Thursday, November 20, 2014

Stand for Something



I was so excited to get these new MFT sneaker dies the other day.  They are a ton of fun, and I love that there is so much detail down to the little shoelace holes (because I cannot think of the real word for those) and the details on the soles.

I knew I wanted to use this denim paper for the main shoe, and I have a soft spot for red, white and blue, so it was an easy choice for the accent colors.  

The coordinating stamp set has some really wonderful sentiments that you can mix and match as well as some great details.  For example, the little circle on the side of the shoe....there are actually three different stamp choices there, and it stamps the star too, but I opted to glue a red die cut over top for contrast.

I used Maraschino twine from the Twinery for the laces.  A little trick to make threading easier:  just add a little bit of glue to the end, twisting it in to make a point.  When the glue dries it gives the twine some stiffness/body that make threading it through the holes a breeze, no need to fiddle with a needle.

This really is such a cute set of dies.  There is a fair amount of piecing and gluing, but it's totally worth it.  You could easily make multiples by die cutting in several cardstock colors and then mixing and matching the pieces from shoe to shoe.

That's all for today, thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  MME - On the Bright Side 6x6 pad; Avery Elle - White and Cherry cardstock
Stamps:  MFT - Be Original
Ink:  CTMH - Outdoor Denim
Other:  MFT - All Star High Top Die-namics; The Twinery - Maraschino Twine; Tombow Mono and Multi Adhesive

20 comments:

  1. Brilliant job on using the perfect paper and trims! I am loving this die now! Thanks for enabling!

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  2. Are they called gromets? Whatever the case, this sneaker and your card are fabulous!

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  3. Out-standing (no pun intended)....LOL. What a great card full of miriamcreativityamazingresults!

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  4. Oh no... I love this! Now I want this ...adorable card, I just stopped in to see your tag. Love this!

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  5. Love this - the denim paper if perfect!

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  6. fabulous card Miriam and I love the sentiment! A powerful message! TFS!

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  7. Eyelets? are they called eyelets? Super cute card regardless!

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  8. Wow!!! Love this, especially the denim paper!!! That is a great die!

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  9. EEP! This is incredible, Mim!! It looks like a REAL shoe with a card around it!! It was worth all the work involved ~ and it would make a great advertising poster! Hugs, Darnell

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  10. Eeek! So fun! Wasn't this die JUST released?! Girl, you are so good! I'm bowing to you ;). Great choice on your color combo, too!

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  11. Oh my husband would LOVE this card as those are his favorite shoes (even if they are so gross by now hehehe!) Love the paper you die cut this out of!

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  12. Excellently cool card filled with many things to appreciate!! Love that tip about threading twine - awesome, thanks!! I really love visiting your blog because I always learn something!! Keep up the amazing work you do!!

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  13. Super cool card!! That blue pattern paper is awesome as shoes!!

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