MFTeaser - Die-namics Pep Rally - Vase tutorial

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

Today is the Die-namics feature and Pep Rally, where we really dig into the delicious Die-namics being released tonight. I'm sure you'll see some amazing ideas, and I've come up with a fun way to use the Jumbo Squiggle Border Die-namics to create some funky vases.

The idea came to me the very first time I cut the Jumbo Squiggle Border Die-namics down to size for the first card I made with it. The off-cut immediately looked like a vase so I tucked that idea away for today's post.

Vase Tutorial using the Jumbo Squiggle Border Die-namics:

1. Cut a Jumbo Squiggle Border Die-namics. I used patterned paper from the Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 paper pad.

2. Decide how "tall" you want your first vase to be. I cut mine to be the shortest of three vases.

3. Cut the second vase...this is my tallest vase.

4. Cut the third vase...my medium sized vase, and probably my favourite shaped vase (if I had to choose).

5. Here are my three vases along the top row and the negative cuts along the bottom, which I won't be using.

6. Here are all the pieces of my flowers and vases. I used the Vine Border Die-namics to cut out Jellybean Green card stock for the leaves then snipped three sets of leaves from the vine. I used the centers from the Plentiful Petals Die-namics for the flowers. I used the smallest size to cut out Wisteria felt and the middle size to cut out Grape Jelly card stock.

Here are the finished flowers and vases, all wrapped up with some Lilac Twine and topped with buttons. I used the Jumbo Squiggle Border Die-namics to cut out the Fossil card stock piece which I tucked under the Hot Fudge strip. For the stems I simply used my paper trimmer to cut three narrow strips of Jellybean Green card stock. The sentiment is from the new Clearly Sentimental about Audrey Hepburn set.

Now that we've teased and tempted you all week long, it's almost time for you to shop for your favorite Brand Spankin' New products from MFT. But first... it's time for our Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally! Our Design Team has been busy creating jaw-dropping and inspiring projects for you, and we've saved the best for last. We've taken an in-depth look at this month's Die-namics, while re-visiting the amazing sets being released tonight at 10 PM EST RIGHT HERE in the MFT Boutique. And while we are at it, how about we make your life even easier with a "cheat sheet" of all that's new?  Head over to the MFT Blog to print out a shopping list. Here are the details about the upcoming release on July 3 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on July 3 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 July 3 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• You have just a few more hours to submit your entry for this month's guest designer contest.  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 designers' posts 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 July 3 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen