I Remembered Your Birthday–MFT and Scor-Pal Joint Blog Hop!

Welcome to the MFT and Scor-Pal Joint Blog Hop! MFT and Scor-Pal are joining up today to bring you some fabulous inspiration. To see a complete list of participating designers from both teams, head on over to the MFT Blog.

Sadly enough, I’m often, shall we say, “tardy” in sending out birthday card? So I thought I’d make a belated birthday card to keep on hand ;-) I’m using MFT’s Textile Greetings Die-namics and Stamp set for my main image and sentiment. I stamped the hounds tooth image and cut it out with the die using my tutorial that you can find HERE. Then I stamped the sentiment and border then cut it out by hand and popped it on on the main label die cut. I used my Scor-Buddy to make the “pleated” element under the sentiment element using THIS tutorial from SCS and Scor-Tape for my adhesive.

Here’s a close up of it.

I finished it off with a flower made with my Pretty Posies and Upsy Daisy Die-namics dies. Here’s the inside with the rest of the sentiment :)

And here are the Die-namics dies I used on this card:

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Textile Greetings Die-namics and Stamp Set (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Black Licorice; Sahara Sand (SU!); Blissful 6 x 6 (Authentique)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); Textile Greetings, Pretty Posies, Upsy Daisy Die-namics dies (MFT); button, twine, foam dots, Scor-Buddy, Scor-Tape

Thank you for your generosi-tea

I needed another thank you card so I took this opportunity to use MFT’s Always Time for Tea Die-namics and Stamp Set. I cut the teapot and the spout, lid, handle, and bottom from coordinating patterned paper and popped it up on an Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics die. I stamped the sentiment on a First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics flag and popped it up on foam, too. Some stitching and some twill tied in a bow finished off the outside.

For the inside, I stamped a teapot and the rest of the sentiment.

Here are the Die-namics dies I used on this card:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps; Always Time For Tea Die-namics and Stamp Set (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Gumdrop Green; Ooh La La (MFT)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves, Rose Bud
Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); First Place Award Ribbon, Open Scallop Doily Duo, Always Time For Tea Die-namics dies (MFT); twill, sewing machine, foam dots

Superstar–C4C #120

Welcome to this week’s Crazy 4 Challenges challenge! This week Joanne is challenging us to make a child’s birthday card and MFT is sponsoring the challenge this week.

I decided to ink up MFT’s All-star Die-namics & Stamp Set which makes a perfect little boy birthday card. I’m also using a recent MFTWSC sketch, #54, for my layout.

The dies in this set do half the work for you! And the perfectly coordinating stamps do the rest!

On the inside I stamped the sentiment, from Just My Type Die-namics and Stamp Set and added “2u” using the By the Numbers Die-namics and By the Letters Die-namics dies. I used the Open Zig Zag Border Die-namics under the basketball and made a little flag with a new Mini Wavy Pennant Die-namics die on the pole from Wavy Pennants Die-namics.

Here are the Die-namics dies I used on this card:

And that's all for me for now! Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you!

• Cindy Haffner
• Dawn Easton
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• 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 C4C120.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: All Star Die-namics and Stamp Set, Just My Type Die-namics and Stamp Set (MFT)
Paper: Fossil, Tangy Orange; School Spirit Collection 6 x 6 (Crate Paper)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Potter’s Clay
Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); By the Numbers, By the Letters, All Star, Open Zig Zag Border, Mini Pennants, Mini Wavy Pennants Die-namics dies (MFT); twine, button, sewing machine

My Best Bud - Flourishes Friday Free For All

Hi, all, welcome to Flourishes Friday Free For All! Today I have another card using two of the recently released sets. The gorgeous filigree heart is from From the Heart and the sentiment is from Heartlines. Pretty clean and simple and I think this would work just great for a guy—in fact, I think this is going to be my Valentine to my sweet DH this year—after all, he *is* my best bud.

I stamped the heart image on Classic White card stock with Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink, then the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I matted it with black card stock and tied the red and black gingham ribbon around before adhering the three heart-shaped pearls.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Flourishes team has for you!

Barbara Anders  (<--you are here!)
Julie Koerber
Cindy Lawrence
Christine Okken
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Jan Marie Caruso

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: From the Heart, Heartlines (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Basic Black (SU!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories/tools: ribbon, heart pearls

I just can’t thank you enough–MFTWSC #55

Are you ready for another MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge? Here’s this week’s sketch. You can find the sketch on the MFT blog and also in the MFT forum on SCS, as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

Back again with what will become an often used sketch, I’m thinking. I love this sketch! PERFECT for sentiment only cards.

So, I stamped a border and sentiment from Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics and Stamp Set and cut it out. I matted that with a Well Worn Greetings Die-namics die cut and popped that up on the stitched and blinged up card base. Finally, I added a flower made with the Fringed Perennial Die-namics die. Seriously, folks, MFT has so many fabulous flower dies it’s hard to decide which one I want to use. I love them all!

Here’s the inside with a sentiment from Thanks a Bunch.

Here are the Die-namics dies I used on this card:

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics and Stamp Set, Thanks a Bunch (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Gumdrop Green; Splendid 6 x 6 pad (Authentique)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); Fringed Perennial, Polka Dot Greetings, Well Worn Greetings Die-namics dies (MFT); sewing machine, bling, hot glue, glue gun, foam dots