Kraftin'Kimmie Challenge47

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Hello again!!
Kraftin' Kimmie's challenge this week is a fun color combo-orange, green & purple- perfect for more Halloweeny crafty goodness! here's the link to read all the details and join in!! i couldn't wait to ink up my new Pumpkin Miles stamp & play! in fact-i just love all the fun, new stamps at Kimmie's store-you gotta go check 'em out and have some stampy fun! YAY!

here's a closeup-these Miles images are so fun to color!
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here's the card deets:
stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Pumpkin Miles (illustrated by Steven Leary) inside sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie's Haunted House
ink: memento tuxedo black
paper: GinaK 80lb. pure luxury white cardstock, colored cardstocks & patterned papers (echo park) are from the awesome Fright Night project pantry kit (from Taylored Expressions)
accessories: copic markers, nesties, cuttlebug embossing folder, black scalloped note card (from an MFT kit, made by The Paper Cut), ribbon & rhinestones (also from the TE Fright Night kit), Jody's awesome boosters
Thanks so much for looking!
{{BIG HUGS}}
-g
^o^

MFTWSC092210-Boo Time!

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WooHoo! another week is flying by and this week's MFT Wednesday Stamp Club had another fun challenge! This week- it was to make a scene- find all the details here & play along!! we are in full halloween card & decor making time at my house- and it is fun FUN!

i picked up these metal stars at the local Target dollar spot not long ago & when the WSC challenge 'to make a scene' came up this week- it was a perfect opportunity to embellish one of these babies!!

i LOVE this new MFT set- Tiny Town Halloween- it is perfect for scene making & little treat bags!

here's some close ups & a look at all the dimension:
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details:
stamps: MFT Tiny Town Halloween

paper: Gina K 80lb pure luxury white cardstock, bazzill cardstocks (purple & orange) pp is cosmo cricket (matilda paper pad)

ink: memento tuxedo black, tim holtz distress ink in stormy sky

accessories: copic markers, nesties, cuttlebug embossing folder, MFT dienamics (cloud trio and star border), ribbons (are from the TE fright night project kit), MFT felt, Jody's awesome boosters, pinking scissors, best glue ever, wide purple ribbon is from my stash (roll bought at Michael's over a year ago LOL!)

thanks so much for looking! i so hope you'll play along too!!
{{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
^o^

ps- my cold has turned into full on tonsillitis- so i'm trying not to talk much as i'm super horse & scary sounding LOL! i haven't been to the gym for my morning cardio for 10 days now but it'll be there when i'm feeling better, right?!
i have to share a super sweet pic of my daughter looking especially cute & ready for her day today:

i LOVE it when she let's me give her piggytails but they never stay in for long, sigh! she totally LOVES her new halloween decoration too :)

MFT WSC9.15-Seeing Stars!

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MFT has another awesome Wednesday Stamp Club challenge up this week- it's all about stars- find all the details in this post & play along! i've been sick since last week, but i had to play along with this fun theme!

here's a close up taken in the sun so the color's a little better:


i don't have the star nesties...yet ;) so i made my own stars in illustrator, printed, cut them & then traced onto cardstocks. the jpg's are below if you might need some stars too.
note to self- next time draw shapes in Make the Cut and have my cricut do the work for me- DOH!!


i had fun making my own patterned paper with the tiny T-Rex image from MFT's Wyatt and His Wagon- you can't help but make the 'rawr' noise each time you stamp him (hope it's not just me!!).

my MFT dies, cork, felt & adornments made embellishing this card easy and the dies always work great! i glued on a toothpick to turn the MFT banner die shape into a pennant flag!

i have a 7 year old nephew and a big-kid hubs ;) who would love this one- gonna have to flip a coin to see who gets it!

deets:
Stamps: MFT's Wyatt and His Wagon, the RAWR sentiment on the flag is from MFT's Little Loveosaurus
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Memento Rich cocoa
Paper: MFT cardstocks in Jellybean Green, Sour Apple and Wild Cherry; GinaK 80lb white pure luxury, Basic Grey PP (basics white paper pad)
Accessories: copic markers, krylon gold leafing pen, MFT Die-Namics: Banner Day die, Jumbo Ric Rac Die and Star Border die. MFT princess pearls (black), MFT cork, MFT felt, dimensionals, colored pencil, toothpick, Best Ever white glue (temp sold out at MFT.)

Here's the JPG star files for you- right click the images & save them to your computer:
smaller stars for decorating:

card base shape:


thanks for looking- i'm off for more tea- cross your fingers that i don't lose my voice- it's been a rough few days already!
Please join in the WSC fun with us if you get a chance- i'd love to see your creations too!
{{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
^0^

EDIT: OOPS! so sorry, i forgot a look at the inside (told you i was under the weather!) here ya go:

it's been a long time!

sorry about that- lots going on during our first 3 weeks of school!
Labor Day weekend our sweet baby girl turned 6!! SIX?! holy cow this kiddo's getting to be so big now! we had a big party for her just this past weekend & i have lots of pictures to drag off my camera & share but i haven't been feeling well enough. the past few days have me fighting a terrible cold- my sinuses are so swollen that it hurts to touch most of my face!i have zero energy which is a total bummer because around here, MOM really can't afford to go down! needless to say, not much crafty time happening at my house! ugh!

i never shared my 1st week of school/thank you teacher gift/card, so here it is:

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MFT's super cute apple card template and a sweet school themed MFT Pure Innocence stamp made this one so fun to create!!
i set the card on top of a bag of yummy truffles (just for HER to enjoy) and i used some fun school book MFT digi-paper to wrap a chocolate bar for her kiddos (So they didn't eat hers LOL!) YUM! it all turned out really cute and my daughter's teacher just loved it!

Here's all the deets:
stamps: MFT's Pure Innocence line, You Make the Grade
sentiment on chalk board is from MFT's Pure Innocence line - Apple for You

ink: memento tuxedo black, clear embossing ink

paper: ginaK pure luxury heavy weight cardstock, bazzill red cardstock (textured) MFT cardstocks in wild cherry, sour apple, jellybean green, MFT school collection digi papers

accessories: copic markers, white embossing powder, MFT felt & MFT rolled flower dienamic, MFT glittered garnishes, cuttlebug & embossing folders (swirls and swiss dots), glossy accents, MFT Caramel Apple template.

Here's the inside:

my daughter dictated the words then signed it.
i'm telling you i am beat just from this easy post- so i'm off to make more hot tea & rest a bit! hope to be back soon!
{{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
^o^