MFT April Teaser, Day Two

Hi, there! I’m back with day two of MFT’s April Teaser line up. Today we’re previewing Inspired by Knowledge and Kung Fu Fred.

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

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

I decided to do a gift card holder for a graduation gift. I figure that’s what new graduates need most, right? I went with a major credit card so it could be used anywhere a credit card can be used.

I thought since this set is all about knowledge, I would try to make the card look like a book, so I did the outside very simply and added a spine reinforcement to get the bound-book look. The “title” was stamped on  the oval from Die-namics Well Worn Greetings, then matted with a Die-namics Oval Decorative Doily Duo die cut. I added a Die-namics Royal Rose to the “title”, along with a couple Die-namics Royal Leaf accents. COULD. NOT. RESIST.

Now the inside. To make the card holder, I cut a piece of card stock to fit, then I used my Die-namics Circle STAX to cut out the notch. Sweet. The sentiment on this side is from Big Greetings, currently the Triple Scoop set, but will be available on it’s own on April 3rd at 10pm.

Here’s a close up—I added some Die-namics Stacking Stars to add a little pizazz ;-)

Here’s the other side, with a mortarboard and another sentiment from the set.

With all the layers and the gift card inside, it was just a little bulky, so I thought one of these tiny little paper clips would be a good way to keep it shut.

Here are the Die-namics dies I used on this project:

 

That’s it for me today! See you back right here tomorrow for Day Three Teaser!

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: Inspired by Knowledge (MFT)
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, River Rock (SU!); Generations (Simple Stories)
Ink: Bravo Burgundy (SU!); Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen Distress Inks (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Oval Decorative Doily Duo, Well Worn, Royal Rose, Royal Leaves, Circle STAX, Stacking Stars Die-namics dies; sanding block, glue gun/stick