tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164807704679308862024-03-13T19:54:40.451-07:00Coloring My WorldOne card at a timeJanet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-43150955876294402592019-02-15T19:22:00.000-08:002019-02-15T19:22:41.049-08:00January Class at the MFT Boutique<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my January class I wanted to teach my students a fun technique using MFT's <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Peek-a-Boo+Wheel+Die-namics">Peek-a-Boo Wheel</a>. If you cut a large circle window into the front of your card and have the wheel spinning behind it you can get some cute effects! The first card uses MFT's <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/bb-cute-chemists">Cute Chemists</a> set. I stamped the test tubes and puffs of smoke along with lots of hearts on the wheel that spins, then used the boy chemist to stand in front and cover the brad in the center. As you spin the wheel, it looks like a storm of explosions!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MFT's <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/stencils/small-brick-wall-stencil">Small Brick Wall</a> stencil and the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/inks/specialty-pads-refills/pigment-ink-pad-sweet-tooth">Sweet Tooth Pigment Ink </a> add some great texture to the front of the card. This little guy is fun to color, especially his hair!! Here's a close up...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the second card, I used the Peek-a-Boo Wheel again but this time used it to make sheep appear to be jumping over a fence as you turn the wheel! Fun, right??!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sheep from MFT's <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/over-the-moon-for-ewe">Over the Moon for Ewe</a> set were stamped 3 times on the wheel and colored. This time, I used a fence to cover the brad. I cut a hill using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/shaker-interactive/downhill-slope-die-namics">Downhill Slope Die-namics</a> from MFT then added some dots with the<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/backgrounds/bg-itsy-bitsy-polka-dots-background"> Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot Background</a> stamp. It's one of my favorite because it makes everything look better!! I used the fence and flowers from the Over the Moon set to cover the brad and the other sheep on the wheel. Everybody loves playing with these cards!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third card uses one of MFT's stamp sets designed by Stacey Yacula. Her little animals are darling!! I've been a fan for a long time and I'm very excited that she is working with MFT now!! The little bird on this card is from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/butterflies-birds/sy-tweet-friends">Tweet Friends</a> stamp set. He is so sweet and full of joy that you can't help but smile when you look at him!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/stax/a2-stitched-rectangle-stax-set-1-die-namics">A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1</a> Die-namic to cut the card front and used two different papers from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/patterned-paper/sweet-stack-paper-pack">Sweet Stack paper pack</a> to add a a little more color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you liked my cards and they inspire you to take some time to stamp! Thanks for stopping by :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-10370771226189005142018-12-07T20:55:00.000-08:002018-12-07T20:55:14.986-08:00Dec. 1 Class at MFT Boutique<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am having such a good time teaching at MFT! The ladies who come to class are the best! This month we did three Christmas cards. The first was a Peek-a-boo card using Birdie Brown's Secret Santa stamp set. When you look at the front of the card you see the two children with an empty Christmas stocking and a pillow before they head to dreamland. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you open the card the scene changes and you see Santa hiding behind the Christmas tree as he seems to say, "Shhhh, don't tell!" So cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This fold is fun and is much easier to make than you'd expect. There are lots of different tutorials on line if you'd like to try making a Peek-a-boo card. What I like is that they can be made with lots of different style openings so they will fit almost anything that you can come up with!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the second card we used MFT's Snow Special Stamps & Die-namics, Snow Drifts Cover-up and Essential Speech Bubbles dies. The little penguins are so cute. It was fun deciding which colors I should use on their little outfits! The background is made with Ranger Distress Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass and Broken China. The Snow Drifts die was cut out of white card stock twice and then layered onto the background and the ground, penguins and sentiment were attached.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final card was a simple one using MFT's Unbearabley Cute, Trio of Trees and Beary Best Friends stamps and Die-namics. Filled With Joy Die-namics was also used for the snowflake behind the trees. The background panel was inked softly with Berrylicious and Grape Jelly ink. The trees were stamped with the same two colors and clear glitter was added to the trunk and branches. The sleepy polar bear was colored with Copic markers. The bottom of the panel has a 4 x 3 piece of patterned paper from the Petite Plaid Paper Pack from MFT. The sentiment was stamped onto white card stock cut with Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strip Die-namics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards today. Try to stay calm during this very busy month! Happy Holidays :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-9836550160472278342018-08-24T06:00:00.000-07:002018-08-24T06:00:00.150-07:00Guest Designer <div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my very favorite things to do each month is to sit with my computer and a glass of wine and look at all of the wonderful inspiration that can be found on the MFT blog, so it was a huge treat to be invited to be a guest designer...oh so exciting!! For my post today, I have three cards to share with you. I hope you like them and that maybe they inspire you to do some stamping!</span></div>
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My first card is a Flying Easel card. This fun fold works well with symmetrical images so when I saw the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/playful-peacock">Playful Peacock stamp set</a>, and the front facing peacock I knew I had to use it to make a Flying Easel card! I started by scoring the front of the card in the middle and then cutting a hole using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-tag-corner-rectangle-stax">Stitched Tag-Corner Rectangle STAX</a>. Next I cut two frames using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-single-stitch-line-rectangle-frames">Single Stitch Line Tag-Corner Rectangle Frames</a>. Cutting 2 frames makes the flying part of the card sturdier and allows you to glue the string between the two pieces. Next I stamped, colored and cut out 4 peacocks. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I scored and folded them and glued them together with a string in the center between them.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once this was dry, I glued the string between the 2 frames so the peacock would hang and spin in the center of the frame opening. I then attached the frame to the card gluing only the part of the frame below the score line.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because the inside of the card shows through the opening, I made a garden inside the card using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/love-buds">Love Buds stamps and dies</a>, the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/stencil-mini-cloud-edges">Mini Cloud Edges stencil</a> and the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/stencil-grassy-edges">Grassy Edges stencil.</a> The flowers inside are popped with foam tape so they can hold the easel in place when the card is open. The sentiment is stamped and embossed onto a Tropical Teal strip cut with the<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-sentiment-strips"> Stitched Sentiment Strip Die-namics</a>. The peacock looks so pretty twisting and twirling in a breeze!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my second card I used the adorable <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/bb-saddle-up-celebrate">Saddle Up and Celebrate stamp set</a>. The little cactus is darling and I thought it would make a great wreath so I combined it with some leaves and stems from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/playful-peacock">Playful Peacock set</a> and a flower from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/love-buds">Love Buds set</a> and did just that!! To get the wreath shape I cut a <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-wonky-stitched-circle-stax">wonky circle</a> into the front panel of the card and then attached the panel and the circle to the front to the card with foam tape. This gave me the perfect shape and size to build on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once I was happy with the layout, I took a photo so I could get everything back in place and started gluing. I attached the tiny cacti with foam tape so they would pop! I finished the card off with a sentiment from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/bb-saddle-up-celebrate">Saddle up and Celebrate set</a> and some borders cut from a coordinating paper (<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/patterned-paper/dots-stripes-bright-paper-pack">Dots & Stripes Bright Paper Pack</a>) using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-scallop-edges">Stitched Scallop Edges Die-namics.</a> Here is the finished card...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The inspiration for my third card was the tiny bird in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/safari-friends">Safari Friends stamp set</a>. He is so tiny and cute I thought it would be funny to have him nose to nose with one of the beautiful side-facing peacocks from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/playful-peacock">Playful Peacocks set</a>! The front panel of the card is a piece of patterned paper from the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dots & Stripes Bright Paper Pack.</span> I<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> used the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-dome-stax">Stitched Domes STAX</a>, <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-dome-frames">Stitched Dome Frames</a> and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-grassy-fields">Grassy Fields Die-namics</a> to make the setting for their meeting and attached it to the front panel with foam tape. The little bird needed something to stand on and this sweet little flower from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/love-buds">Love Buds set</a> was perfect! The sentiment strip was cut using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-sentiment-strips">Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for visiting and thanks to MFT for inviting me to be a guest designer. It was a lot of fun, I thoroughly enjoyed it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make time to stamp as often as you can...it's good for you!!</span></div>
