Welcome to MFT's August Release Blog Hop! For those already hopping with us, hopefully you've arrived here from Frances. If you just happened by, then you may want to go back to the beginning with Kim.
My Favorite Things will be releasing four really fun new sets, plus a new Spooktacular Ribbon Nest and matching Adornments, tomorrow night (August 5) at 10 pm. Just prior to that we'll have our monthly New Release Cocktail Party, which begins at 8 pm in the MFT Forum on SCS. Hope you'll join us!
I was so excited to see the new set Grow Love, Plant a Tree. So adorable and good for such a wide mix of fun styles. I wanted to go with a sort of homespun, quilted look for this card, so I created a scene with different patterns from Basic Grey's Lemonade pack. Love the whimsy of the Lemonade collection - a perfect match for these sweet little trees. The hills are created with torn strips of dp, and the trees are stamped and paper pieced. To continue the look, I attached pink buttons for apples and used embroidery floss to stitch a border around the trees, an idea I'm sharing in this week's How'd They Do That? tutorial. At the beginning of every month, 3-4 design team members each share a quick tip or trick for working with the new sets. This month, it's a "card medic trifecta" - Jessie is performing a bit of stamp surgery, Cindy is dressing boo boo's, and I'm putting in stitches - hope you'll check it out!
To continue hopping, head over to Carole at Mother's Little Helper. She's sure to have something scrumptious for you!!
Stamps: Grow Love, Plant A Tree (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay, Papertrey Vintage Cream, Basic Grey Lemonade dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Antique Linen Distress
Accessories: embroidery floss, buttons, SU ribbon, May Arts burlap string, edge distressing tool, sewing machine, (and not one bit of foam adhesive, can you believe?!)
Size: 5 1/2" square
61 comments:
Seriously, this is AMYzing!!! It's your little touches that make your cards fantastic!!! LOVE the stitching!!
loving all the stitching Amy
OMGosh! I love this!!! Love the colors, love the distressing, love the two trees together, love it all!!! Gorgeous, Amy!
This is amazing girl!! But I gotta say, the whole card medic thing...you are a genius!! LOVE IT!!
AAAAAAAAH!!!! This is simply amazing! Every detail is just fantastic!
OH MY GOSH. I don't think it's possible to love a card more than I love this one.
Absolutely gorgeous! Love it!!
Oh my gosh!!! Look at all of these little details!1 Wow! I'll have to check out that HTDT tutorial.
Wow! This is absolutely beautiful! I LOVE IT!!! Love everything about it....your paper piecing, the bg paper, the sewing, the green stitching on your trees, the torn paper, distressed edges, buttons, all of it... I way so happy I could click on the pic to get a close up of the card's fabulousness! :) Amazing!
DITTO to what everyone has said already! This is incredible Amy! All the piecing and extra stitching takes this card over the top!!! :) I'm in *love* with this card!
I honestly love all of your cards, but this has to be my favorite! Love love love the paper-pieced trees, their stitched outlines, the color combo, EVERYTHING!
What everyone else said. I Love this.
your card is totally gorgeous, I love the scene you created.
Sometimes you have to sum something up in a single word. WOW!
I just SO love your style Amy! I love this card! I have love the stitching and the texture you added!
Wow! Way to use your DP and stitching. This is amazing.
*THUD* This is stunning Amy!!!! Love the distressing and stitching!!!
Good golly, what a eye popping card! It really caught my attention the minute I laid eyes on it! The close up details was awesome; it allowed me to appreciate your work all the more. You never ever disappoint!
Amy, this is so beautiful - it just took my breath away! I have got these papers on order at the moment so now I am even more excited. I think I may have to go lie down! Jo x
So very very cute! Those trees are so fun and I adore the stitching! Where do you get all of your fabulous ideas?!
This is SEW pretty!!! (Sorry, had to say it.) I am lovin' scene cards, and of course anything made by YOU :)
What an elegant card! Love the detail!
Would you look at that! This tree card is sew special. Fantastic, my dear.
This is super cute, Amy!
As always Amy, your card is amazing. You are an inspiration.
this card just about made me spill my coffee on myself! it is absolutely stunning :)
This card is totally TDF!!!!! Love the floss and the overall look of this card! Amazing!
As always, fabulous job, Amy. I am really lovin' the homespun look. The papers you used are perfect for that look too. I can't wait to try something like this. Fantastic!
OH this is jaw dropping beautiful! I love the colors here, very mosaic and patchwork and so bright and whimsical at the same time - it's STUNNING!!!!!!!
Wow! This is "sew fabulous!" I love all your stitching, layers, and buttons. TFS. Love you work.
Amy, this is OUTSTANDING!! You always wow me, but this has totally blown me away!! You knock our socks off!! WOW!!
I've given you an award on my blog. (It's a brand new award) Please check it out and feel free to pass it along. Thanks for inspiring me!
WOW, this is absolutely stunning!!! All of the Lemonade papers are perfect in their little settings. Love the buttons too!
WOW! The detail on this card is unbelievable, Amy! WONDERFUL job!
THIS is a special, special card! Truly amazing with all of the detail and care put into it. Where do you come up with these things? WOW!
Love your card Amy - so much detail - just awesome. Thanks for the close up shots too - gives me so much more appreciation of it all.
This is fantastic! I love the whole scene you've created... and the stitching... and the buttons... and... :)
I don't know what to even say--this is freakin' jaw dropping madness, it's just adorable, beautiful, fun, funky, and {sew} adorable!!!!
Gorgeous!!! Everything about it is just gorgeous.
OMG look at all that detailed sewing!
OH! You always leave me speechless...Does that say it?!!!!
WOW! WOW! WOW! This card is AWESOME and I LOVE the apples...
OMG!!! This is amazingly incredible!! I love every detail!!
{{{{SQUEAL}}}}}!!!! This is amazing....this is SOOOOO AMY (meaning me!!!). You are so talented girl!!!!
Amy, that is SO DARNED COOL! I love the crazy colors and patterns, the stitching and buttons.
Most EXCELLENT artwork!
Holy smokes, this is the coolest, down home country-charm card!! Your paper choices are deeeeelish!! =)
Such a cheerful card Amy.......I bet this took you a while but it came out so nice.....every card you design just amazes me......
P.S. Thank you again for your photographing tutorial.....
kerry2
Your stitching and patterns are so AMAZING Amy! Beautifully done.
And hey...I see your pearly whites, you must have had your braces off! We just had our first appt for our daughters braces coming on this fall. She's none to thrilled about the process! :)
WOW, I keep thinking I landed on a favorite card and I know I did NOW. Amy, this is more than outstanding, it's a gorjuss work of art. The stitching is the perfect accent and the hills and the colors and your paper choice...did I tell you I love this!!
Outstanding detailing. Love the scene you created!
Holy cow!! I just don't have enough adjectives to describe how much I love this card!! It just blows me away! Amy, you are brilliant! Pure genius!
Barb
All of these patterns go together so well and their all so bright and cheery! Love this card, it really does remind me of a homemade quilt :0)
This is truly amazing! I love how you did the trees - genius! And I love the way you tore the paper and made little hills! Again, total genius!
WOWZAS Amy!!! This is incredible - so much detail to look at!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!
Oh my gosh, Amy! This is FANTASTIC my friend! All those patterns and all that work...wow!
Wow Amy, this is STUNNING! Love all the wonderful texture and that embroidery floss stitching is over the top fabulous!!!
Holy Cow is this card fabulous!!!
I feel like I'm looking at a quilt square with all of the wonderful stitching, pretty colors and textures! It's awesome!
Ok Amy, this seriously just might be one of my favorite cards ANYONE has EVER done!!! I LOVE it!!!
so darling, that stitching and paper piecing are so neat, LOVE it!
Amy,
Right now there is call at Paper Crafts for all things "tree" involved. Seriously consider submitting this, its so beautiful!!
hugs
Latisha
Oh so cute - love the stitching. I am trying to incorporate more of my sewing supplies into my projects and this is a great idea! TFS :>)
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