Thursday, April 28, 2011

MFT Teaser Day 1



Hey everyone and welcome to MFT Teaser Day 1 of 5! We are so excited to showcase some of the new products from My Favorite Things in the next 5 days, a prelude to the release on May 3rd! I don't know about you, but I can't wait! hehe!

Today the MFT design team will be sharing projects using 3 new stamp sets: Flapper Doodles - SS Flapper, Well-Worn Greetings and Fred Bear Plays Indian. I'll be sharing a project using Well-Worn Greetings.

What a SUPER fun stamp set Well-Worn Greetings is. I love distress and shabby chic and anything worn works well for me! LOL! Plus, I just ADORE the denim texture stamp included in the set... so COOL!! (Funny how the little things in life rock my world, eh? hehe!) Anyhow, I decided to create a Layout of my eldest son Jarrod. I had never scrapped this baby picture of him. This is his FIRST studio picture at age 1. Is he not the cutest? Looks like he's about to jolt off that stool.... (well, guess what... he DID!! LMBO!)



I used one of my 11 1/2 x 11/12 AccuCut dies as the base of the layout. I cut it out in chipboard and layered some MME paper on it. I took some white acrylic paint to distress the edges of the layout and "wiped" some of the paint onto the page to give it a dingey-shabby feel. The photo and 8x8 piece are layered onto MFT "Fossil" cardstock. I used the Open Zig Zag Die-namics border to accent the sides of the layout. Don't you just love those Rolled Flowers cut out with MFT's cork sheets? So fun! And the coordinating Well-Worn Greetings Die-namics made layering the sentiment a breeze! I used MFT's Typewriter Alphabet set to spell out Jarrod's name, punched out the letters with my 1/2" circle punch and popped on some epoxy stickers over the letters. I used the Fish Tail Banner Die-namics to layer his name along side his pic... yup, that's MFT cork again on the Fish Tail banner! I love the texture and dimension the cork gives! :-)









Before I go, here's the skinny on this month's MFT release:
  • The MFT release is on May 3rd at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on May 3 at 10 PM EST.
  • The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
  • If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog. Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.
Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share my latest creation with you! I'll be back again tomorrow with more MFT teasers, so stay tuned!

Oh... one last thing...

Scroll all the way down at the end of this post to view a video tutorial on the new Rolled Daisy Die-namics, available on May 3rd on the MFT Boutique!

hugs!















    Click HERE for my video tutorial on the new Rolled Daisy Die-namics, available at the MFT Boutique on May 3, 2011.


    36 comments:

    Jody Morrow said...

    Gorgeous, Arlene. Super pretty and your baby is SO cute!

    Eva said...

    Arlene, what a gorgeous layout, what a cutie!!! I just love all the dies you used on this layout, fantastic work!

    Jackie Pedro said...

    Your son is ADORABLE!!! This page has so many wonderful details!! I LOVE the cork fishtail banner! Awesome!

    StampOwl said...

    that sentiment says it all ... this is definitely priceless :)

    6Torres said...

    Love the page. Your boy is so cute.

    bernshwag said...

    Adorable layout Arlene, your son is soooo cute! I absolutely love your cork flower.....Genius!

    Hugs,
    Candi

    Melody said...

    Your son is so cute!! Love all the great details.

    Inge Groot said...

    Oh Arlene, your little boy looks so CUTE!!!!Totally awesome photo frame, the cork flowers are a perfect touch:-D

    lilscrappers said...

    Adorable!

    Nancy Thomas said...

    What a sweet page for that beautiful boy. Great use of all the die-namics.

    Dawn Easton said...

    Oh my! You've created a gorgeous page! Sweet picture!!!

    Kerry Johnson said...

    Love your page and fabulous video Arlene! Gorgeous!

    Jessica said...

    this is fabulous! precious photo and great details with all the die-cuts and fun textures!

    Holly AKA KopyKat said...

    Love how you used this as a layout page!

    Scraping Miami said...

    what a great boy project love it

    Bobbie Lynn said...

    A very sweet layout and what a cutie you have there Arlene.

    Lisa H. said...

    beautiful page! loooove the cork, so cool!

    CraftyMomOf3 said...

    Arlene - this layout is DIVINE!! Beautiful colors, textures and that photo is GORGEOUS!!!

    Crafty Hugs!
    Meredith

    wendy said...

    super adorable

    Crafty Math Chick said...

    Oh this is sptectacular Arlene! LOVE all the cork accents, especially how you incorporated it into the adorable fishtail banner and those rolled flowers, FAB! LOVE it!!

    Sherrie said...

    So cute Arlene...what a perfect little layout!

    Liz said...

    Ok really I just can't believe each and every designer has knocked my socks off. You girls are totally amazing and what a fun stuff to work with I see me being talked to by my husband again lol...
    In one ear and out the other dont' tell him I said that hehehhe

    g said...

    what a beautiful page & such a sweet photo of your son! i love the cork banners and those rolled flowers are gorgeous! i can't wait for the new well worn die set- it's awesome!! love that you have your own accucut too-that's so cool!

    Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...

    this layout is priceless I lvoe the colors and I love everything about it.
    You are so talented I appreciate that each month you share your creaitons with us.

    Barbara said...

    Totally precious layout and baby, Arlene!

    krussellstudio said...

    That is too cute! Awesome job as always!

    Anne Tussing said...

    Beautiful LO! Love the cork!

    Julie said...

    Absolute perfection Arlene! I love it!

    Jan Garber said...

    Nice to see the die used on a layout! And I am loving that cork!

    Susan said...

    Are those cork flowers too??!!! Simply amazing.

    Rachel G said...

    What a sweet SB page!

    Anonymous said...

    very cute!! like the rolled flowers!!

    jennik

    Shannon Guindon said...

    Those rolled cork flowers are awesome!

    Kim said...

    What an awesome project and an ADORABLE boy!

    Jessie/knightrone said...

    This is just FABULOUS!! What a cutie pie!!!

    Jodi Collins said...

    ACK! OMG Arlene! THis is PRECIOUS!! I love all the cork accents!

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