MFTeaser - Thanks

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

Today I made a fun card using this month's Free with $60 stamp set, Sending Thanks. The Free with $60 set changes with each release, and, in case you hadn't guessed yet, you'll receive it FREE with a qualifying $60 order. Oh, and I used the new Plaid Builder Background too!

All the new products will be available in the MFT Boutique on August 6th at 10pm EDT. Hop over to the MFT Blog for more details and for the amazing PRIZE info!

I started with a card base of Primitive Cream then I added a layer of the new Brick Red. Love this colour! Then I used the Plaid Builder Background to actually create some plaid...what a novel idea! I've used it for stripe, lines and diagonals, but this is the first time I used it for plaid. I built the plaid pattern on a piece of Kraft card stock. I used Fuse Green Premium Dye Ink, Kraft Premium Dye Ink, Whip Cream Pigment Ink and Brick Red Premium Dye Ink. When the plaid was all done though, I felt like the Brick Red stripes were a little too "in your face" and stood out more than I wanted, so I stamped over them with Whip Cream Pigment Ink to tone them down. The layout is DS112.

I stamped the 'THANKS' from Sending Thanks with Kraft Premium Dye Ink onto a rectangle of Primitive Cream, then I stamped the second part of the sentiment with Brick Red Premium Dye Ink.

I used a rectangle of Fuse Green card stock for the other layer and stamped it with polka dots from Darling Dots using Whip Cream Pigment Ink. I used my favorite flower die, Pretty Posies Die-namics, to cut out the corrugated cardboard flower and topped it with a Brick Red button tied with Hemp Cord.

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from Sending Thanks with Brick Red Premium Dye Ink and added the chevron elements with Kraft Premium Dye Ink.

You'll find more information on the MFT Blog, along with a list of today's participating designers.

Here are the supplies I used:
(note: links to the new products will be live after August 6th at 10pm EDT)

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

MFTeaser - Birds of a Feather

Welcome to day seven of seven fabulous days of MFT teasers! It's almost time to shop. All the new products will be available in the MFT Boutique tonight at 10pm EST.

The design team has one more day of inspiration for you though and I used the new Laina Lamb Designs Document It - Right on Target stamp set and the coordinating Accent It - Feathers and Arrows Die-namics.

I started with a Sweet Tooth card base then I added a layer of new Steel Blue followed by Sno Cone. I used the new Delicate Doily stencil from the Mona Pendleton Designs line to add pattern to the Sno Cone layer by sponging the stencil with Sno Cone Premium Dye Ink. Then I inked around the edges with white chalk ink and stitched it to the Steel Blue layer. I used DS100 for the layout.

I used the Square 1 STAX Die-namics to cut out the Sweet Tooth square then stamped the sentiment from Document It - Right on Target using Steel Blue Premium Dye Ink. I added a Steel Blue button "threaded" with a narrow strip of Steel Blue card stock.

I used the Accent It - Feathers and Arrows Die-namics to cut out two Kraft feathers and finished the card with a sprinkling of rhinestones for a little bling.

On the inside I used one of the sentiments from Peaceful Wildflowers and mimicked the layout from the front of the card.

Hop on over to the MFT Blog for more inspiration from the  design team and to see the new products. MFT is giving away one $75 prize for each teaser day, so don't miss your chance to win!

Here are the supplies I used:
(note: links to the new products will be live on May 7th after 10pm EST)

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Springtime Wishes

It's finally time to shop for all the new products in the MFT Boutique. You'll find all the new goodies in the Brand Spankin' New section.

The design team has a little more inspiration for you with a recap of all the new stamp sets. Head over to the MFT blog for a list of participating designers, and don't forget to comment as you hop along for a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique!

I worked with the adorable Doodle Garden Springtime Wishes for tonight's post and I have a trio of cards to share.

My first card is one that's totally out of my comfort zone. I've been taking the Clean and Simple Cardmaking 2 class from Online Card Classes and this is one of the techniques I learned...clean and simple chalkboard.

I started with a card base of Black Licorice for this single layer card. The image and sentiment from Doodle Garden Springtime Wishes were stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I used my white gel pen to add the lines to each corner, which help frame her and direct the eye inward. For just a touch of colour I used a pink metallic Gelly Roll pen to colour in the tulips and added three doodle dots by the sentiment.

I used the same technique on the inside, stamping another sentiment from Doodle Garden Springtime Wishes, and the small flower cluster from Embellished Eggs. I added pink metallic dots to the flower centers. This technique looks easy, but it took me a couple of tries to get the lines nice and crisp, especially the finnicky white gel pen lines. But it was definitely worth the effort!

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My second card is a soft and feminine card and I used DS86 for the layout.

I started with a card base of Whip Cream then added layers of Pink Lemonade and Kraft cardstock. I stamped the small sentiment in the bottom right corner using MFT Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink. and used my Circle 1 STAX Die-namics to cut out all the circular elements on this card, with the exception of the button.

I stamped the image from Doodle Garden Springtime Wishes with Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured her with copic markers. I gave her rosy cheeks with some pink chalk.

I used the Button Border Die-namics to cut out the polka dot button and tied it with Hemp Cord. The patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Memorable collection.

On the inside I stamped the image with MFT Pink Lemonade Premium Dye Ink then used one of the sentiments from You Make My Day.

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My third card is another one that's out of my comfort zone because I coloured her with pencils instead copics...eeks! I followed Inge's fabulous pencil tutorial for the MFT Academy, which you can find HERE.

I started with a card base of Sweet Tooth then added a layer of Sno Cone cardstock. I'm in the clean and simple frame of mind because of the class I'm taking so I went with a super simple layout to let the image shine. I wanted to try my hand at colouring her on Kraft, so I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black onto the Kraft panel and set to work with my pencils. I paper pieced her dress with one of the patterns from the Authentique Fresh collection.

The sentiment is from the new Embellished Eggs set. I used the Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics to cut out the Sweet Tooth strip and I ran the straight edge through the die a second time to create the double-ended fishtail. The sentiment was stamped with MFT Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink.

On the inside I used one of the sentiments from Doodle Garden Springtime Wishes, stamped again with MFT Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink.

Don't forget to hop over to the MFT blog for a list of participating designers. 

Here are the supplies I used on the Springtime Wishes card:

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Here are the supplies I used on the Sending Smiles card:

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Here are the supplies I used on the Easter card:

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Thanks for stopping by!
Karen