Showing posts with label MFT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MFT. Show all posts

8/21/09

My, oh, my that Flopsey is CUTE!

Hi everyone! I just can't help it, that Flopsey is too cute! I remember at first, I wasn't too crazy about Flopsey, but boy has he grown on me. Here he is reading some of his favorite books in a cozy spot. I made this card following the MFTSC95 on Splitcoast. To make, I cut a scalloped oval from my Sizzix die cut and then stamped Flopsey on the oval. I paper pieced him with some Basic Grey paper, and then paper pieced 3 of the books with the Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday paper. I used more Girl Friday paper for the rest of the card. The bottom strip of paper has been punched with the SU! eyelet border punch. The ribbon is from Making Memories. The sentiment continues inside of the card to read "let you pick up where you left off".

Thanks for stopping by! Off to celebrate Sara's bday!

8/20/09

Tea With Flopsey

Here is a card I made today for the MFT My Favorite Challenge on Splitcoast (whew, what a mouthful!) The challenge was to use a set you've never used before. Sadly I've had this Flopsey for a few months and had never used him! I followed the sketch challenge on Let's Scrap this week for my layout.

I used mostly Basic Grey June Bug dp, but also some more solid images from other packs. For the fun border, I used a Fiskars border punch. The ribbon is from SU!, one of the new in-colors (Crushed Curry). For the Flopsey image, I paper pieced Flopsey, and the tree. For the tree, I cut out a scalloped oval from my nestabilities, stamped part of the tree on it, and layered it on top of the blue paper.

I also decorated the inside of the card to finish the sentiment that was on the front (A cup of tea, a shady tree...Wish you could keep me company).
Thanks for looking!

3/9/09

Hello Princess!


Hello again! Squeezing in a quick post in between Dancing commercials!  I made this card using "Good Night Ellie" which is an adorable set!  I used SU! dp available during sell-abration right now.  For Ellie, I paper pieced her pajamas, and then masked her to stamp the stars from this set behind her.  I stamped and cut out the moon, and then used pop dots to adhere it.  I used the Sizzix top note die cut behind Ellie, and a piece of Sahara Sand that I ran through my Cuttlebug embossing folder.  On the main panel, I added a sentiment and then a bauble on top.

I'll be sending this card off to my little cousin, a true princess at heart!  Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Tea-riffic!


Hello!  I got my order from MFT and CCDesigns in the mail today.  Since the CCDesigns still have to be cut to be put together, I grabbed the MFT to play with tonight.  This set is called "Tea for Two" and although it wasn't a new release this month, it's a new set for me.  I just love this little bunny sticking his head out of the cup!  I also used the MFT designer paper from the Spring Paper Pack.  Love these papers, and they are the perfect size for cards!  

I followed the Mojo Monday #77 sketch for my card today.  The scallop circle is a Sizzix die cut, and I cut the circles from my CM cutting system (STILL waiting for my Circle Scissors Plus!!).  The bunnies were colored with Copics, and on the circles I added some glitter with a Copic Spica pen.  I made a banner flag for my sentiment.  The little baubles are green in real life, and I picked a whole container of these up at a wholesale florist store a few weeks ago.  I think that's about all!

Off to create something else before the premiere of Dancing with the Stars!

3/8/09

My Gardening Sunshine


Good evening!  I spent yesterday at an all day crop, and I am just about finished with scrapbooking this Christmas.  I won't mention all the other pictures I have just sitting around waiting to be scrapped, though!

Today I knew I wanted to use my MFT stamps, and pulled out "Can Ya Dig It?" which I paired with the MFTSC71 on Splitcoast.  I paper pieced the girl's dress with some dp from "We R Memory Keepers" Nonsense line which I picked up today at Michael's.  I colored the rest of the image with Copics, and added some inking around the edges with an ink pad and daubers.  I stamped the wheelbarrow image, and then created a mask so I could stamp the flowers to look like they are sitting in there.  I then cut it out and used pop dots to adhere it to give it some dimension.  I used a new EK Success border punch I also picked up today for the border on the orange panel. 

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

3/5/09

MFT Idol!


Good evening! I realized I've been neglecting my MFT stamps for too long, so I pulled some out a few days ago, and went to peek at the MFT message boards on Splitcoast.  I discovered that they are holding a MFT Idol, and that anyone can enter by submitting a MFT creation.  I made this card tonight for the challenge.

I used the stamp set "Retail Therapy" along with dp by Making Memories called "Sabrina" which just so happens to feature MFT colors: pink, white, and black.   On the main image, I did a lot of paper piecing with the dp on one of the girl's dress and on some of the shopping bags.  The rest was colored with Copics (and some SU! markers since I didn't have any gray Copics).  I added the sidewalk with a ruler and pen, and colored it in with a gray SU! marker. On two of the shopping bags, I added some Kaisercraft flower rhinestones.  I added some machine stitching around the bottom panel, and on the right side panel.  I used a Martha Stewart edge punch for the adorable lace border.  For my sentiment, I used 2 SU! oval punches, layered on top of each other, and added some MAMBI rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

3/2/09

Warm Hearts


Here is my card for the Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO76).  I used the MFT "Baby it's Cold Outside" stamp set, along with the "Frosty Day" SU! dsp from the winter mini catalog from earlier this year.  I'd never used this paper pack before today, and I love how these colors go together for winter.  I used a cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder on the bottom Bashful Blue piece of paper, and stamped the sentiment in brown ink. I then punched some hearts out ofTangerine Tango with a Martha Stewart punch and aligned them next to the sentiment.  I then layered various papers, and topped it off with this lovely image.  The image was colored with Copics, and her dress was paper pieced with paper from the pack.  I added some Doodlebug glitter on the snow on the ground and on the snowman.  I finished the card off with some pretty polka dot ribbon tied in a bow beneath the image.

Thanks for stopping by today!

1/28/09

Cupcake Sketch


Would you believe this is like the most popular sketch week ever!?  There are so many sketches out in blogland this week, and so many prizes to win!  This card is for Taylor's cupcake sketch challenge (TECC52TV).  I used a Hanna Stamps Riley stamp that I've had for quiet some time now, but never used.  I colored him with copics and watercolored his face because I didn't have a lighter shade of brown in my Copics.  The dp is The Sweet Stack from Die Cuts with a View, again.  I used a Sizzix flourish die cut for the Baja Breeze flourishes under my main image, and some SU! buttons in Pink Pirouette.  The "Got Cupcakes" sentiment is from my Flopsey Cupcake set from MFT.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

1/17/09

Warm Thoughts


Warm thoughts are key on these frigid days! It has been so cold and snowy around here lately.  I took my car to the car wash this morning to get it sparkly clean, and it sure is pretty now!  I spent some time with some old friends this morning.  I think there is some kind of saying about how old friends are the best friends, and that sure rings true for me!  I met with my cooperating teacher from when I student taught 2 years ago, as well as a friend who did some field work with me during that semester.  On these chilly days, it's important to keep warm with close friends!  One of our buddies couldn't make it because of a cold, so I thought I'd send her some warm thoughts in the form of a Flopsey card!

This card features "Snow Bunny Flopsey" holding a yummy mug of hot cocoa.  I made this card to follow the SC211 on Splitcoast, as well as this week's OCC challenge which was to do the technique Embossing Resist.  This is a fun technique I hadn't used in awhile, and the results always look so pretty! The panel that Flopsey is sitting on was first stamped with some snow flurries in Versamark (on Whisper White), and then embossed with clear EP.  Next I sponged Soft Sky ink on the paper, wiped off the excess and voila the stamped images 'resist' the ink!  Flopsey was colored with Copics and his belly was paper pieced, plus some glitter was added to his mitten cuffs and hat pom-pom. I zigzag stitched around the resisted panel which was mounted on a nestie rectangle.  I also straight stitched around the brown panels.  I added the buttons which were tied in a bow with linen thread.  All paper is from the SU! print packs in Pink Pirouette, and Close to Cocoa.

Thanks for stopping by!

1/10/09

Baby It's Cold!


Here is just one more card for today. I followed the BSC62 on the Bella message boards, but turned the sketch on it's side to accommodate my image.  Funny thing is after I made this card, I realized my layout from the previous card is very similar! Guess you've gotta go with what works!

I used snowbunnybella for my card, who is colored with Copics.  Her snowbank is covered in glitter.  I used the colors Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, and Creamy Caramel, along with the prints pattern paper packs.  For my sentiment, I created a shaker box with supplies I had ordered from Jody at Confessions of a Ribbon Addict this summer.  The shaker box is filled with glitter which moves around when you shake it.  The sentiment is from a MFT set.

Thanks for stopping by!

1/4/09

Hoppy Birthday!


Hoppy Sunday!  I made this cupcake Flopsey card for my neighbor, who is celebrating a birthday tomorrow. I followed the MFTSC #62 for the layout of my card.  The dp is by Imaginesce again, their "Loves Me" line.  I embossed the red and green layers with my Cuttlebug Hearts embossing folder.  Flopsey was colored in with Copics, his cupcake wrapper was paper pieced, and I added some glitter to the frosting, as well as a rhinestone.  The sentiment is in a Hodgepodge bookplate.  

I think that's all for now, I am returning to the real world tomorrow, since it'll be my first day back from break.  I was talking to a friend earlier and she gave me great advice for that first day back, "Ease into it and give lots of coloring activities!"

1/3/09

Cyber Hugs


Good evening! I made this card this afternoon for the OCC challenge, which happened to feature a sketch.  I think I'm a sketch junkie, like I can't pass one up, so this was a perfect challenge for me!  I used the MFT set "Who's That E-Girl" which features this main image and then a bunch of cyber related sentiments.  I used an Imaginesce paper pack called "Loves Me," as well as SU! cardstock in matching colors.  The felt flowers are also from SU!, as are the buttons.  I paper pieced the e-girl's skirt and the wallpaper.  I drew the hardwood floor detail onto the main image, courtesy of a tutorial on the MFT threads on Splitcoast.  I actually used my Copics to color this! I haven't pulled them out in awhile, but I found colors to match my dp pretty closely.  

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

11/17/08

Warmed Hearts

Good Evening! I am in the middle of watching Dancing with the Stars, and I thought I'd post the card I made this evening for MFTWTG10 challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge was to use  "Gone with Dogs" which I don't actually own, so I substituted "Baby It's Cold Outside," plus 3 buttons and 2 different designer papers. I used dp from BasicGrey, called "Two Scoops". I thought the colors were pretty pastels for the winter.  I placed the main image on 2 nestabilities scallop squares.  I cut out a Sizzix snowflake, which I covered in Iridescent Ice embossing powder, and placed that underneath my main image panel.  I used my buttons here, to accent the snowflake. Next to the sentiment panel, I added a Heidi Swapp ghost star, which I backed with dp.  Thanks for stopping by!


11/16/08

Joyful Owls


I finally finished this card this afternoon. I restamped and colored the main image, and I am much happier with the results! I followed the MFTSC54 for this card.  The dp is  by BasicGrey, it is their new Christmas line called "Wassail".  The stamp set is "Owl Christmas," which I colored with my SU! markers, and paper pieced with the dp.  The snowflake border punch is a new one that I picked up at Michael's, by Martha Stewart. I used a Vanilla hodgepodge bookplate for my sentiment panel.  The scallop circle is a Sizzix die cut.  I believe that's all for now.  Have a great start of the week tomorrow!

11/15/08

Holiday Cards

Hi! Sorry I've been away for so long, but I really haven't had much time to stamp. Today I finally used some of my new MFT stamps that I've had for awhile now.  Both cards use stamps from the Stephanie Fizer line.

My first card uses "A Scarf for Three".  I colored the image in with my aquapainter and SU! reinkers.  The frame around the image is paper pieced.  The dp is a new Christmas stack from My Mind's Eye that I found at Michael's this week.  The snowflakes are a Martha Stewart punch, which I coated with Versamark and then added Iridescent Ice and heat embossed them.  This card follows the Splitcoast SC202 for the week.

My next card uses "Peppermint Cats."  If you know me, you'll know that I am not a cat person, but I thought these kitties were super cute, so I went with it!  The main image is colored with my Aquapainter and reinkers.  The paper is, again from My Mind's Eye, and the punched snowflakes are from a Martha Stewart punch. To get the glittered circle in the center of the snowflake, I put a mini glue dot there, and sprinkled some glitter over it.  I also used some Heidi Swapp ghost stars, which I adhered with rhinestone brads.  This card uses the sketch from MFTSC56.

I have another card currently in progress on my desk right now, but I'm having some coloring issues, so who knows when it will be finished!

