Paper Cuts

This set, Hot Stuff, is probably my most used set by My Favorite Things.  Probably the fact that I just LOVE my lattes has something to do with it.  I can’t go a day without my Starbucks!    Well, I can but…let’s not think about “those” days!

There’s a sketch challenge posted today in MFT’s new Member Company forum at Splitcoast Stampers.  Check it out!   I only modified the sketch a tad. 

As on most of my MFT cards, I paper-pieced the girl by stamping the image first onto the pinkish paper (mostly as a guide for placing the pieces).  The dress, arms and coffee cup were all pieced and glued to the pink background square.  I colored the inside of the tiny cup with a brown marker.  The larger cups were stamped on various coordinating prints and cut out and “hung” on the brads.  I used an X-acto blade to cut inside each handle and there’s a pop dot under each cup for some added dimension. 

When I thought I had completed the front panel, it still looked a bit bare to me in spots, so I added some faux stitching using my mat pack and a Sahara Sand marker.  The card base is Very Vanilla.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day! 

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla     Patterned Paper:  We R Memory Keepers Vintage Brass “Verdant,” “Bed Knobs” and “Heartstrings”     Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Hot Stuff”     Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black     Accessories:  Copic markers, SU Antique Brass hodgepodge brads, Sahara Sand marker, mat pack/needle.  Finished card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.