Mar 03 2008
Bendy Ovals and Happy Trails
Good morning! My Favorite Things has two fun new releases this week, Punch a Bunch and Ride Em’ Cowgirl available Wednesday, March 5. Check out the MFT forum for details!
Bloomin’ Wonderful
This card uses the new Punch a Bunch set which is actually designed to be used with the Marvy oval punches. There are oval frames, words to fit inside the frames and several sets of flowers and stems.
I chose to use one of the word strips, bending it a bit into the shape of a flower petal. (It reads “Hope your day is bloomin’ wonderful.”) I then stamped one of the flower bunches in the center and added the tiny white brads as accents. The flower itself is raised on foam squares, as is the panel beneath it.
Cardstock: SU Soft Sky, Papertrey Ink white Patterned Paper: SU Afternoon Tea DSP Stamps: My Favorite Things “Punch a Bunch” Ink: SU Soft Sky Accessories: Queen & Co. white sprinkle brads white taffeta, foam squares. Card size 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”.
Happy Trails
And here’s Ride Em’ Cowgirl! How fun! I stamped the girl onto Naturals Ivory cardstock twice… once for the base and once for the arm and rope. I stamped the dress portion on the blue paper, the boots on brown and the ground on green. I cut the arm and rope as one, only adhering the arm and top of the rope, then I lightly bent the ends of the rope so they’re slightly lifted from the card.
ETA: If you decide to sponge AFTER you put the card together, you might want to mask the arm… otherwise you’ll have a girl with a hairy arm. Don’t look too closely. lol.)
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers Boho Chic Luscious Lace and Funky Fix Stamps: My Favorite Things “Ride Em’ Cowgirl” Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Ranger Walnut Distress Accessories: Copic markers, SU Chocolate Chip marker, mat pack/needle, hemp, Karen Foster Cowboy charm, pop dots. Card size5 ½” x 4 ¼”.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
These are great, Michele! I love how you bent the sentiment into flower petals and the white brads as the center of the flower. Love that you can see that one little bird on the DP too!
The cowgirl is wonderful! Love her paisley skirt, all the stitching details and the hemp!!
Michele - I really like the blue shades you used in the first card. It’s simple, but elegant. The happy trails card is just darling. I LOVE the horseshoe - it really adds a nice touch. Cute cards!
Two fantastic cards, can wait to see the new stamp sets.
These are both gorgeous Michele! Love those blues and those flower petals are just darling! Love all that texture and paisleys on the second design!
Awesome cards. Love that horseshoe charm.
these are both wonderful! love the way you watercolor, girl!
These are both beautiful!! Love that horseshoe charm!
These cards are terrific! You are so creative!
This is so cute! I love the tiny horseshoe embellishment. Great job!
That western card is to die for! CUTE!
Beautiful! I LOVE that flower made with the sentiment. Genius!!
Great cards, Michele!! Love the colors on both, and that charm is perfect! I can’t wait to see the new sets!
Love em both Michele!
Cleavage and now hairy arms….whatever next!! *snort* These cards are both FAB-ulous, dahling!!!
Both are fabulous Michele! I love how you made a flower with the sentiment on the first card! Thanks for the reminder about how easily you can shape clear stamps.
Your second card is adorable! I am lovin’ that cowgirl! LOL @ the hairy arms…haha! Never would have noticed anything!
Have a fab night!
I love both of these!! Your flower that you created is so pretty, and I love those tiny brads! Your cowgirl is awesome, and I love the colors and hemp with the horseshoe charm!!
These are adorable, Michele! Love the flower you made — so creative! And that cowgirl is adorable!
Both cards are fabulous! I love all the little pearls on the top card and how you made the sentiment fit on the petals. The bottom card is adorable. Love the paper piecing.
Oh, that blue is mouthwatering-sweet-pretty-yummy! There’s something about a soft blue and white that gets me every time. Darn cute cowgirl card, too. You always add just the right accents and your paper collection is enviable!
love ‘em both, M! the blue is soft and pretty and the western one is so fun!