Bloom!

Hi All!

It’s Day 4 of the MFTeasers and I have one more Teasers to share with you! Today the MFT Stamps Design Team are featuring two more of the new sets that are to be released by MFT Stamps on Tuesday 1st March.

The sets being shown today are “Bee Yourself” and “Inspired By Flowers 1”

For my project today I decided to create this clock using the Inspired By Flowers 1 set. This is the first set of four which will be released this year.

I pulled the clock out of the plastic clear frame and removed the face. I traced around this shape onto white card and then stamped my flowers and sentiment onto the card, colored it and then put this back onto the clock. This makes a nice quick present for someone, or a clock to decorate your stamp space.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• The MFT release is on Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on March 1st at 10 PM EST.
• MFT Hop & Shop starts Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST on Kim's blog
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog. Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of two  $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Stamps: Inspired By Flowers Set 1 – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Clock; Copics

Got Cookies!

Hi everyone,

I have another MFTeaser’s to share with you all today in readiness of the MFT Stamps new release, this coming Tuesday 1st March.

Today the MFT Design team are featuring the “Pure Innocence” range, and this month there will be five brand new Pure Innocence sets to be released … you are going to love them!!!!!! The PI’s to be released include: PI Daffodil; PI Warm Fuzzies; PI One Sweet Chick; PI Girl Scout and PI –Boy Scout.

For my card I used the PI Girl Scout stamp set. Seeing I live in Australia, I decided to make my PI  into a Girl Guide which is the equivalent to Girl Scouts. I love that this stamp set will work for Guiding in various different countries.

I used the Die-namics Simply Scallops die along the edge of my thin panel on the left side of my card.

Here is the inside of my card. I stamps the PI girl again in the right hand corner of my card and also stamped one of the sentiments from the set. For those of you who may not know, Juliette Low was the founder of Girl Scouts of USA after working as a Girl Guide Leader in Scotland & London in 1911.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• The MFT release is on Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on March 1st at 10 PM EST.
• MFT Hop & Shop starts Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST on Kim's blog
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog. Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of two  $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Stamps: PI Girl Scout – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Navy; DP

Die-namics: Simply Scallops Die – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Oval Punches; Sewing Machine; Navy Twine; Foam Tape; Copics

A Parent’s Love!

Hi everyone,

It’s day 2 of the MFTeasers, in preparation of the release of the new stamp sets which are all due to be released by MFT Stamps this coming Tuesday 1st March.

Today the Design Team are featuring three of the new stamp sets that will be released, these include: “Say What? Stamp Set (co-ordinates with Say What? Die-namic Die)”; and “Clearly Sentimental About Parenting”.

It’s also challenge time with the Crazies over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week Angela Wood is back with her last challenge for the month. As Spring is just around the corner (well for those of you up in the Northern Hemisphere), Angela has challenged us to see some flowers on our cards.

For my card today I used the Clearly Sentimental About Parenting stamp set, these are fantastic sentiments! There are flowers on my designer paper and I also added some felt flowers using the Die-namics Flower Trio & Leaf Trio die. I also used the Die-namics Layered Label Die to use for the layers for my sentiment.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

• Angela Wood
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vicki Garrett

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• The MFT release is on Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on March 1st at 10 PM EST.
• MFT Hop & Shop starts Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST on Kim's blog
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog. Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of two $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Stamps: Clearly Sentimental About Parenting – MFT Stamps

Paper: Vanilla; Red; Blue; DP – October Afternoon

Die-namics: Layered Labels Die; Flower Trio & Leaf Trio – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Blue & Red Felt; Sewing Machine; Cuttlebug Embossing Folders; Foam Tape

Riley and Company Design Team Call!

Hi everyone,

Riley and Company is looking for 5 stampers to join our Design Team. If you think you might like to be part of the team, you can find the details over on the Riley and Company Blog.

Hello!

Hi everyone,

It’s that time again when the MFT Stamps designs team begins showing our MFTeasers in preparation of the new stamps which will be released by MFT Stamps after the release party this coming Tuesday 1st March.

Today the Design Team are featuring three of the new stamps to be released. These are “ Sweet & Sassy Stamp set”; “Fred Bear Oopsie Daisy”  and “Flapper Doodles My Favorite Hello”.

For my card today I decided to use the Flapper Doodles My Favorite Hello stamp set. I created a message book to use in conjunction with the phone. The word “Messages” is stamped onto the Die-namics Banner Strip Die & MINI Alphabet Stamp Set.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• The MFT release is on Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on March 1st at 10 PM EST.
• MFT Hop & Shop starts Tuesday March 1st at 10 PM EST on Kim's blog
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog. Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of two  $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Stamps: Flapper Doodles My Favorite Hello – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Orange; DP

Die-namics: Die-namics Banner Strip Die & MINI Alphabet Stamp Set – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Black Twine; Cinch; White Binding Coil; Foam Tape; Copics

Wishing You A Fairy Good Day

Hi everyone!

