Hit the Trai!l - MFT Hits and Highlights

Hello friends!  For this month's Hit & Highlights Feature from MFT Stamps, it's all about Hitting the Trail.  It's time to head west and utilize any MFT product that hast to do with a Western theme.  Woo-hoo!  So much fun!

For my card today, I used the Best in the West Stamp Set combined with some cacti from the Llama Love Set.  I opted for a fun little 3D Box Card to create my Western-theme.  To start, I first created the box by using a white sheet of Card Stock, a scoring board, paper trimmer, scissors and some strong adhesive.  I like to follow this tutorial HERE but I do tend to tweak it a bit and make a few size changes so that it's slightly smaller than the one in the tutorial.

I stamped all of my images with Copic friendly Black Ink onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock and used my Copic Sketch Markers to color them.  I then used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

For my background panels, I layered both some White Card Stock and some Blueberry Prestige Card Stock combined with an ink blended panel of Distress Inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Ripe Persimmon).

I diecut some "dry grass" using the Grassy Fields Die-namics and with some Kraft Card Stock.  I blended each grassy piece lightly with some Rusty Hinge and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks for some added contrast.

Lastly, I added all of my images to my box base with either some strong adhesive or some 3D Foam Adhesive Squares.  I love making 3D scenes with cards, so I had a lot of fun working with these cute little images.  Here are some other examples of cards that I've made using this set in the past.

Make sure to head over to the MFT Blog for more Western Crafty Inspiration and see what amazing designs the other participating DT Members have come up with!

Thanks so much for dropping by!  I hope you enjoyed my card today!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Wishing you all a lovely day!

♥ Rachel