MFT December Teasers, Day Five

Hi, everyone! Today is à la modes day, but before I show you what I did with this month’s à la modes - You're My Cup of Tea, there’s this:
Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on December 11 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 December 11 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 December 11 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Today’s project is a special thank you gift for a friend. She loves herbal teas, so this sweet little wooden “bag” is full of tea bags for her.

First of all, I painted the “bag” with craft paint. Then I covered the front with some pretty patterned paper and distressed it up a bit with ink and a sanding block and set it aside. I stamped the à la modes image and and did some coloring and otherwise paper pieced the rest. Here’s a close up of the layers and the dimension I was able to achieve. I popped the tea bag label up on foam bits and added a hemp cord “string”, as well :)



Then I cut out the new Die-namics Looped Border and molded it into an arch that would fit the handle of the “bag”.



I glued that down and added a seam binding bow with a Razzle Berry button tied on with hemp cord. I cut out a Die-namics Traditional Tags STAX
die cut, stamped a sentiment on it, and attached it under the button.


Here are the products that will be released on December 11 that I used on this project:

Here is the previously released Die-namics die I used on this project:

And that’s it! I hope she likes it! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Day Six!

~Supplies~
Stamps: à la modes - You're My Cup of Tea (MFT)
Paper: Primrose Petals (SU!); Tea Thyme (Prima); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 130lb
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Looped Border, Die-namics Traditional Tags STAX,
hemp cord, Razzle Berry button (MFT); wooden “bag”, seam binding, craft paint, sanding block, Copic markers