Today is generally a favorite time of month for our customers as we share our “Year in Review” projects. This is when we all take older products and create NEW! ideas for you all to get inspired and enjoy. I love this part of the release because you all get fresh ideas for our older products, therefor maximizing the use of everything you may already have, or maybe never noticed. I personally enjoy getting to go back and put ideas I may have previously had, but not the time to implement during a particular release.

So what will you find from the team? Check each one our for something new, with something old!

So today I want to share a fairly recent template called Round and Round ©, made something new with it, just in time for Spring!

Pretty Purple Chick

Isn’t this little bird adorable? I had long wanted to use this in coordination with the Cute Lil Chick © Cut File to create a cute lil birdie box! I think that the Bouncing Bunny © would be *uber* cute too! I just cut, colored and layered the pieces, using my markers for some accent to the head feathers, and wings. It was SUPER quick and easy, so a great one to mass produce for family, friends, student, or teachers!

 I chose to make my box for a purple cardstock, and used the Darling Dots © collection for the birds tummy. I tied a floral ribbon around it, because I fell in love with the pattern on it, as it was very Spring to me, and I have a felt flower clothes pin on the wing, for a fun detail 😀 I have filled this with Reese Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs (the mini foil wrapped ones). I didn’t have then during my photo shoot, but this will be great for my niece.

Check out the feet! SO cute! I just adhered them to the box top before layering on the top cover. It helps her to “sit” without rocking one way or the other!!

What a sweet “peep” just in time for Easter! Change out the colors and you could have a BlueJay or Cardinal! Use your imagination and you can make any little round creature you want!!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Round and Round

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Darling Dots

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Cute Lil Chick

Once again that you so very much for visiting us all today! Don’t forget to check out our Gallery and our Blog!! We offer lots of weekly challenges and you can find so many amazing ideas in the gallery for each product we have released!

See you next time!

Welcome back!

I hope you are having a great Spring so far!! Feels so good to get creative again. I really enjoy this time of month when I make the time to share my creations and ideas for making your own gifts easy and affordable. More importantly personal and FUN!

I have really enjoyed creating project for this release, and we aren’t finished yet! We are still sharing the latest product samples using our April Release Products!

So make sure you visit the following design team members:

So I thought I would share another variation of how you can utilize the templates that come in the Com-pleatly © template! I love that you get 2 very fun and functional boxes with the template. The way they come together gives you a professional looking box in minutes.

So here is some use with *just* the boxes!

Tea Time

Tea-this is a favorite beverage amongst many. What better way to let other share the love and let someone else try some of your favorites or invite someone over to share some tea, and friendly chatter?! I packaged up some tea bags (these fit in either the top or bottom box :D) in the smaller box and plan on sending a few cards in the larger box (I ran out of time due to family circumstances :C). 

I love the NEW! Tapestry Trends © paper collection! Not only is it bright and cheery, but it coordinated with my tea sampler perfectly! I used the stripe pattern on the box bottom, then the floral pattern for the box top. It made the gift process quick and easy! Look how simply pretty these boxes look all done up!! I did very little work!

The Teapot images comes from the On Display 1 © 27 Images. I stamped the pot in not quite navy ink, and used markers to color my flowers to match my paper, cut it out, then tied it onto my bow. Easy peasy-DONE!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Com-pleatly (used large & small box template)

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

On Display 1

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Tapestry Trends

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Rolled Bloom Scalloped

Well that is all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by and letting us know what you think of our products 😀

 Be sure to come back tomorrow because we will have our monthly Year in Review Post that you will NOT want to miss 😀

It’s April 1st and that means all our NEW! Producst are available for you to purchase, and get started on those projects for Mom, Spring or any occasion where a gift is warranted 😀 The end of the school year is coming too, so Teacher Appreciation gifts are a great idea too!

Be sure you check out our NEW! Products <—HERE!

We have released:

2 NEW! Pretty Packaging Templates

2 NEW! Pretty Impressions Stamp Sets

3 NEW! Pretty Printable Digital Paper Collections

6 NEW! Pretty Pieces Cut Files

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.

Today we have an amazing group post using our NEW! Products

As you may have come to know my company focuses on the “complete package”. We work hard to offer coordinating products that are easily interchanable with previously released products. We really enjoy being able to share the ideas and versatility each product holds.

That being said here is WHO you should visit today for some amazing projects:

Com-pleatly

Card Cover-Up

Enjoy the plethora of ideas and inspiration for your Spring projects!

My project today is made using the NEW! Com-pleatly template

Being in LOVE with the fact that all our products are designed to coordniate, designing this made it easy peasy!

Starting with the amazing  Spring Abound Digital Paper Collection I was able to quickly and easily create a coordinating get set in no time. 

Look at everything I designed to fit into my  Com-pleatly template.

I love have a variety of ways to give simple gifts that are afforable and fun. I REALLY believe it’s all about the presentation and packaging of a gift is what really gives that first and lasting impression. The littlest details are what show you REALLY care 😀 Taking the time to package up something in a nice way speaks volumes about the feeling behind the gift no matter how large, or small it may be.

Let’s get into the details of everything shall we?

The focus of the box is the paper, but then it becomes teh coordinating label.

I used a label from the Fine Finish Digital Stamp set, digitally colored to match, then cut using the Fine Finish ©Tag Cut File. The label was then  layered onto the All Tied Up! © Oval with the ribbon slots in either end. 

I was able to tie through my pretty lemon polka dot ribbon to create a fun band that slides on and off the box.

Now to the box contents…

Once again I chose to use the large box and two small box combination, as I love what you can do with it!

 First the small boxes

I felt that the Spring Abound Digital Paper Collection is pretty enough the boxes themselves didn’t need any extra bells or whistles.

Inside one box there is a set of 6 note cards (2 1/2 X 4 1/4) for almost every occasion, complete with 6 envelopes!

I made my set of 6 cards using a label from the Fine Finish Digital Stamp set, changing out the sentiments, and printing/cutting each one. I chose to use a scaled down version of the same pattern in the Spring Abound Digital Paper Collection for my note cards.

With digital images it is quick, fun, and easy to get a great assortment of cards made in very little time at all. You can SAVE the projects, and go back later to create MORE gift sets with little time at all since you already designed an amazing project the first time around.

Now in my other small box I added some Godiva White Chocolate Truffles. Chocolate is always a great option or “filler” for any gift set 😀

Now for the large box contents

Here is the large box with a set of 6 standard A 2 size cards, and envelopes. They tuck away so nicely in this box, and it makes a great presentation, and later a stunning place to store the cards until they get used.

The box in itself is a great gift on its own.

Using the SAME labels I used in my smaller cards above, I just printed and cut more of the same tags for my larger cards.

Now I have a large set of card for just about every occasion too!

I love the simple design of this card.

I used the Pretty Pattern Sketch 16 for the inspiration of the card layout. Using a sketch is always a great way to get creative and make it go quicker because most our time is spent in thought and execution of a design/layout. If you get the hardest part out of the way and commit to a layout you feel would work great, that is half the battle!

I love the label I had created using the Fine Finish Digital Stamp set, and since changing out the sentiments, and printing/cutting each one how I was able to get several cards that are all different with little work. Combining the patterns in the Spring Abound Digital Paper Collection for my note cards was fun and couldn’t have been made easier.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Com-pleatly

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Fine Finish

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Spring Abound

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

All Tied Up! Oval

Once again thanks for stopping by and visiting our store, gallery and talented designers. We have several more days of amazing projects for you to share, so come back for much more inspiration for gifts all year long 😀

Welcome back to our next day of previews before our April 1st Release.

I’m so happy to have you return as I am quite excited about what the MTME team has to share today!

Make sure you take a moment to visit the following team members:

Well let me get to my sample today!

I am using our latest template called Com-pleatly.

I have to say that I myself and Com-pleatly in LOVE with this one. If you’ve never gotten a Pretty Packaging Template before this is one you shouldn’t pass up!

This box is sure to “Com-pleatly” (name pun intended!) blow away anyone you make one for! It is fun, unique and easy to assemble!

Simply untie your ribbon and this will unfold to reveal your dazzling gifts that await inside this amazing package.

This template comes with a large box, small box and unique “wrapper” for them to be presented in!

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

6 X 4 3/4 Wide

3 1/8 Tall

Large Box:

(Fits Standard A2 Size cards or 15 Truffles)

5 3/4 X 4 1/2 Wide

1 1/2 Deep

Small Box

(Fits Card Size 2 1/2 X 4 1/4 or 6 Truffles)

2 3/4 X 4 1/2 Wide

1 1/2 Deep

Box combinations:

1 Large Box and 2 Small Boxes

(Box combination used in today’s sample)

OR try

2 Large Boxes

OR

4 Small Boxes

Sooooo many possibilities!

Named after the “pleats” that tuck and fold to create the fun wrapper for your choice of gift box options, you can really get creative with your ideas, and designs. There are no limits to what you can put in here.

My sample today used the stunning NEW! Berry Burst Digital Paper Collection

This pack incorporates the following colors:

• Dark Chocolate
• Mambo
• Rose
• White

This collection is just bursting with color and fresh patterns that will really brighten up any project. The detail of each sheet will perfectly embellish any card, tag, or package it is used on. These patterns are pretty, and bursting with a fresh color palette that will have you using them over and over again.

It really makes the simple design on this POP!

With my paper being a busy pattern, that meant I didn’t need to do too much to make this gift box a stunner! I chose to use the NEW! Spring In Bloom Set for the main focus here.

I created my label, and resized and layered the coordinating blooms in this set, with the leaves, butterfly and my sentiment of choice: Wishing you every happiness life has to offer

I tied it closed with a large satin ribbon, in a rich chocolate color.

ABOUT Spring In Bloom Set of 16 Images

As the warm Spring air arrives, we often reflect on the images of Spring. In this set we feature some Mum flowers, various whimsical blooms, a stem, some leaves, a butterfly and a large oval frame. We also acknowledge motherhood, as we celebrate Mother Nature and Mother’s Day.

Your cards, tags, packages and projects will blossom to life when you use this amazing set of images to create them!

I printed and cut the same labels for my boxes that get wrapped up in this template.

I love being able to use digital images that I can digital create, resize, re-color, layer, and SAVE! You have limitless options 😀

If time had allowed I had a plethora of ideas of what to wrap up in here, but due to my family issues, I just packaged up the Truffles you see in my samples. I think this also helps to show you the size of the boxes, and just how much each can hold. Each box in its own is an amazing gift 😀 But when you add that amazing wrapper, it takes it to a whole new level of WOW!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Com-pleatly

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Spring In Bloom

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Berry Burst

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Fine Finish Tags

This truly is the complete package as you have a fabulous set of gift boxes, large and small, which can be used as a gift on their own. It becomes “Com-pleat” (pun intended) with a stunning way to wrap them and present them to anyone with perfection!

The hardest part of creating this gift set is parting with it!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you will return tomorrow as we have our official April Release and have a Group Post with project ideas that are certain to have you in complete awe!

See you then.

Well it’s that time!

As the end of each month approaches, the My Time Made Easy ™ LLCTeam and myself begin to start sharing samples with our latest products releasing on the 1st of each month.

So much has been going on here behind the scenes, that keeps me from posting more regularly. It can be hard keeping that healthy balance between “work”, family, fun and crafting! I do my best to keep it all together, and family is always #1 to me. I’ve been quite busy with my family as this month we lost my grandmother to Cancer. It has been very hard on all of us, as you can imagine. My grandmother is the one who got me into crafting at a very young age, and I have worked hard to pass the love of that onto my own children so they have similar memories to those I have of the time I spent crafting with my Grammy. So, add that to many other things going on within our family and I am one busy girl. Thankfully I have some amazing family and friends, and a great group of designers pulling for me and helping whenever needed.

This month we sadly say goodbye to Katie, who has been with me since the start of my company 2 1/2 years ago, but give a warm welcome to Kimberly Morrow! Katie will be missed, but I am certain you will fall in love with what Kimberly has in store to share with us all.

Today we share our first preview of samples using our NEW! Products which will be available on April 1st.

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Today our designers are sharing samples with our latest template called Card Cover Up!

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

5 3/4 Inches Long

4 1/2 Inches Wide

1 1/4 Inch Deep

This is a stunning box designed to “cover-up” your gift, while displaying it in a way that makes it fun, functionaland of couse-stylish.

You can never have to many ways to give and present you card creations. I have spent countless hours designing MANY options for such packaging for this release, and for the future 😀

The top of the box has some elegant detail, and a decorative layer to help you easily accentuate it. The box itself is open, while the top. bottom and sides envelop the item inside.

This is the perfect cover/holder for any set of cards (size A2 cards and envelopes 4 1/4 X 5 1/2) or stationary.

That is exactly what I used my Card Cover Up template for!

For the box iteself, I cut my dacorative layer from the Spring Abound Digital Pattern Paper. I LOVE the colors in this paper collection!

• Sahara
• Daffodil
• White
• Black

They are rich and elegant and great for Spring. 

 The top label on my Card Cover Up template, I used the newest Pretty Impressions Set called: Fine Finish. I love that particular label and think it is the perfect companion to this template 😀 I chose to use the sentiment “Homemade For You” on the label. ABOUT Fine Finish

Set of 29 Digital Images

This set of 9 stunning frames which makes the finest finish on every project. The set includes an impressive variety of sentiments that will really make projects for every occasions look their finest! The sentiments are amazing on their own but really shine when mixed and matched with the elegant arrangement of frames.

Be sure you check out our coordinating tag set, the Fine Finish Tags Pretty Pieces Cut File.

This box is the perfect presentation for my gift of stationary!

Something you just can’t do with acrylic stamps…..I custom designed 15 sheets of stationary, and included envelopes as well,  for the receiver to be able to write a little note of appreciation, and then either fold in half, and secure closed with a gold sticker, OR simply put into a standard A2 size envelope.

The benefit of this is you take the time to design something ONCE, then you can print as many as you want! Save it to use again later! Simply change your colors, and or sentiment (or personalize it with person’s name!) and you have a whole new gift set. I was able to enlarge the sentiment from the  Fine Finish set to suit my project needs. Another thing you can’t do with acrylic sets!

I used the Spring Abound Digital Pattern Paper as the base of my design, drew my box in the center of the pattern, then digitally colored, and layered my two flowers from the  Fine Finish  set to match the flower from my tag, and layered them in the lower left and right corners. EASY PEASY!

You can design this to give your customized card creations in this fabulous “cover”, that will also be proudly displayed in any home or office, as it is a gift in itself.  

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Card Cover Up

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Fine Finish

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Spring Abound

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Fine Finish Tag

This template has so many more uses and possibilities!

Use this “cover” to package a variety of other items such as face masks, drink mixes, body products, gift certificates, photos, frames, baby items like booties, hats or onesies and more. Whatever you “cover” in this it is sure to look stunning!

Speaking of stunning…be sure you return tomorrow because we have some more product previews that will leave your jaw hanging open!

See you then!

Welcome to our final day of our March Release countdown!

Today we have an amazing group post for our monthly Year in Review!

This is a favorite for all as we make something NEW! with something OLD!

The rules are simply put: use some older products and make something fresh and fun. It doesn’t have to be ALL old, it can mix and match the new with old.

We have an amazing team ready to share so stop by their blogs for a visit:

As you’ve seen the Well Contained template is a super cute packaging option, so I wanted to use it once again today. I really can’t get enough of it. It is easy to assemble and fun to use.

The scallop topped carton is adorable all on its own! You don’t need a lot of bells and whistles to make this container POP, and I’ll show you that here today!

Be Happy!

 Keeping it quick and simple I cut the carton from the NEW! Well Contained template in red cardstock. I packaged up a travel size body wash & lotion from Bath & Body Works called Energize! Love that stuff 😀

I cut the oval layer using the NEW! Fine Finish Tag Pretty Pieces Cut File. Another product I can’t stop using this month 😀

On the tag I used a few oldie-but goodie sets

The “grass” is from the Timed Write © . The flower is from the Puckered Paper Pieces © set, and the stem is from the Sensational Digital Package © . My sentiment is from the Sentimental Occasions Labels © .

I popped out the flower center with a circle punch, and layered it onto the stem with a dimensional. I love adding POP to things. Far more appealing than FLAT projects.

Now while this carton is simply sweet, the holder makes it all the more sweeter!

The holder is every bit as simple as the carton in this sample. Just cut from plain ole’ daffodil cardstock, then added a decorative strip of coordinating paper…..

and a flower button with a shimmery leaf on either side to complete the little details.

Its all about the little finishing touches.

Now the holder can hold “other” items too. Just use your imagination!

  Easy, peasy!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates: 

Well Contained

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set: 

Timed Write ©  Puckered Paper Pieces © Sentimental Occasions Labels © .

Pretty Pieces Cut File: 

Fine Finish Tag set

Thanks for stopping by to view all our amazing projects this month. Each of us puts much time, care and thought into everything we do to help inspire you.

For more ideas and inspiration using all our products be sure you stop by our gallery or the MTME BLOG! There are weekly challenges and samples using all our products. Each month a winner for a Perfect Package is picked 😀 Enter a challenge for your chance to win!

See you soon!

Once again we have an day packed with some amazing gift ideas!

Today you will want to visit:

Now you’ve seen many projects over the last few days. With Easter on the horizon, many are cute and whimsical. I thought today I would share a more elegant approach to one of our newest templates, the Round and Round.

This template was designed to be versatile. So while it can become an Easter egg, or a basket, it can also become an elegant box too!

So I chose to use the Regal Round Up paper collection to show you a more elegant approach to this packaging. The butterfly pattern is on the top layer, and the stripe around the box is also from one of the patterns in the set.

I “lined” the inside of my box with a pattern in this set as well that is a re-colored version of the original in Freestyle Florals © . Don’t worry, that pattern within the Regal Round Up paper collection was FREE. By using dgital paper I can often re-color it to coordinate with my project! No worry about not having the right colors, using up a favorite pattern or running out ever! If you like a pattern, digitally re-color it to coordinate. I already did that here, so I included it in the pack as it was a great accent to the pack of Regal Round Up paper.

This box is packaging a very large oval bar of lavendar soap.

It looks awesome in here!

I chose the “This should cheer you up!” sentiment. I added the butterfly from the Spring is Here set, to my tag. I should add I made my own paper-covered brad too for the flower center 😀

I have a Silhouette Cameo now and it cuts out all my digital images! I am in LOVE with it! It cut out my tag here no problem-o! Again, I layered my Round Off tag onto a tag layer from the Fine Finish Tag cut file.

One of the MANY benefits to working with digital images is layering with EASE. I also love the perfect coloring of a multi-piece image, such as all the tags with patterns.

 If this was an acrylic stamp it would be hard to get a perfect, multi-colored image! Once you save your layered/colored images you can easily go back and re-use them or re-color. You can mass produce stuff, and all your hard work isn’t in vain because you saved it and can re-use it again later.

 I also love the ability to resize or mirror images too. If you want an image or sentiment from another set that typically wouldn’t fit (if it was acrylic) you can resize it so it does. Mixing and matching couldn’t get easier. That is exactly what I did with the butterfly on my tag in this project…resized, colored and layered it to fit.

Don’t be afradi to give it a try. You’re missing out if you don’t!

Endless possibilities.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Round and Round

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Round Up, Spring is Here

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Regal Round Up

Pretty Pieces Cut File: 

Fine Finish

 Well thanks for stopping in today.

Tomorrow the team and I share our “year in Review” projects! You won’t want to miss additional ideas with older pro

Hello……….

Are you enjoying all the project so far this month? It’s so refreshing having so many MORE project ideas isn’t it? I love having the “dozen” designers because that means a dozen more ideas. I think we must all agree there is no such thing as too many ideas!

So for you fill of inspiration today please stop by and visit:

 Today I am going to share my version of another Well Contained project that makes what is thought to be a “cute” template, an elegant one! Yes, I said elegant.

A friend of mine is getting married and wanted a wedding favor using a “carton”. That is actually why I designed this. I know, it sounds crazy. I even said so when she asked me to do this for her, and I seriously tried to talk her into something else, but she insisted.

 She is getting married in April and her colors are baby blue and white. I promised her I’d try to make something elegant for her, but made no promises.

This is the final approved favor:

Happiness in Bloom

I have to say I was quite happy with her “challenge” for me because I had a blast making these wedding favors, and think her guests will love them too. It’s very different than the standard favor box you think of when you think wedding, but obviously possible!

Given the colors, we packaged up some individually wrapper Life Savers Peppermints. They are the perfect after dinner treat, and look perfect packaged up in there!

She actually chose the life saver because of the “circle” to signify their never ending love.

The holder is quite simple, really. Just what you need when making 120ish of something!

I printed the the blue pattern from the Dotted Stripes © Collection 3 for the outside of my carton holder, leaving the inside white.

She wants to include a poem, printed on the inside of the holder, with their names and wedding date saying

Thank you for celebrating with us, as we start out new life. 

Together forever as husband and wife.

These wedding memories will become a treasure,
And seeing you here is part of the pleasure.

Our dreams came true, with love and more—
Adventures to have and the world to explore.  

We’ll share our joys, we’ll share our sorrows;
We can already see many bright tomorrows.

While the carton is left plain, in the baby blue cardstock, with the sweet white scallop border.

The top is tied with a satin trimmed ribbon and one little paper 4 petal flower, with a pearl center.

The paper flower matches the flower in the tag from the Round Off set, cut using the Fine Finish Tag-oval.

The sentiment is from the Spring is Here set.

It is perfect for a wedding.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Well Contained

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Spring is Here, Round Off

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Dotted Stripes Collection 3

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Fine Finish Tag

Well

Today is our official  March Release! 

Be sure you check out our NEW! Products <—HERE!

We have released:

2 NEW! Pretty Packaging Templates

2 NEW! Pretty Impressions Stamp Sets

2 NEW! Pretty Printable Digital Paper Collections

1 NEW! Pretty Pieces Cut Files

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.

We are also have a design team call! View details HERE! <—

Today we have an amazing group post using our NEW! Products

Here is WHO you should visit today for some amazing projects:

Round and Round

Well Contained

Enjoy the plethora of ideas and inspiration for your Spring projects!

Today I have two projects for you all.

My first project uses the NEW! Round and Round template.

Upon designing this template, I wanted it to be versatile, and that would mean be able to use it as a box, but also a pretty oval basket. So, leaving the lid off, and utilizing the handles that come with the template, I did just that!

I think we are never too old to get an Easter basket, so I made this one for my mom.

When I think Easter I think polkadots and bright colors.

I cut the basket from a fuschia cardstock. I chose to use the cheerful polka dot flower pattern from the Spreading Spring Cheer  paper collection for the bottom.  I think its seriously cute, and I love the bright colors. This is an usual color palette for me to design with, because I usually go for pastels or rich colors, not BRIGHT, but stepping out of my comfort zone was so enjoyable.

My main image was the tag from the Round Off set. I love the “egg” shaped bunny. She is too cute. I layered it onto a label I cut using the Fine Finish Tag Cut File. Not only does that cut file coordinate perfectly with the Round Off set, but it makes for some amazing tag/labels on its own too.

My mom loves Lindt Chocolates, so I placed some Lindt Carrots in here.

TIP: Place some floral foam or styrofom into the bottom of the basket so your items stand up perfectly without toppling over!

This year my mom’s birthday falls ON Easter, so it will be a great addition to her gifts. Since I was a kid I always gave her an Easter basket of goodies, and this year thought my handmade creation would be great.

My mom loves all the packages I create, as they often go to her to give out to friends, family and as of the last year, her doctors, nurses and others who have taken part in her Cancer treatments. She is doing well, while still recovering from a major surgery, it could take another year or two to fully recover. I know I cherish having her around for hopefully many more years to come. It’s been a long journey, and she wanted to give up many times, but she held strong and kept fighting!

Now I’ll move onto another “cheerful” project!

Simple can often be best, especially when we are tight on time or have MANY of something to make. I love starting my project out with a patterned paper of choice to get my color scheme going. When using a patterned paper you don’t need to do much more work to make something look amazing.

So here I let the paper do the work for me.

I chose once again to use the butterfly pattern from the Spreading Spring Cheer  paper collection to cut my Well Contained template. As I said before, you don’t NEED to use the holder that come with it. because this can be fabulous all by itself.

Since the pattern is busy all I did was add a cute & simple tag using the Round Off set. I added my sentiment from the Spring is Here set. I made the tag coordinate by using the colors from the Spreading Spring Cheer  paper collection. I cut the tag out using the Fine Finish Tag Cut File.

I love packaging up the most inexpensive items and gifting them in a way that makes that seem so much MORE! With this economy inexpensive gifts don’t have to look, or seem cheap. We go back to the idea of “It’s the thought that counts”, and it really does. Letting someone know you are thinking of them doesn’t have to be expensive!

That is why I love this project.

Wrapping up some Diet Snapple Singles is a great way to cheer up a friend.

Two separate boxes of this were just $1 each! So for $2 you have a great little gift for a friend who may be having a tough day. Think of the different beverage packets you could put in here, keeping in mind what the person you are giving it to loves to drink most 😀

It is as EASY as that!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Well Contained, Round and Round

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Spring is Here, Round Off

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Spreading Spring Cheer

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Fine Finish

Thanks for letting me share some of my ideas today.

The team and I will return tomorrow with MORE projects, so come back then.

 Welcome back to all you crafters new and old!

The team and I have so much more to share today, so I hope you have your coffee/tea handy so you can relax, and get inspired to get creating gifts for everyone you know! Whether you are new to this or a seasoned pro we offer a variety of coordinating products that make our easy to assemble packaging fresh and fun for all ages.

Today you will want to view some additional creative ideas from:

I’m excited to share our next template for this month called Round & Round!

Round and Round $5

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

4 3/4 X 4 Inches Around

2 3/4 Inches Tall

This is a stunning oval shaped box, which will have your creative wheels turning “round and round” with all the possibilities this package has to offer you, all year round!

This template can be used with the lid on, or leave it off!

There are a set of handles with this template that will allow you to create a oval (or egg) shaped box or basket!

The scalloped edges on the box sides really add a nice detail to the box base and lid.

Use it as a elegant gift box for gifts of all occasions, design it to look like an Easter Egg, or make it a fun basket!

Here I went with the Easter Egg theme since Easter is only a month away, and this really is the perfect “egg” shaped box!

The top of my box was designed to look *just* like an Easter Egg!

The bunny is from the Spring is Here Stamp Set. I enlarged it, and layered the daisies from the set, onto its behind 😀 Put some bling in the flower centers too. I think it looks really cute!

My Silhouette Cameo cut the bunny out, to perfection.

 I used the Random Ribbons © cut file, in coordination with the decorative oval layer to make the top of my box look just like an  Easter Egg. I got the design from the patterns on the eggs in the Spring is Here Stamp Set.

I decided to use the adorable NEW! Spreading Spring Cheer paper collection on my Round and Round box . There is an adorable bunny border pattern that made the perfect accent to the bottom of my box. On my seam I just cut out one of the Easter Eggs, and layered it over it to cover the end.

The scalloped bottom was cut in celery so it looked like the “grass”. I love having the option of a plain or scalloped layer.

If you really want to dress this packaging up pair it with our amazing set of images called Round Off ! They will really dress up the top of this package! You will also want to view coordinating Fine Finish Tag Pretty Pieces Cut File, as it too dresses up this package, but also layers the Round Off set to perfection! 

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Round and Round

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Spring is Here

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Spreading Spring Cheer

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Random Ribbons

Thanks for stopping by and visiting us all today!

Come back tomorrow as we share a group post with all 12 designers to showcase a plethora or Spring inspired ideas using the lastest NEW! products releasing tomorrow!!!