MFT Summer School Cards

Hello everyone!! I know I posted today already but wanted to quickly pop in with two cards I created for MFT Summer School 2018-Primary Colors.

This was my first card for the challenge. I used the My Favorite Things "Celebrate Speech Bubble" die to die cut a white speech bubble and then used the same die for the red. I then covered the red letters with clear sparkle pen and Glossy Accents. Have to admit that it made the red a bit darker then I wanted but I had to go with it.

I then added the little birdies from the MFT "Birthday Chicks" set. During the last 30 Coloring Challenge I colored a boatload of the birds in all different shades. I picked out a couple to use on this card, along with the balloon.

I added another bird on the top right and then used Clear Sparkle Pen and Glossy Accents on the hats and the balloon.

For my second card, I used the red celebrate speech bubble and complemented it with some more little birds from "Birthday Chicks."

On this card, I used yellow and blue birds for the card. I popped them up with foam adhesive and added some "sprinkles" to the tiny cupcakes with Stickles, as well as some sparkle to the blue bird's hat.

I still have a ton of these birds to use too and even stamped and die cut more just in case I needed them!!

That is all from me tonight. Again, I am entering these cards into the MFT Summer School Challenge 2018-Primary Colors.

I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS night!!!

MFT Summer School: Complementary Colors and AAA Cards Challenge #118

Happy Saturday!! Just popping in to show you the cards I created for the MFT Summer School using Complementary Colors. I actually used Stephanie Klauk's technique of using solid flowers from different sets to stamp multiple cards at once. I don't have a ton but it was fun using what I had!!

Here are my cards:

This card is actually my favorite. I LOVE orange and blue and a combo of the two!! I figured that adding the "let's eat cake" sentiment I can make this into a birthday card!!

This card is okay. I don't love the yellow. I think if I had to do it over I would use a different shade of the yellow. I added some sparkle onto the "Hugs" sentiment to give it a little shine.

The card below is my least favorite. I LOVE the colors BUT did not have an MFT sentiment large enough to really do this card justice. Guess who put in an order yesterday for some more sentiments? I should have just used another companies Christmas dies, which I have a lot of.

I am entering all these cards into the Complementary Colors page of MFT.

I am also entering the first card into AAA Cards Challenge #118 which was to Use a Frame. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!

MFT Summer School: Repetition

Happy Friday everyone!! It has been so quiet here on the blog. As I posted last week I have been up to my neck with Charlotte's graduation and then her graduation party. The party was last Saturday and I have spent the week recovering!!

I did have time to play over at MFT for their Summer School 2018. Today I am sharing a card that I created for the Repetition lesson.

I used the stamp set "All Smiles" to stamp the sentiment in three different pinky colors. I then used the "Smile" die for the sentiment.

I adhered it to a melon colored, A2 card base and added some pieces of Washi tape. The little birds are from the "Happy Hippos" set and colored in with Copic markers. Such a fun card to make!!

Here are some of Charlotte's graduation photos:

                                       

I thank you for taking the time to stop by today!! Have a great night!!

An Encouragement Card Preview and a Catch Up on my Life

Hi everyone!! Long time no see. It has been CRAZY in my household. Charlotte graduated last week and I have been busy since then trying to get ready for her graduation party that we gave her yesterday. I am NOT an entertainer so having tons of people over stresses me OUT. I will post photos at a later date.

Today I am over on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog featuring an encouragement card. My friend's mother is going through a rough time with radiation and chemo and I wanted to make her a special card. Here is a sneak peek and a photo step-by-step is over at the blog.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by. I will be back this week with some more projects and photos of my life!!!

Have a FABULOUS Sunday!!

Stretching Your Stamps: A CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Post

Hey peeps!! I hope everyone is doing well. The blog has been slow lately as I have a lot going on. The school year is winding down so work has been crazy, helping the kids to get study guides done or organize notes. I also have been spending time with my daughter, as she is graduating this year. She will be off to DC in the fall and won't be around so all the time I can get with her I take!!

