MFTWSC156-hot dog

ahhhhh! loved me some stampy time today. I got two cards done and I'll share one today. I used this week's MFT Wed. stamp club sketch for my card. I have always LOOOOVED that Speech Bubble frame Die-namics. When I saw it as part of the sketch, I couldn't wait to play.  I followed the sketch exactly as it was written. Figured that was a smart move since it had been over two weeks since I created anything.

I used the sweet dog from the new Wendy Burns Designs, Best Friends. If we ever got a small dog, I'd want a wiener dog. For now I'll have fun with the stamp form. I colored him up with my copics and pieced he sweet little sweater with the Hey Kids papers. 

 The sentiment is one of my favorites. Seriously. I say "hot dog" all the time. You'll also notice the embossed diagonals in the background. I used the On the Diagonal stencil with my Vagabond. I really love that you can use them to add embossing details. Simply run it through your die cut machine with an embossing matt. 

Thanks for stopping by. Wishing you all a happy new year. I'll be back on the first as part of the Season of Giving Blog Hop. ** spoiler alert** I've got blog candy......and so do hundreds of other bloggers. You won't want to miss it!

Also stop by my friend Heather's blog today. We were both playing along with this challenge. I know she'll have something fabulous. 

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200! Sketches and a Prize {Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge}

We are celebrating 200 sketches with Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Wow! Thanks Karen for hosting such a fantastic challenge for soooooo many weeks.  I'm still pinching myself that I get to stamp along side such a talented group of women.

Well let's jump in. I know we are all super busy with last minute holiday prep! Good thing you have 2 two weeks to play along.

I used some  new MFT stamps for my card. I looooove this girl. The stamp set is called Best Friends. I think the Wendy Burns Designs are my new favorite at MFT. The sweet little doggie in this set is A-dorable!

Papers are by Pink Paislee, Hey Kid. The playful designs and fun colors were great with this girl. The Sketch is simple, I kept it that way and really let my coloring shine. Note to self.....don't let it go so long between coloring sessions. I felt like I forgot how to use my copics. LOL.

I used the Blueprints 10 banner pieceand a button  for my corner embellishment. The darker brown color is the new Chocolate from MFT.  It's similar to Hot Fudge, but just a bit lighter, not as rich, even though you can't really tell from this picture.  I really like it. 

Here is this week's sketch. Have fun with it. 

 Be sure to hop on over to Karen's Blog for all the Challenge details. 
Since it is the 200th Sketch.....Karen is offering up a PRIZE!!

Then follow me to see what the rest of the  Sweet Sunday Sketch Team did with the layout. 

Dana White

  Dawn Easton 

                 Jackie Pedro                   

Jodi Collins 

Karen Giron 

Karen Motz 

Lori Tecler 

Lynn Put 

  Melissa Hubert 

Sarah-Jane Kalé 

Tracy Clemente 

Vicki Burdick 

Have a beautiful Sunday.

Cardabilities80-You're Special

I have a Saturday post for you. Heather Jensen and I had so much fun playing along with a challenge earlier in the week, that we decided we wanted to do another one. We wasted no time and jumped on the sketch challenge for Cardabilities. This is a new challenge for me, so I was excited to give it a go. 
I still had out my new Distress Markers and wanted to give them a whirl on a people stamp. I ♥ the Wendy Burns images from MFT. Cuteness overload!

 I still have not made my trip to Hobby Lobby for my Archival Ink pad. So I went ahead and stamped her up with Graphite Black Brilliance ink and hit it with some clear embossing powder.
 I also wanted to see how the markers worked on different papers. Of course, when watercoloring you need to be caution of your paper pilling, so I thought a page out of my Mixed Media journal might work. And it did. Here's a close up of my girl all colored up. You can really see the embossing detail. 

I went ahead and made the card assembly super easy for myself, by using lots of the pieces from the MFT Blueprints 3 Die-namics. I layered up the flower included in that set and topped it with a Gumdrop Green button and twine. I also hit the edges of the petals with some distress ink. LOVE that I can coordinate my markers with the ink pads I also have on hand. I used Festive Berries to color up her purse and used a sponge dauber and the ink pad to add a hint of color to the petals. The grid flower was inked with some Walnut Stain, as was the rest of my paper edges. 

Here is the Cardabilities #80 sketch. Check out the challenge HERE.

Don't forget, Heather also has a post using this sketch. Follow me to see what she has to share. 

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