Merry and Bright...MFT October Teasers Day 1 65

Hi there! Welcome to Day 1 of the MFT October Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, October 8th 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!
Today I'm very excited to introduce you to my newest stamp set, the coordinating die set as well as 1 of 3 stencil designs that are included in this month's release!

Starry Christmas stamp set:

 Die-namics Starry Christmas:

 Square Tiles Stencil:

I created a layout featuring a Christmas time photo of Meredith that was taken years ago. Using the Square Tiles Stencil, I added texture and design to all four corners on the background as well as behind the photo of Meredith then randomly stamped the Sheet Music Background: 

I stamped then heat embossed the Christmas tree, Reindeer and Dove from Starry Christmas on their coordinating die cuts made using Die-namics Starry Christmas then applied Distress ink around the perimeter of each:

For a bit of contrast, I stamped then heat embossed the snowflakes from Lisa's new set: Snowflake Splendor on their coordinating die cuts made using Die-namics Snowflake Splendor and Kraft cardstock:

For the title, I stamped one of the many sentiments from Starry Christmas on a die cut sentiment strip made using a Die-namics Sentiment Strips die:

I also included a trio of Pink Lemonade die cut pretty poinsettias that were made using Die-namics Poinsettia:

Thank you for visiting ~ I hope you like 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 2. 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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Say it with STAMPS 46

Hi there! Hope you had a great weekend! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week we are all about saying it with our stamps! We are embracing all those letter, word and phrase sentiment stamps that we have and our sharing our creations with you!  I was inspired to create a tag featuring an inspirational and encouraging sentiment from Stuff To Say:

I love to have a tag on hand to share with a family member or special friend when they are in need of words of encouragement. So I stitched some patterned paper on a tag

then embellished with a variety of metal trinkets and a Gold flower.

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you join in the fun! Please be sure to stop by the Simon Says Monday Challenge blog to see all the amazing DT inspiration!
Be Sweet ;)

Products Used:
Tim Holtz Sizzix MINI Butterflies, Tim Holtz Grungepaper, Ranger Manila Tag, Prima Sunrise Sunset patterned paper, Tim Holtz Stuff To Say, Prima Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ornate Plates, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Corners, Prima Flowers Gold Sunrise Sunset, Tim Holtz Sprocket Gears, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Journaling Tickets, Heidi Swapp Color Shine Black Velvet, Ranger Distress Crackle Paint, Tim Holtz Distress Paint Spiced Marmalade, Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink Pad

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Cherish 32

Hi there! Hope you are enjoying the weekend! Today I have a layout to share with you featuring a photo of my son, Jerry and his sweet girlfriend, April.

 I pulled out the Prima Lyric Collection pad that has been sitting in my scrapping supplies for months just waiting to be opened! I fussy cut around one of the printed clocks and added a few blossoms that too, have been in my stash for a VERY long time! 

Using a fancy stencil, I added some interest and design then randomly stamped the polka dot image from Distressed Background Blocks and adhered a fussy cut butterfly along with a zipper trinket.

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Prima September BAP sketch challenge:

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be Sweet ;)

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