And by the way – a big happy birthday to Shari. Ken, Colin, Roxie and I adore you, girlfriend. XOXO.

I also hope your holiday was a good one. Big hugs and thanks go out to all those heroes out there… and to their families, too.

I thought I would share my last projects for my guest spot over at My Favorite Things. I adore those folks – they are so nice. SO nice. (And their products are made in the US – you know I love that.) For both of these cards, I used the die from the Die-namics Framed Greetings Die and Stamp Set, just oriented differently.

For this first one, I stamped the mailbox, colored it with Copics and then coated it with Glossy Accents. Once it was dry, I stamped over the whole piece with the background. Glossy Accents are fabulous for resist!

Making mini cards is such fun…

I colored that strip on the top of the card with a matching Copic Marker. And this little girl is actually holding mail in her hands, but I masked it off and tucked flowers in instead…

I used a tiny dot of Black Enamel Accents for the eyes. Gives it more life.

So the girl and mailbox are actually from the same stamp. I just cut them apart and did a bit of masking. So fun to get more from your stamps…

By the way, that adorable green dotted paper is from Hero Arts. It is heavy-weight paper with a white back, so it is perfect to cut into note cards. Love it. And 2Peas is selling all the patterns by the sheet instead of in the packs. Click HERE to see the yummy rainbow of colors…

Off to watch some mindless tv and listen to the hubby play the guitar. Night.

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]]> http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2011/05/more-my-favorite-things.html/feed 28 http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2011/05/fun-with-my-favorite-things.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fun-with-my-favorite-things http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2011/05/fun-with-my-favorite-things.html#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 02:16:15 +0000 Jennifer http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/?p=2295 Hello! Happy weekend. Hope yours was wonderful. Colin had two birthday parties, baseball, Sunday School… all surrounded by a lot of planting in our yard. A lot. I tend to go overboard every year. (Hard to imagine, huh?)

Wanted to pop in and share some fun I am having over at My Favorite Things. I am their May Fabulous Friend, sharing a few projects throughout the month. HERE is my first:

I used their fun Rolled Daisy Die-namics for this with vellum. LOVE this die. I intentionally kept the flower formed so the center had a high hole in it. (Wanted lots of dimension.) I put a foam dot in the center and a Copic-colored pearl on top. This die rocks.

Here is what the rolled daisy die looks like. Kinda funny looking, but it works great… like a rolled rose. (You can find it HERE.)

See that white die cut on the card? It is THIS one, just cut in half and spread apart for a new look.

HERE is the second My Favorite Things card I created…

I covered my die cut hearts with Glossy Accents for shine. I just love the look of layered dies…

Here is the thing – I am VERY picky when it comes to hearts. And these hearts? They are perfecto. They are from THIS stamp and die set. Look at all the cute pieces. (You can find it HERE.) I’m in love…

The layered dies and stamping are from THIS set…

I will be guesting again this month so be sure to head over to My Favorite Things blog to see more. (They share a TON of card ideas – lots of great coloring.)

Monday the 23rd is the last day you can bid on my custom-made heart canvas HERE. All the money goes to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Please check it out HERE! Thanks…

See you soon!

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