Camp Create - Awesome Ombre

Yeah - I did it! I completed the camp with not a day to spare! This was the fun card kit earlier this year. I think it is "Beautiful"! I stamped the image several times with versa-mark and heat embossed with white. I used Distress Oxide to create the ombre effect. The "you are" words came from another stamps set and another company but I needed those words and knew I had them somewhere. Found and score - done card! 

Thanks for looking and wish me luck!

Camp Create - Monochromatic Magic

This was one of those cards that when something can go wrong it does! This concept was in my mind from the start. I had to use what I had so even though this was not the background I wanted I didn't have too many other MFT stencils other than my precious hills and clouds and grass. So then I found out I was all out of my glue!!! Horror of horrors! I had to use some back up glue that seemed to stick onto everything from my hands to to between all of the cracks of the Moroccan Mosaic die. ugh! Then after cutting and attempting to glue together 3 layers of the Thank You die I discovered (after the fact) that my embossing powder in vanilla probably was too old to not bubble - OR - there was glue on the top side of it. Anyway - I had to go for it because I still have one card to make for the Camp Create! Onward......

Miesje

   

Camp Create - Background Bonanza

Yeah - I liked how this came out! It did take me several days to come up with a cool background. This was done with foil and tape. I used the little vase die, it was a freebie last year sometime. The flower was water-colored. The hello is also from MFT. I am crossing my fingers and hoping for a win - I need more stuff so I need some free $. 

Thanks for looking,

Miesje

Camp Create - Magnificent Masking

Gosh - I am really struggling with my creative MoJo this time around. The last week the ideas just flowed, this time I am having a much harder time. Anyway, here is the masking technique. I stamped the background stamp twice, the first time with Distress Oxide light pink, then I embossed and used a clear embossing powder before using 4 different distress inks to go over the unmasked portion of the panel. Then I created my own stem and leaves for the sentiment and popped up the poppy in the middle. 

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Miesje

Camp Create - Inlaid made easy

These were some tiny pieces to inlay! But I did it with some alcohol ink scraps I had laying around. I used just brown card stock for the trunk of the tree. I do hope that this card qualifies - it is a fun technique and I hope to make a another card. 

Thanks for looking,
Miesje

Retirement

Masculine cards are a challenge all the time! I made this card for our pastor on his retirement - I dug out an old GKD stamp set called Enjoy the Journey. I do not think it is still available. But it was exactly what I needed for our pastor and friend. 

Thanks for looking,

Miesje

Birthday Flowers

I am not much of a water-colorist but I think that these flowers made it so much easier for me. I used Zig markers to color the Flowers in Bloom that I had embossed with a rose gold embossing powder. I then took the Beautiful die and also embossed that along with a little panel for behind the happy birthday. 

Thanks MFT for helping me feel like a success with water-coloring! 

Thanks for looking,

Miesje

Joined the Army

This sketch challenge was just what I needed to get the creative juices flowing for this card for my granddaughter who joined the Army. Her 18th birthday party and official family send off is this weekend so I had to make a card. I used many MFT products for this card: a freebie balloon, the Yay for You stamp set - card sized confetti stencil and the black stripe patterned paper pack. On the inside of the card I had a present and a happy birthday sentiment. 

Thanks for looking!

Miesje