My Favorite Things Sketches

Hello Friends!  As I said in my last post, things have been quite busy here this week.  In fact, things have been so busy that I had my card finished for last week’s sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club, and I didn’t have a chance to post it…ugh!  I had a little time today to work on this week’s sketch, so I thought that I’d post both cards together.  Here is the card for last week’s sketch.

I used the My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Freckles set.  She is colored up with Copic Markers (B0000, B21, B34, E000, E00, E01, E23, E25, E40, R11, R29, and R39) and paper pieced with some prints from the Summer Fresh collection from Simple Stories.  In fact, all of the patterned papers are from that collection.  The blossom was made with the MFT Botanical Beauty Die-namics and for the leaves, I used the MFT Vintage Flourish Die-namics.  I dressed up the center of the flower and the sentiment flag with some Papertrey Ink Buttons and Baker’s Twine.  A little bit of sewing finishes off the main panel.  Now for this week’s sketch. 

This card is for my dear husband.  I used my friend, Fred Bear on this one.  He is colored up with Copic Markers (E31, E33, E35, G07, R11, and Y21) and fussy cut out.  The sentiment and this Fred image are from the Fred Bear and the Pinwheel set from My Favorite Things.  I made the pinwheel with the Pinwheels CutUps from The Cat’s Pajamas.  All of the patterned papers are from My Little Shoebox.  My accents include Papertrey Ink Buttons and Baker's Twine, May Arts Polka Dotted Ribbon, and the Little Open Scallop Strip Die-namics from My Favorite Things.  If you would like to play along with this sketch, you can find all of the details to do so on the My Favorite Things blog.  Here is the link. 

Thanks so much for visiting with me this evening!  I hope that you had a terrific weekend.  I'll be back soon.  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

My Favorite Things Sketch Cards!

Hello Friends! It was nice to have a little bit of extra stamping time this weekend. I couldn't wait to use the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. So, I grabbed my new papers are from the Sidewalks collection from October Afternoon, and I loved them so much that I made two cards with the exact same papers!

My first card uses my furry MFT friend, Fred Bear. He is colored up with Copic Markers (E23, R29, Y32, YG17, YG25) and then I fussy cut him out. A few Papertrey Ink buttons and some craft twine finish off this card.

My other card uses the same sketch and the same papers. I changed up a few things. My image is from the new Pure Innocence set from My Favorite Things called Cause for Celebration. She is colored up with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E23, E25, R11, R29, R39, YR24) and then I paper pieced her dress with some Bo Bunny dot paper. I'm trying use some of the crafty things I have more often before I go out and buy more. This MFT Loopy Bloom Die-namic has been in my collection for awhile now. I ran it through my Cuttlebug with some MFT felt. I also used the Oval Tab Die-namic with Joanne B's method to shorten it to fit a shorter sentiment. My other accents include some A*Muse Twinkle gems and the MFT Die-namics Little Open Scallops Strip Die.

As you can see, I really fell in love with these papers. The colors are so warm and cheery and with the cold temperatures that we've been having here in New England, warm and cheery is just what I needed today! Thanks so very much for visiting with me. Enjoy the rest of your week...Toodles! :D

Sending Smiles!

Hello Friends! It's Columbus Day here in the States so I have the day off from school. I was able to squeeze in a little bit of stamping this morning, and here is my card for the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find all of the details here on the My Favorite Things Blog.

I started off with Fred Bear from the MFT Oopsie Daisies set. He's colored up with Copic Markers (E23, E25, G82, G94, R29, R59) and then I fussy cut him out. The sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Poppy set. I used some Papertrey Ink (Kraft card stock), October Afternoon (yellow print), and Memory Box (red dots) papers and I added a couple of different stitches to the layers with my sewing machine. The circle piece was cut out with the Classic Circle Nestibilities and then embossed with the Seeing Spots embossing folder. My other accents include some Kraft seam binding from Stampin' Up, a Papertrey Ink button, and a kraft heart made with the MFT Die-namics Hearts a Plenty dies.

I hope that you enjoyed your day! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit with me...Toodles! :D

Three Penguins and a Bear!

Hello Friends! I hope that you enjoyed your weekend. We went to Cape Cod for the long weekend and it was simply wonderful. Then I came home and realized that if I was going to participate in my favorite weekly challenges, then I was going to need to get stampin!. This week's TCP challenge is a sketch. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along too over on Alma's blog. I paired my image and sentiment from the TCP Good Friends set with some Stella and Rose papers. This fun little trio is colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, C3, E13, E15, E17, R29, Y32, YR16, YR18 and the Colorless Blender) and I paper pieced the rug with some more My Mind's Eye papers. I also used Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black card stock. The Pumpkin Pie layer is embossed with the Seeing Spots Embossing Folder. Some black twill and a Papertrey Ink button with a touch of Baker's Twine complete my card.

One challenge down and two more to go! This week's Blogger's Challenge is called, "Make it Shimmer" and I always LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the sketches that the Ladies over at MFT come up with each week for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. So, I decided to combine the two challenges and this is what I came up with.

I used some more Stella and Rose papers from My Mind's Eye. This time around, I used Papertrey Ink Kraft for my card stock layers. My friend, Fred Bear, is also colored up with Copic Markers (E30, E31, E33, YG13, YG17, YR16 and YR18) and I used Star Dust Stickles on the button, the butterflies, and the blossom for my shimmer. Fred is from the Fred Bear and the Butterfly set from My Favorite Things. I also used the Simply Scallops Die-namics from MFT. Then, I added lots of sewing and finished this one off with some sparkly twill from Taylored Expressions. Happily, I was able to fit all of the stamping in that I wanted to today. I hope that you enjoyed your day too. Thanks so much for stopping by to visit with me. Until next time...Toodles! :D

Wish!

Happy Monday Friends! It has been raining here for two days and the rest of the week looks about the same. Hence the not so wonderful photograph...lol! This is my attempt at Sketch #19 from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along on Kim's MFT Blog. I started off with my furry friend...Fred Bear. He is colored up with Copic Markers (BG72, BG75, E33, E35, YR16, and YR18). All of the patterned papers are from the Stella and Rose collection from My Mind's Eye and they are layered with Chocolate Chip. My other accents include the Die-namics Hearts a Plenty die and the Die-namics Fishtail Banner die. The button and Baker's Twine are from Papertrey Ink. I thought that Fred looked a little bit like he was making a wish with his eyes shut and with his sweet bouquet of daisies. That is where I came up with the word for my banner. I'm not certain who will receive this card, but with the word wish, I can use it for birthday wishes or even get well wishes. I used the Coolvetica Alphabet set from The Cat's Pajamas for the letters on the Fishtail Banner. This is the first time that I've used a banner on a card, but it won't be the last! Thank you for stopping by for a visit. I'm off to finish watching DWTS. Enjoy the rest of your evening...Toodles! :D

I Love Fred Bear!

Happy Monday Friends! I hope that you enjoyed your weekend. If you dropped by yesterday, then you knew that I'd be back today with something crafty. After school, I finished up my card for Sketch #18 from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along right here. I started off with Fred Bear and the Butterfly and I colored him up with Copic Markers (E30, E31, E33, Y21, Y32, YG13, YG17, and YR18.) I love my MFT a la modes and Pure Innocence girls, but Fred Bear is so sweet too. He is layered onto some Jillibean Soup papers and the MFT Die-namics Dainty Doily Die. In fact, all of the patterned papers that I used today are from Jillibean Soup. My other accents include some Making Memories brads and some sewing machine stitching. Short and sweet for today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D

Just For You!

This is my second post for today! Can you believe it? If you are here looking for my post for Right at Home Scrapbooking, just scroll down a little. This card is for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. Each Wednesday, they come up with a wonderful sketch and here is my take on this past Wednesday's. You can find all of the details and the sketch over at the MFT blog.

For the past two days, MFT has been giving a little "Freeze Frame" of some of their new stamps that will be released on March 1st. I noticed that they are going to release a new Fred Bear stamp and that inspired me to pull out one of my Fred Bear sets. This one is called Fred Bear and the Butterfly. I love bears and this little guy is no exception! Fred and his little butterfly friends are colored up with Copic Markers (B24, B26, BG000, E11, E15, E17, R29, R59, and YG17) and then I cut them out to add to the sketch. The sentiment was stamped on a flag that I made with my die from Lil' Inker Designs. All of the patterned papers are from the Campfire collection from October Afternoon. They are sewed to some panels made with some Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy card stock. The wide grosgrain ribbon is from Stampin' Up!

Thanks so much for stopping by tonight. Have a delightful evening...Toodles! :D

A Winter Wonderland

Happy Monday Bloggers! After three days in the making, I have finally had the chance today to finish up this card. Our house has been sick all weekend...ugh! The good news is that if we are sick this week, then we should all be better for next week. Right? Let's hope so!

I started off with the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club theme...A Winter Wonderland. You can find all of the details for here if you'd like to join in as well. Then I headed over to Jen Del Muro's blog for one of her terrific sketches. She is changing things up a little bit for her weekly Sketch For You To Try. You can find all of the details about that right here. This week, we could pick any sketch from the past. I've been going through her blog and I'm trying to catch up on any sketches that I've missed. So here is the sketch from November 6th.
My card base is white and then I added a kraft layer that I sewed some Tinsel & Twig paper to the top and bottom portions. Red grosgrain ribbon connects the two panels. My main image is My Favorite Things Fred Bear - Snow Bear. Isn't he sweet!?!?! I colored him up with Copic Markers (BG10, E25, E35, E37, R20, R27, and R29) and then I added Star Dust Stickles to all of the snowflakes. I added some felt snowflakes as well. They were made with the My Favorite Things Snowflake Trio Die-namics. I dressed up the felt snowflakes with some Papertrey Ink buttons and some Baker's Twine. The sentiment is from the same Fred Bear set and I stamped that onto a scrap of kraft cardstock that I cut it out with the My Favorite Things Textile Rectangle Die-namic. Then I added a few pearls to dress up that piece.

That about covers it for this one. I'm off to get some more rest because this cold is hitting me hard. Thanks for visiting with me today...Toodles! :D