Seasons Givings Blog Hop–Year 6

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Hi, everyone, welcome to the Seasons Givings Blog Hop, Year 6! I am so excited to be participating again this year in this very special blog hop, the sole purpose of which is to thank all of you who visit our sites during the year and who we appreciate so much, whether you comment or just look! To show our appreciation, every single blog on the hop has a give away—to have a chance to win, just visit each blog and follow their instructions.
Before we get to the goodies, I have a card to share with you to welcome in the New Year—Hello, 2018! Wishing each of you a happy and creative new year!



I’m using Wine Service Die-namics, Banner Alphabet Die-namics, Hand Lettered Holiday Stamp Set, and English Brick Wall Stencil, all from My Favorite Things, to create my celebratory scene. All supplies listed below.



As a thank you for visiting my blog, I’m giving away a…

          $25 Gift Card from My Favorite Things!

…just in time for the January Release. To qualify to win, simply leave a comment and you’ll be eligible for the random drawing.

My drawing will close on January 5 at 11:59pm Eastern and I’ll pick the winner and announce who it is on my blog some time on January 6th. Please leave an email address in your comment so I can contact the winner. In the event the winner does not respond to me within 48 hours, I’ll pick another winner, so please check back on January 5th.

Here’s the list of all the bloggers participating in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop. Special thanks to Latisha Yoast for giving her time to organize this hop.

Lawn Fawn

Technique Tuesday

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

MFT Stamps

Neat & Tangled

Winnie & Walter

Hero Arts

CAS-ual Friday Stamps

My Sweet Petunia

Paper House Productions

Verve Stamps

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Catherine Pooler

Indigojade Art

A Jillian Vance Design

Kelly Creates

Latisha Yoast

Kimberly Crawford

Vera Yates

Nichol Spohr

Chari Moss

Audrey Tokach

Zsoka Marko

Teri Anderson

Wanda Guess

Amy Tsuruta

Lydia Fiedler

Laurie Willison

Jenn Shurkus

Debi Adams

Cindy Lawrence

Lori Craig

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Laura Bassen

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Kelly Lunceford

Dana Joy

Tracey McNeely

Margie Higuchi

Laurel Beard

Janine Tinklenberg

Sean Fetterman

Christine Meyer

Heidi Blankenship

Debbie Seyer

Libby Hickson

Gracie Chavez

Julee Tilman

Karen Baker

Lee Murphy

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Leigh Penner

Marcie Sharp

Patti Gilliam

Barbara Anders

Bunny Vance

Kyra Sanders

Giovana Smith

Jillian Vance

Ceal Pritchett

Neva Cole

Thanks so much for stopping by! If this is your first time here (or even if it’s NOT), I’d love you to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram—or all four! Have fun hopping and I hope each of you win a thank you prize!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Hand Lettered Holiday, Romantic Script Background
Die-namics: Wine Service, Stitched Banner Numbers
Stencils: English Brick Wall
Dye Ink: Brick Red, Black Licorice
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Brushed Gold, White Birch Adhesive Backed Sheet
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Copics, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, craft tweezers, palette knife, sponge daubers
Other: cork sheet, molding paste, baker’s twine

Hello There–MFT Color Challenge #84

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Lemon Chiffon, Cornflower, Orange Fizz, and Nightshift Blue. All of the details about the color challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I decided to create a “cool” scene using BB Polar Bear Pals Stamp Set and BB Polar Bear Pals Die-namics, along with BB Icebergs Die-namics and Stitched Snow Drifts. I used Lemon Chiffon and Orange Fizz dye inks to sponge my sky and assembled the die cuts to create the background.



The bear was stamped with Black Licorice hybrid ink and his scarf was colored in the challenge colors with Copic markers. The sentiment was stamped on the lower snow drift element and  foam tape was used for dimension.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $20 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Polar Bear Pals
Die-namics: Polar Bear Pals, Icebergs, Stitched Snow Drifts
Dye Ink: Lemon Chiffon, Orange Fizz
Hybrid Ink: Black Licorice
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Stone Gray, No-Line Coloring
Supplies: foam mounting tape
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Copics, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, craft tweezers, Mini Ink Blending Tool
Other: craft sheet

Sorry I Was Crabby–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #365

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

As you can see, I used a little creative license with this sketch ;-) I started by creating my background by heat embossing Whimsical Waves Background and applying a watercolor wash, then popped it up on foam on a Sweet Tooth card stock base.

Next I stamped and cut the crabs, from Ocean Pals Stamp Set and Ocean Pals Die-namics, colored them with Copics and popped them up on the background, also with foam.



The sentiment was heat embossed on a strip of Black Licorice card stock, adhered with foam, as well.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $20 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Ocean Pals, Whimsical Waves Background
Die-namics: Ocean Pals
Hybrid Ink: Black Licorice
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Copics, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers
Other: heat tool

Shine Like the Stars–MFT Creative Construction with Blueprints

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this month’s Creative Construction with Blueprints Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this month’s challenge: Star Power. All of the details about the challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

This was such a fun and easy challenge! I love using stars from Blueprints! First I created a watercolor background with Peerless Watercolors on Ranger Watercolor Paper, splattered some watered down white craft paint for stars, and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape. Then I cut Shining Stars Die-namics from Silver Sparkle card stock, layered it with white card stock for strength and set it aside.



The sentiment from Written in the Stars was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock and adhered to the card front. Next the stars die cut was adhered and I finished off with stars from Blueprints 13 Die-namics and Tag Builder Blueprints 6 Die-namics.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $20 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Written in the Stars
Die-namics: Shining Stars, Blueprints 27, Blueprints 13, Tag Builder Blueprints 6
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper, Silver Sparkler card stock
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Mini Mister, water brush
Other: white craft paint, heat tool

Sending Prayers–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #364

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I wanted to used that focal image as a window so I created a serene scene outside by sponging and stamping Modern Trees. I used Translucent Vellum for the curtains to look like sheers. Since the top background was pretty plain, I dry embossed Radiating Rays Stencil for some interest and texture.



I adhered some Black & White Basics patterned paper across the bottom, and a strip of Black Licorice card stock across the center with the sentiment, from Deepest Sympathy, heat embossed beside the window.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $20 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Deepest Sympathy, Modern Trees
Die-namics: Classic Window
Stencils: Radiating Rays
Dye Ink: Banana Split, Coral Crush, Blue Breeze, Black Licorice
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Black & White Basics
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice
Specialty Papers: Translucent Vellum
Supplies: foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Embossing Pad Combo
Other: heat tool