Congratulations

Today I'm sharing a grad card I made for one of our nieces using supplies from My Favorite Things.

I'm hoping I've used the correct colours, but of course I have a little back story on that. I don't know her school colours and I tried looking it up online but I couldn't find the answer. So I asked hubby, and he didn't know, but he humoured me and texted his brother. The answer came back...blue and white. Great! But what shade of blue? Baby blue? Navy blue? Powder blue? Medium blue? Light blue? True blue? Royal Blue? You get the idea. I asked hubby for clarification and he gave me "the look". Doh! Why doesn't he see the importance of clarification? I know you get it...right? But I knew I wouldn't get any more information than I already had, so I just went with it.

I ended up choosing a patterned paper with lots of different shades of blue, Pebbles Family Ties collection. I started with a Sweet Tooth card base then added a layer of SU pacific point and Sno Cone. The layout is SC437 from Splitcoast. I ended up adding some yellow because the card needed a pop of colour among all the blue and white.

I stamped à la modes Grad Girl with Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-Press It Blending Card, coloured her with copic markers then fussy cut around her. She's adhered with foam dots for a little dimension.

I used the Sentiment Strips Die-namics to cut out the Sweet Tooth flag then stamped the sentiment with Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. Along the bottom of the striped piece I added a Sweet Tooth scalloped piece which I cut out using the Open Simply Scallops Trio Die-namics.

For the bow element I used the Dainty Bows Die-namics to cut out the Sweet Tooth felt bow. I know the felt bow will still look good even after it's been through the postal system.

On the inside I stamped the girl again with Sno Cone Premium Dye Ink then added another sentiment from à la modes Grad Girl.

Here are the supplies I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

It's a Good Day and Birthday Wishes

It's finally time to shop for the new products from My Favorite Things. You'll find it all in the Brand Spankin' New section of the MFT Boutique.

The design team has a little more inspiration for you though with a recap of all the new products. I worked with the Vertical Frame Die-namics and created two cards.

My first card uses the Vertical Frame Die-namics just the way it is, using both pieces of the frame.

I started with a Sweet Tooth card base then added a layer Black Licorice. Then I created my own patterned paper on a layer of Sweet Tooth. I used the new Mini Chicken Wire Stencil and sponged it with Lemon Drop Premium Dye Ink two thirds of the way down the paper. Then I chose the zig zag stamp from the Spring Backgrounds and stamped it along the bottom third using Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. I used the Dotted Scallop Border Trio Die-namics to cut out the Berrylicious scallop to divide the two patterns.

For the main panel I used the Vertical Frame Die-namics to cut out a frame from Kraft and Black Licorice card stock. I stamped the sentiment from Chalkboard Greetings (which is the Triple Scoop stamp set for this release) with versamark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I rubbed a little white chalk ink around the sentiment to make it look more like a chalkboard.

At the top I added a Berrylicious button tied with Hemp Cord.

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For my next card I only used the inner panel of the Vertical Frame Die-namics and I shortened it by running it through my Vagabond machine again after first cutting it out, letting a little of it hang over the edge of the die so it would be cut off.

I started with a Sweet Tooth card base again then added a layer of Kraft.

I used the Distressed Background Blocks stamp set to create the chicken wire background, stamping it with white chalk ink. The layout for this card is SC434 from Splitcoast.

I cut the main panel from Sweet Tooth cardstock using the Vertical Frame Die-namics (shortening the inner piece as described above). I stamped three of the flowers from Peaceful Wildflowers with versamark ink and heat embossed them with white embossing powder. Then I sponged the main panel first with Lemon Drop Premium Dye Ink, then with Orange Fizz Premium Dye Ink. I love how bright and cheery it is.

I used the Circle 1 STAX Die-namics to cut out the Steel Blue circle then stamped the sentiment from Peaceful Wildflowers and heat embossed it with white powder. I added a strip of Orange Fizz cardstock and a row of rhinestones for a little bling.

On the inside I stamped another wildflower with white chalk ink and added another sentiment from Peaceful Wildflowers using Steel Blue Premium Dye Ink. I used the Dotted Scallop Border Trio Die-namics to cut out the Orange Fizz scallop and added a strip of Steel Blue cardstock for contrast.

Happy shopping!

Here are the supplies I used on the Good Day card:

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

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen