Giving Thanks

Hi, everyone, it’s Thanksgiving Day in the US and I, like many of you, have much for which to be thankful and grateful, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite “thankful” cards from this Fall’s posts. One of the things I’m very thankful for is YOU, my blog readers—you make it all worthwhile. Thank you for coming by and leaving your always kind comments—they are most appreciated!

Wishing all of my US readers a very Happy Thanksgiving!

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you back tomorrow for MFT’s slightly abbreviated December Release Countdown!

MFT September Release Rewind

Hi, everyone! It’s time for this month’s Release Rewind! I love this feature since it gives the designers a great opportunity to use some products we might not have gotten around to using during the release. This almost always happens for me so I’m really excited about this chance to be creative with the amazing new MFT products that are available right HERE, right NOW in the MFT Boutique. To get all the details, be sure to stop by the MFT Blog.

I have cards using both of the new Pure Innocence sets for this month: PI - It’s a Sign and PI - Cornucopia. Both just as sweet as can be!

For my first card I went with a happy birthday theme and also used new products by Laina Lamb for this month: LLD Journal It – Head of the Class, and Die-namics LLD Border It – Numbers.



I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then cut out a Kraft card stock layer with my Die-namics Blueprints 5 set and stamped the “abs’s” from the stamp set over and over with Versamark to create a background. For the green board element, I stamped the lines image with Sweet Tooth pigment ink on Gumdrop Green card stock, which was cut with Die-namics LLD Insert It – 3 x 4 Insert. 

I stamped the PI image on Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers. I paper pieced the chalkboard by stamping two more copies of it—on one I colored and cut out the frame and on the other I stamped the sentiment using the chalkboard technique on Black Licorice card stock with Sweet Tooth pigment ink, and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I cut the entire image out with Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX and popped it up on foam, after adding a hemp cord tied Red Hot button. To finish it off, I cut the numbers from the die set from Black Licorice card stock and popped it up on foam, as well.

For the inside of the card, I stamped another sentiment from LLD Journal It – Head of the Class with Black Licorice ink.


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For my second card, I started with a Kraft card stock base and stamped another layer of Kraft card stock with an image from LJD Textile Backgrounds and Versamark. Then I stitched on a strip of paper I had in my stash that I made with last month’s Plaid Builder Background, stamped on Primitive Cream card stock with Jellybean Green ink and popped the whole thing up on foam.



I stamped the image on Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers, again cutting it out with Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX and popping it up on foam. The sentiment was stamped on a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon die cut with Hot Fudge ink, embellished with a hemp cord tied Orange Fizz button on each end, and also popped up on foam.

The inside of this card has a sentiment from this set.




And that’s pretty much it! Thanks so VERY much for stopping by today!!

~Supplies~
It’s a Sign Card:
Stamps: PI – It’s a Sign, LLD Journal It – Head of the Class (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Gumdrop Green card stock (MFT); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb
Ink: Sweet Tooth pigment ink (MFT); Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Blueprints 5, Die-namics LLD Insert It – 3 x 4 Insert, Die-namics LLD Border It – Numbers, Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX, Red Hot button, hemp cord (MFT); foam tape, Copic markers

Cornucopia Card:
Stamps: PI – Cornucopia, LJD Textile Backgrounds, Plaid Builder Background (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Primitive Cream card stock (MFT); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb
Ink: Hot Fudge ink (MFT); Versamark; Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon, Orange fizz button, hemp cord (MFT); foam tape, sewing machine, Copic markers

Thankful Banner - MFT Creative Challenge

 

The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature, where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, we were challenged to create a custom banner using our assortment of banner themed Die-namics.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all participating designers who have a project to share with you today.

Hi, everyone, I have a Thanksgiving banner to share with you today. I’ve had this in the back of my mind for a while—I wanted one to co-ordinate with my Thanksgiving table settings that I made for the October New Product Tour and this challenge was just the push I needed to get it done.

I used a bunch of Die-namics dies on this banner—I love using them, they make banner making a breeze! The photo at the top was taken on my front porch with my banner attached to a piece of white paneling—my light box is big, but not big enough to stretch it out. So, here’s another view,  in my light box--hopefully it comes through a little larger for you.

Before I show you some details, here’s what it looks like hanging on the china cabinet that will be it’s home starting on November 1st.

OK, here’s the first pennant—I added a cluster of Die-namics Fall Leaves, stamped, using the rock and roll technique, with images from the recently released Thankful Leaves set. Before I tied the stems together with some hemp cord and hot glued them onto the pennant, I shaped them with my fingers to give them some dimension.

Here’s one of the individual pennants. I used three sizes of my Die-namics Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX for the base. Then I added a medallion using my Die-namics 1/4” Rosette die, a layered center using my Die-namics Circle STAX, and finally, the letters using the new Die-namics High-Rise Alphabet Uppercase.

Here’s a close up showing the green layer of the center disc—I stamped the text image from Thankful Leaves on each one.

For the pennant header, I cut a border using my Die-namics Triple Scallop Borders set, punched holes in each upper corner (reinforced on the back to keep the ribbon from tearing through) and threaded my hanging ribbon through the holes to connect all the pennants. I finished up by tying on a Hot Fudge button with hemp cord between each pennant.

 

And here’s the last pennant—I stamped one single maple leaf, again with the rock and roll technique, and attached it to this pennant, again shaping it a bit before adhering. I didn’t want it as “heavy” on the embellishments as the first one--I think one leaf is just enough.

 

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

Thanks SO much for stopping by! I hope we’ll encourage you to make a banner of your own—although it’s only fair to warn you that they’re addictive once you get started :) Also hope to see you back tomorrow for MFTWSC!

 

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Thankful Leaves (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Tangy Orange card stock (MFT); Old Olive (SU!); orange glitter paper
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Crumb Cake (SU!)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Jumbo Fishtail Banner STAX, Die-namics 1/4” Rosette, Die-namics Circle STAX, Die-namics High-Rise Alphabet Uppercase, Die-namics Triple Scallop Borders, Hot Fudge button, hemp cord (MFT); ribbon