Cruising by with a birthday hi!

I've got another card for you from MFT's latest release. I just loooove this little scooter from You Move Me Die-namics set!!!

I cut it out and popped it up on a Notched Tag Die-namics die cut and tied it onto some baker's twine. I stamped this ca-UTE sentiment on an oval die from the Layered Labels Die-namics set. Don't you just love the fun font on this sentiment!?

And here's the inside. I stamped the scooter four times without re-inking to give the feel of motion, stamped the sentiment, and then the tire track that just cracks me up!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~

Stamps: You Move Me Die-namics and Stamp Set (MFT)

Paper: Whip Cream, Tangy Orange (MFT); Smokey Shadow (PTI); Joy Ride 6 x 6 (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Cajun Craze (SU!); Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); You Move Me, Notched Tag, and Layered Label Die-namics sets (MFT); baker's twine, button; Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

You're not old...C4C #91 - Masculine Card

This week, Lynda's choice for the C4C challenge is to make a masculine card. I decided to go with a birthday card. I love this "vintage" sentiment from MFT's Just My Type Die-namics Die and Stamp Set. Isn't it a hoot?!

First of all, I cut out the typewriter and "paper" using the two part die, then I stamped the typewriter and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black. I thought this paper from Cosmo Cricket's Circa 1934 was perfect for this card. The stamped images and the paper just made the card, really.

 I did add some twill and a big ol' button tied on with twine. Here's the inside with another sentiment and a Medium Simply Scallops border.

 

Sooooo, NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of my crazy girls...er, I mean the Crazy 4 Challenges team ;-)

• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C91.

Thanks so much for dropping in today!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Just My Type Die-namics Die and Stamp Set (MFT)

Paper: Black Licorice (MFT); Fine Linen (PTI); Circa 1934 6 x 6 pad (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); Just My Type and Medium Simply Scallops Die-namics dies; twill, twine, button

MFT March Teaser, Day One!

If you've seen the Freeze Frames this week at the MFT blog, you know you're in for a treat as we show you teasers for the next five days. Today we're showing you Fred Bear - Oopsie Daisy, Flapper Doodles - My Favorite Hello, and Sassy & Sweet. I'm showing you Sassy & Sweet, but first, a few little things you need to know:

• Release party is from 8-10pm on March 1st, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.

• The April Guest Designer Contest begins today and ends on Monday, February 28 at 10 PM EST. The winner will be announced at the release party. Get the deets here.

• Teasers begin today and will be daily through Tuesday, March 1st. Head on over to the MFT blog to see what the rest of the team has come up with for today's teasers. Every day there will be a prize hidden on two of the Creative Team's blog posts. Leaving a comment on every designer's blog post will give you the best chance of winning every day :) Check the MFT blog daily for the winners.

• The March Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm March 1st, with the hop also starting at the MFT Blog.

OK, on to Sweet & Sassy :)

This set has the most delicious sentiments and fonts!!! I love them! And see the zebra and leopard prints on my sentiment layers? Yep, they're in the set too. Just a fantastic set that will be so versatile because you can truly be either sweet or sassy with it :)

 

See that flourish? Yep, that's in the set, too. I can see me using this set a LOT.

And see this new Die-namics set? It's made to go with this stamp set, but can't you just see the almost endless combinations you'll be able to come up with using this set and by adding some of the other Die-namics label dies? Be still my heart! Another awesome thing about this die set is that you don't have to worry about centering the stamp on top of the die cut--the dies are a little bit smaller than the zebra and leopard stamped images so you will always have a perfectly stamped die cut image! MFT thought of everything!

Are you as excited about this as I am? LOVE it ALL! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll have another teaser for you tomorrow so I hope to see you back then :)

~Supplies~

Stamps: Sweet & Sassy (MFT)

Paper: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Black Orchid 8 x 8 pad (SEI)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx; Bermuda Bay (SU!)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Sweet Stack Die-namics dies (MFT); buttons (PTI); striped twill (May Arts); pearl cotton, pop dots (craft store)

Love You With All My Heart - CTD #123 and MFTWSC1

The Color Throwdown team is back and ready to challenge you to some awesome colors this week! Tammy Hershberger is our host and here are the colors she chose.

And here's my card. I'm using PI - Love You With All My Heart, stamped on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa, colored with Copic markers and paper pieced.

Here's the inside.

 

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD123 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week, and help us welcome January's Guest Designer, Lori Tecler!

LeAnne Pugliese - Wee Inklings
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter - Mindless Creativity
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker Designs
Cathy Indelicato - Crafty Thoughts...
Lori Tecler, January guest Designer - Inking Aloud

This card is also for the MFT Wedneday Stamp Club challenge. MFT is super excited to announce that Wednesday Stamp Club will now be centered around a weekly sketch. We know your stamping time is precious, and we want you to maintain as much creative freedom as possible. Sketches are the perfect starting point to a card. Use it as a blueprint, and create a card using the stamp set and supplies that strike your fancy. You can turn to the sketches time and again for creative inspiration.

Here's this week's sketch:

A new sketch will be posted each Wednesday at midnight on the MFT blog. You'll also find the sketch in the MFT forum on SCS on Wednesday morning, as well as in the weekly newsletter. Our talented Challenge and Design Teams will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.
 

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2011.

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: PI - Love You With All My Heart (MFT)

Paper: Fossil, Sweet Tooth, Perfect Paper Panel (MFT); Always Artichoke (SU!); Hopscotch 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Little Scalloped Border and Jumbo Scallop and Scalloped Scallop Die-namics dies, twill, button (MFT); Petite Oval Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); twine (PTI)

Simply Wonderful

Good morning!! Is everyone about ready for Christmas? I can't believe it's only three days away!! 

Today I have a card for MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club challenge. This week is Simply Die-namic. That's right, create a card or project where Die-namics (dies) are the main component. To pay along simply add your Simply Die-namic project to the Splitcoast Galleries using the keyword MFTWSC12222010

Don't forget - one lucky participant wins a $15 voucher to the MFT Boutique each week, which will be pretty handy with a new release only a couple of weeks away! 

For my card, I used Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics Die and Stamp Set for the focal image and Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays for the sentiment. then I added a rose using the Rolled Rose Die-namics die and leaves made from the Sheltering Tree Die-namics die. Other MFT products I used are Whip Cream and Blue Raspberry card stock and a button from the Chocolate Kiss Collection.

And here's the inside, using the Little Open Scallop Strip Die-namics die. I really love that border die.

Thanks for stopping by! You can check Kim's blog after 11am today to see who else from the MFT teams is participating in this week's challenge.

~Supplies~

Stamps: Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics Die and Stamp Set, Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays (MFT)

Paper: Whip Cream, Blue Raspberry (MFT); Tickled Pink 6 x 6 pad (My Mind's Eye)

Ink: Basic Gray, Regal Rose (SU!)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Polka Dot Greetings, Sheltering Tree and Leaf Trio, Rolled Rose, and Little Open Scallop Strip Die-namics dies, button (MFT); linen thread (TCP); twill; pop dots

Celebrate MFT Day and somethin' new!

Every month on the 20th is Celebrate MFT day. The somethin' new is a customer blog hop! You can find out all about it here, but basically, we're going to be showcasing some of My Favorite Things' customers on this day every month. So, be sure and check out the gallery at SCS and get your entries in. Future blog hop participants will be chosen from participants, so get those cards in the gallery!

Here's my card for Celebrate MFT Day. I'm using the stamp from the first MFT kit that's available all month called On the Pier. The image was stamped on Perfect Paper Panels with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers. I did a lot of distressing on this card, both with Ranger Old Photograph distress ink and a sanding block. The sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla with Really Rust ink, punched out and layered on Blue Bayou cut/embossed with a Reverse Circle Nestabilities die. I like the weathered look of the distressed stitching along with that weathered wood paper. Some antique copper brads and sailor's knots in place of ribbon add the right accents, don't you think?

Also, be sure to check out the Bubble Bin today--some great sets at fantastic prices!

I'm so glad you dropped by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: On the Pier (MFT)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Blue Bayou, Really Rust (SU!); Sea Glass (K & Co.); Perfect Paper Panel (MFT)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Distress Ink in Old Photograph
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities dies; Copic markers; cotton cord, brads, 3M foam squares (craft store); sewing machine; sanding block