Christmas in the Heart

Hello, sweet friends! I'm posting again today on the My Craft Spot blog, bringing some seasonal joy! Christmas is my favorite everything and I couldn't wait a moment longer to indulge in festive elegance. :o)

I made a card and tag set for a very special friend and had such a fun time filling it with lots of sappy love. :o)

This started with Kimberly's gorgeous Christmas sentiment from the Joy to the World stamp set.

It's such a beautiful greeting. The snowflake flourish above it is from Ornate Labels- Christmas. I framed it in 'snowy' Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and sparkly jingly bells. My bouquet consists of Pink Mist and white roses, hip rosebuds, and cosmo daisies. I always love using their gorgeous blooms! I sprinkled them with Polar White Flower Soft for a fluffy touch of snow. Both pearl trims are also from WOC.

I also used several Cheery Lynn Designs products. The pretty base frames are the Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames, my snowflakes are from their snowflake set, and the snowy vines in my bouquet are Mini Fanciful Flourishes. Memory Box dies create my peaceful scene along the bottom: Frosted Spruce Tree (accented with Flower Soft) and part of the Deer Trio, frolicking along a pearly trail of snow.

The coordinating gift tag base is a Marianne Design die, which I decorated with several of Kimberly's goodies! I truly love the Clock Time stamp set, so I used it for my focal point to declare it officially Christmas Day. My clock is atop a Tiny Doilies 2 metal die base, which reminds me of a snowflake. More WOC flowers and Cheery Lynn snowflake/flourish dies surround it.

Merry Christmas is from Joy to the World and the sweet holly corners are from Ornate Labels- Christmas. They are colored with Copics and sprinkled with Glamour Dust. (Glamour Dust also covers every snowflake because I cannot stop using it.) I made the large layered snowflake on top of the tag with two dies from the Flowers- Daisy set, which rests atop Petal Pink and Vanilla Bean crinkle ribbon. Each of the three layers are popped up with foam tape for dimension.

My papers are from Pion Design's Silent Night, which are so lovely in person. I hope it fills my friend's heart with heavenly joy. :o)

Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a blessed day! :o)

Challenges entered:

 *52 Christmas Card Throwdown~ Diamonds and Pearls

 *Cheery Lynn Designs~ Lace

 *Christmas at Sweet Stampin'~ Christmas Critters

 *Christmas Cards All Year 'Round~ Embellish It!

 *Creative Inspirations~ Lovely Lace

 *Dies R Us~ Gift Tags

 *Holly Jolly Christmas~ Anything Goes

 *One Stitch At a Time~ Anything Goes with a Flower

My Craft Spot Mini Release Day 1: Daisy Dies!

Hello, my sweet friends! It's time for the surprise My Craft Spot mini release! :o)

Kimberly was just too excited to wait for the next full release to share TWO of her new metal die sets! Join us today and tomorrow as we showcase these new goodies! Kimberly is offering an amazing prize each day, with the winners randomly chosen from comments left on the My Craft Spot and Design Team blogs. The more blogs you leave a little love, the more chances you have to win. :o) She is also picking a winner from customer orders! (Prize details below!)

Today we are showcasing the new Flowers- Daisy metal dies! For my project, I made a friendship card for someone I hold near and dear to my heart. She has helped me through some trying times lately. :o)

These daisy dies are already one of my favorite of all the amazing My Craft Spot goodies! There are so many options and are such fun to use.

Each layer of my flowers is popped up with foam tape for dimension, inked with Victorian Velvet distress ink, and was given a coating of elegant shimmer with the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (clear). The sparkle is stunning in person... just not so easy to photograph. The beautiful leaf dies are inked with Forest Moss and embossed with the Victoria Cuttlebug folder. The scalloped pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts, while the others are from Recollections.

When I saw the new dies, my heart instantly went to friendship. The sweet sentiment is from the Clock Time stamp set. I stamped around it with an Ornate Labels- Christmas frame and cut it out with the coordinating Ornate Labels metal dies.

The beautiful papers are from Authentique's Classique: Pretty collection. My base is created with Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles. The center popped-up frame was made with Floral Ovals and Classic Ovals- Large. I sprinkled several little sections of pearls nestled within the frame and flowers. (It's hard to be intentionally 'sporadic' in placement!)

Here are both new sets of metal dies! :o)

Flowers- Daisy

Speech Bubbles

Kimberly is giving away a $15 gift certificate EACH DAY of this mini release, randomly chosen from comments left on our blogs!

Additionally, since these new goodies are available for purchase right now, Kimberly is picking a winner from customer orders for a $20 gift certificate!

Be sure to visit My Craft Spot to see the inspiring creations from my talented teamies! Thank you for celebrating with us and I wish you a blessed day! :o)

Challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Sentiment)
 *Craft Your Passion~ Flower Power
 *Die Cuttin' Divas~ Anything Goes
 *Divas By Design~ Anything Goes
 *Fussy and Fancy~ Words- It's About Feeling
 *Pile It On~ Embossing (My leaves are embossed)
 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes
 *Through the Purple Haze~ Anything Goes (Optional: Handmade Flowers)
 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment

Kite Encouragement Card

Happy Friday! And Happy Independence Day to my American crafty friends! I'm posting on the My Craft Spot blog today, but of course am sharing it here, too! :o) This card is part of my contribution for this month's I Feel the Love Project recipients, where we are creating for Friendship Home: an agency that supports victims of domestic violence and their children.

This encouragement card was a joint effort! As I continue to slowly recover from a shoulder and arm injury, my sweetheart is helping me with the parts that involve a lot of arm movement so I can return to crafting. He is an expert with my Big Shot! :o)

I used a few goodies from Kimberly's newest release! The sentiment is one of my favorites, which is from the beautiful Clock Time stamp set. The pretty floral border is part of the Fancy Edges 2 metal die set, which I've trimmed with Light Denim crinkle ribbon.

The kite is an adorable cut file from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons, which I accented with pearls. The center one is a pretty heart, as I loved how the pearl design looks like a love-centered cross. :o) I made Traditional Twine bows for extra textural and fluttery fun.

My card base was made with Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles and my Lily Rose papers came with a magazine. (Such gorgeous freebie papers!) Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful day, friends!

Challenges entered:

 *Craft Your Passion~ Ribbon

 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes 

 *Crafty Ribbons~ Anything Goes with Ribbon

 *Divas by Design~ Ribbons and Flowers

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ July Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *Love to Create~ 3 or More Design Papers

 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes

 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes

 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Hello, my sparkly friends! Welcome to the My Craft Spot Blog Hop, celebrating Kimberly's new release! All of the new goodies are now available for purchase HERE! Each stop on this hop is also giving away one of the new products! YAY!

I'm your last stop for the celebratory hop! You should have arrived here from the sweet and creative Kate of Small Bits of Paper! If you've just stumbled upon my blog, head on over to My Craft Spot to start at the beginning! You won't want to miss a single stop. :o)

One of the many things I love about Kimberly's products is that they often start me on a crafty journey I wouldn't have thought of otherwise. I'm featuring two sentiments from the new Clock Time stamp set in my project today, which they completely inspired. :o)

I made a Double Sliding Lid Box for a loved one, with a surprise message nestled inside.

This box is based upon a tutorial by the supremely talented Tara, with adjustments made to suit my different base shape. I used the gorgeous Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles for my base, top frame, and sliding lids.

I adore so many sentiments from Kimberly's new release, including this one:

I wanted to surround it in nature's beauty, so I broke into my cherished Pion Design Shoreline Treasures papers from Sweden. With only one 6x6 sheet of each, I've been saving them for something special. Kimberly's releases are always special to me, so with a quivering hand I cut into several of them. ;) Every patterned paper is from that collection, as are the fussy-cut butterflies.

The interior is a little trip to the bottom of the sea, where sparkling treasures and wisdom await:

The interior sentiment is also from Clock Time, which is truly a must-have set! I wish I had been able to get a complete shot of the inside, but I was having major photography issues. The sweet fishie scene also has shells and the Prima Say It In Crystals embellishment has additional resin flowers in multiple colors.

The waves of ruffling Light Denim crinkle ribbon on top is also from My Craft Spot. It matched beautifully. :o) The church window lace and flat-back pearl strands are from The Ribbon Girl. All other embellishments are from Michael's and JoAnn's. I hope the recipient enjoys this as much as I do! :o)

You can't have a blog hop without BLOG CANDY, right?! Kimberly is generously giving away the stamp set I used today (Clock Time) to one lucky hopper! To be eligible to win, simply leave me a comment on this post! (I will select and announce the winner on Monday morning!)

Ready to see the entire new release?!

Clock Time

Robots

Word Quotes metal dies

Music

Build A Birthday

Fancy Edges 2 metal dies

Thank you for celebrating with us! I wish you a sweet and sparkly weekend! :o) And in case you need it, here's the blog hop order in its entirety:

Kimberly
Gwen 
Robin
Saundra 
Heather
Ally 
Missy 
Kate
Karen (You are HERE!)

Challenges entered:
 *Butterfly~ Butterfly Bingo (Die Cuts- Butterflies- Designer Paper)
 *Crafting From the Heart~ Anything Goes
 *Crafty Ribbons~ Butterflies and Ribbon
 *Creative Card Crew~ Nautical
 *Creative Fingers~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art~ June Linky Party
 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes
 *SweetStamps~ Ribbons, Buttons and/or Bows

My Craft Spot Stamp Release Party- Day 1!

Welcome to the My Craft Spot Stamp Release party! Each day this week we will be sharing projects to showcase FOUR new stamp sets and TWO new metal die sets! Kimberly will have a giveaway every day this week, so be sure to leave a comment at My Craft Spot to be eligible for the daily prize. You'll also be treated to an abundance of inspiration from the entire team! The party will end with a blog hop celebration on Saturday, where the full release is revealed and prizes will be given at every stop! Kimberly's new goodies will also be available for purchase beginning that day. :o)

Today we are featuring the new Clock Time stamp set and I love every single inch of it! The sentiments are fantastic, as are the images. (Throughout the week we will also be incorporating the new Fancy Edges 2 metal dies into some of our projects.)

The sentiment and clock face are from this gorgeous new set. I love the clocks so much that I used two of them to create a frame for my little scene. I stamped various times on the faces, as we never know God's timing... we just trust that it will be perfect, as Written. I used Rich Cocoa Memento ink to match the paper, stamping first on a spare sheet to lighten the shade.

Isn't the clock face stamp beautiful? I had it on my heart to create a vintage hanging clock, so I combined two cut files from the Silhouette Online Store to meet my vision: a vintage sign post and a vintage label frame. This stamp perfectly fits into the large circle of the Tiny Doilies metal die set.

A close-up of the sentiment, which is among my all-time favorites:

The lovely papers are from the My Mind's Eye Blush collection. I love the deep tones, but still wanted to incorporate a pop of color. I added two Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes for a pretty climbing vine and topped them with sweet Wild Orchid Crafts roses. I created my card base with a Lori Whitlock background shape.

This card is for the June recipient of the I Feel the Love Project. We are using our crafty passion to bring general encouragement, love, and birthday wishes to New Life Shops, an agency who offers shelter, clothing, food, etc. to those in need in their community. What a blessing to create for the families who utilize this agency!

Be sure to flutter on over to My Craft Spot to see the inspiring DT creations and leave a comment for a chance to win the marvelous Chalkboard Sentiments stamp set:

I'll see you tomorrow for Day 2! Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day! :o)

Challenges entered: 
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes 
 *Card Mania~ Flowers
 *Crafty Catz~ Anything Goes
 *Cupcake Inspirations~ Photo Inspiration (Beautiful flowers)
 *DL.Art~ June Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Quirky Crafts~ It's About Quirky Time
 *Simon Says Stamp~ Anything Goes
 *Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge~ Layer It Up
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes
 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting Sentiment