It’s challenge time again with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This week our challenge hostess, Tosh is finishing of her month of challenging us to use our tools. This week the challenge is to use our distress tools, that could be a distress tool or sponging blocks to distress by using ink.

I went with adding my distressing to my card using ink. I used one of MFT Stamps cute Pure Innocence stamps, this one is called PI – Believe In Magic. I used two Die-namics on this, first up the Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip and the Die-namics Butterflies on the left hand side of my card.

Here is the inside of my card. I used one of the sentiments included in the set and also added another butterfly … love this Die-namic die!

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

• Tosh
• Charlene
• Cindy
• Joanne
• Shirley

Stamps: PI Believe In Magic – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Purple; Magic Happens DP – Kaisercraft

Die-namics: Butterflies Die; Little Open Scallop Strip – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Purple Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Rhinestones; Rose; Pearl Flourish; Pearls; Foam Tape; Copics

Spoil Yourself!

Hi everyone,

It’s time for another Pretties Wednesday Challenge over on the Paper Pretties Blog. This week the challenge is to add glitter to your card/project.

For my card I used Bubble Time Sophia, doesn’t she look like she is enjoying that relaxing bath and those bubbles! The birthday sentiment on the outside of the card is from the Happy Days sentiment stamp set that was released  earlier in the month, I am loving this set. I added glitter to the bubbles.

Here is the inside of my card, I used the sentiment from the Bubble Time Sophia set.

Want to play along with us:

How to Enter: If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project using the above challenge and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword PWC142.

Don’t forget to include a link to your card on the Paper Pretties Blog, so everyone can see it too. You don’t have to use Paper Pretties stamps to play, but of course if you have them we would love to see you use them. One random participant will receive a Paper Pretties Stamps set … see the Paper Pretties Blog for more details. 

 

Stamps: Bubble Time Sophia; Happy Days

Paper: White; Dark Pink; Woodland Folk DP

Other: Black Ink; Oval Punches; Glitter; Pink Brads; Pink Grosgrain Ribbon; Button; Twine; Foam Tape; Copics

Time Is The Most Valuable Thing!

Hi everyone!

It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for another Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch over on the MFT Stamps Member Forum of SCS. I always look forward to Wednesdays as it means another fun sketch to play with and this week is no exception!

The sentiments used on my card today are from MFT Stamps Clearly Sentimental about Time. I used the Die-namics Layered Label Die for my sentiment and I also added the Die-namics Simply Scallops along the left side of my card.

I did change the shape of my card from a rectangle to a square card as it meant what I wanted to fit on my card all fitted a lot better this way.  The base card is another I cut using my cricut machine and the create a critter cartridge.

Here is the inside of my card using another of the sentiments from the stamp set and again layered onto the Die-namics Layered Label Die.

To play along with us this week all you need to do is follow the sketch, upload your creation to SCS using the keyword MFTWSC8. Join us this week in the MFT forum for lots of chatter and fun! Be sure to check out Kim's Blog, she will have a full list of all the designers participating in today's challenge!

Stamps: Clearly Sentimental About Time – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Joy Ride DP – Cosmo Cricket

Die-namics: Layered Label Die; Simply Scallops Die – MFT  Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Antique Linen Distress Ink; Black Ribbon; Black Twine; Button; Bling; Cricut; Create A Critter Cartridge; Gypsy; Foam Tape

Hugs!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog. This week it is my turn to host the challenge.

I decided to go with a color challenge … brown plus one other color. As you can see I went with blue as my second color for my card as it is my favorite color.

For my card I used Sleepy Riley, doesn’t he look so adorable holding his teddy :)

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs today so see what they created for this challenge, I am sure they will also be using some of the new stamps that are being released this week.

• #Riley and Company Blog
• Cindy Haffner
• Laurie Clout
• Silke Kittmann
• Therese Boyd

Stamps: Sleepy Riley – Riley and Company; Sentiment – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Brown; Blue; Offbeat DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Sewing Machine; Brown Candy Dots; Oval Punch; Oval Nestabilities; Foam Tape; Copics

Fore!

Hi everyone,

My card today is one I made for a friend who loves golfing. Every year I make her a golfing card for her birthday, I think it is pretty much expected these days hehe!

As you can see I have been playing with my cricut again to create my base card. This was made using the Create A Critter cartridge. The length of my card is normal card size this time so I was able to cut out a folded card rather then two singles and join together as I did for the card I made last week using this style of card.

I am so glad I was able to purchase these cute Golfing Nutz stamps before Cornish Heritage Farms closed down. I added the word “Fore” to the front of the card because it goes with the sentiment inside the card. The “Fore” was stamped on white card, punched out with a circle punch and then embossed using the cuttlebug tiny bubbles embossing folder which makes it look a little bit like a golf ball!

Here is the inside of my card. The sentiment used here is from Rubbernecker. I also added another of the nuts that was in the Golfin’ Nutz stamp set.

Stamps: Golf Nutz – Cornish Heritage Farms; Sentiment (inside) – Rubbernecker

Paper: White; Blue; Marjolaine DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Cricut; Create A Critter Cartridge; Circle Nestabilities; Circle Punch; Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder, Ribbon; Button; Twine; Foam Tape; Copics

Rebus – Songs From The 60’s!

Hi all,

It’s that time of the month when I do my rebus swap with a couple of friends of mine. This month our theme is “Songs from the 60’s”, this is probably my favorite era when it comes to music.

If you would like to solve it, why not post a comment to this blog post with your answers. I will let you know what the correct answers are next time I post a rebus card here.

How did you go working out the solutions for my January Rebus which was “N Words” Rebus …. here are the correct answers for you to check how you did.

• Numbers
• Narrow
• Nearby
• Noon
• Nottingham
• Nun
• Newcomer
• Needles
• Nice
• Nightingale

How did you go?????

You can find all my past rebus cards here.

Floating By To Say Hi!

Happy Saturday everyone!

Of course Saturday’s mean it is challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week our challenge hostess for February, Angela Wood has given us another fun challenge which is to use dies on your card.

Being the 3rd Saturday of the month it is also time for our sponsored challenge and this month our sponsor for our challenge is Paper Pretties.

For my card I used Paper Pretties Under the Sea Sophia, isn’t she a cutie!!! For the die requirement of this challenge I layered Sophia onto a circle Nestabilities, I even used my sewing machine to stitch around the circle … very scary but I did it hehe! I also used MFT Die-namics Catch the wave die as it was perfect for this card.

The layout of my card uses this month's SFYTT sketch challenge.

Here is the inside of my card, I stamped Sophia again and added the sentiment from the set.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

• Angela Wood
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vicki Garrett

Stamps: Under The Sea Sophia – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Orange; DP

Other: Black Ink; Circle Nestabilities; MFT Die-namics Catch The Wave Die; Sewing Machine; Orange Ribbon; Twine; Button; Orange Candy Dots; Foam Tape; Copics

Birthday Fun!

Hi everyone,

I have another card to share with you today using the Alota Rubber Stamps Kids unmounted plate. I had such fun revisiting this adorable set of stamps. The sentiment used here is also from Alota Rubber Stamps.

Stamps: Kids unmounted plate & sentiment – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Brown; Blue; DP – Dovecraft

Other: Black Ink; Brown Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Brown Candy Dots; Foam Tape; Copics

Enjoy Your Day!

Hi everyone,

It’s time for another challenge with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This month our challenge hostess Tosh Leyendekker has been focusing on tools for our challenges. This week’s challenge is to use those scoring tools!

For my card I used my scor-pal to create a diamond pattern in the striped designer paper. I added rhinestones where the embossed lines meet.

The roses used along the curved edge of my card were created using MFT Stamps Die-namics MINI Rolled Roses. The sentiment is from MFT Stamps More Essential Sentiments stamp set.

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

• Tosh
• Charlene
• Cindy
• Joanne
• Shirley

Stamps: More Essential Sentiments – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Pink; Green; Candy Lane DP – Kaisercrafts

Die-namics: Mini Rolled Roses Die – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Bird Punch; Scor-Pal; Rhinestones

Heart Easel Card!

Hi everyone,

It is challenge time over on the Alota Rubber Stamps blog. This week it is Birgit Edblom’s turn to host the challenge. Birgit has challenged us to use nestabilities on our cards … I love my nesties so this was a pretty easy challenge for me.

Originally I was going to just create a card using my oval nestabilities, but after I had finished I thought well I would have done that anyway … so decided to make something different. I love seeing easel cards in various different shapes, so decided I would make one using the heart nestabilities.

For my card I used one of the cute little girls from the Kids unmounted plate that is available from Alota Rubber Stamps.

 

Do you want to play along???? you can use any stamps you want, although if you have Alota Rubber Stamps we would love to see them on your cards.

You have until the 28th February to complete this challenge, you can enter as many entries as you wish for a better chance of winning!!! You have a chance of winning some wonderful stamps if you card/project is selected randomly from all the entries received.

Stamps: Kids unmounted plate, sentiment – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Pink; DP

Other: Black Ink; Heart Nestabilities; MS Heart Border Punch; Spellbinders Label Die; Flower; Grosgrain  Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics