Grateful For You–MFT July Teaser, Day One

It’s time, it’s time! Time for MFT July Teasers!! I really cannot believe how fast this summer is flying! Before I get into my card, here’s some things you need to know:

Here are the details about the upcoming release on July 3 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on July 3 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 July 3 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  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 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 July 3 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

And here’s another thing you need to know:

MFT is so excited to celebrate our 6th birthday this month! It has been our pleasure serving you and look forward to many more years to come. In honor of the celebration, we have a special offer for you.  From July 3 through July 31, we are offering the My Favorite Sentiments stamp set at the bargain price of just $6 ($17.95 retail value). The stamp set is a graphic collection of sentiments inspired by you, our valued MFT fans. 

*one set per customer, while supplies last, no rain checks

Trust me, this set will be a go to set for years to come—it’s THAT good.

OK, one more thing before I get to my card ;-) I’m using the Guest Designer sketch for my card today and here’s the sketch.

OK, NOW to my card. I could tell you that I sorta switched up the sketch a bit to let my banner show up better but that would not be true ;-) I attached my bling before I adhered the card base and I put the bling on upside down, LOL! Actually, it was a happy accident because it DOES show off my banner better :)

I made my banner with my Die-namics Mix & Match Banners , my Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX, and my Die-namics Hearts a Plenty set. I simply layered them and stitched through the center, attached them to some twine, and popped them up on foam. The sentiment, from My Favorite Sentiments, was stamped on another Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX die cut and popped up as well. MFT card stock used on this card is Whip Cream and Red Hot.

Here’s the inside, with another sentiment from the set. So true, so true.

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

Thanks SO  much for stopping by! Hope to see you back later today for MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge and tomorrow for another teaser!

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: My Favorite Sentiments (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Red Hot (MFT); Sahara Sand (SU!); Carefree (Authentique)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Riding Hood Red (SU!)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Mix & Match Banners, Fishtail Flags STAX, Heart a Plenty Die-namics dies; sewing machine, bling, foam dots

 

The Best Things In Life—SSSC #161

Happy Sunday, y’all! Today I have a card for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #161. What a fun sketch! I’m sure I’ll be going back to it often!

After I got the base card done, I used my Die-namics Vertical Greetings II Die & Stamp Set for my focal image, popped up on some foam.

The little flag elements were done with my Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX set and the flower was made with my Die-namics Pretty Posies and Die-namics Royal Leaves. Some stitching, a button, and some twine finish it off!

Whip Cream, Wild Cherry, Jellybean Green card stock are all from MFT and the little white button is from Buttons Galore and More.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from the set:

Here are the Die-namics dies I used on this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

 

 

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: Vertical Greetings II (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Wild Cherry, Jellybean Green (MFT); This & That - Graceful (Echo Park)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black 
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Vertical Greetings II, Fishtail Flags STAX, Pretty Posies, Royal Leaves Die-namics dies (MFT); button, twine

 

Own Your Story–C4C #142

 



Happy Saturday, y’all! Since it *is* Saturday, it’s time for Crazy 4 Challenges challenge! Today, our host, Silke Kittman, is challenging us to a sketch. I love me some sketches! Here’s Silke’s sketch.

OK, so obviously, I didn’t use a circle for my focal element, but sketches are supposed to be for inspiration, right? You don’t have to follow them to the letter, right? Good ;-) I’m using MFT’s Die-namics Own Your Story Stamp Set and Four Point Frame for my card. I stamped the sentiment on the Four Point Frame die cut and overstamped with the flourish, also from the set. Under it you’ll see some patterned paper with a Die-namics Notebook Edge die cut peeking out along with some bling. I tied some twine around in a bow and popped up a Die-namics Pretty Posies flower with a twine-tied button center. There’s also some stitching to finish it off.

Here’s the inside with my favorite sentiment from this set and another flourish:




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

And that's all for me for me! Be sure to checkout what the rest of the design team has for you!

• Andrea Murdock
• Barbara Anders (<-- that's me!)
• Betty Wright
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Kelli Hull
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C142.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Own Your Story (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Black Licorice (MFT); Note To Self (Echo Park)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Soft Sky (SU!)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Four Point Frame and Pretty Posies, Notebook Edge Die-namics dies (MFT); bling, sewing machine, button, twine

Flourishes Friday Free For All–Happy 50th Anniversary

Happy Friday and welcome to Flourishes Friday Free For All! Today I have another card using the recently released Happily Ever After set.

First of all, I stamped an image from Wedded Bliss on Classic Ivory card stock, stamped with gold pigment ink and embossed with fine detail gold embossing powder. Then I cut it out with my Labels Eighteen Nestabilities and popped it up on black card stock cut with a Classic Oval Nestabilities die. For the card base, I used Classic Ivory, Metallic Card Stock – Gold, black, and more Classic Ivory.

I decided to use some black bling, but before I adhered it, I added some scoring in the upper right corner for balance. Then I added the bling, popped up the image element, and added the sentiment, from Happily Ever After on a strip of Classic Ivory card stock.

And that, as they say, is that! Thanks so much for stopping by! Don’t forget to check out what the rest of the Flourishes team has to show you:

Barbara Anders  (<--you are here!)
Julie Koerber
Cindy Lawrence
Christine Okken
Danielle Kennedy
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Sharon Doolittle

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: Happily Ever After (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic Ivory, Metallic Card Stock – Gold (Flourishes); black
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Encore Gold pigment ink
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Labels Eighteen, Classic Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders); gold embossing powder, heat tool, Scor-Buddy, bling

Let Your Dreams Soar–MFTWSC #77

 

Are you ready for another MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge? Here’s this week’s sketch. You can find the sketch on the MFT blog and also in the MFT forum on SCS, as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

Welcome to this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! As you can see, I made my card A2 size and brought out my Die-namics Fly a Kite set. I love that kite!! I used some MFT Tangy Orange Grosgrain ribbon for the horizontal element. The sentiment is from Flopsey Flies a Kite and was stamped on a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag and adhered under a twine-tied button. Some machine stitching and a few Dew Drops finish it off.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from Flopsey Flies a Kite.

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

Thanks SO much for stopping by today!

 

 

 

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: Flopsey Flies a Kite (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream, Tangy Orange (MFT); Gathering (Authentique)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa 
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; First Place Award Ribbon, Fly a Kite Die-namics dies, ribbon (MFT); button, twine, sewing machine, Dew Drops