SSS Wednesday Challenge--Something NEW

 

Happy New Year to you! I made this card for a friend and decided to enter it in 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with a theme of Something NEW.

 

While the theme may be "new" the stamp itself is old and long retired. I used 

Birdie Brown's Warmest Wishes stamp and die set and had this cut and colored 

in my scrap bowl. She must have been waiting for a chance to make an appearance.

After die cutting a card base from Reverse Wonky Rectangles, I inked a sky, stamped

the sentiment, then ran the panel through a falling snowflake embossing folder. I used 

a sanding block to take away the color and leave the appearance of "snow" behind.

I grounded the girl with a torn bottom and finished off with some extra snowflakes.

The back panel was hinged so the card can stand to be displayed.

 

I'm off to enter this and mail it out, too! Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 -- Bonus Day!

 

I'm honored to be joining Day 26--a Bonus Day--of Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags

with My Favorite Things as today's sponsor. If you're new to the event, go here for 

all the details and the link up.

 

Here's my tag using Warmest Wishes by Birdie Brown. This stamp set was brought 

out from MFT's Vault in October but I'm using the set that I already owned, the 

difference being the sentiment font and open die.

 

 

 

 

I started off by ink blending a Stitched Tag, spattering it with water and some

white paint after it was dried. I stamped the sentiment and added the snowflake

that I happened to have on hand and little girl. More snow was added to the

tag and the little girl with a white pigment pen.

Since it's a bonus day, I've got a bonus tag, using a retired and much loved 

Birdie Brown set called Ready, Set, Snow. 

 

 

 

I die cut a Stitched Tag and masked off a slope, ink blended the top portion, 

then spattered it with water. The snowboarding bear was stamped, colored with

Copics, and cut with the matching dies. The snow splashes were added to the tag 

and I stamped a few trees behind the bear in white pigment ink. The sentiment 

finished off the tag.

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And there you have it, another 25 Days of Christmas Tags has come to a close. 

Huge thanks to Tracey and her team for their tireless effort to bring a bit of joy 

and normalcy to us during these trying times with her 25 Days series.

 

 Until next year, happy tag making and Happy Holidays!

CASE Me a Christmas Card with Michelle Lupton & Friends

 

During the month of October, blogging friend Michelle Lupton has invited friends to

join her new card series: CASE Me a Christmas Card. We each choose a card and

CASE it, changing it to a Christmas theme, if necessary.

After going through her Instagram account, I was happy to find a Christmas 

card to CASE. I chose this one from July 2020.

 

I loved her beautiful sky and that adorable Santa. Here's my CASE of her card.

I chose my favorite Birdie Brown Santa, and colored him with Copic markers

then die cut him. I ink distressed a sky and of course, spattered it with water. 

I substituted her stenciled trees with some die cut ones that I cut from

glitter card stock and white embossed with pine tree details.

To finish the card, I adhered the trees, popping up the bigger one, then 

added the Santa and stamped sentiment. Snowflake sequins were adhered

to the treetops.

Now let's head over to Michelle's blog to see which one of my cards she CASE'd.

Thanks, Michelle, for your kind invitation to CASE and be CASE'd by you.

As always, it was fun and I can chalk up my first Christmas card!

CAS(E) this Sketch #361--You're Lookin' Sharp!

Are you ready for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch?

Here's Sketch #361, compliments of teammie Brian.

I simplified it a bit while staying pretty close to the sketch.

The cacti were stamped, colored with Copics and cut out with the matching
dies. A kraft card base was stamped with a woodgrain pattern, then topped
with the white embossed sentiment and the popped up cacti.

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, March 5th and 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 #336

Teammie Brian brings us this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #336.

I turned the sketch 90° counterclockwise and came up with this.

Once again, a scrap of an alcohol inked piece saved the day. I cut the bottom 

with a wavy Die-namics and adhered it to a card. I popped up the dolphin and very 

carefully white embossed the sentiment. Yupo paper will warp badly if heated too 

high with a heat gun so I took about 20 swipes back and forth, making sure it

wouldn't curl. And it didn't!  Rounded corners and sequins finished off the card.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the team interpreted Brian's

sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, August 29th

and as the weekly winner you'll be invited to join us on a future sketch!

CAS(E) this Sketch #333

CAS(E) this Sketch #333 is a retro one from former teammie Leigh.

Here's my take on it back in 2015, and whaddya know, I used "the cow."

And here's my updated 2019 version.

Two fishtail banners were cut from patterned paper and two Bitty Bears were stamped,
colored and cut with the matching Die-namics. They were adhered to a Primitive
Cream card base per the sketch and finished off with the white embossed 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, August 8th and as the
weekly winner you'll be invited to join us on a future sketch!

MFT July 2019 Release and MFT & Friends

It's time! My Favorite Things July Release is waiting for you in the MFT Store!
All spankin' new goodies can be found right here.

It's also time for MFT & Friends when the Creative Team and guests share more ideas
and inspiration with the July Release.

I made a slider card, pairing the new  Swimming Pool Die-namics and the cutie from
Drink Up the Sunshine and it turned out exactly as I had planned.

There are many video tutorials out there, but this one from MFT teammate Stephanie

was the one that I used. I inked the brick pattern with white pigment ink for the pool deck

and popped in the pool that was ink distressed and spattered with water.

I stamped the sentiment, then added the little bird and finished assembling the slider

following the video. I'll admit to pausing the video and rewinding it numerous times but

it was so worth it--I love how this card turned out!

And during the month of July, MFT will donate 10% of retail sales of Drink Up the Sunshine
stamp and Die-namics to Children Incorporated. How generous is that?

Here's a bonus card that I made and I wish that you could see her wobble.

I followed a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire on having a floating element on your 
card. It was easy to construct on an alcohol ink background that I made to
resemble the ocean. Isn't she the cutest with her sassy shades?

All right, off you go! And today's the day to visit all team members' blogs and leave
a comment by Thursday, July 11th for a chance to win one of two $100 MFT gift 
vouchers. Thanks so much for stopping by during the Countdown, and happy shopping!

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(Edited to add: Winners have been chosen. Go here to see if you're one of them!

MFT September Release Countdown Day 4

Birdie Brown brings us Fall Friends on Day 4 of My Favorite Things September
Release Countdown. What's not to love about a little girl sitting on a giant pumpkin?
 

The little girl and extra pumpkins were stamped and colored with Copics, then cut 

with the matching Die-namics. The leaves in the set were stamped on a kraft card 

base with Versamark ink for a tone on tone look, then topped with a stitched frame.

All the images were popped up on the card and the stamped sentiment finished

off the card.

Visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things for more inspiration from

participating team members. Don't forget to leave a comment there to win a prize.

Thanks for stopping by today!
 

MFT Wed Sketch Challenge #362

It's a new Wednesday, and that means it's another My Favorite Things sketch.
Here's Sketch #362.

And my simplified take on the sketch.

Two circles were cut from watercolor card stock and ink distressed, then spattered

with water. Two hedgehogs were stamped, colored with Copics, and cut with the

matching Die-namics. 

Balloon Strings was stamped on Kraft card stock with Kraft ink. The circles were 

adhered to the card, and the hedgehogs and sentiment banner were popped up 

on the card. Enamel dots finished off the card.

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 Wed Sketch Challenge #361

Here's this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch #361.

Here's my take on it with some Birdie Brown Bitty Bears.
Because they're so darn cute!

Patterned paper was adhered to a white card base, then covered with a scallop edge
piece. Three bears were stamped, colored with Copics and cut with the matching dies.
I adhered them to the card, and added the white embossed sentiment strip.
The card was finished off with three small hearts.

Visit the Card Challenges blog for all the details on how you could win a $50
MFT gift voucher as the random winner of the challenge. Hope to see you
in the gallery!

MFT Birdie Brown Bitty Bears

MFT Birdie Brown Bitty Bears Die-namics

MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges Die-namics

MFT Deer Love Die-namics (small hearts)

MFT's X's and O's Card Kit and Witch Way is the Candy? Release

It's time! You may now purchase MFT's August Card Kit--X's and O's and

Birdie Brown's revamped Witch Way is the Candy? in the MFT Store!

And today's the day to visit all participating team members' blogs and comment
to win a $50 MFT gift voucher!

Before you go, I have one more card to share using the X's and O's kit.

The tic-tac-toe grid was white embossed on watercolor card stock and ink
distressed with several colors of Distress inks in rainbow order. The x's and o's
were stamped randomly in the grid.

We hope you have tons of fun with the new card kit and Birdie Brown's new
stamp set. Remember to use the hashtag #mftstamps whenever you share your
MFT creations on social media! Happy shopping!

A Birdie Brown Revisit--Witch Way is the Candy?

Birdie Brown brings back a Halloween favorite--Witch Way is the Candy?

The images have been tweaked and the set has brand new sentiments

in Birdie Brown's trademark font. 

I missed getting this set before it was retired, so I'm happy to see a revival--

just in time for Halloween! Today I'm sharing two cards with this set.

The little witch was stamped and colored with Copics, then cut with the matching

Die-namics. White dots were added to her dress with a Gelly Roll pen. Smaller 

images in the set were stamped with Grout Gray ink on a white card base.

 

I adhered the sentiment strip and the witch was popped up over it with

dimensional adhesive. Glittery gold enamel dots finished off the card.

My second card uses the smaller images in the set. The three images were stamped
and colored with Copic markers, then cut with the matching Die-namics. A top
folding, Smooth White card base was covered with patterned paper and set aside.

The Stitched Peek-a-Boo Windows and Edge were cut from white card stock

and the inside portion of the windows were ink distressed. All pieces were adhered

to the card and the critters were popped up inside each window. The card was

finished off with the white embossed sentiment and a few sequins.

Both the X's and O's Card Kit and Witch Way is the Candy? will go on sale tomorrow,
August 22nd at 9PM EST in the MFT Store!

All you need is LOVE

Hello there! I decided to take the plunge and enter Ribbon Carousel's latest challenge to incorporate paper piecing on your card.

The sponsor for the challenge is Birdie Brown. I happened to have a collection of her cute digis, and a TON of patterned paper so the decision to enter was an easy one.

Here's my card using two of Torico's adorable images found in her Etsy store. Truth be told, I originally colored both images with Copics, but I wasn't completely happy with the way the umbrella turned out. Paper piecing it made me happy, and fit the requirement for the challenge!

I added a bit of twine and drew in some faux stitching lines. Although you can't see it, there's a bit of Glossy Accents on the raindrop and the little smiley face, too.

I hope you're all having a great week. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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