CAS(E) this Sketch #244

Chrissy brings us this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #244.

And here's my take on it--a card made with all dies.

  Two maple leaves were ink distressed and adhered to a kraft card base.
Since I wanted them to hang over the edge, I trimmed the card so it would
still fit into an A2 envelope. The sentiment was cut from brown card stock
and adhered to the leaves. The card was finished off with a few enamel dots.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted the
sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, Oct 26th
and as the weekly winner, you'll be invited to join us on a future challenge!

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I'll also be linking this card to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge--
photo inspiration. Check out this fantastic mood board by Jenn.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Grand Maple Stitched Dies

Simon Says Stamp  Script Thanks Wafer Dies

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #355

Here's this week's MFT Wed Sketch Challenge #355.
 

And here's my take on it. Oh, I love a simple sketch!

 

I stamped a Polar Bear, colored him with Copics, then cut him out with the

matching Die-namics. A strip of striped patterned paper was adhered to a 

Grout Gray card base. Icebergs were adhered to the card and the bear was

popped up on top of them. I added the sentiment and finished off the card

with a few white stars.

Visit the Card Challenges blog for all the details on how you can win a

$50 MFT gift voucher as the random winner of the challenge! Hope to see

you in the gallery!

MFT Birdie Brown Polar Bear Pals

MFT Birdie Brown Polar Bear Pals Die-namics

MFT Birdie Brown Iceberg Die-namics

MFT More Essential Sentiments

CAS(E) this Sketch #243

CAS(E) this Sketch #243 is a super simple one from me.

And here's what I came up with, thanks to an already colored witch sitting
in my stash of die cuts.

I tried monochromatic coloring with Copics on Birdie Brown's witch. She was
adhered to striped paper with an orange strip for a pop of color. I stamped
the sentiment and finished off the card with enamel dots.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted the sketch
and join us if you can! Link up your card(s) by Thursday, October 19th.
Hope to see you in the gallery!

MFT Birdie Brown Witch Way is the Candy?

MFT Birdie Brown Witch Way is the Candy? Die-namics

MFT Essential Sentiments

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #354

Have you met this week's Wed Sketch Challenge? Here's Sketch #354.

And here's how I interpreted the sketch.

After preparing a top folded card, I cut a piece of patterned paper and ink distressed
around the edges before adhering it to the card base. A small rounded rectangle was
cut from watercolor card stock and ink distressed, then spattered with water.

Some leaves were white embossed, ink distressed, then cut with the matching
Die-namics. The fox was stamped, colored with Copics and (gasp!) I fussy cut
him before adhering him over the leaves. The card was finished off with a
white embossed sentiment on a speech bubble.

If you'd like to win a $50 MFT gift voucher, visit the Card Challenges blog
for all the details, and come join the weekly sketch challenge!

MFT Fall Friends
MFT LJD Geometric Greenery
MFT LJD Geometric Greenery Die-namics
MFT Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX
MFT More Essential Sentiments
MFT Essential Speech Bubbles Die-namics

Essentials by Ellen October 2017 Release

The new Essentials by Ellen October 2017 Release went live two days ago and

it's chock full of fun and cuteness from Julie Ebersole and Brandi Kincaid.

I got to play with the Snailed It set, but unfortunately ran out of time (I'm 

currently away on a trip!) to share more than one project with you.

But it's a cute one!

I love the whimsical look of the images and stamping them in unexpected colors

made them look like they came out of a storybook.

Using the Misti, I stamped the images twice with sometimes two colors, then

added the grass with flicks from a Copic YG03 marker. I trimmed out the

panel and adhered it to a kraft card base, then finished off with the super 

cute and punny sentiment.

Stamping solid images with several colors gives the appearance of "no line"

coloring, doesn't it? Stress free no line coloring!

You can find the entire new release here in the Ellen Hutson store. I hope to
share more projects when I return next week! Thanks for stopping by.

MFT October Release Replay Challenge

It's time for MFT's October Release Replay Challenge, when the Creative Team
shares more inspiration and fresh ideas with the recent release.

I chose to play with the Drifts & Hills Stencil and created an ocean
 waves background for a sweet narwhal.

Using two Distress inks, I stenciled four sides of the stencil over a watercolor 
card stock panel, then spattered water over it and adhered it to a Stone Gray
card base. The narwhal was stamped, colored with Copics, cut with the  
matching Die-namics, then adhered over the stenciled piece.

The sentiment was white embossed on Blueberry card stock, then cut with
a sentiment strip and popped over the narwhal. Schools of fish were stamped
on the water, and the card was finished off with Nuvo Morning Dew Drops.

Visit today's Release Replay post at My Favorite Things for more inspiration
from the Creative Team using  products from the October release!

MFT Drifts & Hills Stencil

MFT Polar Pals Stamp Set

MFT Polar Pals Die-namics

MFT Birdie Brown Mer-mazing

MFT Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics

CAS(E) this Sketch #242

Leigh brings us this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #242.

And here's my take on it. Big surprise--I didn't use a butterfly!

A Mondo Peony was white embossed and colored with Distress inks, then
fussy trimmed. A strip of striped patterned paper was adhered to the card, and
the flower was popped up over it. A sentiment and sequins finished off the card.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted Leigh's
sketch, and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, October 12th
and you could be guesting with us on a future sketch!

Essentials by Ellen Mondo Peony

MFT Essential Sentiments

MFT Gray and White Basics Paper Pack