MTME Preview: Com-pleatly Versatile

Hi Everyone! I am here today to share a preview of the April My Time Made Easy products!! I was so excited this month to see this first template i'm previewing. It's called Com-pleatly Versatile and it includes these great boxes.

I absolutely love little boxes and these are some of the easiest I have ever assembled. The template includes this smaller size box and a bigger box template. I love this smaller size! I've used a new digital paper set, Berry Burst, to create the box tops.

And how about that big rolled flower? This month MTME is offering 3 rolled flower templates. The one I used is called Rolled Bloom-Daisy. They are super easy to use and add so much dimension. There is also a new Bloom Builder cut file that I used to add some dimension to the base of the rolled flower. Too much good stuff this month, I swear.

And guess what's in the boxes? Hugs and kisses, of course!!

Now let's talk about stamps. MTME has a new stamp set this month called Fine Finish stamp set that coordinates with the Fine Finish cut files from last month.

I really love how everything coordinates and you can create lots of layers on your projects with just a few products.

I have been cutting all my templates and cut files with the SCAL software on my Cricut. But if you have another cutting machine, like a Silhouette, MTME offers the file types for that as well. And if you don't have a machine, there are pdf files that you can print right on your printer. There is no excuse for not using these great templates!

There is more goodness being shared today...please check it out!

Lauren

Lori H.

Debbie

Linda

Farida

Thanks for stopping by today. I will be back tomorrow for another great reveal for MTME!

Papertrey Princess Challenge

It's my turn to throw down a challenge for my Papertrey Princess blogging group. I love to use my background stamps so this challenge is just that...use your background stamps on a project!

On my card I used the Background Basics: Geometric Set by Papertrey Ink. I usually reach for my polka dot background stamp set, so it's a fun change to use something different.

I don't typically use a color for the base of my card. I usually start with kraft or white cardstock, so this is a bit different for me. The paper is Momenta and the sentiment is from another Papertrey Ink set.

So break out those background stamps and get to work! I can't wait to see what you all create. Thanks for stopping by today.

Sweet Card

Hi Friends! Is it really only Tuesday? I think my brain is still in vacation mode, I am having a rough time getting started this week. I have a quick post tonight of a card I made using Momenta goodies. I really love their Pyramid Pads. You get 12x12 paper but you also get a cascading assortment of smaller sizes as well. 10x10, 8x8, 6x6...they are really fun to use. For this card I used the Kaleidoscope Pyramid Pad, I love the bright colors.

I used my Martha Steward border punch to create the cascading border. I also added a sweet cocktail sticker by Momenta. They really have the best stickers and I find myself reaching for them more and more. And I used one of my favorite sentiments from Papertrey Ink!

I hope you are having a great week so far. Friday can't get here soon enough for me! Thanks for stopping by today...

A Bowl Of Cherries

Happy Monday! We are back to school and back to work today after a long weekend camping trip. It started with a blown trailer tire on the freeway in the first 30 minutes, ugh!! Luckily that was the worst of it and we had a great time camping right on the beach. It was a bit cold but that didn't stop my kids from swimming and boogie boarding in the ocean. I watched from the sand, wrapped up in a sweatshirt!

I've been playing with my new Unity stamps and here is another card. I just love this bowl of cherries and the fun sentiment to go with it.

I used some watercolor pencils to color the cherries red. And added some fun embellies the squares that didn't have stamping.

I was lucky enough to win the Blog Friday with Friends giveaway over at the Unity Blog last week and they sent me a BAGFUL of stamps as a prize!! I swear, there are at least 25 stamps in this bag. I cannot wait to start using them, there are some fun ones in the bag. Now all I need is another spring break where I can just sit and stamp. Anybody know where I can find one of those??

I am really behind on blog commenting and I hope to visit all your blogs this week to find out what you have been up to! Thanks for stopping by today...

Chubby Hubby Bars

Hi Everyone! We are taking advantage of my kid's spring break with a long weekend getaway. We headed south and are camping at one of our favorite beach spots this weekend. The only problem with that is the spring break weather we are expecting isn't exactly 'bikini and slushee cocktail' weather. But regardless, we love camping at the beach and will enjoy ourselves even if we are wrapped up in sweatshirts and drinking hot chocolate.

I have a really fun recipe to share today that is a knock-off of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor. Chubby Hubby ice cream contains peanut butter filled pretzels, fudge, and more peanut butter. And it's fabulous. These bars are that ice cream...in a convenient hand held format.

There are mini peanut butter cups and pretzels in the batter. And a layer of caramel and a layer of chocolate on top. It really seals the deal on these decadent bars.

These will definitely make you a little bit chubby if you eat the whole pan so make sure you bake these to bring to a party to share with lots and lots of friends. And new friends because these bars with definitely make you some new friends.

So now I want to know...what is your favorite Ben & Jerry's flavor?? And head over to the Cookies and Cups blog for the recipe: Chubby Hubby Bars.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Doily Trend

I love doilies. Which is weird because I don't consider myself a doily-type of girl. Although I don't really know what that type would be. I am always tempted by the medallion and doily stamps that are so popular right now. But I dug around my older stash of stamps and found a set from Close To My Heart called Endless Love. And it had just the stamp I wanted!

It's not really a doily, but it's a big circle with added stuff around it. Which I think IS the scientific term for a doily. I stamped it about 3/4 of the way on my white cardstock, then added that to a purple cardstock base. A few strategically places gems, some yellow cardstock, 2buttons,  and a Papertrey Ink sentiment and my card was finished. Oh wait, and some baker's twine!!

It's been a long time since I used this set! I am so glad I found it, I love that big round fancy stamp. This stamp set is going on top of my stamp pile, so I can reach for it again soon. Tell me...do you like doilies? Do you use them? What's your favorite doily/medallion stamp set (if you have one)??

Thanks for stopping by today!

CAS-ual Friday challenge #44

Happy Tuesday everyone! I have a card for the CAS-ual Friday challenge blog to share today.

The challenge was to use 1 patterned paper, 1 sentiment and 1 image. Here's my card!

I just ordered a bunch of Unity Stamps and I couldn't wait to ink this one up! I love the cute mushroom and the owl. I added a little bit of paper piecing to the mushroom top using the same patterned paper.

The sentiment is also Unity. I then added some twine and some bling and I wonder if my card is clean and simple anymore? But regardless, i'm sharing it for the challenge!! I can't wait to play with some more of the Unity Stamps I bought. So much fun to discover new-to-me things.

Thanks for stopping by today!