Sunday, January 2, 2011

MFT Teaser-Frosty Fun

It's day four of MFT previews and today I'm sharing the sweetest little skater from Frosty Fun. All the new releases will be available in the MFT Boutique on Tuesday, January 4th at 10pm EST. There are two prize giveaways every teaser day so for the best chance of winning be sure to leave some love on each of the participating team member blog posts, then check the MFT blog for winners the next day.

For the past couple of years I've been on a mission to make one holiday card per week, all year long. That way I'm not swamped with mass production come December. I'm happy to report that this is my very first holiday card for 2011!!! Yippeee!!! Anyone want to join me in this challenge for 2011??? Wendy??? LOL!!

She's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with copics. I think she's even brighter IRL than on the computer screen too, but I just love her! I added some sparkle to the dots on her hat and her skate blades with a couple of Spica glitter pens. The out-of-the-box-hat-thing worked so well for my I Love Us card a couple of days ago that I decided to repeat it here. But I'll give you a little tip...I don't worry about cutting around the hat so it doesn't get cut off by the nestability. I simply cut off the top of the hat with the nestie then paper pieced a new one right over top...super quick and easy!

The patterned paper is Doodlebug Winter Wonderland and some of the snowflakes are sparkly IRL. I used my small scallop border die along the bottom edge and embellished the card with layered snowflakes that I cut with my let it snowflake trio die-namics (which are currently out of stock).

Be sure to stop by Kim's blog for a complete list of all the designers previewing sets today. I know there will be a slew of eye candy!!! Oh, and don't forget to mark your calendar for the release party on the Release Party Thread on Splitcoast, Tuesday from 8-10pm Eastern.

Today is the last day for the January Guest Designer contest. Be sure to have your project uploaded by 10pm EST tonight!! Read all the details on this thread and get stamping...you could be playing along with the MFT team for the February release, and trust me...it's a whole lot of FUN!!!

See you tomorrow for the last day or teasers!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

50 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fun little "frame" and love the colors!! very cute!!

jennik

jen said...

she's adorable- and I LOOOOVE the paper piecing tip!

Cindy Haffner said...

Ohh she is MARVELOUS!!

Kelli Hull said...

OK, that is one LOUD and SUPER AWESOME CARD!!! I JUST used those same pink copics and ended up covering them up with GLITTER!!! LMAO But that DB paper... I KNOW my LSS has some and I am RUNNING there tomorrow after work and gettin some!!!!!!

AWESOME PEEKS!!!!!

Arlene said...

Love it! The colors are wonderful! :-)

JessicaK said...

Great colors. I just picked up some of this bright pink color and was wondering how to play with it, and now I know! Beautiful card.

Jody Morrow said...

I'm in LOVE with this card. It is so bright, cheery, and PERFECT. Every detail is beautiful and it just pops off the page. :)

Nancy Thomas said...

Love all the colors on this - it's so bright and cheerful.

redstampinsam said...

I love how you have the little girl's hat pop over the scallop border. Very clever and gives a great 3-D effect.

Unknown said...

awww, you've made her so very cheerful!

Purrbal said...

How do you get your inspiration each week for each card? I know I have noticed you doing the holiday cards since I've followed your blog for sometime. Just curious what gets you motivated with each creation and do you have 52-53 images to choose from or do you find you duplicate them occasionally?

Ann Kranitz said...

Karen, this is super adorable. I love the bold fun colors!!! Cant wait for this release!!!

lori said...

So cute! Love your bright and happy colors! Thanks for sharing!

Gabby said...

Love the colors ... so festive and refreshing! :)

Unknown said...

Love this card. The colors are wonderful. For 2011 I am making card sets for my co-workers and will be including some Christmas in there.
http://craftywizard.blogspot.com

Tinkerbeth said...

Gorgeous card! I love the bright colors! Thanks for sharing which copics you used!

Jana Weaver said...

Adorable...love the colors you used for this little cutie!!

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

fabulous card design and colors with the new image

carpediem said...

you've chosen such bright and cheery colors for your card.....great job! laura j

Leslie said...

Aaaaaagh, this is SO stinkin' cute! LOVE her, love the whole card, the colours, the hat, the sparkly, LOVE it!!

Barbara said...

Love all those happy colors, Karen! So sweet!

Angel said...

Love the bright cheery colors! Great tip on just cutting the hat off and adding a new one!

Monique said...

Awwe she is so cute too!!! Love the pretty snowflakes and great color combo!

Jan Garber said...

She IS bright, but come next December, we'll all be wishing for some bright, cheerful colors! Your coloring is fantastic!

Laura Cox {aka scrapaddict} said...

Love the bright colors!!! Perfect little bit of "sunshine" for the cold gray winter!

Unknown said...

I love the bright, non-traditional colors of this! Cute! Thanks for sharing! :)

Auntie Ang said...

the colors bright and cheery made me smile this a.m.

Anita said...

She is adorable and the colors are so cheery.

Shannon Guindon said...

Amazing, I love your work!

StephG said...

congrats Karen on becoming Jan guest designer! I luv the bright colors you used...makes the card so cheerful!

Dawn said...

So cute Karen! Love the bright cheery colors!

Denise said...

Happiness IS hot pink! I love non-tradtional holiday cards - sure to make someone smile!

Manders said...

The colors are gorgeous and I 'm just in love with the collection how sweet is this.

Amanda said...

Colorful and fun!! I love it!! Great card :)

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

This is pretty and fun all in one, awesome image and great coloring, thanks for sharing your talent, and thanks for stopping by! : )

Shelly E said...

How cute! And what a great idea! I would join the challenge...& I just might! lol!

Dana White said...

She is really sweet - I love her toque and the bright colours

Janet said...

OMG! I LOVE the fun and festive colors that you used. So adorable! Thanks for sharing with us today during the hop. :D

Diana Sears said...

the frame is very cute... love the colors.

Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...

She is so adorable.

fairie said...

Oh I love the 'pop' you have here. Nicely done.

Nancy Guse said...

I really like the cheerful colors you used.

Rachel G said...

love your colors. cute card

Susan said...

love this card and the tip about piecing the hat! TFS

slbt17 said...

love it! Very cheerful!
Sandra ltb

Lisa H. said...

soooo cute! love that die behind the main image and the snowflakes...well, I love those, too.

Jodi Collins said...

I LOVE the bright fun colors on this! She is WAY too cute!!

Christina Fischer said...

This is SO sweet! I love these bright, happy colors!

Unknown said...

I love her blue skates. I'm envious. And, I'm also envious that you're already working on Christmas cards. You smartie!

Jessie/knightrone said...

This is just the cutest!!