Let's Picnic

Good morning! I'm still on Cloud 9, as I'm sure you can imagine, LOL! So, I have another card today from the new release Let's Picnic. Who's That Girl is so easy to paper piece and this one is no exception. Don't you just love the way she's sitting on that blanket?? Looks like she's ready to have a peaceful day in the country. Too adorable!!!

My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of Creamy Caramel, Tempting Turquoise, and DP arranged in panels with a turquoise satin ribbon tied around. I don't know where I got this paper so I can't tell you--sorry!! The focal image was stamped on a MFT's Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). Then it was matted with Tempting Turquoise and Creamy Caramel and popped up on 3M foam squares. The picnic items were also colored with Copics, cut out, and popped up on bits of foam squares for dimension. The blanket, WTG's dress, and her left arm were paper pieced. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on Very Vanilla with Tuxedo Rich Cocoa ink, cut/embossed with a Spellbinders tag die, and tied on to the ribbon with DMC Perle cotton. The only thing left was to add some Dew Drops for balance and it was done! What a fun image to work with!!! Hop on over to My Favorite Things and check out all the Brand Spankin' New goodies--you won't want to miss them!

I'm so glad you dropped in today!!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Let's Picnic (MFT)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise, and Creamy Caramel (SU!); Unknown DP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders tag die; 3M foam squares, ribbon, DMC Perle cotton (craft store); Copic markers; Dew Drops

Pink Bunny Slippers

This card was done for MFT Who's That Girl Challenge #28. The featured set was Bunny Slippers and the challenge was to use at least two punches on the card. OK, I can do that ;-) I'm using Jen Del Muro's SFYTT for this week, but I flipped it to accommodate my focal image.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, and DP from the Sabrina 6 x 6 pad by Making Memories with a black satin ribbon tied around in a knot. The first element is more of the same. The focal image was stamped on DP with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and entirely paper pieced. These WTG images are so well suited for paper piecing!! Then it was layered on Pretty In Pink and Basic Black and popped up on 3M foam squares. I stitched around all of the card elements with my sewing machine before assembling. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched with my 1" circle punch, layered on a Pretty In Pink oval punch out layered on a Designer Label punch out. I added a black faceted jewel and tied it on with black Perle cotton. I like it!

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Bunny Slippers (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink (SU!); Sabrina 6 x 6 pad (Making Memories)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon, jewel, Perle cotton (craft store); 1" circle, oval, and Designer label punches (SU!)

You've Got Mail!

I finally ordered a MFT Who's That E-Girl set, and I got it just in time! This card is for the MFTWTG Challenge #24--to paper piece E-Girl! Yeehaw! I love E-Girl and I love to paper piece! I'm using the sketch from the first Stamps and Smiles Sketch Challenge.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue, and DSP from the new Bella Birds collection, with an antique copper brad at each corner.The next two elements are more of the same, with different DSP paper and matting for each, and the vertical element is up on 3M foam squares. The focal image was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb. card stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and, for the most part, paper pieced. Her skin, top, laptop, and the leg of the chaise are the only things that are colored, with Copic markers (see below for colors used). It was then matted with Bordering Blue, Pink Pirouette, and Chocolate Chip and is also up on foam squares. The sentiment was stamped in the same manner and is attached to an "@" shaped paper clip that I found at Office Max and anchored with foam squares. Is that paper clip not the cutest thing?!? Doesn't it go perfectly with this set? Love it!

Thanks for dropping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Who's That E-Girl (MFT)
Paper: Bella Birds, Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue (SU!); Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb. paper Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: 3M foam squares, brads (craft store); paper clip (Office Max)

Hangin' With My Peeps

This card is my audition for the MFT Idol contest. This is nerve wracking, LOL!!! But fun! Competition is tough--you can see what I'm up against by viewing the other contestants' cards here. I'm using the newly released WTG set, Hangin' With My Peeps. I just LOVE it!!! 'Course, I love any WTG set, LOL!

My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, and DP from the Archaic 6 x 6 pad from Basic Grey. Oh, and I'm using an old SFYTT sketch for my layout. The next element is more of the same, different DP pattern, and then I added a strip of Baja Breeze 1" wide grosgrain ribbon, following the sketch. The focal image was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb. paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. It's paper pieced and colored with Copic markers (see below for colors used) and is up on 3M foam squares. The little peeps are up on snippets of foam squares, too. Prima flowers were attached with a Build a brad using more DP with some leaves punched with a Martha Stewart punch. The sentiment was stamped on DP with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, punched out with a 1" circle punch, and is tied on with brown hemp. Dew Drops from the Men's collection add the finishing touch.

Thanks for dropping by! What do you think--is this Idol material??? I sure hope so!!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Hangin' With My Peeps (MFT)
Paper: Very Vanilla,f Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze (SU!); Archaic 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: 3M foam squares (craft store); Build a brad, ribbon, 1" circle punch (SU!); Prima flowers; Copic markers; Dew Drops (Robin's Nest)

Serenity Now!

This card is for MFTWTG challenge #24--to use sewing on a card. I hadn't inked up this set before so I decided it was time! Love the sentiments in this set!

My base card is Whisper White, with layers of Certainly Celery, Soft Sky (retired In Color) and DP from Memory Box's Sweetbay 6 x 6 paper pack. I zigzagged around the edges of all these before adhering them to the base card. The next element is Certainly Celery with more DP, and the next one is Certainly Celery with a layer of Close To Cocoa. I added a brad from K & Co. Margo Fabric Stitched Brads set and it's up on 3M foam squares. The focal image is from the Serenity now! set and was stamped on Gina K. 80 lb. paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and is colored with Copic markers (see picture below for colors I used). It was matted on Soft Sky and Certainly Celery and is also up on foam squares. The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White with Close To Cocoa and cut/embossed with a circle Nestabilities die, as was the Close To Cocoa mat. It's up on foam squares, as well.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Serenity now! (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Close To Cocoa, Certainly Celery, and Soft Sky (SU!); Sweetbay (Memory Box)
Ink: Close To Cocoa (SU!); Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares (craft store); brad (K & Co.); Copic markers; sewing machine

Sending you sunshine!

We're having a very sunny day here in Southcentral Virginia so I thought I'd send a little sunshine to all my readers! I like most of my cards a lot--but I gotta tell you, I *really* {heart} this one. A lot. When I started looking for a stamp to use for MFTWTG challenge #23, this was one of the ones I hadn't inked up that was not "holiday" oriented. Guess that means I need to go shopping, right? So, I started off with it and it just "evolved" into a card I LOVE!! Maybe it's just because it's so bright and cheerful and promising that Summer is on the way. OK, I'll stop patting myself on the back now, and get on with the card, LOL! I think this card will qualify for The Pink Elephant's sketch challenge this week, too.

My base card is Whisper White with layers (GHL--gotta have layers, LOL!) of Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Pacific Point, and Good Morning Sunshine DSP.
The focal image was stamped on Gina K.'s Pure Luxury 80 lb. paper (LOVE this paper for Copics!!!) with Memento Rich Cocoa ink using a stamp from MFT's By the Seashore set and colored with Copic markers (see picture below for colors I used). That Girl's hat was paper pieced with more DSP, and was embellished with a little punched out flower. The focal image was then layered on Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, and Pacific Point. The next element is Pacific Point that I ran through my Cuttlebug with a scalloped long rectangle Nestabilities die to look like waves. Then I added a layer of Good Morning Sunshine DSP on which I stamped the sentiment, from the same set. Pacific Point striped ribbon was tied around in a knot, with a little starfish charm from K & Co. tied on with some bright yellow hemp. The little seagull on pilings was also colored with Copics, cut out, and attached on 3M foam squares.

Thanks for dropping by! I hope you like this card as much as I do--I'd love to hear from you if you do!

~Recipe~
Stamps: By the Seashore (MFT)
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Pacific Point, and Good Morning Sunshine DSP (SU!)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/scalloped long rectangle Nestabilities; 3M foam squares (craft store); Sea Glass charm (K & Co.); Copic markers

Feeling Under the Weather?

I'm so stoked about this card! I'm so happy with how it turned out, and it works for four--count 'em, FOUR--challenges, LOL! First, it's for My Favorite Things Who's That Girl Challenge #21--use a Who's That Girl stamp and at least three patterned papers (I'm all about that, LOL!), next it's for the SCS Technique Lovers Challenge #207--cut it out, then SCS Ways to Use It #204--pile up the embellishments (right up my alley!), and last, but certainly not least, Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday Challenge 2--use a button. Whew! What fun!!

My base card is Whisper White with three layers of DP from Basic Grey's Romani/Gypsy 6 x 6 pad (and I'm not even counting the two solid DP in my count). The focal image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on Stamper's Select White from PTI using a stamp from MFT's Rain or Shine set. I paper pieced (raincoat and doggy's coat) and colored it with Copic markers (see below for colors used). The umbrella was stamped on Whisper White with Really Rust ink and then it was cut out and adhered with 3M foam squares. The sentiment is also from the set and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black, is layered on two solid colors of DP, and is also up on foam squares. Some Prima flowers and buttons with hemp thread add accents and complete the requirements for the other challenges. I really love this card--hope you do too!

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Rain or Shine (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White (SU!); Stamper's Select (PTI); Romani/Gypsy 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Menento Tuxedo Black; Really Rust, Going Gray (SU!)
Accessories: 3M foam squares and hemp twine (craft store); Primas; buttons (stash); Copic markers