Today I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog with a step-by-step. Hope on over to see my creation!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a GREAT day!!

A Graduation Card with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Happy Sunday everyone!! I hope you all are having a FABULOUS weekend!!

Today it is my turn on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog. I created a card mixing up the new "Celebrate" stamp set with "Shenanigans" and "Rad 2."

I am kind of obsessed with mixing sentiment sets as of late. Since I will be actually giving this card away, I used a series of blues with accents of silver since the colors of the school are blue and white.

First I used "Rad 2" and stamped the first line in blue ink. I then die cut some silver stars using the "Fun-Fetti Fri-dies," measuring their size to leave a space to stamp the "Celebrate" sentiment in light blue. I then covered the light blue sentiment with sparkle pen.

I adhered the silver stars in a line underneath the "congrats" and the "celebrate" sentiments. I then adhered the panel to an A2 card front covered in some patterned paper.

To complete the card, I added a sentiment strip that I had stamped using the "Shenanigans" stamp set. I used foam adhesive to pop it up from the card front.

Want to go shopping today? Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!!

That is all from me today. I thank you for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!

Guest Designer Gig for CAS(E) This Sketch #274

Happy Thursday everyone!!

I am popping in with a Guest Designer post for CAS(E) this Sketch #274.

Here is the card I created:

Below is the sketch that inspired my card.

Instead of a circle like was in the sketch, I chose to use hexagon. I used the Hello Bluebird "Pig Day" stamp set for the images and the sentiment on this card.

I stamped the pig, the bird and the grass from the "Pig Day" stamp set and colored them in with Copic markers. I actually googled photos of pigs to color the pig more accurately. I wound up experimenting with a white gel pen over the Copics on the pig to give it some fine "fur."

I layered the octagons over a rectangle I had die cut out of patterned paper.

I stamped the sentiment from the same set under the image in black. I LOVE this stamp set and will be making a lot of cards with it.

I want to thank CAS(E) this Sketch for the chance to be a Guest Designer for this sketch!! I had so much FUN!!

I thank you for stopping by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Supplies:

(some affiliate links used at no extra cost to you)

Stamps-Hello Bluebird "Pig Day"
Dies-Die-namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax, Honey Bee Stamps "Hexagon Solid Stack" Honey Cuts
Paper-Neenah Solar White, Bazzill "Vibrant Blue" card stock, Recollections Patterned Paper
Other-Sizzix Big Shot Machine, Copic Markers, Memento "Tuxedo Black,” Ranger “Jet Black” Archival Ink, 3L Scrapbook 3D Adhesive Foam Squares, Scotch Dot Adhesive

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Happy Thursday everyone!! Today I am on the CAS-ual Friday's Stamps Blog with a creation I created for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.

I am sharing a card I created using the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Coffee Talk" and "Peace Love and Coffee" stamp sets with the "Coffee Cup Fri-dies."

I started by adhering a white 4" by 5 1/4" rectangle onto an A2, white card base. I then adhered some paper scrap squares I had in my stash.

I adhered a die cut from the "Coffee Cup Fri-dies" for part of my sentiment over the top left square. Under this, I stamped a few coffee beans from the "Peace, Love and Coffee" stamp set.

I then used foam adhesive to pop up a sentiment I stamped in orange from the "Coffee Talk" set over the beans. I adhered a coffee cup die cut opposite the sentiment.

My last step was to adhere a heart that was in my scrap bin over the bottom right square and then cover the "coffee" sentiment, the coffee beans, the "coffee" in the cup and the orange heart with sparkle pen and Glossy Accents.

I made this simple and in colors that could be used for both a male or female.

The stamp and die sets I used are available at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Store right now. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order!!

I thank you for stopping by today!! For more of the hop, click on Coffee Loving Cardmakers!!

Have a FABULOUS Day!!

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