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)

Another MFT Sneak Peek

Ready for another My Favorite Things sneak peek? OK, you twisted my arm ;-)

This set is called "I {Heart} Books" and it's a cutie!! There's so much you can do with it. I'll show you another idea using this set (and another new one--yeah, I'm a tease) at the blog hop so be sure to hop by to check them out.

This is a gift card holder to use with a book store gift card. I love how it turned out. The image was stamped on a Perfect Paper Panel with Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copic markers and layered on Really Rust and Old Olive card stock--all cut/embossed with Oval Nestabilities dies. I wish I could tell you what my patterned paper is but it was from my stash and the name is long gone. I sanded the edges and added a little distressing with ink. Buttons are tied on with SU! Linen thread. The sentiment is up on 3M foam squares, as is the focal image.


Here's the inside of the gift card holder. The book shelf is another image from this set, as is the inside sentiment, and I have them popped up on foam squares, too.

I'm so glad you stopped by today! I hope you come back for the blog hop, starting tonight at 10pm EDT at Kim's blog.

~Recipe~
Stamps: I {Heart} Books )MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Really Rust (SU!); unknown DP; Perfect Paper Panels (MFT)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Chai Tea (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, Red Line tape (craft store); Copic markers; buttons (Papertrey Ink); linen thread (SU!)

My Favorite Things Sneak Peek

This is gonna be quick--I've got a gazillion things to do! I'm still trying to catch up from being gone last week and I'm loosing the battle, LOL!

Here's one of the sets that will be released by My Favorite Things on August 5th and it's called Chocolate Bunny. Is he not the cutest!? Yeah, yeah, I know ;-)

I think you can figure it out, but I'll point out that I glued some tiny seed beads to the chocolate box and the bonbon that Flopsey is about to pop into his mouth to add a little dimension, and that the chair is paper pieced.


Be sure to come back for the blog hop tomorrow night, starting at 10:00pm EDT at Kim's blog and you'll see lots of goodies :) And, I might have another sneak for you tomorrow ;-)

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Chocolate Bunny (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White (SU!); Chocolate Kiss DP and Perfect Paper Panels (MFT)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon, Perle cotton, brads, seed beads (craft store); Copic markers; Chocolate Kiss Collection (MFT); border punch (Martha Stewart); corner rounder (E K Success)

More Pictures from CHA

Back again today with some pictures of My Favorite Things' team at CHA. First, here's a picture of Kim and her two daughters--Emma on the left and Brianna on the right, getting ready for a make and take:



The next pictures are all from the MFT cocktail party after the first day of the retail show:

Left to right: Brianna (Kim's daughter), Jenn Balcer, Kim, Carole Burrage, Daven (Mr. Splitcoast), Kirsten DuBosque, Beate Johns, Lori Craig. (Love dropping all these names, LOL!)



Christy Beckwith (MFT illustrator of Who's That Girl and Flopsey), Christina Fischer and Joanne Basile.


Amy Rohl, Kathy Daume', Brianna, Alma (The Cat's Pajamas Stamps), Carole, Kirsten, and the back of little Emma's head :)


Jody Morrow and Christina.

OK, that's it. I didn't take any pictures of products, LOL, I was busy snapping shots of people!

Thanks for stopping by! Sometime tomorrow I'll have a sneak peek of one of the August 5th My Favorite Things releases so come on back!

Pictures from CHA

OMGosh! What can I say!!! Yesterday was awesome! I got to meet many of the My Favorite Things' team, including the fabulous Kim, of course!


But first, here's a picture of me and my Color Throwdown team mate, Broni Holcombe:

It was just wonderful to meet her in person--she is the nicest thing ever!!! But I knew that :)

Here's Taylor VanBruggen, her mom, and Broni:


Taylor is just as delightful in person as she is on her blog!!

And, I got the chance to chat with Debbie Olsen at the Papertrey Ink booth:


I'm a *huge* fan of Debbie's vintage style so this was definitely a high point of the show for me!

I'm beat--it's been two busy and fun days, but I'm ready for some relaxation now. I'll be back tomorrow with pictures of My Favorite Things' team!