mft crafty hands kit

The MFT Crafty Hands Card Kit is HERE! It's such a fun collection of products for cardmakers, with little mini versions of all the things we love! 

I've been relaxing by cutting all the pieces from white cardstock, then coloring them and putting them together. Seriously it has been so fun!

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!

Hugs!

Carly

a card kit that ever crafter needs...

MFT has a new card kit coming out tomorrow and it is the card kit that every crafter & cardmaker NEEDS! Let me give you a little sneak peek of the Crafty Hands Card Kit...

The kit has everything you need to make cards about making cards! How ridiculously cute is that?!

For this card I die cut all the pieces from white cardstock and used Copic markers to color. I created three color groups and made "stripes" of cardmaking supplies.

I had so much fun cutting, coloring and gluing my tiny supplies!

Definitely pop over to the MFT blog today to see more about the kit and check out what my fabulous crafty friends have made!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

mft color challenge 202

I love participating in MFT's challenges for the boost to my creative mojo! Sometimes it is easier to get crafty when part of the design has been decided for you! So if you are looking for a creative jumpstart, I highly recommend joining in MFT's latest color challenge starting today!

Here's the color palette for the challenge...

When I saw it I actually thought Seahawks but I'm not much of a football fan so I was a little lost, LOL!

I decided to start with stripes because I love them! I used some low-tack tape and blending brushes to create Gravel Gray & Blue Beyond stripes on a piece of the Cement Gray cardstock. For the Limelight I inked some white cardstock instead for a truer color and then adhered them to the other panel. 

Next I cut a "hi" window from a white panel with the A Very Big Hi die. I'm obsessed with this die!

I stamped "you're simply the best" from the Itty Bitty Thanks set with Gravel Gray.

I adhere the striped panel to a folded card and then adhered the "hi" window panel on top.

I hope you are inspired to join in this color challenge! Pop over to the MFT blog to learn more and thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs!

Carly

mft sketch challenge 624

Do you need some crafty time but you're not sure where to start? I highly recommend starting with a card sketch! And you're in luck because MFT has a new sketch challenge starting today! That means you could enter for a chance to win $50 to the MFT shop just by making a card!

Here's this week's sketch...

And here's the card I created...

I thought the sketch design would make a fabulous background for some flowers from the new Fundamental Florals set (that I'm a little obsessed with). I die cut a bunch, colored and assembled them.

Then I stamped the circle design on the card front with the Full Circle set. And I liked the circles by themselves so much that I decided to save the flowers for another card, LOL!

Instead I just added the die cut Thank You to the top and a little faux black splatter with a pen.

I hope you are inspired to join this week's MFT sketch challenge! You can find all the info HERE on their blog.

Hugs!

Carly

flower power shaker with mft stamps

The fabulous MFT Stamps December release hits the shop today and there are some new dies that I just can't get enough of! The Fundamental Florals and A Very Big Hi are such awesome die sets and I think they go together so well too! Let me show you what I mean before you head off to shop *wink*

I admit that I make too many shaker cards but I've never met a big word die that I didn't want to turn into a shaker window and the A Very Big Hi is no exception! And it's so cute, right?!

I stamped a sentiment from Catitude set under the "hi" window.

I blended Distress Oxide Dried Marigold, Kitsch Flamingo and Salvaged Patina on the card front to be the background for the shaker.

And I filled the shaker with clear sequins but also flower bits made with Fundamental Florals. I layered three of each flower die cut together and added the black middle. 

Make sure to pop over to the MFT blog to see more of the new release!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

mft stamps december release countdown day 1

The MFT Stamps December release is almost here and no release would be complete without an adorable set of critters like the new Catitude!

I knew I wanted to use the negative of the Bold Happy Birthday and have color coming through from the card front. I also knew I was going to color the kitty orange so I blended two Distress Oxide inks, Saltwater Taffy & Dried Marigold to match the Copic markers. Why didn't I just color my card front with the markers? Good question, LOL! I just didn't want it to bleed through to the inside of the card.

After die cutting the "happy birthday", I stamped a sentiment from the Catitude set and then I put a little embroidery floss through as if the kitty had been making mischief.

I wrapped more floss around my stamped, cut & colored kitty. And added a little "yarn ball".

You can find more peeks at the MFT December release on their blog! And set your alarms for tomorrow's release!

Have a great day!

Carly

mft stamps december release countdown day 2

The MFT December release hits the shop in just two days and I know you're going to love the new products we're revealing today just as much as I do!

This gorgeous abstract rose is showing up in a background stamp, a cover plate die, a stencil and the Rose In Bloom die I used on this card!

For my card I swiped Distress Oxide Saltwater Taffy and Tattered Rose on my card front. Then I spread some Nuvo Dream Drops over the top of the ink to give it a shiny, iridescent finish.

Next I cut the Rose In Bloom twice from a cardstock panel. I adhered the panel to the card when the Nuvo Drops were dry. 

Then I colored the rose die cuts with a marker and adhered them back in the negative die cut openings.

The final touches were a sentiment and some faux black splatter with a pen.

Thanks for stopping by! You can find more peeks at the MFT December release on their blog!

Have a great day!

Carly