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Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-53247364593091116962018-08-20T19:08:00.001-07:002018-08-20T19:08:11.063-07:00August 18th Class at the MFT Boutique<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I taught my 2nd class at the MFT Boutique on Saturday and it was a blast. I had the most delightful group of students, and they all did a fabulous job on their cards!! For the first card, we made a birthday pendulum card using <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=aussie+animals">MFT's Aussie Animals stamps and Die-namics.</a> We also used a few stamps from the<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=birthday+bears"> Birthday Bear set</a> to add some birthday embellishments. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I took a video to show you how the koala's branch shakes when you rock the card, but my computer won't let me download it (I really need a new computer). I'll post the video on my Instagram account at Bizzy32765, so you can look there if you want to see it in action :) I made the base of this card by tracing around the cover of a large oatmeal container because I didn't have a circle die big enough. The oval for the sky was cut with<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-oval-stax-set-one"> MFT Oval STAX 1</a> and the mat was cut with<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-inside-out-stitched-oval-stax"> Inside & Out Stitched Oval STAX.</a> The grass was cut with <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-grassy-fields">Grassy Fields Die-namics</a> and the sentiments were stamped onto <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-slanted-sentiment-strips">Slanted Sentiment Strips</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The second card was an encouragement card using<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/love-bugs"> Love BUGS</a> and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/love-buds">Love BUDS</a> stamps and dies from MFT. The background for the card was stamped with the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/bg-bundles-of-blossoms-background">Bundles of Blossoms background stamp</a> and Versamark ink and then embossed with clear powder. It was then inked with Distress Oxide inks, Peacock Feathers, Lucky Clover and Twisted Citron. Blending with Oxide inks is such a pleasure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the blending was finished, I cut the piece down using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-rectangle-frames">Stitched Rectangle Frames Die-namics</a>. This gave me a cool looking blended frame that I could use for another card (see below) and the piece that I needed for the center of my card. I cut another frame from Tropical Teal card stock using the same frame die, then I attached the frame to the card using foam tape and added the flowery piece in the center. I added the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-sending-hugs">Sending Hugs</a> and embellished it with the ladybug from the Love Bugs stamp set and some bright flowers that were stamped with the Love Buds stamp set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is the card that I made using that spare frame from the card above! I love getting 2 for 1!! I used the same sending hugs cut from card stock that was inked up with the 3 oxide colors used on the background of the card above. Then I cut some flowers using the Love Buds Set. Love Buds is quickly becoming one of my favorites, it works with everything!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The last card was a quick and easy one using the crocodile from the Aussie Animals stamp set. I thought he would make a good "guy" card with "you party animal" as the sentiment! The grass is cut from Safety Orange and Elf Green card stock using <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-grassy-edges">MFT's Grassy Edges Die-namics</a>. The letters for the party animal sentiment were cut with the new <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-birdie-brown-alphabet-numbers">Birdie Brown Alphabet dies</a>. They are tiny but perfect to use on cards!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The "party animal" needed a nice big balloon and the one from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/pure-innocence-cupcake-day">Pure Innocence Cupcake Day stamp set</a> was perfect! He needed a goggly eye, too!! Here's a close up...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi! I am super excited to be joining the design team for this month's MFT & Friends <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/blog/mft-friends-august-2018/%20%E2%80%8E">blog hop</a> featuring the amazing August release! There were so many fun stamps and dies in this release that I kind of went overboard with ideas and cards. I just couldn't help myself! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For my first card I used the new <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/painted-poppies">Painted Poppies stamp set</a>...so beautiful! I used <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/inks/premium-dye-inks">MFT reinkers</a> and a few <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/inks/tim-holtz-distress-cubes-re-inkers">Ranger Distress reinkers</a> to paint the poppies, leaves and background. Reinkers are easy to paint with and I really like the vibrant color you can get when you use them for watercoloring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The dies that I used to make this card are the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/cover-ups/die-namics-full-of-heart">Full of Heart Cover Up</a>, the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-single-stitch-line-tag-corner-rectangle-frames">Single Stitch Line Tag Corner Rectangle STAX</a> and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-hearts-in-a-row-vertical">Hearts in a Row - Vertical</a> for the sentiment strip. The sentiment is from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=aim+for+the+clouds">Aim for the Clouds</a> sentiment set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My second card features the new Birdie Brown </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/bb-frightfully-sweet" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Frightfully Sweet stamp set</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The little animals are so cute in their Halloween costumes and make such a cute shadow box! I used Copic markers to color the animals and then die cut them using the coordinating dies. The MFT </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=home+sweet+home" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Home Sweet Home Die-namics</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=trees+in+the+forest" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Trees in the Forest Die-namics</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-grassy-hills" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grassy Hills Die-namics</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> helped to complete the scene!! I used the </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-inside-out-stitched-circle-stax" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and the </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-linked-chain-circle-frames" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Linked Chain Circle Frame Die-namics</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to cut and embellish the circular window. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I was looking at the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/die-namics-take-the-stage">Take the Stage Die-namics</a> I thought how cool it would be to use it to highlight a photo!! Just think of the possibilities...an anniversary couple, a recital, a wedding, a birthday boy or girl...so many photos would work...and just imagine the recipient's surprise when they open the curtain and see their picture there!! I added folds to the outer and inner curtain with Copic markers and added the sign which was cut using one of the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-a2-rectangle-stax-set-2">A2 Rectangle STAX dies</a>. The sentiment and stars are part of the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/friendship-rocks">Friendship Rocks</a> stamp set. I used a favorite Halloween picture of my son for the star of my show!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I made a video of this card opening and closing but my computer is so old I had trouble getting it to download. It looks strange so I hope it works. In case it doesn't, I'll post the video on my Instagram account so you can see it in action at Bizzy32765. I adore this card!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know, I made too many cards, but I have to share my last card, too. For this one I used the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/die-namics-take-the-stage">Take the Stage Die-namics</a> again with the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/friendship-rocks">Friendship Rocks stamp set</a>. The girls are so cute and fun to color. The background was done with <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/inks/tim-holtz-distress-oxides-pads-re-inkers">Distress Oxide Inks</a>. I have a friend who loves to sing...she is always singing to me...I can't wait to send her this card!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my cards! Also a big thanks to My Favorite Things for inviting me to join in the fun today!! Click <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/blog/mft-friends-august-2018/%20%E2%80%8E">here</a> to get back to the MFT & Friends blog hop.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arialmt"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You'll find lots more inspiration </span><span style="font-family: "\22 arial\22 " , "\22 helvetica\22 " , sans-serif;">there</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for using the fabulous August release!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first card is a Box in a Card fold using the </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/splendid-swans" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Splendid Swans stamp set</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-splendid-swans" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dies</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> from MFT. This stamp set is peaceful and beautiful and I really like the variety of swans, the cattails, vines, lily pad and lily that are included. I cut the base card using </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/mft-cardstock/wild-wisteria-card-stock" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wild Wisteria</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> card stock. The layers are <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/solar-white-neenah-classic-crest-80-lb">Neenah Solar White</a> and </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/mft-cardstock/lavender-fields-card-stock" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lavender Fields</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. To add some tiny dots to the Lavender Fields layers I used the<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/backgrounds/bg-itsy-bitsy-polka-dots-background"> Itsy </a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/backgrounds/bg-itsy-bitsy-polka-dots-background">Bitsy Polka Dot background stamp</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/pigment-ink-pad-sweet-tooth-3074">Sweet Tooth Pigment Ink Pad</a>. If you like dotted paper, you need this stamp. It is fabulous! I know I will be using it all the time. Here is the front of the card...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sentiment box on the front was cut with</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-rectangle-scallop-frames">Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frames </a>and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-rectangle-stax">Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX</a>, and the swans and cattails were cut from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/no-line-coloring-card-stock">No-Line coloring card stock </a>and colored with Copic Markers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you open the card and push on the right side, a box forms with a scene inside. I really enjoy making little scenes so this is one of my favorite folds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The oval window for the little scene and the oval for the sentiment were cut with the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-inside-out-stitched-oval-stax">Inside/Out Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics</a>. I used the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-splendid-swans">Splendid Swans</a>, <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-grassy-fields">Grassy Fields</a>, <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-puffy-clouds">Puffy Clouds</a> and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-circle-stax">Stitched Circles STAX Die-namics</a> to complete the inside of the card. Here is a close up...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second card was a fun celebration card with a flap fold. It's always fun when margaritas are involved, right? I cut 2 margarita glasses using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-margarita-shaker-window-frame">Margarita Shaker Window Die-namics</a>. The glass extends over the edge of the front so there is a matching glass inside of the card. The inside of the glass is inked up with Sour Apple Hybrid ink and covered with Clear Wink of Stella so it shimmers and looks especially delicious! The front of the card was inked using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/stencil-geometric-stars">Geometric Stars Stencil</a> and <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/inks/hybrid-ink-pads-and-refills">Sour Apple, Summer Splash and Lemon Chiffon Hybrid inks.</a> I used the same colors to ink up a piece of card stock and used <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-cheers">Cheers Die-namics</a> to cut out the sentiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville song came into my head when I was making this card so I had to include the parrot from the </span><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/bb-polynesian-paradise" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Polynesian Paradise stamp set</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! He was colored with Copics and attached to a circle cut with the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-circle-stax">Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX</a>. I used a Copic marker to color around the edge of the circle instead of making another layer. The opposite side of the flap has a matching circle with green around the edge that says, Sip, Sip, Hooray from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/spirited-sentiments">Spirited Sentiments</a> set. I had to cut the stamp in half so it would fit but no worries, it is really easy to position the two pieces back together. The polka dot paper is from the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/patterned-paper/birthday-blowout-paper-pack">Birthday Blowout paper pack.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The frame was cut using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-square-scallop-frames">Stitched Square Scallop Frames</a> and the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-square-stax">Stitched Mini Scallop Square STAX</a>. I love how they look together! <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-sentiment-strips">Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics</a> was used for the sentiment and the happy little star is from the Beach Buds set. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ocean water was cut from metallic card stock using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-ocean-waves">Ocean Waves Die-namics</a> and colored using the polished stone technique and alcohol inks. If you've not heard of this technique, google it, there are video tutorials that show you how to do it. This technique worked well and gave the water some shimmer and shine!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed teaching this class and meeting some new friends. I hope you like my cards! Thanks for stopping by. Make time to stamp, it's good for you!!</span></div>
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Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-84391767203655333402018-07-24T18:40:00.000-07:002018-07-24T18:40:24.897-07:00Astronaut Girl<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I have a card that I made for my daughter-in-law a while ago. On one of their visits we took a trip to Kennedy Space Center and we found out that when she was little she loved everything to do with space travel and wanted to be an astronaut! I thought the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/birdie-brown-stamps/bb-space-explorer">MFT set by Birdie Brown called Space Explorer</a> would make a great card for her birthday. My only problem was that I wanted the astronaut to be a girl. I stamped some astronauts and had a go at changing the face so it looked more like a girl. Adding eyelashes and a smile worked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This card was fun to make and my daughter-in-law loved it! If you have a stamp set that isn't exactly what you need, see if you can make a little change that will make it perfect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Try to find some creative time every day! It's good for you!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-12236295924471025982018-04-23T20:05:00.000-07:002018-04-23T20:05:34.722-07:00By the Beautiful Sea<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since making the castle bridge card back in February, bridge cards have become one of my favorites! They are so versatile and you can make lots of different things with them, especially when you add hidden insert tabs like those used in a shadow box card!! The inspiration for this card was a card I saw on Pinterest made by <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/389420699007779003/">Monica Maier</a>. I made a beach scene using the <a href="https://www.scrapbookpal.com/lawn-fawn-clear-stamps-life-is-good/?gclid=CjwKCAjwiPbWBRBtEiwAJakcpMO1c2tU5hG-JTm9ErDHK1hzcmsnmPSE4wKpck50qu_Im8wSmBCrqRoCI4kQAvD_BwE">Life is Good stamp set </a>from Lawn Fawn. It is a cheery little set that is fun to use and to color. Who doesn't love a day at the beach?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before starting assembly I stamped the background with a tiny honeycomb pattern in a color close to the card stock I used. I stamped some seagulls from the Life is Good set in black ink, too. I cut some waves using a retired wave die from MFT. They have <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-ocean-waves">this one now </a>and it would look just as good! I put some insert tabs spaced evenly into the U shape of the bridge card onto which I attached the waves. Next </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut some hills using<a href="https://www.scrapbookpal.com/lawn-fawn-lawn-cuts-stitched-hillside-borders/?gclid=CjwKCAjwiPbWBRBtEiwAJakcpGh9v9tYBqC_OjhyUFAfhJ7mgXRhraw6cSQ2Tmdr1dQJnnZAGB-cSBoCXOUQAvD_BwE"> Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Borders</a> out of a camel colored card stock for the sand and glued them on to form the bridge card. I just love how the stitching detail looks on my beach!! I just found <a href="https://www.scrapbookpal.com/">Scrapbook Pal</a> for ordering stamping supplies. They are great! They have discounted prices, they ship quickly and they offer free shipping on orders over $25!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next I cut out two little sailboats using the <a href="http://www.iostamps.com/DIES/DIE189-C.html">sailboat die</a> from Impression Obsession (IO). I cut them out of white card stock and used Copics to color the bottom of the boats. The last step was to stamp and color the cute little beachy elements from the Life is Good set. I stamped them onto<a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/white-cardstock/"> Papertrey Ink's Select White card stock</a>. It is heavy weight so it's good for die cutting and works well for blending with Copics. Here is a close up...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you liked seeing my card today. Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a happy heart and a happy day!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-34518423631257811352018-04-17T11:47:00.000-07:002018-04-18T13:23:07.564-07:00Seaside Seagulls<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a quick post for you today. It's kind of a continuation of yesterday's post. I made another master board using the same technique and materials except I used the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=seagulls">Seaside Seagulls stamps from MFT</a>! They are so adorable and they made great guy cards! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stamped the seagulls using Momento Tuxedo Black ink randomly all over the watercolor sheet. Then I used Copics to shade and color the seagulls and wooden perches. I used Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Salty Ocean Distress inks to watercolor the background. For more details and specific sizes and products used, please see yesterday's post. I put the Nuvo Jewel Drops all around the seagulls on this one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a pic of the inside of my card!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, try to stamp as often as you can. It's good for you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-61272775474941473432018-04-17T11:26:00.000-07:002018-04-17T11:26:27.327-07:00Roses For You<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to have cards on hand to send when I need a quick thank you card or I hear someone is having a bad time. I used the master board idea to make these. Here are two of the thank you cards that came out of the effort. I ended up getting 12 cards from one master board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The process was pretty simple and I really liked the outcome. I started out stamping the rose, leaves and little circles from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-ROSES-FOR-YOU-sss101582-You-Have-My-Heart-sss101582?currency=USD">Simon Says Stamp's Roses for You</a> set all over a piece of 9 x12 sheet of white watercolor paper. I used Canson 90 lb. watercolor paper from Micheal's, Versafine ink and white embossing powder. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next I took out my Ranger Distress Inks and smooched them onto my craft mat. I added a little water to each color to make them softer. Then I put the color on randomly using a water brush. The colors I used were Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough. Once the background was finished, I painted in the roses and leaves using the same colors but didn't water them down as much so the colors would be more vibrant. I added Festive Berries, Wild Honey and Mowed Lawn to the color palette to change the flowers/leaves up a bit. It didn't take a lot of time to do this and I found it very relaxing and fun! Here is how the master board looked when it was finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then cut the master board into 12 pieces 2"x 4 1/2". I cut a mat out of white card stock using the Stitched <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/stax/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-rectangle-stax">Mini Scallop Rectangular Stax from My Favorite Things</a>. I used my cutter to cut a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 1/4 x 4"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> rectangular opening in the mat 5/8" from the right side and from the top. I stamped random sentiments in black and then attached the layers using foam tape. To finish the card off I added little translucent drops using <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/nuvo-drops-more/nuvo-jewel-drops-rosewater">Nuvo Jewel Drops</a>. I like the way they catch the light. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you like my cards today. I have another version of the same design that I will share tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a happy creative week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-52288897540806263782018-03-23T19:33:00.000-07:002018-03-23T19:33:48.483-07:00More Baby Cards!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yikes there are lots of new babies lately! So many of my friends are becoming the happy grandparents of little ones! That means I've been busy making baby cards! My favorite stamps and dies for making baby cards right now are still the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-lld-bundle-of-baby-clothes">Bundle of Baby Clothes dies</a> and the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/lld-welcome-baby">Welcome Baby stamp set </a>from MFT! The first card I have to show you was for a family who had twin boys. When I was looking for good paper to use, I realized that the Doodlebug 6x6 pads had miniature designs that were perfect for my little clothes! The pad I used for this card is called <a href="https://www.inkaboutitonline.com/product/doodlebug-6x6-paper-pad-hip-hip-hooray/">Hip, Hip, Hooray</a>. The tiny robots, monsters, plaid and stars and the bright colors made this card! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To add some interest to the background I stenciled on some puffy clouds using the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/stencil-cloud">cloud </a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/stencil-cloud">stencil</a> from MFT. Next I cut out and assembled all of the clothes, and cut the clothesline and the clothespins. After deciding on placement, I glued the clothes to the line using glue at the top of each item and a piece of foam tape at the bottom of each. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The word congrats finished off the front of the card. It comes from the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/alphabets-sentiments/more-essential-sentiments">More Essential Sentiments stamp set</a> from MFT.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the inside of the card I added two bibs and this adorable sentiment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my second baby card I used the robot paper for a onesie, I used the same little monster outfit as on the first card and then used the stars papers for a t-shirt and bib, I used the same cloud stencil for the background but added <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/scene-building/die-namics-grassy-edges">grass </a>and bows to the clothesline. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the inside of this card, I used the stencil to make a cloud background and added the sentiment. There are some really adorable messages in the Welcome Baby stamp set!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards. If you are using the Bundle of Baby Clothes dies and are looking for smaller scale patterns, check out the 6x6 pads from Doodlebug. There are lots of really good designs for both boys and girls!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-51394985030555572472018-03-03T11:28:00.000-08:002018-03-03T11:28:56.592-08:00Card for Sweet Baby Girl<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like making baby cards! They just make me happy! A friend's daughter is having a little girl very soon and I was invited to the baby shower. It was fun, fancy and very feminine!! Some of the gifts were a lace teepee, a soft fluffy swan shaped rocking seat and a baby version of the little black dress...so adorable!! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the card I made using </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-lld-bundle-of-baby-clothes">Bundle of Baby Clothes die</a> from MFT! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This die set has lots of little clothes and embellishments. I cut the little dress from a flower patterned paper. I like that the 6x6 pads have smaller patterns, they work really well for baby clothes.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made a dotted swiss frame using one of the </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/stax/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-square-stax" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched Mini Scallop Square STAX </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and I cut the hole for the shaker with the </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/frames-windows/die-namics-ljd-peek-a-boo-circle-windows" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peek-a-Boo Circle Window</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> both from MFT. Make sure to do the cutting first and the embossing second!! Don't ask why I'm telling you this!! Inside the shaker I used the softest colored shaker items I had in my stash. I love the little iridescent pink hearts and tiny yellow stars. I got them in an assortment from Micheals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know the new mom likes pretty little girly things so I wanted the inside of the card to be pretty, too. I used the scalloped square dies again, some girly papers in pink and yellow and cute little flowery bibs. The Bundle of Baby Clothes dies are a lot of fun to play with. Whenever I use them, I find myself making lots of different outfits, mixing and matching different colors and patterns. The good news is I have lots of outfits ready made when I need a quick baby card! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't the flowery bibs adorable? I really like the sentiment, too! It comes from the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/tiny-hearts-shape-sprinkles">Welcome Baby stamp set</a> from MFT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The enamel hearts on the front and inside the card are from Doodlebug. These are the<a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/brand-spankin-new/tiny-hearts-shape-sprinkles"> tiny hearts</a>. They are perfect for adding a touch of color and shine just where you need it! There are larger ones, too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by! Make time for stamping every day, it's good for you!!</span></div>
