New Product Tour - Fluttering Hearts

Yippee! It's time - all those wonderful new My Favorite Things goodies are available HERE right now!

Before you shop though, it's time for the New Product Tour, just in case you've missed anything from your wishlist that you *must* have! :-D

New Product Tour - Heirloom Label

Yippee! It's here - the amazing My Favorite Things May release is available right here, right NOW!

But first, it's time to make sure your wishlist is complete (grin) with our New Product Tour!

I have a set of FOUR cards to share today, using SO many new goodies just released today!

New Product Tour - Hello!

Welcome! I'm here with my New Product Tour post for the new MFT release! I have two fun projects today - including a scrapbook page!

Today I've been working with Hello My Name Is, part of the new releases from Laina Lamb Designs.

New Product Tour - Bright and Shabby!

Welcome! It's time - all those wonderful new goodies from My Favorite Things are available RIGHT HERE NOW!!!

The team are back for the New Product Tour - we're sharing projects made with all the fantastic new release stamps, Die-namics and replenishments!

I have a few projects to share today, a bright and fun birthday set and at the other end of the spectrum a shabby chic vintage card!

First up today is a birthday set I created based around the new Lollipop Additions - Birthday stamp set!

My set started with the wonderful Lollipop Treat Die-namics...

I love the Lollipop Treat range and the birthday set is SO fun! I stamped the banner at the bottom of my treat, and layered up the embellishments on the rosette topper. I've used Hootenanny paper from MME for this set. The cute party hat is from the Party Hat border!

I've also used the Lollipop Additions - Birthday stamp set on this pillow box. I stamped the sentiment, then punched out the center of the panel to frame this cute owl!

I've also used the party hats on this box and the card as a unifying feature.

For the card, I had to break out the Blueprints 1 Die-namics. I would run to get these folks, I have a feeling they will be flying off the shelf!

The sentiments from this card come from the amazing Birthday Sentiments set - yours free when you spend $60 this month! I used a Circle STAX Die-namics to create a recess for my Whip Cream button on the front of my card.

I couldn't resist adding a party hat to the inside of the card as well, they are too cute!

Now for something completely different...

I wanted to use Pretty Poppies to create a shabby chic card and I LOVE how this turned out! I stamped the poppies in distress inks and painted over top with crackle paint. The paint will make the ink run and blur which is exactly the effect I wanted! I love how soft and pretty it looks. I rubbed a little extra ink over top of the crackle to enhance some of the lines.

I hand dyed my seam binding with the distress inks as well. I sponged, distressed and ripped all the edges of my panels and quickly stitched a border on the main panel, letting go of my usual desire to sew straight!

I roughed up the inside of my card as well, and created two more crackle panels for layering my sentiment panel with. I had some ribbon left over so used it up here!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you've enjoyed the projects I've shared! Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog and see what the entire team has been creating!

Here are the wonderful My Favorite Things goodies I've used today:

  Birthday Set:

Stamps: Lollipop Additions - Birthday, Birthday Sentiments (MFT Stamps) Paper: Hootenanny (MME) Ink: Versamagic Chalk Ink Dies: MFT Die-namics - Party Hat Border, Blueprints 1, Lollipop Treat (MFT Stamps) Other: Twine, Whip Cream Button (MFT Stamps) Rhinestones

Pretty Poppies Shabby Chic Card:

Stamps: Pretty Poppies (MFT Stamps) Paper: Fabrications (MME) Ink: Distress Ink - Shabby Shutters, Antique Linen, Tattered Rose  Dies: MFT Die-namics - Labels 1 STAX, Layered Label (MFT Stamps) Other: Twine (MFT Stamps) Crackle Paint (Ranger) Seam Binding, Brads, Vintage Brad, Buckle

Clean and Simple New Product Tour!

Welcome! It's that awesome time again - the new release My Favorite Things products are live and available for you to see RIGHT HERE!

Before you go shop till you drop, it's time for the New Product Tour! Remember, you can win a $50 voucher by leaving a comment on all the designer blogs today!

Today my projects are all inspired by the Clean and Simple online cardmaking class I've been taking.

I love clean and simple design, and it's been so wonderful to look at this release from that standpoint. I have four projects to share, so let's jump in!

My first card uses the Button Border and Embellished Eggs stamp set. I used real buttons on the Button Border, threading through with Hemp. I followed ROYGBIV rules - stamping the egg in Grape Jelly to finish the rainbow.

MFT buttons have such a great assortment of sizes and types - it's so fun to find the perfect one for each spot on the border!

Inside the card I've used the small flower from Embellished Eggs. I love the combination of fonts in this set!

For my second card, I've also gone with a rainbow effect, utilising the amazing graphic stamps in Right This Way.

I stamped the arrows in MFT inks, Wild Cherry, Lemon Drop, Sour Apple, Sno Cone and Grape Jelly. They all work so well together! The arrow and sentiment were stamped with Black Licorice  I used a corner rounder on the bottom corners to juxtapose against all the sharp edges in the stamped design.

Inside my card is another sentiment from You Make My Day. I also added a small felt heart using the Hearts a Plenty Die-namics.

For my second set of projects, I used Die-namics to create my design rather than stamping. I also used a gradient colour scheme by pulling out paper scraps in shades of yellow-green.

For this card I created a hexagon patchwork flower, inspired by quilting. The new Hexagon STAX are awesome for this! I stitched around all the edges with a black pen and cut a window in the center of the flower. I've stamped a sentiment from You Make My Day inside the flower and popped up the whole thing with foam dots.

I like to keep the insides of the cards nice and clean too - here I've just used a strip of patterned paper with the same stitching and another sentiment.

I wanted a little gift box to go with this card. I used the Cone Treat Box - I LOVE this Die-namic!

I cut the box once with Sweet Tooth cardstock, then again with a couple of the papers I used on the card. I stitched all the sides, and adhered them to the box. On the front I created a focal point using the Open Hexagon Borders and Hexagon STAX.

Some taffeta ribbon finishes off this little box. To close, I've shut the flaps in on each other.

Don't forget to drop by Kim's Blog for the full list of designers with amazing projects to share today!

Here are the wonderful My Favorite Things goodies I've used today:

 

Stamps: You Make My Day, Embellished Eggs, Right This Way (MFT Stamps) Paper: Scraps Ink: Premium Dye Ink in Black Licorice, Wild Cherry, Lemon Drop, Sour Apple, Sno Cone and Grape Jelly  (MFT Stamps)  Dies: MFT Die-namics - Hexagon STAX, Easter Elements, Open Hexagon Borders, Cone Treat Box (MFT Stamps) Other: MFT Felt - Wild Cherry; Hemp (MFT Stamps)