A New Artist at MFT!

Happy Tuesday! Today's MFTeasers are of images by a new artist! Her name is Jolinne, and her images are just adorable! I chose Fairy Sweet to share with you today. I cut the wings "out of the box," then I stamped a second set of wings on vellum. I cut them out and adhered them over the first set, leaving the ends curled up for some dimension. I colored the rest of the image with Copics. The patterned paper is from the BasicGrey Origins 6x6 pad.

I used two different sizes of Crystal Clear Adornments Crystals on this card. I placed a trio of large crystals in the corner, and I used the smallest crystals on her necklace and over the "i" in the sentiment. The ribbon is from the Princess Sheer Ribbon Nest.

Be sure to stop by Kim's Blog after 11 am for a list of all the designers previewing these images today! We'll have one more day of MFTeasers tomorrow, and then you can Shop and Hop tomorrow night! :)

Oh, one more thing! Did you see Kim's big announcement HERE on her blog? Wait 'til you see what she has for us now! So cool!! :)

That's it for today! Thank you so much for visiting!

Have a great day!
Christina

MFTeaser!

Happy Monday, everyone! Today I have my first MFTeaser of the new October sets! Every one of them is just SO cute! Today's peek is of the set In the Background.

See the panel with the lines on it? That's a background stamp! I stamped the image in Riding Hood Red ink on vanilla cardstock, then I trimmed it to the panel size I needed. The tea kettle is paper pieced. You know how much I love this Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper -- it's just perfect with this set! :) I distressed all the edges and embellished with ribbon, button and twine.

You can get the scoop on all the new releases HERE on the MFT Member Company Forum at Splitcoaststampers. They'll be available Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00 pm Eastern. Join us for the Blog Hop tomorrow night at 10:00 pm and the Release Party Wednesday from 8-10 pm!

Well, I'm off to the pumpkin patch with Caroline's kindergarten class! It's going to be a beautiful fall day here -- I can't wait! Thanks so much for visiting today!

Have a great day!

Christina

Buttoned Up!

Happy Thursday, everyone! Today's My Favorite Challenge is to use buttons on your project! For Joanne and me, that's never a problem! ;) I used the set Grow Love Plant a Tree, and the paper is Lemonade by BasicGrey. I stamped the tree on three different patterns of paper, then I cut out the parts and paper pieced them.

Other products used: Oval Nestabilities, corner rounder, buttons, twine, ribbon, dimensionals, sewing machine.

I inked up only part of the sentiment, placing the words horizontally instead of vertically. That's one of the things I love about clear stamps -- you can adjust your sentiment to suit your layout!

Well, that's it for now! I'll have more stampy fun for you tomorrow, so I hope you'll stop back! :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit today! Have a great day!

Christina

My Favorite Challenge: MFT Colors

Happy Thursday, everyone! This week's My Favorite Challenge is to use the MFT Colors -- Pink, Black and White -- on your project. For my sample I used the just-released MFT set Too Cute to Spook, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer.

I embossed the background paper with the D'vine Swirls folder to mimic the curls in the tree branches. I paper pieced the little witch's dress. The image is cut out and popped up on dimensionals.

I have some All That Scraps samples to show you this weekend -- the release is Monday, September 7. I know it will be a busy few days, since it's the holiday weekend here in the US, but I hope you'll stop by! Thanks for taking the time to visit today! :)

Have a great day!
Christina

Stamps: Too Cute to Spook (MFT Presents) Ink: Basic Black, Memento Tuxedo Black Cardstock: C.C. Designs white cardstock, MFT Perfect Paper Panels, Basic Black Paper: Porcelain Dot (Bo Bunny) Other: Cuttlebug, D'vine Swirls embossing folder (Provo Craft), black ribbon (PTI), black brads, sewing machine

Seeds of Love

Happy Monday! Today I have another MFTeaser for you -- this time it's the set Sow Seeds of Love, illustrated by Annie LePoint. It's a beautiful image which could be used for just about anything.

I pulled the colors from the BasicGrey Lemonade paper, and I watercolored the image with an Aquapainter and SU! inks.

I took the seed theme literally, and I glued some real seeds to the corner of the image. I thought it was a fun little touch! :)

I finished the inside of the card and stamped the sentiment off-center at the bottom. There's still plenty of room for a personal note inside!

Please join me and the rest of the MFT DT for the Release Blog Hop tomorrow night! The fun will begin at Kim's Blog at 10:00 pm Eastern time. You won't want to miss it! Also, don't forget about the MFT Release Party Wednesday night from 8-10 pm at the MFT Member Company Forum.

I hope your week is off to a good start -- thanks for spending some time with me today!

Have a great day! :)

Christina

Stamps: Sow Seeds of Love (MFT Presents) Ink: Basic Black, Pixie Pink, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery, Old Olive (SU!) Cardstock: Cool Caribbean, Melon Mambo, Watercolor paper (SU!) Paper: Lemonade 6x6 pad (BasicGrey) Other: Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, Fleur De Lis embossing folder (Provo Craft), Lace Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Summer Ribbon Collection, Cup o' Buttons (MFT), twine, dimensionals, Aquapainter, sewing machine

Hop into Books!

Hi there! Welcome to my stop on the August MFT Blog Hop! If you didn't begin at Kim's Blog, hop on back and start from there! Did you know that My Favorite Things is releasing four new sets tomorrow (Wednesday) night? They're all SO cute! I used the new Stephanie Fizer set I {Heart} Books for my projects here.

I created a narrow (5.5" x 3.25") pocket card and matching bookmark. The paper is from Stephanie Fizer's School Collection digi papers. The red button and yellow ribbon are also from MFT.

To complete the set, I made some book labels for my girls to use in their books. I printed out the words on address labels (1 1/3" x 4"), then I stamped and colored the images. All coloring was done with Copics.

I hope you can join us on the MFT Member Company Forum tomorrow night from 8-10 pm Eastern for the Release Cocktail Party! We'll have more teasers and lots of chatter, and the winner of the One Click Challenge will be announced!

Okay, now it's time to hop over to see what the multi-talented Kathy Daume' has to show you! I'm sure it's something fabulous! Thanks so much for hopping by! :)

Christina

MFT Mid-month Releases!

Hey, everyone! It's Wednesday, and it's the middle of the month, so that means My Favorite Things is releasing two new sets today! They are so much fun to work with!

On this first sample I used the new BC Dzyns set Text Ya Later. I love the BCD line -- since I have a teenage daughter, I can SO relate! As a matter of fact, when I made this card I did it with Megan in mind: a little distressed, slightly off-center, and always with a phone in her hand! ;) I asked her which sentiment she thought I should use, and she chose this one. It's a favorite saying of a good friend. She gave me the thumbs-up when the card was finished!

I used BasicGrey Recess 12x12 paper for this card, and I kept with the school theme with the SU! spiral and tab punches. I used one of the pattern squares from the cover of the paper pack to paper piece her shirt. It's one of the many tricks I've picked up from Michele, who is the queen of paper piecing in my book! :) I colored with Copics and sponged the edges of the image panel and tab.

This next set is the newest one in the MFT Presents line. It's by a new illustrator, Amanda Baird, who just happens to be Carole's niece! The set is called What a Girl Wants, and it just makes me smile! This diva has had a long day of shopping, but she just can't resist one more peek into the boutique window! Ah, so much to buy, so little time! ;)

I borrowed the awning from Meet Me at the Cafe -- it works perfectly with this set! I used BasicGrey Marrakech paper throughout the card, and I paper pieced the shopping bags and the dress. The awning and hat box are popped up on dimensionals. I gave her some "real" pearls with Liquid Pearls, and I used a Stardust pen on her tiara and shoes. The rest of the coloring was done with Copics.

Since I'm on vacation (I pre-scheduled this post), I'm not participating in the MFT Blog Hop for these two sets. But, don't let that stop you from checking it out! Head over to Kim's Blog and hop on through 'til the end -- you'll surely see a lot of eye candy! :)

Thank you so much for visiting today! Have a fantastic day! :)

Christina