MFT WSC2- better late than never ;)

hello again! this past week, MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club offered up another amazing sketch challenge! Please join in & play along- it's never too late!

i needed a card for my nephew's upcoming 7th birthday (does anyone know where the heck the time goes- sheesh!) and this sketch was just what i needed to get it done! i just love how it turned out. it was totally inspired by the dozens of amazing cards my fellow MFT friends & fans have been uploading to the MFT WSC galleries on SplitcoastStampers (search for MFTWSC1, MFTWSC2,etc..)- totally rockin!!

if you don't have this stamp set- it's great for ALL the kids in your life (young & old!!)-it's MFT's Little Loveosaurus. i am a huge fan of Clarie Keay's (ENABLER ALERT: her Etsy shop is: jellypark). Clarie's digi's and paintings are uber cute and i'm hoping MFT will keep releasing more of her adorable images as stamps! i so <3 'em!

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The sentiments are part of this cute set too, and MFT's dies made embellishing this one so easy & fun- i can't make ANY project anymore without pulling out several of these awesome dies- i so LOVE LOVE 'em!!




thanks so much for looking! it's only like 7:30 but i'm off to bed- i'm desperately trying to fend off a really nasty viral cold & cough that my daughter has had for the past 11 days--ugh! i'm so sick of being sick this year (one of the joys of young kiddos, right?!)

here's the deets:
stamps: MFT's Little Loveosaurus
ink: Tim Holtz' Distress Ink-Clear Embossing Ink Pad, Memento Tuxedo Black, Cat's Eye Lipstick Red
paper: MFT's X-Press It Blending cardstock, MFT's cardstocks in Wild Cherry, Berrylicious (both are temp sold out), Sassafrass Lass patterned paper (Monstrosity line), Bazzill (raven black)
accessories: MFT Die-namics (Star Border, Stacking Stars), Nesties (Circle & Small Labels), American Crafts Zing! Embossing powder (Opaque/Powder blue), Jody's dimensionals and sticky dots , ivory linen thread (TCP), best glue ever (MFT)

see ya soon!
{{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
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Happy 2011/MFT WSC1

hi & happy new year! hope this post finds you well! we are back from an amazing New Year's weekend in the deep snow. we went to Bryan Head, UT- MAN i am SO glad we don't live in the frosty freezy-freeze cold anymore (we grew up in Maryland)- but it sure was great fun to visit Utah! it was our daughter's first real snow trip- so we went sledding, snowshoeing and tubing at the slopes. we enjoyed tons of hot cocoa and made snow angels & a mini snowman too! the hubs enjoyed some snowboarding & i had a blast in the hip-deep powder playing with my family! here's a couple quick shots i took of where we stayed-the Grand Lodge at Byran Head- it was so pretty! i'll post more pics as i download & edit them!

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school started again last week, but of course, my daughter caught a bad cold/cough (such timing i tell ya!) so i kept her home for a couple of days- but even a sickie kiddo couldn't stop me from enjoying some Wednesday Stamp Club fun!

This year, MFT's WSC will have a weekly sketch to help make it easier for everyone to play! i LOVE LOVE the MFT DT sketches- they always rock- so i had to jump in! You can find all the deets and play along in this post on the MFT blog. PLEASE play with us- everyone is so fun & friendly at MFT!! You can find the MFT forum on Splitcoast too- if you're not a Splitcoast member, sign up- the inspo & resources are amazing!

OK- on to the stamping! here's my first card. i stuck to the sketch with this one and made a super fun valentine using MFT's Game Night Spinner Die & Stamp Set Duo & MFT's You Spin Me (additional stamps for teh Game Night set). the sketch helped this one come together so quickly! & the spinner really spins on this one- super cool right?!



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here's a look at the inside- simple but finished:


deets:
stamps: MFT's You Spin Me (Addtions for Game Night)
paper: MFT fossil scalloped notecard, MFT pink bubblegum, hot fudge and wild cherry cardstocks, Bo Bunny patterned papers (crazy love collection)
ink: CTMH Holiday Red
accessories: MFT Die-Namics: Game Night Spinner Die & Stamp set duo, MFT Die-Namics Scalloped Scallop, cuttlebug embossing folder, tim holtz sprocket gear, tim holtz long fastener, martha stewart heart punch, jody's awesome boosters, glossy accents, corner rounder


i was so excited about this sketch, i made a second card! i've had this little PI cutie colored & all cut out just sitting on my desk for sometime, so i finally put her on a card! i thought it would be cute to have it rain candy hearts. i will totally be using this fab sketch again & again!


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here's the inside of this one:


deets:
stamps: MFT's My Umbrella (Pure Innocence)- temp sold out, MFT's You Spin Me (Addtions for Game Night)
paper: MFT fossil scalloped notecard, MFT's pink bubblegum, fossil and wild cherry cardstocks, cosmo cricket patterned paper (the boyfriend collection), sei pattern paper
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, CTMH ink pads in: holiday red, spring iris, honey, bubblegum, spring breeze
accessories: MFT Die-Namics: cloud trio (temp sold out), hearts a plenty, button quartet, layered label, copic markers, cuttlebug embossing folder, glossy accents, TCP linen thread, jenni bowlin valentine mini bingo card, martha stewart silver metallic mini ink pad (silver lining on clouds), quickie glue pen, jody's awesome boosters.

thanks so much for looking!
{{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
^o^