Beachy Bears & Fruit

I've been having some fun with some of my new My Favorite Things supplies that arrived this week!

I thought I'd play along with 2 of their fun challenges this week.  First off is the...

The sketch this week is a slimline sketch but I squished it a bit... LOL!

My sketch card creation features the sweet little "Bunch of Happiness" stamp set!  I piled the whole bunch on my card...   I also used the fun "Watercolor Wash Rectangle Stencil" to create the back drop for all my fruity friends.

I needed another fun card to send out so I also created a card using this week's Color Challenge:

For this card, I featured the adorable bears & bees of the "We Beelong" stamp set and the "Watercolor Free Form Stencil" too..

Thanks MFT for inspiring my cards today!  Come and play along too!

~ Ally ~

 

Rain or Shine!

Happy Thursday!  I wanted to participate in the newest My Favorite Things challenge and use their fabulous sketch.  It's Sketch #383:

Here’s the card I created…

And it’s interactive. You can pull out the tag behind the circle.

I used Copic Markers to color up my little girl and also to make my plaid banner…

Thanks for dropping by!  Hope you have a great rest of the week!

~ Ally ~


supplies:
stamps: My Favorite Things (Rain or Shine)
inks:  Kraftin’ Kimmie (Wicked Black), Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Oxide(Broken China)
dies:  My Favorite Things (Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Circles, Stitched Scallop Basic Edges)
cardstock: Recollections (White 110#)
patterned paper:  MFT (Isty Bitsy Polka Dots Pastels 6x6, Proper Pinstripes Pastels 6x6)
stencil: MFT (Mini Cloud Edges)

Mermaid Wishes

Happy Friday all!  I’m off on another Scouting adventure this weekend.  We’re attending a cooking challenge camp this weekend and we’re sleeping in tents…. so… wish us some good, warm weather!

I needed a birthday card for a friend so I grabbed my “new-to-me” stamp set by MFT, “Mermazing” and my Copic Markers…

She actually moves up and down too!

I used this week's MFT Challenge sketch for my card design. Click here for the challenge.

Here's a peek at the inside...

And here’s all the Copic Markers I used…

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’ll get creative this weekend!

~ Ally ~



supplies:
stamps: My Favorite Things (Mermazing, Beary Special Birthday, Essential Sentiments, Birthday Greetings)
inks:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers, Catherine Pooler Designs (Rose Petals)
dies:  My Favorite Things (Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Circles, Surf & Turf), Spellbinders (Scalloped Circles)
cardstock: Recollections (White 110#), SU! (Pool Party)
patterned paper:  Echo Park (Imagine That! 6x6)
sequins: Studio Katia (Crystal Rainbow Fusion)

Season's Greetings Everyone!

Howdy all!  I hope your week is going well!  I’ve been creating on and off and wanted to play along with My Favorite Things’s newest sketch challenge.

Here’s my fun card…

Here’s the sketch for this week… click here for the post.

I used the following MFT supplies:

• Polar Pals
• Dashing Deer 
• BB Beast Friends
• Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX
• Die-namics A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2
• Die-namics Stitched Scallop Basic Edges
• Die-namics Rolling Hills

Thanks for stopping by!  Join me tomorrow for a brand new Power Poppy challenge.

~ Ally ~

Light Posts & a LOT of Giveaways!

Happy Thursday all!

I’m almost ready with all of my Power Poppy creations for our 5 day new clear stamp release beginning tomorrow!  I have one more card I want to create but I wanted to share one simple card plus a few giveaway details!

So my card today features the digital stamp set called Wreath: Succulents and Baubles and the sentiment is from the Simple Joys stamp set.

The beauty of digital stamps is that you can resize them to suit your needs.  Since my little lamp post was so small in scale, I knew I’d have to make my little wreath quite small.  It actually measures just under 3/4”… it’s so cute though isn’t it?  LOL

Don't forget to load up on digi's to colour too...

I’m also playing along with the Merry Monday Challenge this week, #238; Light Posts…

Now, there are a few things I also wanted to share with you about some cool GIVEAWAYS going on right now…

The Daily Marker 30 Day & Power Poppy Giveaway

(comments due March 11 at 12 midnight CST)

My Power Poppy Instagram Giveaway

(comments due March 10 at 11:59pm MST)

My Early Power Poppy Birthday Giveaway

(comments due TODAY by 11:59pm MST)

...and finally… one last giveaway…

Your Memories with Ally – Facebook Giveaway 

featuring Wild Whisper Designs.

(click the pinned post and comment to win by March 10th at 11:59pm MST!)

Now…
TODAY’S GIVEAWAY:

Power Poppy will be celebrating their THIRD birthday in the not too distant future so I thought I’d share some Power Poppy gifts with YOU!  Today I’m giving away the stunning “My English Rose” clear stamp set.  All you have to do is leave a comment below to WIN!  A random winner will be chosen and posted here on the blog on Friday March 17th.

Thanks for stopping by!  Good luck!

~ Ally ~


Stamps:  Power Poppy (Wreath: Succulents and Baubles, Simple Joys)
Cardstock:  Recollections (110# White)
Patterned Papers: Your Next Stamp (Winter Plaid 6x6)
Dies: My Favorite Things (Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges, Streetlights)
Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers
Tools: Copic Air Brush System

Have an Elf-tastic Birthday!

December is a very busy birthday month for my family.  My sister and my Mom (and my Dad too) all have birthdays in December.  I think it would suck having a birthday so close to Christmas.  I’m so thankful mine’s in June!

So I have already sent off my sister’s birthday card but I have been procrastinating on making my Mom’s until last night.  It's going to be late but oh well!

I was inspired by the Seize the Birthday challenge where we were asked to use a holiday stamp on a birthday card… and the light bulb went on!  I grabbed my "Santa’s Elves" stamp set from My Favorite Things and knew that I’d find one of the elves with a present in his hand… perfect!!

 

I thoroughly enjoyed colouring in my little elf using the no-line colouring technique and my Copic markers.

I added lots of bling to this one... glitter paper... glitter pens and sequins too!

So I used the current sketch from the MFT Sketch Challenge (#257) and a birthday card was born!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~

Supplies:
stamps: Santa’s Elves (MFT), Birthday Messages 3x4 (Simon Says Stamp)
inks:  Memento (Dessert Sand, Rich Cocoa), Copic Markers, Sakura White Gel Pen, Sakura Stardust Pen
dies: Stitched Circle STAX, Fluttering Hearts (MFT), Stitched Duo 1 (Pretty Pink Posh), Labels (Spellbinders)
cardstock:  Bubblegum (MFT), Recollections 110lb White Cardstock, Silver Glitter (Worldwin)
paper: Homespun Gingham 6x6 (MFT)
sequins:  CraftMedley
other:  thread
#mftstamps