My Favorite Things Stamps...Welcome Mona to the MFT DT...You're An Inspiration!!!

Hello Stampin' Friends! Today My Favorite Things Stamps is SO excited to welcome Mona from Cupcake Creations to the MFT Design Team...Whoo hoo!!! Mona has such a beautiful ethereal and romantic style to her cardmaking and I am always SO inspired by her creations. I'm excited to see all the gorgeous cards and projects she will be making with MFT Stamps and Die-namics! Please take a moment to swing by her blog, Cupcake Creations and have a visit and leave her a warm welcome!

I made a little card today just for this special occasion with these pretty papers from Echo Park Paper Co. So Happy Together 6x6 paper pad. I used this sweet little PI Water Lily Girl. I coloured her with my Copics and paper pieced her dress. I used the Dainty Lace Border Die-nmaics, Layered Hearts Die-namics and I stamped a sentiment from the PI Water Lily set on pattern paper cut with the larger of the two ribbon dies from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics.

Well, thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card with the sweet PI Water Lily Girl. Now swing on over to the Kim's Blog for a list of all the designers who are participating in the MFT Design Team Creative Chat today and also swing by Mona's blog to say hi!

Happy Stampin'!

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La-La Land Crafts....Inspiration Friday Guest Designer...Circle Card!!!

Hello stampin' friends! We have a fun La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday theme for you this week....CIRCLE Card! 

Sadly, this is my last week guesting with La-La Land Crafts. I have had such a wonderful time and want to thank Irina and Sandie for their kindness and generosity. It was SO great being a part of the Inspiration Friday team for the last few months and all the LLLC Designers have just been so sweet and wonderful to work with! Thank you Irina and ladies for letting me play along with you for the last 3 months.

So for my card, I decided to put my Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter to work and cut an Open Scallop Doily GSD file. I cut two and scored the top of the back scallop circle, to bend and act as the easel. I adhered it with a little scor-tape so it is good and secure. I also cut the circle cardstock mats and my pattern paper circle on my Silhouette. I created the circles with the Draw tool and made it so that they nested. 

I bought a 12X12 My Minds Eye paper pack at Winners for like $4.00 called Good Day Sunshine Girl. I don't normally like to use 12X12 papers for cards as I think that the pattern gets lost but I cut the scalloped circles rather large so the papers worked perfectly. I also used several of the die-cuts from the co-ordinating die-cut sheet from the paper pack.   

I used the super cute NEW Summer Marci and the sentiment is from the NEW Popsicle Marci. I coloured Summer Marci with my Copics and cut her out and pop-dotted her on the card. I added a few buttons and some cotton trim for embellishments.  

Well, thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my CIRCLE card for this week's La-La Land Friday Inspirational. Now head on over to the LLLC Blog and check out all of the gorgeous creations my the other LLLC DT. You can upload your creations to the La-La Land Crafts Customer Gallery too…you just might be the next lucky winner at the end of the month!

Happy Stampin'!

Hugs,

 

 COPICS: Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11, R20 Hair: E42, 43, 44, 47, 49, Other: R20, 21, 14, 29, Y21, 23, E53, BG05, 14, 34, 49, T0, T2, T5, T7

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My Favorite Things Stamps & Buttons Galore and More Blog Hop!!!

Hello stampin' friends! My Favorite Things Stamps has teamed up with Buttons Galore & More to do a Blog Hop showcasing products from both companies!  To see the entire list of participating designers, please head to the MFT Blog.  You'll want to leave a comment on EACH designer's blog because there is $100 in prizes up for grabs.  MFT will be giving away 2, $25 Gift Certificates, and Buttons Galore & More will be giving away 2, $25 button assortments. The deadline to comment is July 29th and the winners of all prizes will be announced on July 30th on the MFT and BG & M blogs, so check back to see if you've won! Good luck!!!!

So, I made a card and decorated my new button storage jars! First up  though is my card...I used the Artist Palette and Brush Die-namics and the Clearly Sentimental About Art Stamp set. I also used the Medium Simply Scallops border Die-namics and used each scallop as a "home" for a pretty button from the Cherries Jubilee and Strawberry Cheesecake Color Blenders packages from BG&M. I also used some Maraschino Twinery Twine from MFT. The sentiment from the CS About Art stamp set is stamped on white card cut with the Fishtail Flags Die-namics.

This is the inside of my card...I used the sweet PI You Color My World Girl and another sentiment from the CS about Art stamp set and a little cluster of pretty Cherries Jubilee Buttons from Buttons Galore and More.

I needed a pretty way to store the buttons so I bought a few jars at the dollar store. I wanted to get all the tall glass jars with the glass lids but they only had 4 so I had to settle for 3 smaller jars. I cut chalkboard paper and mats with the Designer Label 3 STAX and ran everything through my Xyron for a good strong adhesive and adhered them to the jars and then added a coordinating button on each of the labels. I think it adds a little splash of colour to my craftroom shelf.

Here is a closer look at the pretty jars of buttons!!! I wrote the names of the button colours on the chalkboard paper label with a chalkboard marker.

Well, thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card and button storage for the MFT and Buttons Galore and More blog hop. To see the entire list of participating designers, please head to the MFT Blog. Don't forget to leave a comment on EACH designer's blog because there is $100 in prizes up for grabs.  MFT will be giving away 2, $25 Gift Certificates, and Buttons Galore & More will be giving away 2, $25 button assortments. The deadline to comment is July 29th and the winners of all prizes will be announced on July 30th on the MFT and BG&M blogs, so check back to see if you've won!

Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my card and button jars now hop on over to Kim's blog for links to all the MFT and BG&M Designers in the Blog hop!!!!

Happy Hoppin'!!!
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My Favorite Things Stamps...WSC #82...Picture Perfect!

Hello stampin' friends! It is time to get sketchy with the MFTWSC again this week and it's very easy to join us, just make a card with the sketch and upload it to the SCS using the proper keyword, MFTWSC82 by Tuesday, July 31th at noon EST, for your chance at our weekly prize! The lucky winner will receive a $15 gift voucher and if the winner uses MFT stamps, they will receive $5 in bonus bucks, for a total of $20!!! 

I decided to ink up this cute á la modes Picture Perfect stamp set for my card and paired her with some new Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 papers. I coloured the ALM Picture Perfect girl with my Copics and paper pieced her camera and out-fit. I stuck pretty closely to this week's fab sketch and used the Pretty Posies Die-namics as the sketch called for and I stamped the sweet sentiment that comes in the ALM Picture Perfect set on white card cut with one of the tab dies from the Mini Tab Foursome Die-namics. I added some Transparent Viva Decor Gloss Pen to the flash and viewfinder on her camera and a sprinkling of pink gems here and there for some sparkle. 

Here is the inside of the card...I stamps the á la modes Picture Perfect girl again and used a sentiment from the á la modes On Safari stamp set. To finish it off I added another Pretty Posies Die-namics flowers and a little more bling.

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my MFTWSC82 card! Don't forget to upload your card to the SCS using the proper keyword, MFTWSC82 by Tuesday, July 31th at noon EST, for your chance to be the next lucky winner! Now swing on over to Kim's blog for links to all the MFT Designers with gorgeous creations sure to inspire!

Happy Stampin'!
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My Favorite Things Stamps...August Guest DT Contest...Let's Get Sketchy!!!

Hello MFT fans! The August My Favorite Things GDT contest in up and running! This is a fantastic opportunity to play along with the design team for the next release and all the Wednesday Stamp Club Challenges for the next month AND a chance to win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics! Isn't that a mindbogglingly prize....WOWZERS!!!!!  So all you have to do this month is GET SKETCHY! Yep, that's right...MFT is providing a sketch again this month!!! You may enter as many times as you would like, but you may enter ONLY a CARD and one card per entry! All the details for the MFT GDT Contest can be found on SCS MFT Forum....HERE! If you join the contest upload your card to SCS with the keyword MFTGUESTDT0812! Good Luck!!!

I always LOVE the MFT sketches and this is a fab one too...one to use again for sure! Now, did you notice anything new or different about this card. Well, I am super proud of myself because.....I SEWED....yup, real sewing not stamped on sewing or faux sewing but real, big girl, machine sewing....Whoo hoo!!! Now, after I've said all that please don't look too closely because it is quite badly done and VERY wonky! I have a very old clunker of a sewing machine that is temperamental and I'm not very good at sewing but I am still proud of myself for making the effort even if it took me a good part of a day to figure out how to do it....and then to redo it, lol! I took the old clunker in to get oiled and cleaned and to get it back in working condition. Apparently, it has almost no tension (whatever that means). So I am looking forward to getting it back and seeing if that helps with my sewing or not. 

