MFT Stamping Biathlon

More Olympics... can you get enough? I wish I had more time to actually watch them on TV. This challenge was the hardest. Here's the link to check out the details.

Here's my card. I decided to use these two techniques: Masking and a Unique Fold (Easel Fold/Easel Card)

Here it is - sitting upright...

Side view:

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Black Licorice, MFT- Bitty Bears and Polar Bear Pals
Cutting/Embossing: none
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella, masking paper, copic markers, white gelly roll pen

Speed Cardmaking

More Olympics...love My Favorite Things products, and they come up with some innovative challenges. And this is my kind of challenge, because chasing kids leaves me very little time to craft... every card is a speed challenge! Here's the link to check out the challenge. Cards have to be created using MFT products (with the exception of ink and plain cardstock) and created, start to finish, in under 20 minutes.

Here's mine. It took me 18:58 minutes to finish it. I would have been faster, but the sentiment inside slowed me down - I stamped it too high, so it showed through the window - so quick had to tear it off and start over.

Here's the inside...

Materials:
Paper: Memory Box notecard, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: MFT - Black Licorice, Versamark, MFT - Snow Globe Sentiments, Ski-sons Greetings
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Peek-a-boo Wonky windows, coording Ski-sons Greetings dies, Ranger superfine opaque white embossing powder
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive

MFT Olympics - Stamping Slalom

Love cardmaking Olympics! Here is my submission for My Favorite Things Stamping Slalom event The challenge is to create a card using three of MFT's stamp sets, and primarily MFT products (with the exception of paper and inks).

Here's what I came up with:

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Summer Sky, MFT - Black Licorice Hybrid, MFT - Penguins in Paradise,  Winter Warmth, Bitty Bears, You're the Sweetest
Cutting/Embossing: Stitched Basic edges
Misc: Copic markers, glossy accents, alcohol inks, dimensional adhesive, Xmas red stickles
Paper: Neenah - solar white, silver foil paper, bazzill cardstock

Olympics - Freestyle

I've decided to participate in My Favorite Things' Olympic Celebration - specifically the Freestyle event. The challenge is to make a card - no restrictions other than using MFT products and a winter theme. What a fun way to spend a snowy day!

Here's mine:

Stamps/Inks: MFT - Cooler than You, Distress Oxides, Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Solar white Neenah, gold foil paper, and Memory Box purple notecard
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger Superfine gold embossing powder
Misc: Copic markers, white gel pen, Tattered Angels gold spray, Mister Huey's Opaque white mist, Perfect Pearls spray, dimensional adhesive

PTI 11th Anniversary Celebration Stripes Challenge

Happy 11th Anniversary, Papertrey Ink! The challenge is to create a card using PTI products and stripes! Here's mine - I broke out some oldies, but goodies.

Stamps/Inks: MFT - Black Licorice ink, Altenew Crisp Inks- Bamboo, Parrot, Olive, and Moss; PTI - Turning a New Leaf, Beautiful Butterflies, and Delightful Dahlia Additions
Cutting/Embossing: SSS stitched rectangles
Misc: Grey Mist Jewel Drops
                                                                                       

Poppy Stamps - PSC40

When it's subzero, it's crafting weather, and the themes between Memory Box and PoppyStamps are just two similar to not make a second card...
Poppystamp's challenge was to create a card with the theme, "Snow Day." Here's what I came up with... (Incidentally, this also works with the Daily Marker's coloring challenge!)

Materials
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black,  Poppystamps - Snow One Like You
Cutting/Embossing: Poppystamps - Snow One Like You coordinating dies, Snowflake Breeze craft die, and I think the pine tree border is also Poppystamps - but I'm not sure - let me know if you do know!
Misc: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, stardust stickles
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock

Memory Box Challenge

It's been a little quiet on the blog- lots of Christmas card making, knitting, and teaching tag/giftwrapping classes... but no time to post. Maybe I'll catch up on that later.

But, due to to the frigid temperatures here in MN, it's only appropriate to participate in this month's challenge at Memory Box. The theme is: Snow and Winter.

The snowman heart collage die is just beautiful - I also have the snowman collage craft die, which is somewhat similar. Love snowmen! Anyway, this card was not terribly hard to duplicate, so I made a bunch for some post-holiday thank you notes. It would be very simple to change the sentiment and make these into Valentine's cards, as well!

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Oxide inks (soot, worn lipstick, twisted citron, wilted violet, tumbled glass), Darcie's Stamps - Thanks
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box - Snowman Heart collage, Newton's Nook - Frames and Flags die set
Paper: Memory Box cranberry notecards, Neenah - solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, watercolor paper, Swirl DP from Impress
Misc: Black nuvo drops and Crystal clear nuvo accents, sheer glimmer mist and gold spray