Birthday Wishes - CTD # 104

Alrighty! It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge! This week Broni is the host and she's chosen some gorgeous colors.
I decided to use my new CHA free PTI set called Four Of A Kind for this card.


I used a pretty simple layout, stamped the leaves in Old Olive, the flowers in Tangerine Tango and added some golden yellow flat backed pearls to the centers. Since I don't have anything in Daffodil Delight, I used PTIs Summer Sunrise Saddle Stitched ribbon.

Remember, you do not have to have the exact colors to play. 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 CTD104 so we can see your beauty all in one place. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week and please welcome Iwona Palamountain--better known as Chupa, as our August Guest Designer!

Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy
Kristin Beuter--Mindless Creativity
Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker Designs
Iwona Palamountain - Random Acts of Creativity

Thanks for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Four of a Kind (PTI)
Paper: Rustic White (PTI); Old Olive, Tangerine Tango (SU!)
Ink: Old Olive, Tangerine Tango (SU!)
Accessories: ribbon (PTI); flat back pearl (craft store); border punch (SU!)

MFT August Teaser, Day Four

Are ya lovin' this release or what?! Every month, Kim just keeps knocking my socks off and this month is no different. I've got another My Favorite Things Teaser for you and it's a new line of stamps! But first, here's what you need to know:

• Release party is from 8-10pm on August 4, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.

• The August Guest Designer contest continues and you can find the deets here.

• Teasers will continue through Wednesday, August 4th. Be sure to check Kim's blog every day at 11:00am for links to designers previewing each day.

• The August Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm on August 4th, with the hop starting at Kim's Blog.

OK, so on to the card. This new line is called Flapper Doodles and I love them! These sassy girls are just delightful, as you'll find out today. We have three Flapper Doodles for you: Flapper Doodle – Hotsy Totsy Birthday, Flapper Doodle – Flappers In a Vespa, and Flapper Doodle – Goofy for You. We also have a new Joline today--Sprinkles On Top. I'm showing you Flapper Doodle - Flappers In a Vespa.

I have this Graphic 45 Fashionista paper that I thought was perfect for these girls. I stamped the image on a Creme Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers and paper pieced. The three embellishments on the right side are actually punched out from a page of tags and adhered to buttons, then attached to the card. Other MFT products I'm using are Black Licorice, Fossil, and Wild Cherry card stock.

Here's the inside--they truly are "Hotsy Totsy", aren't they!?


Ready for some TOP-SECRET news? Today, there is a prize hidden on one of the designer's blog posts. As you make your way through the Teaser Time posts, simply leave a comment on each blog, for your chance to win one of the Brand Spankin' New stamp sets being released on August 4th. A winner will be chosen from the comments on the pre-selected blog before tomorrow's teaser list goes live, and will be posted on Kim's blog HERE. Be sure to check tomorrow to see if YOU are the winner. You can play along each day for your chance to win. We will be giving away NINE new stamp sets this week! As always, you can find the master list of participating designers HERE on Kim's blog.

Thanks for dropping by today! I'll have another preview for you tomorrow!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Flapper Doodle - Flappers In a Vespa (MFT)
Paper: Black Licorice, Fossil, and Wild Cherry card stock, Cream Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Fashionista patterned paper (Graphic 45)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: twill; twine, buttons (PTI); Copic markers

Unembellished Tigerlily - FTTC 78

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC78)! This week Dee Jackson is our host. Dee is challenging us to a limited supplies challenge. The limit? NO Embellishments. What does this mean? It means that we let the image we use speak for itself. We CAN use ink, stamps, paper, punches, die cuts, and coloring tools. We cannot add rhinestones, Prima flowers, buttons, pearls, ribbons, brads, etc. We would love to see what you create with this limited supplies challenge.

Hmmmm, this is a tough one for me. You know I love me some ribbon, buttons, bling--any of it and sometimes all of it, LOL! But Dee says no embellishments today so this is what I've come up with. This is the July flower from from Flourishes A Year In Flowers series, Set 2. I used a CAS layout, but I've got layers. I embossed the white base layer with the Textiles embossing folder and the rest was just a matter of layering. I stamped the image on Flourishes Classic White card stock and colored with Copic markers, then popped up on foam squares. The sentiment was punched out and popped up, as well. Simple, but those flowers are so gorgeous they really don't need any embellishment, do they? Be sure to go see how my team mates are going embellishment-free today! I hope you'll play along with us!

• Betty Wright - Team Coordinator
• Cindy Haffner
• Dee Jackson
• Makiko Jones
• Silke Ledlow

~Supplies~
Stamps: A Year In Flowers (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Tangerine Tango, Mellow Moss (SU!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Textile embossing folder (Provocraft); Copic markers; small and medium oval punches (SU!)

Sending you lots of hugs - MFT August Teaser Time, Day Three

More My Favorite Things Teaser goodness for you today! First, here's what you need to know:

• Release party is from 8-10pm on August 4, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.

• The September Guest Designer contest continues--you can find the deets here.

• Teasers will continue through Wednesday, August 4th. Be sure to check Kim's blog every day at 11:00am for links to designers previewing each day.

• The August Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm on August 4th, with the hop starting at Kim's Blog.
  

Today we're previewing PI - Bunch of Flowers, PI - Little Angel, and PI - Being Cute is What I Do. I'm showing you PI - Bunch of Flowers.

Isn't she adorable!? The image was stamped on a Perfect Paper Panel (temporarily out of stock) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers. I'm using the Open Scallop Dienamics Die to edge the vertical element and for the inside. This awesome sentiment is included in the set. The green card stock is MFT Sour Apple--one of my very favorite green card stocks!




Ready for some TOP-SECRET news? Today, there is a prize hidden on one of the designer's blog posts. As you make your way through the Teaser Time posts, simply leave a comment on each blog, for your chance to win one of the Brand Spankin' New stamp sets being released on August 4th. A winner will be chosen from the comments on the pre-selected blog before tomorrow's teaser list goes live, and will be posted on Kim's blog HERE. Be sure to check tomorrow to see if YOU are the winner. You can play along each day for your chance to win. We will be giving away NINE new stamp sets this week! As always, you can find the master list of participating designers HERE on Kim's blog.

Thanks for dropping by today! I'll have another preview for you tomorrow!

~Supplies~
Stamps: PI - Bunch of Flowers (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream and Sour Apple card stock, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Delovely 6 x 6 pad (Cosmo Cricket); Pink Passion card stock (SU!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Open Scallop Border Die-namics dies (MFT); ribbon, button, lace, Pearle cotton (craft store); Copic markers; oval punch (SU!)

Enjoy the adventure - MFT August Teaser Time, Day Two

Happy Sunday! I'm back from CHA and today I have another preview of My Favorite Things' August release! Here's what you need to know:

• Release party is from 8-10pm on August 4, at the Member Company Forum on SCS.

• The September Guest Designer contest continues--you can find the deets here.

• Teasers will continue through Wednesday, August 4th. Be sure to check Kim's blog every day at 11:00am for links to designers previewing each day.

• The August Hop and Shop will begin at 10:00pm on August 4th, with the hop starting at Kim's Blog.
  

Today we're previewing Fred Bear Goes Camping, Emma With Her Backpack, and Wyatt and His Wagon. I'm showing you Emma With Her Backpack.

Isn't this little image adorable??? I love that little backpack!!!! The image is stamped on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers--except Emma's top, which was paper pieced. Then I cut her out and popped her up on foam dots. I also made a banner, with her school letters, using the Banner Day Die-namics dies. Other MFT products I used are Fossil, Whip Cream, and Black Licorice card stock, Summer Button Collection, and the Open Scallop Border Die-namics die.




Here's the inside of the card with another sentiment from the set.

Ready for some TOP-SECRET news? Today, there is a prize hidden on one of the designer's blog posts. As you make your way through the Teaser Time posts, simply leave a comment on each blog, for your chance to win one of the Brand Spankin' New stamp sets being released on August 4th. A winner will be chosen from the comments on the pre-selected blog before tomorrow's teaser list goes live, and will be posted on Kim's blog HERE. Be sure to check tomorrow to see if YOU are the winner. You can play along each day for your chance to win. We will be giving away NINE new stamp sets this week! As always, you can find the master list of participating designers HERE on Kim's blog.


Thanks for dropping by today! I'll have another preview tomorrow.


~Supplies~
Stamps: Emma With Her Backpack (MFT)
Paper: Fossil, Whip Cream, Black Licorice card stock, Perfect Paper Panels (MFT); Report Card 8 x 8 pad (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Banner Day and Open Scallop Border Die-namics dies, Summer Button Collection (MFT); twill; twine (PTI); sewing machine, Copic markers