Happy Holidays 30

Hi there! I'm here today to celebrate Christmas in July! Yesterday, Pion Design revealed the release of their newest collection ~ Days of Winter. In Pion's words ~ "Days of Winter is a collection capturing the essence of Winter and Christmas inspired by a snow-covered village of old times.With images and patterns of ice skaters on a frozen lake, calming walks through a silent landscape, delicate snowflakes, Christmas trees and Winter birds you will be given the opportunity to pass on the holiday spirit to all those precious to you."

When I received the box full of this beautiful collection, I couldn't wait to create! I made a holiday themed wall hanging featuring a gorgeous image from Lilly and Siri:

I combined the beautiful image with several layers other pretty papers from the Days of Winter collection then layered all on top of a piece of cut to size corrugated cardboard. I heat embossed enamel along the edges to create a snowy / frosted look:

I embellished with a few die cut pieces of foliage, doily, snowflakes and a variety of flowers from my stash. The sentiment is from Starry Christmas:

I am entering this in the current Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge where the challenge is to feature some sort of embossing on your project.

Many thanks for visiting ~ I hope you enjoy your weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

Pion Design products used:
Days of Winter ~ Lilly and Siri ~ PD5101 
Days of Winter ~ Pink ornament ~ PD55107
Days of Winter ~ Christmas eve ~ PD5104

Other supplies: Spellbinders dies, MFT stamps, Simon Says Stamp dies, lace, flowers and pearls from stash

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Joy 38

Hi there! I am happy to say that I have my Christmas shopping completed, gifts all wrapped BUT I am still making a few last minute Christmas cards! Thankfully none that need to be mailed ~ just hand delivered like this VERY clean and simple one for my boss:

I slipped the gift card in a 3 x 4 die cut pocket, added faux stitched die cut strips and a bow using dies from Die-namics Blueprints 3 and Die-namics Blueprints 2 sets. I stamped the Joy sentiment from Starry Christmas on a die cut Traditional tag then attached it to a Pink Lemonade button using a piece of hemp: 

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with retrosketches:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you are enjoying the holiday season!
Be Sweet ;)

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Merry Christmas 44

Hi there! Welcome to the June MFT Design Team Creative Challenge! Just in case you are not familiar, the MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, we are creating Projects that Warm the Heart.

I created a couple of tags to adorn the gift packaging that contain homemade baked goodies inside for my dear sister, Tina and DH, Scott. They were made with LOTS of love and from the heart :)

 First up is a mixed media burlap tag that was die cut using one of the many versatile dies from the Die-namics Blueprints 9 set.

Once I die cut the burlap paper, I applied a coat of Gesso, added texture and design using the Petal Circles stencil. I added a variety of inks and paint then randomly stamped the text image from Collage Backgrounds.

I topped it off with a pink lemonade die cut Poinsettia and a sentiment from Starry Christmas:

Next up is die cut burlap tag that was made using a Die-namics Decorative Circle Tag STAX die and a store bought treat box that I stamped using the Sheet Music Background stamp:

Once I die cut the burlap tag, I applied a coat of Gesso, stamped the Sheet Music Background then splashed on MIX-ables Steel Shimmer Mist. I topped it off with a die cut wreath and sentiment from Starry Christmas:

I also made a holiday painting that will hopefully warm the hearts of my holiday company. I recently took an online course ~ How To Paint An Owl 2 taught by the talented Juliette Crane so I wanted to incorporate one of my hooties for the creative challenge.

After painting the owl, I added design to the background using the Petal Circles Stencil then randomly stamped and heat embossed snowflakes from Sophisticated Snowflakes:

I adhered a die cut heart that was made using Die-namics Hearts a Plenty die to her belly then outlined and stamped using the polka dot stamp from Distressed Background Blocks: 

For the title, I stamped one of the sentiments from Starry Christmas then randomly stamped the chicken wire stamp from Distressed Background Blocks:

I think these goodies will warm my loved ones hearts :) Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday if you celebrate and if not, have a great day regardless! Please be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who will be warming your heart today! 
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Holidays...MFTWSC151 29

Hi there! Hope all is well with you! It's time for an all new MFTWSC sketch challenge. 

