MFTeasers-Day Three!

It's Pure Innocence teaser day at My Favorite Things and you what that means don't you...utter cuteness!!!!!!!!!

I used Pure Innocence-Rose, the flower of the month series. She's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with copics. Her dress is paper pieced with a pattern from My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Gertie collection. The pink layer is Bubblegum and the brown is Hot Fudge. This was my first time using MFT cardstock and I'm kicking myself for waiting so long...it's so fabulous!!!

The narrow banner tail from the First Place Award Ribbon die-namics was the perfect shape to stamp the sentiment on. Love that I never have to cut those tails by hand anymore! I used the open bracket border die-namic as an accent along the center strip. The mini rolled rose die-namic seemed like a natural accent for this image and I used the yellow polka patterned paper to create them. The layout is a variation of SC330.

Here's  a detail shot of the rose. I stamped it twice, cut it out and popped for a little dimension.

And here's the inside...simple, but the simply scallops large die-namic jazzes it up nicely.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on June 7 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on June 7 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 June 7 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.

Here are the dies I used today.

See you back here tomorrow for day four of teasers, but if you just can't wait that long, stop by in two hours because I have another PI teaser using the Sweet Sunday sketch!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

MFTeasers-Day Two!

Did you love the teasers you saw yesterday? I sure did, and it always amazes me how everyone's creations are sooooo different! I'm pretty sure you're going to be blown away again today with samples showing the newest sets from My Favorite Things.

I used Pretty Pocket stamp and die-namic set. For my pocket I cut out an actual piece of denim using the pocket die-namic and stitched around the edge. To make the stitching easier though I layered the denim pocket onto a cardstock pocket so it would have a little rigidity, then stitched them together.

This is another super versatile set with both masculine and feminine images so I can be pretty and sweet like my card, or handsome and fun for a boy's card. I paper pieced the larger flowers and coloured the smaller ones with copics. Then I added a clear rhinestone to the center of each and coloured it with a yellow copics.

Do you see that gorgeous leafy flourish under the flowers?!?!? Well that's the new leafy flourish die-namic...swoon!!!!!! And there's another new die hiding under the pocket...the ever-so-dainty open bracket border die-namic. The patterned papers are from October Afternoon's 5 & Dime collection and the layout is MFTWSC22 (told you I'd be using it again!).

Here's the inside...just as pretty as the front, IMHO. ;-)

And the dies I used:

Here are the details about the upcoming release on June 7 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on June 7 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 June 7 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.

See you tomorrow for day 3 of Teasers!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Taylored Expressions Release Day!!!

Release Day!

• All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven category and Taylor's Blog for all the deets!
• Did you win one of the Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaways? Find the list of winners on Taylor's Blog
• Another chance to win... head on over to our forum and tell us your favorite stamp set from this release. We'll be choosing one person to win their favorite set FREE!  You have until Saturday June 4th at 6 pm PST to enter to win.

I have a pretty clean and simple card for you today, using A Day in Paradise. I had this idea in my mind from the moment I saw the set.

I brayered the background with summer sun, pumpkin pie, ruby red and not quite navy, onto glossy cardstock and layered that onto not quite navy. The pier was super easy to make. First I cut a strip of kraft cardstock about 2" wide and ran it through my Big Shot using the Wood Grain Impression Plate...LOVE this one!!! Then I used my 1 1/4" square punch to take "bites" out of the strip of paper at different heights and width. Then I drew in the vertical lines to separate the pieces of wood with my copic multiliner. Voilà, a pier! Then I stamped the birds with Memento Tuxedo Black, added some twine and the sentiment, and called it done. I kept looking at it, wondering if it needed something else, but I left it alone and I love it!

Be sure to check out the Fresh Out of the Oven department for all the new products and don't forget to hop over to the TE Forum on Splitcoast and leave a comment on this thread telling us your favourite stamp set from this release. You just might win your fave!!!

Now get hopping to see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen created, then happy shopping!!

• Amber Hight - Guest Designer for May & June
• 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 One!

Are you ready for MFT teasers?!? I sure hope so, because we have five fabulous days of them and a whole slew of gorgeous new stamps and dies to share with you!!!

I'll get right to it with my first teaser using the First Place Award Ribbon stamp and die-namics set. I decided to get a jump on my newest nephew's first birthday card so I went the masculine route. This set is full of possibilities with many words and phrases that can be paired together and a complete number set. It's super quick to whip up a fun little card too!

The red circle was cut out with the circle from the Sweet Stack die-namics. Isn't it awesome how the die-namics often coordinate with others!!! The patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue collection and I paired them with taken with teal, cream and intense kiwi. I tucked a teal strip, cut out with my open zig-zag border die-namic, under the green layer but it kinda got mostly covered up.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on June 7 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on June 7 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 June 7 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.

