Sending You a Long Distance Hug - MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #552

 

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 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 thought this nice large rectangle was perfect for a little rainbow scene. To begin, I laid down some patterned paper from MSTN Rainbow Plaid Paper Pack then added a Sweet Tooth card stock panel on which I sponged Lazy Day dye ink using Micro Cloud Edges Stencil, popped up on foam tape.

Next I cut out Happy Rainbows Die-namics using Ripe Raspberry, Orange Zest, Sour Apple, Summer Splash, and Blue Yonder card stocks and popped it up on foam as well. Before I adhered it, though, I directly adhered a sun, cut from Butterscotch card stock with A2 Circle STAX Die-namics.

The sentiment is from Good Vibes Only Stamp Set and was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock, then adhered with foam tape.

And there you have it! Now it’s YOUR turn to play! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Good Vibes Only
Die-namics: Happy Rainbows, A2 Circle STAX
Stencils: Micro Cloud Edges
Patterned Paper: MSTN Rainbow Plaid
Dye Ink: Lazy Day
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Ripe Raspberry, Orange Zest, Butterscotch, Summer Splash, Sour Apple, Blue Yonder, Black Licorice
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, heat tool, Versamark

Happy Birthday Candles - Color Throwdown Challenge #653

 

Hey there and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! Miss Broni is our hostess this week and she has some bright and summery colors for us to work with so I hope you'll join us!

I thought these bright colors would look good on a black background and I was right--they just pop!! I'm using the just-released Celebrate You card kit from MFT for this card--I am in love with that darling little banner!!

First up, I created the banner cut from Smooth White card stock using Poppin' Pink, Candied Yam, Butterscotch, and Sour Apple dye inks and strung them on some baker's twine with foam tape. At first I was going to stamp the candles but then remembered Stripe Splash Patterned Paper and it was a no-brainer! The candles were cut from colors coordinating with my ink choices and the flames from Butterscotch card stock.

I'm using Sweet Tooth card stock for the card base and Black Licorice card stock stock for the card front. Before adhering the card front to the base with foam tape, I heat embossed the sentiment from Celebrate You Stamp Set, then once it was adhered I added the banner, also on foam tape. The candles were adhered at the bottom, some directly and some up on foam tape, as well.

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 #CTD653 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd653 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!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Susie Moore
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Celebrate You
Die-namics: Celebrate You, It's Your Day
Patterned Paper: Stripe Splash
Dye Ink: Poppin' Pink, Candied Yam, Butterscotch, Sour Apple
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Butterscotch
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, heat tool, Versamark

It's Time!!! Celebrate You, MFT's July Card Kit Release!!

 

It's time!! It's time!!! MFT's July Card Kit, Celebrate You, is now available for purchase in the MFT Online Boutique!! Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details and for more inspiration from the MFT Design Team. 

For today's card I started by adhering a piece of Party Time Patterned Paper to a Sweet Tooth card stock base and set it aside. Next, I spattered some black acrylic ink on another piece of Sweet Tooth card stock and stamped the sentiment from It's Your Day at the bottom with Extreme Black hybrid ink and popped it up on a the card base with foam tape.

Next, and using Celebrate You Die-namics, I cut the balloon from all the card kit colors and adhered them to the card front, some directly and some on foam tape, then hand drew the balloon strings.

Next, I stamped the "Congrats" banner on Smooth White card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, adhered the letters onto some baker's twine, and adhered the banner to the card front with foam tape for the finish!

And that's it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by, now go shop!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Celebrate You, It's Your Day
Die-namics: Celebrate You
Patterned Paper: Party Time
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Butterscotch, Fire Coral, Amarena Cherry, Prickly Pear, Jalapeño Popper, Summer Splash, Tropical Teal
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, black acrylic ink

Celebrate You, MFT's July Card Kit, Releases Tomorrow!

 

Hi there and welcome to Day One Countdown for Celebrate You, MFT's July Card Kit. Release is tomorrow, July 27, at 10am Eastern so don't miss it! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details.

I love these party hats from It's Your Day Stamp Set and Die-namics so I decided to make them the focus of today's card. To begin, and on a Sweet Tooth card stock base, I adhered a border of Party Time Patterned Paper. Next I cut a shorter panel of Smooth White card stock for the card front and sponged Summer Splash dye ink through Watercolor Wash Square Stencil, and leaving the stencil in place, spattered with black acrylic ink. 

The sentiment from It's Your Day Stamp Set was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink and the panel adhered to the card base with foam tape. Next I stamped the hats, using some of the card kit colors on Smooth White card stock and to add some dimension, created some fuzz around the bottom and a pom pom on top using Amplify texture foam. 

Once this was heated and set, the party hats were popped up on foam on the card front and I finished off with some matte enamel dots.

And there you have it from me today! Thank so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for the release of Celebrate You, MFT's July Card Kit!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: It's Your Day
Die-namics: It's Your Day
Stencils: Watercolor Wash Square
Patterned Paper: Party Time
Dye Ink: Summer Splash, Tropical Teal, Prickly Pear, Amarena Cherry, Jalapeño Popper, Butterscotch
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Smooth White
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Amplify, matte enamel dots

Two Days Until MFT's July Card Kit, Celebrate You, Is Released!

Hello and welcome to Day Two of MFT's July Card Kit, Celebrate You. Release is on July 27th at 10am Eastern so make a note. And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details.

The Celebrate You Card Kit includes the following products:

Celebrate You Stamp Set

It's Your Day Stamp Set

Celebrate You Die-namics

It's Your Day Die-namics

Party Time Paper Pad

Card Stock - Smooth White (2), Kraft (2), Fire Coral (1), Amarena Cherry (1), Butterscotch (1), Prickly Pear (1), Jalapeño Popper (1), Summer Splash (1), Tropical Teal (1), Eiffel Tower (1)

The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Itty Bitty Birthday Stamp Set.

I went with a slimline card today to spotlight both of the sets and all the colors of this kit. To begin, I cut and stamped the balloons from Celebrate You Stamp Set and Die-namics in all of the kit colors on Smooth White card stock and set them aside. Next I created my card front, cut from Sweet Tooth card stock with Slimline Starter Die-namics and stamped the sentiment from It's Your Day Stamp Set. Then I stamped streamers (Celebrate You) and spattered the kit colors all over for confetti.

The card front was adhered to a Sweet Tooth card stock base and the balloons adhered--some directly and some on foam for dimension. to finish off I hand drew the balloon strings on this party in a card.

And that's all from me today--thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Day One of Celebrate You, MFT's July card kit. 

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: It's Your Day, Celebrate You
Die-namics: Celebrate You, Slimline Starter
Dye Ink: Butterscotch, Fire Coral, Amarena Cherry, Summer Splash, Tropical Teal, Prickly Pear, Jalepeño Popper
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Smooth White
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Smart Grid Paper Pad

With Gratitude - MFT Color Challenge #170

 

Hi all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here's this week's color combo: Sour Apple, Butterscotch, Candied Yam, and Gravel Gray. All of the details about the color challenge are available on the MFT 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.

This color combo really spoke to me because it has a Fall vibe--I love Fall and can't wait for it to arrive! To that end, I got out Falling Leaves Die-namics and got to work cutting card stock in the challenge colors. Once I had enough cut, I started sponging the edges with the same colors of dye ink, mixing it up to try to simulate nature.

Once the sponging was done and dried, I slightly watered down some Gravel Gray dye ink and spattered them lightly. Then I arranged them in a wreath shape on the front of a Sweet Tooth card stock base. Once I had it laid out like I wanted, I pencil-drew a circle using A2 Circle STAX as a guide while I adhered the leaves with hot glue.

For the sentiment, I cut Elegant Folded Banner Die-namics from Gravel Gray card stock and heat embossed the sentiment, from Bitty Thanks and Gratitude Stamp Set and adhered it to the wreath, also with hot glue.

And there you have it! Now it’s YOUR turn to play! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Bitty Thanks & Gratitude
Die-namics: Falling Leaves, Elegant Folded Banner, A2 Circle STAX
Dye Ink: Sour Apple, Butterscotch, Candied Yam, Gravel Gray
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Gravel Gray, Sour Apple, Butterscotch, Candied Yam
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics, On-Point Precision Glue

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, heat tool, Versamark, small art brush

Celebrate - MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #551

 

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 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.

This one threw me for a little bit--until I looked through my dies to see what I had that would work. Easy peasy! Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips and Skinny Strips Die-namics did all the heavy lifting on this card!

I started by cutting a variety of sizes from Stripe Splash Patterned Paper and Fire Coral, Limelight, and Butterscotch card stocks and arranged them on a Sweet Tooth card stock panel until I was happy. I added a strip of Black Licorice at the top, first, then adhered the fishtails--some directly and some on foam. To complete the sketch, I added a strip of Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper across the top.

Then I stamped an image from Bunch of Happiness Stamp Set on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut it out with the coordinating Die-namics and colored it with Copic markers. A sentiment from the set was stamped at the bottom of the card front then it was adhered to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape. The colored image was popped up on foam and Celebrate Die-namics, cut from Black Licorice card stock was added at the top.

And there you have it! Now it’s YOUR turn to play! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Bunch of Happiness
Die-namics: Bunch of Happiness, Celebrate, Skinny Strips, Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips
Patterned Paper: Stripe Splash, Black & White Stripes
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Fire Coral, Limelight, Butterscotch, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad