My Thoughts Exactly September Stamp Release

Hello and welcome to the My Thoughts Exactly September stamp release! If you have arrived from Jen's blog your on the right track if not be sure to hop on back to the My Thoughts Exactly Blog to start the fun. Now in case you get lost along the way here is the complete lineup:


Design Team Blog
Ashley
Belinda
Benedicte
Jen - You were just here
Jessica - You are here
Lenae - Your next stop
Wida
Becki
Kendra
Tracy
Alyssa

Now are you ready to see the stamp releases for this month?!? There are two new sets, two returning sets, and some SVG's!!!



New stamps:
Fright Night Friends – $14.95

Halloween Subway Art – $11.95

Returning stamps:
Fright Night Phrases – $14.95

Ghostly Greetings – $14.95

As always there is a bundle option:
Halloween Super Bundle – $50.00 – Save $7 and get free shipping!

SVGs:
We will now be releasing SVGs to match our art sets and these will all be FREE!
Fright Night Friends matching SVGs – Free!

We will also from time to time release other SVGs
Stationery Set – $2.00 - This file is FREE for Cutting Edge Magazine subscribers. They can only grab it for free if they subscribe to this first Sept/Oct issue, then the only way to get it will be in the store.

A new monthly challenge begins today as well!

The Challenge: Treat bags/boxes! Create a treat bag or box of any kind.

The Rules:

• Must include at least one MTE stamp, any set is welcome
• Project must be new and created for this challenge

The Deadline: Sunday September 23rd at 11:59 pm Pacific
The Prizes:

• Every participant receives a 10% off coupon to the MTE store
• One random entry will receive a $10.00 gift code to the MTE store
• One judged entry will receive a bundle of MTE stamps as well as a guest designer position for October

What hop is complete without giveaways?!?
We will be giving away a pack of 25 cotton bags from State Line Bag Co. (sponsor of this month's challenge) and 3 $10.00 gift codes to the MTE store! Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.

Now are you ready to see what I created? I used both of the new stamp sets released this month and the SVG sets. I'll let the copious amounts of pictures speak for themselves :)

I stamped every single stamp in the  Fright Night Friends set for this project along with cutting out all the matching SVGs. I also used the Halloween Subway Art for the little notebook label. There is a little Trendy Twine in there to jazz up the project and all the paper is from K & Company.

Well that's all for me, I know that was a lot of pictures! Your next stop is Lenae's blog! Don't forget to enter the giveaways in the Rafflecopter below and as always happy crafting!

Jessica

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Sympathies

Hello everyone! It's my day to post over at My Thoughts Exactly. Today I'm sharing a simple card I made for a dear friend that lost her father recently. These are the hardest cards for me to make and as simple as it turned out it took a long time to make sure it was just right.

I used the Dainty Doilies set for the background and the More Big Thoughts set for the sentiment. The twine is Sky Trendy Twine.

I know this is a short post and I had every intention of making another happier card but I was creatively exhausted after this one. I promise happier things in my next post :)

Now before I leave here are a few reminders, all the Thoughts sets and the Many Thanks set are back in stock at MTE. However there are limited quantities so get them before they are gone again! Also there is still plenty of time to enter the August Pun challenge for a chance to guest design at MTE and win a bundle of MTE stamps!

Happy crafting!

Jessica

Random Cards

Hello everyone! As sad as it is to think about summer is coming to an end for me, before I know it school will be starting. It's my day to post over at My Thoughts Exactly and I thought I'd get a start on some cards that I'll be needing throughout the remainder of the year. The first card is for a birthday and one more piece of inspiration for the MTE August Pun Challenge!

There are several men in my life that would love to receive a Hoppy Birthday card :) For this card I used the Lovey Puns - Animals set for the word hoppy and the Under the Sea set for the birthday. Of course there is a little Trendy Twine to add a pop of color and some very manly sparkle...or would it be shine for the men?

My last card is one of my getting ready for Christmas cards. I know it's early but if I don't start now I'll never get done!

I used both the Christmas sets for this card. The sentiment is from the Holly Jolly Phrases set and the snowflakes are from the Holly Jolly Tags set. And of course there is a little Trendy Twine, no project is complete without it :)

That's all for me today! Be sure to get your August Pun Challenge projects linked up for your chance to win a guest design spot for a month and a bundle of MTE stamps. Happy crafting!

Jessica

Smile Sunshine

Hey everyone! No I have not abandoned you all, summer and wedding planning has just been taking over my free time. Fear not though for today I have a fun little card to share with you that uses 5 MTE stamp sets...I know I had to count three times just to make sure I counted right :) I was bumming around on Pinterest, killing time at work (ok so I was avoiding doing any work), when I came across a fun little layout:

I have also been seeing a lot of cards with little cut outs showing a little something on the inside of the card, so I decided to combine both these ideas...

Do you see the little cutout? Isn't it cute? It kind of reminds me of a little mouse hole, but cuter because it has flowers behind it :) Ok so the sun stamp is from the Hello Summer set. The sentiment is composed from several sets. Smile is from the Dainty Doilies set, sunshine is from the More Big Thoughts set, and It brings all the girls to the yard is from the Mustache Mania set. The little flowers on the inside of the card peaking out are from the Mother's Day Subway Art set. Here is a little better look at the flowers and the dimension of the card.

Now before I go I did promise pictures form Italy, well I have not even had to time to go through all of them but here is just one to tied you over:

The bustling main canal in Venice, Italy from the Rialto bridge

That's all from me today, happy crafting!

Jessica

Hello Summer

Hello everyone! I haven't abandoned my blog I swear. I just got back from a 2 week long vacation/work trip to ITALY!!! Yes it was really hard to say yes to the proposition of presenting my work in Italy :P We had so much fun but we are exhausted now. It took all I had to get this card done. Hopefully by this weekend I'll have some energy to really get back to crafting and maybe share a few pictures from our adventures. But today I wanted to share a super simple card I made. I am using the new My Thoughts Exactly Hello Summer stamps which are perfect for the July Challenge ;)

The paper is all from Echo Park's Hello Summer line...perfect for use with the Hello Summer stamps! I used a punch to make the little sentiment banner and bent it before sticking it down to add a little dimension. The little sun at the top is from the Hello Summer set, I just used an craft knife to cut it out after stamping it. The sun is popped up on a foam dot for more dimension. And I didn't leave the inside completely blank...

Please ignore my terrible path lines, I'll keep working on those. I thought the little beach ball would make for a fun accent inside. Now here is a better look at the dimension on the front.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and don't forget to get your entries in for the July Challenge! There is still plenty of time left :)

Happy crafting!

Jessica

Smile

Hello everyone! It's been a bit quiet around here lately...hmmm I wonder what is up?!? Stay tuned next week and I might just have a few things to share that will explain why it's been so quiet :) But today I have a simple card to share with you using My Thoughts Exactly stamps.

I keep seeing all those really cool mason jars that are covered in lace and spray painted, I really want to make some but have been too lazy to get the supplies...enter the Dainty Doilies stamp set and a mason jar cut file from Lettering Delights. Perfect!! I'll make a paper version :)

The jar is just cut from kraft paper. I used a silver paint pen to make the lid look metallic (don't ask why it has a tag hole). There is a little trendy twine to embellish the lid and a little skeleton key from Tim Holtz. I used the Dainty Doilies stamp set to make the 'lace' on the jar and the smile sentiment. The happy birthday is form the Mini Thoughts set. I also used the Dainty Doilies set to create a doily on the table which is embossed with white embossing powder.

I hope you enjoyed today's card! Happy crafting.

Jessica

Fly away with me...

Hello everyone! Today is my day to post over at My Thoughts Exactly. I found a really fun card layout on Pinterest

and thought I'd try it with a little twist. I used the new Up, Up, and Away set for my card.

The cloud paper is lifted up on foam dots as is the sentiment banner while the hot air balloon is flat on the card base. So the card has lots of dimension in person (not so much in the picture). Twine is Trendy Twine. All the patterned paper is from the Summer Days collection from Echo Park, it goes perfectly with the Up, Up, and Away set! Now my little twist is how the card is folding, it's a tri-fold card!

I hope you enjoyed my card today. Happy crafting!
Jessica

My Thoughts Exactly June Challenge

Good morning crafty friends! Today I'm popping in to announce the start of the very first My Thoughts Exactly challenge! Before I show you my example project here are all the detials:

The challenge will run from Sunday June 3rd until Sunday June 24th. Winners will be announced Saturday June 30th.

The challenge:
Create a project (of any kind) that includes one of the following themes: Father's Day OR Mustaches. You are not required to use both themes if you don't want to but you MUST use My Thoughts Exactly stamps (any set that fits your project is ok).

The winners:
ALL participants will receive a 10% off coupon to the MTE store
One RANDOM winner will receive a $10 gift certificate
One JUDGED winner will receive a bundle of MTE stamps as well as a guest designer spot in July

All you have to do to enter your project is link it up on the main June Challenge Blog Post.

Now for my project I choose to go with the mustache theme and made a congratulations on your promotion card.

I used the Pick a 'Stache, Father's Day Mini, and More Mini Thoughts sets for the card. The awesome muctache paper is from Hambly Screen Prints.

Good luck on your projects and happy crafting!
Jessica

Birthday Wishes Just For You

Good morning everyone! Today is my day to post over at My Thoughts Exactly. I have a fun little birthday card to share with you and it features FOUR stamp sets! Crazy huh?!? Well tomorrow is my fiance's grandmother's 89 birthday! Now let me tell you she does not look nor act like she is turning 89 tomorrow. So here is the card I made for grandma:

I found a cool tutorial on how to make a pocket card and just knew I had to try it. I used my Sew-Easy to stitch up the sides (ignore the imperfect hole making on the right hand side - I may have had the head upside down the first time >.<). I just used the Sew-Easy floss for the stitching. I also used the Mojo Monday #243 for the the front design. Of course there is a little Trendy Twine in there too. The 'Just for you' sentiment comes from some very selective inking of the stamps in the More Mini Thoughts set. The 'Pull me out' sentiment is from the Interactive Card Phrases and Grillin 'N' Chillin sets. And here is the inside card when it's pulled out:

I used the Big Thoughts set for the 'Wishing you a happy birthday' sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed my card today. Happy crafting!
Jessica

My Thoughts Exactly May Stamp Release Blog Hop

Good morning everyone! I would like to welcome you to the May Stamp Release blog hop for My Thoughts Exactly. If you have arrived from Jen's blog you're on the right track. If not, hop on over to the Design Team blog to start from the beginning. Today we are showing all of our readers some inspiration using the newly released My Thoughts Exactly stamps. Now before I get to my projects, I have a little sale and giveaway to tell you about! If you spend $25 or more in the stamp store enter code GRAD12 for 12% off your entire order! How awesome is that?!? Make sure you pick up  the stamps you want before they are out of stock. Also one lucky commenter from all the stops along the way will win a $10 gift card to the  stamp store.

Just in case you get lost along the way here is the line up:


Design Team Blog
Ashley
Becki
Belinda
Benedicte
Jen - You were just here
Jessica - You are here
Kendra - Your next stop
Lenae
Tracy
Wida
Alyssa


Ok now on to my projects. Both cards feature the Mustache On set but in VERY different ways. The first one is fun card that could fit any occasion for a man.

I created a little background paper with the mustache in the Mustache On set. Ugh my vellum tape is not being invisible in this lighting!!! GRRRRR, oh well pretend you can't see it :)

Now my second project is very different and a vert girly application of the Mustache On set, hee hee. Here goes...

I wanted a really fun way of asking my girls to be in my wedding so I created these cute little book boxes filled with 'survival' items for them. All I did to change the masculine stamp to a very feminine application is replace the mustache with the word wedding. I used my sing to write the word wedding in pink glittery gel pen. All the details gave the girls clues about the wedding. Besides the Mustache On set I also used the Interactive Card Phrases set for the little open me tag. So before I gave the girls the book box I gave them a cute little notebook made from coffee sleeves from their favorite coffee shops. The first pages had a personal message to each of them asking them to be apart of our big day. The next two pages had details on the colors and dresses of the wedding.

I just love how they came out! Now do you wanna see their survival items?

There's a little shot of liquor to help calm nerves, a little chocolate, a few re-hydration packets, a pen to takes notes with in the notebooks, and a little pick me up card to their favorite coffee shop. Each survival item has a little tag featuring the Interactive Card Phrases and several other sets. I'll list the other sets in the close up pictures.

The liquor bottle just features the Interactive Card Phrases set. The chocolate tag combines the Interactive Card Phrases set and the Sweet Thoughts set. The pen tag features the More Mini Thoughts set.

The re-hydration packets and notebook just feature the Interactive Card Phrases set. The coffee gift card features three sets; Interactive Card Phrases, Fright Night Phrases, and Sweet Thoughts.

I hope you enjoyed my inspiration today! Now hop on over to Kendra's blog.

Happy crafting!
Jessica

A little surprise blog hop!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALYSSA!

The My Thoughts Exactly Design Team would like to welcome you to Alyssa's Surprise Birthday Blog Hop! Today is the lovely Alyssa's birthday and to celebrate we are throwing her a surprise birthday blog hop. Each of the design team members has a little surprise for her at each stop along the way. If you arrived from Kendra's blog you are on the right track, if not head back to the Design Team blog to start at the beginning. If you get lost at anytime just pop on back here to find your way:

DT Blog
Wida
Tracy
Lenae
Kendra <- You should have come from here.
Jessica <- You're here.
Jennifer <- Your next stop.
Benedicte
Belinda
Becki
Ashley
The birthday girl Alyssa!

