Feel The Love

So, this months DD/DDA challenge(that is Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni) for this month was hosted by my girl Jodi(kharmagirl). The name of her challenge is Feel the Love. Here are the requirements!!

Challenge Focus: A Valentine's Day/Love-y Dove-y card!!

Required Element: Texture!! Anything you can *feel* (ie: Fun Flock, Crystal Effects, Embossing/Debossing, velvet ribbon...and I am sure there are a million more things that I cannot think about!!)

Restricted Element: No RED!! Pink is ok...but no red...let's see what other colors we can use for Valentine's Day!

So, since it is the 20th, I decided to combine mine with Celebrating MFT day. Celebrating MFT(My Favorite Things)day is the 20th of every month. Basically, by this point, you should have received all the goodies you ordered from the last release and be ready to play with them. You get a bonus for using the signature MFT color combo, pink black and white.(okay, not a REAL bonus, but you know what I mean right?!!). I have SO many MFT stamps that I love, but this cute little bunny was begging for me to get him inky, so how could I resist?? I stamped the bunny twice on Gina K. 120lb white and cut the whole bunny out of one, and just the head and ears out of the other. I cut and embossed my layers with my Rectangle Nestabilities. I then added my bunny to the top of it, and adhered the extra head. To give the ears some dimension, I glued his head to the original head, but put the ears up on pop dots. The heart was colored with my Copics and then I painted over it with Angel Wings Shimmerz. I used some YUMMY MFT Digi paper from the Stephanie Fizer Spring pack. The button is from Basic Grey's Bittersweet pack and the clear Heidi Swapp heart is from MFT too. Since Jody says I can't leave my buttons bare, I put some white satin ribbon through it. For my texture, besides the shimmerz, I embossed the black panel at the top and added the textured black ribbon from May Arts on the side. The brads are from SU, part of the Soft Subtles pack. I used Jen del Muro's SFYTT from last weekend.

Wahhhooo, It's the Weekly Wow!!!

(There is a card in this post, keep scrolling down)
I swear, I am so lame some time...but seriously, I LOVE THIS STUFF!! I mean seriously, NOTHING makes me happier then being able to tell you about a special, or sale, so that you can get the most bang for your stamping buck!! This week's WOW is(and yes, I stole this from the boss, I am too lazy to write my own, and who can say it better than Kim herself, right!!):















It’s that time again! Something to look forward to after a relaxing weekend, the MFT Weekly WOW! This week, we’ve got something quite special. Monday thru Friday, if you purchase both the Spring and Winter Ribbon Bundles, you’ll receive the coordinating digi papers packs for FREE!
What’s in the Ribbon Bundles? 5 yards each of 5 sumptuous ribbons, for a total of 25 yards!
What if I already have the Spring and Winter digi papers? Then choose two you don’t have! The coupon code will work just the same!
How do I get the digi paper packs? Place the two digi packs into your shopping cart along with the ribbon bundles, and then at checkout, enter the code MFTRIBBONWOW to receive the discount.
What do I do then? Log back into your account after the payment is completed, and you’ll see your paper packs download link!
How do I use digi papers? Jody has done a very thorough how-to, so you’ll be a pro after going through her tutorial!
The coupon code will only work on purchases of ribbon bundles, the discount is not valid for other purchases.




WAHOO...let me tell you, YOU WON'T be disappointed in the digi papers, and you KNOW how I feel about ribbon!! Anywho, this week, we are releasing TWO new sets over at My Favorite Things. The first set is the Paper Doll Sayings set that goes along with the SUPER CUTE Stephanie Fizer Paper Dolls set. I keep seeing all these ADORABLE cards using the bear costume from that set, so you know I had to go for it!! I stamped the bear and the girl separately, colored just her face(that would peek out of the hole) and the whole bear outfit with my SU markers, and my Copic markers. Someone asked me if these blend well, heck no, they are a HOT mess together, BUT, I only have one set...and not a durn thing to color skin with, so a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!! I cut just her face out(just so you know, I didn't eyeball this, I stamped the bear over the girl so that the face was perfectly centered-I am no where near that good-Stephanie HUSH, hehehe) of one and the entire bear out of the other. Next, I used my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties to cut out a Gina K. white layer, Real Red, and then Tempting Turquoise...WOW!!! It has been a LONG time since THAT color got used, but my paper made me do it!! The DP, which is GORGEOUS, is part of the Stephanie Fizer Summer Digital Paper Pack(see, use the special up there to get it...trust me, you won't regret it)!! For the rest of the card, I used some Real Red striped ribbon from SU, along with their tag punches and large oval punch for my sentiment, some Michael's Bride Confetti flowers, Bold Brights brads, and my Swiss Dots folder. The white layer was embossed with the Swiss dots, by far my FAV of all the folders. For the little turquoise circles under the brads, I used my handheld 1/4circle punch...not ideal, but I keep the "receptacle" empty, punch my circles, then empty it and viola!!
Okay, seriously, I LOVE THIS CARD, LOL!! It is so bright and cheerful..makes me long for summer!! That is it for me now...thanks for stopping by, have a GREAT day!!

FS102 Stamp_Momma

Today's Featured Stamper was none other than Lori Craig, Stamp_momma. Lori is part of the SCS team, and although I don't know her personally, she is SO sweet and helpful and encouraging...not to mention a ROCKIN stamper!! I had a hard time picking one card to CASE, so I decided to do two in one. The one I REALLY wanted to do was a past sketch challenge, so I decided to use the image from it, and combine it with this card. I have had this stamp set, from Our Craft Lounge, since they opened and have JUST NOW got around to using it(we won't talk about the four other sets I have that I haven't inked...shakes head). It is from the set Dr. Peanut and let me tell you, it is SO CUTE!! I stamped the main image, hearts, grass, flower and sentiment on Gina K. 120lb white with Memento Black ink. I used my Copics and a couple of SU markers to create my scene. My sky is kinda wacky, but I like it, makes it look more real(work with me here people). I stamped the Be Mine heart separately and popped it up. After coloring all of it, I added some Crystal Effects to the hearts and the flower. I followed the layout on this card, and really tried not to change to much. Basically, I changed the image, colors( Rose Red and Regal Rose paired with Basic Grey Bittersweet), and didn't do the stitching...pretty good for me huh!!!

Well, that is it for me for now, thanks for looking and have a great day!!

All Day Inspiration

So SERIOUSLY, it took me all day to FINALLY decide on what to do for today's Inspiration challenge. The sad thing is that I saw this challenge last night and STILL couldn't decide which picture to be inspired by. I finally decided that my Fabulous Flowers set was starting to feel unloved, so I chose this room to be inspired by. I stamped the flower 4 times with Regal Rose ink and cut it out in different layers. I then embossed each layer with clear embossing powder and put the layers together using dimensionals. The glitter dots in the center were bought from All That Scraps, and I SO wish I hadn't put them on here...it was ALMOST an SUO card...poop. I used Sweet Always DSP from SU along with Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip. I did a lot of piercing, added some grosgrain ribbon from SU, and then added my sentiment from All Holidays at the bottom. I *think* this is super close to last weeks SFYTT, but I didn't print it out, so I may be wrong wrong wrong(and I was, oh well..LOL)....definitely wouldn't be the first time!! That is it for me now...back to the stamp table!!

Yep, I Did It AGAIN...

I scrapbooked, yayy me. Now, if I could just make pages for ME not someone else I would be cooking with Crisco, LOL!! I am not REALLY a scrapbooker, but I admire people that are. I love the personal touch it gives photos and the memories that they represent. Let's face it, it is WAY better than having all your photos sitting in a shoebox(or forgetting to take your camera everywhere which I am FAMOUS for). I made these two 6x6 pages as part of a gift the Prettie Girls and I got together for our fellow Prettie, Jana. She was SUPPOSED to have her son Jackson in December, but since he came WAY early, we finally got her package out to her. We each sent a gift, some homemade, some not...but let me tell you, it was a box FULL of LOVE!! Now that I KNOW she has received it, I can show you all the pages I made. Instead of cards(which I think we all sent anyway, but hey, she has a HUGE jump on a scrapbook), we decided that we would all make her 6x6 scrapbook pages using the same paper. It was up to each person to decorate them the way they wanted, but we all had to use the same paper. I opted to use my NEVER BEFORE INKED(shameful I tell ya) I'm Here set from SU. I stamped the hand and foot with Soft Sky ink , then I used Chocolate Chip ink to stamp the I'm Here. For the writing, I printed the info out on the computer and then stamped the foot over it. The ribbons are from SU and the brads are from American Crafts. The brads and DP(by American Crafts too, The Muffin Man line) were both purchased in the Paper Pretties boutique(ETA I have had a couple of people ask me for if ALL the DP is part of this line, yes it is, but it is sold out in the boutique, sorry)!! The blank Chocolate Chip spaces are for Jana to add pictures, not that you needed me to tell you that, LOL!! These are pretty simple, but I love them..and I can't WAIT to see them once Jana puts pictures on them!! Thanks for looking!!

Freebie Friday!!

MFT is kicking it up AGAIN for 2009! Freebie Friday is a brand spankin’ new promo we’re starting….TODAY!
What is it? One order number, placed on Friday only (Eastern time) will randomly be selected for a prize!
What do I get? This Friday, up for grabs is a brand spankin’ new, unreleased MINI set! It releases on Jan 21st, but you’ll get it one week early, and for FREE!
How do I win? Simply place an order today, Friday, Jan 16th! That’s it! I will take care of the rest!
The Fine Print? If your order contains only digi papers, your prize pack will be shipped with your next order.
How do I know if I won? I will post the winning order on my blog!!!!

It's Late....

and I am still up, so I decided that I might as well participate in the Limited Supplies Challenge for today. Honestly, this card was SO EASY...I think I had it done in 10mins..that is INCLUDING the Cuttlebugging....yayyy me!! The challenge was to make a Valentine that would be easy to reproduce. Only restrictions were that you limit the amount of cutting you did, not too many embellishments, keep it pretty simple, and use only Reds, Pinks, White, Kraft or Black. I opted to just go with Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette. I used my brand new, Hundred Hearts set from Verve Stamps. Basically, this card was the big heart stamped in Pink Pirouette, the sentiment stamped with Riding Hood Red, cut and embossed with Classic Circle Nesties, punch two hearts from some Bella Rose DSP with my heart punch, and DONE. I did put another piece of the Bella Rose DSP on the base after Cuttlebugging the white with my Swiss Dots folder. One lonely piece of ribbon, 4 brads and it was FINISHED!! Thanks for looking...now I am off to dreamland!!

Love Owl-Ways

I have to tell you, I am in LOVE with this new set from My Favorite Things. It was released last Wednesday and is just tooo CUTE!! As soon as I saw today's My Favorite Things sketch, I knew I wanted to use these super cute owls, from Owl For All Seasons by Stephanie Fizer, for it. Especially when I saw that it was Frances' turn to post the sketch....you know how she LOVES her owls!! Today's Ways To Use It challenge over at SCS is to use an unusual color combo...not so much unusual, but to either use your color wheel or the website provided to pick your colors. I decided to use my handy dandy color wheel from SU. Although it doesn't have the new in-colors on it, I still LOVE my color wheel. I just received an order from SU today with this yummy Prestwick DSP, so I decided to use Brocade Blue. My color wheel gave me the option of Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip or More Mustard. I went with Chocolate Chip and More Mustard. I really like this manly combo too!! I stamped my owls three times on Gina K. white and colored them all with my copics. I then left one whole for the base, cut out their entire bodies for the second layer, and then just their faces for the last layer. I added a shadow, some piercing, and some American Crafts Chocolate brads. The ribbon tabs are Brocade Blue and Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain, and then I added some Mustard grosgrain. The More Mustard panel on the base was embossed with my Argyle folder....I love that thing!! Well, that is it for me now...need to get back to stamping!! Thanks for looking!!

On another note, have you seen the new Dirty Girls????!!!! WAHOO!!! Both of the new girls are PHENOMENAL, and they totally ROCKED this months gallery!! Better check it out here!!

Have You Seen..

Have you seen the new Dirty Dozen gallery for this month??? Make sure you go check it out and see who the new designers are...you WON'T be disappointed!!! You may even get a sneak peek into some of the girl's homes...how is THAT for a deal!! You have to be a member to see the gallery, so if you'd like more info on how you can join the Fan Club, click HERE!!! For now, here is a little peek at my FAVORITE card from this gallery...

Thanks, have a great day!!

Prettie Wednesday- A CASE of the Pretties

So, two weeks ago, the fabulous Julie(jmasse) challenged all the Prettie Girls to chose a card from the gallery over at Paper Pretties and CASE it. Well, you know I HAD to CASE my girl Jodi, right?? I remember back when Jodi got her first Paper Pretties stamps, and this was the first card she ever made. Christie and I were FUMBLING around trying to email her as quick as we could to get her to be a PERMANENT member of the team...I am just happy she said yes!! Jodi GENIUS-LY combined both Made With Love and Sweets For the Sweet to make her card, so I had to do the same. I colored my image with my Copics, SU reinkers and a blender pen. The apron was paper pieced with some yummy Bella Rose DSP. The bowl and spoon, as well as the sentiment are from the Sweets For the Sweet set. I did change the colors, paper, embellishments and I punched holes instead of using my white gel pen on the scallops. Looking at this card right now, I realize I forgot to add her pearls!! I was going to use some super cute and super tiny pearl stickers but totally forgot, whoopsie!! Well, rest assured they will be on there BEFORE I mail this out!!

Wanna play along?? Just go to the gallery at Paper Pretties, choose a card, and then send me or one of the other Pretties the link so that we can see your creation!! Thanks for stopping by, no go see what the other Pretties are up to...me, I am back to the stamp table-the DD gallery opens tonight you know!!

Julie Masse

Charmaine Ikach

Jillian Winters

Danielle Lounds

Jodi Collins

Jackie Rakoski

Jackie Pedro

Jessica Diedrich

Christi Thorsen