Prettie Wednesday-Moving

So, two week's ago, Jana challenged the Prettie Girls, and all of you to get MOVING!! She said that we could take that literally or figuratively, but to make sure our cards were about moving. Well, since you all know how much I HATE to do technique-y cards, I decided to use our new Home Sweet Home set, which is part of our new Fat Cat Stamps line designed by my fellow Prettie Girl Danielle, and MOVE. I started by stamping my boxes on an MFT Perfect Panel and then I colored them with my Copics. They were then layered with Old Olive, Tangerine Tango and So Saffron. The layers and main image were cut out and embossed using my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. The DP is from the SU Haiku pack that is now retired...so sad. I added some silver brads, lots of piercing, and some SU ribbon. the white panel, and sentiment are Gina K. White(80lb). The sentiment was punched out with my Word Window punch. Anyone need this card, let me know and it is YOURS!! I am not moving, no matter how much I WANT to, lol!!

It is my turn to issue the challenge this week, and I decided on a sketch challenge. So, if you are like me, and can't resist a good sketch, please play along!! We would love to have you!! You can click on the picture to make it bigger, but it is pretty self explanatory!!

Well, that is it for me now. Be sure to check out what the other Pretties have in store for you!!!

Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Jackie Pedro
Jessica Diedrich
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne

MFT Kits-Just Add Color!!

We are pleased and proud to introduce something fresh, fun and completely distinctive - MFT Kits! Each month, a new Kit will be revealed, complete with an exclusive, unreleased stamp set, and the items you'll need to complete a very special project (s). The set included with your MFT Kit is a brand new, unreleased set, and will not be available for a period of at least 3 months after the MFT Kit containing the set is released.

This week's release and promo info:

07/08/09

Release: By The Seashore Kit $25

Kit contents:

*On The Pier (mini stamp set)

*6 die-cut tall gable boxes in ocean blue

*15 yards of hemp in natural

*6 Perfect Paper Panels

*5 yards, 3/8” twill in natural

*100 aged copper brads

*Memento Dew Drop in Rich Cocoa

*Project sheet download

And if that isn't FABULOUS enough, right now if you purchase the MFT Kit between 7/8-7/14, you will receive a discount code good for a free digi paper download (2.95 value) as well as a coupon for a future order!! Wahhooo!!

I haven't received my kit yet, but I can't WAIT!! Until then, I decided to use my By the Sea set. It coordinates PERFECTLY with the new kit, and gives you MANY more options!! Isn't that

SWEET!!

For my card I used this week's SCS Color Challenge. It was Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, and Tempting Turquoise which I thought would work PERFECT for a beachy scene!! I started by stamping my main images, and added some small birds in the corner. The hat was stamped separately and then cut out and added later. I used an MFT Perfect Panel and memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored my scene with Copics. I added some SU brads and SU ribbons. The hemp is also from SU, and the Spiral Clip is from Creative Express. The sentiment was punched out with my SU circle punches. I did a bunch of piercing, and it was done!!

Be sure to get your kit while they are still available!! Trust me, you won't want to miss out!!

Also, today is Wednesday, so there is a new tutorial posted over in the How'd They Do That forum! Kathy has done some AWESOME stuff with Fabric and the digi papers that you won't want to miss out on either!
Well, that is it for me now!! You better get to shopping!! Have a great day!!

And the Winner is.....

Hi everyone!! The winner of my There She Goes blog candy was chosen by Random.org. Here is the random number it generated!!


Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:24
Timestamp: 2009-07-07 18:49:44 UTC


So, the winner is!!

Judy McMullen said...
I love butterflies so Butterfly Happiness is at the top of the list but Bloom just might overtake that spot as favorite...a tie! Love, love, love your card...Love the colors (favorites of mine), love the sketch, love the image and love your inspiration piece of Sandra's!


Thank you to everyone for playing, and Judy...you need to email me ASAP so you can get your free goodies!! jessi96@yahoo.com
Thanks again!!

It's Five O'Clock SOMEWHERE!!

