Petite Pattern Play (MIM #332)...

It's time for another Make It Monday! This week Michelle Leone is the host and shows us how we can use some of those tiny stamps in our sets to create fun backgrounds. This was very easy to do and looks great - so it's something I want to use again in the future. You can watch her informative video here:  Make It Monday #332: Petite Pattern Play and try it out.

I die-cut a square from scrap paper to use as my template and stamped the snowflakes in Hawaiian Shores ink. I trimmed the panel, placed it on a piece of True Black cardstock and adhered both to a Hawaiian Shores cardstock card base.

The adorable bear is die-cut in white cardstock and stamped with black ink. I added his Hawaiian Shores sweater, just stamping the image on it. He's on foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is also stamped in black ink. I added silver Stickles to the snowflake centers and eyelash glitter around the spine of the card.

Riddle me this: Does making a winter type card, when the heat index is close to 100°, make a person feel any cooler? The answer is a big fat NO.😁  "Only" forty five days until Fall now. 👏

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Warmest Wishes, What The Doodle: Snowflakes
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, True Black, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Hawaiian Shores; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Warmest Wishes
• Other:  Foam Tape; Martha Stewart Eyelash Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

MFT Summer School Day 5: Symmetry...

Today is the final day! The topic for today is Symmetry, which means positioning your elements mirrored across an imaginary line that divides your project into even segments. Okay, here's my attempt! 

I started with a piece of white smooth cardstock and added the polka dot strips down the sides. I die-cut three mugs, stamped the image in black ink and colored them with Copic markers. I added a snowflake image to them in blue ink. The mugs are on foam tape, centered about one third from the top of the card.

The sentiment is stamped in coordinating blue ink, about one third from the bottom of the panel. I added a little bit of Wink of Stella to the marshmallows for a touch of sparkle.

I completed all 5 days of the challenge! Thanks MFT - it was fun attending Summer School and creating during this heat wave!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Merry Christmoose; PTI Holiday Treats
• Paper:  MFT White Smooth; PTI Blueberry Sky Bitty Dots
• Ink:  PTI Enchanted Evening; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  B41, B45, E50, E74, R29
• Dies:  MFT Merry Christmoose
• Other:  Foam Tape; Wink of Stella
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

MFT Summer School Day 4: Complementary Colors...

Can you believe we're on day 4 already! Today's challenge is to use Complementary Colors - those that are opposite each other on the color wheel, i.e. red/green, yellow/purple or orange/blue. I thought making a Christmas card would make me think it was colder outside (ha, like that worked!) so I chose red/green for my colors.

I started by stamping the sentiment (don't you just love the font in Hand Lettered Holiday?) in black ink on a piece of smooth white cardstock. Next, I die-cut the holly in two shades of green and the berries in red and placed them on the panel. I added a strip of green striped paper at the bottom. The panel is adhered to a piece of cherry red cardstock.

The good news is I now have one Christmas card done!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Hand Lettered Holiday
• Paper:  MFT Smooth White, Wild Cherry; PTI Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss Stripes
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
• Dies:  PTI Holly Jolly
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Merry Christmas...

Beautiful Berries: Winter is a set I had to have and I hardly even used it!😞 So I have to remember to pull it out earlier this year for making cards.

I die-cut the branches in white cardstock and stamped them with New Leaf and Pinefeather inks, adding Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel inks for the berries. Each of them are placed on foam tape for dimension, with a little bit of glitter.

I stamped the sentiment in Pinefeather ink and added a strip of Holiday Plaid paper along the side.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Berries: Winter
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Holiday Plaid
• Ink:  PTI New Leaf, Pinefeather, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel
• Dies:  PTI Beautiful Berries: Winter
• Other:  Foam Tape; Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer...

Another quick card for today. I copied this idea from one of the PTI Design Team - but I don't remember which one.😳

On white cardstock I stamped the names of the reindeer in Pure Poppy ink at the bottom. The top is snow stamped in Aqua Mist ink. I placed this panel on a white cardstock card base adding a layer of red and white polka paper.

The deer is die-cut in Cocoa Bean cardstock and edged with Cocoa Bean ink. I placed it on foam tape and added a red gem for the nose.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Dash Away All
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Cocoa Bean; Recollections
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Cocoa Bean
• Dies:  PTI Dash Away All
• Other:  Foam Tape; Gem
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Merry Christmas...

I had an extra cute bear sitting around and thought I'd make a quick card with it.

I created the sky by rubbing Hawaiian Shores ink on a piece of white cardstock. I added the snowflakes, die-cut in white cardstock.

The bear was die-cut in white cardstock and his scarf colored with Copics. I just bought Speech Bubbles and die-cut this one in white cardstock and stamped the sentiment in black ink.

The panel is on a Hawaiian Shores cardstock card base. I added clear sequins to the snowflake centers to complete the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Polar Bear Pals, Snow Globe Sentiments
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hawaiian Shores
• Ink:  PTI Hawaiian Shores; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  BG23, RV17, W1
• Dies:  MFT Polar Bear Pals, Speech Bubbles, Snowflake Spendor
• Other:  Sequins
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Merry Christmas Repeat...

Here's another one of my repeating sentiments like I did in my November 12, 2017 post.

I used a white cardstock card base and added a snowflake pattern paper from Christmas prints. I cut a rectangle in Pure Poppy cardstock and one slighter smaller in white cardstock.

Using the MISTI, I stamped the sentiment 9 times in Pure Poppy ink and once in black ink. I attached both panels to the card base.

The snowflake is die-cut 4 times, 3 times in white cardstock and once in silver foil cardstock. I placed it on the card and added some white fun fur around the top. Remember snow = fun fur! 😀

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Merry Christmas
• Paper:  PTI Christmas Prints, Pure Poppy, White Stampers Select; DCWV Foil
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  Lil Inker Designs Stitched Snowflakes
• Tools:  MISTI
• Other:  Fun Fur
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Holidays...

Sometimes I get tired of using the same old Christmas traditional colors. How about something from the pink family?

On a piece of white cardstock with a stitched border, I stamped the tree in Versamark, sprinkled it with silver embossing powder and heat set it. I stamped the ornaments, star, exterior dots and sentiment in Hibiscus Burst ink. The tree stand is stamped in grey ink.

I placed the panel on a stitched/scalloped card base made with Hibiscus Burst cardstock.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI O'Tannenbaum, Keep It Simple: Happy Holidays
• Paper:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Hibiscus Burst; Versamark; Versafine Smokey Gray
• Dies:  PTI Noted: A2 Scalloped Vertical
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  Embossing Powder
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

It's The Most Wonderful Time...

I hope it won't be long and there will be snowflakes falling outside my window. I'm hoping we get a little bit of snow this year after not having much last year. 

This card uses MFT's Snowflake Splendor kit. I started with a panel of white cardstock, die-cut with a stitched rectangle and stamped the sentiment in black ink.

The snowflakes were die-cut in Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores cardstock and layered on top of each other, with a sequin added to the middle of each one. The panel is on a white cardstock card base. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI What The Doodle: Snowflakes
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  MFT Snowflake Splendor; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Rectangles
• Other:  Sequins
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

You're On The Nice List...

I'm going through a phase where I like making things with "cutesy" type stamps and MFT has so many to choose from!

I stamped Santa and the reindeer in black ink on white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I added the little shadow underneath them in Soft Stone ink and the sentiment in black ink.

I added glitter to Santa's beard and a pompom to his hat. The panel is adhered to a white cardstock card base covered with polka dot pattern paper.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Jingle All The Way; PTI In The Shadows
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; DCWV
• Ink:  PTI Soft Stone; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  E31, E33, E35, E42, N4, 100, R29, T1, W1 
• Other:  Pompom; Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5

Peace...

And another simple card today.

I die-cut the word Peace in white cardstock and again in Blueberry Sky cardstock. I stamped the snowflakes on the panel in Versamark ink, sprinkled them with silver pearlescent embossing powder and melted it with a heat tool.

The panel is on a Blueberry Sky cardstock card base with Peace inlaid in the white cardstock. A little silver tinsel around the spine completed this card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Snowflake Splendor
• Paper:  PTI Blueberry Sky, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Versamark
• Dies:  MFT Peace
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  Embossing Powder; Tinsel
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Holly Jolly...

I was listening to the radio and heard "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" and it made me think of the Mistletoe & Holly stamp set.

On white cardstock, I stamped the holly in New Leaf ink and the berries in Pure Poppy ink. The sentiment is stamped in black ink using MFT's Hand Lettered Holiday stamps - I love the font in this set! 

The card looked okay and then I decided it need something extra so I added a strip of coordinating pattern paper down the side. Now I like it much better!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Mistletoe & Holly; MFT Hand Lettered Holiday
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Christmas Prints
• Ink:  PTI New Leaf, Pure Poppy; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Papertrey November 2017 Create Along With Us...

I was happy to see more snowflakes this month! I have a "thing" for snowmen and snowflakes and can't resist buying them!😎 I was inspired by this card that Michelle Leone made - I liked how her large snowflake was the center of attention with the plaid background.

For my card I started with a white cardstock card base with a layer of plaid pattern paper, both die-cut with the stitched dies in the A2 Noted Vertical set. Next I die-cut the stitched snowflake three times in white cardstock and glued them together.

The stitched banner is die-cut in Spring Rain cardstock and the sentiment stamped in Kraft ink. I added a clear snowflake embellishment to the center of the snowflake. Lots of stitching on this card!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Christmas Critters Sentiments
• Paper:  PTI White STampers Select, Spring Rain; DCWV
• Ink:  PTI Kraft
• Dies:  PTI A2 Noted: Scalloped Vertical, Stitched Snowflake; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Sentiment Flag
• Other:  Gem
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Believe...

I copied the idea of stamping Believe directly on the deer from Stephanie Gold because I never would have thought to do that!

I started with a piece of white cardstock and stamped the bottom using Fair Isle Borders and Pure Poppy ink. The top of the card is embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

The deer is die-cut in Kraft and Believe stamped in Cocoa Bean ink. I placed it on foam tape and added the gem for his nose. 

The panel is on a Kraft cardstock card base and I added some red fun fur to finish things. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Dash Away All, Fair Isle Borders
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Cocoa Bean
• Dies:  PTI Dash Away All
• Other:  Fun Fur; Swiss Dots Embossing Folder; Foam Tape; Gem
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Oh Deer! Christmas Is Here Repeat...

I've been having a lot of fun making cards that need to be colored. I really don't use my Copic markers enough and it feels good to get them out again.

On white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment 7 times - 6 in Pure Poppy ink and once in Gingerbread ink. Using the MISTI made this so easy to do, I just moved the cardstock in one half inch increments and it came out perfectly lined up! I ran the panel through the Cuttlebug with a stitched rectangle die.

The reindeer is die-cut in white and colored with Copics and placed on foam tape for a little dimension. The stamped panel is on a layer of red snowflake paper on a white cardstock card base.

I liked doing this so much I made two other cards that I'll post at a later date.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Dashing Deer, Jingle All The Way
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Rustic Snowflakes
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy; VersaMagic Gingerbread; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  E33, E57, R27
• Dies:  MFT Jingle All The Way; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Rectangles
• Other:  Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

O Christmas Tree...

I wanted to make a quick card with non-traditional colors. Don't you get tired of seeing so much red and green during the holidays? I know I do.

On white cardstock I stamped the trees in Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores and Amethyst Allure inks. This was so easy to do with the MISTI!

I stamped the sentiment in black ink and scored two lines above and one below to add some texture to the card. This was really a fast card to make and is bright and cheery looking!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Background Basics: Evergreens, Tree Tops Glisten
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Amethyst Allure; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Scor-Pal; MISTI
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Merry Christmas...

I really made a lot of Christmas cards so far and may be posting holiday items from now until the end of the year! lol

MFT has some of the cutest stamps, and this polar bear set is one of them. I started with a Hawaiian Shores cardstock card base and added a layer of grey pattern paper. I wish I could get a whole pack of this grey paper!

I die-cut two snowdrifts in white cardstock and placed them on the card, adding the bear (on foam tape) and mountain, also die-cut in white cardstock and colored with Copics. I added the snowflakes with a clear sequin in the middle. The sentiment is stamped in Hawaiian Shores ink. Of course snow = fun fur and there it is!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Warmest Wishes, MFT Polar Bear Pals, Altenew Holiday Wishes
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, White Stampers Select, Tinsel & Tags
• Ink:  PTI Hawaiian Shores; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  BG23, R24, R81, W1
• Dies:  PTI Warmest Wishes, Winter Penguin, In The Meadow; MFT Polar Bear Pals
• Other:  Sequins; Fun Fur; Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Boo To You!...

I think this is my favorite card I made for Halloween this year, I love the colors and the little ghosts and bats flying around.

I started with a white cardstock card base and added a multi-colored, striped piece of pattern paper. I pulled out Take Three, a die I haven't used for ages and die-cut it in Green Parakeet cardstock. The ghosts are die-cut in white cardstock and the faces stamped in black ink. I added their bow ties in Amethyst Allure and Orange Zest cardstock.

The Take Three die-cut is centered on the card with the middle block stamped with black ink and popped up with foam tape for dimension. I added a couple of bats and spider webs die-cut in True Black cardstock. My last step was adding Halloween twine around the top of the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Polka Dot Parade #7
• Paper:  PTI Green Parakeet, White Stampers Select, True Black, Orange Zest, Amethyst Allure; DCWV
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Polka Dot Parade #7, Haunted Headstones, Take Three
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Spider Web Punch
• Other:  Twine; Foam Tape

Matting With Glitter (MIM #301)...

The weeks are going by so fast and it's already time for another MIM Challenge! This week Lizzie Jones shows us how to use glitter mats to add some sparkle to our projects. You can watch her work her magic here →→ Make It Monday #301: Matting With Glitter.

On a white cardstock card base, I added a layer of grey and white pattern paper from the Tinsel & Tags paper collection. I knew I wanted to make a Christmas card and selected the horse and carriage from In The Meadow.  I die-cut the image in True Black cardstock 3 times and glued them together. I adhered it to a piece of white cardstock, cut to 2.5" x 5.5" and stamped the sentiment in a medium grey ink.

Since I don't have the adhesive sheets Lizzie used, I improvised using scor-tape. I cut another piece of white cardstock 1/4" larger than my main panel and added 1/8" scor-tape on each side. I sprinkled sterling glitter on it, making sure it was firmly adhered to the tape. I placed the main panel on top and now it looks like there's a complete layer of glitter underneath the image! A fun, wintery looking card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI In The Meadow
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, True Black, Tinsel & Tags
• Ink:  Versafine Smokey Grey
• Dies:  PTI In The Meadow
• Other:  Martha Stewart Glitter; Scor-Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Halloween...

Halloween is just a week away now. I have to admit it's not my favorite holiday of the year, I don't like the colors associated with it. But what I do like is those bags of mini-sized candy bars that are on every shelf in the grocery stores!😄

I die-cut the bottles in white cardstock and stamped them with Amethyst Allure, Orange Zest and Green Parakeet inks. I die-cut the labels in Soft Stone cardstock and stamped the sentiments with black ink. For the bottle top, I die-cut it in cork to make it more realistic.

The bottles are on a white cardstock card base and on foam tape for dimension. I added a strip of Orange Zest stripes at the top and bottom and stamped the sentiment in black ink.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Wicked Elixir, Keep It Simple: Halloween
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Orange Zest Stripes, Soft Stone
• Ink:  PTI Amethyst Allure, Orange Zest, Green Parakeet; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Wicked Elixir
• Other:  Foam Tape; Cork
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"