Warm Wishes–MFT Color Challenge #102

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Ripe Raspberry, Peach Bellini, Cement Gray, and Limelight. 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 created a winter scene for my card today. I started by sponging the sky with Peach Bellini dye ink and Ripe Raspberry dye ink, then with Drifts & Hills Stencil and Cement Gray dye ink, I did the snow drifts. The sentiment is from Hand-Lettered Holiday and was stamped with Black Licorice dye ink then the panel was popped up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base.



Then, using Cement Gray Hybrid ink, I stamped a bunch of trees from BB Beast Friend Stamp Set, colored them with Copic markers, fussy cut them out and popped them up on the card front with foam tape. To finish I added a few Puffy Clouds Die-namics cut from Sweet Tooth card stock.

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: Hand-Lettered Holiday, BB Beast Wishes
Die-namics: Puffy Clouds
Stencils: Drifts & Hills
Dye Ink: Peach Bellini, Ripe Raspberry, Cement Gray, Black Licorice
Hybrid Ink: Cement Gray
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, No-Line Coloring
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, craft tweezers, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper

Sending Prayers Your Way–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #404

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 went kind of CAS with my card today. I started with a Stone Gray card stock base, then cut the center panel from Sweet Tooth card stock and stamped it with Bundles of Blossoms Background which I popped up on the base with foam tape. I cut Prayers Die-namics from Blu Raspberry card stock three times, stacked it, and adhered it to the stamped background panel—I left the tail of the “y” and the loop of the “r” loose so I could slip the stamped strips under them.



Then I heat embossed the stamped sentiment and adhered it and finished off with some Swimming Pool Sprinkles. I love how this turned out!

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: Sending Prayers, Bundles of Blossoms Background
Die-namics: Prayers
Dye Ink: Black Licorice
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Stone Gray, Blu Raspberry
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Swimming Pool Sprinkles
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers, plastic eraser
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, heat tool

You’ve Stolen My Heart–Color Throwdown Challenge #512

Welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! I’m the hostess this week and my colors are based on this photo that I took in Cornwall this summer.



I’m using Friendly Raccoons Stamp Set and Die-namics from MFT’s September Release. I stenciled the background using Mini Cloud Edges and Berrylicious dye ink applied with a sponge dauber. I popped that up on foam on a Stone Gray Card Stock base and built my scene using Grassy Hills Die-namics and Puffy Clouds Die-namics along with the adorable raccoon and the trees from the set.



The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips and I finished off with a heart cut from Silver Sparkle card stock with Blueprints 32 Die-namics.

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 CTD512 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd512 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, along with our super talented Guest Designer, Amy Kolling!

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

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Friendly Raccoons
Die-namics: Friendly Raccoons, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips, Puffy Clouds, Grassy Hills, Blueprints 32
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Dye Ink: Berrylicious
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Stone Gray, Black Licorice, Sour Apple, Gumdrop Green, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Silver Sparkle
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, craft tweezers, plastic eraser, sponge daubers
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, heat tool

Filled with Joy–MFT September Card Kit Release

Hello and welcome to MFT’s September Card Kit Release! Filled with Joy Card Kit is now available for purchase at the MFT Online Boutique! Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to get all the details!




For this card, I started with a sponged background popped up on the card base with a strip of Black & White Dots Paper Pack across the bottom. Then I cut the letters and all the pieces for the adorable snowman and popped everything up on foam tape.



I tied some baker’s twine around the top before popping it—and the heat embossed sentiment--up on the card base with foam tape, and finished off with some Sprinkles.

And there you have it for MFT’s September Card Kit Release! I seriously LOVE this kit! I hope I’ve given you some ideas for using YOUR Filled with Joy Card Kit so go shop! Thanks so much for stopping by—see you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Filled with Joy Card Kit
Die-namics: Filled with Joy Card Kit
Dye Ink: Berrylicious
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Black & White Dots
MFT Card Stock: Filled with Joy Card Kit
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Sprinkles: Beetle Black, Ladybug
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, heat tool

Filled with Joy–MFT September Card Kit, Countdown Day 2

Hi everyone and welcome back to Day Two Countdown of Filled with Joy, MFT’s September Card Kit. The kit releases tomorrow morning, September 25th at 10am. Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for all the details and more samples from this super fun kit!




