Thursday, January 13, 2011

MFP Blog Hop - Day Three and Stampin'B's Challenge #93

Welcome to the MFP January Blog Hop! This month, we are releasing 4 NEW SETS!


And…LOOK for the WINNERS of the Blog Hop Saturday!

Our New Sets are: In the Forest, Happy Pansies, Sew What, and Floral Tea.For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!

For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs TODAY. On Saturday, January 15, 2011, a winner will be chosen from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for today. (There will be four different winners, one winner for each day of the blog hop. You DO NOT have to comment every day. However, the more days you comment, the more chances you have to win!) If you miss a day, you can go back and comment on each day's blogs, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning.

My card for today's set, Sew What?, also doubles as my entry in the Stampin'B's challenge, which is to use a die cut -- in my case the Nestabilities Petite Ovals.



I stamped the dress form with Palette Nude and then colored the skirt using Copic markers. I found some DP with the same dark stripes and used it for the background.



My second project is a pincushion, which I made from a Prima flower container and some polka-dotted material. I stamped several of the smaller images on a long piece of white cardstock and glued it around the container, adding some red rick rack to the bottom and the lid.

Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the Design Team to see what they did with this set, which I think is my favorite this month.

Nancyruth
Lois (that's me)
Vicky
Dawn L.
Anne
Emily
Karen
Patty
Roxie
Vicki
Liz
Claudine
Dawn M
Joanne T
Nicole
Marilynn
Geri
Lynn
Neva
Mark’s Finest Papers

58 comments:

Liz Williams said...

Your little pin cushion is adorable. Great card too.

Unknown said...

Love the cards and the pin cushion is great. Debbie
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com

Pat said...

As always, you blow me away with your projects! I love what you did with both.

Love the way you did the layout on the card, and the colors are so great. Never sawe pearls on a semi curve before, and just love it!
Hugs, Pat

Kristie Maynard said...

Wonderful card and project!

Babe O'Mara said...

Love the layout on the card, and the pin cushion is too cute. Nice job.

Babe
youiesmom@att.net

Tania said...

Fantastic! Love the striped pp and the way you did the skirt.

The pin cushion is adorable, too.

Miesje said...

Very pretty - I love the dress and the pin cushion is wonderful!

Susan said...

wow...just look how the background enhances the skirt...cleverly done

Vicky Gould said...

Beautifully coordinated card. Great pin cushion!!!

Lynn McAuley said...

Stunning colors and papers on your beautiful card and what a delightful pin cushion!! You are amazing, Lois!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Lois- your card is wonderful. I like the way you colored the image to coordinate with your dp!

mariko said...

The pin cushion is just adorable!!! I love how you colored the skirt! I think I need this set!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card and love, love, love the pin cushion. xx

LaNell said...

I love how you pieced the skirt and match it with the background paper. Cute project too.

Theresa's Studio said...

Lovely card and project...love this set!

Auntie Em said...

Love the card! Great design.
The sewing box is awesome! I was wondering what to do with my containers. Great plan for corralling all those pins and notions!
Thanks for sharing! :o)

Ted said...

Love the nesting of the focal image. :)

Connie said...

Awesome art Lois!!
Connie

Tini A. said...

GEAT IDEAS and perfect works.
Hugs Tini

Elin K. said...

The pincushion is great - extra credit for recycling! Good job. :)

Elin K.
www.elinselegantdesigns.blogspot.com

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

I am LOVING that pin cushion, Lois! Such a clever idea!

Emily Keaton said...

Your StampinB card is just fabulous, Lois. Great use of die cuts. And that pincushion is AMAZING!! So very creative. :)

Janeen said...

the skirt looks paper pieced, it's really neat.

Sherry Kushibab said...

The card is just fab from the colors on the skirt to the layered die cuts, pin cushion idea is just adorable

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

Lois, I love your coloring of the skirt of the dress form!! Fab project making a pin cushion! You always do the BEST stuff!! TFS!

Joanne Travis said...

Fabulou, Lois! I love that pin cushion.

Judy W. said...

Very creative!

ButterflyEars said...

Anne, you are one creative lady. I love the card with the great coloring on the skirt but that pin cushion is FABULOUS!!

ButterflyEars said...

Sorry Lois, I called you Anne. I love your work.
I had someone call me Lois the other day. LOL

Roxie said...

Nice card and pin cushion, that is such a clever idea!

Linda Palmer said...

Lovely card Lois. Great set of images. Love your card.

Becky said...

Beautiful card and pin cushion.

Barbara Colbert said...

Great ideas!!! Work perfectly with the stampa!!!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Your card reminds me of when we use to do projects out of mens silk neckties! The pin cushion is so adorable, Lois!

Dawn said...

no way Lois! clever you... love the card and darling pin cushion!!

Vicki Dutcher said...

I am so making a pin cushion to match my sewing basket! Fabulous project!

Ann said...

LOVE the manniquin card!!!

Lillian Child said...

Fabulous job on you card - the striped paper background really compliements your beautifully stamped image! And what a sweet gift for the seamstress! Too cute!

Carol Dee said...

Great card, cool pincushion.

Pat Jandacek said...

Great card and pincushion!

P said...

Love the colors on your card, and what a great idea for a useful pincushion with storage inside!

Gloria said...

Vey creative ... love it all!

dawnmercedes said...

I love the idea of the pin cushion.

Sue D said...

Great card and love the pin cushion.

Claudine Poch said...

Gorgeos card and lovely pin cushion! Where are the s & p shakers?

Lynne said...

The pincushion is a great way to use those empty flower containers.

Winnie and Patty said...

Lois--I love the pincushion! What a creative idea! And I love the mulit-colored skirt on the dress form. Very nice! TFS

redwasher1 said...

Beautiful card Lois!! I love the colors and the DP. That pincushion is totally awesome!!

Joanne (jojot) said...

Lois....fabulous card....and that pin cushion is just so clever AND practical

Unknown said...

That is a great card and the pin cushion, what a great idea!

Jnett's Place said...

Very cute card and clever wrap.

Virgo5 said...

Oh these are great! Love the card, the ovals remind me of a cameo for some reason, and the pin cuchion is a great idea!

Karen said...

Lovely card and very cute pin cushion! I enjoyed seeing your card gallery too!

Sharon Peele said...

Lois, again you have made a beautiful card!! I love the colors and the DP you used to make the skirt! Your pincushion turned out awesome too!

stefeni said...

Cute projects, I love the pin cushion! So clever.

spunkycrayon at yahoo dot com

Heather B said...

Absolutely stunning cards and projects! I really want this set!

E. Marie said...

What a cute pin cushion!! Your coloring on that skirt was awesome, too. Great job.

Christine said...

The card is fantastic but I admit I love the pin cushion idea - so cute.