Last Creative Vision post

Today is my last post for Creative Vision as my term is now ending :(  I made a quick, fun little gift project and have it posted at the CV blog - here's a sneak peek:

I hope you'll stop by to see the whole project!! It's been fun playing along with the CV team these past months - thanks Laura and team! And Happy Holidays!!

Creative Vision Blog Hop

Welcome to another Creative Vision Team Themed Blog Hop.
Today we are sharing a themed project, "Tags". With Christmas right
around the corner we hope our creations inspire you to create
some tags of your own!

As you hop hop hop your way around, make sure to become
a Creative Vision Blog follower if you are not already,
(you have to be in order to win) then leave some love for a chance to WIN
a $10.00 Shopping Spree to the Creative Clear Stamp Store!

The winner will be announced on Thursday.http://www.creativeclearstamps.blogspot.com

I combined a few things into my tag and created it for someone who is going through a medical crisis at the holidays - specifically, cancer. I used a non-traditional color scheme and included lavendar/purple  - the awareness ribbon color for cancer in general. I thought the sentiment in the Let It Snow set not only conveyed a great Christmas message but it also spoke of the Hope that cancer patients so deperately cling to. I used a variety of Nestability dies to create my layers and let the sentiment and ribbon take center stage, without adding a lot of a additional embellishment.

I hope you've enjoyed this different twist on a traditional holiday tag. Now it's time to hop along - but don't forget to become a follower of Creative Vision's blog
and leave some love, it could make you a winner!

The hop starts here:    Laura
Kendra
Stephanie

Christy
You are here:     Mary
Next stop:   Allison
Lauren

Chelsea

2 in 1

Today I have a two-fer for you! I combined the sketch for this week's Unscripted Sketches challenge with my monthly post for Creative Clear Stamps so let's get to it!

First up is the sketch from US:

And my card:

I used the adorable That Kind of Day Sentiment Single from Creative Clear Stamps. I used felt at the bottom of the card separated by saddle stitched ribbon so it looked similar to sweat pants - soft, a little fuzzy, with a racing stripe down the leg :)

Inside I made a simple pocket with a piece of DP and added a little giftie:

What could be better than curling up with a good Kindle book in your sweats all day? My kind of Saturday!

Come join the fun over at Unscripted Sketches and give our sketch a try - we'd love to see your artwork this week!

Creative Vision Blog Hop

Welcome to another Creative Vision Team Themed Blog Hop.

Today we are sharing projects made with "My Favorite Things".

As you hop hop hop your way around, make sure to become a Creative Vision Blog follower if you are not already, then leave some love for a chance to WIN a Shopping Spree to the Creative Clear Stamp Store!

I am using the adorable Lemonade Stand stamp set once again for my card and my favorite things - Nestabilities!!

This time around I focused on one of the sentiments rather than the images. On the inside of the card is the second portion of my chosen sentiment - and it's not what you think!! The entire sentiment reads: "When life gives you lemons.....toss them back!"  Perfect for a friend who needs a little pick me up!

I used three different shaped of Nestabilities and layered them to create my focal point. The sentiment on the inside is on a matching Nestie shape. The paper is from the DeLovely paper pack by Cosmo Cricket and the cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

As a little thank you for hopping with me today, here is a gift for you!
$5.00 off any $15.00 or more purchase at the Creative Clear Stamp Store

Just use this code at the checkout so Laura knows I sent you!
It is not valid towards shipping,
it cannot be combined with any other offer or discount,
and it expires October 4th, 2011 at midnight.
THE CODE IS BH10M

On with the hop.....

but don't forget to become a follower of Creative Vision's blog and leave some love - it could make you a winner!
Next up is:

Allison - http://www.allisonsstampincreations.blogspot.com/

Lauren - http://lem-photography.blogspot.com/

Chelsea - http://scraptasticvoyage.blogspot.com

Laura - http://www.creativeclearstamps.blogspot.com/
Kendra - http://www.luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/

Stephanie - http://blog.artycarty.com/

Christy- http://www.mycreativejourneys.blogspot.com/

Mary - http://mbryt1.blogspot.com/ ---- YOU ARE HERE

Happy hopping!

Layout for Creative Vision

Hi everyone!

Today I am excited to share a scrapbook layout with you featuring some embellishments I stamped with the Lemonade Stand set from Creative Vision. When I first saw this set, I just knew I had to have it as I had the perfect photos to use on a scrapbook page. Take a look:

Click the photo to see a larger image

Earlier this summer, during a brief but strong storm, a large section of a tree in our backyard came down and damaged our roof. The good news is that insurance covered the cost to repair more than half of our existing roof and we paid the difference to have the whole roof redone - we it desperately needed!!! So the sentiment of these stamps are a perfect fit for the occasion - When Life Gives Your Lemons...Make Lemonade! The result is a beautiful new roof that will last the next 20 years!

Here is a sketch that I designed for this layout - I hope it will inspire you to get creative this week!

I hope you will stop by Creative Vision and see what they have to offer. Such sweet stamps! I know you're gonna love them!

Creative Vision Design Team 6 Hop TODAY

Good Morning Stampers!

Today is the official kickoff for Creative Vision's brand new Design Team and I am proud to be a member! Together we will hop our way around the blogs and meet the very special and talented members of Design Team 6. There will be random prizes awarded to visitors who post comments. Be sure to become a Creative Vision blog follower, if you are not already, in order to be eligible for those prizes. Following the hop, Laura will give away a few SHOPPING SPREES! YIPPEE!

Our first hop as a team has a theme of SHOW OFF YOUR STYLE! Well my style is pretty eclectic - I like a little bit of everything! But generally speaking, I enjoy clean, well balanced projects that include some fabulous papers and embellishments. I'm a simple girl at heart but once in awhile I like to get "wild" and throw in some distressing and/or sewing as I did with today's card - take a look:

This card just looks like summer - the bright colors, the kids, and the yummy lemonade! Oooo I could go for a glass of that today! I used a few of the stamps from the Lemonade Stand stamp set and a little cutting and reassembling to get just the look I wanted. Oh to be a young lemonade entrepreneur again! I did add some stiching to this card as well as some white ink distressing and a green ribbon for embellishment.


Let's continue to hop our way to each team member's blog as we showcase our collective talent with this hop theme - SHOW OFF YOUR STYLE!

On with the hop.....but don't forget to become a follower of Creative Vision's blog and leave me some love - it could make you a winner!

Your next stop is Allison's blog!

 

Here's the complete hop list so you don't miss a thing!

START the Hop HERE (if you didn't already): Creative Vision Blog

Kendra - http://www.luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/

Stephanie - http://blog.artycarty.com/

Christy- http://www.mycreativejourneys.blogspot.com/

Mary - http://mbryt1.blogspot.com/ - YOU ARE HERE

Allison - http://www.allisonsstampincreations.blogspot.com/

Lauren - http://lem-photography.blogspot.com/

Chelsea - http://scraptasticvoyage.blogspot.com

Thanks for hopping with us and be sure to keep an eye out for more fun posts with Design Team 6....have a great day!