Prairie Paper & Ink

3 Days Until MFT's March Release

I hope y'all are having a good weekend so far! I've got another card to share with you featuring some soon-to-be-available goodies from MFT's March release!

If you didn't come here from the MFT blog be sure to head over there to check out all the products being released and for links to the other DT member's blog posts today.

I used the latest MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge for the base of this card:

I used the new Sunny Day Doodles Spring Has Sprung stamp set (say that 3x fast LOL). For the straight panel on the sketch I used the Tall Grassy Edge Die-namics and added some May Arts ribbon from my stash.

This new set comes with companion stamps that you can use to stamp a colored "base" on the images and sentiments - it's really neat! I used that here with Sno Cone ink after stamping the sentiment with Black Licorice ink. I could have just left it at that as it looks "finished" but wanted to add a little bit more. So I used some Copics to add a bit more color.

**NOTE that MFT inks aren't compatible with Copics (they don't necessarily smear like other inks do - they just seem to almost fade deeper into the card stock - it's hard to explain) - so knowing that I just took care to not go too close or over the black lines and didn't do any real blending. It works! The copics I used were BG53, BG45, RV55, RV17, YG07

On the inside of the card I used the Wood Plank Background stamp with Sno Cone ink on the same card stock (same as on the front) that I'd die cut with the largest die from the Blueprints 13 Die-namics set. Over that I stamped the verse from the Spring Has Sprung set with Black Licorice ink.

The flower is from the same set and I stamped the little base or shadow stamps with Sour Apple and Sno Cone inks then used the same Copics as I did on the front of the card.

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on March 11, 2014 at 10pm EST**

MFT SDD Spring Has Sprung Stamp Set	MFT BG Wood Plank Background Stamp	Die-namics Tall Grassy Edge	Die-namics Blueprints 13	Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Black Licorice	Premium Dye Ink Pad Sno Cone	Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Blu Raspberry	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Sour Apple
C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 110lb Cardstock	Sticky Stuff Store

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New AmyR March '14 Stamps

**post #2 today! Make sure to scroll down and check out my earlier post and video if you haven't already!**

I had 2 new sentiment sets released for March at CCDesigns! My own stamps haven't arrived yet so I can't show y'all any samples made with them - but hopefully they get here ASAP so I can get creating with them!

Introducing Egg-celent Easter Sentiments:

And Easter Blessings:

These sets co-ordinate with a bunch of the other images that are a part of the March CC Designs release.

You can check out all the new goodies HERE <-----click!

4 Days Until MFT's March Release + Making a Card #29 Video

I am SO glad it's the weekend! It's been a crazy week. I've been keeping up so far with the MFT countdown posts though so yay!

Make sure you head on over to the MFT blog to see their post for today and for links to all the other DT members blog posts.

I'm *REALLY* excited to share today's cards with you guys - it was one of those things where the idea in my head turned out even better in real life (now that doesn't happen very often!).

I was SO excited when I saw the new Floral Fusion Cover-Up Die-namics - I was honestly about to request something like it and then this showed up!

And then the other night the idea for the card with the black die cut popped in my head. And as I started creating it took on a life of it's own and I ended up with the die cut for the first card:

You wouldn't think to look at this that I only used 3 different MFT ink pads now would you?

I used Razzle Berry, Lemon Drop, and Blu Raspberry inks to create this - there's a video at the end showing how!

On the inside I added a strip of leftover watercolored card stock and I cut down one of the Floral Fusion die cuts and adhered that over it.

For my second card I used the watercolored card stock as a background to the Floral Fusion Cover-Ups Die-namics that I'd die cut from Black Licorice card stock.

The sentiment is from the new Chalkboard Greetings Too set (there'll be more info on that on the MFT blog tomorrow!).

To see how I made these cards check out the video below:

  

Canson 140lb Watercolor Paper (Michaels), Wink of Stella Black Glitter Brush, Tombow Mono Multi, Lightweight Vellum, White Embossing Powder, Versamark

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on March 11, 2014 at 10pm EST**

Die-namics Floral Fusion Cover-Up	MFT Chalkboard Greetings Too Stamp Set	Die-namics Blueprints 13	Die-namics Happy Hellos	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Razzle Berry
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Lemon Drop	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Blu Raspberry	Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice

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5 Days Until MFT's March Release & Easter Card Video #2

Hello hello everyone!

I'm glad you guys are enjoying the cards I've shown so far during the countdown - I've got lots more to share!

Make sure you check out the MFT blog post HERE to see all the products being shown today plus to get all the links to the other DT members blog posts!

For today's card I used the new Wildflowers Centerpieces Die-namics along with the Easter Bunny set I showed the other day and the Wood Plank background that I'd used on yesterday's card too - LOVE!

Rather than use the little companion die that's part of the Wildflowers Centerpieces Die-namics set I decided to color mine in with Copics - more info on that is in the video.

On the inside of the card I let the Wood Plank background speak for itself:

And I have to say I LOVE the largest die in the new Blueprints 13 set - it cuts the perfect layering panel for A2 card fronts (and insides!) AND adds that stitched border at the same time. I love little details like that - and super-love that it doesn't take any extra effort on my part LOL!

To see how I made this card check out the video below:

  

To watch directly on YouTube click HERE <----click!

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on March 11, 2014 at 10pm EST**

Die-namics Wildflowers Centerpieces	MFT LJD Easter Bunny Stamp Set	Die-namics Blueprints 13	MFT BG Wood Plank Background Stamp	Adhesive Sheets 4" x 6"
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Sweet Tooth	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Kraft	Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Razzle Berry	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Natural	Copic Markers	Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics	Stickles - Diamond

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Posh has a Present

Oh it's definitely been one of "those" days - nothing went how it was supposed to and when I finally got some time to make a card I kept messing it up and having to either fix or scrap parts of it. But I wanted to get it done b/c the ideas were flowing (rare when I'm having an "off" day!) and I was pleased with how it was turning out - not pleased with the screw-ups and the MAJOR mess I made making it (which still needs to be cleaned up!).

Anywho I'm still going strong with my resolution to be USING my Stamping Bella Uptown Girls stamps - no more just "collecting" them - they need to get used!

So this week's Bellarific Friday challenge was an inspiration challenge:

I was drawn to the color combo - grey and yellow (LOVE!) and I needed to make a(n overdue) birthday card for a friend - so this is what I created:

I used the Uptown Girl POSH has a Present image and stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto CCD Copic Quality card stock and colored her in with Copics.

The striped yellow card stock was made with a piece of MFT Banana Split card stock, the Striped Backgrounds stamp set and Lemon Drop ink.

Another reason I love enamel dots? They are great for covering ink transfer when you've got yellow ink on your fingers and get it onto white card stock :P. lol

I added some Yellow Stickles to her dress and the gifts for some extra bling, and then some grey seam binding ribbon from my stash.

I kept the inside simple by stamping POSH again with grey ink right onto the inside of the card and that was it!

I'll be back later with another MFT countdown post and video - so stay tuned!

Stamping Bella Uptown Girls Posh has a Present	MFT Striped Backgrounds Stamp Set	C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 110lb Cardstock	Memento Dew Drop Tuxedo Black	Copic Markers
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Banana Split	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Lemon Drop	Memento Dew Drop Gray Flannel	Stampin' Up! Basic Grey 8-1/2x11 Card Stock	TCP Seam Binding Ribbon
Stickles - Yellow	Die-namics Open Simply Scallops Trio	*BasicGrey METALLICS Candy Buttons BAS-4333	*EK Success MINI CORNER ROUNDER Punch Set 54-70026	Sticky Stuff Store

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6 Days Until MFT's March Release

Hello everyone! I've got another countdown post for you guys as we count down to MFT's March release. Make sure you check out MFT's blog post HERE to see all the products they're showing today and for the links to all the other DT members blog posts!

How CUTE is this new Birdie Brown Designs - Sunflower Sweetheart stamp set?? And I LOVE love LOVE that there is a coordinating set of Die-namics so there's no need for any fussy cutting (which I dont' mind but this just makes life simple LOL).

I didn't film a video for this card (sorry! but there just wasn't enough time), I just sat down and started coloring. I knew I wanted to use my Sun Ray Die-namics in the background (when you see some of the other DT members cards you'll see the new Sun Ray stencil - SUPER fun - that's on it's way here but I didn't have it in time for this release) and that I wanted to use Sno Cone and Lemon Drop for the die cut. SO I played off those colors when coloring in this adorable image.

I stamped one of the sentiments from the set onto the round sun and popped it up on dimensionals. I also popped up the little girlie and the bird on dimensionals too.

The fence is another die from the Sunflower Sweethearts Die-namics set, I die cut it from Kraft card stock and stamped it with the new Wood Plank Background stamp and Chocolate Brown ink.

On the inside of the card I stamped the little girlie and one of the birds from the set with Sno Cone ink.

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on March 11, 2014 at 10pm EST** 

MFT BB Sunflower Sweetheart Stamp Set	MFT BG Wood Plank Background Stamp	Die-namics Sunflower Sweetheart	Die-namics Tall Grassy Edge	Die-namics Sun Ray
Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Lemon Drop	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Kraft	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Gumdrop Green	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Sweet Tooth
Premium Dye Ink Pad Sno Cone	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Chocolate Brown	Sticky Stuff Store	Memento Dew Drop Tuxedo Black	C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 110lb Cardstock
VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	Copic Markers

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7 Days Until MFT's March Release & Easter Card Video #1

Yay! Time for the countdown posts for MFT's March release - and let me tell you guys you'll want to be checking in here and at the MFT blog for all the products being shown and the links to all the other DT members blog posts throughout the next 7 days! 

My package of goodies was delayed by the weather and just showed up YESTERDAY - so I've been crafting like a mad person LOL! I honestly wasn't planning on doing any videos at all for these countdown posts b/c I didn't think I could manage it - and then I ended up filming a few :P. So I for sure have one for today and we'll see if I can get the rest up!

Loving the new Blueprints 13 Die-namics - this set has a lot of dies in it that I can easily see becoming "go-to" elements. I followed one of the layouts MFT provides but switched it up a touch with the bunny image from the new Easter bunny set and the new Tall Grassy Edge Die-namics (more on that later in the countdown) that I LOVE!

And the inside:

To see how I made this card check out the video below:

  

To watch directly on YouTube click HERE <----click!

Sequins

**some links will not work until the products are released in the MFT Store on March 11, 2014 at 10pm EST**

MFT LJD Easter Bunny Stamp Set	Die-namics Easter Bunny	Die-namics Blueprints 13	Die-namics Tall Grassy Edge	Heavyweight Card Stock Sno Cone
MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Grapesicle	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Primitive White	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Chocolate Brown	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Gumdrop Green	Premium Dye Ink Pad Sno Cone
MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Grapesicle	MFT Premium Dye Ink Pad Chocolate Brown	Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD	Sticky Stuff Store	Embossing Magic
Lindy's Stamp Gang Midnight Bronze Obsidian Embossing Powder

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Vellum

I kept meaning to post this as I get asked a LOT where to get vellum now that I seem to be using it all the time LOL!

CCDesigns is now carrying vellum in 2 weights - a lighter weight version HERE that is so fine and delicate - I use that to make die cut flowers like in this card:

I choose the lighter weight version when I want to make things like the flowers, or when I want a bit more transparency as it's easier to see through than the heavier weight version.

The heavier weight version HERE is a bit more sturdy and is my go-to choice for vellum:

I hope this helps you guys out that have been asking! :)

Making a Card #28 Video

Hello everyone :). I mentioned in my last video that it was actually the third video I'd filmed lately using the Basic Grey Persimmon pack - but the second one I posted. I had some time today to get this video edited and uploaded so here it is.

I've been fixated on this patterned paper collection lately - I think it's the color combo that really got to me. That and it makes my crafting time go a little quicker when I can use similar supplies/colors/etc over and over again and achieve different results!

Here's the first card I made with this pack:

The blog post and video for this card can be found HERE.

And the second (technically third) card:

The blog post and video for this card can be found HERE.

And now the latest card:

I used the image that I originally meant to use on that first card with the clouds, and patterned papers from the same pack yet creating a totally different look.

And the inside:

To see how I made this card check out the video below:

  

Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <-----click!

C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Olivia's Happy Day Rubber Stamp	AmyR Stamps Rainy Day Sentiments Rubber Stamps	Memento Dew Drop Tuxedo Black	C.C. Designs Copic Quality White 110lb Cardstock	Copic Markers
Basic Grey Persimmon Paper Pad	Acrylic Stamp Positioner	VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue	Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX
MFT Die-namics Say What? DIE ONLY	3D Foam Squares	MFT Heavyweight Card Stock Tangy Orange	Stickles - Diamond	Twinery Bakers Twine Mandarin

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Sunday Recap: Feb 23-March 1

I had a lot of great feedback from y'all on my Sunday recap post from last week (thank you!) - and the vast majority of you guys said yes to keep this going!

So here's what went up on the blog the week of Feb 23-March 1:

Heat Embossing 101 Video

All my thoughts and tips and tricks when starting out with heat embossing. And there's a lot more info in the comment section of that post as well as I answered questions people were asking :).

MFT February Creative Challenge + Making a Card #25 Video

My cards for MFT's February Creative Challenge to use Stencils. The first card has a video to go with it, the second one I explain in the post how I made it.

No Time To Relax

I played along with another Bellarific Friday Challenge (still going strong with my resolution to actually USE my Uptown Girls stamps LOL).

Life Update Video February 2014

 

Posted the newest Life Update video - hard to believe Katelyn's 8 months old already!

Making a Card #26 Video

This card took on a life of it's own and the video is a tad different as I film in "real time" and explain a bit of my thought process.

That's it for now! I did have another card and video go up late last night/early this morning so if you haven't seen it yet scroll down to check it out :).