Inspired By Challenge - Mittens

 Hello!  I am sharing a card that I created for the Inspired By Challenge - IB271.   You can join this weekly challenge by using the weekly inspiration photo or sketch!  I looked through my stamping supplies because I knew I had an older mitten set that was perfect and I found it!  As I was going through my older stamp and dies, I realized that my craft room is a little like my closet.  I have some really comfortable items that are old and familiar and some that were a passing fad.  

I decided to pull out some other things that I had not used in quite a while....patterned paper, my sewing machine and off white cardstock!  I combined it with a newer product from The Greetery called Embroidered Blooms die.   The other products are older and likely not available anymore but they came in handy for this challenge!  

Mittens and sentiment are from MFT Cozy Mittens stamp and coordinating die

Background stamp is La-La Land Crafts Sweater Weather

Basic Grey paper pad - Persimmon

My small sewing machine that I use for papercrafts or cards only 

and finally, 

Embroidered Blooms Die from The Greetry

I hope that you find some time to play along with the Inspired By Challenge!   You can check out the challenge here! 

Oceans of Love

 Hello!  I am sharing a card I made for the Inspired by Challenge!  This week's them is Fish!  I used on older MFT Stamp called Gill Friends from Birdie Brown.  You can still find this set around but I don't see it on the MFT Stamps site.   I used a wave stencil to create the deep blue for my ocean.  I started with teal cardstock and then added dark blue navy ink along with teal ink and blended on to the colored card panel.  This was much easier than starting with a white card base.   

I stamped and die cut my images and then added details with a white gel pen.  I used Copic markers to color in all the fish.   The sentiment is from another older Birdie Brown stamp set!   I added some dark jewels and to add more sparkle I used my Spectrum Noir sparkle pen.  Come join in the fun at Inspired by Challenge blog!  

Thanks for stopping by! 

My Favorite Things - Cute Chemist

When I saw these stamps by Birdie Brown, I just had to have them!   Aren't they adorable!  It's called Cute Chemist.  I used this week's sketch challenge with the MFT Card Challenge.

  I colored the boy with my Copic markers.   I added the glasses that come with the stamp set and then glazed over the eyes with my Copic Blender and then added a glaze of blue.    I covered them with Tonic Crystal Glaze to look like real glasses.  

For the background I used the Cute Chemist set and the molecular string and stamped it with Grape Jelly ink thru the heart background.   The main cover panel was stamped with Watercolor Stripes background stamp with Nightshift Blue cardstock and Navy ink.  I die cut it with a Stitched Heart Stax.    I added a Grapesicle card stock piece that had been trimmed down with the Horizontal Stitched Rectangles.    Here is the link for the Card Challenge.

That is it for me today!   Thank you for stopping by! 

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Winter Bears with Snowflakes

Popping in today to share a winter card that I made with some new goodies that I got.   I used Winter Bears from Elizabeth Crafts Designs and a Snowflake Turnabout stamp set from Concord & 9th.   I stamped my image out and then colored in with my Copics.    

I then did a little creative masking so I would not have to fussy cut the image from masking paper and stamped the snowflakes all over the panel from the Winter Bears Stamp set.    I then die cut it out with a circle die that appears to be retired from MFT.    I die cut another layer of Steel Grey cardstock from MFT with another circle die.     

My card base is Grout Gray and it was stamped with Smoke ink from Simon Says Stamp onto the Grout Gray cardstock.   It had some left over ink from stamping with a blue ink pad - I thought I had cleaned it!   But I liked the way the blue and gray ink combined that I continued to stamp like this and loved how it turned out.    

I added some glittery baker's twine and some Tim Holtz snowflake and wish charm.    I added some clear sparkle to the pom pom and his snowflake on his nose.   I just love his nose!   It is so cute!    Thank you for stopping by today!    

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My Favorite Things - Happy Haunting

Happy Sunday!    I played along with the MFT Card Challenge  Sketch challenge with the Happy Haunting stamp set again!    I was not too sure about the final card but sometimes you just have to go with it and move on!    I used some washi tape to accent the ink blended panel.

I used Spiced Marmalade and Squeezed Lemon Distress Oxide inks on a panel and then trimmed a white panel to cover the ink blended panel.

 I also did an ombre blending on the Steel Grey card stock with some Black Soot Distress inks.    I colored my images with Copic markers.   

Here is a link to the sketch challenge!   

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great week!  

My Favorite Things - Happy Haunting

Hey there!  Happy Friday to you!   Do you have any fun weekend plans?   I am popping in to share a card that I made this week for the MFT weekly Sketch Challenge.   

I used set that came out last year called Happy Haunting.    It turned out to look more like an encouragement card than a Halloween card.   I used several Distress Inks to get a really dark background and then used the Stencil Cloud border with the same inks to create a dark Halloween sky with a yellow moon. 

