Hello! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another fun sketch challenge from MFT! Here's a look at the sketch: I made a card using Pure Innocence Gone Fishin', one of the new stamp sets soon to be released. I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card Stock and then colored her with Copic markers. I used the Open Scallop Doily Die-namics in Banana Split Card Stock for the bottom layer and then cut out the image with a Circle STAX Die-namics and popped it up over the doily with foam tape. A big Banana Split Button finishes the sentiment. I stamped another sentiment from the set in Black Licorice Ink inside the card, and then added my usual zigzag stitching around the panel. Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details about this week's sketch and you can see which designers are playing along as well. You can find these fabulous items waiting for you in the MFT Boutique - InLinkz.com Thanks so much for stopping by! recipe - stamps: pi gone fishin' (mft) paper: banana split (mft), nightshift blue (mft), electric red (mft), x-press it blending ink: memento tuxedo black, black licorice (mft) accessories: copic markers, circle stax die-namics (mft), open scallop doily die-namics (mft), fishtail flags layers stax die-namics (mft), banana split buttons (mft), white perle thread, sewing machine, thread, foam tape

Welcome to Day 2 of MFT's April Teasers! The new release products will be available at My Favorite Things on April 9th at 10 PM EST. Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the release details, prize information ( it big, you want to check it out!) and inspiration. Today I will be showcasing the new LLD Document It - Hello My Name Is Stamp Set and with a few other Stamps and Die-namics being released this month. My first project usesthe LLD Document It - Hello My Name Stamp Set on a scrapbook page. How perfect is are these sentiments with my photos! So let's start are the top of the page. First I added the viewer reel with one of the new dies being released this month, Die-namics LLD Accent It - Reel Life. I used MFT Card Stock in Black Licorice and Whip Cream. The arrow is stamped with the new LLD Border It - Mod Borders in MFT Ink in Black Licorice. Then I stamped the sentiment with stamps from the new LLD Document It - Expand Your View Stamp Set in Red Cherry Ink. I added a MFT Button in Red Cherry, threaded with Hemp Cord and a couple stick pins. This combination makes for a darn cut embellishment! At the side I stamped another sentiment from the new LLD Document It - Expand Your View Stamp Set in Wild Cherry Ink and cut it out with the File Tab Die-namics. To create the name tag I stamped the tag in Wild Cherry Ink, the sentiment in Gumdrop Green Ink, both stamps included in the LLD Document It - Hello My Name Stamp Set. The arrow is stamped in Lemon Drop Ink with a stamp in the LLD Border It - Mod Borders Stamp Set. The name tag is cut out with the Die-namics LLD Insert It - 3x4 Insert. Then I stamped the arrow again, directly onto the patterned paper in Black Licorice Ink, and added three more MFT Buttons. The bottom scalloped border is created with another new die, Die-namics Open Simply Scallops Trio. I do love creating 12 x 12 pages but there is no way I could do that for all the occasions throughout the year! So my photo albums are a mixture of 12 x 12, 8x 10 pages and the Project Life type photo shelves. But I do like to reflect a little of "my style" in the photo inserts and the LLD Document It - Hello My Name Stamp Set is perfect of this. I made four different Project Life Type insert cards. On the first one the name tag is stamped in Sno Cone Ink, the sentiment in Lemon Drop and the arrows from LLD Document It - Hello My Name in Razzle Berry. I created the flower with another new stamp and Die-namics being release this month, LJD Sweet Roses Stamp Set and Die-namics LJD Roses and Leaves. All the Name Tags are cut out with the Die-namics LLD Insert It - 3x4 Insert. Here I used another sentiment from the LLD Document It - Hello My Name Is Stamp Set, another border from the LLD Border It - Mod Borders Stamp Set, the new Die-namics Bicycle and the Grassy Edges Die-namics. On this one I used the three new inks being released this month, Hot Fudge, Factory Green, and Orange Fizz. And here is one I stamped on Kraft Card Stock and used the new exclamation point from the new Bottom Line Numbers and Symbols Die-namics. And of course LLD Document It - Hello My Name is perfect for cards too! I added the view finder reel behind the sentiment with the Die-namics LLD Accent It - Reel Life, my new favorite embellishment! The sentiment on the Gumdrop Green Card Stock is from the LLD Document It - Expand Your View Stamp Set . I added a patterned paper to the blank area on the name tag and stamped the sentiment in Lemon Drop Ink. The final touch is an MFT button in Wild Cherry. On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the new Birthday Sentiments Stamp Set. And my final idea for the LLD Document It - Hello My Name Stamp Set is name tags, and I think the options are endless. Here I turned a brown lunch bag into a cute, and inexpensive treat bag for a birthday party. You could use one of MFT's Alphabet Die-namicsset to spell out the name or hand write the name. Here I am using a new Alphabet Die Set being release this month, Die-namics Bottom Line Alphabet. I added the guitar and flames with the Die-namics LLD Accent It - Rock and Roll, using Black Licorice and Lemon Drop Card Stock. I love the idea of using the stamp set for place cards at the holidays. Here I stamped the name tag in Orange Fizz Ink and added two leaves with dies from the Fall Leaves Die-namics. One is leaf is cut from Hot Fudge Card Stock and one from burlap. And then there are those times when it is nice to have name tags guests can wear, like bridal and baby showers. I stamped this name tag in Grape Jelly Ink, cut it out with the Die-namics LLD Insert It - 3x4 Insert, and then adhered to a cardstock mat cut from Grape Jelly Card Stock. The flower is cut with the Pretty Posies Die-namics from MFT Felt in Banana Split. The leaves are cut with a new die, Die-namics LJD Roses and Leaves. On the back of the tag I added a pin. Well I hope I have given you a variety of ideas and ways to use the Document It - Hello My Name Is Stamp Set. Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details, full reveal of the new stamp sets, and the list of all the designers sharing project today . Die-namics File Tab Die-namics LLD Insert It - 3x4 Insert-Design/die-namics-lld-insert-it Die-namics Grassy Edges Die-namics LLD Accent It - Labels and Tabs Die-namics LLD Accent It - Rock and Roll Die-namics Fall Leaves Die-namics Pretty Posies Heavyweight Card Stock Black Licorice Heavyweight Card Stock Whip Cream Heavyweight Card Stock Wild Cherry Heavyweight Card Stock Hot Fudge Heavyweight Card Stock Smooth White Heavyweight Card Stock Pink Lemonade Heavyweight Card Stock Gumdrop Green Heavyweight Card Stock Kraft Heavyweight Card Stock Sour Apple Heavyweight Card Stock Lemon Drop Heavyweight Card Stock Grape Jelly Premium Dye Ink Pad Black Licorice Premium Dye Ink Pad Wild Cherry Premium Dye Ink Pad Gumdrop Green Premium Dye Ink Pad Grape Jelly Premium Dye Ink Pad Lemon Drop Premium Dye Ink Pad Blu Raspberry Premium Dye Ink Pad Pink Lemonade Premium Dye Ink Pad Razzle Berry Felt Banana Split Buttons Wild Cherry Twine InLinkz.com Share:facebook - twitter - pinterest MFT's April Teasers Day 2

