Cards by Kerry

MFT Teasers - Let's Chat!

2012-02-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to Day 1 of MFT Teasers for the February release! I can't believe that it is already Feb. 1st. Where did January go? This month (like all months really!) we have a fabulous release for you and today we're previewing this month's new Who's That Girl set - Let's Chat.

I stamped her on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured her with my copics. I paired her with some Lily Bee papers and this week's Card Patterns sketch (sponsored by MFT). I used the new Monarch Border Die-namics as well as the new Chat Bubbles Die-namics.

I wanted to add some texture to her sweater so I pulled out an old eyelash wool scarf that was in my "to donate" bin. I spritzed some copic blending solution on it and held it to my image. I'm not sure if you can see, but it created a neat, fuzzy texture. I also coated her phone with my Sakura Clear Glaze pen to give in a sheen. I just received my new copic colours so was inspired to pull out V22 and V28 to go with the previously released V20 and V25. They all blended together beautifully!

I stamped another sentiment inside the card, as well as a couple of the cute accessory stamps in the set.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on February 7th at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on February 7th 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 February 7th 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 February 7th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

January Sketch For You To Try Wrap Up!

2012-01-30T16:07:00.000-05:00

It's almost the end of the month but you still have time to sneak your entry in for January's SFYTT. You can find all the details over on Jen's blog. And of course we'll be back on Saturday with a brand new sketch for February!

I've been trying to do some more clean and simple stamping lately so I figured I'd keep it going with this card. I used MFT's Pure Innocence Start the Day with Whee! and switched out the circle for an oval shape. The papers are some older Echo Park (Walk in the Park I think?) and I added a flower cut with the Die-namics Prima Donna Petals.

I finished the inside off with a sentiment from the set and a matching piece of patterned paper cut with the Die-namics Fresh Cut Grass.

As a reminder, here's this month's sketch. You still have a couple of days to play along! I'll see you back here on Saturday for a brand new sketch! Thanks for stopping by!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Handmade Embellishments

2012-01-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

Happy weekend! Today sure felt like a long time coming, but we made it! And it's time for our weekly Kraftin' Kimmie challenge. This week the amazing Melanie is our hostess and she wants us to use handmade embellishments on our projects.

I decided to keep it simple this week and went for a bit of a clean & simple look. In fact, I tried my hand at a one layer card. I stamped Lovely Lulu onto some Kraft paper and coloured her with my copics. I do find that I need to use slightly darker colours with Kraft (i.e. my skin colours are E00, E11, and E13 - darker than I'd usually use on white cardstock). I cut a couple flowers out of felt using a die, and cut a button with another die. I layered them all together - and voila! I played around with a sentiment for a bit, but just couldn't find a placement I was happy with - so I left it off.

You can see all the fabulous challenge cards from the Krafty Girls over on the challenge blog. I hope you'll play along - you could win a stamp from Kitty Kapers! Thanks for stopping by!

Kraftin' Kimmie/Art du Scrapbooking Hop

2012-01-25T07:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to a fantastic joint blog hop featuring Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and the Art du Scrapbooking store in Quebec! Grab a cup of coffee and sit back to enjoy all the gorgeous creations using the January release of new stamps from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps! If you’d like to start the hop from the beginning, head over to the KKS challenge blog and be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky random stampers will WIN some prizes!! All the new images are now available at the Art du Scrapbooking store online and in person or from the KKS online shop, where you will find ALL our stamps! Get ready....get set.....HOP!!

I made a card for you today featuring the brand new stamp Thalia. I just love her and her relaxed pose! I wish that I could spend my days like this! I paired her with lots of goodies that Art du Scrapbook sent like this My Mind's Eye paper and these gorgeous roses and pearls. Definitely embellishments fit for a goddess! I also added a sentiment from the new Goddess Sentiments set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Your next stop along the hop is over to Clara.

MFT/Scor-Pal Blog Hop

2012-01-24T12:00:00.000-05:00

I'm super excited to share today's post with you! MFT and Scor-Pal have teamed up together to do a joint blog hop! Both the MFT and Scor-Pal designers have cooked up some fabulous projects for you showing just how well they work together!

You can find links to all the designers sharing projects today both on the MFT Blog and on the Scor-Pal Blog. I hope you'll hop around and take in the eye candy!

I had spied a cute little iphone printable valentine quite a while ago on a blog I frequent (LivingLocurto) and decided it was the perfect inspiration to pull out my I Need Some Face Time à la mode!

The printable is designed to be cut and scored and wrapped around a box of conversation hearts (clever, no?). But I decided to cut the front of the wrapper off and use it as the image panel for my box. I used my Scor-Pal (and some instructions from SCS) to create a slider box. I tried to keep the colours muted - as I was inspired by the iphone itself. I love how the Scor-Pal makes such clean, crisp score lines and the measurements make creating 3D items a breeze! I also used Scor-Tape to adhere my box together. What I love most about this tape is that you can tear it. The less time I spend searching for my scissors on my desk, the better!

Here's the box slid partly open. I filled it with some yummy dark chocolate pomegranate candies.

Here's a close up of my card. I decided to keep it fairly simple and try a background technique that's been on my "to do" list for a while now. I cut out a whole bunch of numbers using the By The Numbers Die-namics and glued them to cardstock of the same colour.

I love the subtle yet interesting texture it gives the card!

I also gave her iphone a good coat of Glossy Accents, to make the whole thing shiny and more realistic.

I finished the inside off with a sentiment I created using the By The Letters Die-Namics and the Hearts A Plenty Die-namics. I also stamped a sentiment from the I Need Face Time à la mode set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today - I'm so glad that you did! I hope you'll pop over to Scor-Pal to check out their fabulous products if you haven't already!

Sketch For You To Try - times two!

2012-01-21T11:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Saturday! This year Sketch For You To Try is providing even more inspiration to entice you to play along! Here's my second sample with this month's fabulous sketch!

This month we're sponsored by The Cat's Pyjamas so I pulled out this cute set - Like You A Latte. I just love this little guy's sticky-upy hair and his big mitts. I stamped him on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured him with my copics. I paired him with some My Mind's Eye Stella Rose papers and added a felt heart and button, as well as some twine.

Remember that all the details for SFYTT can be found on Jen's blog, as well as the linky tool to link up your project!

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #55

2012-01-18T12:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome back to another week of MFT's Wednesday stamp club. I love this week's sketch - nice and simple which I was actually craving. I kept my card pretty simple (as simple as I get anyway!) and pulled out one of my fave stamps - Little Loveosaurus.

I stamped him on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured him with my copics. When I was done, I wet a terry cloth rag with some copic blender solution and held it against my image to get that mottled/speckled look. This is one of my fave things to do with blender solution! The papers are all My Mind's Eye Stella Rose and I didn't want too much contrast between the two different designs behind my image panel, so I picked two different lined/ledger papers. I cut some MFT cork with the Die-namics Stacking Stars.

I finished off the inside of my card by stamping my little monster again (in Memento Tuxedo Brown ink) and a sentiment from the set (love that font!!).

Here's this week's sketch!

MFT VIP - PI Classic Kids

2012-01-17T22:00:00.000-05:00

It's time again for this month's MFT VIP kit! This is your chance to snap up two of February's new stamp releases and one new Die-namic die, a whole 2 weeks before they are released to the general public. This is a limited quantity product - when they're gone, they're gone! You can find them right HERE - they're available now!

This month we have another couple of Pure Innocence cuties for you. My first card is made with Violin Girl and I also paired her with the Die-namics included in this month's kit - the Monarch Border die. This is a smaller size than the Monarch die released last month. I used papers from October Afternoon Sidewalks and this week's Mojo Monday sketch for the layout. I also brought out my Die-namics Musical Notes die to add some embellishment.

I finished the inside off with a sentiment from the free Classic Kids Sentiments mini which is only available with the VIP kit and will never be offered again. I just love this saying!

I couldn't help but make another card when I saw this cute Blowing Bubbles girl. I don't know about you but my kids LOVE blowing bubbles. In the spring it's not unusual for us to go through bottles and bottles of bubble solution.

I loved Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch from this week and decided to crop my cutie a little so she'd fit in a smaller circle. I mounted her over one of the flags from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics and used the same OA Sidewalks paper as my first card. I paper pieced her skirt and top with some of the patterned papers as well.

Again,I finished the inside of the card off with a sentiment from the free mini set as well as using the accessory bubbles stamp that comes in the set.

Hey what are you waiting for? To see all the designers in action, make sure you check out the MFT blog for links to everyone! And go shop! Quick, before they're all gone! I'll see you back here tomorrow for the MFT sketch challenge.

Mega Crop!

2012-01-17T10:54:00.001-05:00

Wanna hang out with Kraftin' Kimmie and the Krafty Girls this weekend?? If you live in Southwestern Ontario you can join them at the Guelph Place Banquet Hall at 425 Michener Rd in Guelph from 9am to midnight on Saturday, January 21st!!

There is an all day crop event going on but you do NOT have to be part of the crop to come and join the fun!!! You can shop to your inky heart's content....we'll have the newest release of Goddesses, Kitty Kapers and Lovely Lulus on hand as well as many more of our most popular stamps!!

AND

some of our amazing and talented Krafty Girls will be teaching four different classes throughout the day!! For the lineup and to signup, go to this link at our website.

I'll be there and would love to see you there as well!!

Kraftin' Kimmie January Release Hop

2012-01-15T01:00:00.000-05:00

Do YOU know what day it is??? It’s Krafty RELEASE Day and it’s our first release of the year!! Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is kicking off 2012 by releasing their new JANUARY stamps and there’s SO much gorgeousness to SEE!!

You will get to see most of the new images today as you sit back and enjoy our JANUARY Krafty Hop! If you want to start from the beginning, just head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge Blog! As you hop from blog to blog, be sure to leave a comment at each and every stop because some lucky stampers will win packages of these incredible stamps from the new release!! And when you’re done hoppin’, be sure to head over to the Kraftin’ Kimmie shop, because ALL the new images are NOW available!

I've used this super cute cat from Kitty Kapers 1 along with a co-ordinating sentiment. I kept the layout simple, actually using last week's sketch challenge over at SCS. I coloured up by golden/orange tabby on X-Press It blending cardstock using my copics. I also added a scallop border die and some twine and buttons for embellishment. The papers are Basic Grey Picadilly and seemed to match my kitty well.

As always, we have our Gimme Kimmies Kits available for those of you who ‘need it all’!! (You’ve been buying presents for everyone else all month long….don’t you think it’s time to reward your krafty self a little bit??!! ) The stamps are grouped together by artist and are available at a discount, but only for a limited time!!

Thanks so much for hopping by. Your next step along the hop is over to Peggy!

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks & Challenge - Artemis

2012-01-14T07:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Saturday! It's challenge day over at the Kraftin' Kimmie blog and it's also Moonlight Whispers peek day! Don't forget that all the new stamps will be available tomorrow in the Kraftin' Kimmie Store! Links to all the Krafty Girls are over on the challenge blog. This week we have a fabulous sketch to go along with these brand new Goddess stamps! Oh my! I love each and every one of them!

I chose to use Artemis and her accompanying sentiment (You make me quiver! LOL!). I stamped her on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured her with my copics. I paired her with some MME Lost and Found 2 papers and added some ribbon, a file tab, some brads, and a flourish.

I also decided to finish off the inside of my card using the new Goddess Sentiments set as well. I added a bit of patterned paper and another flourish to my fabulous sentiment to tie it all together.

I hope you'll come play along with our sketch challenge this week. You could win "Athena" just for playing along and linking up over on the challenge blog. And also, don't forget to leave a comment as two lucky people will each win 3 of Annie's new Goddesses.

Krafty Peeks - Kitty Kapers

2012-01-13T07:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday! And welcome back for Day 2 of peeks for the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps January release. All the new stamps will be available on Sunday Jan. 15th. For links to all the Krafty Girls showing peeks today, make sure you check out the challenge blog. And as you're visiting the Krafty Girls, don't forget to leave comments along the way because 2 lucky stampers will win one of today's new sets.

This month Emilie Goulet has dreamed up a whole herd of cats for you! There are two new sets - Kitty Kapers 1 and Kitty Kapers 2. This particular sleepy kitty is from the second set. I just love his markings and how comfy he looks. Cats always look comfy! I coloured him up with my copics on X-Press It blending cardstock. I paired him with some MME Krafty Funday papers and one pattern from Echo Park's Times & Seasons. The layout is an older Mojo Monday sketch.

Here's a close-up of my kitty. I used Prismacolor pencils to shade the ground underneath him.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Tomorrow is challenge day as well as Moonlight Whisper preview day! I'll see you back here tomorrow.

Kraftin' Kimmie Peeks - Lulu!

2012-01-12T07:00:00.000-05:00

Hello! And welcome to the start of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps peeks for the January release. All of the new stamps will be available on Sunday January 15th in the KKS store. And for links to all the Krafty Girls sharing peeks today, make sure you check out the Krafty blog!

Today we're showing you images from Cheryl Alger's new set. She's got a new character cooked up for you - and we named her Lulu! I adore her knobby knees and her pigtails!

This set has three images and a whole bunch of fun sentiments. I chose this "bird" image and coloured her up with my copics on X-Press It blending cardstock. I paired her with some MME Love Me papers and a sketch from the JUGS challenge blog.

Don't forget to leave comments as you hop from blog to blog. One lucky commentor will win a Lulu set for themselves! Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll see you back here tomorrow for another peek!

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #54

2012-01-11T12:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome back to another sketch challenge for the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club. We're on to sketch # 54 and I'm still pleased as punch that I'm keeping up - per my goal for this year!

I must admit though that this week's sketch gave me pause. I had to think about it a bit before I decided to take some creative liberties and use the birdhouse shape for the square panel in the sketch. I pulled out my Die-namics Homespun Birdhouse die and stamp set and went to work. I decided to layer the roof and perch with two different colours to create the illusion of a shadow. The sentiment on the horizontal element as well as on the flag are stamps from the Homespun Birdhouse stamp set as well. I also used the Die-namics Mini Pennant on the birdhouse - in keeping with the sketch.

I finished the inside off with another sentiment from the set and yet another Mini Pennant. I just love how you can combine the sentiments with the Pennant flags and say so much more!

Here's this week's sketch! I hope you'll play along!

MFT January Creative Challenge - For the Guys!

2012-01-10T00:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to MFT's January Creative Challenge. This month we're focusing on cards for the guys in our lives. This was perfect timing for me as my husband's birthday was yesterday so I took the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.

I pulled my trusty Well Worn Greetings Die-namics and stamp set out. My own personal rule of thumb when creating masculine cards is "texture, texture, and more texture". I love denim, twill, woodgrain, and anything distressed on a "guy" card. So I used the denim pattern stamp and also cut some real denim with the Simply Scallops Large die. You can never go wrong with metal on a guy card so I added lots of brads too.

For the inside of the card, I spelled out my Happy Birthday To You message using the By The Numbers stamp set and die and the By The Letters die. There's that woodgrain again on the number 2 - I love that you can customize the numbers this way (and will do double duty for customizing your letters too!).

I hope you'll hop over to the MFT blog to check out what the other incredibly talented MFT designers have cooked up for you! I know it will be awesome! Thanks for stopping by.

January Sketch For You To Try

2012-01-07T11:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome back for a new year of sketches with Sketch For You To Try! I'm so excited to be back with my sketch sisters creating for you with the awesome sketches Jen has drawn up. And they are awesome!

This month we are sponsored by The Cat's Pyjamas. Although I don't own many of their stamps, I'm head over heels with their cute characters and the fabulous quality! I decided to take this adorable bunny from Away We Go out for a spin. I coloured him up with my copics and paired him with some MME Lime Twist papers. Once I had my image picked, I knew that I wanted to use cloud paper for the upper panel, so it was just a matter of digging through my stash til I found some!

I stayed pretty true to the sketch and didn't add a ton of embellishment. I did however cut both the balloon and the bunny's ear out of the circle using the "out of the box" technique. I just love the added visual interest this technique adds.

His cute little nose just begged for some Sakura clear glaze pen so I gave him a couple of coats!

Here's January's sketch! I hope you'll play along and enter your creation over on Jen's blog. There's a huge prize package you can be eligible for if you complete every sketch this year. One sketch a month - easy no?

And don't forget to check out the rest of the sketch sisters to see what awesomeness they've created for you as well!

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge - Shape Up!

2012-01-07T07:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Saturday! It's a busy day here on my blog - you'll definitely want to come back after 11am to see 2012's first Sketch For You To Try.

In the meantime, I'm so glad it's time to re-start our Kraftin' Kimmie challenges as I've missed them! All the details can be found over on the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge blog as well as samples from all the fabulous Krafty Girls. Sharon is our hostess this week and she's challenged us to SHAPE UP! And by that she means to use 3 different shapes on your card.

I chose to colour up this sweet girl from Cheryl Alger's Sugar & Spice set. I paired her with some Echo Park Yours Truly papers and paper pieced her balloon. So let's see....did I make the grade? I spy a rectangle, heart, and an oval! Yippee - I passed!

I used some pink adhesive rhinestones all over my card but I'm especially fond of these three that I used for buttons on her dress.

I also gave her cute little Mary Janes a couple of coats with my Sakura Clear Glaze pen to make them shiny and more patent-like.

I hope you'll come play along with us over on the challenge blog as you could win free stamps! Thanks so much for stopping by!

A New Year! MFT Wednesday Stamp Club!

2012-01-04T12:00:00.000-05:00

It's time again for MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge. Since it's a new year we're on to sketch #53 and in keeping with one of my goals for this year, I was able to play along.

My birthday card stash was in need of replenishing so I pulled out one of my very first Pure Innocence stamps - My Balloon. I paired her with some My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday papers and some pink and blue cardstock to lighten the darker Kraft papers up. I coated the balloon with my Sakura clear glaze pen. I used the larger die in the Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics for my second circle and I also used one of the flags from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics for my sentiment.

Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog and the MFT forum on SCS (look for the most recent WSC thread). You'll need to upload your card in the SCS gallery using the keyword shown on the sketch. You will have the chance to win up to $20 in MFT money. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Oh and have you heard? MFT is having an end of year WSC party? If you've played along at all this year (even just once) go HERE to register. We're celebrating and giving out prizes! How cool is that? The deadline for registering is Jan. 7th so head over now!

MFT New Product Tour - At The Movies

2012-01-03T22:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the MFT New Product Tour for the January release! All the fabulous new stamps and dies are now available in the MFT store - right HERE. I'm so glad you've joined up along this tour - this is your chance to see all the stamps and dies one last time. To see links to all the designers, you'll want to check Kim's blog and you'll definitely want to leave comments as you go as one lucky person will win a gift voucher to the MFT store.

I created a quick project for you using the new At The Movies die and stamp set. I absolutely love this new set and know that I will get lots of use out of it. I confess that my favorite part is the little popcorn box die and the accompanying stamps. I just love that element! And won't it coordinate fabulously with both the Who's That Girl Chick Flick and Pure Innocence Popping By stamp sets??

I used some older My Mind's Eye papers and made a card and a popcorn pull treat. I also pulled out the Mini Film Strip Die-namics since it matched so well.

The card is pretty straightforward. The popcorn and ticket stamps were super easy to match up with the die cuts. When I'm stamping solid images like these my go to black ink is Versafine Onyx Black. I love that it dries quickly but is a thicker ink and has great coverage.

I found the directions for the pull treat over on Splitcoast Stampers and just added a stamped panel and some dies to decorate the pouch.

Here's a picture of what happens when you pull the ribbon. I love this pouch because you don't even need to untie the ribbon at the top.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you've enjoyed this last week of teasers as much as I enjoyed creating the projects. I appreciate all your visits and comments! Have fun shopping!

MFT Pre-release Pep Rally - Berry Sweet

2012-01-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

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.

I made up a little project using Pure Innocence Berry Sweet. I decided to create an explosion box (I found the directions in the resources section on Splitcoast Stampers) and put a Berry Box inside as the surprise. I also made a matching card.

The card uses Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch challenge from this week as well as some Jillibean Soup papers. I used the new Jumbo Monarch Border Die-namics for the vertical element in my sketch.

Here's the top of my explosion box. I used the smallest die in the new Oval Decorative Doily Duo Die-namics and layered it with the oval from the Well Worn Greetings Die-namics. To make the strawberry for the top, I cut one panel off of the Berry Box Die-namics and rounded the top. Then I cut the stem portion of the die in half and rounded the top of it as well. I thought it looked kind of cute as a box topper.

Once you remove the lid of the box, it pops open (thus why it's called an "explosion" box) and you can see my berry box inside.

I also stamped a sentiment from the set in both black and red ink (by selectively inking) and adhered it to the bottom of my box.

And here's a close-up of the new Berry Box - isn't it cute? I love the debossed seeds!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on January 3rd at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on January 3rd 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 January 3rd 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

MFT Teasers - Pure Innocence Paper Dolls

2012-01-02T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday! Hope you're having a wonderful start to 2012! Today is Pure Innocence teaser day - one of my favorite MFT teaser days. We have 6 fabulous new sets this month and I've chosen Paper Dolls to share with you.

I paired this sweet girl up with some Basic Grey Picadilly papers and coloured her up with my copics. I used Y13, Y15, and Y18 for her dress on X-Press It blending cardstock. I cut her out and mounted her on a square panel that's part of a layout from this month's Dirty Dozen sketch over at Splitcoast. I added a border cut with the new Paper Doll Border Die-namics and I also used the same die to cut my yellow panel so that I could feature the negative portion of the die as well. In order to not fully cut the paper on the right side, I used a thick chipboard shim (which the die was not able to cut through in my Cuttlebug - this may not work in a machine with better pressure like the BigShot or the Vagabond) to stop the die from cutting after the 7th doll.

Here's a close up showing you how I used the negative portion of the die on this panel.

And here you can see the Paper Doll border die peeking out from behind the orange panel.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on January 3rd at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on January 3rd 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 January 3rd 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

MFT Teasers - Dip Me In Chocolate à la mode

2012-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!! Did you have a great time ringing in 2012? This is going to be a fabulous year - I can just feel it! And what better way to start the New Year than with another MFT Teaser. Today we have two new à la modes to show you and I picked the one that appealed to my sweet tooth!

This is Dip Me In Chocolate à la mode and she is pretty much my idea of heaven! LOL! I'm a bit of chocoholic and would love to find a chocolate bar that big. I've never met a chocolate I didn't like! I stamped her out on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured her with my copics. I cut her out and stuck her over top of the original Oval Decorative Doily die and the largest die in the new Oval Decorative Doily Duo. The oval in the middle of the doilies were cut using the smallest layer of the Well Worn Greetings Die-namic - it was a perfect fit! I love how all my dies play nice together!

I was going for a clean and simple look to this card. I'm not so sure I achieved the simple part, but I think the design is pretty clean. The layout is a Mojo Monday layout from a couple of weeks ago but I veered quite a bit from the sketch in the end. The papers are all BoBunny Snowfall (that I got from Lora at One Crazy Stamper - thanks Lora!).

Here's a detail photo showing you that I coated the chocolate bar with a Sakura Clear Glaze pen. I also used the Sakura Stardust pen over top of the wrapper. I was aiming for a gold wrapper so I coloured first in Y21, Y26, and Y28 and then coated it with the Stardust pen.

For the inside, I stamped my sweet toothed friend again in Memento Rich Cocoa (how appropriate!) and another sentiment from the set next to it. I ran a strip of patterned paper through my Cuttlebug with the new Jumbo Monarch border Die-namics and adhered it to the top.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on January 3rd at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on January 3rd 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 January 3rd 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

MFT Teasers - Monogram Alphabet

2011-12-31T00:00:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year's Eve to you! Do you have big plans tonight for ringing in 2012? We're actually going to see Mission Impossible in IMAX and then out for a bite.

We're back today with more MFT Teasers and we have two fabulous sets to share with you. I chose to make a project with the new Monogram Alphabet. The size and font of this clear alphabet are fabulous! I've been wanting to make a banner for my house for a while now so took this chance to do it. I love that paper banners are so easy to fold up and store - that's important to me because storage space is always at a premium!

I used the new Layered Heart Die-namics and again chose to stitch them together. I used white embroidery floss for the 4 hearts with the word "love" and pink embroidery floss for the 2 end hearts. I used all 6 strands of the floss because I wanted a nice thick, visible stitch.

I also cut some rosettes using the 3/8" Rosette Die-namics. Because I didn't want them to cover the whole heart, I cut each rosette in half and made smaller ones.

I stamped one of the circular border stamps that come in the set in black ink, and then the letters in red ink. I cut my circles out with the small circle die from the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics set. It was a perfect fit.

For the two hearts on either end of my word, I cut a felt heart using the Hearts A Plenty Die-namic and stuck it in the middle of my rosette.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on January 3rd at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on January 3rd 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 January 3rd 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll see you back here next year - tomorrow!

MFT Teasers - Clearly Sentimental About Romance

2011-12-30T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome back for more MFT Teasers! Today we're showing you the new Triple Scoop set. Not only is it fabulous and so appropriate for the upcoming months, it's also yours FREE when you purchase $60 worth of merchandise in the MFT store. What's better than free?

There are so many awesome sentiments in this set, but this one jumped out at me. I must admit that I'm a closet Twilight fan. I stamped this line by Edward in red ink on some ledger paper from the Echo Park Times & Seasons line. I cut both the frame and inset with the brand new At The Movies Die-namics set and added a heart from the Homespun Birdhouse Die-namics set. I cut both the heart and the circles under the brads from some old denim that I had lying around (actually an old pair of my son's jeans that he put the knee out of). The layout is the Wednesday Sketch challenged from a couple of weeks ago (WSC49). I'm still trying to catch up on all the sketches I missed!

Here's a close up of the heart - so cool in denim. I was trying to keep my colours fairly neutral since Bella isn't really a girly girl.

And to carry the denim through I cut little circles and mounted them behind my brads. Guess what I used to cut my circles? The film reel die that comes in the new At The Movies Die-namics. Fun, no? They were the perfect size!

I used the new Jumbo Monarch border along the top of the inside and stamped another one of my favorite sentiments on the inside panel. Edward and Bella kind of qualify as a fairytale, right? Behind the sentiment I stamped the pretty heart from the Inspired by Love stamp set.

I also have a card to show you using last month's Triple Scoop set that will now be fully released and available for purchase. Pearls of Wisdom has a ton of great sayings that can be used for many different occasions. I stamped the saying on the oval from the Well Worn Greetings Die-namics which fit perfectly into the middle of the new Oval Decorative Doily Duo. The papers are all October Afternoon Farmhouse and the layout is another Wednesday sketch challenge from a couple of weeks ago (WSC50).

Here's a close up of the new Rolled Scallop Flower in felt with a pearl in the middle and you can also see the Oval Decorative Doily Duo stacked right behind it.

For the inside of my card, I stamped another saying from Pearls of Wisdom and cut the smaller of the Oval Decorative Doily Duo to use on the top and bottom.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on January 3rd at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on January 3rd 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 January 3rd 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

MFT Teasers - Bunch of Hearts Flopsey

2011-12-29T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome back to Day 2 of MFT Teasers for the January release! Guess who's back? That's right - it's your favorite rabbit and mine - Flopsey! It's been a while since we've seen him and I love this new set and I especially love that it's great for both males and females, old and young alike!

I stamped Flopsey on X-Press It blending cardstock and coloured him with my copics. This time around I used W1, W3, W5, and W7 as well as some R20 for his cheeks and ears. I decided to cut him out and mount him on the new Layered Heart Die-namics die. I love the size of this die! And how fabulous are those holes? They are perfect for stitching, or even just left as is.

Now although this is the layered hearts die, I was blog surfing the other day and saw a project that Debbie Olson had done where she nested shapes together in one layer. And so I decided to do the same with my hearts. So the Kraft heart is nested into the cut out in the red layer. And the pink, stitched heart is nested into the Kraft heart. I love the way this looks - dimension without the bulk!

I also used some lace trim along the bottom (from my secret santa - thanks Karen!) and mounted a hug and kiss (aka x and o) cut from the By The Letters dies.

Here's a close up of the layers that aren't really layers - LOL! I think you can see that they're all flush.

It all worked out quite well because then I used the negative portion of the inner heart die for the inside of my card. I stamped a sentiment and heart from the set in the middle of the heart to finish it off.

Here are the details about the upcoming release on January 3rd at 10 PM EST:

You can attend the New Release Party on January 3rd 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 January 3rd 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.