MCT Thrifty Thursday: Love You A Latte!

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and I have all of my cards ready and waiting for The Hubs. He'll find a new card waiting for him each day from 2/8 - 2/14. It's just my little way of reminding him how much he means to me.

The Hubs is NOT a coffee drinker - at all! But I love a Starbucks Grande Skinny Vanilla Latte! (I should mention that I also LOVE the Keurig he bought me for our 11 year anniversary last December.)

When I tell the cashier what type of drink I want, he writes my order on my cup as "SKVL" so the barista knows what to make me. At home we call this a "skivvel", so I know that The Hubs will enjoy my little order written on his 4.25" square card.

The original sentiment from You Are Perk-fect says "like you a latte!", but I prefer "love".

Little tidbit: When I was little, my Mom used to scratch out the "from" on Christmas gift tags and write "love" to replace it. I think this just stuck with me.

I borrowed the "LOVE YOU" from Chocolate Greetings. The cup and size stamps are from MCT's Coffee Break stamp set. I also used a few dies: 4x4 Journal Die + More (stitched square) and the layering arrow banners from Fly Away With Me Sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by today! Check out the other designers' creations on Emma's blog.

I hope you were inspired!

- Veronica

MCT Designer Challenge: Sketch!

Hey there! Today My Creative Time is hosting a scrapbook layout Sketch Challenge, so I created a new page for my wedding album - and it's all about CAKE! Yum!

This layout somewhat follows the sketch posted on the MCT blog. I definitely took some creative liberties with it, but I think that's kinda the point - make it your own! The cake was hand-cut (very simple) and then embellished with embossing folders, rhinestones and Stickles. I used a few MCT dies on my page: Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO Dies, 4x4 Journal Die, Lowercase Fun Dies. For the "you take", I used two different stamps from Treasured Moments - inking only the words I needed and stamping them side-by-side.

Here's a close-up of some of the page:

I'd like to take a moment to point out my face in the second photo and defend myself. I realize that I look mean and angry in that photo, but let me explain. My husband had just lovingly placed delicious wedding cake in my mouth. I, on the other hand, couldn't pass up an opportunity to smoosh just a wee bit of cake in his face. As I did this, I started to laugh - but I still had cake in my mouth. The demon-ish look on my face was my sad attempt at trying to keep my mouth closed while it was full of cake and I was laughing. Since you and I are such close friends, I trust that you'll keep this photo between us. *wink wink*

Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share with you today. You can see how the other designers interpreted the sketch on the My Creative Time blog.

I hope you were inspired!

- Veronica

MCT 29th Edition Release Blog Hop: Plane & Simple

Release Day is HERE!!! You've probably hopped to my blog from Kim's blog (Hey, Kim!), but if you haven't, don't waste another moment and head over to Emma's blog so you can start this Hop from the beginning. You DO NOT want to miss a thing!

This is honestly my FAVORITE release that MCT has ever done. I'm so excited for the the products we're showing you all today and know you will be, too!

Today I'm showcasing Plane & Simple along with the FREEBIE set, Fun Paper Airplane Die (see how you can get the FREEBIE below).

This sweet little 4.25" square card will be one of The Hubs' Valentine's Week cards. The paper airplane die is SO cute and is great for guys and kids! And have you SEEN all the awesome ways our designers have used that little stitched heart line? It's great for butterflies/bees, a little trail from an envelope, and one of our designers even used it as EXHAUST from a pickup truck - SO clever!

The large square of white along with the modern color combination of navy and pink makes this card such a bold statement. There's not a lot of fuss going on here.

I don't normally fancy-up the insides of my cards, but I had a neat idea for this one.

I wanted it to look like the plane from the front of the card was carrying the inside message, so I folded a piece of paper into an airplane, flattened it out and stamped my sentiment on it. I only put adhesive on the very center of the little piece of paper so that the edges would stick up a bit to call attention to the folding.

***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***
For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 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 better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT: PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you with your comment in case YOU are the lucky winner!
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**EXCITING NEWS**
Since Emma didn't get to celebrate her 3rd year anniversary in December (2013), she decided to celebrate it
this month with an extra special FREEBIE for THIS WEEKEND ONLY! For the first time ever, our freebie includes a stamp AND a die! Every order placed between Friday, 1/17 - Sunday, 1/19 will include this adorable set. If you miss out on this freebie, no worries! It will be available for purchase in the online shop starting Monday, 1/20.
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***SALE ALERT***
Our sale that is starting RIGHT NOW! Use the code:  NEWYEAR2014 to receive 20% off your entire purchase! Sale ends on Sunday, January 24th @ 11:59pm PST!

You have ONE MORE hop to make. Head on over to our Guest Designer, Cheryl's blog for more awesome ideas.

I hope you were inspired!

- Veronica

MCT 29th Edition Sneak Peeks: Lovey Dovey Cards

Hey there! Welcome to Day 2 of Sneaks for My Creative Time's newest release (available this Friday). This has got to be one of my FAVORITE releases so far - there are so many different ways to use these stamps and dies!

If you've read my blog for awhile, you know that I like to celebrate Valentine's Week with The Hubs. We don't exchange gifts for Vday or make a big fuss out of it, but I like to give him little cards and notes for the seven days leading up to Vday to remind him that I'm thinking about him (and that he owes me a dinner out soon *giggle*).

This release is perfect for little love notes! Check out what I did with Puffy Hearts Just For You:

The sentiment and polka dot heart background are from the new set. I stamped one of the classy girls in Keepin' It Classy from the skirt down and Stickled her dress and heels. I also used Fun Stitched Edges for the scallop border.

I also used a couple of sentiments from Puffy Hearts Just For You on this next card:

This Love Mail card features the brand new Mini Stitched Envelope Die. I stamped the mailbox image from All Around Everything Accessories, drew the base and colored it all in (tip: I used a white gel pen to color in the letters inside the mailbox).

The little stitched heart line is from the new FREEBIE for this release: Fun Stitched Paper Airplane (see the "Exciting News" below). I added a few clouds (Fly Away With Me Dies) and some liquid applique snow to finish setting the scene. The tiny heart next to "Be Mine" is from You're Too Cool which some of my fellow DT members 'sneaked' yesterday.

My last card for today is a very simple design with a lot of PUNCH:

This card showcases the large heart die from Stitched Sweethearts & XOXO. I simple cut out a bunch of hearts in a neat color combo, folded them in half, glued them together and pop-dotted them onto my card. I stamped the script background from Script Type Background onto the vanilla heart for some elegance.

The chevron at the bottom (Build a Chevy Background) adds a touch of masculinity to this card, too.

***Sneak Peek Giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner via random.org! Today's winner will be announced in Emma's video tomorrow. To qualify, 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 better chance you have for winning!

VERY IMPORTANT: Please leave your email address with your comment to be entered to win. We need a way to contact you if you are the 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!
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**EXCITING NEWS**
Since Emma didn't get to celebrate her 3rd year anniversary in December (2013), she decided to celebrate it
this month with an extra special FREEBIE for THIS WEEKEND ONLY! For the first time ever, our freebie includes a stamp AND a die! Every order placed between Friday, 1/17 - Sunday, 1/19 will include this adorable set. If you miss out on this freebie, no worries! It will be available for purchase in the online shop starting Monday, 1/20.
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Thanks so much for stopping by for today's Sneak Peeks. I'll see you back here on Friday for the Release Blog Hop.

You can see what the other designers have cooked up for today's Sneaks on Emma's blog.

I hope you were inspired!

- Veronica

In With the New...

Happy New Year!

Welcome to VK Create! I'm so honored to have been asked to stay on the My Creative Time Design Team and look forward to creating with the super talented ladies on this team! If you're new here, you can learn a little bit about me on my About Me page.

Today, Emma has asked us to post one of our favorite projects using MCT products to share with you.

Not only is this one of my favorite cards, it's quite appropriate for the New Year, don't you think? This card uses the Treasured Moments Stamp Set + the Hexy Background Stamp. The bling and shiny embossing add so much sophistication to this card and make it truly something special.

Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today! All of the designer's (new and 'old') have something for you to see today, so be sure to stop by Emma's blog to see the whole team.

I hope you were inspired!

- Veronica