28.01.2018

MFT Sketch Challenge #369

Hey!  It’s a LOOONNNG time since I participated in a challenge so when I was hanging out with my buddy Karolyn in her gorgeous craft room last week I decided I’d take advantage of the chance to rummage through her vast MFT Stamps inventory!!  It’s like an Aladin’s cave for any MFT fan such as myself!  Anyhoo, I thought I’d play along with the current sketch challenge and get hubby’s Valentine’s card out of the way while I was at it (instead of the usual last minute job I always end up doing)!

Here’s the sketch …

And here’s my take!  I used the Staggered Hearts Stencil and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink to create a small inked area on the base card and then used Wonky Stitched Rectangles and cut a panel from vellum.  I cut the heart using the Shaker Window Heart die from black card I found in Karolyn’sscarp drawer!!  I have no idea what she embossed it with though – and forgot to ask!!!

 

Supplies:

Staggered Hearts Stencil

Shaker Window Heart Die

BG Marble Background Stamp

From The Heart Stamp Set

Black and White Striped Paper Pack

Stitched Circle Scallop Frames

 

Whist I was at it I couldn’t resist playing with the cute Meant To Bee stamp set!  I have a daughter who is OBSESSED with bees so I had her mind when I was making this one!!

Supplies:

Meant To Bee Stamp Set

Meant to Bee Die-Namics

Black and White Striped Paper Pad

Stitched Hexagon Stax

15.01.2018

Avery Elle … Love Is In The Air

Hey there!  This is an exciting week for many reasons – one is I get to share a card using the amazing Love Is In The Air stamp set and two – IT’S CHA THIS WEEKEND!!!  If you’re going to be there, please stop by the Avery Elle Booth and say hi to us!!

So onto the card.  I covered my card in a watercolour effect paper and stamped and die cut the banners from Balloons and Banners.  I wanted the card to feel quite informal so I only loosely coloured the flags with Copics.  I used my MISTI to stamp a graduated colour onto the largest of the solid heart stamps using pigment inks and then finished with the sentiment stamped in the middle.

Supplies Used:

Love Is In The Air Clear Stamps

Love Is In The Air Elle-ments

Balloons and Banners Clear Stamps

Balloons and Banners Elle-ments

Daisy Pigment Ink

Fizz Pigment Ink

Cherry Pigment Ink

02.01.2018

Avery Elle … Balloons and Banners

Happy New Year!! 

Hope you and yours have had the best holiday season ever so far.  I still feel very festive and am excited by what 2018 will bring.  I wish you all the very best for the coming year.

Today I’m sharing a card and a wee video of how to make a simple shaker card using the gorgeous Balloons and Banners stamps and co-ordinating Elle-ments.  I love the font in this set, I think it really lends itself to a fun style of birthday card and what could be more fun than balloons?

 

Supplies used:

Balloons and Banners Clear Stamps

Balloons and Banners Elle-ments

Wonky Stitches Elle-ments

Raspberry Hemp Twine

Fog Dye Ink