MFT January Creative Challenge - Masculine

Hi, everyone, it's time again for MFT's Creative Challenge. This month we're challenged to make a masculine card. The timing on this was awesome--I needed to make a thank you card for the administrators at my former employer. Since they're both guys, this was perfect!

Sooo, I'm using Thanks a Bunch for the sentiments, both inside and out, and one of my favorite Die-namics sets, Well Worn Greetings. Such a lovely stack of shapes in this set! I'm also using an MFTWSC sketch for my layout, Number 48. I did some stitching, some ink distressing, and finished off the layout with some buttons--much more masculine than the flower I'd normally put there :) I thought these papers also reflected the challenge well.

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

 Thanks SO much for stopping by! To see how the rest of the design team interpreted this challenge, be sure to check out the list of those participating at the MFT Blog.

~Supplies~

Stamps: Thanks a Bunch (MFT)

Paper: Fossil, Black Licorice; Times & Seasons 6 x 6 pad (Echo Park)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); Well Worn Greetings Die-namics dies (MFT); buttons, twine, sewing machine

You're My Everything - C4C #118

Welcome back to the first Crazy 4 Challenges challenge of 2012! Joanne is our host for this month and today she's challenging us to use something new in honor of the new year. If you don't have any new supplies, how about a technique that's new to YOU. I happen to have some new patterned paper that I just recently got and haven't used before today.

I'm using an MFT set called Clearly Sentimental About You and a favorite MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge sketch from early last year. I stamped the sentiment on a flag (I know! I can't stop using it!!) from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics set and tucked the end under a couple of hearts cut with the Hearts A Plenty Die-namics set. Then I added a button and some twine and some clear Dew Drops to finish it off.

Here's the inside with another sentiment from the set. Sweet.

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 C4C118. 

 

~Supplies~

Stamps: Clearly Sentimental About You (MFT)

Paper: Whip Cream, Gumdrop Green; Random 6 x 6 (Crate Paper)

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

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); First Place Award Ribbon and Hearts A Plenty Die-namics dies (MFT); button, twine, ribbon, sewing machine, Dew Drops

Make Every Minute Count - Flourishes January Pre-Release Challenge

Ring in the new year with “Father Time” or “Baby New Year” – this challenge is a fight between new and old! To be in the running, simply use a card that showcases an image of time (i.e. one of our calendars, the Moments in Time set) or one that showcases little baby new year i.e. a baby card. Either will get you in the running. Just link your card up on the Flourishes Blog for your chance to win!

It's almost time for the January release, so that means it's time for the Pre-release challenge! For my card, I used the Moments In Time stamp set. I'd not inked up the gorgeous hour glass before so I thought it was time. I stamped it on patterned paper and colored it with Copic markers, using these collections:

Then I cut it out and popped it up on more of the same paper and stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the image panel. Finally, I added some twine, a Prima flower, and some black pearls.

Be sure to check out what the the Flourishes Design Team has for you today:

Barbara Anders  (<--you are here!)

Julie Koerber  

Christine Okken  

Danielle Kennedy  

Dawn Burnworth  

Stacy Morgan  

Tammy Hershberger  

Sharon Doolittle  

Jan Marie Caruso

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Moments In Time (Flourishes)

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black (SU!); Yearography 6 x 6 (Simple Stories)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Prima flower, twine, pearls

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch Challenge - End of Year PARTY!

Just a reminder that if you played in any of the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenges in 2011 you are eligible to win a prize at the End of the Year Party! Get all the details and register HERE!

I Love You This Big - MFTWSC #53

Are you ready for the first MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge of 2012? 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.

As you can see, I substituted the new Layered Hearts Die-namics for the large circle elements. I thought it was a perfect back drop for this brand new sweet little PI - I Love Your This Big, who was stamped and colored with Copic markers. Otherwise, I followed the sketch pretty closely. The sentiment was stamped on the smaller flag from First Place Award Ribbon Di-namics--I just can't seem to get away from using these flags and I don't want to. They just work so well for any style. Some twine and a button anchor it and some brads at the top balance everything out.

Here's the inside:

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

Have you heard about MFT's Wedesday Sketch Challenge end of the year party? Prizes are to be won if you qualify. Get all the details HERE!


Thanks so much for stopping by! 

~Supplies~

Stamps: PI - I Love You This Big

Paper: Fossil, Wild Cherry, Perfect Paper Panels; Crazy Love 6 x 6  (Bo Bunny)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); Layered Hearts, First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics dies (MFT); button, twine, brads, Copic markers