MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club

Kim asked me last week, if I'd host the Wednesday Stamp Club for MFT, and of course, I was more than happy to oblige!

Wednesday Stamp Club is fairly new, so I thought I'd mention it here just in case you hadn't yet stopped by.

Its a great chance to play along in weekly challenges, sometimes hosted by Kim, sometimes by girls on the team. There's a prize offered weekly, and the girls on the MFT Forum are always there to chat, give encouragement or just make you laugh! Here's a direct link to this week's thread

Here's a quick peek at my project - which is my sample for the challenge. The challenge, is to create a piece of altered art or home decor. I hope you'll get inspired by the challenge, and play along - you can add your sample to the Mr Linky on Kim's blog until Tuesday, February 2nd at midnight EST.

I'll admit, I'm crazy addicted now to playing with iMovie. So I've done a little video tutorial that will show you more details on my little altered canvas.... You'll spy a few of my favorite products on here, MFT's Bling Bet, Glitzy Glitter, and MFT's Perfect Plaid Ribbon.

And here's a tip, if you plan to become hopefully addicted to your Bling Bet, or your Bling Bers, do yourself a favor and grab a Hot Fix Applicator. Latley I love using mine for custom sentiments, and while I certainly can use my bet and bers without it, I think it would speed it up to just have the right tool on hand. And lets be real.... we know, its all about the tools right?

Buttony Bow Tutorial

If you've been over to Blogabella you may have seen the news that this week's challenge from Stamping Bella is Floral/Nature. The great news is that you have until NEXT Thursday the 22nd to submit your sample (Emily has a few tradeshows this week and next!)

I had fun playing with my Ketto's Pot O Flowers with that challenge in mind... I'll have a new flowery creation for you next Friday!

After coloring my image, I went back and added my black glaze pen to each of the polka dots on the pot for a little extra "oomph."

This is the card that I used to put together a little bow tying tutorial. I get lots of questions about my Buttony Bows, so I thought I'd try to show you exactly what my process is.

My first hint is a nice firm ribbon that will keep shape, and my second hint is to use a LOT of it. Being stingy with the ribbon will make it super hard to tie, and come on, we all hoard the stuff, what good does it do you on the shelf, put that goodness to USE!

So, is official, you all can laugh at me, and how much ribbon and twine I use on my cards. (Note to self, I'm running low on twine! Yikes!)

My husband was teasing me about making this, because he says its just like tying a shoe. However, I will say, he was SO helpful being my camera man, and then showing me how iMovie works (uuum, amazing love it!)

I'm known to fuss and fuddle with these a lot to get them to look all floofy and "just right." But on the video I show you how I fiddle with them to get them exactly how I like them.

Its strange listening to your own voice and all, but I hope this is helpful to you all.

Please let me know what you think, and remember while I might be good at bows....I'm new to video. *giggle*

I'll get working on another fun thing I like to do with ribbon, a faux bow.

I've also uploaded to You Tube if that is easier for you. You can find it HERE.

Now, I'm running and hiding because I'm embarrassed. Be kind, okay?