MFT Interactive Entry

Here's my second entry for the MFT 2017 Superstar contest - this time in the "innovative" category. This has been a fun challenge and forced me to really stretch and make very different cards! Here's my slider card...

I don't know that this photo really shows all the sparkle in this card. I took two pieces of watercolor paper (canson xl) and applied blue distress inks to one and green to the other. Both were heavily sprayed with sparkle shimmer spritz. The blue was also sprayed with an opaque white mist. The blue was made into the sky, and the trees were cut from the green (brown marker for the trunks).

The two bears actually spin down the hill, but the idea is that they can slide into a "high five" with their outstretched arms. My kids love that they move.

Details

Paper: Neenah Solar white, misc. Bazzill, watercolor paper

Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Inks - Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn, and Peeled Paint, TH Distress Oxides - Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, and Tumbled Glass. MFT - Bitty Bears, Christmas Cuteness, Somebunny

Cutting/Embossing: MFT DieNamics - Hit the Slopes, Bitty Bears, Winter Trees

Misc.: Brown Tombow marker, 3M dimensional adhesive, sheer shimmer spritz - sparkle, copic markers, mister huey's opaque white spray, white gel pen

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek!

Dusting off the blog...

Yikes - has it really been two years?

Anyway, not to say that I haven't been creating... mostly that I just haven't taken the time to write blog posts. Too busy chasing kids.

So, I was recently inspired by the My Favorite Things 2017 Card Design Superstar Challenge. There are three different categories - if I have time, I'm going to try to create three different cards. The card I have for you today has a focus on coloring.

So, I looked through the sets I have, and if you follow me on Instagram, you'd also notice that I'm posting a ton of holiday coloring.... I'm trying to get a jump on my Christmas cards... and I ended up, as usual, with a holiday set.

I used copic markers for all coloring, with the exception of the white gel pen accent on the tree and snow. The background takes the most time - layer after layer of colors and blending. Lots of refilling of markers!

Close up: 

Paper: Neenah Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Ink - Tuxedo Black
Stamps - MFT - BB Santa's Elves
Misc: White gel pen, copic markers

Thanks for taking a peek!

Lots to post!

You'll have to forgive me for not being regular in updating. I've still been creating, but very busy chasing after a toddler. We snuck away for the weekend, without baby, allowing me some time to get caught up on Christmas cards and get some preparations done for my upcoming Holiday Card Class.

Without further ado, here they are!

Not great lighting for this one, but some Hero Arts white opaque embossing, silver foil background, new Creaste a smile die popped up with dimensional adhesive.

Same silver foil, the new layered stamps from the Hero Arts October monthly kit, and a Mama Elephant sentiment embossed in silver...

This one is for a Studio Calico card class that I'm taking right now (it's about finished, in fact). Avery Elle sentiments, Memory Box die cuts, lots of glossy accents and glitter (Mister Huey's blizzard and opaque white mists).

This one is for Justine's challenge - creating a watercolor wash background. A Mama Elephant stamp set, Gansai Tambi watercolors, Lawn Fawn snowflakes, etc.

This one is a design for my upcoming class. Tim Holtz Distress markers and tumbled glass distress inking, Stampin' Up - Ornamental Pine for the stamping, SSS stitched circles and dimensional adhesive, hard to see it, but liquid pearls for some snow accents.

These next three are also for Justine's 12 Days of Christmas challenge and class...

I experimented a little bit with glittered embossing paste in two of the three. Used the Ton - Holiday Bows, a Lawn Fawn set, and did some coloring... Whew... that's enough catching up for today!

Christmas Card Tutorials - Week 17 - Square Cards

This week's card tutorial was a fun one - building a scene on a square card.

Here's mine:

I didn't feel like getting out the light tent today, so you'll have to excuse the background. Maybe when it's not so hot, I'll retake it :).

Materials:

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, American Crafts - Peppermint Express, Neenah - Solar white

Stamps/Inks: Versafine- Onyx Black, Memento- Tuxedo Black, Stampendous - Reindears and Merry Kissmas, SSS - Oh Christmas Tree, SSS - Grass Green and Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Green Hills, Red Royal, and Butter Bar

Cutting/Embossing: SSS - Oh Christmas Tree and Stitched Squares, LF - Stitched Hillside Borders

Misc: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, Liquid Pearls - Garnet

Week 16: Christmas Card Tutorials - Glitter

I've never had an easy time with Sticky Stuff, but I really enjoyed giving this week's technique a try.

Here they are:

Materials

Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock

Stamp/Inks: Versamark, Stampin Up - Whisper White

Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Sticky Stuff, TH Distress Rock Candy Glitter, Amuse Die Trio, Martha Stewart Crafts Snowflake Punch, LF Stitched Hillside Borders, Dee's Distinctively - Christmas Tree Stacker Dies, PTI - In thte Meadow, Ranger superfine opaque white embossing powder, Memory Box - Tree Border die (unsure of name)

Misc.: Dimensional adhesive

Christmas Card Tutorials 2015 - Watercolor

This week's card was a lot of fun. I have really enjoyed playing with my new clean color waterbrushes - even more excited to take a class to learn how to use them in a couple of weeks...

Materials:

Paper: Strathmore watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock

Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up - Ornamental Pine, Hero Arts - Archivers Stamp & Cut Christmas Ornaments, Waltzingmouse 2011 Holiday Ornaments, Verve - Joy to the World, Veresamark, Versafine - Onyx Black

Embossing: Ranger superfine opaque white and clear embossing powders

Misc.: Zig clean color waterbrushes, perfect pearls mist, mister huey's opaque white spray, and kuretake gansai watercolors

Christmas Card Tutorials 2015 - Week 14 - White Space

I made two cards this week, because the first didn't turn out quite right. I masked with rubber cement, watercolored the background, and got impatient. I think that trying to dry the watercoloring affected the rubber cement, so the poinsettia, which was intended to be white, had a whitish green look to it... so I just colored it. I'm still including it, because I'm happy with how it turned out (after a little copic coloring).

Here they are:

Materials:

Paper: TH watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock, vellum

Stamps/Inks: HA Shadow Inks - Field Greens, Memory Box - Blooming Poinsettia, Wplus9- Fair Isle Backgrounds, Hero Arts - CL359 Holiday Cheer, Versafine - Onyx Black ink

Cutting/Embossing - Ranger superfine clear embossing powder

Misc: Gansai watercolors, zig wink of stella clear glitter pen

Materials:

Paper: TH watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock

Stamps/Inks: Unity Stamp Co - Cheer & Joy and Birds of a Feather, Versamark, Ranger Archival Black ink, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine opaque white embossing powder

Misc.: Zig Clean Color water brush pens, Penny Black Stencil - Snow Dance