I decided to play off the sentiment and used Sheet Music Background for the, well, background ;-) I stamped it with Black Licorice dye ink on Sweet Tooth card stock, cut the shaker window, and created the shaker with some Silver Shimmer Seed Beads, closed it up, and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base. I made an ornament out of the shaker and popped up the J & Y on foam tape so they’d be the same height.



The sentiment was stamped with Versamark on Black Licorice card stock cut with Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics and heat embossed with Silver Detail embossing powder. I matted it with Birthday Blowout Paper Pack cut with the same Die-namics and popped it up on foam. To finish off I used some Sprinkles.

And there you have it from me today. Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for the Release of Filled with Joy Card Kit!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Filled with Joy Card Kit, Sheet Music Background
Die-namics: Filled with Joy Card Kit, Slanted Sentiment Strips
Dye Ink: Black Licorice
Specialty Inks: Versamark
Patterned Paper: Birthday Blowout
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Filled with Joy Card Kit
Specialty Papers: Filled with Joy Card Kit
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner, silver detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Ladybug and Beetle Black Sprinkles, Silver Shimmer Seed Beads
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers, plastic eraser
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, heat tool

Filled with Joy–MFT September Card Kit, Countdown Day 1

Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT’s September Card Kit, Filled with Joy. Release is on Tuesday, September 25 at 10am Eastern (note new release time) so mark your calendars now. And be sure to check by the MFT Blog for all the details.





For my card today I used the snowflake die to guide my theme I started by cutting the center with the mid-month Free with $60 die, Mini Circle Shaker Window & Frame Die-namics then I dry embossed with Radiating Rays Stencil. I did it in this order because if I’d embossed first, it would have been flattened when I cut the circle. Then I cut one pouch from Circle Trio Shaker Pouches inserted it, filled it with Silver Shimmer Seed Beads and Aquamarine Seed Beads and closed it up. I popped it up on the Sweet Tooth card stock base with fun foam. Often dry embossing will warp the panel and adhering to fun foam and then the base will flatten it out beautifully.



Next I cut the shaker frame, the snowflake, and the letters from Silver Sparkle card stock and adhered them—the letters popped up on foam tape. Then I heat embossed the sentiment on Black Licorice card stock cut with Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips, also popped up on foam, and finished off with some Silver Glitter Sprinkles. This CAS card was fairly quick to make once I had it designed so it would be a good candidate for mass production.

And that’s it from me for Day One of MFT’s September Card Kit, Filled with Joy. Thanks so much for stopping by—see you back tomorrow for Day Two!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Filled with Joy Card Kit
Die-namics: Filled with Joy Card Kit, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips
Stencils: Radiating Rays
Specialty Inks: Versamark
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Sno Cone, Black Licorice
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue; Silver Shimmer Seed Beads, Aquamarine Seed Beads, Silver Glitter Sprinkles
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers, plastic eraser
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, heat tool, Die-namics Embossing Pad Combo

Happy Birthday to You–MFT September Birthday Project Challenge

Slide, spin, and wobble your way to birthday card perfection with this month’s challenge. Add an interactive element to surprise your recipient with an unexpected twist on a traditional look. Check out what our team has done and then, get busy creating your own interactive masterpiece!





I decided to make a Magic Slider Card for this challenge using PI Happy Birthday to You Stamp Set. First I stamped the image with Extreme Black hybrid ink on No-Line Coloring card stock and colored it with Copic markers. Next I stamped the image on Heat Resistant Acetate with StazOn Jet Black ink, using a stamp positioner to line up the two images perfectly.



I created a frame with Stitched Rectangle Frames cut from Sweet Celebration Paper Pack and adhered the StazOn stamped image directly to it’s back, then adhered the colored image to with foam tape, lining two images up perfectly. This created a pocket into which I could slide a plain Sweet Tooth card stock panel. This was adhered to the card base directly.



I cut the top of the Sweet Tooth panel with File Folder Edges Die-namics and stamped the sentiment from Interactive Labels Stamp Set. As you pull the panel out, the colored image seems to “emerge”, thus the magic :) To finish off I heat embossed the sentiment on Black Licorice card stock cut with Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips, popped up on foam.

And that’s it from me! Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has at the MFT Challenge & Inspiration Blog and we hope you’ll play along!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: PI Happy Birthday to You, Interactive Labels
Die-namics: Stitched Rectangle Frames, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips, File Folder Edges
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Specialty Inks: StazOn Jet Black
Patterned Paper: Sweet Celebration
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No-Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Heat Resistant Acetate
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner, white detail embossing powder, Multi Medium Matte Glue
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, Embossing Magic, craft tweezers, plastic
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper

Blessings–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #403

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.

If you saw my post on Day Three of MFT’s September Release you saw I posted a video showing how I do my alcohol ink backgrounds. The background I created ended up being used on this card so I’m posting the video again if you want to see.




For today’s card, I started with a Primitive Cream card stock base. Then I matted some Primitive White card stock with Gold Shine card stock, cut my background to fit the diagonal element of the sketch, and adhered them all together before popping them up on the base with foam tape. I stamped the pumpkins from BB Witch Way Is the Candy? Stamp Set with Kraft Hybrid ink, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut them out.



I adhered them to the rectangle element (which was popped up on foam) along with some Fab Foliage Die-namics cut from Sour Apple, Tangy Orange, and Jellybean Green card stock using hot glue. To finish, I cut Blessed & Blessings Die-namics from Gold Shine card stock and twice from Primitive White card stock, adhered together in a stack and then above the pumpkins, and was done.

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: BB Witch Way Is the Candy?
Die-namics: Blessed & Blessings, Stitched A2 Rectangle STAX Set 1, A2 Rectangle STAX Set 2, Fab Foliage
Hybrid Ink: Kraft
Specialty Inks: Lettuce, Terra Cotta, & Butterscotch Alcohol ink
MFT Card Stock: Primitive Cream, Primitive White, Sour Apple, Tangy Orange, Jellybean Green, No Line Coloring
Specialty Papers: Gold Shine
Supplies: foam mounting tape, E-Z Runner
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, craft tweezers, plastic eraser
Alcohol Ink Tools/Supplies: Alcohol Ink Tool Set, Alcohol Ink Blending Solution, Alcohol Ink Palette, Yupo paper, Alcohol Ink Storage Tin
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers

Color Throwdown Challenge #511–With Sympathy

Welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! Amy Rysavy is our hostess this week and she has a gorgeous palette for us to work with based on her equally gorgeous inspiration piece.




I could only see roses when I first went to work on this card and, happily, I have some Die-namics from MFT that helped me out with that :) I started with a Stone Gray card stock base, stamped the sentiment from Brushstroke Expressions Stamp Set, and cut some Sweet Tooth card stock with Stitched Scallop Basic Edges Die-namics, and popped it up on the base with foam tape.



Then I cut and assembled Rolled Rose Die-namics and Mini Rolled Roses Die-namics from Peach Bellini, Tickled Pink, and Wild Cherry card stocks and Fab Foliage and Grand Greenery Die-namics from Sour Apple and Gumdrop Green card stocks and started to design my “bouquet”. After I had it arranged like I wanted, I adhered everything down with hot glue. To finish off I added some Sprinkles in the challenge colors and was done!

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 CTD511 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd511 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, along with our super talented Guest Designer, Amy Kolling!

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

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Brushstroke Expressions
Die-namics: Rolled Rose, Mini Rolled Roses, Grant Greenery, Fab Foliage, Stitched Scallop Basic Edges
Dye Ink: Black Licorice
MFT Card Stock: Sweet Tooth, Stone Gray, Peach Bellini, Tickled Pink, Wild Cherry, Sour Apple, Gumdrop Green
Supplies: foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Sprinkles: Tangerine, Ladybug, Limeade, Cupcake
Tools: Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle,craft tweezers, plastic eraser, quilling tool
Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, hot glue/gun