CAS(E) this Sketch #258

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

Here's Sketch #258 brought to you by N@ Ali.

And here's my take on it.

Two rows of houses were watercolored with Zig markers and a waterbrush
then adhered to an In the Buff card base. The sentiment was white embossed
on a strip of black card stock and used to ground the houses.

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

MFT February New Product Launch and Release

It's time!! You may now purchase My Favorite Things February Release!
All new products are waiting for you here in the MFT Store. Visit all the designers'
blogs and comment to win one of two $100 MFT gift vouchers!

I'd like to share a couple of projects using two new word Die-namics--Big Birthday
and Wish, and possibly add to your shopping list.

I've recently jumped on the alcohol ink bandwagon and one day I experimented with
different color combinations on Yupo paper. All products are available in the MFT Store.

It was fun to create the backgrounds but I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them.
 And then I thought about pairing them up with the new word Die-namics.

For the Wish card, I trimmed the panel down and die cut the WISH from the center.
I also cut the word from silver glitter card stock. After adhering tape behind the negative
space, I inlaid the silver letters in the respective spaces. I adhered the piece to a Stone
Gray card base and silver embossed the second part of the sentiment.

I did the exact same thing with the Big Birthday sentiment on a blue/green background.
I contemplated adding sequins or silver stars, but since the alcohol ink backgrounds

are so busy and colorful, I decided to go without. 

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Lastly, I'd like to direct you to another project that I did for MFT's February Release 
Class using Birdie Brown's adorable Birthday Chicks.

Keep checking MFT's Resource Section for a downloadable PDF of all projects shown

below as well as how to videos on MFTv's You Tube channel.

And there you have it--My Favorite Things February Release! Don't forget to visit all
the design team's blogs and leave comments along the way for a chance to win one of two
$100 MFT gift vouchers! 

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

(Edited to add: Gift voucher winners have been chosen. Go here to see if one of them was YOU!)

MFT February Release Countdown--Day 1

It's the final day until My Favorite Things February Release! All new products
will go on sale tomorrow, February 6th at 9PM EST in the MFT Store!

Today I'm sharing a card using Furever Friends which was part of a recent Card
Kit that quickly sold out. I've paired the pup with Critter Condolences for a pet
sympathy card.

I sponged the brick stencil over a Latté card base with white pigment ink
The new Single Stitch Line Tag-Corner Square Frame was cut twice--first from
Latté card stock, and then from watercolor card stock. A cloudy sky was stenciled
on the watercolor piece and grass was added on the bottom, then popped into
the frame. Blades of grass were added with Copic markers.

The pup was stamped, colored with Copics, and cut with the matching Die-namics.
I popped him up over the grass and added a few butterflies. The card was finished
off with the sweet sentiment.

Visit today's countdown post at My Favorite Things and leave a comment there for
a chance to win a $75 prize. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope to see you
tomorrow for the New Product Launch!

MFT February Release Countdown--Day 2

It's two more days until My Favorite Things February Release!
All new products will go on sale Tuesday, February 6th at 9PM EST.

Today I'm sharing cards using the new Magical Mandala Die-namics, with two
very different themes.

For the first card, I inked a piece of watercolor card stock in circular fashion
with several Distress inks. After die cutting the mandala, I added more ink with
an ink blending tool. The mandala was adhered to a Natural card base with
spray adhesive which, in my opinion, is the quickest way to adhere a delicate
die cut like the mandala.

The sentiment was white embossed on a strip of Eggplant card stock and cut
with the fishtail banner die, then popped up over the mandala. The card was
rounded off on both bottom corners and finished off with enamel dots.

I switched gears to a more elegant card for a wedding or an anniversary. The mandala
was cut from silver glitter card stock and adhered off center to a Stone Gray panel.
I embossed the mandala on two corners of the card, then adhered the panel to a white
card base. The sentiment was white embossed on a Cement Gray banner and the card
was finished off with clear sequins.

Visit today's Countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks and inspiration
and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize. Thanks for stopping by!

MFT February Release Countdown--Day 3

We're halfway to My Favorite Things February Release! Are your wish lists
growing longer day by day?

Today I'm sharing this month's Pure Innocence cutie--Birthday Girl--and I've
paired her with the new Gift Card Window.

Balloon Strings Background was stamped on an In the Buff card base with
Versamark ink. The gift card window was cut on the card front and the sentiment
was stamped below it.

The little birthday girl was stamped and colored with Copics, then cut with the
matching Die-namics. I assembled the gift card window and gift card, then covered
them with a smaller panel.

I made sure to cut a rip strip from the panel before adhering it to the card so that
the recipient can easily remove the gift card. The card was finished off with the little
girl popped up on the side of the gift card.

Visit today's Countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks at the new
release and don't forget to leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize!
Thanks so much for stopping by today!

MFT February Release Countdown--Day 4

It's Day 4 of My Favorite Things Feb Release Countdown!

This month in keeping with the birthday theme, Birdie Brown brings us
Birthday Chicks--a set of adorable chicks who are so ready to celebrate!

I used the new Collage Cover Up and after die cutting it from watercolor card stock,
I trimmed off one row of squares because I had a square card in mind. I popped out
the pieces and adhered the frame to a Stone Gray card base.

The pieces were ink distressed and popped back into their respective spaces. The
chicks were stamped, colored with Copics and cut with the matching Die-namics.

I stamped the sentiment and popped up all the chicks on the card. How cute are these
little guys? I'm happy I chose to make a square card so they're all squished together--
in a good way.

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

MFT February Release Countdown--Day 5

Welcome to My Favorite Things February Release Countdown!

Day 5 begins with a unique way to present a gift card--a Gift Card Window and
Frame Die-namics and Gift Card Pouches. Since I have many friends and family
who frequent a popular coffee company, I knew that this card was going to be
the first one I'd make.

 I started off by die cutting two of the larger rounded rectangles from Blueprints 31
 from Latté card stock. The gift card window was cut from the top layer and the two
part sentiment was white embossed above and below the opening.

I recycled a Starbucks® coffee sleeve and adhered it to a take out cup that was lightly
ink distressed for a bit of dimension. Before I assembled the pouch and card, a rip strip
was cut on the back panel so the recipient will have an easy time removing the gift card.

After assembling the gift card in the pouch, I adhered the two panels, making sure
not to put any adhesive on the rip strip so it will tear away easily. Now I may be biased,
but I think this is the neatest gift card presentation, ever!

For more peeks at the new release, visit today's Countdown post at My Favorite
Things and don't forget to leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize!
Thanks for stopping by today!

CAS(E) this Sketch #257

CAS(E) this Sketch #257 is a retro one courtesy of our creative teammie Michele.

This is how I interpreted the sketch back in January 2016.

And here's my simplified 2018 take on it. Yep, more Painted Flowers.

The stems were stamped on a white card panel then topped with three flowers
and leaves. A strip of patterned paper was adhered per the sketch and the
sentiment was stamped over it. The panel was adhered to a Grout Gray card
base and finished off with sequins.

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, February 8th
and you could be our next guest designer!
 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge--ANYTHING GOES

(Note: For my My Favorite Things Wed Sketch Challenge post, please click here or scroll down.)

 It's my last week in the Designer Spotlight over at Simon Says Stamp 
Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge theme is the ever popular ANYTHING GOES. The sponsor
is Art Impressions and by now you know that you don't have to use Art Impressions
products, but if you have them, then feel free to use them!

 For my project, I decided to work with products from previous weeks' sponsors:
Hero Arts, Concord & 9th, and Clearly Besotted.

I began by coloring the koi with Copic markers, after seeing this koi (by dobie256)
in the Flickr gallery. Watercolor card stock was ink distressed and I stamped the tree
ring with water, then spattered water over the inking.

The koi was adhered to the card and I pulled up the head, fins, and tail to give it
some dimension. I finished off the card with the sentiment and some sequins.

Visit today's post at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for all
the details and deadlines for this week's challenge and link up your projects.

The random winner will win a $50 gift voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!

Ginormous thanks to Lols for the Designer Spotlight invitation. I had such a wonderful
time and can't thank you enough, and the rest of the team, for your gracious hospitality ♥