Sweet Sunday Sketch 161 Winner

Hello!  What a week it has been - I've really enjoyed looking over all of the DT submissions as well as the cards that are in it just for fun.  I am just blown away by the amount of entries - wow!!  The new members of the team have been selected and I'll be announcing who those beautiful ladies are next week when SSSC163 goes live, but this week, I have a Guest Stamper to announce.  Woot!  I couldn't narrow my picks down to just 5 favorites, so here are 10:

 Julie Dinn created this gorgeous card, complete with lush layered hibiscus flowers.  Can you smell the ocean air?  I can!  I love her little paper pieced swim suit and flower in her hair. 

Katie Skiff made this fabulous ALOHA card (I'm sensing a theme here) with beautiful summer colors and I love the way she used the patterned papers. 

 Debbie Carriere combined stars and buttons for her adorable card.  I love those delicious layered clouds and how she added the little sentiment along the side.

 Kim O'Connell's coloring is just out of control amazing - look at her hair!  The bright colors and bold patterns are just perfect together.

 Speaking of amazing Copic skills, Jen Shults created this gorgeous card.  I adore the pink and craft and how she made her own little doodle border.

Pam Speidel's patriotic card won me over with all of the star elements and the little button extras.  I adore the little sentiment pinned on the star with the button and twine.

 Sheri Gilson created a fun, summery card and I can't help but love the orange embossed papers with the adorable button flower.  Yum! 

 Joanne Basille brings her cute style on this darling card.  I love Joanne's big loopy bows!

 Shannon White brings out her birthday best with this adorable image.  I love how she cut it out and popped it up over the polka dot paper.  So cute!

Sarah Klass created this soothing scene with hot air balloons and patterned grass.  Love the little hearts with the sentiment too.

Remember, there is still time to participate in SSSC162 and you can throw your hat in the ring for our next Guest Stamper.  The challenge closes on Friday night.

OK, without further ado - the winner is....

Jen Shults!!

 Congrats, Jen!!  I can't wait to see what you whip up for us next week!

Have a Picture Perfect Day

Hello and happy Saturday!  My Favorite Things is joining the Sketch For You to Try team this month and I'm so thrilled to be playing along with Jen's fabulous sketch challenge today!  Are you ready to play along too?  Here is the sketch:

Isn't it fun?  Here is my card using Pure Innocence Little Shutterbug:

I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored her with Copic Markers.  I popped her up over some Hello Summer 6x6 papers from Echo Park, which now that I'm looking at it, makes her look like she's just floating out there.  Haha!

If you'd like to join in on the fun, hop on over to Jen's Blog and enter your card.  I hope to see you there!

You can find these items from my card in the MFT Boutique:









recipe - 
stamps: pi little shutterbug (mft)
paper: kraft (mft), choice snow white (te), hello summer 6x6 (echo park)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, circle stax 1&2/fishtail flags stax die-namics (mft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club

Hello!  It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another fun sketch challenge from MFT!  Here's a look at the sketch:

I made a card using à la modes Firecracker.

Kind of a fun image for the 4th of July, but then I didn't make it a 4th of July card - haha!  That's what I get for stamping ahead of schedule instead of last minute like I usually do.  She's stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a Rectangle STAX Set 1 Die-namics die cut, and I colored her with Copic Markers.  I paper pieced the firecracker with some Country Drive 6x6 papers from Echo Park and then sewed around the edges of the panel.

For the flower, I used the Prima Donna Petals Die-namics with a pink rhinestone center.

I love it with the Kraft Cardstock center.  For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment on a First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics and then layered it over 2 Mix & Match Banners Die-namics.

Be sure to stop on by the MFT Blog for a complete list of all the designers playing along in this week's Stamp Club.

You can find these items in the MFT Boutique:








recipe - 

MFT New Product Tour

It's time!!  All of the new stamps and Die-namics are now available at the MFT Boutique!  I'm sharing a card using Who's That Girl: Straight From the Carton.

I am a paper piecing maniac today - lots of paper layers to create this fun image.  I stamped the image on white cardstock 3 times, and then again several times on some On the Bright Side Two 6x6 papers and then cut out the various layers and pieced them together again.  I added some Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics and also one of the new Plentiful Petals Die-namics along with a Sno Cone Button - gasp!  These new MFT buttons are GORGEOUS! 

Don't forget to hop on over to the MFT Blog where you can see ALL of the fabulous stamps and Die-namics that are available this very minute.

Here are the MFT products I used on today's card:









recipe - 
stamps: wtg straight from the carton (mft)
paper: kraft (mft), hot fudge (mft), choice snow white (te), on the bright side two 6x6 (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, fishtail flags stax/plentiful petals die-namics (mft), sno cone button (mft), flax twine (twinery), foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #162

Good morning!!  It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close in two weeks, next Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC162 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

WANT TO BE A GUEST Sweet Sunday Stamper?  I'll be picking my favorite card or project after each challenge and that winner will have a special guest spot as a designer on a future Sweet Sunday Challenge.  I'm SO excited about this!  You can enter as many different cards as you'd like before the following Friday deadline, so get stampy!

I will be announcing the new Sweet Sunday Stampers as well as the next Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper later this week, so be sure to check back to see if you will be joining the design team for SSSC163!

This week, I'm using the soon-to-be-released Baby Onesie Die-namics and Stamp Set from My Favorite Things.

I had so much fun stamping with this set a couple days ago and I just couldn't put it down, so I'm doubling up.  I cut out the onesie with the Baby Onesie Die-namics in So Happy Together 6x6 papers from Echo Park.  I stamped the sentiment in Brilliance Graphite Black ink and the popped it up over a Circle STAX set 2 Die-namics, which I embossed with my Polka Dots folder from Quickutz. The flowers are also new for July, they are the Plentiful Petals Die-namics, which I cut out in Pink Lemonade and Cotton Candy cardstock.

All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop on by and say hello:

• Dana White
• Jackie Pedro - this week's fabulous guest stamper 
  
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Vicki Burdick

Here are the new Die-namics I used today:

You can find these items in the MFT Boutique:









recipe - 
stamps: baby onesie (mft)
paper: pink lemonade (mft), cotton candy (mft), black licorice (mft), choice snow white (te), so happy together 6x6 (echo park)
ink: brilliance graphite black
accessories: baby onesie/circle stax 1&2/plentiful petals/open scallop edge die-namics (mft), polka dot embossing folder (quickutz),  foam tape