One Day Until MFT's October Card Kit, Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays, Release!

 

It's the one and only countdown day for MFT's October Card Kit, Ho-Ho-Holidays!! This kit has an interactive component that is super simple to use but there are countless other ways to use it! The kit releases tomorrow, October 12, at 10am Eastern so set your clocks--and don't forget to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details and some inspiration from the design team.

The Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays Card Kit includes the following products:

Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays Stamp Set

High Flying Die-namics

Christmas Cheer Paper Pad

Silver Mini Round Brads

Pennies

Card Stock - Smooth White (5), Cotton Candy (1), Ripe Raspberry (1), Wild Cherry (1), Field Day (1), Jalapeno Popper (1), Sno Cone (1), Caribbean Sea (1)

The Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays Die-namics will be available as a separate purchase.

The Free with $60 releasing with this kit is Merry Christmas Tree Stamp Set.

I wanted Santa to fly though the sky with Rudolph at the helm so after stamping and coloring the images, I connected them to each other and to the mechanism from High Flying Die-namics with clear acetate card stock. It took a couple of layers of foam tape and the penny weighs the pendulum for this adorable design!

Once that was done I created the scene, cutting the clouds from Sweet Tooth card stock and the super cute "town" from Black Licorice card stock after heat embossing the sentiment from the set.

The remaining colored images were likewise popped up on foam to finish the scene then spattered white craft paint all over to simulate snow falling.

And there you have it from me for the solo countdown day for MFT's October Card Kit, Ho-Ho-Holidays! 

Thanks for Stopping by--see you back tomorrow for the release!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Happy Ho-Ho-Holiday
Die-namics: Happy Ho-Ho-Holiday, High Flying
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Blue Beyond, 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, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, clear acetate card stock, heat tool, Versamark, white craft paint, small art brush, penny, mini brad

Wishing You a Harvest of Blessings - Color Throwdown Challenge #663

 

Hey there and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Miss Broni is our hostess and she has a gorgeous palette of decidedly Fall colors for us to play with.

I'm using BB Harvest Mouse stamp set and Die-namics for my card. The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut with the coordinating Die-namics and colored with Copic Marker.

The background was created by sponging Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Carved Pumpkin, Hickory Smoke, and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks through Watercolor Wash Free Form Stencil and spattering with matching  re-inkers.

The sentiment was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink and the card front was adhered directly to a Sweet Tooth card stock base. The images were popped up on foam for the finish.

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 #CTD663 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd663 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: BB Harvest Mouse
Die-namics: BB Harvest Mouse
Stencils: Watercolor Wash Free Form
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, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Carved Pumpkin, Hickory Smoke, and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks and re-inkers

Nativity Silhouette - October MFT Release!

 

Hello! It's time for the October MFT Release! 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!

I do love a good Nativity and this silhouette is gorgeous!! So happy to have it in my Christmas stamping arsenal! I love the size and the pieces included--just perfect!

I knew I wanted to try to light this baby up so I began but sponging the background using Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, & Black Soot Distress Inks, and adding detail with Sunrise Radiating Rays Stencil. The stars were created by spattering some white craft paint with a small art brush and set it aside to dry.

Nativity Silhouette Die-namics was cut from Black Licorice card stock and once the background was dry, I laid out everything until I was happy with the arrangement, at which time I punch the holes that would end up behind the star and the manger. Next I marked the holes on the Sweet Tooth card stock card base and adhered the light kit to line up with the holes and taped it down. "Press" from Interactive Labels stamp set was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink on the card front over the switch, in a place I thought would be seen but not too distracting to the design, then popped the card front up on two layers of foam tape, testing light placement frequently during this process.

A strip of Black Licorice card stock was added across the bottom with a sentiment from RAM Away In a Manger Stamp Set, heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. The rest of the Nativity die cuts were then adhered with foam tape and this is the result! I love how it turned out and hope you do too!

And that's it from me for MFT's October Release! Thanks so much for stopping by--now go shop!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: RAM Away in a Manger, Interactive Labels
Die-namics: Nativity Silhouette
Stencils: Sunrise Radiating Rays
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, 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, Pear Blossom Press 3-light kit, Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, & Black Soot Distress Inks, white craft paint, small art brush

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

 

Hello and welcome to Day One of MFT's October Release Countdown! Release is in one day, October 13th, at 10am Eastern so make a note! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing Gifts from Santa Stamp Set, Gifts from Santa Die-namics, For You, From Santa Stamp Set, For You, From Santa Die-namics, Freezin's Greetings Stamp Set, Freezin's Greetings Die-namics, Furry and Bright Stamp Set, and Furry and Bright Die-namics.

It's a rare release that I don't use a Pure Innocence set and this month is no different--I love this little girlie!! She works so well with the patterned paper releasing this month, Cool Collab. Fun!! 

To begin, I created my scrappy background using a piece of patterned paper then my sponged background panel, done with Broken China distress Ink on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, adhered to a Sweet Tooth card stock card base with the addition of some matching baker's twine. Once in place, I added Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics, another piece of patterned paper cut with Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips Die-namics, and the heat embossed sentiment on Black Licorice card stock cut with the same die.

The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, colored with Copic markers, and popped up on the background with foam tape for the finish.

And there you have it for the last day of MFT's October Release Countdown! Thanks so much for stopping by--see you back tomorrow for the October MFT and Friends Feature!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: PI Freezin's Greetings
Die-namics: PI Freezin's Greetings, Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips, Stitched Snow Drifts
Patterned Paper: Cool Collab
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, 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, 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, Broken China Distress Ink, baker's twine

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

 

Hello and welcome to Day Two of MFT's October Release Countdown! Release is in two days, October 5th, at 10am Eastern so make a note! And be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for ALL the details! Today we're previewing Put the Jolly in the Holidays Stamp Set, Put the Jolly in the Holidays Die-namics, Sled Duo Die-namics, Jolly Molly Stamp Set, Jolly Molly Die-namics, Piles of Joy Stamp Set, and Piles of Joy Die-namics.

Awwwwww, what a darling set Put the Jolly in the Holidays Stamp Set is!! And Sled Duo Die-namics is a perfect companion for this set in my little scene for today's card. To begin, I cut the sled from Red Hot card stock and trimmed it with Gold Shine card stock and set it aside.

Next I created my background with my go-to Mini Cloud Edges Stencil and Lazy Day dye ink on Sweet Tooth card stock then popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock card base after stamping the sentiment and added a couple of layers of Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics.

The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics and colored with Copic markers then popped up in the scene with foam tape--the little bird is from Jolly Molly stamp set and looks like he's chasing the bear to add his little gift!

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Put the Jolly in the Holidays, Jolly Molly
Die-namics: Put the Jolly in the Holidays, Jolly Molly, Stitched Snow Drifts
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Dye Ink: Lazy Day
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring, Red Hot, Gold Shine
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, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad