MTME Final September Project!!!

Happy Thursday!!!

The entire MTME Team is showing off their last September Release project today. Lauren has asked us to show off the awesome Homemade Card and Envelope © Cut File.

Before I tell you all about it, I decided with a heavy heart to step down from the MTME Team. I know...I can't believe it myself!!! My new boss told me he will need me full-time for awhile and I won't have time to create all the fabulous projects Lauren has designed in the future. After all, she deserves someone that puts their whole heart and soul into it and I just can't do it right now. I hope you'll keep stopping by to see me regardless?!? I also want to *thank* Lauren for allowing me to design for her...Lauren and the MTME ladies are super sweet and I will follow their journey from here on out!!!         

Back to my card....I had to create a quick *thank you* card for a friend of mine and it was the perfect way to show off this sweet house card!!! Since I couldn't decide on any colors I decided to go for my favorite color combo ~ Black, White and Red!!!

Here is my idea..........

My roof was created with one of the Digi Papers from the Custom Construction Materials © Collection. The *Coffee House* image on the front of my card is from the Color Me Pretty Collection called Simply Sensational Shoppes ©.....it was simply printed out and attached...no stampin' involved!!! Lauren has a video tutorial on her blog on how to use this Digi Paper ......you can see it here!!!

For the inside, I quickly created a little pocket for a Gift Card. I inked up the label with the sentiment from the Sign It © Set and decorated it with some Silver Pearls.....voila!!!

Now it's time to check out all the sweet MTME friends ~  Lauren, Katie, Kristin,Lesa, Pam,
Stephanie, Tracey, Dawn, Tammy and Lisa!!!

Thank you all for stopping by today...I'll be back on Saturday with my C4C card!!! Hugs ~S~

CTD109 Thank You

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

I survived my first day of work yesterday...yeah!!! It was super fun!!! I really have to count my blessings...I'm working with some wonderful people!!!

It's been a fast moving week.....it's already time for another Color Throwdown Challenge ~ CTD109. This weeks colors are *WOW* and I hope you have time to play along with us!!! Check them out....

I have done some different from my ususal White CS style and I kinda like it :)......

I dug out my beautiful SU Elements of Style Set and colored it with the Melon Mambo and Pear Pizzazz Ink. I actually used my SU Blender Pen for a chance to create this look. I almost forgot how fun it is to color with these pens :) !!! I don't have the Daffodil Delight CS yet and replaced it with So Saffron, but added some Daffodil Delight color inside the rose image with the SU Marker. The Tempting Turquoise CS was embossed with the SU Texture Folder and I also added a matching SU Button to the Ribbon. I finished the card off with some ink distressing, some Dazzling Diamond Glitter and  Silver Pearls :). Can't find any Silver Pearls in your area...check out my friend Judy's new store....right HERE!!!

Don't forget to stop by the CTD blog for all the fabulous samples or stop by ~ Barbara, Broni, Danielle, Kristin, Laura, LeAnne and Tammy blog to see their posts close up!!!


Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by today!!! Hugs ~S~

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday!!!

Happy day!!!

Today I'm officially starting my day in the workforce!!! I'm soooooo excited!!! Hope it goes well?!?

While I'm away...check out the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC83!!! This week Betty is our host and she is challenging us to use *TICKETS* on our cards. You can use actual store bought tickets or create your own, or come up with ways to create a ticket look with your focal image, card base, or sentiment. We would love to see what you create!!!!

My card is also for the Flourishes Birthday Bash that is still going on....you can read all about it right here!!! Happy Birthday Flourishes!!! I'm so blessed to be part of this amazing company!!!  

Here is my take on it...........

