Inspired Merry Christmas

Are you ready for another of my “inspired” cards? This one was inspired by this framed art that I saw in a gift shop.




I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then cut out my Snow Drifts Die-namics element. I gently traced the snow drifts on the base with a pencil, then stamped my trees from Inspired by Winter with Black Licorice ink, some images were stamped off once. Then I stamped the sentiment, from part of an image from LJD Grand Holiday Greetings, with Black Licorice ink, and the bird, from Inspired by Caged Bird with Wild Cherry ink. I cut “merry” with Christmas Greetings Die-namics from Wild Cherry card stock, popped it up on foam, and popped up the snow drift as well. To finish it off I added a tiny clear gem to the bird’s eye. This card would actually be a good one to mass produce—it went really fast once I designed it.

For the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Clearly Sentimental About Christmas.




And there you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

LJD Grand Holiday Greetings	CS about Christmas	Inspired by Caged Bird	Inspired by Winter
Wild Cherry Ink	Black Licorice Ink	Wild Cherry Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock
Die-namics Christmas Greetings	Die-namics Snow Drifts

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Inspired by Winter, Inspired by Caged Bird, LJD Grand Holiday Greetings, Clearly Sentimental About Christmas (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink, Wild Cherry ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Wild Cherry card stock (MFT); chunky glitter paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Snow Drifts Die-namics, Christmas Greetings Die-namics (MFT); foam tape, clear gem

Holiday Hugs–MFTWSC #155

Hi, everyone, I’m back again 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 blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.




Try as I might, I never seem to get enough Christmas cards made early. Since I still needed a few when I made this—PLUS, look at the sketch!! It’s crying out for Snow Drifts Die-namics so of course I used them. I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then stamped the snowman from one of my faves, PI Holiday Hugs Snowman on Sno Cone card stock. Next I stamped him again on X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers, then paper pieced it onto the Sno Cone card stock layer. Next I added the Snow Drifts Die-namics cut from white chunky glitter paper, stamped the sentiment on Black Licorice card stock with Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. After popping that up on foam, it was done.

Another sentiment from the set is stamped on the inside with Black Licorice ink.




And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pure Innocence Holiday Hugs Snowman	Black Licorice Ink	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth	Sweet Tooth Card Stock
Black Licorice Card Stock	Sno Cone Cardstock	Die-namics Snow Drifts

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~Supplies~
Stamps: PI Holiday Hugs Snowman (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink (MFT); Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Sno Cone card stock, Black Licorice card stock (MFT); chunky glitter paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Snow Drifts Die-namics (MFT); foam tape, embossing powder, heat tool

Make it a Banner Year–MFT December DT Creative Challenge

The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, Make it a Banner Year!  Look forward to an assortment of creations from today's participating designers as we explore creative ways to use our MFT products for home decor.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who have a project to share with you today.

If you’ve been to my blog much, you’ll already know that this challenge was right up my alley! I LOVE to make banners and MFT makes it so easy with the fabulous collection of Die-namics dies. I decided to make a banner to ring in the New Year.



Each pennant is essentially the same, starting with three kinds of glitter paper and three sizes of Jumbo Banner Day STAX Die-namics. I then added a Dizzy Doily Duo Die-namics doily, then cut 1/4” Rosette Die-namics with really thin glitter paper and assembled it with a Circle STAX Die-namics on top. For the header, I used Simply Scallops Medium Die-namics, attached with foam tape. After that, it was just a matter of cutting my High-Rise Number Die-namics, the cocktail glass charms from Let’s Toast Die-namics, and Stacking Stars Die-namics, along with a few of the very smallest Star STAX Die-namics. I adhered them with hot glue and foam tape.

Here’s the “0” pennant…




…the “1”…




…and the “4”.




Between each pennant and at either end, I cut a pennant from Mix & Match Banners Die-namics and added a star from Stacking Stars Die-namics and a Black Licorice button tied with silver cord. 
 



After all of the elements were created, I attached the together with a silky cord and hot glue.

And there you have it! A toast to 2014!! Thanks so much for stopping by today. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for the other designers participating in today’s post.

Die-namics Let%u2019s Toast	Die-namics High-Rise Numbers	Die-namics Simply Scallops MEDIUM	Die-namics 1/4" Rosette
Die-namics Dizzy Doily Duo	Die-namics Star STAX	Die-namics Stacking Stars	Die-namics Circle STAX Set 1
Die-namics Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX	Black Licorice Buttons

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~Supplies~
Stamps: None
Ink: None
Paper: Blue, silver, gold, and black glitter papers
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Jumbo Banner Day STAX Die-namics, Dizzy Doily Duo Die-namics, 1/4” Rosette Die-namics, Circle STAX Die-namics, Simply Scallops Medium Die-namics, High-Rise Number Die-namics, Let’s Toast Die-namics, Stacking Stars Die-namics, Star STAX Die-namics, Black Licorice button (MFT); hot glue/gun, foam tape, cord

Snowman Inspiration

Inspiration can come from many sources and can hit you unexpectedly in the oddest places. I have several cards to post this week that were inspired while I was out shopping. This one was inspired by this gift bag at Hobby Lobby :) I have two other cards with the black/silver/red palette and I decided to go with that for this one, too.



I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base and added Tree Lines Die-namics cut from Black Licorice card stock along with Snow Drifts Die-namics cut from chunky white glitter paper. I added a strip of “patterned paper” that I made using Sweet Tooth card stock and DC Striped Backgrounds. I stamped a A2 whole sheet of this back a while ago and have use several strips from it :)

I stamped the sentiment, from Clearly Sentimental About Christmas, with Wild Cherry ink, and popped up the snowman from Snow Globe Die-namics. A Kraft card stock base would have been great with this, too.

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from Clearly Sentimental About Christmas.




And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you’ll be back tomorrow for December’s MFT Design Team Creative Challenge!

CS about Christmas	Striped Backgrounds	Wild Cherry Ink	Black Licorice Ink
Black Licorice Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Die-namics Snow Globe	Die-namics Tree Lines
Die-namics Snow Drifts

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~Supplies~
Stamps: DC Striped Backgrounds, Clearly Sentimental About Christmas (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink, Wild Cherry ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock (MFT); white chunky glitter paper, red, orange glitter paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Snow Drifts Die-namics, Snow Globe Die-namics, Tree Lines Die-namics (MFT); black gems, foam tape