Category: My Favorite Things

Woofing You a Happy Birthday – My Favorite Things for Crafty Meraki

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Hello friends! Hope you’re doing well. I really did try to make a card using just one or two pups from the Woof Pack set by My Favorite Things but I just couldn’t leave any of them behind!

Quick Tips:

  • The My Favorite Things Photo Booth Strip Die-namic is a perfect way to fit lots of images on one card without it becoming too busy.
  • I used the die cut to trace around each image to decide which portion of the image I wanted to use (and avoid coloring the parts that would eventually be trimmed off anyway).
  • If you don’t have enough images to fill all of the openings, use one for the sentiment or a smaller image (the cake would have been another option for that open spot).
  • I always try to be mindful of the way an image is “looking” when I place it on a card – like the begging puppy looking up at the cake or the sad pup looking down at it (I think he’s sad because he’s so far away from it!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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A-roar-able Friends – My Favorite Things for Crafty Meraki

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Images that are just the right size to hold their own on a simple card front with a sentiment are some of my favorites!!

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Quick Tips:

  • These dinosaurs are simple enough to fussy cut – just use a black marker to run along the edges for a finished look.
  • Adding a very faint shadow under each image (I used C1 and C00 markers) and popping up the fussy cut images, gives just enough dimension to make these cards special.
  • My go to color scheme is usually pretty bright but I wasn’t sure if that was the direction I wanted to go here so it was Pinterest to the rescue! In this case, I tried searching for “dinosaur images” and found a perfect muted color scheme. Sometimes I also try searches like “illustrations” or “cartoons” depending on the look I’m going for.

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MFT New Best Friend – October Use My Stuff Challenge

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I consider this card a bit of a self-portrait – me holding our lab Finn (who is too big to be holdable now but, you know, artistic license) and our cat Ginger (making her “what the heck is that?” face).

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I don’t usually go for the “all over” scene card front (love them when other people do it but mine always look too busy).  This one I am good with!

The little sprigs of grass were just made by flicking a Copic marker – for sure, the most stressful part of making the card.

Products Used:

MFT BB New Best Friend Stamp Set

MFT BB New Best Friend Die-namics

MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

Skull and Cross Buns Brush Heart Pattern Stencil

MFT Best in Show – October Use My Stuff Challenge

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Get ready for a dog filled day!  These Best In Show stamps from My Favorite Things had been on my wish list so I was really happy to receive them in our swag bag at Junkie Fest this year!

After coloring and die cutting all of the images, I used post-it tape and oxide inks to create a blended little home for each scene.

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Products Used:

BB Best in Show Stamp Set

BB Best in Show Die-namics

MFT Birthday Wishes – October Use My Stuff Challenge

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Products Used:

MFT SY Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes Stamp Set

MFT SY Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes Die-namics

The Stamp Market Birthday Cover Plate Die

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Products Used:

MFT SY Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes Stamp Set

MFT SY Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes Die-namics

The Stamp Market Birthday Cover Plate Die

The Stamp Market It’s Your Birthday Stamp Bundle

SSS Tiny Words Stamp Set

MFT Weather Any Storm – October Use My Stuff Challenge

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This one couldn’t be any easier!  I just used the Rainy Circle Die-namics for a quick focal point.  A dark gray circle behind it gives the raindrops some contrast.

The sentiment is from a My Favorite Things Freebie stamp set but any “rainy” themed sentiment would work here.

The card was finished with a little pop of green.  You could also try moving the sentiment down and adding a little critter but this design can be finished in minutes!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Products Used:

Rainy Circle Die-namics

MFT Rainy Day Bears (March 2019 Freebie stamp set – no longer available)

My Favorite Things Dragons and Unicorns – October Use My Stuff Challenge

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Using up the rest of my “mythical” creatures today!

That baby dragon is probably my favorite image from the BB Magical Dragons set!  Who knew a dragon could be so cute!  The background is a negative cut from the Stitched Arch Stax Die-namics set.  Such a great set for creating a mini scene on a card front.

Anything I can put on a rainbow is good in my book so let’s finish today with a unicorn!

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After using the Mini Cloud Edges stencil (along with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink) to create the background, I added the rainbow and Copic colored unicorn.  The sentiment is added to a panel created with a Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border die.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now go Use Your Stuff!!

Products Used:

MFT BB Magical Dragons Stamp Set

MFT BB Magical Dragons Die-namics

MFT Stitched Arch Stax Die-namics

MFT Cute Cloud Outlines Die-namics

MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Die

MFT Rainbows & Unicorns Stamp Set

MFT Rainbows & Unicorns Die-namics

Amuse Studio Rainbow Die