February Creative Challenge: Go DIGI!!!

It is time for another Creative Challenge for My Favorite Things, and this month, the challenge is to Get Digital! This includes our amazing templates, the calendar files, digi papers, or digital stamps…the skies the limit!! I don't have a fancy die cutting machine, and I don't really alter stuff anyway, so the thing that made the MOST sense to me was to use the digi papers!! What I LOVE about Digi papers is the fact that they never. run. out. ever. Have you ever fallen in LOVE with a paper in a paper pack, and run out of it. You still have plenty of the other sheets left, but you MISS the one you used up...with digi papers you TOTALLY eliminate that problem. After purchasing the papers, and then downloading them, they are yours forever!! LOVE THAT!!

For my card...I went in a TOTALLY different direction than I usually do. I LOVED all the cards made by my fellow DT members during this last release, so I was DYING to use the new Fly a Kite Die-namic. I printed out four different patterns from the Stephanie Fizer Spring Paper Collection, and then used them to for my kite. I used some embroidery thread for my kite tail, and added some brads to my bows....gotta have my brads. My grass was made using the Fresh Cut Grass Die-namic, and my clouds were cut out using the new Flat Bottom Cloud Die-namic. My sentiment is from the new Great Outdoors set. LOVE IT!! I made a little bit of an ooopsie, so I added some Pink Plaid ribbon from MFT to cover it up...clever, right? My card stock colors are Banana Split, Sour Apple and Cotton Candy.



For the inside, I used some extra pieces from my kites, and a saying from the Clearly Sentimental About Emerson set. It is my FAVORITE saying out of all the sets. So inspiring. My sentiment was cut out using the Polka Dot Greetings Frame Die-namic.


Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day! Be sure to check out Kim's blog for a full list of designers playing along today!!

TSG93-Recipe Challenge

Hi Everyone!! It is time for another There She Goes challenge, and this week’s challenge is being issued by our Trendsetter of the Week, Sandra! She wants us to create a card using the following:

3 patterned papers,

2 buttons, and

1 sparkly element

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that utilizes the previous supplies, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (Feb 14th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG93 so we can check out your beautiful work!

For my card, I used the super cute Happy Mail set! I stamped it on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored parts of her with my Copics. I paper pieced her letter, dress, and pocket with my 3 different DP's. I paired it with Berry Sorbet(PTI) and Baja Breeze(SU) card stock. My DP is all part of the Cosmo Cricket Togetherness pack. I used one PTI button, and one from SU. My sparkly element is my glitter dots in the corners. I went against the recipe a tad, and used some PTI and SU ribbon.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

A Sassy SFYTT

I was blurfing around today, and I happened upon the new sketch for February on Jen's Blog, I {heart} 2 Stamp!! To my surprise, I saw that I WON the drawing for January, so YAAAAY me!! While there, I read about this month's sponsor, Anita Be Stampin. I had never heard of this company, so I decided to go check it out....OMG!! I am in LOVE with their stamps, and I normally LOATHE digi images, I saw this SASSY and AWESOME chick, Busty Betsy, and I had to have her....bonus that it was for charity, no??!!

I had at first colored her ribbon pink, but it just didn't fit the MOOD of this card..LOL!! I did look up the meaning of the Black Ribbon....and got many different options: mourning, gang prevention, melanoma, POW/MIA...even Amish Support. She was colored with Copics, then cut out. I layered her on top of Black Licorice, Red Hot, and Gina K. White. My DP is from the SU Rockabilly pack, my ribbons are from MFT, and my brads are from Michael's. While searching for a sentiment, I came across this one in a the Twisted Threesome set from My Favorite Things. I started to laugh immediately, so I KNEW it was a perfect fit. I don't really NEED a sugar Daddy, but she sure looks like she does!! LOL!!
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Crazy 4 Challenges- Valentine

Happy Saturday everyone!! Today we start a new month at Crazy 4 Challenges, and our new challenge hostess is Angela Wood.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner Angela has challenged us all to create a Valentine's Day card.

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C73. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.

For my card, I used the super cute Our Craft Lounge set, Pat the Dog. I decided to play along in their color challenge, as well as this past Sunday's Sweet Sunday Sketch. I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored it with my Copics. I then layered it with Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, and Hot Fudge. My DP is from the Basic Grey Bittersweet pack. The ribbons I used are from SU, and my brads are from Michael's. SU punches were used to make my sentiment panel.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! Be sure to check out the other crazies to see what they have been up to.

• Angela Wood
  
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone<--you are here!!
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
  
• Silke Kittman
• Silke Ledlow
  
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vicki Garrett

Forgotten Stamp Friday-Week 9

Hey everyone, and welcome to this week's Forgotten Stamp Friday post!! I have so many forgotten stamps, even picking one a week is overwhelming, LOL!!

If you aren't familiar with the Forgotten Stamp Friday challenge, it's a challenge I pose to myself, and all my friends and readers to make a card or project using a stamp that hasn't been used or has been owned and NOT used for at least six months. You don't have to post ON Friday to play along, so don't worry about that, just have fun, and be sure to leave a link so I can jump around and see what you have been up to!!

I needed a little pick me up, so I decided to do something bright, cheerful, and inspirational. I started with the There She Goes set, Spread Your Wings. I stamped my butterfly on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored it with my Copics. My card stock is Bermuda Bay(SU), Pink Pirouette(SU), and Orange Fizz. My DP is from the Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday pack. I used my MFT Butterflies Die-namic to cut out my butterflies, and then after the were cut, I used my Swiss Dots embossing folder to give them some texture. SU Pink Organdy ribbon(OLD STUFF, LOL) was used on this card, along with some brads from Michael's. My sketch is this week's Mojo Monday sketch.
Well, that is it for me for now. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you decide to play along!!

TSG92 Inspirational Love...

Hey Everyone, hope you are having a good day, and if you are snowed in, hope your kids/husbands/pets/whomever aren't driving you insane!! I decided to play along with this week's There She Goes challenge...and I'm not sure what happened. Jodi says to go ahead and post the card, and since she loves me, I am going to trust her. LOL!! Before we get to it, here are all the details.

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that uses the provided sketch, then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (Jan 31st). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG91 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I started by stamping the letters, hearts, and uuummm, thingies, from the new LOVE set, with Basic Grey and Tangerine Tango ink. I then cut them all out. My card stock is the same colors as the ink I used, and my DP came from an SU pack, and the Cosmo Cricket Ever After pack. My ribbon is from MFT, and my brads are from Michael's.
Be kind, and have a great day!!

I have added a ton of stuff to my Etsy store, so be sure to check that out!! I love it when you do!!

Wednesday Stamp Club Time!!

It's Wednesday(on the East Coast), so it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge. I am trying to make sure that I participate in all the challenges this year, and now that it is a sketch, that should be CAKE!!

For today's challenge, I used the newly released Pure Innocence- You're So Tweet stamp set. I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and colored it with my Copics, except part of her dress, which was paper pieced. My DP is Basic Grey Urban Prarie, and I used Wild Cherry, Black Licorice,and Berrylicious card stock. My ribbon is from Michael's, brads as well, and I used an SU punch to cut out my sentiment. My scallops were made with the new Simply Scalloped Die-namic.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out Kim's blog for a list of the other designer's participating today!!

It's a HOP!!!!

Hey everyone, and welcome to this month's My Favorite Things new release HOP!! Tonight's hop started at Kim's Blog!! If you are here now, you should have come from the fabulously talented, Jody's Blog!!

