I'm BACK!!!!!

It's been a long while since I've posted or even created anything crafty.  Moving and going back to school took some adjusting to.  But now everything is coming together and I am learning to incorporate all the things I love with all the new things in my life.  I am excited to get back to my crafting and sharing what I love.  I hope that all of you that have followed me in the past will continue to do so.   I promise to enchant you with all my new and wonderful ideas and creations.  let's get this party started!!!!

HUGS,
Martha Galvez

Throwback Thursday with My Creative Time

Good morning and I hope you are having a great day.  It has been a while since I have done any kind of challenge or posted on my blog for that matter.  Life sometimes gets in the way.  But enough of that, I wanted to share my entry for the Throwback Thursday Challenge over at My Creative Time, with Emma.  There are tons of stamp and die companies out now, but I really enjoy her creations and the quality of her products and customer service.  Hope you enjoy my project it is a Heart Treat box holder, this file came from Design Cloud9, love their cutting files.  I made about 30 of these for my daughter's 3rd grade class.

For this project I used a very tiny stamp from one of Emma's first collections "You Had me at Chocolate" stamp set.  This was perfect for the tiny heart tag I made for each box.

Well I hope you enjoy this project and I hope you have a Great day.  See you all later....


HUGS,
Martha

El Dia De Reyes Blog Hop ( Day of Epiphany)

"El Dia De Reyes"

Good Morning and Bienvinedos... I am so happy to have you here today, on such a special day.  Today we celebrate "El Dia De Reyes" also know as the Day of Epiphany.  I want to thank Gabby Creates for allowing me to be a part of this very special hop.  If you are coming from Martha C - http://dreamofcrafting.blogspot.com/, then you are in the right place, if not please head on over to Gabby - http://www.gabycreates.com.  Now before I show you my creation, I wanted to share a little History on the Meaning and Why it is celebrated, if you are interested in reading up on this just l=click on the link here. 

So now on to my creation, I decided to keep it simple and made a very simple card.  I hope you enjoy it.

I have also included a picture of the traditional King's bread.  We will be enjoying this later on today.  Yumm!!!

Well, there you have it.  I hope you have enjoyed my card and now it's time to hop on over to Melin - http://papercraftingworld.blogspot.com.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop and I hope you have a Wonderful weekend.  Thank you for stopping by.

HUGS,

Martha :)

Gabby - http://www.gabycreates.com

Donna - http://donnamundinger-popsicletoes.blogspot.com/
Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com
Martha C - http://dreamofcrafting.blogspot.com/
Martha G - http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com
Melin - http://papercraftingworld.blogspot.com
Ruthie - http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Yolie - http://www.justyolie.com

Love Bug Banner for Kids Blog Hop Jan. 6th, 2012 Day one

Good Morning, Wow!!! Happy New Year to you all.  2012 will be a Great year and I could not be happier with this being my first hop for the New Year.  I want to Thank CardMonkey- Ellen Jarvis for having me be a part of this wonderful hop.  We each were asked to make a Banner for the Special Needs Kids at Pediatric Special Care Unit.  So this in itself is a very special cause.  Now if you came from Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/, then you are in the right place.  If you just happen to stop by , please start with Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/.  Now we have three very special sponsors for this hop.  The first one is from Jellypark Digital Stamps, they will award 2 free digi-images to the winner of this prize!

Then sponsor is

Kristal Andrews (K Andrews Designs) has donated a stamp set to the winner of this prize!

And the Last sponsor is:

Robyn's Fetish is the proud sponsor of our Love Bugs Banners for Kids blog hop, and will donate FIVE digital images of the winner's choice as a prize!  Okay, now that I got that out of the way, Here is my Banner:

I kept mine short and sweet...  Used the Create a Critter Cartridge to cut out the bugs you see on this banner.  I really hope this banner brings a smile to a very special child.  So there you have it.  Now remember the more you comment on both days of this hop the more chances you have to win some awesome prizes.  Well I hope you enjoyed this banner, now it's time to head on over to the lovely   Ms. Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com .  Thank you for stopping by and don't forget this is a two day hop with lots more Banners on Day 2.  Hope you enjoy your weekend and have a Great day...

