Go Big on Your Birthday - MFT July Birthday Project Challenge

Gift cards have become a staple when it comes to thoughtful presents — there are so many options available that you can always find the perfect choice for the special people on your gift list! It's easy enough to simply slip one inside a birthday card but you have the skills to elevate your gift card presentation into an art form! Today our team is using any of the variety of gift card options available in the MFT boutique to do just that.

Hello and welcome to the July edition of MFT’s Birthday Project Challenge! I can’t agree more!!! Gift cards rock! Especially in these trying days when we rarely see family and friends face to face—they are so easy to add to a card and drop into the mail. And they’re always the right size and color!! Can’t really go wrong with a gift card. If you don’t know the recipient's exact taste, a generic card is always welcome. For this card I used my favorite Slider Surprise Die-namics to conceal the gift card, and decorated it with images and a sentiment from the recently released SY Pawty Time Stamp Set and Die-namics.

The images were stamped on No Line Coloring Card Stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut out with the coordinating Die-namics, colored with Copic markers, and adhered to the card front with foam tape. Before assembling the slider mechanism, I sponged the background with Broken China and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks and stamped the confetti.Once assembled and you pull the slider mechanism up, the gift card is revealed!!

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope to see you playing along with the challenge on the MFT Blog. Prizes are to be had!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: SY Pawty Time, Interactive Labels
Die-namics: SY Pawty Time, Slider Surprize
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
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, tape runner, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, sponge daubers, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Broken China and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

Sweet Birthday Wishes–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #498

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! 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 MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

After a little thought, I decided to go CAS with this card. To begin, I applied a watercolor wash to Ranger Watercolor paper to represent the larger circle element. To add interest I splattered some clean water and after it dried I adhered it to a Sweet Tooth card base with Fun Foam. {Sometimes watercolor washes will warp the paper and a sheet of Fun Foam will flatten it out nicely.)

Then I moved on to creating my Frosted Cupcake Die-namics from the latest MFT Release. The liner was cut from Birthday Brights Paper Pad and the frosting from Milk Chocolate card stock. If I’m going to frost something, chances are it’s going to be chocolate ;-) Once it and the candle were assembled, I popped them up on the card front with foam tape.

To finish off, I heat embossed a sentiment from Bitty Birthday Wishes Stamp Set with Ranger Silver Pearl embossing powder on Razzle Berry card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics, then popped up on foam, as well.

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: Bitty Birthday Wishes
Die-namics: Frosted Cupcake, Skinny Strips
Patterned Paper: Birthday Brights
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Razzle Berry, Milk Chocolate
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, Ranger Watercolor paper, Ranger Silver Pearl embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Mini Mister, water brush, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Scor-Buddy, heat tool

I’m Sorry–Color Throwdown Challenge #602

Hi everyone! It’s time for a new Color Throwdown Challenge and this week I’m hosting! Hope you’ll come on over and join us this week!





I decided to go with a scrappy design for this card To begin I created my background by using Faded Jeans and Broken China Distress Inks sponged on Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock then spattered it with clean water. Once dry, I popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base. Next I added A2 Rectangle Frames Die-namics cut from Gold Sparkle card stock and popped it up on foam as well. To that I added Grande Greenery - Solid, Grande Greenery – Outlines cut from Jellybean Green card stock and a butterfly, using Brilliant Butterflies Stamp Set and Die-namics, stamped with Peach Bellini dye ink and heat embossed with fine detail gold embossing powder.

Once that was all done it was just a matter of heat embossing a sentiment from Happy Hummingbirds Stamp Set on Heavyweight Vellum and finishing off with some gold glitter enamel dots.

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 CTD602 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd602 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
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Brilliant Butterflies, Happy Hummingbirds
Die-namics: Brilliant Butterflies, A2 Rectangle Frames, Grande Greenery - Solid, Grande Greenery - Outlines
Dye Ink: Peach Bellini
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Jellybean Green, Gold Sparkle, Heavyweight Vellum
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, gold detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Mini Mister, water brush, sponge daubers, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Versamark, heat tool, glitter enamel dots, Faded Jeans, Broken China Distress Inks

I Believe in You–MFT Color Challenge #145

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Tropical Teal, Berrylicious, Kraft, and Natural. 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 had to give this one a little thought, but in the end went with Prismacolor pencil colored Fun Flowers Stamp set for my focal image. I repeated an image four time to create a kind of wreath with Extreme Black hybrid ink on Natural Card Stock and after coloring the flowers pupped it up on a Kraft card stock base after stamping a sentiment from Anything-but-Basic Encouragement Stamp Set at the bottom. It was stamped with Tropical Teal dye ink but looks darker in the photo.

After that was done I added another sentiment across the center of the “wreath” from the same set, heat embossed on Tropical Teal card stock cut with Fishtail Flag Trio Die-namics.

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: Fun Flowers, Anything-but-Basic Encouragement
Die-namics: Fishtail Flag Trio
Dye Ink: Tropical Teal
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Natural, Kraft, Tropical Teal
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, cream detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Prismacolor pencils, spray fixative, heat tool

Hippo Birthday to You–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #497

Hi, everyone, I’m back with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! 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 MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

I stuck pretty strictly to the sketch this week, using Party Plaid Paper Pad for the large element and Polaroid Shaker Frame Die-namics cut from Persimmon card stock for the smaller one. The image inside the frame is from BB Picture Perfect Party Animals and was stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, colored with Copic markers, and mounted into the frame with foam tape.

The sentiment is from the same set and heat embossed on Tropical Teal card stock cut with Stitched Sentiment Strips Die-namics and also popped up on foam. To finish off, I added enamel dots in matching colors.

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 Picture Perfect Party Animals
Die-namics: Polaroid Shaker Frame, Stitched Sentiment Strips

Patterned Paper: Party Plaid
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Persimmon, Tropical Teal, No Line Coloring
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, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic,  Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Scor-Buddy, heat tool, enamel dots, Versamark