Thursday Tool Time - with Deniz Do!

We're bringing Team Tuesday to Thursday this week!

Clean and simple cards may look effortless, but we all know that when there are only a few elements on the card front, placement matters! Today, Design Team member Deniz Do is sharing a sweet new-home congratulations card that beautifully demonstrates how the Original MISTI and Creative Corners can take the guesswork out of getting everything exactly where you want it. With a darling layered house, soft blush tones, a bright pop of pink, and plenty of crisp white space, Deniz lets the details shine—and uses her My Sweet Petunia tools to make sure that perfectly placed sentiment does, too!

Hi crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a clean and simple congratulations card featuring the Cozy Homes Layering Die Set and Beautiful Lady Stamp Set from Altenew.

I kept the design nice and minimal, building the little home in soft blush tones with a pop of bright pink along the roofline. I carried those same colours over to the side of the card with a couple of simple cardstock strips. It’s such an easy way to add a little extra interest while keeping that clean-and-simple feel.

For the sentiment, I used my MISTI along with the Creative Corners (which are ON SALE right now in the online store) from My Sweet Petunia to help me get everything positioned exactly where I wanted it. I love being able to line up a sentiment, check the placement, and then stamp it confidently, and of course the MISTI makes it easy to stamp again if I want that extra-crisp impression!

A sweet and simple card for celebrating a new home!

Products used:

• My Sweet Petunia – MISTI

• My Sweet Petunia – Creative Corners

• Altenew – Cozy Homes Layering Die Set

• Altenew – Beautiful Lady Stamp Set

We love how Deniz's photos show the Creative Corners in action! By using one as a straight positioning guide, she could visually line up her sentiment beneath the house before committing to ink. Once everything was exactly where she wanted it, the Original MISTI made it easy to stamp with confidence—and stamp again in precisely the same spot if a darker, crisper impression was needed. Creative Corners aren't just for corners, either! Use them to help position sentiments, create straight guides, align multiple images, work with smaller cardstock pieces, or give your project an extra edge to register against inside your MISTI. It's a simple pairing that can make a big difference, especially on clean-and-simple designs where every little detail counts.

Focus Friday - with Jordan Hansen

School is back in session, and today’s Team Tuesday project gets an A+ for creativity! 🍎✏️ Design Team member Jordan Hansen is joining us with a fun science-inspired card created especially for her son as he begins a brand-new middle school adventure. With a little chemistry, a clever sentiment, and some help from the MISTI, Precision Glue Press, MISTI Lite, and Petunia Platform, Jordan shows how the right tools make it easy to create a handmade card that says, “You’ve got this!” Take a look at how this clean and colorful encouragement card came together.

Hey, it's Jordan from Jordan's Easy Entertaining here.  I can't believe how fast the summer went by. My kids just went back to school this past week which is the inspiration for today's card. My oldest and my youngest are at schools they are already familiar with, but my middle son is on a new adventure with starting middle school. I thought this science themed card would be a great way cheer him on.

To make this card, I used the Altenew Chemistry Vases Layering Stamp Set. After I cut a white piece of cardstock using a die from the Spellbinders A-2 Matting Basics A Card Creator Etched Dies, I placed the cardstock in my MISTI to stamp the first layer of my chemistry vases, and a sentiment from the set that says, "you're in your element!" using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink.

The stamp set has 3 layers to get all the details onto the vases.

There is also a coordinating stencil to go with the Chemistry Vases stamp set. I used a blending brush to add some green ink that I thought would go nicely with the plaid patterned paper I had picked for the background on the card.

I used my Precision Glue Press to add both the plaid background and my stamped panel to the front of an A2 sized card.

And to finish off as usual, I used my MISTI LITE and Petunia Platform to stamp my custom 'made by Jordan Hansen" stamp on the back - totally unnecessary for a card for my kiddo, but I like adding it anyway!

I hope he likes it! So far, middle school seems to be treating him well.

Thank you for joining me for this tutorial and I hope you have a wonderful day!

What a fun way to send a little encouragement for a big new adventure! We especially love how Jordan used several My Sweet Petunia favorites throughout her project—from building those crisp, layered images with the MISTI to assembling her card with the Precision Glue Press and adding her personal signature with the MISTI Lite and Petunia Platform. And that last step is one worth borrowing! A custom “created by” stamp is an easy way to give every handmade card your own finishing touch. Whether you’re creating for the first day of school, a new job, an upcoming test, or simply reminding someone that they’re in their element, your MSP tools can help you make it personal from the very first impression to the very last.

My Sweet Petunia Products Used:
MISTI
MISTI Lite
Petunia Platform
Precision Glue Press

Team Tuesday - with Ceal Pritchett

It’s Team Tuesday, and Ceal Pritchett is back with a project that combines two things we love—beautiful details and smart crafting tools!  Today’s card starts with a fabulous book die and becomes something extra special with the help of the Original MISTI, Sticky Mat, and Precision Glue Press. From holding her intricate die cut securely in place while stenciling and ink blending to getting that finishing sentiment just right, Ceal shows how having the right My Sweet Petunia tools at your fingertips makes it easier to concentrate on the fun part—creating!

Hello everyone, 

It's Ceal here and today I am sharing a card using products from My Sweet Petunia and Hero Arts. 

To make this card, I started with a white top folding A2 card base and a panel of Aqua cardstock in which I ran through the die cutting machine using a pierced cover plate. I used the BigBook die set from the August card kit by Hero Arts. 

I cut the book out of white cardstock and then placed it down on a Sticky Mat inside of the Original Misti, I masked off the edges of the book and then placed the stencils over the "cover" and created the pattern for the book. Next, I removed the masks and moved them to cover the front of the book and ink blended the binding of the book.  To finish the card, I stamped and cut out the sentiment and adhered them using the Precision Glue Press. 

We love how Ceal turned a simple white die cut into a beautifully patterned book cover—and it’s a great reminder that your MISTI can do so much more than stamp! Pair it with a Sticky Mat to hold die cuts, masks, stencils, and smaller pieces securely while you ink, blend, arrange, and create. Then reach for the Precision Glue Press when it’s time to put all those carefully created pieces together. Try setting aside an afternoon to look at the tools already on your craft desk and challenge yourself to use them in a new way—you may discover a favorite technique you never expected!

It’s Team Tuesday, and today we’re heading into the garden with Anna Wight, owner and creative designer behind Sweet Miss Daisy Designs! Anna has a way of bringing the warmth and charm of country life to paper, and today’s projects are filled with flowers, friendship, vintage details, and plenty of summertime garden inspiration. Using her own beautifully illustrated stamps and papers, Anna pairs water coloring with the Mini MISTI to get crisp, reliable impressions on textured watercolor paper—the perfect starting point for adding all those lovely hand-painted details. From cards to tags, these projects are a wonderful reminder that a little ink, color, and creativity can turn the simple joys of summer into something worth sharing.

Hello everyone! Anna here, with greetings from a hot, dry pacific northwest! 

My garden is in full bloom, and I’ve picked several GIANT zucchinis, so it seems like the perfect time to provide some summertime garden girl inspiration!

The projects I’m sharing today were made using the “Garden Girl” and “She Began to Fly” clear stamp sets, and the “Lavender Field” and “Letters and Ledgers” paper collections from SweetMissDaisy Designs. 

All of the images and sentiments for my projects are stamped on watercolor paper. It is my favorite surface for stamped images. In order to ensure an excellent stamp impression, I use my Mini Misti every single time I stamp an image on textured watercolor paper. The Mini Misti allows me to get ink in all the dips and dimples of the textured paper and keeps me from wasting good quality paper.

Once I had my impressions stamped, I watercolored the images and finished up my projects using various dies, paper combinations, cotton laces, and other favorite embellishments. 

I love how the Mini Misti allows me to stamp perfectly, every time! 

Thanks for joining me on the blog today! Stay healthy and well! - Anna

Anna’s projects are a beautiful example of why the Mini MISTI deserves a permanent spot on every craft desk! Its compact size makes it perfect for everyday card making, but don’t stop there. Use it for stamping sentiments exactly where you want them, building layered images, creating multiples for card sets, getting crisp impressions on textured cardstock and watercolor paper, or restamping an image when that first impression needs a little extra ink. It’s also easy to tuck into your supplies for crops, classes, and crafty get-togethers with friends. Small but mighty, the Mini MISTI gives you the freedom to stamp with confidence—and spend more time enjoying the creative part!