easy diy treat train for valentine's day

I'm very excited to be sharing how I made this sweet little Valentine's treat train over on the Pretty Pink Posh blog today and I would LOVE it if you stopped by to watch!

Hugs!

Carly

mft paper planes

The MFT Stamps January 2024 is only a few days away and it's time for another sneak peek! Today it's all about the cute critters!

Do you have a card design you come back to over and over? I think this might be mine. I see a cute critter stamp set and I always picture how it will look with this design, LOL!

Here's how I make it...

• I mask off a section and add color using a blending brush with Distress Oxide ink (Kitsch Flamingo for this card).
• With the masking tape still in place, I stamp some smaller "scenery" images.
• I remove the tape then add a stamped, die cut & colored critter on top with foam tape.
• Lastly I stamp a sentiment and add a little faux splatter with a pen.

Pop over to the MFT blog when you have a minute to see more of the January release.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

mft smooches & tall tag

Are you looking for a super cute Valentine DIY? I think I can help with this sweet & easy one! (BTW, we're counting down to the next MFT Stamps release so some of this cute stuff is coming soon!)

The MFT Tall Tag is not only perfect for this little project but it's super versatile and I think I'll be using it a bunch! It pairs perfectly with the Lip Balm Window & Frame and Lip Balm Pouches.

All you have to do is adhere a Lip Balm pouch (filled with your favorite lip balm) to the Tall Tag and then decorate it.

I used a heart cut with one of the Heart Stax dies as a tag, stamping it with the "pucker up!" from the Smooches set.

Pop over to the MFT blog when you have a minute to see more of the January release.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

mft cupigs + mft january 2024 countdown day 4

Are you getting excited about making Valentine cards? You will be when you see the latest goodies from MFT Stamps! The release isn't until next week but I've got a sneak peek for you right now!

Here's a little peek at a new Jenoblade set, Cupigs...

I used the Heart Stax dies to make a quick cardstock stencil and then used it to make a big heart on my card front.

I stamped, die cut and colored one of the Cupigs and some clouds and adhered it to my card with a little foam tape.

The sentiment is from one of my favorite older sets, Everyday Scripted Greetings. 

Pop over to the MFT blog when you have a minute to see more of the January release.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

big valentine cupcake + ppp blog hop day 3

Pretty Pink Posh has some adorable stamps, dies and more for Valentine's Day cardmaking in their latest release! And I'm delighted to be joining in day 3 of their blog hop to share it all!

Before I show you what I made, there's more fun! There are 3 $30 gift certificates to Pretty Pink Posh up for grabs! Enter to win by leaving comments along the hop by 11:59pm PST of January 11th, 2024. The winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Now let me show you what I made...

I'm a little obsessed with the Big Valentine Cupcake and if you know me, you know I had to make it into a shaker card!

For the background I applied glitter paste over pink ink. I made a shaker container with foam tape and then I filled it with the Sweetheart Shaker Beads. I love them, they are the perfect little shaker sprinkles!!! 

Then while I had all the goodies out on my desk, I made another card but for this one I used the positive frosting die cut.

I layered three of the frosting die cuts and then covered it with Glossy Accents. While the Glossy Accents was still wet, I sprinkled it with the Sweetheart Shaker Beads.

Your next stop on the hop is Christina Rannow and I know she is going to have something gorgeous to share!

And here's the whole hop list if you need it...

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Barbara Tarayao
Laura Evangeline
Leanne West
Rebecca Keppel
Carly Minner ---you are here
Christina Rannow
Jeannie Lieu
Amy Tsuruta
Heather Hoffman

Thanks so much for hopping with us! Hugs!!!

Carly

P.S. if you have time after the hop, I'm sharing my shaker card process on my Instagram!

mft full of heart

Did you hear that MFT Stamps opened their vault this week and brought back some of their most sought-after retired sets? I LOVE when they do this!!! And a set I was hoping would come back has...Full of Heart!

It's such a fun die! The negative die cut makes a great cover plate/shaker window and the positive cuts make adorable confetti!

For this card I ink blended Distress Inks Kitsch Flamingo, Shaded Lilac and Salvaged Patina on my card front. Then I added a little glitter paste on top.

While that was drying I ran the Full of Heart die through my die cut machine hanging off the top of the cardstock panel.

To finish the card, I adhered the panel over the glitter paste and added a stamped sentiment from the Candy Jar Companions set. Actually I used just part of the sentiment with a little masking. I put a piece of low-tack tape over the part I didn't want, inked the stamp, removed the tape and stamped down on to my panel.

There's more about the vault release over on the MFT blog so pop over and take a peek!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

pretty pink posh heart cover plate

Have you seen the latest Pretty Pink Posh collection of stamps & dies? It's all fabulous & I'm totally smitten, especially with the Heart Cover Plate! I mean it makes the perfect shaker window and you know I LOVE a shaker card!

For the background of my shaker, I did a little quick ink blending with Distress Oxide Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar. Then I spread a little Glossy Accents over the top and sprinkled it with chunky glitter.

After the background was dry, I built a shaker "container" on top with foam tape. I filled it with Valentine Hearts Clay Confetti and sealed it with a piece of acetate.

For the shaker window panel I used the Heart Cover Plate on heavyweight white cardstock. Then I added a little stamped sentiment with the Sentiment Strips: Valentine set and a little faux black splatter with a pen.

I'm going to have some much more to share so please pop by again soon!

Hugs!

Carly