The most wonderful time of the year gold foil card.

It is almost that time of the year for sparkle and shine.

Today, I am sharing a holiday or New Year's card in gold foil with stamping.

Sentiment:  It's the most wonderful time of the year.

This was made using one of the brand new background stamps designed by Christopher Alan the owner of Brutus Monroe.  His awesome stamp designs were made into red rubber stamps manufactured by Unity Stamp Co.  And so, us design team members along with fabulous customers get to create lovely things using  those new deeply etched red rubber stamps.  How cool is that?

This card was made from stamped gold foil and then shaped with lots of die-cuts.  There are many ways to add sparkle and shine by foiling.  For my sample, I used adhesive-backed foil sheets by Silhouette.  I tried stamping directly onto the foil using StazOn ink, and it worked out perfectly.  I find that I like the thickness that the adhesive backing provides, so I kept that layer on the big panel and just added foam tape behind the backing layer.  The sentiment panel was adhered by peeling the backing off and then adding a frame paper layer.  There are so many possibilities.  

Here is a quick video tutorial for this gold foil trees card.

YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

I can see this background used in many different ways.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Freshly Cut by Brutus Monroe and Most Wonderful Time by Joslyn Nielson and Angie Blom;  Silhouette gold foil adhesive-backed sheets, My Creative Time dies, foam tape and StazOn ink.

Have a wonderful day.

Santa Hat ~ MCT 84th Edition Release and Blog Hop

Hi, it's Gaylynn here with a Santa hat gift card or money holder for the holidays.

It is the MCT 84th Edition release, sale and blog hop.

You may have arrived from Emily's blog.

Sentiment:  Happy Holidays!

This is a fun way to wrap a gift card or cash for Christmas gift giving.  I used the Santa hat lollipop die-cut but trimmed off the hat portion for this decoration.  This is just one of the amazing new releases in the MCT shop.

*** BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY ***

For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $25 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! 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 MORE chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner!

*** SALE ALERT ***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW here! Use the code: OCT2018 to receive a 15% discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, October 26, 2018 @midnight PST.

***SPECIAL GIVEAWAY***
Starting on Friday, October 19, 2018 @ 8am PST, Emma is going to have random.org choose 2 winners! The 1st winner will win the “85th Edition ENTIRE Release” and the 2nd winner will win the newest AWESOME die that will be featured for Black Friday! Random.org will choose from the the first 50 shoppers that come through on Friday, Oct 19, 2018 at 8am PST! GOOD LUCK my sweet friends! :) P.S. The winner will be announced on the MCT blog and the My Creative Time facebook page. :)

Here are my sneak peek blog projects from this week's release.
Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Here are a couple of projects together using the versatile Santa hat lollipop holder die.

Supplies: My Creative Time Santa Hat Lollipop Holder Die, Treat Envelope Die, Teeny Tag Greetings Revised and Teeny Tag Holidays; snow pen, BoBunny paper, twine and Ranger archival ink.

Hop along with us.

Your next stop in the hop is Miss Jessica's blog. The entire blog hop lineup is on Miss Emma's My Creative Time blog. Thanks for stopping by. I look forward to your comments. Gaylynn

Reindeer Pop Holder ~ Day 3 MCT 84th Edition Sneak Peek

Hi there.  The MCT team is sharing Day 3 sneak peeks of the 84th Edition release.  

Sentiment:  Treats just for you.

This lollipop holder is in the shape of a sweet reindeer.  It is perfect for candy lollipops, wrapped cake pops, treats for stocking stuffers or little gifts for most anyone.  This die set has lots of little accent pieces which are separate.  It is easy to pair the reindeer with different solid and patterned papers for many color variations.  I added a stamped teeny sentiment tag.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!*** We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! 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 more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even Instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE and let's start spreading the word! ;)

Supplies: My Creative Time Reindeer Lollipop Holder Die, Teeny Tag Greetings Revised and Teeny Tag Holidays; assorted paper and twine.

Please be sure to visit Miss Emma's My Creative Time blog for more sneak peeks, all week long.

Thanks for stopping by.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for the full release and blog hop.
Gaylynn

Mixing Custom Watercolors + Gold Embossed Holiday Card

It is Watercolor Wednesday on the Unity blog.  Today, I am sharing a gold embossed holiday card with a mix of custom watercolor.

Sentiment personalized:  Have a wild Christmas.

Along with mixing a custom watercolor shade, I heat embossed the beautiful deer antlers in gold.  It provides lovely golden shimmer against the peach or coral custom shade.

The full article and tutorial are up on the Unity blog.

I also made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look:

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Wild Christmas by Angie Blom, Ranger watercolor paper, My Creative Time and MFT dies, gold embossing powder, Altenew watercolor half pans, Mini Misti, Versamark, heat tool and Ranger ink.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other watercolor features at Unity's Watercolor Wednesday.

Enjoy your day.

Gaylynn

Christmas Santa Hat Pop Wrap ~ Day 2 MCT Sneak Peek 84th Edition

Hi there.  The MCT team is sharing Day 2 sneak peeks of the 84th Edition release.  

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

This is a fun Santa hat shaped lollipop holder, perfect for candy pops, wrapped cake pops or other treats for stocking stuffers or little gifts for most anyone.  I made the trim look fluffy with a snow marker.  When heated, it puffs up to create a soft and cozy look.  I added a stamped teeny sentiment tag.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!*** We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! 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 more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even Instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE and let's start spreading the word! ;)

Supplies: My Creative Time Santa Hat Lollipop Holder Die, Teeny Tag Greetings Revised and Teeny Tag Holidays; snow marker and twine.

Please be sure to visit Miss Emma's My Creative Time blog for more sneak peeks, all week long.

Thanks for stopping by.
Gaylynn

Gift Card Box ~ Day 1 Sneak Peeks MCT 84th Edition Release

Hello.  The MCT team is sharing Day 1 sneak peeks of the 84th Edition release.  

Sentiment:  Joy

This holiday box was made for gift card gift-giving in mind.  It was made using the new gift card gift box dies included in the upcoming release.  I just die-cut using solid and patterned papers.  For the box adhesive, I used score tape.  Then I accented with coordinating Christmas dies and a doily.  This would make a great stocking stuffer or gift presentation.

Here is another look.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!*** We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! 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 more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even Instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE and let's start spreading the word! ;)

Supplies: My Creative Time Gift Card Gift Box Die and Holiday Tags Stamp & Die Set; BoBunny paper, twine, score tape and a doily.

Please be sure to visit Miss Emma's My Creative Time blog for more sneak peeks, all week long.

I look forward to your comments.  Thanks for visiting.
Gaylynn

Cute framed holiday or any time deer card.

This sweet card was made with the holidays in mind but can be used for all occasions and seasons.

This was made with a mix of paper layers, die-cuts, stamping, ribbon and fussy cutting.
The stamping was colored with Copic markers and then everything was layered to finish the card.

Here is a quick video tutorial for this framed all occasion deer card.

YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

And here is a closer look:

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Holiday Deer by Lisa Glanz, dies by My Creative Time, Copic markers R27, R20, E13, E11, E00, YR00, BG10; ribbon, twine, assorted paper and cardstock.

Have a lovely day.