My Favorite Things Teaser Time - At The Movies

Hello again my darling friends!!  I am having the best week here with the fabulous design team at MFT.  I am overwhelmed at the amazing creations that all of the MFT artists are cranking out and consider myself lucky to be creating alongside them.  

Just WAIT until you see what is in store for you today!  (squeal!)  This set - entitled - At The Movies is a combo stamp and Die-namics set.  Included in the set are six dies and a gigantic stamp set filled with sentiments as well as images.  Just so awesome!! 

I started by choosing my color scheme of red, black grey and white.  Not sure why but that's how my creative dice were rolling that day.  ;)  My card base is a heavy sparkly white cardstock.  I then just started playing around with all of the different Die-namics that come with this set.  I started by cutting a bunch in a variety of cardstock colors.  But I then decided to coat some of them in either black, silver or clear embossing powder and make them really pop! 

As you can see on the left hand side, I stamped the row of stars three times over, coated in white embossing powder and heat set.  On top of that I added a sweet cluster of the director's board, a felt heart from my Notched Tag Die-namics, and I stamped the number two to symbolize the love story between two people. 

My main panel that holds my sentiment, is first stamped on the interior piece of the First Class Friends stamp set.  Which just so happens to be a teeny bit smaller than the center piece of the film strip that comes in this set - again...there's that genius I was talking about in my earlier Teaser posts about Kim and her design team creating lots of the different sets that work so well and literally fit together!  LOVE THIS!!  Anything to add another layer is great by me! (wink!)  

I added some stitching, a pearly flourish and a large, black Grosgrain bow and the front of my card was happy.  

For my interior, I reached for my tag from the Tag You're It set.  I use this set CONSTANTLY!!  I love and adore it!!  (go ahead...put it on your list...I'll wait....)  

Done?  Ok let's keep going.  I stamped my sentiment onto red cardstock and added the striped director's bar stamp on top and bottom.  I tied my tag with some yummy yarn and set it aside.  I threaded some natural twine through the film reel adding a pretty bow to finish it off and snuggled a red polka dotted heart from my Hearts-A-Plenty Die-namics set right on top creating a little grouping to pull the interior all together. 

I want to thank you all for popping by today to check out my creation!  I hope you're planning something very fun for New Year's Eve!  Don't forget to come by tomorrow as I'll have something entirely new to share with you!!  

OK friends and MFT fans, that's all for me today!!  Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today to see a full list of designers participating in teasers today!

And, as always, here are the important administrative bits and bobs!!  Thanks so much for popping by today!  I hope you were inspired, as I always am by the amazing MFT products!

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

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

Gorgeously glorious MFT products used in today's creation:

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

My Favorite Things Teaser Time - CSS Romance and Pearls Of Wisdom

Hello my fellow MFT fans and friends!  So glad to be with you again today for what is sure to be another fierce and fabulous day of Teasers!  Today we are previewing two amazingly beautiful sentiment sets; Clearly Sentimental About Romance (you romantics out there...get ready to swoon!) and Pearls of Wisdom.  The Romance set is the Triple Scoop Set for this month and the Pearls of Wisdom, which was last month's Triple Scoop Set will now be available for purchase when everything is released on Tuesday night, January third.  If you are not familiar with the TSS here are the details:   The Triple Scoop reward is a full-sized stamp set offered to you absolutely FREE with a qualifying purchase of $60 or greater (before shipping and tax). 

All you have to do once you have achieved the minimum of $60 in product is click ADD TO CART (there is a message that pops up telling you that you are eligible) and you're good to go! 

For my creation today, I've used the Clearly Sentimental About Romance set.  I recently purchased a new 6x6 pack from 7gypsies - Lille and it's just so rustic, vintage and sweet!  I went through the entire pack pulling out lots of different styles.  Using the gorgeous new Layered Heart Die-namics, I started by stamping my sentiment onto the patterned paper.  (total swoon) I then threaded the perimeter with red baker's twine.  I matted it with navy cardstock and adhered them together with foam dots.  I layered the background and played a bit but thought it needed "something" in the back so I added a mini-string of banners using the Mini-Pennant Die-namics.  I threaded them with rustic twine and adhered them in place with teeny dots of Glossy Accents. 