HUGS,

Martha Galvez  ;)

1. Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
2. Sandie Dunne - http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/
3. Lori Apgar - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
4. The Scrapbooking Queen~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
5. Linda Simpson - http://lindasimpsoncraftypieceofheaven.blogspot.com/
6. Beckie Woodall - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
7. Lisa Lam- http://craftylam.blogspot.com/
8. Jenny (Crazy About Cricut) - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
9. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
10. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
11. Carol - http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
12. Edwina - http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/
13. Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
14. Janet S - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
15. Denise - http://vintageheartfeltdesigns.blogspot.com/
16. Jamie http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
17. Teresa - http://scrappintplace.blogspot.com/
18. Alina - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/
19. Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
20. Martha- http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
21. Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Joy'sLife.com Design Team Challenge - Metal Team 1

Good Morning!  Welcome to our first DT Challenge for 2012!!!!  This week we were challenged to create something using Metal!  Oh, the possibilities..... So I decided, since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, why not create a Layout that I can use for our Annual Picture.  So this is what I cam up with.

I used a sheet metal for this LO.  So that I could make some magnets with the stamped words.  For the words I used the Everyday Occasion Stamp set from Joyslife.com.  I made the words into magnets so I can move them around. 

Don't forget to go and checkout the rest of the Amazing Design Teams creations at www.joyslife.com .  Thank you for stopping by and if you are interested in more of Joy's Awesome stamps just go to www.joyslife.com .  Have a Great day.

HUGS,

Martha 

Winter Holiday Blog Hop

Good morning, so happy you could join us for this fun Hop.  If you came here from Yolanda Anthony - http://www.craftyscentiments.blogspot.com, then you are in the right place.  If not please start at the beginning with Denise Lewis - VinDeeLoo - http://vindeeloosthisnthat.blogspot.com .   This Hop is for fun and we were asked to create something related to Winter/Christmas... So I made a couple of items to decorate my living room.  Very simple projects.  I printed this word collage and then just framed it, next I printed out some digital prints and made a simple banner and attached it to some ribbon.  For my third project I took a Styrofoam cone and covered it with red glitter, then hot glued it to a glass candle holder and voila!!! 

Well there you have it.  I hope you have enjoyed this projects.  Now onto your next stop.  Which is
Leah Eggert Pagliaroli - http://www.leahscarddesigns.com/.  If you should lose your way, I have listed the line up for you below.  Again Thank you for stopping by.

HUGS,
Martha


Denise Lewis - VinDeeLoo - http://vindeeloosthisnthat.blogspot.com
2. Alina Coronado - http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
3. Paula Quick Driver - http://www.scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/
4. Jessica Baker - http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com
5. Yolanda Anthony - http://www.craftyscentiments.blogspot.com
6. Martha Galvez - http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com
7. Leah Eggert Pagliaroli - http://www.leahscarddesigns.com/
8. Lissa Marie - http://somanycrafts.wordpress.com
9. Sigrid Martin - http://lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com
10. Monica - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com

3D Project - Joy's Life Stamps Design Team

Good morning, everyone.  I am so happy to be able to bring you my latest creation.  using some Amazing Stamps!!!  For this weeks Challenge we were asked to create a 3D project.  Funny fact- I had just purchased a die cut that did just that.  So I was able to put this die to good use.  This is what I came up with:

Surprise!!!!!!  When I use putting this little gift box together, I really couldn't see it take shape but then slowly, I saw it and it made me giggle!  I have listed everything I used to make this fun card.  For the sentiment on this card I used the Wintery Puns Stamp set from Joy's Life.  You can find this set and many more here at here site www.joyslife.com .  Don't forget to go and checkout the rest of the DT's creations.

Punch EK Success Snowflake boarder
Punhc EK Success Ticket
Punch EK Success badge
Sizzix Bigz die Gift-3D 656275
Martha Stewart Red Twine
Recollection Gold Card
Recollections Dimensional Stickers -poinsettia
DCWV The Christmas Combo Stack- pattern paper
Krylon Gold Leafing pen
Adhesives - pop dots and tape gun
Tim Holtz Distressed Ink- Vintage Photo
Joy's Life Stamp set - Wintery Puns

I hope you have a Wonderful Wednesday.... ;)

HUGS,
Martha