Kreative Jewels

WSC - Patchwork Easter Cards

 It's time for another MFT Wednesday Stamp Club. Kim has a fantastic challenge for you this week. You can find all of the details about this weeks challenge on Kim's Blog.

My first card features the super cute My Basket of Eggs stamp set. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel and colored it with Copics. The dress was paper pieced using a print from the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird collection.

I used a number of prints from the Early Bird collection on this card. I also used some More Mustard and Not Quite Navy card stock. I added some buttons from the Summer Collection and I finished it off with some lace trim from the Bakery Blend Ribbon. I added a few extra scraps to the inside of the card as well.

I have one more Easter card for you today. For this one I used the fun What's Crackin' stamp set. I really love the chubby cheeks on this sweet bunny, he is just way too cute! I stamped him on a Perfect Paper Panel and I colored him with Copics. I used a number of prints from the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety collection. I added a few yellow velvet brads from Bo Bunny to finish off the card.

Be sure to join us this week for all the MFT WSC fun! Enter your patchwork Easter card for your chance to win a $15.00 MFT Gift Certificate. You will definitely have lots of fabulous things to spend it on with the new release coming next week!

   

TCP Tuesday 102

I have been wanting to participate in the TCP challenges for the past few weeks but I just haven't had the chance to do so until now. I really need to go on a spending spree at the Cat's Pajamas, most of my stamps from there are Christmas related and I'm just not in the mood to stamp anything Christmas or snow related right now. lol I have a special love for penguins so it should come as no surprise that I love these stamps from The Cat's Pajamas. This cute set is called You Sick Thing. 

I did a lot of paper piecing on this card. I used a number of scraps from my October Afternoon collection. Sadly this is the end of my October Afternoon polka dot paper, I'm so sad! The thermometer was colored with Copics and then I applied a thin layer of glaze to give it a little bit of shine. I used Red Hot, Black Licorice and Old Olive cardstock. I added some Black Baby Braddies and I finished off the card with a Perfect Plaid bow and a Girlie Button.

Be sure to head on over to The Cat's Pajamas to check out all the fabulous entries this week!

WSC - Putting on the Glitz!

It's time for another MFT Wednesday Stamp Club! All the details about this weeks challenge can be found on Kim's blog. Be sure to make some time to join us this week for your chance to win a $15.00 MFT gift certificate!

This weeks challenge is all about Glitzy Glitter! If you haven't tried Glitzy Glitter yet you don't know what you are missing! This glitter is actually German Glass Glitter. It is simply gorgeous!

For my first card I added some of the white Glitzy Glitter to the felt flowers. I applied a thin layer of Crystal Effects over each flower and then I added a generous amount of the Glitzy Glitter. I pressed the glitter into the felt and then sprinkled off the excess glitter. I let the flowers dry for about 15 minutes and then I added the brads. The yellow flower was actually a light pink, I used my beloved Copics and colored it yellow. I let the flower dry for about 5 minutes before I added the Crystal Effects.

The sentiments come from the fabulous Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays. I used Hot Fudge and So Saffron for cardstock. The patterned paper is from the Cosmo Cricket collection Honey Pie. I added a few Princess Pearls and did some paper piercing to finish off the card.

My next card is a little brighter and funkier! I used the adorable What's Crackin' stamp set. I stamped the image on a white Perfect Paper Panel and I colored it in with Copics. I stamped the image a second time on a piece of Cotton Candy cardstock.

I cut a piece of a Scor Tape sheet to cover the image. I placed the scor tape sheet on top of the image on the Cotton Candy cardstock. I was able to see the image through the score tape, I cut out the egg shells. Once I had them cut out I peeled off the top layer of the Scor Tape and I covered the Egg shells with some Pink Glitzy Glitter. I pressed the glitter into the tape and sprinkled off the excess. I then glued the egg shells onto the main image.

I used the Cotton Candy cardstock for the egg shells so you wouldn't see any White spaces if the glitter coverage wasn't perfect. I also used Hot Fudge cardstock along with some October Afternoon paper. I finished the card off with some Chocolate Baby Braddies and some of the gorgeous Perfect Plaid Ribbon.

I hope you will join us this week for the MFT WSC. I look forward to seeing all your fabulous creations!

