Thinking of You...MFTWSC172 29

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! It's time for an all new MFTWSC sketch challenge. Thanks to all who joined along with last week's sketch!

This week, we at MFT have another fabulous sketch for you to create with:

I love all the layers in this sketch and the oval shape was perfect to showcase a beautiful damask from Damask Designs:

To create this card, I cut / die cut then layered pretty patterned papers from both the Pion design Flower Frames and Vintage Garden collections, stitched them together then adhered a fancy Die-namics Oval Decorative Doily followed with a stamped / die cut Damask Design. I stamped a sentiment from Winged Beauties and finished it off with a trio of Whip Cream buttons:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you join along in the fun! You have the opportunity to win a $20. gift certificate to the MFT Boutique! Be sure to visit the MFT blog for additional inspiration.
Be Sweet ;)

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MFT December Release Rewind 35

Hi there! Welcome to day two of the MFT December Release Rewind! Today, many of the MFT DT members will be sharing projects made using awesome products included in the December release! Be sure to visit the MFT blog for a complete list of designers who will be participating.

Today, I have a couple of cards to share. First up is a rather clean and simple card. 

My second card features the sweet girl from the Pure Innocence Close-Knit stamp set. 

After stamping and coloring the image, I trimmed around the edges then layered on top of a couple of die cut Stitched Circles. The background was made using the fun Die-namics Polka Dot Cover Up die to cut a piece of Pink Lemonade cardstock which was then layered on top of a piece of Sweet Tooth cardstock. 

Many thanks for visiting! Be sure to visit the MFT blog for a complete list of designers who will be participating.

Be Sweet ;)

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REMEMBER...MFT December New Product Launch 41

Hi there and welcome to the MFT December Product Launch! This holiday season, the gifts are for YOU.Visit each of the MFT Designers' December Product Launch posts linked on the MFT Blog and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, December 12 for your chance to WIN one of 20, $10 Gift Vouchers (that's $200 in prizes - NICE!). The winners will be chosen at random and the prizes will be sent out on December 13. One prize will be given away from each of the designers' blogs, as well as one from the MFT Blog. Ready? Set. Comment!

Tonight I have a couple of projects to share featuring Damask Designs, Die-namics Damask Designs and the Damask stencil as well as many other products included in the release!

First ups is a layout featuring a photo of Meredith that was taken earlier this year while at a horse riding competition.

To create this layout, I first used the Damask stencil to add texture and design to the background:

Once the stenciled background was dry, I added lots of layers. I layered the photo of sweet Meredith on top of a piece of cardstock that was stamped using the Typewriter Text Background stamp. I stamped the largest damask from Damask Designs using Natural ink on the coordinating die cut that was made using a Die-namics Damask Designs die. I layered with a variety of die cut flowers that were made using the following Die-namics dies: Die-namics Layered Rose, Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses along with flourishes made using Die-namics Fancy Flourish:

I couldn't resist adding a beautiful Fancy Butterfly and more design to the background using the Moroccan Tiles stencil:

Peeking out from behind the photo is a fun stamped calendar from Journal It - Pocket Calendar that was stamped on a 3 x 4 Insert. 

Next is a rather clean and simple card. To create this card, I stamped the background using the new Natural ink (which I love) on a piece of Natural cardstock. 

I stamped a pretty flower from Grand Peaceful Wildflowers using Insulation Pink ink (which I love) on the coordination die cut that was made using a Die-namics Grand Peaceful Wildflowers die. I layered it on die cut Stitched Circles that were cut using Die-namics Stitched Circles STAX dies then completed it with a stamped sentiment from Grand Peaceful Wildflowers:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you enjoyed my projects today and throughout the past week.

It's time to head over to the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team is up to. Be sure to check out all the designers' creations to get one last look at every stamp set releasing tonight.
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Day...MFT December Countdown Day 3 22

Hi there! We're almost there! ONLY 3 Days Until Our (MFT) December Release! The December Product Launch will be on Tuesday, December 10th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique.

I'm having so much fun stamping with my latest versatile stamp set ~  Damask Designs. Today I have a card to share that I stamped using a combination of the following FOUR stamp sets which are included in the December release: Damask Designs, Grand Peaceful Wildflowers, Typewriter Text Background and Journal It - Pocket Calendar:

To create the background, I stamped the Typewriter Text Background using Factory Green ink and the Damask Designs image using Grapesicle and Berrylicious inks. I layered a fun stamped calendar from Journal It - Pocket Calendar, which I personalized featuring Meredith's birthdate. I embellished with a trio of stamped / die cut Grand Peaceful Wildflowers that were stamped using the following inks: Factory Green, Grapesicle and Berrylicious. I topped it off with a Kraft button and double hemp bow:

Thank you for stopping by today ~ I hope you like my sample!

