Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Hello - Color Throwdown Challenge #690

 


Hello, it's time for a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge!! This week Wanda is our hostess and she's challenging up to a very modern color combo: navy, mustard, and gray. Hope to see lots of you playing along this week!




I used gold instead of mustard but otherwise stuck to the palette and the inspiration piece. I love scattering geometric shapes on a card front and wasn't about to miss this chance. 



To begin, I cut several sizes of Stitched Tall Triangle STAX Die-namics from each of the challenge colors. Next, I adhered a trimmed-down Sweet Tooth card stock panel on a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape and started arranging my triangles. Once I was pleased with the arrangement, I adhered some down directly to the card front and popped the rest up on foam.



For the sentiment, I cut Sweet Hello Die-namics from Sweet Tooth card stock and Translucent Vellum, adhered them together, and to the card front with foam tape. I finished off with some enamel dots in the challenge colors. I love how this turned 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 #CTD690 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd690 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!



All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Die-namics: Stitched Tall Triangle STAX, Sweet Hello
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Blue Beyond, Gravel Gray, Gold Shine, Translucent Vellum
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, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Scor-Buddy, Glassboard, enamel dots


Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Rainbow Bridge - MFT April Card Kit Release

 


It's time! MFT's April Card Kit, Rainbow Bridge, is now available for purchase in the MFT Online Boutique!! Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details and more inspiration from the MFT Team!


The Rainbow Bridge Card Kit includes the following products:
Rainbow Bridge Goodbyes Stamp Set
Rainbow Bridge Die-namics
Pet Silhouettes Die-namics
Through the Clouds Stencil
Heavenly Glow Stencil
Pawsome Prints Paper Pad
Card Stock - Smooth White (2), Wild Cherry (1), Orange Zest (1), Lemon Drop (1), Limelight (1), Cornflower (1), Grape Jelly (1), Black Licorice (1)

The following will be available as a separate purchase:
There Are No Goodbyes Stamp Set
With Sympathy Die-namics
Paw Prints Die-namics (previously released)
The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Cutest Clouds Ever Die-namics.





For today's card I again started by sponging Lazy Day dye ink through Mini Cloud Edges Stencil then added the kit stencil Heavenly Glow using molding paste, both on Sweet Tooth card stock. Once it was dry, it was adhered directly to a Sweet Tooth card stock base. 




Next I added Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Stitched Rolling Clouds Die-namics--the shape of them were perfect for then adding Rainbow Bridge Die-namics, cut with the kit colors and popped up on foam, as were the clouds, with the sentiment from Rainbow Bridge Goodbyes Stamp Set.




Pet Silhouettes Die-namics was cut from Black Licorice card stock and popped up on foam and I finished off with a little heart from Tag Builder Blueprints 5 Die-namics, cut from Wild Cherry card stock and adhered on a bit of foam tape.





And that’s 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: Rainbow Bridge Goodbyes
Die-namics: Rainbow Bridge, Pet Silhouettes, Stitched Rolling Clouds, Tag Builder Blueprints 5
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges, Heavenly Glow
Dye Ink: Lazy Day
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Wild Cherry, Orange Zest, Lemon Drop, Limelight, Cornflower, Grape Jelly, Black Licorice
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, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Glassboard, Blender Brushes – 4 pack, palette knife, molding paste



Monday, April 25, 2022

Rainbow Bridge--MFT's April Card Kit Countdown Day 1

 


Hello, today is Day One Countdown for MFT's April Card Kit, Rainbow Bridge. Release is tomorrow, April 26th, at 10am Eastern, so set your clocks. and be sure to stop 
by the MFT Blog for ALL the details and more inspiration from the MFT team.

The Rainbow Bridge Card Kit includes the following products:
Rainbow Bridge Goodbyes Stamp Set
Rainbow Bridge Die-namics
Pet Silhouettes Die-namics
Through the Clouds Stencil
Heavenly Glow Stencil
Pawsome Prints Paper Pad
Card Stock - Smooth White (2), Wild Cherry (1), Orange Zest (1), Lemon Drop (1), Limelight (1), Cornflower (1), Grape Jelly (1), Black Licorice (1)

The following will be available as a separate purchase:
There Are No Goodbyes Stamp Set
With Sympathy Die-namics
Paw Prints Die-namics (previously released)
The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Cutest Clouds Ever Die-namics.





My gosh, this kit is amazing!! So many fabulous products to take Rainbow Bridge cards to another level! For today's card, I started by sponging Sweet Tooth card stock with Lazy Day dye ink through Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, then spread Glitter Glitz Gel through the kit stencil, Heavenly Glow. Once that dried, I adhered it to a Sweet Tooth card stock card base. Next I added Sour Apple card stock and Jalapeño Popper card stock cut with Mini Slimline Outside the Box Grassy Hills Die-namics, sponging the edges with Jalapeño Popper dye ink, and adhered them to the card front. 




Next I cut Rainbow Bridge Die-namics from Pawsome Prints Patterned Paper, taped the pieces together on the back, and adhered it to the grass with foam tape. I cut Pet Silhouettes from Black Licorice card stock and popped it up with foam tape as well.





I wanted this to look like a landscape so I also added some Tree Builder Die-namics, cut from Milk Chocolate, Limelight, Sour Apple, and Jalapaño Popper card stock, also popped up on foam. The sentiment, from Rainbow Bridge Goodbyes Stamp Set was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics.





