to paper piece! I hope you will make him to put on one of your Valentine gifts. He is sure to bring a smile!!!

Today's Prize:

Everyone is a winner today with the freebie, but to one lucky winner we will also be giving away one Stuffies file of your choice. That's right, you can choose from one of several of these cute one of a kind files!!!

Here's How To Win:

1. You must "LIKE" the Treasure Box Designs FB Fan Page.

2. You must "LIKE" the M Miranda Creations FB Fan Page.

3. You must leave a comment on this post!

You have until 5:59 pm Eastern Time on Friday, January 29 to enter for Day One's prize. That is 48 hours for your chance to win.

ALL WINNERS FOR ALL 5 DAYS WILL BE POSTED ON WEDNESDAY, 

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 AT 6 PM EASTERN TIME RIGHT HERE ON MY BLOG!!!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you for more inspiration and prizes tomorrow! I will be posting all 5 days at 6 pm Eastern time!

Blessings,

                 

Valentine Gable Box!

Top of the Tuesday morning to you!!!

It's my day to post over on the Jaded Blossom blog and I have a cute gable box to share using a technique that I have never tried before - stamping on canvas.

I took a kraft gable box from Annie's Paper Boutique and cut a red canvas sheet to make some panels for the sides. Before adhering them, I used some Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped on the design to the canvas using the new JB Heart Splatters stamp set. I then took the JB Luggage Tag Dies and cut the back layer using a sheet of kraft paper and cut the top layer using the red canvas again. I took another stamp from the same JB Heart Splatters stamp set and again stamped a background. Then I stamped the heart from the same set onto another piece of kraft paper and fussy cut around it. I adhered it to the tag with pop dots. The love sentiment was die cut from the new JB Alphabet Dies and glued on to finish off the tag and then it was tied to the top of the box. I also added a sentiment to the box using the JB Simple Sayings Valentine Edition stamps. This is a great box to stuff with chocolate treats or a small gift. And I am so glad that the stamping on canvas was a success for me. Yeah!!! I really like how it turned out.

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art: January Anything Goes

Silhouette Monthly Showcase: January Anything Goes

Die Cut Diva's: January Challenge/Something New

One Crazy Stamper: January Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #2 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

PDE Linky Party: #107 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #296 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #160 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments: #147 Anything Goes + Sentiment

Dog Lights Christmas Tag!

Sharing a candy treat today using this week's freebie, Dog Lights, from Treasure Box Designs!

This was made for someone dear to me and she loves dogs, so it was perfect! You can pick it up for free through Monday night as there is a new freebie every Tuesday at TBD that you can download on the Treasure Box Gems Facebook group.

Here's what else I used:

Jaded Blossom: Luggage Tag Dies for the tag base

Doodlebug Designs: Sugarplums Collection for the background paper

Annie's Paper Boutique: Holly Berry Trendy Twine and Small Candy Sacks

Various Cardstock

Ribbon and Button from my stash

Reese's Miniatures that unfortunately cannot been seen in this pic, but taste so yummy!!!

Thanks for stopping in again today! I have to clean up from yesterday and then I can set my crafty heart toward Valentine's Day and maybe a few more winter projects!

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art December Linky Challenge: Anything Goes 

Silhouette Monthly Showcases: #32 Anything Goes 

PDE Linky Party: #103 Anything Goes

Little Turkey Gift Box!

Sometimes I see something a friend makes and I know I just want to try it as well immediately! That was the case this week when I saw my Beth's turkey box. It is just so cute, so I gave it a whirl as well. If you would like to see Beth's, you will find it here.

Here is my version of the Little Turkey Gift Box using the Bobble Buddies Turkey from Treasure Box Designs.

Like Beth, I started with a 2x2x2 Kraft Box from Annie's Paper Boutique. I covered all the sides with some Bazzill Walnut colored card stock after inking the edges of all my squares. I then cut the pieces for my turkey using various card stocks including more of the Walnut colored Bazzill card stock for the body of the turkey. Once I had him all pieced together, I added his body to the front of the box and his feathers to the back. The feathers were embossed with with my Cuttlebug using a fall embossing folder by Darice.

This could easily become a great idea for a placecard at the Thanksgiving table. All you need to do is add a cut file of a sign to the back of the turkey that shows above the feathers and write the name of all the guests on the signs. It would look super cute!

Thank you for dropping by today. I always enjoy having you stop by.

Blessings,

                    

Challenges:

Silhouette Challenge: #31 Anything Goes

DL Art: November Anything Goes

DL Art Thankful Thursday: Thanksgiving

Decorate to Celebrate: #113 Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons: #114 Embossing

PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon: #315 Happy Turkey Day! 

Craft Your Passion: #287 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #209 Anything Goes