My Favourite Things Stamps...MFTWSC617...A La Mode - Polished to Perfection!

Hello Stampin' friends! Made a card today for the My Favorite Things Stamps Sketch Challenge - MFTWSC617! My daughter asked me to make a thank you card for her nail/artist. This A La Mode Polished to Perfection girl was perfect. 

I used MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Cotton Candy, Sour Apple, and Sno Cone and teamed it up with this BasicGrey Fresh Cuts patterned paper that I have had in my stash forever!

I coloured the Polished to Perfect girl with my Copics, paper pieced her outfit adhered her to the Stitched Circles cut with the STAX Stitched Circles and STAX Circles 1 and STAX Circles 2. I also cut a flower from Perfect Petals Trio Die-namics. I stamped a sentiment from the Polished to Perfection Stamp set and cut it out of Solar White Cardstock with the Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics. 

I finished off the inside of my card and stamped a shadow image of the Polished to Perfection girl and stamped a sentiment from the A La Mode Blue without You Stamp set with 

MFT Hybrid Ink in Steel Grey. 

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a little look at my card for the

  My Favorite Things Stamps Sketch Challenge - MFTWSC617! 

Reverse Confetti Big Bear - Beary Christmas 2021

Hello Stampin' friends...just popping by to share a Reverse Confetti Stamps Christmas card and to wish everyone a "beary" Merry Christmas and a happy new year! 
I pulled out some old Basic Grey Evergreen and Aspen Frost 6X6 patterned paper from my stash for this cards and used MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Natural, Pink Lemonade, Red Hot, Jellybean Green and Fuse Green. 

I didn't buy new Christmas stamps this year but decided to use what I had in my stash. I inked up this sweet big bear from the Reverse Confetti Big Bear Stamp set and Big Bear Confetti Cuts I used the knitting accessory stamp as I made this card for a friend who makes beautiful crocheted blankets. I embellished with some YNS sparkly Gumdrops and hemp twine. 

I coloured the Big Bear with my Copics and gave her a toque with a stamp from another RC Stamp set called S'more Love to match her scarf. I made layered flowers cut with MFT Blueprints 5 flowers, Flowers and Leaf Trio and  Upsy Daisy flower Die-namics and used the RC Lacy Scallop Circles Confetti Cuts. I stamped the sentiment from the RC Bearing Gifts Stamp Set. 

I stamped this sentiment from the Big Bear Stamp set and added a shadow stamp image of the Big Bear. I also embellished with a few more flowers and sparkly YNS Gumdrops. 
Thank you SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my Big Bear Christmas card! 

Merry Christmas and happy new year! 

Reverse Confetti & Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Birthday - You're Fintastic

Hello stampin' friends! I am SO happy that I was able to get crafty again! I made this FUN birthday card with the NEW Reverse Confetti, Oceans of Love Stamp set and Oceans of Love Confetti Cuts. I ordered this sweet stamp set from, Simon Says Stamp, along with some other Reverse Confetti Stamps from the new release. I am entering my card, You're Fintastic, in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Birthday Celebration! 

I made this card from MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Kraft and Natural and used Reverse Confetti Cardstock in Baby Blue.

I used my "Reverse" water-colouring technique on this card....I just love doing this and find it much less time consuming than water-colouring each image. I used the "smooshing" technique with my Distress inks to create sheets of water-coloured paper and then strategically stamped the images on the paper to get the desired watercolour effect. I did go in with my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Watercolour pens and add some extra definition/contrast to the adorable little sea-turtle...I've been calling him Squirt, lol and some of his friends!  I also stamped some images from the Reverse Confetti Mermaid Kisses Stamp set from my stash.

I embellished with some hemp twine tied to the sentiment strip where I stamped the sentiment from the Oceans of Love Stamp set and I added a sprinkling of sparkly blue YNS Gumdrops. 

I created the water-coloured background for the scene again using the "Smooshing" technique with my Tim Holtz Distress inks and then strategically cut out several different colours with the NEW Circle of Waves Confetti Cuts. I also created a frame using my