thank you 44

Hi there! It's almost the end of the month that means time for some new MFT products! The MFT countdown begins January 1st at Midnight Eastern and will continue until Tuesday, January 7th. I wanted to sneak this post in to wish you all a very Happy New Year and to thank you for taking the time to visit my creative spot on the www! I'm very grateful for your time, kind and encouraging comments. I hope I am able to inspire you to get creative in 2014 :)

So here's my thank you card and last card of 2013:

I combined a clock stamp from Timeless, a sentiment from Pretty Poppies, the checkerboard pattern from Distressed Background Blocks along with beautiful MIX-ables Steel Shimmer Mist, 13arts Ayeeda patterned paper, 13arts Ayeeda Gesso and 13arts Ayeeda Turquoise Light Pearl Mist:

To show my appreciation of your time, I would love to give the set of Die-namics dies away that I designed to one randomly chosen person who comments on this post. You have until January 7th Midnight Eastern to comment, one comment per person please and you will have until January 14th to claim your prize.

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Cardabilities:

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back tonight at Midnight Eastern for Day 7 of the MFT January Countdown. 

Happy New Year!
Sincerely,

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time to celebrate 29

Hi there! I hope you are having a great day! I don't make "masculine" cards very often only when I reaaaally need to. We celebrated Scott's birthday on Monday so this one of those occasions. 

Here's a very informal snapshot of Connor, Scott and Meredith that I took at our little celebration :) Are those crazy genetics or what???? ;)

and shown below is Scott's birthday card. I used a couple of Die-namics Stitched Circles STAX dies to cut some Tim Holtz patterned paper that I had in my stash:

then I embellished with a clock from Timeless along with a trio of gears made using Die-namics Time Pieces. I stamped a sentiment from Celebrate Big which is FREE with a $60. purchase. (click here for more details)

 For sketch inspiration, I joined along with retro sketches:

Thanks so much for visiting!

Be Sweet ;)

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I remember...CSI96 32

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! Several 13 arts DT members including myself, will be joining along as guest detectives with the talented CSI DT for the CSI challenge #96! 

I created a layout featuring a photo of myself that was taken on Mother's Day a few years ago holding the beautiful fully functional Vintage typewriter that my sweet husband bought for me :)

I combined pretty 13 arts patterned papers from the Frosted Life and All is love collections. Once the papers were stitched in place, I added lots of texture and design using 13 arts Ayeeda Acrylic Primer along with the Scallops stencil. I then added even more texture using 13 arts Gel Medium and 13 arts Glass Microspheres. Once dry, I added color using 13 arts Lemon Yellow Chalk Mist. 

Once the background was dry, I embellished with a variety of 13 arts beautiful flowers including the following: White Paper Flowers, White Twigs, Yellow Roses, White Roses and Paper Flowers White with Green:

Evidence:

typewriter accent, typewriter font, clock, sheet music, flowers, gold metal, paint

Testimony:

use a typewriter font, Inspiration word: remember

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you like my layout! Please be sure to visit the CSI site as well as the 13 arts blog for some amazing inspiration and for COMPLETE details on how you too can join in the fun!
Be Sweet ;)

13 arts products used:
Ayeeda Glass Microspheres D2
Ayeeda Acrylic Primer
Ayeeda Gel Medium
Ayeeda Lemon Yellow Chalk Mist
Ayeeda Cold Wall patterned paper
Ayeeda All Is Love collection
White Paper Flowers
White Twigs
Yellow Roses
White Roses
Paper Flowers White with Green

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Happy Times 36

Happy Saturday! Hope you are having a great weekend! Scott and I went to see the movie Captain Phillips yesterday ~ oh my goodness ~ I was on the edge of my seat for nearly the entire movie! If you are up for a great suspense film which is based on a true story, I highly recommend seeing this one.

I had time to play this morning before going to get my eyes examined so I made a layout featuring a photo of Meredith and I that was taken several years ago at the top of the Haleakala Crater on Maui. After creating the background using pretty patterned papers from Prima's Lyric collection, I added some texture and design using the Scallops stencil followed with stamped chicken wire design from Distressed Background Blocks.

Once the background was dry, I embellished with a stamped clock from Timeless and a variety of homemade die cut flowers:

For the title, I stamped a sentiment from Timeless on a die cut piece then layered it on top of a die cut tag made using a Die-namics Pierced Traditional Tag die. 

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Prima's October BAP (Build A Page) challenge: 

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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Bless Your Nest...AMMCC9 31

Hi there! I'm so happy the weekend is here. It's Fall break for Connor and Meredith already and we are headed to San Diego and Los Angeles Saturday morning for a few days of fun :) 

It's time for an all new Mixed Media Color Challenge. Thanks so much to all who joined along with challenge #8 ~ once again, the gallery was full of so many beautiful projects! For nearly the next two weeks, we will be playing with the following color combination: pink, red and blue:

For this challenge, I was inspired to create a project featuring a variety of die cuts, stamps and texture:

To begin, I added texture to the background using the Brick Wall Stencil along with texture paste. After applying paint, I was ready to embellish. Peeking out from behind the chipboard birdcage is a clock that was stamped using Timeless:

I added an elegant die cut butterfly that was made using one of the dies from Fancy Butterflies along with a pretty rose blossom:

I adhered a trio of store bought flowers along with a pretty crocheted one made by my sweet sister Tina :) 

I gave the naked chipboard bird's next a coat of gesso followed with a coat of crackle medium. For the title, I stamped a sentiment from Inspired By Birds on a die cut sentiment strip then doodled around the perimeter:

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit ~ I hope I have inspired you to mix things up! Please hop on over to A Mixed Media Color Challenge for COMPLETE details on how to join in the fun and for some awesome inspiration from Sue!

I'll be back tomorrow with more to share for the MFT October teasers Day 4 ~ hope to see you then!
Be Sweet ;)

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Journey 31

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! It's time for a new sketch to play with at Once Upon A Sketch. This month, we ask you to focus on the journaling theme: "Journey".

Here's the fun sketch we will be playing with:

I scrapped a trio of photos that were taken of the gorgeous historical Trevi Fountain while on our trip to Rome several years ago. I realized I had a typo in my journaling after the fact, but that is ok with me :)

Peeking from behind the photos is a small patch of stenciled brick wall that was made using the Brick Wall stencil along with Distress ink.

I thought a few decorative crackled and distressed chipboard pieces would work well on this layout:

I topped it with a trio of flowers, a few clocks that were made using Timeless and a chipboard title that I also distressed:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you liked my layout. Please be sure to visit the Once Upon A Sketch site to see what the participating DT members have created.
Be Sweet ;)

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Hello...Guest Designing 39

Hi there! I'm so excited and honored to be joining along this week as a guest designer with the talented Papercraft Star challenge DT! Thank you so much Jan for the awesome opportunity! If you are not familiar, it's a fun weekly challenge site for all to play along and share their projects based on the weekly provided inspiration photo. Please be sure to visit the Papercraft Star challenge site for complete details and for some awesome inspiration from the entire DT!

This week's challenge is to draw inspiration from the gorgeous collage photo shown below:

Back to school

Maps

Books

Rulers

Clocks

Pencils

When I saw this photo, the beautiful clock and ruler caught my eye and this is the card that I came up with:

I stamped one of the four clocks from Timeless on a coordinating die cut made using Die-namics Time Pieces. I was going for a vintage vibe, so I added a crackle finish.

I stamped a sentiment from Contemporary Roses on a fun die cut circle made using a Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX die. 

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Fusion Card Challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you like my card. Please be sure to stop by the Papercraft Star challenge site for complete details and awesome inspiration from the DT! There is a great prize for one lucky participant ;) Hope you join along with the fun!

Be Sweet ;)

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Time To Be Creative... 38

Hi there! Welcome to the August MFT Design Team Creative Challenge! Just in case you are not familiar, the MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique.

This month, we are getting fuzzy with MFT felt!

I made this 12" x 12" mixed media quilt wall hanging featuring 4 out of the 24 pretty different colors of MFT felt along with many other awesome MFT products.

To create this hanging, I first made some inky muslin fabric using a variety of inks. Once dry, I cut, pieced and stitched them together to create the 8 colorful patches then the real fun began!

There are 8 squares embellished with die cut felt flowers, die cut items and stamped images. Three squares feature 3 different clock faces from Timeless. The background was stamped using Blu Raspberry ink along with the chicken wire stamp from Distressed Background Blocks then topped with a Sno Cone Rolled Rose and Jellybean Green Royal Leaves.

Two squares feature two kraft die cut butterflies ~ the bigger of the two has a Sweet Tooth Rolled Rose in the center. The background was stamped using Blu Raspberry ink along with the checkerboard stamp from Distressed Background Blocks.  

Two squares feature two kraft die cut hearts along with a Cotton Candy flower and Jellybean Green Royal Leaves. The background was stamped using Blu Raspberry ink along with the polka dot stamp from Distressed Background Blocks.

Last but not least is one square which features a kraft die cut bird made using a die from Die-namics Homespun Birdhouse along with a Sweet Tooth Rolled Rose and a Jellybean Green Royal Leaf. For the title, I turned to one of the sentiments in Timeless. I randomly stitched on lots of buttons.

Thanks so much for visiting! Please be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who have fuzzy felt projects to share with you today.

Be Sweet ;)

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