August 2017 Release: Light of the World

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...

Light of the World

And here is my card~

Once again, I used Photoshop to create the focal panel for this card. The Light of the World image was placed on top of some colored digital work and the sentiment (also from the Light of the World set) was given a yellow shadow to help it POP! A few gold sequins and some gold glitter on the yellow "light" in the bulb add more shine and texture. I love it! 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

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

MHK Designer Inspiration: Rocky

    Light of the World will be the next new set released by MHK Designs this month, so I thought I'd show you something you could make with it.

     Using the plain lamp from this set I made a circle of them with my photo package, printed them and then cut them out. They have been coloured with alcohol markers and stretched with a ball tool to resemble petals on a flower.
     Using a background from Damsel In Distress with foliage helps make this look even more flower like, along with layering two lamp circles on foam pads. The centre was die cut and coloured before removing the die to get a white, even border, this is also mounted on foam pads.
     The lamp butterfly is two large lamps and two small, all lamp bases are overlapped to get the body. With the addition of a flower stamen for antennae the butterfly, once coloured and trimmed, is complete, there are foam pads under its wings.
   

Light of the World

Damsel In Distress

               





    Please pop back in a few days to see the DT inspiration for this new set and to find out how you could win it. Don't forget we also have a challenge running with even more chances to win some of MHK Designs images, you don't even have to use our images to enter.   Happy crafting....