Hi, Champ - Color Throwdown Challenge #641

 

Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! Our hostess this week is Amy Rysavy and she has a lovely color combo for us to work with.

I'm using the recently released PI Champ Stamp Set and Die-namics for this card. 

The background was created by sponging Broken China Distress Ink for the top and using Basket Weave Stencil and Fossilized Amber Distress Ink for the bottom--I thought the basket weave design sort of suggested parquet flooring. After masking off the bottom, the top was spattered with clean water, then black and gold acrylic inks, drying well between applications.

The image was stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored with Copic markers.

The image was popped up on foam tape on top of Party Plaid and Stripe Splash patterned papers, cut with Fishtail Foundations Die-namics, finishing off with the heat embossed sentiment on Black Licorice card stock.

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 #CTD641 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd641 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: PI Champ
Die-namics: PI Champ, Fishtail Foundations
Stencils: Basket Weave
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Patterned Paper: Party Plaid, Stripe Splash
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring, 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, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister, water brush, sponge daubers, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Fossilized Amber & Broken China Distress Inks, gold and black acrylic inks

Happy Birthday - MFT January Vault Releases in Three Days!!

 

Hello and welcome to Countdown Day Three of MFT's January Vault Release! Release is on January 19th at 10am, Eastern so make a note! Today we're previewing BB You Gnome Me Stamp Set, BB You Gnome Me Die-namics, Friends Like Us Stamp Set, Friend Die-namics, and Birthday Centerpieces Die-namics. Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details!

It's been a while since MFT release any Centerpieces Die-namics so I took advantage of this opportunity to play with one again. I always loved them and am so happy to see one back! Such an easy way to do a shaker element with an off-the-charts WOW factor!

To begin this card I heat embossed Peacock Pattern Background on Ranger Watercolor paper with gold detail embossing powder and applied a watercolor wash using Peerless Watercolors. I added some spatters, too using the two colors in the wash, gold acrylic ink, and clean water. 

Once dry, I created the shaker element, using clear card stock, foam tape, cardstock cut with Birthday Centerpieces Die-namics, and sequins and seed beads. I closed it up and adhered it to a Black Licorice card stock.

To finish up I added a sentiment from Bitty Birthday Wishes, heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Skinny Strips and popped it up on foam tape.

And that's it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by--see you back tomorrow for Day Two of MFT's January Vault Countdown.

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Bitty Birthday Wishes, Peacock Pattern Background
Die-namics: Birthday Centerpieces, Skinny Strips
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Black Licorice, Tropical Teal, Blu Raspberry
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, Ranger watercolor paper, tape runner, gold detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Mini Mister, water brush, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Versamark, heat tool, clear acetate card stock, sequins, seed beads, gold acrylic ink

I’m Over the Moon for You–MFT Color Challenge #141

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Grout Gray, Lemon Chiffon, Lush Lagoon, and Steel 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.





I immediately saw a galaxy-type sky when I saw these colors and couldn’t get it out of my mind so I stopped fighting it ;-) To begin, I created the moon element by sponging Lemon Chiffon dye ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper for the moon “glow”, then moved to more outer space with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink along with Black Soot. Once that dried I splattered with slightly watered-down white craft ink and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base. To create the moon itself, I cut Lemon Chiffon card stock with Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics, sponged it with Lemon Chiffon dye ink, and stamped Distressed Patterns Stamp Set with Grout Gray dye ink, adhering it with foam tape.

The images from BB Space Explorer Stamp Set were stamped on No Line Color card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, colored with Copic markers, and popped up on the card front with foam tape. The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips and also popped up with foam. I finished off with some stars, cut from Gold Sparkle card stock with Tag Builder Blueprints 6.

And there you have it! 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: BB Space Explorer, Distressed Patterns
Die-namics: BB Space Explorer, Stitched Circle STAX, Tag Builder Blueprints 6, Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips
Dye Ink: Grout Gray, Lemon Chiffon
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Grout Gray, Lemon Chiffon, Steel Gray, No Line Coloring, Gold Sparkle
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, twhite detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Mermaid Lagoon & Black Soot Distress Inks, heat tool, white craft paint, small art brush

MFT August Release Countdown, Day Two

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Day Two of MFT’s August Release Countdown! Today we’re previewing Tiki Party, Tiki Party Die-namics, Birds of Paradise, Birds of Paradise Die-namics, Blissful Blooms Stamp Set, Blissful Blooms Die-namics, Wonky Chevron Background, Wonky Chevron Stencil. Remember that release is tomorrow night, August 4th at 10pm! Get all the details at the MFT Blog.




I am having a ball playing with these new tropical themed products this month! They are SO much fun and I love all the bright colors that you pretty much have to use with them :) For this card, I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base. Then I cut a Double Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics from Ranger watercolor paper and “painted” my background using Kraft dye ink, Summer Splash dye ink, and Blue Breeze dye ink, popped it up on foam mounting tape, then I built my sweet little scene using Tiki Party and Tiki Party Die-namics. I stamped the individual images with Black Licorice hybrid ink and colored them with Copic markers, then added them to the oval, some popped up on foam mounting tape. I added a Blueprints 21 Die-namics and Daffodil card stock sun and a Sweet Tooth card stock and Cloud Cover-Up Cloud to round it out.




And that’s it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by—hope to see you back tomorrow for the last day of August Release Countdown!

Tiki Party	Kraft Ink	Summer Splash Premium Dye Ink Pad	Blue Breeze Premium Dye Ink Pad
Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Ranger Watercolor Paper	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Daffodil Prestige Card Stock
Die-namics Tiki Party	Die-namics Double Stitched Oval STAX	Die-namics Cloud Cover-Up	Die-namics Blueprints 21
Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Tiki Party (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice hybrid ink, Blue Breeze dye ink, Summer Splash dye ink, Kraft dye ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Daffodil card stock, Ranger watercolor paper (MFT); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Blueprints 21 Die-namics, Cloud Cover-Up Die-namics, Double Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics, Tiki Party Die-namics, foam mounting tape (MFT); Copic markers

Have a Cool Yule

Hey, there, peeps! Today I have a card for three challenges. First, it's the last Color Throwdown of the year. Our Lil' Inker, Laura, chose this week's colors and here they are:

It's also Wednesday Stamp Club over at the MFT Member Forum on SCS. Today's challenge is "Winter Wonderland".

And finally, I'm using Mojo Monday Sketch #168 for my layout. I flipped the base card, but it's there :)

I stamped the bear from Cool Yule on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and did minimal coloring with Copic markers, then I paper piece his scarf. I used the Oval Chain Die-namics die for the little horizontal element and the Snowflake Trio Die-namics die along with a button from the Chocolate Kiss collection and some red and white baker's twine. The sentiment was stamped on the end of the Textile Rectangle Die-namics die. Makes a nice little frame for it, don't you think?

And here are the few Copics I used.

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. 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 CTD122 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.

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter--Mindless Creativity
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker Designs
Cathy Indelicato - Crafty Thoughts...
Lynn Put, November/December guest Designer - The Queen's Scene

And, I hope you'll hop on over to the MFT Member Company Forum on SCS and play along with the Wednesday Stamp Club challenge, too!

My Favorite Things: Christmas Comes Early Promotion

MFT loves to spoil our customers and this week is no exception. Christmas has come early for YOU. From December 7 though December 9, our MFT Santa will be slipping a little something extra into your “stocking”. With each order of $25 or more (not including tax or shipping) placed during the promotion period, you will receive a FREE surprise gift with your order. We have a ton of gifts under the tree, and we’ll pick one out just for you. It could be a stamp set, ribbon, or other crafty product. It’ll be a surprise, so please don’t send Santa a list. *wink*

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps:Cool Yule (MFT)

Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizazz (SU!); Be Merry 6 x 6 pad (Kaiesercraft)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Snowflake Trio, Textile Rectangle, Oval Chain Die-namics Dies, button (MFT); baker's twine; Copic markers; sewing machine

Well Preserved - Stamp Simply #166

I can't believe what a timely challenge this is! I'd already planned to do a "gift from my kitchen" for some special friends this year and this challenge made me get it done and off my list. Thanks for that, Sharon! Here's what she says:

Nov. 19 - ssnotime166 - Well Preserved! -- Is anyone out there still canning, or freezing or drying your summer harvest?  Or is anyone preparing those previously preserved goodies for Thanksgiving or Christmas gifts?  Today is all about preserving our fruits of the harvest.  Take this food related theme wherever it brings you -- use food type stamps, papers or embellishments on a card, decorate a jar of canned goods, or even wrap and decorate a chocolate bar -- we're easy! Let's just see some lovely fruits, veggies or any type of edible in today's creations!!!

So, I was being so domestic-ally diva-ish this fall. I made Crock Pot Apple Butter (OMGosh, delish!) and canned some applesauce, so I thought a pint of each would make a sweet little giftie :) I found this perfect little jar rack and the only thing left to do was to decorate it up!

And, nothing would work any better than MFT's Harvest Who's That Girl (temporarily out of stock) image for the tag. I stamped her on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers--her shirt is paper pieced. I love how the basket turned out--I drew in the slats and then colored them. Patterned paper is from Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess--most appropriate, don't you think? ;-) And, to show how "green" I am, I reused a manilla label for the base :)

Here are the jar tags. The label and date are computer generated and I'm using Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics Die and Stamp Set.

And for the top of the jars, I added sentiments from Harvest Who's That Girl.

So, now it's your turn. Come along and play and take us up on the challenge--we'd love to see what you come up with. If you do, be sure to leave the link to your project on Sharon's blog using Mr. Linky. Please use the keyword ssnotime166 if you upload to a public forum. Don't forget to check out Sharon's fabulous sample and those of the design team, including our Guest Designer for November, Claudia Rosa of Pretty Pressings.

Barb Schram

Janine Orchard

A J Otto

Deb Saarenen

Jenny Gropp

Deb Neerman

Thanks for dropping in! I always love it when you do!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Who's That Harvest Girl, Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics Die and Stamp Set (MFT)

Paper: Cajun Craze (SU!); Blueberry Skies (PTI); manilla folder; Domestic Goddess (Graphic 45)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Cajun Craze (SU!); Tea Dye Duo (PTI)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Polka Dot Greetings Die-namics die (MFT); Classic Circle and Petite Oval Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); buttons, baker's twine (PTI); sewing machine