Friday, September 2, 2016

MFT September Release Countdown Day 4



Welcome back to My Favorite Things September Release Countdown!

Day 4 features new images from Birdie Brown and you KNOW that there's
going to be cuteness involved. Meet Happy Hedgehogs and a peek at some
scalloped sweetness!


I think scallops make everything cuter--don't you? I cut white card stock
with the pointed scallop border and adhered it to a kraft card base that was
covered with dotted paper.




Two hedgehogs and mushrooms were colored and cut with the matching
dies. I added some grass to ground them, then popped them up on the panel.
I finished off the card with the sweet, punny sentiment.

Next up is a card using the new Chevron Grid Background stamp.
And oh yes, you know that I had to ink distress!


I gold embossed it on watercolor card stock and blended several distress
inks over it. To give the panel some dimension, I filled in some spaces with
 matching Copic markers, being careful not to touch the embossed lines.



I die cut the "thanks" twice from brown card stock, and adhered them
together to form a thicker sentiment. The rest of the sentiment was gold
embossed and trimmed into a banner. They were adhered to the card and
finished off with a sprinkling of gold sequins.

Be sure to visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things to see more
peeks of the release and leave a comment there for your chance to win
a $75 prize! Thanks for stopping by today!







Second card:

Thursday, September 1, 2016

MFT September Release Countdown Day 5



Welcome to My Favorite Things September Release Countdown!
This month, there's something for everyone, from cute to trendy and
everything in between. Let's get started with the countdown!

 Day 5 starts off with Geometric Greenery, a trendy set of leaves by
Lisa Johnson Designs, with matching dies sold separately.


I started off by stamping Etched Tribal Background with white pigment ink
on Biscotti card stock. I chose one leaf and white embossed it several times
on watercolor card stock, then used ink daubers to add color to them with
Distress inks.


They were die cut with the matching dies and adhered to the card base,
popping up the center leaf for a bit of interest. The sentiment was white
embossed on a strip of brown card stock and popped up beneath the leaves.
I finished off with "faux enamel dots" courtesy of Nuvo Crystal Drops.


My Favorite Things now carries Nuvo Crystal Drops in the MFT store
and I love that I can make my own enamel dots in assorted colors and
sizes. I still haven't found the perfect storage system for them yet,
because they tend to stick together once they're dried.
 
Be sure to visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things for
more inspiration from the design team, and leave a comment there
for a chance to win a prize!



CAS(E) this Sketch 188


Here's CAS(E) this Sketch 188, compliments of our teammie Sam.


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


I pretty much stuck to the sketch. Think candles on a chocolate cake. (Wink!)

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see how the rest of the design team interpreted
this week's sketch and join us if you can. Link up your card(s) by Thursday, 
September 8th, and as a winner you could be guest designing with us
on a future sketch!