Thursday, July 12, 2018

MFT Summer School 2018: Symmetry

Last day of summer school? Today's topic in MFT's summer school was Symmetry. The video was great - loved the black and white mirroring patterned paper.

Here's my take on it:


Up close peek at the copic coloring, the shine on the hats, candles, and wrapper, and the dimension...




Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white and misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: MFT- Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and Birthday Chicks, Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax, Birthday chick dies
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, nuvo crystal glaze

MFT Summer School: Repetition

MFT summer school, again! This time the theme is Repetition! The challenges so far have been a really good variety... and definitely putting me outside of my comfort level as far as creativity. The videos have certainly helped as far as inspiration!

Here's mine:

Love these monsters - a little close up of the glaze on their eyes and the little heart. And all one layer!




Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: MFT - More Monsters and Bitty Bears, MFT - Black Licorice hybrid, Altenew - Teal Cave and Rubellite inks
Misc.: Nuvo Crystal Glaze



Wednesday, July 11, 2018

MFT Summer School 2018: White Space

When I think of white space, I think of CAS... and I really loved MFT's video on this challenge today... white space! I spent quite a bit of time thumbing through sets to pick one I thought would work well.

Here it is:


A close up of the dimension and sparkle...




Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, neenah - solar white, kraft
Stamps/Inks: MFT - You're the Sweetest, MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink - Brushed corduroy
Cutting/Embossing: MFT- Sweet Treats
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, diamond stickles



Monday, July 9, 2018

MFT Summer School 2018: Complementary Colors

The primary color challenge for MFT's summer school was a challenge, so this one was, too! Complementary colors! Loved the video and examples - would make a wonderful gift set for someone special.

Here's mine:



Materials:
Paper: Neenah - solar white, Memory Box purple notecards
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Penguins in Paradise, MFT - Black Licorice Ink, Versamark
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Stencil Sunray with texture paste (Fresh ink mango added to it), Stitched Basic edges, HA - Sand embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, copic markers


Wednesday, July 4, 2018

MFT Summer School 2018: Primary Colors

This is going to be a fun week - extra long weekend with the holiday and some time to create. I'm kicking it off with MFT's Primary Colors challenge. I stuck primarily with yellow, blue, and red... and a little brown, black and white for contrast.

Here's mine:



I don't know if the photo really does the card's sparkle justice... in retrospect, I bet if I added some gold shimmer spray, as well as the clear, it might have looked a bit like a starry night sky. I created the background by using a cloud stencil and white ink over top of a navy base.



Materials:
Paper: Neenah solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, kraft cardstock
Stamps/Inks: MFT - BB Bitty Bears
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Birds of a Feather kit
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, black nuvo drops, clear shimmer mist, MFT - mini cloud stencil edges