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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.

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

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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

Winners - Good Old Summertime Blog Hop

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

 

 

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who dropped by over the weekend to participate in the Good Old Summertime Blog Hop. It was so fun to read all your lovely comments!!!

 

 

Winner of Cardz TV Stamp Set . . .

 

#96 Debbie

 

Winner of your choice of either the TBD Designs Electronic File

or TBD completed piecings by me . . .

 

#116 Liz O.

 

 

Congrats to you both!!!

 

Please contact me no later than this Friday, July 17th with your US mailing addresses (or an email address Liz O. if you want the electronic file from TBD).

 

My email address is mmiranda4291atgmaildotcom.

 

Don't forget to stop by the other blogs to see if you have won anything there!!!

 

Janis

Mary

Ginger

Georgiana

Michelle

 

Have a blessed week and I hope to have you all stop by often!!!

 

Blessings,

                       

Good Old Summertime Blog Hop

So glad you are joining us for the Good Old Summertime Blog Hop!!!

 We are so excited that you have joined us today!!! You have made it to the last stop and I know you have to be enjoying all the fun Summer projects. The ladies on this hop are all so super talented!!!

Did you say you like Blog Hop

CANDY!!!

Here's how you can win some:

Be sure to be a FOLLOWER and COMMENT on each blog because we are all featuring Mary's Cardz TV Stamps in our projects, and we are ALL giving away a set of Cardz TV Stamps!  What?! You read that right!  All 6 of us will randomly choose a comment from our blog to win a set of Cardz TV Stamps to add to your crafty stash. Remember to FOLLOW and COMMENT on each blog being sure to leave a way to contact you in case you win! (USA addresses only)

MORE CANDY!!!!

In addition to the Cardz TV Stamps, some of the blogs are offering additional CANDY. Read each blog post to learn how to win from their blog. I'll tell you about the additional CANDY I'm offering right after I show you my project.

Today I have this super fun Layout to share with you.

  

Summer fun is sunshine and sunsets, beaches, and bare footin' fun!!! If I could live near the beach I would be in bliss and one of these days I will figure out how to at least visit the beach on a regular basis. So naturally when I thought of Good Old Summertime, my mind couldn't help but dream of the sand and palm trees! I made this LO using the Tropical Sunset file from Treasure Box Designs.

For the background and the photo mats, I used papers from Echo Park's I Love Sunshine collection that was designed by Lori Whitlock. These photos do not do justice to the papers at all. For my paper piecings, I used various brands of quality cardstock.



I did a bit of embossing on the coconuts in the palm tress using the D'vine Swirls folder from Cuttlebug. When making the boys umbrella hut, I wanted to add dimension there so I gave the umbrella a curve effect by pulling it along the side of my gel pen.

All the pieces are attached using dimensionals in one or two layers so that the pieces all pop off the page. The only exception are the photo mats. For one last touch, I added a sentiment from Mary's Cardz TV Stamps set called Summer Fun.

More Blog Hop Candy to be won!!!

There are so many sweet files from the Treasure Box Designs store to use for making cards, scrapbook layouts, and treat/gift packages. So for my prize, you can win either one free set of the digital files from the store to use with your electronic die cutting machine or you can ask me to piece together one set of TBD files that I send to you finished for you to use on cards or a layout. Once a winner is drawn and I am contacted by the winner, I will ask you which of the two options you would prefer.

Remember to win either of my prizes, you need to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment!

Winners announced on each blog on Monday, July 13! 

Here's the complete hop lineup in case you need to start at the beginning! Enjoy!

Janis

Mary

Ginger

Georgiana

Michelle

Melissa - You are here!

So glad you hopped with us today. I'm excited to read all your comments. They are always very appreciated!!! And I want to thank all of you who become new followers. I hope you will stop in often!!! I want to invite you to drop by and follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well. And if you are on Instagram, you will find me @mmirandacreations.

(The LO featured today on this post can be found in my Ebay store here. And check out the other items in my store here.)

Blessings,

                   

Girlfriend Valentine Bear Treat Box - PDE Guest Designer

Exciting day today as I am guest designing for

 

Pause, Dream, Enjoy.

 

Janis, over at PDE, has a great linky party that runs weekly starting on Tuesdays. She and her DT also have plenty of creative inspiration. Hope you will check it out.

 

This week's theme is 3D Projects.

 

 

I used a couple of files from My Scrap Chick to make this fun treat box for Valentine's Day.

 

I started with the Pour Box. This has to be one of my all time favorites! I love that it reminds me of making Tapioca Pudding and Malt -O-Meal with my brothers when we were kids. What is your favorite thing you make in the kitchen that comes from a pour box. Well I am sure whoever receives this will be excited to pour our some little candies from it.

 

Once I assembled the box, I cut out my Girlfriend Valentine Bear. Great thing about this SVG file is that it also comes with a 300dpi images in both color and black and white for your digi and print n cut needs. I think she is absolutely adorable and very easy to piece together!

 

The white scalloped oval that she is layered on is a Spellbinders die and the patterned paper is from Doodlebug Designs. The cardstock is from various companies.

 

So glad you stopped by today. I always enjoy reading your comments. And, of course, you are always invited to follow me on my Facebook and Pinterest pages as well.

 

Blessings,

                    

 

Entered into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: #166 Anything Goes

Design Team Showcase: #3 Jan 18-24

613 Ave Create: #107 Anything Goes

Creative Fingers: #63 Anything Goes

Creative Cutting Challenge: #45 Anything Goes

DL ART: January Linky Party Anything Goes