Hay there!–MFTWSC #126

Hi, everyone, I’m back again with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. You can find the sketch on the MFT blog and also in the MFT forum on SCS, as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.



I’m using PI – Farmer Girl today since I hadn’t had a chance to ink her up. She’s so CUTE! (But aren’t they all?) I stamped her on my fave Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored her with Copic markers and paper pieced her overalls, before cutting her out. Then, following the sketch, I created a little scene with her, the new Die-namics Farm Fence, and Die-namics LLD Insert It – InstaFrame. I stamped the hale bale, the hen and the baby chick on the bottom of the InstaFrame and colored them, as well, before popping it all up on foam. The sentiment was stamped on a Die-namics Sentiment Strip, trimmed, and also popped up on foam.

Here’s the inside, with another sentiment from the set:


I really couldn’t resist stamping the hen again with her little chicks following behind her ;-)

And that’s all from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pure Innocence Farmer Girl	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Black Licorice Ink	Die-namics Farm Fence
Die-namics LLD Insert It - InstaFrame	Die-namics Sentiment Strips

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~Supplies~
Stamps: PI – Farmer Girl (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock (MFT); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb; Quilting Bee (MME)
Ink: Black Licorice ink (MFT); Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Farm Fence, Die-namics LLD Insert It – InstaFrame, Die-namics Sentiment Strips (MFT); Copic markers. foam tape, sewing machine

Hey, Girlie!–CTD #244

Happy Wednesday! Since it’s Wednesday, it’s Color Throwdown day! Today, the oh-so-very-talented Lynn has a lovely color palette for us to work with:




For my background, I used the new MFT Mini Chicken Wire Stencil and sponged it with Blu Raspberry ink on Sweet Tooth card stock. Then I layered it on Steel Gray card stock and tied around some baker’s twine. I then added a Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose from Razzle Berry card stock and two Die-namics Upsy Daisy flowers from Lemon Drop card stock. I added some Die-namics Royal Leaves and the leaves that come with the daisy set cut from Steel Gray card stock. The sentiment is from More Essential Sentiments and was stamped on a Sweet Tooth card stock Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from the set:

And that’s it from me! Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play the Color Throwdown challenge. If you don't, just use the closest you have. So, c'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. Please use the link service to post your card and please link directly to your card so we can find it easily. And please include a link in your post to the Color Throwdown. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD244 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders (<--- You are here!)   
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Tammy Hershberger – on break this month
Wanda Cullen
Audrey Hiltke – May Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by!

More Essential Sentiments Stamp Set	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Razzle Berry Card Stock	Lemon Drop Card Stock
Steel Gray Card Stock	Blu Raspberry Ink Pad	Die-namics Royal Leaves	Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon DIE ONLY
Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose	Die-namics Upsy-Daisy	Stencils Mini Chicken Wire

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~Supplies~
Stamps: More Essential Sentiments (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Razzle Berry card stock, Lemon Drop card stock, Steel Gray card stock (MFT)
Ink: Blu Raspberry ink (MFT); Memento Gray Flannel
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Royal Leaves, Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose, Die-namics Upsy Daisy, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon, Mini Chicken Wire Stencil (MFT); enamel dots, foam tape, baker’s twine, hot glue/gun

Thinking of You–C4C #187

Hey, everyone, and welcome to my last week of hosting Crazy 4 Challenges for this month. I’ve had fun coming up with some things to challenge everyone and still be fun. This week, I’m challenging you to NOT use any commercially made patterned paper. Feel free to make your own, as I did, or no patterned paper at all :)

My homemade patterned paper was actually a happy accident. You might remember that I’ve been dabbling in mixed media a tiny bit so I was just testing out some Glimmer Mist sprays that I had on hand on some scrap paper. After I sprayed this green, turquoise, orange combo of colors I looked at it and said “Hey, that looks pretty cool!”. So I did it again on some Sweet Tooth card stock and used it on this card :) After I sprayed and trimmed that panel. I used my Die-namics Medium Leafy Flourish on it, popped up some Jellybean Green card stock behind the cut out, then popped the whole thing up on foam on a Kraft card stock base. To finish it off, I stamped a sentiment from Inspired by Flowers, Set #1 on a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag with Black Licorice ink, also popped up on foam.

Here’s the inside, with another sentiment from the set:

And that's it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you!

• Andrea Murdock
• Barbara Anders (<-- that's me!)
• Betty Wright
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C187.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Inspired by Flowers Set #1	Die-namics Medium Leafy Flourish	Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon DIE ONLY	Jellybean Green Card Stock
Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Kraft Card Stock	Black Licorice Ink

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Inspired by Flowers, Set #1 (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Jellybean Green card stock, Kraft card stock (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Medium Leafy Flourish, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon (MFT); Glimmer Mists, foam tape

Paper Piecing at MFT Academy

I have another tutorial up at MFT Academy today. Hop on over to THIS post on the MFT Blog and get all the details.

Dare to Dream–MFTWSC #125

Hi, everyone, I’m back again with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. You can find the sketch on the MFT blog and also in the MFT forum on SCS, as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

OK, so I dabbled a bit more in mixed media today and I think I like it!

I started with Sweet Tooth card stock and the Large Chevron Stripes stencil. I sponged on some Shabby Shutters Distress Ink sorta haphazardly. Then I added some Glimmer Mist drops by taking the nozzle out of the bottle and tapping it over my paper. Then I used the chevron stencil again and dabbed a Snow Cap Adirondack paint dabber here and there and did the Glimmer Mist thing again since the white paint dulled some of it. Then I sponged the edges with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and stamped the squares from MPD Distressed Background Blocks with Frayed Burlap ink, stamped off twice. I matted this panel with Jellybean Green card stock and popped it up on foam on a Sweet Tooth card base. I stamped the sentiment, from MPD Dandelion Wishes on Kraft card stock cut with a Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX die and with Jellybean Green ink, popped it up on foam and tied on a Jellybean green button with hemp cord.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from MPD Dandelion Wishes.



I just love this new direction for MFT! Now I just need more time to play with the  mixed media products I’ve started collecting. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stencils Large Chevron Stripes	MPD Distressed Background Blocks	MPD Dandelion Wishes	Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX
Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Jellybean Green Card Stock	Jellybean Green Ink	Jellybean Green Buttons
Hemp Cord

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~Supplies~
Stamps: MPD Dandelion Wishes, MPD Distressed Background Blocks (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Jellybean Green card stock, Kraft card stock (MFT)
Ink: Jellybean Green ink (MFT); Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX, Jellybean Green button, hemp cord, Large Chevron Stripes stencil (MFT); Glimmer Mist, white paint dabber, foam tape