MFT Wednesday Stamp Club {Adore You}

 Hi there, and thanks for stopping over today! I have a sweet little card for you today featuring this week's MFT WSC sketch #110 and the adorable PI - Being Cute Is What I Do! After seeing her used on Inge's card for the premier installation of MFT Academy, I just had to ink her up and try my hand adding the illusion of pleats on her cute top.

This is such a fun sketch, and I had such fun mixing and matching papers from one of my all time hoarded favorite MME collections, Follow Your Heart. I love the mix of neutrals and prints in this collection. 

Along with a bit of sewing and paper distressing, I added a Die-namics Leaf Filled Flourish and a little resin flower to her top for dimension and plain old fun! A sentiment was stamped on the smallest of the Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers which was then layered on the open fishtail flag from LLD Accent It - Labels and Tabs.

Thanks for taking time to stop by today, and I hope you enjoyed your visit!
~Amy

MFT Teasers Day 6: Read All About It

Welcome to one of the most anticipated of the My Favorite Things Teasers days: Pure Innocence Day! Today we are celebrating two new PI girls, Around the World - Netherlands and Read All About It. I cannot wait to buzz around to all the blogs to see what Team MFT has done with these two cuties.

I've used Read All About It for my project today. Isn't she cute sitting there reading the daily news in her comfy pink gingham chair? The chair is paper pieced using some of my favorite, most hoarded, papers by Pink Paislee (Hometown Summer).

Here's a closer look at her chair and the view from the window. Speaking of that window, it's made from a few of the new Accent It - Labels and Tabs Die-namics. Next up are a few shots of the window in-the-making. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have if my picture tutorial needs clarification.

 
Each window was cut using the rounded square die from Accent It - Labels and Tabs. After die cutting the windows I layered my window pane on top of that cute neighborhood patterned paper and then trimmed it to fit neatly behind. The window treatment was made using the Accent It - Labels and Tabs dies that you see pictured. Have I mentioned yet how much I LOVE this die set?! It's one that will sit right there next to you on your stamp table because you'll be using it so often!

One last peek at the sentiment stamped on, you guessed it, a die cut tab from Accent It - Labels and Tabs. I added remnant black hearts on the sentiment tab and the vertical Die-namics STAX Fishtail  flag that were left from the Die-namics Heart Doily.

Stop over at the MFT Blog for today's list of Teasers and then read over the bullets below for all the happenings at My Favorite Things right now.

• You can attend the New Release Party on January 8 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can WIN PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on January 8 at 10 PM EST. You’ll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is going on now! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics.
• If you’d like to see all the teasers for today, you’ll find today’s participating designers linked at the MFT blog. Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily. The winners will be posted on January 8 just before the release party, on the MFT blog. 

Here are the MFT products used on today's project

 Thanks so much stopping by today and for all of the sweet comments you've been leaving me during MFT Teasers week. I have had so much fun creating for MFT and your comments are the cherry on top!
~Amy

MFT WSC 102 {Warm Wishes}

Hi there, and thanks for stopping by to see what I've been stamping this week! I've actually been stamping and crafting a few last minute tags, secret snowman gifts and such, but as luck would have it, there wasn't enough time or light to photograph everything. I do have a fun little card to share with you though, using this week's MFT WSC sketch #102!

I've combined a bunch of new goodies that I received in my MFT order last weekend, including Warm Wishes PI, LLD Journal It-Calendar Basics and the new Die-namics Horizontal Gift Card Pocket die (inside).

Here's a detail of the Warm Wishes girl with her paper pieced coat and Die-namics Let It Snowflake embellishment (now realizing I forgot to bling her buttons)...she melts.my.heart. ♥

This card is going to my niece who will be celebrating her birthday shortly after Christmas, so I've fancied up the inside of the card with a gift card pocket...love gift cards, love gift card pockets! I purposely didn't photograph the inside with the gift card intact, just in case she happens to read this post, wink!

So glad you stopped by today, but before I let you go, I have to share a little excitement in my world: I'm MFT's next Guest Designer!! I can't begin to tell you how jazzed I am about being chosen for this huge honor, but I will tell you that you'll be seeing lots more of the MFT love around here, so stay tuned.  Ü

~Amy

I ♥ U Cutie Pie

I just could NOT resist the latest Pure Innocence girlies in the JULY VIP Collection from MFT including this, my favorite--Picture Perfect! I paired her with stamps from Die-namics Vanity License Plate and Stamp Set, another set I've been resisting for some time now, and yummy papers from Echo Park (This & That Charming). The left hand tab what die cut using another Die-namics die, Polka Dot Greetings. It was only fitting that I used MFT's Wednesday Sketch Challenge as well, right?! You can check out the sketch over at the MFT blog here.

I hope you're enjoying your weekend, and thanks for stopping by today!
~Amy

Popping By to Celebrate {SFYTT}!

Sometimes a gift idea and stamp set just happen to be a perfect match, and that's just what fell into my lap last week as I shopped for my best friend, Jane's birthday gift. Jane and I have a fun little habit of quoting our favorite movie lines...sometimes I think we subconsciously create situations just so we can throw in a line or two! Whatever the case may be, I decided to give her a stack of our favorite movies along with a few boxes of movie candy, all tied up in a red and white striped ribbon. This is where it gets good...I had just happened to have ordered MFT's Popping By along with the Die-namics Filmstrip die (this is as predictable as an 'average' movie)...add in superfast shipping from MFT and I have my stamp set and die in hand, just in time to create the perfect movie themed card for Jane's birthday gift. Cool, huh?!

Because Jane is pretty darn important in my life, I thought her card was definitely worthy of some of my absolute favorite paper (6x6 Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934). I've also used Jen's July SFYTT, a birthday sentiment from PTI, and Cherry Divine Twine from The Cat's Pajamas.

I even finished off the inside with a sentiment bearing ticket using a couple different Pure Innocence sets...

I hope you've enjoyed my rambling and the card! Stop in again this week because I've got a few things to share that I've made over the last few weeks and just haven't found the time to blog about.
~Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp: Adore You!

I finally got my hands on this PI girl (Being Cute Is What I Do), and I can see many more cards coming down the pike with her face all over them...she's irresistible, especially combined with the Die-namics Mini Rolled Flower die! I've also used the Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip die as well for a little extra color. I've been dabbling in "grass making" lately, first sketching blades of grass with a fine tip marker and then adding more general color with a Copic marker, and I have to say I'm pleased with the results (no comments from you grass-pros out there, please)!

Remember to pop on over to Kim's blog for everyone participating with this week's sketch, and find out how you can win yourself a little MFT moo-lah!

Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp: Thank You!

I need to send a fellow teacher-friend a thank you note, and decided I'd using this week's Wednesday Stamp Club sketch for my card. Of course, I had to use my Pure Innocence You Make The Grade stamp since it was so fitting for the occasion, right?! I've also incorporated my Die-namics Dainty Dots Border layered on the yellow polka dot paper. I'm having fun mixing and matching patterned paper from some new 6x6 pads from MME Stella Rose Collection, so watch for more of those papers to come!

Check out Kim's blog for this week's original sketch as well as the gals playing along with it. Don't forget that by playing along, you're eligible for a little extra MFT cash! Upload to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC11.

Thanks for stopping by!
Amy

It'll Be Okay {WSC}

 

Another week of MFT's WSC means another great sketch. This week I've turned that great sketch on it's head with my sweet little Pure Innocence girl, combined with some of my favorite October Afternoon papers and the new flat bottomed cloud Die-namics die.

 

Here's a detail of her shiny rain slicker...

Check out Kim's blog for this week's original sketch as well as the gals playing along with it. Don't forget that by playing along, you're eligible for a little extra MFT cash! Upload to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC10.

Have a great Wednesday!
Amy

You Give Me Warm Fuzzies {WSC}

I'm so excited to show you a peek at one of the newest Pure Innocence sets, Warm Fuzzies! She's just adorable as can be, and although I've kept her a white bunny for today's card, I can't wait to paper piece her with some yummy patterned papers! This is also sketch #9 for the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club, and another great sketch it is! You can see lots more of this sketch by checking out the MFTWSC9 gallery over at SCS.

Be sure to check out Kim's blog for a list of all the girls playing along this week, and stop by the MFT Member Co. Forum over at SCS while you're uploading your sketch #9 card (keyword: MFTWSC9) for even more inspiration!

Have a great Wednesday...
Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club {Splash}!

I strayed a bit from this week's sketch (#8 if you're counting), using my Die-namics Banner Strip Die & Alphabet in lieu of the die cut label featured in the original sketch. I think the no-nonsense look and feel of the banner compliments the image I chose for my card, Pure Innocence-Splish Splash. I fell in love with this little PI boy the minute I laid eyes on him. He's always having such a good time with his BFF, pup. I tried to mimic a water-colored look using Copics to color the image, leaving tiny patches of open white here and there along the edges. An arteest I am not, but I'm satisfied with the outcome.

Check out Kim's blog for a list of all the girls playing along this week, and stop by the MFT Member Co. Forum over at SCS while you're uploading your sketch #8 card (keyword: MFTWSC8)! Remember, you can win some cash to spend at the MFT Boutique just for playing along!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch 5

Welcome to another week of My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club, Pure Innocence Ladybug in sketch #5! I've used my new Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip and paper from MME (Fine & Dandy Tickled Pink 6x6 pad) with this week's sketch, and I'll go ahead and admit that I'm sorta thinking it all came together sweetly! I will admit that I'd like to redo the sentiment, but I really wanted to use that sentiment and it wasn't fitting anywhere else, so I called it "done" and stuck to my guns!

Check out Kim's blog for a list of everyone playing along this week, and then upload your sketchy card to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC5, easy peasy!

Have a great Wednesday!
Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch #3

Is is cute or what?! The Jr. version of Dr. McDreamy...McSteamy...or whatever trips your clipboard! Pair him up with my new favorite paper from Cosmo Cricket, Circa 1934, and it's a match made in stamping heaven, girls. Almost forgot to tell you his real name...World's Best Doctor!

How are you liking the weekly sketch challenge for MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club? What's that you ask...do I like weekly sketches? LOVE.it. Check out Kim's blog for a full list of MFT girls playing along today, and then post your sketch card to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC3, so we can peek at all the sketchy goodness!

Happy Wednesday~Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club: Go Badgers!

The My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club challenge is: It's Party Time - Celebrate the New Year in Style with your best party card! Well, here in Wisconsin, we'll be cheering on the WI Badgers football team at the Rose Bowl, so I decided to use a few of MFT's Die-namics dies, stamps and templates to create a Rose Bowl float--MFT style! Here's what I've used:

• Die-namics Banner Strip Die and Mini Alphabet
• Die-namics Fresh Cut Grass
• Die-namics Jumbo Scallop
  
• Die-namics Rolled Flower
• Pure Innocence-MVP
  
• Template All-Season Wagon

I had so much fun creating this little "float", combining all of these MFT goodies and cutting the template using my new Silhouette cutter. Yes, I finally broke down, or should I say "broke out" the credit card, and purchased an electronic cutting machine. I went with the Silhouette upon the advice of a few friends who recommended the Silhouette for it's ability to handle very fine cuts, such as that tiny "W" on the football jersey.

Thanks to all of you who stopped by in 2010...come back often in 2011! As always, stop by Kim's blog for a full list of MFT WSC participants and use keyword: MFTWSC12292010 over at SCS so we can see your best party card!

~Amy

While visions of sugar plums danced in her {Pure Innocence} head...

Today's My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club theme is Pure Innocence + Christmas. I paired one of my newest PI purchases, Bedtime Story, with stamps from the Die-namics Spinner Die add-on set, Additions for Game Night. Her sugar plum filled vision is the Die-namic Cloud Trio Die, edged in Dazzling Diamonds glitter...you get the idea, right?! Ü

As always, stop by Kim's blog today at 11am EST for a full list of MFT Wednesday Stamp Club participants, and then upload your Pure Innocence Christmas creation to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC12152010 for your chance at $15 MFT bucks!

