Today I'm sharing my final card as the guest designer over at the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge for the month of May! I always love to join the wonderful gang over at MFT! CLICK HERE to go to the sketch challenge page. So...what is the Wednesday Sketch Challenge? Each week MFT shows us a new layout to jump start our creativity. This week is challenge #335. You can create cards, scrapbook layouts, home decor, treat containers, mixed media, etc. using this week's sketch! Be sure to link your project at the MFT blog for a chance to win a My Favorite Things Gift Voucher worth $50.00!! I hope you will make a card and join the fun with me this week! I truly love seeing what everyone else makes! There were a lot of entries last week which is awesome.
Tomorrow is JUNE!!! Gosh where is the year going?? I am in full mode for Summer crafting. I am obsessed with anything tropical! Pineapples, flowers, big monstera leaves, tropical birds...It's all so great and colorful. I am a tiki fan and love all things that are vintage Hawaii or sort of campy/tiki. It's my favorite. This past weekend we bought some really pretty outdoor dishes with pineapples and flamingos on them. Can't wait to eat outside now! LOL.
Today, for my final guest designer card, I'm using a favorite set from My Favorite Things called Polynesian Paradise! IT'S SOOOOOO CUTE! And, I paired it with one of my ALL TIME favorite stamps (EVER) which is the awesome giant pineapple background stamp - which makes tiny pineapples all over! EEEK! LOVE. So here's my card.... ALOHA!
And here's the sketch for this week! Often, when I am having a hard time coming up with a card idea, I will look up the MFT sketches and see if something strikes my fancy. It almost always does help start my creativity flowing! Just pick a sketch, and pick out a favorite stamp set - and create!! Also, another trick? Turn the sketch sideways for a different layout! Shake it up a bit to make it yours! Be inspired and have fun creating!
My card started with a crisp white A2 card base. I had a tropical color palette in my mind, so I stamped the pineapple background stamp in lime green ink that matched the green cardstock used on the top of the card. Next I layered pink and white for my top focal piece, as you see in the sketch. I die cut a flag stax for my sentiment and set it aside.
The fun part of this project was coloring all the flowers, the pineapples and that cutie patootie toucan! I stamped everything in the MFT Black Hybrid Ink which is a dream to work with. I colored everything with my Copic Markers (Colors listed in supplies below) I die cut everything out and started to see how I wanted to place everything for balance. I used two of the plumeria sprays and then cut out one more flower for the center.
Hot pink and lime green? Yes please!
It's hard to see in the photos, but the flowers, the pineapples and parts of the toucan all have clear glitter Wink Of Stella for some shimmer and shine. It shows up really nicely in person! I added tiny bits of white gel pen accents on some of the pieces too.
Everything was attached to the card using foam tape for dimension and interest. This card says "Welcome Summer" to all of us!
Be sure to pop over to the MFT Sketch Challenge Blog and enter your own card! Check out all the inspiration from everyone else, too! If you make a card, you have the amazing opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate to the MFT STORE!!! Woot! Click the graphic below for all the deets. Have a wonderful day! Thanks to everyone at MFT for inviting me to be a guest this month. I had a blast. XOXO
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Truly lovely! Those pineapples on the background--perfection for a background! And your coloring rocks too. :-)
Posted by: Debbie Olson | 06/01/2017 at 10:08 PM
The color combo is so bright & happy. Your coloring is fabulous . Love this card!
Posted by: Geneva | 06/01/2017 at 10:46 AM
What an adorable Tuscan. Love your color palette Wanda. Truly speaks summer to me. We were in Iowa over the weekend. Several days in the 80's. Plus a summer thunderstorm.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 06/01/2017 at 07:52 AM
What a fun and fabulous card Wanda! What awesome coloring skills!
Posted by: Celeste Goff | 06/01/2017 at 06:08 AM
Super fun and Gorgeous card!!
LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 06/01/2017 at 01:45 AM
I am LOVING all the layering you did on this card. Those pineapples paired with the adorable bird are fantastic!! You totally ROCKED this sketch!!
Posted by: Nora | 05/31/2017 at 05:28 PM
Such a fun, colorful card. I love pineapples on cards, decor, etc--anything with a Hawaiian or Lily P Palm Beach vibe.
Will check instagram for a pic of your new dishes 🌞🍍🌴🍍
Posted by: Julie | 05/31/2017 at 08:02 AM