Did you know that My Favorite Things offers you the chance to win over $200 in merchandise each month as part of our Guest Designer Contest?  The winner joins our Design Team for the full month including our weekly Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch challenge, and participates in Teaser Time for the subsequent month’s release.

The August challenge was a sketch challenge, and you can see all the spectacular entries HERE.  After reviewing all the entries our judges are pleased to announce our newest guest designer.  Please join us in welcoming Wendy Bond.

Stay tuned because tomorrow, we’ll announce the sketch for our very next Guest Designer Contest!  Once the newest challenge has been published, you’ll have until September 3 at 12pm EST to submit your entry! We hope to see you there!

At last it is time to announce the fourteen Teaser Time Prize Winners. Thank you to all of you who left a little love for our designers during this week’s Teaser Time. Prizes will be sent directly to the winners’ email accounts this evening. Enjoy!

Day One

Winner from Karen Motz’s blog is Annie Rose who said: “This is gorgeous! I love her jacket. I would totally wear that. ”

Winner from Michele’s blog is Shari who said: “Michele, what a great card! Love the design.”

Day Two

Winner from Mona’s blog is 1CardCreator who said: “Gorgeous Mona!”

Winner from Lisa Johnson’s blog is Sue Ann who said: “LOVE this set ~ you really hit it out of the park. So happy to see you designing again!!”

Day Three

Winner from Karen Giron’s blog is Kelly Braund who said: “Oh, my gosh this is so sweet and I love those papers!”

Winner from Melody’s blog is Riet who said: “So gorgeous Melody.”

Day Four

Winner from Tara’s blog is Big Mamma~ a.k.a. Mary S who said: “Wow you out did yourself.. I love them all!”

Winner from Megan’s  blog is Angel who said: “WAY cool!!! love the color combo!”

Day Five

Winner from Joanne’s  blog is Amber  who said: “This so so adorable! I love the paper piecing!”

Winner from Jody’s blog is Martina who said: “lovely card ! love the glaze part, it makes an extra on your card”

Day Six

Winner from Barbara’s blog is Kimberly G. who said: “We hang most of our laundry out here and this little sweetie brings back many memories of hanging laundry with my Mom! You did a beautiful job with her, Barbara! I LOVE the blossom! ”

Winner from Inge’s blog is Sanne who said: “What a great ticket! I love PI! So cute, every time. Love Sanne “

Day Seven

Winner from Melody’s blog is Tonya who said: “This is darling. The colors are so soft and beautiful. Love the sweet image.”

Winner from Jessie’s blog is Holly who said: “Beautiful, love the flowers”

All of the Teaser Time prizes will be sent to the winners via email this evening. Winners, if your prize doesn’t arrive via email this evening please contact joanne@mftstamps.com for assistance.

Welcome back to the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge. We’re up to week 83 and we hope you’ll play along for your chance at the weekly prize, valued at up to $20 in vouchers to the MFT Boutique. You can submit your entry using the keyword MFTWSC83 to the Gallery at Splitcoaststampers. Remember that entries close on Tuesday, August 8th at noon EST.

Here’s this week’s sketch:

And I have a beautiful sample from Mona to share with you today.

supplies: Always time for Tea, Dainty Doily Duo, Mini Royal Rose

Check out the samples created by our talented design team members by clicking on each of the graphics below.

Thanks for all of the sweet comments that you left for the girls on their Buttons Galore and More and My Favorite Things Blog Hop Projects.

We hope that you had as much fun visiting with all of the designers as they had working on their projects.  If you missed the blog hop for any reason, you can find all the participants here. We’re pleased to announce the two winners of the MFT Gift Certificates.  Be sure to check the Buttons Galore and More Blog for their winners too!  Winners, be sure to check your email boxes, I’m off to send your vouchers today!

From Laura Evangeline’s Blog Sue Ann said…

“MY DEAR is right ~ this is BEAUTIFUL!! All the elements are pulled together SO beautifully. What a way to wake up with such a beautiful card on this blog hop!!!”

From Jessie’s Blog  Thelma said…

MFT has teamed up with Buttons Galore & More to do a Blog Hop showcasing products from both companies! You’ll want to leave a comment on EACH designer’s blog because there is $100 in prizes up for grabs. MFT will be giving away 2, $25 Gift Certificates, and Buttons Galore & More will be giving away 2, $25 button assortments. The deadline to comment is July 29th and the winners of all prizes will be announced on July 30th on the MFT and BG&M blogs, so check back to see if you’ve won!

Niki Meiners

Carla Schauer

Keri Lee Serika

Laura Evangeline

Elise Durenberger

Dana Gustafson

Jen Goode

Ann Butler

Welcome back to the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge. We’re up to week 82 and we hope you’ll play along for your chance at the weekly prize, valued at up to $20 in vouchers to the MFT Boutique. You can submit your entry using the keyword MFTWSC81 to the Gallery at Splitcoaststampers. Remember that entries close on Tuesday, July 31st at noon EST.

Here’s this week’s sketch:

And I have a beautiful sample from Jessie to share with you today.

Check out the samples created by our talented design team members by clicking on each of the graphics below.

We’ve been off looking at all the gorgeous inspiration to be found on the CHA show floor, but today we’re here to share beautiful inspiration created by our fabulous customers! We hope you’ll be inspired by the five featured artists today, and that you’ll head over to leave them a little love.  We’ll see you next week with another five Favorite Finds.

Lori

supplies used

Stamps: Clearly Sentimental about Audrey Hepburn, Girly Graphic Tee
Die-namics: Girly Graphic Tee, Notched Border

Heather

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Stamps: Pure Innocence Fairy Girl,
Die-namics: Simply Scallops Large, Mini Rolled Roses, Tabs Foursome

Wendy

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Stamps: Cowgirl
Die-namics: Mini Ticket Strip, Country Charms

 Amy

supplies used

Stamps: Who’s that Musical Girl
Die-namics: Medium Simply Scallops

Jenny

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Stamps:  PI Warm Fuzzies
Die-namics: Mini Tabs Foursome, Oval Open Scallop Edge

Hello Friends! Usually I’ve got a video for you on Fridays, but we’ve been busy preparing for our trip to CHA next week.   I wanted to leave you with a little eye candy before the weekend though, so I was happy to create a big old mess on my desk and make a card to share.

I inked up Pure Innocence: Freckles with Brilliance Ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I wanted to play with my new Tim Holtz Markers before I took off for the week.  I’ll get started on a tutorial for working with them for you all, but wanted to play around a bit first.  I really enjoy watercoloring, so this was great fun!

I’ve used the Rounded Banner STAX for my main panel.  The Sentiment Strips are fantastic for small sentiment placement. I diced it in half to use in pieces on this card…..

The Pretty Posies Die-namics is always a favorite of mine. Here I’ve added one of our new Buttons – this one is Sno Cone.

Thanks for stopping by today, and we’ll see you again next week.  Be sure to follow MFT on Facebook for any updates we have from Chicago!

We’ve been keeping a SPECTACULAR secret for several months now, and we are so excited that it is finally time to share the news.

My Favorite Things is pleased and proud to welcome Lisa Johnson to the MFT Team!

Lisa will be joining us as an Illustrator for her own line of stamps and dies, Lisa Johnson Designs, and will also be designing alongside our other amazing Team Members.

Lisa’s first stamp set and Die-namics dies will be revealed on August 1, 2012, during our August Release Teasers and will be available for purchase on August 7 at 10 PM EST with our August Release. Until then, make sure you follow her at Poppy Paperie to be inspired by her fabulous work.

Lisa Johnson Designs – Fresh style, clean lines, full of versatility, and exclusively at My Favorite Things.

Several of our Designers have projects to share with you today. Be sure to click on the following graphics to be directed to their posts!