Set of Cards for MFT Summer School

We need some thank you cards for people we met on our trip to Virginia & the sets by Kimberly & Miriam for MFT Summer School demonstrating color temperature inspired me.

Very difficult for me to make 3 cards exactly alike, so each of these is slightly different using the same MFT stamps: Distressed Diamonds & On The Line.  It was really fun to pick the inks for each one.

Warm Colors

Neutral Colors

Cool Colors

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Warm Wishes

One more entry for SSS Flickr Challenge #25--white on white with a splash of color.  I used the framed snowflake included in the SSS Holiday Dies set & cut it from white felt, blue glitter paper & white cardstock.  The felt die cuts are backed with the cardstock to make them a bit firmer to work with. I inlaid the stars from the glitter die cuts & saved the rest for another card.  SSS Falling Snow stencil was used with white embossing paste--don't you love the look?!  I remembered to mask an area for my sentiment which I stamped in Brilliance Starlite Black.  The SSS Warm Wishes set is actually for summer with floral images, but this sentiment is perfect for snowy cards, too.  Finished off with a thin strip of the blue glitter paper.  Fun card to make, lots of texture & it's flat!  I'm also entering the holiday challenge at Addicted to Stamps & the great outdoors challenge at Dies R Us.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Harvest Home

Kathy's Card

Nonni's Card

I do love Fall, so combined the Fall Colors challenge at Impression Obsession and Kathy's Pop-Up Line challenge. I loved Kathy's card  & the one Nonni did, so took a gulp & grabbed my brown permanent marker.  I don't draw, but figured even I could draw lines & then use a ruler to darken them.  It was actually fun! Also gave me a chance to use my Copics (R35, YR07, YG63, Y06) & I really like how they look on kraft cardstock.  

The IO stamp (C3537) is perfect for Fall cards & I mounted it with foam tape.  My sweet friend, Cat, gave me the stick pins & I won the Dew Drops at Pixies Snippets Playground. Glad to have a Thanksgiving card ready to mail. Hope my Carmel Cosmos counts as popcorn--so yummy! Thanks for coming by--I always appreciate it.

Thinking Ahead

I like to send cards when they aren't expected.  The MFT Sketch & MFT Snowflake dies were used on this one ready for a friend this winter. Can you tell I never got my self-adhesive Fun Foam put away?! I'll tell you--that stuff is addicting! Thankfully, it's less than $1 per sheet.  Maybe I can become a spokesperson for them--LOL!  The foil is a little bit trickier with the points of the snowflakes, but still easy & so worth it. The square is a left over piece from another die cut & I used some old double sided adhesive to attach navy glitter.  The background is done with an old Cuttlebug folder, but I did the other side of the card for a debossed look which I really like.  

The sentiment (stamped in Brilliance Starlite Black) & die cut flag are both MFT.  My sister loves blue & silver, so may have to make another one of these with a Christmas sentiment.  I'm also entering the Melt challenge at Inkspirational.  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.

A Metallic Christmas

OK--I admit it--I am stuck on self-adhesive fun foam!  Again I die cut SSS Holiday Frames & this time I covered it with silver foil.  The pretty tree & snowflakes are from a Hero Arts Retailer Teaching Kit I got a couple years ago as a prize from SSS.  I stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Coral--one of my favorite pink inks.  A bit of pink & white twine & tiny gems are the only embellishments.  I used narrow Score Tape to attach the frame to my card--worked great!  This shouldn't need extra postage so maybe I'll make a few different version of this card.  I'm entering the Metallic challenge at A Blog Named Hero, the Great Outdoors challenge at Dies R Us, Melt at Inkspirational & Favorite Holiday at Die Cut Divas.  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by my blog.

More Leaves!

It's interesting how different images appeal to different people.  I'm one of those always drawn to leaves & I love flourishes.  No wonder I added the beautiful Impression Obsession Collage Leaf 5 to my collection quite awhile ago. Had to use it for another Fall Colors card to enter the current IO Challenge.  Years ago I bought several Kaleidacolor rainbow ink pads & don't know if I've ever used the one called Flannel.  It is gorgeous brayered onto glossy paper--don't you agree?  The leaf was stamped in gold on a ivory panel sponged with kraft ink.  Then I stamped them on the brayered piece, lining up the images.  Gold splatters were added with Distress Stain Tarnished Brass--my favorite!  The IO sentiment, A8783, is gold embossed, trimmed into a flag, wrapped with gold thread, embellished with 3 brown pearls & mounted with foam tape.  
This will probably go to my sister at Thanksgiving. I'm also entering the challenge at Pixies Snippets Playground & Addicted to Stamps.
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PTI Release Week Challenge

The PTI release week challenge is to case one of the designers' cards. It's hard to narrow down the choices so I made 2 cards & will enter one.  I loved all the cards using the new Brushed Off stamps which made me want to pull out Watercolor Wonder.  I used these cards by Maile & Amy for inspiration. 

My PTI inks are Spring Moss, Melon Berry & Summer Sunrise.  Then I overstamped several times with Delicata Golden Glitz.  I decided to keep it a little simpler, so didn't add any leaves. The PTI word die is from Counting My Blessings & the sentiment is done with brown stickers.

I also love wreaths, so the new Twig Wreath is likely to get added to my collection.  I need a sympathy card & thought  a simple wreath might make a nice one.  This card by Heather provided my inspiration, along with Kelly's technique using a branch stamp.

I used PTI Lovely Leaves with Hero Arts Cup O' Joe & PTI Classic Kraft.  My flower dies were all too big, so I used these sweet little flowers--gifts from a couple friends--& added some blue gems. The stripes on the blue scrap were made with Watermark ink & an image from PTI Watercolor Wonder.  Texture on the card front is from PTI Linen & Canvas Impression Plate which I sponged lightly with Kraft ink.  The sentiment from PTI Through the Trees was trimmed into a flag, matted & attached with foam tape.

I'm also entering the Make Your Mark challenge at Addicted to Stamps. I'm so glad you came by--your visits make my day!