One of a Kind

It's time for the MFT monthly Designer Team Creative Challenge.

This month's challenge was to create a teacher themed project. Parents always seem to need cards for their kids to give a teacher, so I made a sweet and feminine card for that special teacher!
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I used Pure Innocence Paper Doll. You might notice that her dress and the paper dolls are paper pieced. Yes, I'm that insane...I cut out around all those little dolls' arms and legs! But it really wasn't as difficult as you might think, and I actually preferred doing that rather than colouring in all the nooks and crannies. I used patterned papers from the Echo Park Country Drive collection and the layout is the Deconstructed Sketch #42.

I used the Double Scallop Border Die-namics to cut out the green patterned strip and added some Sweet Tooth ribbon on top of it. For the little circle accent on the sketch I opted to cut apart one of the sentiments from the set. The pink circle is cut from Pink Lemonade card stock and the green base layer is Sour Apple card stock.

On the inside I used the Paper Doll Border Die-namics to cut out the hot pink patterned paper and added another sentiment from the set.

Hop over to the  MFT blog for a list of the participating designers.

I hope you'll take the challenge and play along. Check out this thread on Splitcoast for all the details.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Sweet Sunday Snowman

It's time for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSSC154.

This week's sketch is perfect for just about any image, but I went for Christmas again and created card #12 for Project Christmas 2012. At this rate, I may actually be able to stop making Christmas cards before December!! Wouldn't that be a load off the holiday stress! LOL!!
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I used Pure Innocence Holiday Hugs Snowman from MFT and some new-to-me October Afternoon Holiday Style patterned paper. I find the only thing that keeps me motivated to create Christmas cards all year long is if I have some new goodies to play with. It's a great shopping excuse! LOL!! I used my Mix & Match Banners Die-namics to cut out the Wild Cherry vertical strip and just extended the length.

I stamped the snowman with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured him with copic marker. The image panel is layered onto Black Licorice card stock, and I also used some Berrylicious card stock for the base layer. I used some sour apple ribbon for the horizontal strip.

On the inside I used the Mini Monarch Border Die-namics to cut out the Wild Cherry strip, which adds a little interest to the bottom of the card, and I stamped a sentiment from the set with black ink.

I hope you'll play along and link your creation on Karen's blog. Now it's time to hop around and see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stamper came up with.
Dana White
Jen Tapler
Lynn Put
Sarah-Jane Kalé
Shannon White <---- our superstar guest designer
Vicki Burdick
and Karen Giron

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Ornaments {MFTWSC62}

It's time to get sketchy with the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club and sketch 62.

I took the Christmas route for my card today and created card #11 for Project Christmas 2012.

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I used the Christmas Ornaments Stamps and Die-namics set and patterned papers from the Echo Park Dots and Stripes 6x6 pad. I love that MFT's card stock coordinates with just about every colour of patterned paper. Here I used Sour Apple, Blue Raspberry and Wild Cherry, along with Fossil, Sweet Tooth and Black Licorice. For the sentiment I cut out the green strip using the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics and once my sentiment was stamped, I shortened the banner by placing it back in the die with the excess hanging over and running it through my Vagabond again. You can see the technique in this post where I shortened the Chat Bubbles Die-namics.

I stamped the sparkle on each of the ornaments with Versamagic Cloud White and once that was dry I added a rhinestone brad to the center of each one. In keeping with the sketch, I added a length of Kraft ribbon under the image panels.

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 MFTWSC62. 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!

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Spread Your Wings

It's finally time!!! All the fabulous new stamps and Die-namics are now available in the MFT boutique in the Brand Spankin' New section.
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But we couldn't let you go shopping without just a little more inspiration. As you hop around you'll see a recap of all the new products. Be sure to start at Kim's blog for a full list of all the designers. There's blog candy hidden along the way too, so be sure to leave some love as you hop along.

I worked with the beautiful Inspired by Birds set. I know I say it every time I use a stamps from the Inspired By line, but the images are practically fool proof to colour because the shading is all in the stamp. I cut out the bird with a circle Nestabilities and layered it onto a Decorative Doily Die-namics which I cut from Berrylicious card stock. I cut out the greenish woodgrain paper with the smaller banner in the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics then stamped the sentiment and stitched it to the image panel. The patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dolled Up paper pad and the layout is the Deconstructed Sketch #41. 

The Large Leafy Flourish Die-namics seemed like a perfect fit for the vertical element of the sketch. I used the Royal Rose Die-namics to cut out English Rose felt then rolled it up for the floral accent. The Mini Monarch Border Die-namics was perfect to add just a little touch of dark grey at the bottom of the plaid layer and some Berrylicious ribbon and hemp twine finished off the top of the plaid panel. 

On the inside I added the same horizontal elements then stamped the bird again with Memento Summer Sky. I used the Mini Tabs Foursome Die-namics to cut out the green woodgrain paper and stamped another sentiment from Inspired by Birds. 

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

MFTeaser - Butterfly, frame and flower, Oh My!

Welcome to day seven of seven fabulous days of MFT teasers!!!

Now that we've teased and tempted you all week long, it's almost time for you to shop for your favorite Brand Spankin' New products from MFT.

But first... it's time for our Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally!

Our Design Team has been busy creating jaw-dropping and inspiring projects for you, and we've saved the best for last.

We've taken an in-depth look at this month's Die-namics, while re-visiting the amazing sets being released tonight at 10 PM EST RIGHT HERE in the MFT Boutique.

And while we are at it, how about we make your life even easier with a "cheat sheet" of all that's new? Head over to the MFT Blog to print out a shopping list.

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Since the first time I saw the Oval STAX Die-namics I wanted to use them to create a frame. Sooooo, what better time to give it a whirl than on Die-namics feature day! I cut the frame out of Hot Fudge card stock using the largest size of Oval STAX set 1 Die-namics, then I used the second largest size of Oval STAX set 2 to cut out the inner oval. I used corrugated card stock to fill the frame with a little texture.

The patterned papers are from the Teresa Collins Fabrications Canvas 8x8 designer pad. I love that there's a little purple in this collection. If I had my way, we'd have more purple in different collections from the paper manufacturers. All those in agreement, raise your hand! Ok...back to the card...I used Inspired by Butterflies Die-namics to cut out the yellow patterned butterfly and added some rhinestones to the body, which I coloured with my V09 copic marker. I really like how the Large Leafy Flourish Die-namics curves perfectly to fit along the edge of my frame.

I picked up some Wisteria felt recently and thought it would make the perfect flower accent, so I cut it out with the Royal Rose Die-namics. I added a few loops of hemp twine behind and added some delicious Grape Jelly ribbon to the base layer, which coordinates perfectly with the Grape Jelly card stock base layer.

On the inside I used the larger size of the Oval Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics to cut out the yellow patterned oval then stamped one of the sentiments from BIG Greetings. I used three layers of the Mini Monarch Border Die-namics to create the Grape Jelly card stock border.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on March 6th at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on March 6th from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on March 6th at 10 PM EST. You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• You have just a few more hours to submit your entry for this month's guest designer contest. Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the designers' posts for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW. Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily. The winners will be posted on March 6th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen