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Hello friends! My Favorite Things released their brand new card kit, Festive Flamingos, yesterday! You can grab your kit before it's gone HERE. MFT also released the brand new Sweet Holiday Penguins stamps and dies. These awesome new products are flying off the shelves.
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Watch the creation of these sweet holiday scene cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil was used to mask off the bottom of an A2 panel and Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio were applied to the "sky" as shown. Picket Fence Distress Paint was splattered over the background to resemble "falling snow".
Images from the Sweet Holiday Penguins stamps were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. Some of the images were adhered with foam adhesive for additional dimension. A greeting from the stamp set was stamped below the penguins with black ink.
The design was finished with a scattering of heart accents.
The Festive Flamingos Card Kit stamps were used for the second flamboyantly fun design. The MFT Drifts and Hills Stencil was used to mask off the bottom of an 4" x 5 1/4" panel and the background was inked with Tattered Rose and Abandoned Coral Distress Inks. This color combination was inspired by the colors for the flamingos to really showcase the cute designs.
A sentiment from the Festive Flamingos Stamp Set was stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder. Snowflakes from the You Make My Heart Melt Stamp Set were stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The flamingos from Festive Flamingos Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Intense Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The card was finished with Nuvo Crystal Drops in Autumn Red on the antlers and White Blizzard scattered around the "sky".
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I'm thrilled to be joining MFT today for the MFT & Friends July 2018 Release Blog Hop!
Today I'm sharing a create-your-own background card featuring several new stamps and dies from the July 2018 Release! One of my favorite things to do is to create my own background with inks and stamps. This custom background was inked with two colors of Distress Oxide Ink, stamped with stripes for a tone-on-tone look, text was stamped and embossed over the top in white to really pop, and stamped stars were added to finish the background! Cute critters, die cut balloons, and an additional greeting all finish off this one-of-a-kind birthday card!
On a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of smooth white cardstock I blended Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide Inks to create the minty green background. Over the top of the inking, I stamped the Happy Birthday To You Stripes with the same two ink colors for the tone-on-tone feel. I spritzed the background with water from a Distress Sprayer to add subtle distressing.
The turtle and lady bug from Love Bug were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Love Bug Dies before being adhered with foam adhesive to the background as shown.
A sentiment from the Love Bug Stamp Set was stamped on dark gray cardstock with embossing ink, heat set with white embossing powder, and trimmed into a thin strip before being adhered underneath the critters with foam adhesive as shown.
Balloons and strings were die cut from several colors of cardstock with the I Heart Celebrating Dies and adhered to the card as shown. The balloons were finished with Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard or Glossy Accents.
Watch the creation of this create-your-own background card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Hello! It's that time of year where I'm needing to finish up my graduation cards and today I'm using a combination of fun critters, including my all-time favorite Mama Elephant Page Huggers stamp set for these whimsical cards! Use your favorite critter images with a graduation cap and diploma (my favorite cap and diploma images are the Page Huggers ones as they work with so many different critters) and some congrats sentiments to make graduation cards of your own. Customize the sentiment greeting and caps to match the school colors of your graduate!
The backgrounds for each card were inked with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink and the MFT Clouds Stencil. Clouds are always one of my favorite backgrounds for graduation themed cards. I think the caps thrown in the air and the inspiring sentiments are encouraging for the graduate and that next stage in their life!
Dimensional die cut sentiments were die cut from smooth white cardstock adhered to Fun Foam with Stick It adhesive using the Winnie & Walter Congrats Die (available only on the W&W website) and the Mama Elephant Script Congrats Die. Each greeting was inked with Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink in an ombre look and adhered to the backgrounds as shown. Glossy Accents gives the greetings a glossy, bright finish. It's much easier to apply Glossy Accents if you have a fine tip applicator like THIS one or THIS one for your bottle.
A cloud border was die cut from smooth white cardstock using a Mama Elephant Landscape Trio Die and adhered along the bottom edge of each background using foam adhesive.
V I D E O T U T O R I A L To watch the creation of fun critters graduation cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Welcome to Day 1 of my last minute Handmade Holiday 2017 Series!
I'm back with my fourth year of last minute handmade ideas! Even with the craziness of the season I like to be able to add handmade touches to gifts for our friends and family. Over the next couple of weeks I'll be sharing mostly quick (an hour or less) Handmade Holiday ideas for cards, tags and gift wrapping sure to add that handmade touch we all love. Most ideas will include multiples (today I created six gift card holder cards)!
Each Handmade Holiday project blog post will feature a brand new, never before seen project(s) plus an incredible giveaway from a generous sponsor!
SNOWMAN HOLIDAY COFFEE CUP GIFT CARD HOLDER SHAPED CARDS
First, I have to say that the Honey Bee Stamps Coffee Card Gift Holder Dies is one of my favorite dies sets released this year! Not only does it make exceptional holiday gift card holders but you can create coffee cup gift card holders for any season or occasion just by changing up what you use to decorate the front and the switch up the greetings! I can't get enough of these! I did create some additional holiday-themed ones HERE and I will also be sharing more ideas going forward in the new year for other occasions!
To start, I die cut all the coffee card bases from Lawn Fawn Knit Picky Collection Pack using the Spellbinders Platinum 8.5" Platform Machine. You guys..... it cuts like butter! So amazing! And the larger platform size just makes it so easy! The coffee cup band was die cut from vellum and secured with 1/8" Scor Tape. The band is what holds the gift card inside the card without adhesive! Ingenious!
The lids of each cup were cut from Neenah Heavyweight Cardstock (I cut 12 total, 1 for the front, 1 for the back of each card). On the front of each I used the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to perfectly stamp the greeting from the My Favorite Things Coffee Break Stamp Set on each cup lid with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.
On the inside of each card I stamped and embossed with white embossing powder or stamped with black ink (depending on the color of patterned paper inside) a greeting from the Essentials By Ellen Holly Jolly Stamp Set.
I assembled each snowman on the each coffee cup band, making sure no adhesive was on the backs of anything hanging over the edges of the band (that would stick to the card and make removing the band difficult).
Glossy Accents was added to the eyes and berries of the snowmen to complete the design!
You just pop a gift card into each, sign your name, and done!
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To watch the creation of these gift card holder cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Happy Wednesday stamping friends! I have had the best time guest designing and playing along with the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge this month! Today I have a card and instructional video over on the My Favorite Things Challenge Blog/YouTube Channel featuring this week's sketch and I created a bonus card and video for my blog and personal YouTube Channel! It's an awesome sketch, and I just can't get enough of all the incredible stamps and dies from this month's release!
Here's a peek at the card I created for the MFT YouTube Channel. Be sure to visit the challenge blog HERE to view the video featuring how I created the Spotlight Die Cut Greeting with the awesome Peace Die.
Both of my cards today are based on this sketch:
I created an extreme skiing birthday card for my second example. A simple inked background, sloped border and skiing bear from the Ski-sons Greetings Stamp Set make for a simple, yet extremely cute birthday bear card!
A background was stamped with snowflakes from the You Make My Heart Melt Stamp Set using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks were applied to the background for embossed resist. The background was spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and blotted dry with a paper towel.
A ski slope was die cut from smooth white cardstock using a Stitched Mod Rectangle Stax die and adhered along the bottom edge of the background. I trimmed down the background scene to 4" x 5 1/4".
A greeting from the Ski-sons Greetings Stamp Set was stamped along the ski slope edge with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The skiing bear was adhered to the ski slope as shown and the design was finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Simply White.
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To watch the creation of this clean and simple inked background birthday scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Popping in here today to share this quick and easy simple stitched mod frame card using My Favorite Things stamps and dies for the MFT Sketch Challenge! The adorable bunnies and birds from the You Make My Heart Spin are just the cutest!
A Stitched Mod Rectangle Stax frame was die cut from a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Bristol Smooth Cardstock. Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean Distress Inks were applied to 3/4 of the stitched background using a Mini Ink Blending Tool. A Distress Sprayer was used to spritz the background with water before being blotted dry with a paper towel.
The inked background was adhered directly to a top fold card base. The frame was adhered with foam adhesive squares for a slightly dimensional frame.
The ice image and a greeting from the You Make My Heart Spin was stamped on vellum with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. A layer of Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen was applied over the "ice", the image was glued to the card base as shown, and finished with a layer of Glossy Accents. The glue will make the vellum buckle a bit but once completely dry, the image is completely flat!
The bunny, bird, and heart images from the You Make My Heart Spin were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies.
To watch the creation of this simple mod frame scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Hello friends! I'm thrilled to be guesting over on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration Blog this month! Today I'm sharing a new card and video inspired by the Sketch Challenge. Be sure to check it out HERE. Enter your own take on the sketch for a chance to win up to $50 in brand new MFT products.
A tone-on-tone white pigment ink stenciled and stamped background on MFT Grout Gray cardstock is the perfect subtle scene for the adorable Friends In The Forest deer! This clean and simple card is super easy to create. Let's get started!
A background rectangle was trimmed to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" from Grout Gray Cardstock. A 3 1/2" square was trimmed from another piece of Grout Gray Cardstock. The two pieces were temporarily adhered together and the snowy border was inked along the bottom edge going from the background to the square using the Drifts and Hills Stencil, white pigment ink, and an ink blending tool.
The square panel was flipped over and scored 1/2" on each side to form an embossed "frame". The panel was adhered to the background with foam adhesive.
A greeting from the Friends In The Forest Stamp Set was stamped on Electric Red Cardstock using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being trimmed into a thin strip and adhered to the background as shown.
The deer from Friends In The Forest was stamped on smooth white cardstock using a black ink for Copic coloring, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Friends In The Forest Dies. The deer was adhered to the scene as shown.
To watch the creation of this tone-on-tone white pigment ink background card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Hello friends! I'm thrilled to be guesting over on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration Blog this month! Today I'm sharing a new card and video inspired by the Sketch Challenge. Be sure to check it out HERE. Enter your own take on the sketch for a chance to win up to $50 in brand new MFT products.
Patterned paper from the new Graphic Grid Pastels Paper Pad perfectly compliments the cardstock. A 1 1/4" strip was adhered along the bottom edge of the front of the card. A sentiment from the You Make My Heart Melt Stamp Set was stamped on with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being adhered where the lighter purple cardstock and patterned paper meet.
Snowflakes from the were stamped on the clear window using white StazOn Ink.
Detail was added to the ice, hearts, cat's nose, and owl's beak with Glossy Accents. White "snow drops" were adhered Nuvo Crystal Drops in Simply White.
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To watch the creation of this inlay frame shaker card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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I love the look of a spotlight on a card. There are many ways to achieve a spotlight and today I'm going to share a quick and easy way to create a spotlight scene card with a stenciled background. I absolutely adore the New Best Friend Stamp Set and coordinating dies from My Favorite Things. Isn't it cute? (There's kitties, too, for my cat-loving friends!)
On a 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" piece of smooth white cardstock, I die cut a Stitched Mod Rectangle from the panel as shown. I temporarily taped the die cut to the rest of the panel on the backside.
The outside panel was secured to a white top fold card base and then four white die cut Stitched Mod Rectangles were stacked one on top of another in the die cut opening and finished with the stenciled die cut on top. The dimension creates a "spotlight" to highlight this portion of the scene!
Images from the New Best Friend Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered to the scene as shown. Tufts of grass were drawn in with a Copic Marker.
The "woof" greeting was stamped on the background with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink using first and second generation stamping and the card was finished with Glossy Accents on the dog's noses and the hearts.
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To watch the creation of this spotlight stenciled scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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