Monthly Archives: March 2011

Hi everyone!  We have another great sketch this week for My Favorite Things’ Wednesday Stamp Club!

Oh Snap! (which rhymes with what I’m usually thinking)

For my card this week, I chose one of the original à la modes sets, Picture Perfect.    Along the bottom, I used MFT’s Dainty Lace Border Die-namics.

I colored with Copics, then paper-pieced the skirt.   The heart was cut from the patterned paper.

On the inside, I used scrap strips of the patterned paper and stamped a simple silhoutte using VersaMagic Jumbo Java ink.

You can find direct links to DT samples HERE on the MFT blog.  The info is also posted in the MFT forum in SCS.   (Look for the most recent WSC thread numbered 13.)  And remember, if you upload your card to the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch, you will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money!  One winner is chosen at random each week.

In other MFT news, April previews begin on Friday!  It’s another great month!  🙂

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

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Picture Perfect” (à la modes)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and VersaMagic Jumbo Java   Paper:  Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Jillibean Soup “Dutch Mustard” (6×6)   Accessories:   Copic markers (E000, E00, E11, E33, E35, E57, Y21, YG93, YG0000, W00, W1), MFT Dainty Doily Border Die-namics, button, cream jute string.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Hi everyone!  I liked this week’s sketch with My Favorite Things so much that I decided to use it again.  (And I think I like this card better than my first.)

You’re a Great Friend

Here I’ve used Primrose from MFT’s Pure Innocence line.  The papers are new from Lily Bee Designs This & That collection.  (I ♥ Lily Bee’s new papers.  Such tiny and pretty prints and in 6×6!)

I colored with markers and pieced the dress.  I applied adhesive only to the top part of the dress so that the bottom could be bent up just a bit.  The little heart/button embellishment was inspired by Joanne.  She creates the cutest little stacks of circles, buttons, hearts, etc.  I die-cut the heart using MFT’s Hearts a Plenty Die-namics.

On the inside, I stamped the girl in Versa Magic Aegean Blue and used a sentiment from Apple for You.

You can find all the sketch info here.  If you decide to play along, be sure to upload your card to the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch for your chance to win up to $20 in MFT money!  One winner is randomly chosen each week.

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

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Primrose” and ” Apple for You” (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Aegean Blue   Paper:  Papertrey Ink White, Lily Bee Design “This & That” (6×6)   Accessories:   Copic markers (E000, E00, E11, Y21, YR23,  E31, E33, E50, BG0000, BG10, BG49, YG0000, YG91, W00, W1, W3), Prismacolor pencils, MFT Hearts a Plenty Die-namics, button, string.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Hi everyone! It’s Wednesday so that means it’s time to get sketchy with My Favorite Things! 

Sending Butterfly Kisses

This week I decided to use Butterfly Kisses, another of my Pure Innocence sets that had yet to become inky. 

After stamping and coloring the girl, I stamped the wing portion again onto vellum paper (wiping off the little bits of hair that hung over the edges and then drying with a heat gun).  I used a kraft knife to cut the lines along her arms, and when cutting out the vellum wings, I kept the arms attached.  (In other words, I cut out the wing and arm as one piece for each side.)  I applied adhesive over the cuts on the back of the stamped image, then inserted the wings on the front, aligning all lines.  The adhesive held the pieces in place, and the slit provided just the right amount of “lift” for the wings.

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Flower Girl as well as a silhouette of the butterfly girl.

You can find direct links to DT samples HERE on the MFT Blog.  The info is also posted in the MFT forum on SCS.  (Look for the most recent WSC thread numbered 12).  And remember, if you upload your card in the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch, you will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money!  One winner is chosen at random each week.

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

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Butterfly Kisses” and ” Flower Girl” (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Angel Pink   Paper:  Prism Frosted Azalea, Vellum, MFT white Perfect Paper Panel, Jillibean Soup “Blossom Soup” (6×6)   Accessories:   Copic markers (E000, E00, E11, E43, Y21, YR23,  B0000, B000, R20, R81, R83), Prismacolor pencils, Spellbinders Nestabilities, McGill tiny flower punch, Stampin Up clip, Michaels brads.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Hi everyone.  I’m still running on over-drive here but wanted to pop in quickly to share another of my “rejects.”  (I don’t really think of them as “rejects.”  Maybe I should call them “non-acceptances.”  That sounds a little better.)

