creating paper tassels - video tutorial

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Hot Die Cutting Trends You HAVE To Try! 

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These paper tassels were created with MFT Stamps Mini Fringe Die-namics. Fun, easy, and so trendy! How fun would these be on a Christmas package?!?!

Check out the video tutorial I filmed on how to create your own paper tassles! To watch, simply click the triangle in the middle of the image.

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kimberly

MFT Stamps October Release-Now Available!

The wait is over! The MFT Stamps October Release is live right now! Which means you can head to the MFT Stamps online store and purchase the stamps, dies, stencils, and more that we have been sharing for the last five days! I will wait patiently here while you shop. Or if you are still making up your mind, let me convince you of a few more items you might "need."

Tonight I am sharing a closer look at two new sets of dies; Die-namics Cause for Celebration and Die-namics Stitched Flowers. I knew I needed a way to show off both the words and flowers and with the birthday theme in mind, Die-namics Interactive Birthday Cake was the answer!

I cut out several flowers and leaves from Die-namics Stitched Flowers from my favorite colors of card stock. They grouped together wonderfully on the cake layers!

Then I added the words. I mixed the two sentiments from Die-namics Cause for Celebration together to make "birthday wishes." The words are backed with foam adhesive to give them extra dimension.

For this card, I went with a wedding theme. It started with stamping Moroccan Lattice Background stamp and heat embossing it with silver. Gorgeous for a wedding, or wedding shower!

I cut the words "best wishes" from Die-namics Cause for Celebration from Silver Sparkle card stock. To separate the silver from silver, and to keep everything from getting lost in the pattern, I added a piece of vellum. 

Once again, the Die-namics Stitched Flowers fit perfectly around the words. How elegant are they in all white? Compared to the cute factor in colors. Awesome versatility! 

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!

Oh, and for those of you who have been asking for a tutorial, those shaker tags that kicked off the release week on my blog, have a tutorial available in the FREE downloadable release class! 

My Favorite Things October Release Class

Thanks for stopping by!

kimberly

Birthday Wishes card:

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Best Wishes card:

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MFT Stamps Release Countdown for October continues

Welcome to the MFT Stamps Release Countdown! For the next few days we will be sharing projects featuring the new stamps, dies, and stencils 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, October 4 at 9 pm Central. Which means my next post will signal that its time to shop!

Today's post shows that simple, yet beautiful products, make stunning cards. This card came together easily and quickly, which is the best way cards can be made! Then there is more time to make and send more cards! Knowing I was going to use Die-namics Thanks and Die-namics Stitched Flowers, I needed something to lay those onto. My first thought was patterned paper, but then my eyes fell on Stencil Moroccan Lattice and bingo! I placed the stencil on my Sweet Tooth card stock base and gently pushed ink through using a Mini Ink Blending tool. The Spearmint Ink was a soft touch. I was not careful about how far I went with the ink coverage, just made sure that where my elements would be placed was darker than the rest.

Using several colors of card stock, I cut a flower, center, and leaves using Die-namics Stitched Flowers. The detailing of the stitch lines is what makes these images stand out with simple die cutting.

To the flower and leaves, I added these die cut words. Die-namics Thanks is a must-have for any card maker. I see myself using this set very often. For more dimension, I used foam adhesive on the back of my letters, but you could also cut 3-4 words and adhere them together for a more solid look. So many possibilities!

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 October 4:

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