So, for my card I used this adorable Pure Innocence Sweet Greetings girl. I coloured her with my Copics and paper pieced her out fit. I used this scrumptious new BasicGrey Paper Cottage 6x6 pad!!! I added lots of Star Dust Stickles to her cotton candy and added some American Crafts ribbon from my stash with a gorgeous NEW Blue Raspberry MFT button....the new buttons are totally scrumptious!!!I also used the Rectangle STAX Die-namics, Fishtail Flags STAX and Bracket Tab Die-namics.

Here is the inside of my card...I stamped the Sweet Greetings girl again in Lady Bug Memento ink and did a little more stitching...by the time I got to the inside of my card my sewing had slightly improved....but only ever so slightly.  Here I've use my all time favourite, Layered Labels Die-namics with the ribbon die from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics and I used the Mix and Match Banner Die-namics.

Well, thanks for stopping by and having a wee peek at my card that I made with the fabulous MFT sketch for the August MFT Guest DT Contest. I hope you give it a go and play along!!! Good luck!!!

Happy Stampin'!

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La-La Land Crafts...CHA Release Showcase...Relax and Enjoy!

Hello stampin' friends! Welcome to the La-La Land Crafts CHA Release Showcase. I was sad to miss last week's La-La Land Inspirational Friday but went on a little family camping trip. It was SO nice to relax, read and unwind. Now, I'm back and I have a very exciting post today as we are showcasing ALL the NEW LLLC Stamps and Dies! Irina and Sandie are at CHA and if you would like to see pics and updates from the LLLC CHA booth check out the LLLC facebook page. Make sure to visit the LLLC blog too where the LLLC DT are showcasing gorgeous creations with all the new LLLC Stamps and dies.

So, this is the biggest release by LLLC, with 20 NEW Rubber Stamps (including the Aussie release) and 10 NEW Dies and 17 NEW super cute images to the Marci and Luka range, plus we are introducing a NEW CAROUSEL Collection! In addition to the Carousel Collection, there is a SVG file in the on-line store if you would like to make a 3D (half) carousel for your new images! It's gorgeous and tons of FUN to make!

So for my card I have used the adorable NEW Tea Time Marci! She is SO sweet and I adore her cute granny boots. I coloured her with my Copics and thought she would go perfectly with this Cosmo Cricket Tea for Two Mini Deck paper pad. I cut her out and pop-dotted her on the circle doily. The sentiment comes with Tea Time Marci.

Here is the inside of my card...I used the NEW Tea Time Set and I have coloured the tea cup with my Copics this sentiment comes with the Tea Time Set.

Now here are pics of all the NEW gorgeous LLLC stamps and Dies that are available for order on the LLLC blog, HERE. In addition to showcasing these amazing stamps and dies, we are having a GIVEAWAY!! Our giveaway consists of:

THREE NEW Rubber Stamps - Tea Time Marci, Tea Time Set and Carousel Horse

TWO NEW Dies - Hot Air Balloon and Wings Set

set of 12 Copic Sketch Makers in new colors

and a pad of 6 x 6 Prima paper

To enter the random draw for the this fabulous giveaway just leave a comment on the La-La Land Crafts CHA Showcase NEW Release blog post HERE!

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a we peek at my card with the adorable new Tea Time Marci and Tea Time Set and please head on over to the LLLC blog to see all the cards and creations from the Inspiration Friday DT showcasing the NEW release. 

Happy Stampin'!

Hugs,

COPICS: Skin: E000, 00, 21, 11, R20 Hair: Y21, 23, E53, 33, 55 Dress/hairband/Shoes etc.: R20, 21, 85, 14, 37, G43, BG93, Y21, YR20, 33, 37, YR30

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My Favoirte Things Stamps...WSC # 81...Domo Arigato!

Hello stampin' friends! It is time to get sketchy with the MFTWSC again this week! Have you been keeping up with the sketch each week? I was sad to miss last week's sketch so I made sure to play along this week and we have a fabulous sketch again! It's very simple to join the challenge, just make a card with the sketch and upload it to the SCS using the proper keyword, MFTWSC81 by Tuesday, July 24th at noon EST, for your chance at our weekly prize! The lucky winner will receive a $15 gift voucher and if the winner uses MFT stamps, they will receive $5 in bonus bucks, for a total of $20!!! 

For my card today I inked up the sweet Pure Innocence, Good Fortune stamp that hadn't seen ink yet, shameful, I know!  I paired her with the pretty BasicGrey Konnetchwa 6X6 papers, a perfect combination! I coloured the Good Fortune girl with my Copics and paper pieced her Kimono. I added one Konnetchiwa Fabric Brad and used my Mini Scallop Edge Die-namics and Rectangle STAX Die-namics. The sweet sentiment is stamped on white card cut with banner die from the Airplane Greetings Die-namics. I couldn't resist adding a little bling with some blue gems here and there.

Here is the inside of my card...I stamped the PI girlie again in Love Letter Memento Ink. I used the Layered Labels Die-namics and the Mix and Match Banner Die-namics...I strategically cut the banner so that the cute little koi fish on the pattern paper would be visible.

Well, thanks SO much for stopping by and I hope you can get sketchy with us for the MFTWSC81! Now take a trip on over to Kim's blog to see links to all the MFT Designers with gorgeous creations sure to inspire!

Happy Stampin'!
Hugs,



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My Favorite Things Stamps - Pure Innocence Simple Pleasures VIP Collection!

Welcome to the July Pure Innocence Simple Pleasures VIP New Product Tour! This month's sweet PI VIP kit is called Simple Pleasures and includes 2 NEW adorable Pure Innocence stamp sets, an EXCLUSIVE Simple Pleasures Sentiments Mini set and the fabulous NEW Lead the Way Die-namics. This NEW Lead the Way Die-namics is a must-have item so you will want to get in on the VIP kit so you can have it early! The Simple Pleasures Kit includes the following:

Pure Innocence Simple Pleasures VIP Collection $33.95

Pure Innocence Picture Perfect stamp set

Pure Innocence Piggy Bank stamp set

Simple Pleasures Sentiments mini (VIP exclusive stamp set - will never be offered for sale or be available again $9 value, FREE)

Lead the Way Die-namics

So for my first card, I inked up the NEW Pure Innocence Piggy Bank Stamp set....isn't she just the cutest and such a smart girl to be saving her pennies too! I coloured her with my Copics and paper pieced her out fit. I used my BasicGrey Konnichiwa 6x6 paper pad and stamped one of the adorable sentiments form the EXCLUSIVE Simple Pleasures Sentiment Mini - it will never be offered for sale or be available again and is $9 value for FREE!!!! I stamped the sentiment on Kraft card cut with the Say What Die-namics and used one of the coordinating stamps from the Say What set too. So, I am totally loving the NEW Lead the Way Die-namics set. I love arrows and I am thrilled to have this great new collection of fun and funky arrow dies to add a great little element to a card or project!

Here is the inside of my card...I stamped the PI Piggy Bank Girl again, this sentiment is from the NEW PI Piggy Bank Stamp Set and I cut another fabulous arrow from the NEW Lead the Way Die-namics.

My second card is with the precious NEW Picture Perfect Stamp set and I paired her with some pretty BasicGrey PB&J 6x6 papers. OMGosh, I love this Picture Perfect girl to bits! I coloured her with my Copics and paper pieced too. I went the extra step and paper pieced her so that it appears that you can see through the frame to the paper behind her. I love this fun sentiment from the EXCLUSIVE Simple Pleasures Sentiments Mini set and I used the fabulous NEW Lead the Way Die-namics again....you will be seeing a lot of fun arrows from me, that is for sure!!!!

here is the inside of my card....I stamped the Picture Perfect girl again, another cute arrow (to help make the point) from the NEW Lead the Way Die-namics set and I stamped a sweet sentiment from the Picture Perfect Stamp set on white card cut with the Sentiment Strips Die-namics.


Well, thank SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my cards with the  PI Simple Pleasures VIP Collection! Now make sure you get in on this kit as there are limited quantities and you don't want to miss out! Now swing on over to Kim's Blog for links to all the MFT Designers with super cute creations with the VIP collection!

Happy Stampin'!
Hugs,

 

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