Bonjour

It's time for the My Favorite Things Color challenge 30, this month's colors are:

Spearmint

Tropical Teal

Lemon Chiffon

Gumdrop Green

For the challenge, I stamped the Spearmint BG with the Romantic Script BG and dry embossed.  The Paris silhouette was placed on top of a watercolored background and I added the sweet girl image from the MFT Mon Cheri Set colored with Copic markers, with the greeting stamped on a small flag die with a key tied with a satin ribbon.  I also added some sparkly enamel dots.

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Mon Cheri, Romantic Script BG

Accessories: MFT Die-namics (Mon Cheri, Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Square Stax, Paris Skyline, Keys and Locks, Blueprints 18, Blueprints 8, Stitched Scallop Edges), satin ribbon, foam tape, Copic markers, enamel dots, embossing folder, re inkers.

Blessings, 

DJ

Water Color Mittens

Today's Technique challenge at Splitcoaststampers is to cut die cuts out of water colored paper and I used this week's My Favorite Things Sketch (MFTWSC248).

For the challenges today, I layered several matts, the Kraft layer stamped with the MFT Writing Tablet BG, the Sno Cone matt was stamped with the MFT Myriad Dot BG and cut out with the MFT Die-namics Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Square Stax, and the Field Green layer was cut out with the stitched square from the MFT Blueprints 8 and Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Square Stax and stamped with the MFT Sweater Stitch.

I cut out my water colored mittens with the MFT Cozy Mittens Die-namics and added snowflakes from the same set, also cut out of water colored paper. I added a designer paper Fishtail Flag with a cute greeting, a paperclip from the MFT Office Supply Die-namics, enamel dots and twine to tie the mittens.

Stamps: MFT Cozy Mittens, Myriad Dot BG, Sweater Stitch BG, and Writing Tablet BG.

Accessories: MFT Die-namics(Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Square Stax, Blueprints 8, Office Supplies, Stitched Fishtail Flag Stax, Cozy Mittens), foam tape, twine, enamel dots.

Paper: MFT (Sno Cone, Field Day, Kraft), Recollections Black, water color.

Ink: MFT (Field Day, Kraft, Sno Cone, Berrylicious).

Blessings,

DJ

Christmas Hedgie

I'm playing along with the Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoaststampers today, the FS is Mayapple, she has a wonderfully whimsical gallery, full of fun creations! It was so hard to pick a favorite, but I chose this one, I love the sweet hedgie and adorable scene.

I decided to cut out my critter with a MFT Double Stitched Circle Die-namics after heat embossing and water coloring with markers.  I was looking through my paper pads when I found this black piece covered in Christmas greetings, I had originally planned on adding a greeting, as in Mayapple's card, but decided to let the dp do it for me. The green polka dot paper was dry embossed with a Stampin Up Snow EF.  I sponged the main image and scalloped border and added a MFT bow die-namics, holly die and enamel dots.

Stamps: Penny Black

Accessories: MFT Die-namics (Double Stitched Circle Stax, Bow, Stitched Scallop Edges, fence), holly, enamel dots, foam tape, heat embossing, water markers, Stampin Up embossing folder.

Blessings, 

DJ

Snow Bird

I'm playing along with the Splitcoaststamper Inspiration challenge today, you can find the inspiration I chose here.

I had so much fun with this color combo yesterday, that when I saw the inspiration, I couldn't resist, plus, there was the chance to color this sweet little Stampendous bird!  The image was heat embossed and water colored with SU markers, the greeting is by Verve and both were cut out with MFT Double Stitched Oval Stax Die-namics.  I made a similar red ink embossed border as yesterday, but added a different Magnolia lace border and red gingham knot.

I added glitter glue accents to the berries.

Stamps: Stampendous - Snow Bird, Verve- Glad Tidings (sentiment), MFT Gingham BG.

Accessories:  MFT Double Stitched Oval Stax Die-namics, Magnolia lace border die, enamel dots, gingham ribbon, Stampin Up markers, embossing folder, heat embossing, foam tape.

Blessings,

DJ

Peace, Joy & Love

I'm playing along with the Free for All - Dog challenge at Splitcoaststampers.

I love this sweet little trio from Simon Says Stamps, today they were heat embossed and water colored with Stampin Up markers.  The background was stamped with the MFT Gingham BG stamp and cut out with the MFT Blueprints 8 stitched square Die-namics. The image and greeting were cut out with MFT Double Stitched Circle Die-namics.  I embossed the red cross piece with an inked embossing folder and added a Magnolia lace border.  The bow is from the MFT bow Die-namics and the scalloped circles are by Spellbinder.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamps - Furry Christmas, MFT Gingham BG

Accessories: My Favorite Things Die-namics(Blueprints 8, Double Stitched Circles, Bow), Magnolia lace border, Spellbinder scallop circles, foam tape, heat embossing, SU markers, enamel dots.

Blessings,

DJ

Baby Jesus

I'm playing along with the Splitcoaststamper sketch challenge today.

Christmas Blessings

I'm excited to play in two challenges today, the Our Daily Bread Shining the Light challenge to use inked or embossed background and the Ways to Use - Greenery challenge.

I LOVE this manger scene, so fun to color! Today I heat embossed the image and water colored it with Stampin Up markers.  I dry embossed all of the layers, for the bottom one, I also inked the embossing folder. I put foam tape between the layers of the star and also under the image, and added a ODBD tag with a couple bows of greenery and a satin ribbon.

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Baby Jesus, Cardinal Ornament (greeting).

Accessories: ODBD Layered Lacey Square Dies, ODBD Mini Tag Dies, ODBD Splendorous Stars Dies, Spellbinder nesties, MFT fern die-namics, satin ribbon, enamel dots embossing folders, foam tape, heat embossing, Stampin Up markers.

Blessings, 

DJ