MFT March Die-namics Feature and Pep Rally

Now that we've teased and tempted you all week long, it's almost time for you to shop for your favorite Brand Spankin' New products from MFT.

But first... it's time for our Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally!

Our Design Team has been busy creating jaw-dropping and inspiring projects for you, and we've saved the best for last.

We've taken an in-depth look at this month's Die-namics, while re-visiting the amazing sets being released tonight at 10 PM EST RIGHT HERE in the MFT Boutique.

And while we are at it, how about we make your life even easier with a "cheat sheet" of all that's new?  Head over to the MFT Blog to print out a shopping list.

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on March 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 March 11 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• If you'd like to see all the designers' posts 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 March 11 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

If you’ve been visiting my blog this past week, you know I LOVE this new Lisa Johnson set, LJD Pretty Poppies. OMWord, they are so much FUN!

I wanted to keep this card kind of CAS to show off these gorgeous blooms, but also I wanted to accent them a little more than simply stamping. So, first of all I laid out my stamps in an arrangement that pleased me, then die cut two of the poppy shapes with my Die-namics Poppies and Leaves set from Sweet Tooth card stock. Then I stamped the stems with the new Gumdrop Green ink and the sentiment with Black Licorice ink. Next I stamped the poppies with the new Electric Red ink on some large scraps of some also new card stock in the MFT Boutique,  Smooth White. Along with MFT ink, this paper is ideal for stamping solid images and is available now for purchase.




After I colored the center with Copic markers, I adhered the blooms and bud behind the die cut opening with bits of foam. This technique provides lots of dimension while preserving the clean and simple design. I also added foam strips to the rest of the die cut layer so the whole layer is popped up nicely.




I thought a sweet little basket gift card holder would be a perfect accompaniment for a thank you card. I used the Die-namics Trapezoid Treat Box, which was released last month, cut from more Sweet Tooth card stock for the base, then added the new Die-namics Flower Box for the front and back.




To finish it off, I made a Die-namics Poppy Builder poppy from Electric Red card stock with Black Licorice card stock centers. For the very center I used a Gumdrop Green button, and added some leaves from Die-namics Poppies and Leaves stamped with images from LJD Pretty Poppies and Gumdrop Green ink.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from LJD Pretty Poppies:




These products were used on this project and will be released tonight at 10pm:

And that’s all from me! Thanks so much for stopping by—hope to see you tonight at the release party and New Product Tour!

Die-namics Trapezoid Treat Box	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Smooth White Card Stock	Black Licorice Card Stock
Black Licorice Ink	Gumdrop Green Buttons

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~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD Pretty Poppies (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Smooth White card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Electric Red card stock (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink, Gumdrop Green ink, Electric Red ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Trapezoid Treat Box, Die-namics Flower Box, Die-namics Poppy Builder, Die-namics Poppies and Leaves, Gumdrop Green button (MFT); foam tape, black gems, Copic markers

MFT Die-namics Feature and Rep Rally!

 

Now that we've teased and tempted you all week long, it's almost time for you to shop for your favorite Brand Spankin' New products from MFT.

But first... it's time for our Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally!

Our Design Team has been busy creating jaw-dropping and inspiring projects for you, and we've saved the best for last.

We've taken an in-depth look at this month's Die-namics, while re-visiting the amazing sets being released tonight at 10 PM EST RIGHT HERE in the MFT Boutique.

And while we are at it, how about we make your life even easier with a "cheat sheet" of all that's new?  Head over to the MFT Blog to print out a shopping list.

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.
• You have just a few more hours to submit your entry for this month's guest designer contest.  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 designers' posts 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.

 

 

There’s was never any doubt in my mind that I’d be doing a banner for this day :) First, I love banners, and second, MFT is making it so EASY this month with the new Die-namics Jumbo Banner Day dies, to say nothing of the new Die-namics By the Letter Uppercase dies!!! A match made in banner heaven! And what about the new Die-namics Mini Doily Circles dies? Yep, them too!

So, let’s get to it, shall we? First of all, I cut out the largest banner piece for my main layer from card stock, then the next size with my patterned paper. The next step was to reinforce on the back and punch my holes for tying the pennants together into a banner. Then I added the little scalloped strip, that is part of the die set, across the top and added buttons to match my patterned paper. See how the little scallops just BEG for buttons?

Next I made my rosettes with my Die-namics 1/4” Rosette die, added a Die-namics Mini Doily Circle die cut and my Die-namics By the Letter Uppercase die. You can’t see them here, but to reinforce the back of my rosettes, I cut a circle of scrap paper with my fabulous new Die-namics Circle STAX. At this point I tied all my pennants together with seam binding and then added embellishments. I put a couple of Die-namics Leafy Flourishes on each one.

Here’s the right side: For the “E”, I used a Die-namics Rolled Rose, along with a couple of the soon-to-be-released Die-namics Royal Leaves. The “A” has some of the darling little butterflies from Die-namics Butterflies, with some pearls for their bodies.

Here’s the center section. For the “S”, I added some Die-namics Mini Rolled Roses and more Die-namics Royal Leaves. The “T” has a Die-namics Pretty Posies flower.

For the left side, the “E” has part of Die-namics Prima Dona Petals flower and the “R” has a larger butterfly from Die-namics Butterflies.

Here you see my banner in use on a china cabinet. So sweet and Spring-y!!!

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

And that’s it for me! Hope you got a little inspiration here to make your own banner—they’re so much fun, and with MFT Die-namics dies, it’s so easy to be creative!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you tonight at the release party for fun and prizes, and then shopping when the new release goes live at 10pm!

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: None
Paper: Perfect Plum (SU!); Plumeria (Basic Grey)
Ink: None
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Jumbo Banner Day, By the Letters Uppercase, Rolled Rose, Mini Rolled Rose, Mini Doily Circles, Leafy Flourish, Royal Leaves, Pretty Posies, Pima Dona Petals, Butterflies, 1/4” Rosette, Circle STAX Die-namics dies; pearls, hot glue gun/sticks, seam binding, twine, buttons, Scor-Tape

 

You're a STAR - MFT January Die-namics Feature and Pep Rally

 

Teaser Time Day 7 Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally:

Now that we've teased and tempted you all week long, it's almost time for you to shop for your favorite Brand Spankin' New products from MFT.

But first... it's time for our Die-namics Feature and Pre-Release Pep Rally!

Our Design Team has been busy creating jaw-dropping and inspiring projects for you, and we've saved the best for last. We've taken an in-depth look at this month's Die-namics, while re-visiting the amazing sets being released tonight at 10 PM EST RIGHT HERE in the MFT Boutique.

And while we are at it, how about we make your life even easier with a "cheat sheet" of all that's new?  Head over to the MFT Blog to print out a shopping list.

As soon as I saw this set I knew it would be perfect for my DH's birthday. He's a movie freak and keeps Netflix busy sending DVDs back and forth. PLUS he borrows from our local libraries. I thought a Red Box gift card would be right up his alley ;-)

So, I made this card for him, inspired by the stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The large stars were cut with my Cricut, then I added the camera and center circle, which were cut with dies from the Sweet Stack Die-namics and First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics set--they nest perfectly. I stamped the sentiment and then framed it with a film strip die cut, both from At the Movies, being released tonight.

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Then I looked in my box of alterables and found this round silver box that some Prima flowers came in. It was perfect to disguise as a film strip canister. I covered the top with silver metallic card stock and added some black circles for the holes. Then I did another sentiment/film strip combination with another sentiment from the set and added another camera and a movie reel die cut. The ticket die and sentiment images are also from the set. The adorable movie clapper board is yet another die cut from this set. I stamped the images on black card stock with white pigment ink and attached everything in a collage-y kind of way.

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On the inside I added more clapper boards and another sentiment from the set. This set is FULL of dies and sentiments, each one unique and fabulous!!

Since Red Box gift cards are sent through email, I simply printed off one from the site and put it in the box so he'd have something tangible, KWIM?

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

Here are the details about the upcoming release TONIGHT at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on January 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 January 3rd at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• You have just a few more hours to submit your entry for this month's guest designer contest.  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 designers' posts 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 January 3rd just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you at the release party tonight! And don't forget to SHOP :)

~Supplies~

Stamps: At the Movies Die-namics and Stamp Set (MFT)

Paper: Silver metallic; Black Licorice, Red Hot; For the Record (Echo Park); Meadowlark (MME)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug; Whisper White Craft (SU!)

Accessories/tools: Vagabond (Tim Holtz); At the Movies, Sweet Stack, First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics dies (MFT); Cricut