VIDEO Stenciling on Kraft Card Stock featuring the Ice Cream Cone Stencil

Hi there, all!  It's Tara and I hope you're having a fabulous week!  For some reason I feel like it should be Friday today . . . this week is just dragging for me!  But I am glad to hear that it is, in fact, Thursday because that means I have another amazing Mint Owl Studio video for you!!  Check out the fabulous background I created using the Ice Cream Cone stencil!  I also used the Happy Moments and Birthday Bash stamp sets to complete this fun one-layer card. 

For today's project I am using a technique that I picked up from Kristina Werner ages ago when I was just a little stamping baby - stenciling over white pigment ink on kraft card stock.  This is one of those techniques we all love to have in our toolbox because it is super simple but packs a big punch!

I added some masking using my MISTI tool to up the ante with a one-layer card that looks 3D but this stenciling technique could easily be the focal point of your card since it is just so pretty!  All you need to do is stencil first in white pigment ink, then pick up your stencil and shift it ever so slightly in whichever direction you want (I went up and slightly to the right) and then stencil over the white in your colored dye ink.  The white underneath allows the colored ink to really pop and the shift of the stencil provides a fabulous white shadow on one side and dark shadow on the other!  Really fun to play with!

I hope you enjoyed today's project!  I'll see you again soon with more crafty inspiration!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Bye!

I Can Explain!

Hello!  It is Lisa here with you on this lovely Wednesday, and I have a card that is sure to bring a smile to your face because this Reindeer is just too darn cute!

Isn't he adorable?!  You can find him and the sentiment in the Dear Santa Stamp Set.  To create this card I stamped him and the candy cane on a separate card stock, colored them and cut them out.  I then ran my blade along the line of his mouth and slid the candy cane halfway in.  After all he needed to be a little naughty to go with the sentiment hehehe!  I then propped him up on a snowy hill and added various patterned papers.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Christmas Blessings

Good morning everyone! It's Cassie here with a cute holiday card. Today I used the stamp set Away In A Manger to create this simple card. I started by die cutting a stitched rectangle for a card panel base. Then I took a stitched heart die I have and cut that in the upper center of the card.

Then I took some pink embroidery floss and stitched in the hearts. I wanted this to be the focus of my card, but I chose a pastel pink to go with the soft color scheme I had in mind. Once that was finished I stamped my image in Momento black in so that I could color it in with Copics. Then I fussy cut it out and popped it up with some foam tape.

Next I stamped my sentiment in some gold embossing powder. And that finished the card! This was such a simple card to put together. The longest part was the stitching, and I find that really relaxing. Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you liked the card, and I'll see you again soon with another one!

Game Boy Shrink Plastic Earrings!! =)

HELLO Mint Owl Studio Friends!! 
Larissa here today to share a FUN Pair of Shrink Plastic Earrings with you!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE to create Gifts using my Stamping Supplies and these Earrings are a FUN EXAMPLE of what you can create using some of your Supplies you might already have on hand!!?? I Started by Stamping the Game Boy Image from the 90s Party Stamp Set onto some Shrink Plastic!! I used my Copic Markers to Color the Images and then I Cut around the Images and used my Heat Gun to Shrink them!! I added some FUN Wire Wrapped Beads and the Earring Wires and they were Finished and ready to give as a Gift to my Niece!!

I HOPE you feel INSPIRED and if you use your Stamps to create a pair of Earrings I hope you'll share them!! We'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see what you create!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA      =)

October Instagram Challenge

Hello!

Welcome to our new monthly challenge!  Instead of hosting it here on the blog, we are hosting it on Instagram!  It seems that so many more people are stepping away from blogging and just putting photos of their cards on social media.  We know it's much easier to do and we just want to see what you are creating!

Rules:

1. Create a card based on the challenge theme.

2. Upload a photo of it to Instagram.  Tag Mint Owl Studio and add the hashtag #moscardchallenge to your post.

3. Look at the other cards with that hashtag and show some love to your fellow card makers!  Let's make this fun!

There is also a prize with each challenge!  One lucky participant will receive a stamp set of their choice.  The winner is random, so all card making skill levels are welcome.

We can't wait to see all of your cards!

Tracy

Autumn Birthday featuring Outrageous Owls

Hi all and happy Thursday!  It's Tara and today I am sharing a birthday card that is perfect for all the fall babies out there!  I used one of my all time favorite Mint Owl Studio stamp sets - Outrageous Owls!  And, of course, some Antique Gold heat embossing on kraft card stock!  That is rapidly becoming my signature move of the season. 

To create a patterned background I used the adorable little acorn in the stamp set to create my own patterned paper for the background using heat embossing. I die cut a circle for a shaker window and used some adorable autumn patterned paper from Echo Park for the background.  The color scheme from that patterned paper is what I used as my inspiration to color my cute little owl.  

I used Prismacolors on kraft card stock to color him in and then fussy cut him out.  Once my shaker was filled with amazing sequins  that matched my theme I was ready to pop the little owl and sentiment banner up with some foam tape.  I added some sequins to the outside and this card was done!

Thank you so much for joining me today to see how you can create a birthday card to coordinate with the season!  See you again soon!  Bye!

A Latte Birthday Wishes...

Hello, hello!  Happy middle of the week!  It is Lisa here with you today and I have a card that I've created based on the latest Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Did you know that Mint Owl Studio is one of the Super Sponsors for this hop?!  LOVE it!  Also there is a special code you can use to get 20% off your total purchase right now, just enter COFFEE when checking out!  Now here is the watercolor postcard I've created with the Coffee Craze Stamp set...

When I think of seasonal projects I think of colors and while I don't have a huge selection of Magical Powders I did pull out my blue, orange and green colors that jumped out as fall to me.  The magical powders are fun to work with in various ways and I chose a very artsy and loose technique by simply sprinkling the powders in the general areas that I wanted them to be after my images were embossed. I then spritzed with water and let the "magic" happen!  I love the way you get a mix of colors from each powder by using this technique, but be aware that this technique is not something you have a lot of control over and sometimes things can get a bit messy.  I love the results and think its so fun to watch the colors change and swirl together.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa