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It’s been a long time since I made an ATC {Artist Trading Card}, but I thought that it might be fun to create a Valentine themed ATC using the Inspired by Love set from My Favorite Things.

An ATC measures 2.5″ x 3.5″ and is the perfect palette for creating a small, yet fun, panel that can be given to someone on its own or added to a card or project as a panel or embellishment. I left this one as an ATC for now. I will probably end up adding it to a gift sack on Valentine’s packaging.

Shot from the top so you can see some of the dimension and details…

I stamped “LOVE” on the pink heart three times and kept staring at it thinking that it needed a little something. I decided to make the word “LOVE” stand out a little more by stamping in on white with Pink Passion {SU!} and then popping it up on the heart. That “little something” really made the difference here! Can you believe that I used THREE of the MFT Die-Namics on this little project? I am constantly reaching for these to create visual interest and added detail to panels. Used on this project are: Hearts a Plenty, the Open Scallop Border {on the right side of the ATC} and the soon to be released {tomorrow night!} Butterflies Die-Namics. Sneak peeks for all the new releases are going on now. Full details and sneak peek links can be found on Kim’s blog.

Ever need just a little something to give to a friend, a hostess or teacher? I know that I like to have those little somethings around, or a go-to idea that is quick and easy…and cute. Enter the Cricut Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge. It’s been around forever and I am sure that you can find one on eBay for pretty cheap if you don’t already have one sitting there waiting to be used. I have had this cartridge since I got my first Cricut {I recently upgraded to the Expression} and I can say it’s one of my faves. BTW- I don’t have a whole lot of cartridges because I use lots of SVG files and Make-the-Cut, so saying that it’s one of my faves is really saying it’s my favorite out of the 5 or 6 that I have!

Ok, onto the project at hand here. I cut a 6.5″ popcorn box from pink cardstock and then stamped it repeatedly with the medium open flower from the Verve set, Great Friend. The front of the box has a die cut scallop circle {mimicking the top scallops which I folded down} and is stamped with foliage from the same set and then adorned with a flower cut out and popped up on the panel. I embellished the flower with a crocheted flower {from an etsy shop} and a button tied off with linen thread.

Inside is a tall narrow gusseted bag. I’ll let you in on a little secret…it’s empty! I didn’t have any goodies to fill it with, so I just tied it off with a bow and added some shred for the pic {which I will leave when I fill it because it looks good!!!}. I used black ribbon to play off of the black scallop circle on the front of the card and to bring it all together.

Although it took me a little while to make this one because I fussed over some of the details during the process, I am pretty certain that it would take me about 10 minutes to re-create. How’s that for quick and cute?!? I think that I am going to make some out of pattern paper and create more stampy and embellished front panels and tags. Yea…let me add that to my to do list!

Hey girlies! Just one more day to enter your creation using the January SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY! HERE is the original post to enter your creation.

I have another sample from me using new stamps from THE CAT’S PAJAMAS, this month’s fabby dabby doo sponsor! Got Love…

Here’s the January sketch…

As a reminder…

1. The SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY will be posted on the first Saturday of each month on www.iheart2stamp.com at 8am EST and will stay open to participants until the last day of the month, unless otherwise noted.
2. This is for fun! Interpret the sketch as you wish and embellish as desired. There are no vendor restrictions, but we would love to see you use the sponsor’s stamps!
3. Each month we will have a Designer of the Month that will be chosen from past month’s participants.
4. Come and play with us on each and every sketch! On Christmas Day 2011 a prize package worth over $200 will be given away to one very lucky and loyal SFYTT stamper that participates in EVERY sketch for the year.
5. To be eligible for the prize package, you must complete ALL of the sketches by each of the deadlines AND link your creation to the link system on that month’s sketch post (the first Saturday of the month). Everyone except for SFYTT Sisters are eligible for the prize package, including Designer of the Month and international players.
6. When posting your sketch creation on your blog, please post the sketch and link back to the sketch post on www.iheart2stamp.com. When posting to online galleries, please use the keyword “SFYTT.”

Thank you all for your sweet comments on my kite card yesterday {yes, I know you were trying to win stuff, too!}. I **really** love that die and can’t wait to make some more cute spring cards with it!

Today is DAY TWO of teasers for the February release from My Favorite Things and there are some fun and funny things that the design team is showcasing today. My project features a sentiment from the new sassy sentiment set, Twisted Foursome. This set will make you laugh and there is certainly a sentiment for you to share with many of your girlfriends! This one just happened to be my personal favorite…

This a is frame that I picked up at Mike’s sometime last year and it’s just been sitting there waiting for a fun project like this. I gifted this to my friend, who I know appreciates what this has to say. LOL! The colors just happen to match her bathroom decor. LOL…again! I really wanted it to be a nice looking gift that just happened to deliver a little sass!

Pretty sparkly butterflies cut from the new Butterflies Die-Namics {3 dies in this set!}…

Just in case you are not at CHA like myself {sniffle, sniffle} and have some extra time to peruse the internet {sniffle, sniffle} while thinking of all the people that are at CHA {sniffle, sniffle} and want to see more great samples of the new release goodies from MFT, check out Kim’s blog for a full list of peeps showcasing the goods.

Join us in our Member Company Forum on SCS on Tuesday night for our release party. You will also find details in our forum about the Guest Designer contest that is open now.

Pssst…don’t forget to leave a comment here and on all the teaser posts for a chance to win stamps featured here today. Winners will be announced daily on Kim’s blog.

It’s DAY ONE of teasers for the next release from My Favorite Things. There’s a lot of fun and exciting new stamps and dies that will be released next Tuesday, February 1st.

Today I have a peek at the new Die-Namics die, Fly a Kite that is a companion to the new set, The Great Outdoors…

I knew that I wanted to give the pieces of the kite a little extra dimension, but I didn’t want the pieces sitting up too high. I get just a little, and I mean a little, extra depth I cut the element pieces {triangles} from a piece of cardstock and the blue dot pattern paper {Echo Park}. I adhered the pattern paper to the cardstock and then attached it to the kite base…

I love the bows that are part of the element pieces! I adorned them with some small Doodlebug Designs rhinestones…

The inside of the card is sweet and simple, using the same pattern papers from the front. I also repeated the cloud and heart Die-Namics…

Want more peeks at what’s coming out? Check out Kim’s blog for a full list of players, as well as more details on the release!