Teaser's Day Two-What's Kickin'?

Hey everyone, and welcome to night two of new release teasers for My Favorite Things. Tonight, we have two new sets for you: Kung Fu Fred, and Inspired By Knowledge.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on April 3rd at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on April 3rd 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 April 3rd 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 April 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

For my card tonight, I used the Kung Fu Fred set, and stamped him on X-Press It blending card. I then colored him with my Copics. I used the new Circle Stax Die-namics, along with the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics in Black Licorice. I used MFT Black ribbon, Charcoal Twine, and an old SU button, as well. I LOVE the new Mini Doily Circles Die-namics, so I used one...AGAIN!! My background was cut out with the new Jumbo Banner Day Die-namics, and I used the Fishtail Die-namics for my sentiment....LOVIN' IT!! My other cardstock colors on this card are Fossil, Sweet Tooth, and Marigold Morning(SU).

For the inside, I used more of the same supplies, and another sentiment from this set.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Well, that is it for me for tonight!!  Now, head on off to Kim's Blog for a full list of designer's participating today!

MFTWSC65-Puppy Love

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 super cute Pure Innocence Puppy Girl set. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending Card, and then colored her with my Copics. I paper pieced her dress with Lilybee Designs Buttercup paper, which is what I used on the rest of my card. My card stock is Fossil, Marigold Morning, and Baja Breeze. I also used Sweet Tooth for my background, and sentiment, which was cut out with the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics. I also used the Open Scalloped Circle Die-namics, and Simply Scalloped Medium Die-namics. My brads are from Michael's, a spiral clip from Creative Express, Kraft ribbon from MFT, and Lemon Drop twine.

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!!

When I Grow Up Blog Hop Challenge

Hey there There She Goes fans, and welcome to night two of this month's Blog Hop Challenges. We sure hope that you enjoyed yesterday's hop, and there is still PLENTY of time to comment, so no worries!! Tonight we have another set by Torico, so let's get started!!

I think we can all remember back to a time when we idolized our parents,most of us still do, and we wanted to grow up to be JUST like them. I mean,what girl HASN’T put on their mom’s shoes, and what boy hasn’t worn Dad’s tie?Just in time for Mother and Father’s Day, Torico has illustrated the CUTEST dress up set I have EVER seen!!

When I Grow Up is a4x6 set that includes a total of 15 stamps and will sell for $15.00.

Would you like to win the new When I Grow Up stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, March 31^st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

For my card tonight I stamped my girl on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored it with my Copics.. She was then cut out with my Circle Nesties, and layered with Black Licorice. My paper is from the Lilybee Designs Harvest Market. I used some Black Twill Ribbon from the ribbon carousel, along with some Charcoal Twine. My brads are from Michael's, and my spiral clip from Creative Express. My sketch is from The Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge.e

Well, that is it for me for today!! Have fun on the hop!

Let the Teaser's Begin!!

Hey everyone, and welcome to our first night of teaser's from My Favorite Things! Tonight, we have our new Who's That Girl set, Let's Grab Drinks!  Before we get to my card, here is all the need to know info!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on April 3rd at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on April 3rd 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 April 3rd 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 April 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

For my card tonight, I started by stamping my Let's Grab Drinks image on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. I paper pieced her shirt with some Lilybee Designs Double Dutch paper. I layered her with Wild Cherry, Night of Navy, and Fossil card stock. My white is Sweet Tooth, all from MFT. My ribbon is the new Kraft Ribbon sold at MFT, and I used Maraschino Twine. For my scallops, I used the Simply Scalloped Medium Die-namics, and for my sentiment, the new Fishtail Banner Die-namics. My flower is the Royal Rose Die-namics, and under it, I used the Mini Doily Circle Die-namics. The only other things I used are brads from Michael's, a spiral clip from Creative Express, and for a little bit of fun-I added some chunky glitter to the rim of my glass!

For the inside, I used more of the same supplies, but also used some glasses cut our from the new Let's Toast Die-namics.

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Here are the Die-namics I used:

Well, that is it for me for tonight!! Thanks for stopping by, and see you back here tomorrow for our Wednesday Stamp Club challenge!! Now, head on off to Kim's Blog for a full list of designer's participating today!

Ruh-roh Blog Hop Challenge!

Hey there There She Goes fans, and welcome to this month's Blog Hop Challenges!! We have three new sets being released this month, and I am SURE you are going to LOVE THEM!! Today is day one, so let's get started!!

We know you love them, and we love them too, but this month’s Ruh-Roh set, is slowly becoming one of my FAVORITES! Torico has illustrated the most ADORABLE mini set, and for all you dog lovers out there, yep, there’s a puppy in this one, and he is up to no good!! With several stamps to create a scene, and 5 adorable sentiments, this set is a must have for anyone who has EVER had to say they or sorry…..and I doubt that excludes ANYONE!!!

Ruh-roh is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $7.00.

Would you like to win the new Ruh-roh stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, March 31^st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

For my card tonight, I stamped my scene on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. I cut the image out with the Oval Stax Die-namics from My Favorite Things, and my layer is the Oval Open Scalloped Doily Die-namics in Wild Cherry, also from My Favorite Things. My paper is from the Cosmo Cricket Baby Jane line, and besides the Wild Cherry,I paired it with Lemon Drop(MFT) and Aqua Mist(PTI) cardstock. My brads are from Michael's, and my Satin Edged Red Grosgrain Ribbon, and  Lemon Drop Twine, both came from the Ribbon Carousel. I followed the Sweet Stop Sketch challenge, as well.

Well, that is it for me for now!!Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Hopping!

RCC46 Anything Goes...Oh Baby

***If you are here for my Creative Chat post for My Favorite Things, be sure to scroll down to the next post!!***

Hey everyone, and welcome to this week's Ribbon Carousel challenge!! This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES, so you have NO reason NOT to enter!! 

I know I said it not TWO days ago, but I am in LOVE with this month's Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions...the papers in this month's kit are SO YUMMY!! Before we get to my card, have you heard about the Key Ingredients monthly challenge? This month's challenge is to "Spring Into Organization"!! Super fun, right??!! Want to play along? All the information you will need is right here,  and you can pick up an AWESOME blog badge, here!! 

I needed a baby card, and I have been in LOVE with Moka Jenn since I first saw her!! My co-worker is pregnant, and has the same hair, and build as her, and it is just ADORABLE! I'd rub her belly every day if I didn't think it would freak her out, LOL!! I stamped Jenn on Buttercream, and colored her with my Copics. I paper pieced her outfit with the Echo Park This&That paper from the kit, and then layered her with Quartz, Lizard, and Chocolate paper all from the kit. My sentiment was punched out with Oval punches, and my brads and ribbon were also included in the kit. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch, as well. My  Chocolate Twinery twine, which is one of my FAVORITE things, is from the Ribbon Carousel. So YUMMY!! 

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out the Ribbon Carousel Blog to see what my fellow, and MEGA TALENTED design team members have done!

March Creative Chat- Stamp Storage

It's time for the MFT Creative Chat. The My Favorite Things Design Team Creative Chat is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative spaces and share valuable organizational methods, tools, and shopping strategies with you. You'll be able to peek into our creative spaces, ask questions, and share your own ideas in the MFT forum.  This month, we were asked the following questions:  

Show us how you store your MFT Stamps.

When I first started stamping, I was a Stampin' Up Demo, so I had TONS of wood mounted stamps in boxes. I bought a white bookshelf, and started storing them on it, til it was so full I thought it might collapse. As I started to venture out into the world, I discovered many other stamp companies, and LOTS of new FAVORITES!! 

I bought lots of single wood mounted stamps that I now keep in a drawer, but never use. I really need to sell them, but it sounds exhausting, LOL!

My unmounted rubber stamps that I bought individually, before I came up with my system now, are still in their original packaging, in another drawer....that I never use. 

From this, I discovered-I don't play with what I don't see-and then I saw what Jodi Collins does/did!! 

For most of my design teams, I get my stamps as sample sets, without packaging, so I had to find a way to make them to where I could see them, and what they are. I decided, thanks to a picture from Jodi Collin's stamp room, to store them in clear standard jewel CD cases. I buy them in bulk from Super Media Store, which is the most cost effective way I can see to get them. I bought a label maker, and my new system was born. 

Now when I first started, I used the handheld, turn and click kind of label maker, but recently upgraded to the one pictured above....best decision ever! I finally, after a TON of time, and LOTS of label tapes, got all my sets relabeled. I put the name of the set on each one, and then they are separated by company, and then in alphabetical order. 

That's my shelf in all it's glory...about to run out of space. And yes, there is another shelf you can't see....it's just as full, I just couldn't get it all in the picture(tinyapartmentsyndrom)I still have my Taylored Expressions stamps in their original packaging, but rubber stamps aren't ideal for CD case storage...you end up using at least two per set and THAT'S not space efficient. As you can see, after I am done making my cards/projects, I prop them up on the shelf for inspiration. It also helps me not to repeat the same paper over and over, which I tend to do, lol.  That clear card box on the second shelf is full of empty CD cases, so I always have some available for my new stamp arrivals, and stamps for future releases. :)

Any tips or tricks on organization? 

Besides all the tips I have shared above, I would say my BEST advice is to keep on top of your organization. Always putting things up where they go, and immediately putting new arrivals into cases will eliminate any backlog. Since I am OCD, and they have to be in ABC order, some month's I do a LOT of moving. For My MFT stamps, I tend to put all the a la modes, and Pure Innocence stamps from each release into the same CD holders.The PI's don't always fit into one, but I try. That means that SOME of those cases you see hold up to five sets.....I think I may have a few, what do you think?

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by!

Visit Kim's Blog for a full list of designers that have taken up the challenge and get ready to delve into the minds of our creative team. 

TSG149- Gettin' Sketchy

Hey everyone, and Happy Monday....yeah, I said happy, lol!! This week's There She Goes challenge is a sketch I made up, so I hope to see LOTS of you playing along!! Before we get to my card, here are some details!!

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using this sketch, 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 (April 2nd). 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 lookout 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 TSG149 so we can check out your beautiful work!

For my card tonight, I am being SUPER sneaky, along with some of my design team members, and sneaking out a little peek of the one of the new sets being peeked on Wednesday, When I Grow Up. I can't tell you more than that, but I can tell you I am in LOVE!! I colored her with Copics, and used Blush Blossom, Ruby Red, and Fossil card stock. My paper is the  MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody line. I used LOTS of Michael's brads, and some YUMMY Champagne Vintage Seam Binding.  My other embellishments are Jute Twine, also from the RibbonCarousel, and a Creative Express Spiral Clip. 

Here is the sketch, too....me likey!! LOL

Well, that is it for me for now!! I am DYING over this month's release, and I can't wait for the hops to start tomorrow!! Until then, be sure to head over to the There She Goes blog for a list of other designer's playing along this week!