Green for Summer School

MFT Summer School is back and so far I've finished 3 lessons.  A few days ago I smooshed a variety of green Distress Inks on watercolor cardstock & spritzed with a green shimmer mist.  I die cut MFT Spring Wreath wreath & discovered there wasn't room to cut a second one, as I'd planned.  Instead, I die cut the 2 little sprigs several times & began with a project using them.
Day 1 is Monochromatic. 

I die cut & stamped the tag from MFT Tag You're It.  The sentiment from the same set was stamped in green & Versamark so I could heat emboss it.  Then I arranged the little sprigs & added green Nuvo Drops, shimmer spray splatters & a green twine bow.  This will go to my sweet neighbors with some of my homemade applesauce.  I'm also entering SSS Monday.

Day 2 is Focal Point. 

I had such fun stitching another MFT tag on our last camping trip.  It was my first time to do something different for the background & I love the look of my white stitched lines.  May look black, but actually it's green, white & gold--a favorite Christmas color combo.  The green mat is textured cardstock & the white ribbon with the lines seemed a good match.  I added the PTI Tiny Tag for the sentiment as I really didn't want to cover up any of my tag--haha!  I think the gold mat & the raised tag makes the focal point stand out even with a solid background.  I'm also entering The Snippets Playground.

Day 3 is Visual Triangle. 

I used the wreath die cut from the smooshed panel along with white felt flowers (attached to cardstock) from MFT Prima Donna Petals.  I added tiny gems to the flower centers & arranged them for the visual triangle.  I dry embossed MFT In & Out Stitched Rounded Square die into Classic Kraft cardstock, stamped the sentiment from MFT Spring in brown ink & mounted it to a brown panel.  Love this twine & thought it was perfect for the look of this card.  Tried to leave the bow plain, but gave in & added the brown pearl.  I'm also entering Retro Rubber with die cut, green, leaves & the sentiment from my first MFT stamp set which I've had for probably 8-10 years.

Two more lessons & I already have some ideas.  Gotta do chores first--yuk!  Thought I'd leave you with this cute picture of Fritz. 

He managed to get the blanket in his bed over his back & head.  Then he walked slowly over to our chairs with this look on his face, as if to say--Momma, help!  So funny!  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.  

Yah--Finished MFT Summer School!

Well, we've joined the rest of the country in the heatwave!  It's still way better here, though, since we have low humidity. 

Happily, I was able to complete MFT Summer School, so here are my last 2 cards.  Unfortunately, I didn't write my post yesterday, so I missed the deadline.
Repetition
I wanted to do something a little different using a sentiment.  Plus, I really wanted to turn my cross stitch tag into a card.  Usually I don't craft when we go camping, but I did take floss & the die cut tag last trip.  Took me a few stitches to remember how to move across the pattern after 20 years of not doing this. 

Gotta say, I thoroughly enjoyed it & now I plan to get a larger cross stitch die.  I chose the Easter basket MFT pattern because I have 2 packs of floss I got many years ago in a closeout that had the colors I needed.  Next I want to do some of the Christmas designs.  The repetition requirement was met by stamping in white & embossing in clear the Impression Obsession sentiment 3 times on a strip of brown cardstock.  I purposely kept it subtle so it wouldn't detract from the tag.  White grosgrain seemed to go with the texture of the stitching & I decided against any embellishments.  I'm entering CAS-ual Fridays.

Symmetry
I decided to pull out some MFT dies I haven't used in quite awhile--Spring Wreath & Mini Rolled Roses.  I can only go so long without using my felt--haha! 

The matching color in the center of the bow (covered with WOS) was made by mixing a blue marker with a tiny bit of a gray marker & I painted it on with a damp brush.  I lightly dry embossed the front of the card, added pearls to the Sno Cone felt roses & stamped the sentiment from LJD On the Line in Memento Espresso Truffle.  The roses make it somewhat costly to mail, but I do love them!  I'm entering Seize the Birthday without the topping.  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.

MFT Summer School--3 Cards

Hoping to finish all the homework for MFT Summer School Session 1.  Here are the 3 cards I've done so far.
White Space

My last MFT order included this great Friend die which I sponged with PTI Spring Rain, Aqua Mist & Hibiscus Burst.  I brushed it heavily with Wink of Stella & stacked it 2 high. 

The sentiment from LJD On the Line was stamped in Brilliance Graphite Black & a dot of Stickles was added to the candle flame.  I'm also entering MFT Color Challenge 96.  

Primary Colors

I don't know why, but my first thought for the primary colors card was to use my MFT Chevron Stripes dies.  So great to use a tiny bit of my huge stash of cardstock scraps!  The MFT High Rise Lower Case Alpha dies were cut from a black scrap 4 times, glued together & covered with WOS & Nuvo Glaze.  Super simple, but fun.  Actually, it's another white space card--haha!  I'm also entering The Snippets Playground.

Complementary Colors

I know it comes as no surprise to those of you who know me--this is my favorite.  I do love making Christmas cards!  The MFT Striped BG has just been waiting for me to ink it up & what fun I had making my red & green plaid using Brilliance Gamma Green & Rocket Red.  Brings back memories of the tafetta skirts we wore for my college roommate's December wedding.  I used my trimmer to make the point on the white panel & used Paper Smooches Dots & Dashes die for the stitches.  The sentiment is from MFT Grand Holiday & is stamped in Brilliance Graphite Black.  Metallic red & white twine along with clear sequins finish it off.  I'm also entering AAA Cards, DRU & HLS Christmas.  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.