Animal Plants

I'm just going to say it. I don't have the patience for any plants. I love plants and the calmness that they bring, but I will forget to keep them alive. So I have fake plants. *GASP* The other reason I prefer fake plants is because I have four cats and a dog.

So when I saw MFT Stamps come out with this adorable die set called Potted Pets I knew I had to have it. But I waited until they had one of their many sales to get it. I also got the companion sentiment stamp called Grow Together which will go well with other plants related products.

Onto the adorable cards that I just absolutely love!

For the die cuts I made swashes of watercolor onto watercolor paper and die cut all the pieces. This is a great way to stretch your supplies. For the eyes and mouths I use a black glaze pen which I don't recommend, because it was kind of a nightmare. Just stick to black cardstock or color white cardstock black.

For the backgrounds I used Simon Says Stamp A2 Masks and Vicki Boutin Where To Next Collection. I did the stenciling directly onto the A2 card bases. I chose a blue since it would help make these adorable potted pets stand out. I first did a light wash of blue in the A2 Masks and I kept that mask in place and added one of the stencils from Where To Next Collection right on top and did a heavier hand with the same blue ink.

Then I white heat embossed three sentiments on black cardstock and cut them out. I used foam tape to adhere the potted pets and sentiments onto the card bases.

Sourdough Lovers Unite

If you are one of the many people you got into making sourdough during lockdown then this card is for you. I used Concord & 9th's Bake Shoppe dies for this card.

I cut everything out of white cardstock and used finger daubers to add color to the die cuts. This is a great way to stretch your supplies and used them. Especially if you are on a budget. Also, you can get so much depth and dimension with ink blending.

For the background I did use pattern paper, but I used a dark brown ink to shading around the edges to give it depth. You can't really see it in the picture, but in real life it makes a difference.

I then used liquid glue to adhere everything. I gold heat embossed the sentiment right onto the panel.