Showing posts with label thebirthdayprojectchallenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thebirthdayprojectchallenge. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Challenge Blog Update

We're making some changes to the Challenge Blog and wanted to update you so you know when and where to find all of your favorite challenges throughout the month! :)

Starting this month, all of our monthly challenge posts will be hosted on our main blog and will no longer be here on the Challenge Blog. These challenges include the following:

Wednesday Sketch Challenge
Color Challenge 
The Birthday Project Challenge

All of the challenges will remain the same - they will just have a new home and a new start time of 12pm EDT.

While we will no longer be doing a weekly Spotted post, we're always so thrilled to see what our customers and followers are creating and will still be highlighting projects that catch our eye on social media.  Share your cards on InstagramTwitter, and Facebook using the hashtag #mftstamps

Thank you so much for spending time with us here on the Challenge blog - we appreciate you and all of the projects you've shared. 

See you tomorrow, April 3, at 12pm EDT on the main blog for Sketch Challenge 431!






Thursday, March 21, 2019

The Birthday Project Challenge - ROYGBIV

Despite different backgrounds, beliefs, and traditions, one thing we share that unites us and is worth celebrating is the birthday of friends and family. Recognizing the special day of someone you love with a handcrafted card straight from the heart is always a good idea and if stocking your stash with unique birthday designs is on the agenda, have we got the perfect challenge for you! 

Our monthly Birthday Project challenge features ideas for getting creative with your birthday card making. Our team is excited to share their ideas, and we’re ALL excited to see how the challenges inspire you!


Rainbows are always the right choice — especially for celebratory occasions like birthdays! While we offer a number of options in our selection of stamps and Die-namics that are a literal representation of this iconic imagery, incorporating that cheery color combo can be done in an endless variety of ways. Get creative this month and share your rainbow-inspired birthday cards with us!

MFT products are encouraged, but not required - just make sure to add rainbow colors to your birthday project to be eligible! You can enter your cards for this week's challenge in the Inlinkz Link Up at the bottom of this post.

Handmade card by Vika Salmina featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps
Vika added a die cut rainbow to her card and used watercolor to add in all of the rainbow colors. The clouds on each end really help the vibrant colors stand out on her scene.

Handmade card by Laura Dovalo featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps
What's cuter than a collection of rainbow animals ready for a fun celebration? Laura used black ink for all of her stamped elements and created a rainbow by adding the colors to all of her safari animals.

Congratulations, Nina! You are the randomly selected winner of last month’s Birthday Project challenge.

You can view all the entries for last month’s Birthday Project challenge HERE.


Now, it's your turn. You have until Wednesday, April 17 , at noon EDT to add your link and be eligible for the prize of $50 in MFT Cash to be spent in the MFT boutique. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance! 

Make sure to add rainbow colors to your birthday project to be eligible!  Projects that do not fit the challenge theme may be removed from the challenge entries.

Check out some of the other projects this month's challenge inspired our team to create:



Supplies featured in today's cards:




Watch for shout outs on the blog every Tuesday, too! We'll feature fun, unique, clever, and noteworthy projects submitted using MFT products with design tips and trend talk. Who knows? You might be SPOTTED! Share your cards on InstagramTwitter, and Facebook using the hashtag #mftstamps


Join the fun at our MFT Insiders group on Facebook!


To enter a challenge in the Inklinkz link-up, click on the blue ‘Add your link’ button below.

You can add images from your blog or load them directly from your social media accounts, such as Instagram, Flickr, etc… Enter your link, your name and your email address (your email remains private) for the card you would like to enter. 



Once you’ve selected your image, you’ll need to check the two boxes below the image area and then click on ‘done’ to upload your project. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!
Click here to enter

Thursday, February 21, 2019

The Birthday Project Challenge - You're How Old?

Despite different backgrounds, beliefs, and traditions, one thing we share that unites us and is worth celebrating is the birthday of friends and family. Recognizing the special day of someone you love with a handcrafted card straight from the heart is always a good idea and if stocking your stash with unique birthday designs is on the agenda, have we got the perfect challenge for you! 

Our monthly Birthday Project challenge features ideas for getting creative with your birthday card making. Our team is excited to share their ideas, and we’re ALL excited to see how the challenges inspire you!


Sometimes using a numerical representation of the birthday boy or girl’s age is to share in their excitement (four-year-olds LOVE being four!) and sometimes, it’s maybe to rub it in a bit…in a loving way, of course. This month, we're challenging you to come up with interesting ways to feature numbers in your designs — whether recognizing the milestone of a newly-christened teenager, the celebration of hitting the half-century mark, or anything in between (or beyond!) we want to see numbers in play.

