My Favorite Things Stamps...May Release Rewind...MPD - Dandelion Wishes/Dandelion Stems and Toppers

Hello Stampin' friends!  Welcome to Day 2 of the MFT May Release Rewind! Today I am featuring the  NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Dandelion Wishes,  the NEW Dandelion Stems and Toppers and the NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Distressed Background Blocks from the May release that are AVAILABLE NOW in the MFT Boutique!

I made a 12x12 layout and I used this May PageMaps sketch...although I deviated quite a bit and I'm not sure it resembles the sketch now but it was a great starting off point!

So this is my first attempt at a little "Mixed Media"...I just stuck my baby toe in to test the water and I really enjoyed it, of course MFT made it SO easy with Mona's New line and the fun NEW Stencil.  I'm quite happy with how my page turned out too! I used these pretty Bo Bunny Prairie Chic 12x12 papers. The photo is one of my faves of my daughter Hannah while camping at Balsam Lake Provincial Park while hiking the Plantation Trail. I printed the 5X7 in Black and White and matted it on MFT Whip Cream Heavyweight Card Stock.

I used the NEW Mini Chicken Wire Stencil and Light Modeling Paste to add some dimension and texture here and there. After the modeling paste dried I thought it need a little extra something so I pulled out my Metallic Rub-ons that I've had in my stash for ever...I used the Yellow Gold and rubbed it over the dried Light Modeling Paste...it was the perfect little addition! I also stamped the sentiment from the NEW Laina Lamb Design - Document It - Right on Target Stamp set, stamped on pattern paper cut with the Bracket Tab Die-namics with the NEW Steel Blue Premium Dye Ink and tucked it under the edge of the photo.

Here you can see the texture with the Light Modeling Paste applied over the NEW Mini Chicken Wire Stencil. I also added a few corrugated cardboard butterflies cut with the Butterflies Die-namics and painted with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Picket Fence. I also added a little Yellow Gold Metallic Rub-ons to the butterflies and randomly around the page.  The butterflies were embellished with Pink lemonade Buttons tied with Hemp Cord. 

I cut the NEW Dandelion Stems and Toppers Die-namics from Linen paper and stamped the NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Dandelion Wishes with Lemon Drop and Kraft Premium Dye Ink and stamped the stems with Factory Green and Gumdrop Green Premium Dye Ink.  The Linen dandelions are layered over a Dainty Doily from the Dainty Doily Duo Die-namics cut from Whip Cream Heavyweight Card Stock. I cut a tag with the Traditional Tag STAX Die-namics and stamped a sentiment from the NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Dandelion Wishes with the NEW Steel Blue Premium Dye Ink and tied it with Hemp Cord bow.

 I also cut the largest Dotted Scallop Border with the NEW Dotted Scallop Border Trio from Linen paper.

I added yet another sweet sentiments from the NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Dandelion Wishes and cut it out with the Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Layers STAX Die-namics. I also used the  NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Distressed Background Blocks with Kraft Premium Dye Ink. I didn't adhere the distressed hexagon Stamp to an acrylic block. I just inked it up and held it in my hand and randomly stamped with it around the page.  I used the Notebook Edge Die-namics to cut the edge of the pattern paper.

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my 12X12 page featuring the NEW Mona Pendleton Designs - Dandelion Wishes,  Mona Pendleton Designs - Distressed Background Blocks and the coordinating Dandelion Stems and Toppers Die-namics. Take a few minutes and pop on over to Kim's blog for links to all the MFT Designers joining the May MFT Release Rewind and then stop by the MFT Boutique to check out all the NEW Stamps and Die-namics that are NOW AVAILABLE!

Happy Stampin'!
Hugs,

 

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My Favorite Things Stamps...April Release Rewind...LJD - Sweet Roses!

Hello Stampin' friends! I know you all enjoyed the new MFT Teaser Time format and we have yet another exciting NEW feature for you....Welcome to the April MFT Release Rewind! We would like to take this opportunity to share a few more creative ways to use your NEW Stamps and Die-namics from the April release that are AVAILABLE NOW in the MFT Boutique!

I'm featuring the gorgeous NEW Lisa Johnson Designs Sweet Roses Stamp set and the coordinating NEW Roses and Leaves Die-namics. I also made a little treat box with the adorable NEW Scalloped Treat Box Die-namics and used the NEW Open Simply Scallops Trio Die-namics and last but not least, I teamed up elements from the fabulous NEW Blueprints 2 and the Blueprints 1 Die-namics. My card and treat box are made with the beautiful MFT Replenishments Card Stock in Razzle Berry, Blu Raspberry, Sour Apple and Smooth White.

 

I decided to get good and inky for the April Release Rewind and tried my hand at the "faux watercolour" technique using the MFT Premium Dye Ink refills in Blu Raspberry, Razzle Berry and Pink Lemonade for my watercoloured roses and used Gumdrop Green and Sour Apple Premium Dye Ink Refills for the watercoloured leaves. 

To "watercolour"  I added some drops of ink from the 3 ink refills to a piece of acrylic and spritzed it with water so they would blend and mix together a little but not so much that it becomes a muddy colour.  I then dipped the large sold rose stamp in the ink mixture and randomly stamped it on the fabulous MFT Smooth White Card Stock. I also stamped and embossed extra flowers and leaves and cut them out with the NEW Roses and Leaves Die-namics. Finally, I took a paintbrush, dipped it in the ink and tapped it to add little ink splatters and splotches to the card front.

Here is the inside of the card...I stamped another sentiment from the NEW Sweet Roses Stamp set with Embossing ink and Embossed it with Zing Opaque White Embossing Powder. I added a few more watercoloured roses and leaves cut with the NEW Roses and Leaves Die-namics. 

I cut the NEW Scalloped Treat Box from Smooth White Card Stock and added some ink splatters before I assembled it. I then cut the stitched border from the Blueprints 1 Die-namcis and wrapped the box with it and added a few more watercoloured roses and leaves and Embossed the sentiment on the Sour Apple tag cut with the cute tag Die-namics from the NEW Blueprints 2.

For my second card I again used the various elements from Blueprints 1 and 2. I also cut the Smooth White panel with the Rectangle STAX Die-namics and added more ink splatters.  I used my fave Layered Layered Labels Die-namics for the sentiment.

And here is the inside...and a few more watercoloured roses and leaves and another Embossed sentiment from the NEW Sweet Roses Stamp set.

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a wee peek at my cards and NEW scalloped Treat Box Die-namics featuring the NEW Sweet Roses Stamp Set and the coordinating NEW Roses and Leaves Die-namics. Take a few minutes and pop on over to Kim's blog for links to all the MFT Designers joining the April MFT Release Rewind and then stop by the MFT Boutique to check out all the NEW Stamps and Die-namics that are NOW AVAILABLE!

Happy Stampin'!
Hugs,

 

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