MHKDesigner Inspiration: Shawna

Hello MHK Fans,

For today I would like to share some inspiration from MHKDesigns using your MHK digital stamps. Here is my card for today, enjoy!

I do enjoy the cozy colors of this scene.  Nice browns warm up the scene.
The snow was stenciled using VersaMark Ink and 'Winter Wonderland' embossing powder.
I do really enjoy how it turned out. 

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MHKDesigns vintage images work so well with each other._

I invite you to check out her Etsy store and see for yourself

the versatility of stamp sets and the variety of digital papers we have to offer

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This card was all designed electronically,
except for the snow that is described above. 

A detailed shot of the sentiment.
I thought it was a fitting sentiment next to this cozy home. 

I don't know about you but I am up to my eyeballs with 'Christmas Spirit'. However, I think I am going to try to get better a better perspective on the meaning of Christmas. I literally thought the other day, 'would Jesus want us to be all stressed out?'. My guess is no... So, I would like to take this moment to breathe. Better? Better! 

Since you are here, I encourage you to browse our blog and see more inventive ideas from our design team. It is our hope that you can play along with our monthly challenge. If not, just enjoy a bit of eye candy.

There is a lot more to discover at MHKDesigns Etsy Shop! Stop on over and see what we have to offer. It is certain to spark the imagination. So, thank you for stopping by and hope to see you soon. Take care and happy crafting.

All the best,

All the best,

Supplies Used:

Christmas Frames | MHKDesigns

Wonderful Wreath Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns

Christmas Frames | MHKDesigns

Wonderful Wreath Digital Stamp Set | MHKDesigns

MHKDesigner Inspiration: Julie

It's Friday, my crafty friends!  This is Julie with you today, and I have a trio of Christmas cards to recap with you from this past year.    I've begun writing my Christmas cards this week, and these 3 are some of my favorites!

The first card uses the Christmas Frames digital stamp set and Simply Seasonal digital papers. 

The second card uses Deck the Halls digital stamp set and Simply Seasonal digital papers.

The 3rd card uses the Deck the Halls digital stamp set and Deck the Halls digital papers. 

You'll find all the MHKDesigns products, and many more great ones, in the MHKDesigns Etsy Store.  Mynn has been running some great sales, so check often!  

I wish you all a happy, healthy holiday season!  

MHKDesigner Inspiration: Asha

Good morning, friends! Welcome to our last month of MHKDesigner Inspiration blog posts for the year. As you already know, every month our Design Team will showcase a project featuring products available in the MHKDesigns Etsy Store.

December is also a month to reflect on the year that was with pleasure or ...horror. I generally tend to wonder: Where did the year go? What have I done? .... and then I panic about my annual state of unpreparedness for Christmas. Happens every single year... without fail!

Today I want to share a card I made in August featuring a digi called Christmas Frames. It's a simple card. No patterned papers. I splattered some white and silver paint on the blue card base and added the design panel directly on it.

I struggled to keep this card as simple as possible. I added little drops of liquid pearls for the holly berries and tied a twine bow for a festive touch.

That's all from me this year. I hope Christmas fills your life with joy, your heart with peace and your home with love.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a Blessed Christmas season!

Beijinhos,

MHK Designer Inspiration - Rocky

     This month I wanted to show you a selection of seasonal cards made with the same image from MHK Designs in a range of different colours.

     I have to confess that I used to think digital images were just to be printed and coloured, Oh how wrong I was!
     If you have time to play around with them using a photo package you can achieve so much more. Now I am not what I would call computer savvy, but through trial and error (non of them serious) I have learnt a little, with the help of YouTube tutorials by our very own Mynn and advice from friends I am slowly progressing. This makes digital images and papers SO much more useful and very good value for money.  

      After selecting my image I used my photo package to change the colours. This was done by sliding the Hue/Saturation scale, found under the heading Adjustments, up or down. Each time I saw a colour change I liked I saved it with a slightly different name and then continued until I had five variations and my original.
     Using an oval die I cut them out and then coloured the edges with ink to draw the eye to the image.
     The sentiment plaque in the image has rounded edges so I used a corner rounder to make my card blank match. The edges of the card are coloured to match the image panel, with small holly corners painted with the same ink the base card was finished.
     A mirri mat layer under the image panel lifts the card giving it a little Christmas shine, it's mounted on foam pads to add a little more interest to a basic vintage effect card.

Christmas Frames

     I hope this has inspired you to go and play with your MHK Designs images to see what you can do with them. You can enter our challenge with your results, we'd love to see them.

August 2017 Release: Christmas Frames

Hello, friends!  Welcome to the August 2017 Release for the MHKDesigns Etsy Shop!  We have 5 fabulous  new sets to share this month and they cover MANY occasions!  I just know you will LOVE all the creations that my team and I have to share, as well!  Today's set is called...

Christmas Frames

 

And here is my card~

I used Photoshop to create the focal panel for this card. The Christmas Frames image and sentiment went perfectly with some "carpet" made with paper from the Deck the Halls digital paper pack! I added some rhinestones, glitter gel pen (candle flames) and Glaze gel pen (the heart in the sentiment) as finishing touches. The focal panel was then matted and added to a card base made with paper from the Simply Seasonal digital paper pack. What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! 

And now, let's talk about how to get this new set OR the entire release for FREE!  Here's what you'll need to do...

1. Comment here on the MHKDesigns blog.
2. Comment on each DT member's blog.
3. Join our MHKDesigners and Friends Facebook group and comment there.

I'll be choosing comments randomly from all these places after the release is over, and the authors of those comments will be our winners!  So, the best way to win is to comment every day!  We LOVE the feedback you give us! :)  Here's the list of blogs for you to visit today...

Asha | Asmah | Dawn | Judy | Jessica

Janie | Julie | Mynn | Rocky | Shawna

Thanks for stopping by today, friends!  We will be back tomorrow with another *NEW* set to share from the MHKDesigns Etsy shop!  Don't forget to get all your commenting in for your chance to WIN, and please do join our monthly challenge, as well!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

MHKDesigns August 2017 Release + Suggested Papers:

Christmas Frames | MHKDesigns	Light of the World | MHKDesigns	Marvelous | MHKDesigns	Pet Puns | MHKDesigns	Sassy Sayings | MHKDesigns
Deck the Halls Papers | MHKDesigns	Sunflower Sampler Digital Papers | MHKDesigns	French Country Digital Papers | MHKDesigns	Worn & Weathered Papers | MHKDesigns	Radiant Rainbows Papers | MHKDesigns

MHKDesigner Inspiration: Asha

Good morning, friends! Welcome to another month of MHKDesigner Inspiration blog posts. Every month our Design Team will showcase a project featuring products available in the MHKDesigns Etsy Store.

I'm kicking off our August series with a card featuring a digi from MHKD's latest release set called Christmas Frames. It's already available for purchase at MHKD's Etsy store.

Yes, you guessed right - I made a Christmas card and it looks like this:

Come back soon for more inspiration from the rest of the design team. And don't forget to join in our MHKD August Challenge. You have until 31 August 2017 to link up your projects for a chance to win the lovely Funky Flowers digital stamps and Worn and Weathered digital paper pack.

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a beautiful day!

Beijinhos,