Friday, November 28, 2014

MFT December Release Countdown, Day Five

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Hi, all, and welcome to Day Five of MFT’s December Release Countdown! No, you haven’t missed anything--this month we have five Release Countdown days. Release is on December 2nd at 10pm so mark your calendars—get all the details on the MFT Blog.

Today we’re showing you Blueprints 21 Die-namics, LJD Whimsical Wishes, LJD Peek-a-Boo Circle Windows Die-namics, PI Roarin' Good Day, and PI Roarin' Good Day Die-namics.

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I have two cards for you today, using several of the new products. The first one is using LJD Whimsical Wishes—the design of which is a bit of a departure for Lisa, but one that I think you’ll agree she’s done well! I just LOVE those scribbles! I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base and stamped the long straight line drawing along the edge with Black Licorice hybrid ink. Then, on another piece of Sweet Tooth card stock I stamped the scribbles, again with Black Licorice hybrid ink because I knew I was going to “watercolor” them and MFT hybrid inks are water proof.

Then, using a water brush, I colored the large circles with, top to bottom, Orange Fizz dye ink, Razzle Berry dye ink, and Lemon Drop dye ink. The smaller scribbles were done by stamping only one instance from a row, over and over. I trimmed that panel down, edged it with a strip of Black Licorice card stock and popped it up on the base. The sentiment, also from LJD Whimsical Wishes, was stamped on Black Licorice card stock with Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I popped that up on foam and finished off with some enamel dots.

On the inside, I stamped the complete row of small scribbles and colored them to match the front, then finished off with the sentiment.

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My second card uses Blueprints 21 Die-namics, PI Roarin' Good Day, and PI Roarin' Good Day Die-namics, along with a couple of other soon-to-be-released products.

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I started with a Black Licorice card stock base, then stamped up the new Zebra Background on some Sweet Tooth card stock, cut it out with the large die from Blueprints 21 Die-namics and popped it up on foam. I then created a little scene, starting with a piece of Berrylicious card stock, by cutting the semi-circle of holes and the two sun layers, all from Blueprints 21 Die-namics.

Then I added the jungle greenery, using Wild Greenery Die-namics, cut from a new color of cardstock, Limelight card stock (YES!! we have new colors!!!!) and Jellybean Green card stock, and the ground was made using Kraft card stock and Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics. Next I cut PI Roarin’ Good Day Die-namics from X-Press It Blending Card, stamped it with PI Roarin’ Good Day and Black Licorice hybrid ink, and colored it with Copic markers. I popped it up on foam, added the sentiment, stamped on Black Licorice card stock with Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder, then popped it up on foam to finish it off.

Another sentiment from the set was stamped on the inside.

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And that’s it for today! Hope to see you back tomorrow for Day Four of MFT’s December Release Countdown!


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~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD Whimsical Wishes (
MFT)
Ink:
Black Licorice hybrid ink, Orange Fizz dye ink, Razzle Berry dye ink, Lemon Drop dye ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink (MFT)
Paper:
Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: foam tape, white embossing powder, heat tool, enamel dots

~Supplies~
Stamps: PI Roarin’ Good Day
, Zebra Background, Burlap Background (MFT)
Ink:
Lemon Drop dye ink, Black Licorice hybrid ink, Sweet Tooth Pigment ink (MFT)
Paper:
Black Licorice card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Berrylicious card stock, Limelight card stock, Jellybean Green card stock, Kraft card stock, Lemon Drop card stock, X-Press It Blending Card (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Blueprints 21 Die-namics,
Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics, PI Roarin’ Good Day Die-namics, Wild Greenery Die-namics (MFT); Copic markers, foam tape, white embossing powder, heat tool

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Giving Thanks

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Hi, everyone, it’s Thanksgiving Day in the US and I, like many of you, have much for which to be thankful and grateful, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite “thankful” cards from this Fall’s posts. One of the things I’m very thankful for is YOU, my blog readers—you make it all worthwhile. Thank you for coming by and leaving your always kind comments—they are most appreciated!

Wishing all of my US readers a very Happy Thanksgiving!

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And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you back tomorrow for MFT’s slightly abbreviated December Release Countdown!


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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Keep Cozy–MFTWSC #204 + In the Background Video

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Hey, there! It’s Wednesday noon so it must be time for this week’s MFTWSC! 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.


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This card is also using this month’s MFT Color Palette Challenge colors.

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Today I’m also sharing a video showing how I stenciled this background and also how I constructed today’s card. To view it, either click on the button below or you can watch in HD HERE on my YouTube channel.




Here’s a quick run-through of how I made this card, too. I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, applied my colors through Small Chevron Stripes stencil with Red Hot dye ink, Berrylicious dye ink, Sour Apple dye ink, and Grout Gray dye ink on watercolor paper using a water brush. The next element was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock using LJD Nordic Knits and Grout Gray ink. The sentiment was stamped on Black Licorice card stock with Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I added a Pierced Snowflakes Die-namics, cut from Sweet Tooth card stock and the mittens, from BB Cool Day, stamped with Black Licorice hybrid ink and colored with Copic markers. They were stamped on a BB Cool Day Die-namics cut from X-Press It Blending Card and popped up on foam.

More LJD Nordic Knits on the inside stamped with Berrylicious dye ink and another sentiment from Cozy Greetings, stamped with Black Licorice hybrid ink.

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And that’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by—see you again soon!


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~Supplies~
Stamps:
Cozy Greetings, LJD Nordic Knits, BB Cool Day (MFT)
Ink:
Wild Cherry dye ink, Berrylicious dye ink, Sour Apple dye ink, Grout Gray dye ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink, Black Licorice hybrid ink (MFT)
Paper:
Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, X-Press It Blending Card (MFT); watercolor paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond;
Pierced Snowflakes Die-namics, BB Cool Day Die-namics, Small Chevron Stripes stencil (MFT); water brush, foam tape, embossing powder, heat tool, Copic markers

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