You’re All I Need–My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #370

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I’ve been having a ball creating Valentine cards with the recently released products from MFT and incorporating some of my old favorites along with them. For this card I started with the background by inking up Marble Background with Wild Cherry and Cotton Candy dye inks on my Sweet Tooth card stock base. Then I created a shaker element using Heart Shaker Window & Frame, Romantic Script Background, and Sweetheart Mix sequins, Silver Shimmer seed beads, and Power Outage Prills.



I tied around some baker’s twine before popping it up on foam tape on the base and then heat embossed the sentiment from From the Heart Stamp Set on Black Licorice card stock cut with Hearts in a Row – Vertical Die-namics.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: From the Heart, Marble Background, Romantic Script Background
Die-namics: Heart Shaker Window & Frame, Hearts in a Row – Vertical
Dye Ink: Wild Cherry, Cotton Candy, Black Licorice
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice
Specialty Papers: Silver Sparkle card stock, Heat Resistant Acetate
Supplies: foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, 6mm Sweetheart Mix Sequins, 4mm Sweetheart Mix Sequins, Silver Shimmer seed beads, Power Outage Prills
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers
Other: heat tool, die cutting machines, baker’s twine

Bonjour–Color Throwdown Challenge #478

Hey everyone, welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! Lisa is our hostess today and she’s brought us a bright and cheerful color palette based on her fun inspiration piece.




So, I brought out Mini Royal Roses Die-namics again for this card. I really didn’t realize how much I’d missed using them! They’re flanked by Fab Foliage Die-namics and are popped up on a Single Stitch Line Rounded Rectangle Frames Die-namics along with an Eiffel Tower from In Paris Stamp Set and Die-namics.

A strip of Black & White Stripes Patterned paper adds some interest on the watercolored background and I added the adorable poodle to complete my little scene.

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 CTD478 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd478 and #colorthrowdown on social media. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week, including our incredibly talented Guest Designer, Debra James, who is going to stay with us through January!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Debra James – January Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: In Paris
Die-namics: In Paris, Mini Royal Roses, Fab Foliage, Single Stitch Line Rounded Rectangle Frames
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Orange Zest, Razzle Berry, No-Line Coloring card stock
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Copics, Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers

Best Wishes–MFT Color Challenge #86

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Ripe Raspberry, Orange Zest, Gumdrop Green, and Blue Yonder. All of the details about the color challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I wanted to play with my watercolor pencils again and I thought LLD Sweet Succulents would be just the thing for these colors. First, though, I created my background by spreading molding paste through English Brick Wall Stencil. While it was drying I adhered a strip of Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper across the bottom of a Sweet Tooth card stock base. The sentiment strip was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock and adhered directly to the card front.



I stamped the images on Ranger Watercolor Paper with Extreme Black Hybrid ink, cut them out with the coordinating dies, colored them, and popped them up on the finished card base with foam tape for the finish.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: LLD Sweet Succulents
Die-namics: LLD Sweet Succulents, Blueprints 27
Stencils: English Brick Wall
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper
Supplies: foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, water brush, craft tweezers, palette knife
Other: molding paste, watercolor pencils

Just Bee-Cause–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #369

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I know I say this often but it’s true! This was such a fun sketch to play with! To begin, I did an emboss resist with a watercolor wash over a heat embossed Honeycomb Background on Ranger Watercolor Paper. Next I added my circle element using Single Stitch Line Circle Frames and Silver Shine card stock. Next I created a mini scene using Meant to Bee Stamp Set and Die-namics. I used watercolor pencils to color the images as I was SO inspired by this card from my teammate Torico. I was pretty pleased with my first try—I chose something easy this time, LOL! But I think I’m going to like using them.



The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics and layered on a larger strip cut from Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Meant to Bee, Honeycomb Background
Die-namics: Meant to Bee, Single Stitch Line Circle Frames, Slanted Sentiment Strips
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No-Line Coloring card stock
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper, Silver Shine card stock
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Copics, Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers
Other: watercolor pencils, heat tool

Hey, Gullfriend! Color Throwdown Challenge #477

Hey everyone, welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! Lori is our hostess today and she’s brought us a fun color palette base on her fun inspiration piece.



Lori’s inspiration piece has snowmen but I’m ready for some warmer temperatures, how about you? I went to the seaside with my card this week using Seaside Seagulls Stamp Set and Die-namics and built a scene around them, sponging my sunset background for starters.



My big ol’ orange setting sun was cut with Tag Builder Blueprints 4, I added Cloud 9 Die-namics and Ocean Waves Die-namics, popped up on foam for dimension, to fill it out.

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 CTD477 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd477 and #colorthrowdown on social media. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week, including our incredibly talented Guest Designer, Debra James, who is going to stay with us through January!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Debra James – January Guest Designer

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Seaside Seagulls
Die-namics: Seaside Seagulls, Cloud 9, Ocean Waves, Tag Builder Blueprints 4
Dye Ink: Orange Fizz, Berrylicious, Black Licorice
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Smooth White, Berrylicious, Orange Fizz, No-Line Coloring
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Copics, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Ink Blending Tool, craft tweezers

Yay! Yippee! Hooray! MFT January Card Kit Release!

Hi, everyone, are you ready??!! Yay for You Card Kit is now available for purchase in the MFT Boutique! You’ve seen some amazing samples over the last couple of days from the design team and that’s just the tip of the creative iceberg—so many things you can do with this kit. Be sure to check by the MFT Blog for more info and more samples, then go snag yours! Remember, we have a new free with $60 die available for our customers with every kit release. It will be the free die (while supplies last) for the duration of the month until the next release. The mid-month Free with $60 die for January is Celebratory Banner Die-namics.

What a fun kit is this!! For today’s card I brought out all the confetti! As in Celebratory Confetti Die-namics, which is included in the kit. To begin, I cut another YAY from Sweet Tooth card stock and created a shaker element with it. I used Heat Resistant Acetate, foam tape, and Fantasia Sparkly Shaker Mix for the filler.

Next I cut lots of confetti using Gold Shine card stock and some red and black shiny card stock from my stash to coordinate with the shaker filler. To further coordinate, I added some tiny stars cut with Tag Builder Blueprints 6 cut from Silver Shine card stock and Sparkling Clear Mix Sequins.



Here’s a different view so you can see the red and black confetti better. The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock and popped up on foam.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope I’ve given you some ideas for using YOUR Yay for You Card Kit. See you soon!




All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Yay for You Card Kit
Die-namics: Yay for You Card Kit, Tag Builder Blueprints 6
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice
Specialty Papers: Gold Shine card stock, Silver Shine card stock, Heat Resistant Acetate
Supplies: foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Sparkling Clear Mix Sequins, Fantasia Sparkly Shaker Selection
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers
Other: heat tool, red, black shiny card stock, die cutting machine

Yay–A New Baby! MFT January Card Kit, Yay for You Countdown Day Two

Hi, all! So, what do you think of this month’s kit? Super fun and so versatile, right? The Design Team had some samples for you yesterday and there’s more to come today so be sure to check out the MFT Blog for all the details. Release is tonight at 9pm Eastern, so make a note!




I often look to sentiments to give me inspiration for a card and that’s exactly what I did for this card. To begin, I adhered a watercolored panel to my card base then popped up the two white panels after dry embossing them with Cloudy Day Stencil. I cut the Yay from Silver Sparkle card stock and popped it up on foam, spanning the watercolored panel.



Next I cut the little dress from Tiny Checks Brights patterned paper and “hung” it on a hanger cut from White Birch Wood Adhesive backed sheet and hooked it on the die cut sentiment. To finish, I heat embossed the sentiment on Peach Bellini card stock cut with Hearts in a Row – Vertical Die-namics, scattered around some Sparkling Clear Mix sequins, and called it done!

And that’s it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you back tonight for Release!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Yay for You Card Kit
Die-namics: Yay for You Card Kit, LLD Bundle of Baby Clothes, Hearts in a Row – Vertical
Stencils: Cloudy Day
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Tiny Check Brights
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Peach Bellini
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor, Silver Sparkle, White Birch Wood Adhesive Backed Sheet
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Sparkling Clear Mix Sequins
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Copics, Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers
Other: heat tool, die-cutting machine

Yay - It’s Your Day! MFT January Card Kit, Yay for You Countdown Day One

Hey everyone! It’s time for MFT’s January Card Kit! Yay for You Card Kit is really to help you celebrate all the people in your life!!! It will be available for purchase tomorrow night, January 23rd, at 9pm Eastern in the MFT Online Boutique. Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today for all the details and more samples from the MFT Design Team.




For my card today, I started by applying a watercolor wash on Ranger Watercolor Paper with Peerless Watercolors then stamped Distressed Patterns with Delicata Gold ink. Next I cut one of the YAY dies from the kit and embossed the stitch line that comes with the banner set. Then I adhered a panel of paper stamped with Happy Birthday Background behind the cut out letters and popped the whole thing up on foam on a Sweet Tooth card stock base.



The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with a die from Hearts in a Row – Vertical Die-namics and popped up on foam. To finish off I added some Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops. Tip: create Nuvo drops ahead of time on a non-stick surface and adhere with glue when dry.

And there you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Day Two!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Yay for You Card Kit, Happy Birthday Background, Distressed Patterns
Die-namics: Yay for You Card Kit, Hearts in a Row – Vertical
Dye Ink: Black Licorice
Specialty Inks: Versamark, Delicata Gold
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice
Specialty Papers: Ranger Watercolor Paper, Gold Sparkle
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Nuvo Crystal Drops – Ebony Black
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic,  Mini Mister, water brush, craft tweezers
Other: heat tool

Brand New MFT Challenge—Birthday Project Challenge!

Hi, everyone, welcome to a brand new challenge at MFT! Today we have the very first Birthday Project Challenge! Let’s celebrate the advent of our brand-new challenge by focusing on the word “celebrate.” Incorporate the stamped or die-cut word into your birthday card design and leave no question as to the mood of your greeting! All of the details about the Birthday Project Challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I absolutely love this die! Love the font, love the size, love everything about it! It’s perfect for ushering in this new challenge! I started by dry embossing Star Celebration Stencil on Sweet Tooth card stock, then popped it up on the Sweet Tooth card base with foam tape. Next I added some Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper—addicted to it—and the partial sentiment from Big Birthday Wishes Stamp Set, heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock.



Next I use Copic markers to create my rainbow swatch and cut Celebrate Die-namics from it along with Sweet Tooth card stock twice. I adhered them together for strength and then to the card front. I finished off with a bunch of Silver Sparkle card stock stars cut from Blueprints 13 and Tag Builder Blueprints 5.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Challenge Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Big Birthday Wishes 
Die-namics: Celebrate, Blueprints 13, Tag Builder Blueprints 6
Stencils: Star Celebration
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Silver Sparkle
Supplies: foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Copics, craft tweezers
Other: heat tool