Tonight I have a card using two new sets for you, Pure Innocence- Out on a Limb, and Twisted Foursome...LOVE IT!! I just love the sassy little look on her face, so I thought this sentiment was PERFECT for her!! Isn't she a cutie!! She was stamped on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored with my Copics. I then layered her with Black Licorice, Berrylicious, and Crushed Curry card stock. My DP is from the Urban Prairie Basic Grey pack. I used the new Simply Scallops Die-namics for my scallops as well. All my ribbon is from MFT, and my brads are from American Crafts.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to head on over to Julie's Blog...she's your next stop on this hop!! Have fun!!

Final Day of Teasers

Today is the final day of Teasers for this month's My Favorite Things release, and tonight we have two sets to show you. They are My How You've Grown, and the new Clearly Sentimental about Parenting. They are both such SWEET sets. LOVE them!!

Today, there is a prize hidden on one of the designer's blog posts. As you make your way through the Teaser Time posts, simply leave a comment on each blog, for your chance to win one of two sets being given away today. A winner will be chosen from the comments on the pre-selected blog before tomorrow's teaser list goes live, and will be posted on Kim's blog HERE. Be sure to check tomorrow to see if YOU are the winner. You can play along each day for your chance to win. We will be giving away TEN new release sets this week! As always, you can find the master list of participating designers HERE on Kim's blog.

For my card, I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then I colored it with Copics. Her shirt was paper pieced with some Georgia Peach DP. I layered my image with Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, and Hot Fudge. My other DP is from the Good Morning Sunshine pack. My ribbons are from both MFT and SU. I used Michael's brads, and spiral clips.

For the inside, I used a sentiment from the Clearly Sentimental set. Isn't it awesome? I LOVE these sets. They say EXACTLY what you need to say!!

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by!! Before you go, here is all the need to know info!!

* All the new stamp sets, Die-namics, and new products are available February 1st at 10 PM EST HERE in the MFT Boutique

* The release party is on Tuesday, February 1st from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the SCS, MFT Forum

* Check in on Kim's blog daily (January 28th to February 1st) at 12 AM EST for the complete list of designers participating in today's teasers

You're Too Cute..

Hey everyone, we are getting closer to the release, WOOHOO!! Tonight marks day 4 of this month's new release teasers from My Favorite Things, and we have some CUTENESS to show you today!! The sets being previewed today are: Enjoy Every Moment by Claire Keay, and Inspired By Butterflies.

Today, there is a prize hidden on one of the designer's blog posts. As you make your way through the Teaser Time posts, simply leave a comment on each blog, for your chance to win one of two sets being given away today. A winner will be chosen from the comments on the pre-selected blog before tomorrow's teaser list goes live, and will be posted on Kim's blog HERE. Be sure to check tomorrow to see if YOU are the winner. You can play along each day for your chance to win. We will be giving away TEN new release sets this week! As always, you can find the master list of participating designers HERE on Kim's blog.

For my card, I'm not certain what got into me, but there is a LOT going on that I don't normally do. Do you see the lined paper, a la Joanne Basile...yep, that's a new one on me!! And that Notebook Edge Die-namic...that's Jody Morrow's fault!! The bright colors?? Well, I blame the weather...it is warm-ish and sunny right now, and compared to what it has been I am LOVING it!! I even used felt....really, I went all out, LOL!! My card stock is Blu Raspberry from MFT, and Melon Mambo from SU. I used some striped American Crafts DP, and the lined is from the Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday collection. I used Michael's brads, and SU ribbons. I used my Hearts a Plenty Die-namic to cut my hearts out of the MM card stock, and some White MFT Felt, and the Button Quartet Die-namic to cut out my DP button.



Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by!! Before you go, here is all the need to know info!!

* All the new stamp sets, Die-namics, and new products are available February 1st at 10 PM EST HERE in the MFT Boutique

* The release party is on Tuesday, February 1st from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the SCS, MFT Forum

* Check in on Kim's blog daily (January 28th to February 1st) at 12 AM EST for the complete list of designers participating in today's teasers

* Participate in the guest designer contest in the MFT Forum for your chance to win over $100 in stamps!