Simple Pleasures...More MTME 47

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Hi There! I am here today to share yet another sample featuring the My Time Made Easy © Slip Cover Template paired with a few images from the My Time Made Easy © Take Time stamp set. Lauren & ALL the MTME DT members will be sharing their awesome creations today as well. Please be sure to stop by each of their sites to see what they have been up to!

Here is my Simple Pleasures Gift set:

The © Slip Cover is so versatile & easy to create! You may recall, I shared one earlier this month, (here) showing it used as a candy box. This sample serves as a simple gift box full of a simple pleasure (a large cellophane bag full of bath salts specially made for my dear sister :)

Once made, you can easily stitch panels on all 4 sides :) & embellish any way you like making it a totally custom gift package great for any occasion! I made this flower embellishment by cutting several various sizes of the © Fluttering-by digi paper using the Spellbinders Blossom dies. It's difficult to see in this photo but if you click to enlarge, you can sort of see the shimmer from the glimmer mist on the flower.

This darling tag features just one of many sentiments from the © Take Time set. It nested perfectly within a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Oval Small die!

That is all I have for today to share. Please hop on over to see what Lauren & the other gals on the MTME DT has to share!

Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:

Template: My Time Made Easy © Slip Cover

Stamps: My Time Made Easy © Take Time, Fanciful Flourishes

Paper: My Time Made Easy © Fluttering-by digi paper, Cosmo Cricket DP, SU Basic Grey, Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo

Other: Spellbinders: # S4-141 Petite Scalloped Ovals Small, #S4-140 Petite Oval Small, # S4-192 Blossom, Cuttlebug Flower dies, Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon

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The Play Date Cafe Challenge #24...PDCC24 31

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Hi There! It's time again for a new Creativity Challenge at The Play Date Cafe :) I chose this beautiful bouquet of flowers Courtesy of Martha Stewart for this week's inspiration photo & my DH created the graphic :) I was really drawn to the beautiful mix of lavenders & purples. This week, Kristen Powers of Kpink is our Celebrity Designer/ Sponsor!
I made this Mother's Day card showcasing these pretty purple hues.I don't have much purple DP in my stash so I needed to create my own. I pulled out this old SU' set dating back to 1998 to create the stamped background paper. The roses & leaves were stamped in 2 steps. For the rose images: First, I stamped the "bottom" layer of the rose by inking up the image with SU" Pale Plum ink then, stamped the "outer" layer with SU' Rich Razzleberry ink. For the leaves, I first stamped the "bottom" layer by inking up the leaf image with SU' Mellow Moss ink then, stamped the "outer" layer with SU' Old Olive ink. So EASY & TOTALLY custom :)I need some practice at sewing circles & ovals! LOL :) These beautiful Prima roses are so vibrant & rich in color - don't you think?

I hope you can join along with this week's creativity challenge. After you have made your project, please head on over to The Play Date Cafe & link your post to Mr. Linky. If you post your creations in an on-line gallery, please label it PDCC24. Be sure to see what all The Play Date Cafe DT girls have created, (on my side bar) to share with you for inspiration! I hope you are able to join along with this week's challenge.

Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:
Stamps: Stampin' Up All Holidays
Paper: K&Company DP, Stampin' Up, Papertrey Ink
Ink: VersaMark, Stampin' Up
Other: Spellbinders: #S4-110 Classic Ovals Large, #S4-111 Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Cuttlebug Embossing folder, Prima flowers, Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon, button & embossing powder from stash

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Vintage Findings... 16

Hi Everyone! Here today to share some fabulous Vintage findings that I recently found at my favorite place to shop (Paper Tales) for all my unique scrappin' supplies!

Paper Tales is a fabulous lil' Boutique paper-crafting store located in San Diego, CA & is jam packed with goodies not found in your everyday big box store! Helle & Michelle, the co-owners, offer the best, personal & friendliest customer service that any shopper could wish for & is soooo hard to come by these days!

Can't wait to create something using these YUMMY supplies!

Have a Great Day!!!

P.S. - If you are one of my International friends & you love Spellbinders as much as I do :) - check this out - click HERE

Be Sweet!

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A Spellbinders Contest... 4

Hi Everyone! Have you ever been interested in Guest Designing for Spellbinders? Now may be your chance! Please continue to read:

Spellbinders is excited to announce the Spellbinders International Guest Blogger Contest. Spellbinders is looking for one fabulous International Guest Blogger to appear on the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog during the month of June! This contest is for Spellbinders Paper Arts enthusiasts currently living outside of the United States. We will select one International Guest Blogger to create four projects with instructions, for publication on the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog.

The International Guest Blogger Contest Winner will select $100 in Spellbinders Die Templates to use in the four blog posts. These die templates will be chosen from the Spellbinders website, and excludes Limited Edition die templates, Presto Punch machine, Presto Punch templates. A link to the Contest Winners' blog will be posted on the Spellbinders Blog for one year. The Winner will receive a personalized Spellbinders Badge to post on his/her Blog. Following completion of the four posts, the International Guest Blogger will receive an additional $100 in Spellbinders Paper Arts product, from the July 2010 New Release Collection. The Winner will be among the first to receive that new product! Spellbinders will pay all shipping charges.

Spellbinders International Guest Blogger Contest Winner will complete four paper craft projects using current Spellbinders Die Templates, with instructions. Winner must post a partial image of each project with a link to the Spellbinders Blog on publication days. Dates of publication to be determined.

To enter the Spellbinders International Guest Blogger Contest, submit the following to BlogContest@spellbinders.us:

One Contest Entry Project image .jpg (no larger than 10x10” at 72dpi)
Spellbinders International Blog Contest Entry Form (form download)

The Contest Entry Project must include Spellbinders product. The entrant must have his/her own personal blog that he/she maintains and keeps current. The Contest Entry must be in English, if chosen as Winner, blog posts must be in English. Spellbinders reserves the right to edit blog posts. Spellbinders reserves the right to edit images for posting on the Spellbinders Blog. Additional specifications will be sent to the Contest Winner.

Please send questions to ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us.

Entrants currently living in the United States, as well as employees and the immediate family members of Spellbinders Paper Arts are ineligible for entry. Anyone currently designing for a competitor of Spellbinders Paper Arts is ineligible.

Spellbinders will select one International Guest Blogger Contest Winner.

Contest is open to submissions from April 6, 2010, until 11:59 MST, April 20, 2010. The Winner will be announced on April 29, 2010, and completed blog posts with images are due by May 24, 2010.

Spellbinders Entry Form is below. Please click on the form, "save as" to your computer, fill out the information, save the completed document, then send to above email address with your contest entry.

Spellbinders is a trademark of Spellbinders Paper Arts, llc.

Good Luck! For complete details & any questions please contact: ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us.

Thanks!

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