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

Spring Greetings!

I don't usually miss my old home in Roswell, NM too often; but when February rolls around and I think about how I could already be wearing flip flops down there, my heart begins to long for the warmer temperatures of that region. But here I am in February wondering when Easter is this year and still wearing my boots and a heavy jacket most days.

So it only seems right to share a spring card as I dream of the warmer days.

And, of course, I have used lots of Jaded Blossom goodies to create it - Scallop Rectangle Dies 2, Rectangle Dies 2, Border Dies 2, Spring Dies 1 (Version 2), Spring Dies 2, and the new Easter Basket Fun stamp set.

My bunny is from Miss Kate Cuttables. The patterned paper is Doodlebug Design. I used a Versamark Watermark stamp pad and Whispers Embossing Powder to add the sentiment.

Hope you will stop by the Jaded Blossom Blog and Jaded Blossom store for more ideas and products as you begin to dream about spring this year!

Blessings,

                   

Mummy Needs Coffee! September Release Day 1 at Jaded Blossom!

It's September Release Week at Jaded Blossom! Are you ready?!!!

This release is one of my favorites every year because I love everything Halloween and Fall!

Today we are showcasing 2 sets of dies - Halloween Dies 2 and Halloween Scenic Dies - and a stamp set - Halloween Treats 3.

For my project, I used a fun sentiment from Halloween Treats 3.

That's right - Mummy Needs Coffee! I just love how this turned out! The top of the box comes off and you can add a favorite bag of coffee to give to some Mummy this Halloween.

I also used Jaded Blossom Halloween Dies, Coffee Dies, and Flag Dies.

The box is from SVG Cuts Santa's Surprises Kit and the mummy is from Miss Kate Cuttables. The paper is from a Me and My Big Ideas stack.

Here is a picture with a bag of Peet's coffee inside.

  

The Jaded Blossom September Release will go on sale this Friday; or, if you can't wait, ...

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $144.99 - Here

September 2016 Release will include:
7 - 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
***RELEASE PACKAGE PRICE OF $144.99 IS GOOD ONLY DURING RELEASE WEEK! THAT IS ALMOST $30 OFF THE REGULAR PRICE OF $179.99. THE RELEASE PACKAGE PRICE WILL GO BACK UP TO $159.99 ON SEPTEMBER 12TH***
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 4 PM PST during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Regular price for the release package is $179.99

I know you are going to enjoy this release. Stop by and see what the rest of the DT has done with these exciting new dies and stamps on the Jaded Blossom Blog. And then I will see you back here tomorrow.

Blessings,

                     

I am going to enter this at 613 Ave Create, DL Art, PDE Linky Party, Sunny Day, Aud Sentiments, Simon Says Wed Challenge, and Decorate to Celebrate.

Challenges:
613 Ave Create: #189 Anything Goes 9/30 E8:2

DL Art: September Linky Challenge 9/30

PDE Linky Party: #136 Anything Goes 9/8

Sunny Day Challenge: #13 Always Anything Goes 9/12

Aud Sentiments: #163 Anything Goes 9/14 E5:2

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge: Anything Goes 9/6 E5:2

Decorate to Celebrate: #18 Anything Goes 9/12

Jaded Blossom July Release Blog Hop!

Hey Everyone! So glad you are hopping with us today!!! If you are here from Jamie's blog then you are in the right place. If you are just dropping by, but would like to start at the beginning, you can find a complete line-up at the bottom.

It's time for the July Die Release Blog Hop!  

Here is a link to the STORE, but there is also links to each new die below.

But first we also have our July Celebration Sale going on! 

Now onto the hop!

The Design Team has been busy creating some amazing projects with these new dies! While you're hopping with us today you'll see 2 fabulous projects at each stop!

First here are the 4 New Nesting Dies:RECTANGLE DIES 1 - $25.99

RECTANGLE DIES 2 - $22.99

SCALLOP RECTANGLE DIES 1 - $27.99

SCALLOP RECTANGLE DIES 2 - $25.99

And the Die Bundle - $96.99

And what is a blog hop without some Candy!!!

BLOG CANDY

1 Lucky Winner will get to pick a stamp set of their choice!

Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop!

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!

