MFT Birthday Project...

This month we have a new challenge for the MFT Birthday Project...

Sometimes using a numerical representation of the birthday boy or girl’s age is to share in their excitement (four-year-olds LOVE being four!) and sometimes, it’s maybe to rub it in a bit…in a loving way, of course. This month, we're challenging you to come up with interesting ways to feature numbers in your designs — whether recognizing the milestone of a newly-christened teenager, the celebration of hitting the half-century mark, or anything in between (or beyond!) we want to see numbers in play.

I needed a birthday card so this challenge came in perfect time...

To create this card, I did a little stenciling in the background with the Snow Flurry Stencil and the went over the area again with the gray ink so I have a little ink blended spot on the card base.  I stacked up 4 of the Happy Birthday Circle Frame and attached that to the card base.  I used the Well Connected Numbers stamp set for the 8 and the Mini Well Connected Alphabet for the "th".  I stamped those in black ink in the center of the frame.  Last, I grabbed one of of the adorable mice from It's a Mice Time to Celebrate and added a little color.  I popped him up on the card front with foam tape.  

I can't wait to see how the rest of the design team creates with numbers today.  You can see lots more of this birthday inspiration over on the MFT Challenge Blog today!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you get the chance to play along!

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Gina K February Release...

Have you seen the Gina K February Release?  She has so many amazing new stamps and dies and when I had the chance to ink up some of the new stuff, I got right to it!  I have a rainbow trio here with all the colors, using several new stamps and dies.  

To start off, the new set called Crafty Notes is one of my favorites!  This set has so many possibilities and is just adorable!

To create this card, I took a white card front and added in a rainbow of Copies with a straight edge ruler.  Next, I stamped the most perfect sentiment right there on the front. I stamped and die cut those adorable scissors and add then to the front with some foam tape.  I used fun foam and attached the card front to the a Turquoise Sea card base.

This next card features the new set called Cake Toppers.

To create this card, I used some Peacock Feathers Oxide ink on the card base.  I die cut and stamped the cake in rainbow colors. I used a sentiment from Crafty Notes, making this the perfect birthday card for a craft friend!  I decided to leave the cake stand white and added it to the card with foam tape.  I used the little line image from the set to add in candle directly on the card base, then popped up the cake on top.  I added some little wooden heart stars on top of the candles to finish off the card.

I had to incorporate the rainbow just one more time....

I used the pencil image from Craft Notes along the card base.  I colored each one accordingly and then stamped the most gorgeous sentiment on top.  This sentiment "be creative" is from the Crafty and Creative set.  I adore the font on this set!  This was a fun clean and simple card to make!

Gina has lots more to see for this release.  Head on over to the Gina K Design shop to check it out!

Thanks so much for coming by today!  Hope you have a great day!

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Big big news...

So I have some news.  I still don't know how it is even possible!  Someone needs to pinch me!  

Check it out right HERE. 

Insert happy dance.  :)

Thanks for stopping in!  

Craft Sale....

Altenew has some amazing sales this week and I want to share!

Worth checking out!

• Promotions page! https://altenew.com/pages/promotions Find all of our current deals and promotions easily on this page.

• New Release! Altenew's February Release can be found HERE.

• New Creativity Kit!

• Weekly Sale! Enjoy these great deals and save up to 45% off on select items in the Sale collection from now through 2/24/2019. While supplies last. 
  Shop here → https://altenew.com/collections/sale

• Clearance Sale! We have more amazing products rolling in very soon, so we’re clearing out older products and making room for some shiny new items. Everything in the Clearance collection is now up to 60% off! Once the product sells out, it will no longer be available. Shop here → https://altenew.com/collections/clearance

• And don't forget the Free Shipping codes.....

• FREE U.S. shipping on orders over $100 with code USFREE
• $7 off international shipping on orders over $100 with code SHIP70FF
  
  

Hero Arts 2019 Catalog Blog Hop...

Hello there and welcome to the Hero Arts 2019 Catalog Hop!  There are so may fabulous new products in the catalog and I have several things to share!  Keep scrolling to see my projects, to check out the full blog hop list and also to see how you can win a prize! 

First up, here is a card using the new background stamp called Mail Jumble Background....

Instead of using it as intended, I cut up some of the envelopes and added them to a white card base with foam tape.  I added in a little sentiment from the new set called Sending Smiles by heat embossing on a little banner to add another pop of color.

This next card uses Flower Garden Bold Prints....

I stamped this one in black ink and then added in some color using Copic Markers.  I die cut the new hello die in black fun foam and black card stock for a 3D sentiment.  The new word dies in the catalog are some of my favorites!  

One last clean and simple card...

I used the Abstract Graphic Texture die on the card base of this card.  I added in a butterfly from the Color Layering Monarch Butterly sent.  I adore this set and how beautifully it colors up the image with different layers of ink.  Last, I die cut a a rectangle of vellum using the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Die  and heat embossed the sentiment.  I added that to the card front with foam tape to finish off the card.

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GIVEAWAY

Hero Arts will be going away FOUR - $50 gifts certificates to their shop.  All you need to do is comment on each stop of the hop.  Winners will be chosen from all of the blogs along the hop today.  Comments will close on Sunday, February 17th at 11:59 PST.  Winners will be announced on the Hero Arts Blog the following week.

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BLOG HOP

Hero Arts Blog

Caly Person

Emily Midgett

Ilina Crouse

Janette Kausen

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Michelle Short

Nichol Spohr

Yana Smakula

Amy Kolling

Debi Adams

Jennifer McGuire

Julee Tilman

Kathy Racoosin

Kelly Latevola

Laurie Willison (you are here!)

Lydia Fiedler

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