Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Spotlight Sentiments–MFT August Release Countdown, Day Seven

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Hello and welcome to the first day of MFT’s August Release Countdown! August—can it really BE August?? Yes, I do believe it can be. We’ve got some amazing products for you this month and we can’t wait to show them to you!! Today we’re previewing
Blueprints 18 Die-namics, Spotlight Sentiments stamp set, Stitchable Dot Circle STAX Die-namics, and a couple of products from a new illustrator, Trick or Treat Die-namics and Trick or Treat stamp set. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for all the release details, including more info about the new illustrator. Mark your calendars: release is on Tuesday, August 12 at 10pm.

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I’ve got a couple of cards today using Spotlight Sentiments and one is using Blueprints 18 Die-namics, as well. The other one is also using more new products being released this month: Jumbo Polka Dot Stencil and Cheesecloth Background.

My first card starts with a Sweet Tooth card stock base. I added a strip of Grout Gray card stock at the bottom, on which I stamped one of the images from Spotlight Sentiments. See that one instance of the sentiment at the bottom? It’s a line drawing so it can be filled in. On this card, I filled it in with a glitter pen. Next I embossed some Sweet Tooth card stock with Jumbo Polka Dot Stencil and trimmed it down. I added a strip of Sweet Tooth card stock that I stamped with the single strip from Plaid Builder Background in Lemon Drop ink, Orange Fizz ink, and Razzle Berry ink along with a narrow strip of silver glitter paper. I popped it up on foam and added some stars cut from Sun, Moon, & Stars Die-namics and Scattered Stars Die-namics.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from LJD On the Line and adhered a few more stars.

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My second card is a little different and uses a couple more August release products.

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This card also started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base. I then stamped up a piece of Grout Gray card stock with a new background stamp: Cheesecloth Background. I stamped it with Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder, then cut it out with a die from Blueprints 18 Die-namics. This set has two angled panel dies that are just a delight to work with and will give you so many options for design. Let me show you how I lined up my sentiment with the die cut.

After I cut out my panel, I positioned it on my card base and drew a light pencil line across the angled edge.


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You can see it better here, after I moved the angled panel up a bit.

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I then turned the card base so the pencil line was even with a grid line on my grid paper, and secured it with removable tape. It really helps to have grid paper or something with lines to help you line it up.

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Then I inked up my stamp and stamped it even with the pencil line and grid line.

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Now that my sentiment was properly placed, I continued with my card design, including coloring in the “spotlight” with green Copic markers.

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment again with Grout Gray ink and over stamped a sentiment from Sending Thanks with Black Licorice ink.


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And that’s pretty much it for today’s Release Countdown! I’ll be back later with this week’s MFTWSC and tomorrow with another Release Countdown post. Thanks so much for stopping by!


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~Supplies~
Congrats Card:
Stamps: Spotlight Sentiments,
Plaid Builder Background, LJD On the Line (MFT)
Ink:
Black Licorice ink, Razzle Berry ink, Orange Fizz ink, Lemon Drop ink (MFT)
Paper:
Sweet Tooth card stock, Grout Gray card stock (MFT); silver glitter paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond;
Sun, Moon, & Stars Die-namics, Scattered Stars Die-namics, Jumbo Polka Dot Stencil (MFT); foam tape, silver glitter pen


Thank You Card:
Stamps: Spotlight Sentiments, Cheesecloth Background,
DC Large Scale Backgrounds, Sending Thanks (MFT)
Ink:
Black Licorice ink, Grout Gray ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink (MFT)
Paper:
Sweet Tooth card stock, Grout Gray card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Gumdrop Green card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Blueprints 18 Die-namics (
MFT); foam tape, enamel dots, heat tool, white embossing powder, Copic markers


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26 comments:

  1. Great cards. Love the over stamp from Sending Thanks!

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  2. Love how you used the stamp on the diagonal.

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  3. Loving the spot light Sentiments and all of the dies. Very cute cards.

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  4. Love your cards! The colors look fantastic.

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  5. Love these cards & this new set!

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  6. What a FAB clean 'n simple card!

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  7. Love that starry sky, Barb. Awesome Blueprint 18 !

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  8. Pretty card! Thanks for the great tip on lining the sentiment up.

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  9. This new set is so versatile. Great ideas.

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  10. Love how you used the new stamp sets! Great techniques to stretch any stamps!

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  11. Love your cards and the new stamps & dies.

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  12. Love the white embossed cheesecloth on the gray grout! Love the stars between the congrats, and I love the sentiment stamped over the soft silhouette of the spotlight sentiment! Awesome creations, Bar!

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  13. Your cards are always some of my favorite! Love your style and the new Halloween set is great!

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  14. I enjoyed your cards, colors and textures

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  15. Love you're cards and the new release stamps and dies.

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  16. i LOVE HOW EASY YOU MADE THIS LOOK , BUT IT'S NOT FOR ME ANYWAYS.
    LOVE YOUR WORK

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  17. I love these Barbara!! Gorgeous cards!!

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  18. I love the tiny stars. Pretty cards!

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  19. Love your cards!! Can't wait and it's only the first day!! LOL!!

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  20. GREAT cards!! Love your blog too:)

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  21. Love both cards - always so well done! :)

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  22. Oh Bar, these are amazing!!!

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  23. Very clean and simple, I like them a lot

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