Welcome back for the final day of samples using the lastest products.

Before I share more on that, did you know that My Time Made Easy ™ LLC is sponsoring the Stamping Royalty Contest at PaperCrafts Magazine?!

 Check out the details HERE!

Today we share our Year in Review  projects which is a customer favorite, as we take our older products and make something new! This means you have an ongoing library of gift ideas and designs for products you may already have, or needed that extra push to allow yourself to indulge in!

Out theme this month is In Love. I asked the designers to take a favorite template and items and package a favorite gift item.

We are running a little short on designers this month as it has been a very BUSY January for us all! We do have some amazing projects still to share, so please pay a visit to our designers, and let them know how their projects may have inspired you!

Also don’t forget to apply for our Design Team! Details here: http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2012/01/30/design-team-call/

I am generally a VERY girl inspired project creator. I have been trying to NOT just make girly stuff because hey, I have a son, husband, brother and father, amongst many other MALE gift receivers to make things for! LOL! I find these designs can often be harder to achieve since I lean towards anything fun and frilly, but ANYTHING can be made masculine!

A favorite time to give gifts for me is someone’s birthday. I love making something special with that person in mind So I created a gift set with one of my favorite older templates that I’ve always wanted to make “boy” themed. I needed a gift item for Alexa’s brother Austin (from her biological father and his ex wife). He is turning 4!

This is what I came up with….

Look who’s turning 4!

Isn’t this so cute?

 I chose to use the Shop Til You Drop © cart in combination with the Insert Card Here ©, decorated in boy themed colors.

Loving that NEW! Paper Wind My Manly Gears, inspired my colors for the entire gift set.

 I digitally colored my bird from the Wind Em’ Up set, and cut it out. I had printed my ” Look who’s turning 4″ and the “Happy 4th Birthday” sentiments using the Harriet Hop-Along Birthday © set.

 I love pairing old and new products

You may wonder WHAT I actually packaged up in this template duo.

So one of the best gifts to give in my opinion is a gift card! A favorite gift to give and receive, for me, is a gift card. It is a no brainer. It becomes a guilt free shopping spree for the receiver and there is no worry if it is the right item, right fit, do they like it or not? Do they already have it….you get the idea

What better gift for a little boy than a shopping trip to Toys R Us. Since I don’t really know exactly what Austin likes or has….this was a perfect alternative.

About my My Shop Til You Drop © cart

The base of the cart was cut out using a smokey gray cardstock.

 I cut the additonal layers using an aqua color for the solid layer, and the cart cut out layer using Blue Bayou.

The wheels were cut and layered using screw brads! A fun detail that matches the details of my bird image.

Now let’s talk about the Insert Card Here © template, that holds the actual gift card.

I looked at designing the top of this much like I would have designed a card. I used the Wind My Manly Gears on the main panel, strategically placing the bird where I wanted it.

  The ” Look who’s turning 4″ sentiment was cut out using the Flag Em’ Down cut file.

I added the screw brads to the color panels like on the cart.

Since the set theme has gears and screws it is a perfect detail!

I included the paper inside the box insert to tie everything together, and insert my gift card into.

All in all both of these templates came together very quickly and stood out amongst the many other gifts at the party. Most importantly it was made with little Austin in mind, using some of his favorite colors.

  Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Shop Til You Drop, Insert Card Here

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Wind Em’ Up, Harriet Hop Along Birthday

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Wind My Manly Gears

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Flag Em’ Down

Well that concludes the projects for our February Release.

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.

See you next time!

Thanks for coming back!

The team and I have much more to share today.

Please pay a visit to:



Today I want to share a FUN gift idea using one of our NEW! Pretty Pieces Cut Files called Card Candy!

When you want to have a card and gift all in ONE!

Card Candy $2.50

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Size:

2 3/4 Inches Wide

4 Inches Tall

3/4 Inch Deep

This combines a two in one idea. It is a simply sweet way to create a “card” with a candy box attached! I was asked to design something like this by many customers! I’ve been sitting on it for some time now, so those of you who waited…here you go!

This is a super “sweet” idea for gifts.

My candy box here uses the NEW! Wind Em’ Up set, with the Wound Sentiments set.

My colors for digitally coloring my bird came for the super sweet Minty Chocolate © paper collection!

I had a blast adding the screw brads to the upper corner as it fit the metal like bird style perfectly with its screws! I am really loving this new set! I could use it over and over again.

