Monthly Archives: July 2012

Hi everyone! The My Favorite Things team has a b-i-g announcement today. We are thrilled to be adding another team member, not only as a fellow designer, but also as an illustrator.  I’m sure you know her, we all know her.  She’s super sweet and we couldn’t be happier.  Please help us welcome LISA JOHNSON! Her first stamp set will be available for purchase on August 7th along with the rest of the August release.  You can read the official announcement HERE on the MFT blog.

My card today uses Groovy Girl (because I think Lisa is groovy).  🙂

I stamped my girl onto X-Press It Blending Card, colored her, cut her out and adhered.  The grass was added in with colored pencils.

My sentiment was stamped onto a Sentiment Strip and I used a Leafy Flourish along with a Rolled Daisy.  MFT Razzleberry Replenishments was used as the card base and to die-cut the rolled flower.

On the inside, I stamped a few of the other sentiments from the set along with the girl in the lower right corner.

I added a die-cut Peace Sign onto the “wire,” adding dots with a 0.03 Copic multiliner to look as if the peace sign is hanging.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!  🙂

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “You’re Grovvy” (à la modes)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Paper:  MFT Razzle Berry Replenishments, X-Press It Blending Card, Papertrey Ink Spring Moss, Simple Stories “Fabulous” (6×6)   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, E11, BV000, R20, E13, E15, E18, E31, E33, R83, R85, BG13), Prismacolor pencils, 0.03 black Copic Multiliner, MFT Rolled Daisy, Leafy Flourish, Sentiment Strips and Peace Signs Die-namics, Doodlebug jewel.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Hi everyone!  My Favorite Things is sponsoring the July SFYTT (Sketch For You To Try).    We hope you’ll play along! 🙂

The moment I saw the circle and strip on the side, I thought to use our new Little Shutterbug set (Pure Innocence) along with Mini Film Strip Die-namics.

MFT Black Licorice Replenishments was used for base cardstock and all matting.  Cute little shutterbug was stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card, colored and cut out.

I used both sets of Circle STAX to create the “camera lens.”  After die-cutting the film strip, I cut a strip of patterned paper to fit beneath.  The girl’s dress was paper-pieced then shaded with gray markers to add depth.

Inside (above.)

It’s a fun sketch!  You can check out all the details HERE.

Thanks for stopping!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Little Shutterbug” (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black   Paper:  MFT Black Licorice Replenishments, X-Press It Blending Card, My Mind’s Eye “Nostalgia” (6×6)   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, E11, R20, BV000, Y21, E31, YG91, YG93, YG95, W00, W1, W3, W5), MFT Mini Film Strip and Circle STAX Die-namics, Michaels mini brads.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends!!

It’s time to get sketchy with My Favorite Things!  We had sooo many fun releases this month, I wanted to use a set I hadn’t had a chance to ink.

For my card I used one of our super-cute new à la modes sets, On Safari.

I colored my image with Copics then added grass/ground with colored pencils.  I die-cut a Sentiment Strip, stamped “Let’s Get Wild,” lopped off the right side and stitched to the image panel.

To help my Vine Borders stand out, I die-cut burgundy vines to place beneath each patterned one.  I adhered only the center stems, then slightly bent up each leaf for added dimension.  (To do this quickly and easily, use a paper piercer, bamboo stick or other thin pointy object to lift several at one time.)

On the inside,  I stamped a partial silhouette of the safari girl and adhered a scrap of Vine Border left over from the front.

<—Here’s the sketch if you’d like to play along.  Remember, if you upload your card to the SCS gallery using the keyword MFTWSC79, you will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money!  One winner is chosen at random each week.  More info can be found in the MFT Forum in SCS.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great day!  🙂

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Stamps:  My Favorite Things “On Safari” (à la modes)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaMagic Jumbo Java   Paper:  Stampin’ Up! Bravo Burgundy, X-Press It Blending Card, Echo Park “Times & Seasons” (6×6)   Accessories:  Copic markers (E11, E13, E18, YG91, YG93, YG95, E41, E43, E35, B93, B95, B97, W00, W1, W3, W5, W7, BG70), Prismacolor pencils, MFT Vine Border and Sentiments Strips Die-namics, buttons, jute.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Welcome to the My Favorite Things July New Product Tour!  All of the new stamps, Die-namics and NEW BUTTONS are finally available!  But before you shop, I hope you’ll take one final look at all the new products.  You can find a list of direct links to all designer posts HERE on Kim’s blog.

Be sure to leave comments as you look because the New Product Tour blog candy prize is now a $50 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique! How fun!

Here I’ve used Surf Chick (Pure Innocence) along with new Jumbo Squiggle Border and Hibiscus Die-namics.

I never know what to do with the “scene” pages in paper pads but here I decided to take advantage of the sun and wispy palm trees.

I stamped my girl onto X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copics, then cut her out and tucked her between some layers of Jumbo Squiggle Border.

Surf board stripes were drawn in with a 0.25 black Copic multiliner.

I stamped my sentiment onto a length of twill and adhered a hibiscus to the left using foam boosters.  The stamen was created by fraying the end of a short piece of twill.

The lighter shades of the squiggle were cut from MFT Replenishments in Blu Raspberry and Berrylicious.

On the inside, I used more Jumbo Squiggle Border strips and completed the sentiment I began on the front.  (The “and” was taken from Cute-a-Tude.)

