Kreative Jewels

Day 2 MFT Teasers

It's time for day 2 of this month's MFT Teasers!We have two fantastic new sets to share with you today. To see the full line up of MFT Design Team members that are sharing projects today check out Kim's blog about 11:0am EST.

My first card today features a fabulous new set, Joy Ride from Amanda Baird. Doesn't this image just make you smile? I love it! I stamped the image on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel and I colored it with Copics. I stamped the image a second time on another Cream Perfect Paper panel, and I added the super cool pebble paper as the road and then added the main image on top.

For card stock I used Sno Cone from MFT, Very Vanilla from SU! and the patterned paper is from October Afternoon. I finished off the card with a stitched ribbon bow and a little sentiment banner.

My second card for today features the Clearly Sentimental About You stamp set. I really love this new Clearly Sentimental line of stamps. It's often so hard to find just the right sentiment for a card, these stamps are perfect for so many occasions.

This card is very simple but I like the way it turned out. I used some Red Hot and Black Licorice card stock from MFT. The patterned paper is from October Afternoon. The sentiment was stamped on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel. I added a little flower embellishment and a corduroy brad.

   I actually created this card for this months MFT Guest Designer Contest! You can read all about the Guest Designer Contest HERE. Make sure you get your entry in on time, you don't want to miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join the MFT Design Team for the month of March!

Be sure to check back in tomorrow as we will be showcasing the new Pure Innocence stamp sets!

 

Day 1 MFT Teasers

Are you excited? It's time for this month's MFT Teasers to start! You won't want to miss any of the fabulous samples today so check out Kim's Blog about 11:00am EST. She will have a full list of all of the designers participating today.

The set we are featuring today is the very cute and very versatile I Want Candy! This set was available as part of an MFT Kit a few months ago but now it is available on it's own! For my first card I paired up this fun set with some My Minds Eye Paper. The bright colors reminded me of yummy candy treats!

I paper pieced the tops of the suckers and then I added a thin layer of glaze to give them that nice shiny look. For card stock I used a Perfect Paper Panel and Red Hot and Sno Cone from MFT. I used a Martha Stewart Punch to add a little texture. I finished off the card with some Chick Flick Baby Braddies and some Candy Cane Kisses Ribbon.

I also created a couple of candy crackers to match the card. I used a few of the MFT Candy Die Cut Boxes. These boxes are super easy to put together and they are a fantastic way to present a little candy treat.

That's if for me today, but remember to head on over to Kim's blog to see the full line up of designers participating today. The team has come up with all sorts of yummy eye candy for you!

Speaking of designers, how would you like to be next month's MFT Guest Designer? You would receive over $100.00 worth of new unreleased MFT stamp sets for free and you would get to join the MFT Design Team for a month. How fabulous is that? You can find all the details HERE.

CCJC8 - Color Combination Challenge

 

It's time for another Create with Connie and Julie Challenge! This week our challenge was a color challenge. Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence and So Saffron! Not a color combination that I would normally come up with! I actually choose the colors based on the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper.

I still haven't decided if I really like this paper. I love the colors, I just think the print is too big for me. For this card, I decided to embrace the large floral print! There is very little stamping on my card, only the sentiment is stamped.

I decided to cut apart one of the sheets of the Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper to create this flower. I started by cutting out the large main flower. I added a few leaves to balance out the card and then I started adding layers. Each layer was carefully cut out and the ends were slightly curled up. Each layer was popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals to give it a little more depth. I finished off the flower with a large button from the Button Latte collection.

I added some yummy Certainly Celery Satin ribbon to the front of the card. The sentiment comes from the Messages for Mom stamp set. It fits perfectly inside the Modern Label Punch. I added a couple of So Saffron brads and some paper piercing to finish off the card.

I cut out another one of the flowers from the Shades of Spring Designer Series paper for the inside of the card. I added a bit more Certainly Celery Ribbon to the So Saffron card stock to finish it off. Just before I took the picture I noticed that there was a blemish on my ribbon. Unfortunately, there was no way to replace it without ripping apart the whole card and I really didn't want to do that! So please just pretend that you can't see it! lol

Stamps: Messages For Mom

Inks: Jet Black Stazon

Card Stock: Orchid Opulence, So Saffron, Shades of Spring Designer Series paper

Accessories: Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon, Button Latte Button, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Big Shot, Movers and Shapers, Modern Label Punch, So Saffron Brads

See what our Design Team members created for this week's challenge.

Connie Babbert

Mary Brown

Kerin Sylvester

Monika Davis

If you haven't checked out the Create with Connie and Julie site yet now is the time to do it! We feature new Occasions Mini product every week.  There is a new project posted every day and there will be a minimum of two fabulous tutorials each and every week. We like to have lots of fun so we have challenges and prizes for our subscribers. Our sites stay up long after the session is done so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. For more information and to see our Preview Week projects please visit at Create with Connie and Julie.

WSC - Flopsey Unfinished (or Paper Pieced)

It's time for our weekly MFT Wednesday Stamp Club! Kim's challenge this week is all about that sweet little bunny Flopsey! The challenge for you is to leave him UNIFINISHED! Yep, uncolored, unfinished, as is. Now, before you panic, Kim did give us a bit of a cheat, we can paper piece him. I bet you can guess what I did! LOL

I decided not to leave Flopsey naked! For my first card I used Basket Full O' Flopsey. Flopsey has a bit of a wild and bright out fit on! He really needed to step up the outfit to match the flower basket! LOL

In my next sample Flopsey is in his mellow yellow outfit. He's hanging out at home munching on every bunnies favorite food, chocolate! For this card I used Chocolate Bunny Flopsey, he appears to be sold out at the moment but he will be back soon!

This weeks WSC Challenge is:

*Use any Flopsey (DIGI’s count too!) image

*Use any main image and leave it completely colorless or paper pieced

Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC02242010 or to your blog, and then link it back to the MFT BLOG on THIS POST. You can use your gallery url if you don’t have a blog, and use our fabulous Mr. Linky for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate! You have until midnight Tuesday, March 2nd to play along.

Who’s ready for a SWEET TREAT? In celebration of Flopsey, you can select your favorite Flopsey set today through Friday and save $2.50!!! (Only one per order, maximum of two orders) Enter code FLOPSEY at checkout to save on your favorite bunny. You’ll need to add him to your cart in order for the code to work.

There are more details on the MFT BLOG!

  

CCJC7- Easter Cards

 For this weeks Create with Connie and Julie Challenge we are going to focus on Easter cards! It may seem early to some of you, but Easter will be here before you know it!

My card for today has very little stamping on it! Instead of stamping I used a bunch of the goodies in the Eggcellent Eggs Kit. These kits are full of all sorts of goodies that can be used on cards!

I started out by stamping the sentiment from the Well Scripted stamp set on to Whisper White card stock. I punched it out using the Wide Oval punch. I layered it with a larger Almost Amethyst, oval that I cut with the Ovals die and the Big Shot. I added a number of small White Rub Ons to the oval. I added some cute Polka Dot die cut flowers that come in the Eggcellent Eggs kit. They all layer nicely on top of each other and I finished them off with a So Saffron brad. I added a few more Rub Ons to the Pretty in Pink Striped paper from the  Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper pack.

I then stamped the cute scallop border using the stamp from the Eggcoutrements stamp set. I added some Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon and some Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon. I finished off the bow with a Pretty in Pink Epoxy Brad. I used the same supplies for the inside of the card.

Stamps: Well Scripted, Eggcoutrements

Inks: Almost Amethyst

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Almost Amethyst Textured, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pack

Accessories: Eggcellent Eggs Kit, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Brad, So Saffron Brads, Pretty in Pink Epoxy Brads, Scallop Edge Punch, Ovals Die, Big Shot

See what our Design Team members created for this week's challenge.

Connie Babbert

Mary Brown

Kerin Sylvester

Monika Davis

If you haven't checked out the Create with Connie and Julie site yet now is the time to do it! We feature new Occasions Mini product every week.  There is a new project posted every day and there will be a minimum of two fabulous tutorials each and every week. We like to have lots of fun so we have challenges and prizes for our subscribers. Our sites stay up long after the session is done so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. For more information and to see our Preview Week projects please visit the Create with Connie and Julie site.

MFT VIP Blog Hop

Are you loving all you have seen from the new WTG set so far? If you didn't start out at Kim's blog you will want to go back there now. Trust me when I tell you that you don't want to miss any of the yumminess along the way!

Who's That Birthday Girl is a fabulous set that you are going to love! Like most of the WTG stamp sets this set is perfect for paper piecing which is the technique I used here. I used a number of different patterns from the October Road Farm Fresh collection, the colors just work so well together with MFT's Hot Fudge and Sno Cone card stock. I finished off the card with some light aqua ribbon from the Summer Ribbon Nest and a Chocolate button from the Chocolate Kiss Collection.

Who’s That VIP Birthday Girl? is available now for $32.75! It includes the
Who’s That Birthday Girl set
FREE Invitation Only MINI set ($9 value)
Birthday Button Mix
Birthday Baby Braddies Mix
Birthday Ribbons
Sparkly Fluff in Cotton Candy (pink)

 The MFT VIP Birthday Girl kit is only available for the next 24 hours so don't delay!

MFT is also releasing another fabulous new set tonight, What’s Crackin’? is the newest  set from Stephanie Fizer! I always love Stephanie's images and this new set is no exception! I just love the bunnies in the eggs!

I decided to go bold for this card! I love the soft pastel colors of Spring but I also like to go a bit brighter and sunnier for my spring cards!  The bunnies were colored with Copics and the eggs were paper pieced with a few different prints from October Afternoon.

One of the things that I added on this card was a few touches of Black. Adding Black to your cards is a great way to make everything pop! I added a bit of the Perfect Plaid Ribbon in Black along with a few brads and a couple of layers of Black Licorice card stock. I also used the Red Hot and Sour Apple card stock from MFT.

The What's Crackin'? Stamp set is available today along with the Easter Daisies Digi paper pack and a fantastic Easter Basket template.

Thanks so much for hoppin' with all of us tonight! We hope you enjoyed all the eye candy! To view all the items that are now available just click HERE!

Basket Full o' Flopsey

I finally had some time this week to participate in another Color Throwdown Challenge.This week's colors were inspired by the MME Be Loved Collection. I adore this paper collection so I was up for the challenge!

I decided to alter one of the heart note books that I picked up at the dollar store. These little books were very easy to pull apart and put back together. I covered both sides of the note book with paper from the Be Loved Collection. The outside has paisley hearts and the inside has a Sage Green polka dot pattern. I stamped the newest Flopsey from Basket Full o' Flopsey on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel. I colored Flopsey and the hearts with Copic markers. The basket was stamped on another print from the Be Loved collection. I added some Crystal Effects to the hearts to make then pop. The buttons came from a couple of different collections of Basic Grey.

Against my better judgment, I added a sentiment to the bottom of the notebook. The pattern on the paper was too much for the sentiment to compete with so I had to find a way to cover it up. I cut up a bunch of the heats from the Be Loved Paper and added them to the bottom of the notebook. Hopefully they don't look too out of place!

CCJC6 - Sketch Challenge

It' s Saturday and you know what that means, it's time for another Create with Connie and Julie Challenge! This week we have a fantastic sketch created by Connie for you to work with. I can't wait to see what all of our subscribers come up with! 

This week on the Create with Connie and Julie site we are featuring a number of different stamp sets. I decided to use Tote-ally Tess for today's challenge.

I went for a really bright color combination today! Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay. I pulled this combination from the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pad. I used two prints from that pack on this card.

I stamped the scissors, wheel roller and the marker onto thin strips of Whisper White card stock. The stamps were just the perfect size. To fill the tote bag I stamped a number of images onto Whisper White card stock and then I cut them all out. Each Item was carefully tucked into the tote bag.

I finished off the card by adding some of the yummy Polka Dot Ribbon in Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay.

Stamps: Tote-ally Tess

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Jet Black Stazon

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Whisper White and Welcome Neighbor

Accessories: Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Circle Scissor Plus, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack

See what our Design Team members created for this week's challenge.

Connie Babbert

Mary Brown

Kerin Sylvester

Monika Davis

If you haven't checked out the Create with Connie and Julie site yet now is the time to do it! We feature new Occasions Mini product every week.  There is a new project posted every day and there will be a minimum of two fabulous tutorials each and every week. We like to have lots of fun so we have challenges and prizes for our subscribers. Our sites stay up long after the session is done so you will always have access to the site and the tutorials. For more information and to see our Preview Week projects please visit at

Create with Connie and Julie.

WSC - Love Birds

It's been a busy week or two and I haven't had a lot of time for stamping but I had to take some time to stamp a card for this weeks MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club. Our challenge this week was to create a card using the wonderful Love Birds set, or use anything from the Chocolate Kiss collection (which if you follow my blog you will know is one of my all time favorites!), or create a Valentines day card. Being the over achiever that I am, I decided to combine all three challenges into one! lol

I used three different prints form the Chocolate Kiss collection, along with Hot Fudge and Pink Lemonade card stock. The images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. I sponged a bit of Regal Rose Classic Ink on the Pink Lemonade card stock.

I channeled my inner Mel and added seed beads along the edge of my circle. I am so loving this fun technique! I am trying to resist the urge to run to my local bead shop to add to my very small bead collection! I finished off the card with some Chocolate Kiss Ribbon and Swarovski Crystals.

MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club is a fantastic way to spark your creativity. To check out this weeks WSC head on over to Kim's blog!

Tote-ally Tess, Totally Fabulous!

I am loving Miss Tess in Pink and Brown! I combined a few of my favorite new Stampin' Up! products to create my card for today. I used the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, the yummy Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, a Pretty in Pink Epoxy Brad and the Tote-ally Tess stamp set.

I paper pieced her clothes using two prints from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Collection. The stamp in her hand was stamped separately and then placed in her hand. The final touch was some Paper piercing around the Chocolate Chip card stock. I did use Nestabilities to cut out the shapes, other than that everything is SU!

We are featuring Tote-ally Tess this week on the Create with Connie & Julie site. I can't believe that we are already halfway through this Occasions Session! There is still lots of time to join us as the site stays up long after the session in done. Connie, Mary and I did a mini challenge today, we all used Tote-ally Tess on a card. To see their fabulous creations just click on their names Mary Brown, and Connie Babbert.

I thought I would give you a little peek at some of the fabulous projects we have created so far on the Create with Connie and Julie site! In the past five weeks we have shared 18 tutorials with our subscribers! Our tutorials all include step by step directions with lots of pictures. All of these tutorials are available for our subscribers to use for classes or stamp camps.

We also post a new project to the blog every day. Each of these posts include directions, tips and tricks for making the project. A full supply list is also included for your convenience.

We have a weekly challenge for our subscribers where they can win fabulous Stampin' Up! merchandise.

We have a great time on the site and we would love to have you join us. To find out more about the site or to purchase your subscription please visit us HERE.