You're A Classic

Hi everyone,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Being a brand new month it is time to introduce our new challenge hostess which is Maryann Einam.

For our challenge this week, Maryann has challenged us to create something she has been wanting to try for a while..... a Block Card. You can see a tutorial on how to make these by Paperstamper45 here.

I have made a few of these in the past, but not for about at least 18 months. You can see my other Block Cards I have made here.

To decorate my card I used MFT Stamps Soda Bottles dies and stamp set.  For the designer paper squares I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Patch - 1 3/8" & Mini Daffodils die set.

 Here is the back view of my Block Card. I used more of the sentiments and bottles that I used on the front of my card.

As you can see by the photo above this card folds flat so it can be placed in a standard envelope to be mailed.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Amber Hillman
Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Maryann Einam
Sabrina Friel
Vicky Gould

Stamps: Soda Pop - MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Red; Silver; Sunny Days Ahead DP - Echo Park

Dies: Garden Patch - 1 3/8" & Mini Daffodils - Elizabeth Craft Designs; Bottlecaps; Soda Pop Bottles - MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Versamark Ink; White Embossing Powder; Foam Tape

April Showers Bring May Flowers

Hi everyone,

The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, April Showers bring May Flowers!  Look forward to an assortment of flower-filled creations from today's participating designers.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who have a project to share with you today.

For my first card today I have used LJD Peaceful Wildflowers stamp set, I stamped the flowers using Black Licorice Ink onto Kraft Card Stock.  This was layered using Black Licorice Card Stock. Along the bottom of the card I added a strip of card decorated using LLD Border It - Mod Borders stamp set, along the top of this piece I added a border using the Die-namics Dotted Scallop Border Trio .

I used the Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX for the sentiment which is from the LJD Sweet Roses stamp set. I know Mother’s Day is over but I am getting in an early start for next year … I need to supply my daughters with cards for 2014 . I also embellished the sentiment piece using a Kraft Button and Hemp Cord which I colored black before attaching it to my card.

To finish of the front of my card I added butterflies to the top of the card using Die-namics Butterflies.

Here is the inside of my card … I added a border across the bottom of my card using the LLD Border It - Mod Borders stamp set and Black Licorice Ink. I also stamped a couple of flowers and a sentiment from the LJD Peaceful Wildflowers stamp set.

Stamps: LJD Peaceful Wildflowers; LJD Sweet Roses; LLD Border It Mod Borders – MFT Stamps

Paper: Kraft; Black Licorice – MFT Stamps

Die-namics: Dotted Scallop Border Trio; Fishtail Flag Stax; Butterflies – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Licorice Ink (MFT); Kraft Button (MFT); Hemp Cord (MFT) Foam Tape; Copics

For my second card today I used LJD Pretty Poppies stamp.

To create this card I used a technique called the Acrylic Block Collage Technique. I inked up the back of a rectangle acrylic block (yes the ones that normally hold your stamps) using Lemon Drop ink; Orange Fizz ink and Red Hot ink. By starting with the lightest color first you won’t contaminate your ink pads. One my block was inked up I then spritz it with a little water and stamped it onto the middle of my Smooth White Card Stock. Don’t worry about any imperfections or blemishes as that just adds to the look.

Next I masked around the edge of what I had just stamped using postage notes … so all the white edges were protected. Then I used the long word stamps from the LJD Pretty Poppies stamp set and stamped that using the same color ink onto each color block. You could stamp anything you liked in this step if you wanted to.

Finally I inked up the poppies and sentiment using Black Licorice Ink so that they were overlapping the colored block slightly. This was then layered onto my Smooth White card base with Black Licorice Card Stock.

Here is the inside of my card …  I added a Poppy and sentiment from the LJD Pretty Poppies stamp set and Black Licorice Ink .

Stamps: LJD Pretty Poppies – MFT Stamps

Paper: Smooth White; Black Licorice – MFT Stamps

Inks: Black Licorice; Lemon Drop; Orange Fizz; Red Hot – MFT Stamps

Other: Foam Tape

Here are the MFT Products I have used on my cards today:

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I Like You!

Hi everyone,

The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, we were challenged to create with our Circle STAX.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all participating designers who have a project to share with you today. 



For my card today I decided to use the Circle Stax to create a faux basket and then decorate it with flowers. This is an idea I found somewhere many years ago and did so I enjoyed revisiting the idea using projects I didn’t have back then.

Here is how I created my basket:



1. First up I took the 5 larger circles from the Die-namics Circle STAX Set 1 set and placed them on my cutting plate inside each other so that the circles were even.



2. Next I die cut my card using the Die-namics Circle STAX Set 1 …. I used blue card on my card but the sample above shows Kraft card.



3. Separate all the circles from the dies. To create the basket you will need all the circle frames. The solid one isn’t needed but you needed that die to create the last circle frame.



4. Now take all the circle frames you created (you should have 4 circle frames) and glue them all together at one point at the top. It should look like my sample above.



5. Attach your basket to your card and then decorate how you like. For my card I decorated the lower right hand side of my basket using the Die-namics Flower Trio & Leaf Trio using two different colors of designer paper.



6. At the top of my basket I added the larger of the bows from the Die-namics Dainty Bows set.



7. And finally I added a sentiment using the You Make My Day stamp set which is this months triple scoop stamp set. This was stamped using Kraft Ink Pad onto on of the tabs from the Die-namics LLD Accent It - Labels and Tabs.

Here is another view of my finished card.



For the inside of my card I used another sentiment from the You Make My Day stamp set again stamping it using the Kraft Ink Pad. As you can see I used the solid inner circle which was the left over piece when I cut all my circle frames using the Die-namics Circle STAX Set 1 set.

I also added a flower using the Die-namics Flower Trio & Leaf Trio and added the Die-namics Little Open Scallop Strip to create the border along the bottom of my card.

Be sure to check out the MFT Stamps Blog for a list of all participating designers who have put their MFT stamps and/or Die-namics dies to work to create something to share with you today.

Stamps: You Make My Day – MFT  Stamps

Paper: Kraft (MFT); Blue; Orange; Autumn  Spice DP – Lily Bee Designs

Die-namics: Circle Stax 1; Dainty Bows; Flower & Leaf Trio; Little Open Scallop Strip – MFT Stamps

Other: Kraft Ink (MFT); Pearls;

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