MFT June 2014 Release Countdown-Day 2

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Welcome back to the My Favorite Things June Release Countdown – just 2 days left until the new products are available on June 10!  Be sure to head over to the MFT Blog to see today’s full product reveals AND enter for your chance to win a $75 gift voucher on each of the 7 countdown day blog posts!  

My samples today use the adorable new Pure Innocence Sending Big Hugs stamp set and coordinating Sending Big Hugs Die-namics (aren’t you loving having a matching die for these sweet PI girls?!!), along with the amazing new Joy Ride Die-namics and Centerpieces-You Mean The World to Me.

Here’s my first card:

Isn’t she sweet?!!  I envisioned she is waving hello to her friend she’s driving to visit!  I think the Joy Ride die was mainly meant to be a view of the back of a car, but I thought by changing the back tail lights from red to white or clear, I think this made just as good of a front view of a car! What do you think?  I also lowered the “Friend” license plate to the lower part of the bumper and die cut two of the windshield wipers:

Her car is Grout Gray cardstock, with a Steel Blue top and wipers, Steel Grey bumper and tires, and Primitive White headlights and Cloud Trio. The “road” she is driving on is my favorite new Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX, cut from Steel Blue cardstock. The background layer was cut with my favorite stitched panel from Blueprints 13 or Blueprints 15, from Pink Lemonade cardstock (which is actually a lighter, softer pink color than my camera is picking up – both are very pretty but I thought I would just point that out).

The inside uses some of the same elements from the front – I love that “URock” license plate and it fit perfectly on this rectangle piece from Blueprints 13!  The card base is the lovely and soft Grout Gray.

My next card sends little miss Sending Big Hugs Pure Innocence around the world!

I was a little stuck as to what colors to use for this card, so I tried the new June MFT Color Palette Challenge for my color selections -- I’m really glad I went outside my comfort zone and tried this color combo I might not have otherwise tried! I hope you’ll try it, too – you could win a fantastic prize by doing so! You can find all the info on this monthly challenge here.

The round frame elements from Blueprints 16 fit the new Centerpieces-You Mean The World to Me perfectly! I die cut Nightshift Blue cardstock with the Centerpieces first, then re-die cut the world portion with the largest circle frame from BP16.

I also cut the large circle frame from Natural cardstock and used the inner portion to adhere my Nightshift Blue world to, then inlaid the Spearmint land pieces. I find Copic’s Glue Marker is wonderful with adhering small (and even large) die cut pieces like this in place. I did the same thing with the sentiment portion of the Centerpieces, replacing the “You” and “Me” with Spearmint die cut pieces. 

The new Ampersand Die-namics was used to cut the more simple and graphic smaller ampersand from Spearmint cardstock. I love that this die set has two sizes and two different styles of ampersands, to fit whatever your style of project!

The sentiment was then die cut with a … you guessed it … my favorite Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX! One from Nightshift Blue cardstock and one from Natural cardstock.

Little miss PI Hugs was stamped with Black Licorice Hybrid ink onto her coordinating Sending Big Hugs die cut from X-Press It Blending Card colored with the Copic marker colors listed below.

The inside of this card, again, uses some of the same elements from the outside: BP16 rounded panel element and smaller circular frame, stamped with a PI Sending Big Hugs sentiment, stamped with the brand new (available June 10) Nightshift Blue Hybrid ink:

All the new products will be available for purchase on June 10th at 10pm Eastern in the MFT Boutique. During this 7-day countdown you can enter to win some HUGE prizes over on the MFT blog . . . where you will also find links to the other design team members that are sharing samples using today’s featured products!

Thanks so much for stopping by … I’ll be back tomorrow night with more June release inspiration!

Links to new release products will be in effect at time of release, June 10th at 10pm EST. 

Pure Innocence Sending Big Hugs	Die-namics Sending Big Hugs	Die-namics Joy Ride	Die-namics Blueprints 13
Die-namics Cloud Trio	Centerpieces You Mean the World to Me Die-namics	Die-namics Blueprints 13	Die-namics Ampersand
X-Press It Blending Card at MFT	Heavyweight Card Stock Primitive White	Heavyweight Cardstock, Pink Lemonade	Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray
Heavyweight Card Stock Steel Blue	Heavyweight Card Stock Steel Grey	Heavyweight Card Stock Nightshift Blue	Heavyweight Card Stock Natural
Heavyweight Card Stock Spearmint	Hybrid Ink Pad, Black Licorice	Hybrid Ink Pad Nightshift Blue

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{Joy Ride Friend Card Supplies} 
MFT Stamps: Pure Innocence Sending Big Hugs,
MFT Die-namics: Joy Ride, Sending Big Hugs, Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX, Blueprints 13, Cloud Trio, 
Paper: MFT Heavy Weight Cardstock – Grout Gray, Pink Lemonade, Primitive White, Steel Blue, Steel Grey. X-Press It Blending Card, 
Ink: MFT Hybrid Ink-Black Licorice,
Copic Markers: EOO, E11, E31, YR21, R20, R83 
Accessories: Copic Foam Tape & Glue Marker

{World Hugs Card Supplies} 
MFT Stamps: Pure Innocence Sending Big Hugs,
MFT Die-namics: Centerpieces-You Mean The World to Me, Sending Big Hugs, Pierced Fishtail Flags STAX, Blueprints 16, Ampersand,
Paper: MFT Heavy Weight Cardstock – Natural, Nightshift Blue, Primitive White, Spearmint. X-Press It Blending Card, 
Ink: MFT Hybrid Ink-Black Licorice, Nightshift Blue,
Copic Markers: B34, B37, EOO, E11, E31, G12, G21, YR21,
Accessories: Copic Foam Tape & Glue Marker

Comments

[Kathy Krug]

1.

Never would have thought of making it a car front with such a cute passenger.

[Rosy Newlun]

2.

This card is so darling, inside and out! Love the fishtail tag road!

[MICHELLE LARUE]

3.

i love love love how you used that little cutie girl inside the joy ride car die, what a great idea. and the color combo is perfect. what a fun card. look forward to seeing more of your work. thank you for sharing your creativity with us.

[Debbie Nelson]

4.

How fun and so creative.....love the PI in the car and on the second card. I am so thrilled about the PI die-namics....have wanted them forever! Thank you for the great inspiration.

[wendy]

5.

2 terrific cards! so creative!!!

[Tamara D.]

6.

Wonderful cards as always!

[Shannon Payne (@SimplySaidMom)]

7.

I love how you mixed and matched the two different design sets!

[Lucinde]

8.

Love the girl in the car!!

[Amante Del Papel]

9.

oh my ! this card are so cleaver, there are amazing! love them!

[Michele Ferguson]

10.

Sharon, I love it... was a "half full glass" girl you are to change this to an hello!

[Queen Mary]

11.

Beautiful and creative cards, I'm so glad you joined the design team!

[Joleen]

12.

Your cards are amazingly clever!! I am blown away by your creativity!! So very unique! TFS!

[Marchelle]

13.

I love your cards! The little girl waving inside the car is genius! I also love the colors and how she pops up behind the you mean the world to me!

[Janet]

14.

I love your cards! Especially the little girl inside the car--so cute. Great touch.

[Cathy Homan]

15.

Adorable!! I love that you put the girl inside the car! Wonderful new dies and stamps!!!!

[Alina Meijer-Petrescu]

16.

your cards are my favourite today, Sharon! lovely ideas!

[Parker Owen]

17.

Wow! I love your ideas you've used in the two cards, and..... the different sets and including Innocence is perfect.

[Sarah]

18.

You making the new PI driving her car is about the most adorable thing I've seen in ages! LOVE!!!
God's blessings,
Sarah :)

[Nora]

19.

Oh!! I LOVE how you paired the PI girl with the fun new die cuts. FABULOUS!!!

[Aide]

20.

My favorite cards

[Sparkle Plenty]

21.

Too cute putting the girl in the car.

[Tracey]

22.

Wow! Loving these cards!!

[Carol Mc]

23.

Such sweet cards.

[Taasha Blevins]

24.

Fabulous as always!

[JeanneanM]

25.

Both cards are super cute! I love how you changed up the car and how you incorporated the stamped image with the dies!