Good morning, ya’ll….

Here is my submission for today’s sketch challenge.   The image/sentiment is from a new (to be released tonight!) mini set from My Favorite Things (www.mftstamps.com) called I’m Pullin’ For You.   Such an adorable bunny, don’t you think?!  The image is colored with copics and then highlighted with a white gel pen (overalls and hat).  

I have to thank all of you who have been praying for me and my family… prayer goes a long way and we certainly know it is helping!   We still have a few hurdles to get over, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.   We are thankful for the blessings we receive!

Here’s the deets on my card:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things’ I’m Pullin’ for You

Colors: Only Orange, Green Galore, GP White

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics, white gel pen

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, swiss dots EF

TFL and have a blessed day!

  Happy Tuesday, Ya’ll

I am totally in love with today’s Color Challenge colors (Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery and Purely Pomegranate).  Such warm colors!   I will definitely file this combo in my favs file.  

For today’s card, I used My Favorite Things’ Bunny Slippers which is available tomorrow July 2nd, after the release party!  Join the fun tomorrow night in the SCS Member Forums… from 9pm - ? EST

I did alot of paper piecing on her robe.  Most of it is one pattern, and the sleeves, pockets and collar are another (both from the Certainly Celery Designer Series paper pack.  The bunny slipper heads are also popped on dimensionals.

Here are my deets:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things (www.mftstamps.com) - Bunny Slippers (available July 2nd).

Colors: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, Certainly Celery Designer Series DP

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, scissors

TFL!~ and have a blessed day!

  Oh Happy Day!!

What a great morning!!  I was allowed to sleep in a bit (6:30am)  and when I awoke I was given the awesome news that my ‘adopted’ son, Brigam, will be arriving home from his Mexico mission trip on Friday!!  What a great way to wake up

So… I checked out the sketch challenge today… pretty cool one!    I have been waiting in anticipation to use my new “Congrats All Around” set (to be released tonight at the big party!) from My Favorite Things (www.mftstamps.com).   If you have scalloped circles punches, you are going to want this set!  It’s a big set with lots of images.   Wait til you see the other samples the girls have come up with… soooooo cute!

For my card, I went with male(ish) colors for Brig.   I did use scallops, but Brig is a MAN and can take it…lol.   I even cut the door on the house so that it is open.. and inviting.   The sentiment is handwritten.

Here are the deets:

Stamps: My Favorite Things’ Congrats all Around

Colors: Basic Black, Basic Gray, GP White, Memory Box DPs

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Copics, black fine tip marker

Accessories: brads, black velvet ribbon, HPH ribbon slide, slit punch, oval punches, dimensionals.

TFL!~ and have a HAPPY blessed day!

  Happy day, ya’ll :) 

Today’s card if for two challenges…. first the Color Challenge (Real Red, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky) and also for Cindy Haffner’s MFT sketch challenge, seen here.    Since it was an MFT (My Favorite Things) challenge, I *had* to use new releases again :) 

Isn’t this sundae from the new Here’s the Scoop set totally rockin?!   I paper pieced the sundae glass with Summer Picnic DPs.  I also made my own little piece of DP using the cherry from the new What’s Up Cupcake mini set.   I’m really loving that little cherry!   For the sentiment, I cut it in two pieces and bent the bottom piece to make it work in the oval punch.  I love acrylics for that reason alone… you can manipulate the image any way you want!

I have to tell you.. every month I receive new stamps from My Favorite Things and every month they just get cuter and cuter!  Wait til you see what’s coming next!!

Here’s my deets:

Stamps:  Here’s The Scoop and What’s Up Cupcake (new releases for June 4, 2008) - www.mftstamps.com

Colors: Bayou Blue, Real Red, Soft Sky, GP White, Summer picnic DPs

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Copics, white gel pen for accents

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, large scallop punch, oval punch, circle punch, designer label punch, swiss dots EF

TFL!~ and have a blessed day!

  It’s Monday again! :)  Great start to a fab week!

Today’s Technique Lover’s challenge had my name written all over it.   The challenge was to make some 3 x 3’s, a box and matching envelopes.  I call this a party in a box! 

I used my new “Here’s the Scoop” set by My Favorite Things.  It is a new set to be released on Wednesday June 4, 2008.   I was playing around with the ‘grid technique’ on this.   I was in the cellar and the computer was upstairs, so I couldn’t read instructions on how-to.  :)  So… being lazy, I just scored a sheet of paper every 1/2″ and turned it, scored the other way and punched out my scallops :).  Works for me!  I also scored the lid of my box, though it’s very hard to see.

I’m going to give this little box and cards to a friend of mine.  She loves to invite the girls over for different little get togethers.   Hopefully, I’ll be invited to the next one .

For measurements on the box, please see this post:

http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/03/05/little-lamb-box-and-cards/

Here are my deets:

Stamps:  Here’s the Scoop by My Favorite Things

Colors: Bliss Blue, Night of Navy, GP White, Jersey Shore DPs

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Real Red, Copics

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, sticky tape, scoring blade, oval scallop punch, scissors.

TFL!~ and have a blessed day!

   Happy Sunday, ya’ll…

I’ll warn you up front, I may ramble a bit.  There are a few things I want to say.  But first……

Today’s Featured Stamper is Maren (mmbc).  First off, I adore her name.   I’ll be the first to admit, I wasn’t familiar with her gallery, but i am now!  Wowzers… another stamper with a clean fresh style that is very eye-catching and definitely appealing.  

I chose  this card by Maren to case.   Maren’s card caught my eye first thing this morning and I couldn’t stop thinking about it all through church!  Don’t tell my pastor on me.. lol.    I changed the colors just a bit.  I kept the integrity of her sketch and only added one layer.   I also centered the sentiment as that is the only place it would fit :).

Quite a few people have asked me what punches I use alot.   Well, ya’ll know I LOVE my scallop punches.   I have it in Mega, Giga and Large (all Marvy).  I also love my circle punches and have them in all sizes, ranging from 1″ to 3″.   One particular person *wink* (you know who you are) asked about which circle punches I use with the designer label punch.  I use the 1 1/4″ circle, then the designer label, then another circle 1 3/4″ of a contrasting color.   HTH!

Now.. There’s going to be some excitement going on this week over at My Favorite Things!  New Releases!!  In fact, the image on my card today is a MF*Teaser* using the new What’s Up Cupcake MINI set.    The one thing I love about MFT’s minis are that they are so packed with fun!  This one you’ll want to have :).   Here are the details of the upcoming release party:

My Favorite Things (www.mftstamps.com) is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, June 4 from 9-11 p.m. Eastern time. LOTS of fun (and a surprise release) is planned including finding out how YOU can be the next MFT Guest Designer. Head over to the MFT forum on www.splitcoaststampers.com to find out all the details and we hope to see you there on Wednesday night.

Finally…..

Deets on this card:

Stamps:  What’s Up Cupcake by My Favorite Things

Colors: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, MME DPs.

Ink: Regal Rose, Graphite Black, copics

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, scallop punch, Heidi Swapp crystal flowers, Icicle stickles, glitter glue, slit punch

TFL!~ and have a blessed day~

  Good Thursday morning to ya ;)  

I’m posting a couple cards I made yesterday for the My Favorite Things’ new release party.   It was a crazy night in chat and I got so tired, I forgot to update my blog! 

These new sets by My Favorite Things (www.mftstamps.com) are awesome as usual :).  Friends Furever (set used in above pic) is a mini set but is packed with fun and possibilities.   This big old dog reminds me of Clifford! 

Here’s the deets on this one:

Stamps: Friends Furever by My Favorite Things

Colors: Chocolate Chip, Old olive, River Rock, Gp White, MME Dps

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Copics, white gel pen

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, scissors (some cutting), cuttlebug

  This is from the Gone to the Dogs set.  This is a large set containing dogs of every size and shape!  I used the hat from the Can You dig It? set for this one.  Her skirt and hat are paper pieced with the Basic Grey Blush paper.  Isn’t that paper yummy???!!!

Here’s the deets on this one:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things’ Gone to the Dogs

Colors: Chocolate Chip, Gp White, Basic Grey Blush DP

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics, white gel pen

Accessories: ribbon, circle punch, scissors, dimensionals

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TFL!~ and have a blessed day!

  This is a three-fer today!  Not only did I get the challenge done, I used my new My Favorite Things’ stamps (Going Places) and I used up scraps to make it!  Woohoo!! 

This is a diorama card.  The tutorial can be found here.   When I first read the instructions, I thought “no way”.  But I read them again and boy is this ever an easy little cutie to make!  It only took me about 10 minutes to put together once I had my idea and images stamped.   The hardest part was getting that pesky red liner off the sticky tape! LOL

This new set (Going Places) is so adorable.  It’s a big set packed with travelling fun!  You gotta check it out, but you can’t see the rest until Wednesday’s release! Ha!  Sorry :D.   There will be a release party on Wednesday evening in the member forums.   I’ll be giving more deets on that later.

Here’s today’s DEETS!:

Stamps:  Going Places by My Favorite Things’  (www.mftstamps.com)

Colors: Chocolate Chip, GP White, Cameo Coral and Cosmo Cricket DPs

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Craft White, copics

Accessories: brads, ribbon, dimensionals, scissors, 1 3/8″ circle punch and 1 1/2″ circle punch.

TFL!~ and have a blessed day!

  Woohoo!! NEW STAMPS!!  Here is a little teaser from the new Mother’s Day set coming out tonight from My Favorite Things.  I love this image and it doesn’t have to be just for Mother’s day.. makes a great thank you with the sentiment around the image reading “Thank you for being a gift in my life, loving without condition, giving all of yourself”. 

Join the fun tonight at the release party on Splitcoaststampers in the My Favorite Things member forums between 9-11pm EST.  There is always alot of fun and you can even try a challenge to become the next MFT guest designer!

Here’s my deets:

Stamps:  Mother’s Day by My Favorite things (www.mftstamps.com)

Colors: Certainly Celery, GP White, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics, white gel pen (dots on her dress)

Accessories: wide ribbon, brads, dimensionals, swiss dots EF

TFL and have a blessed day!!

  Ok, this is my last MFTeaser for the night.   Another box, you say!?  Yup!  I had make a miniature one to hold 3 x 3 note cards.  At first, I was thinking of shower thanks yous, but decided after I was finished that it looks little girlish.  I have a grandneice who is 6 yrs old and quite the little social butterfly.   I think she’d get kick out of these little cards she can give to her little friends.  Who knows, maybe i’ll make a stamper out of her one of these days!

All I did for my miniature version was to scale down my previous box.  If you want the exact measurements for the mini box …..

   This will just give you measurements.  You will need to follow my regular box tutorial for assembly. 

Here’s my deets:

Stamps: My Favorite Things’ Punch a Bunch, Baby First

Colors: Barely Banana, Pretty In Pink, GP White

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, copics

Accessories: Brads, ribbon, dimensionals. Swiss dots EF, scallop punch, word window punch, scoring blade, sticky tape, circle punch, hole punch

TFL!~ and have a blessed night!