Here's what I created:

My first project is in anticipation of July 4th in just a few days. I love the firework shows!!! So I decided to make some fun treat bags for my kiddos that I can give to them on the holiday. The new rectangle dies make creating a topper so easy!!! I used the Scalloped Rectangle Dies 2 for this one. I also used the Rectangle Dies 2 and Superstar stamp set for my sentiment and the Star Dies for the dark blue stars on the fireworks. The fireworks are from Miss Kate Cuttables and the fun paper is from Doodlebug Design.

Here is a close-up of the topper:

And since July is known to the crafting world as Christmas in July, my 2nd project is a Halloween card. Yes, that's right, I said Halloween. You see, I just couldn't make anything Christmas themed without making something Halloween themed first!!! Does anyone else feel this way?!! LOL!

I love Halloween and some of my favorite JB Dies are the Halloween Dies! This little ghost just makes my heart melt!!!And look at all the fun layers that can be made with the new dies!!! It just looks awesome! To make the card, I used the new Scallop Rectangle Dies 1, new Rectangle Dies 1 and Rectangle Dies 2, Stitched Oval Dies, Halloween Dies, Layered Frame and Journal Die, and Spooky Labels stamp set. The fun patterned papers are from Doodlebug Design, the face stamp is from Peachy Keen Stamps, and the cardstock is Papertrey Ink.

I'm so glad you stopped by today!!! I hope you are enjoying the hop. 

Up next is the fab Michelle!

And just in case you get lost along the way or you are dropping by my blog and would like to start at the beginning, here is the Entire Line-Up:

Candace 

Gigi
Candace O.
Cindy
Cassandra
Lee-Ann
Mel
Jamie

Melissa

Michelle

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,

                    

Have a Spooky Day!

Happy Halloween 6th (aka October 6th)! I hope you have enjoyed your Tuesday!!!

This month has been a lot of fun and it is only going to get better. Got a call today that Oma and Papa are coming in two weeks. My kiddos are so excited!!!

I have had a project everyday this month. I don't want to jinx it, but I am really hoping to craft the 31 days of October. This is the tag I have to share today.

This is the Cute Mummy file from Miss Kate Cuttables and he is definitely cute! 

I left him the size he imported and then cut a tag to fit him. This tag base comes from a file from My Scrap Chick - Fall Leaf Tag. I used the internal offset function on DE to adjust the top layer of the tag a bit though. The design paper for the top layer is from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Halloween collection. Once the mummy was pieced together, I used pop dots to attach him to the front of the tag. I then cut out the banner using Spellbinders' Pennant Dies. The sentiment is from the Scrappy Mom's Bewitched stamp set. I really like the combination of the two fonts on this one! The whole set of stamps is way fun though! To attach the ribbon and the button, I used a piece of Totally Natural Trendy Twine from Annie's Paper Boutique. All the cut files were inked with Creamy Brown Color Box chalk to give it some more dimension.

So glad you creeped on by my blog today! I hope you will come back for more spooktacular projects as the month goes by. If you would like to be a follower, you can do so by clicking on Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin' on the right side bar of the blog.

For those who prefer, I also post everything on my Facebook and Pinterest pages.

See you soon!

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Decorate to Celebrate: #110 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #203 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #144 Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: #282 Anything Goes 

Black Cat Halloween Gift Bag!

I hope your Sunday has been a blessing! It warmed back into the 70's here and was so nice. 

I have a gift bag to share with you today. I actually made this a few weeks ago, but I have not been able to photograph it well, Today's photo is the best one I've gotten, so I am just sharing!

The bag is from SVG Cuts' Catacomb Manor collection and stands 11" tall. To make the bag, I used a pattern paper from the My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Halloween collection. The Black Cat file is from Miss Kate Cuttables. I stretched her out just a bit to make her fit. The tag is from the Spellbinder's Pennant dies and the sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Meow and Forever stamp set.This bag looks so awesome in person. I can't wait to fill it with a fun gift and give it away!!!

Thank you for stopping by today! 

If you would like to follow my crafty creations, you can hit the Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin' buttons on the right side bar. Or if you prefer, I also have a Facebook and Pinterest page.

Blessings,

                     

Challenges:

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Challenge: Halloween or Make a Card

Scrapbook Blessings Club: October Anything Goes 10/31

Decorate to Celebrate: #110 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #203 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas: #235 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #144 Anything Goes

Hand Over the Candy...

Well it is day 2 of October and I have my 2nd project for the month. Wow!!! Last month, I just had no mojo! But this is my favorite month of the year both for crafting and just because! October is beautiful in my neck of the woods and I'm looking forward to taking my kiddos on some adventures this month. I'm also looking forward to sharing lots of Halloween and Fall projects here and I might just throw in a few Christmas ones as well.

