MFT Wednesday Sketch...

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another sketch challenge over at MFT!  I flipped the sketch so the circle and sentiment are on the other side.  I love how you can take a little creative license and change things up if you want to. 

To create this card, I blended up a full card base of clouds using the MFT Cloud Stencil.  Next, I used a Stitched Circle Die to cut out the middle of the card and then I popped it up on foam tape.  I die cut a little yellow striped patterned paper and added it under a vellum banner with a heat embossed sentiment.  I added a tiny enamel dot to add to the yellow in the card front.

Here is this weeks sketch....

The MFT Challenge Blog will have lots more inspiration using this sketch.  Head on over there to check it out!  Don't forget you can play along too.

Have a great day!

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Happy Birthday....and a tag!

Hey crafty friend!  Stopping in today with a birthday card and coordinating tag using some of my favorite stamps and dies from MFT.  (supplies linked below)

I used Handwritten Happiness to create a background stamping the happy birthday  to you stamped repeatedly in black ink.  I used the MFT Birthday Candle Die-namics and cut out several pieces of the Sweet Celebrations patterned paper.  I popped each candle up on foam tape and then added the yellow flame.

I used the largest of the Stitched Traditional Tag Stax Die-namics to create the tag.  I added the candles along the bottom to coordinate with the card and added in the flame.  I used another sentiment, make a wish, from the same Handwritten Happiness set.  

MFT has LOTS of birthday stamps and dies perfect for your Birthday cards.  Click HERE to check them out!

So glad you stopped in today!  Thanks for coming by!

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Hero Arts March 2019 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop

Welcome to the My Monthly Hero Blog Hop.  March has brought the most adorable kit full of stamps, dies and ink.  I have a couple cards to share using this kit and the add-ons.  Keep scrolling to see my projects and to check out the  giveaway!  

Here is the March kit....

Kit Contents:

6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set

27 Coordinating Frame Cuts

5.5" x 4.25" Aquarium Fancy Die

3 Water Reactive Ink Cubes (Sea Salt, Sea Glass, Blue Water)

Blue and Green Droplets

The kit value is $75.99 but retails at $34.99.  Grab a kit HERE before they are gone! You can subscribe to the My Monthly Hero Kit and ensure that it is mailed to you each month.  Click HERE to subscribe.  

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When I first opened up the box from Hero Arts and I saw this Bubbles Bold Print Background (its an add-on this month)....I knew I had to use it!!  Isn't adorable?

To create this card, I heat embossed the bubble background on white Neenah cardstock with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder.  Next, I grabbed the Life Changing Blending Brushes and added in some Peacock Feathers Broken China Distress Inks to the background.  Talk about a smooth blend!  Next, I die the Hello Message Fancy Die in white Neenah and again in fun foam.  I used the fun foam to add some dimension to the sentient.  I colored up the little adorable little fish from the add-on set  Pet Gold Fish and tucked it behind the hello.  This way she looks like a shy little fish peeking out.  I used the Blue and Green Droplets in the background for little pops of color.  I popped the card front up on a white card base and left just a little white showing along the bottom.

My last project was so fun to make.  I used the Paper Layering Gold Fish in a Bowel...

This is a die set with the bowl and the fish included.  I created a shaped card using the bowl and then masked off the top of the bowl.  I grabbed those Life Changing Brushes again and blending in the Peacock Feathers and the Broken China to create the water.  I used Carbed Pumpkin and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks to blend color onto the goldfish die cut.  I used a piercing tool to pop up the scales on the fish to give it some dimension.  I stamped the coral and sea weed from the main kit stamp set directly on the fish bowl.  I added in the sentiment and bubbles in black.  Last, I popped up the fish on the bowl with foam tape.

The My Monthly Hero Kit has amazing stamps and dies included but there are also add-ons available each month.  Here are all of the add-ons avail this month....

Click HERE To shop the Add-ons.

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GIVEAWAY

We are giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader - selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. The giveaway closes Sunday, March 10th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week on the Hero Arts blog.

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BLOG HOP

The Hero Arts Blog

Nichol Spohr

Michelle Short 

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Janette Kausen

Ilina Crouse

Emily Midgett

Caly Person

Lydia Fiedler

Laurie Willison (you are here!)

Julee Tilman

Jennifer McGuire

Debi Adams

Amy Kolling 

Libby Hickson

Mariana Grigsby

So glad you stopped in today!  Hope you have a great week!

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Spellbinders March Small Die of the Month...

The latest Spellbinders Small Die of the Month is available now and its SO cute!  Just in time for spring with bunnies and flowers.  I love the dies included in this kit.  Keep reading to check it out!

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Do you know about the die of the month?  It is an awesome subscription that gives you a brand new set of dies in the mail every month.  Here are a few more details....

Each month Spellbinders offers several different subscription clubs....

Small Die of the Month

Large Die of the Month

Large and Small Die of the Month Combined

Card Kit of the Month

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Here is today's card....

To create this card, I did a little ink blending in the background with a cloud and hill stencil.  I die cut the bunnies and carrots from the kit all in white card stock.  I used Copics to color them in.  Next, I added a sentiment from a Simon Some Bunny Special.  Works perfectly with this adorable pair!  Last, I die cut the tiny hearts and added the to the card front.  

Check out this month's Small Die of the Month by clicking HERE.  

I will have more cards using this set coming soon!  Thanks for stopping in!

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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Dahlia Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower: Dahlia Release Blog Hop!  This new Build-A-Flower is gorgeous!!  And, of course, there are coordinating dies that complete this set!

Did you know you theres a monthly subscription to the Build-A-Flower sets?  It's at a discounted price!  Check this out...

Get our Newly released Build -A-Flower set each month at a discounted price when you subscribe to our Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan!

Don't worry if the set goes out of stock! When you are subscribed to the monthly subscription, you are guaranteed a spot in our New Build-A-Flower Set each month.

Need to pause your subscription? No worries - you can easily pause your subscription and re-activate when you are ready.

Click HERE to subscribe!

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Check out this month's new set....Build-A-Flower: Dahlia...

I have 3 cards to share with you today.

Here is my first card...

To create this card, I used Kind Confetti in the background with a sentiment to match.  I stamped and die cut the Dahlia.  Super easy to line up!  I added a couple leaves and attached it to the card front.

 I made one more card for the hop....and then ended up using all the parts and made another card.  :)

The first card uses the negative of the Gradient Stripes Cover Die.  I stamped the dahlia's randomly on a piece of white card stock. I used 2 of the color layered images but instead of lining them up, I stamped them randomly too.  So the colors don't line up but the shapes add in a different look.  I popped that up on the card base and then added in the hello die in black card stock.

I used the outside frame for this next card...

I added it to a white card base and then stamped a simple sentiment along the bottom of the card.  And done!  :)

Check out this Build-A-Flower Bundle with the stamp set, dies and ink!

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GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and the other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 3/9/2019.

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BLOG HOP

Altenew Card Blog

Norine Borys

Laura Bassen

Therese Calvird

Kathleen Graumüller

Svitlana Shayevich

Kelly Griglione

Vicky Papaioannou

Patricia Roebuck

Virginia Lu

Seeka

Emily Midgett

Nathalie DeSousa

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Anna Komenda

Heather Hoffman

Laurie Willison **you are here!**

Amber Rain Davis

Zinia Redo

Joni Andaya

Gayatri Murali

So glad you stopped by today!  Hope you have a great day!

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