Whoo’s ready for some more ideas today?!

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Today I have a super cute project alternative to our latest template release of It’s in the Bag!

While in the process of designing my samples for the August Release at MTME, we received an invitation to our niece Nora’s 1st birthday party. The invite had a little owl on the front. Too cute! While we were away during the party, I decided to mail a gift along in our absence (I was so late in mailing this, but did actually mail it out :C), and wanted to make it special for her first birthday. So, given the invite, I knew I had to do something OWL themed!

After seeing Lisa’s Year in Review project from last month, I was inspired and I KNEW I could turn the It’s in the Bag, into a new version of  Whooty-Love ©!!

So I did!

Whoo’s having a birthday?

Could you die?!

I was seriously over the moon with this alternative project idea.

I LOVE Whooty-Love © done up using the It’s in the Bag template don’t you???

Since it was her birthday and the invite read “Whoo’s Turning 1?” , I knew I had to have Whooty-Love © holding balloon!! 

 I used a stick pin, punched 2 pink circles, then stamped the sentiment from the Critters with Heart © set. It was PERFECT!

Note: I used ONLY the cutting file for this, and I did enlarge it by 10 or 20 %. EEK! Sorry I don’t recall now :C For the head piece I also “welded” and oval piece that I got from the decorative flap of the template, so that it would fit perfectly over the flap of my bag 😀 Worked like a DREAM!

Check out the back!

No straps used here, obviously, but I used the owl “wings” to make my owl tail 😀

This is just another way to show the the attention to the little details matters. I think it really completes the whole owl project.

I adhered the wings to the front panel prior to adhering the template sides, for a clean and finished look.

Now the feet….

those are from Cute Lil Chick ©. The size was NOT altered at all.

(note the belly…that used paper from next month called Color Infusion! LOL! Sorry about that.)

Think of all the cute animals and party favors you can make from a BACK PACK! I mean really! I made it and I can’t even believe it! LOL!

P.S. The bow does match perfectly! Not sure what happened with the photo, but trust me. I wouldn’t put in all this work and then add a mis-matched bow! I own TONS of ribbon 😀

Since we weren’t sure what she wanted, we enclosed a gift card to Target! You can get any and everything there, so I figured it would be a good place in case she needed clothing, or something besides toys (although she CAN get toys there too!)

So there you have it!

A cute alternative to the typical “back pack” you think/see when you look at the What’s in the Bag template.

Come back tomorrow for more gift deas, because we are just getting warmed up!

See you then.

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It’s in the Bag

Note our templates are formatted to be used with ANY printer, and they can cut in over 15 personal cutting systems on the market!

• PDF files – for those of you with home printers
• SVG files – compatible with the following systems: Sizzix Eclipse, Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Cutting Systems, Craftwell eCraft™, Black Cat Cougar/Lynx™, BossKut Gazelle™, Pazzles Inspiration™, Silhouette SD™, USCutter™ and CraftROBO/Graphtec™ machines including Wishblade™ (Windows only).
  The cutting systems series cannot cut 3rd party shapes unless extra software is purchased. To enable the ability to cut 3rd party shapes, you must buy and install Craft Edge’s Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) software, or Make the Cut software. This will allow the machine to cut files in the SVG format. This software dramatically changes the utility of the use possibilities of these machines. It should be the first addition to anyone’s cutting machine!
• GSD files – compatible with Xyron Wishblade, Quickutz Shilouette, Graphtec CraftROBO (although due to size restrictions of this machine some templates may be smaller than other actual versions) other actual versions)
  Graphtec CraftROBO. This machine is also sold as the following: Xyron Wishblade and the Quickutz Silhouette. These machines natively use the GSD format but can easily import the DXF format. No additional software is required.
• DXF files – Pazzles Creative Cutter Inspiration, Klic N Kut Element , Groove and Maxx
  These machines can cut both the PDF and DXF formats. Their native format is a proprietary format called KNK
• WPC files – This format is used exclusively with the Pazzles Inspiration & Bosskut’s Gazelle.

These are an instant download, so you can start creating in minutes! For ONE low price you can make so many gifts for everyone on your list!

Our template files are priced at only $5. You get UNLIMITED use from the template download. Each file includes step by step, detailed photo instructions. There will also be a PDF download of the scoring guide included for those using personal cutting machines.

Please view our Gallery for project samples, and alternative ways to use all our amazing coordinating products! You may also want to check out our blog for weekly challenges, and even more amazing ideas.

2 NEW! Pretty Impressions Digital Stamp Sets:

Back to School

Round Up

5 NEW! Pretty Pieces Cut Files:

Lil’ One-sie

Baby Bootie

Up in the Air

On the Mark

Round Up Tag

2 NEW! Pretty Printable Paper Collection:

Academic Hodge Podge

Under the Cabana

  In honor of our August Release the design team has put together a set of 4 cards using the NEW! Products

Be sure you take the time to visit each one of our talented design team members for a unique idea: 

Today I won’t have 4 cards, because I will be sharing the gift sets I made for my other two children, using the images from the Back to School © set. You already got to see Amber’s gift set, now it’s time to share Noah’s and Alexa’s backpacks made using the It’s in the Bag! © template.

Boy stuff is always more of a challenge for me, so I asked Noah what he wanted, and his answer was of course, blue. All blue! So I used plaid pattern from the Academic Hodge Podge ©, and got to work!

Star Student

While I am challenged by boy/masculine themed gifts, I am often left happy with the outcome. I love a challenge, and while the IDEA of a boy themed backpack was challenging, it actually came together quite quickly!

Clean and simple!

The paper in the Academic Hodge Podge ©, was perfect for the design of this backpack for Noah.

I took the star pattern in the paper, and chose to use it as my accent on my backpack flap, making it three dimensional.

It’s always about the details that take a project from ordinary to extraordinary.

For Noah’s bag I used the Noah image from the  Back to School © set, and created my “scene” digitally, which was then cut and layered onto the All Tied Up! © Circle.

I used my Cricut to create a layered tag with Noah’s name. A SIMPLE idea, that really personalized the bag perfectly!

I made the back, and sides in the navy cardstock, but the front in the blue, which was layered with the patterned paper, and pocket.

More importantly…

Noah felt special and happy with his personalized “back to school” bag, which will be filled with a note and some treats on his first day of 3rd Grade!

Now a set made for Alexa! (well actually for Alexa’s Teacher Aid-per her request, for the return to school)

She said that her aid looks so pretty in blue, so I went with that!

I love how this turned out!

Unexpected colors with a girly feel.

This will be filled with a gift card to our local coffee & sandwich shoppe, some hand sanitizer, and some Lindt chocolates, to start the year off right.

For the It’s in the Bag! © template I went “old school” and paired the NEW! It’s in the Bag! © template, with an older stamp set, Lunch Box Love Notes ©  which is where the sentiment on the side tag came from, and the ADORABLE hanging tag….

I wanted to use the lunchbox image, from the Lunch Box Love Notes © set on the tag because what goes IN the backpack daily? Your lunch box! I did some masking and I took the daisy flower, from the Fancy a Cuppa? © , and stamped it in the center, then stamped the cris-cross pattern from the  Lunch Box Love Notes © set, over it.

Now you may be LOVING the paper used to decorate this uber cute It’s in the Bag! © template, and card to match!

You made the grade

I used: the Coffee Beans © collection, and re-colored the base to be blue. I paired it with the stripe pattern in the set (on the backpack pocket flap), and I also used the CUTE Alphabet Soup © – Collection 2 from last year, which I ADORE!

As you can see on the card, what was created using the Lunch Box Love Note ©.

I used the Alexa image from the Back to School © set, which I just printed, then hand colored, and drew in my scenery, unlike that in Noah’s gift set, which was colored digitally.

I love versatility! 

Speaking of versatility, be sure you come back daily, as we celebrate our August Release of NEW! Products with some amazing samples!

You won’t want to miss a thing 😀

Welcome back!

As we wrap up the end of another release, we always like to end it with a Year in Review. This is an ever popular time with all of you out there, and is probably even more so for us!

This is when the team and I use some older products, of our choosing, and show you something NEW with it! It is a fun and exciting way for us to use previous items we may not have had time to focus on, and share some ideas that inspired us with you, making old products new again.

Check out what the design team chose to make NEW!

Now here is my take.

Just Bee-Cause

Here is a gift set I had wanted to make some time ago, but time escaped me.

I love coordinating gifts with my packaging and cards.

Here I wrapped up some Burt’s Bee’s products, and some flavored teas, and designed my packaging to coordinate!

The Wonderful Watering Can © is one of my favorite templates to date, and I have longed to use it for some time now. Upon the release of  Bee-Loved © 16 Images, I knew I wanted to create a bee themed gift set using this fab Wonderful Watering Can!!

I love the color scheme and pattern in the Bee Mine © digital paper collection, as it was my starting point for this gift set. The addition of the bee’s from the Bee-Loved © set, cut out using the My Bee Loved © worked perfectly with this.

I used the Flutters and Flowers © cut file to make the large daisy on the back of handle.

What perfectly compliments the Wonderful Watering Can better than the Gardeners Apron ©! So I used that cut file to create a coordinating card 😀

I love the added details on this one. I made my handle go across the back, I added a scored cardstock strip around the top edge, and the spout…

I added a layered circle to the top, with the punched out spout details 😀

There is so much you can do to alter and dress this one up.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Wonderful Watering Can

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Bee Loved

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Bee-Mine

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

My Bee Loved

Well I hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend! I know our weekend is jam packed with a bunch of festivities.

You will want to check out the Pretty Palette Challenge today on the MTME BLOG—>HERE!

The colors were chosen in honor of the 4th of July!

Well in addition to team members partaking in the color challenge, several of us have yet another day of projects for you!

Today you will definitely want to visit:

 I am going to share another project idea with you using the Carry Clutch!

$ale!(((SIGH))) I’m in love!!

If I were sewing a handbag right now, these would be the colors for me 😀

Obviously I was heavily swayed by this pattern paper from the Blooming with Elegance Pretty Printable Digital Paper Collection. I am just in love with the colors, and patterns in this collection.

I think this pattern looks just like one I would by a handbag in 😀 I’m a HUGE Vera Bradley fan, so this reminds me of what I may find in her collection.

As you can see, this time my clutch sides aren’t angled out, but slightly scored, to tuck in.

Honestly I could make a million of these, each one different from the last. When I think of all the Pretty Printable Patterned Papersthat I could showcase! Way too fun! It’s the papercrafting version of sewing 😀 And its far quicker! LOL!

Now for the purty lil’ details.

The latch

I had a bohemian style, fabric covered brad that was a perfect match to my Clutch design.

You can use snaps, or magnetic closured for a realistic closure 😀

Inside the Clutch…

I used some of the Blooming with Elegance Pretty Printable Digital Paper. I just wanted a pretty printed bottom this time.

The handle covers have bling centered brads for an upscale, and more elegant look.

The tag was created using the purse, and $ale sentiment from the Money Well Spent ©  set.

The pocket

Upon creating this one, I wanted to add a pocket to the details. I previously had no need for a pocket, but then thought, why not?! So, I used the decorative mat layer from the Grab a Cup © template, and it was PERFECTION!!!

I used THIS TUTORIALfor the faux stitching of my pocket! So easy, and a perfect look every time.

I am going to be putting a gift card in the front pock (it’s a perfect fit :D) and then some sweet treats inside!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Carry Clutch, Grab a Cup

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Money Well Spent

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Blooming with Elegance, Dainty Damask

Thanks so much once again for stopping by!

Tomorrow you won’t want to miss our Group Post: A Year in Review!

See you then

We are back today after our official July 1st release, and the ideas aren’t done yet!

View all our NEW! Products HERE!

I hope you have gained much inspiration from this current release, as the team has done an amazing job showcasing the many possibilities our products have to offer!

Visit some of our team members today for more ideas and inspiration:

Today I am sharing my project sample using the Carry Clutch Template!

Carry Clutch Pretty Packaging Template $5

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

 Completed Project Size:

 7 1/4 Inches Wide

8 Inches Tall

2 1/2 Inches Deep

 A girl can never have too many options, shoes, or handbags!

For me, I can never have too many handbag options, and that means amazing “bag” ideas to gift treasures to my favorite friends, my daughters friends, and/or family.

This is a fabulous cardstock version of a handbag that is sure to dress up any gift! I am totally in love with this latest template! I think its moved to the top of my favorites list.

This template includes all the details you need to make a fabulous gift bag.

You can have the sides angle out, angle in, or not score them at all for a more boxy look.

On my sample I added these jewelry rings, and inserted some of my printed patterned cardstock through the centers, and adhered them behind the decorative front and back panels.

This is the back of the Carry Clutch.

As I ALWAYS say…the back should be as pretty as the front! I think all sides of any gift packaging you create be fully finished, and detailed.

I truly think the Carry Clutch is a gift in itself, with all the amazing design possibilities, its insane how amazingly easy you can create your own!

 The hardest part to creating these amazing projects are parting with them!

There are many options for dressing this Carry Clutch up, and it is certain far more fun than any ole’ gift bag!

Design this to suit your gift giving needs… season after season it is sure to remain fresh, fabulous, and always in style. 

I created my Carry Clutch using the NEW! Crawling Vine Silhouettes, and Dainty Damask Printable Digital Paper Collections. They made creating this fun and EASY!

I even used the paper to create my own brad button, using my i-top

I paid attention to the little details, by adding little button brads to the handle covers. This template really does have it all!

My labels are from the NEW! Be Dazzled stamp set, digitally colored, and created, then cut out using the NEW! Be DazzledCut File. Easy peasy! I loved creating the tag that states this is a 100% Handmade Original!! I personally never duplicate a creation, so all my designs remain an original, and I think whomever receives this will feel special knowing it is one of a kind (hence my main label sentiment :D). The large tag has some bling in the flower centers. I think you can clearly see that the NEW! Be Dazzled stamp set,has many possibilities for use.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates: Carry Clutch

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set: Be Dazzled

Pretty Printable Digital Paper: Crawling Vine Silhouettes, Dainty Damask

Pretty Pieces Cut File: Be Dazzled Cut File

Thank you for stopping by.

I’ll return with even more tomorrow!

Today is July Release for My Time Made Easy ™ LLC!

Check out our NEW! PRODUCTS —>HERE! You won’t want to miss a thing!

View our GALLERY! —> HERE! Always full of amazing gift ideas, just for you!

Want to participate in some fun weekly challenges? Check out our BLOG! —> HERE!

To celebrate our July Release we always start with a Group Post full of gifts and project ideas for you!

Today the team and myself will be using one of our NEW! Pretty Packaging Templates to create a gift set of 4 Cards! You can never have too many card set ideas (wink).

Be sure to visit the team today:

Today my project will be using the latest For Keeps Pretty Packaging Templates. Now I DID want to use our other template of the month: Carry Clutch as I have not shared anything about it yet, but this particular project idea (at least not on my blog-see the store or gallery), just flowed, so I went with it! Sometimes you just gotta go with where inspiration takes you!

 I will share a sample featuring the Carry Clutch tomorrow 😀

So here is my Blooming with Thanks gift set:

I really enjoyed using the For Keeps template.

My design for the lid was UBER simple!

I simply printed the floral vine pattern from the  Blooming with ElegancePretty Printables Digital Paper for my lid!  I love how it turned out.

I then took the Thank You sentiment from the Keep It Organized © set, printed it in chocolate ink, then punched and layered it onto my label.

I used the Base Option #2 so that this could hold the 12 thank you cards I created.

There are 3 different designs, 4 of each.

Just remove the lid, and you can see that they fit nicely in here.

The card sizes are 4 3/4 Wide X 4 1/2 High.

Who would’ve thought this could fit SO MANY cards?! But it does.

 Now the card details…

Embellished Blossoms

The first set of 4 were designed to coordinate with the design of the For Keeps template above.

I used the Embellished Blossoms pattern from the Blooming with Elegance Pretty Printables Digital Paper, to serve as the focus of my card. Talk about EASY!!! Just print the size I wanted, cut and go!

Dazzling Design

I saw a pillow in a magazine that totally inspired this set of card. It was just a few flowers, scattered/layered across part of the pillow.