And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for the Rainbow Bridge 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: Rainbow Bridge Goodbyes
Die-namics: Rainbow Bridge, Tree Builder, Mini Slimline Outside the Box Grassy Hills, Cutest Clouds Ever, Pet Silhouettes
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges, Heavenly Glow, Skinny Strips
Patterned Paper: Pawsome Prints
Dye Ink: Lazy Day, Jalapeño Popper
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Sour Apple, Jalapeño Popper, Milk Chocolate, LImelight, Black Licorice
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, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Glassboard, Blender Brushes – 4 pack, heat tool, Versamark, palette knife, Glitz Glitter Gel



Wednesday, April 20, 2022

May All Your Birthday Wishes Come True - Color Throwdown Challenge #689

 


Hello, it's time for a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge!! This week's hostess is Vickie and she's challenging us to a bright and Springy color palette.






I love to color balloons and I thought a sky full of them in these colors would mean a very happy birthday card. To begin, I stamped balloons from BB Beary Special Birthday and BB Birthday Bears stamp sets on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut them with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers with white gel pen highlights.





Next I stamped the sentiment on a Sweet Tooth card stock panel and adhered it to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape. The colored images were popped up on the card front, also with foam tape.





To finish off I added some Cloudy with a Chance of Rain Die-namics, also cut from Sweet Tooth card stock and also popped up on foam tape.

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 #CTD689 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd689 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!



All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Beary Special Birthday, BB Birthday Bears
Die-namics: BB Beary Special Birthday, BB Birthday Bears, Cloudy with a Change of Rain
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, On-Point Precision Glue

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser



Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Best Wishes and Bubble Kisses - Color Throwdown Challenge #688

 


Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Lynn is out hostess and she's treating us to this decidedly Spring color palette. Hope to see lots of you playing along with us this week!




I decided to use this BB Bubble Over with Joy Stamp Set and Die-namics since I hadn't shown it any love for a while. To begin. I stamped the images on No Line Coloring card stock, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers.





Next, I created my background by applying Lazy Day dye ink on Sweet Tooth card stock with Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, stamped the sentiment, then adhered it to a Sweet Tooth card stock with foam tape. Then I added several layers of Jalapeño Popper card stock cut with Outside the Box Grassy Hills Die-namics, popped up on foam.




To finish off, I popped the images up on foam tape and it 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 #CTD688 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd688 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




All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Bubble Over with Joy
Die-namics: BB Bubble Over with Joy, Outside the Box Grassy Hills
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Dye Ink: Lazy Day
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

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Glassboard, Blender Brushes – 4 pack



Tuesday, April 12, 2022

MFT April New Release Products Are Available Right Now!

 




Hello, it's time! MFT's April 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 hadn't had a chance to use the new MSTN SPECtacular Stamp Set and Die-namics so I took this opportunity to right that wrong, LOL! I really love these specs!! They are WAY cool! To begin, I stamped the images on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers.





I used a couple of papers from Party Time Patterned Paper pack for my back ground then popped the colored images up on foam tape.





The sentiment was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Essential Stitched Sentiment Strips and backed with Colorful Canvas Patterned Paper cut with the same die. This was also popped up on foam and I finished off with some glitter enamel dots.




And that’s 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: SPECtacular
Die-namics: SPECtacularEssential Stitched Sentiment Strips
Patterned Paper: Party Time, Colorful Canvas
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, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, glitter enamel dots



Monday, April 11, 2022

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

 


Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT's April Release Countdown! Release is tomorrow, April 12th, at 10am Eastern so set your alarm! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing TI Sweet Senorita Stamp Set, TI Sweet Senorita Die-namics, Better Together Stamp Set, Better Together Die-namics, PI I Need Some Me & You Time Stamp Set, PI I Need Some Me & You Time Die-namics, and Thank You Die-namics.






I love to paper piece these little girls and this one was no exception! You don't see a lot of paper piecing any more but I still love to do it--it offers such a good way to add some realism to an image. I used three different patterned paper packs: MSTN Pretty in Plaid, Colorful Canvas, and Keep Me in Stitches. 




The image was stamped on No Line Coloring card stock twice--once for the entire image and once for just the arms and hands, and partially stamped for all three patterned paper areas. I cut the main image with the coordinating Die-namics and colored the head, top, and shoes with Copic markers. The arms and hands were fussy cut and colored, then the patterned paper pieces were fussy cut and adhered with glue, working from back to front, ending with the arms and hands on top.





Next I added some MSTN Pretty in Plaid paper to a Sweet Tooth card stock base. I sponged Lazy Day and Cement Gray dye ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper for the background, spattered with clean water and black acrylic ink. Once dry, the sentiment was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink and adhered to the card base with foam tape after tying around some baker's twine. The image was popped up on foam and I finished off with some glitter enamel dots.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for the April MFT 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: PI I Need Some Me & You Time
Die-namics: PI I Need Some Me & You Time
Patterned Paper: MSTN Pretty in Plaid, Keep Me In Stitches, Colorful Canvas
Dye Ink: Lazy Day, Cement Gray
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, Blender Brushes – 4 pack

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, Mini Mister, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Glassboard, black acrylic ink, small art brush, glitter enamel dots, baker's twine