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Every Day with You Is a Treat: MFT and Friends

Welcome! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things MFT and Friends challenge. I hadn't played with the Birdie Brown Frightfully Sweet stamp set during the release, and I knew that I wanted to try this one for sure! Yes, it's a Halloween set, but I have another use for my card: my son is home for about two more weeks before he goes eight hours away to college. He's already spent six weeks there this Summer, so I've already had a trial run of the empty nester thing. . .  You know--that time in life when you check your phone every five minutes for a glimpse into your missing son or daughter's world--a simple text message! And, yes, I confess that I even have a special message tone for him that Rick and I both listen for. Anyway, I made this card for him, because we realize that our days with him are definitely limited at this stage of life. He'll like it--I reared him to realize the value of homemade cards ! :-)

Shown above are the Copic markers that I used to color the Frightfully Sweet image..

I love MFT's shaker dies and pouches; they take the pain out of making a shaker card! I popped up my little fox on top of the shaker pouch and airbrushed a dark Copic sky behind him. By the way, I always use an antistatic pouch after I airbrush a dark background for a shaker. Otherwise the Copic ink can sometimes stay a little tacky so that the shaker materials don't shake freely. Using an antistatic pouch on your freshly airbrushed surface keeps that from happening.

Would you like to play along with us? Then check out the blog post here. Thanks for stopping by!

Tu-tu Sweet: MFT Release Countdown Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the My Favorite Things Stamps August Release Countdown! I chose the Pure Innocence Tu-tu Sweet stamp set, paired with the In the Spotlight stencil and the older Floral Fantasy background. For the spotlight, I airbrushed Copic YR31, then masked that yellow area and airbrushed Copic N4 on either side of the light--simple airbrushing. 

My Tu-Tu sweet girl is colored with the Copic markers listed above.

I hope you get a chance to visit the MFT Stamps Blog for a complete list of designers using today's new products AND to enter for prizes! Remember that while all MFT products that I used are linked below, the NEW product links won't be live until release time--that's late Tuesday evening (August 7) at 9pm Eastern time. All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today,

Saddle Up Images: Just Add Color

Welcome! Today I'm playing along in the My Favorite Things Stamps Just Add Color challenge. I colored several of the images from the Birdie Brown Saddle Up and Celebrate stamp set so that I would have them to use on future cards. I used three of them on the card above, but I haven't used the other three yet--they'll be ready next time I'm in a pinch though! 

Aren't these the cutest images? They were definitely fun to color. All of the Copic markers that I used are linked below.

 Be sure to check out the MFT Stamps Challenges Blog for more color inspiration!

Worth Roaring About: MFT July Release!

Welcome! It's July Release Night for My Favorite Things Stamps!  I used the little lion from Safari Friends for tonight's card because I had in mind a special little guy for this card. I'm home from South Carolina now, but when I made this card, I had only one patterned paper pack with me. I still had the yellows left because I had used mostly white backgrounds with birthday colors earlier in the release--another good reason to chose the lion image! ;-)


Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Safari Friends image.

All of the new July products are now available, and the links below should all work. Each of the MFT Design Team members will have projects to share tonight, so please check out the MFT Stamps Blog for many more cool projects and products, as well as a chance to win fabulous prizes.  Good luck on the giveaway, and thank you for visiting, as well as for your patience while I juggled traveling with the July release!

Birthday Cutie: MFT Release Countdown Day 3

Welcome to day three of the My Favorite Things Stamps countdown! Today I chose the Pure Innocence Birthday Cuties stamp set. She was fun to color! I paired her with printed papers from the MFT Sweet Celebration 6" x 6 paper pack.

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Birthday Cutie image. 

I hope you get a chance to visit the MFT Stamps Blog for a complete list of designers using today's new products AND to enter for prizes! Remember that while all MFT products that I used are linked below, the NEW product links won't be live until Release time--that's late Tuesday evening (July 10) at 9pm Eastern time. All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today,

Bear-ish Birthday Wishes: The Birthday Project

Welcome! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Stamps Birthday Project Challenge. This week's Birthday Project Challenge involves using bears on the birthday card. I chose the Birthday Bears set; it's an older set, but I've always loved the way the little bear is looking so expectant toward the big bear--kind of a tender moment there!

Shown above are the Copic marker that I used to color the bears and to airbrush the background.

 I hope you get a chance to go see the other Birthday Project Challenge pieces and play along with us--remember that there is a chance to win awesome MFT products IF you play along! Thanks for stopping by,

Gill Friends: Just Add Color

Welcome! Today I'm playing along in the My Favorite Things Stamps Just Add Color challenge. I colored several of the fish from the Birdie Brown Gill Friends stamp set so that I owl have them to showcase on future cards. I used three of them on this card, but I haven't used the others yet.

