Wishing You Happiness...MFTWSC103 31

***I have two posts today, if you are looking for my Pink Paislee Countdown To Christmas post, please click HERE :) Thank You***
Hi there! It's time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge! 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 sketch we are playing with this week:

Here's my take:

 To make this card, I die cut pretty patterned paper from Prima using Die-namics Chevron Stripes. After die cutting and assembling the pattern, I stamped a sentiment from Inspired By Flowers Set #1. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 
Have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet :)
Mona

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Let It Snow with Pink Paislee 41

***I have two posts today, if you are looking for my MFTWSC103 post, please click HERE :) Thank You***

Welcome to Day 19 of the Countdown to Christmas event! Hope you are enjoying all the amazing Christmas inspiration from the Pink Paislee DT thus far! Sadly all good things must come to an end. This will be my last assignment as a Pink Paislee DT Member. Thank you so much Rebecca for the wonderful opportunity to design for your amazing company!

Today I have a mixed media Christmas holiday home decor project to share featuring pretty patterned paper from the City Sidewalks Collection along with City Sidewalks SnowFlakes Chipboard. To create this project, I first adhered pretty City Sidewalks Story Time to the wooden wall hanging then randomly applied heidi swapp Tropicana Teal and Tinsel Color shine along with Gesso. I made a die cut cardstock banner using Die-namics Fishtail Banner which showcases shimmery metallic Portfolio - Alphabet Stickers that add a wonderful sparkle to the project :)

The center snowflake embellishment was made using Sizzix Tim Holtz Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die / Snowflake Rosette to die cut a piece of City Sidewalks Special Delivery. Once the the die cut snowflake embellishment was made, I layered a few City Sidewalks SnowFlakes Chipboard then topped it off with a crystal brad.

On each side of the main snowflake embellishment are more layered snowflakes made using Sizzix Tim Holtz - Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Mini Paper Rosettes along with more beautiful Sidewalks SnowFlakes Chipboard.

Thanks so much for visiting! Be sure to visit the Pink Paislee blog as there are lots of prizes to be had!

Wishing you all a joyous holiday season!

Be Sweet ;)

Pink Paislee products used:
City Sidewalks Story Time PP00807
City Sidewalks SnowFlakes Chipboard PP00814City Sidewalks Special Delivery PP00806
City Sidewalks City Shoppers PP00803
Portfolio - Alphabet Stickers PP00770
heidi swapp Color shine Tropicana Teal
heidi swapp Color shine Tinsel

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Your Smile...MFT December Creative Challenge 48

Hi there! Welcome to the MFT December Design Team Creative Challenge! I'm so excited and honored to share with you that my project from the November Creative Challenge is being featured today on the Crafter's Workshop blog :) Yahoooo! I'd be delighted if you wanted to take a peek ~ click HERE.

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 were challenged to do some background building using our MFT Stamps and Die-namics. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all participating designers who have a project to share with you today. 

I created a layout featuring a photo of my sweet daughter Angie that was taken prior to her 8th grade Homecoming nearly 10 years ago.  The pretty die cut doily layered behind Angie was made using the Die-namics High Tea Party Doily.

I started with a blank piece of 12" x 12" cardstock and a blank piece of canvas that I stitched on to the cardstock. To create the butterfly / text background, I first stamped the 11" x 11" canvas sort of randomly using a beautiful butterfly from Inspired By Butterflies using VersaMark ink, heat embossed using fine white embossing powder then misted using Glimmer Mist. Once dry, I randomly stamped and heat embossed the text image from Die-namics First Class Friend Stamp Set.

I needed more color and layers so I stamped and heat embossed both the larger diamond image from Distressed Diamonds (LJD) and the larger dot image from LJD Darling Dots on canvas then misted using Glimmer Mist. 

Once the canvas was dry, I die cut 2 pieces of each pattern using Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX dies. I wasn't sure if corrugated cardboard was "allowed" so for added texture, I pulled out my neglected paper crimper and added my own corrugated texture to the die cut hearts that were made using Die-namics Hearts a Plenty.

Since I was in the heat embossing mode, I stamped the pretty bird and bird cage images from Inspired By Caged Bird and the beautiful rose from Inspired By Flowers Set #2 x 3, trimmed around the edges, applied distress ink to edges. I think these beautiful heat embossed stamped images add such a touch of elegance along with all the die cut flowers. Something I NEED to do more often! All the flower embellishments were homemade using the following Die-namics: Die-namics Winter Rose, Die-namics Large Royal Rose, Die-namics Mini Royal Roses and Die-namics Plentiful Petals.

I made a card with the leftover bits and pieces of stamped canvas and flower embellishments:

I added a little sentiment tag that was made using Die-namics Notched Tag Die & Stamp Set:

In case you are interested in seeing the creative process on how I made the layout, shown below is a mini tutorial:

Open publication - Free publishing - More die-namcis

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you enjoyed my layout as much as I enjoyed creating it! Remember to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all participating designers who have put their MFT stamps and/or Die-namics dies to work to create for you today!
Be Sweet :)

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Christmas Tags... 39

Hello! Hope you are all having a great weekend! It's been raining cats and dogs here in Phoenix. Although the desert is in much need of rain, I personally still prefer blue sunny skies and so do my little four legged furry friends who don't care to get their paws wet!

I had some time to get crafty last night so I made a few gift tags that will come in handy as I am putting the finishing touches on a few gifts :) I combined fun patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Citysidewalks collection with various Die-namics dies and MFT stamps.

I stamped the smaller die cut tag that was made using Die-namics Traditional Tags STAX with the "To" and "From" sentiments from MFT Christmas Ornaments then attached to the main tag using MFT Hemp Cord and a MFT Kraft button.

Both tags are very similar with the exception of the patterned paper and the die cut doily that is layered behind the chipboard Christmas tree.

For the tree embellishment, I started with a "naked" chipboard Christmas tree, painted it with gesso, spritzed with heidi swapp Chartreuse Color shine then finished it with a layer of  glitter. 

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the deconstructed Sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Be Sweet ;)

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