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Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-74895659497233400512018-02-18T17:09:00.000-08:002018-02-18T17:11:12.987-08:00MFT 2018 Creative Olympics - Event 1 Stamping Slalom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been a very long time since I posted anything here! Thanks to MFT for inspiring me to get back into the groove! Their Creative Olympics challenge got me back! The first event was to create one card that includes at least three separate stamp sets! That really got me thinking! I've been making a lot of bridge cards lately and I thought a royal birthday party card might work for this challenge! I made the castle using <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-castle">MFT's Die-namics Castle</a>. The combo of a bridge card and the castle dies makes a wonderful 3D castle!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second MFT stamp set that I used was <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-birthday-bears">Birthday Bears</a>. This set has a lot of party accessories that fit well and looked great with all of the characters on the card!! I used the balloon, gift packages, party hat and sentiment from this set.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I needed some little party goers for the right side of the door, so I used the chick from <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-the-whole-herd">The Whole Herd</a> stamp set. I added the tiny package from Birthday Bears so they would fit in with the party theme! T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he owl from the Friends in the Forest set looks so cute in his party hat, it looks like it was made just for him!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The amazing thing about bridge cards is that although they look big, they can be folded flat to fit into an envelope! I used my envelope maker and 12 x 12 paper to make a square envelope for this card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have a minute you should take a look at the MFT Blog. There are lots and lots of really fun and inspirational cards for each of the four Olympic events. Also, the MFT Design Team just posted some amazing Chibitronics cards! You can find their blog <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a good week!!</span><br />
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Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-45415577420929235812017-10-22T12:54:00.001-07:002017-10-22T12:54:38.443-07:00Halloween Zombie Bunny<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've seen a lot of cards using normal images that were turned into something else by adding small details and then coloring in unexpected colors. They are such fun that I wanted to try one for my Halloween card! I used one of the cute little bunnies from the MFT stamp set called Somebunny. It was so much fun to zombify her! I inked the background with Distress Inks and splattered some water on it. I cut the moon using MFT circle STAX then stamped the spatters on it with Versamark Ink using MFT's Distress Patterns stamps. The tree is an edgelit die from Stampin' Up called <a href="https://www3.stampinup.com/ecweb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=141842">Halloween Scenes</a>. I'm not sure who makes the pumpkin and jack-o-lantern stamps. They were in my halloween stamp box but didn't have a name on them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed seeing my zombie bunny card! Thanks for visiting. Have a nice Halloween!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet </span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-24732929112067843322017-07-01T11:36:00.000-07:002017-07-01T11:36:13.495-07:00Cheerful Little Cards<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have two simple cards to share with you today. Both were made to cheer up friends who are going through a rough time. The first card used a bathing suit stamp by Lizzie Anne Designs. I looked for a link but couldn't find one :( For the background I used a textured stamp by Savvy Stamps called Patterned Tic-Tac Background. I couldn't find a link to this stamp either. I used 3 different colors of Distress Ink. I used the mini pads to make it easier to get the color onto the stamp. The colors are Spun Sugar, Cracked Pistachio and Brushed Lilac. I like how using multiple colors on the background stamp gave me something to match when I was coloring the bathing suits! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Copics to color the bathing suits and a retired Stampin' Up card stock for matting called Almost Amethyst. It was one of my favorites so when I heard they were discontinuing it, I bought a lot! It goes well with the Brushed Lilac Distress Ink. I used an MFT die called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-rectangle-stax">Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX</a> to get the scalloped edge and the stitching. Stitching adds so much to a card!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my second card I used one I saw by Kay Miller for inspiration. I absolutely love the cards she makes. You can see Kay's card<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/198088083588619214/"> here</a>. I have to admit, Kay is one of my favorite designers. I love everything that she makes! I used leaves from an old Stampin Up set called Best Blossoms. It's a leafy branch. I'm sure if you look in your stash you have something similar. I used Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink on the tips of the leaves and inked the rest with Mowed Lawn to get the two-tone look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rest of the stamps are all from My Favorite Things. The dog is from a set called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-lucky-dog">Lucky Dog</a>, the cat is from the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-cool-cat">Cool Cat</a> set and the flower is from a set called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/blissful-blooms">Blissful Blooms</a>. I colored them with Copic markers and cut them out so I could raise them up with a little foam tape. The sentiment is from the Lucky Dog set, too. I used the Misti to stamp the words so I could get them nice and dark to show up on top of the leaves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed the cards today and I hope that you are finding some time to stamp!</span></div>
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Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-58082107598913514922017-06-17T14:19:00.000-07:002017-06-17T14:19:47.536-07:00Mermaid Kisses<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't wait to play with the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/shop-by-release/2017/may-2017/bb-mermazing">Mermazing stamp set </a>from MFT! I like mermaids and this set is SOOO adorable!! When I was thinking about what to do, I thought that a tunnel card would make my mermaid look like she was deep in the ocean! For the front of the card I used the new <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/shop-by-release/2017/may-2017/die-namics-beach-scene-builder">Beach Scene Builder Die-namics</a>. For the sentiment I used the <a href="https://www.ellenhutson.com/stampendous-clear-stamps-ocean-wisdom-by-fran-seiford/">Ocean Wisdom </a>stamp set from Stampendous.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut the dies out of appropriate colored card stock but I cut the ocean out of white so I could use Distress Oxide Inks to color it. The colors I used were Chipped Sapphire, Broken China and Cracked Pistachio. I used the new MFT Cloud Stencil to make the sky and added a sun that was punched out of yellow card stock. I added some waves to the ocean using a light blue Prismacolor pencil and a shimmer gel pen. I tried a couple of things to make the froth at the edge of the water but liked the look of <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/31173">white Liquid Applique</a> the best. I put it on very thin and squiggled the tip through it to thin it out even more, then I let it dry a bit before hitting it with the heat gun. This made it look a lot less like popcorn!