Love Of Layers (MIM #305)...

Another week and another challenge! And it's the end of November!! 😳This week Laurie Schmidlin is the host and shows us how to use lots of layers on projects. You can watch her video here ↝ Make It Monday #305: Love Of Layers.

I decided to make a tag for this challenge and started by die-cutting Tag Sale: Quilted in a pattern paper, backed by white cardstock for a bit more support. I also die-cut the tag in Pure Poppy cardstock to use as a backer for the tag which has "to & from" stamped on it.

I cut a 3"x3" square of Pinefeather cardstock, backed it with fun foam and placed it inside the stitching on the tag. The stitched circle is die-cut in white cardstock, the sentiment stamped in Pure Poppy ink and placed on foam tape for additional dimension. The holly leaves are die-cut in white cardstock, stamped with Green Parakeet, New Leaf and Pure Poppy inks and backed with foam tape for even more dimension! It is fun making these multi-level dimensional projects! I added Pure Poppy twill ribbon for the tag tie.

I'm counting 6 layers on this tag: 1) the Pure Poppy back, 2) white cardstock backing the pattern paper, 3) pattern paper, 4) Pinefeather cardstock, 5) white cardstock, 6) holly leaves.😊

Project Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Seasons Greetings, Christmas Critters
• Paper:  PTI Christmas Prints, Pinefeather, Pure Poppy, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Green Parakeet, New Leaf
• Dies:  PTI Tag Sale: Quilted, Christmas Critters; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Circles
• Other:  PTI Pure Poppy Twill Ribbon; Fun Foam; Foam Tape
• Size:  3.75" x 4.0"

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"

Sending Christmas Joy & Cheer...

I wanted to make another snow globe card, this time using a night sky.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and die-cut the snow globe opening. In Dark Indigo cardstock, I die-cut the snow globe shape and stamped the snowflakes in Versamark ink. I sprinkled them with white embossing powder, heat set it and placed it into the white opening.

The snowman is die-cut in white cardstock with additions in True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Cocoa Bean and Orange Zest cardstock. Some of those dies are so tiny to cut! I placed the snowman, along with the trees on the night sky, adding a snowdrift with a glitter line in front. To make it look more like a snow globe, I added a strip of cherry wood paper along the bottom. 

I stamped the sentiment in dark blue, adhered the panel to a Dark Indigo cardstock card base and tied pink sorbet twine around it. These snow globes are so much fun to make! 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Snow Globe Kit; PTI Stylish Sentiments: Holiday; Altenew Snowing
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Dark Indigo, Raspberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss, Cocoa Bean, Orange Zest, True Black; MFT Cherry Wood
• Ink:  Versamagic Night Sky; Versamark
• Dies:  MFT Snow Globe Kit
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  Embossing Powder; Twine; Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Papertrey November 2017 Blog Hop Challenge...

Just one month until Christmas...yikes!!! This month the blog hop inspiration photo focuses on Fall and the lovely colors and adornments that go along with it. It didn't take long for me to come up with an idea for my card (yea!).

I pulled out Color Pop Autumn for this card - I'm so happy I'm getting a lot of use out of this kit! On Fresh Snow Linen paper, I stamped the leaves, berries and acorns in a variety of Fall like colors, just like in the picture. I placed the panel on a white cardstock card base and added a strip of Orange Zest stripes down the side.

The sentiment is stamped on a stitched rectangle in Cocoa Bean ink and is on fun foam for dimension.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Color Pop: Autumn, Autumn Hills
• Paper:  PTI Fresh Snow Linen, White Stampers Select, Orange Zest Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Summer Sunrise, Fine Linen, Cocoa Bean; Memento Morocco
• Dies:  Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Rectangles
• Other:  Fun Foam
• 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"

Joy...

How about a tag for a change?

I used the tag from the Holiday Tag Along kit and die-cut it in white cardstock. I also cut the tag in Aqua Mist cardstock to use as a separate backer but unfortunately didn't take the picture showing it.  With the stencils in the kit, I stenciled the snowflake background in Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores inks. 

Joy is die-cut twice in white cardstock and once in silver foil paper and stacked together. I added a few silver snowflakes and silver tinsel fun fur for the tie.

Project Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Holiday Tag Along
• Paper:  PTI White Stamper's Select, Aqua Mist; Silver Foil
• Ink:  PTI Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores
• Dies:  PTI Holiday Tag Along; MFT Joy
• Other:  Stampin' Up Sequins; Fun Fur
• Size:  2-1/4" x 3-7/8"

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"

Dashing By With A Holiday Hi...

I think this is my favorite set (for now!) from MFT - it's just filled with cuteness! Who can resist the reindeer or that little rabbit? I wanted to try making snowdrifts with a stencil. My first couple attempts weren't so good and then all of the sudden I "got it"! 😊 Oh my gosh, it's so easy to use!

On white cardstock, I made the snow drifts using the stencil and Spring Rain ink. I rubbed on Spring Rain and Blueberry Sky inks to create the wintry sky. For the snow, I used a snow stencil and white embossing paste. I love the way the entire background turned out!

The animals are die-cut in white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I added the white dots on the deer with a gel pen and placed each of them on foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is stamped in black ink on a piece of Spring Rain cardstock; I snipped the end on an angle for a different look and adhered it with fun foam. The panel is on a Dark Indigo cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  MFT Dashing Deer
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Dark Indigo, Spring Rain
• Ink:  PTI Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky; Versafine Onyx Black
• Copics:  B95, B99, E33, E35, E42, R24, R29, V15, W1, W3 
• Dies:  MFT Dashing Deer
• Other:  Foam Tape; Fun Foam; Embossing Paste; MFT Drifts & Hills Stencil; Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow Stencil; Gel Pen
• 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"