let's countdown to another amazing mft vault release!

Did you know that MFT Stamps is celebrating their sweet 16th birthday this month? And for their birthday they are giving us a second chance at some of their cutest birthday stamps & dies including the Wish die. You know I've never met a word die that I didn't want to turn into a shaker card, haha!

Here's my formula for creating a word shaker card...

• die cut the word from a 110lbs cardstock panel and save any letter middles or in this case, the flame.
• back with acetate to create the shaker window. I like to put double-sided tape on the edges of the acetate and glue pen around the die cut letters to make it very secure.
• ink blend on the card front where the shaker window will be.
• create "shaker container" around shaker window with foam tape.
• fill shaker container with sequins & bits.
• seal shaker window with another piece of acetate.
• adhere shaker panel to card front.

To add a little extra dimension, I colored the flame die cut yellow and adhered it to the shaker window. Then I applied a nice thick coat of Glossy Accents and set it aside to dry.

And by the way, I decided to put the sentiment on the inside of the card. The Essential Birthday Messages are perfect for that!

To see more of what's coming from the MFT vault, pop over to the MFT blog and YT. And mark your calendars for the vault release this Tuesday, July 19th ;)

Hugs!

Carly

concord & 9th july 2022 release

Have you seen Concord & 9th's fabulous new stamps and dies this month? They really are fab and I know because they've asked me to guest design for them this month so that means I get to show & tell you all about it. YAY!

Today let's chat about the Triple-Step Hi Bundle, the Double Stripe Card Front Die and a couple of cards I made with them...

For this card I used the negative die cut "hi", placing it over a background cut with the Double Stripe Card Front die.

I often stay away from background dies because I struggle to find the precision I think is required to be successful with them...BUT this die is foolproof! Truly impossible to mess up!

It can work for horizontal of vertical cards and it has little notches on two of the corners to make it so easy to line up.

I used the Double Stripe die with Grapefruit cardstock, then masked & ink blended a section with Honeysuckle ink so the "h" and "i" would be different colors. I love the bold & graphic feel of it but the texture from the Double Stripe Card Front Die really makes it!

A layered "there" die cut (from the Triple-Step Hi Bundle) and a little white splatter finished the design.

For this card I used just the base layer of the three-step stamp in the Triple-Step Hi stamp but like the name says there are three layers - the base letters, the flowers and the leaves. The layers line up perfectly and I know because I stamped half a dozen panels just for fun.

I ink blended a card front with Honeysuckle and Grapefruit inks then stamped the "hi" in black.

I die cut a white panel with the "hi" and adhered it over the top. Finishing with a stamped sentiment, a little faux black splatter and some white jewels.

Let me finish today's post by saying, thank you to Concord & 9th! I'm having so much fun with these sets!

And I LOVE big word dies! Seriously I am smitten with this "hi" and I'm going to be using it so much. Shaker card coming soon *wink*

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

summer sweets card with mft stamps

The latest MFT Stamps release is bursting with sweet summer vibes, including the sets I used to make this card!

The adorable van stamp from the Chill Friends set is the perfect partner for the goodies from Sweet Treats. I mean who doesn't love an ice cream truck?!

I layered some Distress Oxide ink blended lines to create an abstract rainbow road for my truck to travel.

If you haven't had a chance, I highly recommend popping over to the MFT blog to see more of the new release!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

final countdown to mft stamps july release

There's only one more day until the MFT Stamps July release is available and I couldn't let the countdown go by without sharing a shaker card with you!

This card might be a signature "Carly" card, LOL! I've mixed a stamped sentiment with die cuts AND the shaker window is a word. Plus the shaker background is rainbow ink blending. And a cute critter to top it all off! How cute is the little skate boarding puppy from the new Let The Good Times Roll set?!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget you can find more peeks at the MFT June release on their blog and YouTube channel.

Hugs!

Carly

rainbow stamping with mft stamps

We are counting down the days to the latest MFT Stamps release and there are only two more days to go! Today I have a super simple card to share with you that features a super easy rainbow inking techniques!

For this technique you need a solid stamp like the one in the MFT Happy Happy Birthday stamp set. This is such a cute set with so much potential! 

In addition to the stamp, you need a rainbow of inks, post-it notes (or low tack tape) and probably a stamp positioning tool unless you are amazing at lining things up.

Then just use the post-its to mask sections while inking. For example covering everything but most of the H & a little top of the A while inking them stamp with orange. Then removing the masks and stamping. 

Then placing mask that leave the bottom of the H, the whole A and part first P to get inked with pink, before removing the masks and stamping again.

I love the rainbow this creates especially with Distress Oxide inks that overlap so beautifully!

Thanks for stopping by! You can find more peeks at the MFT June release on their blog and YouTube channel.

Have a great day!

Carly

P.S. Should I make a quick video showing this? Or maybe a reel on IG? Let me know what you think!

the mft stamps july release countdown day 3

We're halfway to the MFT Stamps July release and I've got a quick card to share!

I can already see that the new Stitched Wildflowers die set is going to get a lot of use in my craft room! It's such a fun collection of blooms but for this card I just used one.

I swiped my ink pads directly on white cardstock to create custom colored cardstock. This is a great trick if you want something to match or if you are chronically short on colored cardstock like I am, LOL!

After the ink was dry I die cut a bunch of the large retro-y stitched flower. I create a simple pattern on my card front, trimming off any flowers that were hanging over the edge.

My spacing isn't perfect with the flowers but I think blooms are thankfully pretty forgiving.

The sentiment is from the Sweet 16 stamp set and it's a fun FREEBIE! Definitely pop over to the MFT blog to see more!

Hugs!

Carly

a silly cow card - mft stamps july release countdown day 4

There are 4 days left until the MFT July release and today I've got a silly cow card to show you!

My toddler loves to sing Old MacDonald and make animal noises so I was thrilled to see the Farm-tastic Friends stamps & dies. Plus I've been known to utter the phrase "holy cow" quite a lot, lol!

I have no idea why I decided to color the cow blue but I like it. I used the Essential Alphabet dies for the "holy cow". And I think I might actually want to change out the black for a matching blue one.

Thanks for stopping by! You can find more peeks at the MFT June release on their blog and YouTube channel.

Have a great day!

Carly