See you tomorrow for another day of teasers!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 3

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Friday, June 3rd at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the OvenDepartment in the Taylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets on Thursday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
• Special Early Bird Offer on Release Day for the first 15 orders over $100.  It's TOTALLY SWEET!
• Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate.  Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and all will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day!  Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please.  Comments close Thursday 6/2 at 7pm for the drawings.

Today is dubbed American Heartland day with Green Acres, Uncle Sam, 4th of July Wreath and the chicken wire/woodgrain impression plate.

Let's start with Green Acres, a super cute farm themed set illustrated by Doug Applegate for the Apple Doodle Ink line. This is a full sized set of 24 stamps on a 5.5" x 8" full colour sturdy storage panel. You'll be able to create fun and humourous cards with the sentiments in this set!!

I used the tractor and bird images, stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black onto choice buttercream and coloured them with copics. Then I cut out the image with square Nestabilities and stitched around the edges.

Do you see the texture on the blue layers? I did that with the amazing new Chicken Wire/Woodgrain Impression Plate. One side of the plate has the chicken wire pattern and the other side has the woodgrain pattern, so it's like getting two fabulous patterns in one! The patterned gingham paper is from my October Afternoon Farm Fresh pad...an oldie but a goodie!! I used my grass border punch on the strip of green and finished it with some brown twill. The layout is Mojo193.

Next I used the 4th of July Wreath set, illustrated by Nancy McKinney, and this is the 5th set in our wreath series.  I paired it with the cottage image from A Day In Paradise.

I knew I wanted to use the bunting image and the picket fence die seemed like a perfect backdrop. I just love the simplicity of this card and how the fence pops on the kraft background! I have a little tip for the fence though. When I first cut out the bunting and the fence I realized the fence was too short.

So I cut out another fence, cut off the top of the pickets, then layered the fences one on top of the other to create a taller fence.

Have fun hopping around as you check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen creations!
Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Jami Sibley
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen
Tori Wild
Wanda Guess
and illustrator, Nancy McKinney

See you back here tomorrow for release day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 2

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Friday, June 3rd at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department in the Taylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets on Thursday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
• Special Early Bird Offer on Release Day for the first 15 orders over $100.  It's TOTALLY SWEET!
• Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate.  Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and all will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day!  Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please.  Comments close Thursday 6/2 at 7pm for the drawings.

So are you ready for day to of sneak peeks with Taylored Expressions?!? Yesterday the Baker's Dozen took you to the beach, well today we're going to the chapel with Moka Charlotte, Moka Jack, You're Engaged à la carte, and Sweet Bliss.

The Moka collection, illustrated by Nancy McKinney, continues to grow with Charlotte and Jack. They make the sweetest couple!! Each set comes in deeply etched rubber on EZ Mount, on a sturdy 3" x 5.5" full colour panel, all trimmed and ready to use with an acrylic block.

I stamped Charlotte with Memento Tuxedo Black onto choice snow white and coloured her with copics. She was pretty quick to colour since I left the dress and veil white, although I did go over the veil with my clear Spica glitter pen, but it doesn't really show in the photo. I used my hearts impression plate on the pink oval to add a little texture and the patterned papers are from the Girls Paperie Vintage Whimsy collection. The card layout is CPS219.

I didn't want to take the focus off Charlotte on the front of the card, so I decorated the inside and added the sentiment there.

This next card uses the newest Cuppie stamp set, Sweet Bliss, illustrated by Jessie Olson. Did you ever imagine Cuppie would get married?!? Well this set is perfect for wedding or engagement cards, or even anniversary celebrations.

I couldn't stop singing "Going to the Chapel and we're Gonna get Married" when I looked at this set so I just had to use the chapel. It's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow white and coloured with copics. I cut it out with rectangle Nestabilities and added a little grass near the edges with my copic multiliner.

The patterned paper is from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky collection and I paired it with rich razzleberry and sage shadow. I added a sweet felt cloud, cut out with my cloud duo die, and a black Twinkle for the door handle.

Be sure to hop around and check out all the Baker's Dozen creations.

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

See you here tomorrow for day three of sneak peeks!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

To a Beautiful Friend {MFTWSC22}

It's that sketchy time of the week again. I hope you'll play along with the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club and sketch #22.

I used Inspired by Spring for my card today, along with some fabulous Basic Grey Sweet Threads patterned papers.

I can totally see myself using this sketch over and over...LOVE it!!! The image is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured with copics. I used a circle nesty to cut it out then layered it onto an open scallop  doily cut out of dark brown.

I used my simply scallops medium die-namic on some kiwi kiss and tucked it under the main circle. The brown polka dot ribbon had white circles so I just coloured over the circles with my E42 copic marker to make them off-white.

And here's the inside...

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 MFTWSC22. 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