MFT Countdown Day 5....

February flew by like a flash and here we are at the March MFT Release Countdown already.  Wow!  Lots of good stuff this month and today we are starting out with a peek of a super cute set called Delightful Dinosaurs.



To create this card, I grabbed a sentiment from the stamp set, Stomping By to Say Hello, and stamped in a light gray ink all over the back panel.  Next, I die cut the stitched clouds into that same panel.  I used foam tape and popped the panel up on a white cards base.  Next, I used the Slanted Sentiment Strip die in black cardstock and heat embossed the "Hello" from the same sentiment I used on the background.  I colored up that adorable dinosaur and added him to the card front.  

The MFT Blog will have a list of the Design Team stops to make today.  We have 4 more days of the countdown until release day, March 6th at 8pm CST, when everything you see this week will be available for purchase.

Thanks for coming by today!  Hope you come back tomorrow!

Crafty Friends...

Hello Crafty Friends!  I am stopping in today to share a Queen and Company project I have been working on.  I have a craft retreat coming up very soon and one of the activities we like to do is a Shoebox Swap.  If you haven't heard of a shoebox swap before, its where you put together a card kit for each guest so they can recreate your card.  First off, let me show you my card.....



I created this card using the Queen and Company Lines Shaker Card kit.  These cards are so very easy to put together as everything comes in its own kit.  (Kits linked below).  I used the Pops toppings set to create the rainbow shake.  Last, I used my Misti to stamp the sentiment and added in the little stamped envelope.

Here is a quick pick of what I put in each kit....



I divided each color of the Pops Toppings in little baggies for each of 14 kits.  Each guest will get the Lines Card Kit.  I used the Lines Card Front Die to make my own Card Front out of Neenah cardstock, but the kit comes with a card front you can use too.

In the tool kit, I added Queen and Company's Topping Trays.  These are amazing to keep all the little toppings in one place and then the ends will twist off so you can pour your toppings back in their storage container.  No lost toppings!  I also added in a jewel picker upper (from Hobby Lobby).  This helps if you get the wrong color topping in the wrong rainbow slot.  :)  I also put the sentiment on a block as well as the little envelope and a black ink pad.  Everything in one place to create their own shaker card.

I put each card kit into a clear zipper bag that I found on Amazon....



I can't wait to pass out my card kits.  I know my friends will have fun creating their own shaker card.

So glad you stopped in today!  Hope you have enjoyed my creation!

Have a great day!

MFT Wednesday Sketch...

Are you ready for another Sketch Challenge over at MFT?  A new one is up and its a fun one!  I love how sketches can help spark the creatives juices.  Check out my card....

To create this card, I did a little rainbow alcohol inking to create the background panel.  I love those bold colors!  I added a layer of fun foam to the back of the stitched panel and then added that to a larger stitched panel of vellum.  Then I added another layer of fun foam and then added that to the card base.  I love the soft look of the vellum layer.  I added the sentiment from Splendid Swans and then finished it off by adding in a couple stitched clouds.

Here is this weeks sketch....

I love these sketches because they are so good for a clean and simple card but its so easy to add in so much more.  The MFT Design team will have lots of examples to share using this sketch.  Head on over to the MFT Challenge Blog to check it out and to play along.  

Thanks so much for stopping in today!

MFT Hits and Highlights...

Finding a way to integrate a greeting and design element into one fabulous card element is easy-as-pie with our collection of word circle frames. These frames can be used as a simple layering component, or combined with our Circle Shaker Pouches for extra fun!  Today the Design Team is getting together to share creations using different word circle frames.  I chose the Happy Birthday Circle Frame to create this fun spinner card....

First, I used the Peek-A-Book Polka Dots die to create the embossed look on the card base.  I die cut 4 of the Happy Birthday Circle Word Dies and stacked them up to create the spinner.  I colored each letter with a Copic marker in rainbow order.  I layered the Stitched Circles and the Circle Shaker pouch to make the circle spinner element.  I made a video for another spinner card that I created and you can check that out by clicking HERE.

Here is a quick  video of how the spinner action works....

I know there will be lots more Hits and Highlights to see.  Stop by the MFT Blog for a list of places to stop.  So glad you stopped in today.  Have a great day!

MFT Wednesday Sketch...

Today I am playing with the newest MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  If you haven't had a chance to play along, every Wednesday the MFT Challenge Blog puts up a new sketch, so stop over there and check it out.  A sketch is a great way to find a little mojo if you have misplaced yours.  :)

I decided to use a little creative license with this weeks sketch.  First off, here is my card...keep scrolling to see the sketch....



To create this card, I cut 1/2" strips of cardstock in rainbow order.  I attached them to the card base for a fun colorful background.  Next, I used the Rectangle STAX dies to create this sort of frame in white cardstock.  This is a chang up of the circle element in this weeks sketch.  Next, I added a vellum banner across the middle and finished it off with a red glitter cardstock hello.  

Here is this week's sketch.....

Check out the MFT Challenge Blog for more details!  I hope you get a chance to play along.  Have a great day!