Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Guest Designing for My Favorite Things Day Three

Welcome back to the third and final day of my big adventure as guest designer for My Favorite Things!  Today is all about the ever important gesture, the hug.  A card with a hug can be used for so many occasions and spans the gamut of recipients.  Here are a couple of cards that showcase some of the products from MFT's recent release:

This adorable little guy pops out perfectly out of his Peek-a-Boo Wonky Window, with the partial sentiment, "I Miss" just above the "U" missing from the Hugs word above.  The bear was colored with Copics.  I stamped and colored an extra right paw so he could look like he's holding the "U". The "Hugs" die word was cut three times, once in plaid, once in foam, and once in the blue cardstock.  The scene was then framed with a Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frame border in white and mounted on a white top folding notecard.  All of the supplies are listed below. 

Here's a bit of a close-up:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Friends Furever, Lots of Hugs
Papers:  Plaid Patterns
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 
Copics:  E30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 29, 0, R00, Multi-liner 0.3


Moving in an entirely different direction, the next two cards feature the script Hugs Die-namics, and the Sketched Blooms 2 stamp set. 



Both cards were stamped with gold embossing powder onto watercolor paper.  The Hugs die cut was also heat embossed in the same gold.  Everything was painted with Twinkling Waters which gives it a shimmery finish.  The partial panel and Hugs die cut were foam mounted on the first card, and the Hugs die cut was inlaid into the panel of the second card.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Sketched Blooms 2
Dies: Hugs
Paints:  Twinkling Waters - Royal Orchid, Wine and Roses, Mediterranean Blue, Dreamsicle, Moss Agate, Lemongrass, Deep Coral, Blushing Rose
Other:  Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder, Fun Foam

Thanks so much for joining me today!  Thank you, MFT, for the honor of guest designing for you!  I had so much fun playing with the new stamps and dies and combining them with ones that I already had.

I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara Lynne

27 comments:

  1. What a pleasure it is to see your creations ... Beautiful cards but that first one has my heart! I adore the design and well, just everything about it!

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  2. I get so excited to see your name in my MFT emails Kara Lynne...I just know I'm going to LOVE what I see! Your first card is absolutely adorable and I love seeing that little bear peeking through in the wonky stitched window...too cute! And I LOVE your flowers embossed in the gold and then colored...SO elegant looking! Beautifully done my friend...you definitely deserved your spotlight over at MFT and I personally think they should be bringing you over FULL TIME!! :0)

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  3. Oh wow!!! The little bear card is simply melting my heart! The flower cards are gorgeous!!!
    I am soooo happy for you my dear!
    Hugs
    Samra
    Paper Talk with Samra

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  4. Wow! All three cards are beautiful. The bear card is so creative and the color choices and placement on the flower cards are really pretty. You are very talented.

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  5. All three cards are fabulous but the first one with the bear steals the show! It's uber adorable and brilliant!

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  6. Those flowers are gorgeous but the teddy bear design is genius and has totally stolen my heart!!

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  7. These are all fabulous but that first Hug card is absolutely brilliant! So happy about your guest design!

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  8. These are fabulous Kara! I LOVE the clever design of the first, with that adorable teddy holding onto the U. The second one is gloriously colourful and the flowers just pop against that crisp white, and the final card, is again, colourful and cheery and I love the pops of gold from the heat embossing! Have a wonderful day my friend! Luv n’ Hugs. Hazel xx
    My Card Attic

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  9. You are rocking the MFT my friend, I can't get enough of that sweet bear and the clever way you created the sentiment!!

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  10. Fantastic job, Kara. Loving that cute teddy bear. So sweet. X

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  11. the first card is just so stinkin' adorable and clever, kara!! and the two floral cards are gorgeous!! I think MFT should definitely have you back as a guest designer!!

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  12. Love your first card with the bear holdin the letter, U...so creative!! And, gorgeous flower cards with gold embossing!!

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  13. These are so fabulous....but your first card with that sweet bear is as cute as can be.

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  14. Fabulous cards Kara Lynne!! The little bear holding the U is such a clever and adorable card!!

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  15. Oh, My Goodness, Kara, that sweet bear holding the U in H*GS, colored perfectly, and using plaid ... I'm so in love with this!!! It's now my favorite card of 2017!! Hugs, Darnell

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  16. Kara,your cards are amazing! That bear is super cute and how exciting to be a guest designer!!!! Happy for you!

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  17. Wonderful cards, Kara. The little bear hugs card is adorable. Love the floral variations too. Thanks for visiting my blog and your sweet comments. Made my day! ❤️

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  18. Goodness, those flower cards are just gorgeous, Kara ... the richness of the gold with the jewel colours is fantastic! That beautifully coloured, sweet little bear holding onto the plaid U from the sentiment ... such a brilliant design and fabulous detailing ... he's adorable! I've so enjoyed each of your MFT GD spots ... thank you for all that lovely inspiration! Hugs, Anita :)

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  19. love them all Kara...the bear is sooo adorable!
    TFS,
    Karen

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  20. My jaw hit the floor; both cards are stunning. Wow!

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  21. Adorable; classy! My heart strings just popped when I saw that first card -- love it!

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  22. Oh my goodness, your 1st card is so clever and absolutely adorable, Kara!!! I also love your floral cards...Twinkling H2O's was such a great choice and your designs are just beautiful!

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  23. Such a wonderful group of cards! You did an incredible job at MFT! That bear card is the cutest thing I have ever seen!

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  24. Congrats on your GDT at MFT woohoo I want tooo...
    Kara they are adorable cards buttttt my really fav one is the teddy one
    ooh so clever to take the U
    and the U is at teddy HAND as Miss U
    coool cute and Brilliant Idea
    I will remember your idea and will CASE this card
    love love love!

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