The musings and offerings of a burgeoning greetings master

Monday, July 25, 2016

Mr Cardmaker is a Sketchy MFT-er (Part Two)

So, in part one I did a sort of refined version of the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge.  I was determined to get in on this one, especially since I missed the last one by EXACTLY one minute!

I decided to
A. Use SOME of that huge paper stash I have.
B. Go just a bit free and loose with the sketch, while definitely adhering to it.
C. More Crazy Birds!!

I made this--


The sketch Looks like this--



I used the MFT Absolutely Fabulous dies and Leafy Greenery dies here, and I added in a Tim Holtz Crazy Bird, because I love them so. These beautiful papers are from My Mind's Eye, and it always hurts me to have to cut into them.



I also heat embossed some wood veneer stars with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder to add some detail. I did this last Christmas I think, and I love the effect.

I received the Absolutely Fabulous dies as a free-with-60 gift, and I was happily surprised to see how the "absolutely" cut, leaving the bottoms of the letters attached to the card stock.

I did substitute the "sentiment flag" portion of the sketch with the Fabulous die cut, but as it becomes part of the sentiment, I think it achieves the sketch.

Speaking of the sketch, there are millions of way to interpret it. This was my other card--

Bit of a difference, right? You can read more about it if you scroll down to the older post!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
All Best--
Richard


10 comments:

  1. The AbFab card is nothing short of perfect. Hopefully it's not just me that gets your post/submission with the release of the movie. The subtle substitution of bird feet for a martini glass is purely subliminal, right?

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  2. I love your nice blend of colors here! Adorable image!

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  3. I love your cards and both are great interpretations on the sketch!

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  4. These birds are just hilarious - I love the bold background paper, such a fantabulous card.

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  5. I love these cards, except of course for the bird : ) Beautiful.

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  6. Gorgeous cards, Richard. Crazy 'bout the bird!
    x Asha

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  7. I love that lime green - you made this birdie look so tropical! Love it!

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  8. Hey, Mister... just came to check your blog after you were featured on TYI... I'll be your latest follower after a)i saw the title of this post (bahaha), b) i see that you *are* a crafty MF (T)er, and c) I like your blog writing!
    Cheers to you. Hopefully I'll be CASing this if the whole life/job/family thing doesn't stand in my way!

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  9. ...damn... meant CASEing... need more coffee...

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