Last minute superstar!

Hello!

There is a super challenge going on over at the MFT Card Challenge blog. I've been watching the awesome entries loading over the past couple of weeks and kept thinking,  "I should sit down and enter this, too."  And then it came to today, the first time I've had two seconds spare, and I only have two seconds to go before the challenge closes! Well, two hours, but it FEELS like two seconds, haha!

I used my usual super-CAS style to come up with this card. I used MFT Complimentary Greetings and Stitched Circle Frame dies.

Today is a happy day for me. Today is the 16th anniversary of my marriage to my darling. We've spent 22 amazing years together, filled with heaps of fun and joy, interspersed with the usual challenges that a partnership (and kids) brings. :-)

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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Super Girl strikes again!

Hello!

I know there are only so many times I can show off my little Super Girl, but I love her so much that I think she'll continue to make regular appearances here on the blog. :-)  Maybe I secretly have a desire to be a Super Hero myself... ;-) My girls reckon that this girl looks like me. :-) I usually make my Super Girls just like my girls - fair and blonde - but I stretched myself to make darker hair and skin this time. I'll get more adventurous, I promise (as the Copic collection grows slowly)!

I used MFT You're Super stamps, and the mask die came from Super Boy. He was happy to share.

I used the MFT Sketch Challenge sketch for my design layout.

The colour scheme came from Colour Me! Challenge.

Thank-you for visiting me!

Michelle
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Super Awesome Girl!

Hello!

Recently I was lucky enough to win a voucher from My Favorite Things stamps. Within about five minutes of winning that voucher, I was in the shop deciding what I was going to buy. Shortly thereafter, I placed my order... and then started the waiting, and stalking the mail tracker, as my parcel made its way all the way to the other side of the world to me here in Australia. What did I buy? Well, a few things, including You're Super. Because I have two super girls of my own and several super-girl nieces, I thought this stamp set would get well used. ;-)

I made this card using both the colour and sketch inspiration at MFT Challenges.

I coloured Super Awesome Girl using Copics and SU! Blendabilities (discontinued). I switched the sketch around slightly.

The colour challenge is:

The sketch challenge is:

I really enjoyed creating this girl. I hope you like her as much as I do!

Michelle
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MFT Challenges - sketch and colour

Hello!

With Susan Opel leading an awesome team of designers on the newly launched MFT Challenge Blog, I couldn't resist joining in the fun. I will admit that my stash of MFT products is very limited. I think I own one stamp set (which I couldn't get to work with these challenges) and two little die sets (flowers). That doesn't mean that I don't love MFT, it just means that my limited budget has not allowed me to buy all that I love (yet). But, I wanted to join in anyway, and so here I am! :-)

My first card is for the sketch challenge.

I used Hero Arts Bicycle stamps and dies, Memory Box Puffy Clouds, Mama Elephant Femme Frames and Banner, and MFT Die-namics flower. Whew! That's a collection of product for one little card!

My second card is for the colour challenge.

These cute little bugs (Clearly Besotted Build a Bug) were another present from my secret santa. They're so sweet!! The sentiment is PTI Ballerina Beauty.

Because the bugs are new, I'm joining in with Darnell's NBUS Challenge, again (2nd entry). :-)

Edit: Because Ardyth tells me this card meets the definition of "attractive opposites" (white/black, red/green), I'm entering into One Layer Simplicity as well! :-)

I've been enjoying my holidays, being able to relax and play with my craft and art. I'm back at work on Monday, and I really would rather stay home! ;-) The kids have another two and a half weeks of holidays before school starts back. They get to stay home with Dad having fun while I toil away in the City.

Thanks for coming by to visit!

Michelle
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