Hi and Happy Birthday

The April release from My Favorite Things was just a week ago so the design team has a little more inspiration for you, using the newest products. Hop over to the MFT Blog for a list of participating designers.

I inked up a couple of line images that I didn't get a chance to use during teasers.

I started with Pure Innocence - I Wheelie Like You and I followed Inge's tutorial in the MFT Academy again for colouring with Prismacolour Pencils on Kraft.

I started by stamping her with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Kraft card stock then I coloured her with Prismacolour Pencils. I had fun doing her "jeans" by first stamping the image again onto Berrylicious card stock. Then I used the denim stamp from Western Backgrounds with Blu Raspberry Premium Dye Ink right over the jeans. Next I cut out the jeans and adhered them over the image. I did add just a touch of shading with a grey copic marker. Also, I used a black copic multiliner and ruler to add two straight lines on the edges of the image panel.

I knew I needed a little weight on the left side of the card so I used the Border It - Mod Borders set and stamped the line image with Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink onto Whip Cream card stock. I adhered that strip under the Kraft panel and added a narrow strip of Orange Fizz.

The letters were super fun to create. I used the Bottom Line Alphabet Die-namics to cut out the letters from Berrylicious card stock then covered them with Star Dust Stickles. Once that dried I gave them a thick coating of Glossy Accents and left it to dry overnight.

Love the shine and dimension from this effect!

On the inside I used the Bicycle Die-namics to cut out the Kraft bicycle and stamped the sentiment from Pure Innocence - I Wheelie Like You using Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. To help draw attention to the sentiment I used two images from Border It - Mod Borders stamped with Blu Raspberry Premium Dye Ink and Orange Fizz Premium Dye Ink.

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Up next is this sweet Happy Birthday card using the adorable Cupcake Cutie stamp set.

The stack of cupcakes on the table looks so delicious, I just had to ink it up. I stamped it onto X-Press It Blending Card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with copic markers. Then I fussy cut around the image because I knew I wanted to pop it on foam tape for dimension. I placed it onto a Hot Fudge panel so it would really stand out.

In the background I used the Border It - Mod Borders stamp set to create the triangles by stamping it with Kraft Premium Dye Ink directly onto the Kraft panel.

Along the bottom I stamped the sentiment using Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. I should also mention that I used the Blueprints 2 Die-namics to cut out the Kraft base layer and also to cut out the Hot Fudge strip. I love that it fits perfectly inside the Open Simply Scallops Trio Die-namics, which I cut out of Pink Lemonade.

On the inside I stamped a trio of balloons (by masking the center one) and added the strings with a black copic multiliner. I stamped the sentiment from Birthday Sentiments using Hot Fudge Premium Dye Ink.

Here are the supplies I used on the Hi card:

Here are the supplies I used on the Happy Birthday card:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

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I wanted to try using my Prismacolour Pencils on Kraft ever since seeing Inge's fabulous tutorial for the MFT Academy. Here's the link in case you want to give it a try.

I used the Doodle Garden Sweet as can Bee stamp set. I followed Inge's colour selections exactly for the skin and hair then I deviated for the body. I have to tell you, it was looking a little weird after just colouring the skin and I almost threw in the towel at that point. But just like when you're decorating a room (don't judge the wall colour until the room is all put together), I reminded myself not to judge the image until it was completely coloured. And I'm sooooo happy I persevered! By the time I was finished with the hair I was quite happy and once the body was coloured I was grinning from ear to ear. I added a little Star Dust Stickles for sparkly wings.

The layout uses the Blueprints 2 Die-namics...LOVE the Blueprints!!! The base layer is Kraft and I placed it on a Sweet Tooth card base. All the elements on this card were cut out using the Blueprints 2 Die-namics, including the Kraft layer. I used a ruler and a black copic multiliner to draw a frame around the entire card.

I cut out the two small tabs from Steel Grey card stock and added two yellow sequins for a little more sparkle.

For the elements across the bottom I used Steel Grey again, then I cut the two strips from Lemon Drop card stock but the yellow was just too bright. I tried with Orange Fizz but it wasn't bright enough. Then I had a lightbulb moment and inked the Lemon Drop strips with a Orange Fizz Premium Dye Ink...perfect!!!

On the inside I stamped the bee again with Orange Fizz Premium Dye Ink in the upper right corner and added another sentiment from Doodle Garden Sweet as can Bee using Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. Then I used the Open Hexagon Border Die-namics to cut out the Lemon Drop and Steel Grey hexagons to create the honeycomb look. I inked the Lemon Drop ones with Orange Fizz Premium Dye Ink.

Here are the supplies I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen