Happy Halloween!

It's here, it's here! The house has been spook-ified, the candy is purchased. Now all we have to do is wait for the Trick-or-Treaters to arrive!

Isn't it so much fun to see all of the kids dressed up in their costumes? Here in Michigan, we usually see children all bundled up with their costumes on OVER their hoodies and sweatpants. Nothing like a princess with mittens on!

My husband and I went to our friends' annual Halloween Party on Saturday and had a great time! The first year we went, we were dressed up as Diddy and Dixie Kong (from the Donkey Kong video games). Last year, we were BP Oil Spill Workers. So this year, I told my husband that I wanted to be something 'pretty'. No monkey costume; no coveralls.

I thought and thought and finally settled on my costume. I wanted to be a Trophy Wife. They do actually make a costume for this. But I'm a DIY-er! I purchased a gold top/mini-dress and some gold leggings (I'm SURE I'll use those again - kidding!), added some accessories and gold makeup and VOILA! - a Trophy Wife!

The sash was actually my husband's idea (kudos, Honey!). We didn't want people asking all night, "What are you supposed to be?", so we figured that a sash would do the trick. But where was I going to find a sash to decorate? Creative Hubby to the rescue! He suggested that I purchase a white plastic tablecloth and fashion my sash out of that. What a great idea! I folded my dollar store tablecloth in half, cut out my sash shape, glued the ends together and decorated it with black vinyl (using my Cricut for the letters), rhinestones and Stickles.

We like for our costumes to complement each other, so to go along with my Trophy Wife costume, he went as a 'Hugh Heffner-type'. I think he just wanted to wear pajamas! *wink*


Funny side note: As I sat in his truck in my skin-tight leggings and itchy top on our way to the party, I looked at him and said, "Well, at least ONE of us is comfortable..."

We had a great time at the party and I'm looking forward to showing off my costume to the neighbors as we sit on our front porch to pass out candy tonight. The costume might not have the same affect when I wear a long sleeved shirt underneath it, but I'm sure my neighbors will appreciate the idea.

Happy Halloween!

- Veronica

Halloween Pretzel Treats

Cute little packages filled with goodies are fun for 'kids' of all ages! Why should elementary children be the only ones bringing adorable treats to their friends?

My husband had a Halloween Potluck at work yesterday and needed a 'dish' to bring in. I'm no chef! I prefer to stick with baked goods and chocolate. I had seen some cute Christmas pretzels on Pinterest and knew that with a little altering they'd be a great Halloween treat to send in to those hungry Software Developers!

I started out by melting Dark, Light and White Chocolate in separate mugs. This can be done in the microwave, but that's not the way my Mom taught me! Here are Mom's directions:

1. Put 2 paper towels in the bottom of a fairly deep pan (the kind with real 'sides' to it)
2. Fill the paper towel-lined pan about 1-1/2" to 2" deep with water.
3. Heat the water on low/medium (the water should not boil).
4. Put as many mugs into the pan as you need colors/flavors.
5. Add chocolate candy melts to each mug and stir occasionally as they melt

Once my chocolate was good and melt-y, I dipped pretzel rods into the mugs (one at a time) and let the excess chocolate drip off (no need to go crazy with the chocolate - unless you want to, of course!). I then sprinkled each pretzel with crushed up Reese's Pieces (crushed with love by yours truly).

Side note: How do YOU pronounce 'Reese's Pieces'? I know how it's supposed to be pronounced, but I can't help but say "Reesies Peesies" *giggle*

I set each pretzel into a wine glass (Because I'm classy like that. *wink* No, actually because the rims were low enough to not really interfere with the chocolate and crushed candy). I didn't want to lay them down onto wax paper until they were dry enough to not stick to it and get flattened on the bottom.

When I was all done dipping and sprinkling 50 pretzels, I wrapped them in treat bags (found at your local craft/baking supply store) and tied a sweet little tag to them using twine.

I wanted to keep my tags simple (since there were 50 of them and it was 11pm) so I just punched a fun shape out of Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla Card Stock and stamped cute Halloween images from Peachy Keen's Nikkity Knack Cat Gang (kitty and bat) and My Creative Time's Small Talk ('Boo!' sentiment). I did half the tags with the kitty and half with the bat. I used a Light Prawn Copic Marker (R22) to color in the kitty's ears and nose.

