My Favorite Things Blog Hop!!!

It's time to hippity-hop along the My Favorite Things trail again! And have we ever got some goodies for you! First, though, if you didn't get here from Kathy's blog, double back to Kim's--and the beginning--and I'll see you back here in a few minutes--you won't want to miss all that goodness. If you did get here from Kathy's, you're right on track so here goes!

So, what do we have for you this month? Well, let me tell you!

Release:
Trick or Treat with Who’s That Girl $15.95 (WTG set)
Chocolate Bunny (Flopsey) $9
Grow Love $15.95
I {Heart} Books $17.95

Weekly Spotlight: Diamond Glaze and Flock
HTDT Tutorial: DT Tips & Tricks
First 50: Memento Dew Drop Collection, week 6! color: Dandelion
Hook up: Purchase the August one-click collection at a 10% discount: $52.95 (retail $58.85)

All of this will be available at 10pm tomorrow night, August 5th, after the release party at the MFT Forum.

I have two projects for you, using two of the new sets. First up is the new Who's That Girl? set with a cameo appearance by none other than our favorite bunny, Flopsey! It's called Trick or Treat With Who's That Girl. Who could resist this?! It's so sweet I can hardly stand it! Both of them on the same stamp!!! OMGosh!!

For this project I have a card and a little treat jar using one of My Favorite Things' 16 oz. jars.

First the card. The focal image was stamped on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copic markers, and matted with Tangerine Tango and Basic Black card stock. Who's That Girl's dress is paper pieced. I stitched around the image and added a black brad to each corner and popped it up on 3M foam squares. The base card is Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, and some Shimmer Glitter paper from Heidi Grace called Jeepers Creepers|Candy Corn. A black gingham ribbon from the Perfect Plaid Ribbons (this stuff ties like a DREAM!) pack is tied around, topped with an orange button and the sentiment, and more black brads finish it off.

Here's the treat jar:

And the top of the jar:

I think the jar mechanics are pretty self explanatory, but if you have a question, let me know!

Next up, I'm using the new Stephanie Fizer set, I {Heart} Books. For this project, I made a card and a bookmark.

The images were stamped on Perfect Paper Panels with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers, then cut/embossed with Nestabilities dies and matted. I think you can figure out the rest of the card. For the book mark, I took a paper holder (you know, the kind you get at the office supply store that's on a little circular base and is normally upside down from what you see here?) and had my DH cut the stand part off. I was left with a large paper clip--perfect for a bookmark! I made two discs to match the one on the card, one with another colored image and one with a large button tied on, and attached them to what used to be the bottom of the paper holder with Crystal effects. I love how it turned out! This one is for a gift, but I'm going to be making another one for myself!

That's it for me. Now, hop on over to the fabulous Natalie's blog--she's sure to knock your socks off! And don't forget--there's blog candy somewhere waiting to be won :)

~Recipe~
Stamps: Trick or Treat With Who's That Girl? (MFT)
Paper: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango (SU!); Jeepers Creepers|Candy Corn (Heidi Grace); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); black gingham paper (The Paper Studio)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders tag die; 3M foam squares, Perle cotton (craft store); Copic markers; ribbon (MFT); buttons (stash); 16oz. squared jars (MFT)

Stamps: I {Heart} Books (MFT)
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Whisper White (SU!); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Wild Raspberry DP (K & Co.)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities/Spellbinders dies; Copic markers; 3M foam squares, buttons, ribbon, Perle cotton (craft store; Ticket Corner punch (SU!); paper holder (Office Max)