CAS(E) this Sketch #263

(Please scroll down or click here for my MFT Birthday Project Challenge post. Thank you!)

Are you ready for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch?
Meet Sketch #263, compliments of yours truly. 

And here's my take on it.

I pretty much followed the sketch and substituted the little reader on the chair
for the circle element. I added a strip of paper behind her and finished off the
card with the white embossed sentiment and 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, March 22nd and
as the winner, you'll be invited to guest with us on a future sketch!

MFT March Birthday Project--Groovy Gift Cards

If you're short on time or gift ideas, a gift card is the perfect gift for a birthday or any
occasion. Join this month's Birthday Project Challenge by creating inspired gift card
 presentations and you could be this week's random winner!

My project holds a gift card for a popular local sushi restaurant. A red card base was

stamped with Balloon Strings in Versamark Ink and cut with the gift card window.

Before assembling the pouch and gift card, the sentiment was white embossed above

the opening.
 

A panel was cut to fit behind the opening and a rip strip was added so the recipient

will have an easy time removing the gift card. I stamped, colored and cut the Ninja,

soy sauce bottle, and assorted sushi, then adhered them on the front of the card.

 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 Wednesday Sketch Challenge #376

Here's this week's My Favorite Things Wed Sketch Challenge #376.

And here's my take on it.

A woodgrain pattern was stamped on a strip of Latté card stock and adhered

to a Primitive Cream card base. Per the sketch, I added a strip of diagonal

striped paper. The owl was colored with Copics and fussy cut, then perched

on a circle of brown card stock.

I popped up the owl and added the white embossed sentiment. I added more

details to the owl with a black pen and white pigment pen. The card was 

finished off with a sprinkling of hearts.

Visit the Card Challenges blog for all the details on how you could be the 

random winner of the challenge and win a $50 MFT voucher!

Hope to see you in the gallery!

MFT March Release Replay

It's time for My Favorite Things March Release Replay when the Creative Team

shares fresh ideas and more inspiration with the latest release.

For my project, the Bubble Over With Joy bunnies put aside their bubble wands
for an Easter themed card.

I always thought that one of the Tree-mendous tree shapes resembled an egg and this
was the perfect time to pair them with the bunnies. Three "egg" shapes were ink distressed
and three bunnies were colored with Copics and cut with the matching Die-namics.

The Horizontal Snow Drifts Cover-Up was embossed and adhered to a white card base.
The eggs were adhered to the card and the bunnies were popped up over them. I
stamped the sentiment, added a frame, and finished off the card with clear sequins.

Visit today's post at My Favorite Things to see how participating team members
took on the Release Replay challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

CAS(E) this Sketch #262

Teammie N@ Ali brings us this week's CAS(E) this Sketch. 

Here's Sketch #262.

And here's my take on it.

I used an alcohol ink background and cut a strip to go across the bottom of a
top folding card. I die cut the sentiment from another piece of the same
background and adhered them on the card, per the sketch. I couldn't go
without adding a few sequins, and the card was done.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of my teammates nterpreted
the sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, Mar 15th
and as the winner, you'll be invited to join us on a future sketch!

MFT March New Product Launch and Release

It's time to make My Favorite Things March Release yours! You can find all new
products here in the MFT Store!

I have one more project to share with you to possibly add to your shopping list
using the Triangle STAX Die-namics--and an alcohol ink background.

I started with a panel of Yupo paper that was inked with alcohol inks and air dried.

Two sizes of triangles were cut from the inked piece and two of the smallest sized

triangles were cut from gold card stock.

The triangles were adhered to a white card base. I wanted the sentiment to

stand out so I gold embossed it on a strip of white card stock and popped it up

between the triangles.

Depending on the colors you use, this could be a gender neutral, all occasion
card just by changing up the sentiment. And a good way to use your backgrounds!

And there you have it--My Favorite Things March Release! Don't forget to comment
on all Creative Team members' blogs by Thursday, March 8th for a chance to win
one of two $100 MFT gift vouchers!

Thanks so much for stopping by during the countdown and happy shopping!

MFT March Release Countdown--Day 1

 It's the final countdown day of My Favorite Things March Release! All new 

products will go on sale tomorrow, March 6th at 9PM EST in the MFT Store.

Today I'm sharing a card using the So Many YAYs Die-namics and Yay for You

stamp set, which were part of a recent card kit and will now be sold separately.

I've been playing with alcohol inks, but this time, I used Copic marker refills

and the Copic colorless blender on Yupo paper. The results were almost the

same as with alcohol inks and there are a lot more colors to choose from.

I dropped several colors of reinkers on a sheet of white Yupo paper and let

the colors move with the colorless blender. I let it dry overnight, then cut the

panel with a Mod Rectangle STAX die.

The YAY was cut from the panel and the negative space was backed with

adhesive tape. The YAY was also cut from silver glitter card stock and the 

letters were popped into the respective spaces on the panel. The second part 

of the sentiment was white embossed below the YAY and the card was finished

off with sequins.

Visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks at the
March release and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize.
Hope to see you tomorrow for the New Product Launch!

MFT March Release Countdown--Day 2

It's two more days until My Favorite Things March Release! Are your wish lists
growing longer day by day?

This month we're releasing brand new pups and kitties for all the animal lovers
who can't get enough of cute critters. I have two projects to share with you.
My first card features Puppy Kisses. I'm in love with the poodle.

Using the Misti, I stamped three rows of pups with Extreme Black Hybrid ink
and colored them with Copic markers. A bit of shading was added with Prismacolor
pencils. The panel was cut and mounted to a Steel Gray card base. The sentiment was
white embossed and popped up on the card and finished off with colorful enamel dots.

Next up is Love You Furever--a set of playful kitties and fun sentiments.

I customized the Collage Cover Up by trimming off a row of squares which perfectly

housed six of the kitties in the set. The inner pieces were ink distressed and popped

back into the frame. Six kitties were colored and cut with the matching Die-namics and 

popped up on the frame. The stamped sentiment and enamel dots finished off the card.

Visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks at the new
release and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Second card:

MFT March Release Countdown--Day 3

We're halfway through My Favorite Things March Release Countdown.

All new products go on sale Tuesday, March 6th at 9PM EST in the MFT Store.

Today I'm sharing this month's Pure Innocence--Somebunny Sweet--paired
with a new rectangle STAX.
 

The little girl and her bunny were stamped and colored with Copics markers
on white card stock. I grounded her with some drawn in grass, then cut the
image with the Elegant Rectangle STAX. 

She looked a little lonely on the hill, so I added a bunny, chick, and butterfly

from Spring Friends. The panel was adhered to a white card base covered 

with pink plaid paper. I finished off the card with the stamped sentiment.

Visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks at the

March release and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize!

ALTENEW Build-a-Flower Giveaway Winner

Just popping in to announce the winner of the Altenew Build-a-Flower Giveaway. 

A $20 Altenew gift certificate goes to KIRSTY VITTETOE.

Congrats, Kirsty! I'll be contacting you with info on how to claim your prize.

Thank you, Altenew, for sponsoring the giveaway and thanks to all of you
who hopped along with us.