Seriously, how fricken CUTE can this stamp set from There She Goes get?? The little drinks, the cute little tiki bar, the AWESOME sayings??!! Yep, nothing says summer like a nice cold drink served in a coconut....oh CABANA BOY!!!LOL!! Dont' I wish!! Seriously though, I made this card for this past Friday's Weekend Sketch Challenge, hosted by my pal Charmaine!! As soon as I saw the cute little circles, I KNEW what I was going to put in them. I started by stamping my three drinks from Life's A Beach (I just saw that this set was out of stock, I am so sorry!! Jessica is usually pretty quick to get them back though, so no fear)on an MFT Perfect Panel with Memento tuxedo Black ink. I then colored them in with my Copics. They were punched out with my 1 1/4in circle punch, then layered with either Regal Rose or So Saffron, which was punched with the 1 3/8ths. The scalloped circles are Old Olive. All three punches are from SU. The DSP is from the Georgia Peach pack, and I used the previously mentioned colors for my layers. I then added some So Saffron polytwill ribbon, some Regal Rose wide grosgrain, Old Olive narrow grosgrain, and then some white grosgrain. The brads are from Spare Parts(Hobby Lobby). I added some crystal effects to the drinks to make them shiny...now if only my cabana boy would bring me one???!!!

Well, anyway, that is it for me now!! I will be back soon to announce the winner of my BLOG CANDY!! You have until 12pmCST to get entered, so better get it in gear!!

Little Paper Shop Monday

So, I know that last week was my last official week as a guest designer for the Little Paper Shop, but I still LOVE their stamps so I am still going to play along with their Monday Blog Challenges. Today's challenge was a sketch provided by Allison, and it is a GOOD one!! You KNOW how much I love a sketch right?! For today's sketch, I used the GORGEOUS new Garden Gate stamp set. I started by stamping my main image, which is all one image, on an MFT Perfect Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then colored it in with my Copics. It was layered with Cameo Coral and Kiwi Kiss. The DSP is from the Walk in the Park pack from SU. All my ribbons are from SU, and the spiral clips are ones that I bought at Joann's over the weekend. They actually came with letter charms attached to them, but I just took them off. I used my scalloped edge punch to create the scallops and did a bunch of piercing.

Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for looking, and don't forget to enter for my BLOG CANDY!!

FS126 CASEing Sandra!! and BLOG CANDY

So when I saw that this month's Guest Designer for the Trendsetters(There She Goes) was Sandra(B-Gin-R), I was THRILLED. Her work is BEYOND amazing, and I have admired her for a long time!! When I saw her card for the last TSG blog hop, I was in AWE. Then today when I found out that she was FINALLY the Featured Stamper at SCS, I knew I was going to CASE it!! To start, I stamped my image, from the TSG set Bloom, on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored it with my Copics, and cut it out with my Circle Nesties. The colors on my card are Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, and Chocolate Chip. The DSP is from the Afternoon Tea pack from SU(retired). I did a bunch of piercing, used my small oval punch for the sentiment, and the scalloped edge was done with my SU eyelet border punch.

Now for the FUN part!!! Last month was my month to give away some There She Goes BLOG CANDY...and I forgot, so I am doing it now!!LOL!! So, all you have to do is leave a comment on my blog telling me your favorite stamp set from TSG. The winner will receive the $15 set of their choice, or $15 towards the set of their choice. Sounds great right? You have until Tuesday at 12pmCST to get registered and I will announce the winner at 1pmCST!! Good luck!!

Happy Birthday Charmaine!!

Today is our very own Prettie Girl, and Mama(x4) to be, Charmaine(charmwarm)'s birthday. To celebrate, the Prettie Girls and I are having a birthday party BLOG HOP!! So, first things first, if you are just now seeing this hop, head on over to my girl Jodi's blog to get started!! Be sure to follow the hop all the way through, and at the end we will send you to Charmaine to say Happy Birthday!! If you are here now, you should have come from Jackie's blog, where I am sure she has WOWED you with her creativity!!

For my card today, I wanted to find a cake to be inspired by. Awhile back, Julie directed us all to this super awesome website, Pink Cake Box, for inspiration(at least I think it was her), and I have become OBSESSED with looking at their cakes...they are amazing!! I saw this cupcake cake, and I HAD to use it as my inspiration!! Since it was so close to this week's Prettie Challenge, I decided to go ahead and make my card for it as well. I also used Jen's Sketch from Saturday. My colors are Vintage Violet, Sage Shadow, and Close To Cocoa. The DSP is from the Close to Cocoa pack. I used the super cute Lovebug stamp set from Paper Pretties for my main image, and the sentiment is from the Bugs and Fishes set. Charmaine has a thing for ladybugs, so I wanted to use this image for her!! I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on an MFT Perfect Panel and colored her in with my Copics. The ribbons are from SU, as well as all the brads. I ran the small Violet panel through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder.

