Baby it's not Cold in Layers

Sorry...silly title, but I've got sooooo many layers on this card I just couldn't resist. I didn't realize quite how many challenges I incorporated into this card until I started writing them down for this post.

Here's the list:

MFT Sketch Challenge (MFTSC59)

MFT What's Up Wednesday (MFTWUW07) - use glitter and bling

MFT Who's That Girl (MFTWTG13) - use the set Baby It's Cold Outside

MFT December Ambassador #2 (DEC08MFTA2) - use three different ribbons

phew! That's a lot of challenges on one card but they came together so nicely.

I had coloured this image a few days ago, when I was doing another pink and brown image. It's stamped with Memento black onto Gina K pure luxury cardstock and coloured with copics. I layered the image onto Chocolate, then Pink Pirouette, then Rose Red and I distressed all the edges. I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the snow and the snowman.

Growing up in Northern Ontario, we got a LOT of snow in winter. My favourite days were the bright sunny days when the snow would literally shimmer and glisten...that's when you really needed sun glasses!

For the card base, I ran a piece of white through my Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder. Then I did a little trick that the lovely Nicky Manel showed me during a class I attended at Bellaland last spring. I ran my glue pen down one side of each of the raised lines then added glitter. Instant bling to the background! Thanks Nickabella! I layered the white onto Pink Pirouette, then onto the Chocolate card base.

For the ribbon, I first attached a piece of chocolate satin ribbon, then layered a pink Making Memories piece on top and finished it off with a layer of white organdy ribbon.

For the bottom of the card I stamped a piece of Pink Pirouette with little snowflakes from the set then punched the scallop edge. The sentiment is stamped with chocolate ink. I added a layer of Rose Red at the bottom for contrast and some Hero Arts gemstones to each scallop for even more bling...cause it just wasn't blingy enough already! LOL!

So, the moral of the story...when it's cold outside, layer up! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

A couple MFT cards

These cards are already posted on my Splitcoast gallery, but I thought I'd share them here in more detail.

This one, Rusty Flopsey, was for a colour challenge on Splitcoast, using Going Grey and Really Rust and Very Vanilla.

As soon as I saw the colours I thought of my MFT Reading Flopsey stamp.

The image is stamped with Memento black onto SU Very Vanilla cardstock, cut out with nesties and coloured with Copics. Colouring with Copics on SU vanilla was a little difficult...tough to get nice blending, but it's the only Vanilla I had. If anyone knows of a great vanilla or cream CS for copics, please let me know.

I added a little crystal effects to his glasses for the look of real lenses.

The patterned paper is SU retired Fall Flowers. I still love that paper. There was an empty space above the books so I stacked some Primas and attached them with a rhinestone brad. I think they fill the space nicely.

There was no space left for the sentiment so I decorated the inside a bit and stamped it there.

The next card is a real hoot!

These Christmas Owls from MFT are super cute, so I couldn't resist using them for the MFT What's Up Wednesday Water challenge.

I stamped them with Palette Noir onto Fabriano Hot Press watercolour paper. If you've never used hot press watercolour paper before, the difference is that it's really smooth compared to cold press paper. Fine line images stamp beautifully onto hot press paper. It can't take as much water though and it takes longer for the water to be absorbed into the paper, so you have to be patient. I used an aquapainter and inks to colour the image, and I finished off the shading with a

blender pen and ink for more precise placement and more concentrated colour.

The card base is Baja Blue, then I ran a piece of Ridinghood Red through the Cuttlebug folder and sponged it with white ink to tone down the red. The patterned paper strip is My Mind's Eye...I love the colours it contains! I grabbed my new Janome sewing machine (which arrived to me purely by accident...I was surfing around checking out where I could find it for the best price and comparing shipping costs...apparently I clicked continue one too many times cause I got a message in my inbox thanking me for my purchase. I'm such a nerd! Good news is it was from the place with the best price and shipping! grin!). Having said all that...I LOVE my Sew Mini...I'll never sew clothes but I'm happy to sew paper!

Sorry, back to the card...I sewed all the layers and tied a pretty bow with Ridinghood Red striped ribbon. Finally, I added some liquid applique to the owl's hats and some shimmer to the ornaments.

I copied my Flopsey card and decorated the inside of this one too...nothing complicated, just two strips of paper, a little more sewing and the stamped sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen