Masculine beer card ~ heat embossing & Copic markers

 Hello.  Adding heat embossing & Copic markers to fun stamping helps to create bold looks.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a masculine beer card with these techniques in colors that pop.

Sentiments:

Here's to another amazing year full of wonderful things.
Happy birthday.

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Adding heat embossing & Copic markers for color and contrast helped to bring this masculine card to life.

Mini slimline birthday car card ~ MFT Sketch Challenge 573

 Hello.  Gaylynn here.  Today's card was inspired by the My Favorite Things sketch challenge 573.

Sentiment:

Not older.  Just better.

This is a fun card with a little humor in there.  I used stamps and dies from MFT along with coordinating cardstock and Copic markers.  This is a clean and simple design with the car and friends as the focus.  Fun sentiments were used along the gray strip.  My vision was for the gray strip to be a roadway.  I hope you enjoyed this sweet card.  It sure was fun to make.

Mandala stamped layers on color cardstock ~ tutorial

Hi there.  This is a demonstration of using mandala stamped layers in card making.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to use some of the layers to make a soft wedding card on color cardstock.

Sentiment:  Congratulations

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Two stamped mandala thank you cards ~ clean & simple

  Here are two CAS cards made from one stamped mandala.  These were stamped in layers of different ink colors along with coordinating color cardstock layers.

Sentiment:  Thanks

As a bonus, I used bright and colorful colors to bring out the detail in the pretty mandala stamps.

Teacher Card ~ MCT 116th Edition Release, Sale & Blog Hop

 Hi, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 116th Edition release, sale and blog hop has begun.  The design team is sharing project inspiration on our blogs.  Please visit each blog in the blog hop and leave a comment on each of the release posts for prize chances.

For the blog hop, you may have arrived from Emily's blog.

Sentiment:
For a sweet teacher.
Thanks a hole bunch

This is a sweet pun card for a teacher.  I kept it neutral enough for a man or woman teacher.  The sentiments vary for many occasions, though.

Using leftover watercolor pieces tutorial ~ 2 cards

           Adding leftover watercolor pieces to card projects makes beautiful accents in card making.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing two happy wishes wreath cards using leftovers.

Sentiments:

Happiest wishes.
Happy birthday.

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The background leftover watercolor pieces were made during a previous card project.  That project link is noted at the end of this post.

Vibrant watercolor cards using Brusho ~ Tutorial

          Using Brusho crystal color powders results in vibrant watercolor cards.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a set of cards using this colorful watercolor technique.

Sentiments:
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas

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I used the same process for all four color themes for a total of 16 vibrant watercolor cards, as part of my holiday card making this year.

Christmas or Holiday sleigh shaped gift or favor box

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing gift or favor projects.  Today, I am sharing a holiday sleigh shaped treat box filled with wrapped candy canes.

This little sleigh is going to be displayed on a table with the mint candy canes inside for sharing.

Stocking Stuffer Post It Note Holder ~ Day 5 MCT 5 Days of Christmas

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holiday! There will be a giveaway each day and all winners will be announced next week on the MCT blog! All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs for a chance to win one of five $15 Gift Card to the My Creative Time store!

Today is Day 5 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY holiday projects of our choosing! I decided to make some holiday sticky note holders.

Here is one of the quick and easy gifts made as stocking stuffers this year.  This one is in navy blue and holds a lighter blue Post It note pad.  It is accented with gold shimmer ribbon and a gold shine tree die-cut.  This holiday tree note holder measures approximately 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" assembled.  It works perfectly for a guy or gal.

Gift Card Holder ~ Day 4 MCT 5 Days of Christmas

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holiday! There will be a giveaway each day and all winners will be announced next week on the MCT blog! All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs for a chance to win one of five $15 Gift Card to the My Creative Time store!

Today is Day 4 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY gift card holder ideas!

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

This is a decorated folding money or gift card holder for Christmas holiday gift giving.  It works great as a stocking stuffer.  It is a pretty wrap for the ones who want to shop for themselves using a gift card or cash.  And, it is in the rich colors of navy blue and silver, fitting for a guy or a gal.

Watercolor dinosaur scene card for anniversary ~ tutorial

         Creating a watercolor dinosaur scene card is easy with simple stamping and watercoloring.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a cute anniversary card for a special first anniversary.

Sentiment:  

To my favorite couple.
Happy 1st Anniversary.

Here's to your day, your life and your enduring love.

This watercolor dinosaur scene card was made using two completely different stamp sets that blend beautifully together for this love theme.

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Easy Slimline Card ~ Day 3 MCT 5 Days of Christmas

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holiday! There will be a giveaway each day and all winners will be announced next week on the MCT blog! All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs for a chance to win one of five $15 Gift Card to the My Creative Time store!

Today is Day 3 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY cards!

Sentiment:
Wishing you a season full of peace & love.

This slimline holiday card is made quick and easy using the amazing layering dies by MCT.  No coloring is involved.  Just die-cut, trim a card base, adhere the layers and it is done.

Star Pillow Box ~ Day 2 MCT 5 Days of Christmas

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holiday! There will be a giveaway each day and all winners will be announced next week on the MCT blog! All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs for a chance to win a $15 Gift Card to the My Creative Time store!

Today is Day 2 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We are all showcasing some quick treat holders or favor box ideas.

Easy Christmas Card Tags ~ MCT 5 Days of Christmas Day 1

 Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holiday! There will be a giveaway each day and all winners will be announced next week on the MCT blog! All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs for a chance to win one of five $15 Gift Card to the My Creative Time store!

Today is the first day of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY Tags!

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

Christmas Latte Card ~ MCT 115th Edition Release, Sale & Blog Hop

   Hi, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 115th Edition release, sale and blog hop has begun.  The design team is sharing project inspiration on our blogs.  Please visit each blog in the blog hop and leave a comment on each of the release posts for prize chances.
See the "Buy More, Save More" sale, below!

For the blog hop, you may have arrived from Emily's blog.
 

Sentiment:
Sending you a flurry of warm winter wishes.

For this holiday card, I chose the colors of blue and white.  I see those as winter colors that go with the sentiment.  I love the mug, which can be for coffee or tea lovers, especially.  It would also be great paired with a gift card.

Blessed fox Autumn mountain scene card tutorial

        Creating a mountain scene card is easy with a mix of Autumn colors and ink layers.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to make this outdoor scene featuring a fox, trees and mountain stenciling.

Sentiment:  

You make me feel blessed.

By using autumn colors for stenciling and adding colorful leaves in paint, this mountain scene card came to life.

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Stocking & Latte Cards ~ MCT 115th Edition Sneak Peeks Day 2

 Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 115th Edition release and the "Buy More Save More" sale is coming up on Wednesday.  But for today, the team is sharing Day 2 sneak peeks.

These are shape cards that are so cute in person.  One is an elf stocking and the other is a latte mug, all dressed for holiday cards. 

Star Pillow Box ~ MCT 115th Edition Sneak Peeks Day 1

 Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 115th Edition release and the "Buy More Save More" sale is coming up on Wednesday.  But for today, the team is sharing Day 1 sneak peeks.

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

This little pillow style favor or treat box was made using the new and fabulous MCT dies.  The box base is made from one large die that is folded and attached with the included tabs built in.  The box was decorated with the beautiful Christmas sentiment layers along with the scalloped small bow die addition.  This box style fits tiny gifts or treats for stocking stuffers or almost any occasion.

Friendship or family cancer support card with girls.

 Today, I am sharing a heartfelt card for support.  This one has a friendship theme for battling cancer.

Sentiments:

Hey cancer, you picked the wrong girl.
Sometimes the girl who is always there for someone else needs someone there for her.
I am here for you.

Inside:  Never be afraid of a scar.  It simply means you were stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

These girls can be paired with endless other sentiments.  But, this card was made special for a dear friend.

Cute Dachshund Dogs Jolly Holiday Winter Card

     Today, I am sharing a simple dog themed holiday card featuring adorable dachshund puppies playing in the snow.

Sentiment:

Wishing you a jolly holiday.

This is a happy card that will delight the recipient, especially the dog lover.

Woodland lake scene building stamped card tutorial

       Here are steps for woodland lake scene building.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to make this a beautiful outdoor lake scene and holiday card in one.  Some of us do not get snow at Christmas but evergreen scenes like this are found.

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

For this woodland lake scene building project, I used a mix of stamping and ink blending.  The possibilities are endless with these layering stamps.

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Colossal snowflake embossed holiday card ~ Quick Tip Tutorial

    Today, I am sharing a simple winter embossed card featuring a large snowflake.  Included is a quick tutorial for this project.

Sentiment:

Happy Holidays

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Winter trees card scene tutorial + handmade stencil slope

      Building a winter card scene is easier by using a handmade stencil slope.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to build a winter scene with pretty night sky colors and the look of snow slopes.

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

Adding different sky colors changes the look of the scene.  And, scene building is easy with a handmade stencil slope.

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Friendship 4x4 Shaker Card ~ MCT Made In Minutes

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing projects which are made in 30 minutes or less.  Today, I am sharing a friendship mini 4x4 square shaped card with easy layers.

Sentiment:  Friend

For this card, I made the background into a shaker with stars and hearts confetti glitter inside.  I used MCT dies for all of the layers with no coloring involved.

Adding card dimension ~ winter wonderland trees tutorial

     Adding card dimension gives a 3-D effect and texture.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to build a winter scene using dimensional trees along with glitter accents.

Sentiment:  Happy Holidays.

Get pops of interest by adding card dimension with slopes and with trees.  Lifting panels with foam tape is a way to get the look.

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2 Cards ~ Stamp, Foil, Stencil with No Heat Foiling & No Coloring

   Today, I am sharing two holiday cards featuring a stamp, die and stencil bundle from Unity Stamp Company.  I also used coral and teal inks along with foiling in silver and gold.

Sentiments:
Happy Holidays.

Merry Christmas.

Foiling is made easy without heating or a laminator, with the use of deco foil transfer gel duo.  The gel works with or without heat.  Plus, these glitter foils by Unity & Therm-o-Web make it sparkle beautifully.

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Celebrate Mini Slimline Card ~ MCT Birthday Palooza

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing birthday projects.  Today, I am sharing a celebration card for a birthday or any celebration.  I used MCT dies for a mini slimline style card.

Sentiment:  Celebrate

For this card, I made the star rosette the main focus on the mini slimline card.  This card does not require stamping and no coloring is needed.

Quick and Easy Holiday Gift Tags ~ No Coloring Deer

     This set of four holiday tags were made in less than 30 minutes.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing handmade quick and easy holiday gift tags with deer as the focus.

Sentiments:

May your days be merry & bright.
Joyful greetings.

For the holidays, I like to make sets of handmade tags for gift giving or to use for card making.  Working the steps for each at once saves time during the busy holiday season.

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You are loved gift tag ~ MCT tag it Tuesday

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing gift tag projects.  Today, I needed an uplifting gift tag.  This little bird and colorful layers helped make it perfect.

Sentiment:  You are loved.

For this gift tag, I used layers of tag die-cuts and also bird cuts to create the little outdoor scene.

4 Foiled Holiday Pocket Gift Tag Cards ~ Tutorial

    This set of four foiled holiday pocket gift tag cards offers a greeting and gift in each card.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to add a tag gift as part of holiday card making.

Holiday card making can also include a gift surprise with these pocket gift tag cards.  The tag is removable as a gift to the recipient.

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Peace On Earth Holiday Snowflake Card ~ MCT Anything Goes

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing anything goes projects.  Today, I decided to chip away at another holiday card.  This one has a CAS clean and simple look to it.

Sentiment:

Peace on earth.

For this card, I kept the colors light blue and white for winter time and incorporated the beautiful snowflake dies as the focus.

Shimmering winter owl scene ~ card tutorial

        This is a seasonal or holiday card featuring a shimmering winter owl scene.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to make these background techniques work together for a dimensional winter scene.

Sentiment:

Hope this season brings you plenty of what makes you happy.

Using metallic splatters, color cardstock, hand cut slopes and a big moon helps to make this shimmering winter owl scene come to life.

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Vintage style pink & brown holiday wreath card tutorial

  Today, I am sharing a card featuring a pretty vintage style holiday card in pink and brown shades.  There are so many possibilities for this wreath kit in holiday card making.

Sentiment:  Season's Greetings

For this card, I chose soft shades of pink and brown for a vintage and nontraditional look.  It turned out just the way I had hoped that it would.

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Monochromatic movie night card ~ MCT Manly Monday

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing masculine projects on our blogs today.  This is a monochromatic card in blue with a movie night theme.

Sentiment:
Enjoy a movie night.  You deserve it.

This card can be used as a greeting card or as a gift card holder by tucking a movie card inside.  It is great for the guys or the gals.

A tribute to Ginger (My Sister's Scrapper) ~ A card inspired by her!

 Hello, and welcome to my blog.  This post is dedicated to my fellow My Creative Time design team member, Ginger Ropp, in her memory.  I wanted to honor her by creating something in Ginger's style.  Here is my layered and vintage-style holiday card.

Sentiment:  Peace on earth.

One of the things Ginger enjoyed was the love for paper crafting.  I got to know her from working on the MCT design team.  During that time, I remember her upbeat spirit, friendliness and energy that shined through.  She made lovely projects from beautiful designer paper and embellishments.  Scrapbooking, mini albums, cards and interactive paper crafts are some of the things she loved to make. 

Matching watercolor card, envelope & liner + gladiolus flowers

       Here is a pretty gladiolus floral card with a matching watercolor card, envelope & liner.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing a way to coordinate the floral card pattern to the envelope and liner.

Sentiment:  I'm so glad you were born!

This trio of a matching card, envelope & liner combination makes for beautiful florals on the outside and inside of the envelope.

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Halloween witch girl hostess gift tag or wine tag.

  Today, I am sharing a Halloween gift tag featuring a witch girl in costume.  I see this for grown up hostess gifts or as a wine tag.

Sentiment:  Happy Halloween brew-tiful.

Tags like this are a fun addition for Halloween parties, friendship gatherings and more.

Helpful tips:

To create this, begin by stamping the witch onto white cardstock.  Next, trim or die-cut the girl out.  Then, add the color of choice to make the tag pop.  I chose bright green and black.  Finally, layer it all with added embellishments and green cording, to finish.

Warm hugs floral card with soft pastel colors.

 Today, I am sharing a card featuring pretty flowers and layers in light pastel shades.  This can be for many occasions or just because.

Sentiment:  Warm hugs.

For this card, I chose simple and soft paper layers for the background, stenciling and coloring using Copic markers.  

Helpful tips:

To create this, begin by stamping the sentiment and florals onto white cardstock pieces using Copic friendly ink.  Next, trim or die-cut the flower panel and a background layer.  Then, stencil around the flowers using a stencil and distress ink blending.  Next, add color to the florals.  I used Copics but there are so many other options for color and stamping.  Finally, layer it all onto the card base, to finish.

Tree Shaker Card ~ MCT 114th Edition Blog Hop, Release & Sale

  Hi, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 114th Edition release, sale and blog hop has begun.  The design team is sharing project inspiration on our blogs.  Please visit each blog in the blog hop and leave a comment on each of the release posts.

For the blog hop, you may have arrived from Emily's blog.

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas.

For this holiday card, I used two Christmas trees, one being a shaker element filled with sequins and confetti.  The tree pieces were die-cut and the front tree includes ink blending for the background.  Then the shaker was assembled.  Finally, I layered the two trees and a sentiment tag onto the card base, to finish.

Snowflakes Card ~ Day 4 MCT 114th Edition Sneak Peeks

    Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 114th Edition release is coming up on Friday.  But for today, the team is sharing Day 4 sneak peeks.

Sentiment:  Holiday Greetings

For this tree card, the background was die-cut and then splattered with white acrylic paint. Next, the snowflakes and stamped sentiment were die-cut. Once dry, everything was layered onto the card base, to finish.

Sympathy quick & easy no coloring card ~ 1 minute tutorial

      Here is a quick and easy no coloring card.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing one way to make a meaningful and heartfelt card quickly, for condolences.

Sentiment:

Nothing prepares us for losing someone we love.

This floral sympathy quick & easy no coloring card was made in less than ten minutes using simple techniques.  And it has a clean and simple yet classy look to it.

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Teal Holiday Tree ~ Day 3 MCT 114th Edition Sneak Peeks

   Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 114th Edition release is coming up on Friday.  But for today, the team is sharing Day 3 sneak peeks.

Sentiment:  Holiday Greetings

For this tree card, I die-cut all of the included tree layers and accents. For extra embellishments, I added a star brad and silver twine. The layers were popped up with foam tape for dimension. The ornaments were made using the included dies cut onto silver cardstock. Finally, the tree was assembled and layered along with the sentiment onto the card base, to finish.

Ho Ho Ho Circle 3x3 Tag Card ~ Day 2 MCT 114th Edition Sneak Peeks

   Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 113th Edition release is coming up on Friday.  But for today, the team is sharing Day 2 sneak peeks.

Sentiment:  Ho Ho Ho

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