MFT New Release May 2020 Cards

Hello my masked, staying home, lysol wiped friends! These are CRAZY times without a doubt, but there is always something positive to find in any situation. My positive is getting more crafting time! Today is the new My Favorite Things release and I was so excited to play with two of the new stamp sets. I have a card to share with you using Always Bring A Smile and another slim-line card using Hanging With My Gnomies. Can I just say right up front that I have no idea what a Gnomie is or why they are suddenly popular in the stamping world, BUT I absolutely adore them. I love elves and collect Christmas ones and I played with a green haired troll a lot as a child, so these are definitely favorites of mine and I'm glad they have become popular!

Always Bring A Smile

Here is an image of Always Bring a Smile illustrated by Stacey Yacula. This might be my favorite set of her's of all time as I adore mushrooms and these images are just SO cute!

Here is my card I made using the set called Have A Relaxing Day:

I started by painting the background with Tonic Shimmer Powder in Atlantis Burst. Have I mentioned how much I love that stuff yet? Look at the top of the card where the splotch of colors are - THAT is why I love it. You get these bursts of multiple colors. I used it more as a wash here though so it's not that intense. I also die-cut some grass using the Grassy Fields dies and a white frame using the A2 Rectangle Frames dies (love this die set). I overlapped two grass stripes over the background and added the frame around it. All of that was attached to a white card base.

I stamped the images from the Always Bring A Smile stamp set with MFT Natural Ink. Let me remind you if you don't usually read my blog that I use this ink for every single thing I stamp. No matter what other people tell you, THIS is the sweet spot ink for no-line stamping. It works so well and doesn't smear with ANY coloring medium and it is just the right shade to show up enough to color, but not to show much when colored over. Ok, infomercial done. I colored all of the images in with Copics and colored pencils. I used Copics just for the large mushroom, but then added shading to it with pencils (because I simply can't resist). I attached the images to the card front tucking the plants under the grassy edge. I stamped the sentiment with white embossing powder on the mushroom using my Misti and slightly bending it - worked like a charm!

Hanging With My Gnomies

This stamp set Hanging With My Gnomies is illustrated by Birdie Brown. She is my other favorite illustrator at MFT. I can't get enough of her images and THIS STAMP SET is so DANG CUTE that I have to use ALL CAPS when describing IT. I mean, that little house.....couldn't WAIT TO COLOR THESE CUTE IMAGES!!!!

I made the white base of this card my typical slim-line card size (8.5" wide x 3.5" tall). I then stamped all of the images on this piece with MFT Natural Ink (see above for infomercial). I love how you can overlap images for a one layer card and when you color, the overlapping doesn't really show (((unless you look really close, so please don't))). I attached the white card base to Tangy Orange Cardstock and cut it just big enough to add a 1/8" edge to each side. I also made a card base with this cardstock. My card ended up being a little larger than my usual slim-line cards because of the mat, but I just thought it needed it.

I colored the images in with Copics first and then with colored pencils send to add lots of shading and depth that I can never seem to get with Copics. I certainly haven't mastered them! Pencils just give me what I love and I can't resist using them no matter what color medium I am using. 

I used pencils for the ground in a warm gray and then used a very light blue Copic for the sky, but it is so light you can't even see it in the photo! I stamped the sentiment with SSS Navy Blue embossing powder on the top of the card. 

That's it for today. I didn't get a "one stamp, five ways" post done today, but I am hoping to do one with BOTH of these stamp sets for previously mentioned reasons (see caps). If you want to get emails when I post my one stamp, five ways post, you can click on the link on the top left side of my blog. Thanks so much for visiting today. I hope you are enjoying this MFT New Release! Suzy

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Comments

[Kerri P]

Both of your cards are beautiful but I particularly like the slim line one. Very inspiring!

[Natasha Trupp]

Whoa- both of these are off the charts stunning!!

[Karen Weingartner]

Great cards! Amazing artwork!

[NatQuebec]

Such great cards ! Your coloring is stunning :-)

[Anushree Vaish]

Lovely cards Suzy!

[Lauryne Cunningham]

Cute cards! Beautifully colored and great designs!

[Lori Lai]

Love the lengthwise gnome card!

[Craftyfield]

Beautiful colouring, brilliant card!

[Cyndi Morris]

I love your sweet cards. The colors (and your coloring) are beautiful.

[Laurie Kirk]

Love both of your cute and delightful cards.

[Cheryl B.]

Love how you did that mushroom. Both card are treasures.

[Daria Zender]

Your coloring is always amazing and these sweet scenes that you created are just wonderful!!

[Sharon Gullikson]

THey are all so cute. The gnomes and mushieroomyrooms, everything. LOVE THIS

[Mary-Anne V]

Fabulous cards with these sweet images.

[Lisascreativeniche]

Wow! These are incredible! I love the colored pencils on that second card!

[Anneleise Hampson]

Wow 2 AMAZING cards!! Lovely!

[Amy Cooley]

Beautiful cards and awesome coloring!

[tina z]

so sweet!

[Annalisa]

You and MFT are such a natural pairing. I love seeing your fantastic coloring and scene-building. You use colors in such a fun way.

[Sue D]

Love these cute and colorful scenes.

[Heather Mills]

These are both so adorable!!! Your coloring is absolutely fabulous!!