Frightful Friends! My Favorite Things

Hope you are enjoying this nice fall weather!  I absolutely love this time of year!   I am in full swing making Halloween cards!  It's October after all!   This is a great set from My Favorite Things called Frightful Friends.   I just love the Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein images.   Did you ever watch that old black and white movie!   Brings back memories! I needed a card for a wedding shower do you think they will appreciate that it is October and Halloween is right around the corner?  I am using this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch challenge but instead of a Portrait style, I switched it to a landscape.   See the link below for the challenge. 

MFTWSC300

Stamps Sets:  MFT Frightful Friends, Scattered Surface Background

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice

Papers: MFT Gravel Gray, Grape Jelly, Steel Gray, Neenah Solar White 110#

Tools: MFT Fishtail Flags Stax, Stitched Arch Stax, Blueprints 25, Blueprints 1

The images were stamped and colored with Copic Markers onto Neenah Solar White 110# card stock but instead of putting them on the front panel, they are stamped and placed inside the card and a peek a boo window is created with the Stitched Arch stax for the front of the card.    I did mask the candle as it is a separate image from the Bride and then stamped the Bride.    

The inside panel was cut down with the Blueprints 1 die.    The front panel was stamped with the Scattered Surface background stamp in the Black Licorice ink, cut with the Blueprints 25 die and layered onto a Steel Gray A2 card base.    

I created a second card with the same stamp set and used it with an Impression Obsession Sentiment, Monster Mash.   The vampire is from Frightful Friends.    I used some old Martha Stewart Halloween papers and kept it pretty simple on the card.     

Additional Stamps and tools noted below: 

MFT Double Stitched Rectangle Stax, Impression Obsession Monster Mash stamp (sentiment), SU Basic Black Card stock, Fence is from a retired MFT Die set called Spooky Scene

Thanks for joining me today!   Get out and enjoy the beautiful fall day!     

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World Card Making Day - Reverse Confetti Halloween

Happy World Card Making Day!   My blog feed is loaded today with all kinds of events and card markers from around the world sharing creations.   I am on a Halloween kick since Fall just started and the weather has cooled down significantly for me.   I ordered some Halloween sets from Reverse Confetti and used all the sets that I got to make the following Halloween cards.    I have several to share with you today.

First up.....

This layout may be familiar if you have viewed my blog recently.   I used a similar layout last week for a card.   I started by stenciling the water color paper with Hero Arts Orange Soda ink.   The watercolor paper has texture to it.   The panel is a full A2 size.    Next I stamped and colored my images from the Best Witches and Too Cute to Spook stamp sets with Copic markers and cut each out.    I stamped the sentiment  from Treat Yo' Self in Versafine Onyx Black ink with my MISTI to ensure that the sentiment was very dark and crisp.  

Stamp Set: Reverse Confetti Best Witches, Treat Yo' Self, Too Cute to Spook

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, HA Orange Soda, Versafine Black Onyx

Papers: Canson Watercolor paper, SU Basic Black, Copic Xpress it, MFT Whip Cream 

Tools: MFT Stitched Fishtail Frames, Wink of Stella Clear, Sakura White Gel Pen, MFT Stencil Jumbo Polka Dot Stencil

Second Up.....

This card almost ended up in the trash pile.   I stamped and masked the images from Best Witches and then watercolored them with Distress Inks.    I started to trash the panel but set aside and came back to it later and completed it.   I am a little OCD with coloring and need to get back into watercoloring so I can embrace the imperfections!  One thing that I did do when it was finished was to use some of my Prisma Colored Pencils to add shadows and deepen some of the coloring.   

Stamp Set:  Reverse Confetti Best Witches, Treat Yo' Self, Background - MFT Retired Myriad Dots

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, Versamark, MFT Hybrid Grape Jelly, various Distress Inks, SU Soft Suede

Papers: Canson Watercolor, MFT Grout Grey, Grape Jelly, Copic Xpress it, SU Basic Black

Tools: MFT Single Stitch line circle frame, Circle Stax,  Recollections Detailed White Embossing Powder, Copic White paint,  Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle pen

Last but not least!.....

Thanks for sticking around for this long post!    These images were colored with Copic markers and I created my own background with the spider web from the stamp set. 

Stamp Set:  Reverse Confetti Too Cute To Spook

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, SU Soft Suede 

Papers: MFT Whip Cream, Tangy Orange, SU Basic Black, Copic Xpress it

Tools: MFT Blueprints 25, Avery Elle Die Burst Elle-ments, MFT Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges, Wink of stella Clear, MFT Circle Staxs

Thanks for hanging in there for such a long post!   Happy World Card Making day to everyone! 

I am linking these cards to the Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge! 

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Harvest Buddies My Favorite Things

Here are some cards that I got to make this weekend using the Harvest Buddy Stamp Set from My Favorite Things.   The first card was stamped and colored with Copic markers.    I used a stencil to add some color to the main panel.   To frame up the scene I used the Stitched Fishtail Frames and added my sentiment on top of stitched mini scallop circle.  

Stamp Set: MFT Harvest Buddies

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, Lawn Fawn Merman

Papers: Canson Watercolor, MFT Orange Fizz, Summer Splash, Insulation Pink

Tools: MFT Stitched Fishtail Frames, Stitched Mini Scallop Circle, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen

 Next up, the same stamp set but a scene created with the images, die and stencils.   

No sentiment on the front, I can add it to the inside when I am ready to send the card out. 

I colored the images with Copics and cut them out.   I used a stencil and die to create a light  background.   I used the Cloudy day stencil from MFT and sponged on some light blue ink.   Next I used the Stitched Basic Edges and cut out some masking paper and sponged on some green ink for grass.   I added some sequins to add some sparkle.   

