Autumn Birthday–CTD #260

Hi, everyone! I’m back with this week’s Color Throwdown challenge! This week my bestie, Tammy, has picked a gorgeous Autumn palette for us to work with.




I thought a birthday card in these colors would be great so I got to work. I stamped the dots from Large Scale Backgrounds, MFT’s Free With $60 set this month, on Baked Brown Sugar card stock with Versamark. Then I added a layer of Primitive Cream card stock with a sentiment stamped on a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag. The sentiment is from LJD Pretty Poppies stamped with Whip Cream pigment ink and heat embossed with off white embossing powder. I popped it up on foam, then added a Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish cut from Pistachio Pudding and some Orchid Opulence and Tangerine Tango Die-namics Upsy Daisy flowers. I added some enamel dots for the centers.

For the inside, I stamped a sentiment from LJD Birthday Greetings.

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 CTD260 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
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: LJD Pretty Poppies, LJD Birthday Greetings, Large Scale Backgrounds (MFT)
Paper: Primitive Cream (MFT); Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Tangerine Tango, Orchid Opulence (SU!)
Ink: Whip Cream pigment ink (MFT); Versamark; Baked Brown Sugar (SU!); Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Upsy Daisy, Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon (MFT); enamel dots, foam tape

Join Us For Dinner–October New Product Tour

So, did you shop yet? Well, what are you waitin’ for? Get yourself on over to the MFT Boutique! Then be sure to check out what all the designers have for the New Product Tour. You can get all the links at the MFT Blog.

I’m using a couple of new sets for my project: PI – Turkey Time and Thankful Leaves and its companion dies, Die-namics Fall Leaves. I’m also using more new dies: Die-namics Sunflower, Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX, and Die-namics Framing Flourishes.

I decided to make a Thanksgiving dinner set. We’re asking some friends over for dinner, so this was a perfect opportunity to make a cute invitation card and accessories. And, another chance to use Thankful Leaves :)

OK, first up is the card. I stamped the little PI and colored most of the image with Copic markers.




Except for her paper pieced dress and the “silver” platter, on which I used a silver metallic pen.




I also couldn’t resist making another Die-namics Sunflower for this card. LOVE all the detail on this flower! The leaves were made with my Die-namics Royal Leaves.




And here’s the inside, with the actual invitation. I’ll write a little note with the specifics  when I get ready to send it.

I thought it would be cute to have a menu posted. So, I printed it out and mounted it on some card stock and patterned paper. Then I cut and stamped some leaves, using the rock and roll technique, and tied on a Hot Fudge button with hemp cord before adhering them to the menu.




Here’s a close up of the leaves on the menu.




I also wanted to have favors for everyone, so I came up with this super easy idea. I have these little mini lunch sacks that will be filled with a portion of the guest’s dessert of choice when they leave. I made a sentiment flag with both my Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX and the new Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX, new this month. We’ve been needing these layer dies so now we’re all set. I stamped the sentiment on Whip Cream card stock and added a leaf trio.




Here’s a close up of the leaves…




…and one of the sentiment flag. Fishtail flag layers. Be. Still. My. Heart.




There are only going to be four or five of us, but I thought a place card would be a nice touch. I stamped the name on a Die-namics Designer Labels 3 STAX die cut using my Wendy Alphabet set, added a new Die-namics Framing Flourishes die cut across the bottom and another leaf at the top.




And, last, but not least, a matching napkin ring. I cut a strip of Kraft card stock and joined it into a circle, then covered it with Tangy Orange card stock, patterned paper, and finally, a strip of Tangy Orange ribbon. To finish it off, I added another leaf cluster.




Here are the Die-namics dies I used on this project:

 

Thanks SO very much for stopping by! Remember, one of the members of the design team is holding some blog candy—namely a $50 voucher for the MFT Boutique. To have the best chance of winning it, you probably should comment on all of the blogs :)

 

 

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: Thankful Leaves, PI – Turkey Time, Wendy Alphabet (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Whip Cream card stock, Tangy Orange card stock (MFT); Apple Cider (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Fall Leaves, Die-namics Sunflower, Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX, Die-namics Framing Flourishes; Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX, Die-namics Simply Scallops, Medium, Die-namics Royal Leaves, Die-namics Designer Labels 3 STAX, Hot Fudge button, hemp cord, Tangy Orange ribbon (MFT); mini lunch bag, dew drops, foam tape

 

You A-maze Me–October Teasers, Day Six

 

Happy Monday, and welcome to Day Six of MFT’s October teasers! Today we’re showing you a couple of PIs—PI -Turkey Time and PI - Corn Maze Girl. Before I tell you about my card, there are a few things you need to know…

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on October 16 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can WIN PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on October 16 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is going on now!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on October 16 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Is this little PI not the cutest thing? I just love her!! And, since she’s Corn Maze Girl, of course I put her in a corn maze :) I stamped her on my fave Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 130lb paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, did a little Copic coloring, and paper pieced her outfit in fall prints. Then I set the scene with a sweet sky, a Die-namics Picket Fence behind her and corn stalks cut with my soon-to-be-released Die-namics Cornstalks die. The sentiment was stamped on the new Die-namics Accent It – Flags and Tags. There are so many shapes in that set that will come in SO handy, I’m thinking. Finally, I added some Die-namics Flat-Bottom Clouds to finish the scene. I used some Kraft card stock, Hot Fudge card stock, Whip Cream card stock, and a Kraft button from the MFT Boutique on this card.

Here’s the inside with a sentiment from an older set, More Essential Sentiments.

 

And here are the Die-namics dies I used on this card:

That’s it for me today. Thanks SO much for stopping by! Hope to see you back tomorrow for this month’s Die-namics Feature and Pep Rally, and tomorrow night for the release party and New Product Tour.

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: PI – Corn Maze Girl, More Essential Sentiments (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Hot Fudge card stock, Whip Cream card stock (MFT); Autumn Spice (Lilybee Designs)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Cornstalk, Die-namics Accent It – Flags & Tags, Die-namics Picket Fence, Die-namics Flat-Bottom Clouds, Kraft button (MFT); twine, sewing machine, foam tape 

Thankful Leaves–MFT October Teaser, Day Four

Hi, everyone! Welcome to Day Four of MFT’s October teasers! Today we’re showing you another Lisa Johnson set, Thankful Leaves. This is an another awesome set from Lisa with matching Die-namics Fall Leaves. There are SO many ways to use these two products that I know you’re going to love them! In fact, I’ve got two cards for you today using them, but first…

Here are the details about the upcoming release:

• You can attend the New Release Party on October 16 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can WIN PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on October 16 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is going on now!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on October 16 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

OK, for my first card, I went super CAS. I started with a Kraft card stock base, added a Tangy Orange card stock layer, and topped it off with a Whip Cream card stock top. I ran three score lines down the right side, tied around some hemp cord, and stamped the sentiment from the set. Then I cut out the maple leaf, stamped the image, after inking it up with the rock and roll technique, and stamped in the veins. Finally, I popped it up on foam and added some flat backed pearls for balance.

The inside has another sentiment from the set




Card two is pretty CAS, but I did more stamping. Another Kraft card stock base and more Whip Cream card stock for layering plus stamping, and another Tangy Orange card stock layer. Using Thankful Leaves, I stamped the leaves, again using the rock and roll technique to make my own patterned paper, added some Sour Apple ribbon, more hemp cord, and topped it off with one of the soon-to-be-released Die-namics Sunflower.

Here’s a close up of Die-namics Sunflower. Just look at all that embossed detail.




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



Here are the Die-namics dies I used on these cards:

 

Thanks SO much for stopping by today! See you back tomorrow for day five!

~Supplies~
Card 1:
Stamps: Thankful Leaves (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Whip Cream card stock, Tangy Orange card stock (MFT)
Ink: Old Olive, Really Rust (SU!)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Fall Leaves, hemp cord (MFT); flat back pearls, Scor-Buddy, foam tape

Card 2:
Stamps: Thankful Leaves (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Whip Cream card stock, Tangy Orange card stock (MFT)
Ink: Old Olive, Pear Pizazz, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Kraft, Really Rust (SU!); Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Sunflower, hemp cord, Sour Apple ribbon  (MFT); flat back pearls, Corner Chomper