Above the Fog {MFTWSC18}

It's time for another super fun sketch for the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club. Here it is...sketch #18.

I used the brand new Up, Up and Away set and paired it with some patterned papers from my Lilly Bee Designs Happily Lost pad (I thought the name was appropriate for the stamps I chose!).

I love the stippled look of these images and they make for quick cards with no colouring needed. The clouds coordinate with the flat bottom cloud die-namics...sweet! For the cloud, first I cut it out from patterned paper with the die, next I stamped it with versamark then embossed it with vanilla powder. The balloon was stamped with Rose Bud Memento ink.

The decorative doily die-namic cut a perfect cream backdrop for the balloon and I tucked a pomegranate strip cut with my scallop ribbon die-namic under the main panel. I just LOVE this new scallop ribbon die-namic...it's SO versatile!!

On the inside I created a little scene that plays on the sentiment "Above the fog, the sun shines". The 'clouds' were cut with my simply scallops medium die-namic and my sunshine die-namic was a given for the sun.  :-)

Here are all the sketchy details:

There's a prize each week for one participant, chosen at random. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week a keyword is assigned to the sketch, and this week's keyword is MFTWSC18. All you need to do to enter is upload your card to the gallery at Splitcoast and enter the given keyword in the keyword box during the upload process. After the deadline (noon Eastern on Tuesday) we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher!

Be sure to head over to Kim's Blog to view the entire list of design team participants...there's plenty of inspiration for you with today’s sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

It's time to Hop & Shop with MFT

It's finally time to shop for all the new release products in the MFT Boutique, but before you do, the team has one last hop full of fabulous inspiration!!!

If you came here from Frances' blog then you're on the right track, but if you just happened upon the hop you'll want to start at Kim's blog so you don't miss one little bit of eye candy!!!

Oh, and there's blog candy hidden somewhere along the hop, but we're not telling where, so be sure to leave some love as you hop around.

I get to share the sweet Pure Innocence Fresh From the Oven set. Could you not just squeeze those sweet cheeks!!! And her chef's hat...adorable!!!

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with copics. I chose papers from my Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen paper pad and decided to do a little paper piecing while I was at it. The background paper looks a little more purple-ish in real life, but for some reason it looks more blue in the photo...and I'm not savvy enough with PSE to fix it! Anywho...I still think it's a cute combo!!

I used my simply scallops medium die-namic for the border and layered some pretty posies die-namic flowers. The lilac twine was just the accent I wanted to attach the button with.

On the inside I used the new scallop ribbon die-namic and added a sweet heart that I cut with my hearts a plenty die-namic.

Now you're off to see what the oh-so-talented Jody created!!! Happy hopping!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 2

Today we're continuing with the baby theme with two sweet new set, Baby Cakes and Bringing Home Baby. I'm showing Bringing Home Baby, illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line. All the new products will be available at Taylored Expressions on Thursday, May 5th from 8am PST. 

You'll find a wonderful variety of images, perfect for cards or personalizing a home decor or gift item. As with all TE stamps, this set is made from deeply etched red rubber and comes already trimmed, ready to pop onto an acrylic block and start stamping.

I went with a card and used TESC137 for the layout. The carriage was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream and coloured with copics. Then I decided to paper piece parts of it using the polka dot pattern from the Alphabet Soup Girl Projec Pantry. The main panel was cut out with oval Nestabilities then I traced and stitched around the edge.

I used my medium scallop border die to create the three scalloped layers on the left and dotted it with pearls. I finished the bow with a pretty mini rose and added the fun banner sentiment along the bottom of the image.

Now it's time to hop around and see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen created with Bringing Home Baby and Baby Cakes.

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Jami Sibley
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Nancy McKinney
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

MFTeasers-Day Five!

Welcome to the last day of MFT Teasers and today we're sharing the newest Who's That Girl - Girls Rule set!

The image is perfect for just about all ocassions and she's perfect for either colouring or paper piecing!! I chose paper piecing, well, because it's so fun to 'dress' these girls!!!

The patterned papers are from my Lilly Bee Designs This & That paper pad. I drew in the vertical lines on the sidewalk. I also gave her waistband plenty of sparkle thanks to my pitch black Spica gliter pen. I used several die-namics on this card too. On the front you'll find the new double scallop border and you'll also find a yellow felt mini rolled rose.

On the inside I used another double scallop border and elements from both the sweet stack labels and layered label die-namics...these are so fun to mix and match! The tiny yellow flowers are from the notched tag die-namics.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on May 3 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on May 3 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on May 3 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 1

It's the first day of sneak peeks so are you ready for a little baby cuteness?!? Today you'll see projects using Welcome Little One, Invitation and Announcement a la carte stamps, Heart Frame a la carte stamp, Welcome Baby a la carte stamp, Frame it Up 2 die and Heart Frame die. We're also introducing two new project pantry kits, Alphabet Soup Boy and Alphabet Soup Girl. All the new products will be available at Taylored Expressions on Thursday, May 5th from 8am PST.


I used Welcome Little One and the Alphabet Soup Boy Project Pantry on my card today...cute cute CUTE!!!

Welcome Little One is the next set in the TE Giving Tree series of stamps. For the months of May, June and July, when you purchase Welcome Little One you'll be helping to support Bethany Christian Services, the nation's largest adoption agency. BCS also cares for women facing unplanned pregnancies as well as orphans living on five continents. Their comprehensive services include adoption, temporary foster care, counseling, training, and family support knowing that children thrive in safe, loving and strong families. Taylored Expressions will donate $7.00 to Bethany Christian Services for every Welcome Little One stamp set sold in the next three months. Be sure to visit the Bethany Christian Services website for more details about their services.

The TE Giving tree sets are made of the same high quality red rubber as all TE sets but the stamps come un-trimmed in order to save manufacturing costs to be able to maximize the charitable donation. So you'll need to trim the stamps with a good pair of scissors, but you'll be stamping in no time. This set was designed by Taylor as part of the TE line. It's so fitting given Taylor's exciting news that she's expecting!

I used the Splitcoast sketch #329 for the layout. I layered a few of the images to get the result I wanted and coloured the safety pin and pacifier with copics. I used my wonky rectangle Nestabilities for the yellow layer and added some texture with my stars impression plate.

I have a little tip on how I got the zig zag blue layer...it was completely by accident. I pulled out my heart border die and cut it from blue cardstock, but when I pulled the cut pieces apart I realized I had a nice zig zag strip that would work perfectly on a boy card. I added a little green glimmer twill and some stitching and called it done!

Now it's time to hop around and see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen created with these fun sets and dies!!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jami Sibley
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Nancy McKinney
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

MFTeasers-Day Four!

Weren't the new Pure Innocence samples adorable yesterday??? Well MFT has another fabulous line-up of new sets to share today.

I decided to use Just My Type and the coordinating Just My Type die-namics, along with patterned papers from my My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Hattie collection.

This is such a lovely vintage looking typewriter. It totally reminds me of the one I used to use when I worked Saturday mornings at my dad's office...a LONG time ago! LOL!!! There's a real variety of sentiments in this set too, and all of them fit on the 'paper' part of the Just My Type die-namic. I used "a little message for you" on the outside and "hello, my friend" on the inside.

Do you spy any new dies on the front of my card? Yup...that's a new Rolled Daisy Die-namic and can I just say, SWOON!!! The dimension on this one is gorgeous!! I curled the petals back a little before rolling it then finished the inside with an SU build-a-brad. I also used the Scallop Ribbon Die-namic...it's tucked under the yellow ribbon, and I used it again on the inside as a place to stamp the sentiment. The High Tea Party Doily from last month is in the background (and the pop-out tool works like a charm!) and three pretty butterflies adorn the inside.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on May 3 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on May 3 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on May 3 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Sweet Sunday Lemonade and Another PI Teaser

It's time for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSSC115.

Given that it's also Pure Innocence teaser day for the new MFT release, I thought I'd share another new PI set, Pucker Up. Is she not just so sweet at her little lemonade stand?!? She'll be available along with all the other new MFT products on Tuesday, May 3rd at 10pm EST.

The image is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto choice snow white and coloured with copics. I couldn't resist paper piecing the table with the gingham patterned paper from my Basic Grey Lemonade paper pad. I added some crackle accents on the pitcher of lemonade for a fun 'twist'!  :-)

I added plenty of stitching along with a pomegranate bow, which I topped off with a paper button (cut out with my button quartet die-namics) and a knot of honeydew twine.

I decorated the inside too, because I really wanted to use this sentiment and didn't really have room for it on the front. The fancy border was cut out with my dizzy border die-namic.

I hope you'll play along with this week's sketch challenge and link your creation on Karen's blog. Now it's time to hop around and see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers came up with.
Dana White
Jen Tapler
Lynn Put
Sarah-Jane Kale'
Vicki Burdick
and Karen Giron

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen