My Favorite Things - April Slimline Challenge

Hello and welcome to a brand new Slimline Challenge for MFT Stamps.   The challenge is for you to create a slimline card for a newborn baby or a newly minted 1 year old and I opted for the 1st birthday card option with my inspiration card.  I hope you play along with this sweet theme!

Here are the products used in my project:-

Princess Pink Prestige Card Stock

Mice Day to Celebrate Stamps

Mice Day to Celebrate Die-namics

Essential Alphabet Die-namics

Slimline Starter Die-namics

To kick things off I prepared a full size slimline panel using the Princess Pink card stock and adhered it to a card base.   Next, I used the Slimline Starter Die-namics to create a white panel and I masked the edges and softly ink blended with Distress Oxide Ink, fading away to almost nothing by the time I reached the right hand side.  I removed the mask carefully and this panel was backed with white craft foam and applied to the pink base.

I stamped and coloured the Mice Day To Celebrate images.   Here are the Copic colours that I used:-

Mouse - E31, E41, E0000, R21, R20, R00, W1, W0

Cupcake - E44, E43, E42, Y21, YR20, E000, W1, W0

Cake Stand/Party Hat - R20, YR20, W2, W1, W0

Please note above that I use the low W Copic markers to shade and to mute tones for a softer and more vintage appearance.

Images were die cut using the coordinating dies, backed with dimensional foam tape and applied to the scene.  

I then used the Essential Alphabet Die-namics to create the large sentiment.   I die cut once from stick foam sheets and again from white cardstock and adhered the cardstock letters to the foam letters after peeling away the protective top layer revealing the glue.  I masked lines along which to align the letters and adhered them down one word at a time, carefully removing the masking tape after each word was complete.

To finish I used some pretty Nuvo Dream Drops to dot in some interest and with that the card was finished.

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My Favorite Things - Spring Gnomes

Hello friends!   I have a new card for MFT Stamps today because I needed to create a super cute Easter card for personal use and so I reached for the Birdie Brown illustrated stamp set called Spring Gnomes.

I cut some Princess Pink card stock into a square panel just a little under 5 1/4" square and adhered to a 5 1/4" white card base.

I grabbed MFT's Essential Alphabet Die-namics and die cut the letters needed to spell out HOPPY EASTER.   I used heavy cardstock for this and cut each of the letters twice so that I could adhere them in stacks of two.   I adhered the words to the pink panel.

I stamped the adorable Spring Gnomes images and coloured them with the following Copic markers:-

Greens - G00, G000, G0000

Mauves - V22, BV00, BV0000

Yellows - Y23, E51, YR30

Oranges - YR09, YR07, YR14, Y38, YR31

Beards - W4, W3, W2, W0

Noses - E04, E11, E21, E0000

Images were die-cut using the coordinating die-namics and then arrange and applied to the scene with foam tape.   Just a few sparkling clear sequins were tucked here and there for a final touch.

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