I Love to See You Smile... 44

Hi there! It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge. In case you weren't aware, the MFTWSC challenge will be hosted on the MFT Blog! You will also see additional inspiration from participating DT members as well as all who join along.

Here's this week's sketch:

I made a rather clean and simple card featuring a couple of pink lemonade MPD Blooming Roses. A combination of dies were used from both Die-namics Blueprints 6 and Blueprints 1 to create the background. 

I stamped a sentiment from All Smiles on a die cut made using a die from Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon Die then finished it off with a pink lemonade button and a piece of hemp. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 
Be Sweet ;)

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Celebrate...MFT July Release Rewind 41

Hello! Welcome to the MFT July Release Rewind! Over the next couple of days, many of the MFT DT members will be sharing projects made using awesome products included in the July release! Be sure to visit the MFT blog for a complete list of designers who will be participating. 

***Before I get to my project, I wanted to let you know that the Party Balloons stamp set and coordinating Die-namics Party Balloons die set that I used when creating this layout will be available EXCLUSIVELY in the MFT Boutique!*** 

Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo of sweet Meredith that was taken last year when we celebrated her 15th birthday. 

I stamped a trio of fun balloons from Party Balloons on die cut coordinating balloons that were cut using Die-namics Party Balloons using the following MFT inks: Bubblegum, Pink Lemonade and Lemon Drop. 

For the title, I die cut the word CELEBRATE using one of the versatile dies from Die-namics LLD Accent It - Celebrate.

I embellished the layout with Bubblegum stamped MPD Blooming Roses on the coordinating die cuts that were cut using Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet dies. I finished the layout with a colorful shimmery die cut rose that was made using Die-namics Large Hybrid Heirloom Rose and sprayed with a mixture of Razzle Berry ink and MIX-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist. 

Many thanks for visiting!  Be sure to visit the MFT blog for a complete list of designers who will be participating.

Be Sweet ;)

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Introducing: A Mixed Media Color Challenge 52

Hi there! If you have visited me before today, you probably know that I love to create mixed media projects. Well, I took that passion and with a lot of encouragement and support from my both my sweet husband, Scott and dear friend / design team mate ~ Sue Lelli and started up a new color challenge where other mixed media enthusiasts are invited to share their creativity! Without rambling on and on, I'm very excited to introduce to:

Here's the scoop: Basically, a new color combination will be introduced every other week on Thursdays at 11:59 PM Eastern and will run for nearly two weeks ending on the second Tuesday at 6:00 PM Eastern. A Featured Artist will be chosen by the DT and the sample will be prominently displayed on A Mixed Media Color Challenge. 

For additional inspiration from Sue and for COMPLETE details on how to join along, please refer to the MMCC site. ***Please keep in mind this is a MIXED MEDIA color challenge therefore we would like for you to COMBINE at least TWO types of MEDIUMS (ie: paints, markers, pastes, mists, inks, etc...), in addition to the "traditional" stamped / colored image to create your project. Let's get creative folks and Create Outside The Box!

For nearly the next two weeks, we will be playing with the following color combination: 

Scott and I will be celebrating our 9th year wedding anniversary this coming Saturday so I took this opportunity to create a little something for him ;) Once I painted and applied the crackle medium to the background, (how~to shown below), I randomly added the following products: MFT MIX-ables Steel Shimmer Mist, stamped checkerboard image from MPD Distressed Background Blocks and Ranger Distress paint (pink). 

I adhered a photo taken on our wedding day then surrounded it with lots of flowers and various embellishments. The silver heat embossed rose was made using the larger blossom from MPD Blooming Roses and die cut using the coordinating die from Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet. The pink flower was originally a white flower from Hobby Lobby that I misted with homemade mixed mist made using MFT MIX-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist and MFT Pink Lemonade ink (how~to video tutorial HERE) and the shimmery silver flower was also colorized using MFT MIX-ables Steel Shimmer Mist.

Close up, you can see the checkerboard design peeking out from under the embellishments which includes another silver embossed die cut rose that was stamped using MPD Blooming Roses and die cut using the coordinating die from Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet.

I also added some texture using MPD Delicate Doily Stencil along with fiber paste:

I also made a card for Scott which features many similar items used to create the canvas with the addition of the pink paper used which was made using a Gelli Arts printing plate. I stamped one of the sweet sentiments from Clearly Sentimental About You on a die cut strip. 

For the card sketch inspiration, I joined along with Freshly Made Sketches:

In case you were wondering how I created the crackled backgrounds on both projects, I took a few steps along the way to share the creative process:

Step 1. Paint surface with acrylic paint color of choice (in my opinion, darker colors work best for this step). Allow to dry or use heat tool.

Step 2. Apply Martha Stewart Crackle Medium. Allow to dry or speed up the process using heat tool being careful not to overheat or it will bubble and burn.

Step 3. Apply lighter color of acrylic paint and watch the magic appear right before your eyes!

To colorize the flower, I misted it using MFT MIX-ables Steel Shimmer Mist:

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit ~ I hope I have inspired you to mix things up! Please hop on over to A Mixed Media Color Challenge for COMPLETE details on how to join in the fun and for some jaw dropping inspiration!
Be Sweet ;) 

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Hello dear friend...MFT June Teasers Day 7 42

Hello! Thanks so much for stopping by! Today is Day 7 of the MFT June Teasers. ALL the new products will be available on tonight, Tuesday, June 11th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. I hope you have been enjoying the inspiration from the DT over the past week!

I couldn't help but make another card featuring a trio of stamped blossoms using Blooming Roses. I stamped the roses using Berrylicious ink for the blossoms and Factory Green for the leaves on coordinating die cut pieces made using Die-namics Rose Bouquet along with Primitive White cardstock. 

After inking the edges of all the die cut pieces, I layered them on top of a doily made using Die-namics Dainty Doily Duo and finished it off with a sentiment from LJD Blissful Butterflies that was stamped using Hot Fudge ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Please be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during Teaser Time that you won't want to miss!

I'll be back tonight at 10:00 PM Eastern with more to share for the New Product Tour!

Be Sweet ;)

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It's a Good Day...MFT June Teasers Day 6 47

Hi there! Welcome to Day 6 of the MFT June Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, June 11th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. Today I have a quite clean and simple card to share featuring a combination of stamps from MPD Blooming Roses and Chalkboard Greetings.

To create this card, I stamped one of the fun sentiments from Chalkboard Greetings on a Primitive White die cut frame made using Die-namics LLD Insert It - Speech Bubble Frame.

I topped it off with the smaller of the two rose blossoms from MPD Blooming Roses which was stamped using Bubblegum ink and Factory Green ink was used to stamp the leaves which are also from MPD Blooming Roses. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! 

Please be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during Teaser Time that you won't want to miss!

I'll be back tomorrow with more to share for Day 7!

Be Sweet ;)

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Thank You...MFT June Teasers Day 5 52

Hi there! Welcome to Day 5 of the MFT June Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, June 11th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. I have a rather clean and simple card to share today featuring the single rose bud image from MPD Blooming Roses.

All the rose buds in the stamp set are two step stamps but look awesome either with or without the shadow that may be achieved when the second layer is stamped using a darker shade of ink. For the rose featured on this card, I stamped the first layer using Sno Cone ink then the second layer was stamped using Berrylicious ink and the stem was stamped using Factory Green ink.  I used the coordinating die from Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet to cut the rose and stem. 

I stamped one of the many awesome sentiments from LJD Blissful Butterflies on a layered die cut rectangle that was cut using dies from Die-namics Blueprints 4 set. All the edges were distressed using MFT Kraft ink and all but the rose dies are from Die-namics Blueprints 4 set. 

Many thanks for visiting today! 

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during Teaser Time that you won't want to miss!

I'll be back tomorrow with more to share for Day 6!

Be Sweet ;)

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A mixed media canvas...MFT June Teasers Day 4 68

Hello! Thanks so much for stopping and welcome to Day 4 of the MFT June Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, June 11th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. 

Today I have an 8" x 8" mixed media canvas to share featuring a photo of sweet Meredith that was taken several years ago. After creating the background using the following: MPD Graduated Hexagons stencil, LJD Art Expression Text, Mix-ables Steel Shimmer Mist, Blu Raspberry ink (mist), I embellished the canvas with a variety of blossoms.

I stamped a few blossoms using Berrylicious ink and foliage using Factory Green ink along with MPD Blooming Roses on coordinating die cuts that were made using Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet dies. I colorized several of the rolled roses using Blu Raspberry ink  mixed with Mix-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist and the silvery blossoms were misted with Mix-ables Steel Shimmer Mist which gives the flowers an AMAZING shimmery coat:

I added a few fun strips of stamped washi tape using Washi Patterns and Die-namics Washi Tape.

I took a few step shots along the way to show you how I created the background.

Step 1) Apply Blu Raspberry ink mixed with Mix-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist to the background 

Step 2) Stamp text image from LJD Art Expression Text on tissue paper using permanent ink. 

Step 3) Randomly tear tissue paper into pieces, crinkle then adhere to canvas.

Step 4) Lightly paint on a think coat of Gesso.

Step 5) Add texture using MPD Graduated Hexagons stencil and fiber paste.

Step 6) Add color using premixed custom mist made using a combination of Blu Raspberry ink  mixed with Mix-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist (see video tutorial HERE), and Mix-ables Steel Shimmer Mist:

This is what it looks like when was finished misting white cardstock flowers using Mix-ables Steel Shimmer Mist:

and my own custom mist made using Blu Raspberry ink  mixed with Mix-ables Sheer Shimmer Mist:

Thanks so much for visiting. I hope you enjoyed my canvas and found my tutorial helpful!

Please be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for loads of inspiration from the team. You'll also read about some HUGE prizes being given away this week during Teaser Time that you won't want to miss!
I'll be back tomorrow with more to share for Day 5!

Be Sweet ;)

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