This is one of the CUTEST characters I have EVER stamped with! Plain and simple... I am in L-O-V-E! This stamp line with launch on November 4th and there will be FIVE sets to choose from, although I have a feeling you won't want to choose... you'll need them ALL! :)
The entire team will have an MFTeaser for you today! All posts will be up by 10:00 AM EST! Here is a list of all the team members including special guest designer, Melody Rupple.
Teaser Time participants: (some will not have their post up now, so check back at 10:00 AM EST. :)
Jody Morrow (that's me)
Cindy Haffner
Kirsten DuBosque
Michele Boyer
Joanne Basile
Jessica Rone
Natalie Dever
Christina Fischer
Kim Van der Sanden
Barbara Anders
Amy Sheffer
Kathy Daume
Frances Byrne
Susan Liles
Melody Rupple
I decided to use Balloon Girl to make a Bday Book. I wanted a book to help me remember all my friends birthdays. I started with Mix & Match Chipboard Album pages and adorned the cover with patterned paper and MFT crystals. I covered heavy weight chipboard with patterned paper and die cut letters using my Cuttlebug. They were adhered to a strip of white card stock on my cover. I added the white strip to make them stand out, as they were getting lost on that bright red patterned paper. Balloon Girl was stamped in Memento black and colored with Copic markers. The grass was colored in with Prismacolor pencils. The "curvy grass" was inspired by Michele Boyer. She makes cute curvy grass and I wanted to try it to. I drew that in freehand, which is a miracle considering I cannot draw a proper stick figure. LMBO! I adhered patterned paper to chipboard and die cut the letters b-d-a-y-s for the title of my book. I cut all letters out of all patterns so I could have many choices when laying out my word. I adhered the letters to the card stock with Diamond Glaze (just a dab'll do ya!). The flower clip is an embellishment/cover up for a boo boo! I accidentally punched a few extra holes in my cover, so I added a punched piece of paper, which was bothering me, so I covered it up with a clip turned flower embellishment. Just keepin' it real! LOL I made some inner pages for my book. Here is a peek of the January page. Each page is lined so I can jot down names and dates. Then, I made some pages to keep info about my friend's likes. I hope it will help me be a better gifter! I plan to fill in all the blanks and have that info on hand for better gift-giving! I only included a couple of these pages per month. When I showed my daughter, Bailey, my Bday book, she cooed. THAT is her "seal of approval". She followed that up with arms outstretched in a "give me that" kind of way. Sadly... in a NON-proud moment... I walked away giggling. LOL Maybe I'll make her one and give it to her a Christmas present. :) But THIS one... is ALL MINE!
Stamps: My Balloon (available Nov 4th)
Paper: October Afternoon Report Card, black, white
Accessories: silver clip, Prima flowers, SU brad, MFT Swarovski crystals, Red Tag Sale Alphabet Cuttlebug Die, silver brads, red line dimensional dots, Copic markers, Spica glitter pen, blending stump/gamsol, Diamond Glaze, Bind it all coil, Mix & Match Chipboard Album pages, Heavyweight chipboard, Janome sew mini, Bind it all, red line adhesive Isn't this little girl SWEET? I just ADORE these stamps! Awwwwww! :) Balloon girl is stamped in Memento black and colored with Copic markers. The grass is drawn in with Prismacolor pencils. Stamps: My Balloon
Paper: October Afternoon Farm Fresh, brown, aqua, white
Accessories: Saffron ribbon SU, copper brads, Janome sew mini, Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, red line dimensionals I decorated this little bucket with the sweet new stamp set, Apple for You, Presented by MFT. I just ADORE these stamps. I cannot say that enough. SO SO cute! They make me talk in my high-pitched baby voice. LOL My plan is to give this to a teacher as a thank you. I will fill it with some candy and maybe a gift card. :) The image is stamped in Memento black and colored with Copic markers and paper pieced. The tag was made with SU punches. I added a sentiment that is included in the set. I tied the tag to the bucket with some twine. Here, you can see the October Afternoon paper that I stitched together and decorated the can with. I just LOVE October Afternoon paper! You can see that the main image was adhered using red line dimensionals. I like the dimension it gives on the front of the can and I didn't want to have to curl my image to adhere it to the front. The bow, is something I have decided to affectionately refer to as the "Jo Bow". Joanne Basile made a video tutorial on how to accomplish that look. :) You should check it out. :)
Stamps: Apple for You (available from MFT Nov 4th)
Paper: Kraft, cream, October Afternoon Cherry Hill
Accessories: Stampendous clear pail, Saffron ribbon, green button, twine, SU tag punches, SU oval punches, silver eyelet, Nestabilities, red line dimensionals, Copic markers, Janome sew mini, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol/blending stump
That concludes my trifecta of Pure Innocence projects. I hope you enjoyed them. Are you in love with this little character yet? Make sure to go back to the top of my post and click on all the designers blogs. There is a LOT of sweet eye candy for you to enjoy today! Remember, you can grab these stamps on November 4th at 10:00 PM EST in the MFT Store HERE!
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