Kreative Jewels

Puttin' On the Glitz! New Years Eve MFT Style!

Can you believe that it is almost 2009! Wow, this year seemed to fly by! I probably say that every year but this year I really mean it! lol

I invite all of you to enjoy a little New Years Eve fun with MFT! MFT is having a HUGE SALE on for today only! All the details can be found in the MFT Forum on SCS. Not only is today New Years Eve, it's also Wednesday and you all know what that means... it's What's Up Wednesday! This week I am thrilled to be hosting the What's Up Wednesday Challenge!

  Since it is New Years Eve I thought we should play with a little sparkle, shimmer and shine! You know, the BLING! All the details for the challenge can be found here. I hope you will join me for this fun challenge!

My first card is full of shimmer and shine! I used Baby It's Cold Outside which is on sale for today only for $6.00!!! I used Copics and the Atyou Glitter markers on her outfit. I then used Shimmerz all over the rest of the image. Angel Wings for the snow and Sky Blue for the sky.  The patterned paper is from one of those Glitter Mat Stacks.

Now the real bling on this card comes from the rhinestone snowflakes from Me and My Big Ideas. These rhinestones are fabulous on their own but when I paired them up with Stampin' Up's Snow Flurries they become a whole new kind of fabulous!

This next card is full of rhinestones and glitter! I used It's A Cupcake Kind of Day for this one and yes, you guessed it, it is also on sale for $6.00 for today only!

I stamped the cupcakes on Papertrey's White cardstock with Memento Black ink. I then used my Copic markers for the frosting. I covered each cupcake with a very liberal dose of Stickles. I don't usually use stickles I tend to prefer regular glitter, so I think I used way too much of the stickles! Let's just say that I had a little bit of a mess to clean up! lol

All yummy cupcakes need a few sprinkles on top so I added a little more bling with some fun rhinestones from K&Company. The patterned paper is also from K&Company and the ribbon is from American Crafts.

I hope you all have a fun and safe New Years Eve! Best wishes to you and your families for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2009! See you next year!

 

Blog Hop for B.C.Dzyns New Release - Day Dreamer

It's time for the B.C Dzyns Blog Hop! We have a fabulous line up of projects from the Design Team members for tonight's Blog Hop! Make sure you go all the way to the end as the talented designer at the end of the Blog Hop has an MFTreat up for grabs! Once you are finished the Blog Hop don't forget to hop on over to the My Favorite Things Website to pick up your own Day Dreamer set!

  I have two fun cards to share with you today featuring the fabulous new B.C.Dzyns set Day Dreamer.

We have been in a deep freeze here in Calgary for the last few days, wanting to be warm and cozy was obviously on my mind when I created this card! She has visions of warm bunny slippers, a cozy robe and a wonderful hot bath! Sounds like a fabulous night to me!

The main image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and it was colored with Copics. All papers came from the Eva collection from Basic Grey, the only exception is the Kiwi Kiss cardstock and the Papertrey White cardstock. Ribbons are from Stampin' Up! and May Arts. The brad is from the Eva collection and the pearls are from Stampin' Up!'s Pretties Kit. I also used the Spots & Dots cuttlebug folder and nestabilites. The bunny slippers have a light layer of Opal Shimmerz painted on them and the bath tub has a thick layer of Crystal Effects coating it. I finished off the card with a little faux stitching done with a white gel pen.

In addition to Day Dreamer I also used Bunny Slippers and Chill Out stamp sets from My Favorite Things.


My next card was inspired by the paper in the Basic Grey Collection Pheobe. This is an older collection that I haven't used in awhile. I love the colors and whimsical feel to it. I thought it was just perfect for this young lady as she sat thinking about her love.

Once again I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Papertrey White cardstock, the image was colored Copics. All the paper comes from the Pheobe Collection. The cardstock is Basic Black, Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up! I also used my nestabilities on this one.

I really had fun with the embellishments on this one! The paper ribbon, the rhinestones and the Rhinestone hearts are all from K&Company's Smitten Collection. I added one of the hearts to the Chocolate Chip envelope for that finishing touch!

