Make A Card Monday!

Hello everyone and happy Monday!

This last week completely escaped me as I worked on getting things together for my oldest daughters birthday party this coming Saturday. 

She wants a Maleficent party which I'm having a blast creating things for. 

While I was shopping at Michael's for spooky inspiration I just couldn't stay out of the stamp isle and I happened to stumble upon these stamp sets from Art Impressions.

That's right! Art Impressions is now in Michael's stores! 

How awesome is that? I can see my collection growing by the second!

I picked up the beach babes set (pictured in the middle) I wanted to grab that set with the airplane but it was already sold out, so I'll be searching for that every trip.

So taking a little break from the Maleficent projects I created this little card.

 The girlfriend stamps kill me! I just adore them. 

I kept it very clean and simple. Stamped it onto SSS white cardstock 

and colored directly on the card base. 

SSS cardstock is the best I've found so far that wont the copics wont bleed through to the inside of the card.

 I tried to not be very fussy about my coloring and stick to two colors and not blend as much like the art impression sets look. 

I also added glossy accents to the sunglasses as well as the drink glasses.

 These little ladies will be perfect to enter into this weeks Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge being that this weeks theme is "You Gotta Have Friends"

Using Kraft ink from MFT's new Hybrid ink collection I stamped the girlfriends again on the inside and used versafine to stamp the sentiment.

That's all for the card today.

Head on over to the SSS Wednesday challenge to participate you have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

*SSS WHITE CARDSTOCK 120 LB Base Weight	*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET A Markers AAAS72A	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK
*Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive	*VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment

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TGIF!

 Woohoo it's Friday! This week kind of flew by for me it seems. 

There are two challenges this week that I've kind of blended together.

The first is Paper Smooches June Picture Perfect challenge. 

Here is the inspiration picture...

And the second challenge I combined that picture with is from MFT Sketch challenge 180

 Both challenges caught my attention so I went to work creating something that would blend the two together and this is what I came up with.

Super adorable unicorn from Paper Smooches! I just love how this turned out.

I created the notebook paper look using Neenah cardstock and a notebook border die.

For the sentiment cloud I stamped the cloud from the set, cut it out and used the backside of the paper to stamp the sentiment on.

I used Wink of Stella clear glitter pen on the rainbow mane and tail, although it's hard to pick up on camera just how shimmery it is.  

The kraft color cardstock really helps this pop right off the page. I originally planned to use a white card base but I felt it was just too much white on white for me.

For the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment and rainbow from the same set using MFT hybrid inks in Black Licorice and Kraft.

And thats the card for today, I hope you like it and I hope you will play along in these fun challenges too!

*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	*Neenah Environment 80 LB SMOOTH DESERT STORM Paper Pack 25 Sheets	*Paper Smooches SPECTRUM Clear Stamps Kim Hughes	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET A Markers AAAS72A	*PREORDER S5-168 Spellbinders ON THE EDGE Shapeabilities Becky Fleck PageMaps 2 Dies NEW 2013	*Doodlebug SPRINGTIME 6 x 6 Paper Pad	*ZIG Wink of Stella ELEGANT Set Glitter Black Silver Clear Brush Tip Markers 025375
*Copic Multiliner SP 0.1 BLACK Ink Marker	*Best Creation BIG SQUARES 3-D Foam Tape Adhesive FT004	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SUNSHINE ink009	*Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191

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Sunday Funday!

Woohoo Sunday funday! I have two masculine cards to share today.

It's a bit of a challenge for me to create masculine cards, I've discovered I'm just not very good at it. 

So I'm pushing myself outside of my comfort zone and hoping it will help improve my card making skills. 

What better timing too because Simon Says Stamp is having a Fathers Day/Masculine card challenge on their Wednesday Challenge blog this week so I will be playing along.

This first card I used my new Lawn Fawn stamps and dies.

Aren't these little bots adorable?! I just love them!

 You can see here I thought I got all of the air bubbles out of my glossy accents, but I clearly did not. The card still came out super cute so I'm not worried :D

 For the inside of the card I just cut a white banner for a spot to write on and stamped the gears from the set around the sentiment from SSS Birthday sentiments.

So for card number two I created a simple 4.25" square card and used my stamps from the SSS May card kit.

 My hubby is a gamer so this card made him laugh. Then he spent the next 10 minutes trying to figure out what exact system this controller was from.

 

I added glossy accents to the colored buttons to make them pop a little more and look more like the actual buttons on a real controller. 

The inside sentiment came on the stamp set from the kit as well and I thought it was just super perfect to go along with the video game controller from the front.

Well those are two of my takes today on more masculine cards. How'd I do?

*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Super Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets	*Bazzill BLUEBERRY SOUR Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	*Lawn Fawn SINGLE NATURAL CORD Lawn Trimmings	*Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive .5oz
*Best Creation BIG SQUARES 3-D Foam Tape Adhesive FT004	*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET A Markers AAAS72A	*Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Machine 655750	*Fancy Pants 6 x 6 BE DIFFERENT Paper Pad 2259
*Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two Applicators 62191	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK	*Bazzill RED HOTS Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

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MFT Card Sketch 179

Well hello everyone! Looks like it's going to be a rainy Saturday over here so I'll be taking advantage of some extra crafty time. Simon Says Stamp has a great sale going on this weekend, 20% off their Simon Exclusive products using promo code TWENTY so hop on over there and scratch some items of your wishlist!

Today I'll be playing along in the My Favorite things sketch challenge.

This is actually the first MFT challenge I think I have ever entered so I'm pretty excited about it.

Here's a look at this weeks sketch....

And here is my card inspired by this awesome sketch...

 I played with my new Paper Smooches stamps and dies, but also tried to keep it simple and not too overwhelming.

 This little bird was just too cute not to use so I put him where the button is on the sketch. I think he just fits perfectly perched watching the waves.

The inside of the card I just stamped a sentiment and added the waves to the end.

I'm a little disappointed with this part as I believe I could have made it cleaner but I already had the entire front adhered so I didn't want to waste all of that effort.

I hope that inspires you to play along with the MFT challenge this weekend. You have until June 10th at 12 pm noon to link up.
This will also go into this weeks Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is Fathers Day/Masculine cards. You can join in on that challenge here.

*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK	*Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Machine 655750	*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Super Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets	*My Favorite Things PIERCED CIRCLE STAX Die-Namics MFT
*Paper Smooches NAUTICOOL Wise Dies Kim Hughes	*Paper Smooches WICKED NAUTICOOL Clear Stamps Kim Hughes	*Best Creation BIG SQUARES 3-D Foam Tape Adhesive FT004	*3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER 1/4"" Adhesive Glue Gun
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET B Markers BBBS72B	*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad ISLAND BLUE ink012	*Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002

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