A CAS card for MFT

Hello!

I'm back again after another blogging hiatus. Just can't help it. Besides work, there's so much going on that hardly any time is left to craft. Today, I took a break as I couldn't resist joining the MFT Card Design Superstar contest in my favorite category...CAS, but used kraft cardstock, instead of my usual white. THIS was my entry last year, it was extra clean and simple so I went a little overboard this time and I hope it will still count for a CAS entry. Here are some pics taken from different angles using my cellphone outdoors. Yet, they don't do enough justice especially to the gorgeous gems, the hues of which blend beautifully with the colours on the card.

Supplies used:

MFT die-namics -Fancy flourish
MFT stamp -Thanks so very much
Distress Oxides-broken china, candied apple, fossilized amber 
brilliance pearlescent pigment ink-coffee bean
Xyron creative station lite with adhesive
Hero hues gems
gold acrylic paint 
dip pen      
Distress oxide inks were randomly blended on a panel of watercolour paper, sprayed with water, run through the Xyron machine for adhesive, then through the Big Shot. Two of the die cuts were adhered whole, while sections of the third were used for continuity and to fill up the space. Splatters of gold paint were added, the sentiment stamped, then outlined with a dip pen and acrylic paint. Finished the card with a couple of gems.   
Also entering this card for challenges at...
http://www.cardchallenges.com - colour
http://cardztv.blogspot.com - anything goes #65
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes                         
This card will be sent to my friend from school who just takes my place and does whatever has to be done for my daughter in USA as I'm miles across the oceans from her. Greatly blessed to have such a gem of a friend.
Have a great weekend. While those in the path of Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut stay safe. Prayers asured.
Leanne 

Three Cards for Winnie & Walter

Hello!
    How are you all? I had another cardmaking session over a week ago but just didn't feel like blogging as I was down with flu. I'm back to normal now and here are my cards for Winnie & Walter using In bloom-Lola's Bouquet and In bloom-Addie's Garden sets for the first time. Sentiments used are from CAS-ual Fridays- Pretty Posies and the colors are inspired by W & W's July color challenge. 

Card 1:
This card is for Rerun #32 featuring their Mini Scenery-Madison. As I do not own the same, I decided to use a stencil as an alternative. The project was mainly inspired by Gayatri Muralis use of blooms. 

The background was inked with Dreamweaver (now Stampendous) I-beams stencil. Ferns were stamped directly on the card and colored with Prismacolor Pencils. The blooms and leaves were stamped on cardstock, fussy cut and adhered. Some were layered with foam dots for dimension. The card was finished off with a sentiment in grey ink, bling and a touch of clear wink of Stella to to add shimmer to the rose petals.

Card 2:

The bands of color as in the inspiration picture were masked and inked. The daisy was stamped. The torn edge was to cover the tear created by the tape used in masking.  It was lightly inked with Brilliance-Platinum Planet to go with the greyish hue on the color inspiration picture. The card was finished off with a sentiment and sequins.

Card 3:
Ended up making this as I did not want to waste the card put aside due to an error while making the previous card wherein, I accidentally placed the tape at a wider distance and so had started afresh.

Three bands of color of varying widths were masked and inked. The vase and tulips and leaves were stamped an cardstock, coloured with Prismacolor Pencils and arranged into the vase by cutting an opening for the flower stems and leaves to go through. The entire arrangement was adhered with foam tape and finished off with a sentiment and Nuvo crystal drops.

I'm also entering these cards into challenges at...

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - anything goes
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes
http://cardztv.blogspot.com - anything goes #57
http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com - anythng goes #J2518
https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2018/07/summer-cas-card-challenge.html - CAS (Card 2 & 3)

Have a great day!

Leanne

Five Cards for MFT-Summer School-Session I

Hello!!
   Happy Sunday to you all. I'm happy to inform you that my mojo hasn't left me yet. In fact, I'm having bouts of OCD (Obsessive Cardmaking Disorder) that leads me to create multiple cards in a day. Had one such bout yesterday... I took the five MFT-Summer School lessons and graduated the same day. Ha! Ha!

    

    Here are my five cards using one stamp set from an unknown company. They are pictured with the stamps used so if you recognize them, do let me know. 

LESSON 1: White Space

This card is also made in Complementary Colors for Lesson:4
The stamped image was heat embossed with Ranger gold embossing powder, lightly coloured with Prismacolor pencils and finished off with an MFT-Together Forever sentiment.

LESSON 2: Primary Colors

  

The images from the set were stamped at random Tsukineko brilliance-pearlescent inks and finished off with an SRM sentiment adhered on black cardstock and sequins.

LESSON 3: Repetition

This card also qualifies for Symmetry in Lesson 5.
The images were stamped using the wreath builder as a guide on a stitched square die cut panel with Tsukineko brilliance-pearlescent inks, adhered on a black card base and finished off with another stitched square, stamped with an MFT-Thanks so very Much sentiment and adhered with foam tape.

LESSON 4: Complementary Colors

This card also has White Space as in Lesson:1 
The flowers of the stamped image were outlined with a gel pen, lightly colored with Prismacolor pencils and finished off with an SRM sentiment adhered on black cardstock and a few black paint splatters.

LESSON 5: Symmetry

This card also has White Space as in Lesson:1.  
After stamping MFT-Together Forever sentiment in the center, the one heart was stamped while mirror stamping technique was done for the other heart as the image is not symmetrical. Shimmer was added on the hearts with Wink of Stella and finished off by scoring lines along the vertical sides.

I'm also entering the cards into challenges at...
http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com - Heat embossing #203 (Card 1)
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com - Geometric patterns #361 (Card 2)
http://www.cardchallenges.com - MFT color #96 (Card 3)
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - Anything goes 
https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2018/07/summer-cas-card-challenge.html - Anything CAS (Card 1 & 4)
Having completed all five lessons, here's my graduation gift from MFT. ☺

Have a wonderful day.
Leanne 

Happy Birthday with a Pink Tulip

Hi!
    I'm back with my 7th card for STAMPlorations CASEing Vicki’s black & white background card with a bit of color. Please refer to my first post HERE for the start.

The background was stamped with MFT-abstract bg stamp and the Letraset 0.3-drawing pen was used to extend the lines so as to cover the entire card. Winnie & Walter-In bloom-Addie’s garden tulip was stamped on the white die cut panel, colored with Nuvo creative pens-rosy pinks and woodland greens along with Prismacolor pencils and finished it with a touch of clear wink of stella. The panel was adhered on the card and finished off with a gold sticker sentiment.  

I'm entering this card into challenges at...

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - anything goes

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com - anything goes

http://cardztv.blogspot.com - anything goes

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com - anything goes
Thanks for all your visits and comments since yesterday.
Have a beautiful Sunday.
Leanne

Oxide Inks Background Panel

Hi! 
Can't believe I'm having a marathon posting session today. It's so unlike me. Guess it's because the months of longing to create was suddenly unleashed. Please refer to my first post HERE for the start. This card was inspired by Shirley's masterboard pieces.

After playing around with oxide inks on watercolor paper, the panel was die cut with Lawn Fawn-stitched journaling card, then randomly stamped on with a stamp from Gina K- live life loud (halftone dots) and a homegrown stamp (triangles). After adhering the panel the Hero Arts-fancy die sentiment was added and finished off with an American crafts dimensional sticker flower. 
I'm entering this card into challenges at...

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge - anything goes

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - anything goes

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com - anything goes

http://cardztv.blogspot.com - anything goes

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com - anything goes

Four more to post. Will be back soon.
Leanne