Sites of the week

Well, I got an email from Sara this morning saying that she had not slept and was still working on the overall site design. I told her to GO TO BED! So, the entire site isn’t all changed up yet…as I am sure that you can see, but I do have my cool new logo to show you {thank you Sara!}. TA-DA…

So, what do you think? Personally I love it and can’t wait to see how the entire site will be a reflection of this logo. Are you asking why I need a logo? If you are thinking that I am starting my own stamp company, I hate to break it to ya, but NO WAY! Not that it doesn’t sound like a fun adventure…just not one for me. I do have some other stuff that I am working and I really wanted I piece that I can identify with and people can identify with me. Make sense? Probably not, but play along, k?

As for the new stamps, I have been playing with some of the upcoming new release stuff from My Favorite Things. Although I am technically a DT member, I do have some of the upcoming stuff and I am happy to show it. Here is Valentine’s Flopsey…

Detail…

All of the sentiments that come with this set can fit into the heart that he is holding, but I just love the paper that I was working with that I wanted to do a little paper piecing to make it all matchy-matchy. Isn’t that they cutest paper. Paper Crafts sent it to me when I got one of my cards back from them. It’s from Dream Street Papers and I am definitely going to have to find out where to get my hands on some more. Too cute! The shape that they bunny is mounted on was cut from my Noteworthy Slice cartridge {Seriously, I can’t put this thing away!}. On the Kiwi Kiss panel, I ran it through the Cuttlebug after I cut it. As for the finishing touches, I added some paper piercing, white gel pen dots and K & Co. rhinestones. I have some more ideas for this lil’ guy, so be warned that this isn’t the last of him!

The My Favorite Things release is on Wednesday night. There will be a blog hop on Wednesday, starting on Kim’s blog. Instead of a full blown release “party,” there will be chatter in the MFT Forum on SCS just prior to the 10pm EST release.

This bunny is giving me a toothache with how sweet he is! This is BY FAR my favorite Flopsey from My Favorite Things. That’s not to say that I have not liked the other ones, I just reeeally like this one! While I have resigned my official position on the MFT Design Team, I did tell ya that I would still be working closely with the product and since today is release day I wanted to give a little MFT plug. Kim {click to her site for the beginning of today’s blog hop} is doing something very cool for her design team this month…she gave them the whole month off and implemented a guest team. You can read more about that and the release party HERE in the MFT forum on SCS. Back to Flopsey now; here he {she?} is…

Detail shot…

I colored the Heidi Swapp Ghost Shapes snowflake with Copic marker and then topped it off with a button from Making Memories and a little button I picked up at Hobby Lobby. The paper is a holiday bargain find at Mike’s. It’s from K&Co. {of course!}.

Did you get your new Take Ten and Cards magazines, yet? Between the two, I have 7 cards in them. YAY! I am really trying to concentrate on pubs and this is the first big month for me, so I am pretty darn excited!! I saw A LOT of familiar names in both pubs, along with the new Paper Crafts mag. Congrats to all!

The great thing about this industry is that there is no way that someone can get bored. There is always something new, and possibly exciting just around the corner. That being said, sometimes it is hard to keep up with everything…but I do my best!! LOL! To keep with the “always something new” theme…

MY FAVORITE THINGS…
Today is the release for the BC Dzyns line. This is a “tween” line with fun and funky images and sentiments. The blog hop for this release starts on Kim’s blog HERE. LOTS of cute stuff to see!

****I also want to take a minute and chat about my new relationship with MFT. I have officially stepped down from the Design Team. I have been with Kim/MFT for nearly wonderful years and I feel that my time as a DT Member and DT Coordinator has run its course. I will however continue to work with the product as a Publication Designer. I will be focusing much of my creative energies {and there are a lot of them!} on publications and I feel this relationship with MFT is nothing less of win-win!

OUR CRAFT LOUNGE…

Have you heard the buzzzzz? Cambria and Joy have their own company called Our Craft Lounge. I received some of these CUTE stamps in the mail yesterday and can’t wait to play! I’ll have samples for you here tomorrow. In the meantime, check out their stamps HERE.

STAMPING BELLA…
Emily is going to make me go broke over the chichiboulie line!! I know that I have raved on and on before, so I will spare you this time. Let’s just say that this line {and the Bellas, too} have a big chunk of my heart. Here’s a sample using Bluebell Bittybloom {LOVEEE the bitties!!}…

MFT’s What’s Up Wednesday is undergoing a major re-vamp. Instead of going through all the deets here, you can see them in THIS thread in the MFT forum on SCS. There’s more focus on MFT fans as a way of saying “thank you” for your continued support. There will also be weekly challenges and specials…YAY!
The card that I have for you today does not play in any challenges, rather it’s just a cute image that I wanted to play with again. I love playing on the stars in the images by using star punches as embellishments. Fortunately, the camera grabbed the sparkle at the edge of the stars. I outlined each of them with my Sakura Stardust pen…SUPER easy way to dress it up a little. The center of the stars have a Swarovski crystal in the center and the kitty’s cap is topped off with a white ball. The brown strip across the top was kind of an afterthought. The card needed something to break it up and this seemed to do the trick…easy peasy!

Stamps: All stamps My Favorite Things
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black (Tsukineko); Markers (Copic)
Paper: Stamper’s Select White (Papertrey Ink); Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Dotted DP (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: Dimensionals; Crystals (Swarovski); Stardust Pen (Sakura); White Ball (Savvy Stamps)

Have you seen the post on the MFT Forum on SCS asking for your opinion? If not, click HERE. My point for opening up with that question is that Kim been listening to what you want. She is implementing fun challenges and activities for the customers to both admire and participate. Today is new release day and the first of many What’s Up? Wednesday Blog Hops. The release party will be in the MFT Forum on SCS Wednesday night from 9-11EST. I won’t be there for the full time, as Tony’s Grandma {Ellie’s Grandmama} is visiting and we will be spending time with her. We’ve been having a blast, and I will have some pics for you soon!

As for the blog hop, it starts on Kim’s blog and she links to one other hopper, who links to another hopper {do you see where I am going with this?}. So after you check out my projects, be sure to see what Jessie has in store for you HERE! Follow it to the end for a chance to win one of the new sets…Happy Hopping!!

Cupcake Flopsey…

Detail…

Who’s That e-Girl?… {BTW…this may be my fave set to paper piece!}