MFT FEBRUARY RELEASE COUNTDOWN DAY 5

Hello and welcome to the MFT February Release Countdown kickoff!  All of the amazing new products will be available on Tuesday, February 5th at 10AM EST.  Make sure to stop by the MFT Blog every day for the next five days to see the full reveal.

My project today features the dog from the Super Dog, the cat from the Super Cat stamp sets and City Block Die-namics.

To begin, I stamped the cat and the dog with the Cement Gray Hybrid Ink for no-line coloring with Copics and cut them out with the coordinating dies.

The front panel was die-cut with the stars in the Sky Die-namics- Horizontal and ink blended with Distress Oxides.

The skyline was die-cut with the City Block Die-namics using the Black Licorice Prestige Card Stock. 

The sentiment was heat embossed in white and die-cut with a die from the Hearts In a Row - Horizontal. 

To assemble the card, I adhered the front panel to a top folding A2 sized card made with Smooth White Prestige Cardstock. After, I adhered the skyline and foam mounted the colored images and the sentiment to the front panel as shown.

That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed my card. See you again tomorrow for my Count Down Day 4 project. 

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MFT FEBRUARY RELEASE COUNTDOWN DAY 5

ME JANUARY DESIGNER SERIES PROJECT

Hello! Amy here with a fun interactive designer series project featuring the adorable Flying with Friends set along with a few of the other amazing products from the January release. Details will be revealed later!

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped elephants and mice from the Flying with Friends and the Wild Meadow stamp sets. I cut them out with the coordinating Flying With Friends Creative Cuts and the Wild Meadow Creative Cuts.

To make the cloud panel, I used the Wiper Surprise Creative Cuts as a guide and created a slightly taller card using the paper trimmer and Score Buddy. This allowed me to create a bigger grass area as well as allowing the flying elephant with the mouse to fit on the card as shown. When the panel is flat, it measures at 5 1/4 x 5 1/4.  It fits nicely inside an A2 sized envelope.

To make the inked clouds, I die-cut an acetate with the Cloudy Day Cover Creative Cuts to make a stencil. Then, I used the stencil with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide to make the clouds. The stamped sentiment on the panel "You're the Best" is from the Flying with Friends stamp set.

I assembled the wiper card according to a great tutorial on Youtube by Mama Elephant. You can watch the video HERE.

To finish, I attached the mouse with the orange balloon to the die-cut wiper that I made using a die from the Wiper Surprise Creative Cuts. When you pull the card from the sides, he'll pop up to give the card recipient a fun surprise! 

That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed my project.

 Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!!

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ME JANUARY DESIGNER SERIES PROJECT

MFT - WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE 422

My card inspired by the new challenge:

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped image from SY Joyful Heart Bears and cut it out with coordinating die. I added Wink of Stella on the tiny hearts and on the balloon. I also applied Glossy Accents to the balloon. 

The bottom of the front panel was die-cut with the Basic Stitch Lines and ink blended it with Cotton Candy Premium Dye Ink.

The sentiments are from the SY Joyful Heart Bears and were stamped with Cotton Candy, Ripe Raspberry, Razzle Berry Premium Dye Inks and cut out with the paper trimmer.

The tiny hearts were die-cut with the heart dies from the Stitched Strip Die-namics.

To finish, I foam mounted the colored image, the tiny hearts, and the sentiments as shown.

As always 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 422

MFT JANAURY HITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

Hello and welcome to the MFT January Hits and Highlights challenge for the design team. This month, we were challenged to create a project with the theme of:

Lots of Love for Shaker Cards

Falling in love definitely causes a rattle and hum in your heart, so it’s only appropriate that your love-themed cards feature a shaker heart to honor that feeling. This month, we’ve challenged our designers to create shaker cards featuring hearts — big hearts, mini hearts, balloon hearts, and multi-hearts...there are so many options available in the shop we know they will blow us away with the variety and creativity they bring to the challenge. Are you feeling the love? Us too!

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped bunny from BB Somebunny and the birds from BB Happy Hippos and cut them out. 

The front panel was ink blended using the Cloud Stencil and The Grassy Edges Stencil with Distress Oxides. 

The heart balloon shaker was made with using the Heart Balloon Shaker Window & Frame. I used an alcohol blended paper for the background of the heart balloon. I used Ripe Raspberry Prestige Card Stock for the heart frame and the Tickled Pink Prestige Stock for the string. For the shaker element, I added heart confetti.  

To finish, I foam mounted the colored images and added the heart shaker balloon to the card front as shown.

That's it for today. Thank you so much for stopping by!

 Visit the MFT blog to see what the talented team has come up.

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MFT JANAURY HITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

ME STAMP HIGHLIGHT: WILD MEADOW

Hello and welcome to the Mama Elephant's January Stamp Highlight. Today the design team is highlighting the beautiful Wild Meadow set.

To begin, I stamped the flowers from the Wild Meadow stamp set and the butterflies from Butterfly Kisses and colored them with Copics. After I cut them out with the coordinating Wild Meadow Creative Cuts and Butterfly Kisses Creative Cuts.

The front panel was ink blended with Distress Oxides and I added splatters of ink and water to add texture. 

The sentiment is from the Wild Meadow stamp set and it was cut out with a scissor. 

To finish, I foam mounted the colored images and the sentiment to the front panel.

That's it for today! :)

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

Hugs, Amy

Visit the Mama Elephant blog to check out what the rest of the talented design team has come up with using the Wild Meadow stamp sets.

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ME STAMP HIGHLIGHT: WILD MEADOW

MFT - WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE 421

My card inspired by the new challenge:

To begin, I Copic colored the stamped images of the rainbow and the girl from the Rainbows & Unicorn. 

I inked the blended the stars on front panel using Wild Honey Distress Oxide with Star Celebration Stencil.

I added a striped patterned panel from Party Patterns Paper Pack on the side to match the sketch. Before adding it to the card front, I die-cut the panel with the Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2 Die-namics.

The sentiment was stamped on Lemon Drop Card Stock and die-cut with a sentiment strip from Blueprints 27.

To finish, I foam mounted the sentiment and the colored images as shown. I added few sparkling jewels to sparkle. 

As always 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 421

MFT - SY JOYFUL HEART BEARS RELEASE DAY

Hello and welcome back! MFT January Card Kit - Heart Art and the mid-month release of SY Joyful Heart Bears set is now available for purchase at the MFT Boutique.

My card today features the sweetest SY Joyful Heart Bears.

To begin, I stamped the adorable bear and the three bugs from SY Joyful Heart Bears and cut them out with the coordinating dies. 

The front panel was ink blended with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide and the Mini Cloud Edges. On top of the panel, I added a die-cut grass panel I made using Sour Apple card stock and Grassy Hills Die-namics and stamped the sentiment from the SY Joyful Heart Bears. 

To add fun stitched detailing I die-cut both panels with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics.

To finish, I foam mounted the front panel to an A2 sized top folding card base and then added the grass panel on top. After, I foam mounted the colored images as shown. 

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

Make sure to visit the MFT Blog for more details on the January - Heart Art Card Kit and the SY Joyful Heart Bears set. You'll also find amazing inspiration from the participating team members using the awesome new products.

 

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MFT - SY JOYFUL HEART BEARS RELEASE DAY

ME STAMP HIGHLIGHT: STACKABLE CUTIES

Hello and welcome to the Mama Elephant January Stamp Highlight. Today the design team is highlighting the super cute Stackable Cuties set.

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

The bottom of the slimline front panel was stamped with the Wild Meadow stamp set and I colored it with Copic markers. After, I die-cut acetate with a Cloudy Day Cover Creative Cuts to make a stencil. I used the stencil with Distress Oxides to make the clouds. I added white dots with a gel pen to add some interest to the panel.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stackable Cuties stamp set with brown ink and fussy cut them out. 

To finish, I foam mounted the sentiment and the colored images to the front panel and then I foam mounted the panel to a top folding card base. 

That's it for today! :)

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

Hugs, Amy

Visit the Mama Elephant blog to check out what the rest of the talented design team has come up with using the Stackable Cuties stamp sets.

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ME STAMP HIGHLIGHT: STACKABLE CUTIES

MFT - JANUARY CARD KIT DAY 2

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the MFT Card Kit Countdown! The awesome Heart Art Card kit will be available for purchase tomorrow January 22 at 10AM EST. 

If you’d prefer to purchase the individual components, you can do that too! The Heart Art stamp set, Heart Trio Shaker Window Die-namics, Double the Love Die-namics, and Heart Trio Shaker Pouches, as well as the new Joyful Heart Bears stamp set & Die-namics, will all be available for purchase at the same time as the kit.

My card today features the Heart Art stamp set. To begin, I stamped the hearts using Premiums Dye Inks (colors are listed under supplies) and I used the Heart Trio Shaker Window Die-namics to cut them out.

I mounted the hearts on an A2 sized top folding white card base. I also mounted a panel of striped patterned paper from the Sweet Stack Paper Pack as shown.  That's it! Super easy to make and this style of card is great for mass producing.

Thank you so much for visiting me today! I hope to see you again tomorrow for my mid month release day project using the SY Joyful Heart Bears

Make sure to visit the MFT Blog for more details on the Heart Art card kit and the SY Joyful Heart Bears. 

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MFT - JANUARY CARD KIT DAY 2