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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

mft sending squeezes

There is a new collection of adorable Jenoblade stamp designs hitting the MFT shop today and they are CUUUUTE!

The Sending Squeezes set is not only adorable but it is so sweet! And I'm so looking forward to coloring all these cuties but I needed a quick card so here's what I did...

-I stamped the group of critters in black on white cardstock, going slightly off the edge.

-Then I used a pink colored pencil to give them all pink cheeks.

-To create matching pick cardstock, I swiped Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo on a scrap of cardstock and then when it dried, I die cut "hugs" with my beloved Modern Serif Alphabet.

-I adhered "hugs" to the card, overlapping the letters slightly. And to complete the sentiment I used part of a stamp by placing tape over the part I didn't want to stamp before inking. After inking, I removed the tape and stamped.

Definitely pop over to the MFT blog to see more projects with the adorable Jenoblade sets!

Hugs!

Carly

Monday, January 29, 2024

more adorable new mft stamps coming soon!

MFT Stamps has some seriously A-DOR-ABLE new stamps sets coming out tomorrow! Do you want a little sneak peek? Of course you do!!!

Jenoblade, one of my favorite illustrators, has five new sets coming! This Sweet Little Peanut is one of those sets and it is so cute!

For this card I went super simple because I thought I might need lots of time to practice my coloring! And I was right! This is actually my fourth attempt, LOL!

Don't forget to pop over to the MFT blog to see more previews of tomorrow's release!

Hugs!

Carly

Friday, January 26, 2024

pinkfresh studio january 2024 release

Are you looking for a little inspiration to jumpstart a crafty weekend? I think I can help because I've got a first look at some of the Pinkfresh Studio January 2024 release!

This is Wildflower Bouquet! Isn't it a stunner?!! Wanna see what I made?

The set is really well designed because the four flowers are one stamp and there is a coordinating stencil to add color quickly. Then you can use the coordinating dies to cut them into individual flowers. So for this card I stamped the four flower stamp only twice to make all these flowers!

The die set also has a really fun slot die (you can see it by the pen in the above picture). I used it on my card front to thread ribbon through and tie a real bow around my paper flowers.

So what do you think? Wanna see more? Well head over to Pinkfresh Studio to shop and make sure to stop by my Instagram tomorrow for a inspiration hop. Not only will there be lots of eye candy but there will be prizes too!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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

Monday, January 15, 2024

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

Saturday, January 13, 2024

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.