Fashioned after the treat boxes I would receive each year as a child, it became a staple for every holiday to get a “candy book”. I was always amazed at the designs, and would beg my mom to use them for my friends each Valentines Day. Now that I have my own children I figured this would be perfect for simple gift giving all year round!

This front is like your card, and it has a tab insert to keep it folded closed.

Open it up….

and you can reveal your sweetest of treats!

The box doesn’t have a window included. It is left plain so you have total creative liberty!

For the window,  I once again used the Flag Em’ Down Cut File to create my window. It was just perfect!

You can use *any* of our Pretty Pieces Cut Files to create you own window, prior to assembling, or use your die cuts or punches.

Of course I packaged up my favorite, Dove Milk Chocolates! What a great and inexpensive way to spread some love to many people! I think my own children will be using this to make their Valentines for their classmates this year

Now you may wonder HOW you get your treats inside…

Just open the top flap, and pour in your candy, put in some mini soaps, some tea or cocoa.. what you want to fit in here!

OH! Don’t forget to decorate your back too!

It is always just as important as the rest of it. It is always the littlest of details that separate an amateur craft creation for the professional, finely detailed ones!

I hope this sparks your creativity for the MANY gifts you can quickly package up in here in plenty of time for Valentines Day! All our NEW! products are an instant download, so there is NO wait or delivery time/charges!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Wind Em’ Up, Wound Sentiments

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Minty Chocolate

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Card Candy, Flag Em’ Down

We all have more to share tomorrow, so please come back then!

Today is our official February 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

2 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! <—

Sadly this will be Monique Hansens last month with us. We will miss her and her amazing projects dearly. Please be sure you wish her well!

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

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

Now it’s my turn!

I am excited to share two samples today, using each of the NEW! Templates we’ve released as well as many other NEW! products!

Now while both templates share the same tab top feature, each one on it’s own is pretty amazing and looks unique

Pull Tab Up: Square $5

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

3 1/2 X 3 1/2 Inches Wide

3 1/2 Inches Tall

This  “pull-up-tab” takes the “plain” out of what would be a typical square box!

This was designed after pulling off the tab on a tissue box, and combining that with the tab tuck in feature on some boxed candy. You will see how the inspiration inspired a pull up tab that opens up the top of this box.

This box is so fun, fresh, and easy to assemble, that it is sure to quickly become a favorite for every occasion.

My sample here was make from a fuchsia cardstock.

 I then printed, cut and layered my pretty Wind My Girly Gears patterned paper on the sides and back of the box.

Using the colors from the paper, I digitally colored the bird from the Wind Em’ Up set, then cut it out.

Prior to assembling the template I used the Flag’Em Down Cut File to create the window in the front of my box, and further enlarged it to cut the pink mat layer as well. I printed my sentiment “You wind-up my heart” from the Wound Sentiments set on my acetate sheet, and adhered it to the inside of the box.

This was such a FUN and SIMPLE project. Now I have something special, ready to go for a great gift

Now I wanted to create a more masculine themed box, so I decided to use the Octagon template with a masculine flair!

Pull Tab Up: Octagon $5

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

4 1/4 X 3 1/2 Inches Wide

3 Inches Tall

This gear shaped (octagon) box is a unique take on its “sister” box, the Pull Tab Up: Square. Sometimes you want something that LOOKS more complicated than it actually is. This is a awesome shaped template for SO many occasions.

Upon assembling the Pick of the Petals box for a gift several months ago (OK maybe like a year ago! LOL!), I was inspired to take the fun pull tab design of the Pull Tab Up: Square , and designed an octagon shaped one too.

This box shape is so fun, fresh, and easy to assemble that it is sure to quickly become a favorite for every occasion.

Now how about the details on this creation!

So, to go with the bird theme I used the Trendy Forest © paper collection for my sample. It was a no brainer really. You think birds, then you think trees. I wanted something I could give to my husband this Valentines Day and I think this will be perfect.

I  chose to use the colors from the paper collection to then digitally color the bird from the Wind Em’ Upset, then used my Cameo Silhouette cut it out. I love that the machine can cut out your digital images to perfection. No more handcutting for me!

I printed my sentiment “You make my heart” from the Wound Sentiments set and put it on the heart wind up on the bird. I then took the “sing” from the sentiment and placed it on my bird’s wing. I love it. I proceeded to digitally color the heart gear from the Wind Em’ Up set as well, and add it to my box.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Pull Tab Up: Square, Pull Tab Up: Octagon

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Wind Em’ Up, Wound Sentiments

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Wind My Girly Gears, Trendy Forest

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Flag Em’ Down

So please be sure you check out all our NEW! Products as they are available for purchase TODAY!!! 

I hope you are inspired to get crafting your own gift packaging, as it becomes a gift in itself. It really is all about the presentation, and when you take the time to make something from the heart is really matters to those you give it to You can affordably, and easily package up the simpliest of gifts and make them appear to be that much more special.

See you back here tomorrow!

Welcome back everyone!

I really hope you are having a wonderful New Year.

I myself have been keeping super busy post holiday, planning products for the year, and embarking on several endeavors. We also added a new addition to our home recently

Her name is Harper.

She is a 6 month old  Cavalier/Shichon mix, otherwise known as “Teddy Bear” dog.  You can read about her breed here <—check out the blue box.

Alexa picked out her name, and Amber agreed it was perfect. She is the prettiest wizard on Wizards of Waverly Place! LOL! I love that she was so excited to share her opinion on what we should name the dog, and actually had a great suggestion.

 So we adjusting to the new change o this little furbaby bundle. She is adjusting so well, and is just a love.

Daisy is so happy to have a friend now!

This is Daisy at Christmas.

She is a cockapoo (a fabulous breed of dog!) and is is 4 now, and happy to share her family. When we brought Harper home, Daisy took her favorite toy Fox and dropped it in front of Harper, ready to play! They are so sweet together.

OK sorry I got a little off track. It’s been a long while since I’ve rambled! LOL! I have much more to share when the time is right, so I thank you for letting me share a little of my world again. Feels good

Since we are coming back off a holiday we are keeping it light this month.

The team and I are all posting some projects today to kick start a new year of ideas.

Stop by and visit the team for a plethora of new ideas with our older products!

I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the entire MTME team (and the product designers of course) for all their hard work this past year, and being there for me in every way. They are an amazing group of women that I am so blessed to have come to know. I extend my gratitiude to all the members on the Palette & Sketch team, which partake in weekly challenges on our blog. We all work together to share what we love and their support means the world to me.

Moving on…..

My project today will use a new template, the Sweet Treat Tote, but combined with something old and something new

With winter comes cold days, and even chillier nights. I personally love a good cup of hot cocoa to warm me up, with some chocolate dipped biscotti. What better gift, than to share something you love with someone else?

So, I packaged up some of my favorite hot cocoa: Starbucks Salted Caramel.

It is LOVE in a cup, I swear. I find adding it to warm fat free cream gives it a RICH amazing taste, as oppose to milk, with less fat/calories.

I always use my gift item as the source of my design inspiration. In fact, that is why I began papercrafting in the first place. I love being able to package up and customize my gift packaging to coordinate with my gift.

This package has a set of 8 cocoa packets! A great gift idea, year round.

My cocoa was inserted into the slide in box option, as you can see from the side view. Makes it easy to take out, and give a nice presentation.

I made my tote from chocolate cardstock. I applied an acetate sheet over the window that that I could add my main image to it! You can see that in the photo above.

I used the NEW! Sweet Sentiments for the design on my window. I printed it on vanilla cardstock, then colored it in. I love adding the white pen to the foam so it pops out at you.

My paper is from the All Steamed Up © collection, with the text print re-colored to coordinate with my steam pattern that I chose for the top part of the decorative layer.

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Sweet Treat Tote

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Sweet Sentiments

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

All Steamed Up

Well thank you again for allowing me share what I love with the world! I have more to share with our new stuff and hope to return to post it really soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time.

Welcome!

We are previewing our NEW! Products for our November 1st Release.

I hope you are all getting ready to make those holiday gifts this year! We are making it easier and more affordable than ever, with an amazing variety of pretty packaging templates, cut files, coordinating stamps, and digital papers that are perfect for use all year round, and year after year.

You will want to get your first previews and some inspirational ideas today from:

For a few dollars you can customize your gifts for everyone on your list. By making your own packaging you are able to dress up the smallest (and even inexpensive gifts) and make them so much more presentable, personal and special.

All that being said, this month we have packed this release with some amazing NEW! products which include:

4 NEW! Pretty Packaging Templates

4 NEW! Pretty Impressions Stamp Sets

3 NEW! Pretty Printable Digital Paper Collections

4 NEW! Pretty Pieces Cut Files

So enough of the teasers, how about getting to the actual samples!

Since we have so much to share, I’ll give you a preview of a sample that uses a little of everything.

Cover-Alls $5

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

6 Inches Tall

3 3/4 Inches Wide

2 1/2 Inches Deep

This template got its name not only from its “design” but for all the people and gifts this box can “cover” with one purchase!

