A Short BUT Fun Post About My First Digital Stamps!

I am so excited to release my first ever digital stamp set! It's called Night at the Movies ©. It's a realistic and detailed movie themed set.  Take a look:

I think they look great in this project Lauren made:

I love the way she used both Catherine's About to Pop © set and mine together! It looks great don't you think?

Of course, I have to also showcase the digital paper I made and I love what Lauren did with her paper too! We both went for completely different styles using the same images...isn't it all so cool!?!?!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my latest!
Have a WONDERFUL day!

Using Photoshop to Color and Shade your Digital Stamps

So I just finished posting a video tutorial on the My Time Made Easy™ Blog! I have made a few video tutorials in the past for private use for a few different clients. This is my first PUBLIC tutorial! I am so excited to see how many people find it useful or even need further help. I have a bit more detail in my posts at MTME so check out that post for a bit more info and a PDF version of the tutorial. If you just want to check out the video...here it is:



I hope you enjoy using this technique! If you have any questions please post a comment to the MTME post I made here. I will reply to your comment as soon as possible.

Have a great weekend!

A Whole Lot of Catch-Up

I know it's been forever and a day since my last post...I apologize. I'm not going to make any empty promises as to when I'll post again, but I will tell you that I will keep posting no matter how long it takes me to get around to it. ;D When I quit taking new blog design orders I made a promise to myself and my family that I would spend less time at my computer, so I've been doing that. Hooray!!! I mostly work with previous customers and My Time Made Easy™ LLC now-a-days.

Take a look at what I've been doing. I think it's fun to look back and see all the different styles I have been able to play with! Just take a look, I'll start with the most recent designs and go backwards.


My latest release is my big sister Susan's new blog design for her site susiestampalot.com. It was supposed to be her birthday gift but she was SO SWEET and let me get it to her late!!! BIG HUGS SUSAN!! Thanks for the awesome color inspiration and all your valuable input, it wouldn't be YOU without it!!!

I also just recently finished the MTME Blog. HOORAY AGAIN!!! I can't believe we finally tackled that project, it has been a long time coming. Lauren is hosting some GREAT challenges there, be sure to take a look and play along if you can!

As for my digital papers I have only released a few packs since my last post. I took a bit of a hiatus to catch up on old commitments (some are still in the works) and spend the holidays with my family. That turned into a bit more but that's just ONE of the reasons why I LOVE working with Lauren on a regular basis!!!!

I worked with Becca of Amazing Paper Grace to create a brand new classically elegant design that fits her warm and graceful style. I love the way her design turned out, it reflects Becca's taste to a tee!!!! We are still working together on a few leftover theme issues and additional design work. She is a wonderful lady! If you haven't already, be sure to visit her site!

Finally and firstly (well it is the first one I finished in the list) I want to show you Encore! Encore! This one I finished quite some time ago. Melissa and Corey are old and long time friends of mine...I used to work for Corey in a "past life" (bc...before children). He was a great boss and still is, even if it is a different setting. His wife runs a great shop that sells ladies consignment here in Texas. You can find great deals on brand names there...take a peek!!!

Pretty diverse designs I think, don't you??? I love playing with different styles, that's exactly why I keep on designing. I love to experiment and push my limits! Until next time...

September MTME Releases are MEGA AWESOME!

Why is this one different you ask?

Lauren's releases are always so creative and unique but this month is special. Lauren is offering a SUPER CUTE MEGA TEMPLATE this month!!!! It is LOADED with options, option, options!!! I can't even believe how much stuff this baby comes with!  The template is called Shop Around © Mega Template and boy is it mega, from home to shoppe this template has got it all!

What better to go with a house and shoppe template than some building materials?  I have designed a ton of paper to use with this template.  We've got brick, stone, shingles, siding and so on...just see for yourself:

Now my store graphic doesn't even have all the papers in the set displayed.  Yes there are that many, 22 to be exact!!!  Be sure to visit the store to see them all.

The patterns from these papers are also available in black with transparent backgrounds here:

Now you can make your own construction materials to match any project!

I also made some EASY to use store decor.  Want to make a boutique quick?  This is the answer for you!  My very first Color Me Pretty © set of papers.  I have created 10 different boutiques using Lauren's images from this release... and even previous ones.  The bold colors are there to make digitally coloring the images a cinch!  No more fill bleeding on everything.  There are many possibilities with this set as I have included these with white AND transparent backgrounds.  Overlay, underlay, fill, stroke, etc...the possibilities are endless!  You mustsee them in the store to get the full picture of what these babies look like!  Go see, go see:

And last but not least the Color Collection for this month to use with any project.

OK there is one other reason this month is so special and my explanation for staying up WAY TOO this month!!!  MTME has a Gallery now:

I'm so excited to show you my first gallery installation, configuration and design!  It turned out great and the design team is already talking about how great it is to use...WHOOPEE!!   The best part is now you can see all the design team projects in one place...all the inspiration you need without all the searching and clicking, how cool is that??!?

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

August MTME Digial Paper Releases

This month I decided to change up the colors in the collections a bit. I went through and gathered all the colors ever have used at My Time Made Easy™ LLC and grouped them in some very appealing ways. This way if you do own (or plan to own) other MTME digital papers you can still mix and match with ease!

The first color collection is called Shopping Shirley's. I used images from the new Money Well Spent © stamp set as well as some images from the older Fanciful Flourishes © set:

The second and final collection this month is called Taylor's Teeth and uses images from the Lost My Tooth © stamp set and the Gardeners Apron © cut file image from last month:

I hope you've enjoyed looking and be sure to check out ALL the new MTME release!