Thank You {MFTWSC69}

It's time to get sketchy with the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club and sketch 69.

I'm pretty sure I say this every week, but what an amazing sketch with so many possibilities!!!

Teasers flew by last month and I didn't have a chance to ink up the new à la modes An Apple For Teacher so I used her for this sketch and I think she looks awesome!!! I used the space below the center panel for a sentiment then stitched a frame to help draw attention to it.

She's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with copic markers. When I was looking for patterned papers to use with her I knew I wanted to paper piece the apple, so when I saw the red polka dot paper in the My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally collection, I knew it was the one. I cut out all around her then used the vertical greetings Die-namics die to cut out the woodgrain paper.

I keep reaching for the pretty posies Die-namics die lately whenever I need a flower and today is no exception. I cut out both polka dot paper and wild cherry card stock so I could alternate the layers.  The center was cut from hot fudge card stock and I added a baja breeze corduroy brad for a little pop of colour.

On the inside I repeated the layout on the front, stamping her with baja breeze ink, then the sentiment in black. I had some flowers left over from creating the one on the front of the card so I added the smallest polka flower on the inside and for the blue center I simply punched a 1/4" circle from berrylicious card stock so it doesn't add a ton of bulk on 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 MFTWSC69. 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 the MFT 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

Fore You!

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

We're starting off with the new Who's That Girl? Plays Golf set. It's perfect for the golfer in your life and the sentiments are tee-rific!!!

Check out that woodgrain paper behind her...that was cut out with the new Designer Labels 1 STAX Die-namics...LOVE!!! I also used the new Mini Scallop Edge Die-namics die to cut out the fossil strips on either side of the floral patterned paper. The new Squiggle Border Die-namics was perfect for cutting out wild cherry felt to create the little tee holder, and do you see that small rose? That's the larger size of the new Mini Royal Roses Die-namics.

I wanted to paper piece her shirt so in my world she's wearing a sleeveless shirt, which makes paper piecing a snap. I used the My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally collection of patterned papers.

On the inside I used the Designer Labels 1 STAX again to cut out the main panel and I stamped another sentiment from the set.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on May 1 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on May 1 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 May 1 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  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 teasers 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 May 1 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

You Warm My Heart

It's time for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSSC157.

I used Baby It's Cold Outside from MFT. This is an older winter themed Who's That Girl? set but I still love it! And that means this card makes #15 for Project Christmas 2012.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured most of it with copic markers. I paper pieced her coat with one of the patterns from the Crate Paper Peppermint collection. I added three tiny black rhinestones for the snowman's buttons and some white liquid appliqué on her boots.

I used the let it snowflake Die-namics to cut out the snowflake accent and the fishtail flags STAX Die-namics were perfect for the two flag accents. The pink and red colour combo was pulled right from the patterned paper, so I used pink lemonade and wild cherry for the layers along with black licorice for a pop under the image.

I hope you play along with this week's sketch 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 created.
Dana White
Jen Tapler
Lynn Put
Sarah-Jane Kalé (she's off this week)
Tarynne Wise <-----superstar guest designer
Vicki Burdick
and Karen Giron

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Beautiful Friend {MFTWSC68}

It's time to get sketchy with the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club and sketch 68.

At first  I wasn't sure which image I wanted to use on this week's sketch, but as I started flipping through my MFT sets, the card came together in my mind as soon as I saw Inspired by Spring. I just love the branch full of blooms.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with copic marker. I layered it onto Pink Lemonade and Hot Fudge card stocks before stitching the layers together. I used the mini monarch border Die-namics die to cut out the Hot Fudge accent along the left side of the Fossil panel.

The fishtail flags STAX Die-namics were perfect for cutting out the flag element from one of the patterns from the Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6x6 pack. I went with a flower for the circle element and used the pretty posies Die-namics, finished with a brown button and some twine.

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 MFTWSC68. 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

MFT Sweet Safari VIP Collection

It's here...your chance to get brand new stamps and Die-namics a full two weeks before they're released!!!

This month MFT is offering the Sweet Safari VIP Collection for just $33.95. It includes:
Pure Innocence Giraffe Girl stamp set
Pure Innocence Freckles stamp set
Sweet Safari Sentiments mini set (a VIP exclusive set - will never be offered for sale or be available again, a $9 value, FREE)
Large Royal Rose Die-namics die

Be sure to start at the MFT blog for a full list of participating designers showcasing the Sweet Safari VIP Collection.

First up I used Pure Innocence Freckles...she's sooooooooo cute! I just wanna pinch her little freckled cheeks!! And she's an easy one to paper piece, so that's what I did with papers from the My Mind's Eye A Beautiful Life 6x6 pad.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo black then I cut it out with the oval STAX 2 Die-namics. I can't remember the last time I paper pierced around an image. I did it free hand, just using the embossed edge as a guide and eyeballing the spacing. The card layout is Card Patterns Sketch 160.

Wisteria felt was a perfect match for these papers so I used it to create the Large Royal Rose and added a few twine loops behind it. I can't get enough of my fishtail flags STAX Die-namics dies so I used them to cut out the chevron paper and layered it onto Hot Fudge card stock. The base layers are Fossil and Grape Jelly card stocks.

Next up is the equally adorable Pure Innocence Giraffe Girl. I also wanted to paper piece her top, but it's a little trickier to do so I took photos along the way, which I'll share as you scroll down this post.

I used the new Large Royal Rose Die-namics die to cut out the flower from Fossil card stock then added some plaid leaves which I cut out using the royal leaves Die-namics die.

The layout for this card is the My Time Made Easy sketch 56, and I used the chevron stripes Die-namics to cut out the three horizontal strips. Then I used the narrow banner from the first place award ribbon Die-namics for the sentiment, which is from the exclusive Sweet Safari Sentiments Mini set.

On the inside I added more chevron stripes, stamped Giraffe Girl with Memento Potter's Clay, then added a sentiment from the Pure Innocence Giraffe Girl set. I used the following MFT card stock on this card: Fossil, Hot Fudge, and Orange Fizz

Here's how I paper pieced her shirt:

First I stamped the image two times onto cream card stock and once onto the polka dot patterned paper (from the My Mind's Eye Mabel 6x6 pad). I coloured the parts of the image that I wasn't going to paper piece, including her upper arms (I gave the lower parts of her arms one coat of colour before I realized they'd be covered.

Next I glued on the polka dot shirt layer, which includes the giraffe and her hands, so she looks a little funny at this point.

Then I glued the last layer, the giraffe and the lower parts of her arms (which I coloured with copic markers), and now she looks much better!

Here's a side view to try and show you the three layers of paper piecing.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen