Paper Cuts

Hi everyone!  I’m filling in, kind of last minute here, for Julia’s WT challenge at SCS.  Today we’re creating “faux feel.”  We can use patterned paper that has a look of texture, create your own texture by embossing or by using one of the SCS resources such as Faux Suede, Linen.  (There is also a new Brick Wall tutorial that looks interesting.)  How can you create a faux texture?

I have a little gift bag using one of MFT’s latest releases, Gifty Girl.  This set is also available in a kit here but can now be purchased on it’s own.

‘It’s in the Bag’ Bag

My girl is all paper-pieced, right along with her pretty shopping bags and background.  At the bottom, I added a strip of crocheted trim with metal baby braddies over a strip of dark brown cardstock.  Here’s a closer pic:

                       
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You Warm My Heart

Here I’ve used a small scrap of red woodgrain paper for the heart.  (Another of MFT’s newer releases, Polar Love.)

If you’d like to play along with the challenge, you can find it HERE.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Gift Bag:  Stamps: MFT “Gifty Girl”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6×6 paper pad   Accessories: Copic markers (E00, E37, W1, W3), Spare Parts trim, MFT metal Baby Braddies, gift bag.  Finished size 4” x 5 ¼”. 

You Warm My Heart Card:  Stamps: MFT “Polar Love”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock: Prism Crabapple Dark, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  Eskimo Kisses 6×6 paper pad   Accessories:  Copic markers (C00, C1, C3, C5, R20, B0000), button, cream jute string, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

Have you ever been “boo-ed”?  Someone sneaks to your door after dark, rings your doorbell, drops off a bucket or basket of Halloween goodies and then runs away?  My Favorite Things has a super-fun new release today.  It’s a Boo Crew Digi-Stamp Kit containing everything you need to start the boo-ing in your neighborhood or office. 

Spread the Boo

The kit comes with the Boo Crew digi-stamp, Boo Crew sentiments, Boo Bucket notecard download,  instruction sheet download, “I’ve Been Boo’ed” tag sheet download and project idea sheet, all for only $5.95.

The Boo Crew digital stamp is available separately (no sentiments) for $3.95.

I printed the instruction sheet on plain white paper, rolled it and placed it in one of the tubes in the bucket.

I used one of the “I’ve Been Boo’ed” tags for the bucket (cutting off the portions I did not need), and then  used the whole “tags” to make door hangers which will be delivered with the bucket.  The recipient will keep one hanger to hang on his/her door while the others are passed along to the next recipients.

Inside (notecard download):

Spotlight Savings (9/30 and 10/1 ONLY):

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

Digi-image/kit:  My Favorite Things “Boo Crew”   Cardstock: Prism Black, Super Smooth White  Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Eerie 6×6 paper pad   Accessories:  Copic markers (many), MFT Halloween ribbon, button, white string, circle cutter, Martha Stewart border punch, dimensional boosters, Dollar Store bucket.  Card size 5” x 5”.

Hi everyone!  TGIF!

I have a fun little jar to share today.   (It’s kind of creepy but fun too.)

My Eyeball Jar

I used MFT’s new Ghoulish Label set on a 16 oz. square jar.  I cut thin strips of white cardstock, sponged the edges with Ranger’s Old Paper Distress Ink and then adhered them to the jar.  To finish off the top and bottom edges, I adhered thin strips of black cardstock. 

For each eye, I stamped the eyeball twice, once in red, once in black.  I punched out the red eye, then colored the black image with a blue marker and punched out that part, adhering it over the red.  The outside eyeball (and lid eyeball) are raised on dimensional boosters.  I also traced over all of the red lines with a clear gel pen so they look wet and icky.

I made a matching card as well.  And please notice….NO PATTERNED PAPER!  I’m so proud of myself.  :)  (My friend, Lynette, had challenged me to not use patterned paper.  That’s a really hard thing for me.)

SALE:  The sets I used here (along with several others) are 25% off this weekend only!  Check these out:

Too Cute to Spook  -  Trick or Treat w/WTG  -  Who’s that Ghost Flopsey

Party Girl   -   Totally Witchin’   -   GHOULISH LABEL SET

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

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Ghoulish Label” and “Trick or Treat with Who’s That Girl” (card sentiment)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Old Paper Distress, Adirondack Red Pepper   Cardstock: Prism Super Smooth White, Black   Accessories:  1 ¼”, 1 3/8” and 1” circle punches, Sakura clear 3-d glaze pen, Copic marker (B32), Martha Stewart border punch, MFT square jar, circle Nestabilities (for slightly larger black mat around eyeballs), Recollections mini-brads, sponge, dimensional boosters.  Card size 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”.

TGIM!  :) 

So…curious about that shopping trip?  My husband ended up coming home from work earlier than anticipated so we had lunch together, then shopping.    Well, HE went shopping and left me in the car with the kids!  Oy.  It helped for a bit to have my daughter sit in the third row seat on the opposite side of the car (truck…whatever you want to call an SUV)…until she realized she could still touch the back of her brother’s head with her foot.  ”Get your stinking foot out of my hair!”  “I don’t have a stinky foot.  YOU have a stinky foot!”  “Well your whole BODY is stinky!”  “Mom, he said my whole body is stinky!”  “No, I meant her whole body is REALLY stinky!”  Etc., etc., etc. 

Was sitting in the car better than going into the store?  I’m not sure.  

What happened to the gift?  My son decided a gift card would be best.  Little did he know he sealed his fate of waiting in the car with his sister when he made that decision.   Lesson learned.

Happy Birthday-Super Simple

So what do you do with a gift card when you have no card to slip it in?  I had “gift card” and “card” on the list my husband carried into the store, but his thought was why in the world should he buy a card when I have stacks and stacks of them in my stamp room.  I’ll tell you why.  Because I don’t have anything for a ten-year old boy and a ten-year old boy couldn’t care less if a card is handmade or not so why waste my time or supplies?

So I had to put on my thinking cap.  I needed something quick.  And easy.

I try to keep on hand various sizes of gift bags.  Some are pretty small but just the right size for a gift card.  So I punched a bunch of stars from kraft cardstock and glued them to the front of the bag, clipping off the portions that hung over the edges.  The card is 2 1/2″ square.  So I think I used a 3 1/2″ strip of cardstock, total.  Super easy, super quick and I think it looks ok.  (?)  I’m sure my son’s friend only cared about what was inside anyway. 

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

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Tag! You’re It!” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up Kraft   Accessories: Stampin’ Up Star punch, natural jute string, hole punch. 

I often like to give books as gifts.  Yesterday, as I was beginning to work with I {heart} Books, one of My Favorite Things’ newest releases, I thought to myself…I wonder if I can make a sort of book “gift box.”  And I did!

Books Fall Open…

Here’s another view of the box.

And opened.

I sized this box to fit three Rainbow Magic books for a very special little girl who happened to just get glasses this week.    A Basic Grey snap magnet holds the flap in place.

ETA:  I’ll post a tutorial soon in the MFT Member Forum at SplitCoast.  (I’ll let you know when it’s up.)

I wanted a matching card, but I didn’t necessarily want to use the exact same image, so I experimented a bit. In the stamp set, there is the girl image I used on the box and there is also a boy image.   Guess what?  Their heads are the same size so I switched the boy head for the girl head.  I was tickled!

Knowlege is Power

Pretty cool, huh?

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “I {heart} Books”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  October Afternoon Weathervane “Chilly Mornings” and “Sweater Weather”   Accessories:  Copic markers (E000, E00, R20, E31, E33, E57, E50, B000, B00, YR23, W7), Karen Foster Biggie Brad, American Crafts mini copper brads, dimensional boosters and red line sticky tape.  Card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Box size 5 ½” x 1” x 7 ¾”.

We are pleased and proud to introduce something fresh, fun and completely distinctive - MFT kits!

Each month, My Favorite Things will reveal a new kit complete with an exclusive, unreleased stamp set and the items you’ll need to complete a very special project (or projects).

The set included with your MFT kit is a brand new, unreleased set and will not be available for a period of at least three months after the MFT kit containing the set is released.

By the Seashore is MFT’s July kit.  You can find it here.  (Available in limited quantity.)

Live in the Sunshine

Kit supplies include:

*On The Pier (mini-stamp set)

*6 die-cut tall gable boxes in ocean blue (assembled boxes measure approximately 2-1/2″ x - 1/2″ x 4-1/2″ including handle)

*15 yards of hemp in natural

*6 Perfect Paper Panels

*5 yards 3/8″ twill in natural

*100 aged copper brads

*Memento Dew Drop-Rich Cocoa

*Project sheet download

Just Add Color: (Copics)

Skin:  E0000, E00

Shirt:  E43 shaded over with B93

Pants:  E43 shaded with E33

Flip flops:  B93

Dog:  E31 shaded with E33

Sky:  B0000

Pier:  Combo of E11, E31, E33, W3

Hat:  Prismacolor pencils (golden crisscrossed with blue then blended a bit)

Tips & Tricks:

-Use MFT’s By the Seashore for additional image combinations and sentiments.  (I added the hat from this set.)

-Using a straight edge, add wood edges to pier.

-Lightly outline image using W3 marker to add shadow and depth.

-Mat colored image onto medium brown cardstock to increase contrast.

-Add strip of brown gingham from MFT’s Simply Spring Digi Patterned Paper Collection around outside of box.

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FIRST 50:  Memento Dew Drop Collection, Week 2!   Color: Bahama Blue

HOOK-UP:  Purchase the MFT Kit between 7/8-7/14 and you will receive a discount code good for a FREE digi-paper download ($2.95 value) as well as a coupon for a future order.

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

Hi everyone!  Welcome to this month’s My Favorite Things new release hop!  If you’ve just popped in here, you may want to go back to the beginning with Kim.

This month’s stamp releases include the new WTG set Let’s Picnic, a Who’s That Grillin’ Guy set and these adorable Poppies.   All are available tomorrow at 10 p.m. EST.

Girls Rock!

I started out with an MFT sketch for inspiration for my card, but that ended up taking on a life of it’s own, not looking much like the sketch at all in the end.  

Using a craft knife, I cut away the center of the drum and turned it into a shaker.  I just happened to have coordinating microbeads that I had purchased years ago.  (Just another of those things I had to have that I figured I’d need some day.  I guess I was right for once. lol.)

I used a black Copic to transform the red heart brads into shiny black ones.

The inside of the tin holds two packs of Pop Rocks and a gift card. 

That bottom left side really is straight and even.  It was just pressed further down into the tin on that side.  I would retake the picture, but after two weeks of pestering, I finally let me children eat the Pop Rocks and the photo would not be quite the same without them.

Please join us tomorrow in the MFT Member Forum for the New Release Cocktail Party 8 - 10 p.m. EST.  During the party, two new MFT design team members will be announced (chosen from the MFT Staming Idol Final Four) as well as the winner of the One-Click Challenge.

Next up on the blog hop trail is mega-talented JODY!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “The Poppies”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Adirondack Clover   Cardstock:  Prism Black, Intense Teal, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Bloom & Grow “Bloom” Daisy Chain   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, E35, E37, E57, E08, E50, BG05, BG15, YG95, BG09, 100, W1), ribbon, mini heart brads, acetate, dimensional tape, microbeads, chipboard “u”/ ultra thick embossing powder, corner rounder, circle cutter, tin.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”, tin size 5 ½” x 5”.

Welcome to this month’s mid-release hop with My Favorite Things!   If you’re just popping in here, please head over to Kim’s blog (the very beginning) so you don’t miss anything.

Tomorrow, May 20, MFT is releasing two new mini sets, Time for the Bubbly label and Teacher label.  Other products being released include jars sized to fit the label stamp sets (sold in packs of four, 16 oz. each), Stephanie Fizer Papers - School Collection digi paper pack, Eclipse Masking Sheet packs and Adornments Shimmer brads (8-10 each pink, 8-10 cream, and 16-20 white).

Each of the design team members have filled a jar with their own “something special.”  I turned mine into a little calendar for a special teacher.

To My Favorite Teacher

I stamped the label twice (onto patterned paper and cardstock) then placed two magnetic strips between the layers.  The months and dates were printed from my computer onto cardstock, punched out, matted and adhered to inchies.  On the back of each square is a strip of magnetic ”tape.” 

Here’s a closer pic of the card.  (The apple and books die-cuts are on the lid of the jar as well.)  The apple is raised on a pop dot and I bent up the edges of the “note” just a bit for added interest.

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Gift cost breakdown:

Jar                                                        $3.00
1 ½ sheets brown cardstock                $0.53
2 sheets natural cardstock                   $0.64
Striped paper (1/3 sheet)                     $0.27
Yellow/orange paper (1 sheet)             $0.82
Bulletin Board print paper (1/2 sheet)  $0.50
44 brads                                               $1.25
43 Inchies                                             $2.56
Magnetic strip (approx. 48”)                 $3.00

Total                                                   $12.57

Your next stop in the hop is with the very sweet and super-talented Jessie.  I’m sure she has something fantastic to share!

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

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Teacher Label”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Old Olive; Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Bloom & Grow “Bloom” Polka Dot Punch; October Afternoon “Weathervane” Picking Pumpkins; Karen Foster “Bulletin Board”   Accessories:  MFT jar, inchies, 1” and ¾” square punches, brads, Cuttlebug/apple and books die, white gel pen, brown Copic marker, Creative Memories circle cutter, pop dots, hemp, magnets, sponge.  Card size 4 1/8” x  4 1/8”.

TGIM! 

The spotlight this week with My Favorite Things is on the May new release sets.  Last week I shared a sample using the new Who’s That Girl set, Girl’s Day In.  Today I have Flopsey… Birthday Flopsey, that is.  He’s so cute holding that great big cake.  And the sentiments in this set are adorable.  I used my favorite here, splitting it between the bag and the card. 

Ready…Set…BLOW!

I colored Flopsey with Prismacolor pencils, blending with Weber Natural Turpenoid.  I paper-pieced the cake and added separate strips of “icing” to the layers (cut from scraps of white cardstock).   

Here’s a  closer shot of the little gift card. (It’s 3″ x 3″). 

Also available on Wednesday (May 6th, 10 p.m. EST) is an owl set and another set of cute little bunnies.  I’ll have samples of those tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 10 p.m. (EST) when the MFT New Release Blog Hop takes place. 

Don’t forget to check out the Bubble Bin this week for some great savings!

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

Stamps:  MFT “Birthday Flopsey”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Perfect Paper Panels, Papertrey Ink white (card base)   Patterned Paper:  Little Yellow Bicycle Baby Safari “Boy Plaid,” “Geometric Orange” and “Green Branch”   Accessories:  Prismacolor pencils/turpenoid, Nestabilities, ribbon, trim, sewing machine, gift bag.

Hi everyone.  I have my last gift tin to share today.  Actually, I shouldn’t say that since the season has not yet passed.  I may have to whip up one more. 

O holy night

This is another tin I like to have on had.  A couple places to find these “almost” square CD tins are Eclectic Paperie or All That Scraps.  The stars and reindeer are 3-d stickers.   For a bit more dimension and sparkle, I added a dot of Diamond Stickles in the center of each snowflake on the patterned paper.

After stamping the sentiment, I felt it didn’t stand out as much as I wanted it to so I quickly dumped some clear embossing powder over and heated.  That’s one thing I really like about the Adirondack inks–they dry quickly but not as quickly as some of the others so you have time to grab that powder…assuming you know where it is. 

Inside is another small tin of gum and two gift cards.  (The gum slid down when I tilted the tin for the photo.  Maybe I should have added a bit of tape underneath.)

Thanks for stopping by!  I’m off to enjoy my last few hours of silence before that holiday vacation begins.    Have a great day!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Christmas Expressions” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Adirondack Espresso   Patterned Paper:  Imaginisce “Snowy Jo”   Accessories:  Reindeer and Star stickers by EK Success, Diamond Stickles by Ranger, tin, pop dots, clear embossing powder, sewing machine.  Tin size:  5 ¼” x 4 ½”.