Thanks for tuning in for my third and final card for the 2016 Card Design Superstar Contest by My Favorite Things!
When I thought about entering this contest last week – I had only planned on making ONE card. I can’t believe I’ve made 3 cards in 2 days!!! That’s a lot for me these days! I’ve had to work on them in 10 min increments and late into the night but they’re all done and I can’t be happier that I’ve done 3 cards – each unique and different to show MFT who I am as a card designer.
I honestly had no idea where I was going with this card. I went through all my MFT products and knew I wanted to use the new Geometric Greenery stamp set – so I decided I’d want to use the Homespun dies as an accent. I also decided I wanted to use the Absolutely Fabulous dies because I had never used them before so I just threw it all together and am glad it worked out! PHEW!
At first, I wanted to in-lay the word fabulous, but it didn’t stand out enough to me – so I applied a heavier coat of distress ink over it and propped it up on some white craft foam. I LOVE IT!
I also LOVE distress ink. SERIOUSLY – it turns all my white paper into magical colors!
And how about those pretty leaves?! I colored them using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. The top panel is Canson XL watercolor paper by the way – and it took the ink blending particularly well! I was worried about it when I first started!
You are ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS for following along – thank you for all your support! Again – WISH ME LUCK! I WANNE BE A SUPERSTAR! 😀
XOXO,
SUPPLIES:
*Disclaimer: I am not being paid by any company to promote their products. I make cards using stamp sets and materials which I love and I love to share. To view where these items can be purchased, click on the linked abbreviations below (SU for Stampin’ Up!, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, AMZN for Amazon, LF for Lawn Fawn, MFT for My Favorite Things, etc.).
Distree Ink: Spun Sugar, Peacock Feathers
Zig: 084 Deep Violet, 041 Light Green, 260 Deep Red, 052 Bright Yellow
 MFT Geometric Greenery |
 MFT Absolutely Fabulous |
 MFT Homespun Stitch Lines |
 White/Gray Big Shot |
 Big Shot Magnetic Platform |
 Standard Cutting Pads |
 Versafine Onyx Black |
 SU Heat Tool |
 EK Success Powder Tool |
 WOW Clear Gloss Superfine |
 MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink |
 Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Distress Inks |
 Neenah Solar White 80 lb |
 Recollections 110 lb |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Blending Refills |
Ranger Mini Round Blending Tools |
 Zig Clean Color Real Brush |
 ATG Gun |
 Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue |
 Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board |
Mini MISTI – Laser Etched |
 Teflon Bone Folder |
 White Foam Sheet 12×18 10pk |
 Wink of Stella Silver |
 Absorber |
 Pental Aquash Water Brush Set |
You ALREADY are a superstar! LOVE this card design and color!
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You’re so sweet. Thank you, Elaine!
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Caly – I agree with Elaine…You Are A SUPERSTAR! All three cards were great use of colors and originality. Stay positive and be true to yourself and your creativity. So enjoy your blog.
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So sweet, Beth. Thank you! It’s supporters like you all that keep me going!
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