MFT Sketch Challenge 526, Color Challenge #158

Welcome to a new week of challenges with My Favorite Things. I've combined both this week's sketch and this month's colors for this card. Perfect color scheme for Valentines. Check out the challenges on the MFT Blog to play along. 

Added bonus: My pajamas are also this month's color challenge! LOL

Product list:

My Favorite Things, Recipe for Happiness

My Favorite Things, Smooth White cardstock

My Favorite Things, Stitched Rectangle frames

Lawn Fawn, Baked With Love (tiny hearts)

Copic markers 

Copic, Xpress-it blending card 

Generic Valentine paper, foam tape, oval die, 

Love is in the Air

The new outside the box challenge is up at My Favorite Things, and coincidentally, with Valentine's Day up next on the calendar, the theme this month is Love is in The Air. I took it to heart, and made this card using the Joyful Heart Bears from the 2019 Valentine release. 

I have to admit, Stacy Yacula images always intimidate me. I don't know what it is, maybe because they are furry and I'm not sure how to color the fur??? Whatever, I finally got over the worst of it and decided to just grab the copics and go. They have the sweetest little faces.

As always, they fold flat for mailing. 

Copics 

Products used:

My Favorite Things, Joyful Heart Bears

My Favorite Things, Up in the Air

My Favorite Things, Smooth White cardstock

My Favorite Things, Outside the Box dies

My Favorite Things, Outside the Box, low profile add-on dies

Paper Smooches, Bee Mine (mailbox)

Copic markers

My Favorite Things, Sketch #525

Hello and welcome to another weekend of crafting. Today's card combines this week's sketch, #525, with the current color challenge, #157. I love the simplicity of the sketch, don't you? And the colors are pretty yummy together, if you ask me. 

Leaves are from the MFT Main Squeeze stamp set, the heart from MFT Love Speech Bubbles, and the sentiment by Honey Bee Stamps, Wish You Were Here.

Products: 
My Favorite Things, Main Squeeze

My Favorite Things, Love Speech Bubbles
My Favorite Things, Smooth White cardstock

Honey Bee Stamps, Wish You Were Here stamps and dies

Copic, markers B32 & E43

Copic, Xpress-it blending card

Pattern paper scraps leftover from other projects

MFT Color Challenge #157

This week my mom had to say goodbye to her little dog, Minnie. I made this quick card for her using the current My Favorite Things color challenge and last week's card sketch 523. 

Products used:
My Favorite Things, Woof Pack

My Favorite Things, You Make My Tail Wag
My Favorite Things, Mother's Day Bouquet

My Favorite Things, Birdie Brown Greetings Galore

My Favorite Things, Smooth White cardstock

My Favorite Things, Essential Stitched Sentiment Strips

Plaid paper by October Afternoon, 8x8 Sasparilla paper pad

Copic markers, Copic Xpress-it blending card

MFT Sketch #523

I'm back with another sketch challenge from My Favorite Things. I had these papers on my worktop for sometime waiting for just the right card to use them on. The color and pattern combination struck me and I haven't been able to put them away! Maybe now that I've used them, I can move on. Hope you like it. 

Cute little birdies from the Winter Songbird stamp set. 

Copic colors used for this card. 

Products list:

My Favorite Things, Winter Songbird stamps and dies

My Favorite Things, Rectangle Stax dies

My Favorite Things, Smooth White cardstock

Pattern paper scraps, flag banner dies, copic markers (see photo for colors)

My Favorite Things, Sketch #522

My Favorite Things, sketch challenge 522. I used this sketch to make a valentine for my old man. These adorable little old people are from the Old Friends stamp set by My Favorite Things. Aren't they so dang cute!?? 

Product list:
My Favorite Things, Old Friends, stamps and dies

My Favorite Things, Smooth White cardstock

Paper Smooches, Incognito stamp set 

Copic markers, Copic Xpress-it blending cardstock

Misc: enamel dots, distress minis

2020 In The Rear View ... good riddance!

So long 2020 and let's not ever talk about it again. LOL!!! Thought it would never end. So much quarantine, and such looooooooong months. Thankfully, we pulled through no worse for the wear. Of course, it's not over yet, but we can certainly pray it won't last the whole year. 

This year was time again for a makeover in the studio. Basically, a rearrangement mostly, but it is a huge change from my previous layout. Without doing anything drastic, like buying new pieces or building an addition-LOL-I was still able to create an entirely new look using the furniture I had purchased for the previous makeover over 7 years ago. And the four-drawer file cabinet from the thrift store is probably the best $5 I ever spent!! I have painted it twice since I got it and it holds SO. MUCH. STUFF. If you haven't taken the virtual tour yet (see sidebar), here are a couple of my fave views of the "new" space. 

My desk. I love it, and my pink chair ... right?! 

Marker towers by Organize More. These hold 360 markers - the entire Copic collection. 

Three-tiered spinning organizer by me. I made this in 2015 and still use it, it's really handy. Super simple, you can do it, I promise!

Now, here's a look back at some of my favorite projects from the Studio for 2020. Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving comments, sharing on Pinterest, and emailing me with questions. I appreciate all of you!! 💓

February

April

May

July

August

September

When hubs' birthday rolled around he told me he didn't want to be an old man. (Like we have a choice when we age! LOL) Anyway, it was the perfect sentiment for his card. He loved it. 

Inside message:

October

I took an Online Card Class (Simply Watercolor Christmas) in October, which was super fun. Here are few of my faves from class. Yes, I hand painted these!

November

December

These are just a couple of the cards I made in December. I did make all my Christmas cards this year as well so I actually have a start on next year's cards with several set aside already. (I'm in shock too, believe me! LOL) If you'd like to see the cards I mailed out this year, check them out here in this blog post from October.

My Favorite Things (my favorite stamp store!) introduced a line of box card dies in October. I fell in love instantly and went a little nuts making box cards. Here are a few faves from the past few months. 

I hope you've enjoyed my year in review. Please leave a comment or shoot me an email (link in sidebar) if you have any questions or just want to say hi. Now, go forth and have a wonderful new year!!! I pray for only the best things and that people will be loving and tolerant of one another, and be ever grateful for what you have. 

Happy 2021!