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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Thanks...MFT September Release Rewind 46

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

Today I have a several projects to share featuring a combination of prodcts from the September release including: Die-namics MPD Winged Beauties, Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies,  MPD Contemporary Roses, MPD Winged Beauties and the MPD Scallops Stencil.

First up is a card that I made showcasing one of the beautiful die cut butterflies made using a Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies die. 

I layered the die cut butterfly then adhered a Limeade button to the center and added a stamped sentiment from MPD Contemporary Roses:

Next up is a card featuring the other beautiful die cut butterfly included in the Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies die set along with a sentiment from MPD Winged Beauties:

I layered the pretty die cut butterfly on a doily made using a Die-namics Dainty Doily Duo die then finished the butterfly off with a beautiful Blu Raspberry button 

Last but not least is an 8" x 8" canvas featuring 5 silver heat embossed butterflies from MPD Winged Beauties surrounded with gears and cogs made using Die-namics MPD Time Pieces as well as clusters of homemade rolled flowers made using the following Die-namics: Die-namics Large Royal Rose, Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, and Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses:

To add texture and design to the background, I used the MPD Scallops Stencil along with molding paste:

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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Bucket List...MFT September NPT 35

Hi there!  Welcome to the MFT September NPT where you'll get a look at ALL the new stamp sets one more time. You can finalize your wish list and head over to the MFT Boutique to SHOP until your hearts content! All the new products are available NOW, right HERE! Thanks to all those who took the time to leave such kind and encouraging comments over the past week. I am very grateful for your time! I hope you like all the new MFT products as much as I do!

***WARNING ~ this post contains MANY  photos!***

Tonight I have a variety of projects to share focusing on my newest products: Winged Beauties stamp set, Die-namics Winged Beauties, the Winged Beauties Stencil, the Scallops Stencil, the Checkerboard Stencil and the Houndstooth Stencil while of course including many other fab products included in the new release.

First up is a layout featuring a photo of me taking my sweet Westies: Gretchen and Griffin for a stroll :)

To create this layout, I stitched a piece of paper that I made using the Gelli Arts plate onto a piece of card stock then using the Winged Beauties Stencil, I added a trail of fluttering butterflies. 

I embellished it with Contemporary Roses:

and various sized Winged Beauties:

Layered behind the photo is pretty die cut paper that was created using the Die-namics Fancy Butterflies die and I stamped a few sentiments using LLD Journal It - Take Note then adorned each sentiment with small butterflies made using Die-namics Winged Beauties:

Next up is another layout featuring a photo of Meredith feeding the giraffes at the San Diego Wild Animal Park several years ago:

Using the Houndstooth Stencil, I added a lot of texture and design to the background then embellished with various butterflies made using Winged Beauties 

as well as the Die-namics Fancy Butterflies die:

I also embellished with stamped / die cut Contemporary Roses along with a variety of handmade rolled roses:

I journaled on a die cut piece of notebook paper that was made using a Die-namics Mini Album Torn Notebook STAX die. I stamped the paper lines, checkmark and title using images from LLD Journal It - Take Note and also added a clock made using MPD Timeless. 

Last but not least is a card featuring a back ground that was stenciled using the Scallops Stencil and topped off with a butterfly and sentiment from the Winged Beauties stamp set

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you enjoyed my projects today!

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 ;)
Mona

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Just Because...MFT September Teasers Day 5 61

Hi there and welcome to Day 5 of the September MFT Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, September 3rd at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. Be sure to hop over to the MFT Blog for a list of today's participating designers along with the amazing prize info! Today I have two greeting cards to share featuring Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies along with a variety of other MFT products. 

My first card features a golden heat embossed Fancy Butterfly layered die cut along with a sentiment from MPD Contemporary Roses.

The background was created using the MPD Scallops stencil along with some splashes of ink including MFT MIX-ables Steel Shimmer Mist.

The second card features another beautiful heat embossed Fancy Butterfly layered die cut along with a sentiment from MPD Contemporary Roses.

The background on this card was created using the MPD Checkerboard Stencil along with the checkerboard stamp from MPD Distressed Background Blocks.

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you enjoyed my cards.

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 Teaser Time that you won't want to miss!
Be Sweet :)

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Happy Times...MFT September Teasers Day 4 51

Hello dear stamping friends! Welcome to Day 4 of the MFT September Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, September 3rd at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. Be sure to hop over to the MFT Blog for a list of today's participating designers along with the amazing prize info!

Today I have a layout to share featuring MPD Contemporary Roses, the coordinating Die-namics MPD Contemporary Roses, MPD Winged Beauties, Die-namics Winged Beauties and the MPD Scallops Stencil along with many other fab MFT products. I scrapped a photo of Meredith, Connor and I that was taken while we were visiting the San Diego Zoo recently.

To create this layout, I started with a piece of paper that I made using acrylic paints and the Gelli Arts printing plate then using the Scallops Stencil, I added lots of texture and design. Once dry, I sprayed using various colored inks / mists and randomly doodled around a few of the scallops. I embellished using lots of flowers including a trio of Cotton Candy stamped larger Contemporary Roses and a duo of silver embossed smaller Contemporary Roses as well as Jellybean Green stamped leaves. 

I couldn't help adding several silver embossed stamped / die cut butterflies that were made using MPD Winged Beauties and Die-namics MPD Winged Beauties. 

Amongst the Contemporary Roses are a variety of rolled roses and Fancy die cut flourishes.

Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by today ~ I hope you enjoyed my layout.

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 Teaser Time that you won't want to miss! I'll be back tomorrow with more to share for Day 5. Hope to see you then!
Be Sweet :)

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