The panel was cut out with Blueprints 13 and layered on a panel cut from Sno Cone paper with the Blueprints 2 die.   The panels were then layered on a Kraft card stock.

Stamps: MFT Harvest Buddies

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, SSS Sea Glass,  SSS Mint Candy

Papers: MFT Kraft, Sno Cone, Smooth White, Copic Xpress it

Tools: Blueprints 13 and 2, Pretty Pink Posh 4 and 6 mm sequins

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Lawnscaping Challenge Geometric - Jump for Joy

 This weeks challenge is Geometric shapes.   I incorporated rectangle frame for the card to tie to the challenge.   The panel was sponged with Distress inks and then splattered with water and distress ink markers.   The images were colored with Copic markers and popped up on the card with dimensional tape.  

Stamp Set:  Lawn Fawn Jump for Joy 

Check out the link below for the challenge details. 

Lawnscaping Challenge 138

Thanks for stopping by!

Fairy Tale Dreams - My Favorite Things

Here is my entry for the My Favorite Things 2016 Card Design Superstar Contest.    I wanted to create a card based upon an idea of a fairytale where the prince is coming to rescue his princess.   Stay tuned for the princess card!  

I first stamped the houses from the London Mouse stamp set in light grey ink and colored in with a light grey Copic marker.   Next I stamped and masked the Prince from the Magical Dragons stamp set and stamped the dragon that appears to be flying.  The sentiment comes from another MFT stamp set, Magical Unicorns.   I heat embossed the image using white embossing powder and cut it out with Rectangle Stax 1.    The main panel was created with MFT Smooth White card stock and then die cut with the Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax.

All products MFT unless otherwise noted: 

Stamps: Magical Dragons, Magical Unicorns, London Mouse

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice, Grout Grey, Versamark

Papers: Grout Gray, Smooth White, Copic X-press it, Gravel Gray

Tools: Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax, Rectangle Stax 1, Copics, Recollections Detail White Embossing Powder, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear 6 mm and 4 mm sequins, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle, Stamping masking paper

Thanks for stopping by! 

Impression Obsession Jacky

I love Halloween!  I can't wait for fall and cooler days and leaves changing on the trees.  I have been obsessed lately with buying Halloween or Fall images.   So many companies have come out with such great stamp sets this year it has been difficult to resist.   For today's card, I used my Gansai Tambi paints and watercolored the card to get a really deep and intense color.  

I stamped the card with the Jacky stamp and the grave stone stamps.   I covered them with Liquid Frisket and allowed it to dry.   I then watercolored with very concentrated paint and layered the colors.  I spritzed with water and lifted the water to create halo effects around the image.   I  splattered with some white paint and then added some sparkle with my Spectrum clear brush.   The whole watercolor panel was then placed on top of a top fold white A2 card and then wrapped with twine at the top.  I hated to trim it down since I like the white border from painting the card front. 

Stamps:  Impression Obsession Jacky, MFT Grave Situation

Inks: MFT Hybrid Black Licorice

Papers: Canson Watercolor, MFT Smooth White

Tools:  Gansai Tambi Watercolors, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle, MFT Twine

Thanks for stopping by!   

Booyah! and Distress Ink Blending

I have three cards to share today with some different ways that you can create backgrounds with Distress Ink Blending.   All three cards are using the super cute, adorable Booyah! stamp set from Lawn Fawn.  

First up - simple ink blending on watercolor paper.    I used four colors of distress ink found below for my color palette.   I blended over the ink 3 layers to get the bold color.   I used Canson watercolor paper and the ink blends very well over the paper.   No water was added.  

Next up is Distress Ink blending with water and splatters to provide some more interest to the background.    Ink blend your colors and then spray with a Distress sprayer to get little and bigger water droplets.   Let the water sit on the paper about 30 secs and then lift up.    Then spritz with a marker and Tim Holtz spritzer with some brown ink.   Using the same stamp set, I created another ghostly halloween card. 

My third card is blending many inks and using a stencil on top with water and ink sprayed with water.  

Using several different inks in rainbow order will give blending in-between the inks with a new color.   for example the blending between Squeezed Lemon and Tumbled Glass will give you a green color.   This was also blended on watercolor yardstick and then using a stencil, spray the stencil with water and place onto the inked background.   Dry and then put a darker ink (I used Hickory Smoke) on the stencil and spray with water.   Then lay ink side down on the background and leave for 40-60 seconds.   Lift up and dry the panel.     You get a ghostly effect from the stencil.   The stencil I used was a Tim Holtz Shatter stencil.    

See below for supplies and color inspiration!   Thanks for joining me today!    I will be back to share some more Fall/Halloween cards!   

Card 1: 

Link to Inspiration for color: 

Supplies used:  Lawn Fawn Booyah,  MFT Grassy Edges, TE Spooky Clouds, MFT Blueprints 15, SU Basic Black card stock,  Canson Watercolor paper, Distress inks noted above, Recollections White embossing powder, Pico Embellisher clear, Wink of Stella clear

Card 2: 

Link for color inspiration: 

Supplies:  Lawn Fawn Booyah, TE Spooky Clouds, Lawn Fawn Little Town Border, SU Soft Suede Stampin' Write, Bristol smooth card stock, Recollections Detail White Embossing Powder, Distress Inks noted above, Clear Pico Embellisher, Wink of Stella Clear

Card 3: 

Link for Color Inspiration: 

Supplies:  Lawn Fawn Booyah, Lawn Fawn Stitched Tree Border, Recollections Detail White embossing powder, Tim Holtz Shatter stencil, Pico Embellisher Clear, Wink of Stella Clear

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