June Creative Challenge-Frame It

Hey Everyone!!Are you ready, because it is time for this month's Creative Challenge from My Favorite Things!!

Our Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we challenge our design team to explore their creative side using a specific theme, product or technique. This month, we've been asked to Frame It! Be sure to check the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who have put their MFT stamps and/or Die-namics dies to work to create a framed piece of art for you. 

For my project today, I made this as a Get Well present for my boyfriend's daughter. She had major spine surgery today, and this is for her for when she gets home. :)

For my frame, I used a shadow box I bought at Michael's. It was in a 3pack for $19.99(on sale for $9.99-score!)!! I started by covering the back with Natural card stock. I cut it to size, and cut out the holes to adjust for the frame holders.

I then stamped my Pure Innocence You Color My World on X-Press It blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. 

I then stamped my sentiment from the Clearly Sentimental about Art set. 

I then cut out the entire panel, with room at the top for me to put one of the Artist Palette and Brush Die-namics at the top. The palette and brush were cut out of Natural card stock, and my paint splotches, along with the layering on the panel are: Red Hot, Orange Fizz, Lemon Drop, Sour Apple, Night of Navy(SU), Grape Jelly, and Grapesicle. On the brush, I colored the bristles with my T7 Copic, and added some red to the tip with my R59. 

My rainbow as cut out once from ALL the colors of card stock I mentioned before using the Rainbow Die-namics. My clouds were cut out of Sweet Tooth card stock with the Cloud Trio Die-namics.

I then cut out the letters to spell out art from the By The Letters Die-namics. I used Red Hot, Sour Apple, and Orange Fizz. 

For a little extra interest, and because I had a LOT of leftover cuts from the  Artist Pallette and Brush Die-namics, I used all the brushes and ink spots to create a background.

To finish, I added buttons that I purchased at Hobby Lobby in a 1lb bag(Buttons Galore I believe), and added them to the edge of the frame.

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

Well, that is it for me for now! Coming (sort of)live from Riley's Childrens Hospital in Indianapolis, this is a very tired almost-step mom signing off! Have a great day, and be sure to check out the MFT Blog and see what the rest of my teammates have created for today!

Delightful Day Blog Hop

Today, the Key Ingredients and Baker's Dozen from Taylored Expression are hopping together to introduce a FABULOUS new stamp set, Delightful Day!! Let's get to it!

• Key Ingredients Info and Inspiration - June 10-15 - learn all about this fantastic kit club and see samples from the Key Ingredients Design Team and the Baker's Dozen!  Click here for all the info and start at Taylor's blog each day for all the inspiration.
• June Key Ingredients featuring Echo Park Hello Summer 6x6 papers begins shipping June 15th.  Enroll now!
• Exclusive Delightful Day Stamp Set - find out how you can get your crafty little hands on this adorable new set at 50% off for a limited time! 

My card was made using papers and supplies from the Key Ingredients Kit. The only things I used that were not in the kit are my brads, spiral clip, jute twine, and the dies to cut out my main image(Circle Stax Die-namcis, and Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics from MFT). My birds from the Delightful Day set were stamped three times a piece, twice on Snow White card stock, and once on the Hello Summer paper from Echo Park. I colored the body twice, cut one out and popped it up with dimensionals, and then cut just the wings out of the Echo Park paper, and popped those up. My sketch is this month's Sketch For You To Try.

Just like the previously released Vintage Dreamer set, this set is available for purchase ONLY to Key Ingredients subscribers!! It goes SO well with this FABULOUS kit, and with it's multitude of sayings, and super cute images, it will help you use this month's kit to it's FULLEST ability!! For your money, the Key Ingredients kit is FABULOUS-did you know you can make up to 16 cards with it? That's AWESOME!! It will be available throughout 2012, but it will be at 50% OFF only through 7/10/12.  On 7/11/12 the price will return to regular retail of $23.95.

I can't even begin to tell you have much I LOVE this month's set!! I have had SO much fun using it, and I can't wait to give this card to it's intended recipient!! I also can't wait to see what everyone else has created, so off we go!!

  

• Debbie Carriere
• Jessica Diedrich
• Jessie Rone
• Monika Davis
• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Lea Lawson
• Melissa Sauls
• Melody Rupple
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

Before you go, here are some details about the Key Ingredients kit, in case you aren't a subscriber!!

*Store Discount. Subscribers will be given a special discount code to save 10% on any order placed between the 10th - 13th of the month to be combined with your subscription shipment. Subscribers in the US may combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment for no additional shipping fee. Subscribers outside the US will pay additional shipping costs to combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment.You'll receive a reminder e-mail on the 10th of each month which will also include a list of other products that will coordinate with the kit being shipped to you that month. This list is incredibly helpful for those who want to stretch the use of a KI with even more supplies!

*Design Team Inspiration. We'll debut the Key Ingredients kit on the 10th of each month followed by 5 days of inspiring projects posted by the Key Ingredients team right here on the Key Ingredients Blog. Of course, don't forget to check out the gallery where the design team is constantly adding new projects!

*Storage. Subscriber kits will come in a Storage Solutions Plastic Case. This $3.25 value is a special benefit that is FREE to Subscribers.

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge 132-Under The Sea

Hey everyone, and Happy Saturday(again, lol)!! It is time for this week's Kraftin' Kimmie challenge, and today's challenge goes with the new Krafty Klubhouse set, Sea Jewels, PERFECTLY! It's called Under the Sea....and well, that pretty much says it all,lol.

I stamped my mermaid from the Sea Jewels set on X-Press It Blending Card, and then colored her with my Copics. She was layered with Robin's Egg(Bazzill), Sour Apple(MFT) and Fossil(MFT) card stock. I used some paper from the MME Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky paper pad for my background, and layered it with Fossil card stock. The MFT Wave Border Die-namics was used to cut out my Fossil wave strip at the top....which I put upside down to make it look like the water was meeting the sand...did it work? LOL! For my "seaweed", I used the Leafy Flourish Die-namics, and I added several  "starfish" using the MFT Stars Stax Die-namics. To finish, I used some Caribbean Twine, and SU Oval Punches for my sentiment. 

Well, that is it for me for today! Be sure to head to the Kraftin' Kimmie Blog to see what the other girls have come up with for this week's challenge! I hope to see you playing along!!

iSpy a Crazy Challenge

Hey everyone, and happy Saturday! It's time for another Crazy 4 Challenges challenge, and today's challenge is to make a card using circles. I decided to combine it with this week's I Spy Sketch Challenge, as well. 

If you decide to play along with us at Crazy 4 Challenges, 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 C4C140. Don't forget to come back here and link it on InLinkz so that everyone else can see it too.

If you decide to play along with us at the iSpy Sketch Blog, be sure to link your card there, as well!!

For my card tonight, I used the SUPER adorable Cute As A Button set from There She Goes. I stamped my image four times...once on Sweet Tooth card stock for the base, then on two different pieces of paper from the MME Indie Chic Ginger pad, and then on X-Press It blending card. I paper pieced the pin cushion using my papers, and colored the button on the one stamped on X-Press It blending card-which was cut out separately. My image was cut out with the MFT Circle Stax Die-namics, and then layered with the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics in Going Gray. For my other card stock colors, I used Bazzill Gold Coin and SU Tangerine Tango. Grey Mist seam binding is the ribbon I used, and my brads are from Michael's.

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out my teammates at both the Crazy 4 Challenges and iSpy blogs! They are listed in my sidebar!! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Krafty Klubhouse-Sea Jewels Hop!!!!

It’s time!  It’s time!!!  Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps has some beautiful new MERMAIDS!!!

Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is releasing an EXCLUSIVE Moonlight Whispers stamp set!!!  SEA JEWELS is the second of our special Krafty Klubhouse Kits…..we’ll be releasing a new one every few months!!

Be part of the Krafty Klub and order your exclusive set (which is NOW up on the site!!!) which features THREE special edition stamps designed by Annie Rodrigue PLUS SEVEN coordinating sentiment stamps!  Sea Jewels will be sold ONLY as a set and ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!!  Not only will you get this special set, but you will also receive a special coupon code for 20% OFF, to be used on your next online order!

Now let me be clear…..there is NO club to join or sign up for!  ANYONE from ANYWHERE in the world can order this special set but ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!!  These images will not be sold individually, but only as the complete set called…..SEA JEWELS!  

Please join us today for a special Krafty Hop to celebrate today's release!!  Be sure to leave some love at each and every stop because one lucky stamper will receive the new set, SEA JEWELS!!!  Let's gooooooooooooo!

For my card tonight, I stamped my mermaid on X-Press It Blending card, and then cut her out with my Oval Stax Die-namics. I then layered her with the Oval Dainty Doily Die-namics in Black Licorice. I also used SU Going Gray, and Bazzill Banana Split card stock. My ribbon is Black Vintage Seam Binding from the Ribbon Carousel. My flowers are the Royal Rose Die-namics, and I used my Leafy Flourish Die-namics as well. 

Well, that is it for me for tonight!! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great time on the hop!! Off to Michele's Blog next...LOVE HER!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Krafty Klubhouse Peeks!!

Hey everyone!! I was THRILLED when Kimmie asked me to be a guest designer for her this month, and then she asked if I wanted to  post along with the team for this week's Krafty Klubhouse release, and I was ECSTATIC! So, here goes:

We’ve been teasing you Krafty Keeners all week (you know who you are), so finally….here it is!!  Kraftin’ KimmieStamps is thrilled to introduce the newest set in our *NEW* Exclusive Krafty Klubhouse stamp sets!!!  Today we are sharing previews of all THREE new images by Annie Rodrigue included in this special edition set, along with SEVEN, yes I said SEVEN coordinating sentiment stamps!

Now let me be clear once again…..there is NO club to join or sign up for!  ANYONE from ANYWHERE in the world can order this special set but ONLY at the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop!!  These images will not be sold individually, but only as the complete set called…..SEA JEWELS!  ALSO if you order this set before June 22nd, you will also receive a special coupon code for 20% OFF your next online order!

For my card tonight, I colored one of the GORGEOUS mermaids with my Copics, then layered her with Banana Split(Bazzill), Candy Hearts(Bazzill), and Fossil(MFT) card stock. I use Sour Apple(MFT), and Juicy Pear(Bazzill) card stock to cut out my Leafy Flourish Die-namics(MFT) along the bottom.  I also used the Wave Border Die-namics from MFT for my Robin's Egg(Bazzill)border at the bottom. My ribbon is Sour Apple from MFT, and I attached it with a spiral clip from Creative Express. My brads are from Michael's, and I used the Simply Scalloped Small Border Die-namics with my Banana Split card stock. To finish it off, I used the Sun Die-namics and some Echo Park Hello Summer paper to make my sun. 

The set goes live on the shop website at midnight tonight!!!  We will also be celebrating with an awesome SEA JEWELS Krafty Hop and giving away a set to one lucky stamper, so be sure to join us for more gorgeous samples tomorrow!!!

Thanks for stopping by, see you tomorrow, and have a great day!!!

MFTWSC75 You Spin Me

Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! Since it is Wednesday, it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! 

For my card today, I used the new Fred Bear and His Pinwheel set. I stamped him on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored him with my Copics. I cut out an extra pinwheel, and popped it up for some more dimension. My image was cut out with the Circle Stax Die-namics, along with it's layer. My cardstock is Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi, and Wild Cherry. For my embellishments, I used the Sweet Tooth Grosgrain, Red Jute Twine, the Upsy Daisy Die-namics, and some brads from Michael's.

My paper is from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh paper pad.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out MFT Blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!!

June New Product Tour

That's right everyone, we have made it through teasers, and now, all the new sets are available in the My Favorite Things Store!!!! Before you go shop, be sure to hop around to all the designers and leave them some love! You never know who has the candy!!

Tonight, my job is to show you the new Who's That Girl/Guy set, Godspeed. I am in LOVE with this set, and everything it stands for!

For my card tonight, I used the MME Union Square pad. I cut out my sentiment with and layered it using the new Tags Stax Die-namics. The tag was cut out of Black Licorice, and I used Fossil and Wild Cherry card stock as well. My heart was cut out with the Notched Tag Die-namics.  I used Black Licorice Grosgrain, and Jute Twine for my embellishments, as well as, Michael's brads. My soldier image was colored with Copics, and cut out. For my scallops, I used the Simply Scalloped Medium Die-namics.

For the inside, I used the same supplies as I did for the outside.

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

Don't forget:

The Cherry on Top is earned when you spend $150 before shipping and tax, earning you $15 off your order. Once that amount is hit, the coupon code will pop up on your screen, which you can write down and then apply to your order in your shopping cart. If you remove things from your cart, making it fall below $150, the coupon code will be removed automatically.

Also, remember that SOMEONE out there is giving out blog candy, and the BEST way to win, is to comment on ALL the designers blogs!! Good luck!!

Now, off to Kim's Blog for a full list of designer's participating!! Happy Stamping!!

Inspirational Birthday Bash

Hey everyone!! It is time for this week's Ribbon Carousel Challenge, and this week, I am the hostess!!

My challenge to you all this week is to make a birthday card, easy peasy!! I combined this week's Ribbon Carousel challenge with this week's There She Goes challenge. I LOVE the inspiration photo this week, so I was excited to get to play along!

I used the new Oh Crop set for my card today, along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch....which I modified just a tiny bit. I moved the sentiment, which was place on a flag from the MFT First Place Award Die-namics. I used the MFT Circle Stax Die-namics and the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics. My card stock is the new Bazzill Gold Coin and PTI's Aqua Mist. For my card base, I used Sweet Tooth from MFT, and my paper is the Baby Jane Deck from Cosmo Cricket. To embellish it, I used Champagne Vintage Seam Binding, and some Michael's brads.

Well, that is all for me! Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out all three challenges that I have entered!

And my Ribbon Carousel Crewmates:

Kim O'Connell

Wendy Ramlakhan

Lindsay Amrhein