CASology Week #353--FEATHER

Talk about under the wire. I had my CASology entry ready to go but totally

forgot to write up the blog post. Duh! So it's less than a day until the deadline

and here we go...

Ah, feathers. I love them almost as much as leaves. I've done a few feathery cards

in the past but it's my first time using this Spellbinders feather.

I was going for a peacock feather and you should have seen the attempts

that ended up in the trash. "What are those big, black dots???" So I went with

an ombré feather with gold spatters. A Gina K Designs sentiment completes 

the card. Oh, and a rounded bottom corner.

And now I'm off to link this up. Thanks for stopping by!

CAS(E) this Sketch #343

CAS(E) this Sketch #343 is a retro one from former teammie Hannelie.

Here's my 2016 take on it.

And here's what I came up with three years later. Yep, I love those leaves.

Five leaves were cut and inked and spattered with gold ink. Whimsical Woodgrain
was stamped on kraft card stock with kraft ink. The leaves were adhered to the card
per the sketch and finished off with the gold 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, October 17th.
Hope to see you in the gallery!

MFT's October 2019 Release and MFT & Friends

Yes, it's time! The MFT Store is now open and you may shop for the awesome
October Release! All new goodies can be found here.

It's also time for MFT & Friends when the Creative Team--and friends--share
more ideas and inspiration using the new Release!

I just love Birdie Brown's Christmas sELFies and colored up the handsome
polar bear in the set.

After cutting out the image with the square selfie Die-namics, I adhered it behind
a Polaroid frame and stamped the sentiment on top. A strip of patterned paper
was adhered to a Grout Gray card base, then I popped up the Polaroid and
the card was done.

All right, off you go! And today's the day to comment on all team members' blogs
for a chance to win one of two $100 MFT gift vouchers!
Good luck and happy shopping!

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

Final Countdown Day Until MFT's October Release!

Yay! It's the final countdown day until MFT's October Release! All new goodies
will go on sale tomorrow October 8th at 10AM EST!

Today  I'm sharing two projects because there's  just so much holiday goodness
this month! The first uses Merry Christmas Blend together with 'Tis the Season  
 on the background.

  

The Merry Christmas Blend is a follow up to the popular Happy Birthday Blend

which makes for quick cards if you use the Misti or any type of stamp positioner.

I stamped the "Merry" in pinks and reds, and the "Christmas" in two shades of

green, directly onto a panel. 

The snowman and smaller images from 'Tis the Season were stamped on the panel

in Grout Gray ink. The second part of the sentiment was stamped in dark brown ink

and the panel was adhered to a kraft card base and finished off with sequins,

My second card pairs the Classic Snow Globe and an image from Merry Moments.

When I first saw the image, I could picture them snuggled inside the
snow globe. Brush Spatter Background was white embossed on watercolor
card stock then ink distressed in several shades of blue ink. The base of the
snow globe was stamped in wood grain and the globe was assembled
on a Primitive Cream card base.

The image was stamped, colored, and die cut to fit the inside the globe.
I stamped the sentiment beneath the globe and finished off the card with
a few mini stars cut from white and silver glitter card stock.

Visit today's Countdown post for more peeks at the October Release and leave
a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize! Thanks for stopping by
and hope you'll visit tomorrow for the New Product Launch!

Second card

It's 2 More Days Until MFT's October Release!

It's just two more sleeps until MFT's October Release! Have you got your

wish lists ready?

Today I'm sharing another new Die-namics--Joyful Wreath. There's also a Joyful
Wreath Stamp set, but I've chosen to work with just the dies for my project.

The wreath was die cut from two shades of green card stock and inked lightly to
give it more dimension. The All Lined Up Background was stamped on kraft
with white pigment ink, then the panel was adhered to a card base.

I added the wreath, berries, then finished off the card with the two part sentiment.

 By now you know the drill: Visit today's Countdown post at My Favorite Things
for more peeks at the October Release, and leave a comment there for a chance
to win a $75 prize!

  

        

3 More Days Until MFT's October Release!

We're halfway to MFT's October Release! All new goodies will go on sale
Tuesday, October 8th at 10AM EST in the MFT Store!

When I first saw the Sun-Lovin' Santa, I couldn't wait make a card with him.

I love his Aloha shirt and sandals and the decorated palm tree is so fun! I'm not
adding the flamingo in the set, so I'm calling him a Hawaiian Santa. 😉

Brush Spatter Background was white embossed on watercolor card stock then ink

distressed and cut with the largest Stitched Dome STAX Die-namics. Kraft card stock 

was torn and inked with white pigment ink and white embossed to resemble snow,

All the images were stamped in dark gray ink, colored and cut with the matching
Die-namics. They were adhered to the dome piece, then adhered to a white card
base. The white embossed sentiment finished off the card.

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

4 More Days Until MFT's October Release!

We're counting down the days until MFT's October Release!

The October Release is chock full of holiday stamps, Die-namics and stencils
and today I decided to play with the new Little Town of Bethlehem Die-namics.

The building pieces were die cut from watercolor card stock, ink distressed and
layered together. The ground was cut from light gray card stock and adhered
on the bottom of the buildings, then popped up on a dark gray card base.

I chose an older, smaller sentiment and heat embossed it with platinum embossing
powder. I wanted the Star of Bethlehem to be the same platinum color, so I used
Jennifer McGuire's faux metal embossing technique and created a platinum star.
I adhered the star and added some extra sparkle with a metallic pen.

Visit today's Countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks and inspiration
and don't forget to leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize!

MFT's October Release Countdown Begins!

Get ready for tons of holiday inspiration with My Favorite Things October Release
and it's a HUGE one with everything from cute to whimsical to contemporary.

And be sure to welcome MFT's newest design team member--CALY PERSON.
I just love her work and know her as the sweetest (and busiest!) blogger.

Birdie Brown starts us off with Christmas sELFies--a festive follow up to her
popular Picture Perfect stamp set.

I chose the trio of snowmen for some holiday Polaroids. They were stamped
and colored with watercolor pencils and a water brush. I cut them out with
the Selfie Square Die-namics, then mounted a patterned paper frame over them.

Another frame was cut from Christmas text paper, and they were layered and
adhered to a white card base. The card was finished off with the stamped sentiment.

Visit today's Countdown post at My Favorite Things for more peeks at the
October Release and leave a comment there for a chance to win a $75 prize!

CAS(E) this Sketch #342

Here's this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #342, compliments of yours truly.

And here's my simplified take on it. A little too simplified, maybe?

I stamped the girl's head and the scarf right under her. The image was colored with
Copics and fussy cut. Patterned paper covered most of a white card base. Hot pink
eyeglasses were stamped on the girl, then she was popped up on the card 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, October 10th and as
the weekly winner, you'll be invited to guest with us on a future sketch!

Supplies:

Concord & 9th Winter Wear Stamp Bundle

MFT Birdie Browm Sweater Weather in the Woods

Doodlebug Designs Kraft in Color 6x6 Paper Pad

MFT Wed Sketch Challenge #457

Are you ready? Here's this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #457.

And here's my take on it.

I stayed pretty true to the sketch and managed to use a little trick o' treater.
Originally, I cut the stitched circle window and placed the mouse behind it
but the circle was a tad too small, so I adhered a patterned paper circle over it
and I'm much happier with the result. And, the mouse looks happy, too.

Visit the MFT blog for all the details on how you could be the random winner
of a $50 MFT gift voucher when you enter the challenge! Hope you'll join us!