Monthly Archives: August 2014

Hi all!  I took time this morning to play along with MFT‘s Wednesday Stamp Club.  It’s been a while, and I miss it.

I used Pure Innocence Sending Big Hugs with Spotlight Sentiments, Mini Scallop Edge and Diagonal Stripes Background.

Note:  The “blue-ish” enamel dots are actually purple.   They seem to be showing as blue only on some devices (i.e. my iPad).  ?

 The PI girl was die-cut from X-Press It Blending Card using Sending Big Hugs Die-namics, stamped in Black Licorice Hybrid ink then colored with Copic markers.  I nipped off her legs (eep!) and placed her inside an opening cut using Circle STAX 2.

The sentiment was stamped in Grape Jelly ink onto Grapesicle card stock then layered atop Sour Apple.  I cut the Sweet Tooth border using Mini Scallop Edge, and stripes were stamped in Sno Cone onto Berrylicious card stock.

I finished the inside very simply with a partial sentiment from Words of Inspiration and a silhouette stamped in Berrylicious ink.

 Here’s this week’s sketch.  All details about the sketch challenge can be found on the MFT blog and in this week’s newsletter.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hi everyone!  I’m back today with MFT‘s August Creative Challenge.

Watercolor is a medium that’s been around forever but is experiencing a resurgence in popularity in the crafting, card-making, and scrapbooking world. This month, our team will show you ways to achieve the look with stamps, stencils, and inks.

My first card uses Floral Fusion Cover-Up with Razzle Berry, Banana Split, Pink Lemonade and Cotton Candy dye inks showing from beneath.

The inks were stamped onto an acrylic block then picked up with a watercolor brush and added to dampened watercolor paper.  The sentiment, stamped in Black Licorice ink, is from Celebrate You.

Inside, I stamped an additional sentiment from Celebrate You and included a leftover piece of watercolored paper/Floral Fusion.

 The background on my second card was created by stamping Confetti Background in Versamark ink onto watercolor paper.  I clear embossed then watercolored over as above.  My first thought was to iron off the embossed dots but I decided I liked the shine so I left the embossing on the panel.

 Watercoloring was done with Banana Split, Grape Jelly, Berrylicious and Sour Apple inks.

I used Happy Birthday Die-namics along with Tag Talk to create the sentiment.

On the inside, I added an additional watercolored panel and a Birthday Sentiment.

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for direct links to more watercolored samples!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Happy Happy Birthday card

Hi everyone!  I’m back for Day 2 of MFT‘s August Release Rewind.  It was such a fun release, I welcome the chance to play some more!

First, I used new Pure Innocence Batty About You with the tiny spider from Centerpieces Spooky Window.

The Batty girl was stamped onto X-Press It Blending Card using Black Licorice hybrid ink then colored with Copic markers.  I drew “strings” using a black Copic Multi-liner and adhered the tiny spiders. To create the dotted pattern along the top, I first stamped Darling Dots in Limeade, then Grape Jelly dye ink.

Flag shapes were cut using Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Flags Layers.

Inside, I adhered a leftover strip of dotted paper, stamped the image again and added a sentiment from Witch Way is the Candy?

Next I used Spider Web Cover-Up, the spider from Centerpieces Spooky Window and a Spooky Sentiment.

When stamping the sentiment, I masked off the tiny tip at the bottom of the “hi” speech bubble to create a plain block.

I added clear dots of Glossy Accents to the web along with some orange and purple pearls, and the spider is raised on a clear foam square for added dimension.

Because one spider isn’t enough, I added another to the inside along with a second Spooky Sentiment.  (I like spiders as long as they’re paper.)

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for direct links to more Release Rewind posts.

Thanks for stopping by today!  🙂

A Halloween Hello card

Welcome to MFT‘s August New Product Launch!  All new products you’ve seen previewed over the last week are now available to you right HERE!

Be sure to visit each of the MFT Designers’ August Product Launch posts linked on the MFT Blog and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, August 14th for your chance to win one of two $100 Gift Vouchers. (You can do some fun shopping with $100!) The winners will be chosen at random and the prizes will be sent out on August 15th.

I have three cards to share tonight, all using new Birdie Brown Designs Witch Way is the Candy?

First I used the cute little witch, stamping her with Black Licorice hybrid ink onto X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers.

The surrounding blue was airbrushed and the tiny dots were added to her dress using a white pigment pen. I used Diagonal Stripes Background and Limeade ink, stamping once, then rotating my paper before stamping a second time to create the grid.

Inside, I stamped a silhouette in Limeade ink and added a sentiment from Pure Innocence Batty About You.

Next, I used the bat from Witch Way is the Candy, die-cutting with coordinating Die-namics.

I used Cloud Cover-Up with Black Licorice and Steel Grey card stock for the background, and the sentiment was stamped on the flag shape from Blueprints 18.

Inside, I stamped/colored an additional bat, stamped a second sentiment from BBD Let’s Hang Out and added a couple of leftover clouds.

On my last card, I focused on the frog and ‘spell’ sentiment, using Sun Ray Cover-Up to draw attention to the frog.

The sun rays were first die-cut in Black Licorice and Grape Jelly.  Before removing the Grape Jelly pieces, I heavily sprayed with Sheer Shimmer Mist, allowed to dry, then removed and inserted the pieces into the black frame. Clear dots were added using Glossy Accents.

I also used a Wine Copic Multi-liner to add a few freckles to the frog.

On the inside, I stamped the frog again, a couple clouds and a sentiment from You Make My Day.

Don’t forget to check out the MFT Blog for direct links to samples using all of the new products!   And as you look, don’t forget to comment for your chance to win one of TWO $100 Gift Vouchers!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

Witch Way is the Candy? card

Hi everyone!  I have one last preview to share before MFT‘s August New Product Launch tonight at 10 p.m. EST.  Today I’ve used Spooky Scene Die-namics, a 12-piece scene building set of dies.  There are so many possibilities!

I began my scene by using a Copic air brush and three gray markers to add color to a block of X-Press It Blending Card, concentrating the darker shades at the bottom.  I die-cut a tree and fence from Black Licorice card stock, using a clear glaze pen to color over the fence for dimension and shine.

The ghosts were cut from Sweet Tooth with additional black eyes cut to insert into the holes.  A few enamel dots were used to ‘decorate’ the tree, and the clear embossed Spooky Sentiment was stamped in Black Licorice dye ink.

Inside, I stamped a second Spooky Sentiment and added a little die-cut black cat with Limeade eyes, also from Spooky Scene Die-namics.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’ll be back tonight at 10 p.m. EST for the New Product Launch!

Please note that links to new products will not be in effect until time of release, August 12, 10 p.m. EST.