Monthly Archives: July 2013

Hi everyone! This has to be the fastest moving summer yet.  I can’t believe it’s already time to share samples using My Favorite Things‘ August release! And a fun release it is!  🙂  My card today uses one of our new Pure Innocence sets, Pretty Pumpkin.

I did a bit of paper-piecing and used lots of Die-namics — Picket Fence, Mini Wavy Pennants, Circle STAX 1 and 2 and Simply Scallops Small.

The cute PI girl was stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers.

After piecing her dress, I stamped the pumpkin face using Black Licorice ink and sponged the edges using Kraft ink. The bow was adhered in the center only to allow the sides to bend forward just enough to add a bit of dimension.

Inside, I used a scrap of patterned paper, stamped an additional sentiment and a silhouette of the girl onto Whip Cream card stock.  Again, the edges were sponged using Kraft ink.

Be sure to head over to the MFT blog for direct links to more samples, details regarding the August 6  release and info on teaser PRIZES!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!  See you tomorrow!  🙂

Hi everyone.  I’m back sharing yet one more masking technique, this time using Wendy Burns You’re So Special to Me from My Favorite Things.   Along with a standard masking technique, I used a really cool (new to me) product as well.   I hope you’ll check it out on the MFT Blog today.

Would you like a chance to win all three stamps sets I’ve used on my tutorials? Link your newly created masking project to the MFT Blog for a chance to win all three sets:  Pure Innocence Farmer Girl, Pure Innocence On a Picnic and You’re so Special to Me.  The contest will be open until August 9th with the winner announced on the MFT blog on August 10th.  I look forward to seeing your creations!  Good luck, and thanks for visiting!!  🙂

Stamps: Wendy Burns You’re So Special to Me, LJD Sweet Roses Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, MFT Black Licorice Paper: Prism Crabapple Medium, X-Press It Blending Card, Basic Grey Mint Julep (6×6) Accessories: Copic markers (Eoo, E01, E11, R01, R02, Y21, E31, E35, R20, R22, R24, YR23, E41, E43, G03, G05, BG10, YG93), Copic Air Brush System, MFT Blueprints 4, Circle STAX 1 & 2 Die-namics, Michaels brads. Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

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Hi everyone.  🙂  Just popping in to let you know I have a second masking technique featured on the My Favorite Things blog today.

My card features Pure Innocence On a Picnic.  (Can you tell what I did?)

Would you like a chance to win all three stamps sets I’ve used on my tutorials? Link your newly created masking project to the MFT Blog for a chance to win all three sets:  Pure Innocence Farmer Girl, Pure Innocence On a Picnic and You’re so Special to Me.  The contest will be open until August 9th with the winner announced on the MFT blog on August 10th.  I look forward to seeing your creations!

Good luck, and thanks for visiting!!  🙂

Hi everyone!  I have Part 1 of a fun tutorial on the My Favorite Things blog today using Pure Innocence Farmer Girl.

Would you like a chance to win all three stamps sets I’ve used on my tutorials? Link your newly created masking project to the MFT Blog for a chance to win all three sets: Pure Innocence Farmer Girl, Pure Innocence On a Picnic and You’re so Special to Me.  The contest will be open until August 9th with the winner announced on the MFT blog on August 10th.  I look forward to seeing your creations!

Good luck, and thanks for visiting!!  🙂

Hi everyone!  I’m happy to have been able to squeeze in a Wednesday Sketch Club this week with My Favorite Things!  Still very busy with swim team…paper plate awards, BOD thank you cards… car problem, credit card theft issues, sick child.  Yes, it’s been interesting.  Anyway, all is good.  Overall.  Just crazy.  🙂

This week I’ve used Lisa Johnson’s Cheerful Blessings, Pierced Circle STAX and flowers from new Blueprints 5.

I used a base of Sweet Tooth card stock, accented with Black Licorice and Lemon Drop buttons.  The sentiment was stamped using Black Licorice ink.

Inside, I stamped a sentiment from Lisa’s Homespun Hearts and added a small Lemon Drop heart die-cut using Layered Heart Border Die-namics.

<—Here’s the sketch if you’d like to play along. You can find direct links to more samples HERE.  And remember, if you upload your card to the SCS gallery using the keyword MFTWSC134, you will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money!  One winner is chosen at random each week.  More info can be found in the MFT Forum in SCS.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hi everyone!  It’s time for this month’s Creative Challenge with My Favorite Things!   The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique.  This month we are celebrating Christmas in July.  I have three cards to share, all pretty clean and simple.

My first uses Jumbo Snowflake Die-namics and Clearly Sentimental about Christmas.  After die-cutting the snowflake from Sweet Tooth card stock, I adhered it to a base (of the same paper), added lots of sparkle with Star Dust Stickles and stamped the sentiment in Black Licorice ink.

Inside, I stamped a second sentiment, adding in a couple of snowflakes from Seasonal Sentiments.

My next card uses Let It Snowflake and Accent It-Celebrate Die-namics with an accent strip of Washi Pattern stamped in Kraft ink.  The clear rhinestones were colored to match using an E43 Copic marker.

Inside, I stamped a sentiment from Clearly Sentimental about Christmas using Kraft ink and added a second Washi Pattern along the bottom.

Lastly, I used By The Letter Lowercase to die-cut letters spelling “merry & bright” to create a totally non-traditional Christmas card.  The brighter letters were cut from Razzle Berry, Limeade, Orange Fizz, Blu Raspberry, Lemon Drop and Grape Jelly card stock.  Once adhered, I covered each letter using Star Dust Stickles.  The tiny Lemon Drop star was stamped from LJD On the Line.

Inside, I added thin strips of card stock along the bottom and Blu Raspberry ink to stamp the sentiment from Clearly Sentimental about Christmas.

Be sure to check out the MFT blog for more Christmas in July inspiration!

Thanks for visiting today!  🙂

Clearly Sentimental about Christmas	Seasonal Sentiments	On the Line Stamp Set	Washi Patterns
Die-namics Jumbo Snowflake	Let It Snowflake Die-namics	Die-namics LLD Accent It – Celebrate	By the Letters Die-namics
Sweet Tooth Cardstock	Razzle Berry Cardstock	Limeade Cardstock	Orange Fizz Cardstock
Lemon Drop Cardstock	Blu Raspberry Cardstock	Grape Jelly Cardstock	Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink Pad
Premium Dye Ink Pad Kraft	Premium Dye Ink Pad Lemon Drop	Blu Raspberry Premium Dye Ink Pad

Hi everyone.  I’ve been so busy with swim team projects and events… I was in serious need of some color therapy.  So I flipped through my older Pure Innocence sets from My Favorite Things and found this super-cute Prehistoric Girl with her fun sentiments.  I began with an MFT Sketch (130) but ended up with something totally different. Not unusual for me.  🙂

I stamped the image onto X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copics then die-cut with Heirloom Label Die-namics.

She’s framed with Steel Blue card stock along with a strip of Kraft stamped in Kraft ink using LJD Spring Backgrounds.  The little bone is from Halloween Charms, tied with Hemp Cord.

Inside, I stamped the silhouette in Kraft ink and the sentiment in Black Licorice.

I’ll be back soon!  Thanks for stopping by!

Hi everyone!  Today and tomorrow the My Favorite Things team is taking a moment to revisit this month’s new releases (all available right HERE).  Since I didn’t have a chance to use Lisa’s new Bitty Banners set, I’ve created two cards using that set along with a couple other new products.

For my first card, I’ve used Bitty Banners along with Bitty Banners Die-namics and LLD Accent It – Celebrate.  I’ve used Wild Cherry card stock and ink along with Black Licorice card stock and ink with a background of Sweet Tooth.

Inside, I stamped a few more banner flags.

My second card uses my latest favorite MFT color combo – Wild Cherry, Berrylicious and Banana Split card stock.  The “happy” flag was stamped using Wild Cherry ink and die-cut using Bitty Banners Die-namics.  The boat was created using Jumbo Banner Day STAX (cut two different sizes of triangles in half to form sail) along with Simply Scallops Small “waves.”  “Birthday” was stamped in Versamark ink and white embossed.

Inside, I stamped a second flag in Wild Cherry and added a few more Berrylicious waves.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for direct links to more July Release Rewinds.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hi everyone!  Welcome to My Favorite Things‘ July New Product Tour! Tonight I’m sharing four cards, two using Doodle Garden Take the Plunge and two with a greater focus on new Pierced Circle STAX.

On my first card, I used Doodle Garden Take the Plunge along with Pierced Circle STAX for the sentiment “panel.”  I die-cut two Wavy Edge Die-namics strips to create water, placing the waves over the girl’s feet.  Hemp cord was wrapped around the wavy strips several times and tied.

Inside, I stamped the girl again, using Black Licorice ink, and added a sentiment from Pure Innocence Gymnast.

Next, I used Take the Plunge along with a Pierced Circle “sun.”  As above, my image was stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  I used Gumdrop Green card stock as the base.

Inside, I stamped the girl in Gumdrop Green ink and stamped a sentiment from Pure Innocence All Occasion Sentiments in Black Licorice ink.

On the first of my Pierced Circle cards, I combined a Pierced Circle with layers of Circle STAX 1 and 2 (with a layer of foam tape between the Black Licorice and Orange Fizz circles).  Flowers were die-cut using Blueprints 5, Orange Fizz and Banana Split card stock.  A Black Licorice button finishes off the center of each flower.

I added another Blueprints 5 flower inside along with a second sentiment from Birthday Greetings.

On my last card, I used several sizes of Pierced Circles with Electric Red, Berrylicious and Banana Split card stock.  The sentiment is from Lisa’s new Birthday Greetings and is stamped in Black Licorice ink.  My Mind’s Eye Enamel Dots add just a bit of dimension.

I added some Pierced Circles inside as well and stamped a second sentiment from Birthday Greetings.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for direct links to samples using all of the new products which are now available right HERE.

Thanks SO much for stopping by!  🙂