{MFT Guest Designer Sketch} & {CQC154}

Hey Crafty Peeps!!! Are you totally surprised? It's Friday and I've got a treat for you - a card I made JUST FOR FUN!!!  Can you believe that?  I seem to be so busy lately that I can't find those extra few minutes to sit and craft for fun.  So, yesterday morning (a blessed day off from work), I got the kids off to school, laundry in the machine, candles lit and I sat down at the computer to check out some of the blogs I {heart} but haven't read in awhile...my first stop was Splitcoast Stampers.  WOW!  I have obviously been living under a rock because I think this was the first time I realized they have a new look...it's wonderful!

I popped into the My Favorite Things forum to check out their weekly sketch challenge but got sidetracked and discovered that I missed out on the chance to become a Guest Designer (which my fabulous friend, Jenny Peterson won...)  The sketch for this challenge was a fun one so I thought I'd give it a go anyways.  I must admit those tilty-panels are NOT on my list of favorite sketch elements but I figured what would a challenge be without a "challenge?"

I haven't really bought many of the new MFT stamps but did have a fair few sets that I could definitely use.  When I came across this colour combo over at the Colour Q Challenge, I knew exactly which set I was going to use:

These colours make me think of fall and warm, homey fabrics - you know, like a big, old quilt - and remembered this little girl with her fun, patchwork-y hat and coat:

I used some felt for the hearts just to give it a big of texture and dimension and added a button and some old embroidery thread I had hanging around.  I've had this Sassafras Lass paper pad FOREVER and have never used it but was thrilled to see how it was for this card - the colours matched exactly AND it has little hearts all over it.  Kismet, I tell ya... I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black, heat embossed it, and then coloured it with my Copics (R11, R22, R43, R59, R89, Y17, Y32, YR23, YR31, E51, W00, W1, E27).

So, there you have it - my Friday For-Fun Card.  :)  Thanks for stopping by - I hope you have a fantastic weekend.  Enjoy the beautiful fall weather.... :)