I originally thought about not packaging these treats and just putting them in jars, but wanted they to be transportable - easy to take back to your desk to enjoy while you're working! I stuck the wrapped and tagged pretzels into a basket I had around that I lined with black tissue paper. I hope my husband's coworkers enjoy these treats as much as I enjoyed making them!


Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to come back next week for more fun projects!!!

- Veronica

2011 Halloween Living Room Table Decor

Just because you're done using an item for its original purpose, doesn't mean you're done USING the item! Think of alternate uses for your 'oldies' to make them come back as 'goodies'! It's not only good for the environment (reduce, reuse, recycle!), but it's good for your WALLET - be green, SAVE green!

I found this raven on sale at Michaels. And though I didn't have a use for him in mind right when I spotted him, I knew that if I went home without him, I'd regret it. I decided later to 'cage' him in a hurricane I had laying around and set him atop some black river rocks (from my June wedding centerpieces) and purple feathers (that I had purchased for my Halloween Wreath).

I wanted the glitter spiders (a Michaels find) to 'climb' into the hurricane, but didn't want to get the hurricane all glue-y (I plan on re-using it for my Fall decor). Instead, I punched out 3/4" circles of black vinyl and 'pop-dotted' my spiders onto their own little circles. The circles then stick to the glass and come off without any hassle (or leftover residue)! GENIUS, if I may say so myself. *wink*

My glitter sticks with feather flowers are a TOTAL DIY project! The sticks were originally brown branches adorned with autumn flowers and buds. They were used on last year's Fall wreath (just WAIT 'til you see THIS year's!). Since I no longer needed them as they were, I popped the flowers and buds off and glittered the sticks (Mod Podge + Martha Stewart Purple Sapphire Fine Glitter). I then put some black leaves on the sticks (left over from the black roses I used on my Halloween Wreath, Dining Centerpiece, and Flower Arrangement). For the 'flowers', I used some leftover purple feathers. You know those teeny, tiny feathers you find in the pack? I used THOSE!

I hope you've been inspired to re-purpose your old decor! Stop back tomorrow for an extra-special TREAT!

2011 Halloween Table Centerpiece

A candelabra is a great way to add a classy touch to any dining table. Add 'bloody' candles and some spider webs, and you have a SPOOKTACULAR centerpiece!

Most of the pieces that make up this spooky decor are from Salvation Army (my FAVORITE store!). The white pillar holder was originally a beige/brown color and I spray painted it with Rustoleum Flat White to give it new life. The 'collar' that the 'boy' skull sits on is another pillar holder that I grabbed from Salvation Army. I kept it as-is; figuring that I could also use it in my Autumn decor.

The skulls were purchased from Walmart a couple years ago. They both originally look like the 'boy' skull here on my table. I added the rose to his mouth - just stuck it through (the skulls are made of foam). I Mod Podged the 'girl' and glittered her with Martha Stewart Black Onyx Fine Glitter. I then made a cute little bow and stuck it to her head using floral wire.

The candelabra's base (a STEAL for $2.99!!!) is wrapped in black roses and then covered in faux spider webs. I just love the added spookiness the candles add to the table.

If you're interested in adding 'bloody' candles to YOUR Halloween decor, you'll need:

1. As many white taper candles as you want to make 'bloody'
2. One red taper candle ***Be sure the candle is red ALL THE WAY through and not just a white candle dipped in red! You must have red wax to do this technique!***
3. Small container filled with sand (to catch any wax that 'misses' the candle)
4. Lighter

Directions

Stick your first white candle in the sand.

Light your red candle and angle it so that the wax drips onto your white candle

Repeat with more white candles.

Easy peasy, right? I burned my white candles for a little bit BEFORE adding the red wax. This way, they looked used and not brand new, out-of-the-package.

I hope you've been inspired by my centerpiece! Come back tomorrow for more Halloween decor!

2011 Halloween Foyer Decor

Re-purposing is a great way to keep costs down when decorating (or when creating of any kind, really). I love taking something old and giving it new life. I ESPECIALLY love it when it involves glitter!!!

As I took my returnable cans and bottles back to the store a few weeks ago ($.10 per container here in MI - you BET I'll return 'em!), the machine wouldn't take my empty IBC Creme Soda glass bottles because they don't have a barcode on the bottles themselves. I figured I'd just take them back to the original store I purchased them from and continued with my shopping. I TOTALLY forgot to stop at the other store to return my IBCs on my way home. But I swear that as soon as I walked in the door, I had an epiphany!

