Hello, Beautiful - Color Throwdown Challenge #630

 

Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! Today Wanda is our hostess and she has chosen some gorgeous colors for us to play with this week.

I wanted to see how the just released MFT Wild Poppies Stamp Set would look in pastel shades so this was the perfect time to try it out! to begin, I heat embossed the image on No Line Coloring card stock with gold detail embossing powder and cut it out with the coordinating Die-namics.

Next I colored the image with Copic markers and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base on which I'd spattered gold acrylic ink, then added a few glitter enamel dots.

The sentiment from the set was also heat embossed on Sweet Tooth card stock cut with the also just-released Elegant Folded Banner Die-namics, then popped up on foam tape.

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 #CTD630 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd630 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: Wild Poppies
Die-namics: Wild Poppies, Elegant Folded Banner
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
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, gold detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, glitter enamel dots, heat tool, Versamark

Wishing You the Happiest Birthday - February MFT & Friends Feature!

 

Hello! It's time for the February MFT and Friends Feature! The new release is available now for purchase so be sure to head on over to the MFT Online Boutique and shop! And don't forget to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details, more inspiration, and a chance to win a prize!

Balloon Cover-Up Die-namics is PERFECT for a shaker card and I'm here for it! I also wanted to use Happiest Birthday Stamp Set and thought it would work great as the background. 

To begin, I cut Balloon Cover-Up from Eiffel Tower card stock and added the balloons using Fire Coral, Candied Yam, and Caribbean Sea card stocks. The shaker window was completed by adhering clear acetate card stock on the back using 1/8" Scor Tape.

The shaker element was created using foam tape, Star Pops Die-namics, Polka Dot Pops, and seed beads in the card stock colors, stamped Happiest Birthday Stamp Set on Sweet Tooth card stock for the back and closed it up.

The shaker element was adhered to a Sweet Tooth card stock base and it was done!

And there you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon, now go SHOP!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Happiest Birthday
Die-namics: Balloon Cover-Up, Polka Dot Pops, Star Pops
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Eiffel Tower, Candied Yam, Fire Coral, Caribbean Sea
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics, On-Point Precision Glue, 1/8" Scor Tape

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, clear acetate card stock, seed beads

Final Countdown--One Day Until MFT's February Release!

 

Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT's February Release Countdown! Release is in tomorrow, February 16th, at 10am Eastern so make a note! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing Balloon Besties Stamp Set, Balloon Besties Die-namics, Super Friend Stamp Set, Super Friend Die-namics, Slimline Cloud Edges Stencil, Slimline Drifts & Hills Stencil, and Slimline Grassy Edges Stencil.

How wonderful to have stencils for the Slimline line of products!! Yay!!! I'm so excited I used all three of them on this card, LOL!! On Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, cut with Slimline Starter Die-namics, I started at the top and used Slimline Cloud Edges Stencil with Broken China Distress Ink, Slimline Drifts & Hills Stencil with Forest Moss Distress Ink, and Slimline Grassy Edges Stencil with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. 

To add some more interest to my background, I then spattered the background with clean water, white craft paint, and black acrylic ink. After stamping the sentiment from Balloon Besties Stamp Set with Extreme Black hybrid ink, then adhered it to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape.

With the scene set, I stamped the images from Balloon Besties on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers, then popped them up on the card front with foam tape.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for the February MFT and Friends Feature!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Balloon Besties
Die-namics: Balloon Besties, Slimline Starter
Stencils: Slimline Cloud Edges, Slimline Drifts & Hills, Slimline Grassy Edges
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
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, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, white craft paint, black acrylic ink, small art brush, Broken China, Forest Moss, Peeled Paint Distress Inks

Are You Ready? Two Days Until MFT's February Release!

 

Hello and welcome to Day Two of MFT's December Release Countdown! Release is in two days, February 16th, at 10am Eastern so make a note! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing Fast-Track Friends Stamp Set, Fast-Track Friends Die-namics, Fast Track Die-namics, Balloon Bouquet Stamp Set, Balloon Bouquet Die-namics, and Party Balloons Die-namics.

I do love a bunch of balloons, don't you! Balloon Bouquet Stamp Set and Die-namics can be either colored or covered with card stock, which makes them super easy to construct and use on a project. I'm using the card stock method with my card today and I wanted to give it a really special background so came up with this design.

To begin, I created the sky at the top with Mini Cloud Edges Stencil and Broken China Distress Ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper. For the bottom, I heat embossed City Block Background on Black Licorice card stock with white detail embossing powder, trimmed out some buildings, and popped it up on foam.

Balloon Bouquet Stamp Set was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, and covered with four colors of the new card stock: Butterscotch, Candied Yam, Fire Coral, and Caribbean Sea then also popped up on foam over the cityscape. To finish off I added a few Petite Clouds Die-namics cut from Sweet Tooth card stock.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Day One of MFT's February Release Countdown!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Balloon Bouquet, City Block Background
Die-namics: Balloon Bouquet, Petite Clouds, Skinny Strips
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Butterscotch, Candied Yam, Fire Coral, Caribbean Sea
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, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Broken China Distress Ink, heat tool, Versamark

Halfway to the Big Day - Three Days Until MFT's February Release!

 

Hello and welcome to Day Three of MFT's February Release Countdown! Release is in three days, February 16th, at 10am Eastern so make a note! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing RAM Sweet Celebration Stamp Set, RAM Sweet Celebration Die-namics, RAM Birthday Cutie Stamp Set, RAM Birthday Cutie Die-namics, Happiest Birthday Stamp Set, and Loopy Love Die-namics (Previous Free with $60).

I'm using this PRECIOUS image from Rachelle Anne Miller called Sweet Celebration for my card today. I was trying to come up with a unique way to present it and at first I thought of Balloon STAX Die-namics but then I thought of Big Balloon Stencil and I think it's a winner!!

I used Big Balloon Stencil to create the background, along with Micro Cloud Edges Stencil, Drifts and Hills Stencil, and Broken China and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper for the basis of this sweet scene.

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 sentiment was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink, the balloon string was hand drawn with a black Copic Multiliner pen, and then adhered to a Sweet Tooth card stock base. The image was popped up on foam tape for the finish.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back tomorrow for Day Two of MFT's December Release Countdown!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: RAM Sweet Celebration
Die-namics: RAM Sweet Celebration
Stencils: Micro Cloud Edges, Drifts & Hills, Big Balloon
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
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, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Broken China a Mowed Lawn Distress Inks