Sending You Hugs

 

This is my card for this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday sketch #86. This was an awesome sketch. I will definately be using this one again!

 I stamped the cute little PI from, Aim High. I love her and use her often. She is colored with copic markers and her dress is paper pieced. All the DP is Lost & Found * Market Street by MME. The "Sending you hugs" sentiment is from the First Class Friend set also from MFT's.
I attached three little buttons with some linen thread (SU) and stitched around all the edges.
The border is the Open Scallop Edge die-namic.

 I used MFT's Notched Tag die-namic and stamp set for my little tag and then added a mini rolled rose. And then I stamped the sentiment "miss u" at the bottom.*squeal* Love how this turned out!

 I used a little Vintage Photo distress ink around some of the paper edges. The ribbon is a scrap of SU 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (not sure of the color because I didn't have the ribbon spool).

Her little heart banner is also from the Notched Tag die-namic set. I sponged regal rose (SU) ink around the edges and attached the hearts to some linen thread.

 This is the inside. I stamped the image using regal rose (SU) ink and then added two little "hugs" from the First Class Friend set.

You can check out all the details on Kim's Blog.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless.

Rachel

Recipe

 Stamps: Aim High, First Class Friend, Notched Tag

Paper: Lost & Found Market Street by MME, Kraft CS, and White CS  

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Regal Rose and Vintage Photo distress ink

Accessories: Copic Markers, 3 small buttons, linen thread, sewing machine,

                    1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Die-namics: mini rolled rose, open  scallop edge

                     notched tag

  

Something's Fishy...

This is my post for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch #85. I used the Something's Fishy a la mode. I love her rubber boots and fish. SO CUTE!

My Craft room has been deserted since February. It feels so good to be using the creative side of my brain again! We have been so busy. My hubby just finished his Master's program. We are trying to get our house ready to sell (we want to leave Ohio for a warmer climate).

And all of my four kids have multiple activities each. 

I have missed the MFT gang and doing all the fun sketches each week. So, glad to be back at it. 

 I love how the button border turned out. I used the MFT die-namic: button quartet.

Her shirt and boots are paper pieced. And the rest is colored with Copic markers and then fussy cut and layered on the vertical greeting die-namic.

This is the view of the inside.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by and God Bless!

Rachel

Recipe:

Stamps: Something's Fishy a la mode by MFT

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Splash Little Yellow Bicycle, Kraft CS, White CS, Poppy Parade CS (SU)

Accessories: MFT Die-namics: Button Quartet, Vertical Greetings, Flower Trio, Mini Tab Quartet

                     copics, baby rick rack, 1/8" lucky limeade organdy ribbon (SU), crystals

 

Sending Warm Fuzzies!

Happy Sunday!

I'm just making a quick post before I fall into bed (after working the night shift).

This is my card for the My Favorite Things sketch # 58.

I had a rough time with this one. I changed my paper three times and colored her yarn ball twice.

Do you ever have those days? LOL!~

I used the super cute ALM Knit Happens.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless...

Stamps: ALM Knit Happens

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Miss Caroline by MME,  Pear Pizzazz cs (SU), Kraft CS, xpress it blending cs

Accessories: shipping tag, safety pin, copics, button (farmhouse by crate paper), sewing machine,

                        paper piercer, linen yarn

There's No Bunny Like You!

Happy Saturday!

Another CRAZY week at my house. I worked an extra night at work

and the next day we had plumbers coming to put in our master bathroom's shower (we are remodeling the master bathroom, yeah!).

 I decided the best place to sleep was in the basement in our teenage son's bedroom.

Well, it was the worst place...the water shut off valve is in the connecting room and my husband and the workers were talking so loud you would think they were all hard of hearing, LOL!

AND...I think every pipe they were working on ran down the walls around the bed I was sleeping on.

SO, I got very little sleep. But, the shower looks FABULOUS! I guess it was was worth the sacrifice of peaceful sleep.

This is my card for Valentine Blog Hop for The Cat's Pajamas.

I love these little bunnies! This one is Skating Bunny.

He's so adorable with his skates and scarf.

It's hard to tell in the picture but I used shimmer white cs (SU) for the heart he's skating on and the circle the sentiment is stamped on. I used flower soft, ivory, for his tail. The skate's and scarf are paper pieced.

And Mr. Bun is colored with copics. I added the bitty buttons (SU) to the top right corner. LOVE THESE! 

And I added lots of stitching.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless...

Stamps: Skating Bunny (TCP)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Love Me by MME, Kraft CS, Rose Red CS (SU), Xpress it blending CS, Shimmer White CS (SU)

            scraps of Mischievous by MME

Accessories: copics, sewing machine, bitty buttons (SU), Circle Nestie, flower soft (ivory), Cut Ups Heart Trio (TCP)

Wish!

Happy Tuesday!

This is my card for TCP Tuesday. It was an awesome sketch by the fabulously talented Leigh.

I inked up A Girl And Her Cake for this card. Isn't she the cutest? She's colored with copics and then I added some Martha Stewart turquoise glitter to the frosting for a little sparkle.



Thanks for stopping by and God Bless....

Stamps: A Girl and her Cake (TCP)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Lime Twist Fly A Kite by MME, Be Mine by EPP, black cs, Xpress it blending cs, baja breeze (SU)

Accessories: copics,  circle nesties, Martha Stewart glitter, black eyelets (SU), button (SU), corner rounder,

                         baker's twine, metal stickers nailheads, Fishtail banner die-namic byMFT

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Sunday! It was a beautiful sunny day today, which is very unusual for Ohio in the winter.

We ordered in for lunch and the worker kept asking me if it was for now or later. I could not for the life of me figure out why we would want our order later...until my husband mentioned the Super Bowl was today.

Hehe! Can you tell I'm not very big into NFL football? Well, on to business...

This is my card for the CPS 5th Anniversary Day 8 sketch:

I used Take Off from The Cat's Pajamas.

I paper pieced the hot air balloon and the basket. For the basket I used the Paper Studio crinkle brown paper. And colored Mr. Bun with copics. I roughed up the edges of the paper and used some vintage photo distress ink. And then stitched all the layers together. The clouds are made with the MFT cloud trio die-namic using felt and then they are zigzag stitched together. I added a couple buttons in the lower corner.

This is the sketch.

And while stamping I was enjoying the perfect cup of tea. I bought a new flavor cranberry pomegranate.

Very yummy! And isn't my Fiesta ware pretty?

Thanks for stopping by and God bless....

Stamps: Take Off and Holidays & Wishes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, vintage photo distress ink

Paper: October Afternoon Thrift Store, We R MK Autumn Splendor, Very Vanilla, Kraft, crinkly brown by the paper

             studio

Accessories: copics, sewing machine, embroidery thread, buttons, felt, MFT simply scallop medium and cloud trio

                        die-namics

You Have My Heart

Well, here I am again after a three month break. I started back to work part-time on night shift,  my husband started a new job, and we retired from being foster parents. Needless to say, there have been a few new adjustments at our house. So, now that things have regulated....I now have more time for doing the MFT sketches again. Oh, how I have missed it. That being said...Here is my take on the My Favorite Things sketch #57.

I used the very cute, Love You With All My Heart, Pure Innocence stamp.

I am also using this card for the MFT February guest designer contest, Stamp Your Heart Out. You can check out all the details HERE. The small hearts are stamped using the First Class Friend stamp set and then cut out using the heart from the Notched Tag die-namic.

I paper pieced her dress and the heart with scrap Simple Stories DP and she is colored with copics.

I layered her on the First Class Friends die-namic. Love this die and stamp set...there is so much you can do with it.

Here is the inside. The sentiment is also from the First Class Friend set.

My 10 year old daughter, Emma made this and asked me to post it.

She loves making cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless....

Stamps: Love You With All My Heart PI, First Class Friend

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Real Red

Paper: Very Vanilla (SU), Black CS, October Afternoon Thift Shop, scraps from Simply Stories

Accessories: Notched Tag die-namic, First Class Friend die-namic, copics, brads, buttons,

                        flower, sewing machine, black metal sticker nailheads, provocraft cuttlebug heart