Sending Prayers - Color Throwdown Challenge #677

 

Hey there, it's time for a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Lori is our hostess and she has some Spring-like hues for us to play with.

Even though the colors say Spring, I'm not ready to give up Winter yet--yeah, I know, I'm a freak, LOL! I thought the pink and purple would be perfect for a Winter sunset so that's where I went. So, to begin, I sponged Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet Distress Inks on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, then stamped Wonderful Woods Stamp Set using Jalapeño Popper and Milk Chocolate dye inks then adhered the panel to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape.

Next I added Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics, cut from Sweet Tooth card stock, also adhered with foam tape for dimension after stamping the sentiment from Deepest Sympathy Stamp Set with Milk Chocolate dye ink and finished off with some matching glitter enamel dots.

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 #CTD677 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd677 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: Wonderful Woods, Deepest Sympathy
Die-namics: Stitched Snow Drifts
Dye Ink: Jalapeño Popper, Milk Chocolate
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth
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, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet Distress Inks, glitter enamel dots

Celebrate Everything, MFT's January Card Kit is Now Available for Purchase!

 

Hello! MFT's January Card Kit, Celebrate Everything, is now available for purchase in the MFT Online Boutique! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today to get all the details and more inspiration from the design team.

The Celebrate Everything Card Kit includes the following products:

Celebrate Everything Stamp Set

Balloon Builder Die-namics

Celebrate with Cake Die-namics

Time to Celebrate Paper Pad

Card Stock - Smooth White (2), Moroccan Spice (1), Candied Yam (1), Lemon Drop (1), Prickly Pear (1), Caribbean Sea (1), Tropical Teal (1), Kraft (1), Milk Chocolate (1)

The following will be available as a separate purchase:

Perfect Present Die-namics

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

I went really CAS with today's card and I'm in love! To begin, I used Time to Celebrate Patterned Paper for my color palette, so I added a narrow strip of it down each side of a Sweet Tooth card stock base and set it aside. Next, I cut the candles and flames from Celebrate with Cake Die-namics from Ranger Watercolor Paper and watercolored them with Peerless Watercolors using the paper colors and set them aside to dry. 

After using the die to plan candle placement, I stamped the sentiment, from Itty Bitty Celebrations Stamp Set with Extreme Black hybrid ink on a Sweet Tooth card stock panel and adhered it to the card base with foam tape. I added some black Copic multiliner pen for the burnt wick on each candle and flame and popped them all up on the card front with foam tape above the stamped sentiment. Done!

And there you have it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the My Favorite Things YouTube channel.

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Itty Bitty Celebrations
Die-namics: Celebrate with Cake
Patterned Paper: Time to Celebrate
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth
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, water brush, Peerless Watercolors, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Celebrate Everything Card Kit Releases in One Day!!

 

Hello! MFT's January Card Kit, Celebrate Everything, releases tomorrow at 10am Eastern so set your clocks! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog today to get all the details and more inspiration from the design team.

The Celebrate Everything Card Kit includes the following products:

Celebrate Everything Stamp Set

Balloon Builder Die-namics

Celebrate with Cake Die-namics

Time to Celebrate Paper Pad

Card Stock - Smooth White (2), Moroccan Spice (1), Candied Yam (1), Lemon Drop (1), Prickly Pear (1), Caribbean Sea (1), Tropical Teal (1), Kraft (1), Milk Chocolate (1)

The following will be available as a separate purchase:

Perfect Present Die-namics

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

For today's card I took this sentiment from Celebrate Everything Stamp set literally and used Perfect Present Die-namics to create a gift card holder.

I could have just attached the card to the box top and had it pull out of the bottom but I was afraid it would just FALL out too easily so I created a slider element to make it a little more secure. 

After adhering paper from Time to Celebrate Patterned Paper to Sweet Tooth card stock for strength, I cut the channels with Spin & Slide Channels Die-namics then adhered that to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with two layers of foam tape. 

I placed Slider Elements in the channels and after a couple of trials found the best placement for them on the back of the gift card, then adhered the assembled box top with foam tape.

And here's the front view. 

To facilitate removal of the card, I stamped "PULL" from Interactive Labels Stamp Set with Moroccan Spice Dye Ink on Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Twist & Turn Interactive Die-namics. It slides out easily but also feels secure in the "box" when not being removed.

Once all that was done, I heat embossed the sentiment from Celebrate Everything Stamp Set on Tropical Teal card stock and popped it up on foam on the "box" front.

And there you have it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Celebrate Everything Card Kit Release!

For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the My Favorite Things YouTube channel.

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Interactive Labels
Die-namics: Perfect Present, Spin & Slide Channels, Twist & Turn Interactive
Patterned Paper: Time to Celebrate
Dye Ink: Moroccan Spice
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Moroccan Spice, Caribbean Sea, Tropical Teal, Sweet Tooth
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics, On-Point Precision Glue, Slider Elements

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,  Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

You Are So Loved - Color Throwdown Challenge #676

 

Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Miss Broni is our hostess and she's challenging us to a classic color combo. Hope to see lots of you playing along with us this week!

I hadn't had a chance to use the recently-released MFT You Are So Loved Stamp Set and I thought it would be perfect for this color palette. To begin, I stamped it in Versamark on Ranger Watercolor paper and heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder, then applied a watercolor wash using Peerless Watercolors over the embossing. 

Once all that was dry I spattered with clean water and gold and black acrylic inks, allowing it to dry in between each application. Once all THAT was dry I added a piece of Fun Foam to the back, just a smidge smaller than the card front panel. Watercolor washes really warp your paper and this helps flatten it out, especially if you're wanting the "popped up" look that I so love. Next I adhered that to a piece of Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper and then to a Chantilly Cream card stock base for the finish.

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 #CTD676 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd676 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: You Are So Loved
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Chantilly Cream
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Ranger Watercolor paper, tape runner, gold detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Mini Mister, water brush, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, heat tool, Versamark, gold and black acrylic inks, small art brush, Fun Foam, Peerless Watercolors

You're In My Heart - Color Throwdown #675

 

Hi all, it's time for a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Susie has challenged us to a sunny color palette to warm this cold Winter days. 

I went with the house theme and used BB Sittin' Pretty Stamp Set and Die-namics to create this card. To begin I created the house using some card stock that retired after I made the card by cutting strips and overlapping them like you would real siding. 

Next I added the grounding cut from Jalapeño Popper card stock cut with Grassy Fields Die-namics and after heat embossing the sentiment.

The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored with Copic markers before being popped up on foam on the card front. Loving this!! 

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 #CTD675 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd675 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: BB Sittin' Pretty
Die-namics: BB Sittin' Pretty
Stencils: Grassy Fields
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth Jalapeño Popper, No Line Coloring
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, Copic markers, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

MFT January Release Is Now Available for Purchase!

 

Hello, it's time! MFT's January Release is available now for purchase so be sure to head on over to the MFT Online Boutique and shop! And don't forget to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details and more inspiration!

I simply adore these quirky sentiments and speech bubbles from Miss Tiina this month! To begin, I covered a Sweet Tooth card stock base with more Sweet Plaid Patterned Paper because I have a serious crush on it. 

Next, I stamped one sentiment from Straight from the Heart Stamp Set on Sweet Tooth card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink than I started stenciling the speech bubbles from MSTN Say Anything Stencil using Caribbean Sea and Ripe Raspberry dye inks around it. I chose sentiments to fit from MSTN All Kinds of Love Stamp Set and stamped them with Extreme Black dye ink, then adhered the card front to the base with foam tape. A few enamel hearts were added to finish it off.

For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the My Favorite Things YouTube channel.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: MSTN All Kinds of Love, Straight from the Heart
Stencils: MSTN Say Anything
Patterned Paper: Sweet Plaid
Dye Ink: Caribbean Sea, Ripe Raspberry
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, enamel hearts

Final Countdown--One Day Until MFT's January Release!

 

Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT's January Release Countdown! Release is tomorrow, January 11th, at 10am Eastern so make a note! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing Odd Couple Stamp Set Odd Couple Die-namics, I'm So in Love with You, Still Stamp Set, I'm So in Love with You, Still Die-namics, Sweet Shop Stamp Set, Sweet Shop Die-namics, and Piece of My Heart Die-namics.

This sentiment!!!!!!! Says it all, doesn't it? And what darling little images!! This card was so much fun to make! To begin, I created my background by sponging Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Inks on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper. Then I spattered it with slightly watered down white craft paint and set it aside to dry. Once dry, the sentiment was heat embossed with white detail embossing powder.

The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored with Copic markers. The background was adhered to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape, as was Over the Moon Die-namics, and the colored images to finish off. 

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for MFT's January Release!

For even more ideas and inspiration, please visit the My Favorite Things YouTube channel.

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: I'm So in Love with You, Still
Die-namics: I'm So in Love with You, Still, Over the Moon
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
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, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, white craft paint, small art brush