Shown above are the Copic markers that I used to color the Gill Friends images above. (All are linked below to MFT's website.) Be sure to check out the MFT Stamps Challenges Blog for more color inspiration!

Under the Weather Cloud Shaker: MFT Stamps Release Countdown Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the My Favorite Things Stamps April Release Countdown!  At 9pm Eastern time on Tuesday, April 3, the April release will be live and all of the new products shown in the past few days will be available. I chose to use the new Aim for the Clouds sentiment set, paired with the Cloud Pouch and Cloud Shaker and Frame Die-namics. I used Rain or Shine for the ducks and puddle. I needed a Get Well card for sweet little guy, and I thought that this might make him smile. Plus he can probably drive his older siblings nuts by shaking it, right? :-D

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to both color the Rain or Shine images and airbrush the background. I used the new Mini Raindrops stencil to airbrush the raindrops.

Shaker material is three different sizes of Sparkling Clear Sequins. I thought I had plenty in there, but after I glued it together, I decided I could have used a few more. Finally, I added glitter to cloud frame for some additional sparkle power.

In addition to the ones that I've shared here, there are several fabulous new products being showcased today; I hope you get a chance to visit the MFT Stamps Blog for a complete list of designers playing along with today's new products AND to enter for prizes! Remember that while all MFT products that I used are linked below, the NEW product links won't be live until Release time--that's late tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 3) at 9pm Eastern time. All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today,

Full of Treats: MFT Stamps Release Countdown Day3

Welcome to Day 3 of the My Favorite Things Stamps April Release Countdown! I chose to use the new Pure Innocence Birthday Piñata stamp set, pairing it with patterned paper from the Bundles of Blossoms Bold paper pack, and tying in that piñata fringed tissue paper theme with the Fringed Scallop Borders Die-namics.

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Birthday Piñata image. I airbrushed the background with Copic BG02 and YG17; it's a little darker than my airbrushed backgrounds usually are, but since the little girl and piñata are in darker value, the background worked better darker too.

In addition to the ones that I've shared here, there are several fabulous new products being showcased today; I hope you get a chance to visit the MFT Stamps Blog for a complete list of designers using today's new products AND to enter for prizes! Remember that while all MFT products that I used are linked below, the NEW product links won't be live until Release time--that's late Tuesday evening (April 3) at 9pm Eastern time. All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today,

Here for You: MFT Stamps Release Countdown Day 4

Welcome to day four of the My Favorite Things Stamps April Release Countdown! I chose to use the sweet little Birdie Brown Rain or Shine set for today's release post--she's cute as button, and there's a coordinating boy set too!

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Rain or Shine images. I used Copic B04 and YG13 to airbrush a simple background, leaving the Stitched Dome Die-namics in place too mask the edges of the shape. 

I chose patterned paper from the Party Patterns Paper Pack for both the background and her rain slicker--everybody needs a cheerful coat on a rainy day! I divided the sentiment, putting half of it on the inside of the card: it was a two-liner, and I didn't have room for all of it on the card front.

While I have linked all products that I used below, the links to the NEW product links will not be live links until release night, 9pm Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 3. All of the other links should work now. Be sure to check the MFT Stamps blog for more April Release inspiration AND for a chance to win some fabulous prizes! Thank you for visiting,

So Worth Celebrating: MFTWSC377

Welcome! Today I played along with the My Favorite Things Stamps Sketch Challenge 377 (WSC377). My first inclination was to use flowers, of course. . . but I restrained myself and decided to go with these adorable chicks from Birthday Chicks instead.

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Birthday Chicks images.

I airbrushed a simple background with a couple of Copic markers and the Copic Airbrush System--no masking needed, except for the leaving the die in place while I airbrushed to protect the stitched edges of the rectangle.

I hope you check out the MFT Stamps Card Challenge blog for details--you really should play along with us! Somebody's going to win a $50 gift voucher--and it could it be YOU!

Thanks for stopping by,

Tail Wagging: MFT March Release Countdown Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the My Favorite Things Stamps March Release Countdown!  At 9pm Eastern time on Tuesday, March 6, the March release will be live and all of the new products shown in the past few days will be available. For today's post, I chose the Puppy Kisses stamp set--loved that sentiment!

Shown above are the Copic markers that I used to color the Puppy Kisses images--simple and sweet!

In addition to the ones that I've shared here, there are several fabulous new products being showcased today; I hope you get a chance to visit the MFT Stamps Blog for a complete list of designers playing along with today's new products AND to enter for prizes! Remember that while all MFT products that I used are linked below, the NEW product links won't be live until Release time--that's late tomorrow night (Tuesday, March 6) at 9pm Eastern time. All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today,