Sweet Sketch Wednesday #98 with some BFF RAK

Hello Friends! This last week has been a bumpy one, ups and downs ups and downs. Thankfully, one of those 'ups' was a RAK package that I got from my BFF, Cassie. She sent me this awesome MFT WTG set called Who's that Harvesting Girl.. YAY! I just had to make her a Thank You card with the set she gave me. I followed this week's sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, they are on #98 already! I hear they are doing it up for their 100th!

I got to do something new today! I have admired all the beautiful stitching I see all over blogland.. and I have wanted to try it for myself! I came across (what looked like a) neat stitching tool, but it didnt work out, SO... I remembered my old SU tool set, and I used my paper piercer and the hole guide and punched all those holes out and then stitched my floss thru each and every hole. I like how it turned out, but it was alot of work, and time consuming! I bet next time it will go faster because it wont be my first time.

Details:

Stamps: MFT WTG Who's that Harvesting Girl

Paper: Choice Buttercream, K&C Co Berry dp,

Green Galore

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools: Paper Piercer, Goldenrod floss,

Big Scallop Oval & Lacey Circle Nestabilities,

 Ruby Red brads, Copics

Techniques: Paper Piecing, Sewing

Thank you so much for stopping by! Your visit is very appreciated, as are your comments! If you have any tips to make sewing on cards easier, I would love to hear them!  Thanks again! :0)

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #133

Monday Monday it is here again. I actually planned on giving my son's room a top to bottom cleaning, but, then I remembered I have a meeting in the middle of the day to attend. I guess I will have to reschedule the scrubbing and organizing for tomorrow. BUT, thankfully, I do have time to share this card with you this morning! I made this card for the Taylored Expressions Sketch challenge #133. I chose a MFT Who's that Girl stamp set, WTG Goes Green and tweeked it into a Christmas card using only Jovial dp and lots of paper piecing.

Details:

Stamps: WTG Goes Green, WTG Winter in the City (sentiments)

Inks: Momento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Papaya (Clear Dollar Stamps), Tropical Mist (CDS), Red Velvet Cake (CDS)

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Basic Grey Jovial dp

Tools/Accessories: Lattice Edge Punch, Word Window, Sponge Dauber, CDS Neurtals Black Ribbon, CDS Pucker Up Jewels, Prismacolor Pencils

Here is a peek at the inside:

Card Patterns #82

This is exactly what I will be doing once my chores are done ... Relaxing with the new Nicholas Sparks book. So, I was up before everyone else this Sunday morning and I jumped right into crafting with my newest MFT stamp, Well Read WTG. (sigh) I just love WTG.. I love paper piecing, and the two just go so wonderfully together! So, I made this card for this week's CardPatterns sketch challenge #82. And, nearly all the paper & accessories come from the September Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions, which was delivered to my house on the very same day as this MFT stamp set! How fortutious indeed! ;o) 

Details:

Stamps: Well Read WTG (MFT)

Paper: Sept KI Kit (TE), Choice Buttercream (TE)

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, CDS Deep
Sea Hybrid Ink (Rustic Fall collection)

Tools/Accessories: Circle Nestabilities,
Die-Namics Notebook edge die (MFT)

Sponge Dauber, Silver Brads (SU),
Blue pearl Brad (KI Kit)

Technique: Paper Piecing