I ran with the ticket look as my focal point :) !!! The sentiment speaks volume and it is so fitting for the birthday bash. Flourishes adds so much love to there stamps and I think it shows everytime when I see a new Set!!!  The sentiment is from the Flip Exclusive Set ~ Fuchsia in Bloom. The layout is from the OCCSC31 Sketch. My BG Paper is from the SU Welcome Neighbor Collection. I added a panel of Pear Parfait, a small paper dollie and two more Spellbinder Circles.  My sentiment panels were punched out with the SU Ticket Corner Punch. At last I added the Cotton Laced Ribbon, the Silver Pearls and the Prima Flowers.

Now it's time to check out the rest of the team ~ Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki!!!

I also made this card with these challenges in mind:

The Shabby Tea Room #26 ~ Tag you are it
Stamp & Create #5 ~ Add Pearls and Gems
Crafty Den Anything Goes Challenge ~ Say it with flowers
Pile it On ~ Pile on the Layers (I made 7 layers...can you believe it..???)
Fab'n Funky Challenge #38 ~ Living in a Material World

Thank you for stopping by today...we hope you have time to play along!!! Hugs ~S~

Curtain Call #46 Birthday Wishes

Happy Sunday!!!

I almost forgot that it is a holiday weekend....wahoooo!!! Hope all my American friends are enjoying this long weekend as well???

I have some exciting news to share with you....some of you probably saw it already?!? I'm on the Curtain Call Design Team!!! If you follow my blog, you know how much I love playing Stacey's fabulous color combos and she has come up with another fabulous one today!!! I'm soooo thrilled that Stacey asked me to be on her team for the next three month and wait till you see the rest of the crew!!! 

Here is my take on the colors..................

I still had the SU Watercolor Trio Set on my desk from yesterdays bookmark design and figured it would be perfect for today's challenge. I stamped the images randomly and bedazzled them with some Dazzling Diamond Glitter. I used the beautiful MTSC89 Sketch for my design. The card was finished off with some piercing, scoring, the scalloped border, my fav Silver Pearls and some new Peach Parfait Ribbon.

Check out the new Curtain Call Crew!!! Please make sure to stop by to see:

                                     Christina MacLaren ~ Seaglass & Sentiments
                                     Jean Martin ~ Stampin' Scrapper
                                     Julie Lacey ~ Stamps & Taxes
                                     Laurel Seabrook  ~ Seabrook Designs
                                     Makiko Jones ~ MakInk Studio
                                     Monika Davis ~ M.A.D. Stamper
                                     Piali Biswas ~ Touch of Creation
                                     Stacey Schafer ~ Stacey's Stamping Stage
                                     Teresa Kline  ~ Enjoy the VA Sunshine

and our September Guest Designer, Vicki Dutcher ~ All I Do is Stamp.

We'd love for you to join us!!! Please post your Curtain Call creation using Mr. Linky over at Stacey's Stamping Stage. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for stopping by today :) !!! I'll see you again on Tuesday!!!  Hugs ~S~

C4C53, IC248, CQC48 From the Heart

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

It's time for another C4C Challenge ~ C4C53!!! Joycelyn is our September host and here is what she is challenging us to in her own words.... ~ "This week, with school firing back up, I thought we'd celebrate BOOKS"!!! Your challenge is to create anything 'Book Related'! So that can be a bookmark, a stamp image with books, or even a card inspired by a favorite book. Have fun with this challenge and get lost in the world of books!!! Make sure to stop by the C4C blog for all the info and the entire sample cards!!!

I haven't made a bookmark in  f-o-r-e-v-e-r  and ran with that idea.......

I used one of my favorite SU Set this season ~ Watercolor Trio.  My bookmark was inspired  by this weeks IC248 ~ Elizabeth's Embellishments. I chose this beautiful top for my inspiration. It also matches the colors from this weeks CQC48.

This bookmark came together fairly quickly....I stamped the flower images randomly onto some BasicGrey Manila DP. I used Cherry Cobbler CS as my base and punched the upper corners with an EK Corner Adorner. I added some fabulous Lace Ribbon and Cranberry Pearls (which match the Cherry Cobbler perfectly) from my friend Judy's new *Pizzazz Aplenty* store!!! If you have time check out all her fabulous goodies :)!!!

I punched a whole on top of my bookmark and added a Large Silver Eyelet with some more fab Laced Ribbon. I finished it off with a new SU Antique Brad.

We'd love for you to play along :) !!!  For more inspiration check out the C4C Team ~ Angela, Barbara, Cindy, Frances, Jessie, Joanne, Joycelyn, Lynda, Maria, Silke K. and Tammy.

I'm also submitting this idea to this weeks CCEE1035 ~ Create a bookmark.

See ya again tomorrow with another exciting post....hope you come back :) !!! Hugs ~S~

MTME Sign it

Happy TGIF!!!

I'm soooooooo glad it's finally Friday!!! The weather has finally cooled off a bit down here and I'm looking forward doing some yard work!!! What are your plans???

Today I have a quick MTME card for you. I'm glad I made this card, because we just had a new family move into the neighborhood....I think I will hand them this card with some homemade cookies as a welcome present :) !!!

I used the house image from the Sign It © Stamp Set. The layout was inspired from last weeks OCCSC30.

The house was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ C0, C1, C3, E49, Y21, R17, G19 and Colorless Blender. I decided to pierce around the edges on the second panel. According to the Sketch I added some Buttons and I dressed it up with some Cotton Lace Ribbon.....voila!!!

Please make sure to stop by Lauren's blog...she will announce the winners from the blog hop and of course she'll have another fun project for you as well!!!

Have a fabulous weekend...I'll be back tomorrow with a C4C post!!! Hugs ~S~

MTME Blog Hop & CTD108!!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!!! I have lots to tell you today :) ...so grab your hot or cold drinks and lets get started!!! Make sure to read it all the way....you don't want to miss all the details!!!

The fabulous ladies over at the Color Throwdown have invited me to be their Guest Designer for the month of September!!! Thank you ladies for inviting me :) I'm so thrilled to be hanging out with you for awhile!!! Please stop by the CTD blog for all the info and the sample cards!!!

I combined my MTME project with today's CTD108. Here is my take on it and make sure to read all the way to the end :) .......!!!

Before I tell you about my project...I would like to tell you all about today's MTME September Release!!! Lauren decided to celebrate this event with a BLOG HOP including some hidden treasures!!!

Each design team member is featuring a different themed house/Shoppe! You won't want to miss anyone!!!
Be sure to leave a comment on each design team member's blog today, because TWO of the design team members are going to be picked to have someone from their blog comments WIN a $50 Gift Certificate to My Time Made Easy ™ LLC !!! NO ONE knows which two designers are hiding the treasure, so don't forget to stop by each design team members blog and leave a little love there. Include your email address-so you can be contacted if YOU are one of the lucky winners!!! Winners will be announced on Lauren's blog on September 3rd!!!

Before you start hopping....here is some info about my house ~ I used the Mega Shop Around template. The chimney and stairs are from the Shop Around Accessories template. The stamps I used are from the Home Improvement and On Display 1 Sets. The door, windows, flowers, chimney and stairs were inked in Memento Rich Cocoa. The windows and flowers were colored with Copic Markers ~ Y21, R17, R27 and Colorless Blender. The roof was created with some MTME Digi Construction Materials Paper and I finished it off with some Satin Brown Ribbon. I also added two little brown fences on each side of the house. I used my cricut and the digi version of the Home Improvement and made the fence just a touch bigger.

Lauren requested that we make a matching card with the house. Here it is mine......

I basically used the same idea from the front of my house and created a *Sweet Treat & Coffee* invite!!! I used the Homemade Card and Envelope cut file and the Sign it Stamp Set.

Hope you like this idea???

Thank you for stopping by today!!!  Now it's time to hop around for all the fun projects the MTME Team has created ~ Lauren, Katie, Kristin, Lesa, Pam, Stephanie, Tracey, Dawn, Tammy and Lisa !!!

See you again on Friday with another sweet MTME card!!! Hugs ~S~