Greetings! Today, I'm playing in two challenges ... Less is MoreWeek #278 - Sketch The Paper Players - PP297 - Tic Tac Toe. I used the top line of yellow, twine, birthday. For the yellow panel, I used a birthday background stamp and stamped/heat embossed using white pigment ink and white embossing powder. Then, I colored over the embossing using three colors of yellow Distress Ink (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey) and cut following the sketch. Then, I die-cut a square frame and wrapped hemp cord (twine) around the top of the frame. The card is finished with a die-cut 'happy' and stamped 'Birthday' sentiment. To give the 'happy' a glossy look, a couple coats of Gelly Roll Glaze Pen were applied. Wish you a fun-filled day! Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... your feedback is greatly appreciated. Cardstock - Recollections Dies - MFT Stamps - MFT; Stampendous Inks - MFT - Pigment, Hybrid; Ranger - Distress Embellishments - Hemp Cord, Glaze Pen
Greetings! A card for a couple of challenges. I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #238 and the colors from Colour Q Challenge #343 (black, calypso coral, gold, white). Used a combination of Copic markers to achieve the coral color in the pillows. The gold foil is one of the background layers and is used for the buttons on the pillow. (Unfortunately, the foil does not photograph well.) Wish you a pleasant day! Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT; Recollections DP - DCWV (gold foil) Dies - MFT Stamps - MFT Ink - MFT - Hybrid Markers - Copics
Greetings! Sharing my rendition for the Muse: ChristmasVisions 46 challenge where Stephanie is the guest hostess for the week. My card includes black reindeer, blended ink background, image stamped off the inked background, red nose, red panel. For the blending I used Ranger Distress Inks - Mowed Lawn and Evergreen Bough. The reindeer was colored with a Bic black permanent marker. A white Jelly Roll was used for the eyelashes and spots. A red rhinestones was added for the nose. Wish you a wonderful day! Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - Recollections; MFT Dies - MFT Stamps - Hero Arts; MFT Ink - MFT - Hybrid; Ranger - Distress Markers - Bic; Jelly Roll Embellishment - rhinestone
MFTWSC 282 Greetings! Our Muse inspiration this week is from Jenni who provided us a colorful and clean card. I chose to use gifts, various bright colors, birthday sentiment, heart. To achieve the different colored packages, I masked, inked and stamped repeatedly. A birthday sentiment, sparkly heart and very small black rhinestones complete the card. Because I didn't make any mistakes during the masking/inking process (and with the help of MISTI), this card was completed quickly!!
Also, entering the MFTWSC. Wish you a wonderful day! Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated. Cardstock - Recollections Die - MFT - Die-namics - Blueprints 20 Stamps - MFT - Celebrate You Ink - MFT - Dye - Pure Plum, Ripe Raspberry, Orange Zest, Red Hot, Jelly Bean Green; Hybrid - Black Embellishments - heart and rhinestones
Greetings! Sharing a card for a couple of challenges ... Just Us Girls #344 - Color Week - Ivory, Plum and Olive Green. The dye color is Pure Plum ... it looks kind of red in the photo. Time Out Challenges #57 - "May All Your Weeds be Wildflowers". My card includes the wildflowers. Wish you a good day! Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - Recollections; MFT Dies - MFT Stamps - Inkadinkadoo; Hero Arts Ink - MFT - Hybrid; Dye EP - Hampton Arts
Greetings! A card for a couple of challenges ... The Paper Players Sketch Challenge #296 provided by Laurie. Seize the Birthday where the topping is to add dimension. I started with the sketch from The Paper Players and added some dimensional elements (the woven-look oval and stacked flowers). Although I used a general "Thinking of You" sentiment, I often use for birthday cards by making the inside sentiment birthday specific suited for the recipient. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated. Cardstock - Recollections Dies - MFT - Die-namics Stamps - MFT; miscellaneous from stash Inks - MFT - Dye, Hybrid
Greetings! For the MFTWSC 281 ... received some new products and was playing with white pigment ink and white embossing powder that are fantastic. This is the best outcome that I've had embossing with white ... although not quite there yet!! Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT Dies - MFT - Die-namics Ink - MFT - Pigment - White Embossing Powder - Stampendous - White Embellishment - enamel dot - from stash
Curtain Call - Birdhouse Greetings! The inspiration photo is so colorful, and birdhouses are so fun. For my card I chose to go with one image that is actually made from an arrow die. To make it more like a decorative birdhouse I added a few extras that are pieces from dies. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT; Recollections Dies - MFT - Die-namics Stamp - K and Company Ink - MFT - Hybrid Embellishment - WOS
Muse Challenge 166 Greetings! Playing cards with Tracey who provided us another one of her fantastic cards for our inspirations. For my card I chose brightly colored flowers, greenery, gold embossed sentiment, black centers on flowers. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... your feedback is always appreciated. Cardstock - Recollections Dies - MFT Stamps - MFT; miscellaneous (sentiment) Ink - MFT - Dye; Hybrid
Greetings! Today, I'm playing in the Tag You're It! Challenge #47 where Jeanne provided a layered and colorful tag for our inspiration. For my tag, I captured most of the colors (pink, orange, green, blue) and butterfly. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT DP - Pebbles; Recollections; items from stash Dies - MFT Punch - Martha Stewart Stamp - MFT Ink - MFT - Hybrid Embellishments - rhinestones; ribbon; WOS
Greetings, A fun and colorful challenge at Inspired by All the Little Things ... I focused on the pattern in the little girl's dress and the woven feature in the chair. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT; Recollections DP - Pebbles Dies - MFT - Die-namics Embellishments - WOS
Greetings! Playing in a couple of challenges ... CAS-ual Fridays (CFC147 - Birthday Girl) Our challenge is to make a birthday card that we'd send to mother, sister, girl friend, etc. (in this case someone who likes purple). Time Out - CAS with optional twist of purple A festive birthday celebration is in the works for Sandie. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - Recollections DP - Recollections Dies - MFT - Die-namics Stamps - MFT Ink - MFT - Hybrid Markers - Copics; Jelly Roll; Prismacolors Embellishments - WOS; rhinestones
Muse: ChristmasVisions 44 Greetings! Today, I'm playing cards with Chriss who provided a very soft-colored scene for our fun. Inspirations from Chriss' card are use of soft colors, trees, 'joy' sentiment under laid with a dark color. Instead of white embossing my trees, I chose to use the same colors as the sentiment. For a little sparkle, a couple of applications of clear WOS top the sentiment. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your comments. Cardstock - Recollections; MFT Dies - MFT- Die-namics; Hampton Arts Inks - Versamark; Ranger Distress Embellishment - WOS
Merry Monday #204 - Wood grain, Kraft, White Greetings! The 'wood grain' on my card is in the form of planks ... I embossed using a striped cover up cutting plate to achieve the look. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate the feedback. Cardstock - MFT; Recollections Dies - MFT; Hampton Arts Stamps - Hampton Arts Ink - Hampton Arts EP - Martha Stewart Embellishments - Hemp Cord; Enamel Dot
Greetings! One card for three challenges: Color Throwdown (ctd392) - use Cobalt, Kraft, Light Grey, White. I used Dove Grey base and panel, Kraft square frame die cut, Cobalt blue flowers, White flourish. Note - this card caught Barbara's eye - "stunning CAS card." CAS(E) this Sketch! - I went with a liberal interpretation of the sketch. Note - received Honorable Mention. TIME OUT - Our inspiration is from the very talented Kay Miller whose cards I always admire. The layout is similar with a different color palette. I lightly embossed the Kraft frame to resemble wood planks (may be difficult to see in photo). Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... your comments are always appreciated. Cardstock - MFT Dies - MFT - Die-namics Stamps - MFT; Hero Arts Ink - MFT - Hybrid Markers - Copics; Jelly Roll Embellishments - rhinestones; WOS
Greetings! A CAS card for the Inspired By All The Little Things #14 challenge. A number of specifics caught my attention including the color palette. For the background panel, I die-cut using the Proof Positive cutting plate and input the positive pieces with a few white ones randomly placed. A couple of clouds with 'THANK' stamped on one and a red die-cut 'you' embellished with clear WOS complete the card. Hugs, Marilyn
Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT; Recollections Dies - MFT Stamp - Hero Arts Ink - MFT - Hybrid Wink of Stella - clear
SORRY - XOXO Greetings! Today, I'm guest designing for CASology as a result of my win a couple weeks ago. What an honor!! The challenge cue word is 'tear' ... many, many possibilities. I envisioned someone wanting to write a heart-felt note because of an error, misdeed, etc. In their haste they managed to 'tear' a big chunk out of their note paper. Look forward to seeing your interpretations. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - MFT DP - Pebbles Dies - MFT - Die-namics Stamps - MFT Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Greetings! This week I'm playing with the CAS(E) this Sketch 171 challenge. For some texture the center of the raised panel is embossed with the Proof Positive die. For added interest the inlaid portion of the star is secured only in the middle to enable the points to be slightly lifted. Hugs, Marilyn Thank you for visiting and commenting ... always appreciate your feedback. Cardstock - Recollection Dies - MFT - Die-namics Stamp - MFT Ink - MFT - Hybrid Enamel dots - from stash
Greetings!
For the yellow panel, I used a birthday background stamp and stamped/heat embossed using white pigment ink and white embossing powder. Then, I colored over the embossing using three colors of yellow Distress Ink (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey) and cut following the sketch. Then, I die-cut a square frame and wrapped hemp cord (twine) around the top of the frame. The card is finished with a die-cut 'happy' and stamped 'Birthday' sentiment. To give the 'happy' a glossy look, a couple coats of Gelly Roll Glaze Pen were applied.
Inks - MFT - Pigment, Hybrid; Ranger - Distress
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