Love You More - Color Throwdown Challenge #639

 

Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Vickie is our hostess and she's chosen a color palette that's almost mono-chromatic for us to play with.

I hadn't had a chance to use the recently-released Watercolor Wash Stencil from MFT so today was the day and I love it!! You'll be seeing this one more for sure! To begin, on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, I sponged, left to right, Amarena Cherry, Moroccan Spice, Butterscotch, and Kraft die inks. Once dry I spattered with clean water and gold and black acrylic inks.

I cut Hey Die-namics from Gold Sparkle card stock and two copies from white scraps and layered them with spray adhesive. The sentiment, from Heart Burst Hellos Stamp Set, was heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder on Black Licorice card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics. 

The background was adhered directly to a Sweet Tooth card stock base, the sentiment strip and Hey die cut adhered, and I finished off with the little heart cut from Amarena Cherry 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 #CTD639 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd639 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: Heart Burst Hellos
Die-namics: Hey
Stencils: Watercolor Wash
Dye Ink: Kraft, Orange Zest, Moroccan Spice, Amarena Cherry
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Amarena Cherry, Gold Sparkle
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, 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, heat tool, Versamark, spray adhesive, gold and black acrylic inks, small art brush

MFT April Card Kit, Heart Burst Hellos, Release!

 

It's time! MFT's April Card Kit, Heart Burst Hellos, is now available for purchase in the MFT Online Boutique! Be sure to check out all the details at the MFT Blog.

The Cats & Plants Card Kit includes the following products:

Housecats Stamp Set

Housecats 3x4 Stamp Set (Kit Exclusive)

Window Dressing Die-namics

Houseplants Die-namics

Cat & Plant Perches Die-namics

Wallpaper Patterns Paper Pad

Card Stock - Smooth White (5), Moroccan Spice (1), Candied Yam (1), Butterscotch (1), Sour Apple (1), Jalapeño Popper (1), Caribbean Sea (1), Cement Gray (1), Eiffel Tower (1)

The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Housecats Die-namics (the coordinating die for the Housecats stamp set)

For today's card I used Heart Burst Die-namics a a rainbow of MFT card stock: Poppin' Pink, Fire Coral, Red Hot, Orange Zest, Butterscotch, Prickly Pear, Field Day, Caribbean Sea, Summer Splash, Blue Yonder, Cornflower, and Grape Jelly, along with Black Licorice for the framework.

The card base was created by adhering strips of Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper down each side of a Sweet Tooth card stock base. Next, the sentiment, from Heart Burst Hellos Stamp Set, was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock and adhered with foam tape to the card base and the rainbow heart was popped up on foam tape for the finish.

That's it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Heart Burst Hellos
Die-namics: Heart Burst
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
Dye Ink: Black Licorice
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Poppin' Pink, Fire Coral, Red Hot, Orange Zest, Butterscotch, Prickly Pear, Field Day, Caribbean Sea, Summer Splash, Blue Yonder, Cornflower, and Grape Jelly, Black Licorice
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, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

MFT April Card Kit, Heart Burst Hellos, Countdown, Day One!

 

Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT's April Card Kit Countdown! This month's kit is Heart Burst Hellos.  Release is tomorrow, April 20th, at 10am so set your clock. And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the detail.

The Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit includes the following products:

Heart Burst Hellos Stamp Set

Hey Stamp Set

Heart Burst Die-namics

Hey Die-namics

Miss You Die-namics

Heart Burst Hellos Die-namics

Card Stock - Smooth White (5), Red Hot (1), Lemon Drop (1), Limelight (1), Summer Splash (1), Lazy Day (1), Grape Jelly (1)

The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Miss You Stamp Set

For this card, I began by sponging a night sky on a Sweet Tooth card sotck base using Rectangle Extraordinaire Stencil and Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Inks. Once dry I spattered white craft ink with a small art brush and set it aside to dry again. Next I cut Hey Die-namics from Silver Sparkler card stock and stacked it with two more copies cut from white scrap card stock using spray adhesive, then added the stacked die cut. 

The sentiment, from Heart Burst Hellos Stamp Set, was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics and I finished off with the heart included with this die, cut from Amarena Cherry card stock.

And there you have it from me for today! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the release of MFT's April Card Kit, Heart Burst Hellos!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Heart Burst Hellos
Die-namics: Hey, Skinny Strips
Stencils: Rectangle Extraordinaire 
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Amarena Cherry, Silver Sparkle
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, 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, spray adhesive, heat tool, Versamark

MFT April Card Kit, Heart Burst Hellos, Countdown, Day Two!

 

Hello and welcome to Day Two of MFT's April Card Kit Countdown! This month's kit is Heart Burst Hellos.  Release is on April 20th, at 10am so make a note. And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for all the detail.

The Heart Burst Hellos Card Kit includes the following products:

Heart Burst Hellos Stamp Set

Hey Stamp Set

Heart Burst Die-namics

Hey Die-namics

Miss You Die-namics

Heart Burst Hellos Die-namics

Card Stock - Smooth White (5), Red Hot (1), Lemon Drop (1), Limelight (1), Summer Splash (1), Lazy Day (1), Grape Jelly (1)

The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Miss You Stamp Set

For my card today, I went really CAS to highlight the kit products. To begin, I added some Stripe Splash Patterned Paper to a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then added a Black Licorice element as a mat for the card front which was created by doing a watercolor wash on Ranger watercolor paper and Peerless watercolors. Once dry, it was adhered to the card base with foam tape.

Miss You Die-namics was cut from Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper on which I sponged Fire Coral, Candied Yam, and Butterscotch die inks then layered with two copies of white scrap card stock. It was spattered with black acrylic ink and adhered directly to the card front. The sentiment, from Heart Burst Hellos Stamp Set, was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics and popped up on foam tape.

And that's it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by--see you back tomorrow with Day One of MFT's April Card Kit, Heart Burst Hellos.

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Heart Burst Hellos
Die-namics: Miss You, Skinny Strips
Patterned Paper: Stripe Splash
Dye Ink: Fire Coral, Candied Yam, Butterscotch
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice
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, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Mini Mister, water brush, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Versamark, heat tool, spray adhesive, Ranger Watercolor paper, Peerless Watercolors, black acrylic ink

You Were Born to Bloom - MFT April Slimline Challenge: Spring

 

Spring has sprung on the calendar, and in the MFT shop, with a bounty of products that celebrate the season. Slimline cards provide a unique opportunity to expand your scene. With the abundance of spring, there are so many joyful ways to utilize that bonus space! This month, we’re challenging our designers, and we’re challenging *you* to showcase your best spring scenes as a slimline design.

Spring has sprung in my neck of the woods for sure. I love watching the trees leaf out in the Spring so decided to incorporate some in this design. To begin, I cut Slimline Starter Die-namics from Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper and sponged my background: Mini Cloud Edges Stencil with Lazy Day dye ink and Drifts & Hills Stencil with Sour Apple and Jalapeño Popper Dye ink. Then I stamped the tree from Wonderful Woods with Vintage Timber, Limelight, and Sour Apple dye inks.

The card front was matted with Sour Apple card stock and popped up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape. The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, and also popped up with foam tape.

To finish, the sentiment was heat embossed on Vintage Timber card stock cut with Fishtail Foundations Die-namics and adhered with foam tape. To complete the scene a Lemon Chiffon card stock sun, cut with A2 Circle STAX Die-namics was adhered directly, and several Petite Cloud Die-namics, cut from Sweet Tooth card stock were added.

And there you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: PI Grow Together, Wonderful Woods
Die-namics: PI Grow Together, Fishtail Foundations, A2 Circle STAX, Petite Clouds, Slimline Starter
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges, Drifts & Hills
Dye Ink: Limelight, Sour Apple, Jalapeño Popper, Lazy Day, Vintage Timber
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Sour Apple, Lemon Chiffon, Vintage Timber, No Line Coloring
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, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, 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, heat tool, Versamark