Scoops!

Good afternoon! Today I have a card to share with you that I made for two challenges going on right now. The first challenge is the current MFT Sketch, I am loving these sketches. This one took me a bit of time to get into, but once I got an idea it all seemed to come together. Here is what I was to be working off of.
I wanted to use this adorable PI image and when I realized that I didn't have the little alphabet or the other banner dies that MFT has I decided to improvise and use the banner dies I did have. I also pulled out my Here's the Scoop stamp set and used the ice cream scoop image to create a banner of ice cream! I mean what could be better then lots and lots of ice cream?!
I do hope you enjoy what I created, I had a lot of fun with a challenging sketch, but I think it worked out in the end.I also wanted to play along with the current Ribbon Carousel Challenge, which is to create a card that is clean and simple, and I certainly think that this card would count for that. Not too many layer or embellishments, just the bare necessities and lots of cuteness!

I had so much fun with this card, it reminds me of all the warm weather and hot days. Have a great day, and thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Make Mine a Double and Here's the Scoop form My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon, Rose Red, SU! Pattern Pack II; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E77 Maroon, R85 Rose Red, RV55 Hollyhock, E15 Dark Suntan, N1 Neutral Gray No. 1, Y02 Canary Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Die-namics Banner Day Die, Grosgrain Ribbon, Raspberry Twine

Crafty Hos Color Challenge!

Good morning all! Today is Sunday, which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration! This week our challenge is to use the color combination of black, pink and just a touch of green!For my card today I used this darling image from My Favorite Things called Flower Girl, I thought that she would be perfect for a Mother's Day card for my mom. I decided to use this current MFT Sketch for my card, I am trying to keep up with the sketches each week but it always seems that I save the sketch and by the time I start playing time is up. This week I am finally ahead of myself and got the chance to play along and I had a lot of fun with this layout, plus I got this fun gingham paper at my LSS on Saturday, they had a sale for National Scrapbooking Day!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Flower Girl from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Garden Green, Pretty In Pink, Razzelberry Fizz, Creative Imaginations DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, B21 Baby Blue, YG63 Pea Green, E55 Light Caramel, RV66 Raspberry; Accessories: Pop Dots, Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Satin Ribbon, Zva Rhinestones, Quickie Glue Pen

A MFT Sketch and Color Throwndown Creation!

There are so many challenges out there that I really wish I had more time to play along with, but this weekend I was able to sit down and create one card that qualifies for two super fun challenges! Each week My Favorite Things hosts a fabulous sketch challenge on their Blog and the MFT Member Company Forum on SCS. It seems that each week I copy the sketch and book mark the entry thread but time runs away from me before I get the sketch completed leaving my desk in pieces of a to be competed MFT card! Here is this weeks sketch that I got the chance to finally play along with!Each week I also write down and save the newest Color Throwdown Challenge, these ladies make the nicest color combinations and they always seem to make me pull out colors I never seem to touch. This weeks colors included More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant/Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, and Early Espresso. I don't actually think I own most of these colors, but what I did was pull colors that I thought were very close to the shade and work with them, I think this combo was a bit of a stretch for me, but I really did enjoy challenging myself on this one.

I inked up this adorable little girl image from My Favorite Things called Being Cute is What I do, this little girl just makes me smile! I love her little pig tails and I thought that she would look great in a paper pieced top so I used some of the paper from the Echo Park Springtime DP I also used the same paper for the background of this card. I pulled out some fun Mat Arts linen ribbon and created a big bow and of course since I got the mini rolled rose die, so it HAD to be used!

I had a lot of fun getting the chance to play along with some super fun challenges this weekend, I am hoping that this chance will occur more often. I hope you like today's card and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Stamps: Being Cute is What I Do from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Spring Green, More Mustard, Echo Park Springtime DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E97 Deep Orange, E00 Skin White, YG17 Grass Green, V09 Violet; Accessories: Glue Dots, Pop Dots, May Arts Linen Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Mini Rolled Rose Die from MFT

MFT Hop and Shop!

Today is the big day! That's right today is the December Release at My Favorite Things! The past few days have been a blast and I have played along the whole way through with the My Favorite Things Design Team as a December Temp Team member and it's almost over!

You should be joining my blog from Kerry's Blog, if you haven't headed here from there, then I suggest you head on over to Kim's Blog and start at the beginning!For my card I decided to ink up the adorable Pure Innocence stamp set >Hello, Cupcake. There four new stamp sets being released tonight that are part of the Pure Innocence line are all must have images, they are just too precious to resist!I also decided to play along with this weeks current Weekly Stamp Club Sketch Challenge! I think this layout is so much fun and it gave me the perfect excuse to use two different Die-namics. I used the brand new Die-namics Flower Border Die (just too sweet) and the Die-namics Decorative Doily Die (I can't get enough of this die!).For my layers of paper I used three different sheets of paper from the Olivia pad and I think the shades really work with time image, in fact it seems to match these fun glitter brads that I picked up from My Favorite Things. Yes, I have been hoarding these cuties, but I decided to break them out for the big release tonight!

I hope you had a blast here this week, now it's time for you to hop on over to Susan's Blog, I know she will have something stunning to share with you, she always does! Enjoy the rest of the My Favorite Things Hop and Shop, and don't forget to fill your shopping card with all of these fabulous goodies!
Stamps: Hello, Cupcake from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Olivia DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E57 Light Walnut, RV42 Salmon Pink, BG72 Ice Ocean, R37 Carmine; Accessories: Pop Dots, Die-namics Decorative Doily Die, Die-namics Flower Border Die, My Favorite Things Glitter Brad Adornments, My Favorite Things Satin Ribbon

MFT Day Teasers Day Five!

Today is the last day of My Favorite Things Teasers! This evening My Favorite Things is having their December Release Party! The My Favorite Things Design Team is sharing with you creations that use the newest Who's That Girl stamp set and new Clearly Sentimental stamp set too! Here are some details about what is going on:

~Today is the last day for teasers! Just by commenting, you could win one of two $10 gift vouchers! (Two prizes will be awarded every day of previews.) You can check back with Kim each day for winners.

~Release party is TODAY from 8-10pm at the Member Company Forum on SCS.
Now on to my card for today, this time I am showing you the new and it's called Who's That Girl: From the Bottom of My Heart! This set is so cute! I love all the hearts, you get three fabulous images and six fun sentiments to use, this set is so much fun! For this card I jsut had to use my Die-namics again so I pulled out my Decorative Doily Die and my Faux Crochet Border Die and got to work! I also used this fun paper, I thought the bright colors would be perfect for this image, it's so sweet!

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog after 11 am EST today to see who else is sharing teasers! Also, be sure to come back here tomorrow for more teasers! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: From the Bottom of My Heart from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Simply Chartreuse, Rich Razzleberry, Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories: Pop Dots, Die-namics Decorative Doily Die, Die-namics Faux Crochet Die

MFT Teasers Day Four!

Day four of the My Favorite Things Teasers has arrived, man these teaser days are just flying by! Today the My Favorite Things Design Team is sharing with you creations that use three new stamp sets to come! Here are some details about what is going on:

~Teaser prizes begin today, so be sure to leave comments at each stop! Just by commenting, you could win one of two $10 gift vouchers! (Two prizes will be awarded every day of previews.) You can check back with Kim each day for winners.

~The December Guest Designer Contest has already started and ends today, November 30nd at 10 PM EST. The winner will be announced at the release party. Be sure to play along for your chance to win a Guest Designer Spot!

~Release party is from 8-10pm on December 1st, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.
Today I get to share with you this adorable little girl called Heartfelt! I love how warm and bundled up she looks, perfect for the cold that comes in February, and perfect for any Valentine's creation too. I wanted to make a card using colors that you don't see a lot in a Valentine's Day card, so I pulled different colors from this sheet of Basic Grey paper in the Sugar Rush pad. I think this card came out fun, but not what I expected when I first sat down, some of these cards seem to have a mind of their own.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog after 11 am EST today to see who else is sharing teasers! Also, be sure to come back here tomorrow for more teasers! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Heartfelt from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Green, So Saffron, Basic Grey Sugar Rush DP; Ink: So Saffron, Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, RV32 Shadow Pink, BV13Hydrangea Blue, E35 Chamois, YG11 Mignonette, YR31 Light Reddish Yellow; Accessories: Sponge, Big Scalloped Oval Nestabilties, Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, May Arts Linen Ribbon

MFT Teasers Day Three!

Day three of the My Favorite Things Teasers has arrived! Today the My Favorite Things Design Team is sharing with you creations that use four new stamp sets coming out from the Pure Innocence line! Here are some details about what is going on:

~Teaser prizes begin today, so be sure to leave comments at each stop! Just by commenting, you could win one of two $10 gift vouchers! (Two prizes will be awarded every day of previews.) You can check back with Kim each day for winners.

~The December Guest Designer Contest has already started and ends on Tuesday, November 30nd at 10 PM EST. The winner will be announced at the release party. Be sure to play along for your chance to win a Guest Designer Spot!

~Release party is from 8-10pm on December 1st, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.
For today I decided to ink up A Box of Love, one of four new Pure Innocence images to be released this month. I don't know about you, but the Pure Innocence line from My Favorite Things has grabbed my attention since I first saw one image posted with these cuties! It was so hard to decide where to start with these images for me this month since they were all so darn cute, I finally went with this image for today's card and I love how it turned out! I also got the chance to use one of this month's new Die-namics, are you ready for this one? It's called the Flower Border Die and it is just precious, simply perfect for any Pure Innocence creation, especially the adorable love-y ones that are being released this month!
Isn't this Die-namic just too cute! I used it as part of my ribbon embellishment, I thought it would be a different way to show off the die. I also layered the darling candy box so that it popped up at you, they are screaming my name they look so yummy! Then to finish off the entire card I added a few Baby Bradies from the Adornments section of My Favorite Things, I have these in so many colors that these cute little pink ones are just perfect for and some straight pins I found too!

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog after 11 am EST today to see who else is sharing teasers! Also, be sure to come back here tomorrow for more teasers! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: A Box of Love from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, DCWV The Sweet Stack DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pink Pirouette, E00 Skin White, R32 Peach, R35 Coral, E57 Light Walnut, E35 Chamois, E79 Cashew; Accessories: Pop Dots, Regular Circle Nestabilties, My Favorite Things Adornments Baby Bradies, 1/16" Hole Punch, Maya Road Heart Pins, Die-namics Flower Border Die, Satin Ribbon, Sponge

MFT Teasers Day Two!

Day two of the My Favorite Things Teasers has arrived, and yes I am still hopping along with the Design Team as part of the December Temp Team, I am having a blast! Today the My Favorite Things Design Team is sharing with you creations that use the same three stamp sets. Here are some details about what is going on:

~Teaser prizes begin today, so be sure to leave comments at each stop! Just by commenting, you could win one of two $10 gift vouchers! (Two prizes will be awarded every day of previews.) You can check back with Kim each day for winners.

~The December Guest Designer Contest has already started and ends on Tuesday, November 30nd at 10 PM EST. The winner will be announced at the release party. Be sure to play along for your chance to win a Guest Designer Spot!

~Release party is from 8-10pm on December 1st, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.
Now onto my creations! I couldn't decide which of these two sets to play along with, so I inked them both up! First up today is the soon to be released Flopsey, Ice Skating Flopsey! I used this fun and wintery blue paper and a few different shades of blue. I also used the Die-namic Let It Snowflake dies to create this layered snowflake and finished off the embellishment by adding a white button with a bit of bakers twine tied in a bow. He is always such a cuddle and cuddly bunny!I also got a chance to play along with the new Flapper Doodles stamp set Cheers to a New Year! I pulled out this fun and bright dp that I found in my stash and paper pieced the Flapper Doodles Dresses. These girls know how to party and no party is complete without some shine, ribbon and bling. I also pulled out my Die-namics Decorative Doily Die, this die might be my current favorite, I love the elegant detail it adds to any card. I also used some of this fabulous May Arts Chevron Ribbon, it matches the party mood of the card.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog after 11 am EST today to see who else is sharing teasers! Also, be sure to come back here tomorrow for more teasers! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: Ice Skating Flopsey from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Baby Blue, Lakeshore, DCWV Wintery Stack DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, C3 Cool Gray No. 3, C7 Cool Gray No. 7, B95 Light Grayish Cobalt, B32 Pale Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, Bakers Twine, Die-namics Let It Snowflakes Doily Die, Scissors, PTI Button, Glue Dot

Stamps: Cheers to a New Year from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Silver, DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Ladybug Red, E00 Skin White, Y11 Pale Yellow, E47 Dark Brown, E97 Deep Orange, R27 Cadmium Red, R81 Rose Pink, G05 Emerald Green; Accessories: Pop Dots, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, May Arts Chevron Ribbon, Die-namics Decorative Doily Die

MFT Teaser Time!

Today is the first Teaser Time at My Favorite Things! That's right, I was invited to be part of the December Temp Team at My Favorite Things! Today we are sharing with you creations using three fabulous stamp sets! I decided to play along with the soon to be released stamp set Tweeny Teen: You Give Me Wings!

Teaser prizes begin today, so be sure to leave comments at each stop! Just by commenting, you could win one of two $10 gift vouchers! (Two prizes will be awarded every day of previews.) You can check back with Kim each day for winners.

This stamp set is from the Tweeny Teen Line at My Favorite Things and she is simply fabulous! Not only do you get this adorable main image, but this set comes with four different sentiments. I picked out the sentiment 'Spread Your Wings and Fly' for my card and layered it on some oval punches and then popped it up on pop dots!

For the focus of my card I cut out this adorable fairy image and popped her up on a nestabilities large oval and sponged in a field of color. I also went through my Die-namic stash (yes, I have lots) and used my Scalloped Scallop Die as part of my card. I love this Die-namic, in fact this was the first one I owned and I got it as part of one of the VIP kits before Die-namics were released. Then of course, no card is complete without some ribbon and a giant bow for good measure.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today, be sure to head on over to Kim's Blog after 11 am EST to see who else is sharing a teaser with you today! Be sure to come back here tomorrow for more teasers! Have a fabulous day all!
Stamps: You Give Me Wings from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Cosmo Cricket Pixie-Licious DP; Ink: Bermuda Bay, Memento Tuxedo Black, B0000 Pale Celestine, BG45 Nile Blue, E37 Sepia, E00 Skin White, BG49 Duck Blue, B00 Frost Blue; Accessories: Pop Dots, May Arts Linen Ribbon, Scalloped Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Big Scalloped Oval Large Nestbilities, Die-namics Scalloped Scallop Die

Did you see?

So if you didn't see the post yet, I have been invited to the December My Favorite Things Temp Team! That's right, Kim invited me to be a part of the DT this month and I am thrilled to be a part of all the fun! Tomorrow will kick off our fabulous new release sneak peeks, you are going to love these stamp sets, they are all so darn cute! So since the announcement was released today I thought I would post here the last My Favorite Things card that I posted on SCS for the sketch challenge! I created this card for the November Sketch Challenge and I had a blast with it. I hope you have a fabulous day, and be sure to come back tomorrow for our kick off of the My Favorite Things December sneak peeks!
Stamps: You Warm My Heart from My Favorite Things; Paper: whisper white, Lemon Tart, Cosmo Cricket Jolly Be Golly, Bermuda Bay, Teal; Ink: R14 Light Rogue, E33 Sand, R11 Pale Cherry Pink, E57 Light Walnut; Accessories: pop dots, large oval Nestabilities, scissors, self adhesive pearls, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, silver snowflake brad

Crafty Ho's Challenge!

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration!

This week the challenge is a theme challenge, we are celebrating National Children's Day and making cards for kids! I decided to ink up this adorable My Favorite Things image! I have so many stamps from the MFT Pure Innocence line, but I rarely get the chance to ink them up, but I decided to use this one this week for this challenge. Isn't it fun?! I love the colors and how the image ended up looking after I colored her in, she's so sweet!