Here is a link to the challenge:  MFTWSC402

I hope you have a fantastic weekend!  Thank you for stopping by! 

My Favorite Things - Frightfully Sweet

Hey there!   I am popping in to share a card that I did for the My Favorite Things sketch Challenge at the Card Challenges blog.    I am on a Halloween kick and created this card with the new stamp set called Frightfully Sweet.  

 It has several different adorable images and I colored them all up but only ended up using two of them on my card today.     When I looked at the sketch, I decided that I wanted to create a window and make it look like the images are peeking around to say hello.   I started by die cutting a rectangle out of the a white card panel.    

I ink blended with several Distress inks (Black Soot, Seedless Preserves and Victorian Velvet) onto a panel of Bristol Smooth card stock.  I traced out where the rectangle would be and was sure to make sure that my blending was around that area and then some.   

 I added a die cut of a Halloween fence that is from a retired die at MFT.   You could use any fence, just die cut it from some Black Licorice cardstock.    You only see a small portion of it.   I die cut a sentiment banner using the Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips.  I white heat embossed a sentiment from the stamp set onto it.   I actually flipped the sketch upside down.   I added some Rainbow jewels from Lucy's Little Things and some clear sparkle from my Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen to the bunnies bat wing's and the band and bow on the squirrel.   

That is it for me today!   You still have some time to play if you would like to join in!    I hope you have a wonderful day!   Thank you for stopping by!    I would love it if you would follow me on Instagram or Pinterest!   I always post my projects to both!   

Here is a link to the MFT Sketch Challenge 401! 

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My Favorite Things - Sweet Succulents and Saddle Up & Celebrate

I am on a roll using some of my new but not used stash!   Today I am sharing a card that I made with two stamps sets from my new stash box!   One I am sad to say I have had for a really long time and the other was one that I just got! :-)   I am playing along with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Use a Die or a Punch.  

I ink blended a panel of Bristol Smooth card stock with Abandoned Coral and Wild Honey Distress Inks and then splattered the panel.   I ink blended another panel of Bristol Smooth and this time used Gathered Twigs and Vintage Photo and splattered it as well.   I trimmed this brown panel down with the MFT Scenic Safari border dies (looks like it is retired!).   

I stamped my images from Sweet Succulents, Saddle Up & Celebrate and Beary Big Adventure with Black Licorice Hybrid ink onto Neenah cardstock.    I colored the images with Copic markers.    For the sentiment I used the Stitched Oval Word Windows and stamped my sentiment onto the card base that was made out of heavy weight Smooth White cardstock.    I added some orange and pink jewels from Little Things from Lucy.   

 I layered up my desert with some foam tape onto the panel onto the Abandoned Coral and Wild Honey panel.    I then add my images, popping some up with foam tape.     This card is off to special friend in Texas!  Hey Julie!!!    

That is it for me!   Also, check out my Instagram account, right now, I have a Giveaway for a Reverse Confetti Mod Floral Stack stamp set!   The Giveaway will close on Saturday, July 28th at 11 pm EST.      

I hope you have a great day!  Thanks for stopping by!

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My Favorite Things - Gill Friends

Hello!   I am working thru my stash of new but never used stamps and making a point of using them each week.   Here is a card that I made with the MFT Stamps Gill Friends stamp set.    

I wanted to create a really dark blue sea scene and started with a die cut circle and then used several distress inks to create an ombre background.   I also used the sun ray stencil and created some rays coming thru but in the pictures it lost some of the brightness that it added.   You can see it faintly.  

 For the card base, I used MFT Nightshift Navy cardstock and then stamped with the Watercolor Stripes background stamp in Navy ink.    I stamped and colored my images with Copic markers.    I add some detail, I added some clear sparkle with my Spectrum Noir Clear glitter pens and added some Studio Katia clear droplets for bubbles.    

 Thanks for stopping by!    I hope you have a wonderful day! 

MFT Card Challenges - Jungle Gym

I am popping in to share a card that I created for this week's MFT's Sketch Challenge.    I absolutely adore the Jungle Gym set!    I love the little tiger and monkey swinging around!   So adorable! 

I started with the background that was ink smooshed with Distress Inks.   I colored the cute little images with my Copic markers.   I just couldn't cover up the cute little tiger with my sentiment so I put it to the side.   The sentiment is from More Essential Sentiments.   

I added some cute little jewels that I just picked up from Little Things from Lucy's Cards - it is a Jewel Rainbow Sparkle mix and there are so many different colors.   I will definitely need to get another pack of those.   

I used the Stitched Scalloped Basic Edge and the Basic Edge Dienamics to trim the panel like the sketch.    

Here is a link to the sketch if you want to play along!