Birthday Cone Card for MFTWSC297

This is a second quick and simple birthday card I made based on the MFTWSC297 Sketch Challenge.  Similar look and feel to the earlier one with pattern paper base, but this time I moved the sentiment lower on the card.

The ice cream cone is from a Stampin'Up set and both sentiments are from My Favorite Things. The image is colored with watercolors and covered with clear Wink of Stella pen.

Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

• Stamps:MFT Delicious Birthday,  SU Honeycomb Happiness
• Tools: MFT Happy and Fishtail STAX Dienamics

~Olga

Birthday Chick Card

I made two different cards for the MFTWSC297 sketch challenge this week. This first one is dubbed The Birthday Chick.

The image is from a Stampin'Up! set and both sentiments are from My Favorite Things.  I was practicing coloring using watercolors on both the chick and the balloon, but since I covered the balloon in Stickles it's hard to tell what it looks like underneath. I didn't add any embellishments because I needed more flat birthday cards that are easy to mail.

Thanks for looking. 

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT Delicious Birthday, Label Maker Love , SU Honeycomb Happiness
• Tools: MFT Dienamics, Koi watercolors

~Olga

Party Cows Card

Every time I reach for The Whole Herd stamp set from My Favorite Things, I end up using the cow image and the "Let's party 'til the cows come home" sentiment. I like the other images too, but this is my favorite one.  I did the same thing on this card, which is based on the MFTWSC296 sketch.

It's a quick card with just white, insulation pink and black colors. The background is sponged using the Cow Print stencil. The images are colored with Copics and adhered with foam for extra dimension.

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT The Whole Herd
• Accessories: Washi tape
• Tools: MFT Cow Print Stencil

~Olga

MFTWSC291 Cowgirl Card

I've made a few quick cards in the last few weeks, but haven't had time to post. Finally playing along with MFT sketch challenge this week. It's based on MFTWSC291. 

The little cowgirl has a paper pierced dress and is colored with Copics. The rest of the card is pretty straightforward. The background is embossed and the bottom edge of the card is die cut. Thanks for looking. 

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT Pure Innocence Cowgirl
• Tools: Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, PTI Edgers #3 Scallop Die, Spellbinder scallop rectangle

~Olga

Thank You Gift Card Set

Every year it seems like there's a constant stream of birthdays, weddings and baby showers April through July. A handmade card gift set makes a great small gift or adds a personal touch to a store-bought item. I've made gift sets in the past and often they would similar cards with slightly different sentiments or color variations of a card. This time around I made a set of Thank You cards based on the CAS(E) This Sketch 176.

Here's my take on it:

I know the card doesn't look like a clean and simple card at first glance because of the colors, but it's just a single sheet of patterned paper so it's very simple and quick to make. I added sentiment from Avery Elle Oh Happy Day set and added a touch of gold washi tape. That's it! The inside of each card and corner of the envelopes are stamped with the flowers from the same set to coordinate with the colors of the paper. The inside of the envelopes are lined with paper from the same collection.

In this set the cards are all the same so my friend can send them to her baby shower guests. I put the set in a clear box I bought from PapertrayInk and finished it off with coordinating ribbon. I used the paper from the same set as wrapping paper and added a coordinating tag.

What kind of card sets do you like to make?

Supplies:

• Stamps: Avery Elle Oh Happy Day
• Paper: Paper Studio Hello Darling
• Accessories: PTI gift boxes
• Tools: MFT Stitched Fishtail Flag Dienamics  

~Olga

Firefly Mason Jar Card

The card I'm showcasing today is slightly different dimension. It's based on the Mojo Monday 450 Sketch and is a little skinnier than usual to allow for tilted label. I call this the firefly card. It's a little hard to see from the picture, but I used glitter cardstock for some of the die cuts to give the illusion of glowing and added some other sequins to the shaker. 

After taking the picture, I realized I forgot to add the jar lid and have adhered it since.Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT More Essential Sentiments, PTI Wreath for All Seasons
• Accessories: SU Lost Lagoon stitched satin ribbon, sequins
• Tools:MFT Maison Jar dienamics, Simon Says Stamp Wishing dienamics

~Olga

MFTWSC282 Scribbles Card

Posting a few days in a row since I was able to do a bit more crafting during the three day weekend. This is a quick card is based on the MFTWSC282 sketch. 

The white background is slightly embossed with a stencil and the scribbles are die cut from scraps. Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT Celebrate Big
• Tools: MFT Dienamics Scribbles, Petal Circles stencil

~Olga

Wildflowers and Bicycles

I love April in Texas. The weather is gorgeous. The wildflowers are everywhere. I did a fun 42 mile charity bike ride for Autism this past weekend and was in awe of how nice it was outside. Well, that's my inspiration for the Bellarific Friday Mojobella card this week - bicycle and flowers.

The sketch was very detailed and I decided to follow it pretty closely. The image is colored with Copics and I stayed with the flower inspired colors. Thanks for looking and happy spring!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Stamping Bella Flora and Her Bicycle, PTI  One Big Happy Stamp
• Paper: Stampin'Up and BasicGrey
• Tools: PTI  One Big Happy Die, MFT Blueprints 21

~Olga

Callista Loves to Craft

I needed some cards with minimum layers and embellishments for mailing. Here’s one for Bellarific Friday Challenge using MojoMonday441 sketch. I'm also entering it to the Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge. It’s a fun image, but all the little details took a while to color. It's a also hard to tell from the photo, but I used some glitter pens to add sparkle to the card because I for one can't imagine having a pile of craft supplies on the table without some bling :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Callista Loves to Craft

~Olga

Sew Special

I haven't been playing along with as many card challenges the past few weeks because I started a second blog - HandmadePetite. It's a sewing blog and I've been busy setting it up and making some new garments. Sewing projects are definitely a lot more time consuming than cards, but at least I get long term use out of most of them :)
Along the same theme, I thought it'd be fitting to make a sewing related card.

