Sunday, February 3, 2013

MFTeaser - Happy Easter

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

Today is all about the new Die-namics, although I couldn't resist using a few new stamps too.

I created a sweet Easter treat basket and coordinating note card.

Let's start with the basket shall we? I used the Woven Basket Die-namics to cut out two baskets from Natural card stock then I brayered over them with Kraft Premium Dye Ink to help highlight the impressed lines of the basket. The Trapezoid Treat Basket Die-namics works perfectly with the shape and size of the Woven Basket Die-namics to create a little 3D treat container. Check out THIS VIDEO on how to assemble the Trapezoid Treat Basket Die-namics.

I thought Pure Innocence Bunny Ears was perfect with the basket so I inked her up and stamped her onto X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured her with copic markers and paper pieced her hat and bodysuit with one of the patterns from the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection. I added some sparkle to her tail and shoes with some Star Dust Stickles.

Next I broke out the Embellished Eggs stamp set and coordinating Easter Elements Die-namics. I cut out the flowers from X-Press It Blending Card and stamped them with Grape Jelly Premium Dye Ink and Pink Lemonade Premium Dye Ink. The leaves (which double as the wings for the birds in this set) were cut out of Sour Apple cardstock and stamped with Sour Apple Premium Dye Ink.

I added a Pink Lemonade button tied with Hemp Cord to the largest flower and scattered the smaller flowers around the handle.

The notecard I created measures 4 1/4" square. The clean design was inspired by the Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2 class I'm taking from Online Card Classes. I left plenty of 'white space'.


The base is Sweet Tooth then I added a layer of Sour Apple and Natural cardstock. I used the Squiggle Border Die-namics to cut out the Grape Jelly strip and stamped the sentiment from Embellished Eggs with Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. The flower is the same as on the basket except I created a loopy bow underneath it for a little texture. You can find my Loopy Hemp Cord Bow Tutorial here.


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:
  • You can attend the New Release Party on February 4 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can WIN PRIZES!
  • The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on February 4 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
  • 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 February 4 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Here are the new products I used on the basket and card:

Here are the rest of the supplies I used on the Basket:



Here are the rest of the supplies I used on the Card:





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Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

23 comments:

zehra said...

very sweet, love the bunny paper pieced.

Liz said...

Lovr the spring feel warming up finally

Holly AKA KopyKat said...

OMGosh these are fabulous, love the colors and the great designs.

Inge Groot said...

Awesome Easter set Karen, love that Loopy Hemp Cord behind the purple flower and the paperpieced PI!

Tracey said...

Love this little set! So sweet!!

carpediem said...

adorable projects!

Annie Rose said...

So cuper cute! I love the ink colors. :)

Cindi said...

Beautiful card and basket! I love the colors and flowers.

wendy said...

simply adorable ! wow Karen how cute, love the added flowers to the basket handle!

Davi said...

Beautiful, I love the purple and they look so Eastery :)

Tricia T said...

How sweet! I like the ef that you used on the card. It is sweet and simple and perfect!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOW!! SO EXCITED about the release and LOVING your creations for today!! Such BEAUTIFUL details!! THANKS for sharing your AMAZING Creations all last week and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

Kim Swenson said...

Very cute card and basket!

Lori Turner said...

I cannot WAIT for tonight's release!! I love this gift set - all those flowers are perfect :)

Diana Soling said...

oh my! These are to darling. Love your bunny suit!!

Sandra said...

Love the color combinations on your projects. The weave of the basket really shows up! Great projects!

Mary J said...

That is so fabulous, Karen! Love what you've done with those dies!

Elizabeth said...

Very cute. Love her little bunny outfit.

Michele Boyer said...

What an adorable set! I love the grid patterned bunny suit!

Alina said...

it's a very pretty set, Karen!

scrappingnana said...

I am having trouble leaving a comment to I hope it doesn't post twice.
I love your sweet basket and note card. The PI image is just adorable.

Tricia Barber said...

This PI image is super sweet!! I love her little tail!! Thanks for sharing!

Leslie said...

OMGosh, these are cute!!!