tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68702561455560982552024-03-20T22:24:03.773-04:00Stephen Kropffollow your creative heartStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-79208723644542892182022-09-13T10:00:00.002-04:002022-09-13T10:00:00.193-04:00MFT & Friends - Thanks <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to September 2022 Release celebration from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today as well as the previous 5 days are now available for purchase in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things online shop</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I’m sure by now your list of “must haves” from this release keeps growing and growing...I know for myself, it sure was a challenge to decide which goodies I wanted to play with first. I decided to play with the “Thanks” Die-namics and the “Inside & Out Gratitude” stamp set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7te0wEBYdzuerWU_GgB64oCP1CKI1gezYgRDNmALUvKr0ULhs0J8L3CQKwFWHP_ER3ZVWCtRq0oWzN_TWguwlBDK3QcV8INU6Wg0b8sL1wrbJAue8tWAWQ9umc-abgkWicPPUC4WMz6wCq0KmKHghNsVNro16HHDBXruRTIt_8gALTX8svMygQ4qkoA/s2400/D243190A-5E5B-4512-9F83-0B259DEADCB5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7te0wEBYdzuerWU_GgB64oCP1CKI1gezYgRDNmALUvKr0ULhs0J8L3CQKwFWHP_ER3ZVWCtRq0oWzN_TWguwlBDK3QcV8INU6Wg0b8sL1wrbJAue8tWAWQ9umc-abgkWicPPUC4WMz6wCq0KmKHghNsVNro16HHDBXruRTIt_8gALTX8svMygQ4qkoA/w640-h640/D243190A-5E5B-4512-9F83-0B259DEADCB5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by creating a background using the “Small Brick Wall” Stencil with texture pastes and distress sprays</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I absolutely love how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUCrnxbe_0wqhfTFZZltjT4vpUXYgvnCuaBTf7rIBd3dC0eok4VEE_gLrgw-PJNdaHilAZlzYcaCS_3uUfbSA1YBqLos5YizznvOujQbQblt4XKyqFrd3kHA1ZqqicrvkrXBhoHC_bPvcdLbVid9rz9yyd8Oc_mkdsN6StgyC3ZB2bSxsj2wT3ilaPw/s2400/DDAF93B2-9A3D-49AC-9A18-7EF8D26DBF14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUCrnxbe_0wqhfTFZZltjT4vpUXYgvnCuaBTf7rIBd3dC0eok4VEE_gLrgw-PJNdaHilAZlzYcaCS_3uUfbSA1YBqLos5YizznvOujQbQblt4XKyqFrd3kHA1ZqqicrvkrXBhoHC_bPvcdLbVid9rz9yyd8Oc_mkdsN6StgyC3ZB2bSxsj2wT3ilaPw/w640-h640/DDAF93B2-9A3D-49AC-9A18-7EF8D26DBF14.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then cut out some gold cardstock using the “Thanks” die-namic and placed it on top of a head embossed sentiment from the “Inside & Out Gratitude” stamp set. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/thanks-die-namics" target="_blank">“Thanks” Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/inside-out-gratitude" target="_blank">“Inside & Out Gratitude” stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/small-brick-wall-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=3687a69a9&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Small Brick Wall” Stencil</a></div><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none; text-align: center;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Always Follow Your Creative Heart</span></span></p></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-15807294787289734612022-09-12T10:00:00.000-04:002022-09-12T10:00:00.186-04:00My Favorite Things - Happy Camper<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 1 of the September 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase tomorrow - Tuesday September 13th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my fifth card creation using the September release, I used the absolutely adorable "Happy Camper” Stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, “Crosshatch” Die-namics, and the “Joyful Plaid” paper pad</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuefnGrYAod3UkCNtp_DX_8pl5C9-kNFTHraz9fAn2pqdjuULDqyKKvklqIoB-0ujVDln-MvklgT7qk6YRyiYZtYygwRIB6Y-9j6Fk--FQWGDNFR_irCFos3BwhHHWqRWUbOazPeWOylVr6KbOrNFxSGN7j7vE1ofU2u0V7_8mW6cGjtrTB4FnexOXgA/s2400/B09B8211-CDFD-4880-B3DA-731C2D2FA739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuefnGrYAod3UkCNtp_DX_8pl5C9-kNFTHraz9fAn2pqdjuULDqyKKvklqIoB-0ujVDln-MvklgT7qk6YRyiYZtYygwRIB6Y-9j6Fk--FQWGDNFR_irCFos3BwhHHWqRWUbOazPeWOylVr6KbOrNFxSGN7j7vE1ofU2u0V7_8mW6cGjtrTB4FnexOXgA/w640-h640/B09B8211-CDFD-4880-B3DA-731C2D2FA739.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Happy Camper" stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZH5t_WdCPH--Z3YKwXZgkQ7huavhU_n6PH6cy2jYaxWXmEehNfeiG6kyqxTE37C_CGz3HiV9WUAhzapHPbQfq5M9BSI03PYEJmDG0S37n1zt_cCMTwVYtSSqIs41yT2G0f4eVXlmTKZZpF_No6gDIa9V2xZSJH2gpBgVtCruLUzPPyFgHiqE6ZsLjww/s2400/E0D71F5E-9917-4411-BE0A-7FB073FC822F.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZH5t_WdCPH--Z3YKwXZgkQ7huavhU_n6PH6cy2jYaxWXmEehNfeiG6kyqxTE37C_CGz3HiV9WUAhzapHPbQfq5M9BSI03PYEJmDG0S37n1zt_cCMTwVYtSSqIs41yT2G0f4eVXlmTKZZpF_No6gDIa9V2xZSJH2gpBgVtCruLUzPPyFgHiqE6ZsLjww/w640-h640/E0D71F5E-9917-4411-BE0A-7FB073FC822F.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I cut out the “Crosshatch” Die-namics using a yellow cardstock that I placed onto some kraft cardstock that I ink blended the edges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed that on a card base that is topped using “Jouful Plaid” paper pad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish my card, I placed my coloured images ontop of the crosshatch die cut and added a heat embossed sentiment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-camper" target="_blank">Happy Camper Stamp set</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-camper-die-namics" target="_blank">Happy Camper Die-namics </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/crosshatch-die-namics" target="_blank">Crosshatch Die-namics</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/joyful-plaid-paper-pad" target="_blank">Joyful Plaid Paper pad</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">. </span></div><ol start="0" style="font-family: Times; list-style-type: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></li></ol></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-51033981120534678462022-09-11T10:00:00.001-04:002022-09-11T10:00:00.197-04:00My Favorite Things - Be Merry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 2 of the September 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday September 13th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my fourth card creation using the September release, I played with “Be Merry” Die-namics, “Pretty Poinsettias” stamp set and lastly the previously released “Christmas Greetings” background stamp.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKBEWqnVCTDLD_l5kC2PLjnamSMdgHKKUPAuZVPgHnqLN1wnjwqZUYLrIdHlpIWX06RwjLa-3j8Hj-jts01anBpZPRUGWcJXPnaJzxG7SSfn8zuG8U45mFR8rVCLPpLr-2FunS0pKXzBqvHNgFcnD_RLaPflnZhpIhZhBkkwTkevt-EuPxx8MEFXyVw/s2296/8CBB9202-AC20-4164-88D8-F9CD8C4BBF08.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="2296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKBEWqnVCTDLD_l5kC2PLjnamSMdgHKKUPAuZVPgHnqLN1wnjwqZUYLrIdHlpIWX06RwjLa-3j8Hj-jts01anBpZPRUGWcJXPnaJzxG7SSfn8zuG8U45mFR8rVCLPpLr-2FunS0pKXzBqvHNgFcnD_RLaPflnZhpIhZhBkkwTkevt-EuPxx8MEFXyVw/w640-h640/8CBB9202-AC20-4164-88D8-F9CD8C4BBF08.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out an images from the "Pretty Poinsettias" stamp set, colouring it up using Copic markers and then cutting it out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I stamped the “Christmas Greetings” background stamp using a blue ink onto a blue piece of cardstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off my card, I used the “Be Merry” Die-namics to cut and cut out some reds card stock multiple times to make a thick die cut. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/mstn-be-merry-die-namics" target="_blank">“Be Merry” Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/dbd-pretty-poinsettias" target="_blank">“Pretty Poinsettias” Stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/dbd-pretty-poinsettias-die-namics" target="_blank">Pretty Poinsettias Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/christmas-greetings-background?_pos=1&_sid=ad3b42e11&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Christmas Greetings” Background stamp</a></div><ol start="0" style="font-family: Times; list-style-type: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><li><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></li></ol></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-66015158873840363022022-09-10T10:00:00.002-04:002022-09-10T10:00:00.195-04:00My Favorite Things - Hoodie Weather<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 3 of the September 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday September 13th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my third card creation using the September release, I used the absolute must have "Hoodie Weather" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, “Winter Trees” & “Grassy Terrain” Die-namincs.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1DO3aTSu4aiNMrrVahhp5VZXh1nn79Q6EGZyKaYI3NxjMcVm9D95lLXXD_svCx1KoQ_pSIRcsoMr1BMzO9zuYvuPYgkFsYgiN33yNOUK8K6yFitQcIPVqkFtvNgJKwKP5LLjMMVXYrhu2oKZPxxexz3V46xFpevQ-kPsimkLgaXgF-2l74FZjEsn8Q/s2400/E297AC52-CFB0-4A43-B57B-C5A66662265A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1DO3aTSu4aiNMrrVahhp5VZXh1nn79Q6EGZyKaYI3NxjMcVm9D95lLXXD_svCx1KoQ_pSIRcsoMr1BMzO9zuYvuPYgkFsYgiN33yNOUK8K6yFitQcIPVqkFtvNgJKwKP5LLjMMVXYrhu2oKZPxxexz3V46xFpevQ-kPsimkLgaXgF-2l74FZjEsn8Q/w640-h640/E297AC52-CFB0-4A43-B57B-C5A66662265A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Hoodie Weather" stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSSZ6z0-5qz0ciVSDpVZj-9pknuKoG1q26nmTD4PMruO_9MbG0m0V4I9cMkZ1mhhKnhkRScgxM08a6xwl94Kt1KsTiw7Bff8sWjgiC7h5vYqCL9dr2Ib3dG-gdgDjsZGh_C8TAl2eOYrRiJPxKthvXJrpZHuYmTfEhUVKDNcRhS3Py5WNXm-35CNeCQ/s2400/E5EE0A1E-22B9-4577-B5C4-6FE8AE35E1DA.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSSZ6z0-5qz0ciVSDpVZj-9pknuKoG1q26nmTD4PMruO_9MbG0m0V4I9cMkZ1mhhKnhkRScgxM08a6xwl94Kt1KsTiw7Bff8sWjgiC7h5vYqCL9dr2Ib3dG-gdgDjsZGh_C8TAl2eOYrRiJPxKthvXJrpZHuYmTfEhUVKDNcRhS3Py5WNXm-35CNeCQ/w640-h640/E5EE0A1E-22B9-4577-B5C4-6FE8AE35E1DA.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I pulled out one of my previously made mixed media backgrounds again and selected one that I thought would be perfect for an autumn scene. I paired the background with the “Winter Trees” and “Grassy Terrain” Die-namics </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To finish off my card, I heat embossed the sentiment onto kraft card stock using a white embossing powder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Hoodie Weather” Stamp Set</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Hoodie Weather” Die-namics </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Winter Trees” Die-namics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Grassy Terrain” Die-namics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ol start="0" style="font-family: Times; list-style-type: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><li><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></li></ol></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-43249825676605696172022-09-09T10:00:00.002-04:002022-09-09T10:00:00.191-04:00My Favorite Things “Pretty Poinsettias”<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 4 of the September 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday September 13th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my second card creation using the September release goodies, I used the gorgeous "Pretty Poinsettias" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics as well as the “Joyful Plaid” 6x6 paper pad.<br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICPgCtN6hmFy6HF3JOsLqHwSW-Nxtx2AHqYoFqBQQndyTuKqq4CKw2IPIIJTX4hUQ2bCTXzVnHiEMJ78_cqVKRpgsnt8qpVUdYL9pQRekETAHI3A2Vvn_CH7pw7cwBhZsh7_pOD86fUygq6v5NNtkR6q3za2454aLbV8IfloND70pfWU_yggkri_mOA/s2400/3C843B30-08EA-4FA7-8B29-F9AE0357FE38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICPgCtN6hmFy6HF3JOsLqHwSW-Nxtx2AHqYoFqBQQndyTuKqq4CKw2IPIIJTX4hUQ2bCTXzVnHiEMJ78_cqVKRpgsnt8qpVUdYL9pQRekETAHI3A2Vvn_CH7pw7cwBhZsh7_pOD86fUygq6v5NNtkR6q3za2454aLbV8IfloND70pfWU_yggkri_mOA/w640-h640/3C843B30-08EA-4FA7-8B29-F9AE0357FE38.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Pretty Poinsettias" stamp set on kraft card stock, colouring up the images using coloured pencils and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelmu3qcbYJqzdY7I87-cmhzoydiq8VJx0eW8HdzkTYLXFIkK3whv0HVYRj5uuj-1K0tKUIvPoVI7eWwtK6hCx-rv_MTo5II_ZKU9Z34fe4RNsuPZWIC43AX-6GSgI7KFY1v1xAz4RSiwuoHd3BUYJfYXDrqw-Xc9GbOJEtjbi51nTxhfNIlABKBGwcw/s2400/2952B02D-860B-45DA-A0FD-C800EC2125C0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelmu3qcbYJqzdY7I87-cmhzoydiq8VJx0eW8HdzkTYLXFIkK3whv0HVYRj5uuj-1K0tKUIvPoVI7eWwtK6hCx-rv_MTo5II_ZKU9Z34fe4RNsuPZWIC43AX-6GSgI7KFY1v1xAz4RSiwuoHd3BUYJfYXDrqw-Xc9GbOJEtjbi51nTxhfNIlABKBGwcw/w640-h640/2952B02D-860B-45DA-A0FD-C800EC2125C0.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stamped the sentiment onto kraft card stock and then cut down a strip of paper from the “Joyful Plaid” paper pad. To finish off my card, I placed the coloured and die cut images overtop to create a beautiful bouquet of poinsettias.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="Products Used: Christmas Tree Farm Stamp Set Christmas Tree Farm Die-namics “Winter Trees” Die-namincs “Touch of Texture” background stamp For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the My Favorite Things YouTube channel. Always follow your creative heart" target="_blank">“Pretty Poinsettias” stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/dbd-pretty-poinsettias-die-namics" target="_blank">“Pretty Poinsettias” Die-namics </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/joyful-plaid-paper-pad" target="_blank">“Joyful Plaid” paper pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><ol start="0" style="font-family: Times; list-style-type: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><li><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></li></ol></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-49808252424063417592022-09-08T10:00:00.009-04:002022-09-08T10:00:00.200-04:00My Favorite Things - Christmas Tree Farm<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 5 of the September 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday September 13th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my first card creation using the September release, I used the absolutely adorable "Christmas Tree Farm" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, “Winter Trees” Die-namincs, and the “Touch of Texture” background stamp. I also used the previously released “Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame” & “Modern Serif Alphabet” Die-namics which I paired with the “Itty Bitty Holiday” stamp set.<br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqyHSMKrhFy96vW4Gqz7FILiyojP0dgy1Z8kCJITOQlPbyZCnGgUrtYRh7kLWoVNCK0-wFMyaVD88pcz-DdeMc_ObEXeFL5F4XzubrGvc-1LHCUhBhU6lXTvfIjvys2WR3oAWPfHr1WjBuxFrjYF9JDuT8Cz9-oeORtQpgWrfBQG29mvPV_Zh2fxqHw/s2400/F2BB80D7-D609-4279-A192-A14ECEBB821D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqyHSMKrhFy96vW4Gqz7FILiyojP0dgy1Z8kCJITOQlPbyZCnGgUrtYRh7kLWoVNCK0-wFMyaVD88pcz-DdeMc_ObEXeFL5F4XzubrGvc-1LHCUhBhU6lXTvfIjvys2WR3oAWPfHr1WjBuxFrjYF9JDuT8Cz9-oeORtQpgWrfBQG29mvPV_Zh2fxqHw/w640-h640/F2BB80D7-D609-4279-A192-A14ECEBB821D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Christmas Tree Farm" stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzStF0GS8IvVPxpc5u23tCYoMm28OzuB3UA35PHs_Xh8z_L_dIVVT22JqP343fDfVsu1zMS-8qD8HfwbZeCd-ckNKK8wxtJwz1A2kc8nzZo7KG-sBv8DqQJ6vVxR4EKu6lz-uMZww4P0mQddRLKLhT17vXbT2VCAXzRjXmMchDLmR0CPJnzfd1IoldQ/s2400/4BFC2BCF-5C38-463E-A8F1-AF33F5BA7E86.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzStF0GS8IvVPxpc5u23tCYoMm28OzuB3UA35PHs_Xh8z_L_dIVVT22JqP343fDfVsu1zMS-8qD8HfwbZeCd-ckNKK8wxtJwz1A2kc8nzZo7KG-sBv8DqQJ6vVxR4EKu6lz-uMZww4P0mQddRLKLhT17vXbT2VCAXzRjXmMchDLmR0CPJnzfd1IoldQ/w640-h640/4BFC2BCF-5C38-463E-A8F1-AF33F5BA7E86.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled out one of my mixed media backgrounds I had previously made that I thought would be perfect for the wintery scene. I paired the background with the “Winter Trees” Die-namics and framed my scene using the “Rectangle Scallop Edge” Die-namics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted something soft to help calm down my busy background so I used a light pink card stock which I stamped the “Touch of Texture” background stamp on using a similar ink shade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off my card, I used the scrap off cuts from my cut down background piece to die cut out the word “Merry” using the “Modern Serif Alphabet” Die-namics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sy-christmas-tree-farm" target="_blank">Christmas Tree Farm Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sy-christmas-tree-farm-die-namics" target="_blank">Christmas Tree Farm Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/winter-trees-die-namics" target="_blank"> “Winter Trees” Die-namincs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sy-christmas-tree-farm-die-namics" target="_blank">“Touch of Texture” background stamp</a></div><ol start="0" style="font-family: Times; list-style-type: none; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><li><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></li></ol></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-60611228871973955202022-08-30T10:00:00.002-04:002022-08-30T10:00:00.194-04:00My Favorite Things - Sending Sunflowers card kit<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMVkJOGZNKdULNwwi-CzIAwpoQA8yJ77_tP0XXmho-BnhdynvOZWDtpR7aRZo0VBUNjJDgfY7fQGsYzA1-PiFIbhgTdbZe1xdFoh5weEjaPTv923JzA0iVadWTPabEJTvFwTMqHAaUzCbkzGJ2xK3c9DpFOohrYx1qiEnx9QbKxDI5EejE6XfTbp9JA/s800/35E385C0-7AD4-464C-A007-04EC048E0F62.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="800" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMVkJOGZNKdULNwwi-CzIAwpoQA8yJ77_tP0XXmho-BnhdynvOZWDtpR7aRZo0VBUNjJDgfY7fQGsYzA1-PiFIbhgTdbZe1xdFoh5weEjaPTv923JzA0iVadWTPabEJTvFwTMqHAaUzCbkzGJ2xK3c9DpFOohrYx1qiEnx9QbKxDI5EejE6XfTbp9JA/w640-h149/35E385C0-7AD4-464C-A007-04EC048E0F62.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: center;">Hello Friends!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to the Sending Sunflowers card kit release celebration from My Favorite Things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This kit is packed full with stamps, dies, and awesome patten paper that will help you create the perfect card for that special someone. The possibilities are endless with this kit and the only limit is your imagination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sending Sunflowers card kit is now available for purchase in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things online store</a>. These kits tend to sell out very quickly so grab yours before it gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiilbpa_xNCbQGtQUuFkgcINpkDEZne5wwFkmNmXKEVF_79hFBpbYitVFcltBBv7yICzYWdSlTvYPzCNMV9MQ1EAszBi7Dq-uAviv7CqVsxDHXpgSs5FX-QH5FWV3JyJKt_jTHUA1riuMWAdg_R1WJ1ZhYed8BNBcNWUFl9L0eCMGLU8DiiLKjBHQ8A/s2400/7BAD18D6-44F6-49C2-8F65-44313F172E0A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiilbpa_xNCbQGtQUuFkgcINpkDEZne5wwFkmNmXKEVF_79hFBpbYitVFcltBBv7yICzYWdSlTvYPzCNMV9MQ1EAszBi7Dq-uAviv7CqVsxDHXpgSs5FX-QH5FWV3JyJKt_jTHUA1riuMWAdg_R1WJ1ZhYed8BNBcNWUFl9L0eCMGLU8DiiLKjBHQ8A/w640-h640/7BAD18D6-44F6-49C2-8F65-44313F172E0A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sending Sunflowers card kit features the “Farmhouse Foundations” add on…when I saw it, I just had to make something using it. It’s totally my aesthetic. I wanted to use the watering can and my Distress Spays. I created this card project using the “Falling for Houndstooth” paper pad, the “Sunflower Wreath Builder” Die-namics, the “Thoughtful Greetings” stamp set and lastly the “Farmhouse Foundations” Die-namics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib39jTKtWQ7Iu-3nGAah9tb9qfhWMzMcy_lfHRApxgdam3hWG5J9GgYDwo5FxO_BUrVpQGZjl_LdEgggxUkZyov_eLu7Nr3nZkQjs0TRaaiJnk58x5MqhSFf9V8JOUJg2Nm8AAa2_YhMBhIs2kSLuQ-A93R1_KRXYVA3hVvE85ptrCP0P0w3ASzXVXGA/s2400/47ECA92A-F08A-4CB7-BE39-DAA01215F85F.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib39jTKtWQ7Iu-3nGAah9tb9qfhWMzMcy_lfHRApxgdam3hWG5J9GgYDwo5FxO_BUrVpQGZjl_LdEgggxUkZyov_eLu7Nr3nZkQjs0TRaaiJnk58x5MqhSFf9V8JOUJg2Nm8AAa2_YhMBhIs2kSLuQ-A93R1_KRXYVA3hVvE85ptrCP0P0w3ASzXVXGA/w640-h640/47ECA92A-F08A-4CB7-BE39-DAA01215F85F.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>PRODUCTS USED:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sending-sunflowers-card-kit" target="_blank">Sending Sunflower kit</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sunflower-wreath-die-namics" target="_blank">Sunflower Wreath Die-namics </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/thoughtful-greetings" target="_blank">Thoughtful Greetings Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/falling-for-houndstooth-paper-pad" target="_blank">Falling for Houndstooth Paper Pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/farmhouse-foundations-die-namics" target="_blank">Farmhouse Foundations Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">I hope you enjoyed my card creation for today. For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-38742945530782741062022-08-29T10:00:00.001-04:002022-08-29T10:00:00.186-04:00Sending Sunflowers card Kit from My Favorite Things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnEUCVm64EvVBh9juN-r8wcvZ_281IRasuG8ZDHuE1C8_efKhy7bPgyV2NOvzlWticuIDqWHr1MoruRkoD5aX0MnbVI7ASHrDIzLwLdXAq17aYGSlGoG9i33T9Dta7eJ3Wp0hRXIrBj3rrNSK246alG1bPD3K0LmfxKfblejtbBAg83lGiQ89ZhI4iA/s800/99DF2695-62B6-487B-9172-67BD8E338A3B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="800" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnEUCVm64EvVBh9juN-r8wcvZ_281IRasuG8ZDHuE1C8_efKhy7bPgyV2NOvzlWticuIDqWHr1MoruRkoD5aX0MnbVI7ASHrDIzLwLdXAq17aYGSlGoG9i33T9Dta7eJ3Wp0hRXIrBj3rrNSK246alG1bPD3K0LmfxKfblejtbBAg83lGiQ89ZhI4iA/w640-h148/99DF2695-62B6-487B-9172-67BD8E338A3B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hello Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to the Sending Sunflowers card kit preview from My Favorite Things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This kit is packed full with stamps, dies, and awesome patten paper that will help you create the perfect card for that special someone. The possibilities are endless with this kit and the only limit is your imagination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Sending Sunflowers card kit will be available for purchase in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things online store</a> Tuesday August 30th. These kits tend to sell out very quickly so grab yours before it gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtPWdxg3zJUy_m0WH-2udmga0WxH_6l172U9wcKwUTsLVi4pEwqHBzZVZi1xbSXU_sD-YCCH2PGGfsLWL0Q-ViG9Q_OTnXgF1xKeHx-5rA2FblfLa-TnxwDQqk3hsXPwzzzuQg1pnipNt-uDLcG9jpkGgI5_MpbdvKsPbI71FS2Rrc56-z14URoPPeA/s2400/5F19B0C6-8D74-4670-80D5-F08824C3B67D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtPWdxg3zJUy_m0WH-2udmga0WxH_6l172U9wcKwUTsLVi4pEwqHBzZVZi1xbSXU_sD-YCCH2PGGfsLWL0Q-ViG9Q_OTnXgF1xKeHx-5rA2FblfLa-TnxwDQqk3hsXPwzzzuQg1pnipNt-uDLcG9jpkGgI5_MpbdvKsPbI71FS2Rrc56-z14URoPPeA/w640-h640/5F19B0C6-8D74-4670-80D5-F08824C3B67D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fall is definitely around the corner and where I live in New Brunswick Canada, the leaves are just starting to change colour. This change of scenery really puts me in the mood to create seasonal cards and the Sending Sunflowers card kit fits that need perfectly. I created this card project using the “Falling for Houndstooth” paper pad, the “Sunflower Wreath Builder” Die-namics, and lastly the “Thoughtful Greetings” stamp set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggcoiJPXahQLxYaF70ZXpF6Bzqu2IMdRNg6OEdLenszXgPAIhXsQ-UyXMFgbaL_pCKbPVfrBqEOvDSYWEsjO348otgoVhQSle9gmCR-rKz9eL-NiKTIHxVrgNZ5p-9Ouo3MOUGmlLCDpcQfnnbMfI1UbWl0wGYrb_Xxae_TZhMNz-dFwn8LXMG-sSuw/s2400/15A66B74-E200-4EF4-8BEF-6382F9EDB369.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggcoiJPXahQLxYaF70ZXpF6Bzqu2IMdRNg6OEdLenszXgPAIhXsQ-UyXMFgbaL_pCKbPVfrBqEOvDSYWEsjO348otgoVhQSle9gmCR-rKz9eL-NiKTIHxVrgNZ5p-9Ouo3MOUGmlLCDpcQfnnbMfI1UbWl0wGYrb_Xxae_TZhMNz-dFwn8LXMG-sSuw/w640-h640/15A66B74-E200-4EF4-8BEF-6382F9EDB369.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>PRODUCTS USED:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sending-sunflowers-card-kit" target="_blank">Sending Sunflower kit</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sunflower-wreath-die-namics" target="_blank">Sunflower Wreath Die-namics </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/thoughtful-greetings" target="_blank">Thoughtful Greetings Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/falling-for-houndstooth-paper-pad" target="_blank">Falling for Houndstooth Paper Pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">I hope you enjoyed my card creation for today. For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-54485031697409926542022-08-16T10:00:00.001-04:002022-08-16T10:00:00.193-04:00MFT & Friends - August Release Celebration <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to August 2022 Release celebration from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today as well as the previous 5 days are now available for purchase in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things online shop</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I’m sure by now your list of “must haves” from this release keeps growing and growing...I know for myself, it sure was a challenge to decide which goodies I wanted to play with first. I decided to play with the “Tall Hello” Die-namics, “How to Say Hello” stamp set, and lastly the “Paint Strokes” stencil.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAL3ZJnjtgVl4WVgdk0yynZy1O9oZYLyiyCvD-uX_8_M8v4LbfvGNbyELGl4g1MplQG1XiTo9sE-ypEUYA_iSXgabU-iA_EgOWLkLHU_bOE7u108bMZpUng-5VuzmCMPyoQ8ALrndniYL9lVLCWOufYam05Av73dWUi-3jzJbQ1_42T_h97VS2B82Ng/s2400/CB825AF3-0432-4C61-B97A-1B178204690C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAL3ZJnjtgVl4WVgdk0yynZy1O9oZYLyiyCvD-uX_8_M8v4LbfvGNbyELGl4g1MplQG1XiTo9sE-ypEUYA_iSXgabU-iA_EgOWLkLHU_bOE7u108bMZpUng-5VuzmCMPyoQ8ALrndniYL9lVLCWOufYam05Av73dWUi-3jzJbQ1_42T_h97VS2B82Ng/w640-h640/CB825AF3-0432-4C61-B97A-1B178204690C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started off by using the “Tall Hello” Die-namics to cut out the letters using black cardstock. I cut multiple layers and glued them together to create thick letters. Next, I used Salvaged Patina oxide spray to mist the bottom portion of the letters. I love the effect this gave</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaSqC_U7HU9TtLd-2-O7TzG3dg9UpDLOt9_jpJg79wn1zcWmHaiocfq0YwzUd6hpXmKh3HCTOXX7r7S8MgJhnf8ZXVjVohbDQvyTPE_61DO1PYOs1daZWb9aAHkos8bbTfghInQkOye3CY_9_oDC57FCfo4_4y3O_DA0Z5X8GAEWyRCd4JkEJaRY3sw/s2400/A442934A-AB27-46F3-AF8B-8BABF4F9FE28.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaSqC_U7HU9TtLd-2-O7TzG3dg9UpDLOt9_jpJg79wn1zcWmHaiocfq0YwzUd6hpXmKh3HCTOXX7r7S8MgJhnf8ZXVjVohbDQvyTPE_61DO1PYOs1daZWb9aAHkos8bbTfghInQkOye3CY_9_oDC57FCfo4_4y3O_DA0Z5X8GAEWyRCd4JkEJaRY3sw/w640-h640/A442934A-AB27-46F3-AF8B-8BABF4F9FE28.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then created the background using the “Paint Strokes” stencil with Distress Transparent Crackle Paste and oxide sprays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKi6BX0Z_HrN8Y2m8xsaPGcehvK5NGNpLANMgcBWyFIOhfugmLRCiCFdHPMCdl3S_wpUDc5Xspontf5GL4h2GJPoSO0t6HpJTpoKYPHFP2tpwxh-FeiwiSlVLY_FkcromaHSlFKhWyt0Y16GST0J-t1s7EWRegC1Gs9eheDiCciEfcYGwzgI3Rfqa6A/s2400/7290C019-42B4-4A9B-8073-16EE7B0E5559.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKi6BX0Z_HrN8Y2m8xsaPGcehvK5NGNpLANMgcBWyFIOhfugmLRCiCFdHPMCdl3S_wpUDc5Xspontf5GL4h2GJPoSO0t6HpJTpoKYPHFP2tpwxh-FeiwiSlVLY_FkcromaHSlFKhWyt0Y16GST0J-t1s7EWRegC1Gs9eheDiCciEfcYGwzgI3Rfqa6A/w640-h640/7290C019-42B4-4A9B-8073-16EE7B0E5559.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed the letters overtop of the crackle elements, heat embossed a sentiment in gold embossing powder from the “How to Say Hello” stamp set and matted my card front onto some teal colored cardstock.</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/tall-hello-die-namics" target="_blank">“Tall Hello” Die-namics</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/how-to-say-hello" target="_blank">“How to Say Hello” stamp set</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/paint-strokes-stencil" target="_blank">“Paint Strokes” stencil</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-43271043462860484422022-08-15T10:00:00.001-04:002022-08-15T10:00:00.195-04:00My Favorite Things - Ride or Die<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 1 of the August 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday August 16th at 10am EST.</div><div><br /></div><div>For todays card creation using August release goodies, I created a project using the “Ride or Die” stamp set and coordinating die-namics as well as the previously released “Happy Patterns” paper pad and “Cutest Clouds Ever” die-namics .</div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHRJuDSJ8ObknYHLbjTF3k8ZqI9V7fxWel3GP0EBqBGzR1-Ur04FCa_99yJB4U_tle6WbUxD9jqLprqEo26IctyqdxbX6FHR-xw_8bTZHpb3Y6QtEBYQqbYFdBNvZc0KK6WzH4zishh8UcUOW9KA2e6Nrh_sFTTbpqINp0JMMauX2upjINfMxu5Qanw/s2400/C3F6022B-8FD3-477C-A177-90419E5EA159.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHRJuDSJ8ObknYHLbjTF3k8ZqI9V7fxWel3GP0EBqBGzR1-Ur04FCa_99yJB4U_tle6WbUxD9jqLprqEo26IctyqdxbX6FHR-xw_8bTZHpb3Y6QtEBYQqbYFdBNvZc0KK6WzH4zishh8UcUOW9KA2e6Nrh_sFTTbpqINp0JMMauX2upjINfMxu5Qanw/w640-h640/C3F6022B-8FD3-477C-A177-90419E5EA159.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started by stamping out the images from the “Ride of Die” stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZrPVjfJhSYZ7PrqInaDtz21TCMKBIHwQVOFS3aOIPdIIfCmKdfwjJ-2Asi7sWj58Ba_b5rhR4xgeo5Q8cyUzEJbCS9clC6_pjU76bKCBEPSUzEeQiQ_1jjIy2qZ93qijg5vvzBjNCu5IGA5MYSABMRgl0sGYngQrVlLykUWp5-QJT51mtJOdbTq6pA/s2400/A3928995-4A3E-407E-8C7A-71127B2D290E.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZrPVjfJhSYZ7PrqInaDtz21TCMKBIHwQVOFS3aOIPdIIfCmKdfwjJ-2Asi7sWj58Ba_b5rhR4xgeo5Q8cyUzEJbCS9clC6_pjU76bKCBEPSUzEeQiQ_1jjIy2qZ93qijg5vvzBjNCu5IGA5MYSABMRgl0sGYngQrVlLykUWp5-QJT51mtJOdbTq6pA/w640-h640/A3928995-4A3E-407E-8C7A-71127B2D290E.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used papers from the “Happy Patterns” paper pad to set the scene for my card. Next, I used the “Cutest Clouds Ever” die-namics and then heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder on orange card stock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used: </u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/ride-or-die-die-namics" target="_blank">“Ride or Die” stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/ride-or-die-die-namics" target="_blank">“Rise or Die” die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-patterns-paper-pad?_pos=1&_sid=242ef9b46&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Happy Patterns” paper pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/cutest-clouds-ever-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=f755a2a6c&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Cutest Clouds Ever” die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-40810166903782725102022-08-14T10:00:00.042-04:002022-08-14T10:00:00.192-04:00My Favorite Things - Best Witches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to Day 2 of the August 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday August 16th at 10am EST.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For todays card creation using August release goodies, I created a project using the “Best Witches” stamp set and coordinating die-namics.</div><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwNbUmuQI7uEIhTaJfDyqK1UB7rs515dZOplraLtgKrahLGan4Mwrsxk8rVsOx96CVcvvwAiMjcNMYyCl05rCe1fk7AnUghgTLl21kmmaMZ8X2sLAjxaZmn_pDYLghkFxRu9GED6qnmSMbtTZqqHP6eeDAzSWwE7EYuUU6og1SH376Eki94ik0602VA/s2400/4568234D-F678-40BB-97E4-859F767E6336.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwNbUmuQI7uEIhTaJfDyqK1UB7rs515dZOplraLtgKrahLGan4Mwrsxk8rVsOx96CVcvvwAiMjcNMYyCl05rCe1fk7AnUghgTLl21kmmaMZ8X2sLAjxaZmn_pDYLghkFxRu9GED6qnmSMbtTZqqHP6eeDAzSWwE7EYuUU6og1SH376Eki94ik0602VA/w640-h640/4568234D-F678-40BB-97E4-859F767E6336.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the “Best Witches” stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg6W20AxuW_fcxC-GI4hLkpwd8NJnRn2fCx9WsBpwIW0Ac5HX6oTC1o7ICpZP-UwSjqh4nvFBRZcdL8hLj7PD9VApD9uqYrr1oBGWsqXiq6vgPx8Bt8qglsVQ8bHs7fh7Qso3w46iDU8cvV7s8SWjvhgJeOqrJtfDZ76Al0_Rmbf3i5nn9Q6LdWwRZQ/s2400/9725808B-E0DC-40AE-BD7A-E4E51FDB151B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg6W20AxuW_fcxC-GI4hLkpwd8NJnRn2fCx9WsBpwIW0Ac5HX6oTC1o7ICpZP-UwSjqh4nvFBRZcdL8hLj7PD9VApD9uqYrr1oBGWsqXiq6vgPx8Bt8qglsVQ8bHs7fh7Qso3w46iDU8cvV7s8SWjvhgJeOqrJtfDZ76Al0_Rmbf3i5nn9Q6LdWwRZQ/w640-h640/9725808B-E0DC-40AE-BD7A-E4E51FDB151B.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then created an inky background using my Distress inks to sent the scene for my cute yet spooky card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off the card, I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the set using a white embossing powder on black cardstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used: </u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-best-witches" target="_blank">“Best Witches” stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-best-witches-die-namics" target="_blank"> “Best Witches” coordinating die-namics.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-81068551644169643092022-08-13T10:00:00.003-04:002022-08-13T10:00:00.201-04:00My Favorite Things - School Is Cool<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 3 of the August 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday August 16th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using the August release goodies, I created a project using the “School is Cool" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, the “Notebook” paper pad, and previously released “Happy Swish” Die-namics.</div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgIYpFOJy7b3JVyRCq9Sgq8dhi410e5YAu3VtiZfbGmANl3pRRJjCBIjwgzr9LEBUbQRuta28i_0K9Kgej6cx5-8yJhEoMDTYLpfF5um3lhZjfwC6vV4fHzdOe0uOlSpMqb9l408Z2P6WNpW3-pTK52uAOA876fgycuSsKfjN-j-DTUledctlgkUz2w/s2400/FD84D682-4739-4726-8786-5DD5FB88CE30.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgIYpFOJy7b3JVyRCq9Sgq8dhi410e5YAu3VtiZfbGmANl3pRRJjCBIjwgzr9LEBUbQRuta28i_0K9Kgej6cx5-8yJhEoMDTYLpfF5um3lhZjfwC6vV4fHzdOe0uOlSpMqb9l408Z2P6WNpW3-pTK52uAOA876fgycuSsKfjN-j-DTUledctlgkUz2w/w640-h640/FD84D682-4739-4726-8786-5DD5FB88CE30.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out some of the adorable images from the “School is Cool” stamp set, colouring up the image using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLuh0HJBN_1JcGo3xXVdgm2oduESJ76vaD_0eOWX0WTwY6UXl1j83JZCH4GDqkXfbJEZ-6cMCfTK6OvI8Mx2j0-yo2noaPau4ctwho_XeQrJAY2rYlm2YJqor482mqb4l1z4yGSaT5uoBn5bhXVSq9EbT8RdY9_cjYkQ52s2vGTGiorEEUpj1OTFe8Q/s2400/3717D228-D0DE-4E2C-BC63-4A981A1D8EFD.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLuh0HJBN_1JcGo3xXVdgm2oduESJ76vaD_0eOWX0WTwY6UXl1j83JZCH4GDqkXfbJEZ-6cMCfTK6OvI8Mx2j0-yo2noaPau4ctwho_XeQrJAY2rYlm2YJqor482mqb4l1z4yGSaT5uoBn5bhXVSq9EbT8RdY9_cjYkQ52s2vGTGiorEEUpj1OTFe8Q/w640-h640/3717D228-D0DE-4E2C-BC63-4A981A1D8EFD.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, I used a sheet of pattern paper from the “Notebook” paper pad for my background, stamped some of the smaller images from the stamp set to create a repeating background. I also used the “Happy Swish” Die-namics to cut out some white cardstock which I coloured up using Copic markers to make a rainbow path for the adorable child to run across.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used: </u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-school-is-cool" target="_blank">“School is Cool" stamp set </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-school-is-cool-die-namics" target="_blank">“School is Cool" coordinating Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/notebook-paper-paper-pad" target="_blank">“Notebook” paper pad,</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-swish-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=3d74d4c6e&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Happy Swish” Die-namics.</a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-20785869930672815962022-08-12T10:00:00.002-04:002022-08-12T10:00:00.205-04:00My Favorite Things - Greatest Blessing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 4 of the August 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday August 16th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using the August release, I used the absolute must have “Greatest Blessing" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics as well as the previously released </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Happy Patterns" Paper Pad and “A2 double stitched rectangle stax” Die-namics.</div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-thrBuh6M_v09eguHa45rWEcfoLKxqmFc8n_qxh7ocuO70HOtG47INgSD6pSy-wHWA8dR318yUvC95wXKvV6aFrZM_jvCzTvKxPb6GtbHf_CmoADfB6tupTWqulQpqIfiv0TIzcud2SLjzf8MlUtFsdCip0r4wW6QEXyrtcPvC1lHNSVcwvIpgD4CZQ/s2400/4997FBD6-010C-4F0C-9FD0-3253ABD76ADF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-thrBuh6M_v09eguHa45rWEcfoLKxqmFc8n_qxh7ocuO70HOtG47INgSD6pSy-wHWA8dR318yUvC95wXKvV6aFrZM_jvCzTvKxPb6GtbHf_CmoADfB6tupTWqulQpqIfiv0TIzcud2SLjzf8MlUtFsdCip0r4wW6QEXyrtcPvC1lHNSVcwvIpgD4CZQ/w640-h640/4997FBD6-010C-4F0C-9FD0-3253ABD76ADF.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the “Greatest Blessing" stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFfowluK1Irsylq0XHCWC3025hsiRzf-zLPlzuIQORabK382LKXOwEcqSF50S90QZ-zjR4KrhTSOq0P9GmeJpW542YV_5JtRbuDKQdhWHEG0mPgQh3Ju9s6ht_9jKKahfvM61eLYCnjChKqHX-TPrDG-EoXxIGb0RG8qGQle41DyPxpbbi40c7CXkHQ/s2400/27052E50-FDC1-4CCD-BCE7-190748063A14.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFfowluK1Irsylq0XHCWC3025hsiRzf-zLPlzuIQORabK382LKXOwEcqSF50S90QZ-zjR4KrhTSOq0P9GmeJpW542YV_5JtRbuDKQdhWHEG0mPgQh3Ju9s6ht_9jKKahfvM61eLYCnjChKqHX-TPrDG-EoXxIGb0RG8qGQle41DyPxpbbi40c7CXkHQ/w640-h640/27052E50-FDC1-4CCD-BCE7-190748063A14.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, I took smaller elements from the stamp set and then repeat stamped it using a kraft coloured ink onto kraft cardstock. I then die cut it out the background using the “A2 Double Stitched Rectangle STAX” and matted it using an orange cardstock,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish my card, I stamped the sentiment from the set onto a yellow cardstock and then matted my card front using a piece of paper from the “Happy Patterns” paper pad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/dbd-greatest-blessing" target="_blank">“Greatest Blessing" stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/dbd-greatest-blessing-die-namics" target="_blank">“Greatest Blessings” Die-namics </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-patterns-paper-pad?_pos=1&_sid=191bbe4e2&_ss=r" target="_blank">"Happy Patterns" Paper Pad </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/a2-double-stitched-rectangle-stax-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=a8c5096b6&_ss=r" target="_blank">“A2 double stitched rectangle stax” Die-namics.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-84566027806087509822022-08-11T10:00:00.052-04:002022-08-11T10:00:00.213-04:00My Favorite Things - Happy Pumpkin Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 5 of the August 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday August 16th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my first card creation using the August release, I used the absolutely adorable "Happy Pumpkin Season" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics,as well as the previously released “Rainbow Grid paper pad and<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Barn Sweet Barn” Die-namics.</div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAj0tQ8QIVoiEhQXop-2LPh4LosawasUnD58kaQHrChWr7hdHLf9lD3v05-QTJW52O_IahEFatDjNhXmWAjmeoM4yZDjgFiShiE85oAFSa1sRjN6ycRmJDT6VlsK0QgWPiA6MpgckkJ8XVKWMmT2VmUbSAu2P_TIZvr4FlPdfZ9LNrLwF_zNKrcm9Pw/s2400/4B5915DA-8384-4AF5-A762-9E76272AF3CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAj0tQ8QIVoiEhQXop-2LPh4LosawasUnD58kaQHrChWr7hdHLf9lD3v05-QTJW52O_IahEFatDjNhXmWAjmeoM4yZDjgFiShiE85oAFSa1sRjN6ycRmJDT6VlsK0QgWPiA6MpgckkJ8XVKWMmT2VmUbSAu2P_TIZvr4FlPdfZ9LNrLwF_zNKrcm9Pw/w640-h640/4B5915DA-8384-4AF5-A762-9E76272AF3CA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Happy Pumpkin Season", colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaQ66VoebGlKO60yv_FE83eev4tNsOJPvS_-vT69qytMvtMH8yf-b2ik-8cnn_Bn_C0MQPpM02MPMDS-PyV5_n9meaZvriiMI38xMYOay0zCjZAWlZRNHS_EqkTUxB_MYqAEYMOf1tSWzI3GBGvQEUKETgtU5vU6MiXIfPky4mNP8JnT372uWpgsh5Q/s2400/912E0496-6458-43F3-95B0-DA31A3FD8A65.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaQ66VoebGlKO60yv_FE83eev4tNsOJPvS_-vT69qytMvtMH8yf-b2ik-8cnn_Bn_C0MQPpM02MPMDS-PyV5_n9meaZvriiMI38xMYOay0zCjZAWlZRNHS_EqkTUxB_MYqAEYMOf1tSWzI3GBGvQEUKETgtU5vU6MiXIfPky4mNP8JnT372uWpgsh5Q/w640-h640/912E0496-6458-43F3-95B0-DA31A3FD8A65.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, I ink blended the background using a blue ink on white cardstock. I then placed my coloured images on top as well as the die cut barn that I made using the “Barn Sweet Barn” die set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To finish off the card, I heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing powder on grey cardstock then used a piece of pattern paper from the “Rainbow Grid” paper pad.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sy-happy-pumpkin-season" target="_blank"> "Happy Pumpkin Season" Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sy-happy-pumpkin-season-die-namics" target="_blank">"Happy Pumpkin Season" Die-namics</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/mstn-rainbow-grid-paper-pad?_pos=1&_sid=3ac2a9b7c&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Rainbow Grid paper pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/barn-sweet-barn-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=eaa16c18a&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Barn Sweet Barn” Die-namics.</a></div><p></p><ol start="0" style="font-family: Times; list-style-type: none; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Times; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-60303539084437643672022-07-12T10:00:00.002-04:002022-07-12T10:00:00.237-04:00MFT & Friends - Wish Big<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to July 2022 Release celebration from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today as well as the previous 5 days are now available for purchase in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things online shop</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I’m sure by now your list of “must haves” from this release keeps growing and growing...I know for myself, it sure was a challenge to decide which goodies I wanted to play with first. You can never have enough Birthday cards in your stash…so when I saw the “Wish Big” Die-namics, I knew I had to use them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8BrItxiLy191VOzw-3bEG4-pidXgeEPgQRKQwtyTzvaTwfAQe0-Af5nfL7NSjaHcsuOel6t7tQkJs4FA3G8QLF_8AQN5oSqu3LLUKDryXAGjN3Kqsmh--fBBh0ndch2-zTwdO4t2v-Mt2sT1jep3tLz4Z66N0sT4BF2MstCEYj21QMkxdXaJn0gl-Q/s2400/433DED5A-C630-4473-AAF4-58509258E270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8BrItxiLy191VOzw-3bEG4-pidXgeEPgQRKQwtyTzvaTwfAQe0-Af5nfL7NSjaHcsuOel6t7tQkJs4FA3G8QLF_8AQN5oSqu3LLUKDryXAGjN3Kqsmh--fBBh0ndch2-zTwdO4t2v-Mt2sT1jep3tLz4Z66N0sT4BF2MstCEYj21QMkxdXaJn0gl-Q/w640-h640/433DED5A-C630-4473-AAF4-58509258E270.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created a clean and simple card project where I die cut out the “Wish Big” die-namics from a mixed media background I had made a few months back. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmLRUMV7GYN1gRgVPBiMsss820Qio0gcD67vKbGc6LbOMqUQTI8tWcrqraayV_Y2FeYXGtyKkYsuh7UMBDXDj9JNqPrPEAKHph9IN79KRD_p_WRb9Et_Oaggs1wOTulcpXZ9vQp-tmPIuatZlRRTbvFiHSN95g-etlCHWtrLN6OKaz_YJHsqsJONY9g/s2400/1092ED40-EA33-4A69-A0D6-841AE641A631.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmLRUMV7GYN1gRgVPBiMsss820Qio0gcD67vKbGc6LbOMqUQTI8tWcrqraayV_Y2FeYXGtyKkYsuh7UMBDXDj9JNqPrPEAKHph9IN79KRD_p_WRb9Et_Oaggs1wOTulcpXZ9vQp-tmPIuatZlRRTbvFiHSN95g-etlCHWtrLN6OKaz_YJHsqsJONY9g/w640-h640/1092ED40-EA33-4A69-A0D6-841AE641A631.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut out a piece of white card stock using the “<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;">A2 Double Stitched STAX rectangles” Die-namics and then ink blended using a yellow ink. I then placed the die cut candles directly overtop, stamped a sentiment from the “Sweet 16” stamp set (which is this months Free with $60 purchase) using a black ink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;">I then matted my card front using a dark pink card stock and placed it overtop of some kraft card stock.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/wish-big-die-namics" target="_blank">“Wish Big” Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/a2-double-stitched-rectangle-stax-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=3c20f9568&_ss=r" target="_blank">“<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;">A2 Double Stitched STAX rectangles” Die-namics</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 20); color: #161614; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6000000238418579px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div><br /> <p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-12845839804112466892022-07-11T10:00:00.007-04:002022-07-11T10:00:00.209-04:00My Favorite Things - Chill Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 1 of the July 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday July 12th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using July release goodies, I played with the “Chill Friends" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, the “Wildflowers” 6x6 pattern paper pad as well as the previously released “Sunny Rays” stencil</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQATMFOIEB7xhGavtl-TCFsKRApu_p_fG7Hlf_2kAKAKHxy6EPyhZEONbarSHK6yosNBpRpIOhcbIXwb942wAH54jJB16shUNpA8knEpSg1fvPAgC3-FP3CIiN440RnrxRcK5KQ4okSygPhUIl6OO7kvIUfJjxDPq-Yx90bZwN5jAWNuD3Z3hMrQP5aw/s2400/C3E4DAF5-005D-4D85-9F14-03E52CE72827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQATMFOIEB7xhGavtl-TCFsKRApu_p_fG7Hlf_2kAKAKHxy6EPyhZEONbarSHK6yosNBpRpIOhcbIXwb942wAH54jJB16shUNpA8knEpSg1fvPAgC3-FP3CIiN440RnrxRcK5KQ4okSygPhUIl6OO7kvIUfJjxDPq-Yx90bZwN5jAWNuD3Z3hMrQP5aw/w640-h640/C3E4DAF5-005D-4D85-9F14-03E52CE72827.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the “Chill Friends” stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ud9o7a6aJ5Vc81H_d_i351v2sZPELhueyZTkPfw66GTQYdlZPe0c9oNr1086e_sTuAqPDjFx6u2Q7187Sg9RjLpwCr6PwyOoYipcch68I75DEeD7vjwEfPSefE_2F6e0LnbVkzD2SxgxYqMBogH0wZ2mstSmFO7n6dcoq4B1rreCKQqOIphaRUlCVA/s2400/18B89422-D965-4258-9332-7CBDAB8A6EC1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ud9o7a6aJ5Vc81H_d_i351v2sZPELhueyZTkPfw66GTQYdlZPe0c9oNr1086e_sTuAqPDjFx6u2Q7187Sg9RjLpwCr6PwyOoYipcch68I75DEeD7vjwEfPSefE_2F6e0LnbVkzD2SxgxYqMBogH0wZ2mstSmFO7n6dcoq4B1rreCKQqOIphaRUlCVA/w640-h640/18B89422-D965-4258-9332-7CBDAB8A6EC1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I used the “Sunny Rays” stencil on some white cardstock with yellow and orange ink. I then took a piece of pattern paper from the new “Wildflowers” 6x6 paper pad and cut it down to 1.5” x 4.25” and placed it at the bottom of my card front. My colored images where placed right above the pattern paper to create me scene and I finished off the card by heat embossing the sentiment using white embossing powder on some orange cardstock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/chill-friends" target="_blank">“Chill Friends" stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/chill-friends-die-namics" target="_blank">“Chill Friends" Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/dbd-wildflowers-paper-pad">“Wildflowers” paper pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sunny-rays-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=cd9bf1ca6&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Sunny Rays” Stencil</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-74133832615177803222022-07-10T10:00:00.001-04:002022-07-10T10:00:00.212-04:00My Favorite Things - Happy Happy Birthday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 2 of the July 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday July 12th at 10am EST.</div><div><br /></div><div>For todays card creation using July release goodies, I created a project using the “Happy Happy Birthday” stamp set and the “Happy Swish” Die-namics.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh245fd3vym1uUkAi6WVx6RUBDeFdmzHNepwCHk-I_Exudly7dfwTCRtKScHkIb9V47lh7BDezKCZfwR-Ds1pm4VW8D427Tyc1YSCxIJTorwx4P3XPMmqWBX3MIQzTctKNSa9fzjXf7hkDIS1wCFKhQnhzDbEg7hMgGZL1SGqHRKIoMJhr8Fhu77x5M0A/s2400/4E61430E-5A85-4988-89ED-B3719954DCB5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh245fd3vym1uUkAi6WVx6RUBDeFdmzHNepwCHk-I_Exudly7dfwTCRtKScHkIb9V47lh7BDezKCZfwR-Ds1pm4VW8D427Tyc1YSCxIJTorwx4P3XPMmqWBX3MIQzTctKNSa9fzjXf7hkDIS1wCFKhQnhzDbEg7hMgGZL1SGqHRKIoMJhr8Fhu77x5M0A/w640-h640/4E61430E-5A85-4988-89ED-B3719954DCB5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping the outline “HAPPY” word from “Happy Happy Birthday” stamp set and then stamped the solid “HAPPY’ stamp using a “Butterscotch” Premium Dye inks. Next, I reinked the same stamp using “Orange Zest” Premium Dye Ink. I used a blending brush to remove the top half of the Orange Zest ink and then stamped directly overtop of the previous colour to create an ombré effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knew I just had to use the “Happy Swish” Die-namics so I cut it out with white card stock and then coloured each individual piece using Copic markers in rainbow colours. Once completed I attached it directly overtop using some liquid glue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off my card, I stamped the word “Birthday” from the “Happy Happy Birthday” set using a black ink and then matted the card front using some black cardstock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RvfpWxTKTeSSivlYZdwVRbSGEyB8JCpArLGDi0oVWEjNj3ehANjXb9RXCpJc6mAb8iqakqrHsJMD9f3DXt3FrWvgtdT57VbI0SezjGjprZYTPRHTCLEW8vetAJStJCAJQFTbNahqYbhVlKmBQyv9y_I2XkyWIHviWBzQ30K6IAMYVQQnqhstoNwkYQ/s2400/156D552C-4465-4E8D-BA83-9D2A3270144F.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RvfpWxTKTeSSivlYZdwVRbSGEyB8JCpArLGDi0oVWEjNj3ehANjXb9RXCpJc6mAb8iqakqrHsJMD9f3DXt3FrWvgtdT57VbI0SezjGjprZYTPRHTCLEW8vetAJStJCAJQFTbNahqYbhVlKmBQyv9y_I2XkyWIHviWBzQ30K6IAMYVQQnqhstoNwkYQ/w640-h640/156D552C-4465-4E8D-BA83-9D2A3270144F.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used: </u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href=" https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-happy-birthday" target="_blank">“Happy Happy Birthday” stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-swish-die-namics" target="_blank">“Happy Swish” Die-namics.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/premium-dye-ink-cube-butterscotch?_pos=5&_sid=921483734&_ss=r" target="_blank">Butterscotch Premium Dye Ink</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/premium-dye-ink-cube-orange-zest?_pos=8&_sid=921483734&_ss=r" target="_blank">Orange Zest Premium Dye Ink</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div></div><br /> <p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-26220271469454469002022-07-09T10:00:00.001-04:002022-07-09T10:00:00.202-04:00My Favorite Things - Joyful Giraffes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 3 of the July 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday July 12th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using the July release goodies, I created a project using the “Joyful Giraffes" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics. I also used the previously released “Tree Builder” Die-namics and the “Inside & Out Stitched Arched STAX” Die-namics. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gS13HE7PSuEBBRHgGKlWcrFRRLBnqpiGk9KiK7Mi8LzNMTHMqfyqhuhQaIsDkcZ7slJ3Z06VU5DryDhg2-NmmMV-Q8LWgCNc82e1_5QN8RDTBG2qCE3K98hIE0IljJVri_i07ZiCyhfZXseaTG_MP76LxhwtO2PGNAlzUZKhIEr0J3OOkGorsDEDGw/s2400/D4E9EFB5-502D-4182-BBF4-D652627F3145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gS13HE7PSuEBBRHgGKlWcrFRRLBnqpiGk9KiK7Mi8LzNMTHMqfyqhuhQaIsDkcZ7slJ3Z06VU5DryDhg2-NmmMV-Q8LWgCNc82e1_5QN8RDTBG2qCE3K98hIE0IljJVri_i07ZiCyhfZXseaTG_MP76LxhwtO2PGNAlzUZKhIEr0J3OOkGorsDEDGw/w640-h640/D4E9EFB5-502D-4182-BBF4-D652627F3145.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started by stamping out some of the adorable images from the “ Joyful Giraffes” stamp set, colouring up the image using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics. It was a pretty quick colour and I think they turned out pretty cute.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then did some quick ink blending using some blue Distress Ink on white card that was cut out using the “Inside & Out Stitched Arched STAX” Die-namics. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu75gRf4tbeQ_N9Cc4GwvHTpnXByyq0UdO5ut_nJNZ9abBsONxmAXDvHvYLxuIA6WpaZVaWRUN7Z7swp0y4vNTVrK010LuHy9VYUFO9deLR_2olYrp5HKqy3C8-fFA6IAtQeEbWDZbUFNRvAIY6IXT8nm6bxnwX2lY2z8ppjZaeAQW9LWDh80OYFTe8w/s2400/E1B2287D-7D93-4854-9A0A-2F34834ECA18.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu75gRf4tbeQ_N9Cc4GwvHTpnXByyq0UdO5ut_nJNZ9abBsONxmAXDvHvYLxuIA6WpaZVaWRUN7Z7swp0y4vNTVrK010LuHy9VYUFO9deLR_2olYrp5HKqy3C8-fFA6IAtQeEbWDZbUFNRvAIY6IXT8nm6bxnwX2lY2z8ppjZaeAQW9LWDh80OYFTe8w/w640-h640/E1B2287D-7D93-4854-9A0A-2F34834ECA18.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used: </u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/joyful-giraffes" target="_blank">“Joyful Giraffes" stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/joyful-giraffes-die-namics" target="_blank">“Joyful Giraffes" coordinating Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/tree-builder-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=58eb6b86e&_ss=r" target="_blank"> “Tree Builder” Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/inside-out-stitched-arch-stax-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=ea1c93d60&_ss=r" target="_blank"> “Inside & Out Stitched Arched STAX” Die-namics. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div></div><br /> <p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-31704999145673594822022-07-08T10:00:00.003-04:002022-07-08T10:00:00.194-04:00My Favorite Things - Farm-tastic Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 4 of the July 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday July 12th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my second card creation using the July release, I used the absolute must haves “Farm-tastic Friends" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, the "Windmill" Die-namics and lastly the previously released </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Happy Patterns" Paper Pad.</div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEg5mxViFe1ut26zXiLDdtyupNcWs3lCjs9qrmXYorEv-CCefqcJUtp4lG-LtUZggJrrbPeJBXBYkrVI6hbVDPI7zKcsnkWx720BnoanqwffPbgOSWpoyLeruykyVq7B8NnDa8qCFoaMt6BHcMPeBDw3YvRjfY7G5xQWCsiKGvhiZEpG3o1bYrrLzog/s2221/48AA50F5-91DF-4F2A-82CF-9DC700140EDC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="2221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEg5mxViFe1ut26zXiLDdtyupNcWs3lCjs9qrmXYorEv-CCefqcJUtp4lG-LtUZggJrrbPeJBXBYkrVI6hbVDPI7zKcsnkWx720BnoanqwffPbgOSWpoyLeruykyVq7B8NnDa8qCFoaMt6BHcMPeBDw3YvRjfY7G5xQWCsiKGvhiZEpG3o1bYrrLzog/w640-h640/48AA50F5-91DF-4F2A-82CF-9DC700140EDC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Farm-tastic Friends" stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwOybKyqhA0oQqF6qikUDSeC_NvpOhDBE_eA2SzeLZGphJIy1IdlRuObNmnqOwAnsYe9WgIFi2-csc49SXb1YwXHVuTh8aOFjZBz_VtcycTUGxiQWQvuybv_qO7JkyctdCGS6EeO8-yrZdL8ngdXd0M5jxfbVS3VKDpH8h0XpKLc3uv3QPNmI7R5AOg/s2400/F2B3714B-C98D-4027-8C9D-85D2F06F86D5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwOybKyqhA0oQqF6qikUDSeC_NvpOhDBE_eA2SzeLZGphJIy1IdlRuObNmnqOwAnsYe9WgIFi2-csc49SXb1YwXHVuTh8aOFjZBz_VtcycTUGxiQWQvuybv_qO7JkyctdCGS6EeO8-yrZdL8ngdXd0M5jxfbVS3VKDpH8h0XpKLc3uv3QPNmI7R5AOg/w640-h640/F2B3714B-C98D-4027-8C9D-85D2F06F86D5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did some simple ink blending to set my scene using a blue and green Distress Ink and then placed my die cut pieces onto the card front. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I used the super awesome “Windmill” Die-namics cutting it out using a kraft and silver metallic card stock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off my card, I stamped the sentiment using a black ink and then placed my card front onto a piece of pattern paper from the “Happy Pattern” paper pad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/farm-tastic-friends" target="_blank">“Farm-tastic Friends" stamp set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/farm-tastic-friends" target="_blank">“Farm-tastic Friends" Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/windmill-die-namics" target="_blank">"Windmill" Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/happy-patterns-paper-pad?_pos=1&_sid=c0440127a&_ss=r" target="_blank">“Happy Patterns” paper pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-80696419967565151492022-07-07T10:00:00.001-04:002022-07-07T10:00:00.199-04:00My Favorite Things - Eat Lots of Cake<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 5 of the July 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday July 12th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my first card creation using the July release, I used the absolutely adorable "Eat Lots Of Cake" and “Purr-fect Birthday” stamp sets, “Balloon Party" stencil, as well as the previously released “Rainbow Grid paper pad and<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A2 Double Stitched STAX rectangles Die-namics.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbK3pUhYYR5ERmri2TQETp4hGCuvPOy_S9VO7L0gnj0CfEv2tZvyvjMBlROq5iqFZKdxdqkQOh_IO7kDgQx4TwMJ1UG1XMhlNBOx0fny4_Yc_YZDFMsm1yCpw2G8KA2IpWMWKdeUIrzsB4zZxRrHBTg98DSa836cJD5IdDgURpb6Y5Iof5ACmtgMH-w/s2400/998B3E1E-D6B5-4144-AEC4-01602A362D69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbK3pUhYYR5ERmri2TQETp4hGCuvPOy_S9VO7L0gnj0CfEv2tZvyvjMBlROq5iqFZKdxdqkQOh_IO7kDgQx4TwMJ1UG1XMhlNBOx0fny4_Yc_YZDFMsm1yCpw2G8KA2IpWMWKdeUIrzsB4zZxRrHBTg98DSa836cJD5IdDgURpb6Y5Iof5ACmtgMH-w/w640-h640/998B3E1E-D6B5-4144-AEC4-01602A362D69.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Eat Lots Of Cake" and “Purr-fect Birthday” stamp sets, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeCnk78qlY5kbh38eYWXYUCg6FHnnp-VY6EB51hH4_ulhlqNahYoK5HarMWnzqo74W1m3IwQjnlDI0i659a6EH8u_gYyLXRZD4bTWVrGjyjOQSqztX7-xj7d_pWgAK0SjyAoIaCRLAdXWdyYcL3wIpWPUsSOZQb-ccaWtBqSmuxWgUhfUahNCQillUg/s2400/5209A567-4B03-4258-9499-E0473BCF325B.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeCnk78qlY5kbh38eYWXYUCg6FHnnp-VY6EB51hH4_ulhlqNahYoK5HarMWnzqo74W1m3IwQjnlDI0i659a6EH8u_gYyLXRZD4bTWVrGjyjOQSqztX7-xj7d_pWgAK0SjyAoIaCRLAdXWdyYcL3wIpWPUsSOZQb-ccaWtBqSmuxWgUhfUahNCQillUg/w640-h640/5209A567-4B03-4258-9499-E0473BCF325B.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I ink blended the background using the “Balloon Party" stencil with Distress Inks onto a piece of white cardstock that I cut out using the A2 Double Stitched STAX rectangles Die-namics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment using black ink and then matted the card front using a piece of pattern paper from the “Rainbow Grid paper pad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-eat-lots-of-cake" target="_blank">Eat Lots Of Cake Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-eat-lots-of-cake-die-namics" target="_blank">Eat Lots Of Cake Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/chill-friends" target="_blank">Purr-fect Birthday Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/balloon-party-stencil" target="_blank">Purr-fect Birthday Dienamics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/balloon-party-stencil" target="_blank">Balloon Party stencil,</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/mstn-rainbow-grid-paper-pad?_pos=2&_sid=d15f058cd&_ss=r" target="_blank">Rainbow Grid paper pad </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/a2-double-stitched-rectangle-stax-die-namics?_pos=2&_sid=8806a341a&_ss=r" style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal;" target="_blank">A2 Double Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics</a></div></div><br style="font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-71283426891770262202022-06-07T10:00:00.001-04:002022-06-07T10:00:00.201-04:00MFT & Friends - Fairy Best Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to June 2022 Release celebration from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today as well as the previous 5 days are now available for purchase in the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things online shop</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I’m sure by now your list of “must haves” from this release keeps growing and growing...I know for myself, it sure was a challenge to decide which goodies I wanted to play with first. There was a stamp set in particular I really wanted to use and never got around to trying out…the “Fairy Best Friend” stamp set and coordinating Die-namics. It’s such a gorgeous set and I am so thrilled with the card projects I created using it. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgnngvl8gczB_0DAtQ7vMicX6PVy9IG9A5OHJFowECBzQtyFLXBW4H56s8z4WqEx3TgQGP0PnBXfT0wn1CN9dLHgIU438Ew6DUlhLCQAaHy3efr03xLWyvLx2DAFIfghwxH-9Gulhy0nu9Z6G9UIQtlXYuozm6dx66yMrWHMN1yRqJQxsljcrbwIcKQ/s2400/9138D068-D240-4B5D-94AB-06BE93F7AEFD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgnngvl8gczB_0DAtQ7vMicX6PVy9IG9A5OHJFowECBzQtyFLXBW4H56s8z4WqEx3TgQGP0PnBXfT0wn1CN9dLHgIU438Ew6DUlhLCQAaHy3efr03xLWyvLx2DAFIfghwxH-9Gulhy0nu9Z6G9UIQtlXYuozm6dx66yMrWHMN1yRqJQxsljcrbwIcKQ/w640-h640/9138D068-D240-4B5D-94AB-06BE93F7AEFD.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started by stamping out the images from the “Fairy Best Friend” stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I ink blended some pink onto the white card stock for my background, Placed my coloured images on top using foam tape.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCJZ56r7djmlVYXYFiGg1KrmBHf2QpFTKidrKgzJyNSvwcPGnwYBv_JKuBSy8rROUP8nTWvlbz_wKOPATdBijkX2qFrXMNIWjaNUddXPoEr9AoG-ILqn0waPQExidRey8cCKMVjW0BO2Q__z0QewLj100V1W2S-vhkms6R15aTSuXVcTeAvg0TY2s4g/s2400/C20BCF67-DC34-46CE-890C-8D27BED50EA1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCJZ56r7djmlVYXYFiGg1KrmBHf2QpFTKidrKgzJyNSvwcPGnwYBv_JKuBSy8rROUP8nTWvlbz_wKOPATdBijkX2qFrXMNIWjaNUddXPoEr9AoG-ILqn0waPQExidRey8cCKMVjW0BO2Q__z0QewLj100V1W2S-vhkms6R15aTSuXVcTeAvg0TY2s4g/w640-h640/C20BCF67-DC34-46CE-890C-8D27BED50EA1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/fairy-best-friend" target="_blank">Fairy Best Friend Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/fairy-best-friend-die-namics" target="_blank">Fairy Best Friend Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/poppin-polka-dots-paper-pad" target="_blank">Poppin' Polka Dots paper pad </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-86502174550396473562022-06-06T10:00:00.001-04:002022-06-06T10:00:00.202-04:00My favorite Things - Parachute Pals<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 2 of the June 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday June 7th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using June release goodies, I played with the “Parachute Pals" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics and well as the previously released</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline" Die-namics.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvnouypWZvvmrMvmtgnlVQ2ZARdP45YWm_wbXuPFXgtn4OqJgtl-26KwhrKdFCjyqv4pNhARyKw9ib_Y0Yy8MaqN-IB_DPdHdrsA8M-KXvDcMHe_fRwh_kASl7f7aicOI5qKvbEL-PLoYInbb1Cbn-1CkhIZaDcSjNenvxQM376-qVEe8XES7PTQkGQ/s2400/186B0B8F-0E4E-41B9-85BE-291B720FA383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvnouypWZvvmrMvmtgnlVQ2ZARdP45YWm_wbXuPFXgtn4OqJgtl-26KwhrKdFCjyqv4pNhARyKw9ib_Y0Yy8MaqN-IB_DPdHdrsA8M-KXvDcMHe_fRwh_kASl7f7aicOI5qKvbEL-PLoYInbb1Cbn-1CkhIZaDcSjNenvxQM376-qVEe8XES7PTQkGQ/w640-h640/186B0B8F-0E4E-41B9-85BE-291B720FA383.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by stamping out the images from the “Parachute Pals” stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjoe-fb8QJ0fOjjtkPB_dgXWqk9LOl8dRg9seXr96xSlt_7by30oRz730yfevTDyPMqT2p4ODILbuD9_w4viGvUP1KgSsI86khLB_S4-HQ9HkqIgUq3puuNFfUtZa4nji8rt_8avEpMg_7caO7QhZlZjFUnOrHYcXnyFfjV2vXc2g8rKtUwaI9W-Hyw/s2400/5D9965D2-76AD-4185-9248-9EA42B7361C0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjoe-fb8QJ0fOjjtkPB_dgXWqk9LOl8dRg9seXr96xSlt_7by30oRz730yfevTDyPMqT2p4ODILbuD9_w4viGvUP1KgSsI86khLB_S4-HQ9HkqIgUq3puuNFfUtZa4nji8rt_8avEpMg_7caO7QhZlZjFUnOrHYcXnyFfjV2vXc2g8rKtUwaI9W-Hyw/w640-h640/5D9965D2-76AD-4185-9248-9EA42B7361C0.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I die cut out some white card stock using the "Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline" Die-namics and then ink blended it using Distress Oxide inks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off my card, I stamped the sentiment directly on the card using black ink and then placed it onto a white card base. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/parachute-pals" target="_blank">Parachute Pals Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/parachute-pals-die-namics" target="_blank">Parachute Pals Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/wonky-stitched-mini-slimline-stax-die-namics" target="_blank">Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-86660873401087905262022-06-05T10:00:00.001-04:002022-06-05T10:00:00.200-04:00My Favorite Things - Best Beach Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 2 of the June 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday June 7th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using June release goodies, I created a project using the “Best Beach Friends" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, the "Pastures, Ponds & Pools" stencil as well as the previously released "Rainbow Love" paper pad.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBHyWyXINzN1eGUrJcZ2ku0I1TzO2fRMPoEr00nXU5GWw8ZhIbcMJRf_iOKOuUSEd0QDvDqUhST2V3XMLSP2Gl2dTPOKa86ENDPpRZu5BzVGYApEdM6_6Ln-SwLTVSSSoGkSHnUyqkdPszREo7diDG3hXGbqVUaiosamP72Z6D-mh6m4hp8LthI3AtA/s2400/3C51CFC3-1B03-492B-B56D-7ABBAEF11985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBHyWyXINzN1eGUrJcZ2ku0I1TzO2fRMPoEr00nXU5GWw8ZhIbcMJRf_iOKOuUSEd0QDvDqUhST2V3XMLSP2Gl2dTPOKa86ENDPpRZu5BzVGYApEdM6_6Ln-SwLTVSSSoGkSHnUyqkdPszREo7diDG3hXGbqVUaiosamP72Z6D-mh6m4hp8LthI3AtA/w640-h640/3C51CFC3-1B03-492B-B56D-7ABBAEF11985.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started by stamping out a bunch of the adorable images from the “Best Beach Friends” stamp set, colouring up the image using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics. It was a pretty quick colour and I think they turned out pretty cute.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then did some quick ink blending using the "Pastures, Ponds & Pools" stencil and added some copic details around it to give the effect of water.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEDYgkeKfmdoYF42taYkoxsH_f8mBfyp64j99jSExqgnmuDvIykEC0of7n2Akj4iD3e5d8aQhfrYlK7JkRG-VO00kJMbDmeXrnepGRS1fg5nf997pgIqEh0Qsl7u_jCMSsMcIXyWx2PG3IwceqWBLUOlFeERf0cpWiXaFxZgGte9RCcj6IWbr1DZ4eQ/s2400/E53F99DF-7C75-4790-A939-9D82D4770E46.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEDYgkeKfmdoYF42taYkoxsH_f8mBfyp64j99jSExqgnmuDvIykEC0of7n2Akj4iD3e5d8aQhfrYlK7JkRG-VO00kJMbDmeXrnepGRS1fg5nf997pgIqEh0Qsl7u_jCMSsMcIXyWx2PG3IwceqWBLUOlFeERf0cpWiXaFxZgGte9RCcj6IWbr1DZ4eQ/w640-h640/E53F99DF-7C75-4790-A939-9D82D4770E46.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off my card, I stamped the sentiment using black ink and added a piece of paper from the "Rainbow Love" paper pad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used: </u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Best Beach Friends </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pastures, Ponds & Pools stencil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rainbow Love paper pad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-19645982927742786892022-06-04T10:00:00.001-04:002022-06-04T10:00:00.200-04:00My Favorite Things - Love Is Love<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 3 of the June 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday June 7th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For todays card creation using June release goodies, I made the perfect card for Pride using "Stitched Tall Rainbow" Die-namics, "Love is Love" Die-namics, and "Love is Love Shadows" Die-namics.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXA0boxCu42ZLfv5Ro2cxbHtqbjIBGWJwTB3A6WglbsYSp44GYi9hOu9SXn-IyKbaAPuYQdei89a9f8hJjxSzH3bOmobdwYxFkKVZZRN_Uk8kYEKikwRaJTiQ3Id1s7suYDGiw0WS3SXu1GIRJet0QL2grReg2i6hQmTO-iWhdbTwLS3MiHCjjkp03A/s2400/D7EB97F7-3240-4520-A6B9-588F0F263889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXA0boxCu42ZLfv5Ro2cxbHtqbjIBGWJwTB3A6WglbsYSp44GYi9hOu9SXn-IyKbaAPuYQdei89a9f8hJjxSzH3bOmobdwYxFkKVZZRN_Uk8kYEKikwRaJTiQ3Id1s7suYDGiw0WS3SXu1GIRJet0QL2grReg2i6hQmTO-iWhdbTwLS3MiHCjjkp03A/w640-h640/D7EB97F7-3240-4520-A6B9-588F0F263889.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started by creating the background using my Distress Spray Stains in rainbow colours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then used the "Stitched Tall Rainbow" Die-namics, cutting it out multiple times using different colours of MFT Prestige card stock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "Love is Love" and "Love is Love Shadows" Die-namics make it super easy and quick add a pop to your card with this classic dies. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BTH8NQtN7zUDFao-OZ1u6Z30Ql-FbuI35QNtHmohj5OoifYRiFMG-GyF69fsijEXkmi4Cr7iXjqJk64jPDx4HLqUdu028fnQM-lgK0rofnQYLWArr00hsF4c917maTafoV9oQ7mcFmqQIOaJbZT3fnZUBtOMyRxLDcvYs3yMwJioemRcl9yO2Gg5QQ/s2400/AE2DA395-A6F2-4084-93A5-1DF64B141047.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BTH8NQtN7zUDFao-OZ1u6Z30Ql-FbuI35QNtHmohj5OoifYRiFMG-GyF69fsijEXkmi4Cr7iXjqJk64jPDx4HLqUdu028fnQM-lgK0rofnQYLWArr00hsF4c917maTafoV9oQ7mcFmqQIOaJbZT3fnZUBtOMyRxLDcvYs3yMwJioemRcl9yO2Gg5QQ/w640-h640/AE2DA395-A6F2-4084-93A5-1DF64B141047.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/stitched-tall-rainbow-die-namics" target="_blank">Stitched Tall Rainbow Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/love-is-love-die-namics" target="_blank">Love is Love Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/love-is-love-shadows-die-namics" target="_blank">Love is Love Shadows Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870256145556098255.post-61299003116926831132022-06-03T10:00:00.003-04:002022-06-03T10:00:00.200-04:00My Favorite Things - Pig Time Fun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hi Friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Day 4 of the June 2022 Release Countdown from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/" target="_blank">My Favorite Things</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All the goodies you see today will be available for purchase Tuesday June 7th at 10am EST.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For my second card creation using the June release, I used the absolute must haves “Pig Time Fun" stamp set and coordinating Die-namics, "Sunny Rays Stencil" and lastly the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Stars & Stripes" Paper Pad.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7yykgjOfpOz0z6Ck4VjqgD6kB6P41XUe1wBhRE8Ty25EooBrbgNW9wkKOlQ7MJlzWFL0ot_x4Uxm7iNVgOtaWOhSyh-uqwRWNV-KZ0V8nFaN7wOByliPA34qaQP7SQqgs6bHam9U3cNBV89NWPO6CInxsowRyJx0x-cssaLt1n5o1x0wKWH1YrEdrA/s2400/9D315ED0-7D19-4618-8DB1-B784B0974F09.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7yykgjOfpOz0z6Ck4VjqgD6kB6P41XUe1wBhRE8Ty25EooBrbgNW9wkKOlQ7MJlzWFL0ot_x4Uxm7iNVgOtaWOhSyh-uqwRWNV-KZ0V8nFaN7wOByliPA34qaQP7SQqgs6bHam9U3cNBV89NWPO6CInxsowRyJx0x-cssaLt1n5o1x0wKWH1YrEdrA/w640-h640/9D315ED0-7D19-4618-8DB1-B784B0974F09.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I started by stamping out the images from the "Pig Time Fun" stamp set, colouring up the images using Copic markers and then cutting them out using the coordinating Die-namics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next, I used the "Sunny Rays Stencil" to ink blend with a turquoise coloured ink. I then used the red striped paper from the "Stars & Stripes Paper Pad".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FPHsJhzV5vds5-oVAMd_FEnRIk7Uqg2mEBMIehxRmdb5Rq97QS5yf7smJtzWC8AnLe6AfdJ3as0x6Ppza207Hb2JenEiSPTCa0rWEnnD0Bb56NrpV8Dl2iAfL1jX5M8QJgqrg3JPMJozIpqnIcCRBNZszGEft2Sef77wcSPk_2asZd0uxpzCMqpGhA/s2400/FAB08FDE-4B94-4E60-9A3D-7FA108F92E99.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FPHsJhzV5vds5-oVAMd_FEnRIk7Uqg2mEBMIehxRmdb5Rq97QS5yf7smJtzWC8AnLe6AfdJ3as0x6Ppza207Hb2JenEiSPTCa0rWEnnD0Bb56NrpV8Dl2iAfL1jX5M8QJgqrg3JPMJozIpqnIcCRBNZszGEft2Sef77wcSPk_2asZd0uxpzCMqpGhA/w640-h640/FAB08FDE-4B94-4E60-9A3D-7FA108F92E99.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To Finish off my card, I head embossed he sentiment using white embossing powder and glues all the elements of my card together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u>Products Used:</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-pig-time-fun" target="_blank">Pig Time Fun Stamp Set</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/yuzu-pig-time-fun-die-namics" target="_blank">Pig Time Fun Die-namics</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sunny-rays-stencil" target="_blank">Sunny Rays Stencil</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/mstn-stars-and-stripes-paper-pad" target="_blank">Stars & Stripes Paper Pad</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><ol start="0" style="list-style-type: none;"><li><p><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the </span><span color="rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MFTKim" target="_blank">My Favorite Things YouTube channel</a></span><span style="font-family: 'ArialMT'; font-size: 11pt;">. </span></p></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: ArialMT;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Always follow your creative heart</span></span></div></div><p></p>Stephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318756556345753457noreply@blogger.com1