MFT teaser time!

 I must say....I have had a lot of fun this month playing with the new die-namic dies and stamp sets from MFT! This "Tag you're it" set is the BEST!
It has been jam making season here and so this set is perfect for decorating up a jar for gift giving.....who doesn't like a jar of homemade strawberry jam!
I used the die to cut into my bag to create a window. I just used some clear acetate (actually packaging that I had thrown in my trash) and some patterned paper from Melissa Frances' 5th Avenue collection.
I used the largest doily die-namic to cover my lid of my jar and strung some twine through the holes for accent. 

 

Here is a close up of the tag. I used the smaller of the two doilies for the tag and then stamped in a bunch of fun colors!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on August 2 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on August 2 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available August 2 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

MFT teaser time!

 It is Pure Innocence teaser day at My Favorite Things! I have a special little fabric project for today! Here is the little tutorial so you can follow me along!

 I started with an old hankie...this one has a large stain in the other corner so it was perfect to cut apart!
To stamp my image on fabric I always reach for versacraft ink by Tsukineko.

 I trimmed a little closer to my image with a straight edge and a rotary cutter. Makes for quick cutting!

 Here are the copic marker colors I used on my fabric. If you have been to one of my copic certifications you will have seen in real life how to color on fabric. If you have never colored on fabric before....try it out on a little piece of scrap first. Fabric acts very differently than paper!

 Using this FABULOUS new Die-namic die that is being released this month I cut out a couple pieces of batting and created a window in my kraft card stock.

 I centered my image under my card stock window and trimmed off any excess fabric.

 I placed my two layers of batting under my fabric so that I created a nice plush front. Then I stitched it in place to my card base.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on August 2 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on August 2 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available August 2 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

MFT teaser time!

 Notice something a little different this month? The "a la modes" are being released in with the regular releases now from My Favorite Things! This is "I spy". I was totally inspired by that magnifying glass shape that I made my own. A little bit of "out of the box" cutting was required as I only wanted a portion of her in the circle.
I used the picket fence collection from Lily Bee and paper pieced her dress. The rest of her I colored with my copic markers and airbrushed the rim of my circle with BG11 to give the glass a bit of color.

 Here is a peek at the inside of the card. Using a couple of great die-namics:
File Tab
Perfect Bracket Edge 


Here are the details about the upcoming release on August 2 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on August 2 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available August 2 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

MFT Teaser Time!

 Welcome to day one of the My Favorite Things teasers! I have a really fun card to show you with the new set "By the numbers" and the die-namics die set that sells with it! How often do you need a specific number? I think I will be reaching for these sets a lot!
I used the Upcycle collection by Cosmo Cricket to make this very fun card for my friend. Actually all 3 of us girls are turning this magical age in the next few months so this was fun to mark the occasion.

I am showing you this close up because I die cut the numbers twice and then stacked them together to give them a little more dimension. Here is a peek at the set with the die-namics dies......

 If you look really close you can see this sweet little border on the bottom of my card too!




Here are the details about the upcoming release on August 2 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on August 2 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available August 2 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Pucker Up!

Our lemonade weather seems to have vanished.....did we scare it away? We had a beautiful glimpse of summer on the weekend....
Just because it may not be summer on the outside doesn't mean it can't be summer in my studio! Another darling MFT image "Pucker Up" and I love that sentiment!

I paired this cutie up with some "Upcycle" paper from Cosmo Cricket. I first stamped my image on X-press it blending card paper with tuxedo black memento ink and then colored her up with my copics. If you click on the photo you may get a bit better look at the coloring.

If you look really close you can see that I also embossed the "high tea doily" die-namic on the pink patterned paper. It looks like that particular die is out of stock right now....I'm sure it will return shortly.

Finished up with some twill tape and a cute lemon button. Here is wishing for some sweet lemonade days ahead!

Upcoming Copic Classes

 I just love the relaxed time of summer. It is nice not making daily runs to school and I find summer as the time of year that I can do "different" things. Here is a little look at some thing that I have been playing with in my sketch book. I took this shot of a hummingbird in spring and used it to help me with proportions and shape. I am looking forward to coloring it!

Speaking of coloring....have you noticed that there is BOTH an intermediate and standard copic class coming to Ottawa in September! Perfect timing after summer is done and kids are settled back into school. Click HERE for the complete list of copic classes running in the near future. Applications are now being accepted to the Ottawa classes.

I will also be running an intermediate class in Langley, BC October 22nd. Applications have not gone out for that yet but I wanted to let you know so that you can plan ahead.

You will have noticed that my posts have been less lately, I like to slow down over the summer as I am sure you do too. It also gives me a change to recharge my creative juices. Don't worry, I am still here....just taking a little more time with my family and enjoying the season.....

Here is another hummingbird picture for your enjoyment:

CHA Ribbons!

Today the MFT Designers are showing their team spirit with an award ribbon made using My Heart Belongs To...the set that I showed you in yesterday's post.

This is an amazing companion set to our First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics, that is available exclusively during the CHA Supershow. 
Since not all of you are attending, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to earn our CHA-exclusive stamp set, My Heart Belongs To...for FREE!




For my ribbon I used the First place award ribbon Die-namic die and cut them from some fabric canvas...since I have a "thing" for fabric I decided my ribbon will be all fabric! 
I stamped using versacraft ink (perfect ink for fabric) and I puffed up the center by adding a few layers of felt before hand stitching it on.
 
Here are the details:
From July 19th, 10pm EST through July 24th, or as long as supplies last
With an order of $50 or greater, we will include the CHA-exclusive stamp set, My Heart Belongs To..., with your order
My Heart Belongs To...  is available to the first 500 orders over $50 during the promotional period
Your order must require shipping (digital-only orders will not qualify)


To see all the beautiful ribbons you can visit Kim's blog for the entire list!

MFT VIP Blog Hop and Shop!

 Welcome to the VIP shop and hop event for My Favorite Things.....as always we are showing off the newest "Who's That Girl" and this month it is "Sunflower Who's That Girl?". This month is EXTRA special because of CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) that is going on right now in Chicago.
To take advantage of all the special treats you can read the details at the bottom on my post. Right now I am going to chat about the card I made!

The lovely paper was my color inspiration for this card. It is the "sweetness" collection by Pink Paisley. I stamped my image on X-press it Blending card and colored with my copics. I cut out the image with a circle die and then mounted it on my patterned paper. The sentiment was done on white paper as well which I colored with my copics and used my colorless blender to make polka dots (to mimic the patterned paper). A little bit of lace at the bottom to finish it off.....

Sunflower Who's that Girl VIP Collection $37.90

Sunflower Who's that Girl stamp set

Sunflower Sentiments mini (VIP exclusive stamp set - will never be offered for sale or be available again $9 value, FREE)

Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics Die

In addition to the release of our newest VIP Collection, we have a special gift just for you!

We've designed an amazing companion set to our First Place Award Ribbon set, and it will be available exclusively during the CHA Supershow. 

Since not all of you are attending, we are excited to offer you the opportunity to earn our CHA-exclusive stamp set, My Heart Belongs To... for FREE!

Here are the details:
From July 19th, 10pm EST through July 24th, or as long as supplies last
With an order of $50 or greater, we will include the CHA-exclusive stamp set, My Heart Belongs To...(italicize set name), with your order
My Heart Belongs To... (italicize set name) is available to the first 500 orders over $50 during the promotional period
Your order must require shipping (digital-only orders will not qualify)

Now I will send you on your way to Barbara's blog....see what inspiring thing she did with this set!

Lady

Little girl playing dress up.....we do this our whole lives, don't we.....
This is a sweet new image from My Favorite Things called "Always Wear a Smile". This stamp set comes with a dressing table image as well. I decided just to use the Jolinne image for this card.

I colored her up with my copics. The dress is on of my favorite pink combos right now....RV00,63,55,66. I cut her out with an oval spellbinder die after doing a little out of the box cutting of her hair and skirt.

A pretty girl like this needed some very pretty paper and there is nothing more girly than the 5th avenue collection by Melissa Frances. I trimmed her off with some of my favorite Melissa Frances accessories as well......the resin frame, the lace trim, pearls and rub-on sentiment.

To add just a little more decoration to the card I sewed the edges and used my perfect bracket edge Die-namic for the patterned paper.

Have a LOVELY weekend!

Sew Nifty!

 How about some sewing inspired fun! This is a clean and simple card using some of my favorite things from the last MFT release!
I love this new file folder Die-namic, it is so quick to cut out and use up my little scraps of paper that are kicking around.

I could play with this "Sew Nifty stamp and die set" forever! So many possibilities. I used versamark ink for the sewing machine so that it is really subtle. I also used bits and pieces of the sentiments in the set to create my own unique sentiment.

Lastly aren't these little scissors darling?! This is something where I  definitely need a die. To get something this small to cut so clean, the scissors also have a little loop at the top (where my brad is poking through).

Here is a peek at the inside. Finished off with the little open scallop border die-namic and the thimble from the sew nifty set.

Copic Coloring Guide Book Winner

Congratulations to Colleen....
Colleen said:
May favorite copic color is light prawn

July 7, 2011 10:34 PM

Colleen please e-mail me with your address so I can mail this out to you!

Congrats....but not for me....

Part of submitting to things is accepting rejection. I never would have had a chance at the Paper Craft Idol contest if I wouldn't have submitted....right? So....here is my "reject" although I personally love this cheery card.

Congrats to the 20 that made the finals from over 1600 entries!

I made this card with one of the newest Pure Innocence girls from My Favorite things called "Aim High". There is a kite you can stamp with this set but I preferred to make my kite using the "Fly a Kite" Die-namic die.

I used some pretty picket fence paper from Lily Bee and then added my own twine for the string. I colored with my copic markers. The little clouds are the "Flat Bottom Clouds" Die-namic. I cut them out of my card front and then popped up the card front on a white card base.

Make sure you check out my copic coloring guide book blog hop and enter for your chance to win an autographed copy here.

Our family has a full weekend planned....I will hopefully have some pictures to tell you all about it next week! Enjoy your weekend!

Copic Coloring Guide Blog Hop!

 Welcome to the Copic Coloring Guide Blog Hop!  We've got information about the new book, beautiful coloring, stunning card projects, and BLOG CANDY! 

The Copic Coloring Guide is a new book by Colleen Schaan and Marianne Walker.  It's the perfect resource for beginner and intermediate coloring artists alike.  The book contains information about the different styles of Copic markers, explains the coloring/numbering system, details how to pick good blending groups, teaches a number of blending techniques through illustrated tutorials, and de-mistifies the colorless blender marker.  And that's just in the first 18 pages!   The book also contains over 40 beautiful coloring card projects separated into beginner, intermediate and advanced skill level.  Each card project includes step-by-step coloring AND assembly instructions...  along with supply lists and manufacturer information to make recreating the projects simple and easy.

Here is a cute little project that I did for the book. If you have taken the copic intermediate class you may recognize the coloring with a radial light source (the lamp).
This image is "Bedtime Story" by My Favorite Things.

The book is published by Annie's Attic, a division of DRG, also the publishers of the popular CardMaker magazine.  Click HERE for more information or to purchase the book (also available in PDF electronic download).

How would you like to win an AUTOGRAPHED copy?  Each of the contributing designers is hopping today and each one is giving away a copy of the book...  signed by both authors AND the designer.  To be eligible to win, please leave a comment on THIS post telling us your FAVORITE COPIC COLOR!  Posting will close at midnight on Saturday (July 9) and the winner will be posted on Monday, July 11. 

Make sure to visit each of the designers blogs to see their favorite project from the book and for a chance to win your own autographed copy!

Jennie Black
Michele Boyer
Lori Craig
Sharon Harnist
Beate Johns
Debbie Olson
Colleen Schaan
Sherrie Siemens (that's me!)
Marianne Walker

MFT Blog Hop and Shop!

Release day is here! I am sure you have been really inspired thus far on the hop.....if you are a regular visitor to my blog you will want to start at the beginning of the hop....Kim's Blog!
I am very pleased to show off the set "Inspired by Summer" by My Favorite Things.
This image was stamped in Versamark ink and embossed with clear detail powder. My copic airbrush system went to work to create the color. I went over the tire swing with my black multiliner pen and then sewed the finished image to some Lily Bee patterned paper.

More inspiration is ahead of you....WENDY is next on the hop and she is so delightful (I got to spend time with her in person) so I am sure her project is equally as delightful! Enjoy!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! I took this shot on our Canada day celebration this weekend....Enjoy your holiday!

MFT Teaser Time!

 One of the best days of an MFT teaser week is Pure Innocence Day! Today I am showing you "Sweet Greetings". I loved her cute little striped pants so I decided to paper piece them with the Lily Bee paper I have on my desk. I colored the rest of her using my copic markers and boy did I have fun with her cotton candy!

 Here is a really close look at that cotton candy! I used lavender distress stickles underneath to act as my glue but also for a bit of extra color....then while wet I covered it with lavender fun flock. It is so cute and puffy....good enough to eat!

Here is a peek at the inside.....don't you love the new ticket border Die-namic being released! I love it! I imagine it is her wad of tickets she is holding at the fair....
Here are the details about the upcoming release on July 5 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on July 5 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available July 5 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

MFT Teaser Time!

How about a VERY clean and simple card for the peek at the set "Sew Nifty"! There is a Die-namics set that is being released with this stamp set....and I fell in love with this dress form!
I debossed it on my card front (photos of this being done can be found in the tutorial in this post).
I then stamped my dress form image in memento ink and colored it with my R81,83 copic markers.
I drew in the black border with my copic multiliner size 0.3, stamped the sentiment and added the button!

A quick look at the inside shows you some more sentiments in the set as well as a cute thread image. 

Here are the details about the upcoming release on July 5 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on July 5 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available July 5 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Happy Canada Day!

My boy marching in our local Canada Day Parade....


Happy Canada Day!