MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge #500

This birthday card is for MFT Weekly Sketch challenge.  The base is Whisper White cardstock.  I used a piece of Whisper White and inked with Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire  Tim Holtz Distress Inks, layered with Whisper White cardstock cut with MFT stitched snow dies then popped up with foam tape.  The image is MFT Sweet Holiday Penguin colored with copic markers.  The sentiment is from MFT Gift Card Greetings.  Thanks for looking!  April

MFT color challenge 145 and sketch challenge 497

I have been having a blast working on the Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge.  This is MFT Doctor's Orders colored in copic markers.  The image was a free printable to make cards for our medical workers but I had a couple of images left and decided to make a card for my person who lives in another state.  We are Grey's Anatomy fans and thought it would be a fun card.

The colors are inspired from this week's MFT color challenge.  I was excited to see I had the colors in the sampler pack I bought.  The base is Kraft, then a layer of teal scrap paper, then the background of the photo is Berrylicious and the frame is Natural.  

The card design is for MFT weekly sketch challenge.  I cut the frame as a rectangle then used a square die to pop out the inside.  I also moved the sentiment inside the frame, rather than make a flag up in the corner.  Thanks for looking!  April

Thanks, Doc

This is for MFT weekly sketch challenge #495.  I used a base of MFT Electric Red cardstock, with layers of Snow Cone and SN@P 24/7 pattern paper.  The image is from MFT BB Bedside Manner and colored in copic markers.  Thanks for looking!  April

Gnome gift card holders

I have been slowly working on inventory for the fall craft fair.  (Here's hoping they will continue to have craft fairs after COVID-19!)  These are simple to make and a huge seller last year when I used snowmen.  You get THREE holders from one sheet of cardstock so
they are very economical.
Along the 11 inch side, cut at 3.5 inches.  You will have a small strip left after you cut all three.  Along the long side of each strip, score at 2 on one end, the rotate and score at 2.5 at the opposite end.  I used a corner rounder on the edges to keep them tidy.  The matted pieces are a quarter inch smaller.  I used 1/8 inch adhesive tape to seal the edges of the larger flap to form a pocket.  The gnome is attached to the top flap and I used a mini velcro dot to seal the holder. The cardstock is MFT and the patterned paper is from DCWV. 
The gnomes were created on Cricut Design space.  I used a large oval for the body and sliced the bottom off with a square to create a flat bottom.  You can also create this with a punch and cut a flat bottom with scissors.  His beard is created from a leaf.  I used the small oval nose to slice out a place for the oval to rest.  Looking back now, I would have popped the nose up on a piece of foam tape.  The hat was from another cut file, but you can easily use a triangle.  I have also seen small circles for hands and small ovals for feet, but chose to keep these pretty minimal.  I made my gnomes around 2.5 inches tall and could fit close to 43 on a sheet of 12x12 paper on my Circut.  I used dark green for the body, cherry for the hats, white for the beards, and flesh for the noses.  I assembled them while watching a movie with my hubby in just about an hour.
In total, I made 45 holders in under 3 hours, with cutting papers, folding and assembly.  Thanks for looking!  April

Disney Castle color-change tumblers

I have been playing with ideas for my craft fair booth and wanted to try some samples of vinyl I received in the mail, so these new color-changing tumblers from Michael's were the perfect opportunity to play.  I used silver rain holographic vinyl for the fireworks and Minnie's bow, and glitter rainbow vinyl for the castles.  I love the effect of the holographic vinyl.  Now, I have to put these through their paces and see how it holds up to washing.  Thanks for looking!  April