Sketch11

I really struggled with this weeks sketch. I couldn't seem to get it all to come together. October Afternoon Papers, Modern Homemaker 8x8 pad. I need someone to teach me how to use my bowmaker better. I have watched the videos but I guess I am not very coordinated.
Paper: Modern Homemaker. PTI white, SU red and blue
Stamps: MFT a'la modes What's Cooking
Accessories: MFT rolled flower die, May art ribbon, crystals and brads, paper studios
Colored with Copic Markers

Beautiful

I am in love with the new dies from MFT! Even though I spent more time punching out the little tiny pieces from all the fancy cutouts than actually constructing the card, I still think they are awesome! This card was made for my nieces confirmation this week. I hope I can get it in an envelope! Paper: PTI Pink, SU gray, MFT perfect panel
Stamps: MFT Sweet and Sassy
Ink; Versafine Black
Accessories: CB animal prints embossing plate, MFT Dizzy Doily die, Dizzy Border, Butterflies and Sweet Stack, May Arts ribbon, Prima say it with crystals swirls

Big Ass Flower

dimensional view

Way back in October of 2010, I was lucky enough to attend a card swap at Lonestar Retreat Center with lots of talented stampers all from Splitcoaststampers. One of the very talented ladies swap card was made using this Huge flower from Hero Arts. I just had to have my own huge flower. I asked her what the stamp was called and she said, "I just call it the big ass flower stamp". I laughed and it stuck in my head and now I call it the big ass flower stamp. I found my very own big ass stamp at Achivers, and now they have several styles of big ass flowers.

Stamps: Hero Arts Large flower, Sentiment from Stampabilites
Ink: Momento Black, SU chocolate
Paper: PTI , MY Minds Eye Stella Rose Mabel
Accessories: May Arts ribbon, Art Institute glitter, Prima flower, Paper studio brad

Friendships Shelter

Another one from this weeks MFT sketch9. Love this cute little Jolinne set from MFT that my good friend gave me. I really like this layout.
Stamps: MFT Sheltering Friends
Ink: Momento
Paper: My Minds Eye Fina and Dandy, PTI white
Accessories: Prima swirls, May Arts ribbon, Paper studio brads

Hook Line and Sinker

Another sketch challenge for MFT . Fred Bear is my new Flopsey. I was totally in love with Flospsey when he made his debut a couple years ago and now I think Fred is my new fave.
Stamps: MFT Fred goes fishing
Ink: Colored with Copics, Momento Black
paper: Perfect panels, SU Not Quite Navy, My Minds Eye Stella Rose collection, Hattie Papers
Accessories: May Arts ribbon, Nestibilities Circle die

Time to Celebrate

I am on a roll. I love A'la Modes! They are fun and cheerful. The second photo shows that I used a glaze pen over the top of the icing to give it a shine. Just a little something I threw together for a friend.

Paper: Basic Grey Pyrus, PTI Kraft, PTI white
Ink: Memento Black, Colored with copics
Stamps: MFT Time to Celebrate-A'la Mode
Accessories: MFT Rolled rose dies, Spellbinders oval and scalloped oval, SU oval punch, Prima bling, May Art ribbon

MFT sketch 8

 This one is taken under flourescent lighting in my kitchen

 This one is taken outside in natural light but under a covered deck.

Kitchen lighting, inside the card.

I have a light box, I swear I do. It only works if the lights aren't burned out though LOL. I plan to replace those bulbs just as soon as I can figure out how to get the lights open and find the bulbs. Apparently you need either super human strength or there is a trick to opening them. So far I haven't been successful. Normally I go outside on my deck in natural sunlight and the pictures look pretty good. It is raining this morning though so that was out. This paper does have a yellow hue to it though, so its not really that far off. Anyway, woohoo, stamped 2 weeks in a row!
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934, Chocolate, Kraft
Ink: SU chocolate craft ink
Stamps: MFT framed greetings
Accessories: MFT Die-namics dies- Layered labels, Rolled roses, Notebook edge, Prima flower and slick swirls clear rhinestones

MFT sketch Challenge

I stamped again...hooray! I thought I broke my stamp ability. Actually there is more cutting and pasting than actual stamping so maybe I should just say I made a card, hooray. Anyway, I have been wanting to get back to it and MFT sketch challenges over at splitcoaststampers is the easiest way to get back into it. My Minds eye paper, True Blue is so cute! I love it! The rosette and star dies are from MFT. The sentiments are from MFT A'La Modes. It took me over an hour to make this card and it isn't even a hard one LOL. Gotta practice more.

Warm Wishes

I finally participated in a SFYTT . It is the first time I actually tried. I have no idea what took me so long. It isn't my best card, or colored great, I just felt like trying. I am trying to get my stamp groove back. I used to stamp all the time and this past year I kind of pushed it all aside. I collected stamps like fine china to be looked at but not used. Not sure why, I just did. I am once again enjoying stamping. I think I started stamping around 7-8 years ago . I was trying to remember when I got the stamping bug and I think it was just before we moved to Cedar Park in 2002 or 2003. It started with an invitation to a Stampin' Up party. It took me about 3 more parties to start collecting supplies. I still have that purple Stampin Up Black ink pad from my first party.

Now I am a paper collector. I love all 6x6 paper packs , especially Basic Grey. I also love 8x8 paper packs from October Afternoon. I am sure there are others in my collection but those are the main ones. Oh and PTI LOL. I wish I had known I was going to become a color er along the way, I could have saved a ton of money on ink pads. I rarely use my colored ink anymore. I am torn between selling them all and holding on just in case I start using my solid image stamps again. I am rambling now... Good thing no one reads this blog LOL.

Cooking up Some Love challenge

Another Challenge from MFT... Let's Picnic. Finally figured out how to use the rolled flower die and I love it! I also used the wood paper I got from TCP as a sample. I stamped the picnic basket and then cut it out and coloered it with my copics. pretty cool stuff but it does want to curl after its colored. paper is from October Afternoon Modern Homemaker. Cute stuff. Having fun stamping again.