So what do you think? Are you ready to see a few more fantastic creations with the new Day Dreamer set? Your next stop on the Blog Hop is the very talented Candice.

MFT December Blog Hop!!!

  Welcome to My Favorite Things December Blog Hop! You are in for a real treat tonight as the MFT Design Team has some amazing samples for you! The Blog Hop started on Kim's Blog so if you didn't start there you will want to go back to the beginning. If you started off at Kim's blog you should be coming to me from Kerry's amazing blog.

This new set from MFT may just be one of my all time favorites!!!! I love bags, purses, totes, wallets, you name it, I love it! Tote-ally Fantastic is such an incredible set, Kim must have made it just for me!  I have had so much fun with this set! You are going to LOVE IT!

This card was inspired by MFT's colors, Pink and Black. I added a little silver in there just for fun! I started out with a Pretty in Pink textured card base. I layered it with Basic Black and Brushed Silver Cardstock, and a piece of Pink Pirouette Patterns Paper. I stamped the bags on Papertrey White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The purses were colored using Copics and the Silver Atyou Spica marker.

I used the Divine Swirl Cuttlebug folder to add a little texture to the Brushed Silver Cardstock. The wonderfully wide Pink Pirouette ribbon is from Stampin' Up! If you take a close look at the dots around the scalloped frame and around the corner of the card you will notice something a little different. The dots are actually silver! I am just thrilled with how the dots turned out. I used a Zig Painty pen and it worked wonderfully!

Thank you for visiting me on the MFT Blog Hop! Your next stop is the very talented Candice's Blog.

 Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to join us later tonight for a quick chat and a peek at a few more fabulous samples from the Design Team in the MFT forum at 9:00pm EST and then for the big release at 10:00pm EST.

Isabelle Paper Doll - Best Friends Are Flexible

  Here's another MFTeaser from one of the fantastic sets that MFT is releasing tomorrow night at 10:00pm EST. Be sure to join us in the MFT forum around 9:00pm for a little fun before the big release!

On to the card! Isabelle Paper Doll is one of the great new sets that MFT is releasing this month. This set has an fabulous assortment of stamps in it. I decided to use the mermaid tail for this card. One of my favorite things about MFT stamps is that you can bend and manipulate them into a slightly different shape. As you can see here I have bent the tail to the left for one of the mermaids and to the right on the other mermaid. This is a great way to get that little bit extra out of a stamp!

The mermaids were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to Papertrey cardstock. I colored them with Copics. I then brushed over the mermaid tails with Shimmerz in Angel Wings! The effect is just gorgeous! Click on the photo to see all the shine in detail. The cardstock is from Stampin' Up!, Bazzil Bling and K & Co. The gorgeous May Arts ribbon had an amazing glimmer to it. The brads are from Basic Grey.

Don't forget to check out Kim's card on the MFT Blog first thing in the morning tomorrow for MFT's Blog Hop.

Snow Bunny Flopsey

He's Back!!!! MFT's Flopsey is back for another new release! On Wednesday night at 10:00pm EST MFT will be releasing three fabulous new sets including Snow Bunny Flopsey! This set is just so much fun to work with that one card turned into a whole Gift Ensemble!

The inspiration for this gift ensemble came from MFT's fantastic patterned paper pack Chillin' I Collection I just love the fun, bright colors in this pack. Once I decided on the paper I remembered that I had some great ribbon and brads from  Doodlebug Designs that would match perfectly with the paper.

For cardstock I used Lovely Lilac and Ballet Blue from Stampin' Up! Lemon Lime and Blue Bell from Doodlebug Designs and the white cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

  All the images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. They were colored in using Copic Makers. You may not be able to tell in the photos, but I used the AMAZING Angel Wings Shimmerz paint on the white cardstock. It shimmers so wonderfully in person! It looks like Flopsey is in the middle of a field of sparkling snow!

I'll try to get some better photo's tomorrow. The lighting is just terrible right now. It is overcast and grey here in Calgary today. Not at all the proper lighting to take photos in!

  I have some fun samples to show you tomorrow using another new MFT set. Don't forget to check back here for that!