If Friends Were Flowers I’d Pick You

Hi, everyone, I’m back with another card as Special Guest Designer for Whimsy Stamps. Today I have a card using the stamp set Lovely Lavender. And it is indeed lovely.





To begin, I did a watercolor wash on watercolor paper for my background, then I cut the center oval out and stamped the chicken wire image and part of the sentiment on the “frame” with black waterproof ink, then popped it up on foam tape for dimension.



I stamped the lavender, the butterflies, and the rest of the sentiment on the cut out oval then adhered it directly to the white card stock base and finished off with some clear sequins.

And that’s it from me today! It’s been fun stamping with the fabulous products from Whimsy Stamps and I thank them for having me as Special Guest Designer this month. Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

Many Thanks–MFT Color Challenge #74

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Purple Rain, Green-Eyed Monster, Factory Green, Grout Gray. All of the details about the color challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I thought this had kind of an Autumn vibe so I went with LJD Geometric Greenery stamp set and LJD Geometric Greenery Die-namics for my focal point. I’m using a Grout Gray card stock base and I applied some molding paste on Sweet Tooth card stock through Small Brick Wall Stencil for my background. When it was dry, I sponged on some Grout Gray dye ink to give it a little more definition and adhered it to the base with foam mounting tape.



I stamped the leaves on Ranger Watercolor paper with Black Licorice hybrid ink, cleaned my stamp and stamped again with Versamark before heat embossing with Ranger Super Fine Black Embossing Powder. I wanted that little bit of texture on the leaves and at certain angles you can see the shine which adds yet another dimension. Then I watercolored them with Peerless Watercolors and popped them up on the card front with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped with Versamark on Black Licorice card stock and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. After I added some enamel dots in the challenge colors I was done!

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $20 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

LJD Geometric Greenery Stamp Set My Favorite Things	LJD Geometric Greenery Die-namics My Favorite Things	Sweet Tooth Card Stock My Favorite Things	Black Licorice Card Stock My Favorite Things
Grout Gray Card Stock My Favorite Things	Ranger Watercolor Paper My Favorite Things	Grout Gray Die Ink My Favorite Things	Black Licorice Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things
Versamark My Favorite Things	Small Brick Wall Stencil My Favorite Things	Smart Grid Paper Pad My Favorite Things	MISTI My Favorite Things
Square Bone Folder My Favorite Things	Scor-Buddy My Favorite Things	Waterbrush - Set of 3 My Favorite Things	QuickStik Pick-Up Tool My Favorite Things
Fineline Glue Bottle My Favorite Things	Embossing Magic My Favorite Things	Sponge Daubers My Favorite Things	Palette Knife My Favorite Things
Peerless Watercolors My Favorite Things	White Detail Embossing Powder My Favorite Things	Foam Mounting Tape My Favorite Things	Multi Medium Matte Glue My Favorite Things
Ranger Superfine Black Embossing Powder My Favorite Things

~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD Geometric Greenery (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice dye ink, Grout Gray dye ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: Grout Gray card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Ranger Watercolor Paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; LJD Geometric Greenery Die-namics, Small Brick Wall Stencil, foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, waterbrush, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Fineline Glue Bottle, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Ranger Super Fine Black Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, palette knife  (MFT); heat tool, molding paste, enamel dots 

I’m Smitten with You–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #343

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I just love the new Smitten Kitten stamp set and coordinating Smitten Kitten Die-namics! I stamped the images on No-Line Coloring Card Stock with Black Licorice hybrid ink, cut them out with the dies, and colored them with Copic Markers. On my Sweet Tooth card stock base, I added a panel of Fun & Frolic Paper Pack then adhered the main panel, which was created by applying a watercolor wash on Ranger Watercolor Paper with Peerless Watercolors, adding a strip of Black Licorice card stock down the side, and adhering it with foam mounting tape.



I added a Single Stitch Line Oval Frames Die-namics, cut from Safety Orange card stock and also popped up on foam, the sentiment, stamped with Versamark on Black Licorice card stock cut with Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips Die-namics, and the colored images. To finish off, I added a bunch of Wild Cherry card stock hearts, cut with Tag Builder Blueprints 6 Die-namics.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $20 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

Smitten Kitten Stamp Set My Favorite Things	Smitten Kitten Die-namics My Favorite Things	Tag Builder Blueprints 5 Die-namics My Favorite Things	Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips Die-namics My Favorite Things
Single Stitch Line Oval Frames Die-namics My Favorite Things	Sweet Tooth Card Stock My Favorite Things	No-Line Coloring Card Stock My Favorite Things	Black Licorice Card Stock My Favorite Things
Wild Cherry Card Stock My Favorite Things	Safety Orange Card Stock My Favorite Things	Fun & Frolic Paper Pack My Favorite Things	Ranger Watercolor Paper My Favorite Things
Black Licorice Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things	Versamark My Favorite Things	Smart Grid Paper Pad My Favorite Things	Mini Misters My Favorite Things
MISTI My Favorite Things	Square Bone Folder My Favorite Things	Scor-Buddy My Favorite Things	Waterbrush - Set of 3 My Favorite Things
QuickStik Pick-Up Tool My Favorite Things	Fineline Glue Bottle My Favorite Things	Embossing Magic My Favorite Things	Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen My Favorite Things
Peerless Watercolors My Favorite Things	White Detail Embossing Powder My Favorite Things	Foam Mounting Tape My Favorite Things	Multi Medium Matte Glue My Favorite Things
Copic Markers My Favorite Things

~Supplies~
Stamps: Smitten Kitten (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice hybrid ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Safety Orange card stock, Wild Cherry card stock, No-Line Coloring card stock, Fun & Frolic Paper Pack, Ranger Watercolor Paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Smitten Kitten Die-namics, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips Die-namics, Single Stitch Line Oval Frames Die-namics, Tag Builder Blueprints 5 Die-namics, foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, waterbrush, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Fineline Glue Bottle, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Copic Markers, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister (MFT)