This Pretty Packaging Template can become Santa, worker elf (we have an ADORABLE set of 5 elf images releasing called Holly Jolly-wait till you see it!), or scarecrow’s overalls, overalls for both boy and girl, scarecrow body, an apron for the baker, or gardener, and it can become a handyman’s apron!

More of that to come!

This template includes a decorative panel for easy layering, belt with buckle, two pockets and of course some snaps to keep those straps in place!

Here I used mine as a baking apron, to packaged up some VERY INEXPENSIVE Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (I think it was 62 cents!), which is a great little gift for anyone on your list. You can package any Jiffy mix in here! This could become a great favor for a baking themed party, or to give to a child for a future “cooking” leeson! So many ideas cross my mind.

So speaking of ideas, and Jiffy mixes-Check out their website! They have many mixes and recipe ideas. You could give a mix, with a recipe card with it! Simple, easy & inexpensive. Plus I already designed this sample to inspire your design idea The Farmhouse Fresh Paper Collection is a perfect match to this classic box design!

Here are a few idea’s:

Fill with homemade treats, mixes, breads, soup, gifts in a jar, desserts, cupcakes, candies, baking items, recipes, seed packets, gardening items, mini potted plants, items for co-coworkers/teacher, utensils, gift cards to a favorite supply store, homemade candles/soaps, as well as tool or tool themed items. Makes an adorable party favor for so many events and holidays.

So some details about my sample:

My sample here uses the NEW! Farmhouse Fresh Paper Collection for my apron “fabric”. On my pockets, I stamped some cherries from the Well Preserved © set.

In the pockets are is an oven mitt, spatula, and whisk from the NEW! What’s Cookin’ set. The little tag was made using a fun sentiment from our  NEW! Yummy Sentiments set. To literally “tie in” the baking theme I used some bakers twine to tie it to the apron.

My “trim” on the apron was created using the Border Builders Open Scallop © cut file!

There are SOOOOO many possibilities.

Here is more info about the stamps:

What’s Cookin’ Set of 18 Digital Images $12

Designed by Sara Williams

Mmmm…what ‘s cookin’?

Well whatever creation you “cook” up using this adorable set of kitchen/baking items, it is sure be be something wonderful! This set will help you really dress up any Pretty Packaging Template, especially the Cover-All template, which can be fashioned to look like an apron box!

Be sure you check out the Yummy Sentiments set, and the Baked with Love Single, as it is the perfect set of sentiments, designed to coordinate with this set. You will also want to check out the Sizzling  Servings Pretty Pieces Cut File, as it was fashioned after the images in this set!

Yummy Sentiments Set of 14 Digital Images $8

Designed by Sara Williams

Have you been searching for some simply yummy sentiments to accompany your cards and gifts of the sweetest treats? Well look no further! This set has the cutest arrangement of sentiments, with a twist, that you will find perfect to use all year long.

Sentiments Include:

What’s Cookin’ ?

Stirrin’ up something special

To:

From:

ORGANIC

Merry Christmas

You’re Grate

Sugar & Spice and Everything Nice

Home Cooked Just For You

Sweet Holiday Greetings

Tis the season to eat homemade goodies

Just a little something whipped up for you

Something sweet for someone neat

a yummy treat for you to eat

Be sure you check out theWhat’s Cookin Set, and the Baked with Love Single, as they are the perfect set of images, designed to coordinate with this set.

Also note we have a fun cut file set called Sizzling Servings!

Sizzling Servings $2.50 

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC 

By Sara Williams

This cut file features an oven mitt, frying pan, and a cute canister/jar! This is a fun cut file in which multiple layers create these finished items that are sure to make any baking themed gift, card, tag or project just SIZZLE!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Cover-Alls

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

What’s Cookin’?, Yummy Sentiments, Well Preserved

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Farmhouse Fresh

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Sizzling Servings

As you can see you can really “cover” all  your bases for gift giving, all year round, year after year!

So go ahead and personalize this design this to suit the lucky recipient!

Those of you hoping for more HOLIDAY themed ideas, don’t fret! You will want to check out our amazing design team! As the days go on the team and myself have much more to share. I like to show you that while these items can be holiday specific, they can also be versatile for use year round as well. Also remember that just because it IS the holidays doesn’t mean your actual gifts HAVE to be holiday specific.

Thank you all for stopping by! This is just a little preview at what’s to come, so return tomorrow for even more samples and gift ideas.

Welcome Back!

Tomorrow is the official release for our NEW! Products for October!

