Thursday, April 26, 2012

Be Yourself

Welcome to day three of seven fabulous days of MFT teasers!!!

Today is all about sentiment sets and I decided to work with Clearly Sentimental about Art. I adore the mix of fonts in this set and the sayings are so wonderful!!!


Best of all, Clearly Sentiment about Art is the Triple Scoop set for this release. What does that mean? You get the set for FREE with a qualifying $60 order, just remember to add it to your shopping cart.

In addition to this fabulous stamp set all about art, there's a gorgeous Artist Palette and Brush Die-namics die...swoon!!!!

I let the Artist Palette and Brush Die-namics take center stage, complimented with one of the sentiments from Clearly Sentimental about Art. I cut out the palette from Fossil card stock then ran it through an embossing folder for a little texture. I cut out the brush from cream card stock then coloured it with copic markers for a more realistic look, and the "paint" was cut out of patterned papers (it's an older line of My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary). I covered the "paint" with a coat of clear glaze pen to give it a wet look.

I used the Rectangle STAX 1 and Rectangle STAX 2 Die-namics dies to cut out the layers under the palette then stitched around the edges. The dark pink layer is Razzleberry card stock, which gives a nice pop of bright pink and the sentiment was stamped onto Pink Lemonade card stock. I added a simple pink sorbet twine bow to finish the card.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on May 1 at 10 PM EST:
  • You can attend the New Release Party on May 1 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
  • The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on May 1 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
  • The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
  • If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on May 1 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.
Here are the Die-namics I used:


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Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

27 comments:

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

so cute, love the paint chips

KWaltemathDesigns said...

Super cute! I really like how you used patterned paper for the paint. What a bright idea!

BonnieH said...

What a sweet card! Your colors are fabulous!

Mary J said...

Such a great make!

Gypsy 2 said...

The colours are great and love the way you have used papers for your paint.

Cyndi said...

Love your colors and your use of DP for the "paint"

zehra said...

Gorgeous card, I love the pink.

Cindi said...

Great card! Love the patterned paint..so cute!

Kristy Hansen said...

I love how you stepped this set up a notch. Love the patterned paper chips and with brush pushing through the hole. ksh

Tricia T said...

Wonderful! I love the swatches of dp on your palette and that you embossed it. Great card!

wendy said...

great card Karen, so clever to use dp for your paint chips...so darling!

Vicki said...

Genius for embossing the paint palette. Also love the idea of using patterned paper for the paint globs.

CraftyMomOf3 said...

Fabulously fun and beautiful Karen!! Wonderful colors!!

Crafty Hugs!
Meredith

Liz said...

such a cute card I love it.. great set.

Miriam Prantner said...

So fun! Love the corrugated palatte and that the paint is patterned. Nicely done!

Winnie said...

Great card. I love the palette you did and the way you embossed it and made the fun paints. Very eye catching.

stampingbowd said...

This is brilliant!!! I love how you set the paintbrush!!!!! What fun paint dabs!!!!!

Queen Mary said...

Karen I love your paint dabs on the palette -- I bet everyone has said that -- but I really do! It's such a great idea and adds so much dimension to your card!

Allisa said...

Your paintbrush looks so real, great job!

Jill Norwood said...

Love your paints! How brilliant! And your coloring on the paintbrush is spot on!!!! Gorgeous card!

Elle said...

I LOVE both of your cards. So perfect!

PaperDoll said...

I love the way you chose to make the paint splotches out of patterned papers instead of solids... it's like we get to see the finished product the raw materials will eventually become, before any color has left the palette, before a brush has been put to canvas or paper. ;)

Anonymous said...

I love what you did with those paints on the palette!! Lovely card... love the pink :)

Mary-Anne V said...

Sweet card...love the way you embossed the die and cut the paint out of pp.

Flo said...

Cute card. I love the embossed palette, and the glazed "paint" cut out of patterned paper. Even the brush looks realistic.

Shari said...

super cute Karen! I love how you embossed the palette and the drops of pain in pattern paper is so pretty!

Stephenie said...

Pretty papers! The paint looks wet- nice touch!