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Hi! Today I have some exciting crafting news to share! I have been invited to join the talented designers at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge :)

If you are not familiar, please be sure to visit  The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge site for complete details on how to share your mixed media creativity with us! This month's theme is:

I created a birthday card for my sweet sister Tina for her upcoming February birthday:

I created lots of texture using a variety of mediums and tools including; an embossing folder, texture paste and gold embossing powder. The inky background was created using a combination of Prima Color Bloom Sprays:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you enjoyed my project! Please be sure to visit  The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge site for loads of awesome inspiration from the DT and for complete details on how to share your mixed media creativity with us! This month we have a sponsor who is offering a fantastic prize to one lucky player! 
Be Sweet ;)

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from the heart 42

Hello! It's time for an all new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! Thanks to all who joined along with last week's challenge! With Valentine’s Day just around the corner I’ve got love letters on my mind. Will you make a card with heart? Create a journal entry about someone (or something) you love? Perhaps use vintage postage as your latest inspiration… whatever inspires you – we can’t wait to see your love notes!

I was inspired to create a shabby chic Valentine's Day card. I combined pretty Melissa Frances patterned paper with a sentiment from Tim Holtz's Simple Sayings. For added texture and design, I embossed a piece of Butter Cream cardstock using the Honeycomb Texture Fade Embossing Folder:

My focal point is a beautiful die cut heart that I embellished with a Crinkle Ribbon bow and a Bitty Blossom.

Many thanks for visiting! Please be sure to visit the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has created!

Products used: Melissa Frances C'est La Vie, Tim Holtz Simple Sayings, Tim Holtz Crinkle Ribbon, Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, Spellbinders Vines of Passion, Bazzill Butter Cream Prismatic Paper, Bazzill Kraft Cardstock, Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Sizzix Tim Holtz Honeycomb Texture Fade Embossing Folder

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Happy Birthday Tina! 43

Hi there! Today is my dearest sister Tina's birthday! She is currently out of town traveling with her job so we have to celebrate when she returns. I made her this mixed media canvas board using a combination of MFT stamps, paints, markers, molding paste and chalk pastels.

I started by creating a collage of patterned paper on the canvas board, then using a mixture of paints, molding paste and a stencil, I added the damask design. Collaged and painted the vase then added the bouquet of MFT flowers that were made using the following stamp sets: MFT Inspired by Flowers Set #1 and MFT Inspired by Flowers Set #2. If you want to see a tutorial that I made creating a painted vase of flowers, please feel free to check out my tutorial HERE. 

I painted the Daffodils from MFT Inspired by Flowers Set #1, the Daisies and Roses from MFT Inspired by Flowers Set #2 using a variety of paints then outlined using a variety of Pan Pastels and Faber-Castell Pitt Pens. To complete my project, I swiped a layer of a few different colors of Pan Pastels over the background. 

For texture inspiration, I referred to Christy Kinard's beautiful gallery and for color inspiration, I joined along with The Play Date Cafe:

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you have a great Tuesday!
Be Sweet ;)

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Cherished...MFTWSC108 41

Hello! It's time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge! Thanks to all who joined along ~ so many pretty cards! For additional inspiration from participating DT members, please be sure to visit the MFT Blog.

Here's the fun sketch we are playing with:

I flipped the sketch vertically to accomodate a cameo image and frame made using Die-namics Vintage Cameo Frame Die & Stamp Set. I added a fancy die cut border using Die-namics Dizzy Border and finished the card with blossom made using Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose.

 For a little added texture, I dry embossed the die cut frame then applied Distress ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet ;)

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some exciting news! 41

Hi there! Just wanted to share some exciting news in my crafting world :) I've always said that getting my projects published is like winning the paper crafting lottery! I am so honored and thrilled to have been recently invited to contribute to the awesome Practical Publishing Simply Cards & papercraft magazine Issue 105 which is jam packed with inspiration from crafters around the world! The featured topic was "Get on trend" ~ I was asked what did I foresee as three trends for 2013 in the papercrafting industry.

The three trends I foresee holding strong are as follows:
1) Vintage ~ the sample below features MFT stamps, Die-namics dies along with Webster's Pages patterned papers:

2) Spritz, Sprays and Mists ~ the sample below features MFT stamps, Die-namics dies along with Pink Paislee patterned paper and heidi Swapp Color Shine:

3) Resin Embellishments ~ the card below features MFT stamps, Die-namics dies along with Melissa Frances patterned paper and resin embellishment.

After spending the past weekend at CHA with Scott, several members of the MFT family and other papercrafting friends, I think I may have hit the trendy nail on the head! :) Many thanks for stopping by and I hope you check out the latest issue of Simply Cards & papercraft magazine!

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May your holidays Sparkle... 36

Hi there! So happy it's Friday! I have the day off from work and a million and one errands to run! It's been a crazy week for me. I had to have yet another crown placed on one of my molars :( ~ this over 40 something all what it's cracked up to be! 

Today one of my cards that I made many moons ago is being featured on the Melissa Frances blog :) If you have a chance I would be tickled pink if you stopped by - click HERE. Thanks in advance :) I have made several and I don't have a clue which one it is so it will be a pleasant surprise for me as well!

I have a Christmas card to share with you today that I made using a beautiful sentiment from Seasonal Sentiments along with pretty patterned paper from the Melissa Frances Deck the Halls collection. I layered the sentiment on a die cut made using Die-namics Layered Label Die which was then layered on a doily die cut made using Die-namics Decorative Doily.

I finished it off with a Wild Cherry Poinsettia made using Die-namics Poinsettia. 

 For sketch inspiration, I joined along with Tuesday Morning Sketches:

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you have a terrific weekend!
Be Sweet ;)

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Welcome... 36

Hi there! Hope you are all off to a great start of the week. Lots of exciting things going on here in my crafty world, can't wait to share what I've been working on! Today, over on the MFT blog some exciting news is being revealed which brings me to the card I am sharing...

To make this card, I stamped the beautiful Poppy image from the Inspired By Flowers Set #3 on an oval shaped die cut piece of Blending Card that was cut using a Die-namics Oval STAX Set 1 die,  colored using various Copics. I added some texture and glitter using the dryer sheet technique. 

I stamped the Welcome sentiment from Inspired By The Front Porch - Fall on a die cut sentiment strip that was made using Die-namics Sentiment Strips then finished it off with a trio of stitched on Whip Cream buttons.

For sketch inspiration, I played along with The Sweet Stop:

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you hop on over to the MFT blog and read all about it! I'll be back tomorrow, Midnight Eastern kicking off the MFT November Teasers. Hope to see you then. Have a great day/evening.
Be Sweet :)

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thank you...MFTWSC90 43

Hi there dear blogging friends! I hope you are having a great week so far! It's Wednesday and that means it is time for an all new My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge! Thanks to all who joined along ~ so many terrific cards! For additional inspiration from participating DT members, please be sure to visit the MFT Blog.

Here's the fun sketch:

I combined several MFT stamp sets and Die-namics with some pretty Melissa Frances patterned paper to create this thank you card. I stamped the sweet sentiment from Die-namics Textile Rectangle & Stamp Set on a die cut tag that was made using Die-namics Tag, You're It Die.

I adorned the tag with a few text stamped rolled roses made using Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, Die-namics Royal Rose and leaves made using Die-namics Royal Leaves.

MFT Supplies Used:
Stamps and Dies: Die-namics Textile Rectangle & Stamp Set, Die-namics Tag, You're It Die, Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, Die-namics Royal Rose, Die-namics Royal Leaves, Die-namics First Class Friend and Stamp Set, Die-namics Dainty Doily DUO
Cardstock: MFT Heavyweight Cardstock: Natural, Kraft, Pink Lemonade, Sno Cone, Whip Cream
Buttons: MFT Buttons Natural
Hemp: MFT Hemp Cord

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Happy Birthday...CR84FN62 #2 43

Hi there sweet blogging friends! Hope you are all having a great weekend! I'm here a day early with a few cards to share for the second half of the CR84FN62 Color Challenge! For the first time, we are having an open DT call! We will be adding several members to the DT so if you would like to be part of DT with super talented and sweet ladies, please be sure to visit the CR84FN site for COMPLETE details! The graphic was made using beautiful photos courtesy of magnoliarouge.com.

I needed two cards ASAP, one for my MIL who will be celebrating her birthday on Monday, September 10th and one for a dear friend. I have to admit, I took the path of least resistance and made two of nearly the same card, simply switching up the sentiments for the occasion. Why reinvent the wheel right? ;)

To make these cards, I used the Die-namics Flower Silhouette Die & Stamp Set. First I die cut the flower, stamped the flower image, colored with various Copic markers then added a layer of glitter. The sentiments on the front of the cards are from Finishing Flourishes.

I finished off the inside as well using sentiments from Die-namics Flower Silhouette Die & Stamp Set:

Here's the one for my dear friend. Pretty much the same, just a different background patterned paper from Melissa Frances, main sentiment on the card front from Finishing Flourishes

and a different sentiment on the inside from Die-namics Flower Silhouette Die & Stamp Set:

Thanks so much for visiting! Please be sure to visit the DT members for wonderful inspiration (listed on my side bar) and the CR84FN site for COMPLETE details. 
Be Sweet :)

MFT Supplies Used:
Stamps: Die-namics Flower Silhouette Die & Stamp Set, Finishing Flourishes
Dies: Die-namics Oval Open Scallop Doily DUO, Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip
Cardstock: Blending Card by X-Press It, 25 Pack, MFT Heavyweight Cardstock Kraft and Natural
Patterned Paper: background from Melissa Frances Attic Treasures

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