Love You!  Love, Me.

Here I’ve used More Essential Sentiments and the Hearts a Plenty Die-namics die by My Favorite Things. 

I used a salad plate to trace the curve of the “canopy,” Fiskars scallop edge scissors for the border and a green Copic to dye the white string.  I placed foam boosters beneath the bottom edge of the canopy, and three of the hearts are popped up as well.

Once I knew the card was not accepted, I finished the inside.  I created a second canopy, placed  two hanging hearts (not popped up) and stamped the “closing” sentiment. 

I’ll be back soon!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  🙂  (I’m still crazy busy, but at least I can smile now…and I’m not sighing every three minutes.)

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “More Essential Sentiments”    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand   Paper:  Prism Intense Kiwi, Papertrey Ink white, Doodlebug Sweet Love “Forget Me Nots”   Accessories:   MFT Hearts a Plenty Die-namics, Fiskars scallop scissors, YG05 Copic marker, white string, foam boosters.  Finished size 5″ x 5″.

Hi everyone.  I’ve had quite a few fires in the pan here lately and so I’m behind on lots of things.  It’s been draining.  I haven’t had a chance to do any blog hopping, and I’ve just now finished my Wednesday sketch card for My Favorite Things.  But it’s only Thursday, so I suppose that’s not too bad.  I’m crossing my fingers that things return to normal soon. My head has been spinning.  (And we all know that’s not pretty.)

Happy Bird-day!

For this week’s sketch, I decided to go with You’re So Tweet from the Pure Innocence line.

I didn’t add a lot of doo-dads, but I did use two small chipboard stickers I purchased with my Crate Paper Neighborhood collection.  (One of my faves of the new releases!  Really cute patterns!)

I kept the inside simple, as usual, with just a silhoutte of the girl and another short sentiment.

You can find direct links to DT samples HERE on the MFT Blog.  The info is also posted in the MFT forum on SCS.  (Look for the most recent WSC thread numbered 11).  And remember, if you upload your card in the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch, you will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money!  One winner is chosen at random each week.

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

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “You’re So Tweet” (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand   Paper:  Prism Suede Brown Medium, MFT cream Perfect Paper Panel, Crate Paper Neighborhood Collection (6×6)   Accessories:   Copic markers (E000, E00, E11, Y21, YR23,  E33, E35, R20), Hero Arts trim, Crate Paper Neighborhood Collection Chipboard stickers.  Finished size 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″.

Welcome to this month’s Who’s That Girl VIP Hop with My Favorite Things.  If you’ve just arrived from Jody, you’re right on track.  If you’d like to start at the beginning, you can do that HERE.

This month we have for you Who’s That Girl FIESTA!  The VIP package (HERE) is available for one day only and in limited quantity.   The following items are included in this month’s package for $44.75:

• Who’s That Girl FIESTA! stamp set
• Fiesta Sentiments Mini stamp set (VIP exclusive set, never to be offered again, $9 value, FREE)
• Pretty Posies Die-namics Die
• Basic Grey Luscious 6 x 6 Patterned Paper Pad
• Basic Grey Luscious Stitched Brads

You’re Hot! Hot! Hot!

This sassy set comes with the image I’ve used here as well as many smaller accessory images and FUN sentiments.

To create the flowers, I used MFT’s Upsy Daisy Flower Builder Die-namics, and the “fire” was created using the Fresh Cut Grass Die-namics (currently out of stock).

Your next stop along the hop is with our sweet KERRY. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Who’s That Girl FIESTA!” (WTG)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Desert Sand     Paper:  Papertrey Ink Black, Vintage Cream; Prism Papaya Puree Dark, Candleglow Medium; Cosmo Cricket Salt Air (6×6)    Accessories:   Copic markers (E000, E00, E11, BG0000, BG49, BG09, R14, R24, Y21, YR23, W3, W5), MFT Upsy Daisy Flower Builder and Fresh Cut Grass Die-namics, Stampin Up brads, clear embossing powder.  Finished size 5 ″ x  5″.