Birthday Wishes - CTD #111

[If you're looking for my MFT VIP Blog Hop post, please scroll down to the next post. Thanks!]

Time for another Color Throwdown! Today Broni chose these colors to challenge us:


And these colors definitely were a challenge for me! Hmmm, I'm saying that a lot lately, LOL!

Luckily I found some Webster's Pages patterned paper in my stash that would work, and I'm loosely using Mojo Monday #157 for my layout. I did some stitching and distressing on the patterned paper layer, stamped a sentiment from Verve's Wishful Elegance set, cut/embossed it with a Labels Four Nestabilities die, and added some flat backed pearls. I wound some twine around on top of the lace and lastly added a Prima flower that I sponged with River Rock and Melon Mambo ink.

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 CTD111 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!!!

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
Silke Ledlow - My Life

Thanks for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Wishful Elegance (Verve)
Paper: River Rock, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point (SU!)
Ink: Melon Mambo, River Rock (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Labels Four Nestabilities die (Spellbinders) lace (MFT); twine (PTI); pearls (craft store); sewing machine; flower (Prima)

Winter In the City - MFT October VIP Hop

It's time for MFT's October VIP Blog Hop! If you got here from Sherrie's blog you're right on track--if not, double back to Kim's blog 'cause that's where all the fun begins.

This month's WTG set is called Winter In the City and you can get it right now, right here: October VIP. The set shows WTG walking down a winter sidewalk and there are several cool sentiments and some snowflake images included. This is a ONE DAY ONLY product (will be available through September 22nd at 11:59 PM EST), that gives you the opportunity to purchase the WTG set TWO WEEKS early.

And don't forget that the two new à la modes sets, Miss You a Latte and Candy Cane Kisses are also available right now, too, right here!



I decided to make a shaker card for my VIP project. I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel and colored with Copic markers and did a little paper piecing. Then I used this tutorial from SCS for the shaker part. It's hard to see in the picture (no matter how I tried to get a good one, the acetate gave me a glare), but I put some Liquid Applique on WTG's coat cuffs and hem, some Glitzy Glitter on the snow bank, and used some Martha Stewart glitter flakes as the loose snow. See those snowflakes on the outside? Guess what? They are from the new Let It Snowflake Die-namics die! Be still my heart!! You get these two and a larger one in the set. Gawjus, as we say down here in the South, just gawjus.

And see this sentiment on the inside of my card? AND those three stamped snowflakes? THEY are from a mini set called Noel Sentiments and it's EXCLUSIVE to this VIP package. They will not be offered again! Period! This is your ONLY chance to get this set! I'm just sayin'... Other MFT products I used are Wild Cherry and Whip Cream card stock.





Here's what you get in this VIP package:

Is that not YUMMY?? So, what are you waitin' for!? Go get your VIP package and then head on over to the uber talented Melody's blog to see what she's cooked up with this set. I'm SURE she has all kinds of inspiration for you!

~Supplies~
Stamps: WTG Winter In the City (MFT)
Paper: Perfect Paper Panel, Whip Cream, Wild Cherry card stock (MFT); Mitten Weather 6 x 6 pad (Cosmo Cricket); clear card stock (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Sage Shadow (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Snowflake Trio Die-namics dies, Glitzy Glitter (MFT); Classic Square Nestabilities and Tag Trio die (Spellbinders); twill; buttons, baker's twine (PTI); sewing machine; Liquid Applique; glitter flakes (Martha Stewart); foam tape (3M); Glossy Accents (Ranger); Heat and Stick powder (SU!)

Miss you a latte - à la modes

So, what did you think of yesterday's à la modes? Pretty adorable, right? Well, today's is just as cute! This one is called Miss You a Latte - à la modes and I love it! It, and Candy Cake Kisses, that was previewed yesterday, will be fully released tonight at 10:00pm, along with MFT's October VIP package. You won't want to miss that, trust me. But for today, be sure to check out Kim's Blog after 11:00am--she'll have a list of the Creative Team members that will be showing you this set today.

