The Unpampered Stamper

MFT March Release Countdown Day 2!

Hello friends! Only two more days until the MFT March Release! All products will be available on Tuesday, March 6th at 9:00 PM EST. I'm back today to share another fun new stamp set. For today's card, I used the Love You Furever Set. This set is full of cute little cats/kittens and some fun sayings.

I went with a shadow box card today to create a fun little 3D scene of a quaint living room full of cats. To start, I stamped my images onto smooth white card stock, colored with Copics and diecut them with the coordinating dies. I used both the LJD Make Yourself At Home and BB Our Story stamp sets for the furniture.

For the box itself, I used a single sheet of Tropical Teal Prestige Card Stock and added a piece of patterned paper from the Hearts & Stripes Paper Pack for the background wallpaper.

This shadow box fits perfectly into an A2 sized envelope when folded and measures a 4.25" square box when opened. To create something similar, I've listed the measurements below.

A2 Shadow Box Card Measurements

Cut 2 pieces of of card stock at 4.25" x 6.75"
Score each piece at 1.25" and 5.5" inches on the long side
Diecut some shape (I used a square) in one of these pieces to create a window
These two pieces with then fit together (folds overlapping and attached on the sides) to create a perfect 4.25" box (** Leave one side unglued until after the inner shelves are attached to the side of the box that is already glued together **)
For the inside "shelves", cut three pieces of card stock (varying heights) at 5" long. Score all pieces at 3/8" and 4 5/8" long. These will attach to the inside sides of the box.

To add a little bit of contrast, I diecut and attached a white scalloped square frame using the Stitched Square Scallop Edge Frame Die-namics. I also diecut a sentiment strip using the Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strip Die-namics Set. I then stamped my sentiment to this strip and attached it to my card.

I'll be back tomorrow for one more day of sneak peaks with some more new products! Don't forget to head on over to the MFT Blog to see what the other design team members have created and to enter for another chance to win $75!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy stamping!

Rachel

MFT March Countdown Release Day 3!

It's Day 3 of the MFT March Countdown Release! Talk about cuteness overload! I'd like to share with you a clean & simple card that I made using the brand new Hoppy Friends Set.

I first stamped my chicks onto smooth white card stock and then colored with Copics. The colors I used were Y000, Y13, Y15, and E31. I then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. For the sun rays background, I used the Sunrise Radiating Rays Stencil and blended alternate groups of rays in both Worn Lipstick and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Inks. I then used the stencil again to add a thin layer of Moonstone Nuvo Glitter Paste over the yellow rays to give them some sparkly shimmer.

I blended some Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink onto smooth white card stock for the grass and then flicked some Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and White Opaque Copic Paint on top. I then used the Grassy Fields Die-namics to diecut a panel of grass.

Lastly, I diecut a white panel with both the Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die-namics and the stitched circle from the Starry Circle Die-namics Set. I adhered this panel to the base of my card with foam tape for some added dimension.

Only 3 more days until the big release! All new items will be available in the MFT online store on March 6th at 9:00 PM EST. Make sure to check out the MFT Blog for more inspiration from the MFT Design Team and another chance to win a $75 gift certificate to the MFT Store!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Wishing you all a lovely day!

Happy card making!

Rachel

MFT March Countdown Release Day 4!

Hello crafty friends! I'm back with the MFT March Release Countdown Day #4! I don't know about you, but I always eagerly await the newly released Birdie Brown stamp set each month. It's finally time to reveal this month's set and like always, it's totally worth the wait!

This set is called Bubble Over With Joy and it's filled with cute little bunnies and bubbles. I decided to create a fun little box card showing the bunnies having a fun, bubble-filled day outside. I first stamped my images onto Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock and then colored them with Copics. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I then blended some Twisted Citron Distress Ink onto smooth white cardtock and splashed it with a some watered-down Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and white paint. I then used the Grassy Fields Die-namics to cut out some grass. For the sky, I used the Cloud Stencil and blended some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink to form a light pink sky.

Lastly, I adhered everything inside the box with some strong adhesive. I added the bubbles using some clear acetate to make them look as if they were floating. I used both the Homespun Gingham and Sweet Celebration Paper Packs for my patterned paper panels on the sides of my box.

Only four more days until this adorable set is available! Woo-hoo! Don't forget to check out the MFT Blog for some more Design Team Inspiration and a chance to win $75!

I'll be back again tomorrow with some fun new products! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!

Rachel

MFT March Release Countdown Day 5!

Hello and welcome to the MFT March Release Countdown Day 5! I am so excited to share my projects as the newest MFT Design Team Member! You're going to love this release as it's packed with so many amazing new goodies!

My card today features the Delightful Dinosaurs Set combined with the super fun Volcano Die-namics and Lava You Stamp Set. I couldn't resist using the Volcano Die-namics because the optional slider element that comes with it is so much fun!

To start, I stamped my T-Rex onto Neenah Solar White 110 lb card stock and colored him with Copic Sketch Markers. I then worked on my background scene. For the sky, I blended some Broken China Distress Ink onto smooth white cardstock using the Cloud Stencil. I then diecut some Stitched Mountainside Hills from Gravel Grey and Kraft Card Stock.

For the water and lakeside soil area, I used the Beach Scene Builder Die-namics. I blended some Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks to resemble water. I then added some tufts of grass from the You're Rawr-some Set and a "rock" from the BB Icebergs Die-namics.

To create the volcano, I used the Volcano Die-namics and the included slider dies. For the volcano itself, I diecut it from smooth white card stock and colored it with some grey copic markers. I did the same for the lava but used a mix of orange and red copics.

I used the Lava You Stamp Set for both my heat embossed sentiment and for the word "PULL" which is stamped at the top of the pull tab.

Make sure to visit today's countdown post at the My Favorite Things Blog for more sneak peeks of the March release and for more inspiration from the other MFT Design Team Members. Leave a comment on the MFT blog for a chance to win a $75 prize!

Thank you for stopping by! See you again tomorrow for some more sneak peaks!

Happy card making,

Rachel

You're Out Of This World - MFT Stamps

Hello friends! I wanted to share with you a fun birthday card that I made following the latest sketch challenge for My Favorite Things.

For this card, I went with my favorite astronauts from the BB Space Explorer Stamp Set. I stamped my images onto some Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Solar White Card Stock with black ink. I then colored my images with Copic Sketch Markers (colors listed at the bottom). Once colored, I used the coordinating dies to diecut these images.

MFT Sketch Challenge #371

I followed this sketch (above) for my card layout. My Favorite Things has a new challenge sketch every Wednesday and it's a lot of fun to play along.

I then worked on the galaxy background of my card. For this, I blended some distress inks (Broken China, Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry and Chipped Sapphire) onto another piece of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Solar White Card Stock. Once blended, I spritzed this with a little bit of water and splattered some opaque white paint on top to give the impression of stars.

For my framed area, I used the Die-namics Gift Box Cover Up Die with a piece of white cardstock. I glued this to the front of my card, over top of my background. I then added my astronaut on top of this with some adhesive foam squares to give some added dimension. Lastly, I added my sentiment by heat embossing it onto some Black Licorice Prestige Card Stock with Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. I got my sentiment from the now discontinued MFT Out Of This World Stamp Set. I used one of the dies from the Die-namics Essentials Fishtail Strips to cut out my banner.

Copic Colors Used

Skin: E50, E51, E21, E11
Blues: B21, B24, B26, B39
Green Balloon: G20, YG25, G19, G28
Red Balloon: R14, R46, R59
Whites: 0, C00, C1, C4, C7
Hair: E50, E53, E57, E49

You can check out the current sketch challenge and play along below. The newest challenge comes out tomorrow morning.

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #371

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Wishing you all a wonderful day!

Rachel

You Are Mermazing - My Favorite Things

Hello crafty friends! I'd like to share one more card that I made for the current MFT Weekly Sketch and Color Challenge. This time, I went with a mermaid theme. I don't know about you, but I am so ready for this winter to be over. I thought these mermaids were a fun reminder that warmer weather is on the way.

I used the super cute BB Mermazing Stamp Set. I stamped my images onto smooth white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored the images with my Copics. For the mermaid tail- patterned background, I stamped the BG Mermaid Tail Background Stamp with clear VersaMark Ink onto smooth white card stock and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I then blended Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks over top of the embossed paper and then trimmed it down to 4"x5.25". For the layout of my card, I followed the Sketch and Color Challenge Combo shown below.

MFT Sketch Challenge 370

MFT Color Challenge 86

For the heart in the center, I used the MFT Die-namics Stitched Heart STAX. For my sentiment, I heat embossed it with Super Fine White Embossing Powder and then die cut it using the MFT Die-namics Stitched Sentiment Strips.

I attached my mermaids to both the front of the card with both adhesive and some foam adhesive squares to give some added dimension. Lastly, I stamped a few goldfish swimming in the background.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

MFT Sketch Challenge 370

MFT Color Challenge 86

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps and More Challenge #277: Make Your Mark

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! Have a lovely day!

Rachel

You're the Captain of my Heart - MFT Stamps

Hello friends! I'm usually not a big fan of Mondays but I'm glad that it's a new week and pray that it goes much better than last! My son picked up a respiratory infection which took a pretty bad hit on his lungs (he has asthma). It was so sudden and scary. Thankfully, he seems to be on the mend now. It's hard trying to keep a 7-year old from running around and making things worse, lol.

I'd love to share with you a card that I made this weekend for the weekly MFT Sketch Challenge (sketch shown below).

MFT Sketch Challenge #370

I used the awesome MFT Stamps BB Party Like a Pirate Stamp Set to create my take on this sketch. To start, I stamped my images onto some smooth white card stock, colored them with Copic Sketch Markers and then die cut them with the coordinating dies. For the background, I used a 4"x5.25" piece of MFT Kraft Card Stock and lightly drew a tattered paper design around the edge and then used some scissors to cut it out.

I then blended the card stock edges with some Gingersnap and Chocolate Inks from The Stamps of Life. This ink is one of my favorites and blends so nicely! I used the MFT Stitched Heart STAX to die cut my heart window and added some stitch lines around the outside using a white gel pen. For the ocean, I blended some Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks and used the MFT Die-namics Ocean Waves to cut it out. Lastly, I heat embossed my sentiment with Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges: