MFT Sketch #44

Just a quick card for this week's My Favorite Things Sketch #44

Supplies Used: 
Stamps:  MFT-A La Modes-What's cooking?, Martha Stewart Crafts-flower, Cornish Heritage Farms-Ads, Stampington &Co-Polka Dots
Dies:  Nestabilities-oval, PTI-Bloom Builder#2
Paper:K&CO.-Sweet Nectar

MFT sketch #43 & HYYCT

"Big or Small, Save Them All!" Challenge

This challenge... "using two sizes of any geometric shape on your project: Circles, rectangles, squares, ovals, you choose, just use two sizes!"
I used two rectangles...the pink rectangle then the floral patterned paper rectangle. 

Supplies:
Stamps:  PTI-Mat Stack 4, Out on a Limb
Die:Scalloped Oval, PTI-Mat Stack 4
Paper: K&Co.-Sweet Nectar

MFTWSC #43 and Hope You Can Cling To "Send a Little Sunshine" Challenge

The HYCCT challenge is to  " simply make a card of encouragement and hope, and send a little sunshine today!"
I thought the sentiment of this card was encouraging.  I also used this week's My Favorite Things sketch to help me. 

Supplies:
Stamps:  MFT-Splish Splash, Cornish Heritage Farms-Vintage Text, PTI-Polka Dot Basics

Hope You Can Cling To-Week #2

"Hang in There!" Challenge

This challenge was to have something hanging.  I used the Cricut Serenade Cartridge to cut the bird cage.  I stamped the flourish and the "beauty".  Made an oops!  Tried several fixes...nothing has been working...any suggestions?

Supplies Used: 
Stamps:  Fancy Pants-(don't know the name of the set)
Cricut-Serenade

"Things are looking up!" Challenge

For this challenge we are to make a card that uses things we see when we look up.  I immediately thought of this stamp with the child looking up.  I've had it for quite awhile.  Took me awhile to decide what I had that he could look up to.  I thought clouds...but I didn't want it to be a depressing card.  So, I thought clouds that are silver.  When I went to pull out my silver ink pad...it had melted.  LOL!  So, then I thought for a little while and I decided to heat emboss with silver powder.  I had the clouds done...I liked.  But I thought it needed more bling.  So, I added diamond stickles to the dots on the umbrella.  I then used some sparkly blue embossing powder for the puddle the image is standing in. 
Supplies Used:
Stamps:  MFT-Rain or Shine, Eureka Stamps-Boy Looking Up, Cornish Heritage Farms-Vintage text
Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities-Labels two
Stickles-Diamond
Embossing Powder-Mixtures from a LSS. 

"Hang in There" Challenge-revisited see this post.   Challenge is to hang something on the card.  I hung the tag. 

"Bosom Buddies" Challenge
See this post.  We were to make a friendship themed card that incorporates ribbon and pink. 

"Fight Like A Girl" Challenge

For this challenge we were to make a card that is all girl. 
For the flower I resized a flower shape on the printer...then cut out.  I embossed the petals then curled the ends with a chopstick. 
For the lace I heat embossed using black distress ink. 

Supplies: 
Stamps:  Penny Black-Antique Pattern
Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts
Bling:  stash
Embossing Powder:  Ranger-Black Soot Distress Powder
Embossing Plate:  PTI-Linnen

"Brave Heart" Challenge

For this challenge we were to add a heart to our card.  I had flowers left over from this card.  They were sitting on my desk so I added them to this card.  :)

Supplies:
Stamps:  PTI-Polka Dot Basics, Garden of Life, Great Impressions-?
Coluzzle:  Heart
Decorative Scissors:  Provo Craft-grass

"Butterflies of Hope" Challenge

This challenge was to use a butterfly on a card.  I found this at the Graphics Fairy.  I could spend days...months...years looking at all the great things on her blog.  Oh how I LOVE vintage images.

Supplies Used: 
Butterfly image:  The Graphics Fairy
Stamps:  Stampendous-Take Note, PTI-Polka Dot Basics, Limited Editon-tag
Decorative Scissors: Provo Craft-Scalloped, Deckle

"It Touches All of Us" Challenge

This challenge is to make a pink collage.  To be honest I was a little intimated about doing doing a collage.  But it was so much fun.  At least I think I did a collage. 
Since I have a thing for dress forms lately. (see here)  It's no surprise I had to use this Tim Holtz stamp set. 
Supplies: 
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous-Tim Holtz Seamless Experience, Martha Stewart Crafts-flower, Stampington & Company-Romance Trim
Dies: Nestabilities-Labels 13

Hope You Can Cling To-week #1

Wow!  What a fun bunch of challenges for a great cause!  To find out more about this challenge and/or to participate click here.

Since I just found out about this challenge last night...I've been a very busy girl making cards.  I've had sooo much fun!

I'll just do one post with all the cards for this challenge this week. 

"Pink Critters" Challenge

 This challenge is to use any critter and make it pink. 
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Hambo Stamps-Flower Monster-Digi

"Bling The Cling" Challenge

 This challenge is to use bling on your card. 
I also used this week's MFT sketch.
Supplies Used: 
Stamps:  MFT-Flurry of Love

"Encircled with Love"Challenge

 This challenge is to make a circle card.  I made mine an easle card.  Similar to this post. 
Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Hambo Stamps-Eye Monster-Digi, Hero Arts-sentiment
Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities-Beaded Circles

"You're My Inspiration" Challenge

This challenge we were shown a picture for inspiration.  This card is sooooo funny!  I LOVE IT!  I found this template here.    This template can also be a pantie card.  HA!  I added lace and a pearl necklace.  :)  I wish I had a bra this purty!

"Real Men Wear Pink" Challenge

 The challenge is to make a masculine card and put pink on it somewhere. 
Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Stamps N' More-Shirt, Purple Onion Designs-Sentiment

"H.O.P.E."  Having Only Paper Embellishments Challenge

 The title says it all...
Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI-Year of Flowers Roses
Dies:  Sizzix-washer, Spellbinders Nestabilities-Fancy Tags
Paper:  K&Co.-Sweet Nectar

"Jimmi's Circles Sketch" Challenge

 For this challenge we were given a sketch.  There was a larger circle and a smaller circle.  I put a flower in the place of the larger circle.  I made this flower by cutting out 3 different sized heart shapes then running them through the dot embossing folder and forming them to make the flower. 
Supplies Used:
Colzzle:floral
Stamps:  PTI-Year of Flowers-Roses, Cornish Heritage Farms-Vintage Text, Purple Onion Designs-Sentiment
Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities-Scalloped Square, Square
Punches:  McGill-Circle punches, Flower punch (center)
Bling:K&Co.

"Looking In On You" Challenge

 This challenge was to make a window or have a window on your card.  I used a die to cut my window. 
Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Crafty Secrets-Material Girl
Dies:  Spellbinders Nestabilities-Labels Thirteen
Fabric scrap

"Colors of Hope" Challenge

For this challenge we were to use the colors Green, Brown, and Yellow.  Because "The colors Green and Yellow represent Hope and Brown represents comfort."

Supplies Used: 
Dies:  MFT-Rolled Roses, Sizzix-Leaves
Embossing Plate-PTI-Linen and Canvas. 

Whew! 
Hope you have a great day!

Make it Monday and MFT

Happy Friday!
I combined two challenges.  Make it Monday #19 rock and roll technique and My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch #24.

I used the rock and roll technique on the flower.  I've seen this technique but I don't think I've tried it before.  It was fun. 
Hope your weekend is wonderful!
Supplies Used: 
Stamps:  PTI-Garden of Life, MFT-PI Boy and His Dog Gone Cute
Dies:  Spellbinders: Fancy Tags, MFT-Die-namics-Dainty Doily Die
Punch:  EK success-border punch
Embossing Folder:  Sizzix-Floral
Patterned Paper:  K & Co-Sweet Nectar

MFTWSC #20

I had a little chance to play today. 
I needed to make a card for my daughter's softball coach.  So, I decided to use this week's MFT sketch. 

The Sketch

Just a quick post.
Enjoy your week. 
Supplies:
Stamps:  MFT-Let's go for a Walk!, PTI-Limitless Labels
Dies: MFT-Rolled Rose, Spellbinders Nestabalities-Labels 5

Gift Bag and Card

Hello!
I have been putting off decorating this plain brown gift bag.  But my time is running out.  I need to give this gift soon!  So,  I had an idea (happens every so often) that I should use this week's MFT sketch.  Ahh!  Yes! :)

But wait!  My gift bag multiplied!  It's like a bad version of the Gremlins...must of gotten wet and eaten after midnight!  :)  Ok, so really, in making the gift bag I made a few oppsies.  So, I had another idea (two in one day...can't be good) I shall make a card.  Now, it looks like I meant to be all coordinated and together like that.  Gotta love when that happens.

I also used up a small stash of supplies that I've had around for a little longer than I should.  Love when that happens, too.  Now, I'm off to the store to collect more stuff and fill that void.  LOL!   

Well, it's Friday!  Bring on the weekend!

Hope you all have a great one!

Supplies:

Stamps:  MFT-A La Modes-Take Time

Cricut-Paper Lace Cartridge

Paper: KI Memories-don't know the line

Dies: MFT-Rolled Roses

Girlfriend Power!

Last weekend my BFF treated me to my first pedicure and Starbucks.  We got to spend a little bit of some much needed (on my part) girlfriend time.  So, I thought I'd use this week's MFT sketch to make her a thank you card.  (If you read this...it's in the mail--really)  LOL!
Here are our pretty toes!


I took this from her FB page.  Hope she doesn't mind. 



Here is a close-up of the pretty flower...with bling in the center. 

Here is my card.  The only difference is that we had Starbucks...no wine. :)



This is the sketch.



Wow!  It's almost Friday!  What happened to this week?  Time flies when you had a fun weekend, I guess.  I need more of them.

Check back tomorrow for another crochet market bag.

Enjoy your day! 

Supplies:

Stamps:  MFT-Girls Day In

Embossing Folders:  Sizzix-Tropical Paisley, Cuttlebug-dots

Punches-Ek Success-Retro Flower, McGill-File Tab, Target-small flower

Die:  Sizzix-Thanks

Ribbon?

Hambo Hoedown #12

It's Hambo time!  I really love this time of week!
This week's Hoedown challenge is to "Use the KING and make a project announcing something special!"  Yep, copied that right from the Hoedown blog.  That's why my font changed ever so slightly. :)  For more information on the fun Hoedown Challenge click on either picture on the right. 

ANNOUNCING

my card: hee hee hee

I hope you all enjoy your day!

Update!
OOPS!  I guess I did combine this with this week's MFT sketch.  I looked at the sketch last night and kinda made this card on memory this morning.  I guess it resembles the sketch. 

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Hambo Stamps-King-digi, Hero Arts-Happy Birthday, Studio G-Party

Templates: The Crafters Workshop-Scallop Swirls

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug-dot, Sizzix-Diamonds in Diamonds

Ribbon:  Offrey?

Button: ?

MFT-Sketch #15

Oh, boy! I might have an addiction to sketches.
I have also been crocheting, and sewing! I have pictures...just need to sit and type. :)
My card

Here is the sketch

Enjoy your day!
Supplies:
Stamps: MFT-Dog Gone Cute
Punches: Martha Stewart Craft
Die: MFT-Rolled Rose
Paper: My Mind's Eye?

MFT Sketch #14

Today I made a set of mini cards with My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch #14.

Here is my set of cards:

A few close-ups of some of the cards:

It's been one of those days not bad just busy. It is 40 degrees colder(I think) than yesterday. It has been rainy and thundering most of the day. I don't have much more to say. I'll end with the list of supplies and wish you all well.
Supplies:
Stamps: MFT-Pure Innocence-Naptime
Dies: MFT-Die-namics-rolled rose die, Nestabilities-Classic Scalloped Squares, Classic Squares, and Labels 5, PTI-Doily Details Collection
Template-Fold-it Bows-Hot Off the Press
Pearls: Making Memories, and Darice.
Patterned Paper: I'm not sure I've been hording it for a while. I believe it is My Mind's Eye.

MFT-Weekly Sketch Challenge #13

Greetings!
Hope you are all healthy and happy!
It is MFT sketch time! These are such fun sketches!
This week's sketch:

Here is my card:

The card looks different in person. Maybe the pink isn't as bright? Can you tell that I had this paper sitting on my work space? I've used it on the last few cards I've made. Have no fear! It's almost all used up. Heee hee
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE purses! I enjoy sewing, shopping for, and buying them. I'm sure there will be future posts about those projects.
I paper pieced the stamped image. I wanted to do something different.
Supplies:
Stamp: My Favorite Things-What a Girl Wants
Patterned paper: Provo Craft-pink hearts, green swirl, DCWV-polka dot
Cardstock: stash (unknown)

MFT-Weekly Sketch Challenge

Here is my card....
based on the sketch below.

With all the rain we've been having and FINALLY having sunshine today, I am in the mood for a bright Easter card!

Supplies:
Stamp image: My Favorite Things-Warm Fuzzies
Patterned paper: DCWV
Punches: McGill-file tab, EK Success-Retro Flower