Sketch Inspired Fall Colors Card

 

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I created this card to join the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge. It is so nice to be back in the swing of things. It has been a while since I last participated in a challenge due to my busy schedule. I am so glad that finally my schedule can accommodate this again. You have no clue how much I miss this part of my crafting.

I am using a new product in my stash, the My Favorite Things Birch Tree Die-namics. It is new to my stash, but MFT retired this set. There are different birch tree dies available in the market.

I am using the Echo Park Fall Fever 6x6 paper pad. I trimmed a red plaid paper to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2'. I die cut a window on this panel using the MFT LJD Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window Die-namics. I did partial die cutting technique to extend the length of the window. 

I trimmed a blue patterned paper slightly larger than the panel window. I blended blue ink on the topmost area. I traced the white plus design on the patterned paper with a clear sparkle pen and a white gel pen. 

I die cut the birch trees on a browned patterned paper from the paper pad. I adhered these die cuts to a cream cardstock to highlight the markings of the birch tree. I fussy cut the excess. I adhered the birch trees to the back of window. I adhered the blue patterned paper on the back of the birch trees for a blue sky look.

I stamped two images from the MFT Snuggle Bunnies on Neenah Solar White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the images using Copic markers. I fussy cut the images leaving a white border around it.

For the sentiment, I stamped this on a yellow patterned paper from the pad using Versamark ink. The sentiment is from the retired MFT Mason Jar Labels stamp set. I poured white embossing powder to the sticky ink, then heat embossed it. I die cut the sentiment using a die from the coordinating MFT Mason Jar die set. I adhered this and the fussy cut critters to the bottom of the window. 

To re-create the small elements of the sketch, I die cut the leaves from the MFT Birch Tree Die-namics on a multi-colored plaid patterned paper. I adhered four of the leaves in a cluster to create flowers. I adhered the excess on the birch trees. 

I added brown clear sequins for the center of the flowers. I added a dot of copper Nuvo Glitter Drop to the center of the sequins. I set this aside to dry. 

Once the glue has dried, I added shimmer to the flowers using Cleark Wink of Stella.

I added details to the bunny's shirt with white gel pen. I also added details to the critters' eyes and noses using a black Sakura Glaze pen. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Flipping Sentiment Greeting Card with Surprise Message (New to My Stash #24)

Hello! Welcome back to my blog and to another post in my series, New to My Stash. I have not made a post in this series in a while. I am so glad to be able to feature a newly purchased craft item, which is the focus of this series. 

For today's post, I am featuring Pretty Pink Posh products specifically the Hugs stamp set and coordinating die set. I created this card to also join in the latest Ellen Hutson blog's challenge as linked below. I like the colors in this challenge.

This is not a true waterfall card since not all the letters flipped to the back of the slider. What matters is the hidden sentiment gets to be seen once it is pulled out. The hidden sentiment is from the PPP Thoughtful Greetings stamp set. 

The background panel was created by inlaying the frame die cuts created by the PPP Scallop Frames die set on a Concord & 9th Stardust cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I blended the same ink on the scalloped frames and brushed in some pearl powder for some accent. 

This was adhered to a top folding A2 notecard. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day.

Maria Giselle B.

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Neon Colored Birthday Card (New to my Stash #23)

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. For today's post, I am featuring products new to my stash which are the Lawn Fawn Giant Happy Birthday die and the Wow! Embossing Powder Flourescent colors. Some of the embossing powder colors in this brand is not available in the market anymore but there are other brands that offer these neon colors. I bought these powders at the re-sell area of my local craft store.

I started off by die cutting the sentiment die on a heavy weight white cardstock. I pounced the Wow! Embossing clear ink pad on a part of the sentiment die cut, starting on the upper corner of the sentiment die cut. I am going for a diagonal distribution of the colors, following the rainbow order. I poured the pink embossing powder to the wet ink, then heat set it. I continued this pattern until I covered up the whole sentiment die cut with embossing powder. I repeated the process to add more depth and more blending of the colors next to each other. 

To add gloss to this sentiment die cut, I pounced the embossing pad to the sentiment again, and poured Wow! Clear Gloss Ultra High embossing powder to this. After heat setting the powder and making sure that all the powder is melted, I repeated the process one more time for more dimension.

I die cut two more of the sentiment on regular cardstock. I adhered this to the back of the glossed sentiment die cut. 

For the background panel, I trimmed a black cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I die cut LF Outside In Stitched Scalloped die onto this, using all dies to create a panel with staggered scallopped rectangles. To add interest, I adhered a slim double adhesive tape to the scalloped frame die cuts, in between the stitching impression. I poured the embossing powder to this, then heat set it. 

To make this into a card, I am using a side folding A2 card but trimmed it at 4" x 5 1/4". I trimmed an eighth of an inch off the short and long side to make it perfectly fit the back of the scalloped panel, so it will not show through the front. I adhered the frames to this note card, adding foam tape to every other frame. 

I adhered the glossed sentiment die cut after.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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Stitched Rainbow Greeting Card (New to My Stash #21)

Hello! Welcome back to another New to My Stash post in which I feature a product that I newly acquired. I love to stitch and now that I can do it on paper, the more I will love to do it. For this post, the new items I added to my craft stash is The Stamp Market Dotted Rainbow Die and the Lawn Fawn Simple Puffy Cloud Frames. 

I die cut the rainbow on a white cardstock sized at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". The layout of the rainbow is inspired by the latest MFT Sketch Challenge which you can see below. I did a chain link stitched to add stitching to the rainbows using DMC embroidery floss.

I sprayed some Prima Color Bloom Storm Cloud on the panel. I set this aside to dry while I die cut the clouds.

I die cut the cloud on a pearl white cardstock and a translucent paper. I adhered the pearl cloud frame die cut on the base of the rainbow. I pieced in the translucent cloud die cut to the cloud frame.

For the sentiment, I heat embossed it using Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear embossing powder. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Cheerful Blessing stamp set. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge

 

Color Inspired Greeting Card (New To My Stash #20)

Hello! Welcome back to my blog, and to another post for my New To My Stash Blog Series. It has been months since my last post on this series. I am glad to continue on.

I am using the Newton's Nook Designs Flower Garden stamp set. I got my card inspiration from the latest Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Color Challenge. 

I stamped the image on watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I heat set this to speed up the drying time. I colored the image using Karin markers. I applied the pigment on a palette and picked it up with a wet brush. I fussy cut the image leaving a white border around it. I colored the image following the color inspiration of the challenge.

For the background, I blended Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn Distress ink on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Neenah Solar White cardstock. I heat set this to dry. I stamped the flower from the stamp set on this panel using Versamark ink. I heat embossed this using Wow! Jealous Guy embossing powder. 

Using an oval die as a guide, I curved the sentiment stamp so I can create a frame for the image. The sentiment is from NND Birthday Roundabout stamp set. I heat embossed this using Ranger Copper embossing powder. 

I bleached the petals of the flowers on the background by applying water to the petals then picking it up with dry paper towel. I applied a light wash of red to these petals. For the flower centers, I applied a dot of a light green Sakura Souffle pen. 

I die cut oval shapes on a brown metallic vellum and a red cardstock. I embossed this with dots using the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Dots stencil. Yes, you can emboss with a stencil as long as you use an embossing mat. Depending on your machine, just build enough shims to achieve the right pressure to create the embossed impression. 

I adhered these inside the oval frame, centering it. I adhered the image using foam tape. 

I trimmed a sliver off the edges. I matted this colored panel on a light green cardstock measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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