10/19/08

An Odd Request

Good afternoon! I received an odd request from my Dad this week for a card.  He and my brother are scuba divers and just got back from a weekend where they took an advanced course.  He wanted a card for the instructor to go along with a gift he was giving him.  Here comes the odd part, he wanted a card with a scuba diver holding a rifle with a deer in the background.  The instructor is both a scuba diver and a hunter. I told him I had no stamps of any of the 3 requested things, so I did my own thing, which I thought would work for a hunter. My dad was disappointed that he didn't get his desired card, but as my mom told him, you can't request something that specific from an artist!
I made a belly band to go around the gift card box, featuring some Sizzix die cuts from my Big Shot.  I cut squares of the dp and then layered them on white cardstock before I ran it through my Big Shot with the Top Note die.  It created this neat patchwork look.  I also used the bird from the Sizzlit die cut, which I paired with a scallop circle.  Many thanks was stamped and cut out with my oval punches.  I think it's cute, even if it wasn't what my dad expected!
I also made this card yesterday for SC198 on Splitcoast.  I really liked the way the circle is framed by a few scallops, one underneath and one behind the dp.  I used the stamp set "Happy Blessings" from the new mini catalog, as well as some of the dp from that same catalog.  The scallop circles are Marvy Uchida punches and a Sizzix circle.  On the bottom piece of dp, I ran it through my cuttlebug embossing folder which has pumpkins on vines.  For the sentiment panel, I punched a leaf from an old CM punch and layered a vellum circle stamped with the sentiment on top of that.  I finished the card with some brads along the line of the dp.
Here's one more from my marathon of stamping!  This card features the absolutely adorable Flopsey from MFT.  I stamped Flopsey reading his book and then colored him with my SU! markers, adding some grass so that he is super comfy!  The dp is by SU! called "Sweet Always", and I cut three different designs with my nestie rectangles.  The flower is from the SU! punch out pack, which I paper pierced and put circles on top of to dress it up a bit.  I stamped part of the sentiment on Flopsey's main panel, and then the rest of the sentiment on a piece of Creamy Caramel cardstock which I tucked into the corner of the card.  I just love this sentiment, because it is so true, that with some people you can just pick up where you've left off no matter how long it has been since you've seen each other.  This one will be going out in the mail this week to a special friend.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

10/9/08

Urban Couture!


This card makes me feel like a fashionista (which I am so not most of the time!). I just got this stamp set called "Window Shopping" from MFT (which was a new October release set) and I had to give it a try. I used this week's MFT sketch challenge #51.

Here are some card details:  The paper is from BasicGrey, called Urban Couture, which is a few years old, but I thought the name and style really went with this set.  I paper pieced the shoe "stands" that some of the shoes are sitting on. I actually used the insert sheet of paper which pictures each of the papers to show designs to paper piece this, rather than using a whole sheet of dp.  To get the shoes on top of the dp, I stamped them on white, cut them out, and glued them onto the dp.  The image is colored with my SU! markers. I layered the ribbon with a thicker and thinner piece.  The window is covered with Gellyroll Stardust pen, to give it an extra sheen.  I think that is about all. 

Have a happy Friday!

10/3/08

I love Halloween!


I pulled out just enough supplies to make this adorable Halloween coaster box this afternoon. All of my supplies are packed up for a crop tomorrow, but I pulled a few out to use.  We had a half day at school today, so I got home early and decided to participate in the MFT Ambassador Challenge for October, which was to make a Halloween treat.  I followed a tutorial on Splitcoast to create the coaster box.  The coasters were from Chili's, just a few I grabbed from the table last time I ate there!

I covered each coaster with some dp from the Target $ bin. I then used my cropadile to punch holes in the sides and threaded the coasters together with ribbon.  I painted the sides of the coasters because my paper didn't line up exactly, so I cheated with some black paint!  I used the MFT set "Fright Night" to stamp the witch and colored her with my Copics (my trusty SU! markers are packed away for tomorrow).  I cut the scallop circle with my Big Shot die, once with black paper and once with chipboard (goes through like a dream!). I then embossed it with a Cuttlebug folder that looks like a spider web.  I added the punched bats (Martha Stewart) and the sentiment to complete it.  The box is filled with Halloween goodies like peanut butter cups and chocolate bars.

Have a wonderful weekend!

9/29/08

Christmas Doggies!


I made this card for the MFT Who's that girl #3 challenge on Splitcoast. We were challenged to use "Let's Go for a Walk" and the images in that set in a fun or creative way.  I made this stamp into a Christmas dog card.  I colored the hat from this set like a Santa hat, and put Liquid Applique over the fuzzy parts (I finally found it tonight!).  I used some designer paper from Junkitz that I've had for awhile, and cut the presents from a piece of the paper from the collection.  I stamped the twill ribbon with a sentiment from the set, and then stamped the main sentiment underneath the twill.  Enjoy!

9/27/08

Feel Better!


I have a card to share, before I leave for my girl's weekend! I am going to visit a friend for tonight and tomorrow in a little bit.  I made this card for MFTSC49 on Splitcoast.  I used the set "Bunny Slippers". I also used SU! dp called Bella Rose to paper piece the robe and the robe pockets, along with the bunny slippers.  I didn't follow the sketch exactly, because my sentiment is supposed to be on the bottom of the card, but when I pasted down everything, it wouldn't fit. I like the way the bookplate looks though!  I added stickles to the prima flowers to make them sparkley.  I think that's all for now, talk to you soon!