Friday, April 30, 2021

MFT - MAY RELEASE COUNTDOWN DAY 4

  Hello and welcome to the MFT May Release Countdown. There are 4 days left before all of the amazing and fun products will be available on Tuesday, May 4th at 10AM EDT. Make sure to stop by the MFT Blog every day during the 5-day countdown to see the full reveal.

My box card today features the adorable We Beelong Set.


To begin, I Copic colored the stamped images from the We Beelong stamp set and die-cut them with the coordinating Die-namics.

The box card was made using the Outside the Box Level Up Die-namics and the Outside the Box Grassy Hills Die-namics. I die-cut the panels using Sour Apple, Smooth White cardstock and pattern paper from the Poppin' Polka Dots Paper Pad. The background panel was ink blended using the Distress Oxides inks with the Sunrise Radiating Rays Stencil. I assembled the box card as shown.

To finish, I adhered the colored images and to the box card to create my scene.



That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my card. I'll be back again tomorrow for my May Release Countdown Day 3 project. 

Thursday, April 29, 2021

MFT / MAY RELASE COUNTDOWN DAY 5

 Hello and welcome to the MFT May Release Countdown Kickoff. All of the amazing and fun products will be available on Tuesday, May 4th16th at 10AM EDT. Make sure to stop by the MFT Blog every day for the next five days to see the full reveal.

My card today features the beautiful Freshly Picked Bouquet set.


To begin, I Copic colored the stamped image from the Freshly Picked Bouquet stamp set and die-cut it with the coordinating Die-namics. After, I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the image as shown.

The sentiment from the Freshly Picked Bouquet stamp set was stamped on the front panel.

The four corners of the front panel were ink blended with Distress Oxides inks. After I covered the sentiment with the stamp and I added splatters of black ink. 

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



That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my card. I'll be back again tomorrow for my May Release Countdown Day 4 project. 

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

MFT / WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLANGE #539

  Hello, crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another fun MFT Sketch Challenge. I hope you'll play along.

   My card inspired by the challenge: 



To begin, I Copic colored the stamped images from the Let's Curl Up stamp set and die-cut them with the coordinating Die-namics.

The front panel was trimmed and stamped with the leaves from the Let's Curl Up with Limelight Premium Dye Ink.

The sentiment from the Let's Curl Up was stamped on the trimmed strips of Sno Cone cardstock with Limelight Premium Dye Ink.

For the two rectangle panels, I trimmed Sour Apple and Sno Cone cardstock and adhered them together. After, I adhered the colored images on top as shown.

To assemble the card, I adhered the sentiment strips to the front panel and then adhered the rectangle panels with the colored images on top.

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

For more inspiration from the MFT design team head on over to the MFT Blog. You can link your project there for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher. Good Luck!

Thank you for stopping by! Stay safe and be well!

Friday, April 23, 2021

MFT / OUTSIDE THE BOX - FLOWERS

  HI! I'm playing along with MFT - Outside the Box challenge. The challenge for this month is to make a box card with flowers.

This time of year, flowers are bursting out all over in a riot of color and fragrance. Bringing that joyous sensibility to your cards is an exciting way of integrating the season into your crafting, and a box card is a perfect vessel for showcasing the dimension of your fields of wildflowers or carefully arranged bouquets. This month, the design team is putting on their metaphorical gardening gloves to share their ideas for floral box cards — won’t you join them?

My card inspired by the challenge:

To begin, I stamped the fairy from the Flower Fairies from the stamp set and die-cut it with the coordinating Die-namics.

The flowers were die-cut using the Box Card Bouquet Die-namics using MFT Card Stocks and I assembled them as shown.

The box card was made using the Outside the Box Die-namics and the Outside the Box Low Profile Add-On Die-namics. The grass panels were die-cut using the Outside the Box Grass Die-namics. I assembled the box card as shown.

The sentiment from the Flower Fairies was stamped and heat embossed and die-cut with a die from the Outside the Box Low Profile Add-On Die-namics.

To finish, I adhered the flowers, the fairy, and the sentiment to the box card as shown.




That's it for today. Thank you so much for stopping by. Visit the MFT Blog for more information on the Out of the Box Challenge and for more inspiration from the participating design team members.

Be well and stay safe!
Happy stamping!
Hugs, Amy

Thursday, April 22, 2021

MFT - COLOR CHALLENGE #164

  Hello, crafty friends! I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge #164. I have two cards to share with you today.

My first card inspired by the challenge:


To begin, I stamped the butterflies from the More Brilliant Butterflies stamp set with MFT Inks and die-cut them with the coordinating die-namics.

The front panel was die-cut with a die from the Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die-namics. I ink blended the two edges and added a splatter of ink using the Jalapeno Popper Premium Dye Ink. After, I stamped the sentiment from the Winter Wreath stamp set with Vintage Timber Premium Dye Ink.

To assemble the card, I foam mounted the butterflies to the front panel. To finish, I adhered the front panel to a top folding A2 size card base.


My second card inspired by the challenge:

I stamped and Copic colored the images from the BB Sunflower Sweetheart stamp set and die-cut them with the coordinating die-namics.

The front panel was trimmed and ink blended with Poppin Pink and Jalapeno Popper Premium Dye Inks. After, I adhered the colored images onto the front panel.

The sentiment was from the BB Sunflower Sweetheart was stamped on an A2 size top folding card base. 

To assemble the card, I adhered the front panel to a second panel that was trimmed using the Caribbean Sea Prestige card stock. Then, I adhered the second panel to a top folding card base.


I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards.

For more inspiration from the design team head on over to the MFT Blog. You can link your project there for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher. 


Thank you for visiting me! Have a great day and happy stamping!

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

MFT - WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE

 Hello, crafty friends! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another fun MFT Sketch Challenge. I hope you'll play along.

    My card inspired by the challenge: 


To begin, I Copic colored the stamped images from the SY Hugs Make Everything Better and the little bird from the SY Sky High stamp sets and die-cut them with the coordinating Die-namics. 

The front panel was trimmed and I added the clouds using the Cloud Stencil and Distress Oxide Ink.

I die-cut the grass panel with a die from the Grassy Edges Hills Die-namics using Sour Apple Card Stock. After, I stamped the sentiment from the SY Hugs Make Everything Better stamp set.

To assemble the card, I adhered the grass panel to the front panel and foam mounted the colored images as shown to create my scene. 

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

For more inspiration from the MFT design team head on over to the MFT Blog. You can link your project there for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher. Good Luck!

Thank you for stopping by! Stay safe and be well!


Tuesday, April 20, 2021

MFT / HEART BURST HELLOS CARD KIT - RELEASE DAY

Hello and welcome to the MFT Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit release day. I have another fun card to share with you using the products from the kit.

To begin, I die-cut the hearts with the Heart Burst Die-namics using MFT Card Stocks. I adhered them together as shown.

The front panel was trimmed and I added black dots with my Copic markers.

The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice Prestige Card Stock and die-cut with a die from the Skinny Strips Die-namics.

To assemble the card, I adhered the heart and foam mounted the sentiment to the front panel. Then, I adhered the front panel to a trimmed Black Licorice Prestige Card Stock. To finish, I adhered the black panel to a top folding card base. 



That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed seeing my card. Thank you for stopping by!

Happy crafting!


Monday, April 19, 2021

MFT / HEART BURST HELLOS CARD KIT - DAY 1

 Hello and welcome to MFT - Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit Countdown Day 1. This fun card kit will be available tomorrow on Tuesday, April 20TH at 10AM EDT.

My card inspired by the kit:

To begin, I die-cut the hearts using the Heart Burst Die-namics with white cardstock and heart die-namics with the heavyweight translucent vellum. After, I adhered the heart burst to the the vellum heart.

The word "Hey" with the two hearts was die-cut using the Hey Die-namics.

The front panel was ink blended with Distress Oxides. I added splatters of water to create texture. Once dried, I stamped the sentiment from the Heart Burst Hellos stamp set.

To assemble the card, I adhered the heart and the word "Hey" with the two hearts as shown. To finish, I adhered the front panel to a top folding card base.





That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my project. I'll be back tomorrow with my Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit release day project. 


Sunday, April 18, 2021

MFT / HEART BURST HELLOS CARD KIT - DAY 2

Hello and welcome to the MFT April Card Kit Countdown Day 2. The new Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit will be available for purchase on Tuesday, April, 20th at 10AM EDT.

My card inspired by the kit:

To begin, I die-cut the hearts using the Heart Burst Die-namics with Smooth White and Princess Pink Prestige Card Stocks and assembled them as shown.

The front panel was die-cut using a die from the A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 Die-namics using kraft cardstock. After, I added white dots using a gel pen. 

The sentiment was die-cut using the dies from the Miss You Die-namics.

To assemble the card, I adhered the die-cut hearts and the sentiment to the front panel as shown. Then, the front panel was adhered to a top folding card base. 




That's it for today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my card. I'll be back again tomorrow with another project using the Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

MFT - APRIL SLIMLINE CHALLENGE

 Hello! Today I'm playing along with the MFT Slimline Challenge. The theme for this month is Spring Has Sprung.

Spring has sprung on the calendar, and in the MFT shop, with a bounty of products that celebrate the season. Slimline cards provide a unique opportunity to expand your scene. With the abundance of spring, there are so many joyful ways to utilize that bonus space! This month, we’re challenging our designers, and we’re challenging *you* to showcase your best spring scenes as a slimline design.

My card inspired by the challenge:




To begin making the card, I Copic colored the stamped images from the Spring Songbird stamp set and die-cut them with the coordinating Die-namics.

The front panel was die-cut with a rectangle die from the Slimline Slide-In Die-namics and a circle die from the A2 Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics.

The background panel was die-cut with a rectangle die from the Slimline Starter Die-namics using Princess Pink Prestige Card Stock and ink blended with a Distress Oxide Ink. I added white dots with a gel pen.

To assemble the card, I adhered the background panel to a card base. On top, I adhered the front panel and foam mounted the sentiment and the colored images as shown.