When I saw the cut file I am using today, I just couldn't wait to get it on the front of a card. I think this vintage Jack-O-Lantern is just perfect, especially, with all his spider friends.

He looks like he is having a smashing good time!!! The cut files are all from Miss Kate Cuttables. I used Vintage Jack O Lantern and Halloween Set. I cut the spider in three different sizes. The background paper is from Doodlebug Design's Ghouls and Goodies collection. I think I can safely say that over the last year this has become my go to paper company. I have fallen for their color schemes and whimsical characters! The Jack is attached using foam tape and then the tag and spiders are attached using a double layer of foam tape. The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom Stamps' Bewitched set. Lots of fun Halloween sentiments on this one!!! All the pieces are inked to add a bit of color dimension as well!

It might be hard to see it but the tag has faux stitching around the edges of it. Yes, I am quite jealous of all my crafty friends who have the fun dies with faux stitching, so I decided to make my own. I measured my sentiment and created the tag in my DE software that would work for it. I then used the internal offset to make a smaller rectangle inside the original and then changed the line from solid to dashed. I cut the outer edge on a setting that would cut through my paper, but cut the dashed line separately. For the dashes, I turned my blade down to '1' under the Advanced Cut Settings so that the dashes scored, but didn't cut all the way through. It will be a technique that will work until I can get some of those fancy dies too!!! 

This one was super fun to make and will hopefully get mailed to a pretty special friend.

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for dropping by today!

I hope you will hit the follower button on the right side bar of my blog. There are buttons there for Google Friend Connect and Bloglovin'. I also invite you to visit my Facebook or Pinterest pages.

Blessings,

                       

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion: #281 Anything Goes

DL Art: October Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Silhouette Challenge: #30 Anything Goes

Decorate to Celebrate: #110 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #203 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas: #235 Anything Goes

613 Ave Create: #143 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Challenge: Halloween or Make a Card

Mr & Mrs - Bridal Shower Card

Wow, this has been a slow month for me in a crafty sense. I do have a few projects finished, but I haven't found the time to share them. I hope to remedy that in the next few days!!!

Today I have a card to share though. We had a wonderful bridal shower at the church this afternoon to celebrate the marriage of a beautiful young couple. Those who put it together did a great job! I wanted to make a card to give today since my gift was being shipped directly to them. As I was thinking about what to make, I remembered a card that Vivian Lake had made as a DT project for the PDE Linky Party a couple of months back. Yes, I'm even inspired by my DT sisters!!! Vivian does such wonderful work and I knew that I wanted to design my card after the fashion of hers.

I started with a 5x5" card base using a 110# cardstock. The black layer is cut at 4 3/4x4 3/4" and then the designer paper from Recollections Valentine 6x6 pad was cut at 4 5/8 x 4 5/8". The border strip is about 1 1/2" in height. The Mr and Mrs cut file is from Miss Kate Cuttables and is layered on red, pink and white cardstock. I used three self-adhesive jewels to add a finishing touch. The jewels didn't photograph well at all though and the photo makes me think of sauder spots.

For some but not all of the inking on this card, I actually used something beside my favorite Memento inks. I have recently bought some of the Mini Distress Ink kits and used a couple of the colors here.

If you want to see Vivian's original card, you can find it on this PDE Linky Party post here.

Thank you all for dropping in today.

Blessings,
                        

Challenges:

DL Art: September Linky Challenge

Get Well - PDE Linky Party

Hey, All!!! It is another Friday post for the PDE Linky Party!

And this week's theme is Get Well!

With Halloween coming up, I have witches and goblins and everything spooky on the brain. So when I made this project, I couldn't help but go in that direction.

The tissue box was made using a tutorial I found on the Splitcoast Stampers site. To add some dimension to the box itself, I broke out an embossing folder and ran the panels through my Cuttlebug. I then took some silver ink and lightly ran it over the sides to add some color to the impressions. For my opening at the top of the box, I used a Spellbinders Label 10 die. The Skull and Crossbones file is from Miss Kate Cuttables. For the sentiment, I used a die from the Spellbinders Nested Pennants set and stamped Get Well to it. 

I wanted to print out a sentiment that says, "Don't Die"; but maybe that would have been too much. LOL! Hope you enjoy my project and that you will give it or something similar a try. Have a great weekend and don't forget to drop by the PDE Linky Party with your Get Well projects.

If you would like to keep up with all my crafty creations, here are some helpful links.

Follow Me

M Miranda Creations Facebook Fan Page

M Miranda Creations Pinterest Page

Find me on Instagram - @mmirandacreations

Or you can hit the follower button right here on my blog with Google or Bloglovin'. You will find both links in the right side bar.

Follow PDE Linky Party

PDE Linky Party Blog

PDE Linky Party Facebook Page

Many Blessings,

                              

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion: #278 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas: #232 3D Projects

Decorate to Celebrate: #108 Anything 3D Goes

DL Art: September Linky Challenge

Kitty Sidekicks!

It's Friday and it is party time with

Pause, Dream, Enjoy (PDE) Linky Party!!!

This week's theme: Besties Card

Here is a little inspiration for you to get your creative juices flowing!!! 

Lots of clean white space is hard for me, but I really like how all the white makes the blues and pinks on this card pop. The card is A2 size with a white on white background. The background piece is inked with Summer Sky Memento Ink. Memento Inks are my go to inks for most projects although I do prefer Color Box inks for my brown tones. The Cat file is from Miss Kate Cuttables. I only used 3 main layers to create this instead of the five shown in the PDF, and then, of course, cut the pink layers for the cheeks and the heart. For the eyes and nose, I used a black marker to color them in. The layers were inked with the same Summer Sky ink to add depth to the piecings. The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Super Hero (Revamp) set and is stamped onto a cut file from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.

Hope you enjoy this card and will give it or something similar a try.

If you would like to keep up with all my crafty creations, here are some helpful links.

Follow Me

M Miranda Creations Facebook Fan Page

M Miranda Creations Pinterest Page

Find me on Instagram - @mmirandacreations

Or you can hit the follower button right here on my blog with Google or Bloglovin'. You will find both links in the right side bar.

Follow PDE Linky Party

To get to the "Besties" PDE Linky Party, go here. It the party runs for one week.

PDE Linky Party Blog

PDE Linky Party Facebook Page

Thank you so much for stopping by!!! I hope to see you again real soon!

Blessings,

                  

Challenges:
Scrapbook Blessings Club: August Anything Goes
DL Art August Linky Challenge: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #92 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: #197 Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: #120 Anything Goes

August Sneak Day 5 - Jaded Blossom Guest Designer

Hi Everyone, It's Release Day over at Jaded Blossom!  We hope you all enjoyed our projects this week.  But as you know we have one more Stamp Set and our August Freebie. In case you missed any of my projects this week here they are: Monday 

Gift Card Holder using the new Label Dies and Picture This 2 - Original Post Here

  Tuesday 

You Add Color to My World Unicorn Card using the new Label Dies and Sweet Travels -

Original Post Here

  Wednesday 

Kitty Belly Box using Meow and Forever Stamp Set - Original Post Here

  Thursday 

  You Are Amazing Nail Polish Tote - Original Post Here Here is the last stamp set for this Month

Dandelions! $15.99

For our Freebie of the Month !

Free Stamp for customers that spend $40 or more before Taxes and Shipping! FREEBIE promotion STARTS later at 4pm PST and ends Sunday 8/9, 11:59pm pst.

Here's what I created

I love this sentiment from the Freebie set called The World! I love my family, my friends, and my community deeply. This sentiment will be used often. I started by cutting just the bag from the Dinosaur Handled Bag file from SVG Cutting Files. I cut it using some sweet paper from Graphic 45. I then cut out the world using the Teachers Rock collection from Treasure Box Designs and attached it to the front with foam tape. I cut some stars from the Out of This World Collection also from Treasure Box Designs and added them with foam tape as well. I then cut the banner from a Miss Kate Cuttables collection and added the sentiment and attached it. This will be a fun treat bag to leave on my hubby's desk. It is important to let him know how much he means to me often!!!

 Be sure to come back later - 4pm PST - for our Stamp Release Blog Hop! You won't want to miss it!!!

To visit the Jaded Blossom Store HERE

and for Favor Boxes HERE

"Like" us on Facebook and share your Jaded Blossom Stamps Creation with us in our Garden of Creativity.

Last but not least don't forget to join our August Challenge.... Back to School

- HERE 

Thank you for dropping in today. I appreciate all the encouraging comments!!!

Remember that you can find me on Facebook and Pinterest as well.

Blessings,