Another Birthday? No Prob-Llama! CTD #453

Hey, there, welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week my girl Broni has a gorgeous palette for us to work with inspired by her refreshing summer scene.




It’s been a while since I played with Llama Love and I though the recently released Fringed Scallop Borders Die-namics would be a fun look using the challenge colors so I combined them on this card. For my background, I applied molding paste through English Brick Wall Stencil on Sweet Tooth card stock, allowed it to dry, and sponged Kraft dye ink through the stencil for some contrast. I stamped the sentiment at the bottom and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base.



The images were stamped with Black Licorice hybrid ink on No-Line Coloring Card Stock, cut with Llama Love Die-namics, colored with Copic Markers (now available in the MFT store!), and added to the scene on foam tape. The borders were cut from Tiny Hearts Brights Paper Pack and adhered for a fun party vibe!

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 CTD453 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd453 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, including our incredibly talented July Guest Designer, Tracey McNeely!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Tracey McNeely - July Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you soon!

Llama Love Stamp Set My Favorite Things	Llama Love Die-namics My Favorite Things	Fringed Scallop Borders Die-namics My Favorite Things	Sweet Tooth Card Stock My Favorite Things
No-Line Coloring Card Stock My Favorite Things	Tiny Hearts Brights Paper Pack My Favorite Things	Kraft Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Black Licorice Hybrid Ink My Favorite Things
English Brick Wall Stencil My Favorite Things	Smart Grid Paper Pad My Favorite Things	MISTI My Favorite Things	Square Bone Folder My Favorite Things
Scor-Buddy My Favorite Things	QuickStik Pick-Up Tool My Favorite Things	Fineline Glue Bottle My Favorite Things	Sponge Daubers My Favorite Things
Foam Mounting Tape My Favorite Things	Multi Medium Matte Glue My Favorite Things	Copic Markers My Favorite Things	Palette Knife My Favorite Things

~Supplies~
Stamps: Llama Love (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice hybrid ink, Kraft dye ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, No-line Coloring Card Stock, Tiny Hearts Brights Paper Pack (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Llama Love Die-namics, Fringed Scallop Borders Die-namics, English Brick Wall Stencil, foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue, MISTI, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Fineline Glue Bottle, Smart Grid Paper Pad, sponge daubers, Copic Markers, palette knife (MFT)

All Smiles Card Kit - MFT July Card Kit Release

Hi, everyone, are you ready??!! All Smiles Card Kit is now available for purchase in the MFT Boutique! You’ve seen some amazing samples over the last couple of days from the design team and that’s just the tip of the creative iceberg—so many things you can do with this kit. Be sure to check by the MFT Blog for more info and more samples, then go snag yours! Remember, we now have a new free with $60 die available for our customers with every kit release. It will be the free die (while supplies last) for the duration of the month until the next release. The mid-month Free with $60 die for July is Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics.




For this post I decided to do a little home decor project. I decorated an unfinished wooden craft frame that can be given as a gift and the recipient can remove the center to insert a photo. I have just the person in mind for this little giftie :)

To begin, I painted it with white craft paint and sanded any rough areas. Next I did a watercolor wash on some Ranger Watercolor Paper with Peerless Watercolors, splattered with some clear water, and set it aside to dry. I did the same with another piece for the center. Then I stamped up a bunch of flowers and leaves with the kit set using Cotton Candy dye ink, Gumdrop Green dye ink, Lemon Drop dye ink, Orange Fizz dye ink, Persimmon dye ink, Pineapple dye ink, Ripe Raspberry dye ink, and Sour Apple dye ink, cut them out with the dies, and shaped them with my fingers to provide a little dimension. To add more dimension, I created the centers with hot glue and Orange Juice Prills, You Had Me At Yellow Prills, Go Man Go Prills. Love how realistic this looks!




Next I cut Twice the Smiles Die-namics four times and adhered them together for dimension, stamped the sentiment with Versamark on Black Licorice card stock cut with Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics, and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder.



By the time this was all done my watercolor paper was dry. I adhered it to the front of the frame, trimmed all around and cut out the center with a craft knife. I sanded the edges lightly to smooth them and adhered my flowers with hot glue. Next I assembled the insert elements, secured it into the frame, and it was done! Now I have a fun hostess gift ready and waiting for when I need it :)

Thanks so much for stopping by tonight! I hope I’ve inspired you to make something awesome with YOUR All Smiles Card Kit! See you soon!

All Smiles Card Kit My Favorite Things	Black Licorice Card Stock My Favorite Things	Ranger Watercolor Paper My Favorite Things	Orange Fizz Dye Ink My Favorite Things
Cotton Candy Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Gumdrop Green Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Lemon Drop Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Persimmon Dye Ink My Favorite Things
Pineapple Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Ripe Raspberry Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Sour Apple Dye Ink My Favorite Things	Versamark My Favorite Things
Smart Grid Paper Pad My Favorite Things	Mini Misters My Favorite Things	MISTI My Favorite Things	Square Bone Folder My Favorite Things
Scor-Buddy My Favorite Things	Peerless Watercolors My Favorite Things	Waterbrush - Set of 3 My Favorite Things	QuickStik Pick-Up Tool My Favorite Things
Fineline Glue Bottle My Favorite Things	White Detail Embossing Powder My Favorite Things	Embossing Magic My Favorite Things	Orange Juice Prills My Favorite Things
You Had Me At Yellow Prills My Favorite Things	Go Man Go Prills My Favorite Things	Foam Mounting Tape My Favorite Things	Multi Medium Matte Glue My Favorite Things

~Supplies~
Stamps: All Smiles Card Kit (MFT)
Ink: Cotton Candy dye ink, Gumdrop Green dye ink, Lemon Drop dye ink, Orange Fizz dye ink, Persimmon dye ink, Pineapple dye ink, Ripe Raspberry dye ink, Sour Apple dye ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: All Smiles Card Kit, Black Licorice card stock, Ranger Watercolor Paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; All Smiles Card Kit, Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics (mid-month Free With $60), foam mounting tape, Multi Medium Matte Glue, MISTI, Square bone folder, waterbrush, Peerless Watercolors, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Fineline Glue Bottle, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini Misters, Orange Juice Prills, You Had Me At Yellow Prills, Go Man Go Prills, Fineline Glue Bottle (MFT); heat tool, wooden craft frame, hot glue/gun