Sooooo, I stamped the image on a Perfect Paper Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. I used the Die-namics Open Scallop die (temporarily out of stock) for my border on the outside, and the Perfect Bracket Edge die on the inside. The sentiments are both included in the set, along with some others. Other MFT products that I used are Fossil and Black Licorice card stock.

I almost didn't use this sentiment--it occurred to me that maybe that would be too many lattes--then I decided you can't have too many ;-)

Thanks for stopping by today! See you back tonight for the VIP hop. This month's is gonna knock your collective socks OFF!!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Love You a Latte - à la modes (MFT)
Paper: Fossil, Black Licorice card stock (MFT); Sage Shadow (SU!); Venice 6 x 6 pad (7 Gypsies)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Perfect Bracket Edge and Open Scallop Die-namics dies (MFT); Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); flat back pearls (craft store); Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, OMS, blending stumps

Celebrate Fall - FTTC #85

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC85)! This week Dee Jackson is the challenge host. Dee is challenging us to create Celebration cards! Celebrate anyway you like! You can choose Baby, Birthday, Friendship, Holiday, or come up with your own reason to celebrate! We would love to see what you create!

Since September 23 is the official first day of Fall in the Northern hemisphere, I can think of nothing better to celebrate today!! It's still pretty warm during the day here in South Central Virginia, but the nights are getting cooler and there's just that fall feel in the air. I spent last weekend putting out my Fall decorations--just looking at them makes me happy :)

For my card I'm using the Falling Leaves set. I stamped a selection of the leaf images on Kraft paper with Versamark and heat embossed with Copper Detail embossing powder. Then I popped it up on foam tape on a base card of Kraft with a layer of Chocolate Chip. The sentiment is also from the set and was stamped on Classic Ivory Card Stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, cut/embossed with a Deckle Edge Oval Nestabilities die. Before popping it up on Pop Dots I sponged a little Antique Linen Distress ink around the edges. I wanted to keep this CAS to show off those gorgeous leaves, so I kept the embellishments low key--ribbon and a twine tied button. I did add the double acorn image, which was colored with Copic markers and cut out, to the sentiment piece.

Now, be sure to go see what my team mates are celebrating today!

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

Thanks for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Falling Leaves (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic Ivory card stock (Flourishes); Kraft, Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Ink: Versamark, Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Deckle Edge Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon, Pop Dots (craft store); buttons/twine (PTI); foam tape (office supply)

How about a little à la Mode?

My Favorite Things has two more à la modes sets for you this month and if you thought they couldn't get any cuter...well, you'd be wrong ;-) They will release tomorrow night, September 21, at 10:00pm, along with the September VIP.

Today we're previewing Candy Cane Kisses - à la modes. Be sure to check Kim's blog after 11:00 am today for links to all of the Creative Team showing this set.


Isn't she adorable?! I colored her with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils and added a little Liquid Applique to her boot tops and the tassel on her hat. This Be Merry paper collection, by Kaiser Craft, contains a sheet with the Wish List layer--I squealed out loud when I came across it and I thought it would be perfect to use with the Notebook Edge Die-namics die.

Here's the inside:

Those two sentiments were simply made for each other, so I used a blinged up ampersand from Bling 'Ber to tie them together. Other MFT products I used are Sweet Tooth and Red Hot card stock.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll have another à la modes preview for you tomorrow morning, and then VIP tomorrow night!!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Candy Cane Kisses - à la modes, Bling 'Ber (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth, Red Hot (MFT); Soft Suede (SU!); Be Merry (Kaiser Craft)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Notebook Edge Die-namics die (MFT); Label Trio (Spellbinders); bling (craft store); Designer Label and Large Oval punches (SU!); Copic markers; Prismacolor pencils, OMS, blending stumps; Liquid Applique