MFT Week Two Idol Judge Entry

The past week was so busy with the kids ~ field trips, scout meetings, my son's birthday (Happy Birthday Ty!) and sick kids ~ so I got a few things done, but haven't been able to share them until now.

Each week I am attempting to do My Favorite Things Idol Judge Challenge on SCS. This week we had to use masking on our card. I don't have a lot of MFT sets that lend themselves well to this technique, but I finally came up with one, and am quite happy with the result.

I stamped the dinosaur and then masked him off to stamp the trees behind him. I then tore a piece of paper, masked off the sky area and sponged the grassy area as well as randomly stamped the grass stamp. After that, I masked off the grass area to sponge in the sky. My final masking was to stamp the sentiment on two lines instead of just one so it fit in the small space. I combined this challenge with a sketch challenge on one of my Cafe Mom groups.




Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: MFT - DinoMite, SU Dino-Mite, Claudia Rose - Grass Samp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, Cool Caribbean, Chocolate Chip, Copics
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, White - Papertrey, DP - DCWV
Accessories: Ribbon, Dew Drops (Robin's Nest)

MFT Challenges

I decided to join in the MFT Challenges this month and wanted to share them with you.

Ambassador Challenge #1
This was to make a Spring Card using no flowers and no black. How can you do a spring card without flowers? I had quite a few ideas for stamps to use, but they had a little flower somewhere, so back to the drawing board. I finally decided to use a bunny and some bright colors. Here is what I came up with:

Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Bunny Hugs, Sentiment - Michael's
Ink: Pixie Pink; Memento - Brown
Paper: Pixie Pink, Green Galore/ White- Gina K / DP - DCWV
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Ribbon, Dew Drops (Robin's Nest), White pom pom (unknown), Nesties, Martha Stewart Border Punch , Prismacolor and Bic Mark It Markers

Ambassador Challenge #2
This was to make a card using the color Pumpkin, paper piecing, and some bling. I have only used Pumpkin Pie cardstock as an accent color, so I was worried about how this would turn out, but I was pleasantly surprised with the end result. Here it is:

Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: MFT - Shower Time, SU - Live Your Dream (thank you)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Memento - Tuxedo Black
Paper: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, DSP - Bali Breeze
Accessories: Flower Fusion (felt flowers), ribbon, Dew Drops (Robin's Nest), Martha Stewart Border Punch, rhinestone brad (unknown)

MFT Idol Challenge
For the entry, you could do any type of card/project you wanted. After tonight, all entries will be judged and the top 10 will move on to the next round with a winner being announced on June 3rd. The winner will receive a $250 shopping spree ~ how fun would that be!?! There are a bunch of fantastic entries, but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained ~ so I decided to give it a shot. Here is my submission:


Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: MFT - Maid For You
Ink: Chocolate Chip; Archival Ink - Black
Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip; White (Papertrey); DP - K & Co
Accessories: Corner Punch, Vintage Brads, Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Houndstooth), Vintage Button, Prismacolor and Bic Mark Its markers

More Challenge Cards

Well, Ashley was home sick with a high fever on Monday and Tuesday and has another fever.... and now Tyler also has a slight fever as well. I just hope that everyone is better over the weekend, since Ashley has a friend's birthday party on Saturday and then HER birthday party on Sunday.

I've been busy these last few days finishing up all of the challenges for Taylored Expressions Anniversary Sketch Challenge. The sketch for this particular card can be found on Ana's blog.

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Always (SU)
Ink: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette (SU)
Paper: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP (SU)
Accessories: Chocolate Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, circle punches (SU) / Marvy small heart punch


The sketch for this card can be found on Taylor's blog.

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Upsy Daisy (SU)
Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU)
Paper: Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea DSP (SU)
Accessories: Felt Fusion II flowers, Chocolate Ribbon, vintage brads (SU), Scallop border punch (SU)

The sketch for this card can be found on Vicki's blog

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Dinomite (My Favorite Things), Sentiment (Inky Antics)
Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Close to Cocoa and Bliss Blue markers (SU)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue (SU), White (Papertrey), DSP (DCWV)
Accessories: Dots & Spots and Tiny Dots Cuttlebug embossing folders, Word Window punch (SU), brads (SU), Signo White Gel Pen (SU), Pinking Shears (Wiss)

The sketch for this card can be found on Jackie's blog.

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Backyard BBQ, Flannel Plaid (SU)
Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Riding Hood Red (SU), Bic Mark-its
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black (SU), White (Papertrey)
Accessories: Black Ribbon (SU), Vintage Brads (SU), Circle Punches (SU)

The sketch for this card can be found on Stephanie's Blog.
~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Going Somewhere, All Holidays (SU)
Ink: Basic Black, Brilliant Blue (SU)
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White (SU)
Accessories: Brads (SU), Tangerine Ribbon (SU), Square Punch (SU), Mega Scallop Square Punch (Marvy)

And finally, here is the last one. The sketch for this card can be found on Monika's blog.

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Mambi (Inkadinkado), Alphabet (Rubber Stampede)
Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Tempting Turquoise (SU), Bic Mark-its
Paper: Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise, Flowers for You DSP (SU), White (Papertrey)
Accessories: Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, Circle Punches (SU), CM Circle cutter, Fibers (Lion), Eyelets (Making Memories)

Well, I hope you enjoy looking at these, and perhaps, even though the contest is over, challenge yourself to these sketches.