OOOOOOOOH! I am SO excited to share these cards with you today! My new SSS/MFT order came in over the weekend and I was waiting for these two new Fall stamp sets to make some cards. The stamps are entirely too adorable. I wanted to make some cards for the Card Design Superstar Contest on the MFT blog and I am getting my cards done and entered just at the last moment. Whew! I hope you like them as much as I liked making them. Click on the link if you want to enter some cards too! You have until the 18th...tomorrow!
My favorite crafting season is in full swing now! I got out all the Halloween crafty stash this week, and the Fall stash too. Beautiful warm colors of orange and gold and olive. Ahhhhhh. Now for some apple cider and a sweater!
My first card was made with the new set called Harvest Mouse. EEEEEK. This is one little mouse I'm not afraid of! He's so sweet! I also combined some stamps with the Sunflower Sweetheart set to make a Fall scene. (I used the wheelbarrow from that set!) My card layout was made with the Blueprints 14 dies set. I tried all different combinations of papers with this one, but ended up clean and classic with cream, orange and kraft.
I colored all my images with Copic markers. I used cream cardstock as my base. I used the matching dies to cut out all the images. The little pile of leaves fit perfectly in the wheelbarrow! Yes! I cut out a bunch of extra pumpkins too for accents. Here you can see that at the end I added pretty prisma glitter to have some sparkle.
I made my own pumpkin/flower embellishment to put at the top of the card by my sentiment. The sentiment was stamped in brown ink onto a flag stax die cut.
In this top-down view you can see I've layered all my pieces with foam tape, but it's still flat enough to mail. I love using the Blueprints dies to do my card layouts.
For my second card I used the new Pure Innocence Thankful Friend stamp set! I was completely inspired by THIS CARD that Donna Mikasa made for MFT release week. She is one of my very favorite crafty gals and she used colored pencils on kraft paper for this particular image. GENIUS I tell ya! So I changed it up just a bit and used my watercolor pencils on kraft paper. I matched my colors to the MFT plaid paper I wanted to use on my card.
I layered two Cross Stitched Squares dies for my focal image. It felt like it needed something more.... I added some cute fluttering orange leaves and then put the card together! I wasn't even sure watercolor pencils would work on the kraft paper - but I like it! I learned to use just the tiniest amount of water...and wait for it to dry before determining if you like it or not. The water really darkened the paper and at first I was worried. But it dried really nicely. I went back at the end and used a white pencil to add a few highlights.
Isn't this the sweetest sentiment! I like to acknowledge my friends at Thanksgiving and Autumn and this would be the perfect stamp set to use to make 'friend' cards! I recently discovered MFT Black Hybrid Ink... where has that been all my life? Supah crisp! I used the Stitched Scallop Edges die to make a little orange border.
And here are my Fall creations!
CLICK HERE TO READ THE POST ABOUT THE CONTEST, AND TO ENTER YOUR CARD TOO! THERE ARE ALREADY OVER 400 ENTRIES! Thanks for coming by today - wish me luck with the contest! XOXO
Wanda! Your mouse card was one of my faves!!!
Posted by: Susan R. Opel | 09/30/2015 at 12:12 PM
Just precious all over! Lovely layouts and sweet little images here by MFT!
Posted by: Patti Willey | 09/21/2015 at 02:51 AM
Good, good LUCK with your entries - your cards are KNOCK-OUTS!!!! I am such a HUGE fan of yours but I really need to let you know that I won't be around in the bloggy world for the next 10 days - I am taking a much needed break - so except for already written and scheduled Design Team posts I will not be around and that includes commenting!! Please know that it is nothing personal!! But I am excited because when I come back I will be celebrating my 4 year Blogaversary with lots of giveaways all during October!! I did leave some details about that on my blog!! Hope the rest of your September is beautiful and that you keep happy!!! Hugs!!!
Posted by: Taunya Butler | 09/20/2015 at 03:49 PM
Both of your cards are absolutely beautiful and you surely will be one of the winners of the MFT contest.
Posted by: Dot Freel | 09/20/2015 at 06:24 AM
Wow, these cards are just gorgeous Wanda!!!
Posted by: Celeste Goff | 09/19/2015 at 10:28 AM
You are already a super star card designer in my book!! LOVE both the cards, Wanda! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Natalie H | 09/18/2015 at 11:22 PM
Both of these are so sweet and so well done!! :) Love the fall cards you made. Glad you entered these into the MFT Contest! :)
Posted by: Jill | 09/18/2015 at 10:01 PM
Orange, cream and kraft are the perfect combination and you can't do better than that unless you pop some gorgeous blue into it! These cards are both wonderful. Now I want to break out the fall crafts and have at it!
Posted by: Princess Judy | 09/18/2015 at 02:52 PM
Omgosh, my friend! I cannot even express how much I LOVE these cards! The colors, the images, the designs.... all just completely fabulous! And you KNOW how much I love all things fall!! <3
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 09/18/2015 at 07:35 AM
Wanda, I have decided I HATE you! Now that you have entered these two cards, I don't have a chance of winning the card design superstar contest. You totally blew my cards out of the water! ha ha.
Posted by: Cindi Hall | 09/18/2015 at 06:31 AM
Wanda, your cards are BEAUTIFUL! The wonderful hues of colour, the amazing details (especially the glitter on the pumpkins!!). What a fantastic way to herald in Fall.
Posted by: Susi Kelly | 09/18/2015 at 05:34 AM
Perfect and precious!! Happy Fall!! Julie L
Posted by: Julie Littman | 09/18/2015 at 05:06 AM
Wanda, both cards are Adorable. Both these sets are on my wish list, they're so sweet. I love, love, love your color combs, you always pick just the right colors and embellishments. As Yoda would say so talented you are, lol. Good luck I hope you win!! xxxx's
Posted by: Lisaerica | 09/18/2015 at 03:28 AM
Beautiful card! Love the autumnal colors:)
Posted by: Arte Banale | 09/18/2015 at 02:21 AM
Oh my Wanda..so in love with both of the cards..they are SOOOOOOOOOO SUPER CUTE..
stunning coloring..they are perfection..and super sweet..
for me they are winners..both!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 09/18/2015 at 02:15 AM
Dear Wanda, your cards are stunning! Good luck!
Posted by: Eva J. | 09/18/2015 at 01:55 AM
Beautiful fall cards, Wanda! Good luck in the contest!
Posted by: Heather Loughlin | 09/17/2015 at 11:33 PM
Oh I love them both! Just beautiful colors and designs! Your cards are fabulous! Good Luck!
Posted by: tricia barber | 09/17/2015 at 08:13 PM
Love your autumnal cards--awesome designs! And thanks for the shout out! So happy that my card inspired you to work with colored pencils. LOVE your cards, love YOU! XO
Posted by: donna mikasa | 09/17/2015 at 01:52 PM
These are adorable!!
Posted by: Diane | 09/17/2015 at 08:47 AM
I love the harvest card w/the wheelbarrow--perfect sentiment. I started Fall cards this week, too, and made a Halloween card at my fav Chico store's make n take yesterday.
We had 1/2 inch of rain yesterday--did you get any in Sacto?
Posted by: Julie | 09/17/2015 at 08:01 AM
Lovely, cute Fall cards. Good Luck on your entry yo the contest. I'd say it was worth the wait to receive your MFT stash in the mail. You rocked your items. Your a winner in my book.
Posted by: Connie Brooks | 09/17/2015 at 04:48 AM
These are so beautiful!
Hugs,
Snoopy :D
Posted by: Snoopy von Seckendorff | 09/16/2015 at 10:21 PM