MFT's WSC is going Green!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! To celebrate this fun event MFT is going green for this weeks Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find out all the details for the WSC on Kim's Blog. Play along for your chance to win $15.00 in MFT stamp bucks!

I have a couple of cards to share with you today. This first one is all about the color green! I used the new 4 Leaf Clover stamp set. I stamped this little cuttie on a White Perfect Paper Panel and I colored her with Copics. Her clothes were paper pieced with some Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper. I added some glaze to the shamrocks with my favorite Glaze Pen.

I used some Not Quite Navy and Sour Apple card stock. I finished off the card with the gorgeous new Birthday Blast Ribbon and some buttons from the Summer Collection and the Girly Buttons pack. The final touch was a few Baby Braddies and some paper piercing.

My next card has some green on it, but this one is really all about being green by recycling things from your home to use on your cards. I received a gift at Christmas that had this green mesh ribbon on it. The ribbon is quite wide and it has a bit of glitter woven in it. I knew that I could use it on a project so I kept it.

I stamped the image from Who's That Birthday Girl on a White Perfect Paper Panel. I colored part of the image with Copics, the rest was paper pieced with paper from the My Mind's Eye Home Glitter collection. The glitter in this paper works really well with the glitter in the ribbon. I decided to use the image as a pile of presents instead of a birthday cake. I always love it when I can use an image in two different ways!

I used Always Artichoke, More Mustard and Sage Shadow card stock. The ribbon is More Mustard and the button is from Basic Grey. I finished off the card with some paper piercing.

I hope you will play along with us this week! I can't wait to see all of your fabulous creations!

Baby Bump VIP Blog Hop & Shop

It's time for MFT's VIP Blop Hop & Shop! If you didn't start at Kim's blog you will want to head on over there first as you don't want to miss any of the yumminess! Speaking of yumminess, you should have just arrived from Joanne's amazing blog. This is your opportunity to get your hands on MFT's newest WTG stamp set three weeks before it is released! Here's a list of all the goodies included in this months kit. Don't forget, this fabulous kit is only available for one day, March 17! You can find the kit HERE.

Baby Bump VIP $32.50

Baby Bump stamp set 15.95
Baby Bump Ribbons 5.95
Baby Bump “Diaper Pins” 4.95
10 pack fossil (Kraft) scalloped note card set (A2) with envelopes 5.5
Baby Bump additions FREE ($9 value)

If you chat with us in the MFT forum you will know that there seems to be a baby boom going on right now! A number of the MFT Junkies, and a couple MFT designers are expecting either their own baby or a grandchild. This brand new set Baby Bump couldn't have come at a better time!

I am just in love with this image! That baby bump is just perfect! For this first card I stamped the image on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored in part of the image with Copics, the rest was paper pieced with Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper. I used Certainly Celery and Black Licorice card stock. Megan, if you are counting I used 12 Baby Braddies! I finished off the card with a piece of the gorgeous new Birthday Blast Ribbon. This new ribbon is fabulous! It's over an inch wide and it ties like a dream!

  I have one more card to share with you today, for this one I decided that my mum to be was going to do some serious shopping! I stamped the image on a White Perfect Paper Panel and I colored it with Copics. I added some Glaze to the boots with my favorite Glaze Pen. I used the shopping bag stamp from the Say Charge stamp set. I paper pieced all the bags using paper from the Honey Pie Cosmo Cricket paper pack. For card stock I used the new Cotton Candy and Hot Fudge. I finished off the card with some cross stitching.

I made a pocket on the inside of the card that is perfect to hold a gift card. The baby bump stamp set comes with a ton of fabulous sentiments, the one I used on this card is just perfect for a gift card or gift certificate.

Now it's time for you to visit the fabulous Christina! I know she has something amazing in store for you!

WSC - Apple Template

This weeks Wednesday Stamp Club is all about apples, well one particular Caramel Apple. The very talented Kathy Daume, created a couple of fabulous templates that she has very generously shared with all of us. You can find the Caramel Apple template HERE.

Seriously, how cute is this apple? Too sweet! The template is very easy to download and to use. There is a set of directions that come with the template. I of course didn't read the directions but I think I out it together properly! lol

I used Sour Apple, Red Hot and Creamy Caramel for card stock. I ran the Creamy Caramel through the Big Shot with the D'vine Swirl Cuttlebug folder. I thought it looked like nice, thick swirls of caramel. I used the Glaze pen on top of the swirls to give it that shinny look of caramel. For the leaves I used a bone folder and drew on the veins.

The little cutie is from the Pure Innocence set An Apple For You. I stamped her on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel and I colored her with Copics. I paper pieced the dress with some gorgeous Early Bird paper from Cosmo Cricket. I added some shine with the Glaze Pen to her shoes and the apple.

Be sure to head on over to the MFT Blog, Kim will have all the details posted there for this weeks Wednesday Stamp Club. Enter your project to win a $15.00 MFT Gift Certificate!

Stamp Organization

I'm on a mission to get my stamps all organized. No easy task! lol I had long ago out grown my system for storing my MFT stamps. Lucky for me, MFT has just come out with a new Stamp Storage Carousel. I am loving this new storage option. I am planning on buying two of them next month but I needed to get my stamps organized before they arrive.

I am very OCD when it comes to the way things are organized! lol I like everything to be all matchy matchy. The problem with this is some of my MFT stamps are in MFT packaging, and some are not. I really wanted them all to be packaged the same way so they would all look fabulous in my new carousels! I came up with a solution that I am really happy with! It will probably take me the next month to complete everything but if it looks good I'll be a happy girl!

MFT is selling both the small and large clear bags for hanging stamps on the carousel. She seems to be out of them at the moment but I am sure they will be back shortly! For the smaller bags, I cut a piece of card stock at 4" x 4 1/2". I stamped all the images from the stamp set onto the card stock. I printed out the names of the stamp set of Whisper White card stock and I punched them out with an oval punch.

I slid the stamp set behind the card stock. This way when I am flipping through my stamps I will be able to clearly see each image and sentiment. The bags come with a long strip of sticky to seal them. I HATE these sticky strips! It's not that they don't work, they work too well! I always seem to get them stuck to card stock or paper that is sitting out on my desk. Yes, I am a messy stamper! lol I didn't want to use the sticky strips so I used a small sticker instead. You only need a tiny sticker to hold it closed. Now my bags stay neatly closed and I don't have to worry about that sticky strip getting stuck to everything that I don't want it stuck to!

For the larger stamp sets I cut card stock to 4" x 7 1/2". I think for some of the even larger ones I will have to cut the card stock a bit longer. I'll let you know when I get there! I used a different color of card stock for each type of stamp. So far I have finished the Pure Innocence, Flopsey and the Sentiment stamps. I did the PI Girls in Certainly Celery, Tweeny Tween in Almost Amethyst, Boy & His Dog in Bashful Blue, Flopsey in Blush Blossom, and the Sentiments in Apricot Appeal. I've just started on the Who's That Girl line. I imagine it will take me at least a week to finish up those sets, I seem to have a few! LOL

This last photo shows what they look like sitting in a photo box patiently awaiting their new home. Won't they look fabulous when they are hung in the carousel?

If you would like more info on the new Stamp Sorage Carousel you can find it HERE. If you would like to purchase one you can find it HERE. I'll keep you updated on my progress over the next few weeks and of course I'll show you the finished product when my stamps are all happy in their new home!

CCJC9 - Mother's Day Cards

It's time for the last Create with Connie and Julie Challenge for the Occasions Edition. Wow, where has the time gone? We have truly loved having all of you participate in the challenges over the last nine weeks. We hope you have all had as much fun as we have!

This weeks challenge is all about Mother's Day cards! I know it's only March but there is a great Mother's Day set in the Occasions mini and we just couldn't let our session end without playing with it! Messages for Mom has some great sentiments that can be used for all sorts of cards, not just for mum!

I decided to pull out the Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper for this card. I thought the floral Pretty in Pink paper would look perfect with some Close to Cocoa card stock and some yummy Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon!

I cut the flower out of the Sending Love Specialty Paper. I layered it on a scallop circle of Whisper White Textured card stock and a Close to Cocoa circle. I added a yummy Pretty in Pink Corduroy Brad for it's center. 

The letters were stamped in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink on Pretty in Pink card stock. I embossed them using Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. I then cut them out and popped them up on Stampin' Dimensionals. The sparkle on the letters matches the paper beautifully! I added some yummy Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon. I thought Mum deserved a nice big bow! I finished off the bow with a Pretty in Pink Corduroy Button with a little Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon. Lastly, I added a simple scallop circle tag. The great sentiment is from the Well Scripted stamp set.

For the inside of the card I kept thing fairly simple. I added a strip of the Sending Love Designer Series Paper, a piece of Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon and a couple of sentiments from the Messages for Mom stamp set.

Stamps: Messages for Mom, Well Scripted

Inks: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip Craft Ink

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, Whisper White Textured, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Die, Big Shot, Circle Scissor Plus, Glass Mat, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

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 Blog Hop & Shop

It's finally time for MFT's Blog Hop & Shop! You can find all of tonight's newly released products HERE! There are lots of fantastic stamp sets and a few other fun things now available in the MFT Store.

If you haven't been following along on the Blog Hop, you will want to go back to Kim's Blog so that you don't miss any of the yummy eye candy!If you started at Kim's blog you should have arrived from Melody's fabulous blog. Does she rock or what?

Tonight I am featuring the new Pure Innocence - Happy Mail stamp set! I'm telling you, this girl just gets cuter and cuter! My first card was created for this weeks WSC Challenge. Frances and Cindy have a wonderful sketch for us to work with this week. I stamped this little cutie on a Cream Perfect Paper Panel and I colored the image with Copics. Her dress was paper pieced with some of the new Cosmo Cricket paper.

I added a little shine to her shoes and the heart on the mail box using the Glaze Pen. If you've been following my blog over the past few weeks you will know that I am LOVING this new pen! I finished off the card with some beautiful Satin Ribbon.

My next card is full of something I love, polka dots! This collection of My Mind's Eye paper has really gotten a workout from me over the past few months! I've used up almost every last scrap of it!

For this card I stamped the image on a White Perfect Paper Panel and again I colored part of the image with Copics and then paper pieced her dress. I stamped the mailbox twice and adhered them on top of each other, this helped the mailbox to look a little more real.

Of course I used my favorite Glaze pen again on her shoes and on the heart on the mailbox. I finished off the card with a few Spring and Summer Buttons.

I also decided to alter one of the small mailboxes to go with the card. I wanted to keep the mailbox fairly simple. I covered it with some more My Minds Eye Paper. One of the sentiments from the set fit just perfectly on the little arm.

I stamped, colored and paper pieced the image on the mailbox exactly the same as the image on the card. I add a bit of May Arts Stitched Ribbon for the trim and then I filled it with chocolate!

I hope you have enjoyed my projects for tonight. Your next stop on the blog hop is the one and only SUSAN! I know she has some more Pure Innocence goodness to share with you!

    

MFT Teasers - Day 5

Today is the big day, it's Release Day! The new stamp sets will all be available this evening at 10:00pm EST! Be sure to join us in the MFT Forum on SCS tonight for our Release Party!

We are featuring three new sets today! Who's That Birthday Girl, Invitation Only, Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays (Triple Scoop Set). To see all of the creations that the Design Team has created check out Kim's blog around 11:00am EST.

 My first card today features two of these new sets, Who's That Birthday Girl and Invitation Only. These sets work so well together! I stamped my WTG on a White Perfect Paper Panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A few parts were colored with Copics and the rest of the image was paper pieced with paper from Cosmo Cricket.

For card stock I used MFT's Red Hot and Black Licorice. I added some Black Perfect Plaid Ribbon, a little Black Gingham ribbon and a Summer Sun Corduroy button and brad.

My next card features the new Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays stamp set. I am in love with the sentiments in this stamp set! I wanted to make a simple elegant card featuring one of my favorite sayings from the set. It should be no surprise that I went for a Black & White color combo!

I stamped the sentiment on some Shimmery White paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I found this gorgeous hand made embossed paper at my local store. It is so gorgeous and delicate! I paired it with some Groom Specialty Paper. I added a few Baby Braddies and some Princess Pearls. The final touch was a large bow using Royalty Ribbon. On the inside of the card I used another sentiment from the stamp set.  

That's it from me for now. Don't forget to join us tonight at 8:00pm EST in the MFT Forum on SCS for the big Release Party!There will definitely be lots of laughs, some great cards and some fabulous prizes! Our monthly Blog Hop & Shop will also take place tonight at 10:00pm EST. I know the ladies all have something special in store for you so be sure to join us for that too!