So yesterday you saw Alyssa's gift for my design team post, well I decided that I wouldn't show her the exact card I was mailing to her but it will contain similar elements :)

I just had to include a giraffe ;) they are her favorite animal after all! The sentiment is from the Big Thoughts set. The background is from Hero Arts and the giraffe is from Stampin' Up.

Now what birthday party would be complete without a little party favor? One lucky commenter from all the stops will win a $10 gift card to the My Thoughts Exactly stamp store. To enter just leave the design team some love at each stop and on your last stop leave the lovely Alyssa a little birthday greeting where she has one last super special surprise! The winner will be drawn on Monday morning. Now hop on over the Jennifer's blog.

Happy crafting!
Jessica

Just a Note

Hello everyone, Jessica here to share a fun little project for My Thoughts Exactly with you. Now I hear a special someone has a birthday coming up this week and I wanted to make the perfect little gift for her. Alyssa no more reading until you get a fun little package in the mail :D















Hee hee I'm not even going to let her get a peak at it :)















Ok now that Alyssa has stopped reading I can show you what I made her! I saw this really cool post on her Pinterest board and I just knew I had to try and make it.

Isn't it fun?!? It has lots of bright colors and just a little bit of bling. Now I couldn't just decorate the front cover of this cute little up-cycled notebook so I added a little something to the inside front page...

I think I'll finish it off with a little message to Alyssa before I send it off. The stamps on the front cover are from the More Mini Thoughts and the inside features the Big Thoughts sets. Unfortunately both sets are out of stock right now! Don't worry they will be back in the store as soon as possible.

Happy crafting!

Jessica

My Thoughts Exactly May Release and an Announcement!

Hi everyone! Today is the day many have been waiting for the release of the newest My Thoughts Exactly stamps! There are a total of 10 new stamp sets and 6 bundle options. The bundles save you 15%-20%. On top of those awesome deals there is also a sale going on until Tuesday! Just enter code 15OFF to receive 15% off your entire order. As always shipping is included in the price of the stamps.
Ready to see all the new releases?!? Ok here goes:

Mustache Mania
4in x 6in Stamp Set
$14.95

Pick a ‘Stache
4in x 4in Stamp Set
$11.95

Mustache On
2in x 2in Stamp Set
$2.95

Up, Up, and Away
4in x 6in Stamp Set
$14.95

Mother’s Day Subway Art
4in x 4in Stamp Set
$11.95

Mother’s Day Mini
2in x 2in Stamp Set
$2.95

Father’s Day Subway Art
4in x 4in Stamp Set
$11.95

Father’s Day Mini
2in x 2in Stamp Set
$2.95

Dainty Doilies
4in x 4in Stamp Set
$11.95

Interactive Card Sentiments
4in x 4in Stamp Set
$11.95

Be sure to check out the 6 bundles options in the stamp store.

Now last but not least I have an announcement. My design team family already knows but I thought I'd make a little card to share my super exciting news with all my readers :)

The paper, rub-on letters, and chipboard banner are all from October Afternoon. The sentiment is from the More Big Thoughts set. The pennant epoxies are from Epiphany Crafts shape studio. I used an edge punch to highlight the sentiment and of course there is a little Trendy Twine. Did you guess my announcement?!? For my regular readers you know I have an amazing 'boyfriend'...well he is now my FIANCE! We are super excited.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and happy crafting!
Jessica

My Thoughts Exactly Blind Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the My Thoughts Exactly Blind Blog Hop! Why is it blind you ask? Well we are searching for the newest members of the design team! If you are a regular here in my little corner of the world you already know I AM NOT A NEW MEMBER...you'll have to keep on searching. Maybe your next stop will be one of the newest My Thoughts Exactly Girls, hop on over HERE to see. If you just happened upon this post be sure to start at the amazing new My Thoughts Exactly Design Team Blog to catch all the details of today's blind hop.

While you are here I thought I'd share a quick card with you too. I used the Mojo Monday 238 as my inspiration.

I used the Mini Thoughts set for this card along with one of the new sketch files from Lettering Delights!

Patterned paper is from October Afternoon, twine is from the Twinery, and the wood grain stamp is from Stampin' Up.

Happy crafting and searching! Don't forget your next stop is  HERE.
Jessica