Handmade by Kavya: September 2023

Hi folks,

I am back on the blog with another fun project for MFT’s Cardmaking Superstar competition. I always love taking part in it every year. I am not a huge fan of CAS cards since I am not a huge fan of the color 'white' and also 'white space' but I like finding alternative ways to make a card CAS!

This card measures A4 and includes one of my favorite themes - Space! I started off by stamping an image from Blastoff Buddies on gray cardstock. Then, I masked the 'blast' using post it notes and I ink blended it using distress inks to make it look like a galaxy. Splattered some paint, added a few colored images and colored the spaceship in monochrome. By keeping the 'blast' in color, I am trying to draw attention to it! Love how this one turned out :)

Masked cardbase

Ink blended 'blast'

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

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Hi folks,

I am back on the blog with another fun project for MFT’s Cardmaking Superstar competition. I always love taking part in every year. It’s gives me an opportunity to justify spending hours and hours planning and making a card. My project today is my entry for the Coloring Virtuoso category. I spent over 20 hours over 5 days stamping, coloring and fussy cutting so many elements from 12 stamps sets…. mostly because I do not own ANY coordinating dies for the stamps I used so I had to fussy cut all the images by hand! Nevertheless, I love how this turned out and this is definitely one of my fav card till date!

This card measures A5 and is inspired by one of my favorite movies as a kid - Toy Story! No non-MFT product was used in the making of the card. I used all MFT stamps as bases for the characters and added a few extra details to make them as close as possible to the characters. I used cardstock and ink to make the card base.

Stamped Images

Altered Images

Coloring in progress

Fussy Cutting in Progress

Making the speech bubble for the sentiment

Cloud dies for the background

Assembling all the pieces of the card

I have used the following stamp sets:

BB Saddle Up and Celebrate for Woody and Jessie
BB Space Explorer for Buzz
BB Whole Herd for Hamm, chicks and Bullseye
BB Old Friends for Stinky Pete
A-roar-able Friends for Rex
Bitty Bears for Aliens
BB Woof Pack for Slinky Dog
BB Happy Hippos for Lots-o-Huggin’ Bear
BB Magical Creatures for Sarge and Green Army Men
All the Encouragement for the Speech Bubble
Blastoff Buddies for the clouds in the iconic wallpaper
Birdie Brown Alphabet dies

I hope you liked this card!

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

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Hey folks,

It's TE's 15th birthday and I cannot wait to show you all the awesome products in store for this new release. Here are the two offers for this release:

While supplies last, we are giving our party favors to celebrate our 15th birthday to the first 1500 customers placing orders of $50 or more! The party favor bag has a fun assortment of goodies to inspire your crafting including TE swag, a sweet treat, an exclusive freebie die, and more! Offer valid while supplies last.

While supplies last during our 15th birthday celebration, you can get the Birthday Blowout Layering Stencil set for FREE with purchases of $100+! Purchase $175+ and you’ll also get the coordinating Birthday Blowout 3D Embossing Folder FREE! Use the stencil set and embossing folder together or on their own to create one of a kind birthday cards, tags, and more! Offer valid while supplies last.

Now on to my first project! For this fun ink blended card, I started off by ink blending my card base using Pineapple, Candy Corn, Lollipop, Granny Smith and Sprinkles dye ink. Then, I stamped the Ticks and Tacks background in the same color. Then, I ink blended the Create in Quads - Totally Rad stencil using the same colors and used Butter Cream and Peaches and Cream for the 'body' of the juke box and skates. Added a sentiment from Treat Yo-self and I was done!

Supply List:

For my next card, I used Buttercream and Toffee for the cardbase and diecut the rest of the Gnome Alone - Birthday using Pineapple, Candy Corn, Granny Smith, Sprinkles and Guava cardstock. Added a sentiment from Treat Yo-self and Simple Strips - For the Gnomes and I was done! Wasn't that simple?

Supply List:

That's it! I hope these projects inspired you :)

Happy Crafting,

Kavya

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