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Hi, everyone! This month MFT is introducing a new event, Release Rewind, that will follow each month’s release. This 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. For my first card, I used LLD Document It – Expand Your View and the coordinating die, Die-namics LLD Accent It – Reel Life. My goodness but this thing brings back the memories! And I thought this would make an awesome masculine anniversary card. After I constructed my card base, using Kraft card stock, the new (and awesome!) Factory Green card stock, and patterned paper, I cut a reel from Whip Cream card stock, filled the holes with Steel Gray card stock, and layered it up on some Tangy Orange card stock cut out with my Die-namics Circle STAX. I added a border with the new (also VERY awesome!) Die-namics Open Simply Scallops Trio, and added the sentiment, stamped with the new Factory Green ink, on a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag stack. I did some stitching, some sponging, and accented with a Tangy Orange button, a Factory Green button, and a Sno Cone button, all tied with hemp cord. Here’s a close up of the reel detail: And one of the sentiment strip: For the inside, I stamped a sentiment from Clearly Sentimental About Anniversaries with Factory Green ink. Sweet. For my second card, I used this little PI – Little Gardener. I love to garden so this little cutie really speaks to me! After I built my card base from Kraft card stock, Wild Cherry card stock, and patterned paper, 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. I added some grass to ground her by laying down some base color with Copic markers then drawing in the grass with Prismacolor pencils. I popped her up on foam, then added a couple of flowers using my Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio set. I hadn’t used these dies in a while but it occurred to me they looked a bit like zinnias so out they came! They have Whip Cream button centers, tied with hemp cord. The sentiment was stamped on subtly patterned paper, cut into two pieces, and popped up on foam. This is a great way to mount your sentiment if there’s no room design-wise to keep it all together. Here’s a close up of this little sweetheart: One of the flowers (I’d forgotten how CUTE they are!): And the divided sentiment: And how about this sentiment that I stamped on the inside? Just fabulous, right? And that’s pretty much that! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Pure Innocence Little Gardener LLD Document It - Expand Your View CS about Anniversaries Die-namics LLD Accent It - Reel Life Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon DIE ONLY Die-namics Circle STAX Set 1 Die-namics Open Simply Scallops Trio Kraft Card Stock Heavyweight Card Stock Factory Green Tangy Orange Card Stock Whip Cream Card Stock Gumdrop Green Card Stock Wild Cherry Card Stock Factory Green Ink Buttons Factory Green Sno Cone Buttons Tangy Orange Buttons Whip Cream Buttons Hemp Cord InLinkz.com ~Supplies~ Reel Deal Card: Stamps: LLD Document It – Expand Your View, Clearly Sentimental About Anniversaries (MFT) Paper: Kraft card stock, Whip Cream card stock, Tangy Orange card stock, Factory Green card stock (MFT); Swagger (Fancypants Designs Ink: Factory Green ink (MFT); Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger) Accessories/tools: Vagabond: Die-namics LLD Accent It – Reel Life, Die-namics Circle STAX, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon, Factory Green button, Sno Cone button, Tangy Orange button, hemp cord (MFT); sewing machine, foam tape Best Buds Card: Stamps: PI – Little Gardener (MFT) Paper: Kraft card stock, Wild Cherry card stock, Gumdrop Green card stock (MFT); So Saffron (SU!); Summer Fresh (Simple Stories)); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio, Whip Cream button, hemp cord (MFT); Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, sewing machine, foam tape

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