MFT Camp Create Day 4: Sensational Sliders – Hilarious ‘Ruff Day’ Card

Posted on June 18, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

Hello and welcome! Today’s project is from Day 4 of My Favorite Things Camp Create: Sensational Sliders.

I love interactive, touchy-feely cards! This one took a little extra measuring since I didn’t have the Blueprint plate used in the demo, but it was worth it! I left a 3/4″ edge around the 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ card, cutting two 4 inch sides and one 2 3/4 side with a semi-circle traced from a AA battery in the middle.

And when you pull the slider open:

I know it’s kind of yucky, but it still cracks me up! Here’s a behind-the-scenes look… After blending in the ink for the sidewalk, grass and sky (each masked off as I went), I spritzed a little water and then randomly flicked in some grass blades.

Here’s another reason why the We R Memory Keepers Precision Press has a slight advantage over the MISTI:

For the peepee I used the Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops that dry clear and, when dry, I ran a yellow Copic marker over it.

Now, here’s a test… Did you happen to notice the dog’s name? If you missed it, you can scroll back to the first picture…. Yep, a true Boca Ratonian! I know another one called Dee-Oh-Gee…. think about it… say it slow…! : )

Materials used:

My Favorite Things: BB You Make My Tail Wag stamps
Core’dinations white cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Old Paper, Tumbled Glass
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink pen: Twisted Citron
Copic markers:
- Doghouse: C1,3,5,7; R24, 29
- Dog: E13, 23, 25, 31, 33, W1
- Hydrant: C1, 3, Y17, 35
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops: Morning Dew
Pigma Micron 005 Archival ink pen: Black
Tombow Xtreme permanent adhesive

This earns the 4th Camp Create badge:

I’m entering these cards in the following hops and contests. Click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun:

My Favorite Things Camp Create Day 4: Sensational Sliders
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Touchy-Feely
Cropstop June Challenge Linky Party #29: Anything Goes (Core’dinations, Micron, MFT, Ranger, Tombow, Tonic)

There’s still one more day of this fun ‘camp,’ so I’ll be back soon!

~D.Ann

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Papertrey Ink 10th Anniversary Celebrating… 2007 – With Gratitude Card

Posted on February 17, 2017 by dannscraftingwhims

I’m happy to be back crafting cards again! Phew! This year has gotten off to a slow start. Today I have a card created for Papertrey Ink’s 10th Anniversary celebration – Congrats, PTI!! They have been reviewing each of the past years and the first entry covered their releases from 2007.

I happen to have their sweet Spiral Bouquet stamp set and created this card:

The top of the card ends where the blue cardstock begins…

This is one of those cards that needed more space to lay the card out than the MISTI would allow and I used the We R Memory Keepers Precision Press which made quick work of the stamping and allowed repeat stamping in spots where I didn’t get full coverage.

I tried to get a close-up of the piercing done with a Dritz tracing wheel, but you can hardly see it. You can’t hardly see the scored lines either, but they do add some extra interest. You can, however, see that fabulously shiny Crimson Copper ink!

I love how those Nuvo drops make such great hearts, too!

Supplies used:

Papertrey Ink Spiral Bouquet stamp set
Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores cardstock & dye ink
Spellbinders Classic Edges 1 dies
Tsukineko Brilliance Crimson Copper ink
Tsukineko Versamark Ink
Hampton Art Metallic Copper embossing powder
Core’dinations 120# white cardstock
MSPCI Style Steals jute
Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops Copper Penny
Aleene’s Super Tacky glue
Tombow Xtreme adhesive

I’m playing along with the following challenges… click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun…

Papertrey Ink: Celebrating the Past, Present and Future: 2007
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Your Favorite Tool (WRMK Precision Press, Dritz tracing wheel & Martha Stewar Crafts bone folder with scoring board)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Fantastic Florals
Cropstop Linky Party #25: Anything Goes (Aleene’s, Core’dinations, Spellbinders, Tombow & Versamark)

I hope to be back soon with some more PTI cards… stay tuned!

~D.Ann

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MFT Thankful for Wonderful You Kitty Card & We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Review

Posted on November 15, 2016 by dannscraftingwhims

Hello my crafty friends! I have a sweet card for you today and a review of the hottest new stamping tool on the market: We R Memory Keepers Precision Press.

The card was inspired by My Favorite Things Color Challenge #57

and My Favorite Things Thankful for YOU – Spread Your Thankfulness post. In fact many of the current challenges focus on Thanks – like Simon Says Stamp’s Monday and Wednesday Challenges and MarkerPop!’s Challenge #108

I happen to need a Thank You card for a dear friend who is always doing kind things for me… she recently dropped of lunch and flowers with some crafting supplies and chocolates to boot! Her sweetness inspired this card:

That background was stamped using my new We R Memory Keepers Precision Press.(Thank you, MarkerPop!!) I’ve had my MISTI stamping tool (the Original size) for just over a year and a half now and I love it! Except… there are times I wish it was bigger. If I’d’ve stamped this with the MISTI, I’d’ve had to move the stamp several times because the closed, raised borders get in the way. However, with the Precision Press, I only had to move my paper.

When my Precision Press arrived, my first thought was, “Oh, no! I hate those type of wrappers!” But as I looked at the back, I was pleasantly surprised to see they’d made an easy pull-tab to save you from getting out the heavy-duty scissors. Yay!

The Precision Press had some minor chips off the edges of the plastic, which makes me want to be sure to be extra careful not to drop it as I can tell it might shatter easily.

Of course, the plastic on my MISTI is beginning to show cracks in it after only a year and a half, but it doesn’t affect its functionality.

I made up this comparison chart for those of you who might be considering either of these fine tools:

You’ll notice I mention the hard surface as opposed to the cushion. I think you get a crisper image with a cushion. You can tell in this close-up that I pushed harder on some of my impressions on the background than others:

Some have asked whether the Precision Press can handle the thicker, cling-mount rubber stamps. Yes, the lid expands/lifts up as you can see here:

I was a little concerned about whether it would get a good impression, so I inked up this MFT background stamp and stamped it with both the Precision Press and the MISTI:

They both did a fine job! The MISTI has saved me countless do-overs allowing me to stamp over as many times as I want in the exact same spot to get the best ink coverage. My only wish was to be able to do more on larger paper. The Precision Press fills that need at a lower price (and it’s smaller and lighter weight, too). I will probably still use my MISTI for simple stamping of clear stamps because of the cushion and the Precision Press for backgrounds like I did today and for stamping on larger pages.

Enabler alert: We R Memory Keepers is having a giveaway of the Precision Press on their blog this week… hurry over to check it out! If you want to get one, MarkerPop! has them on backorder for $32.29 right now. (No, I don’t get a cut for telling you that.)

Supplies used:

My Favorite Things stamp sets: Candy Jar Companions, Friends Like Us, I Knead You, and Simply Fabulous Sayings
Memento dye inks: Angel Pink & London Fog
Tsukineko Versamark Ink
Hampton Art Embossing Powder
Copic Markers: C1, 3; RV04; W1
Core’dinations white cardstock
Misc foam adhesive squares

I’m entering this card in the following hops and challenges… click on any one of them for more info on how you can join the fun!