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Gael
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Tammy
Scrappy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: PI Nurse from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Plum, Pink Paisley Bayberry Cottage DP; Ink: E00 Skin White, V06, V12; Accessories: Pop Dots, Nestabilities, White Gel Pen, Ribbon

Catchin' Some Bright Rays

So today is Sunday which means that it's time for another Crafty Ho's Challenge! That's right, a great group of friends of mine, the 'Ho's', created a challenge blog called Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog! Each week on Sunday we share with everyone more creations using the same challenge as inspiration!

So for our challenge this week we Scrappy challenged us to go bright! Use bright colors to create your card, I decided if I was going bright, I wanted to be doing so at the beach! I pulled out my Catch Some Rays stamp set from My Favorite Things and got to work! I got this text dp from a local store, I just thought it was a lot of fun! For some shine I added some stickles in turquoise and a few dew drops along the edge.

Be sure to check out the rest of our great group of Hos, I know their creations will be fabulous!

Audrey
Gael
Jeanette
Michele
Rae Anne
Sandye
Scrappy
Tammy

You are going to love these ladies and all of their creations and I can't wait to see what you create along with us! Hope to see you back here next Sunday for our next challenge! Have a wonderful day all!
Stamps: Catch Some Rays from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG15 Aqua, E00 Skin White, G00 Jade Green, Pale Yellow; Accessories: Dew Drops, Stickles Turquoise, Pop Dots, Scallop Fiskars Paper Edgers

MFT Guest Designer Contest!

This month for the My Favorite Things Guest Designer contest is to create a card using fabric or felt! I had chatted with my friend Michele about this great sticky felt she had found at her local Michale's, so last night on the way home I stopped and picked up some, I found it right in the kids craft section and there were all sorts of colors to pick from! I decided on a few, I picked up a red, pink, black, white, and this soft sky blue. When I got home and looked at all my stamps I just wanted to ink up one of my Joleen stamps from My Favorite Things, this cutie was part of her debut and she badly needed some inky love.

I pulled out my cuttlebug and got to work trying out these new fabulous DIE-nymaics! I received this one in my VIP kit about 2 weeks ago now and I am so thrilled with it! I wasn't too sure about what sort of 'sandwich' to use for this, but my typical die layering worked perfectly! The cut was so clean and crisp on my sticky felt, made my day! I also wanted to use this new punch I picked up at the store, a Martha Stewart corner 'around the page' punch, it really looks cute in the corners! In fact I thought it needed a bit more so I added some bling to the center of the flowers, and I love how it turned out.

I do hope you like what I am sharing with you today, I had a lot of fun with this card. I am hoping that I get more chances to ink up my unloved stamps, so many stamps and not enough time! Have a great day all!

Paper Pieced Dance!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, I know I did! I got the chance to work on a bunch of cards and today I thought I would share with you the card I created for one of the ladies I work with. One of the secretaries in the office celebrates their birthday this week, and I have two different people I work with asking for some fun birthday cards. For this one she wanted something classy, sort of party girl, and fun so I pulled out my Dance the Night Away set from My Favorite Things!

I also wanted to use purple as my main color since I know that she really likes purple, so I used this lavender lace cardstock and this fabulous DP from Wisteria Paper Pad from Basic Grey. Since I was taking the time to create another card I decided that I would use the chance to play along with a challenge that I saw Joanne post earlier this week in celebration of her Blogaversary! The challenged she issued to use paper piecing, which I thought would be perfect for this birthday card anyway, so why not give it a shot and play along! I hope you like this one, it has a lot of layers to the base, not as many as I usually use in one card but I thought it seemed fitting some how. Enjoy your week!

Stamps: Dance the Night Away from My Favorite Things; Paper: Rustic Cream, Lavender Lace, Basic Grey Wisteria DP, Basic Black; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, E42 Sand White, E43 Dull Ivory, V06 Lavender; Accessories: Pop Dots, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Satin Ribbon

Some MFT Umbrella Fun!

Good morning all! For today I thought I would share with you a super cute card I made using one of my new favorite stamp lines from My Favorite Things called Pure Innocence. This stamp line has so many precious images and for my card today I used this cute little My Umbrella! I picked up this super yummy paper at the Pine Cone Press booth at CHA and as soon as I saw it I knew that I had to use this paper with this adorable little girl! I created this card not only to ink up this cute little stamp, which needed some inky love, and use my new paper but also for a kit swap I joined that Joy is hosting on SCS. Each month by the 5th of the month the 'hostess' for the month sends a package to each of the group members with the same images and background paper plus embellishments. When everyone in the group recevies their kit they have to create something based on the contents of the kit adding their own adhesives, coloring, and of course cardstock. So far this swap has been a lot of fun and I hope the ladies like my kit for this month, I know I had way too much fun making this one! Have a great day all and thanks for stopping by once again!
Stamps: My Umbrella from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Ocean Tides, Pine Cone Express Heart Stripes DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG23 Coral Sea, E00 Skin White, E49 Dark Bark, R17 Lipstick Orange, RV21 Light Pink; Accessories: Large Scallop and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Silver Cord Pink Satin Ribbon

Some Simple Innocence

I was sorting through my photos and I realized that I never posted my My Favorite Things card from a few weeks ago and I just had to share! I don't know if you follow MFT but each week Kim and her fabulous Design Team members are hosting a Wednesday Stamp Club! How fun is that?! The last one I participated in was all about using line images, but the catch was we were not allowed to color in the images, talk about oh no moment. I was so intimidated by this challenge, but at the same time I really wanted to try something new, so I created a set of four cards all four using the Pure Innocence line from My Favorite Things and not picking up a single coloring tool. I pulled out my Kraft paper, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, and some fun elements from around my work area and got to work. I used this wonderful Sugar Rush DP for my color palette and used it as a stepping off point in all four of my cards, and if you can't see it, I used just a bit of Taffy Smooch on each of the little hearts on the images.I really like the third card I made, the one above, not sure why, but the paper piecing is just so much fun! I think this may be one of my favorite images from the PI line, she is just so cute! Well, I take that back, My Umbrella is my favorite, but I haven't finished that card yet to share with you! So stay tuned, eventually that card will be done for you to see, in the mean time enjoy these creations!Even without the coloring, which is honestly what takes me so darn long to create a card, I really like how these cards came out, they all turned out simple and sweet, something I wasn't expecting to say the least. Hope you enjoy seeing some of my cards from a few weeks ago, have a great day!

Stamps: My Balloon, Flower Girl, Apple For You and Start the Day with WHEE from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Grey Sugar Rush, Kraft, Spring Green; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Nestabilities Labels Three, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Scalloped Edge Punch, Crochet Flower, Glue Dot, Taffy Smooch

That Krafty Santa!

I still can’t believe it is already December, I know I have said this before but my goodness, where has this year gone?! With the mark of a new month comes another My Favorite Things Guest Designer Challenge! This month the challenge was to create a card using Kraft as the focus, I love my Kraft paper but I just don’t use it often enough, in fact for the longest time I had no Kraft paper in my room, I know that I reached for it a few times and I was all out! I finally reordered some from PTI last month when I got some other goodies, so I was able to participate in the challenge! I decided to ink up my new Santa Baby stamp sets, this poor set has been sitting there wanting to see some some ink! As soon as I saw this set I knew I would love it, and I simply do! I love the playful feel of this image and all the matching sentiments and images that compliment it! I thought a holiday card would be totally awesome to make, since I haven’t really made many yet this year…but you will be seeing more of them, I have several people who have ordered Christmas and Holiday cards from me this year, so I need to kick it into high and get creating! Hope you enjoy my card for today, and be sure to stop by tomorrow too! Not only will I have my weekly Artful INKables creation, but the Stamping Bella Blog Hop will be coming through too! Have a wonderful day!

Stamps: Santa Baby from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Kraft, Pure Poppy, DCWV Christmas Stack DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, E00 Skin White, E31 Brick Beige, R29 Lipstick Red, R39 Garnet, W7 Warm Grey No. 7; Accessories: Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones Wine, Pop Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Bunny Snuggles!

Well, this week is the start of the new My Favorite Things new contest, 'So You Think You Can Stamp'. Each week there will be a challenge that we will need to base a card on, talk about ekk! This weeks challenge was to create something based on the West Coast Swing, so after thinking about it for a long, long time, I created this card. This stamp set is one of my favorites, these bunnies are just too cute to pass up!It is a spinner/suspension card that also rocks. Its sort of hard to photo, but the main image on both sides rock left and right, plus the central piece spins too! I hope you enjoy it, and I went with pink, lots of pink! Plus no card is complete without some bling and ribbon!This is the front when it 'swings' or 'rocks' to the left. I really love how sweet the card turned out, I ahve never made a rocking card so that was a new things for me, and its been a while since I have create a spinner card. Hope you enjoy my entry, I really did enjoy myself with this one!

Stamps: Cuddle Bunnies from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Blush, PTI In Bloom DP, Hipiscus Burst; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, R11 Pale Cherry Pink, RV14 Begonia Pink, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Large Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, May Arts Ribbon

Some Sketching!

If you read my posts then you know that I love a good sketch challenge so for today I thought I would share with you two sketches I created cards for recently, both of which happen to be from My Favorite Things! For my first card I wanted to share with you this fun Tea Time creation I made for the My Favorite Things MFTSC99 last week, I liked how the main image was supposed to pop over the rest of the card, it gives the card a different look.I was thrilled when I got the chance to create a fun card for this one! I decided that Tea was the way to go, and when I think tea I think of a simple and distressed look. I set about adding some paper piecing and some rough edges plus lots of layers! I then added two different ribbons, one yellow twill and one scalloped trim to create a different kind of look. Lastly, I added some bling in the right corner, I know its a bit hard to see in this picture, but the color matches the darker color in the background paper and paper pieced area. I hope you enjoy my take on the sketch!The above sketch I really, really liked, not only was it another wonderful My Favorite Things Sketch, but it was also their 100th sketch so I just had to play along! I love the layout on this one, it looked like it was going to be a lot of fun to try and of course I wanted to use one of the stamp sets I had yet to ink up so for this sketch I selected I {heart} Books! To be honest, I truly do {heart} books, I am constantly reading something, and right now I finished all the books I have, eek! So trust me a visit to the library will be happening shortly. I decided that this sketch would look nice in shades of blue which would make it perfect for a guy card, hope you enjoy this one, I like the final look. Hope you enjoyed my sketch inspired cards for today! Have a wonderful Monday all!
MFTSC99- Stamps: Coffee? Tea? from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocolate, Pebbles Linnie Bell DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, R27 Cadmium Red; Accessories: Kaiser Self Adhesive Red Wine Rhinestones, Yellow Twill, Scalloped Edge Trim
MFTSC100- Stamps: I {heart} Books from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain, Pacific Point DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B24 Sky, B39 Prussian Blue, B95 Light Grayish Cobalt, E00 Skin White, E55 Light Caramel, N1 Neutral Grey No. 1, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3; Accessories: Dark Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Blue Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Pop Dots, SU Scalloped Oval Punch, SU Large Oval Punch

Hot Pink Party!

I finally got the chance to play along with this weeks My Favorite Things My Favorite Challenge! A very close friend of mine wanted me to make a hot pink and black guys card, and I instantly thought of this stamp set recently released from My Favorite Things, Party Girl! I knew it would be perfect, so when I heard that this weeks challenge was to use metal in some way, I had to play along and add them both together! I added some fun dotted paper from PTI and the whole lot of layers! I really wanted to layer this card up, hot pink and black, followed by more hot pink and black! I really like how this turned out, I hope you enjoy it too! He likes it...by the way. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Stamps: Party Girl from My Favorite Things; Paper: Whisper White, Raspberry Fizz, Bitty Dots, Black; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E00 Skin White, E57 Light Walnut, RV14 Begonia Pink, RV13 Tender Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Silver Cord, Silver Nail Heads, Ticket Corner Punch