January 2013 ~ Cupcake's Creations

sending smiles...MFT February Teasers Day 4 52

Hi there! I'm back today with a card to share for the MFT February Teasers Day 4 featuring Doodle Garden Springtime Wishes.

This stamp set contains a super sweet girl image along with a variety of sentiments.

After trimming around the sweet image, I colored her using a variety of Copics, adhered her paper pieced her dress then adhered her on top of a die cut doily made using a Die-namics Oval Open Scallop Doily DUO die.

Shown below is the Die-namics die included in the February release that I used to create my card:

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you liked my card as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Be Sweet ;)

Here are the details about the upcoming release:
You can attend the New Release Party on February 4 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can WIN PRIZES!
The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on February 4 at 10 PM EST. You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
The guest designer contest is going on now! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics.
If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW. Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily. The winners will be posted on February 4 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Courage...MFT February Teasers Day 3 54

Mona Pendleton | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 @ 10:00 PM | Clearly Sentimental Western Sentiments , Die-Namics , Inspired by the Wild Wild West , MFT , My Favorite Things

Hi there! Back today with samples for Day 3 of the MFT February Teasers! Today I have a few projects featuring Clearly Sentimental Western Sentiments and Inspired by the Wild Wild West.

First up is a layout I made featuring a photo of sweet Meredith that was taking while she was at a riding lesson. Living here in the Southwest and having a horse loving girl in the house, I had lots of fun making this project as both Clearly Sentimental Western Sentiments and Inspired by the Wild Wild West stamp sets work so well with Meri's horse riding photos.

Here are a few details: I stamped one of the many sentiments from Clearly Sentimental Western Sentiments on a die cut label made using Die-namics Framed Greetings

I embellished the layout with many home made die cut flowers including the new Die-namics Large Hybrid Heirloom Rose and a flourish made using Die-namics Large Leaf Filled Flourish.

I stamped the fancy cowboy boots image from Inspired by the Wild Wild West on a die cut tag that was made using Die-namics Tag You're It die, added one of the many sentiments from Inspired by the Wild Wild West then finished it with a die cut star made using Die-namics Stacking Stars and a Nightshift Blue button.

Not only are these stamp sets awesome for creating layouts but cards as well! I stamped the MUCH OBLIGED sentiment from Clearly Sentimental Western Sentiments on a die cut tag made using a Die-namics Traditional Tags STAX die.

I added a fun die cut layered embellishment made using the following Die-namics: Die-namics Stars STAX, Die-namics Mini Doily Circles and a heart from Die-namics LJD Rustic Hearts.

Shown below are the Die-namics included in the February release that I used to create my projects today:

Many thanks for stopping by today! See you tomorrow for Day 4!

Be Sweet ;)

Thinking of You...MFTWSC109 26

Mona Pendleton | @ 10:00 AM | Die-Namics , Finishing Flourishes , MFTWSC , My Favorite Things

*** I have two posts today ~ if you are looking for my MFT February Teasers Day 2 post, please click HERE or continue to scroll down. Thanks :) ***

Hello! It's time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge! Many thanks to all who joined along ~ so many pretty cards! For additional inspiration from participating DT members, please be sure to visit the MFT Blog.

Here's the fun sketch with are playing with:

I made two rather clean and simple cards for two of my dear friends, on male and one female, using the elegant Thinking of You sentiment from Finishing Flourishes. The first card is my masculine take for a dear friend of ours who was recently diagnosed with terrifying malignant melanoma.

The second card is for my sweet friend Caroline who I've know for over 25 years who recently lost her Mom, whom I've also had the pleasure of knowing.

Thank you very much for stopping by! I hope you have a great day / evening.
I'll be back tomorrow with more to share for the MFT February Teasers Day 3.
Be Sweet ;)

happy Spring...MFT February Teasers Day 2 54

Mona Pendleton | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 @ 10:00 PM | Art Journal , Die-Namics , LLD Document It - Right This Way , LLD Journal It - Library Card , MFT , Mixed Media , My Favorite Things

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the MFT February Teasers! Today I have a few projects to share featuring the fun and versatile LLD Journal It - Library Card and LLD Document It - Right This Way stamp sets.

To make this card, I stamped the Library Card image on a die cut made using LLD Insert It - 3 x 4 Insert which I then tucked in a fun die cut envelope that was made using Die-namics Insert It - 3 x 4 Pocket.

I embellished the pocket with two darling stamped / die cut birds and a stamped / die cut flower that were stamped using TWO brand new MFT inks: Pink Lemonade and Gumdrop Green along with already favorites. All made using a combination of stamps and dies from LJD Embellished Eggs and Die-namics Easter Elements.

I also made a page in my art journal featuring many fun stamped images from LLD Document It - Right This Way, LJD Embellished Eggs and LJD Homespun Hearts as well as a wide variety of Die-namics. ALL the fun arrow stamped images are from LLD Document It - Right This Way (which contains MANY more)!

I stamped the YOU'LL FIND ME HERE sentiment from LLD Document It - Right This Way on a die cut piece that was made using Die-namics LLD Accent It - Labels and Tags.

Close up you can see more stamped arrows along with the embellished die cut house featuring a sweet heart stamped / die cut heart made using a combination of LJD Homespun Hearts and Die-namics LJD Rustic Hearts. The cute little bird and flowers were made using a combination of images from LJD Embellished Eggs and Die-namics LJD Easter Elements.

Shown below are the Die-namics included in the February release that I used to create my card:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you like what you see so far!
Be Sweet ;)

happy Easter...MFT February Teasers Day 1 57

Mona Pendleton | Monday, January 28, 2013 @ 10:00 PM | Die-Namics , LJD Embellished Eggs , LJD Spring Backgrounds , MFT , My Favorite Things

Hi there! Welcome to Day 1 of the February MFT Teasers! I think you will find plenty of products included in this release to add to your shopping list :) Today I have an Easter themed set which includes a little treat basket and a card both made using LJD Embellished Eggs and LJD Spring Backgrounds.

To create the card, I stamped one of the sweet images from LJD Spring Backgrounds using MFT Grape Jelly ink on a die cut tag that was cut using Die-namics Tag, You're It die.

I stamped one of the cute egg images from LJD Embellished Eggs using MFT Sno Cone ink on a die cut egg that was cut using the egg die from Die-namics Easter Elements then topped off the egg with a sweet stamped and die cut flower that was made using LJD Embellished Eggs along with Die-namics Easter Elements.

I completed the inside with one of the many sentiments from LJD Embellished Eggs along with another stamped / die cut egg / flower combo.

The little treat basket was made using a combination of Die-namics Woven Basket along with Die-namics Trapezoid Treat Box. Makes for a perfect token of appreciation, gratitude, affection, etc... for anyone near and dear ;)

Shown below are the Die-namics included in the February release that I used to create with today:

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you enjoyed my projects today as much as I enjoyed creating them.
Be Sweet ;)

Welcome Baby Girl... 35

Mona Pendleton | @ 12:16 AM | Die-Namics , Die-namics Baby Onesie Die and Stamp Set , MFT , My Favorite Things

Hi there! Hope you all had a great weekend! Today I have a card that I made for a dear friend and colleague of mine welcoming his little bundle of joy ~ Ari Bella ~ into the world. Shown below is a photo of sweet Ari Bella less than 24 hours old :)