Hello...Seize the Sketch #22 33

Hi there! I hope you are having a great week so far! Last week, Tina, Angie and I took a road trip to our home away from home in San Diego. We had so much fun and came home exhausted! We hiked around Torrey Pines State Reserve:

Angie

 Tina

We shopped at a beautiful Vintage Marketplace:

One evening, we took the Ferry from San Diego to Coronado then walked nearly 3 miles one way to enjoy an amazing bowl of ice-cream :) 

Being that it's Tuesday, it's time for an all new challenge at Seize The Sketch. 

I combined beautiful papers from the Pion design My Precious Daughter collection to create my sample for this week's challenge.

I die cut the sweet image and layered her on a pretty square like die cut doily that was made using Spellbinders dies. The sentiment is from the MFT Winged Beauties stamp set:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit the Seize The Sketch site for some fabulous inspiration from the DT.
Be Sweet ;)

Pion products used:
Pion products:
My Precious Daughter 6 x 6 ~ My princess PD5005
My Precious Daughter ~ PD4911 front

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Nature 43

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend! Today I have a layout to share featuring a photo that was taken while we were visiting Jerry and April in San Francisco. Can you believe I actually used a colored photo rather than black and white??? I printed the photo in both variations but so much of the detailed brick and stone work seemed to have been lost in the black and white version. 

To create the background, I started with a pretty piece of 13arts patterned paper, applied a thin coat of gesso. Once dry, I stamped a trio of Winged Beauties and the chickenwire design from Distressed Background Blocks. For texture, I applied the brick wall design using the Brick Wall stencil along with fiber paste followed with several different shades of pink paints. Once dry, I added more design using the Teardrop stencil:

I embellished with all homemade flowers and foliage using the following Die-namics dies: Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish, Die-namics Plentiful Petals and Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses:

For color inspiration, I joined along with Scrap Around the World:

while focusing on the color combo shown in this photo of the inspiration board:

and for sketch inspiration, I joined along with Once Upon A Sketch where the theme is "Addicted to..."

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you have a great week!

Be Sweet ;)

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Pompeii... 33

Hi there! Hope you are having a great weekend! It's time for a new sketch to play with at Once Upon A Sketch. After a fantastic year, my DT term has come to an end so this will be my last post as an official DT member. Thank you Nadia for the wonderful opportunity! This month we ask you to journal about "Your Favorite Month".

Here's the fun sketch that we will be playing with:

My favorite month is June because Scott and I love to take an annual summer vacation. I scrapped a photo of us that was taken while strolling the streets of Pompeii during one of our summer vacations.

I combined a variety of stamps including Winged Beauties and Distressed Background Blocks along with a variety of mists, paint and metallic rubs to create the background.

I embellished with a variety of die cut chipboard and paper die cuts as well as manufactured flowers:

For the title, I adhered a fun light bulb embellishment:

VIDEO
If you would like to take a stroll down a typical ancient Pompeii street, please check out this short video! Enjoy!



Thanks so much for visiting! Please feel free to visit the OUAS blog for some fab inspiration from the DT.
Be Sweet ;)

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Some exciting news! 33

Hi there! Are you up for an awesome sketch challenge and a chance to win a prize? If so, you may find that joining along with the current challenge at Seize the Sketch challenge blog the place to play! I'm so excited to be playing along with Lesley (challenge creator) and the talented Seize the Sketch DT as well as sponsoring the challenge with a prize give away consisting of a set of MFT MPD Contemporary Roses and the coordinating dies ~ Die-namics MPD Contemporary Roses. Thank you Lesley for the awesome opportunity!

Here is the fun sketch:

Here is the prize:

I made a card featuring three of the beautiful butterflies and one of the sentiments from Winged Beauties combined with pretty patterned paper from 13arts Faces of Spring collection: 

I stamped the trio of butterflies using Sno Cone ink on the coordinating die cuts made using Winged Beauties dies then topped each one off with a small pearl.

Thank you for stopping by! Please be sure to visit the Seize the Sketch challenge blog for some fabulous DT inspiration and for COMPLETE details on how to join along in the fun!
Be Sweet ;)

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Happy Times 36

Happy Saturday! Hope you are having a great weekend! Scott and I went to see the movie Captain Phillips yesterday ~ oh my goodness ~ I was on the edge of my seat for nearly the entire movie! If you are up for a great suspense film which is based on a true story, I highly recommend seeing this one.

I had time to play this morning before going to get my eyes examined so I made a layout featuring a photo of Meredith and I that was taken several years ago at the top of the Haleakala Crater on Maui. After creating the background using pretty patterned papers from Prima's Lyric collection, I added some texture and design using the Scallops stencil followed with stamped chicken wire design from Distressed Background Blocks.

Once the background was dry, I embellished with a stamped clock from Timeless and a variety of homemade die cut flowers:

For the title, I stamped a sentiment from Timeless on a die cut piece then layered it on top of a die cut tag made using a Die-namics Pierced Traditional Tag die. 

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Prima's October BAP (Build A Page) challenge: 

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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Thinking of You 39

Hi there! Happy the weekend is nearly here! While we were away last week, Scott and I went to see the movie Gravity in 3D and all I can say is it was AMAZING! If you haven't seen it, it really is a great one not to miss! 

Being that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, I was inspired to create a card for my girlfriend who recently had surgery using the Die-namics Support Hope die. Thankfully she did not have breast cancer surgery but just thought that bra added an extra feminine touch :) 

I layered the die cut bra on top of a background made using the Die-namics Modern Morocco die and stamped a sentiment from Winged Beauties:

For color and sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Fusion Card Challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting!
Be Sweet ;)

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Thanks...MFT September Release Rewind 46

Hi there! Welcome to day two of the MFT September Release Rewind! Today, many of the MFT DT members will be sharing projects made using awesome products included in the August release! Be sure to visit the MFT blog for a complete list of designers who will be participating.

Today I have a several projects to share featuring a combination of prodcts from the September release including: Die-namics MPD Winged Beauties, Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies,  MPD Contemporary Roses, MPD Winged Beauties and the MPD Scallops Stencil.

First up is a card that I made showcasing one of the beautiful die cut butterflies made using a Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies die. 

I layered the die cut butterfly then adhered a Limeade button to the center and added a stamped sentiment from MPD Contemporary Roses:

Next up is a card featuring the other beautiful die cut butterfly included in the Die-namics MPD Fancy Butterflies die set along with a sentiment from MPD Winged Beauties:

I layered the pretty die cut butterfly on a doily made using a Die-namics Dainty Doily Duo die then finished the butterfly off with a beautiful Blu Raspberry button 

Last but not least is an 8" x 8" canvas featuring 5 silver heat embossed butterflies from MPD Winged Beauties surrounded with gears and cogs made using Die-namics MPD Time Pieces as well as clusters of homemade rolled flowers made using the following Die-namics: Die-namics Large Royal Rose, Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, and Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses:

To add texture and design to the background, I used the MPD Scallops Stencil along with molding paste:

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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Bucket List...MFT September NPT 35

Hi there!  Welcome to the MFT September 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!

***WARNING ~ this post contains MANY  photos!***

Tonight I have a variety of projects to share focusing on my newest products: Winged Beauties stamp set, Die-namics Winged Beauties, the Winged Beauties Stencil, the Scallops Stencil, the Checkerboard Stencil and the Houndstooth Stencil while of course including many other fab products included in the new release.

First up is a layout featuring a photo of me taking my sweet Westies: Gretchen and Griffin for a stroll :)

To create this layout, I stitched a piece of paper that I made using the Gelli Arts plate onto a piece of card stock then using the Winged Beauties Stencil, I added a trail of fluttering butterflies. 

I embellished it with Contemporary Roses:

and various sized Winged Beauties:

Layered behind the photo is pretty die cut paper that was created using the Die-namics Fancy Butterflies die and I stamped a few sentiments using LLD Journal It - Take Note then adorned each sentiment with small butterflies made using Die-namics Winged Beauties:

Next up is another layout featuring a photo of Meredith feeding the giraffes at the San Diego Wild Animal Park several years ago:

Using the Houndstooth Stencil, I added a lot of texture and design to the background then embellished with various butterflies made using Winged Beauties 

as well as the Die-namics Fancy Butterflies die:

I also embellished with stamped / die cut Contemporary Roses along with a variety of handmade rolled roses:

I journaled on a die cut piece of notebook paper that was made using a Die-namics Mini Album Torn Notebook STAX die. I stamped the paper lines, checkmark and title using images from LLD Journal It - Take Note and also added a clock made using MPD Timeless. 

Last but not least is a card featuring a back ground that was stenciled using the Scallops Stencil and topped off with a butterfly and sentiment from the Winged Beauties stamp set

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you enjoyed my projects today!

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 ;)
Mona

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