So I took the flowers from the Be Dazzled Stamp Set, digitally colored and layered them across my art board, then printed them out! It can’t get much easier than that! 

Note: You can save your creations so you can easily re-produce more in the future! Pull the design up and re-color them for a whole new look!

Two Words

Here is another set that I created using images from the Be Dazzled Stamp Set. I just placed images where I wanted them, and then colored them digitally, for a quick set of 4 cards.

I chose to layer on a sentiment from the Sensational Digital Package © .

I love how it turned out. As stated above I was able to save this for future use, to allow me to quickly print n’ go!

Having created these cards digitally was so quick, fun and easy! Now I don’t have to constantly re-create my designs! If I need/want other colors I just click my paint bucket and change the colors. We often feel that we don’t have the time to make a card, if you digitally create a few cards, you can always find the time to print, cut and go as I did with my cards here today. It quicker and cheaper than running out quick to BUY a card in a pinch.

You can never have too many thank you notes.

 Upon creating this set, I made it because I am going to actually need to send Thank You cards, hopefully on a regular basis!

Our daughter Amber recently received a 3 year modeling contract, in which she hopes to persue modeling/acting. She is learning so much in the classes they are having her take right now, and is LOVING it. Her latest modeling shoot went amazing, and the photographer and several staff members complimented her on several areas! I was very proud of her!! Most were surprised she was only 6 😀 They said she was very photogenic, professional, patient, and did excellent in taking directions, and was very easy to work with. WOW!

Anyway, her classes are teaching her a so much, and she informed me (rightly so) that after she goes for an audition, it is important for her to send out a Thank You note, immediately following her audition for a shoot/role. 

So I got to work on mass producing several Thank You notes, for me to keep on hand so I can send them out immediately. As you see, I made 12 right now, for times when I get really busy, and need to get them out! In the future I can just print and go, as I saved my designs for easy duplication in the future.

She will soon be in a play: Snow White, with the Hampstead Stage Company, in late July. Not sure what role she will play yet, but I needed to send a thank you note out to the company ASAP!

I think each collection is clean, and simple, yet professional.

I try to create simple understated notes that I would actually purchase in store if I were to see them. I think these certainly fit the bill 😀 

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates: 

For Keeps

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set: 

Be Dazzled, Keep it Organized, Sensational Sentiments

Pretty Printables Digital Paper: 

Blooming with Elegance

Well, thanks again for letting me share.

Tomorrow I’ll return with more projects and ideas!

Hope to see you then.

Hi everyone!

Some exciting news to share!

Our very own Monique Hansen has been published in Create: Stamping Magazine!

You can purchase this magazine —> HERE <—

When you purchase this magazine  you are offered a free book!!  Monique also has a cone party ensemble  in the Create: For the Home magazine, which is one of the FREE options!

I’ve ordered my copy, and cannot wait to get it!

Another publication I was made aware of by another design team member Fran is in the Summer Edition of Magnolia Ink Magazine.

A designer in the magazine, named “Christine”, used our Berry Sweet Basket, and is is featured on the first page!!

I am aware from customers looking for certain products they’ve seen published, that there are many others out there who’ve had recent publications using our products.

If you see something from our store published, or you yourself are being published, please let me know!

Contact [email protected]

We are very happy and excited when our customers choose to feature our products in their publication submissions 😀 Our coordinating products make is easier for many of you who are trying to fit specific calls for products 😀

Thank you to all our customers.

 I appreciate your continued support!

Today we wrap up our June Release Projects, and as always we like to end thing with the ever popular Year in Review!

This is when the team gets together to provide you all with NEW! ideas using older products.

So get inspired and see what the team has created:

So for my project today I combined some new with old 😀 and the latest

Pretty Palette Color Challenge 12

Click here to view challenge details and to enter your own creation!

Here is mine:

Forever Sunshine

OH! How I love the colors and cheery feeling this gift set has 😀

I adore designing packaging to suit my gift, and making it coordinate.

This month I designed a paper collection called Spring is Here! This collection utilized some images from older sets, to create some NEW! fresh and fun pattern paper!

I used this paper as the main focus on an older template: What’s Your Angle? ©

Here if the full front view, obscured.

I loved this box!

I love the size of it, the unique angles of the box, and how you can use various patterns of paper to show them off 😀

Here I used 3 patterns from the Spring is Here! collection, and they are showcased perfectly!

I used the butterflies on the wide angles, and the stripe pattern on the triangular sides.

It looks amazing all the way around!

That is so important when creating anything.

The finishing details.

All sides looking nice & professional.

For the top, I chose to use the floral pattern. I love  that pattern 😀

To adorn the top I went once again with old, made new stamp sets: Tending The Garden © & All A Flutter ©! The border is the seed packet image from Tending The Garden .

I stamped the leaf image from Tending The Garden onto the open line image of the butterfly from All A Flutter. I had too much fun combining these sets and paper collection.

I love pulling out my older stuff and finding new uses. In this economy we need to stretch our purchases and uses for them.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

What’s You Angle?

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Tending the Garden, All A Flutter

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Spring is Here!

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Welcome back again today.

Sorry this is LATE :C I never posted when I told it to :C GRR!!!!

I hope you are all enjoying the fabulous gift ideas from the team here at My Time Made Easy ™ LLC.

Today you will want to visit:

Last month we said goodbye to a dear design team member Pam Imholz :C She was with me from the beginnning and she will be greatly missed by myself and the team, but we wish her well on her endevours. Now on our team is the amazingly talented Kathryn Berthiaume, whom I failed to give proper acknowledgement! She’s been a guest on our team before, and is part of our Pretty Pattern Sketch team so I forgot she was NEW! to the MTME team! I feel like she’s been with uis all this time. So my apologies for my oversight of both these amazing women! The last 5 months or so I’ve been caring my mom (and kids), so my family life had me in a bit of a tailspin.

Today I thought I’d share some more card ideas with you using the NEW! Night at the Movies set, and About to Pop! set , in coordination with the NEW! Movie Tickets, Countdown, and Pop Some Fun digital paper, and the Hot Ticket & Caught on Film Cut Files.

I used all these elements together 2 create 5 different card designs.

First up my favorite!

Ticket to Enjoy! 

I LOVE this card!

(and need to make a template to match it at some point!)

It used both the Night at the Movies set, and About to Pop! set in coordination to create the final product.

The card layout is from the Pretty Pattern Sketch 10

I used the star patterned paper from the Pop Some Fun paper. I used paper colors to digitally color the tickets, which I created using images from both the Night at the Movies set, and About to Pop! set .

I used this technique: Using Cut Files with Digital Images with the Hot Ticket © Cut file, to cut out my digitally designed tickets that I created. It was so easy, and look at the results! So cool. The ticket strip from the  About to Pop! set open to be the size you need to use with the Hot Ticket ©  Cut file! You can resize both, if you want to, just ensure you resize BOTH my percentage, not actual measurements.

Popped Fresh

Here is another card I did using the popcorn bag from the Night at the Movies set in coordination with the Pop Some Fun digital paper.

My popcorn bag is 3 D. It looks YUMMY in person.

 I added some “lights” to the filmstrip pattern paper on the right side, using my markers. Easy Peasy card. A great way to invite people to a movie themed party, or for a celebration of any kind.

Caught on Film

Now this card uses the NEW! Caught on Film © Cut File. I love the cut file Kristin designed, and can see this added to cards, bags, tags and especially Scrapbook pages, or frames everywhere! How cute would it be to add your child’s photos inside instead?! LOVE IT! 

I used the images from the Night at the Movies set, and put them into the Caught on Film © Cut File. 

This card features paper from both the NEW! Movie Tickets, and Countdown digital paper collections.

Now also using images from Night at the Movies set, and  paper from both the NEW! Movie Tickets, and Countdown digital paper collections are these two cards to follow.

Date Night

I love the papers Sara designed in coordination with her set Night at the Movies set. I used both of her collections to create this super simple card. I love letting the paper become the important part of my project details.

I love customizing the movie clipboard to suit my occasion. It is one of the funnest things I did using this latest release. Having this option for digital images is really too fun.