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during the new product countdown that you won't want to miss!
Be Sweet :)

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Hello...MFT December Countdown Day 4 41

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! I'm so thrilled for and proud of sweet Meredith because she auditioned for and received a role in the high school musical, "The Sound of Music" :) This will be the 5th production that she has participated in but her first major acting role.

Onto my crafty world...

In case you missed it, there are only FOUR Days Until Our (MFT) December Release! The December Product Launch will be on Tuesday, December 10th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique.

Today I have a card to share featuring a combination of stamps from my newest stamp set ~ Damask Designs and Lisa Johnson's ~ Grand Peaceful Wildflowers. To create this card, I stamped / heat embossed the background using the strip of smaller damasks from  Damask Designs on a piece of Berrylicious cardstock. 

I embellished with a trio of pretty flowers from Grand Peaceful Wildflowers that were stamped on their coordinating die cuts using the following inks: Sour Apple, Red Hot and Blu Raspberry. I topped it off with a Blu Raspberry button and sentiment from Grand Peaceful Wildflowers that was stamped on a little die cut tag from Die-namics Blueprints 10 set: 

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Freshly Made Sketches:

 For color inspiration, I joined along with the ColourQ challenge 

Many thanks for stopping by!

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during the new product countdown that you won't want to miss! I'll be back tomorrow with more to share.

Be Sweet :)

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Noel...MFT December Countdown Day 5 35

Hi there! Thanks so much for stopping by! There are only 5 Days Until Our (MFT) December Release! The December Product Launch will be on Tuesday, December 10th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. 

Today I have a Christmas card to share featuring two different backgrounds that were stamped using Damask Designs and Typewriter Text Background. To create this card, I inked up the  Typewriter Text Background stamp with Black Licorice ink, stamped, positioned the square stitched die from Die-namics Blueprints 8 then ran through the die cutting machine.  For the next layer, I inked up the small strips of damasks from Damask Designs again using Black Licorice ink then die cut and trimmed to desired length using a Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX die:

I embellished it with a Black Licorice Dizzy Doily and Sweet Tooth Poinsettia along with a sentiment from Starry Christmas that was stamped on a die cut Mini Tab:

For color inspiration, I joined along with the Papercraft Star challenge:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Retrosketches:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during the new product countdown that you won't want to miss!
Be Sweet :)

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Thinking of you...MFT December Countdown Day 6 39

Hi there! Thanks so much for stopping by! There are only 6 Days until Our (MFT) December Release! The December Product Launch will be on Tuesday, December 10th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. This release, just like ALL of MFT's releases is overflowing with fabulous products! Be sure to hop over to the MFT Blog for a list of today's participating designers along with the amazing prize info!

In case you missed yesterday's post, (click HERE), I'm very excited to introduce you to my newest stamp set, coordinating Die-namics die set and a stencil design that are included in this month's release!

The Damask Designs stamp set:

The Die-namics Damask Designs die set:

and the Damask Stencil: 

Today I have a couple of projects to share featuring a variety of versatile products included in the December release. First up is a rather clean and simple card. To create this card, I stamped the background using the strip of damasks from Damask Designs using Berrylicious ink on a piece of Sno Cone cardstock. 

For the focal point, I stamped one of the damasks from Damask Designs on a coordinating die cut made using a Die-namics Damask Designs die, stamped a sentiment from Grand Peaceful Wildflowers, then layered it on top of a couple of fun die cuts made using Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX dies.

Next up is a layout featuring a photo of sweet Meredith that was taken several years ago while we were on vacation. 

To create this layout, I first added texture and design to the background using the Damask stencil. I wanted to really highlight the photo of Meredith so I used a Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX die to cut around Meredith's sweet face. I layered the photo on another Stitched Circle die cut and an Insulation Pink cardstock High Tea Doily.

For 1/2 of the title, I stamped the "UR" sentiment from To the Point on a die cut ticket then layered it on top of the largest stamped / die cut damask from Damask Designs that was stamped using Natural ink:

Layered behind Meredith's photo is a piece of stamped card stock that I created using the strip of damasks from Damask Designs using Natural ink. I completed the layout with a stamped bunch of Grand Peaceful Wildflowers using the following inks: Insulation Pink, Natural and Berrylicious on the coordinating die cuts that were cut using Die-namics Grand Peaceful Wildflowers dies.

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you like my samples!

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during the new product countdown that you won't want to miss! I'll be back tomorrow with more to share!
Be Sweet ;)

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