Hello and welcome to an exciting week of the My Favorite Things August Release Countdown! 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 there!
I have two projects for you today. My first card uses the fabulous new Blueprints 18, a fantastic Spotlight Sentiments stamp set, and new Jumbo Polka Dot Stencil (being featured tomorrow). We needed a thank you card for two neighborhood brothers (aged 12 and under), so I was trying to keep this card on the young-masculine side:
I LOVE this exciting on-trend angled Blueprints -- it takes all the guess work out of those difficult angles and makes these cards so easy to create! I started with a Nightshift Blue card base and die cut the top angled piece from Orange Fizz cardstock. Then I used the the fabulous stitched circle (cuts stitches around the outer as well as the inside of the circle) to cut a circle out of the top Orange Fizz piece.
Next, I cut another stitched circle from Fuse Green cardstock and heat embossed the Spotlight Sentiment on it:
The button is actually a die from BP18 -- cut from an Orange Fizz watercolored circle from a piece of the leftover lower panel. The Orange Fizz star and Nightshift Blue flag are also from BP18 . . . tons of great accents in this set!
The lower angled panel was created on Primitive White cardstock, using the Jumbo Polka Dot stencil, watercolored with MFT's Orange Fizz, Fuse Green and Nightshift Blue Premium Dye inks . . . I love the the irregular colored dots!!
Inside, I used the remainder of the leftover front watercolored panel, stamped the Spotlight Sentiment again, this time in Nightshift Blue Hybrid ink:
The spotlighted Thank You was colored with Orange Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pen.
My next card uses stamps and Die-namics from a brand new illustrator for My Favorite Things, Miss Tiina! Her first stamp set, Trick or Treat and coordinating Trick or Treat Die-namics made for this sweet, quick card:
Isn't that ghost adorable?!! I die cut him from a Smooth White cardstock panel, stamped his coordinating stamp image with Black Licorice Premium Dye ink and gave him google eyes! The white die cut panel was popped up on a Black Licorice card base die cut with the row of holes die from Blueprints 18. Then Mr. Ghost was adhered below the popped-up panel, flat and directly on the black card base:
The Ghostly Greetings sentiment is from the new Spooky Sentiments stamp set being featured next Tues, Aug 12. It was stamped in Black Licorice Premium Dye ink, hand trimmed (very quick and easy to do) and popped up on foam tape.
I can't wait to show more projects with Miss Tiina's new line on Product Launch Day, August 12, so please be sure to check back then!
All the new products will be available for purchase on August 12th at 10pm Eastern in the MFT Boutique. During this 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 with more August release inspiration!
{Watercolored Thanks Supplies}
Other Supplies: Copic Foam Tape & Orange Atyou Spica Glitter Pen; heat embossing tool, liquid platinum embossing powder, waterbrush
{Ghostly Greetings Supplies}
Other Supplies: Copic Foam Tape & Glue Marker, google eyes
Love your ghost card with the cutout and the sentiment popped up! And the dotted black panels on the sides just go perfectly with those cute goggly eyes! Love it!
Posted by: SWR Donna | August 06, 2014 at 12:25 AM
I love the watercolor dots! Great cards!
Posted by: Kari V. | August 06, 2014 at 12:43 AM
like how you put the spotlight sentiments inside a circle and embossed it.
Posted by: Kathy Krug | August 06, 2014 at 01:13 AM
Absolutely love the navy and orange together!
Posted by: Taasha B | August 06, 2014 at 05:45 AM
Great cards and colors!
Posted by: Debbie Nelson | August 06, 2014 at 06:06 AM
Love all of the different ways the design team has used the stamps. Very cute card,
Posted by: Detra Faulkner | August 06, 2014 at 07:35 AM
Great cards! Love the jumbo polka dots. Can't wait to see more with that set!
Posted by: Birgit | August 06, 2014 at 08:14 AM
Great ideas and use of the stamps and dies.
Posted by: Donna B | August 06, 2014 at 08:47 AM
Nice cards, I LOVE polka dots and how you used them. Cant wait to see more.
Posted by: Myrna | August 06, 2014 at 10:27 AM
I particularly like the second ghostly card and how you die cut center. It's a nice lookin' card.
Posted by: Parker O | August 06, 2014 at 12:06 PM
but card are so cute, but the first is so beautiful!
Posted by: Amante del Papel | August 06, 2014 at 12:45 PM
Beautiful cards have always liked the points
Posted by: Claudia Posada | August 06, 2014 at 03:14 PM
Fantastic cards!!
Posted by: Tracey | August 06, 2014 at 05:38 PM
These are AWESOME! Love your water colored panel. The Ghostly Greetings is darling!
Posted by: Marcia | August 06, 2014 at 06:22 PM
Love the watercolor polka dots!! Your cards are awesome!!
Posted by: Pam Young | August 06, 2014 at 07:48 PM
CUTE ghostie card:)
Posted by: Carolee McCaslin | August 06, 2014 at 08:41 PM
Great cards. Love the spotlight sentiments.
Posted by: Carol Mc | August 06, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Love that new blueprint, so going to get that one! And the other is so scary... :)!
Posted by: Wendy Bond | August 07, 2014 at 07:52 AM
That blue print is bomb diggity
Posted by: liz schaefer aka javagirl | August 07, 2014 at 03:26 PM
Ohhhhh I really like the orange and navy colors together, that looks great!
Posted by: Amanda Phifer | August 09, 2014 at 06:52 AM
Awesome cards. I love your color combination on the first one and the great design. Your little ghost is very sweet. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Judy | August 09, 2014 at 12:40 PM
Love your cards...great colors on the first and cute sentiment on the second.
Posted by: Connie | August 12, 2014 at 10:05 AM