I used my Wonky Scallop Border Die-namics (it's a MUST HAVE people...I use it CONSTANTLY!) to accent the bottom of my card front, stitched on with a zig zag stitch and paired with a bit of ivory lace trim.  As a final touch I added two floral stick pins into the foam between my two heart layers.  

My interior carries over the same color scheme and rustic style.  I snipped apart my sentiment so it would fit properly within the newly released last month's Oval Open Scallop Doily Die-namic.  In my travels recently, I picked up a set of the oval Spellbinder's Nestabilities.  The largest of which fits PERFECTLY just inside of the Oval Doily Die-namic.  Kim and her amazing team designs everything just "so" that they work nicely with lots of exterior products that you may happen to have.  It's lovely really!  (smile!)  

 

So as you can see, I stamped my snipped apart sentiment, first the word "heart" in red then the rest in black ink.  To accomplish this I simply used a basic red magic marker that I borrowed from my children's stash (if you must know it was a Mr. Sketch brand cherry scented marker =).  I did not use my Copics as they are permanent and will simply color your stamp and not transfer to your paper so you must used a water based marker in order for this to work.  I then nestled my sentiment oval into my Oval Die-namics and anchored the panel with two red brads.  A bit of stitching and voila! 

OK friends and MFT fans, that's all for me today!!  Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today to see a full list of designers participating in teasers today!

And, as always, here are the important administrative bits and bobs!!  Thanks so much for popping by today!  I hope you were inspired, as I always am by the amazing MFT products!

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

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

Amazingly awesome MFT products used in today's creation:

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

Dilly Beans - Color Challenge

Greetings!!  I hope that you all had a lovely holiday weekend last week and are looking very forward to a wonderful New Year to come!  I'm here today bringing you a new creation for this week's Dilly Beans Challenge.  We have a color challenge to inspire you today - Red and Black.  And there are SO many amazing stamps in Megan's Store to inspire you!! 

Today I've used #290 Heart Penguin.  I printed him twice - once on cardstock and once on designer paper.  I paper pieced some of his body, coloring the rest with my Copics. I used Glossy Accents on the spots on the hearts, his eyes, beak and feet. 

I did a bit of stitching and anchored my corners with some mini silver brads.  I do hope you've enjoyed my creation today and have been inspired to come along and play with us over at the Dilly Beans Challenge Blog!

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

My Favorite Things Teaser Time - Bunches Of Love

Greetings once again all and happy second day of MFT Teasers!!  Today we've got such a sweetie to show you - the ever adorable and brandy new Bunch Of Hearts Flopsey!!  I knowwwwwww isn't he grand?  Just the sweetest bunny I've ever seen.  I started by pulling out a gorgeous and bright new (to me) paper pack from Echo Park - Country Drive.

I stamped Flopsey onto some of the patterned paper, made his cheeks a bit pink with my Copics and lightly edges him with a bit of Distress Ink.  I then stamped him four more times and paper pieced his overflowing hearts that he's gathered in his sweet bunny arms (which I also pieced to ensure proper dimension).  I then just started to trim, cut and play.  With all of the different colors I was simply tickled at how it all came together!  I did a lot of layering and stitching using silver brads to anchor my corners, sparkly blue dimensional stickers on each of the brand new Jumbo Monarch Border points and some velvet heart stickers to float around the new and GORGEOUS Layered Heart Die-namic which I've cut using pink and red felt.  (swoon!)  I used one of my always "go-to" tabs - Bracket Tab Die-namic - to house my sentiment.  I finished off my exterior with a bit of decorative tape which you can see under all of those layers!

Using the same papers for my interior, I've cut another pair of hearts to keep the design flow going in continuity with the exterior.  I stamped one of the beautiful sentiments, right justified, onto the bright yellow heart.  I used the teeny heart to stamp just above my sentiment and added some bright red glitter to make it pop.  A bit of stitching and some pearls and my interior was happy.

OK friends and MFT fans, that's all for me today!!  Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today to see a full list of designers participating in teasers today!

And, as always, here are the important administrative bits and bobs!!  Thanks so much for popping by today!  I hope you were inspired, as I always am by the amazing MFT products!

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

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

Marvelous MFT products used in today's creation:

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

My Favorite Things - Weekly Stamp Club

Good afternoon MFT fans!!!  It's a busy day around here with the start of Teaser Time!!  So fun!!  But it's also Wednesday which means a new sketch for you to play with!!  I LOVED this week's sketch (who am I kidding?  I say that every week!!)

I had yet to ink up PI - Ice Princess (gasp!) so I was thrilled to get stampy with her!  I inked her with Momento and stamped her onto X-press blending paper.  I colored her with my Copics and then paper pieced her leggings and skating dress.  As you can see, I added a second layer on her skirt for added dimension.

I used a wintery pack of Martha Stewart papers for the majority of this creation.  The pink and polkadotted paper (front and back side) is from American Crafts.  I used Bazzill textured cardstock for my base and the scalloping.  I added my sentiment using the newly released mini-tabs (total swoon!) and created a dimensional star embellishment using many layers of kraft cardstock adhered and then stitched together.  I didn't have bling to match quite perfectly so I took my Blush Copic marker to plain white pearls to tint them the exact color that I needed.  LOVE this trick!

Thanks for popping by today as I know there's a lot going on in MFT bloggyland right now!  I do hope you can come play along with us with this week's sketch right HERE!! 

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

My Favorite Things Teaser Time - WTG?

I hope that you all had a truly wonderful and magical holiday season.  It was wonderfully busy and fun for me and my family.  I am now looking forward to settling in for a nice wintery season filled with calm, zen and crafting!!  (wink!)

I'm super thrilled to be here with the amazingly talented MFT gals, once again, for another SPECTACULAR release.  You are going to be in awe with all of the gorgeous products that are being displayed this week and released on Tuesday!!

First up is this month's Who's That Parisian Girl?  Seriously...SERIOUSLY?!?  How tre-romantic!!  I love her.  I've stamped her onto Copic Express Blending paper and then colored her with my Copics.  I then paper pieced her entire outfit, shoes and scarf included!!  In order to piece her purse (say that three times fast!) and hand to ensure the proper dimension, I pieced each side of the purse and layered another hand on top.  I took a black, fine line Micron pen and hand drew her sassy, fishnet stockings.  I added tiny brads in the corner of her panel and set her aside to chill.

I then started to layer my background.  I have some vintage European postcard style prints that I keep in my delicious box of all things vintage.  And although you cannot see the majority of the image I liked the European vibe that it lends.  I layered it with some gorgeous Fancy Pants paper that I recently acquired.  I then decided to make my own background paper using all of the sentiments that are included in this set.  There are eleven (yes - eleven) small sentiments - that doesn't include the others!  It's a big set =)  I lined them all up on my Scor-mat moving them around until I had them all just where I liked them.  

I then took my stamp press and picked up all of the sentiments together at one time (that's the key).  I used my black Momento ink and stamped over and over again on a large piece of leger paper.  I LOVE how it came out!  Simple and elegant.  I matted this piece onto some corrugated cardboard and wrapped the entire panel in a piece of lush, velvet ribbon.  

I then set to work on my Eiffel Tower.  Oh it's just SOOOOOOOOOO awesome!!  I wanted my tower to be more like a chipboard embellishment so I cut it five times using scrap cardstock, once using my designer paper and once using very thin cardboard (from the back of one of my paper packs).  I adhered them together with Glossy Accents and then cut one last tower using black cardstock being careful not to lose any of the "windows" as I wanted the spaces to really show through. 