Two preview days isn’t nearly enough time to show you everything we have to share, so I hope you will keep checking in with myself and the team this week as we share our many project idea with you!

Today be sure to visit:

You will also want to check out our Gallery for amazing ideas and inspiration any time you need a little creative spark to get you crafting.

Feels like Fall already, as my family attends the Annual Deerfield Fair today. We always enjoy it, as it falls an Alexa’s birthday weekend each year.

Feeling the fall air inspired me to create this gift ensemble using the NEW! That’s a Wrap! template.

I began my project by using the used the Fresh Cut Expressions © Collection 2 digital paper, to inspire my colors. It has a feminine fall feel to me. The paper really showed off the fun layers, and curves this template has.

If you are always on the search for additional ways to perfectly package up those handmade cards, tags and many other gift items, then this is definitely the Pretty Packaging for you!

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC

Completed Project Size:

5 3/4 Inches Wide

4 3/4 Inches Tall

1 1/2 Inches Deep

Now this  is a wrap!

This was designed to fit your standard A2 Size cards (4 1/2 X 5 1/2) and envelopes, as well as many other gift items, as versatility is always important.

Your items get placed in this stunning box, then are wrapped to perfection every time, for the perfect presentation.

The main box is usable in itself, but for that special decorative flair, we’ve added this amazing “wrapper”, and scalloped or straight edge bottom panel to make it even more fun!

The That’s a Wrap box ends up becoming a gift all in itself. Will they even notice what you put inside? Maybe not!

This is the unfinished version:

You can tie it closed, and untie it open!

Or you can use removable adhesive, snaps, brads, magnets, or velcro.

Whatever you choose to package up, someone gets to unwrap something wonderful!

Here I placed an entire package of 12 chocolate truffles inside, that I bought for $3, but now packaged up in the That’s a Wrap template, it looks so much prettier than that plastic container they were purchased in.

I would’ve wrapped up a set of cards, but wanted you to think outside the box-literally, when thinking about things to gift inside here.

I love how all the Pretty Packaging Templates can take something ordinary to extraordinary in no time all, and so inexpensively.

This gift packaging template is just perfect for gift giving year round.

We have many amazing Pretty Impressions images, Pretty Pieces Cut Files, and of course Pretty Printable Paper Collections,  that will aid you in decorating your That’s a Wrap template!

I used some NEW! products here on my tag!!!

The tag was layered and created using the NEW! Well Rounded set. I really enjoyed making it!

The butterfly is from the Bold Botanicals © set.

Details about the Well Rounded Set of 36 Digital Images $12

This is an amazing tag building set, that was designed to coordinate with the Well Rounded Tag Cut File.

This set features many images, with coordinating sentiments that allow you to create a tag for so many beloved occasions. Mix and match this set with others in your collection for an amazing variety of possibilities for a variety of gifts.

Sentiments include:

All the best

Happy Birthday

With Sympathy

For the Queen

Homemade

Best Wishes

Sweet Treats

Special Delivery

You & Me

All My Love

I’m Sorry

For You

Packaged with care

Candy 16 ¢

Mr. & Mrs.

EST. 1978

From the Kitchen of:

For My

Father

Mother

Friend

The tag was cut using the Well Rounded Tag Cut File $2.50

This is an amazing tag building cut file, that was designed to coordinate with the Well Rounded Pretty Impressions Stamp Set. While this tag is perfect on its own, I think you will enjoy the possibilities of combining it with many of our amazing Pretty Impressions images, and of course Pretty Printable Paper Collections!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates:

That’s a Wrap

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Bold Botanicals, Well Rounded

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Fresh Cut Expressions 2

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Well Rounded

So that is it for today!

There is so much more to share as we kick off our October Release tomorrow, so please stay tuned for that, as we have so many amazing new products you’ve yet to see, being released!

Till then…

Today is one of everyone’s favorite posting subjects!

The team and myself are going to be sharing our Year in Review projects, when we give you a fresh take on some older product releases!

Be sure you scroll down to see my two video tutorials today too!

You won’t want to miss one single project today:

My project was designed for a friend of mine a few months ago for her birthday. She is getting started in her own home based business, where she makes custom cakes for all occasions. I blurred out some of her personal info, so if things look “off ” you now know WHY

Beginning Buisness Kit for Farmhouse Confections

Based on some of what I heard her mention wanting for her buisness name/logo/theme, I designed her a custom set of business cards, with a coordinating box using the For Keeps © template.

I created the label on the box using the Be Dazzled © set, and some elements I designed just for her, and cut them out using the Be Dazzled © Cut File. She can slo use the label I created to print onto adhesive labels, then  adhere atop her cake boxes!!

I also designed the paper that I used for this For Keeps © box, specially for her. I figured the  For Keeps © box would be perfect for not just presenting her new business cards, but holding her special recipies, or photos of her work past creations, if she does a consulatation. 

The package with the bow is actually the paper I created, printed out onto my regular computer paper to serve as my WRAPPING PAPER, to wrap up her business cards!

Did you even consider trying that with our collection of Pretty Printable Digital Papers?

Check out our video here for how you can assemble the Abra-Bow-Dabra ©

and make your own wrapping paper:

AMAZING! Now you can even have coordinating/customizable wrapping paper

Just add the  Abra-Bow-Dabra © and it’s perfection!

If you haven’t tried the Abra-Bow-Dabra © yet, you should give it try

This is the 2nd version of using the bow:

It really is THAT easy! 

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates: For Keeps

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set: Be Dazzled

Pretty Printable Digital Paper: Custom Made

Pretty Pieces Cut File: Be Dazzled, Abra-Bow-Dabra, Border Builders Open Scallop Dot (around bottom of box lid)

Well thank you again for joining us for another successful release here at My Time Made Easy ™ LLC!

We hope you enjoyed all the fun creations we have shared with you, and that you give them a try yourself.

Until next time

We are back again to share some more ideas with you all!

Today you will want to check out:

I get busy during the month, but really do enjoy sharing what I get to create, when I get the time. These first week of the month releases really keep me grounded, and allow me to share what I truly love doing with you all. I love getting creative, but its all the “design” stuff in between, that I need to do in order to keep bringing you all more products each month. I’d love to make a 100 different projects with each template, but time if often a huge factor, and I need to move on. That being said

I really enjoy going “back” and taking our older products and mixing them with some of our newer products so show you that you can use ANY older products with our newer ones! New or old, they all work well together. You can really re-new your projects by using different products each time you create a Pretty Packaging Template!

The NEW! Tricky Treat Tote © is great for all occasions. I can’t even begin to fathom all the possible uses. It it the perfect boxy/bag for all year round! That is why I chose to use it again today.

Let me tell you, some pretty patterned paper is all this tote needs to create a real WOW! factor, quickly and easily! This is the perfect Pretty Packaging Template for all sorts of gifts, or when you are very short on time!

I chose the stunning patterns from the Blooming with Elegance © collection, and the coodinating pattern from the Crawling Vine Silhouettes © collection for my WOW factor on this template today!

Inside this bag is a charm from Tiffany. That was my reason for going with the pretty sky blue color

The tag really adds to this design. I love the Round Up Tag © which has some cool coordinating images: Round Up © 18 Images – Digital which make this tag really unique, but the pieces in the Round Up Tag © , can be used all on their own too!

So obviously,  I used the Round Up Tag © to create the design/layers of my tag on this project. Just layering some coordinating cardstock, and patterned paper, mixed with a sentiment from a Secret Surprise © set, which was perfection!

I used the Blossoming into Spring © cut file to create the pretty layered flower on my project.

I used the faux suede technique, seen here (the Making the Rambling Rose Tutorial), to create the texture on my petals. I simply added three adhesive pearls to the flower center.

Simple=Stunning!

Pretty Packaging Templates:

Tricky Treat Tote

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set:

Pretty Printable Digital Paper:

Pretty Pieces Cut File:

Tomorrow we all share a group post: A Year in Review! That is where we use older products and share some NEW! ideas with you! So please come back then for some truly inspiring gift ideas.

Welcome back!!

Is your head spinning with ideas yet?

Well if you need a little more inspiration (who can’t use more of that?) then you will want to check out

You can never have too many cards on hand, or card ideas! The design team each shared a variety of 4 cards each, on August 31st, to preview some of our NEW! Pretty Impressions Sets. I chose to share an entire gift ensemble instead that day, to give you some ideas using all our new products, so figured today would be a great day to share the 4 cards I came up with!

Forest Friends

Well I have to tell you I LOVE the Wonderful Woodland Creatures © set. It’s SO beyond adorable. So I HAD to use my two favorite forest friends in the set I think you will agree they are cute and versatile for all year round

HOOT!

I LOVE this owl. I’m a huge owl/bird fan, so it’s not wonder it’s one of my fave. I love that he/she can be masculine, or feminine. I decided to leave this one blank. Since it uses this adorable owl there is a huge variety of punny sentiment possibilities that I can add inside here!!

I chose to use the NEW! Color Infusion © digital paper for all my cards today as I just love the various colors and patterns, espeically with the Wonderful Woodland Creatures © set.

Taking the idea of the leaves from the paper, I had colored some cut apart flower petals, to match my card, and added them onto the branch that the owl is on, for a little something extra! Too cute. I love coloring stuff in unexpected colors too

So that is why I colored my lil’ turtle, just like my funky lil’ owl

Isn’t she so cute?

I left this one blank too. It could be a cute birthday, sorry, be happy, get well, thinking of you….well any time of card I guess!

You could place a present on the back of teh turtle, a balloon on he tail, and a hat on her head, or a flower in her mouth! Love it.

Now I wanted to use the super fun and versatile set that Kristin designed this month called Happy Hallows © . It is also the images used to create our paper collections this month a well!

Talk about a more feminine version of a tree, when you use the colors from the Color Infusion © digital paper!!

Time

I love tree images and Kristin’s set is amazing. I love all the layering possibilities this set offers, and that it can be masculine or feminine depending on your layers and color choices. I love these fresh colors from the Color Infusion © digital paper, so when I was layering the tree for the two samples today I was inspired by the tree/leaf patterns in that paper collection, so I made my tree just like it!

The “grass” is from the Timed Write © set, and the sentiment was from the Keep Strong © set!

Lone Tree

Now the beauty of using the Happy Hallows © digital set is once you layer and color something you can save it, and use it over and over again. You can resize it, mirror it….lots of stuff. So I used the same tree I layered/colored, and printed it a bit larger for this card.

To the right I used more of the Color Infusion © digital paperto add to the design. Easy peasy! I left this one blank too, so I can just use it for whatever I need it for when the time comes. When it doubt, leave it blank!

Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set: Happy Hallows, Keep Strong, Timed Write, Wonderful Woodland Creatures

Pretty Printable Digital Paper: Color Infusion

Well that is it for today

Tomorrow I will have some more great samples for you, as will a few of our design team members, so come back again.

Hi world!

 I know long time, no post! Sorry about that. (BAD BLOGGER!!!)

I have lots of great excuses Summer has kept me busy, with my children, family & friends. My business and blog are always secondary to my family. I know it’s hard when you are waiting to see new stuff, but we do have a MTME blog now that is updated several times a week with fun challenges and amazing samples….so check it out, when you need a creative fix, or go view our gallery! You can look up projects for any of our amazing products.

I have been working on some business stuff too, that has had me consumed as well. Hopefully I’ll let you all know about that at some point very soon

Like most, yesterday was the kids first day of school! I now have a 2nd, 3rd and 5th grader! How did I get kids who are so old?! I will share some photos of them on their first day tomorrow. They are growing and changing daily. Noah and Amber started soccer, Alexa and Amber are taking Tap/Ballet classes, and Amber continues to do her modeling and acting classes. So I think I have SOMETHING, if not several things going on daily! We also celebrated Amber’s 7th birthday, and my brother Rob (& Heather’s) baby shower, which I made all the centerpieces for, using the Bouncing Baby Buggy ©. Let’s not forget several days of no power due to hurricane Irene. Another thing that has kept me busy is some family stuff with my mom. I’ll update you all on that on another day as well. Needless to say life has been busier than ever!

Speaking of busy, today I get to share some creative stuff, finally! That is the stuff that keeps me SANE when things get a little INSANE. I’m sure you can relate.

After my almost month long blog hiatus, I was barely able to get creative this month, but actually managed to squeak out some quick, projects that are perfect for anyone who wants to get crafty, but is as busy as myself!

So let me get started in sharing the preview at some of our NEW! products from our September Release, which will be available September 1st. 

The design team are sharing 4 card ideas each today!!

Stop by and visit:

This month is a fabby release!

We are releasing 2 complete Pretty Impressions Digital Stamp Sets, and 7 Pretty Impressions Digital Stamp Single Images There is something for everyone So the team had each designs a set of 4 cards using the latest images, to get the ideas started!

We are also release 2 Pretty Packaging Templates this month too!

So….I wanted to give you a sweet little preview at what is to come tomorrow with my project today!

Trendy Lil’ Treacher Tote!

Going with a retro fabulous, step above your typical “apple” theme…

  I wanted to create a project to showcase some of the AMAZING goodies we are releasing this month, while at the same time, creating a gift set for my children’s new teacher’s as they go back to school, so I made this gift set!

Read it all because I share all the fun products and details that went into this coordinating gift set, that LOOKS complicated, but was oh so simple. Done in an hour!  Gotta love that.

