Monthly Archives: May 2010

If you’re a fan of the Pure Innocence line by My Favorite Things then you know today is PI Monday…or Pure Innocence Preview Day!   This month we have three new totally adorable sets featuring that sweet little girl we’ve all grown to know and love.  Mud Buddies is a super cute  gardening themed set, Lollipop Girl is so very sweet (of course!) and A Cart Full of Friends is adorably supportive. 

I’m Pulling for You

Of the three new sets, I had to use this one first.  I love the little Cart Full of Friends (and the sentiments).

I paper-pieced the girl’s outfit, stamping her sleeve and arm a second time onto cream cardstock and dotted paper.  When I cut out the arm, I also cut out most of the sleeve so that when I adhered the dotted sleeve over top, there was a nice layered effect, kind of like popping up the sleeve without really popping it up. 

Along the side I used MFT’s new Jumbo Scallop Die-namics border die. 

For more samples using this set as well as the other two new Pure Innocence sets, please check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. for direct links.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  And Happy Memorial Day to all of my American friends!!  Please remember to take a moment to think of those who have served and are serving our country.   We are so very grateful for their commitment and dedication. 

Stamps:  MFT “A Cart Full of Friends” (Pure Innocence)  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, MFT cream Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper:  October Afternoon Fly a Kite  Accessories:  Copic markers (E000, E00, E33, E35, E43, E50, E57, YG03, YG05, W00, W1), Papertrey Ink buttons, cream jute string, Prima trim, MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-namics, sewing machine, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Hi everyone!  Today the My Favorite Things design team is previewing three more fun new sets:  Fred Bear and the Butterfly, Emma Blowing Kisses and Wyatt says WOW!  I chose Emma Blowing Kisses, but my Emma is blowing something else…chunks.  (Sorry!)

Get Well Soon

Maybe the fact that my daughter has had tummy issues has something to do with my line of thinking (because I never would have come up with something like this otherwise ).  But when I saw Emma’s hand in front of her mouth, all I could think about was sickness.  So I decided to make a get well card.

I used MFT’s new Cloud Trio Die-namics, paper-pieced Emma’s outfit and colored her cheeks just a little green.  I wanted to give her a little more of a tint but I was afraid if I did too much, she’d look like she was from another planet.

The sentiment is from MFT’s “Best Medicine” set (Pure Innocence line).

To see more samples using this set as well as the other two, check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST for direct links.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Emma Blowing Kisses” and “Best Medicine” (Pure Innocence)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Wheat  Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate  Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Fly a Kite 8×8 paper pad   Accessories:  Copic markers (E000, E00, YG23, Y11, E33, R22, W1), MFT Cloud Trio Die-namics, Prima trim, button, cream jute string, Recollections mini brads, Primacolor pencils, sewing machine, sponge, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Hello!  🙂

Today the My Favorite Things design team is previewing three new sets, Baby Makes Three, Thanks a Bunch and What a Day.  I decided to use Thanks a Bunch because it has a lot of fabulous sentiments which can be pieced together for different occasions…Thanks for being there, for your friendship, your hospitality, making me smile, for being you, etc.  I’ll be using this one a lot!

Thanks …for making me smile

I stamped the first part of my sentiment onto the twill and used MFT’s new Jumbo Scallop Die-namics along the bottom.  I really liked the look of Joanne‘s layered scalloped print (seen here) so I thought I’d give it a whirl.

I created the turquoise “washer” for my flower center by first punching a 1/2″ circle, then a 3/4″ around the 1/2″ hole.

I did the same thing for the flower on the inside but used 1/4″ and 1/2″ punches.

On another note, Barbara and I are this month’s hostesses for MFT’s June Guest Designer Contest.  If you’d like a chance to receive all of our July releases, post previews and hop with us during our July Hop & Shop, you can find all the contest details HERE.

For direct links to more samples highlighting today’s three new release sets, please check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST.

I’ll be back tomorrow with another preview.  🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Thanks a Bunch”  Ink: Palette Noir (on twill) and Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Prism Intense Teal  Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Thrift Shop   Accessories:  MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-namics, Creative Imaginations felt flowers, twill, ¼”, ½” and ¾” circle punches, dimensional boosters, sewing machine.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Hello!  Today the My Favorite Things design team is previewing the new Die-namics releases.  I think you’re going to like them!  🙂

Happy Birthday

See that big teal ric rac?   I die-cut cardstock using MFT’s new Jumbo Ric Rac Die-namics.  It’s impossible to see in this photo, but I also used the new Ribbon RE:Creations Grosgrain Texture Board which gives the cardstock the exact texture of grosgrain ribbon.  I cut the ric rac piece first, then ran it through my Cuttlebug a second time using the texture board.  Here’s a close-up (before it was attached to my card):

Pretty neat-o, huh?  If you’d like to see more samples using these products plus the new Sunshine and Fresh Cut Grass die-cuts, check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST this morning for direct links!  (I cannot WAIT to get that grass!)  The die-cuts, along with many fun new sets, will be available Wednesday, June 2nd at 10 p.m.

I’ll be back for the next several days with new release samples.   Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Birthday Princess” (Pure Innocence)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock: Prism Intense Teal, MFT Cream Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Material Girl  Accessories: Copic markers (E000, E00, E35, E50, R20, R22, Y21, YR61, BG49, Y0000, B0000, W1), MFT “Jumbo Ric Rac” and “Ribbon RE:Creations Grosgrain Texture Board” Die-namics, Prismacolor pencils (ground), button/natural jute string, sewing machine, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.