Well that is it for me now!! The next stop on the hop is Frances' blog!! Have fun and HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARMAINE!!!

Happy Birthday MFT!!!

This weekend marks My Favorite Things OFFICIAL 3rd Birthday and we are celebrating all month!! To start we are having a weekend long sale that you are NOT going to want to miss!! Here are the details!!

This weekend ONLY (July 4th and 5th), we are offering a Buy 3, Get 2 FREE promo!
Purchase any 3 full priced stamp sets (Excludes July New Releases) and they will add:
1) One set from our Get Sentimental category (we will select the set for you) AND
2) A FREE set of YOUR choice! (Excludes July New Releases)
The July New Releases are excluded from this promotion. They don’t count as either your Buy 3 sets OR the 2 FREE sets.)
They are:
Catch Some Rays
Puttin’ on the Glitz
Puppy Chow
Purrfect Treat
But since we know the new stuff is on your wish list, we are EXTENDING the 10% discount on these sets through Sunday, July 5th as well!

So seriously, if you are still here that is sweet of you to pity me and look at my card...but I know what you are WANTING to do, lol!! Now, when you see this card, DON'T FAINT!! I know I claim to be white spaced challenge, and one layer card challenged as well...well, this isn't one layer, but for me three might as well be one, LOL!! As far as all the white, it just felt right. See, I made this card for today's Inspiration Challenge over at SCS. The challenge was to pick an inspiration piece from Posters.com and use it to make your card. I chose THIS PIECE as my inspiration. I loved the bright funky flowers and to stay true to the piece, you see where all the white came from!! I couldn't leave it ALL white, so I added some MFT Plaid Ribbon and a black button from PTI. My sentiment, from You Take the Cake, and main image, from the Sara Williams set Funky Flowers, were cut out and embossed using my Nesties and Cuttlebug. The flowers were colored with my Copic markers. and the vase was covered with Crystal Effects to make it shiny. This card will soon be on it's way to Kim, Happy Birthday Boss Lady!!

God Bless America!!

With the Independence Day holiday coming up, I was feeling VERY patriotic tonight, so I decided to use the super cute Lady Liberty Sophia for my post today.She is from Paper Pretties. I stamped her on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored her in with my Copics. She was then cut out and embossed using my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. I did some piercing around the scallops as well. The ribbons and brads are all from SU. The DP is from one of the Level One Hostess Paper Packs from SU as well. The colors on this card are Real Red, and SHOCKINGLY Brilliant Blue. I used my Round Tab punch to make the sentiment panel at the bottom.

That is it for me now, be sure to check out the Paper Clip to see all the Prettie happenings this week!! Have a good day, thanks for stopping by!!

My Favorite Challenges

It is time for this week's My Favorite Challenge and My Favorite Sketch Challenge. This week's Sketch was drawn up by the fabulous Frances. For her sketch, I used my new Puttin on The Glitz stamp set. I started by stamping my girl on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored her in with my Copic markers. The DP is from the Pink Flamingo DSP and the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. I used Rich Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise as my colors. The circles were punched out using my SU circle punches, and the sentiment was added with my Oval Punches. I added some SU Satin ribbon to the center as well. The white brads are also SU.
For this week's My Favorite Challenge, Joanne challenged everyone to go Green!! The challenge was to reuse something that you would normally throw away or something that was just lying around your house. I used a dry erase board that one of the local banks was handing out a the Father's Day Car Show. It was ready to hang with magnets on the back, so I decided to cover the front with some Pink Flamingo DSP. I then added a panel for my countdown circles. Basically, it is a countdown to vacation calendar. The circles are attached with reposistionable tape so that they can be taken off and on. For each day that passes leading up to your vacation, one of the circles can be taken down....for instance, my vacation starts on the 25th of July, so I put on enough circles leading up to the 25th. Each day, starting with today, I will take down a circle until there are no more. Then it will be time for VACATION!! I personally think this will be a great way to get excited about your vacation, especially if you have kids...they will LOVE taking down a circle everyday, and it also saves you having to answer the question-Is it time yet?? The VACATION sentiment is part of the set, but I used my Computer to make the numbers and the Countdown To. I stamped the umbrella on some DSP and cut it out, and my sunbathing girl on an MFT perfect panel and colored her with my Copics and then cut her out. I plan on laminating the base and the little cirlces for future use. That way, I can use the nifty dry erase marker that came preattached to it too!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Be sure to check out the MFT forum for more info on this week's challenges!!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!