The gift bag was created using the NEW! Tricky Treat Tote ©

Tricky Treat Tote $5

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC 

Completed Project Size:

7 3/4 Inches Tall

6 1/4 Inches Wide

3 Inches Deep

Looking for that perfect tote to package up those tricky treats?

Well this tote is anything but “tricky”, but it will certainly be a treat for the lucky recipient!

This is the perfect tote style bag, made from cardstock! This features a fun and functional handle that is just perfect for toting around. Make one for every occasion!

Perfect for the Trick-or-Treater, Birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, or whenever there is a time to celebrate.

This is our version above, filled with all the delicious treatlets we have made!

Now keep in mind, I stuffed my bottom so the items will be closer to the top, because this really is a fabulous size gift boxy bag!!

Now some more details of the finished bag!

Isn’t this so pretty?! A unique combination of colors, which was inspired by a fabric swatch I picked up at Walmart. I LOVE getting inspired by cloth, clothing, and even advertisements!!!

Check out the fabric! It was the start of this entire project. I just feel in love with it

When I saw Kristin’s Trendy Forest © Pretty Printable Digital Paper, I knew that the Coral Forest pattern would look so similar if printed on a Caribbean colored cardstock, so I gave it a whirl, and it was perfection!

As stated above I simply printed my Trendy Forest © Pretty Printable Digital Paper, on a Caribbean colored cardstock for my patterned layers. The patterned paper really kicked this sample up a notch! Think of all the amazing designs you can get with combining various colors and patterns. I love it.

For the tag on my Tricky Treat Tote © I used the Simple Tags Rectangle © for my tag (we are releasing several tags this month-love them!), which I layered the trunk and flowers with center images, from the Happy Hallows © to create my own floral tree just like in the paper, and like the pattern on the fabric I found. I added a sentiment on the bottom from the Sensational Sentiments© 

Now some more details about this gift set, and our 2nd  Pretty Packaging Template for the month: Tying Up Loose Ends ©

Available in PDF, SVG, GSD, DXF, WPC 

Completed Project Size:

5 1/2 Inches Long

2 1/2 Inches Wide

2 1/2 Inches Deep

More often than not we are always looking for fun and unique ways to package up even the simplest of items. Now you can have some simple packaging to do just that!

When you are short on time, have many to make, or just want something that is simple, but looks perfect in no time at all, then this is the packaging for you.

This is a fancy looking, but simple wrap that can package so many fun treats. Just “tie” up those loose ends, and you are ready to gift even the smallest tokens of love and appreciation with style.

In our sample today I have included two Apple Pie scented votvies from Yankee Candle. Always a simple, but appreciated treat! You can even exchange a scent if you don’t like it. I try to go with classic scents that just about everyone loves. Who doesn’t love the smell of a fresh apple pie baking, without consuming all the calories after its cooked?! LOL!

You can easily fit two votives in here, as well as many other amazing gifts, candies, or treats.

Fold in your side flaps, then tie closed!

Easy peasy done!

This is one of our fastest templates, with some simpy fun details, such as the angled ends, with pretty perfect tabs that you can easily tie closed!

In my sample here I used the same layered tree I created using the Happy Hallows © set. I obviously printed the paper I used in my previous project, to make everything simple, and coordinate.

Now, last but not least I have the card set of 6 I created.

Buzzing By…

These were SO simple to make.

I used Happy Hallows © set, in addition to the Bee-Loved © & Sentiments set to create my card set today. I digitally created my tree, added the sentiment, buzzing trail and my lil’ bee.

I reccommend using a FREE photo & paper editing program: GIMP <—-CLICK HERE! This is some amazing software that will allow you to use our Pretty Impressions Digital Images, and all our Pretty Printables Digital Paper with ease!

We have numerous videos/tutorials on our website for use of our products that you may find helpful as well, along with some FREE product, so you can try our products RISK FREE We are confident that you will love working with our products, with all the versatility each offers.

 Supplies from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC

Pretty Packaging Templates: Tricky Treat Tote, Tying Up Loose Ends

Pretty Impressions Stamp Set: Happy Hallows, Keep Strong, Sensational Sentiments, Bee Loved & Sentiments

Pretty Printable Digital Paper: Trendy Forest

Pretty Pieces Cut File: Simple Tags Rectangle

Note: Large apple is hand sanitizer from Bath & Body Works.

So I hope you have all enjoyed everyone previews of just some of our amazing new products which will be available tomorrow

Be back then to share even more!

See you then