For my interior, I used another piece of ledger paper - which I love as it adds a sweet design element without too much fuss - to stamp a fabulous sentiment/quote by Audrey Hepburn (love) as well as a non-colored version of the Parisian lovely.  There is an Eiffel Tower stamp included in the set that I stamped in Versamark over the sentiment and heat set with clear embossing powder.  I know it's very faint but the intent was to make it look almost like a watermark.  I used my Solid Bracket Border Die-namic cut using corrugated cardboard in the center of my interior panel and the newly released By The Letters Die-namics to create chipboard letters to spell out "Te Oui" (translation - Yes You).  I used thin cardboard which I covered in my patterned paper.  I adhered the two together using my Xyron and I then coated each letter in Glossy Accents and let them dry overnight.  I adhered them to the interior of my card using more Glossy Accents to ensure that they would not eventually pop off which can happen over time depending on the type of adhesive.  I did some stitching around the edges to polish everything off. 

OK friends and MFT fans, that's all for me today!!  Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today to see a full list of designers participating in teasers today!

And, as always, here are the important administrative bits and bobs!!  Thanks so much for popping by today!  I hope you were inspired, as I always am by the amazing MFT products!

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

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

Fantastically Fabulous MFT products used in today's creation:

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

Bombshell Monthly Hop - Give It To Me Baby!

 Greetings Bombshell Fans!!  I hope that you all had a wonderful and amazing holiday weekend!  I know I did with my family and friends.  I did manage to squeeze in a bit of crafty time for myself.  (YAY!)  Today is our monthly hop here at Bombshell and our amazing hop coordinator - Alison - has given us yet another amazing theme.

"This month, the theme is "Give it to Me, Baby!" What's that mean? You've got to make a gift for someone using your Bombshell Stamps. Even if that someone is you! This also means no cards! Unless of course, you are making a super snazzy gift card holder, but let's give it the old college try and try to make something else. I'm talking jewelry, altered art, mini canvases...anything that you could give to someone as a gift. The possibilities are endless! "

But first, you should be hopping here from our fabulous Milo's blog and if not you will definitely want to start at the beginning so that you can see everyone's amazing gifts!!  

For my creation today I've made a goodie bag of embellishments for a dear friend of mine.  She is a college student and let's face it...most students are relatively broke (I know I was!!) so she is AMAZING at using all kinds of goodies that she has on hand.  I've tucked all kinds of die cuts, ribbons, metal bits and bobs as well as some fabulous tiny, wooden clothespins inside of a wax paper bag (I get mine at Whole Foods Market).  I folded the top of the bag closed and creased the edges with my bone folder.

I created a flag banner of sorts using the three smaller stamps from Bombshell Patterns and the sentiment from Mermaid Treasure. I stamped my patterns onto glossy paper using distress inks then heat set them with clear embossing powder.  I then punched them out with a circle punch and matted them with kraft cardstock.  I added my banner to the wax bag with a simple silver brad.  I hope you've enjoyed my gift creation!!  Have a wonderful and safe New Year!!

Thanks so much for hopping with us today!! Now off you scoot to the always amazing Kathi's blog!!

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo

MFT - Wednesday Stamp Club - I Love You

Good Afternoon MFT fans!!  Today is another fabulous Wednesday and I have this week's sketch to show you!  It's such a fun one!!  I've chosen to use my new Frosty and Fabulous set from this last release along with the new Mini Tabs Die-namics. 

I stamped Frosty onto Express Blending paper (thanks Jo!!;) - this medium is FANTASTIC!  And then colored with my Copics.  I used Sparkle Fluff from the OCL to jazz up the scarf and Glossy Accents for the hat.  I've used mainly G45 papers in addition to some Basic Grey and Fancy Pants Designs.  I added a simple black twill bow tied with some twine and silver cord for a tiny bit of bling. 

I do hope you enjoy and have been inspired to come play with us this week right HERE! 

Holiday Hugs!
Meredith

xoxo