the MFT Stamps November Release Countdown begins!

Welcome to the start of the MFT Stamps November Release Countdown! For the next 5 days we will be sharing projects featuring the new stamps, dies, stencils, and colors that will be releasing this month. You will be able to purchase any of the products you see over the next few days on Tuesday, November 3 at 9 pm Central. As the days get cooler, we are looking to make your hearts warmer with some adorable images, punny sentiments, and creative dies. Grab a warm sweater, a mug of hot chocolate, and enjoy the inspiration until you can shop!

Who can resist snowmen? I cannot. Especially when they are drawn by Birdie Brown! Toasty Greetings is yet another fantastic set of images from Birdie Brown that will get you excited about snow and cold! Maybe. Wink.

I started by die cutting the coordinating Die-namics Toasty Greetings images from blending card. Then I stamped the snowman in Hybrid Black Licorice ink and colored him with Copic markers. I added a bit of a plaid look to his scarf with a dark blue marker.

The background panel is pretty cool, if I do say so myself. I inked a piece of Sweet Tooth card stock with the new Blue Yonder ink. An ombre effect was created by inking lightly over half way down the panel, and more heavily inking the top. I spritzed Sheer Shimmer Mist on the entire panel for added shine. It looks really cool in person as the shimmer effect shows on the white part at the bottom of the panel. Stencil Snowfall was placed over the panel and Sweet Tooth Pigment Ink was pushed through. What a great touch of snow it provided!

The sign was made by die cutting Sweet Tooth card stock with the smallest die in Die-namics Rectangle STAX Set 1. The sentiment from Toasty Greetings was stamped on the center. To make the stick, I used one of the stick images from Die-namics Toasted Marshmallows. But my favorite part about this card is the little shadow I made under the sign. To create the effect of the sign being in a pile of snow, I simply pushed my foam blending pad, already full of ink from creating the backround, where I wanted the base of the sign to be located. It was a great effect to add!

Visit the MFT Stamps blog for all the information you will need about the upcoming release. That includes product images, product videos, links to the design team projects, and more! Plus, there always seems to be a chance to win!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

Supplies available November 3:

InLinkz.com

MFT Stamps Handcrafted Holiday Celebration: Tags

Today all the MFT Stamps teams are getting together for a fabulous tag hop! As a part of the Handcrafted Holiday Celebration that has been happening on Facebook and Instagram! Its been a fun week so far of ideas and inspiration from the team, as well as from your answers to the fun questions. There have been lots of chances to win, and more on the way, so be sure to visit the 

MFT Stamps Blog for all the details!

For my tag, I had to use Die-namics Tag Builder Blueprints 4! It makes the perfect tags and the perfect shaker tags! I think making a special tag elevates your gift that much more and shows that you truly care! I filled my shaker with all sorts of fun bits, which is the best part! And then added a sentiment using the label shape. The sentiment from Gift Tag Greetings was stamped in Field Day ink.

The little elf is from Santa's Elves. He is colored with Copic markers and I love how easy he is to create with the coordinating dies to cut him perfectly out! Yay for Die-namics Santa's Elves!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

elegant and whimsical Christmas cards: MFT Stamps October Release Countdown

Who is singing Christmas songs now because of all the amazing products and projects?! I know I am! Today's peeks give you a look at the classy and elegant to the fun and whimsical Christmas products being released this month! A style for everyone!

How about those brand new colors?! From the moment I saw the Green Eyed Monster card stock, I was in love. Its a beautiful shade of blue/green, one that is elegant and soothing. Pairing this beautiful color with the gorgeous images in Hand Lettered Holiday was a no-brainer! The color, sparkle, shine, and timeless images make this one of the prettiest cards I have ever made.

I began by inking a panel of Sweet Tooth card stock with Green Eyed Monster ink using a Mini Ink Blending Tool. Once the color was applied, I placed Stencil Snowfall over the top. Using a damp paper towel, I gently pressed through the stencil, removing the ink underneath, creating the look of snow. The panel was then spritzed with MIX-ables Shimmer Sheer Mist. I set it aside to dry and then decided to help things along with my heat embossing tool. I have no patience. :) The sentiment from Hand Lettered Holiday was stamped on the panel and heat embossed with white powder. Snowflakes from another new set, Snowflake Flurry, were also stamped and heat embossed. To add more depth, I stamped more snowflakes with watermark ink. For even more shine, I added a few clear sequins.

Now on to the cute and whimsical holiday style! Birdie Brown is bringing us some adorable stamps and coordinating dies of Christmas elves this month in a set called, Santa's Elves. The set is full of images to color and to create great scenes! I love the accessory images like the tree and the cute jingle bell!

I die cut all my images from Die-namics Santa's Elves from Blending Card by X-Press It. Then I stamped the images with Hybrid Black Licorice Ink. The images were all colored with Copic markers.

Sweet Tooth card stock was cut with Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX. I used the second largest one, to make a slightly smaller space to create my scene. To the center of the rectangle, Lemon Drop ink was applied with a Mini Ink Blending tool. Then, with the same color ink, I stamped a few of the snowfall images from Santa's Elves. The sentiment was stamped in Hybrid Black Licorice ink. How cute is that?!

The scene panel was layered on a piece of Wild Cherry card stock cut with Die-namics Pinking Edge Rectangle STAX. Which was placed on the card base that was stamped with a fantastic new background image, Sketched Chevron Background. Adore is not a strong enough word to describe how I feel about this new background! Its perfect!!

Visit the MFT Stamps Blog for more information about the October release! Be sure and check out the new colors being released and all the videos showing you the new products! Its nice to be able to see them in someone's hand and get a better idea of size!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

Supplies for Happy Holidays card, available Oct. 6:

InLinkz.com

Supplies for Like No One Elf card, available Oct. 6:

InLinkz.com