Final Countdown--One Day Until MFT's April Release!!

 

Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT's April Release Countdown! Release is tomorrow, April 12th, at 10am Eastern so set your alarm! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing TI Sweet Senorita Stamp Set, TI Sweet Senorita Die-namics, Better Together Stamp Set, Better Together Die-namics, PI I Need Some Me & You Time Stamp Set, PI I Need Some Me & You Time Die-namics, and Thank You Die-namics.

I love to paper piece these little girls and this one was no exception! You don't see a lot of paper piecing any more but I still love to do it--it offers such a good way to add some realism to an image. I used three different patterned paper packs: MSTN Pretty in Plaid, Colorful Canvas, and Keep Me in Stitches. 

The image was stamped on No Line Coloring card stock twice--once for the entire image and once for just the arms and hands, and partially stamped for all three patterned paper areas. I cut the main image with the coordinating Die-namics and colored the head, top, and shoes with Copic markers. The arms and hands were fussy cut and colored, then the patterned paper pieces were fussy cut and adhered with glue, working from back to front, ending with the arms and hands on top.

Next I added some MSTN Pretty in Plaid paper to a Sweet Tooth card stock base. I sponged Lazy Day and Cement Gray dye ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper for the background, spattered with clean water and black acrylic ink. Once dry, the sentiment was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink and adhered to the card base with foam tape after tying around some baker's twine. The image was popped up on foam and I finished off with some glitter enamel dots.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for the April MFT Release!

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Stamps: PI I Need Some Me & You Time
Die-namics: PI I Need Some Me & You Time
Patterned Paper: MSTN Pretty in Plaid, Keep Me In Stitches, Colorful Canvas
Dye Ink: Lazy Day, Cement Gray
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics, On-Point Precision Glue, Blender Brushes – 4 pack

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, Mini Mister, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Glassboard, black acrylic ink, small art brush, glitter enamel dots, baker's twine