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Monday, May 31, 2010

Gardeners Know the Best Dirt - MFT Teaser, Day Three

It's Pure Innocence teaser day so it must be Monday! Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day to my US readers! MFT has three new Pure Innocence sets for you this month. I know, I know! They just keep coming, don't they ;-) I'm showing you Pure Innocence Mud Buddies and if you'll hit Kim's blog at 11:00am EDT today, she'll have a list of the other designers posting teasers today and I'm sure you'll see more of this set plus Pure Innocence Lollypop Girl and Pure Innocence A Cart Full of Friends.

Anyone who knows me knows I love to garden so I just had to do this one for my teaser today. Just look at her in her overalls and her Wellies!!! OMGosh--how stinkin' cute is she?! I thought a card holding a package of seeds would be a cute thing to do, but I wanted something a little different with this image. So, I made up a pot shaped card. I drew it free-hand so I don't have a template and I didn't take pictures since I was making it up as I went along. But I'll tell you its a "U" shaped card, not a "V" shaped one. I made two score marks at the top, 1/8" apart, so there would be room inside for the seed package. Hope all that made some sense, LOL. If not, shoot me an email and I'll try to explain it better. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers. Then I cut her out and popped her up on a little scene with some digi paper from the Sheltering Tree pack and some torn Fossil card stock (did I mention that I love this cardstock!?). Cut that out with a Nestabilities die and the rest was embellishing. I used little flat backed pearls for the seeds. Buttons are from MFT's Summer collection (blue button) and Chocolate Kiss collection (brown buttons). Before I started adding stuff to the base card, I did some shading for the pot rim with Copic markers and sponged on some green distress ink to simulate moss. It shows up better in real life, but I think it could stand to be darker.

Here's the inside--a simple pocket for the seed from patterned paper and a fun sentiment, also from the set.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop by Kim's blog this morning for the list, and the Guest Designer Challenge deets are over at the Member Company Forum on SCS. The release party is also at SCS, Wednesday evening from 8:00-10:00pm EDT with the Shop and Hop starting at 10:00 at Kim's blog. The Guest Designer Contest winner will be announced at the party, so get your entry in for a chance to win all of the July release stamps and to join the DT for the July release!

Today is also my two-year blogaversary! I can't believe how the time has flown!! I'll be offering up some blog candy soon as a celebration, so keep an eye out for it!

I'll be back tomorrow with another teaser :)

~Supplies~
Stamps: Pure Innocence Mud Buddies (MFT)
Paper: Really Rust, Wild Wasabi (SU!); Fossil card stock, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Max and Whiskers 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinder); twill; Copic markers; Scor-Pal; buttons (MFT); twine (PTI); Prima flowers; leaf punch (Martha Stewart); large oval punch (SU!); flat backed pearls (craft store)


35 comments:

  1. Good morning ....... this is so darn cute!!! I love the shape of the card w/ the seeds inside. I have to read closer how you got the shape of the card ...... my eyes are not working yet :)

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  2. Oh my gosh Barb, this is absolutely adorable!

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  3. Very cute pocket card!! That image is adorable!!!

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  4. AACK!!! Those pearls as seeds is simply GENIOUS!!!!! YOU ARE A ROCKIN GOOD STAMPER LADY!!!! LOL

    LOVE LOVE LOVE this card and that image, AWwwww...... LOVE IT!!!!!

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  5. This is absolutely ADORABLE, love the flower pot card!!!

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  6. Barbara, this is simply adorable. :) Such a cute pot-shaped card! :)

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  7. This is soooo stinkin cute! I love her!

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  8. That's so cute!! Everything is fab!!

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  9. This is a very clever idea and a sweet way to give a little gift. Fantastic.

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  10. Fabulous Bar! Love the pot shaped card with the seeds inside and the pearls are genius! Love it!

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  11. That terracotta pot is darling. What a great idea. :)

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  12. Barbara, this is just gorgeous! I love the flower pot. So stinkin' cute and smart!

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  13. ACK!!!!! I want this!!! Bar, this card is just tooo freakin cute!!!!

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  14. Love this Barbara! Very creative!

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  15. This is AWESOME, Barbara! Love the flower pot shape, and oh my gosh, your coloring is amazing!

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  16. Oh my word, Barbara, I'm smitten! What a great idea with the clay pot card (was going to say 'pot card' but thought it didn't sound so great, ha!), and her jeans are colored just perfectly!

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  17. Wow, what a brilliant card! I love it!
    Chrissie

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  18. Super adorable! I love this image and the pot shaped base is such a good idea! TFS!

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  19. OMG this is way toooo cute...love it!!! Fabulous design Barbara!!! Hugs ~S~

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  20. Oh man this is just so darling! I love it.

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  21. Hey Bar! This is SUPER DUPER cute!!! Love love that little pot and the pocket for the seed packet...so clever!!!

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  22. This is such a cool idea! Thank you so much for posting..I can definitely re-make this as a gift for someone I know who loves to garden. Thank you!

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  23. This is a really cute card. I love the pearls for seeds and the way you secured the seed packet. Very cute and love the coloring also.

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  24. What an ADORABLE flower pot card! So creative!!

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  25. I absolutely love this idea. What a great card and a great gift. I plan on "borrowing" the idea. Great job!

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  26. I love that the card is in the shape of a flower pot and that there is a packet of seeds on the inside!

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  27. LOVE this! so creative and charming! TFS!
    Pam Going Postal

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