Cheerful Thoughts–C4C #220

Hi, everyone! It’s time for Crazy 4 Challenges! Sarah is our host again this week and she is challenging us to a color challenge: chocolate, pink, aqua, and cream. AND to make it a Valentine’s Day card. So, I went totally rebel on this challenge, LOL! I used the colors but I’m about done with Valentine’s Day—I will have another couple of them later but I wanted to do something different for this one. So, I rebelled ;-)

I started with a Whip Cream card stock base, then added a Chocolate Brown card stock layer cut with Blueprints 5 Die-namics for those sweet little rounded corners. Next I stamped some patterned paper with Plaid Builder Background (I LOVE this set, did you notice?) and embossed some Whip Cream card stock with Modern Morocco Die-namics and used both to make my top layer. Then I cut a LJD Vintage Frame Die-namics from Sweet Tooth card stock and stamped it with an image from LJD Vintage Frames and Chocolate Brown ink. It has been a while since I used any kind of ribbon on a card so I got out my seam binding and tied a little bow around before popping up my sentiment.

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




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
• Jenny Peterson – January 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 C4C220.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

LJD Vintage Frames	DC Plaid Background Builder	Premium Dye Ink Pad Bubblegum	Premium Dye Ink Pad Sno Cone
Premium Dye Ink Pad Chocolate Brown	Whip Cream Card Stock	Heavyweight Card Stock Chocolate Brown	Die-namics Blueprints 6
Die-namics Blueprints 5	Die-namics Modern Morocco	Die-namics LJD Vintage Frame

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Plaid Builder Background, LJD Vintage Frames (MFT)
Ink: Chocolate Brown ink, Sno Cone ink, Pink Lemonade ink (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream card stock, Chocolate Brown card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; LJD Vintage Frame Die-namics, Modern Morocco Die-namics, Blueprints 5 Die-namics, Blueprints 6 Die-namics (MFT); foam tape, seam binding

Hi–MFTWSC #160

Hey, there! It’s Wednesday noon so it must be time for this week’s MFTWSC! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

 

This card is also using this month’s MFT Color Palette Challenge colors: MFT’s signature pink, black, and white.

I started with a Bubblegum card stock base. Then I trimmed down a piece of Sweet Tooth card stock, embossed it with MPD Scallops stencil, and matted it with Black Licorice card stock. I searched my stash of stamped “patterned paper” and found this strip of LJD Art Expression Text and added it for the horizontal element. Instead of the flags in the sketch, I opted to use some Washi tape. On Black Licorice card stock I heat embossed a image from More Washi Patterns with pink embossing powder and on Bubblegum card stock, I did the same with black embossing powder. I popped up the “hi” from Happy Hellos Die-namics on a Say What? Die-namics die cut, added some sequins, and it was done :)

Here’s the inside with a sentiment from Get Well Wishes.

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you get a chance to play along with either—or both—of the current MFT challenges!

DC More Washi Patterns	Get Well Wishes	LJD Art Expression Text	Black Licorice Ink
Black Licorice Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Bubblegum Card Stock	Die-namics Happy Hellos
Die-namics Say What?	Die-namics Washi Tape	Stencil MPD Scallops

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~Supplies~
Stamps: More Washi Patterns, LJD Art Expression Text, Get Well Wishes (MFT) 
Ink: Black Licorice ink (MFT); Versamark
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Bubblegum card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Washi Tape Die-namics, Say What? Die-namics, Happy Hellos Die-namics, MPD Scallops stencil (MFT); foam tape, sequins

Sunflower Birthday–CTD #276

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Color Throwdown! I’m the host this week and I drew on this inspiration piece for my colors.

I started with a Kraft card stock base, then stenciled some modeling paste on a Sweet Tooth card stock panel using the On the Diagonal Stencil. To add some contrast, I sponged some red waterproof ink over it after it dried. I then added a Leaf-Filled Flourish Die-namics cut from Steel Gray card stock and then a Sunflower Die-namics flower cut from Lemon Drop card stock. The center was cut from Kraft card stock and everything got sponged with distress ink. The sentiment, from LJD Vintage Frames, was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock with Steel Gray ink and popped up on foam. Some red enamel dots finish it off.

The inside has another sentiment from LJD Vintage Frames.



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 CTD276 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
Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Linda McClain – January Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

LJD Vintage Frames	Premium Dye Ink Pad Steel Grey	Steel Gray Card Stock	Kraft Card Stock
Lemon Drop Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Die-namics Sunflower	Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish
Stencil On the Diagonal

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~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD Vintage Frames (MFT)
Ink: Steel Gray ink (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Lemon Drop card stock, Steel Gray card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Sunflower Die-namics, Leaf-Filled Flourish Die-namics, On the Diagonal stencil (MFT); modeling past, foam tape, enamel dots

Spell It Out–MFT January Creative Challenge

Hi, everyone! And welcome to MFT’s January Creative Challenge! The MFT Design Team Creative Challenge is a monthly feature where we are challenged to explore our creative side using a specific theme, product, or technique. This month, Spell It Out!  Look forward to an assortment of creations from today's participating designers as we create custom sentiments or add personalization to cards, home-decor, 3-D gifts, or scrapbook pages using MFT alphabet dies or stamps.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers who have a project to share with you today.




It’s been a while since I got all messy with a mixed media project so I decided to mix it up! I revisited another project I did months ago but changed it up considerably plus built upon what I did then.

I started with an 8 x 10 canvas board and painted it with Kraft craft paint, then brushed on some gesso to lighten it. Next, with waterproof ink, I stamped the chicken wire image from MPD Distressed Background Blocks and some text using Typewriter Text Background. Next I applied some modeling paste using MPD Brick Wall stencil. To make that show a bit more, I sponged on some distress ink in brown and then some waterproof ink in red. The red didn’t show up as much as I liked so then I decided to see what stenciling on top of the modeling paste would do. I used red waterproof ink and MPD Fleur-de-Lis stencil and I love the result!!

Here’s a close up of that:




Next, with Kraft card stock, I cut a large Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics and stamped it with brown waterproof ink stamped off once and Woodgrain Background. That was popped up on foam for dimension. Then I added a Open Scallop Doily Die-namics cut from Sweet Tooth card stock with a stamped center, which was cut with Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics. The circle was also cut from Sweet Tooth card stock and was stamped with an image from LJD Spring Backgrounds in red waterproof ink and I colored each of the centers with a yellow Copic marker. On top of that I added a Large Leaf-Filled Flourish Die-namics cut from Jellybean Green card stock. I added a double hemp cord bow and then the flowers as follows: Mini Royal Roses Die-namics (Wild Cherry card stock), Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose Die-namics (Lemon Drop card stock), and Rolled Mum Die-namics (Sweet Tooth card stock). Everything got a nice sponging with distress ink and then swiped with gesso. Here’s a close up of that element.




I absolutely love this sentiment from MPD Dandelion Wishes so I used it yet again ;-) I stamped the “Dare to” on a Mini Tab Foursome Die-namics die cut with waterproof black ink and adhered it under the edge of the double ended flag from Layered Treat Tag Die-namics. DREAM was cut from Wild Cherry card stock with LLD Little Letters Die-namics and popped up on foam. I love how this looks!!



To finish it off, I added some clusters of flat backed pearls and it was done! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope this will inspire you to “mix it up”, too!

Woodgrain Background	BG Typewriter Text Background	LJD Spring Backgrounds	MPD Dandelion Wishes
MPD Distressed Background Blocks	Lemon Drop Card Stock	Kraft Card Stock	Jellybean Green Card Stock
Wild Cherry Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Stencil MPD Fleur-de-Lis	Stencil MPD Brick Wall
Die-namics Mini Royal Roses	Die-namics Rolled Mum	Die-namics Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose	Die-namics Large Leaf-Filled Flourish
Die-namics Open Scallop Doily Die-namics Open Scallop Doily	Die-namics Layered Treat Tag	Die-namics Mini Tabs Foursome Die-namics Mini Tabs Foursome	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX
Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX	Die-namics LLD Little Letters

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~Supplies~
Stamps: MPD Distressed Background Blocks; MPD Dandelion Wishes; LJD Spring Backgrounds, Typewriter Text Background, Woodgrain Background (MFT)
Ink: Geranium Red, Watering Can, Coffee, Black (Archival); Vintage Photo Distress ink (Ranger) 
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock. Kraft card stock, Wild Cherry card stock, Lemon Drop card stock, Jellybean Green card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; LLD Little Letters Die-namics, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, Mini Tab Foursome Die-namics, Layered Treat Tag Die-namics, Open Scallop Doily Die-namics, Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics, Leaf-Filled Flourish Die-namics, Rolled Mum Die-namics, Mini Royal Roses Die-namics, Mini Hybrid Heirloom Rose Die-namics, MPD Brick Wall stencil, MPD Fleur-de-Lis stencil (MFT); molding paste, hemp cord, gesso, craft paint, canvas board, Copic marker