EEK! Happy Halloween - Lori Whitlock Design Team Project

Hello, everyone and Happy Halloween, here are a couple of projects and tutorial on how I replaced the score marks on the Gift Bag 2 file from Lori’s shop using Silhouette Studio Business Edition so I could use the scoring stylus tool on the Cricut Maker. 

You can get the file here from the Silhouette Design Store, but for this purpose, I’m using the svg from Lori’s shop and I’ll explain why. I use Silhouette Studio Business Edition to design my projects even if I’m going to cut from one of my other cutting machines. I really like the Silhouette Studio software and with the Business Edition I’m able to save my projects as an svg which I can then upload into Cricut Design Space or Brother Canvas, you can't do that with the Basic or Designer Editions and you can't open svg files with the Basic Edition. What you can't do with the Business Edition is use an image from the Silhouette Design Store and save it as an svg, the lines around the whole image will save as score marks so that’s why I’m not using the bag from the Silhouette Store.

After opening the bag the first thing I do is change the fill to a lighter color and the lines to black, this way the new lines I put in will show up as red, makes it easy to line up.

I just quickly add lines over the score marks, I'm not exact here, I fix them and add the diagonal lines when I zoom in.

Zooming in I draw the diagonal lines and align all the other ones as close as I can get.

When I'm done I select the new lines and make a compound path, if I don't do that when I upload to Cricut Design Space the score lines are off from the project.

I finish by ungrouping the bag, deleting the original score marks and group with the new score lines. I select all and go to file and save selection to hard drive and in the save as type select svg.

When I upload the bag into Cricut Design Space the size is much smaller, so I resize to match what it is in Silhouette Studio and change the new lines I created to score.

Here's a closer look at each bag, I dressed them up with the characters from the Cute Halloween Set from Lori's shop and here from the Silhouette Design Store.

The paper I used is from Doodlebug Design's Booville collection and Gingham-Linen Petite Prints.

The eyes I believe I bought at Michaels and the sentiment is a stamp from My Creative Time.

Cup Of Cheer - My Creative Time Manly Monday

Hello, welcome to MCT's Manly Monday! For my project today I used the You Deserve a Break set and embossed the mug to make it look like a football.  I cut a couple of strips of paper for the strings and stamped the sentiment on one of the tags from the Holiday Tags Stamp & Die set.  I trimmed the tag down by putting it through the die cut machine again with the end of the die where I want it to cut off.

My Creative Time's 72nd Release & Blog Hop

Welcome to MCT's 72nd Release and Blog Hop

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments all week, I so appreciate them!!

Today I'm showcasing the

Stitched Candy Cane Background

Sweet Candy Cane Die

I used these both together along with the thankful greetings kit, ribbon end die and the stitched rectangular frame dies.

Now onto the reveal...

A sloth holiday

candy cane background

gingerbread banners

sweet candy cane die

"FREEBIE DIE" 

gingerbread banners

Starting THIS Friday, October 20, 2017 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is the "Gingerbread Dies” set. It will be given to the FIRST 75 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 75 shoppers it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping. Once 75 shoppers come through, this die set will be available for purchase. So, if it’s for sale in the store, you are not one of the 75. No exceptions will be made. This freebie set is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!

***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 MORE chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner!

***SALE ALERT***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW here:http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Ne...! Use the code: OCT2017 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, October 27, 2017 @midnight PST. 

Now hop on over to Emily's Blog to see what she has created!!

My Creative Time's 72nd Release Sneak Peek Day 3

Hello to another day of sneaks!

We are showcasing the

A Sloth Holiday

How cute is he, love this set, I used it with some of the scalloped square dies.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! 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 more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky 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 & let's start spreading the word!;)

My Creative Time's 72nd Release Sneak Peek Day 2

Hello, welcome to another day of sneak peeks!

Today we are showcasing the

Gingerbread Friends

Gingerbread Banners (FREEBIE)

Totally adorable set, love all the gingerbreads in this set!  I used it with the milk carton die and holly dies from the boughs of holly set.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! 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 more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky 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 & let's start spreading the word!;)

Washi Tape Greeting Cards - Doodlebug Design Team Project

Hello Everyone, I have a couple of cards to share with you today using Doodlebug's adorable washi tape. I had so much fun putting these cards together, washi tape is a quick and easy way to add decorative touches to any project.

For these three cards, I used washi tape from the Milk & Cookies collection along with some from the assortment packs.

I love pieces of washi tape with torn jagged edges place randomly on cards, so fun! I added a couple of odds & ends from the milk & cookies pack and the santa's sweet and peppermint twist washi tape also from that collection. A piece of ladybug swiss dot and gingham from the assortment pack. I finished off the card with some doodlebug sequins and glitter.  The matted red layer is ladybug textured cardstock and the sentiment is from the 6 x 6 milk & cookies paper pad. Scalloped stitched die from Gina Marie.

I love the simplicity of this card, it's all about the washi tape.  I used the gingham assortment pack to create the diagonal striped background.  The sentiment is a piece of merry christmas washi on a white strip of cardstock.  The two little gingerbread men are from the odds & ends pack. stitched frame die is from Gina Marie.

For the last card I placed washi pieces on cardstock and used a banner die to cut it out, makes such a great background!!  Washi used, santa's sweet, happy holidays and stripe assortment.  Other products, gingerbread man from odds & ends, milk & cookies 6 x 6 paper pad, raspberry textured cardstock and bubblegum chunky twine. The pennant die is from Gina Marie and speech bubble from My Creative Time.

My Creative Time's 72nd Release Sneak Peek Day 1

Hello, welcome to MCT's 72nd release sneak peeks!

Today we are showcasing two

Stitched Candy Cane Background

Sweet Candy Cane Die

I'm lovin' the new Stitched Candy Cane Background, I used some zig clean color brush pens on these and a sentiment from the Pocketful of Holiday set.

The Sweet Candy Cane is so adorable, I used it here as a tag, with a couple of dies, cute bow, boughs of holly and a sentiment and tag from the chunky jar accessories set.

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! 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 more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky 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 & let's start spreading the word!;)

Happy Birthday - My Creative Time Tag It Tuesday

Hello, it's tag it Tuesday over at MCT, here's a quick birthday tag for a little one. I used the Just Tag Dies and the Hello Baby Stamp Set.  A super simple project, I added a gift card inside the bag.

Lori Whitlock October 2017 Blog Hop

Hello, welcome to Lori's October Blog Hop!!

I have a cute Halloween treat box to share with you today!

I used the candy corn box for Lori's shop, but you can also get it here from the Silhouette Online Store. I added the spider and web from the layered halloween embellishment 1 set and you can get it here from the Silhouette Online Store.  The paper is from Doodlebug Design.

Today's freebie is this acorn.

Remember to use code OCT2017 for 30% off your entire purchase!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Hop on over to Michelle's Blog and see what she has created for us!!

Here's a list of the entire Blog Hop

Lori Whitlock

Kathleen Kelley Skou

Anita Mulcahey

Brandie Harding Adams

                                   Brigit Mann - ***you are here***

Michelle Zerull

Ashley Hanson Cook

Tya Berrett Smith

Wedding Invitations - Willie & Kristen

I'd like to share the wedding invitations I did for my son and fiance's wedding coming up.  I had so much fun designing and cutting these invites out.  The gatefold butterfly card I bought from the Silhouette Online Store, you can get the svg version and download now which comes in handy when using with another cutting machine. I had to alter it, the card was square so I changed it to a 5 x 7 and made the cutouts a little thicker, it made it easier to get it off the mat.

The flowers I used for the invitation and envelopes are from a free set I got online called Blue Crush, I designed the invite in Silhouette Studio and printed them out two on an 8 1/5 x 11 110lb Neenah  kraft cardstock called desert storm, nd cut them out manual since it was quicker than using the machine. The envelopes are also Neenah Desert Storm, A7 80lb. The tag and stamped sentiment is from My Creative Time. I cutout 110 of these all on my Brother ScanNCut 2, it did a beautiful job.

 

World Card Making Day 2017

Hello and welcome, I have a fun Halloween card to share for World Card Making Day using my new Cricut Maker. So far I'm loving this machine, I've made a couple of things and every cut has been flawless. My first cut was a piece of burlap from the DCWV 6 x 6 Burlap Pad and it cut it like butter with the rotary blade, came off the mat totally clean, no snips needed.

I wanted to try a smaller burlap piece so I cut these flowers on the owl's hat and I'm totally amazed how perfectly they came out.  For this project, I used paper from Doodlebug Design, mostly from their Booville collection. The owl is from the layered halloween embellishments 1set from Lori Whitlock's shop and sentiment is also from the Booville collection.

Here's another card I made using the Cricut Maker

This cut file is also from Lori's shop, it's in the layered Halloween embellishment 2 set. I made it into a card and added the nose, the patterned paper and sentiment is from Doodlebug's Booville collection. Once again the cricut maker cut beautifully!!

My Creative Time 48 Hour October Flash Sale Blog Hop

Good morning & welcome to another "48 Hour Flash Sale!" This sale is for 48 hours ONLY that is going on right NOW & will end on Sunday, October8, 2017 @ 7am PST. 

Since the KITS did SOOO WELL, "My Creative Time" is offering another brand new "EXCLUSIVE" kit for you!  This kit will consist of a stamp set with a coordinating die along with a coordinating STENCIL!  YEP, you saw that right ...... a "STENCIL".  I am SUPER EXCITED to share this new "EXCLUSIVE" kit with all of you!  Now, since this is an "EXCLUSIVE" kit, basically once these kits are sold out, they are gone FOREVER!  

This is SUCH A FUN kit, I cannot wait for you to see all the projects the team has created using it! Don't forget to use the code FLASH at checkout to get 20% off of your entire "in-stock" only purchase! 

I introduce to you:

"Thankful Greetings"

Along with the new kit, I used a die from the stitched rectangular frame dies and the long treat box die.

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!

Leave your comments on every stop for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card to the "My Creative Time" store! Don't forget to leave a way for us to contact you "just in case" YOU are the LUCKY winner!  Good Luck! 

Come hop along with us for some AMAZING inspiration using this new kit "Thankful Greetings" from the team! :)

Next stop is Emily's Blog!!