Sunday, January 02, 2011

MFT January Teaser, Day Three!


It's time for day three of the MFT January teasers. It just gets better and better, doesn't it? Today we're previewing five new Pure Innocence sets - Because You're Special, Ladybug, Carnation,  World's Best Doctor, and Peek-a-Boo. But first, a public service announcement ;-)
  • The January Guest Designer Contest continues and ends on Monday, January 3rd at 10 PM EST. The winner will be announced at the release party. Get the deets here.
  • Teasers continue daily through Tuesday, January 4th. Head on over to Kim's blog to see what the rest of the team has come up with for today's teasers. Every day there will be a prize hidden on two of the Creative Team's blog posts. Leaving a comment on every designer's blog post will give you the best chance of winning every day :) Check the MFT blog daily for the winners.
  • The January Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm January 4th, with the hop also starting at Kim's Blog.
I'm showing you PI - Carnation. This is the first in a whole new series of PIs that are flower of the month sets. I'm over the moon excited about this new series. I've had this calendar stand and chipboard bases for a while just trying to decide how to make my calendar. I need one on my stamping table and it needed to have a small footprint and this one works really well in my space. For some reason I hadn't started working on the calendar--and this must be why, LOL! I was waiting for the PI flower of the month without even knowing it. 

First in the series is PI - Carnation for January. I stamped my little sweetie on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, colored her with Copic markers, then cut her out. I re-sized (to fit my space) the MFT downloadable calendar pages and printed them off, then I matted it and adhered it to the base that had been covered with card stock and patterned paper. I used the Rounded Banner Die-namics die for the tab on which I stamped the month and added the birthstone for January. Other MFT products I used are Hot Fudge card stock, twill, and Chocolate Kiss button collection.


Here's the stand with the calendar hanging in place. Sorry about this picture. It's too tall to fit in my light box so I did the best I could.



A close up of the calendar on the stand.



And here are the Copics I used.


Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for another teaser!

~Supplies~
Stamps: PI - Carnation (MFT)
Paper: Hot Fudge, Perfect Paper Panel (MFT); Cameo Coral, Always Artichoke (SU!); Curio 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Rounded Banner Die-namics dies, twill, buttons (MFT); birthstone (Martha Stewart); twine (PTI); calendar stand/chipboard bases (7 Gypsies); pop dots (craft store)

44 comments:

  1. OH HOLY CARAP!!!! It NEVER dawned on me that these would be monthly stamps! LMAO DUH!!!! **whacks self upside head**

    I LOVE this and am SO excited to see DECEMBER... ELEVEN MONTHS FROM NOW!!!!! UGH!

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  2. Love your calendar page! I can't wait to see all the months when they are released! Thanks for sharing with us today during the hop. :D

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  3. Adorable calendar page Barbara! Can't wait to see the rest of them!

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  4. what fun to be able to look at this all month :)

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  5. So cute! Love the rich colors and the twill.

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  6. FAB-U-LOUS!!!!! I Must try this too (I love your stand, by the way!)! Wowzers, this is going to stick in my head for a long time :)

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  7. Love the Idea and he colors.
    http://craftywizard.blogspot.com/

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  8. This is so cute Barbara. I am loving the new images. Can't wait for the release.

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  9. Awesome job with this new PI. Love the white "shadow" you left on the PI and carnation. I can't wait to see more of the calendar pages.

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  10. Love it! How did you make the ladybug look at fuzzy? Adorable!

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  11. So lovely! Love the Carnation stamp and the background paper!

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  12. Tee hee....I have that same stand that I need to pull out and make something with. Great idea to use the new PI's for a calendar series. She's adorable the way you colored her.

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  13. Love your calendar, this is so adorable

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  14. Love this calendar! Where did you get the stand?

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  15. cute calendar - very nice!
    Sandra ltb

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  16. Ow how fun is this little calender, what a great idea Barbara!

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  17. Cute idea...love the calendar page! Great stand so easy to add the rest of the months. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. Oh, how sweet! I'm sure this will put a smile on your face every time you look at it!!!

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  19. Barbara, love your calender page!!

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  20. Holy cannoli! This is OUT of this world Barbara!!

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  21. I'm loving all the calendar's this month...super cute!!!

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  22. Barb, I ALWAYS get your posts first! I love your calendar and wanna hear something funny? I have TWO calendar stands waiting for the right inspiration! This is exciting news about the PI monthly series -- I think Kelli's comment is hilarious! Your January page is GORGEOUS! Can't wait to see the rest!

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  23. You did a fabulous job of coloring this Barbara...so rich and pretty! Great little project!

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  24. I am a 'carnation' baby so I love this one!!!

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  25. LOVE this one!Loved everything about it...the colors, coloring, papers used! Just wonderful! Def going to have to make a calendar now! {and I love your new banner!}

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  26. Thanks Barb for letting me know.
    I love the calendar idea and the PI image is so cute. Love the idea of looking at her for a whole month.

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  27. Super adorable, Barbara! Love the idea, too! :-)

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  28. love the calendar!!!! way cool project.

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  29. What a great gift this will make. I love the calendar stand and your little cutie, of course!

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  30. This is a GREAT idea!!! How fun to make someone a calendar with these little sweeties.....each month they could look at the calendar and think of you!!! And you did a very good job with this.....love it! Thanks for sharing your idea with us!
    Lisa

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  31. Sweet, sweet, SWEET! Love this, Barbara!

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  32. Such a sweet card! I love the calendar idea:)

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  33. Another calender. LOVE IT! So cute.

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  34. I'm in LOVE! This is beautiful - I canNOT wait to see the series unfold and add them ALL to my collection!

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  35. soooo sweet! love everything you added to her.

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  36. This is going to be so AMAZING when it is all done!! The first page is just GORGEOUS!!

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  37. What a cute calendar page. Wow they are coming out with a PI girl and flower every month? Guess I know what is on my must have list.

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  38. Such a great page!! Love your layout and what a beautiful stand you have for your calendars!

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