Gardeners Know the Best Dirt - MFT Teaser, Day Three

It's Pure Innocence teaser day so it must be Monday! Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day to my US readers! MFT has three new Pure Innocence sets for you this month. I know, I know! They just keep coming, don't they ;-) I'm showing you Pure Innocence Mud Buddies and if you'll hit Kim's blog at 11:00am EDT today, she'll have a list of the other designers posting teasers today and I'm sure you'll see more of this set plus Pure Innocence Lollypop Girl and Pure Innocence A Cart Full of Friends.

Anyone who knows me knows I love to garden so I just had to do this one for my teaser today. Just look at her in her overalls and her Wellies!!! OMGosh--how stinkin' cute is she?! I thought a card holding a package of seeds would be a cute thing to do, but I wanted something a little different with this image. So, I made up a pot shaped card. I drew it free-hand so I don't have a template and I didn't take pictures since I was making it up as I went along. But I'll tell you its a "U" shaped card, not a "V" shaped one. I made two score marks at the top, 1/8" apart, so there would be room inside for the seed package. Hope all that made some sense, LOL. If not, shoot me an email and I'll try to explain it better. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers. Then I cut her out and popped her up on a little scene with some digi paper from the Sheltering Tree pack and some torn Fossil card stock (did I mention that I love this cardstock!?). Cut that out with a Nestabilities die and the rest was embellishing. I used little flat backed pearls for the seeds. Buttons are from MFT's Summer collection (blue button) and Chocolate Kiss collection (brown buttons). Before I started adding stuff to the base card, I did some shading for the pot rim with Copic markers and sponged on some green distress ink to simulate moss. It shows up better in real life, but I think it could stand to be darker.

Here's the inside--a simple pocket for the seed from patterned paper and a fun sentiment, also from the set.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop by Kim's blog this morning for the list, and the Guest Designer Challenge deets are over at the Member Company Forum on SCS. The release party is also at SCS, Wednesday evening from 8:00-10:00pm EDT with the Shop and Hop starting at 10:00 at Kim's blog. The Guest Designer Contest winner will be announced at the party, so get your entry in for a chance to win all of the July release stamps and to join the DT for the July release!

Today is also my two-year blogaversary! I can't believe how the time has flown!! I'll be offering up some blog candy soon as a celebration, so keep an eye out for it!

I'll be back tomorrow with another teaser :)

~Supplies~
Stamps: Pure Innocence Mud Buddies (MFT)
Paper: Really Rust, Wild Wasabi (SU!); Fossil card stock, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Max and Whiskers 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinder); twill; Copic markers; Scor-Pal; buttons (MFT); twine (PTI); Prima flowers; leaf punch (Martha Stewart); large oval punch (SU!); flat backed pearls (craft store)

Birthday Princess - Stamp Simply #136

It's time for another Stamp Simply challenge! This week, Sharon has us doing a fancy fold card--a joy fold. I'd never done one of these and it was fun! Here's what she says:

Friday, April 23 - ssnotime136 - JOY FOLD CARD -- This fold for a card is just plain old FUN to do -- and super easy peasy lemon squeezy, as they say!!! It's kind of a little card on top of a larger card, backwards - LOL!!! Check out all the DT girls creations OR you can follow this tutorial written by Beate at SCS. We're sure to see a lot of fun results with this one!!!


For my card, I followed Beate's instructions, including measurements, I just flipped it :) I stamped my little Birthday Princess Pure Innocence on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored her with Copic markers, shaded with a Prismacolor pencil, and paper pieced her dress. You can't really tell, but I added some Liquid Applique to the frosting on her little cake. Then I cut it out with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and sponged around with Creamy Caramel ink and a little Vintage Touch on the edges. I stamped the crown a second time, cut it out, ran it through my little Xyron X sticker maker and sprinkled it with pink Glitzy Glitter. Then I tied a moire ribbon around in a bow and added the sentiment, which is also the "catch" to keep the card closed.

Here's a side view to show all the layers and dimension.
And the inside. It was really hard to get this view--it was too tall to stand up in my light box but I think you can get the idea.

So, now it's your turn. Come along and play and take us up on the challenge--we'd love to see what you come up with. If you do, be sure to leave the link to your project on Sharon's blog using Mr. Linky. Please use the keyword ssnotime136 if you upload to a public forum. And don't forget to check out Sharon's fabulous sample and also the great designs from the Stamp Simply team and leave 'em some love!

Teresa Kline - April Guest Designer

Jennifer Buck--sitting out this week

Barb Schram

Janine Orchard

A J Otto

Tammy Hershberger--taking the rest of April off

Deb Saarenen

Jenny Gropp--sitting this week out

Deb Neerman

Thanks for dropping in! I always love it when you do!



~Supplies~
Stamps: Birthday Princess Pure Innocence (MFT)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Ducks In a Row 8 x 8 pad (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Creamy Caramel (SU!); Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinder); 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Copic markers; Liquid Applique; Glitzy Glitter (MFT); 1", 1 1/4" and Word Window punches (SU!); sewing machine; Xyron X sticker maker

A double dose...

...of Taylor's sketch this week. I love this sketch and couldn't stop at one card ;-)

This one is using a Holly Berry House stamp I've had for a while and I thought I'd better use soon if I was going to use it this year. I stamped it seven times, alternating patterned paper from Memory Box's Spearmint 6 x 6 collection, MFT's Sno Cone (I love this color!), and SU!'s Sage Shadow. I stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder before cutting each layer out and popping it up on Pop Dots. Some flat backed pearls and some silk ribbon was all it needed to finish it off, I'm thinking. I really love this card.



Next, a little more Pure Innocence for you. This one is You Make the Grade. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. Her shirt is paper pieced, but I made the "patterned paper". I simply drew lines with my Copics to make "plaid". I love how this turned out and will be doing that again. I stamped the "A+" with Whisper White Craft ink and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. Then I cut the whole thing out with a Labels Nine Nestabilities die. As soon as I saw the piece of patterned paper with the three pairs of shoes, I knew it would be perfect used for the bottom part of the sketch :) A little gingham ribbon from MFT's Perfect Plaid Ribbon Collection and a button tied on with Pearl cotton finished it off. Isn't she adorable!?

Here's the inside:


Thanks for stopping by today!



~Supplies For Card #1~
Stamps: Medallion Egg (Holly Berry House)
Paper: Stampers Select White (PTI); Sno Cone (MFT); Sage Shadow (SU!); Spearming 6 x 6 pack (Memory Box); gold metallic (Office Max)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Pop Dots, flat backed pearls (craft store); gold detail embossing powder (Ranger); heat tool; Embossing Buddy (SU!); ribbon (May Arts)

~Supplies For Card #2~
Stamps: You Make the Grade (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red (SU!); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Grade School Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Labels Nine Nestabilities (Spellbinder); ribbon (MFT); Vintage button (PTI); Pearl cotton (craft store)

Happy Mail - Crazy 4 Challenges #30

Happy Saturday!! Since it's Saturday, it must be Crazy 4 Challenges day! Before we get on to the challenge, I have a couple of little announcements to make:

Jessica Diedrich and Robin Willis have both bade farewell to us due to other commitments. While we are sad to have them go, we understand and wish them both all the best.

This week also the sees the debut of a brand new Design Team member, Silke Kittmann. Welcome to the team, Silke!

Now, on to the challenge! This is my last week to host for a while and I've got a CAS sketch for you to try out. You can flip it, use any shape - it doesn't have to be a circle, just try to keep the general feel of the sketch.


For my card, I'm using a Pure Innocence girlie called Happy Mail. I stamped her on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored her with Copic markers and paper pieced her dress. Then I cut her out with a Classic Oval Nestabilities die and popped her up on 3M foam squares. My patterned paper is Basic Grey's new Green At Heart. As you can see, I'm not following my own sketch to the "T", LOL, because after I added the ribbon I thought it would be too much to add a sentiment, too.


Here's the inside:


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
• Lori Boyd
• Lynda Benden
• Mercy Kerin
• Vicki Garrett
• Silke Kittmann
  

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 C4C30.

Thanks so much for dropping in today!



~Supplies~
Stamps: Happy Mail Pure Innocence (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive (SU!); Green At Heart 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Oval and Petite Oval Nestabilities dies (Spellbinder); 3M foam squares, moire ribbon (craft store); sewing machine; Copic markers

I'm lucky...

...you're my friend. Isn't that the sweetest sentiment? It's one of the sentiments included with this precious Pure Innocence set called 4 Lcaf Clover and is available in the MFT store. Isn't she adorable?! She's stamped on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and paper pieced and colored with Copic markers.

Here's the inside:


Thanks for dropping in today - I always love it when you do!



~Supplies~
Stamps: 4 Leaf Clover (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Always Artichoke (SU!); Home glitter stack (DCWV); Perfect Paper Panel (MFT)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon, gold flat backed pearls (craft store); border punch (SU!); Vintage Button and Rustic Twine (PTI)

Boy and His Dog: Dog-Gone Cute - MFT Teaser Day Three

Would you just look at this little urchin!?? Is that not the sweetest little boy and his dog??? Today we're sneaking peeks of March's Pure Innocence line at My Favorite Things. There are five new sets and they're all just as cute as this one! This set is called Boy & His Dog: Dog-gone Cute. And it is!

I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers. The layer under the image is a manilla tag from Office Max. I brushed two colors of Ranger Distress Ink over the surface and then spritzed it with water and let it sort of run and soak in. For the twill, I also brushed the ink pads over it to get a distressed look. I'm liking it. The sentiment is stamped on a piece of Kraft on which I drew a dog bone free hand and cut out. All edges are sponged for an distressed look. The doggy was stamped, colored, cut out, and popped up on Pop Dots.

Here's the inside.


To see more DT offerings, be sure to hit Kim's blog at 11:00am today. She'll have links to everyone with something to share :) And don't forget: the release party is Wednesday night from 8:00pm to 10:00pm in the MFT Company Forum over at SCS. Then the Shop and Hop starts at 10:00pm. Don't miss it!

Oh, and did you know about the Guest Designer Challenge at My Favorite Things? Check it out here.

Thanks for stopping by today!! See you back tomorrow for another sneak!




~Supplies~
Stamps: Pure Innocence - Boy & His Dog: Dog-gone Cute (MFT)
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive (SU!); Perfect Paper Panel (MFT); Pet Shop Doggy (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Distress ink in Spiced Marmalade and Tea Dye (Ranger); Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: 3M foam squares, brads (craft store); button (Making Memories Chloe's Closet); twine (PTI); twill; Copic markers; tag (Office Max)

My Favorite Things February Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on My Favorite Things' February release blog hop! If you got here from Megan's blog, you're good to go, but if you just happened upon the hop, you really should go back to the beginning, to Kim's blog--you'll miss a ton of good stuff if you don't. So, if you've done that and you're back, let's get to it!

I'm showing you one of the new Pure Innocence stamps called Better Get Better. She retails for $9.00 and includes the two sentiments you see on this project.

Can you believe how stinkin' cute this is?! All of us girls "doctored" on our dolls and stuffed animals when we were little, right? Well, I grew up to be a nurse, so this stamp really "speaks" to me :) For my project, I made up a little "doctor's bag" gift package in which to put a few little get well items, along with a card.



Here's a close up of the card. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers.



A close up of the bag:



And the inside of the card:


Again, I went searching for a template and alas, could find NONE, so I had to INVENT this wheel ;-) I'll show you how I did it.

1. Cut a 12 x 12 piece of black card stock to 11.5" x 9" and score at 2.5", 4.5", 7", and 9" on the long side and 2" and 7" on the short side.



2. Cut the flaps and round the corners of what will be the top of the bag as shown below.



3. Apply red line or ScorTape.



4. Assemble the bag. It will look like this:



5. Using two sizes of Classic Square Nestabilities dies, cut out four handles. Round the corners, and trim the "legs" to 1.5 inches from the top of the handles. Score at 1/2" from the bottom.



6. Attach flat magnets (I used Basic Grey) just above the score line on two of the handles. You'll have to figure out where to put the + and - pieces ;-)



7. Cover with the remaining two handle pieces and apply red line tape to the 1/2" scored section.



8. Attach to the bag top flaps as shown. The magnets will hold the top flaps together.



9. I knew I wanted the outside to look sort of like leather, so I embossed two A2 size pieces of black card stock with my Tiny Mosaic Texture embossing folder, then I patted my Versamark pad all over it, trying to keep the Versamark just on the raised areas, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I trimmed it close and rounded the corners.



10. Score these pieces in the center. It's a little hard to do because of the heat embossing, but it's doable and will make it easier to attach. Attach to the bag front and back.



11. Embellish as desired.

Wanna see how much will fit inside this little bag? Here you go:


There's actually plenty of room for a tube of Chap Stick or the like, too.

I hope you enjoyed my little pictorial and feel inspired to make one of your own! If you do, I'd love to see it!

I'm SO glad you hopped by! NOW, head on over to the incredibly talented Michele's blog and see what visions of loveliness she has in store for you--I know you'll not be disappointed! And don't forget that one of the stops has some BLOG CANDY. But we're not tellin' where it is--you might want to be sure to leave some love at every stop to improve your chances of winning. I'm just sayin'...



~Supplies~
Stamps: Pure Innocence - Better Get Better (MFT)
Paper: Basic Black, So Saffron, Pacific Point (SU!); Playtimes Past Hopscotch (Graphic 45); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Vintage Touch (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Tiny Mosaic Texture embossing folder (Provocraft); Classic Square, Classic Oval, and Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon (craft store); buttons and twine (PTI); Copic markers; sewing machine; clear embossing powder (Judykins); heat gun; Embossing Buddy (SU!); magnets (Basic Grey); ScorPal; corner rounder (EK Success)

My Favorite Things Teaser - Day Three

Been liking what you're seein' so far? I'm just head over heels in love with every set this month! Today we're showing the new Pure Innocence sets. My Favorite Things has three new ones this month, and today I'm showing you 'Blooming Good Day'. This is just the perfect image to use on a card that doubles as a gift package for a pack of seeds. I think this would be a perfect little gifty for anyone who loves to garden.

I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Tuxedo Black ink, paper pieced the dress and colored the rest with Copic markers. The card layout is very simple so I won't go into that.



Here's the inside with the pocket for the seed packet.



In order to have room for the seeds, I found the center of the base card and scored on either side of it to make a 1/4" "top" section.



Here you can see how the seed packet fits inside the card.



To make the "pocket", I measuerd the seed packet width, added 1/4" for the depth, and another 1/4" on either side and the bottom to provide a surface with which to adhere the pocket to the card base.



First I decorated the inside of the card. Then I scored both sides and the bottom of the pocket at 1/4" and 1/2", folded those under, and stuck the pocket to the base using red line tape. You can see the dimension in this picture.



Hope this gives you a little inspiration for using this image. Spring is not far away and planting time will soon follow :)


Thanks for stopping by! At 11:00am this morning check out Kim's blog--she'll have the list of DT members that are sneaking the Pure Innocence sets today. See you back tomorrow for the sets by the NEW ILLUSTRATOR! You're sure to love 'em!!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Blooming Good Day (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Berry Sorbet (PTI); Magical Wishes 6 x 6 pad (Webster's Pages); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 3M foam squares (craft store); Copic markers; Prima flowers; Vintage Buttons, Rustic Twine, Berry Sorbet grosgrain ribbon (PTI); border punch (Martha Stewart); oval punch (SU!); ScorPal; red line tape