MFT OCTOBER HITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Hello and welcome to the MFT October Hits and Highlights challenge for the design team. 

This month we were asked to create a project with the theme of:

Merry and Bright

With the Christmas season approaching quickly, we’re bringing some merry and some bright to your computer today. We’ve challenged our designers to feature products that include “merry” in the name or to add some brightness to their projects with their favorite lights. You’ll surely be inspired to tackle your own holiday cards after checking out their creations!

My card today features the adorable Tweet Holidays stamp set. 

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped images from Tweet Holidays stamp set and cut them out with coordinating dies. 

The front panel was ink blended with Distress Oxides. I added splatters of water with a sprayer. After, I used a white gel pen to add snow on the panel and the images. Then, I heat embossed the sentiment from the Tweet Holidays stamp set. This is where you will find the word "Merry" for the Hits and Highlights challenge for this month. 

To finish, I foam mounted the images to the card front as shown. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!

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MFT OCTOBER HITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

MFT - COLOR CHALLENGE #104

New MFT Color Challenge #104

My card inspired by the challenge:

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped images from Fall Friends stamp set to match the color challenge. After, I cut them out with the coordinating dies. 

The front panel was ink blended to match the color challenge as well using Orange Zest, Wild Wisteria, and Lavender Fields Premium Dye Inks. I added splatters of Lavender Fields to add some interest. After it dried, I stamped the sentiment from the Fall Friends stamp set. 

To build the card, I adhered an A2 sized patterned paper from the Petite Plaid Paper Pack. Then, I added a layer of trimmed Orange Zest Prestige Cardstock. On top of that, I adhered the ink blended front panel.  To finish, I foam mounted the images to the card front as shown. 

What would you create with this fun new color palette? Play along with us and enter for a chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the MFT Boutique. Visit the Card Challenges blog for more information.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy stamping!

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MFT - COLOR CHALLENGE #104

POD - MISTLETOE FARM

Hello friends! I'm stopping by to share a card I made using rubber stamps from Purple Onion Designs. The images I used today are part of a recently released sweetest Mistletoe Farm stamp collection illustrated by Stacey Yacula.

To begin, I stamped the A2 sized front panel using the Farm Horizon stamp and colored it with Copic markers. Using a white gel pen, I added snow to the sky and the images. I stamped the sentiment from Snowflake Grove Sentiment Set in red ink.

For the two adorable animals in the card front, I used Ella (Winter Lamb) and Curly (Winter Pig)

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The complete Mistletoe Farm collection will be offered at a discounted price for a
limited time.  The complete collection consists of 26 stamps and will be
$107.00 until Wednesday, October 31, 2018.  This is a 
savings of 30%. Click HERE to shop.

I hope you enjoyed my project! 
Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to head on over to Purpleoniondesigns shop to check out the rest of the collection!

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POD - MISTLETOE FARM

MFT - WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE 408

This week's sketch challenge #408:

My card inspired by the sketch:

To begin, I Copic colored the adorable yeti from BB Beast Friends stamp set and cut him out with the coordinating die.

For the A2 sized front panel, I adhered the trimmed the patterned paper according to the sketch from the Candy Land Paper Pack. 

The sentiment is from the BB Beast Friends stamp set and I stamped it with the Blu Raspberry Premium Dye Ink that matches the patterned paper. After, I cut it out with a sentiment die from Blueprints 27.

To finish, I foam mounted the sentiment and the Yeti as shown. I also added three Sparkling Clear Snowflake Sequins according to the sketch.

It's a fun sketch! I hope you'll play along with us. Visit the Card Challenges blog for more information on the sketch challenge and for inspiration from the participating design team members.

Thank you for visiting me today! Happy stamping!!

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MFT - WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE 408

MFT - OCTOBER CARD KIT RELEASE

Hello and welcome back! The newest card kit from MFT called the Festive Flamingos is now available for purchase at the MFT Boutique!

My card today features the Festive Flamingos stamp set. I just love these flamingos dressed in their scarves and wearing ice skates! They are so fun and cute!

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped flamingos from the Festive Flamingos stamp set and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I added details on the scarves with a white gel pen.

The front panel was ink blended with Distress Oxides. I added splatters of water with a sprayer and white dots with a white gel pen. Once the panel dried, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Festive Flamingos stamp set. 

To finish, I foam mounted the images to the front panel as shown.

As a reminder, this coordinated collection will be available as a single purchase product – no need to commit to a long-term subscription. The purchase price for this kit is $42.99. In addition to the Festive Flamingos stamp set and Die-namics,  you’ll receive fourteen sheets of card stock, as well as the Petite Plaid Paper Pack. If you’d prefer to purchase the products individually, you can do that too!

 Make sure to visit the MFT Blog for more details on the Festive Flamingos Card Kit and to see amazing inspiration from the participating team members.

Thank you for stopping by! Happy stamping!!

 Hugs, Amy

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MFT - OCTOBER CARD KIT RELEASE

MFT - SWEET HOLIDAY PENGUINS DAY 2

Hello! I'm back again to share my second card using the adorable Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set illustrated by a new MFT designer, Stacey Yacula. This set will be available for purchase along with the new Card Kit - Festive Flamingos tomorrow on October, 23 10AM EDT. 

To begin, I Copic colored the images from Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set and cut them out with the coordinating dies. To add fur like texture to the penguins I used a thin white gel pen.

For the front panel, I used patterned paper from the Candy Land Paper Pack. To make the paper more sturdy, I applied Double-sided Adhesive Sheet behind it and added a layer of Neenah 80. Then, I die-cut it with the largest die from A2 Stitched Die-namics and the circle with a die from the Starry Circle Die-namics.  

The background panel was ink blended with Distress Oxides. I foam mounted the front panel to the background panel to add dimension to the card. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set with the Red Hot Premium Dye Ink and cut it out with a sentiment strip die from Blueprint 27 Die-namics. After, I adhered it to the front panel.

To finish, I foam mounted the images inside the circle as shown and added few Sparkling Clear Sequins. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I'll see you again tomorrow for my project using the really cute Festive Flamigos stamp set.

Visit the MFT Blog for more information on the Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set and the Festive Flamingos Card Kit.

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MFT - SWEET HOLIDAY PENGUINS DAY 2

ME STAMP HIGHLIGHT: HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES

Hello and welcome back to the Mama Elephant October Release Stamp Highlight! Today, the design team is highlighting the beautifully hand-lettered Happy New Year Wishes stamp set.

For today's card, I was inspired to pair the Happy New Year Wishes stamp set with the adorable Lovely Piggies since 2019 is the year of the Pig in the Chinese horoscope. :)

To begin, I Copic colored the images from Lovely Piggies stamp set and cut them out with the coordinating Lovely Piggies Creative Cuts.

I gold embossed the large sentiment from the Happy New Year Wishes stamp set onto a red A2 sized cardstock. Then, I added splatters of gold paint and stars that I die-cut using Lots of Stars Creative Cuts. 

The smaller sentiment also from the  Happy New Year Wishes stamp set and it was embossed in gold on white cardstock and cut out. I foam mounted it to the front panel as shown. 

To give dimension to the card, I foam mounted a die-cut frame I made using the die from Peg works Creative Cuts. Inside the frame, I also foam mounted the colored piggies as shown. 

Thank you for visiting me today! I hope you enjoyed my project.

Visit the Mama Elephant blog to check out what the rest of the talented design team has come up with using the Happy New Year Wishes stamp sets.

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ME STAMP HIGHLIGHT: HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES

MFT - SWEET HOLIDAY PENGUINS BY STACEY YACULA

Hello friends! I'm so excited to share that MFT will now be carrying a new line of stamps illustrated by Stacey Yacula. I'm a huge fan of Stacey's work, her illustrations are always sweet, so endearing and fun to color.

Today, my card features the new Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set illustrated by Stacey Yacula. It will be available for purchase along with the new Card Kit - Festive Flamingos on October, 23 10AM EDT. 

To begin, I Copic colored the adorable penguins from the Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set and the trees from the BB Beast Friends and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I added fur like the texture on the penguins using a thin white gel pen.

The front panel was ink blended with Distress Oxides. I added tiny dots to create snow with a white gel pen.

The snowy hills were die-cut with the Snow Drifts Die-namics. I lightly ink blended the front hill panel with Distress Oxide and stamped the sentiment from Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set with the Electric Red Premium Dye Ink.

To finish, I foam mounted the hill panels and added the images as shown.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I'll see you again tomorrow for my second project using the Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set.

Visit the MFT Blog for more information on the Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set and the Festive Flamingos Card Kit.

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MFT - SWEET HOLIDAY PENGUINS BY STACEY YACULA

PURPLE ONION DESIGNS - NEW MISTLETOE FARM COLLECTION

Hello crafty friends, I have exciting news to share with you! The 2018 winter release Mistletoe Farm illustrated by Stacey Yacula is now available for purchase at the Purple Onion Designs shop. The super cute collection is filled with farm animals and scene building rubberstamps. I just love them so much!

The complete Mistletoe Farm collection will be offered at a discounted price for a
limited time.  The complete collection consists of 26 stamps and will be
$107.00 until Wednesday, October 31, 2018.  This is a 
savings of 30%. Click HERE to shop.

To celebrate the awesome release, I'm sharing two-holiday scene cards today. For both cards, I colored the images with Copic markers. The front panel for the first card was ink blended with Distress Oxides. For the second card, I used all Copic markers. I added splatters of white paint using Copic Opaque white. The sentiments were heat embossed in white.

In the first card features the oh so adorable O Tannenbaum Christmas Tree In Crate, Pepper Winter Bunny With Gift, and Mabel Winter Cardinal With Gifts. The sentiment is from Essential Holiday Greetings Set.

The second card features so many cute images together,  the Barn Door, the Feather Birdie (Winter Chicks), the Hay Bale, the Bessie (Winter Calf), the Henrietta (Winter Hen), and lastly the Buttons (Winter Kitten).  The sentiment is once again from Essential Holiday Greetings Set.

I hope you enjoyed my projects! 
Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Make sure to head on over to Purpleoniondesigns shop to check out the rest of the collection!

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PURPLE ONION DESIGNS - NEW MISTLETOE FARM COLLECTION