Monday, June 29, 2015

MUSE: Christmas Visions #8 - Merry

MERRY - My card for MCV #8.  I made the persimmon color by using Tangy Orange card stock and coloring it with Copic R29.  The green color is Fusion Green.  (Interestingly, the colors on my card are identical to an old Christmas cookie tin that I use for storing card making supplies.)  Keeping with what may be considered non-traditional Christmas colors and fun theme, I stamped only Merry as the sentiment.  These colors were my main inspiration.

Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth; Licorice Black; Fusion Green; Tangy Orange
DP - Recollections - Silver Glitter Paper
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Pierced Rectangle STAX; Rectangle STAX Set 1; Fishtail Flags STAX; Star STAX
Ink - MFT - Hybrid - Black
Marker - Copic R29
Stamp - Hero Arts
Embellishments - Rhinestone Stars from stash
Adhesive - Scotch - Two-sided tape; Martha Stewart - glue pen

Note - this card was selected as one of five stars for the Muse: Christmas Visions 8 challenge



Wednesday, June 24, 2015

MFT - Summer School - Movement/Flow

hello Birthday!

This card is for the Summer School Movement/Flow.

Movement is depicted by the circle opening and hello.

Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth; Smooth White; Razzleberry; Black Licorice
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Pierced Rectangle STAX; Rectangle STAX Set 1; Blueprints 3; Hello/Hi
Stamps - Hero Arts - Row of Perky Flowers; Birthday - from stash
Markers - Copics
Embellishments - gems - from stash
Adhesive - Scotch - two-sided tape; Martha Stewart - glue pen

MFT - Summer School - Rule of Thirds

thinking of you

The card is the for Rule of Thirds segment of Summer School.  Also, it includes elements of Quiet Space, Focal Point, Movement and Lines/Balance.  The inspiration for this card is from a February 2013 Pin (Karen Motz blog).  It will be sent to a friend who is fighting cancer.

Cardstock - MFT - Primitive White; Razzleberry; Kraft
DP - MME - Dream; Heidi Grace
Dies  - MFT - Die-namics - Blueprints 1 and 20; Pierced Square STAX; Upsy Daisy; Fancy Flourish
Stamp - Hero Arts
Ink - MFT - Hybrid - Black
Embellishments - Recollections - Adhesive Rhinestones
Adhesive - Scotch - two-sided tape; Martha Stewart - glue pen

MFT - Summer School - Focal Point

Celebrate

This card is for the Focal Point aspect of summer school.  The soccer team on which my grandson plays won first place in their latest tournament ... this card will be for him.

Cardstock - MFT - Red Hot; Sweet Tooth; Nightshift Blue; Lemon Drop
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Blueprints 2 and 20; Star STAX; Proof Positive
Stamps - MFT - Diagonal Stripe Background; Hero Arts
Inks - Hampton Arts - Pigment White; Versamark
Embossing Powders  - Hampton Arts - Clear; Stampendous - White
Embellishment - enamel dot - from stash
Adhesive - Scotch - two-sided tape

MFT - Summer School - Quiet/White Space

Thanks!

Lots of white space with some gentle movement on this card.

Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth
DP - DCWV
Dies - MFT - Die-Namics - Stitched Snow Drifts; Pierced Rectangle STAX; Rectangle STAX Set 1
Stamp - from stash
Ink - MFT - Hybrid - Black
Embellishments - from stash
Adhesive - Scotch - two-sided tape

MFT - Summer School - Balance/Line

thank u

This card is for the Balance/Line segment of summer school.  The pattern was made using the Pinstripe BG stamp by stamping once then turning the paper and stamping again to make the grid.  The grid design was cut at an angle using one of the strip dies from Blueprints 2.  The strips were laid next to each other which created added interest.

Cardstock - MFT - Steel Grey; Sweet Tooth; Grout Gray; Red Hot
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Thank You; Blueprints 2 and 20; Pierced Rectangle STAX
Stamp - MFT - Pinstripe BG

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

MFT Color Challenge 22 - Unique

MFT Color Challenge 22 - Unique

This is my second card for this challenge.  The piece made using the Proof Positive die (remaining from a previous card) was begging to be used!  The square negative space was filled in using a Licorice Black frame piece and Sweet Tooth piece that were cut using the Square STAX Set 1 and Pierced Square STAX dies.  The challenge colors were achieved by coloring Smooth White cardstock with Copic markers.

Cardstock - MFT - Black Licorice; Sweet Tooth; Smooth White
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Proof Positive CU; Blueprints 1; Square STAX Set 1; Pierced Square STAX; Blueprints 20
Markers - Copics
Stamp - Hero Arts
Adhesives - Scotch - two-sided tape; Martha Stewart - glue pen

MFT Color Challenge 22

MFT Color Challenge 22 - Kisses

Cardstock - MFT - Black Licorice; Sweet Tooth; Smooth White
Dies - MFT - Die-namics - Blueprints 20; Pierced Square STAX; Square STAX Set 1; Proof Positive CU
Markers - Copics
Stamp - Hero Arts
Ink - MFT - Hybrid - Black
Adhesives - Scotch - two-sided tape

For this card I used Copic markers to color pieces of Smooth White cardstock to make the colors for this challenge.  The Proof Positive Die was used to cut Sweet Tooth cardstock and the colors; the negative spaces were filled using the colored plus signs.  Then, I aligned the Square Stax die so that the plus signs look like "x's" and adhered to a black piece cut with a Pierced Square STAX die. 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

MFTWSC 230 - Celebrate

This card is for the MFTWSC230.  It started out different that I didn't like, so I kept working with it.  I'll send to one of my grandsons for July 4. 

Cardstock - MFT - Sweet Tooth; Red Hot; Nightshift Blue
Dies - MFT Die-Namics - Pierced Rectangle STAX; Rectangle STAX Set 1; Pierced Circle STAX; Blueprints 2; Sun, Moon and Stars; Pierced Traditional Tags STAX
Stamps - MFT - Diagonal Stripe Background; stamp from stash
Ink - MFT - Hybrid - Black; Hampton Art - Pigment - White
Other - Zig - Wink of Stella - Clear