MFT Stamps Summer School 2020 - Day 1 - Triangle

Hello.  It's time for the MFT Stamps 2020 Summer School challenge.  It's five day event, and I'm planning to make baby cards to donate to Send A Smile 4 Kids, an organization that supports pediatric hospitals around the country with handmade cards for kids, parents and the medical staff.

For the first day of summer school, was are asked to make cards designed with a visual triangle.  My baby girl card was made with the MFT Bundle of Baby Clothes die set.  All of the MFT supplies are listed below.

              

 

MFT Supplies:
Bundle of Baby Clothes dies

A Tweet Hello sentiment stamp (modified)

A2 Rectangle STAX dies

Stitched Scalloped Frames die

Ripe Raspberry card stock

Sweet Celebration 6x6 paper pack

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFT Sketch 500 - You & Me. Always.

Hi.  I'm back with a quick and simple card for the current MFT Stamps Sketch challenge.  

I used a blending brush and MFT Blue Raspberry hybrid ink to add some soft color on a die cut MFT heart.  I tried to make it an ombre effect, from the lower left to the right.  A double layer of vellum gives the die cut leaves from the Wild Greenery die set a bit of dimension.  I added a few gems for some sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

 

MFT Supplies:

Stitched Hearts STAX die

Wild Greenery die

More Essential Sentiments stamp

Blue Raspberry Hybrid ink

Black Licorice card stock

 Heavyweight Translucent Vellum

(layered with light blue vellum from my stash)

 

MFT Sketch 499 & Color 146 Challenges - Happy Bear-thday

Hello, and thanks for stopping by. 

Today I have a card for the current MFT Sketch and Color challenges.  The sketch was easy enough, but the color combination of Milk Chocolate, Tickled Pink, Coral Crush and Summer Splash were indeed a challenge.  I have all four colors of MFT card stock, but after two failed attempts to make a primarily die cut card with those colors, I gave up and got my Copic markers out.  

I use the MFT Beary Special Birthday stamp set a lot.  The images are easy to color and make a cute focal point on a simple birthday card.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below. I hope you have a beary good day!

 

 

MFT Supplies:

Beary Special Birthday stamps and dies

Double Stitched Squares die

A2 Rectangle STAX die

Slanted Sentiment Strips die

Circle Shaker Window & Frame (star) die

Stars in the Sky die

Black Licorice card stock

Homespun Gingham 6x6 paper pack

Copic markers:

Bear:  E40, E42, E57, RV10

Gifts and Balloon: R14, R20, BG10, BG11, E42

 

MFT Sketch 494 - Happy Birthday

I'm back with a card for the current MFT Sketch challenge.

I used the same stamp as last week, Fresh Cut Flowers, but masked off the large rose for a smaller focal point image.

The stamp was inked with MFT Biscotti hybrid ink and then colored with two Copic markers.  I used two 

Prismacolor pencils to add some shading.  All of the supplies are listed below.

I had a difficult time getting a good picture this card, and I think it's much prettier in person.  Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day.

Supplies:

MFT

Fresh Cut Flowers stamp

Biscotti hybrid ink

Beach Buds sentiment stamp

Rectangles STAX Set 1 die

Sour Apple and Black Licorice card stock

Other:

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White card stock

Versamark ink

Wow! Opaque Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Copic markers W0 Warm Gray and G20 Wax White

Prismacolor pencils PC1005 Lime Peel and PC 1072 50% French Gray

MFT Sketch 493 - Hello There

Hello, and thanks for stopping by to take a closer look at my card for the current MFT Sketch Challenge.

Since my last MFT Sketch Challenge card posted on May 18th, I learned that Christina Hor has suspended her Cards for Little Hearts card drives for the remainder of 2020.  I certainly understand her decision to do so.  Hopefully I'll find another group that will accept the 30 kid's winter theme cards that I have completed since January, all inspired by the weekly MFT challenges.

Since I hadn't made a card for a few weeks, I needed to make something quick and simple to get back in the grove of it all.  My card didn't turn out as I had envisioned, but I'm sure the friend I plan to send it to will be happy to receive a bit of happy mail in any case.

I used  the MFT Drifts and Hills stencil, positioned vertically on the card stock, and Distress Ink applied with a blending brush for the wavy lines/sections on the sketch.  The pretty Fresh Cut Flowers stamp is the focal point.  All of the supplies are listed below.

Have a great day!

 

MFT Supplies:

Fresh Cut Flowers stamp

More Essential Sentiments stamp

Drifts and Hills stencil

Tag Builder Blueprints 4 sentiment strip die

Black & White Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack

Black Licorice Card Stock

Other Supplies:

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb card stock

Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink

Taylored Expressions Blending Brush 

Versafine Onyx Black ink

Versamark ink

Wow! Opaque Bright White Super Fine embossing powder 

Note Card Set

Note card sets made with the specific recipient in mind are among my favorite card making projects.  I hadn't made one for quite some time when a friend asked me to replenish her supply that I made for her a couple of years ago.  

She told me to make whatever I wanted, she didn't have any special requests.  This couple is very active in their retirement community and attend lots of dinner parties, so I wanted to something with a dining theme and one more generic.

I used mostly Paper Source products for the two 4-bar size sets.  I have just a small amount of Paper Source Cement card stock left.  It's always been my favorite color for note card sets, but unfortunately it has been discontinued.  The fine handmade papers at Paper Source are beautiful for lining the envelopes, and I had just enough left of one that looks nice with the Cement card stock for this project.

Two Paper Source block stamps, a fork and thank you, were used for the dining notes.  I love how those turned out.  I made a similar set (slightly different color pallet) for my sister-in-law as that design suits her perfectly.

The feather stamp is from Papertrey Inks Feather Finery set.  I made score lines on the top and bottom of the Cement card stock for a bit of added detail.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my note card project.  Long live snail mail, especially for thank you notes, as who doesn't appreciate receiving a note of thanks in the mail?

Paper Source

Pure White and Cement (discontinued) card stock and envelopes

Fine Handmade Paper

Envelope Liner template

Fork and Thank You block stamps

Papertrey Ink

Feather Finery stamp

Altenew

 Painted Butterflies (thank you) stamp

MFT Stamps

Black Licorice card stock

Versafine Onyx Black ink

MFT Sketch 489 & Color 141 Challenges - Dashing By

Hello, and thanks for stopping by to take a closer look at my card for the current sketch and color challenges at MFT Stamps.

I've made another card for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts winter theme card drive.  Christina will be collecting the winter and holiday cards later this fall.  You can read about Christina's card drive here.

I used the Dashing By stamp, colored with Copic markers, for the focal point.  The bunny and bird are from the Dashing Deer set.  Dots were added to the scarf, hat and mittens with a white gel pen.

This was an easy sketch to work with, and making my card was quickly done.  All of the MFT supplies are listed below.

Have a great day!

 

 

MFT Supplies:

Dashing By stamps and die

Dashing Deer stamps and dies

Solid Birch Tree die

Hit the Slopes die

Rectangle STAX Set 2 die

Tiny Checks Brights 6x6 Paper Pack

 

MFT Sketch Challenge 488 - You Are A-maze-ing

I'm back with more cards for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts winter theme card drive.  I've   been wanting to make some winter/holiday theme maze cards for the hospitalized kids, and this week's MFT Sketch Challenge is a good layout for them.

I made three cards inspired by the sketch, but each layout a bit different.  I used unconventional colors for the little jumping Santa because who says Santa always has to be red? :-)  I typed the sentiment on my computer since the one included in the MFT You're Amazing stamp set has a font larger than I wanted for these cards.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by, and have an amazing day! 

MFT Supplies:

Jingle All The Way stamp and die

English Brick Wall stencil

Circle Shaker Window die

Merry Christmas Circle Frame die

Maze Shape and Spheres

2" Circle Shaker Pouch

Black and White Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack

Steel Gray and Cornflower Blue card stock