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

Hello Sunshine!

The sun is shining and I am taking over the SVG Cutting Files Blog today!

The kids and I have been enjoying summer so far! Lots of swimming and baseball games and time with cousins! So much fun!!! So this is the perfect card to share with you today!

That's right - my family has been saying "Hello Sunshine!" The other day we went to a water park with several cousins and I think they all went around the lazy river the last 3 hours straight that we were there. They just went in circle after circle and talked non stop. They had so much fun!!! I hope you and your family are getting plenty of time in the sun too!

For my card, I have used the new Chibi Boy Pool Noodle file from SVG Cutting Files. This cutie will be available this Friday in the store. I also used Card Sketch 53 which you can find here.

The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Rain or Shine stamp set.

I used a combination of Echo Park, Doodlebug, and Papertrey Ink papers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Surf's Up! Jaded Blossom May Release Day 2!

It's Day 2 of the May Release at Jaded Blossom and we have two super fun stamp sets to share today - Tiki Time and Surf's Up.

I have used both on my card today!

I also used Flag Dies and Stitched Circle Dies. The card base is from SVG Cuts and the paper is by Echo Park. There are lots of fun sentiments on today's stamp sets and I tried to use several!!!

Today's stamps will be available on Friday, but if you can't wait...

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $139.99

May 2017 Release will include:7 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets2 - New Dies1 - 3 x 4 Freebie
 3x4 Freebie is for orders $40 or more (before tax and shipping),Friday 4pm PST through Sunday 11:59 pm PST
NO PREORDERS! NO BACKORDERS!No waiting WEEKS for your stamps. This Package is only available until Wednesday at 11:59 pm PST, and then it will be back up in the store on Friday at 4 pm tsp during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Regular price for the release package is $159.99


Here are today's two stamp sets:

Surf's Up

Tiki Time

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow!

Stop by the Jaded Blossom Blog to see all the projects by the Design Team and this month's guest designer!

Blessings,
                    

You're A-maze-ing! Jaded Blossom April Release Day 4!

Sharing another Amazing stamp set today for the Jaded Blossom April Release Day 4 Reveal!

This one is called A-maze Me!

For those of you who don't know, I am a librarian at one of our local high schools and I decided to make some fun little gifts to give to my teenage library aides. I found these fun smiley face mazes at Party City. I used the Wine Tag Die to make my tag. I embossed the maze on the background and then added my sentiment using the Card Mat Dies and School Dies. I also added a smiley face from Social Candies! To finish it off, I added a banner from this month's new Banner Dies. I know the kids will love them. Teens are like any other kid - they just want some to notice them and appreciate them! That is the true gift in giving them something like this!

Sometimes people ask how we close our treat bags up when making Jaded Blossom projects, so I thought I'd share how I did this one. I stapled the top of the treat bag to the black cardstock to close the top of the bag and attach it to the tag. I then attached the red background piece to the front of the black layer, but only along the top. This allowed the red piece to cover my staples but still adds more dimension to the tag. 

The papers are from Doodlebug Design and Echo Park and the black cardstock is Papertrey Ink.

I hope you have been enjoying the projects this week, and, of course, my teamies have some more Amazing projects to share with you. Head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to check them out!

Blessings,

                      

White Christmas! Jaded Blossom November Release Day 5!

It's the morning of the release and we have one more stamp set - Pinecones - 

and this month's freebie to share with you today.

I decided to use Pinecones along with the new White Christmas, Card Mat Dies, and Bow Dies to make a beautiful Christmas card.

I love the black, red, and white color combination. The paper is from Echo Park.

Today at 4 pm pacific time everything goes live in the store and we have a blog hop for you that will start on the Jaded Blossom blog. Don't miss any of the fun!!

PLUS CHECK OUT THE AWESOME GIVEAWAY GOING ON NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 27TH

Yes, you read that right - Jaded Blossom is giving away a Cameo 3! Good luck!!!

Okay now head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to see all of today's other projects. And remember to share all of your projects using Jaded Blossom products at the Garden of Creativity.

Blessings,

                         

The Red Cups are Here! Jaded Blossom November Release Day 2

It's Day 2 of the November Release Sneak Peeks for Jaded Blossom! And today it is time to brew up something warm with the all new Happy Brew Year stamp set!

How about giving someone the gift of the red cup this holiday season with this gift card
and treat bag set!

I used lots of Jaded Blossom dies on this as well - Gift Card Die, Christmas Dies, Scallop Slider and Topper Die, Bow Dies, Coffee Dies, Folding Gift Card Die, and Goody Bag Die.

The patterned paper is from Echo Park's 'Tis the Season collection. The treat bag is full of chocolate covered espresso beans. And this gift card holder is perfect to gift the warmth of Starbuck's!

This month's release will be available this Friday at 4 pm Pacific time; but if you can't wait, Jaded Blossom offers the Gotta Have It Now Package.

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $134.99

November 2016 Release will include:
6 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets2 - New Die Sets1 - 3 x 4 Freebie
 3x4 Freebie is for orders $40 or more (before tax and shipping),Friday 4pm PST through Sunday 11:59 pm PST
NO PREORDERS! NO BACKORDERS!No waiting WEEKS for your stamps.  *** SPECIAL RELEASE WEEK ONLY PRICING OF $134.99 WILL RETURN TO $142.99 ON 11/21/16 AT 12:00 AM PST. THAT IS A $15 SAVINGS!!!***
This Package is only available till Wednesday 11:59pm pst, then will be back up on the store on Friday at 4pm pst during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Regular price for the release package is $149.99

PLUS CHECK OUT THE AWESOME GIVEAWAY GOING ON NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 27TH

Yes, you read that right - Jaded Blossom is giving away a Cameo 3! Good luck!!!

Head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to see all of today's other projects. And remember to share all of your projects using Jaded Blossom products at the Garden of Creativity.

See you back here tomorrow for Day 3.

Blessings,

                     

Hello - Jaded Blossom Release Week Day 2!

It is release week on the Jaded Blossom Blog! Everyday this week, we will have sneaks of all the new Jaded Blossom goodies being released on Friday and we hope you will join us!!!

Today we are sharing projects using the new Spring Splatters and Funny Bunny stamp sets.

I have two projects for you today. One for each stamp set.

Spring Splatters

For my card, I used the butterfly splatter to decorate the smaller panel in a soft pink. The background paper is from Authentique's Sweetness 6x6 paper pad and I die cut it with the Jaded Blossom Card Mat Dies. The smaller panel is cut with using the Goody Bag Die. The butterfly is from SVG Cutting Files Kawaii Bug Lollipop Covers set and cut out using more papers from the same Authentique collection. I finished it off by stamping the sentiment Hello from the Jaded Blossom Simple Sayings stamp set. It is and A2 card.

Funny Bunny

I then made a treat bag using my favorite water taffy candies. Yum!!! For the bag topper, I used the Scalloped Slider and Topper Die. I cut the decorative panel using Echo Park's Sunny Days Ahead 6x6 paper pad. The peeking Bunny is from Miss Kate Cuttables. The sentiment banner was die cut using the Mini Tag Dies 2 and stamped with a sentiment from the new Funny Bunny stamp set. 

And, of course, if you don't want to wait until Friday to get the new release, 

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $124.99

February 2016 Release will include:
7 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets1 - New Die1 - 3 x 4 Freebie
freebie is for orders $40 or more (before tax and shipping),Friday 4pm PST through Sunday 11:59 pm PST
NO PREORDERS! NO BACKORDERS!No waiting WEEKS for your stamps. 
This Package is only available till Wednesday 11:59pm pst, then will be back up on the store on Friday at 4pm pst during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Regular price for the release package is $132

Here are today's sneak peek products:

Spring Splatters

Funny Bunny

Thank you for stopping by today!!!

Don't forget to stop by the Jaded Blossom Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has made for you today!!!

Blessings,

                    

You're a Rock Star!!!

Do you have a Rock Star in your family!!! Then I have the perfect two page Scrapbook Layout for you! Whether your rocker is running around in his or her diaper playing an air guitar or all grown up playing in a band, this is the perfect set of pages to capture all your precious memories!!!

I used Treasure Box Designs Rock Star, Little Gems Rockers, and Little Gems Patriotic collections.

I wish you could see it in person. This is so bright and colorful contrasted with the tan and black background. The LO was inspired by the card I made last week. I thought my Rocker Dude needed a band!!! You can find the post for my card here.

  

 

For the background paper, I broke out my Halloween paper. It is from Echo Park's The Apothecary Emporium and is called Skull and Bones. The four photo mats with hold 4x4 photos. I used a couple of embossing folders on this LO as well. I used the Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls and, though you can't see it in the picture, I used Skeleton Scroll by Cuttlebug as well. I embossed a skull onto her shirt.

 

Continue down for more photos.

 

The Layout is for sale on my eBay page, here!

 

  

 

 

 

 

Thank you for dropping in today! I invite you to follow me here on the blog and on my Facebook and Pinterest pages. You e5can also find me on Instagram @mmirandacreations.

 

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

CRAFT Challenge: Embossing 7/8 E5:1

Die Cuttin' Divas: #222 Anything Goes 7/6 E3:1

Craft Your Passion: #268 Always Anything Goes 7/5 E3:2

613 Ave Create: #113 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #103 Anything Goes 7/7

#1 Dad w/ Trendy Twine!

Happy Weekend Trendy Twiners!!!! So glad for a three day weekend with my family and then when school resumes Tuesday the countdown begins. We will only have 9 days left. Yeah!

 

All of the Trendy Gals are counting down to Fathers' Day as well as we have spotlighted the Krazy for Kraft Trendy Twine and 3x3x3 Kraft Boxes all month long making special projects for our very special dads. We hope you have been joining us on the Trendy Twine blog to see all the goodies!

 

Today is my day to share:

 

 

I have made a gift set using both the twine and the Kraft Box.

 

 

I started by covering my box using a piece of patterned paper from the Sweet Day collection by Echo Park. I also cut a A2 sized card base and then cut a piece of the patterned paper at 4 1/4" W x 4 1/2 H. I attached it to the front of the base leaving an 1" space at the bottom. I then took my twine and wrapped it three times around the box and then once around the card tying that piece off in bow. The cut file is from Miss Kate Cuttables and is called Number 1 Dad Title. I cut all my pieces for both the box and the card, pieced them together, and attached them foam squares. I also used a wooden block stamp purchased from HL to stamp the sentiment on my card. I really like how they turned out!!! It will be so fun to stuff some treats into the box and give the set to my hubby or to Opa.

 

 

Here are the products I used from the Trendy Twine store:

 

 

Krazy for Kraft Trendy Twine

 3x3x3 Kraft Boxes

 

Thanks for stopping by today. I invite you to stop by my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. You can also find me on Instagram @mmirandcreations.

 

Don't forget to head over to the Trendy Twine blog as well to see all the fantastic projects we have been sharing all month long using these two products!

 

Blessings, 

                   



Challenges:

DL Art Linky Party: May Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #100 Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon: #290 To Die For

Congratulations on Retiring!

I had a friend ask me the other day to make her a card for a family member who is retiring from the nursing profession. And, of course, I made her one.

 

So today I am sharing a Design Team card using a cute file from

KaDoodle Bug Designs.

 

The bear comes from the Halloween Costume Bears set. These are some really cute bears!

 

I used a piece of Recollections 110 lb. cardstock for my base. The DP is from Echo Park's Sweet Day collection. On the polka dot strip of paper, I used a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings stamp set. I really like the font on this set!

Thanks for stopping in to take a look. I truly appreciate it!

I invite you to follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well.

Blessings,

                       

 

Challenges:

Totally Gorjuss: #269 Anything Goes

DL ART: January Linky Party Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #127 Bears

Cute Card Thursday: #354 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #164 Anything Goes
DTS Week 1 Challenge Jan 2-13: Any DT Post
613 Ave Create: #105 Anything Goes w/ opt Twist

Santa and His Reindeer Gift Box!

One more Christmas project to share with you and then it is time to think about the new year and all the fun projects the year will bring. I made this gift box for my Sister in Law to hold some BBW hand soaps. As soon as I saw this file of Santa in the Silhouette store, I knew had to use him somehow. I know that this Santa will be used next year too.

 

Using the same Nail Polish Tote from Lori Whitlock that I used to make my Baby Sock Tote with this last September, I sized it even larger this time to hold the hand soap bottles. I used some heavy cardstock from my stash and decorated it using paper from Echo Park's Tis the Season Paper Pad that I picked up from Annie's Paper Boutique (Home of Trendy Twine). I then opened up the Santa Sleigh Silhouetted by the Moon file (#52304) and altered it so that I would only have one reindeer and sized it for the front of the box. I used heavy black textured cardstock from my stash for this. I also die cut a Spellbinders Oval die with my Cuttlebug and stamped it using a stamp from My Craft Spot's Naughty or Nice stamp set. Once I figured out how I wanted my Santa placed on the box, I wrapped some Holly Berry Trendy Twine around it. I added the Santa silhouette and the sentiment with pop dots. This was one of my favorite creations of the season.

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Hope to have you here again soon.

You can also find me on Facebook and Pinterest.

 

Blessings,

                      

 

Challenges:

DL Art December Linky Challenge: Anything Goes

Pile It On: #49 Anything Goes Christmas/Holidays

PDE Linky Party: Anything Goes

My Craft Spot: #162 Bags and Boxes
613 Ave Create: #104 Anything Goes

Happy Birthday Balloon!

I had this piece of designer paper sitting on my desk for months now, so I finally picked it up last night and used it as the background piece to make this birthday card. It comes from the Echo Park collection called Everyday Eclectic.

 

 

I went through my scrap bin to find cardstock to make my hot air balloon out of. I used a cut file from SVG Cut's For My Valentine kit. I should have added some kind of embossing or something to the balloon, but sometimes I just want to put something together without much hassle. The twine is Twisted Gumball from Trendy Twine. I really like this color. Probably one of my favorites that I have!!! The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings set. I like this stamp set. It has great sentiments for many occasions and the fonts are awesome.

 

Well thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will visit my 

Facebook and Pinterest pages as well.

 

Drop back by here tomorrow for a Trendy Twine Tin Blog Hop. You will be glad you did as we will be showing lots of inspiration for Christmas gift giving and we will be giving away prizes too.

 

Blessings,

                    



Gettin' My Tan On

 Are any of you having one more pool party before the seasons change?
Well I have a cute invite to help you with all your planning!

 

Using Craftin' Desert Divas Gotta Wear Shades stamp set, I have made this cute invitation with the sentiment "Gettin' My Tan On." I also used the You're Invited stamp from Simply Said.

 

 

 This invite would be quick and simple to make up several in no time.

 

Supplies Used:

 

Craftin' Desert Divas -

Gotta Wear Shades

Simply Said

 

KaDoodle Bug Designs -

Pool Party Bears 2

 

Spellbinders -

Curved Rectangles Dies

 

Echo Park -

Everyday Eclectic DP

 

Various Cardstocks

 

Thank you for stopping by!!! I invite you to stop by my FB page, M Miranda Creations, as well.

 

Blessings,

                      

Gotta Wear Shades!!!

I have a little something for you today to kick off the CDD stamp release and it features a really cute cut file from My Scrap Chick!!!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Craftin Desert Divas July stamp release party!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the five new stamp sets. Then on Friday and Saturday we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. There are some amazing creations being shared today and we hope you enjoy them all!

 

But before I show you my project, we have some exciting news to share with you! Tara has added some adorable Trina Clark images to go with her sentiments. These images will also come with an SVG cut file that is FREE to you.

There are a few specials during this release we want to share with you.
Every purchase receives a FREE Too Cute by Jessica SVG pattern made especially for this release. And with the purchase of any two sets of stamps you will receive a FREE mini stamp. Yeah! Both the free stamp and the TCBJ pattern will be revealed during the hop, July 25-26th. There will also be a sale - 20% off your ENTIRE purchase using the code JULY starting on Friday the 25th. The free mini stamp and the 20% off sale will end Aug. 1, 2014.

Today we are showcasing the Gotta Wear Shades stamp set.

(All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be revealed and available to order on Friday.)

 

Here is what I created for you today!

 

 

I love that this adorable penguin is hitting the beach to catch some waves.

 

And he has just Gotta Wear Shades!!!

 

Supplies Used:

 

Craftin' Desert Divas -

Gotta Wear Shades Stamp Set (Available Friday)

 

My Scrap Chick -

Beach Penguins

 

Echo Park -

Everyday Eclectic

 

 

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog; but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

 

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

 

Also, we hope you will stop by the Craftin Desert Divas Shop and the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group. Our FB group is exclusively for sharing all you creations with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. This group has some great extras for you too. It is were we show previews first, have giveaways, and much more!!

Thank you all so much for joining us today and we hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks. Remember everyday begins at Craftin Desert Divas!

 

Blessings,

                      

I will enter my card into the following challenges:
Pile It On: #29 Summer Fun
That Craft Place: Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: #141 Anything Goes
Crafting by Design: Use a Sentiment
Crafting by Designs: July Anything Goes
Curtain Call: Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: #66 Anything Goes
Fan-tastic Tuesday: #44 Anything Goes
Inkspirational Challenge: #61 Word Prompt - Splash
Brown Sugar Challenge: #103 Sea and Sand
Cute Card Thursday: #330 Fun in the Sun
Cardz for Guyz: #27 At the Beach