MFT WSC29-another great sketch!

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hi everyone! i had time to play this week with MFT's Wednesday Sketch Club! all the details can be found at this post on the MFT blog- check it out & play along- it's another awesome sketch!

i stamped the sweet PI girlie (Being Cute Is What I Do) 3 times to paper piece her- once on xpress it blending cardstock, again on some Basic Grey patterned paper to piece her bohemian-style shirt, and a final time on a stamped denim texture from MFT's Well Worn Greetings set to make her jeans!
she's colored with copics. i added a little tiny heidi swapp bling flower to her shirt too. i pierced some holes around the image before i mounted it to a double mat. the new file tab dienamic was perfect for my sentiment! i used the little open scallop strip die on some cork and the upsy-daisy die for a fab flower embellie! can ya tell that i love my dienamics?! i also jazzed up some cardstock scraps for this one using cuttlebug embossing folders.

anyway- it's such an awesome, easy sketch that i'm going to use again & again! you should totally go & save this one too!


deets:
stamps: MFT's Being Cute is What I Do (Pure Innocence line), MFT's Well Worn Greetings
ink: memento tuxedo black, CTMH Spring Iris (sentiment), tsukineko yellow dauber duo
paper: XPress-It blending cardstock, MFT cardstocks (Fossil, SnoCone, Hot Fudge), Basic Grey patterned paper (Out of Print 6x6 pad), MFT cork sheets (temp out of stock), fossil scalloped notecard (my stash from an old MFT kit)
accessories: copic markers, cuttle bug embossing folders (swiss dots, polka dots), heidi swapp mini bling flower, MFT dienamics (file tab, upsy-daisy, little open scallop strip)

thanks so much for looking!
{{GIANT HUGS}}
-g
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Happy 4th of July!

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& Happy Canada Day to all my friends who celebrated this weekend too! i hope everyone is having a fabulous, long, chillax, celebration weekend! just wanted to pop in with a cute card & {{GIANT HUGS}} for all! see you again soon!

stamps: Taylored Expressions Uncle Sam
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink (Faded Jeans), red cat's eye ink pad (sponging on sentiment)
paper: XPress It Blending Cardstock, MFT wild cherry cardstock, Bazzill dark blue cardstock,
Bo Bunny (Liberty 6x6 pad), Bazzill dark blue cardstock (my stash), red scalloped A2 card (my stash)
accessories: copic markers, colored pencils, stickles (star dust), MFT dienamics (stacking stars, first place award ribbon), nesties, star brads (Making Memories), buttons (stash), 1mm silver cording (PizzazzAplenty), dimensionals
-g
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MFT WSC26 & July Guest Designer Entry!

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WooHoo! i'm so excited that i had some crafty time today and got to play in MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club. Sketch 26 is just awesome- find the sketch at this post!

It's also time for MFT's July Guest Designer Contest- with a chance to win free goodies & play along with the amazing DT for the next release!! All the deets are at this post on SCS if you want to join me in the chance to win! Since this card fits the 'touch of texture' challenge- i'm gonna enter this card- gotta love a 2fer ;)

i needed a card for my husband's grama- who will turn 91 in early August- this sketch was the perfect reason to get it done & now it's finished with plenty of time to spare!

The rose image is from MFT's Inspired by Flowers (set 2) & it really did the work for me- this rose is so gorgeous, no?!

i stamped the image in brown ink on a cream paper panel. i cut out the image with a nestie, and sponged all around the shape (while it was still in the die) using some ranger distress ink (tea dye). i loved how it looked so much that i didn't think it needed any further coloring! the sentiment 'LOVE' is part of a longer sentiment from the same set- i just inked up the part i wanted.

i didn't have a cream pearl flourish, so i colored one with a copic marker (E51 egg shell),
a little lace, a pretty doily dienamic, some nice papers, sponging & a simple sentiment finished off my card. i so hope Grama will love it!

here's a peek at the inside: i think MFT's leafy flourish die is gorgeous!!

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deets:
stamps: rose & sentiment is from MFT's Inspired by Flowers (set 2)
inside sentiment is from MFT's Make the Date (discontinued)
ink: Memento rich cocoa, Ranger distress ink in Tea Dye (sponging on rose and sentiments)
papers: MFT cream paper panels, MFT hot fudge cardstock, patterned papers are Pink Paislee (Butterfly Garden collection)
accessories: MFT dienamics: leafy flourish, decorative doily, first place award ribbon die, sweet stack labels, circle nestie, MFT lace (discontinued), jody's dimensional boosters, scor-tape, ink dauber, kaisercraft white pearl flourish, copic marker, cream scalloped card base from my stash.

thanks so much for looking! i'll have a cute 4th of July card for you shortly!
{{BIG HUGS}}
-g
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