MFT'S Creative Challenge - Crafting for the Men in Your Life

Thanks for stopping by for MFT's May Creative Challenge. This month's challenge is all about the boys in our lives. All too often, the boys and men in our life get lost in the shuffle when it comes to handmade cards and gifts. With Father’s Day approaching, we couldn’t think of a better time to get in touch with our masculine side.

I really enjoy having a stash of tags ready to go, but I don't ever seem to make masculine tags. So today I have four tags to share with you. 

The base of all my tags are cut with the Pierced Traditional  and Traditional STAX Die-namics.

For my first tag I used the Suit and Tie Die-namics. Before I cut the suit I stamped a piece of Steel Grey Card Stock with the Pinstripe Background Stamp in Sweet Tooth Ink. The sentiment if from the Clearly Sentimental about Fathers Stamp Set and cut out with a die included in the Sentiment Strips Die-namics.

My second tag again uses the  Suit and Tie Die-namics to cut the tie. I also used the Pinstripe Background Stamp before I cut out the tie, only on the tie I used the stamp on the diagonal, using Electric Red Ink. 

I used burlap for the background and added the circle with the Pierced Circle Stax Die-namic and Night  Shift Blue Card Stock. This sentiment is also from the Clearly Sentimental about Fathers Stamp Set .

On this tag I used the Pegboard Cover-Up Die-namics for the background. The tools are created with the dies in the Tool Time Die-namics. And the sentiment is from the Clearly Sentimental about Grandparents Stamp Set, stamped in Sweet Tooth Ink and embossed with white embossing powder.

My final tag is birthday themed. I used the Accent It - Rock and Roll Die-namics. The star is cut from gold glittered card stock.  The "Rock On" Sentiment is from the  Document It - Rock On Stamp Set, stamped in gold Ink, then embossed with gold embossing powder. The "It's Your Birthday" if from the Journal It - Playlist Stamp Set. 

Here are the products I used to create my tags:

Clearly Sentimental about Fathers	Clearly Sentimental about Grandparents	Pinstripe Background	LLD Document It - Rock On	LLD Journal It - Playlist	Suit and Tie Die-namics
Pierced Traditional Tag STAX	Die-namics Traditional Tags STAX	Die-namics Sentiment Strips 2	Die-namics Circle STAX Set 2	Pegboard Cover-Up	Tool Time
Die-namics LLD Accent It - Rock and Roll	Premium Dye Ink Pad Electric Red	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth	Premium Dye Ink Pad Nightshift Blue	Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	Heavyweight Card Stock Electric Red
Heavyweight Card Stock Steel Grey	Heavyweight Card Stock Nightshift Blue	Heavyweight Card Stock Kraft	Heavyweight Card Stock Whip Cream	Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice

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MFT'S Creative Challenge - Crafting for the Men in Your Life

MFT's February Creative Challenge - Creative Stenciling Techniques Unmasked

Thanks for stopping by for MFT's February Creative Challenge. This month's challenge is all about Stencils. The design team will be sharing creative tips and techniques for using stencils. There are so many options! 

Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who have a project to share with you today. 

I have a couple projects to share with you, a card and a scrapbook book page. 

On my card I used the Spring Flower Stencil to create the background pattern. I use Scotch Removable Tape to hold my stencils in place. Here I taped my stencil to Smooth White Card Stock and stamped VersaMark Ink over the flowers. Then I sprinkled Gold Embossing Powder over the VersaMark, and set with embossing powder and my heat gun.

I used the Insert It - InstaFrame Die-namics to create the frame and the Little Lowercase Letters Die-namics to spell out "hi". The little banner at the top is cut with the Mix & Match Banners Die-namics from Gold Metallic paper.

The flower is cut from vellum with the Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose Die-namics and I sponged a little gold ink on the edges. The leaves are die cut with the Layered Leaves Die-namics the flower is layered on a doily cut the with the Mini Delicate Doilies Die-namics.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from Birthday Greetings Stamp Set. 

Next up is my scrapbook page. I used two different stencils on my page using two different techniques. I took a few photos as I put my page together, just straight off my desk, nothing fancy! 

When I start to create a scrapbook page my first step is to choose colors and paper that enhance the photo I am working with, and secondly to decide on my basic layout. 

Inspiration for this layout comes from the sketch challenge at Once Upon a Sketch. 

I made a few pencil marks where my photo was going. Then taped down the Mini Chicken Wire Stencil and used a sponge dauber and Natural Ink to added the pattern around the page.

Then I used the Brick Stencil  and Liquitex Light Modeling Paste to add the brick pattern and a nice texture to the page. I used a palette knife to spread the paste on the paper. But I like to have a old charge card or gift card around to help spread the paste evenly and help keep the layer of paste thin.

Once the paste was dried I used  Kraft, Chocolate Brown, and Black Ink to add color to the brick like the brick in the photo.

Now let's talk about the embellishments. The sentiment at the top is from the Document It - Expand Your View Stamp Set and cut out with the Rectangle Pierced STAX Die-namics. 

I added burlap behind the photo to create a little more texture to the layout. 

The journaling card is created with the Journal It - For the Record Stamp Set and the Insert It - 3x4 Insert Die-namics. The globe is cut with a die in the  Accent It - World Traveler Die-namics.

Here the suitcase was also cut with the Accent It - World Traveler Die-namics and the clock is created with the Timeless Stamp Set and the coordinating Time Pieces Die-namics. The word "Adventure" is also from the Document It - Expand Your View Stamp Set.The metal clock and enamel dots are from my stash. 

Here are the MFT products I used to create my card:

LJD Birthday Greetings	Spring Flowers	Die-namics LLD Insert It - InstaFrame	Little Lowercase Letters	Mix & Match Banners	Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose
Die-namics Layered Leaves	Delicate Doilies Die-namics	Premium Dye Ink Pad Black Licorice	Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White	Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice

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Here are the products I used on my scrapbook page:

LLD Document It - Expand Your View	LLD Journal It - For the Record	Die-namics MPD Time Pieces	Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX	Die-namics LLD Insert It - 3x4 Insert-Design/die-namics-lld-insert-it	Die-namics LLD Accent It - World Traveler
Die-namics MPD Time Pieces	Die-namics Mini Chicken Wire	Stencil MPD Brick Wall	Premium Dye Ink Pad Natural	Premium Dye Ink Pad Kraft	Premium Dye Ink Pad Black Licorice
Heavyweight Card Stock Kraft	Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice	Heavyweight Card Stock Whip Cream

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Thanks for stopping by! Hope I have given your some new ideas to use with your stencils!

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