believe... 31

Hi there and Happy November! Time sure flies ~ before we know it, we'll be ringing in 2014! It's time for an all new Mixed Media Color Challenge! Thanks to all who took the time to share their creativity with us and thanks to those who left encouraging comments :) In celebration of the upcoming holidays, this will be our last challenge of 2013! Rather than the usual color story to play with we are offering you, the artist, the option to play with...

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It's Sew Easy... 23

Hello! Hope you are having a great week! It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for an all new MFT sketch challenge! Here is my take on this week's sketch: I made a card featuring the vintage sewing machine image and a sentiment from one of my most favorite and very first MFT Stamp sets that I purchased: Sew Nifty. I embellished the card with a Kraft die cut heart made using the Die-namics Hearts a Plenty die. I rolled it through the paper...

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Some exciting news! 33

Hi there! Are you up for an awesome sketch challenge and a chance to win a prize? If so, you may find that joining along with the current challenge at Seize the Sketch challenge blog the place to play! I'm so excited to be playing along with Lesley (challenge creator) and the talented Seize the Sketch DT as well as sponsoring the challenge with a prize give away consisting of a set of MFT MPD Contemporary Roses and the coordinating...

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Genuine Friend 37

Hi there! It's Monday so that means it's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week, the theme is Anything Goes!  I was inspired to create a thank you card for a dear friend: Combining one of the many versatile sentiments from Apothecary Labels with a fancy coordinating die made for the perfect focal point for my card. I layered the sentiment on a variety of die cuts pieces then finished it off with a homemade...

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Fun 50

Hi there! Hope all is well with you! I've been having fun playing with stencils, stamps, texture pastes, paper, etc... again! I'm all over the place with my crafting ~ one day, I feel like making a card for a certain someone or just for fun then the next day, I feel like creating on a much larger scale so I make a 12" x 12" layout or maybe I feel like playing in my art journal or creating a tag. That's what I love about this crazy hobby, it is...

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peace... 41

Hello! Hope you are doing well! It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for an all new MFT sketch challenge!  I made a rather clean and simple card featuring a beautiful die cut background made using Die-namics Modern Morocco die: I stamped three of the pretty flowers from Peaceful Wildflowers on their coordinating die cuts then layered them on top of a die cut doily made using a Die-namics Decorative Doily DUO die: Shown...

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Sweet Friend 36

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! Today I have the day off from work so I played around with some of my favorite paper crafting products. I scrapped a layout featuring my sweet little furry friend, Gretchen :) To create the background, I layered the beautiful 13arts Spring Morning patterned paper then added texture and design using the Fleur-de-Lis stencil. I added color using my own mist made from Blu Raspberry ink then randomly stamped...

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Serenity 43

Hi there! I hope you had an amazing weekend! It's Monday so that means it's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week's challenge theme is "Spooky Season". I opted to make a page in my art journal exploring the dark side of grey and black. The beautiful scene in the Serenity stamp set was calling to me to create a page in my art journal. To create the page, I combined a variety of mediums such as jet black ink, Black...

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