The stripe pattern and these tickets are my FAVORITE! They look stellar together.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Here I used the same paper combination of paper, but scaled the ticket paper to be smaller. I cut out 2 of the tickets from the paper, to add to my card.

 I hand colored the popcorn bag, but had digitally colored the pop corn flag on the bag first. The camera was printed, punched, and added to a paperclip that I customized.

Too fun!!!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Night at the Movies, About to Pop!

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Movie Tickets, Countdown, and Pop Some Fun

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Caught on Film, Hot Ticket

Well, I hope you liked today’s inspiration.

Tomorrow is our final day of projects for the June Release.

We celebrate that with an amazing Group Post that you won’t want to miss, as we renew our older release products.

Till then.

We’re back again today!

Thanks for stopping by to see even more of what’s new with the latest products from the June Release.

Today you will want to visit:

Today I thought I’d share something for the boys! All too often they are left out, and forgotten.

I’m happy to say that the last couple of months we’ve added to our product line with boys/men in mind, with more to soon follow.

Check out these fun sets, perfect for the boys, or the man in your life (just in time for Father’s Day too):

NEW! Got Game?

SK8R Boy © 7 Images – Digital

Bizzy Bunny © 8 Images – Digital

Now that you’ve seen some of the latest additions let me get to my project!

As you know I’m all about coordination. That is what brought me into the paper-crafting world in the first place. First it was creating cards to match my gift wrap I had bought in the store, and then it turned into making my own gift wrap for my creative projects, from start to finish – 100% handmade! One thing turned into another and now I do what I love. The best part about that is that others love doing it too, and the feeling I see come over the people I gift these handmade gifts to makes it even better.

So for my next homemade gift!

Got Game? Gift Set

So this time my project is for my son Noah.

The NEW! Got Game? set was designed with him in mind. He is a HUGE video gamer. HUGE! He’s been playing since he was almost 3. Crazy, I know, but his daddy loves video games too! So as they say the apple doesn’t fall far.

So to package up one of the games on his list I created a gift box using the NEW! Disc-Covered Pretty Packaging Template.

Personally for me, the need for this particular packaging is what spurred the design of this template combination, intentionally making it a bit larger to suit other gifts ideas to offer some versatility.

I love the interlocking lid panels too, as that offers a fun way of presenting these gifts, in an unexpected way.

I got inspired with colors from an older collection of paper: Shopping Shirley’s © Nomad’s Teal Leaf, which has paper that coordinates perfectly with the NEW! Got Game? set. The images from that paper come from the Money Well Spent © set, and match this new set, like no other!

I took the colors from the Shopping Shirley’s © Nomad’s Teal Leaf, into my photo editing software to re-color my NEW! Pop Some Fun! Pretty Printable Digital Paper, which is where the star patterned paper on this project came from!!!  Now it is a perfect match. I love being able to do that, so my project is sure to match what I am doing every time. I also love not needing to worry about running out of  any particular pattern any more. When you can print your own you have a endless supply! I use to hoard and save my favorite patterns.

OK now the details of this….

Cute eh?

The game controller comes from the Money Well Spent © set, and like the paper, it was a perfect match to the  NEW! Got Game? set.

Now for my image, I hand colored it with my Copic markers. I always print my paper first, then color after to ensure a great match.

I love the opportunities that the digi images afford me. I can make them as big or small as I want. I can digitally color them, or hand color, I can flip them, remove parts I don’t want…like on my card!

Can you see I removed the stars from the background of my image, and my image is obviously smaller than the one that is on my NEW! Disc-Covered template.

I used the same papers on my card, as my template, and intead of having a 3 D star, like on my template, I used the star sentiment from the SK8R Boy © set instead.

So I added the highest score sentiment to the lower left corner, and added the score. I used a variety of numbers for Noah which is is coming age: 9 then his birthday 11-13-02. Just a fun way to add a “score”.

If you were making an invitation with this set the party date, address or childs age would be perfect there!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Disc-Covered (DVD)

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Got Game?, SK8R Boy

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

About to Pop!, Shopping Shirley’s Nomad’s Teal Leaf

So that is all for me today. Hopefully you’ll have time to stop by tomorrow because we aren’t done with the ideas yet!

Until then.