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Merry Christmas Two Ways: MFT WSC416

Welcome! Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Stamps Wednesday Sketch Challenge, WSC416. Since I still need more Christmas cards, I knew what I'd be making with the sketch. . .yes, Christmas cards!

I used the Candy Land Patterned Paper pack for both cards, pairing the Perfect Poinsettia Die-namics with it for the first card, and the Tweet Holidays stamps and Die-namics with it for the second card.

For my little bird, The Copic markers that I used were the following:
        BG10, BG13, BG15
        RV11, RV14
        W00, W1, W2
        BV00
        Y21
        0

Would you like to play along with us? Be sure to check out the MFT Stamps Challenges Blog for details on the challenge and for more inspiration! Thanks for visiting,

Shout with Joy: MFT Kit and New Stacey Yacula Release

Welcome! Today is the My Favorite Things December Card Kit Release, as well as the release for the new Stacey Yacula stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, Tweet Friends. I haven't had much time to play this week, but I wanted to pop in today with one card anyway. I loved these little Tweet Friends images! And I've been feeling a retro color vibe lately--hence the aquas and reds with distressed edges. (Yes, I'm dangerous with a kraft ink pad in hand!)

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Tweet Friends images. I colored a simple sky and ground with very pale markers after I stamped and colored the flower in the center.

Be sure to visit the MFT Stamps Blog for links to all of today's team posts--both the Good Time to Wine Kit and the Tweet Friends stamps and dies. Again, these products are now available at MFT Stamps. Thank you for stopping by,

Simple Christmas Cards: MFT WSC415

Welcome! I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Stamps Wednesday Sketch Challenge, WSC415. Today's sketch is a pretty simple one, and I'm in desperate need of a few more Christmas cards that are simple to put to together! I think that I probably won't get a lot of cards mailed out this year, but my motivation level usually goes up about this time in December. ;-) 

When I saw the sketch, I knew that I wanted to use my Perfect Poinsettia Die-namics for the circular element. For colors, I'm a sucker for Kraft, Red, and Aqua--what can I say?

After I finished the poinsettia card, I wanted to try the same sketch with the Christmas Tree Window Die-namics.  I had to cut that green mat layer by hand, so chances are I'll be making more of the poinsettia cards than Christmas Tree Window cards! 

Would you like to play along with us? Be sure to check out the MFT Stamps Challenges Blog for details on the challenge and for more inspiration! Thanks for visiting,

Your Time to Fly: MFT December Release is LIVE!

Welcome! It's December Release Day for My Favorite Things Stamps! All of the fun new MFT stamp sets and Die-namics that you've been seeing over the past few days are now available. I paired the new Butterfly Kisses stamp set with last year's Party Patterns Paper Pack for today's shaker card. I paper-pieced just her dress, and then I bent her wings slightly forward so that they would stand out. 

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Butterfly Kisses image. I airbrushed the background with purple and blue markers, but after I added Hot Pink Glitter and some sequins, you really can't see much of that airbrushed background anyway. ;-)

All of the new December products are now available, and the links below should all work. Each of the MFT Design Team members will have projects to share today, 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,

Oh, Christmas Tree: MFT Release Countdown Day 2

Welcome to Countdown Day 2 of the My Favorite Things Stamps November Release countdown! Today I chose the Christmas Tree Window Die-namics, which some of you may have earned last month as a "Free with Purchase" die! I kept it simple since the die has a clean, crisp look. I pulled colors from a piece of snowflake paper in the Candy Land paper pack, then used some cardstock scraps for banners to tie in the colors with the strip of patterned paper. The sentiment that I used was from the October Freebie Set, but you can use any of your favorite sentiments!

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 the MFT products that I used are linked below, the NEW product links won't be live until Release time--that's Tuesday (December 11) at 10am Eastern time.  All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today,

Happy Dance: MFT Release Countdown Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the My Favorite Things Stamps December Release Countdown! At 10am Eastern time on Tuesday, December 11, the December release will be live, and all of the new products shown in the past few days will be available. Today I chose the Fox and Friend stamp set and Die-namics, and paired it with one of my older favorites, the Whimsical Woodgrain background.  I loved both the foxes and the mice in the Fox and Friends set!

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Fox and Friend images. (I airbrushed the background.)

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 Tuesday morning (December 11) at 10am Eastern time. All other links should work now. Thank you for stopping by today!

Friends at First Sip: MFT Release Countdown Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the My Favorite Things Stamps December Release Countdown! I chose the Friends at First Sip set to play with today--sweet theme and sweet images. 

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Friends at First Sip images. I used a Copic 0.1 Black Multiliner to loosely sketch  the hills and grass behind the stamped coffee cart; not much of that shows, so it really wasn't hard at all!  I used a cotton sweater scrap and denim scrap to texturize the girl's sweater and jeans.

While I have linked the MFT products that I used below, the links to the NEW products will not be live links until release day, 10am Eastern Time, Tuesday, December 11. All of the other links should work now. Be sure to check the MFT Stamps blog for more December Release inspiration AND for a chance to win some great prizes! Thank you for visiting,

Beautiful Inside and Out: MFT Release Countdown Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of the My Favorite Things Stamps December Release Countdown!  I chose the Bold Beautiful Die-namics, pairing it with a sentiment from the Hello, Beautiful stamp set. I colored the letters with four Copic markers: from top to bottom, RV63, R43, YR12, and YR16, and then coated the letters with glitter.

While I have linked the products that I used below, the links to the NEW product links will not be live links until release day, 10am Eastern Time, Tuesday, December 11. All of the other links should work now. Be sure to check the MFT Stamps blog for more December Release inspiration AND for a chance to win some great prizes! Thank you for visiting,