Happy birthday friend

Hello again, I'm back to share a card I made for this week's MFT color challenge.  I loved the colours of the challenge especially as they weren't ones I would have chosen to use together - that's the point of a challenge isn't it lol!  Here is my card:

I began by die cutting the background but I kept it all together by taping it on the back.  I then die cut the lovely tree and decided it would look fun with all the colours in-laid back in (which I instantly regretted as it was a painstaking job) but I think it looks awesome.  I die cut the friend letters 4 times and adhered them together so that they resemble a chipboard thickness and coated them with my nuvo shimmer pen.  I used foam tape to add my background piece onto the card and also some thin foam squares to add the circle onto this panel.  I stamped a sentiment and die cut it with a banner die and adhered this on top of the circle with liquid glue.  I then added the friend die cut letters at the bottom of my card.  I finished off with some nuvo glimmer glaze on the 3 largest hearts and a few enamel dots.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

MFT color challenge 160:

Mix it up challenge - anything goes/option in-laid die cut

Crafty friends challenge - happy birthday

Unicorn challenge - make it feminine

Allsorts challenge - anything feminine goes

I hope you're having a good week so far.  The weather here has been lovely and sunny, although chilly but it's a sure sign that spring is on the way. 

Until next time, take care and stay safe.

Hugs, 

Card ingredients:

MFT - heart tree die (Dies to Die For

MFT - chevron segments cover up (Bumbleberry Papercrafts)

MFT - words for friends die (Dies to Die For)

Nuvo - glimmer glaze

Nuvo - aqua shimmer glitter gloss pen

Crafters Companion - neenah desert storm card (Craft Stash)

Stampin' Up - tempting turquoise card

Hot pink & chocolate card from stash

MFT - beary special birthday (for sentiment) (Dies to Die For)

Gina K Designs - Master layouts 2 (for the banner) (Bumbleberry Papercrafts)

Spellbinders - standard circles large

Heffy Doodle - white card

CAS pastel card

Hello again friends.  I'm back again to share a card I made for my nephew's 32nd birthday yesterday.  I really wanted to try the MFT color challenge so the colours may not scream 32 year man but I really liked the end result.  Here is my card:

I used this very fun stamp set from MFT called 'party patterns' using ink pads as close to the color challenge as possible.  I die cut the stars and added them with foam pads and also used foam pads to add the layer onto a piece of silver grey cardstock which I then attached to my card base with liquid glue.  The sentiment was stamped with versafine onyx black ink and die cut with the flag die.  I didn't add any embellishments as I thought it looked fine as it was.  

I am going to enter my card into the following challenges:

MFT color challenge: #159

Sweet Stampers challenge - CAS

SSS Wednesday challenge - favourite technique (stamping & die-cutting)

Krafty Chicks challenge - CAS

I hope you're having a great week so far.  I'm happy to report that except for a sore arm and some joint pain I survived my 2nd vaccine relatively unscathed lol!

I'll be back soon (I hope)! 

Hugs, 

Card ingredients:

MFT - 'party patterns' stamp set (which I think is retired)

MFT - blueprints 18 (for the stars and flag banner) 

Clearly Besotted Stamps - friends & family 

Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 1 (Bumbleberry papercrafts)

Versafine Onyx black ink for sentiment

Various ink pads for stamping (Gina K Designs, Catherine Pooler, Ink it Up)

Heffy Doodle - white cardstock

MFT summer school 2020 day 5

Hi again friends.  I've managed to play catch-up and I'm finally graduating from MFT summer school 2020 with my contribution to Day 5.  I've never participated before but I've had lots of fun making my cards this week and it has been great to challenge myself using techniques I've not tried before.  

Here is my final card for the MFT summer school and today's theme is all about white space. 

"The idea of white space doesn’t refer to a primarily white card (though often, as is the case with today’s project, this is true) but rather, the idea of leaving a significant portion of your design open, free from embellishment, allowing your focal point to truly shine".

Here is my card for today:

close up of my card:

I stamped the adorable images using Memento tuxedo black ink onto a white card panel.  I fussy cut some post it notes and masked off the images before blending squeezed lemonade distress oxide ink over the panel.  I removed the masks and then coloured my images with Promarkers.  The colour choices were inspired by this week's MFT colour challenge 147 and the layout was inspired by this week's MFT sketch challenge 502.  The sentiment was stamped with Hero Arts soft brown shadow ink and the only thing I added was some Nuvo shimmer pen to the balloon.  I did find it quite hard to leave it without embellishments but I think it turned out super cute.  

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my summer school projects and appreciate you stopping by.   

I am entering my card into the following challenges: 

MFT Summer School Day 5 - white space

MFT sketch challenge 502 (which I rotated):

MFT colour challenge 147:

I hope the storms haven't been too bad where you are; we had some thunder and lightening here last night and a few brisk rain showers but it really hasn't been as bad as some parts of the country.  My thoughts go out to everyone struggling with power outages and flood damage and especially the people who lost their lives in the train derailment in Scotland; so tragic.  

Take care and stay safe.

 

Card ingredients:

MFT - birthday buds stamp set

Squeezed lemonade distress oxide ink

TE blender brush

Nuvo Aqua shimmer glitter gloss pen

Hero Arts soft brown shadow ink

Signo uni-ball white gel pen