On my second card, I used Surf Chick again, but added in her buddy, Surfer Dude.

I stamped Surfer Dude onto X-Press It Blending Card, masked him with a Post-It note, then stamped Surf Chick.  They’re colored with Copics, cut out and adhered, with a foam booster beneath each head to level the papers.  Again, board stripes were drawn in with a Copic multiliner.

The top edge of my “fence” was cut using Mini Scallop Edge Die-namics with Kraft accents.  The sun was die-cut using Circle STAX.

On the right, I tacked a birthday “sign” to the “fence.”

On the inside, I stamped a few additional sentiments from the two sets and added some flourishes from Sassy & Sweet using Desert Sand ink.

All of our new products are available right now, right HERE in the MFT Boutique.  Please refer back to Kim’s blog for direct links to more samples using this month’s releases.

Thanks for visiting!  Have a great evening!

Hang Loose card — Stamps:  MFT “Surf Chick” (Pure Innocence); “and” from Cute-a-Tude (Pure Innocence)   Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Staz-on black   Paper:  MFT Blu Raspberry and Berrylicious Replenishments; Stampin Up! Taken with Teal, X-Press It Blending Card, Echo Park Paradise Beach and Fancy Pants Beach Bum (both 6×6)   Accessories:  Copic markers (E11, E13, E31, E33, BG72, BG75, Y21, YR23), 0.25 Black Copic Multiliner, MFT Jumbo Squiggle Border and Hibiscus Die-namics, twill, foam boosters, X-Press It 1/2″ double-sided high tack tape.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.

Swell Birthday card — Stamps: MFT “Surf Chick” and “Surfer Dude” (Pure Innocence)  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand   Paper: MFT Kraft Replenishments, X-Press It Blending Card, Echo Park Paradise Beach   Accessories:  Copic markers E00, E11, E13, R20, Y21, E31, R22, R24, YR14, YR16, YR15, YR18, YR21, YR23, BG72, BG75, W1, W3), 0.25 Black Copic Multiliner, MFT Circle STAX and Mini Scallop Strip Die-namics, foam boosters.  Finished size 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″.

It’s time to share this month’s Pure Innocence releases with My Favorite Things! Today we have Surfer Dude, Surf Chick, Gymnast Girl, Little Shutterbug and Birthday Girl.

I used Birthday Girl.  🙂

I pieced her dress, adding shadows with a gray marker.  The flowers were die-cut using new Plentiful Petals (which coordinates nicely with Upsy Daisy –top left smaller flower).

The sentiment is stamped onto a partial Sentiment Strip and I added a strip of Dainty Dots along the bottom.

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from the set along with a partial silhouette of the girl.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on July 3rd from 8-10 PM EST here in the MFT forum where you can enjoy fun, games and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, will take place July 3rd at 10 p.m. EST. You’ll find all the newest products here at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• Teaser prizes continue so be sure to leave comments as you look! You can find direct links to all participating DT HERE.  Each day, two prize vouchers are held by two members of our design team.  You’ll have all week to comment on each of the posts and all winners will be posted on Kim’s blog on Tuesday, July 3rd around 7:30pm.

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll be back soon!

Stamps:  MFT “Birthday Girl” (Pure Innocence)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand    Paper: MFT Replenishments Kraft, X Press It Blending Card, Crate Paper “Pretty Party” (6×6)   Accessories: Copic markers (E00, E11, R20, Y21, E31,E33, G43, G46, BG70), Prismacolor pencils, Plentiful Petals, Sentiment Strips, Upsy Daisy Flower Builder and Dainty Dots Die-namics, buttons, string, foam boosters.  Finished size 5″ x 5″.

Today the My Favorite Things team is back sharing samples using this month’s new à la modes, On Safari and You Anchor Me.

I had a hard time deciding which of the à la modes to use first but finally settled on You Anchor Me.  I also used new Sea Charms, Sentiment Strips and Simply Scallops Medium Die-namics.  I shortened the sentiment strip to fit the sentiment by first die-cutting the strip, stamping my sentiment (to one side), and then placing the strip once again in the die, sliding it over to where I wanted the second edge cut.

I colored my image with Copics and added a ship wheel charm off to the side.  (I layered it atop a red wheel to help it stand out a bit against the blue gingham paper.)

On the inside I stamped sentiments from Thanks a Bunch and added an anchor charm.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on July 3rd from 8-10 PM EST here in the MFT forum where you can enjoy fun, games and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, will take place July 3rd at 10 p.m. EST. You’ll find all the newest products here at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• Teaser prizes continue so be sure to leave comments as you look! You can find direct links to all participating DT HERE.  Each day, two prize vouchers are held by two members of our design team.  You’ll have all week to comment on each of the posts and all winners will be posted on Kim’s blog on Tuesday, July 3rd around 7:30pm.

I’ll be back tomorrow with Day 6 of previews — Pure Innocence!   Thanks for stopping by!  🙂

Stamps:  MFT “You Anchor Me” (à la modes) and “Thanks a Bunch”   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Paper:  Stampin’ Up Night of Navy, X Press It Blending Card, Lilly Bee Design “Double Dutch” (6×6)   Accessories: Copic markers (E00, E11, Y21, E31, R05, R08, R37, B95, B97, B99, C00, C1, C3, BG70, BG72), Prismacolor pencils, Sea Charms, Sentiment Strips and Simply Scallops Medium Die-namics, brads, foam boosters.  Finished size 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.