Here's the sketch we will be playing with:

I had a lot of fun with the sketch making a couple of rather clean and simple Christmas cards featuring the Starry Christmas stamp set along with a variety of dies. To create the first card, I used the Die-namics Peek-a-Boo Stars die to cut the fun star background:

I stamped the dove image from Starry Christmas using Cotton Candy ink on the coordinating die cut then layered it on top of a die cut Open Scallop Doily:

For the second card, I die cut the background using the Die-namics Dispersed Dots die:

I stamped the Christmas tree image from Starry Christmas using Berrylicious ink on the coordinating die cut then layered it on a die cut Dainty Doily:

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you join along in the fun! You have the opportunity to win a $20. gift certificate to the MFT Boutique! Be sure to visit the MFT blog for additional inspiration.
Be Sweet ;)

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JOY...MFT October New Product Tour 35

Hi there! Welcome to the MFT October NPT where you'll get a look at ALL the new stamp sets one more time. You can finalize your wish list and head over to the MFT Boutique to SHOP until your hearts content! All the new products are available NOW, right HERE! Thanks to all those who took the time to leave such kind and encouraging comments over the past week. I am very grateful for your time! I hope you like all the new MFT products as much as I do!

Tonight I have a holiday banner to share featuring the following items included in the October release: the MPD Square Tiles Stencil, MPD Starry Christmas and Die-namics Starry Christmas.

To create the banner, I die cut Steel Grey cardstock and light grey cardstock x 3 using Die-namics Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX dies, stitched them together then using the MPD Square Tiles Stencil, I added some texture and design to each. 

I stamped/embossed the tree, reindeer and dove from MPD Starry Christmas on coordinating die cuts made using Die-namics MPD Starry Christmas. I adhered the stamped images on patterned paper that was cut using a Die-namics Pierced Circle STAX die:

For the title, I used Die-namics High-Rise dies to cut Black Licorice cardstock:

Many thanks for visiting ~ I hope you like my banner!

It's time to head over to the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team is up to. Be sure to check out all the designers' creations to get one last look at every stamp set releasing
tonight.
Be Sweet ;)

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Holiday Blessings...MFT October Teaser Teasers Day 7 54

Hi there! Welcome to Day 7 of the MFT October Teasers! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such kind comments over the past week ~ it really means a lot to me. The new products will be available on TONIGHT ~Tuesday, October 8th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. This release, just like ALL of MFT's releases is overflowing with fabulous products! Be sure to hop over to the MFT Blog for a list of today's participating designers along with the amazing prize info! I'll be back later this evening with more inspiration that may help make your shopping list complete ;)

Today I have a rather clean and simple card using "non-traditional" Christmas colors to share featuring the Christmas tree and a sentiment from Starry Christmas. The background was easily made using the fun Die-namics Swiss Dots die. With one pass through the die cutting machine you instantly have a beautiful background completed!

I stamped the tree using Grape Jelly in on a coordinating die cut from Die-namics Starry Christmas die set. 

 For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Seize The Sketch sketch challenge:

Many thanks for visiting ~ I hope you like my card!

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! 
Hope to see you tonight at 10PM Eastern!
Be Sweet :)

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Ho Ho Ho...MFT October Teasers Day 5 46

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of the MFT October Teasers! The new products will be available on Tuesday, October 8th at 10 PM Eastern in the MFT Boutique. This release, just like ALL of MFT's releases is overflowing with fabulous products! Be sure to hop over to the MFT Blog for a list of today's participating designers along with the amazing prize info!

Today I have a rather clean and simple layout to share featuring a photo of my sweet boy Griffin along with a variety of products included in this month's release. To create the background, I added texture and design using the Fleur-de-Lis Stencil then randomly stamped the Sheet Music Background image.

I embellished the layout with a couple of reindeer from Starry Christmas that was stamped and heat embossed on a coordinating die cut made using a Die-namics Starry Christmas die. For the title, I stamped the decorative images from Holiday Subway Art on a Heirloom Label. I finished it with one of the many versatile sentiments from Grand Holiday Greetings using Paver Red ink. 

I couldn't help myself and embellished with a die cut Poinsettia and a Fancy Flourish:

Next up is a card featuring another fab sentiment from Grand Holiday Greetings which I stamped using Timber Green ink:

I stamped the background using the Sheet Music Background stamp along with Paver Red ink then layered it on Timber Green card stock. I finished the card with a hemp bow, paver red button and felt rolled rose:

Thank you for taking the time to visit ~ I hope you liked my layout! 

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!
Be Sweet :)   

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