valentine cards with pretty pink posh

Are you looking for ideas for Valentine cards? I think I can help because I've been having so much fun creating with Pretty Pink Posh's recent lovely release! Here's my latest card...

For this card I used the Decorative Hearts stamps and my MISTI. The single color hearts are just inked & stamped. For hearts with two colors, I applied the ink to the stamp with a sponge blending tool. And using the MISTI let me apply multiple layers on ink and stamp repeatedly.

I used the "sending love..." sentiment from the Valentine Train set and finished with a little faux splatter (made with a black pen).

Inks: Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac, Kitsch Flamingo & Saltwater Taffy

And here's a little roundup of my other recent Valentine projects with Pretty Pink Posh...

For this card I die cut Be Mine from a white cardstock panel then stamped the "Happy Valentine's Day" from the Sentiment Strip: Valentine set and the cupcakes from the Valentine Cupcake set. I left the cupcakes black & white and added a pop of color by ink blending the front of a folded card before adhering the panel over it.

Inks: Distress Oxide Festive Berries & Kitsch Flamingo

These shaker were super easy to make with Stitched Hearts and Stitched Shamrock dies! For both cards I started by blending Distress Oxide inks on the front of a folded card. Then I added a little glitter paste over the ink (it's easy to DIY by mixing Glossy Accents and glitter into a paste).

While the glitter paste was drying, I die cut one cardstock panel with a heart and one with a shamrock for shaker windows. Then I stamped sentiments below the windows with the Sweet Chocolates set and Lucky set.

The shaker bits are adorable mixes, Colorful Hearts & Lucky Charms

Inks: Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo & Twisted Citron

And there's a whole post about this shaker! You can find it HERE.

And there is a post for this one too! Check it out HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

mft flower fusion card kit

UPDATE: the Flower Fusion kit is sold out but you can still snag the Flower Fusion Stencils! 

The MFT Stamps Floral Fusion Card Kit just hit the shop and it's gorgeous! 

Yesterday I shared a Pantone swatch style card (see it HERE) and today I have a card to share that I made from yesterday's rejects.

The floral background started as yesterday's first draft but I wasn't sure I loved the colors and then I smudged it, LOL! It doesn't look too bad in this pic but it was too dark to hide so I tossed it in the reject pile.

Then I decided to try it behind the Essential Hello so I cut it from kraft cardstock and I loved it!

And I love how the "sending hugs" from the Essential Messages fits so perfectly underneath the hello. 

My final touch was a little faux black splatter (made with a black pen).

I highly recommend heading over to the MFT blog to see more of the gorgeous cards my teammates have made!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

something fun is blooming at mft stamps

UPDATE: the Flower Fusion kit is sold out but you can still snag the Flower Fusion Stencils! 

MFT Stamps is always designing amazing cardmaking goodies but they have something extra special about ready to bloom tomorrow...the Flower Fusion card kit!

This kit features a bunch of fabulous products including a gorgeous layering stencil that I am so smitten with! Want a little sneak peek?

For this card I wanted to create a Pantone-style swatch with the stencil as the "color". I cut a panel the same size as the stencils (4-1/2 x 6 I think) and then I masked off a section at the bottom with low-tack tape.

With the tape in place I used the stencils, Distress Oxide inks and blending brushes. The stencils are a breeze to line up!

After stenciling, I removed the masking tape and cut the panel to A2 size. I added a stamped sentiment from the Essential Messages set (also in the kit) and adhered the panel to a card. 

It was so hard not to add my usual black splatter, LOL, but I think it was the right choice.

Please pop over to the MFT blog when you have a chance for more info about the Flower Fusion card kit and see more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

simon says stamp smitten & sweetheart release blog hop day 2

I am thrilled to be joining in day 2 of Simon Says Stamp blog hop celebrating the new Smitten & Sweetheart releases!

Before I show you what I made, there's are prizes!!! There are $25 gift certificates to Simon Says Stamp up for grabs at each hop stop! Enter to win by leaving comments along the hop!

And there's a gift with purchase!!! Just follow the instructions on the graphic below when you go to shop ;)

Ok, now let me show you what I made...

When I saw the fantastic new I Think The World Of You die set and Sweetheart die set, I knew they had to be the focal points of cards! Both of these dies are just so stunning!

Here was the process...

• blend Distress Oxide inks on a card panel.
• adhere panel to folded card.
• apply DIY glitter paste (Glossy Accents mixed with glitter) over ink blends and let dry.
• die cut "I think the world..." and "Sweetheart" shadows from another panel and adhere over dry glitter paste.
• die cut "I think the world..." and "Sweetheart" words from black cardstock and adhere in shadow window.
• add a little faux black splatter with a pen.
• and for the Sweetheart card, add stamped "hugs & kisses" from Fresh Air Fall Flowers.

Your next hop stop is Tracy Ware and I know it's going to be beautiful!

And here's the whole hop list just in case...

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Jennifer McGuire

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Emily Midgett

Lisa Addesa

Alberto Gava

Emma Williams

Heather Hoffman

Carly Minner ---you are here

Tracy Ware

Jessica Vasher

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

Carly

P.S. Check out day 1 of the hop too! It was awesome!!!

P.P.S. And check out the inspiration galleries for the Smitten and Sweetheart!

supplies:

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SSS I Think The World Of You 

SSS Sweetheart

SSS Fresh Air Fall Flowers

Distress Oxide Carved Pumpkin

Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry

Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac

Glossy Accents

Earth Safe Glitter

easy colorful valentine with mft stamps

Did you hear the news that several beloved MFT Stamps colors are BACK?! I'm notoriously terrible at using colored cardstock but when I saw this...

...I was so inspired!!! So I created this super simple Valentine's card!

I cut quick strips of colored cardstock (Poppin' Pink, Moroccan Spice, Candied Yam, Caribbean Sea, Lazy Days & Eiffel Tower), varying the widths. Then I adhered them to the front of my card.

I used the largest heart die from the Heart STAX on a cardstock panel to adhere on top of the strips.

The little sentiment is from the Smooches set, stamped in Poppin' Pink.

Easy, bright and fun!

There's more new cards on the MFT blog today so pop over when you have time!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

mft lovely lions

We have been eagerly counting down to the MFT Stamps January release and it's finally here! Before you run off to shop, I've got one more card idea to share...

I love a word shaker so I had to turn the "love" from the Lovely Lions set into one, LOL!

I die cut the "love" from a piece of heavyweight cardstock, adhered acetate behind it and then stamped the coordinating letters onto the acetate in solvent ink.

I stamped, die cut and colored one of the adorable lions to add above the love shaker window.

For the shaker background, I applied Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo to the front of the card and then put glitter paste over it. I love glitter!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

mft the micest thing

The is something so beautiful & inspiring about Stacey Yacula's stamp sets for MFT that I was inspired to practice a new cardmaking technique!

Well mixing watercolor and colored pencils isn't exactly a new technique for me but it's one that I want to practice.

For this card I did a little Kitsch Flamingo Distress Ink blending on smooth watercolor paper. Then I stamped the hearts in Kitsch Flamingo as well and then watercolored with the Distress Ink to fill them in.

I did the same thing for the sweet little mouse, stamping him in Lost Shadow and watercoloring.

After the watercolor dried, I added more details with colored pencils. I love how soft and painterly the final card is so I think I will definitely keep practicing!

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly