MFT Stamps | September Card Kit - Release Day

Hi crafty friends! The HOLIDAY SNOW GLOBE Card Kit from My Favorite Things is now available for purchase!

If you love Christmas cards, this kit is really for you! The HOLIDAY SNOW GLOBE Card Kit includes:

• Snow Globe Singles Stamp Set and Die-namics

• Snow Globe Die-namics

• Holly Jolly Paper Pad

• Circle Shaker Pouches

• Card Stock - Smooth White (5), Cotton Candy (1), Poppin' Pink (1), Red Hot (1), Limelight (1), Lazy Day (1), Blue Beyond (1), Black Licorice (1)

There is also a free with $60 releasing with this kit which is Snow Globe Accessories Die-namics.

And now let's move into today's project, that features the super adorable penguin included into the Snow Globe Singles stamp set.

All the small images of the kit could be used to create a little Snow Globe (as suggested by the products' name) but I wanted to create something different.

I imagined this penguin walking in a winter wonderland and I really love how the scene turned out. I firstly stamped the penguin on a piece of Transotype Perfect Coloring paper, using Memento ink (which is copic friendly). I then sketched with a pencil the background: three birch trunks in the foreground and some smaller pine trees in the background.

I went for a different from usual color palette: violet, blue and grey! I was inspired by an illustration I found on Pinterest and I think it works really great with the scene I was creating.

When everything was colored, I added the snow: I used a 0.5 White Gelly Roll pen to create the mini snowflakes and a 1.0 White Gelly Roll to create the dots. I love the mix of dots and snowflakes!

When I finished, I stamped the sentiment in the upper part of the card and I matted it twice, firstly with a slightly larger Black Licorice cardstock and then using a hoographic paper I found in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by, I really hope you will like the inspiration! Let me know what do you think and be sure to head over to the MFT blog: there is a bloghope and you can win a 50$ shopping spree !

Hugs from Italy,

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Copic Color Combos

Penguin: C10 - C8 - C6 | YR31 - YR30 | R20 | E97

Penguin's hat: V09 - V17 - V15 | B05 - B02 - B01

Sky: V12 - V01

Birch Trees: N8 - N5 - N4 - N3

Mountains: BV00 - BV000

Pine Trees: B39 - B18 - B23

Snow hills: B01 - B00 - B000

Hello Bluebird | HEY, so very grateful for you

Hi friends and happy Monday!

Today I have a brand new card to show you, featuring some of the recent released Hello Bluebird stamps and dies. If you haven't seen the new release yet, you can check it here.

You'll probably know how much I love creating scene cards and when I saw the newest A7 nesting dies I had a blast. I've never created an A7 card before, but I love them because there is much more space for my scenes!

To create this card, I started sketching the background on an A7 piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. I usually create the background first to be able to choose a good color palette for my critters. I was inspired by a Sandy Allnock "Autumn Scenes" pencil class, even if I created it with copics. I started from the trees and the yellow field in the background, and then moved to the red and orange tree in the foreground. It was so much fun seeing those trees "come to life", adding contrast on the leaves.

When I was happy with the result, I stamped the main protagonists of the scene - which comes from Best Days stamp set - on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock, using Memento Black ink and I colored those with copics too. I went for a warm palette, I think it was better with the background I created. I also added some white dots on the girl's sweather. I then die cut the images using coordinating dies.

I added the little girl on her bike and her three puppies to the scene, using foam tape. I then stamped with a teal ink pad the giant HEY (all the letters are included in the Knightley LC Large Alpha stamp) in the upper left part of the card. I completed the sentiment with one of the smallest Typed Everyday phrases.

To finish the card, I decided to create a white frame using the two largest A7 Nesting dies.

Thanks for stopping by, I really hope you will enjoy the card!

Hugs from Italy,

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Products Used

Hello Bluebird - Best Days stamp

Hello Bluebird - A7 Nesting dies

Hello Bluebird - Knightley LC Large Alpha stamp

Hello Bluebird - Typed everyday stamp

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Copic Color Combos

Girl's skin: E15 - E13 - E11 - E00 - E000 - R20

Girl's sweather: BG78 - BG75 - BG72

Girl's pants: RV69 - R56 - R85 - R83

Girl's hair: E47 - E23 - E42

Bike: R89 - Y68 - R22

Left dog: E44 - E43 - E42 - E41 | BG78 - BG75 - BG72

Right dog: E27 - E23 - E55 - E53

Trees and foliage: E49 - E27 | Y35 - E97 - R14 - R46 - R89

Yellow field: Y21 - YR31 - Y32

Vegetation in the background: YG61 - YG93 - YR30 - E95

MFT Stamps | September Card Kit Countdown - Day 2

Hi crafty friends! Today it's the first day of the September MFT Card Kit, which is called HOLIDAY SNOW GLOBE.

If you love Christmas cards, this kit is really for you! The HOLIDAY SNOW GLOBE Card Kit includes:

• Snow Globe Singles Stamp Set and Die-namics

• Snow Globe Die-namics

• Holly Jolly Paper Pad

• Circle Shaker Pouches

• Card Stock - Smooth White (5), Cotton Candy (1), Poppin' Pink (1), Red Hot (1), Limelight (1), Lazy Day (1), Blue Beyond (1), Black Licorice (1)

There is also a free with $60 releasing with this kit which is Snow Globe Accessories Die-namics. The kit will be available September, 21st at 10am EDT.

And now, let's move into my first project!

For today's card I was inspired by the Holly Jolly paper pad included in the kit. I love patterned paper but I am always afraid to use it because I know it will finish. LOL

But when I saw this white sheet with the strings of lights, I knew I would have combined it to the sloth of the stamp set. The card is really easy to make, and it requires just a little bit of coloring.

I firstly stamped two of them on a piece of Transotype Perfect Coloring paper, using a copic friendly ink. I then colored both with copics (see below for combos) and die cut using coordinating dies.

I then moved into my background panel: I die cut it using the second largest Stitched Rectangle Set 2. I also added small touches of Ranger Glossy Accents on all the bulbs, to create some interest.

At the beginning, I thought I would have heat embossed the sentiment and put the strip in the centre...but I tried and I didn't like the result because there was too much white space around.

So I came up with another idea!

I look into my alphabet stash and found the Bitty Banner Alphabet, which was the perfect size I needed: I die cut the word "slothmas" using the cardstock included in the kit, with a different color for each letters. I die cut two pieces for each letter, to create some dimension.

In this way I customized the sentiment and I really loved the result!

To complete the card, I matted it using a piece of Lime Glitter paper I bought last year from a local craft store.

Thanks for stopping by, I really hope you will like the result! Let me know what do you think and be sure to head over to the MFT blog: there is a chance to win a 25$ shopping spree if you comment there!

Hugs from Italy,

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Copic Color Combos

Sloths: E77 - E74 - E71 - E70 | E42 - E40

Hat and Scarf: B39 - B37 - B23 | RV19 - V05 - RV13

Holly berry: YG03 - R27