Have a sweet dreams kinda day!
Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club: Winter Wonderland

Today's WSC theme is Winter Wonderland. I've created a wintry scene using Pure Innocence Flurry of Love, and my new Die-namics Let It Snowflakes. I have to tell you that I'm a smitten kitten with the new snowflake dies--they're just the perfect size to cluster, as you see here. I feel as if I've created this "wintry scene" over and over the past few months with other PI images, but they're so darn easy to "make a scene" with that I couldn't resist!

Check out Kim's blog at 11am EST today for a list of the MFT gals playing along, and don't forget to upload your Winter Wonderland to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC12082010 for a shot at $15 MFT bucks!

Have a great day!
Amy

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club

It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that always means a sketch challenge for MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club. I've used a darling Pure Innocence stamp today, Presents for You, and paired her with Mitten Weather patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket and a strip of crocheted lace from MFT.

Check out Kim's blog at 11am today for the entire list of MFT gals playing along with today's sketch, and then be sure to come and play along. When you finish your sketch card, upload to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC12012010 for your chance at $15 to spend as you like at the My Favorite Things store.

Happy Wednesday!
Amy

MFT WSC: The Sound of Music!

Today's Wednesday Stamp Club challenge is to pick out something from the theme of The Sound of Music and go with it. I picked a few of my favorite things from the lyrics below, including Pure Innocence Dog & Boy Snow Adorable.

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad"

And on top of all that...I found do-a-deer, and the hills are alive (with the sound of music)! Be sure to check out Kim's blog at 11am EST for the whole list of MFT gals playing along, and finally, use keyword: MFTWSC11172010 when uploading to SCS for your chance at $15 in MFT cash!

Amy

MFT Greatest Hits: Pure Innocence Snow Day

We're celebrating the Pure Innocence line as this month's Greatest Hits at My Favorite Things, and I'm showing off one of my favorites: Snow Day! I've also used the MFT Die-namics Sheltering Tree die. For more PI goodness, check out Kim's blog (the MFT blog) at 11am EST today to see who else is playing along today. Finally, here's a little something that sure does sweeten the pot...

From November 9 - November 11, all orders over $30 get free budget shipping using code BUDGETFREE. The code will reduce your order by the cost of budget shipping, which is $3.45. International customers may also use the code for a discount based on the US budget shipping cost, making international budget shipping only $2!

Another good reason to head over to MFT and stock up on your wish list!
~Amy

MFT WSC: Sketch Challenge

Today's Wednesday Stamp Club challenge is a sketch challenge. I've used Sending You a Little Christmas from the Pure Innocence line along with The Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig collection paper. Lots of sparkle added on her hat and boot trim with Diamond Stickles and mini gems on her Christmas tree.

Ready to play along with this week's sketch? Be sure you upload your card to SCS using keyword: MFTWSC11032010 to be eligible to win a $15 gift certificate to MFT. Check out Kim's blog at 11am EST today for the list of MFT gals participating in today's WSC sketch challenge.

Have a great day, and stop back tomorrow for my TCP Tuesday card featuring a sneak peek of an upcoming set!
~Amy

MFT WSC: Tag, you're it!

Today's Wednesday Stamp Club challenge is titled: Tag You're It! Create a tag or a project featuring a tag and use keyword MFTWSC10272010 when you upload to Splitcoast for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate to My Favorite Things! Check out Kim's blog post (the MFT blog) at 11am EST today for a full list of the girls playing along with today's challenge.

Here's my tag, featuring Presents For You from the Pure Innocence line. The "noel" at the bottom of the tag was inspired by a layout I saw in my latest Pottery Barn catalog, and thought these papers from The Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig line went well with the "sorta" clean vintage look I was aiming for.

Hope you get a chance to play along...why not get started on a Christmas gift tag for that "someone special" on your list? I think this tag will go to one of my sweet nieces...hmm, which one is most likely to NOT throw it in the garbage?! Ü