Congratulations–C4C #223

Hi, everyone, it’s Crazy 4 Challenges time! Today is sketch day and Kristine has a great sketch for us.

As you can see, I flipped it for my card. For the (in my case) upper right corner element, I stenciled on some embossing paste using MPD Graduated Hearts Stencil, dried it with my heat tool, and then sponged on some Geranium Red Archival ink. Using my Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, I cut a flag from some Sheet Music Background paper I had in my stash—it was stamped with Black Licorice ink on Sweet Tooth card stock. Then I added a Pierced Rectangle STAX Die-namics layer cut from Kraft card stock, trimmed down a bit, and topped with the larger Boy Meets Girl Die-namics cut from Black Licorice card stock. I added a heart in the right upper corner, cut with Staggered Heart Border Die-namics from Wild Cherry card stock and popped up on foam. The sentiment, from Essential Sentiments, was stamped with Sweet Tooth pigment ink on Wild Cherry card stock and heat embossed with white embossing powder. To finish it off, I added some sweet enamel dots. I’m kinda addicted to them ;-)

On the inside is a sentiment from More Essential Sentiments stamped with Black Licorice ink.

And that's it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you!

• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders (<-- that's me!)
• Betty Wright
• Frances Byrne
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Helen Cryer
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Peggy McCurry
• Sarah Gough
• Silke Kittmann
• Danielle Lounds– February Guest Designer

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C223.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

BG Sheet Music Background	More Essential Sentiments Stamp Set	Essential Sentiments	Black Licorice Ink
Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth	Kraft Card Stock	Wild Cherry Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock
Black Licorice Card Stock	Die-namics Staggered Heart Border	Die-namics Boy Meets Girl	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX
Die-namics Pierced Rectangle STAX

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Sheet Music Background, Essential Sentiments, More Essential Sentiments (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink (MFT); Geranium Red (Archival)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Wild Cherry card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Pierced Rectangle STAX Die-namics, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, Staggered Heart Border Die-namics, Boy Meets Girl Die-namics, MPD Graduated Hearts Stencil (MFT); embossing paste, foam tape, enamel dots, white embossing powder, heat tool

Happy Anniversary–CTD #258

Hey, there, everyone! It’s time again for the Color Throwdown! the fabulous Lynn has an awesome color combo for us to work with this week.




This color palette said “wedding” or “anniversary” to me so that’s what I went with. I used a Sweet Tooth card stock base card and added a Hot Fudge card stock layer. I made a frame with my Die-namics Rectangle STAX and popped it up on foam after laying down a Die-namics Modern Morocco layer. I added greenery with Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish, Die-namics Leafy Flourish, and Die-namics Royal Leaves. Die-namics Royal Rose and Die-namics Mini Royal Roses framed the sentiment strip, which was cut with Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon and stamped with a sentiment from Clearly Sentimental About Anniversaries in Hot Fudge ink. Some green sequins finish it off.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from the set.

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 CTD258 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week!, including this month’s guest designer, Susan Roberts!

Barbara Anders (<--- You are here!)   
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Melody Rupple
Tammy Hershberger
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Susan Roberts – September Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Clearly Sentimental About Anniversaries (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Hot Fudge card stock (MFT); Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Sage Shadow (SU!)
Ink: Hot Fudge ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Rectangle STAX, Die-namics Modern Morocco, Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish, Die-namics Leafy Flourish, Die-namics Royal Leaves, Die-namics Royal Rose, Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon (MFT); foam tape, sequins, hot glue/gun

The Best Is Yet To Come–CTD #248

Hey, there! It’s Wednesday so it’s time for Color Throwdown! Today sweet Broni has a sweet color combo for us:



I was in need of an anniversary card so I went all mushy with this design :) First, I stamped a Kraft card stock card base with the herringbone design from LJD Spring Backgrounds and Versamark ink. Then I cut out Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet from Primitive White card stock and stamped the rose with Pink Lemonade ink. To get the contrast I simply stamped with the same color and the second stamp. I used Berrylicious ink for the leaves and stem and adhered them to a Primitive White card stock panel that was matted with Berrylicious card stock. The sentiment was stamped on a Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX die cut—to get the two fishtail ends, I rolled my die cutting machine almost all the way to the end, turned the die around and rolled it back, again avoiding the already-cut fishtail end. Then I stamped the sentiment, from Clearly Sentimental About Anniversaries, and scored and folded the ends, popping it up on foam. To finish off the card, I dotted some iridescent sequins here and there.

Here’s the inside, with another sentiment from the set:

 

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 CTD248 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week!

Barbara Anders (<--- You are here!)   
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Tammy Hershberger
Wanda Cullen
Wanda Guess – June Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: MPD Blooming Roses, Clearly Sentimental About Anniversaries, LJD Spring Backgrounds (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Berrylicious card stock, Primitive White card stock (MFT)
Ink: Pink Lemonade ink, Berrylicious ink, Black Licorice ink (MFT); Versamark
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics MPD Rose Bouquet, Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX (MFT); foam tape, sequins