Teasers Day 2 - Inspired by Birds

For day two of MFT teasers, I'm using the latest in our gorgeous Inspired By line - Inspired by Birds. I've made a technique based two layer card so all the focus is on the amazing art of these stamps!

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I created my background on a shipping tag using this technique. I then sprayed all over with pearl glimmermist, and once everything was dry, stamped my images in Brilliance Black Ink. After heat setting, I went back in with a little distress ink on a water brush to add a little more colour to the images. A few dew drops (remember these?!) finish off this simple card.

Inside is nice and simple, the bird image is repeated along with an inspirational sentiment.

 
Here are the details about the upcoming release on March 6th at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on March 6th 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 March 6th 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 March 6th just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

 Thanks for stopping by!  

Stamps: Inspired by Birds (MFT Stamps) Ink: Brilliance Black, Peeled Paint, Straw and Broken China Distress Ink (Ranger) Other: Piercing Tool, Pearl Glimmermist

Alternate Christmas Colours!

Hi everyone! Happy December! I've been on a bit of a blogging break lately, unplanned, but life's keeping me happily busy, and this summer is shaping up to be a good one! Chances are I'll be sporadic at best when it comes to posting the next couple of months....but I needed to post quickly today because it's my month to host the challenges at Our Creative Corner! 

This week my challenge is to use the following alternate Christmas colours on a card...

Here's mine....

Nice and simple! Head on over to OCC to see the fantastic design team creations - "talk" (blog) soon - in the meantime, have a wonderful week!



Stamps: Welcome Christmas, Best Yet, Snow Burst
Paper & Card: Crumb Cake, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, Very Vanilla
Ink: Crumb Cake, Rose Red
Punches: Oval, Scalloped Oval
Other: Crumb Cake Taffeta, Rose Red Button, Linen Thread E-mail me to purchase.
Other: Oval Nestabilities, Snowflake Die-namic - MFT Stamps, felt

SUO Birthday

Hi everyone - thanks for visiting! It's a gorgeous day here in Wellington, bright, sunny and warm. I've been sitting outside enjoying the sun and a good book, it's so nice to finally feel like summer might be around the corner!

Today I thought I'd share a clean and simple card I made for my brother's birthday using the cute Funky Four stamp set. 

My colour combo for this card was Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade and a little Early Espresso. One of the things I love the most about our new product range in this catalogue is the additon of In Color markers. I use markers almost every time I stamp, so having these colours is invaluable.

This card is as simple as it looks - I've used square punches to create the background grid from Poppy Parade designer paper and used those adorable toadstools as my focal image adding a sentiment from Picture This (retired).

I'm currently waiting on a big parcel of brand new goodies from the soon to be released Summer Mini catalogue - look out for some sneak peeks soon! 



Stamps: Funky Four, Picture This
Paper & Card: Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso (markers)
Punches: Scallop, Square & Corner Rounder punches
Other: Pear Pizzazz Ribbon, Rhinestone, Dimensionals E-mail me to purchase.

Cute Quickie

Hey everyone! It's time for another OCC Challenge, this week Diane has given us a gorgeous colour combo. This one's perfect for Halloween if you're so inclined, but I used it for a super quick, super cute clean & simple card based on the FTL 113 sketch.

Some pretty papers, square punches and a gorgeous sentiment.....I love this colour block look, especially offset by the curly sentiment font. I've embossed a few lines under the squares, they're just not showing in the photo.

Head on over to the OCC blog and check out the gorgeous cards the design team made this week!



Stamps: Occasional Quotes
Paper & Card: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, Assorted Designer Paper packs
Ink: Early Espresso
Punches: Square Punches

Because I Care...

 Brrrr - I hope it's warm in your corner of the world! Here in Wellington it's cold and very wet - perfect weather for fluffy socks, frothy coffee, baking, a little study and crafting! First I wanted to share a card I whipped up for a friend last night using the Clean & Simple 111 sketch.

I used Pendant Park and the sentiment is from the Because I Care hostess set - It's a nice change from "thinking of you". The paper is by Basic Grey from the Periphery range.  I love the way the tree image shows through the slats of the bench - it's oh so pretty.



Stamps: Pendant Park, Because I Care
Paper & Card: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso
Ink: Early Espresso, Pear Pizazz, Always Artichoke
Other: Chocolate Chip Jumbo Brad, Pear Pizazz Ribbon

So Proud Of You....

Hi everyone - time for another OCC Sketch!

I pulled out some current and old In Colours that made their way into the new Colour Collections SU! are launching next month. I've used Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango.

I went with some super simple stamping and a little dimension for a bright, fun card. 

Head on over to the OCC Sketch blog and see what the design team has come up with!



Paper & Card: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point & Tangerine Tango.Good Morning Sunshine Paper.
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point & Tangerine Tango
Punches: Sm Corner Rounder
Other: Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Linen Thread

Stamps: Great Expectations, Petals & Stems - Verve Stamps
Other: Button, Nestabilities

School Daze

Hey there creative peeps! Hope you're having a great weekend. It's time for another OCC challenge, and this week, in honor of the northern hemisphere returning to school after the summer break, we're breaking out school supplies or a school theme for our projects.

I kept this card clean & simple - it's how I saw it in my head, and it just refused to be embellished further! I used a brand new level 2 hostess set launching here in NZ next month - Apple Blossoms. It's too cute! For my school theme I used the apple image, some paper from the Notebook pack, the Spiral border punch and a little paperclip from the Clips Assortment. My colour combo was Very Vanilla, Kraft (soon to be Crumb Cake), Soft Sky and a pop of Real Red.

Head on over to see what the mega-talented OCC team have for you this week!



Stamps: Apple Blossoms
Paper & Card: Notebook DP, Very Vanilla, Kraft
Ink: Sahara Sand, Real Red, Old Olive, Choc Chip, Basic Black
Punches: Circle Punches, Spiral Border, Lg Corner Rounder, Scallop Border
Other: Real Red Ribbon, Clips Assortment Paper Clip

OCC - Colour Challenge

This week Jennifer has given us a summery colour challenge - the colours of a watermelon! Use Red, Green, White and Black on your card or papercrafting project.

I wanted to make a Clean & Simple thank you card - and those cute Tart & Tangy strawberries were perfect. Strawberries are my favourite fruit, never yummier than right from my Nana's garden!

Head on over and check out the amazing design team creations at the OCC blog!

Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Wonderful Words
Paper & Card: Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black, Garden Green
Punches: Large Corner Rounder, Circle Punches
Other: Stamp-a-ma-jig

OCC: Summer Inspiration

Oops! I'm a little late blogging my sample for this week's OCC challenge - it's a long weekend here in NZ, and Shan and I have been relaxing to the max - we caught a basketball game on Friday, went to dinner and did a little shopping today and in between enjoyed lots of snuggly DVD time - heaven!

The theme this week is what Summer means to you. Summer seems a long way off here at the moment - but I love this topiary image, it always seems summery to me, and I definitely miss the sunshine!

I watercoloured the image and added glitter glue paint to the hearts before trimming it, layering on black card and cutting it out again. The quilt image was stamped in So Saffron, Bashful Blue & Certainly Celery before cutting with nestabilities.

I've repeated the super simple layout on the inside of the card and used an offcut of the stamped background to bring it all together.

Head on over to Our Creative Corner - the team has some wonderful samples for you this week! I'll try and get a new project posted tomorrow in between all the lazying about! :-)




Paper & Card: Basic Black, Whisper White. So Saffron DP.
Ink: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Bashful Blue & Certainly Celery
Other: Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds

Stamps: Inky Antics
Other: Circle Nestabilities

Faux Sunshine

Brrrr! I know some of you in the Northern Hemisphere are having an unusually warm spring, I have a friend in PA who has taken great delight in telling me just how warm it is there this week (I'm looking at you B. - and yes I'm jealous!) so the idea of needing faux sunshine might seem silly, but goodness is it grey and dreary here in Wellington/New Zealand! Heading into what seems like the 100th day of rain in a row, I settled for creating something bright and cheerful in my stamp room.

I've used the Crazy 4 Challenges sketch by the wonderful Cindy for this card. The colour combo is Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun and a hint of Yoyo Yellow.

Oh how I love that Urban Prairie paper. See that cute little bee? *happy sigh*

I've left the inside of the card blank for the moment, I'll stamp a sentiment when I send it.

Hope there's sunshine where ever you may be!




Paper & Card: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise & Summer Sun card
Ink: Rose Red, Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise & Old OlivePunches: Large Corner Rounder punch
Other: Linen Thread E-mail me to purchase.
Stamps: Three Flowers - Inkadinkado
Paper & Card: Urban Prairie - Basic Grey
Other: Square Nestabilities, Satin Ribbon, Button, Rhinestones