A Bit (More) O' The Green & MFT

Hello again, blog friends!  When I told you that I don't own a whole lot of green St. Patrick's Day items, I really wasn't kidding.  I had to think way outside the box to play along in some of the "green" challenges this week.  I thought perhaps I'd create a fun little tag to match the card I shared earlier.  I had more of those canvas scraps sitting on my scrap table, so I thought I'd do something fun with them once again.

I stenciled the same square pattern onto the canvas using a mixture of Gesso and green paint.  The canvas tag was cut using the Stitched Tags #1 Sweet Cuts, and I also inked it with Tim Holtz Walnut Ink.  I added some prills (just a few, for good measure, you know...lol) and then I attached some bundled Ivory Burlap String and a miniature green staple to attach the extra (smaller) tag that I hand cut from a canvas scrap and hand-stitched with a green four-leaf clover using DMC floss.

Just remind yourself that when you don't have the right supplies, you can hand make them in so many different ways.  I made the best of not having a shamrock (four-leaf clover) so I hand stitched one.  You can always improvise, right?

Well, I tried to be creative enough to allow myself to play along; and I enjoyed trying to be creative with what I have on hand.  Hope you're having a creative and happy week as well.  If nothing else, I'm staying sharp on my hand stitching skills.  LOL

Here's where I'm linking up my green tag project:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog - Simon Says "A Bit O' Green" - Entry #2

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says "Use Some Green" - Entry #1

Dar & Diane's Double D Challenge Blog - Green/Photo Inspiration - Entry #2

And....before I run off completely, I'm also sharing a card I created for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  This is the only MFT set I own (for now), so here we go.  I stamped the image (girl) and sentiment using my MFT stamp and coordinating die.  I added some inked papers, vellum, and also (since my girl is eating a PBJ sandwich) three PBJ sandwiches from a Paper Sweeties stamp set called Life Begins After Coffee.

This is fairly simple, and I fully realize that.  However, I was really just trying to keep it CAS (not my norm, as y'all know) and follow the sketch.  Since my girl is holding a PBJ, I added some more PBJs for the (3) elements in the sketch which I thought was kinda fun.  Here's a closer shot of my simple card.

Oh, let's be VERY clear...I am not a good Copic coloring artist.  I have no idea what I'm doing (pretty obvious), but taking some Copic classes has bee on my to-do list for a while now (among other things).  You know me.....box.....yeah.  Anyway, thanks for stopping by today.  I really do appreciate it.

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #480 - I explained my card above, and delighted to play along.  I think my MFT stamp and die may be retired, but I still love it.  The sketch was super fun, and I always look forward to playing with more MFT stamp and products.