My Favorite Things – Creative Construction With Blueprints Challenge!

Hello again!

It’s definitely been busy around here on the ol’ bloggo again!  I hope you all don’t mind – the creative juices are just a flowin’ like crazy these days!  I’m popping in today to share a project inspired by the Creative Construction With Blueprints Challenge, which is to use the “peek-a-book” elements contained in any of the Blueprints Die-Namics.  I thought that the “eye” from the Blueprints 31 Die-Namics fit the category of “peek-a-boo” elements.  It provides a “peek” into the ghostly scene that I created using the new Fab-BOO-lous Friends Stamp Set.

How stinkin’ cute is that little ghosty witch?  Here’s how I created my project:

1. Trim a 4.25” x 11” card base from Smooth White Card Stock.  Score at 5.5”, fold in half and perfect the crease with a Teflon Bone Folder.
2. Trim a 4.25” x 5.5” panel from Smooth White Card Stock, and die cut the outside edge using the rectangle die from Blueprints 1 Die-Namics.  Repeat this step using a piece of black and white polka dot patterned paper from the Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots 6 x 6 Paper Pack.  Adhere the two panels together with a tape runner.
3. Die cut an image panel from Smooth White Card Stock using the scalloped rectangle from Blueprints 1 Die-Namics.
4. Die cut the “eye” from Black Licorice Card Stock using the stitched circle strip from the Blueprints 31 Die-Namics. Temporarily position the stitched circle strip onto the scalloped rectangle panel and mark the outside edges with a pencil.  Mask off the area outside the circle with pieces of post-it tape.
5. Lightly blend some Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet Distress Inks inside the masked off circle using a Mini Ink Blending Tool.  Carefully remove the masking tape.
6. Stamp the witch/ghost and spider from the Fab-BOO-lous Friends Stamp Set onto a scrap of Copic-friendly white card stock using Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.  Die cut the images using the coordinating Fab-BOO-lous Friends Die-Namics.
7. Stamp the spider web and sentiment from the Fab-BOO-lous Friends Stamp Set onto the image panel using Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.  Draw a line from the spider web down to the sentiment using a black marker and a ruler.
8. Adhere the scalloped image panel to the polka dot panel using foam squares.  Adhere the stitched circle strip, witch/ghost and the spider to the scalloped panel using foam squares.
9. Adhere the assembled image panel to the card base using foam squares.

And that’s a wrap!  I’m madly in love with all of the adorable ghosts from the Fab-BOO-lous Friends Stamp Set, and hope to get more chances to play with them before Halloween!  I’ve listed and linked all of the products that I used below.

Please click on through to the MFT Challenge Blog to be linked to the other creative team interpretations of this month’s Creative Construction With Blueprints Challenge.  While you’re there, link up your own take on the challenge for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher from My Favorite Things!  We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

That’s it for me today, friends!  I’ll be hanging out in my craft room all day today finishing up a few more deadlines before some out-of-town guests arrive for the weekend!  I hope you have some awesome plans in store for your Thursday and your weekend!  Thanks for spending a little bit of it here with me!  I’ll be back soon with more crafty goodies for you!

PRODUCTS USED:

Smooth White Card Stock MFT	Black Licorice Hybrid Ink MFT	Twisted Citron Distress Ink MFT
Mini Ink Blending Tool MFT	Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads MFT	Scor-Buddy MFT
Teflon Bone Folder MFT	Mini MISTI MFT	Mini MISTI Mouse Pad MFT
MISTI Creative Corners MFT	Mini MISTI Grid Pad MFT	Foam Squares MFT
Post-It Masking Tape MFT	Black Licorice Card Stock MFT	Itsy Bitsy Poka Dot 6 x 6 Paper Pad MFT
Wilted Violet Distress Ink MFT	Copic Markers Earth Tones MFT	Smart Grid Paper Pad MFT
Fab-BOO-lous Friends Stamp Set MFT	Fab-BOO-lous Friends Die-Namics MFT	Blueprints 1 Die-Namics MFT
Blueprints 31 Die-Namics MFT	Copic Neutral Grays MFT