Saturday, July 5, 2014

Sunflower Birthday, and Gifts for YOU!

There’s a really special lady with a birthday today…it’s Kim, the MFT Lady herself!  So I just had to pull out one of my favorites things, the LJD Splendid Sunflower stamp set and make her a card!  Kim, if you’re reading this… wishing you a very happy birthday today!  (And this card will be late!)  :)
I took some inspiration from the Mojo Monday sketch #352 this week…
Happy Birthday, MFT Lady with My Favorite Things Splendid Sunflower by Tammy Hershberger
I know you’ve been seeing a lot of the Sunflower here lately, but I just love it so much… I thought maybe a pink version would make it easier to see again?  :)  I die-cut the sunflower using the LJD Splendid Sunflower Die-Namics with Pink Lemonade card stock, then stamped in Pink Lemonade hybrid ink.
  The flower center was stamped with Grout Gray hybrid ink and Steel Gray hybrid ink.  I also used my RV11 Copic marker to add some shading to the sunflower petals.  The leaf was cut from pale green card stock and stamped with Spearmint hybrid ink.  On the Grout Gray card stock panel on the left I stamped the BG Gingham background with Grout Gray hybrid ink, and I cut a Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX from pale green card stock and stamped in Spearmint hybrid ink with the new BG Romantic Script background.  The Pink Lemonade card stock back panel mounted on the Steel Gray card stock base was stamped with the BG Linen background in Pink Lemonade hybrid ink.  I added a tag cut from the Blueprints 14 from Grout Gray card stock, stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Sentiments set, and finished with some enamel dots.  The card measures 3 1/2” by 5 1/2”.
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Now, did you catch there in the title where I mentioned “gifts for you”?  Since it’s Kim’s birthday, I’m going to give away some gifts!  I have three Die-Namics Free-with-$60 dies that I’ve received with orders in the last month or two, and I’m giving them away to three lucky people!  So, if you’d like to win one of these Die-Namics… the Centerpieces You Mean the World to Me, or one of two File Folders Edges Die-Namics… this is what you need to do.  Leave me a comment, and tell me what’s your favorite thing over at My Favorite Things?  What do you love?  The Pure Innocence line… the fabulous Die-Namics… are you a die-hard Who’s That Girl? fan, even though she’s long gone?  Do you love the stencils, the fantastic colors of card stocks, inks and accessories that are all perfectly matched up?  Tell me what you love the most in a comment here by Monday, July 7th at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time.  I’ll post three winners here on Tuesday, July 8th!  (Please, only one comment per person!)  I will contact the winners, so please make sure your comment has a way for me to reach you or you won’t be eligible to win!
And on a side note, I want to send out a huge thank you to three special ladies… Celeste Goff, Tracey and Heather!  You three ladies leave me comments without fail on every post, and I want you to know that it’s very much appreciated!  I love hearing from you, and am grateful that you take the time to make me smile!



All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted…
Stamps:  LJD Splendid Sunflower, Birthday Sentiments, BG Gingham background, BG Linen background, BG Romantic Script back ground
Card stock:  Pink Lemonade card stock,

Grout Gray card stock, Steel Gray card stock
Inks:  Pink Lemonade hybrid ink, Spearmint hybrid ink, Grout Gray hybrid ink, Steel Gray hybrid ink
Dies:  LJD Splendid Sunflower Die-Namics, Blueprints 14, Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX
Accessories:  enamel dots (Doodlebug)
I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

23 comments:

Annie Rose said...

This is absolutely stunning in pink! I may need to get this stamp/die set now to stamp it in every color. :) I love it!

That's what I love about MFT -- the way the dies work with the stamps to make them even more spectacular. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous card!

Luvs,
Annie Rose

Ang said...

My first love at MFT was the unique flower dies. I use them on almost every card.
Thanks,
Ang

Debra said...

My favorite MFT items have to be the Dienamics! Thanks for the chance to win!

zehra said...

This flower is indeed beautiful, I love the dienamics and the inks at MFT, the colors are unique and love the look it gives. I got my love for making cards are due to clearly sentimental stamps, I love meaningful cards. Have a wonderful weekend.

Tracey said...

Just gorgeous!!

Kim S said...

Lovely colors!! And the detail you have added to the sunflower gives it amazing dimension.

Anonymous said...

My favorite MFT items are the Die-namics and of course adding to my growing collection of PI stamps!Thanks for the inspiration from the MFT teams each and every time!

LeAnne said...

I love this, Tammy! Your colors are so soft & pretty! And how sweet that you're doing a giveaway! I don't have a lot of MFT product, but I do love their dies and the Christmas and Halloween stamps that I have from them! Very high quality stuff and a great company!!!

PBrown9624 said...

Who knew pink. Sunflowers would look so good! Love it! My favorite are the die- namics. I just love dies!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Beautiful card Tammy. Love the shading and the soft pastel colors. I love sunflower images. :)

Cathy said...

Gorgeous card Tammy, love the pink. Thanks for a chance to win those fabulous MFT dies.

Gloria Westerman said...

So very pretty...love the flower..tf c

Julieo49 said...

I love the die-namics.

Misti said...

What a gorgeous card, Tammy! You've "helped" me add to my MFT wishlist! LOL

Anonymous said...

What a great new idea in pink! My favorite MFTs are the Blueprint die sets,PI stamps and now the new dies that match those special stamps.

Stacey Schafer said...

Beautiful card, Tammy! Thanks for offering such a fun prize for a fun occasion!!

Connie G said...

I just love the Dienamics! They cut like butter and the designs are so innovative - the Blueprints take all the guess work out of it all too!!! Thanks for the chance.

Sue D said...

Very pretty in pink card!
My favorite is the Pure Innocence line of stamps but I also like all their dies and would love to try their Blueprints line of dies.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Ssf said...

What do I love about my favorite things?
They are all "My Favorite Things"

Celeste Goff said...

Happy birthday Kim! What a beautiful card! I love that you used pink for the sunflower! That's the beauty of stamping and die cutting...you get to choose!

Indy's Designs said...

Fabulous card! There is so much to love at MFT! I like the STAX dies, especially the pierced or stitched ones!

Judy DiScipio said...

Love the matching set. Makes cardmaking so easy and fun. Love the pretty pink flower card. :)

Juliana said...

I am really drawn to all of the new dies at MFT!

This card is beautiful, Tammy!!
I love the colors on the petals!