MFT September Birthday Project--Barking Birthday Wishes

Our pets are part of the family and deserve a spot in our birthday greetings. 

Whether sending birthday wishes from yourself and your furry friends, or to a 

pet lovin' friend, adding a pup or kitty conveys an undeniable friendship. 

This month, join the Birthday Project Challenge by adding a dog, cat, or any mix
of the two on your birthday project.

For my project I put together Puppy Love and decided to gift him with a few
bones. After  adding some color to the background, I topped it with the grass and
tucked in some bones before adhering the pup. The card was finished off with
the sentiment.

Are you ready to join the challenge? Just add a pup or kitty to your project
and you could be the random winner of a $50 MFT gift voucher!
Visit the MFT blog for all the details and deadline and join us if you can.

CAS(E) this Sketch #340

Are you ready to play along with CAS(E) this Sketch?
Here's this week's sketch, compliments of Nathalie.

And here's my take on it.

I've had the Hero Arts chameleon stamp set for quite a while and thought he'd
be perfect for the sketch. He was white embossed and inked in rainbow colors
then popped up on a card base. The punny sentiment finished off the card.

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, Sept 26th
and as the weekly winner you'll be invited to guest with us on a future sketch!

MFT Starry Night Card Kit Release Day

It's time! You may now purchase MFT's Starry Night Card Kit in the MFT Store!

I have one more project to share with you using products in the kit together 

with products you may already have. 

(Note: All products in the kit are shown in boldface type.)

I painted a panel of watercolor card stock with the Color Burst powder that was
diluted with water and I love how it turned out! When the panel was dried, I
cut it with the Starry Night Vertical Die-namics and adhered it to a card base.

When I saw the sentiment, I looked for a critter that appeared to be wishing
upon a star and found Sweetest Somebunny. I stamped her and colored her
with Copic markers, then cut her with the matching Die-namics.

The two part sentiment was gold embossed and I popped up the bunny and
added a shiny silver star. I grounded her with some Copics and rounded off
the corners to complete the card.

Off you go to grab your Card Kit! Make sure you visit all participating
Creative Team members' blogs and leave a comment for a chance to be the
random winner of a $50 MFT gift voucher. Good luck and happy shopping!

More Starry Night Card Kit Inspiration

Are you ready for more project ideas using MFT's Starry Night Card Kit?
Today I'm sharing a card using products from the kit together with other products
that you may already own.

I smooshed some Chipped Sapphire Distress inks onto a craft mat, sprayed it with
water, then lay down watercolor card stock. When it was dried, I added more color
with an ink blending tool to give dimension to the sky.

I diecut the Starry Night Vertical Die-namics and adhered it to a white card base.
The little trick-or-treater was popped up on the card, and the sentiment was
stamped beside her.

I stamped a few bats in the sky and decided to finish off the card with a

big, bright moon.

Don't forget to visit the MFT blog for even more inspiration from participating

team members and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $25 prize!

Hope you'll stop by tomorrow for Card Kit Release Day!

MFT Starry Night Card Kit--Day 1

Meet MFT's newest Card Kit--Starry Night--which goes on sale Tuesday,
September 17th at 10AM EST in the MFT Store.

Here's a peek at the Starry Night Card Kit. Visit the MFT blog for a detailed description

of the kit's contents. Note that all supplies used that are part of the kit are designated

in boldface type.

Do you spy more Ken Oliver Color Burst powders? There are three bottles in 

the kit with colors that coordinate with MFT's card stock colors--how cool is that?

For today's project, I used the powders as watercolor and mixed a small amount

with some water to "paint" it on watercolor card stock.

Before painting, I gold embossed the sentiment, which acts as a resist when
the panel was painted. I spattered some water and let the panel dry,

Our Town Die-namics was adhered to the panel, then small stars from the
Starry Night Vertical Die-namics were cut from glitter card stock and
adhered to the card.

Visit the MFT blog for more ideas and inspiration using the Card Kit and leave
a comment there for a chance to win a $25 prize! Please stop by tomorrow
for more ideas using this awesome kit!

CAS(E) this Sketch #339

Are you ready to play along with CAS(E) this Sketch?

Here's this week's Sketch #339 courtesy of Chrissy,

And here's my take on it.

I substituted a leaf for the corner image and stamped both the card base

and square with a woodgrain design. I stamped the sentiment and popped

up the square on the card base.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch for more inspiration from the rest of the team and
join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, September 19th and as the
weekly winner, you'll be invited to join us on a future sketch!

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #454

Here's this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #454.

And here's my take on it.

Using some Purple tape, I eyeballed seven sections and inked warm, sunny

colors in ombré fashion in each space. I spattered water on the bottom portion
to further fade off the color.

I adhered the panel to a kraft card base, then stamped the sentiment with
brown ink on a kraft card strip and adhered it per the sketch. Five sequins
in coordinating colors finished off the card.

Visit the MFT blog for all the details on how you can be the random winner of a 
$50 MFT gift voucher when you join the challenge. 

We hope to see you in the gallery!

CASology Week #351--LOL

It's been a while since I've joined a CASology challenge, and this week's

cue card caught my attention.

It has certainly been a rough few weeks worldwide, with Mother Nature wreaking
havoc and personally, I'm better understanding "global warming" with our record
breaking local temperatures soaring in the 90's 😎. Not much to laugh about.

So here's my take on the cue word.

I love this Birdie Brown penguin and try to find any excuse to use him. I
stamped and colored him, then stamped the sentiment underneath. He looked
a little too plain, so a Copic marker outline saved the day.

I hope this made you laugh, or maybe brought you a smile 😄.
Thanks for stopping by!

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ETA: My card was chosen as the winner for Week #351! Thank you, CASology!

CAS(E) this Sketch #338

It's a retro sketch for CAS(E) this Sketch #338. Who remembers this one?

Here's my take om it back in 2013.

And here's my 2019 take on it.

I chose three leaves and ink distressed them in autumnal colors. They were
stacked and adhered to a white card base and finished off with the sentiment.

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, September 12th
and as the weekly winner you'll be invited to guest with us!

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #453

It's Wednesday, time for a new MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge.
Here's Sketch #453.

And here's how I interpreted the sketch.

I substituted a mug of hot cocoa (with whipped cream!) for the circle element.
A piece of kraft card stock was stamped with the Knitted Sweater Background
stamp and adhered to a white card base.

Two strips of red and white diagonal striped paper were adhered to the
card per the sketch. The cocoa mug was popped up on the card and finished
off with the white embossed sentiment strip.

 Visit the MFT blog for all the deatils on how you can be the random winner of a
$50 MFT gift voucher when you join the challenge. We hope to see you in the gallery!