cheers card with mft's new card kit

Do you need a card to say cheers? Maybe with little paper martinis to celebrate a birthday or something else fun? Well I've got one to show you! I created it with the MFT Stamps Cheers To Your Birthday card kit...

To create the card I started by die cutting nine martinis from white cardstock. I used a few Cool Gray Copic markers to give the glasses a little shadow. Then I colored the "drinks" with markers as well.

I adhered the drinks to the martini glasses and the the glasses to the card. I'm not a very precise crafter by nature so I drew a pencil line down the card front with a ruler, using that to place the first column of martinis. It was easy to erase after.

The finishing touches were limes slices and tiki umbrellas from the Garnish and Drink Decor die sets (both part of the kit). A stamped sentiment with the Raise A Glass stamp set (also in the kit). And finally a little faux black paint splatter created with a marker.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have time to pop over to the MFT blog to check out more cards made with the kit (and maybe treat yourself to the kit too)!

Hugs!

Carly

cheers to your birthday card kit

If you like to celebrate birthdays by raising a glass & saying "cheers" then I have the perfect card kit for you!

MFT is releasing their latest card kit tomorrow, Cheers To Your Birthday! Here's a little sneak peek...

I used the hands die from In Good Hands and the wine glasses from the Long Stem Barware. I die cut everything from white cardstock and colored with Copic markers.

Here are the colors I used...

• hand on left - E51 & E11
• hand on right - E35 & E37
• glasses (for subtle shadow) - C0, C1 & C3
• wine - R21 & R22

The sentiment is from the fab Raise A Glass stamp set.

Stop by again tomorrow to see more!

Hugs!

Carly

shaker cards with concord & 9th

There's one kind of card I love making the most...shaker cards! I get really excited when I find stamps & dies that instantly shout "make me a shaker" and there are so many awesome sets perfect for shaker cards in the latest Concord & 9th release! 

Let me show you what I mean...

The popsicle from the Sweet Summer set had to be a shaker! How could I resist?! 

I used the die to make a shaker window and then used the matching stencil to ink blend more popsicle on either side of the window. (By the way, how did I not make a rainbow popsicle??!! I guess I know what I'm doing tonight, LOL!)

Next I used the Just Amazing dies to make a shaker window. I ink blended the outline with Honeysuckle ink and adhered it on top of the acetate along with the letter middles.

And finally could any set be more perfect for a shaker than the Triangle Confetti Bundles?! It literally makes confetti, LOL!

I stamped the Triangle Confetti Turnabout once on Sprout cardstock. Then I used the triangle confetti die with double-sided adhesive & glitter to add a few sparkly triangles on the background.

Have I inspired you to make shaker cards this weekend? I hope so!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

mft sketch challenge 603

It's sketch challenge day over on the MFT Stamps blog and after missing the last two challenges I was extra excited for this one! I had a blast making my card but I can't decide if I like how it turned out.

Here's this week's sketch...

And here's my card...

It has so many of my favorite techniques like masking and ink blending...and I had so much fun making it but now I just can't decide if I like it. LOL!!!

I used Distress Oxides inks with some low-tack tape, a bloom from the MFT Stitched Wildflowers and a sweet little sentiment from MFT's current gift with purchase. (I'm posting a little how-to reel on my IG later if you want to see the process.)

So what do you think? Keep or toss?

Hugs!

Carly

P.S. Don't forget that when you join in the sketch challenge (and I hope you do), you might win $50 to the MFT shop! You can find all the info about the challenge HERE on the blog.

mft july vault release

In honor of their 16th birthday MFT Stamps has opened the vault to release some of their most sought-after retired birthday stamps & dies! 

I know you can't wait to check it out but before you run off to shop, I've got a card to share with you...

This release is full of word dies that are just begging to be shakers. I mean how cute does this Bold Happy Birthday die look?!

You can find a reel on my Instagram later today showing how I put this card together. And make sure you head over to the MFT shop to snap up all the word dies! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

one day left until the mft july vault release

Have you heard the news that MFT Stamps is opening their vault to release some of their classic birthday stamps & dies this month in honor of their 16th birthday?

The vault stamps and dies are cute, cute, CUTE! Here's a little peek...

For this card I used a little lazy masking (torn post-it notes) to make rainbow candles with the Happy Birthday Candles set.

I placed the post-its directly on the stamp before inking to create sections for each color. After applying the ink I removed the post-its and stamped. 

I stamp one color at a time and it takes an extra few minutes to mask each color but I love the look! And I love how the Distress Oxide inks (Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Salvaged Patina & Twisted Citron) layer to create additional shades.

Thanks so much for stopping by and if you have time, over to the MFT blog to see more of what is coming tomorrow!

Hugs!

Carly

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