MFTeaser - TGIF

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

Ok, so it's Wednesday and not Friday, but at least Friday is just two sleeps away!!!

So I created a fun card with the new Who's That Girl? Gets Down to Business. Doesn't she look chic in her gorgeous suit!

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and paper pieced her suit with patterns from the Carta Bella Beautiful Moments paper pad. The rest of the image was coloured with copic markers and I added two clear rhinestones for the buttons on her jacket.

There are so many great sentiments in this set, and I chose TGIF for the front of the card. I used the Sentiment Strips Die-namics to cut out the polka dot paper then trimmed the end off. The curved arrow from Lead the Way Die-namics was perfect for drawing attention to the sentiment.

Check out the beautiful new Layered Rose Die-namics flower...swoon!!! It's five layers of beautifully shaped petals, so you can use all the layers, like I did here, or choose certain sizes to layer together. I topped it with a Whip Cream button and used the Royal Leaves Die-namics to cut out the yellow polka dot paper. The new Triple Scallop Border Die-namics was perfect for cutting out the striped paper, which helps tie all the colours together.

On the inside I stamped another sentiment from the set and used the Triple Scallop Border Die-namics again to cut out the yellow card stock.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on August 7 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 August 7 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is going on now!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics.
• 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 August 7 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Merry Little Christmas

It's been ages since I played along with a Splitcoast sketch challenge, so I dug into SC393 and made card #23 for Project Christmas 2012.

I wasn't sure how this card would turn out because the sketch is quite different from anything I normally do. But that's the good thing about challenges, right? They get us out of our comfort zone. I used the Jumbo Banner Days STAX Die-namics to cut out the patterned paper (which is My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas), and I cut out the same size from cream card stock. Then I simply trimmed the edges of the patterned piece to reveal the cream mat. I wanted the scalloped piece to stretch right across my card so I cut it out using the Simply Scallops Medium Die-namics and wrapped some Maraschino Red twine around it. I chose Red Hot card stock for the sentiment panel, and the sentiment is from Inspired by Christmas from MFT. The Let It Snowflakes Die-namics were a given as embellishments and I cut them from cream card stock and Puff Cloud White felt.

On the inside I used a combination of the same Die-namics dies and another sentiment from the set, stamped directly onto the Kraft base layer.

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Sweet Sunday Ocean

It's time for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSSC164.

The sketch threw me a little with the little tag element but I think it worked out nicely on my card.

I decided to use Inspired by the Beach from My Favorite Things. I stamped the image with Brilliance Graphite Black onto Kraft card stock and added the sentiment below. The patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Portobello Road collection. I used the Traditional Tags STAX Die-namics to cut out the tag element, layered it with Hot Fudge card stock, then looped some Flax Twine through the hole.

I wrapped some hemp twine around the entire card and added a shell charm which I cut out using the Sea Charms Die-namics. I inked the edges of all the layers with antique linen distress inks.

I hope you'll play along with this week's sketch and link your creation on Karen's blog. Now it's time to go see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers created.

Dana White

Dawn Easton

Jackie Pedro

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Melissa Hubert

Sarah-Jane Kalé

Tracy Clementé

Vicki Burdick

and Karen Giron

Here are the Die-namics I used:

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen