Sparkly Pink Cakes.....Times Three

This card was also made with 'Icing on the Cake', from My Favorite Things. I added Diamond Stickles to each of the birthday cakes to give it just a little sparkle. The star images behind the cakes and on the large panel is also a stamp included in this set. (The set can be ordered at http://www.mftstamps.com/ .)

I struggled with this card for a while. At first, I left the image panel (behind the cakes) plain white, but it just seemed too 'bare' to me. I thought about starting over, or possibly adding paper-piercing, using a template, but then my hubby (yes, he does critique my cards---if I ask him to!) suggested adding the 'stars' to that panel as well (I already had the large pink panel done). So, I peeled everything apart (carefully!) and added the stars in pink to the white panel. It added just enough interest without taking the focus away from the three cakes.

I hope everyone has enjoyed these peeks of the new-releases from My Favorite Things. Stop back tomorrow for another creation using an MFT set. Be sure to let me know what you think----I love reading your comments!

Stamps: Icing on the Cake-My Favorite Things.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Papretrey-white.

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink.

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, brads, ribbon, ric-rac, scalloped oval punches, Stickles, sponge daubers, dimensionals.

This cute little polka-dot number is made with one of the new-release sets from My Favorite Things....the set is called "Icing on the Cake". I adore this little cupcake....and there are a ton of other adorable images included in this set as well!!

Remember, tonight is the night for MFT's New Release Cocktail Party! Here are the deets--and we hope to see you there!! Kim has some really exciting and fun surprises for those who attend the party.

My Favorite Things will be hosting a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday night (December 5) from 9-11 p.m. EASTERN time. There will be give aways, coupon codes, sneak peeks and a chance to become MFT’s next Guest Designer. Head over to the MFT forum at Splitcoaststampers for more details.

Stamps: Icing on the Cake-My Favorite Things, Polka Dot backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms).

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, White, Chocolate Chip.

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip.

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, brads, ribbon, oval punches (Marvy), Liquid Applique & Heat gun, pink jewel stickers, sponge daubers, dimensionals, Copic markers.

MFT Sneak Peek....Baby, It's Cold Outside!!

This is a sneak-peek of the new mini-set called 'Baby, It's Cold Outside', by My Favorite Things. This set is SO much fun to color and paper-piece, and the sentiments in this set are adorable!! Definitely a must-have for those winter-themed cards!

My Favorite Things will be hosting a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday night (December 5) from 9-11 p.m. EASTERN time. There will be give aways, coupon codes, sneak peeks and a chance to become MFT’s next Guest Designer. Head over to the MFT forum on Splitcoaststampers for more details. If you've ever wanted to be a Guest Designer for MFT, be sure to stop by during the Cocktail Party! We'd love to have one of you join us as Guest Designer!!

I used my Snowflake Cuttlebug folder--which I'd completely forgotten that I had! I added Liquid Applique to the snowman, though I wish I would have added some Dazzling Diamonds too, for more sparkle! (You can never have too much bling!) The polka-dotted DP is SU's Au Chocolat DP, I just colored in the white/ivory dots on the DP with my Bashful Blue marker, so it would match.

I'm definitely new to this whole blogging thing....and I have blogs that I love to visit daily....some have both gorgeous cards and wonderful stories, some talk about family happenings....some just post their card creations and a little bit about the products they used to create them. What would YOU be interested in seeing on my blog?? I would love to hear from you....any ideas or input that you want to give would be great! I want everyone to enjoy coming here to visit.....both by enjoying what they see here, as well as what they read. Feel free to let me know your thoughts & wishes!!

Stop back tomorrow for another creation with a December-release set from My Favorite Things....these sets are gorgeous!!

Stamps: Baby, It's Cold Outside-My Favorite Things
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Papertrey white, Au Chocolat DP
Ink: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Copic markers, SU markers, ticket corner punch, brads, oval punches (Marvy), Liquid Applique & heat gun, ribbon (from Michael's), sponge daubers, Cuttlebug & Snowflake embossing folder, dimensionals
Techniques: embossing, sponging, layering.

My Favorite Things December Release Party

My Favorite Things (http://www.mftstamps.com/) is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, December 5 from 9-11 p.m. Eastern time. Head over to the MFT forum on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ to find out all the details and join us there on Wednesday night. There will be give aways, coupon codes, a challenge and sneak peeks. Find out on Wednesday how you can become a MFT Guest Designer. Join us!
We will start posting sneak-peeks of the December-release sets starting Monday, December 3rd.....so keep an eye out for the creations the DT members have to show you! Thanks for stopping by, and remember to join us at the MFT New Release Cocktail Party!!

Welcome to Two New Hanna Stamps DT Members!!

Hanna Stamps has added two phenomenal artists to its Design Team....names that you have surely heard MANY, many times in the stamping world!! Jeanne Streiff (blog-Inky Paws) and Sherry Cheever (blog-Walkin' on the Bad Side) are the two newest members of the Hanna Stamps DT!! I know that we're all going to enjoy the gorgeous creations they'll be showing us in the future!! WELCOME JEANNE AND SHERRY!!!

Lucky Winner of the new Hanna Stamps' set!!!

Thank you, everyone, for your lovely comments about your favorite Thanksgiving memories. I really enjoyed reading them! It's so nice to know that we all have so very, very many things to be thankful for, isn't it?? (And it was nice to know that there really are people out there checking in on my blog once in a while!! That makes me feel great!!)
Anyway...I've probably kept you in suspense long enough! I used Random.org to pick a number (and using only one post per person...), and the lucky winner is:

Michelle Woerner (sf9erfan on SCS)!!!

Here's what Michelle had to say:

First... great blog! Just found it. Congrats on being on multiple design teams!! My fav Thanksgiving memory has to be my first time at hosting. I ran around like a crazy person for almost 2 days cleaning and prepping for dinner, was up at the crack of dawn starting the turkey only to discover at dinner time I messed up the stuffing, burned the rolls and cooked the turkey UPSIDE DOWN! We had a great time anyway. Hugs, michelle.

Michelle, if you'll PM me over on SCS, and let me know your snail mail address, I'll get the information to Kristi (the owner of Hanna Stamps!), and she'll get the set mailed out to you right away! You are going to enjoy this set SO much!! CONGRATULATIONS!! Thanks again, everybody, for playing!
I'll be back tomorrow morning to post some creations that I'm currently working on. Have a great evening!

Rainy Day Hanna

This adorable scene is part of the Hanna Stamps set called 'Rain, Rain, Come This Way!'. It's an adorable set of 13 stamps....the main image of Hanna holding her umbrella, plus 12 smaller stamps, including a cute little duck, an adorable worm---(yes, this worm is adorable!), rockin' boots.... SO many ways to create any rainy-day scene you could possibly think of!

This card measures approximately 5.5 inches by 7 inches....the main image in the Hanna sets is nice and big, which makes them great for paper-piecing. I've just recently begun to try this technique, and it's so much fun to create different outfits this way. It's kind of like playing with paper dolls all over again...and we could all use an excuse to act like a kid again!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving day with their families and friends, and had safe travel to wherever you were going.... The amount of traffic on the roads was unbelievable....and we met more police cars than I think we ever have in the past. One of my three brothers is a policeman, and I'm sure he kept busy with the holiday travelers yesterday. He's one of those nice-guy policeman though...just the kind of guy you'd like to have around if something bad happened. (Hi Mike, if you're reading this!) OK, I am a bit biased....but he is an amazing man.
Does anyone have any funny food mishaps to tell about from their Thanksgiving meal? (Like still-frozen turkey, or dropping the pie on the floor?) I'd love to hear about them! I ate way too much amazing food....I could exercise non-stop for the next few days and still not wear off all the calories! I'm not going to feel guilty though....that's what the holiday is all about!

Don't forget to enter for the Hanna Stamps giveaway in the previous post....all you have to do is leave an entry telling me about your favorite Thanksgiving memory. There's still a few days left to get your entry in for a chance to win this cute sentiment set.

Have a great day everybody...and thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Rain Rain Come This Way (Hanna Stamps).
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Salsa DP (Junkitz).
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Pink Passion, Versafine Onyx Black.
Accessories: Ticket corner punch, brads, Stickles, dimensionals, Copic markers, ribbon.