Monday, August 21, 2017

My Favorite Things Camp Create 2017 Round 2

This past week was round 2 of My Favorite Things Camp Create 2017.  There were 5 new challenges to participate in.  My first card linked up via Instagram.  For some reason I wasn't able to link these up the same way so I'm adding my cards here to link them up.

Day 2 - Magnificent Masking



Day 3- Background Bonanza




Day 4 - Monochromatic Magic




Day 5 - Delightful Die-cutting


On this last card I finally cracked open my Distress Oxide inks.  Very cool!




Saturday, July 8, 2017

MFT Card Challenges Weekly Sketch #340

Hi!  I missed the last two challenges but I'm back today with my entry for this week's sketch challenge on the MFT Card Challenges blog.

Here is the sketch presented...

Here is my card...



Supplies used: MFT Sweet Succulents stamps and die-namics, Die-namics Stitched Arch Stax and Tiny Hearts Bright paper pack.  The images were painted with Peerless watercolors on 140lb paper.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

MFT Card Challenges Weekly Sketch #337

Hi! I'm squeezing this one under the wire!  I realized this morning that the MFT weekly sketch challenge closes at noon today!  So I put this card together in record time.  Looking at it now I probably would have done a couple of things differently but it'll do in a pinch.

Here is the sketch presented on the MFT Card Challenges blog...


Here's my card...





Supplies used:  MFT Sow Much Cuteness stamps, MFT Magical Unicorns stamps, Fishtail Flags die-namics, End of the Rainbow die-namics, Sweet Celebration paper pack and Dots and Stripes Confection paper pack.

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Monday, June 19, 2017

Camp Create 2017 - Catch Up

I got a little behind in trying to complete my cards for MFT Camp Create 2017 during the work week.  So I spent yesterday finishing up the activities as well as the bonus activity that was given on day 4.

Here is my card for Day 3 - Spectacular Shakers



Supplies: MFT Catitude stamps, MFT Cool Cat stamps, MFT Our Story stamps and the Peek-a-boo Wonky Windows die-namics





Here is my card for Day 4 - Sensational Sliders




Supplies:  MFT Interactive Birthday Cake die-namics, MFT Big Birthday stamps, MFT Delicious Birthday stamps, MFT Dots and Stripes Bright paper pack and MFT Sweet Celebrations paper pack.



Here is my card for Day 4 Bonus - Divine Dry Embossing


Supplies: Big Hugs die-namics, MFT Mini Modern Blooms stamps/dies



Here is my card for Day 5 - Glitzy Glitter


Supplies: MFT Essential Sentiments stamps, Blue Prints 28 die-namics, Dots and Stripes Confection paper pack


So there you have it...I completed all of the MFT Camp Create 2017 activities!  It was a lot of fun!

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Camp Create 2017 Day 2 - Remarkable Resist

I'm back for day 2 of Camp Create 2017 at My Favorite Things.  The activity for day 2 is to create a card using a watercolor resist technique.
 
I embossed the Whimsical Waves background stamp on a piece of watercolors with white embossing powder.  Then I added Peerless watercolors in Robin's Egg Blue, Forget-Me-Not Blue and Turquoise.  I'm listing the colors so that I can come back to this post to remind myself what they were.  I'll definitely be recreating that combination for more cards!
 
 Here is the background piece that I created before I used it on my card.  I have to say that I am so in love with this piece of paper that I didn't want to cut it and put it on the card!  If a certain friend reads this she will laugh out loud.  She makes fun of me because I have a piece of ribbon that I dyed years ago but refuse to cut because it turned out so beautifully!
 
 
 
However, unlike the ribbon I did trim this piece and create the card below.  I added images from the MFT Mermazing stamp set that I colored with copic markers.  The banner is from the Blueprints #28 die-namics set.
 
 
 
I'm really happy with how this card turned out and I've earned my second badge!
 









Camp Create 2017 Day 1 - Wonderful Watercolor

I'm participating in Camp Create 2017 at My Favorite Things.  I'm not sure I can keep up with the daily activities but I'll give it my best shot!

The activity for day 1 is to create a card using watercolor paints.  I chose to recreate the card that was demonstrated in the day 1 video - a galactic background using Prima watercolors.

Here is my card...



I used Canson 140lb watercolor paper and the Prima Classics watercolors.  The white spatter is Tim Holtz Picket Fence distress paint applied with the spatter brush.  The stacked die-cut word is from the Thanks and Hello die-namics.

I'll be honest...once I began painting this I thought it looked like a hot mess!  I nearly gave up but kept pushing through since I had already started and had watercolor paint everywhere!  If I look at it too closely I'm still not sure I like it but I did complete the activity so it counts and I earned today's badge!




Sunday, June 11, 2017

MFT Card Challenges Weekly Sketch #336

Hi! I'm here with my entry for the weekly sketch challenge at the MFT Card Challenges blog.
 
I've kept my card sweet and simple this week.
 
 

This card turned out to be a test of what inks do and don't work well with these stamps and the watercolor paper that I cut them from!  The flowers are from the Mini Modern Blooms stamp/die-namics set.  They were stamped with several different types of inks on watercolor paper.  The notched banner was cut from the MFT Sweet Celebration paper pad.  The sentiment banner is from Blueprints Die-namics #28 and I stamped a sentiment from the Springtime Blooms stamp set.
 
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