Monthly Archives: April 2010

Hi everyone!  Welcome to My Favorite Things’ April release hop!  If you’ve just popped in here, you might want to go back to the beginning with Kim.  If you’ve just come from Frances, then you’re right on track.  And be sure to leave comments as you hop as there is some blog candy hidden somewhere along the way! 

This month brings 14 fun new sets!  I chose to use one of the four new Pure Innocence images, Make Mine a Double.

You Make Life Sweet

Isn’t she sweet?  I just love her.  I paper-pieced her dress, drew in little socks and colored the rest with markers.  The ground was colored/sketched in with Prismacolor pencils.

All of the new releases are now available here.  But first, hop on over to see what  **AMY**  has to share.  I’m certain it’s fabulous! (It always is!!)  🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy hopping!

Stamps: MFT “Make Mine a Double” (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up Old Olive, MFT Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Green at Heart 6×6 paper pad  Accessories: Copic markers (E000, E00, E31, E33, E50, R20, C1, C3, C5), Prismacolor pencils, Prima “Tamera” lace, ribbon, buttons, Spellbinders Nestabilities, sewing machine, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

Hi everyone!  We’re on the last day of previews for the big April release by My Favorite Things (which is tonight at 10 p.m.)!

Today the team is sharing samples using Baby Bump (WTG), Clearly Sentimental about Babies, Baby Additions and Clearly Sentimental About Mothers.  I chose mothers.

A Mother Holds Your Hand for a While…

I used my favorite sentiment in the set (no question).  It literally tugs at my heartstrings. 

I also used my favorite Wild Asparagus paper and my favorite flowers by Prima.  (I just love those burlap flowers.)  I used a sponge and some Tattered Rose distress ink to add a bit of color to the inside of the flower.

And a simple finish to the inside.

I hope you’ll check out the other design team samples.  You can find direct links HERE after 11 a.m. EST. 

Tonight there is a pre-release party, 8 – 10 p.m. in the MFT Member Forum at Splitcoast with lots of fun, chat and prizes.  And at 10 p.m. all of the April release sets will be available in the MFT store.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’ll be back tonight for the MFT Blog Hop and Shop!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Clearly Sentimental About Mothers”    Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Tattered Rose Distress  Cardstock:  Prism Crabapple Medium   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus “Baby Girl Dots” and “Floral”  Accessories: Prima Calcutta Minis Seashell (flower), Karen Foster Biggie brad, Prima Tamera trim,  dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5” x 5”.

I’m back!  Today the My Favorite Things design team is previewing the new Jolinne images.  (Release date 4/7.)  They are so sweet!

Bravo!

Here I’ve used Sweet Spring.  The set comes with the two images you see here, a little bird, two groups of tulips and four sentiments.

I paper-pieced the outfits on the girl and bunny, then stamped the girl’s dress a second time so I could pop up the top layer.

I then cut out her and the bunny (using a craft knife as needed) and placed the two on my stitched card.

I carried over the circle layout to the inside and used another sentiment from the set.

You can find direct links to more design team samples HERE after 11 a.m. EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Sweet Spring” (Jolinne)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock:  Prism Crabapple Light, MFT Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper:  Memory Box Gossamer  Accessories: Copic markers (E000, E00, E31, E33, E35, E50, R20, R81, C00, C1), Creative Memories circle cutter, ribbon, Stampin’ Up clip, sewing machine,  dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Hi everyone.  🙂  Today the My Favorite Things design team is previewing all of the new Pure Innocence sets.  (Release day 4/7.)  Included in this category is Boy & Dog Tree Swing.

Swinging By to Say Hi!

As much as I love the little Pure Innocence girls, it’s nice to throw a boy into the mix from time to time.

I colored my little guy with Copics and added two tiny brads to his overalls.

Before die cutting the image with my Nestabilities, I cut around the leaves so they could extend past the border just a little.

I had a bit of a hard time deciding if I should use ribbon here, much less tie it into a bow since it’s a “boyish” sort of card.  I decided tying linen thread around the bow made it a little less girly.  (They’re still bows, but I think it works.)

Since the boy is “swinging by to say hi,” I decided to use the word “hi” again on the inside…with his little dog.

You can find direct links to more samples using this cute set along with the other new Pure Innocence images HERE after 11 a.m. EST.

I’ll be back tomorrow! Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  MFT “Boy & Dog Tree Swing” (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock:  Prism Herbal Garden Medium, MFT Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Lil Man “Handsome Henry”  Accessories: Copic markers (E31, E33, E35, E37, E50, E51, YR04, YR07, BG34, BG0000, G21, W1, W3), Spellbinders Nestabilities, ribbon, linen thread, slot punch, Martha Stewart border punch, Recollections mini-brads, clear embossing powder (sentiment), dimensional boosters.  Finished size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

Hi everyone!  Happy Easter! 

I’m back today with more previews from My Favorite Things!  (Release date 4/7.)  This is a fun day as we’re introducing two new MFT characters…Millie Mouse and Fred Bear.

Thanks…

This is Fred Bear.  Isn’t he adorable? He’s even cuter in his bare/bear form.  🙂

I paper-pieced his clothes, colored him with markers (my first attempt at furr), cut him out and adhered him to the sky blue paper.  The grass was colored in with Prismacolor pencils and the clouds were drawn onto cream cardstock, shaded a bit with an E50 marker and cut out.

I completed the sentiment on the inside:

Please check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST for direct links to more samples using this set, Fred Bear Graduates and Millie Mouse.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  More tomorrow! 

Stamps:  MFT “Fred Bear in Flight”   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Weathered Wood Distress  Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, MFT Perfect Paper Panel  Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee 365 Degrees 6×6 paper pad  Accessories: Copic markers (E33, E35, E50, W00, W1, W3, W5), American Crafts brads, black Sakura 3-d glaze pen (on eyes), dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”.

My Favorite Things has all sorts of fun new releases coming April 7th and today is the first day of previews!  Today the team is sharing samples using Clearly Sentimental about Birthdays and Bunch of Bots.  I went with the bots.  🙂

Thanks a Bot

My card was inspired by all of the pieced suns I’ve seen in the magazines lately.  I really like that look.

I stamped my robot onto red “patterned” paper, added a bit of shading, cut him out and adhered him to the stitched background.

The sentiment on the sun is one of the very cute sentiments that comes along with the set. 

The sentiment I used on the inside of the card is from MFT’s Mr. Roboto (the perfect accompaniment to Bunch of Bots).

For direct links to more samples using this adorable new set, along with samples of Clearly Sentimental about Birthdays, please check out Kim’s blog HERE after 11 a.m. EST.

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll be back tomorrow with more.  Have a great day!  🙂

Stamps:  MFT “Bunch of Bots” and “Mr. Roboto”  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black  Cardstock:  Prism Twilight Dark   Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee 365 Degrees 6×6 paper pad  Accessories: Copic markers (W00, W1, W3, W5), Recollections and American Crafts brads, black Sakura 3-d glaze pen, sewing machine, dimensional boosters.  Finished size 5” x 5”.