MFT October Teaser, Day Two

So, what did you think of yesterday's previews? Awesome, right? Well, we've got more today :) Today we're showing you Game Day Duo, Fred Bear - Snow Bear, and Ballet Millie. I'm going to show you Fred Bear - Snow Bear but first, here's what you need to know:

• Release party is from 8-10pm on October 6th, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.

• The November Guest Designer Contest continues and ends on Tuesday, October 5th at 10 PM EST. The winner will be announced at the release party. Get the deets here.

• Teasers continue and will be daily through Wednesday, October 6th. Be sure to check Kim's blog at 11:00am for links to designers previewing each day. 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.

• The October Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm October 6th, with the hop starting at Kim's Blog.

OK, so here's Fred! Look at him with his snow buddy! Isn't he adorable!??

I stamped Fred and friend on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers. See that panel behind the sentiment oval? I used the new Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics die for that. I cut some card stock with it and painted it with Ranger crackle paint to make it look sorta like wood. I'm also using the new snowflake dies--awesome, I tell you!

And here's the inside, with another sentiment and the Jumbo Scallop and Scalloped Scallop Die-namics dies.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you back tomorrow!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Fred Bear - Snow Bear (MFT)

Paper: Whip Cream card stock, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Soft Suede, Concord Crush (SU!); Mitten Weather 6 x 6 pad (Cosmo Cricket)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tool: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Polka Dot Greetings, Snowflake Trio Die-namics dies; buttons, twine (PTI); Ranger Crackle Paint; twill; flat backed pearls (craft store); oval punch (SU!)

What's Brewing?

I've got another Taylored Expressions card for you today, using the super cute Spooky Expressions set. I'm also using Taylor's Sketch #130 for my layout.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers with some Prismacolor pencil shading. I also added some Sakura glitter pen to the potion in the pot and to the spider web. I stamped sentiment, punched it out with a 1 3/4" round punch and then added a Always Artichoke mat and some green jewels. Patterned paper is from the Eerie 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey and card stock, in addition to Always Artichoke, is Basic Black, I finished it off with a poison green ribbon, some buttons, and white and orange baker's twine. I just love how this turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Spooky Expressions (Taylored Expressions)

Paper: Basic Black, Always Artichoke (SU!); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Eerie 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories/tool: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Sakura glitter pen; buttons, twine (PTI); jewels, ribbon, Pop Dots (craft store); Corner Chomper (We R Memory Makers); Copic markers; 1 3/4" circle punch (EK Success)

MFT October Teaser, Day One and World Card Making Day

Have you been checking out the Freeze Frames on Kim's blog? There is so much cuteness this month I can hardly stand it! Today we're previewing a new Die-namics die and stamp set called Polka Dot Greetings and Clearly Sentimental About Books, which was September's Triple Scoop set but will be available on it's own this month. Here's what you need to know:

• Release party is from 8-10pm on October 6th, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.

• The November Guest Designer Contest begins today and ends on Tuesday, October 5th 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 Wednesday, October 6th. Be sure to check Kim's blog at 11:00am for links to designers previewing each day. 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.

• The October Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm October 6th, with the hop starting at Kim's Blog.

• MFT is hosting a challenge celebrating World Card Making Day at SCS. Get the 411 here. AND there's a WCMD sale!! See all about *that* here!

I'm showing you Polka Dot Greetings today. You know how much I love Framed Greetings--this is another one to add to that collection--I'm in love all over again!

Just look at that gorgeous, classic shape! I stamped the polka dot frame on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel, cut it out with the matching die, then stamped the sentiment. See that rolled flower with petals? It's a new die being released this month called Rolled Rose. Eeek, I love it! And see the leaves? I used the smallest Clouds Die-namics die to make them from MFT felt. A-dorable!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! There's more goodness in store for you tomorrow, so be sure to check back :)

~Supplies~
Stamps: Polka Dot Greetings (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Cream Perfect Paper Panel (MFT); Pear Pizazz, Concord Crush (SU!); Pixielicious 6 x 6 pad (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Pear Pizazz, Concord Crush (SU!); Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Rolled Rose, Polka Dot Greetings, and Clouds Die-namics dies, felt (MFT); jewels, paper doily, Pop Dots (craft store)

Thanks a latte - C4C #57

Today's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge is hosted by the fabulous Silke Ledlow who has a color challenge for us.

And we're also delighted to have Verve Stamps as our sponsor this month! Julee is providing a wonderful prize so be sure to check out the C4C blog for the details!

I think I was channeling my inner Silke with this card, LOL! I thought, with this large color palette, that staying mostly with white was a good idea and I really love how it turned out. I'm using SCS Sketch #300 for my layout. Pretty simple layout, really, and that Prima flower had every color except black already in it--how lucky was that?! The base white layer was scored with my Scor-Buddy in a diamond pattern to give that layer a little interest. Then the cup image, from Verve's Delightful and Delicious set, was stamped on an MFT Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I added a little Sakuro glitter pen to the "steam" and some gold flat-backed pearls to the scallops, stamped the sentiment, from the same set, and called it done.

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

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

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 C4C57.

Thanks so much for dropping in today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Delightful and Delicious (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Kraft,Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabe (SU!); Perfect Paper Panels (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Pop Dots, gold flat backed pearls (craft store); Prima flower, Copic markers; leaf punch (Martha Stewart)

Give Thanks - Stamp Simply #159

It's time for another Stamp Simply challenge. Today, Sharon wants us to think in 3's. Here's what she says:

Oct. 1 – ssnotime159 – Three is the Number – Today’s challenge calls for us to think in 3’s.  Your project should incorporate 3 panels (as in background panels) OR 3 images (as in the focal point).  Things always look pleasing to the eye when grouped in 3’s, so let’s see what kind of eye-pleasing trios we can come up with today!

I thought this would be a perfect time to break out my new Take Three: Fall set by PTI. I stamped the three pumpkins on an MFT Cream Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers. Then I cut them out and matted them. I ran the Rustic Cream layer through my Cuttlebug with the Woodgrain Impression plate, and finished up by adding some ribbon and the sentiment tied onto a button with some twine.

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 ssnotime159 if you upload to a public forum. Don't forget to check out Sharon's fabulous sample and also I'm sure you'll be seeing some fabulous examples of how this technique *should* look from the design team, including our Guest Designer for October, Jerri Kay of A Touch Of Grace.

Barb Schram

Janine Orchard

A J Otto

Deb Saarenen

Jenny Gropp

Deb Neerman - sitting this week out

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

~Supplies~
Stamps: Take Three: Fall (PTI)
Paper: Rustic Cream, Terracotta Tile (PTI); Old Olive (SU!); Cream Perfect Paper Panel (MFT)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Tea Dye Duo (PTI)
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Tag Trio die (Spellbinders); Woodgrain Impression Plate, button, ribbon, twine (PTI)