I cleaned out the bottles and caps and took them directly up to my Creative Studio to get to work. I thought about designing my own Halloween Labels for this project, but figured that if I could find something pre-made (and free) online that I liked - why re-invent the wheel? I found these awesome free potion label printables online! Sa-weet!

After printing my labels, I cut them out and - using a foam brush - glued them to my bottles with Mod Podge. I brushed the Mod Podge directly onto the backs of my labels so that I didn't get any glue outside of the area I needed it on my bottles. I smoothed them out well, making sure there weren't any bubbles.

Now I needed to do something about the IBC bottle caps. Even though they were orange (very Halloweenie), I didn't want to be able to see the logo on the cap. I opted to cover them in Martha Stewart Black Onyx Fine Glitter (LOVE that stuff). I just brushed on more Mod Podge and covered the cap in the glitter. Ms. Stewart's glitter covers VERY well - there's no need to paint the object before glittering. Once my new potion bottle was ready, I filled it with water that I tinted with purple food coloring. I looks more black than purple - but that's okay. Still something that I wouldn't want to drink! Cost of project: pretty darn FREE!

I found this white skull and black pumpkin at my local Michael's. Something about that little skull piqued my interest and I knew he had to come home with me. I love him just the way he is - no altering needed. The pumpkin needed a little something, so I striped it using my white Sharpie Poster Paint Marker. I then glittered the stem (bring on the Mod Podge!) with Martha's Purple Sapphire Fine Glitter. When I put the pumpkin and skull together on my foyer table, the skull was just dwarfed by the size of the pumpkin. I had a few small decorative boxes in my stash, so I took out the black & white one, removed the lid, flipped it over and VOILA - a stand! The bottom of the little box was originally white with a barcode on it. More glitter to the rescue!

Thanks for dropping by! Check back in tomorrow for my Halloween Dining Table Centerpiece!

- Veronica

2011 Halloween Door Wreath

I don't have a pretty front door. Some people do. I'm not one of them. It's gray, drab - blech. A great way to add some flair to an otherwise boring front door is to add a wreath - and they're not just for Christmas anymore!

I went to my local craft store and found a 24" grapevine wreath for $7.99. After pairing it with my handy 40% off coupon, I walked out as the new owner of a wreath for just $4.79 + tax! I knew that the brown color wasn't going to give the effect I was looking for, so when I got home, I laid some newspaper down in the garage and gave the wreath a good coat of black gloss spray paint. It doesn't have to be perfect!

Once it was dry, I brought the wreath up to my Creative Studio to start adding the accents. I have a tendency to go a bit overboard with accents, so I tried my very best to keep it simple and classy. I added some black maribou feathers, purple craft feathers and black and purple roses to start. Then I popped in a couple purple glitter balls (read more on that here) and wrapped the wreath in a fun polka dot wired ribbon.

The sign was a great find at Michael's! It was clearance for $1.99 - so I picked up two (you can see how I used my other sign in my Outdoor Decor). It was originally hung vertically, so I used my Crop-a-Dile to punch two new holes to hang it horizontally (I LOVE my Crop-a-Dile! It will punch a hole through almost anything!). I used Sharpie Poster Paint Markers in white and purple to write our name and border the sign. Believe me - my handwriting is NOT that good! I printed out our name in a font I like on my computer, cut it out, traced it onto the sign with pencil, and then filled it in using the markers. It was not a quick process, but I really love the way it turned out! In one day, I brought my front door from drab to FAB!

Stop by tomorrow for some inexpensive indoor Halloween decorating ideas!

MCT Release Blog Hop Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Alisha S. on winning the XL Label Borders stamp set from My Creative Time. Her comment was picked by the Random.org generator.

83 Alisha said...

What a fantastic idea!! I love the colors & think your handwriting is goregous. I actually thought it was a stamp until I read that you wrote. :-)

I will be contacting you today so I can get your prize out to you soon!

Be sure to check out my other post for today: 2011 Halloween Door Wreath

2011 Outdoor Halloween Decor

This is my first time really decorating for Halloween. A couple years ago, I threw some fake spider webbing over our very dead tree ON Halloween Day, but this year - I actually put thought into our Halloween decorations.

I started out by simply placing two pumpkins on our front porch. That was fine for a couple days, but something was definitely missing. So I took a trip to my favorite store - Salvation Army - and found some AWESOME goodies!

I noticed a small hay bale in the shop window, but decided to go over into the "Brick-a-Brack" section first. And what do you know? Another hay bale! I checked out the price: $1.99 - can't go wrong! So I picked it up and high-tailed it back to the front window to get the other bale. It was marked at $4.99, but the manager said he'd give me the $1.99 price. In the basket it went!

I also found this great black urn that was not-too-big, not-too-small for $4. I knew it would make a great addition to my front porch if I just added some spooky flowers (of which I had some leftovers at home from other projects) and black river stones (left over from my June wedding centerpieces).

After a bit of moving things around, I'm really happy with the way it all came together. It's not too spooky and is a very nice welcome for visitors (and Trick-or-Treaters)! I love that I'll be able to re-use the hay bales for my Fall Decor and I'm sure I'll find something to do with that black urn throughout the year!

Another great find I got from Salvation Army was this white plastic picket garden fencing. I knew exactly what I was going to do with it when I saw it and the $.99 price for 3 pieces was a total bonus!

I took it home and got out my hack saw! I sawed away at each piece creating broken slats - a really spooky look. After it was all broken up, I inked up my Tim Holtz Distressing Tool with Antique Linen Distress Ink and went to town! I knew Antique Linen wouldn't be enough, so after letting each piece dry a bit, I distressed them again with Walnut Stain.

Little trick: After you've finished inking up the plastic, use your heat tool to set/dry the ink. Be careful and don't get too close or you could melt the plastic!

Now that my fence was dirty-looking and spooky, I was ready to create my own personal Garden Cemetery! I had a few tombstones from a couple years ago, so I stuck them in my (very sad) garden by the front porch.

This is where I make my confession: Hi, my name is Veronica and I'm a terrible gardener. 

It seems that dying/dead plants and weeds really add to the effect of a Spooky Garden Cemetery, so I'm going to pretend like that was my plan the whole time. I MEANT for my garden to look awful so that it would be PERFECT for Halloween. Yep. That's my story.

It's been super windy here for the last little while, so I filled sandwich bags with rocks and placed them on top of the stakes that keep the tombstones from blowing over backward. That seems to be helping as I haven't lost a tombstone yet!

I tossed a couple furry spiders into my Hostas and hung a BEWARE sign on the broken fence.

Our front porch/walkway area is now ready for Trick-or-Treaters! Check back tomorrow for a look at my Halloween Door Wreath!

MCT's October Stamp Release BLOG HOP

It's Grande Finale Day here on VK Create! I have had so much fun Guest Designing for My Creative Time and want to thank Emma and the Design Team for letting me join in on the celebration this week! Today I am showcasing XL Label Borders (my FAVORITE from this release). This set coordinates perfectly with MCT's XL Label Die and is a MUST-HAVE!

***GIVEAWAY ALERT***
For my giveaway today, I am giving away this beautiful set I'm showcasing: XL Label Borders! All you have to do is leave me a comment here & you will have until Sunday @ midnight to do so!  EASY PEASY and GOOD LUCK!!!

I have been wanting to create a Christmas Countdown Calendar for awhile now, but just never sat down to do it. I was lucky enough to attend a 12-Hour Crop last Saturday with my SIL and spent the ENTIRE time working on this little gem!

Using 4" x 4" coasters (you know the cheapy chipboard kind?), I covered them with pattern paper and punched holes in the top with my Crop-a-Dile. I used LOTS of My Creative Time product to complete my calendar. Flipping through all of the pages, you'd find that I used XL Label Borders, Whimsical Calendar Days, All Around Birthday Time, Small Talk {pause for breath...}, XL Label Die, Curly Label Die, Stitched Oval Die, and Build-A-Banner Kit. Phew! Oh, and of course a TON of pop-dots for dimension!

I kept the pages pretty simple, letting the 'countdown' be the spotlight. I hand-wrote "days 'til Christmas" on each page (not a fan of my handwriting... but at least that makes it personal). Every other page uses either the XL Label Die or the dotted square from Small Talk to border the date. A couple pieces of ribbon tied in knots keeps the whole thing together. I only used 13 coasters for the 25 days. Once you get to 13 days remaining, you spin the calendar around for the next day (the remaining days are on the backs of the first half of the countdown).

This calendar would make a great gift, but I just so happened to create it using the SAME colors I use to decorate my home for Christmas (whaddya know? *wink*). And after spending my entire 12-Hour Crop completing this baby, it'll be showcased in my house for many, many Christmases to come!

Thanks so much for stopping by today to check out my FINAL project as My Creative Time's 11th Edition Guest Designer! If you haven't seen the other DT member's projects, I've linked them all up below!

Be sure to come back next week as I take you on a tour of my 2011 Halloween Decor! I have LOTS in store for you! If you'd like to stay updated when I post, you can subscribe as a Follower or sign up to receive my updates via email on the right!

Have a fabulous weekend!

- Veronica

My Creative Time Design Team

Emma - My Creative Time
Nikki - Scrappin' Navy Wife
Katie - Crafting with Katie
Glora - Glora's Crafts
Leanne - Created by Leanne
Cathryn - In the Pink
Jen - Simply Chic Designs by Jen
Kate - Scrapper's Creative Corner
Ruthie - September Ninth
Shar - Scrapendipity
Cindy - I Scrap My Way
Liz - Liz's Paper Loft
Me - VK Create

MCT Oct Release Sneak #4

I hosted my very first garage sale back in August. My Mom and Sister-in-Law brought all the stuff they wanted to sell and we set up shop in my garage and driveway. Of course, we all had 'first dibs' on anything we wanted and as I saw my Mom lay out some clean, fresh, perfect for crafting bottle caps, I swiped them right up! Those babies were coming with ME!

I've held onto them for the last few months not knowing what I would do with them, but always keeping in mind that SOMEDAY I would need them. And that day has come.

My Creative Time's new stamp set, All Around Birthday Time, is full of great 'sentiments in the round' and comes with this awesome clock stamp. The hands are separate stamps in the set, so you can make it whatever time you want (it's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?). I stamped my clocks and hands and punched them out with a 1" circle punch. After placing them inside my bottle caps, I filled the caps with liquid applique and set them under a lamp to dry.

(Funny side note: Trying to be environmentally {and budget} conscious, my husband and I have switched almost all of our light bulbs in the house to high-efficiency. One of the pros to HE light bulbs is that they don't get hot. This is NOT a pro when you're trying to dry a pool of liquid applique! I had to SEARCH the house for non-HE light bulbs to speed up the drying process!)

I affixed my clocks to a couple of ball chains and added some fancy brads to the chain as well (just wrap the little 'legs' of the brads around the chain). I hot-glued one of the clocks to a clothes pin that I then hot-glued to the frame itself. I opted to remove the glass of the frame to allow for a couple of brads to be added to the background.

Along with All Around Birthday Time, I also used MCT's Whimsical Calendar Days and Cherish This Moment. The date in the frame (our wedding date) was cut out using MCT's Stitched Oval Die with the blue XL Label Die behind it.

This frame will make a wonderful addition to the gallery wall in my Creative Studio. And if necessary, will serve as an easy way for my husband to remember our anniversary! LOL

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME prizes during Sneak Peek week with a total of "6" winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

 1. SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page that you did so! OR you can just tag My Creative Time in your post!

 2. Just comment on ALL of the designers' blogs EVERY DAY during Sneaky Peek week!  THAT'S ALL you have to do to qualify for the giveaways! ;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am PST in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let's start spreading word!

I have an AWESOME "Grand Finale" project lined up for tomorrow's Blog Hop, so be sure to stop by!

- Veronica

MCT Oct Stamp Release Sneak #3

Welcome, welcome to my BRAND NEW BLOG! I'm so excited you're here!

If you've followed my VK Design Company blog, you know that I haven't been too diligent in posting in the past. But I've got high hopes and lots of great ideas and projects to share with you!

Today I have my 3rd Sneaky Peek for My Creative Time's 11th Release. We are featuring XL Label Borders - which coordinates PERFECTLY with the XL Label Die. This stamp set and die are SO versatile and can be used for many different projects.

I've been in the Halloween mood lately and have recently added some spooky decor around my home. I used the XL Label Die and XL Label Border stamp set to add a little spice to my black and purple decor.

I used SEVERAL of Emma's stamp sets together to complete my projects. I just love how well her stamps work together!

I used the Peachy Keen Stamps Funny Spider along with Emma's Small Talk for my spooky flower arrangement tag. I colored the spider in with my Copics (little trick: follow the same colors as on the stamp package and you can't go wrong!).

For my little Cookie Bag, I used XL Label Borders with Anyday Bingo & Crossword, Whimsical Calendar Days, and Build A Banner Kit. The XL Label Die was a perfect little treat bag topper!

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This is my first time really decorating for Halloween and I've had a BLAST adding spookiness to my home. Here you can see a close-up of my spooky flower arrangement. 

I used a black glittery rose bunch and single purple rose along with some purple fuzzy flower ball-thingies (LOL) and feathers. To add some sparkle, I glittered two small Styrofoam balls with Martha Stewart's Purple Sapphire and Black Onyx (first cover the Styrofoam balls with Mod Podge using a foam brush - no need to paint, the glitter covers REALLY well) and stuck them on lollipop sticks. Everything is stuck into floral foam that is easily removable from the urn so I can change out the arrangement for each season! 

If you've enjoyed the Halloween decor you've seen here today, be sure to come back next week for more spooky decor!

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME prizes during Sneak Peek week with a total of "6" winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

 1. SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page that you did so! OR you can just tag My Creative Time in your post!

 2. Just comment on ALL of the designers' blogs EVERY DAY during Sneaky Peek week!  THAT'S ALL you have to do to qualify for the giveaways! ;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am PST in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let's start spreading word!

- Veronica

MCT Oct Stamp Release Sneak #2

Good Morning!

I usually don't share too many personal stories here - mostly because I don't think that's why you stop by - but I feel like this project needs a bit of an introduction.

My church is participating in this HUGE study called STRONG. About 65,000 people across the country will be joining with us to strengthen their relationships with God. It's not a traditional study, let me assure you! We'll be having LOTS of fun while becoming stronger Christians. Each week, we are supposed to complete 5 Challenges from a deck of cards. This week's category is Play. Here's the challenge I drew today:

Awesome, right? Well, it's just perfect that creating is one of my favorite activities to get energized! I just love the rush of creating something from scratch!

Okay... so I'll admit that I took longer than 20 minutes for this challenge. But I really love the end result!!!

Isn't this card so PLAYful? It's going to be perfect for my father-in-law's birthday next June (okay, so I'm a little ahead of the game...). 

I used the SOON-to-be-released All Around Accessories from My Creative Time, along with Wow! So Many Candles and Anyday Bingo & Crossword (also MCT). That adorable kitty is from Stamps by Judith (Frazzled Cat) and I use him ALL the time! He was actually all wrapped up in Christmas lights on my Christmas cards last year! His little eye patch is just the tiny part that gets cut out when you use the SU! Ticket Corner punch and I drew the string with a fine tip marker. He's colored with Copics to look like my kitty, Harley.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME prizes during Sneak Peek week with a total of "6" winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

 1. SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page that you did so! OR you can just tag My Creative Time in your post!

 2. Just comment on ALL of the designers' blogs EVERY DAY during Sneaky Peek week!  THAT'S ALL you have to do to qualify for the giveaways! ;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am PST in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!

Thanks again for dropping by! I'll be back tomorrow morning with another Sneaky Peek!

****This post was originally posted here. If you're interested in leaving a comment to be entered into the giveaway, please leave your comment on the original post. Thanks!****

MCT Oct Stamp Release Sneak #1

Good Morning!

I have a very special week planned here on the VK Create! Emma, from My Creative Time, has asked me to be her Guest Designer ALL week long! I'm so excited to showcase her fabulous 11th Release!

Today we're showcasing Cherish This Moment. This set will be PERFECT for large sentiments on cards and great for scrapbooking, too!

I have been LOVING the Autumn leaves that are all around here in Michigan and felt inspired to pay homage to them with my card today.

I used the Lovely As A Tree SU! set along with the "Life is beautiful" sentiment from Emma's Cherish This Moment. The background wood grain pattern is Papetrey Ink's Background Basics: Woodgrain stamped in VersaMark.

I colored the tree leaves with my Copics. Not a lot of technique with that - just some 'blobs' of color that I (somewhat) blended together! And I love paper piercing around the edges of layers to give a little extra oomph!

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!

Listen up "My Creative Time" friends! We are giving all of you an opportunity to win some AWESOME prizes during Sneak Peek week with a total of "6" winners to be announced during Friday's Stamp release! All you have to do is leave a comment HERE along w/the rest on the design teams blogs for a chance! These are prizes you do NOT want to miss out on!!

 1. SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page that you did so! OR you can just tag My Creative Time in your post!

 2. Just comment on ALL of the designers' blogs EVERY DAY during Sneaky Peek week!  THAT'S ALL you have to do to qualify for the giveaways! ;)

All winners will "randomly" get chosen and Emma will announce all six winners on Friday, October 21st @ 12am PST in her video during the release & blog hop of this AMAZING new stamp collection! GOOD LUCK! Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!

Thanks for stopping  by today and be sure to come back tomorrow for more Sneaky Peeks!

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