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the inside of the card, I layered on the same Distress Oxide inks that I used for the ocean on the front of the card. Putting the Chipped Sapphire at the top, Broken China in the middle and Cracked Pistachio at the bottom. I added some Vintage Photo at the very bottom for the ocean floor. I inked a 2nd piece of card stock measuring 5.5" x 7.5" the same way and cut an oval in the center using <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-oval-stax-set-one">MFT's Oval STAX</a>. I flicked some water on both pieces to give some added texture. Next I used the seaweed and coral stamps from MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/shop-by-release/2017/may-2017/bb-mermazing">Mermazing </a>stamp set to fill in the ocean floor on the piece with the oval cut out of the center. The stamps in the set are small but they can be stamped repeatedly to make larger vegetation. I love how the plants look. Using 2 colors of green made some fade into the background. The little schools of fish are from the Mermazing set as well. The fish are symmetrical so they can be stamped facing either direction and they still look right! The last thing I did was to stamp the sentiment in Versamark and emboss it with white powder. The Happy Birthday is from MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/shop-by-release/2017/may-2017/ocean-pals">Ocean Pals</a> set</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted some seaweed growing from the bottom of the window so I used Taylored Expressions Build a Scene - Underwater to cut some out and glued it to the back side of the oval. Then I used double stick tape along the left and right edges of the card and the piece with the oval to attach the two together. Next I stamped the mermaid, 3 fish and 2 turtles and colored them with Copics. I used foam tape to add the mermaid so she wouldn't be flat against the card. I hung one of the fish on a string so he would move and I attached the fish at the bottom to the seaweed! You can see in the picture below how the fish suspended on the string looks like he's moving in the water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a close up...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like all of the extra images that were included in this set to help make a scene. The little turtle is precious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you enjoyed seeing my card. It was a fun one to make. Have a happy day, and keep stamping!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span></div>
Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-15278400527817932712017-05-23T22:14:00.000-07:002017-05-23T22:14:51.454-07:00Spaceman<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I have a birthday card to show you. I made it for a special 4 year old little boy and I thought he might like an interactive card. I used the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-space-explorer">Space Explorer set</a> from MFT. I started by making the background on Strathmore watercolor paper. I smooched some Distress inks onto my craft mat, sprayed a little water on then dropped the watercolor paper on and moved it around, then I dried it. I wasn't thrilled with the results because it was way too light. Next I put some Worn Lipstick, Broken China and Faded Jeans Oxide inks on my craft mat, spritzed a little water and dragged the paper around through it. After I dried it, I still wasn't happy because it was still too light. Next I took Ranger blending tools and sponged on Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distress inks. I was a lot happier with the darkness but felt it still needed something so I got out my Denim Adirondack Color Wash spray and spritzed it a couple of times...bam...it finally looked like what I had in mind! I watered down some white acrylic paint and splattered it on to look like stars and my background was done!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next I took two circle dies that cut two circles about 3/8" apart, taped them together with Post-it Tape and cut a channel out of the background for the interactive part. I stamped the astronaut, 2 planets, a bunch of stars and the little space ship and colored them with Copics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To assemble my card, I attached the space sky background and center circle to a folded Night of Navy card with extra thick foam tape. I punched out a 1/2" circle of Night of Navy and glued a <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/spin-slide-discs">Spin & Slide Disc (MFT)</a> to it. I then glued that onto a washer and put it into the channel. I glued the little space ship onto the disc so it would slide freely around the channel. The weight of the washer made it move much more easily on it's own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finished the card off by gluing the astronaut onto the center circle, and the planets and stars around the edges. I loved the sentiment from the Space Explorer set! It was perfect for the inside of my card. I added a "Happy Birthday" from the </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/ocean-pals" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ocean Pals set </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from MFT. I hope little Oliver has fun with my card. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting. Keep stamping!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span></div>
Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-15071683338677364732017-05-09T12:24:00.001-07:002017-05-09T12:24:22.711-07:00Flying High Graduation Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's graduation time again and this year I had to make a card for my friend's brilliant daughter. She graduated with high honors from Georgia Tech and will be starting a job at Microsoft in Seattle!! She is also an outdoorsy girl who loves adventure! I don't have a lot of outdoor adventure themed stamps but I do have <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/birdie-brown-stamps/bb-up-in-the-air">MFT's Up in the Air </a>set and thought the hot air balloons would work for my card! I saw a card by Barbara Anders on the MFT blog using the balloons with a skyline and thought it would be perfect. <a href="http://barspaperpursuits.blogspot.com/2017/04/my-favorite-things-april-release.html">Here is a link</a> the card on Barbara's blog, she makes beautiful, inspiring cards!! I wanted to personalize the card so I looked on line for a clip art Seattle skyline, printed it out and then fussy cut it. Next I used MFT's new <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/stencils/stencil-cloud">cloud stencil</a> and <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/stencils/stencil-radiating-rays">radiating rays stencil</a> to make the sky. I colored two sets of balloons using the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> colors of Microsoft's logo for the big ones and Georgia Tech colors for the small ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't want the sentiment to block the sky so I stamped it onto acetate with black Staz-on ink. I used a fine line glue bottle to put tiny dots behind the letters and stuck it on. You can't see any glue at all!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Next I cut the post to hold the big balloon. I didn't like how it looked with the paper line showing so I snipped a piece out and replaced it with a strip of acetate, which looked better. I wanted the smaller balloons to pop out more than they would with foam tape so I took a strip of acetate 1 7/8" x 3/8" and scored it at 3/8", 3/4", 1 1/8" and 1 1/2". This allowed me to fold the strip into a box which I glued together to keep it's shape. The acetate box flattens when the card is folded but pops up a lot more than foam tape when the card is open. I like how the balloons make a shadow on the sky!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To hide the pop up mechanisms, I used a cloud die. I'm sorry but I don't have it labeled so I'm not sure which company makes it. I found some that would work from Lawn Fawn and Taylored Expressions. The top line of the inside sentiment is from the Up in the Air stamp set and the Happy Graduation is from a Stampin' Up set called, Teeny Tiny Wishes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you like my graduation card :) Keep stamping!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-74127746653808254842017-04-30T20:01:00.000-07:002017-04-30T20:02:39.905-07:00Polished Stone on Yupo Paper<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'll start out by saying that this is going to be a long post. A friend of mine played with alcohol inks and the polished stone technique on Yupo paper. Then she gave me 3 pieces and challenged me to come up with some cards using it. I was not familiar with Yupo paper, I wasn't even aware that she had used it when I accepted her challenge! The first piece made me think of water so I decided to make a card with the little Fun in the Sun girl from MFT (see my last post). I covered the polished stone with Versamark ink and then Amazing Glaze embossing powder but when I went to heat it, before the EP melted, the "paper" started to melt and curl, kind of like what happens with shrink plastic! I was really surprised and disappointed because I'd totally ruined one of the pieces my friend gave me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I moved on to the 2nd piece which was beautiful. I stamped some script in black on it because I thought it would look cool. Here is a piece of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I thought it would be really pretty with flowers and the Joseph's coat technique. I used Stampin' Up's Garden in Bloom set and stamped the flowers with Versamark ink and detail clear embossing powder. This EP is much finer and melts quicker so I thought I could get away with it before the Yupo melted. I was very happy when it worked! The next step in this technique is to cover the entire thing with a dark color of ink. The idea is to cover up the background so the beautiful colors only show up beneath the embossed areas. I started rubbing a black ink pad over the piece and was pretty surprised that not only did the ink not stick to the paper but it completely rubbed off the alcohol ink that was on it!! It looked SOOO bad. I was disappointed again because I'd ruined the 2nd piece of polished stone from my friend. :( The flowers were unique and pretty so I cut them out and glued them onto a piece of dark gray card stock and added some leaves that were stamped on green dotted paper. I used some jewel circles that I got at a stamping convention and I was happy with the result. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I was down to the very last piece of polished stone from my friend! I was afraid to do anything except cut, die cut or punch it so that's what I did. I started by cutting out some grass. This is what the piece looked like... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This piece had fall colors so I immediately thought trees and leaves would be good. For the first card I used MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-trees-in-the-forest">Trees in the Forest</a> dies. I used MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-snow-drifts">Stiched Snow Drifts</a> and dotted paper to make hills for my scene. I then cut a window in the top layer of my card using MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-ljd-jumbo-peek-a-boo-circle-windows">Jumbo Peek-a-Boo Circle Windows</a> die. To finish the front of the card I added one of the little mice from the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-harvest-mouse">Harvest Mouse</a> set by MFT and a little cardinal from the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/cooler-with-you">Cooler with You</a> set. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is a close up of the trees. I wanted a plaid scarf so I added some lines with my Copics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the next card I use MFT'S <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-grassy-edges">Grassy Edges</a> die and a leaf stamp and die from MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/fall-friends">Fall Friends </a>set. The scarecrow and crow are from the Fall Friends set as well. I used a circle die to cut an off center window in which to build my scene. I started by using Clarity brushes and Distress inks to color the background. Next I added the grass. I colored the scarecrow with Copics and used a brown Prismacolor pencil to add lines to his hat. I wanted the crow stamp to face left so I used waxed paper to get a reverse image and colored him with Copics, too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To tie the window in with the rest of the card I added a branch from the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/i-m-tweet-on-you">I'm Tweet on You</a> set (MFT). I wanted to use the polished stone leaves so I </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">only </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cut out the branch and not the leaves. I attached the branch and leaves then finished the card by adding two different patterned papers and a sentiment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the final card I decided to cut the remaining polished stone piece into strips to use in making a mosaic type background. I also cut some coordinating patterned paper strips and solid strips. They are 1/4" and 3/8". Next I covered a piece of A2 card stock with <a href="https://www.elizabethcraftdesigns.com/collections/transparent-double-sided-adhesive/products/elizabeths-transparent-double-sided-tape-sheet-8-5-x-11-5-pack">double sided adhesive</a> and stuck a strip diagonally across the sticky surface. I kept adding strips until the whole surface was covered. I really enjoy making these backgrounds. I had enough polished stone to make 2, one with using patterned paper and one using only solids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once the background was complete, I cut an oval and colored it using Distress Oxide inks and a sponge dauber. This ink blends like butter! Then I added a dark green frame cut with MFT's </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-oval-scallop-frames" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched Oval Scallop Frames </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The fox, crow, acorn and leaves come from the </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/fall-friends" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fall Friends </a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">set (MFT). I stamped and cut 2 leaves from the remaining polished stone paper and colored everything else with Copics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The fox looked a little flat so I stamped him again, colored his head and cut it out so I could pop it up. Adding leaves, the crow and the acorn around the frame finished the card off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I found out one interesting thing when making this card. I added some Nuvo drops and as they dried, they pulled the color of the Distress Oxide inks into them. I only used 2 colors, <a href="https://tonic-studios.com/product/crystal-drops-gloss-dandelion-yellow-673n/">Dandelion Yellow</a> and <a href="https://tonic-studios.com/product/crystal-drops-gloss-ripened-pumpkin-665n-2/">Ripened Pumpkin</a>, but if you look at the dots, there are more than 2 different colors! I'm going to see what happens when I put white drops onto the different colors of Oxide inks! Fun!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank for taking the time to visit. Did you stamp today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-64752200192194512852017-04-05T22:17:00.000-07:002017-04-05T22:17:26.803-07:00Fun in the Sun<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I used a Pure Innocence set from My Favorite Things called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/pure-innocence/pure-innocence-fun-in-the-sun">Fun in the Sun</a>. I wanted the raft to look like it was floating on water so I started by doing the polished stone technique with shades of blue. To see a tutorial on how to do the polished stone technique click <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/polished_stone/">here</a>. You need glossy card stock, rubbing alcohol and reinkers. I used alcohol reinkers. To make the piece shiny like water I covered the polished stone with Versamark embossing ink by dabbing the ink pad all over the card stock. I used clear Amazing Glaze embossing powder and heated. I repeated this step 2 more times until the surface was nice and shiny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mounted the water piece onto kraft card stock and added a Kraft frame cut with the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/frames/die-namics-stitched-rounded-rectangle-frames">Stitched Rounded Rectangle Frames</a> from MFT. I colored the little girl and her raft with Copics and then cut her out. The beach bag and ball stamps were perfect to embellish the sentiment on the corner of my card. The cute little sunglasses were cut using the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/pure-innocence/die-namics-pi-fun-in-the-sun">Fun in the Sun dies </a>that go along with the stamp set. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next photo shows the shine better, it is so cool. It really looks like water!!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-37037173952105581662017-03-24T21:36:00.001-07:002017-03-24T21:36:09.442-07:00Shopper Tunnel Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm really enjoying making tunnel cards lately! Here is another one that I made for some of my friends who are excellent shoppers! For this card I used the MFT set called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/bb-mon-cheri">Mon Cheri </a>and the<a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-bb-mon-cheri"> coordinating dies</a>. This set has everything you need for a shopper card! I started out by making a tri-fold card by adding a flap onto a regular A2 sized card. I used </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Copic W1 to make the edge of the sidewalk a darker color because I only had one shade of gray in Pan Pastels, neutral gray tint. For the sky, I used Pthalo Blue Tint and for the store floor Yellow Ochre. I like having something of interest peeking out on the second layer of my tunnel cards and for this one I used tiny trees made with the </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=trees+in+the+forest" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trees in the Forest dies from MFT</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I adore the street lamp from the Mon Cheri set! I used my Misti so that I could get the lamps nice and black, then I colored the glow in each!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My idea was to have the little shopper go into the city to her favorite store. I colored a separate piece of card stock with the yellow ochre and then stamped the shelves for the store onto it so when I cut them out with the die I wouldn't have a stark white edge around them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of the little extras in the stamp set were perfect merchandise to put in my store! I did the wording on my computer and added a heart banner from Penny Black called <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Heart-String-Penny-Black-Creative-Die/PB-51-022">Heart String</a>. It was fun putting the store together and deciding what to put "on sale"! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided that my little shopper needed a fancy scarf and matching purse so I did some paper piecing. I have to confess that I made 6 different sets because I liked seeing how she looked in all the different scarf patterns!! It was a little bit like paper dolls!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you like my card today. It looks more difficult than it really was. If you haven't tried coloring backgrounds with Pan Pastels before, you should get a couple and try them. I use the Pthalo Blue Tint most because it is perfect for coloring skies. The finish you get is matte and chalky looking. Nice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Keep stamping!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-11048281765781372392017-02-22T21:19:00.001-08:002017-02-22T21:23:01.694-08:00Hog Heaven Inchies<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a quick post for you tonight with an inchie card! Everyone who knows me, knows that I like inchies...a lot. I've been making cards with them for years! I think the reason I like them so much is that they focus on my stamps from a different perspective. They allow me to highlight areas that might not get as much attention otherwise. For the inchies on this card, I used the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/birdie-brown-stamps/bb-hog-heaven">Hog Heaven set</a> from My Favorite Things. It is so cute (I know...you hear me say that every time I use a Birdie Brown set)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I started by punching a 1" square in a scrap piece of card stock to make a window. Next I stamped the images that I wanted to use. Then I took the window and held it over the stamped images, moving it around until I found the perfect area to highlight. I then traced the outside edge of the window very lightly with a pencil to mark the portion that I wanted to use for my inchie. I colored the area inside the pencil square with Copics and then cut each square out on the pencil line. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To give the inchies more substance and to make them stand out and really pop I glue them onto 1" square pieces of black chip board. It makes the inchies look so much better. I cut these from a 12" x 12" sheet, but if you don't like cutting or you want them very precise you can buy </span><a href="https://www.ellenhutson.com/inchie-arts-art-squares-1-squares-black/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inchie Arts Art Squares</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from Ellen Hutson. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The little flower that comes in the Hog Heaven set is the perfect tiny little embellishment for each square!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I used MFT's </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-stitched-scallop-basic-edges-2" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for the black panel underneath the inchies and MFT's </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/patterned-paper/lucky-prints-paper-pack" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucky Prints Paper Pack</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for the pink part. This is a thank you card, so I only inked up part of the "I'm TICKLED PINK for you" sentiment. I stamped it and made a flag for the front of the card and tied a little bow using thin black silk ribbon from May Arts. The card still needed something so I added a 1/4" strip of </span><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/specialty-papers/silver-sparkle-card-stock" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silver Sparkle card stock</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from MFT along the edge.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Inside the card I used the Hog Heaven sentiment that says, "Thank you SOW MUCH"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-50835533963581426652017-02-16T18:56:00.000-08:002017-02-16T18:56:11.555-08:00Birthday Greetings from Paradise<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have another tunnel card today, I'm really having fun with these! This one uses an MFT set called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/birdie-brown-stamps/bb-polynesian-paradise">Polynesian Paradise</a>. This set has the little hula girl and lots of animals and flowers to embellish a scene. I wanted to add some trees so I used my favorite, the palm tree, from MFT's <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/clear-stamps/bb-penguins-in-paradise">Penguins in Paradise!</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like I did in my first tunnel card, I cut white card stock for an A2 size card and then added an extra panel by gluing on a 5.5" x 4.75" (scored at 4.25 and folded) onto one side. Next I used the <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/stax/die-namics-oval-stax-set-one">MFT Oval STAX</a> to cut holes in the top and second panel. I drew light pencil lines for the sky water and sand on all 3 panels so they would match then I did some masking and used my Clarity brushes and dye inks to color them. I used Stampin' Up Bashful Blue for the sky, Ranger Distress Tumbled Glass and Broken China for the water and Distress Antique Linen for the sand. I used a flat brush and floated a little white acrylic paint in the water for waves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I added some sea grass to the middle panel using a Stampin' Up set called Wetlands. The next step was to color and cut out all the bits and pieces. I needed 5 palm trees, the Hula girl, some clouds, some flowers, a turtle, a pineapple and 2 lizards. To get the reverse image lizard, I stamped with MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink onto waxed paper and then quickly rubbed it onto white card stock. The image wasn't perfect but it was clear enough to trace with a fine tip Micron black pen. This pen doesn't smudge when you color over it with Copics. Once the images were colored</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I used Herma Dotto repositionable adhesive to place everything and make sure it would work when the card was closed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was happy with the placement with the card open and closed, I glued everything into place. This card is really fun when you open it and bring the 2 side panels together to stand it up. It really does look like you are looking through a tunnel at a scene on the beach, a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nd you get two views!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> One looking through the front side of the card...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and another looking through the second panel side!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you liked seeing this card and you give tunnel cards a try! </span><br />
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<br />Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-87545404126985911402017-02-15T22:22:00.002-08:002017-02-15T22:22:43.336-08:00Love You Lots Tunnel Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been seeing a lot of tunnel cards on Pinterest and blogs lately and wanted to try one. For this card I used the cute little hedgehogs from the Stampin' Up hostess set called Love You Lots and the tree from Thoughtful Branches. To start I added a flap onto an A2 card so I could have 3 panels. I used <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/stax/die-namics-oval-stax-set-one">MFT Oval STAX</a> to make windows in the top and middle panels. Next I used my Clarity brushes and die ink to add grass and sky to each panel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made 6 trees to add to the panels. I wanted the leaves on my trees to be nice and thick so I stamped them with 4 different colors. I used the Ranger Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles, Mermaid Lagoon and Twisted Citron. For the top panel I added two trees on the edges of the oval cut out, some clouds and the first part of my birthday sentiment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the second panel I did the same but included a die cut fence and some little punched flowers with gems .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the last inside panel I centered the little hedgehogs then added the trees, clouds, flowers and sentiment. Overall I was pleased with my first tunnel card. I know I will be making more of these!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216480770467930886.post-8943086255003930982017-02-14T17:11:00.001-08:002017-02-14T17:11:13.399-08:00Awesome Birthday<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This cheerful little birthday card was made with a Stampin' Up set called <a href="https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=140273">Endless Birthday Wishes</a>. I liked the cute little cake as soon as I saw it. The set has a lot of great sentiments to go along with it, too. </span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UluHeWPYcog/WKOLQKtF2SI/AAAAAAAABzk/6SLO394QE9AGYdVVulgABjpl9lp5QwvyQCLcB/s1600/Birthday%2Bcake%2Bfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UluHeWPYcog/WKOLQKtF2SI/AAAAAAAABzk/6SLO394QE9AGYdVVulgABjpl9lp5QwvyQCLcB/s640/Birthday%2Bcake%2Bfront.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used all of the different sentiments to make my own decorative paper for the background. I chose ink colors that matched the plaid layer that I put behind it. The plaid is from a paper pack from My Favorite Things called <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/supplies/patterned-paper/plaid-patterns-merry-bright-paper-pack">Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright </a>. When I was finished stamping the words I didn't think it was festive enough so I inked up one dot of the dots stamp and used it to stamp dots randomly among the words. I added some clear Stickles dots, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like interactive cards so I hid a little flip up message on the front of the card under the birthday cake!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used the MFT<a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/stax/die-namics-stitched-mini-scallop-circle-stax"> Stitched Mini Scalloped Circle STAX </a>to make the flip up. I folded a piece of pink card stock and placed the die so about an inch of the fold was inside the cutting edge of the die and wouldn't be cut. Then I cut another complete pink circle to lay on top. Two white circles for inside and top finished it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stamped the cake on one of the circles and then</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I masked off the cake and stand and added some color to the background using my Clarity brushes. I added some darker ink with a short bristled brush to suggest a table. Next I colored the cake with Copic markers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make the cake really special I added some white liquid appliqué for the frosting, put it on a cake stand stamped onto silver mirror card stock and added some glitter to the top of the candles. Here are a couple of close-up pictures...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a photo of the inside of the card...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janet N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01960365987000777652noreply@blogger.com3