This one is for MFTWSC273 Sketch Challenge, though I didn't follow the sketch as close as usual and went with a more traditional shaker frame. The image is from a retired MFT set Sew Nifty.

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT Sew Nifty
• Tools:  MFT Stitched Border Die-Namics, Martha Stewart Punch

~Olga

Party 'Till The Cows Come Home

The Whole Herd stamp set form My Favorite Things is adorable. I love both the images and the sentiments that go with it. For this week's MFTWSC269 Sketch Challenge I used the cow image with the corresponding "Let's Party 'Till the Cows Come Home" sentiment. I used a masking technique to position multiple cows behind each other. This card is also for the Simon Says Anything Goes Wednesday challenge.

Thanks  for looking.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT The Whole Herd
• Tools:  MFT Fishtail STAX Die, Flat Buttom Clouds Die, Cow Print Stencil, PTI Fresh Cut Grass Die, corner punch

~Olga

Mojo Bella Seniorita Millicent in Colored Pencils

A quick MojoBella card this week for Bellarific Friday challenge. I've been practicing coloring with my Prismacolor pencils recently. Unfortunately I was out of gamsol so the image looks a little grainy. I plan to blend it before sending the card. The fun sentiment on the inside of the card that comes with the Millicent stamp is "At my age, 'getting lucky' means finding my car in the parking lot."

Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Stamping bella Seniorita Millicent

~Olga

MFTWSC268 Dendeloin Wishes

A quick card this weekend for MFT Sketch Challenge MFTWSC268. I stayed with the yellow grey combo on this card. The background is stamped with Grout Gray for subtle color. The image is colored with Copics, the dress is paper pierced and I used glitter Gelly Roll for accent sparkle.

Thanks for looking.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT PI Make a Wish, Darling Dots
• Tools:Mama Elephant Femme Frames, MFT Stitched Rectangle STAX

~Olga

Pretty Plum Poppies

This card is using MFTWSC267 sketch and one of my favorite stamp sets - Pretty Poppies. I wanted to use a different color scheme from the usual red and opted for Pure Plum instead.

Thanks for looking.
Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT Pretty Poppies
• Tools: MFT Stitched Square Frames, Blueprints 13, Darice Chevron embossing folder

~Olga

Birthday Hamster Card

This card is based on MojoBella Sketch for Bellarific Friday. I had a lot of fun with this one. The hamster stamp is adorable and so realistic with the overstuffed little cheeks just like my hamster used to do. The sentiment reads "Cupcake??? What cupcake???"

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

• Stamps:Stamping Bella Birthday Hamster
• Tools: MFT Fishtail STAX, Spellbinders Megabilities Scalloped rectangle

~Olga

Cozy Up by the Fireplace

This card was inspired by one of my dogs. She looooves to curl up in front of the fireplace in the winter. Sometimes she's so close, she's hot to the touch and yet she won't budge. I used MFTWSC266 Sketch and combined several different sets to create the scene: the fireplace from MFT Fireplace, dog bed from You Make My Tail Wag and the dog from an old retired SU set Bow Wow. The wall and flooring were sponged through stencils.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT You Make My Tail Wag, Let's Get Cozy, SU Bow Wow
• Tools: MFT Fireplace die, Blueprints13, Small Brick Wall & Petal Circles stencil

~Olga

Flower Soft Bouquet

I'm playing along with Mojo Monday this week using MOJO433 sketch. I made these little flower branches probably a year ago and they've been sitting in my "find ways to use this later" stash until now. They're very easy to make - just cut a piece of wire to desired length, cover in tacky glue, roll in Flower Soft and let dry.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Paper Smooches Crystal Clear + die, Mother's Day sentiment from PTI Delightful Dahlia
• Accessories: Flower Soft
• Tools: Martha Stewart butterfly punch

~Olga

Cute Critter Cards

I was able to make a couple of cards for challenges this weekend. The first card combines MFT Sketch 264, adorable color combo from Color Throwdown 376 and the dog from one of my favorite MFT stamps, You Make My Tail Wag, for the Simon Says Create with Critters Challenge. The inside of the card is stamped with sentiment "In dog years you're still a pup!" from Inky Antics.

Since I love animal stamps, I couldn't resist making another critter card for the Simon Says Create with Critters Challenge. This one is a simple hamster shaker card using the Lawn Fawn Wheelie Like You set.

Supplies:

• Stamps: MFT You Make My Tail Wag , Lawn Fawn Wheelie Like You, PTI Wreath for All Seasons (birthday sentiment)
• Tools: MFT Fishtail Banner and Happy DieNamics

~Olga

Flora and Her Bicycle Bella Card

I'm playing along in the Bellarific Friday this week. It's a photo inspiration and I used the colors in my card. The sketch is Viva la Verve January Sketch 2.

I've used this stamp a lot since I cycle and have a lot of friends who do too. Our bikes are sans the flower basket, but close enough. The sentiment is a quote by Albert Einstein: "Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving."

Supplies :

• Stamps: Stamping Bella Uptown Girl Flora and Her Bicycle
• Paper: Basic Grey Blush

~Olga

MFT Sketch

I'm running late for a brunch so just a quick post this time with the MFTSC156 sketch.I may do this one again with a different color combo.

Supplies :

• Stamps:MFT Pretty Poppies, Get Well Wishes
• Paper: SU Basic Black, Soft Sky, white
• Ink: SU Sahara Sand, Poppy Zing! Rogue EP
• Accessories: Ribbon
• Tools: Nestabilities, corner rounder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot folder

~Olga