More from Simon Says Stamp's September 2017 kit, "Best Birthday!"  Loved this heart stamp and had fun watercoloring it in rainbow colors!  Something about a rainbow makes me smile.  :-)

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In the spirit of catching up.......Sept 2017 Best Birthday kit from Simon Says Stamp!  Here is one of my cards, using the shaker window tags and plastic windows.  So fun to make! 

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Loving the February MFT release set, Canine Companions!  Shown here with MFT patterned paper and the "gift box" die.  How cute is this?  Hope this will cheer up someone's day! 

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Sadly, I had sympathy cards to make for two of my friends who recently lost their beloved pets.  I was really wracking my brain for ideas, when I saw this week's color throwdown challenge by one of my favorite artists & you-tubers, Amy Rysavy of Prairie Paper and Ink.  The challenge was light purple, dark purple, brown, and beige/ off-white.  If you count the Kraft as brown, I think at least the first card works?  Anyway, these cards are made mostly with MFT products from the February release (just arrived!), except for the Gina K designs solid paper. 

Thanks for the great stamp designs, MFT!  #mftstamps #ginakdesigns #ctd481 #colorthrowdown

Sometimes I hoard a kit for a while, either because I'm busy and the time passes, or because I'm not immediately inspired and I have to wait for that inspiration to come!  In January I had fun going through this early 2017 Hero Arts kit.  Had fun with the lovely included mini ink pads, and the turquoise is one of my favorite colors.  This sentiment works for Valentine's Day or many other occasions as well. 

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Happy Valentine's Day!  I had so much fun making valentines this year.  This one uses a Simon Says Stamp die on the packaging material from the Hero Arts kit of early 2017.  I used a Delicata pink ink cube direct to paper for the background - I love the shimmer!  The heart has dimension, texture, color & gloss - love that! 

Hope you have a Happy Day!  <3

Color Throwdown #479!  Just mailed my Valentines but here's one of the ones I really had fun with.  I'm not good on fiddly things but I just had to do some inlay die cutting with this awesome cover plate die.  CTD this week was red, pink & grey.  Love this color combo!

#colorthrowdown  #ctd479