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Spotlight Ink Blending and the November MFT Release

10 Nov

Good morning!  Today I’ve got a simple pair of holiday cards to share featuring the November 2020 release from MFT Stamps!

Cable Knit Sweater Stencil by Jessica Frost-Ballas for MFT Stamps

I did a little spotlight ink-blending on colored cardstock to show off the new Cable Knit Sweater stencil!  On the teal panel I blended peacock feathers, chipped sapphire, and black soot distress oxide ink and on the blue panel I blended chipped sapphire and black soot ink over the stencil.  After I lifted the stencil I used a blending brush to blend the same colors lightly over the panel to soften the design.

Cable Knit Sweater Stencil by Jessica Frost-Ballas for MFT Stamps

Then I used part of the Sending Christmas Joy die for one of the cards and paired it with a sentiment from Bitty Holiday Wishes.  I die-cut it from the same teal cardstock and adhered it with foam mounting tape over a tangle of metallic gold thread.  I heat-embossed the rest of the sentiment in gold on white cardstock and added it on top.  I stamped a sentiment from the retired Hand-Lettered Christmas set on the blue panel and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then I added a few snowflakes die-cut from white glitter and silver glitter cardstock to finish the card!  I love how cozy the cards look with the fun sweater stencil!  And my fellow 90’s crafters might giggle a bit at the subtle ‘S’ design that we all painstakingly learned how to draw decades ago! Do you see it? 😉

And that’s it!  I highly recommend checking out the full release!  I’m especially excited about Stacey Yacula’s adorable new set and you’ll see a video from me using it later this month! 😉 Thanks so much for visiting and have an amazing day!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

MFT November 2020 Release
[ MFT ]
Cable-Knit Sweater Stencil – MFT Stamps
[ MFT ]
Sweet Snowflakes Die-namics – MFT Stamps
[ MFT | ELH | SSS ]
Sending Christmas Joy Die-namics –…
[ MFT | ELH | SSS ]
Bitty Holiday Wishes – MFT Stamps
[ MFT | ELH | SSS ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,…
[ ELH ]
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Candy…
[ ELH ]
Cotton Tail Blending Brushes -…
[ THR ]
AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
PW100 Gold Embossing Powder – Hero Arts
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder -…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White…
[ PPR ]
Craft Perfect – Glitter Card 8.5″x11″…
[ TNC | SSS ]
Craft Perfect – Glitter Card 8.5″x11″…
[ TNC | SSS ]
GW101 Precision Glue – Hero Arts
[ HA | SBC | SSS ]
Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
[ AMZUS | SSS | ELH ]
Scotch Pink ATG One Fourth Inch…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
MT100 Original MISTI Laser Etched…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
[ AMZUS ]
Crafter’s Companion – Gemini Jr. -…
[ SBC | SSS | AMZUS ]

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Categories:
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Tags:
christmas card, ink blending, mft stamps, stencil

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Comments

  1. Terrie D. (StarSpry) says

    November 12, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    Your cards are gorgeous! I love the spotlight ink-blending you did on these. 🙂

    Reply
  2. tara prince says

    September 20, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    so pretty

    Reply

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