MFT products are encouraged, but not required - just make sure to add a number to your birthday project to be eligible! You can enter your cards for this week's challenge in the Inlinkz Link Up at the bottom of this post.

Handmade card by Francine Vuilleme featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps

Francine created a colorful birthday design with a bold, muli-color striped background and her sentiment stamped on either side. She added a stamped giraffe as her focal image and perched the die cut number 8 on his back to personalize it with the recipient's age.


Debbie used the Happy Birthday Candles Die-namics to create an interactive shaker backdrop for the card and added a stamped sentiment strip over top. She then added her die cut age directly on top of the sentiment to personalize her card for a milestone birthday celebration.

Congratulations, Stephanie! You are the randomly selected winner of last month’s Birthday Project challenge.

You can view all the entries for last month’s Birthday Project challenge HERE.


Now, it's your turn. You have until Wednesday, March 20, at noon EST to add your link and be eligible for the prize of $50 in MFT Cash to be spent in the MFT boutique. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance! 

Make sure to add a number to your birthday project to be eligible!  Projects that do not fit the challenge theme may be removed from the challenge entries.

Check out some of the other projects this month's challenge inspired our team to create:



Supplies featured in today's cards:




Watch for shout outs on the blog every Tuesday, too! We'll feature fun, unique, clever, and noteworthy projects submitted using MFT products with design tips and trend talk. Who knows? You might be SPOTTED! Share your cards on InstagramTwitter, and Facebook using the hashtag #mftstamps


Join the fun at our MFT Insiders group on Facebook!


To enter a challenge in the Inklinkz link-up, click on the blue ‘Add your link’ button below.

You can add images from your blog or load them directly from your social media accounts, such as Instagram, Flickr, etc… Enter your link, your name and your email address (your email remains private) for the card you would like to enter. 



Once you’ve selected your image, you’ll need to check the two boxes below the image area and then click on ‘done’ to upload your project.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

The Birthday Project Challenge - May We Present

Despite different backgrounds, beliefs, and traditions, one thing we share that unites us and is worth celebrating is the birthday of friends and family. Recognizing the special day of someone you love with a handcrafted card straight from the heart is always a good idea and if stocking your stash with unique birthday designs is on the agenda, have we got the perfect challenge for you! 

Our monthly Birthday Project challenge features ideas for getting creative with your birthday card making. Our team is excited to share their ideas, and we’re ALL excited to see how the challenges inspire you!


We know it’s the thought that counts but c’mon, can we all agree that a thoughtful gift is really the icing on the birthday cake? With a wide variety of gift stamps and dies, you ought to have no trouble completing this month’s challenge — join our team in crafting a birthday card featuring one or more presents.

MFT products are encouraged, but not required - just make sure to add a present to your birthday project to be eligible! You can enter your cards for this week's challenge in the Inlinkz Link Up at the bottom of this post.

Handmade card by Inge Groot featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps
At first glance it might appear as though Inge forgot to include a present on her design, but if you look a little closer, you'll see the sweet surprise the hippo has hiding behind his back.

Handmade card by Laurie Willison featuring products from My Favorite Things #mftstamps
A present doesn't have to come in a box tied with ribbon - gift bags are a great choice if you're short on time or just want to get creative with your gift-giving. 

Congratulations, Sarah Greber! You are the randomly selected winner of last month’s Birthday Project challenge.

You can view all the entries for last month’s Birthday Project challenge HERE.


Now, it's your turn. You have until Wednesday, February 20, at noon EST to add your link and be eligible for the prize of $50 in MFT Cash to be spent in the MFT boutique. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance! 

Make sure to add a present to your birthday project to be eligible!  Projects that do not fit the challenge theme may be removed from the challenge entries.

Check out some of the other projects this month's challenge inspired our team to create:



Supplies featured in today's cards:




Watch for shout outs on the blog every Tuesday, too! We'll feature fun, unique, clever, and noteworthy projects submitted using MFT products with design tips and trend talk. Who knows? You might be SPOTTED! Share your cards on InstagramTwitter, and Facebook using the hashtag #mftstamps


Join the fun at our MFT Insiders group on Facebook!


To enter a challenge in the Inklinkz link-up, click on the blue ‘Add your link’ button below.

You can add images from your blog or load them directly from your social media accounts, such as Instagram, Flickr, etc… Enter your link, your name and your email address (your email remains private) for the card you would like to enter. 



Once you’ve selected your image, you’ll need to check the two boxes below the image area and then click on ‘done’ to upload your project.