MFT April Teaser Time

Hi, everyone! It’s time for MFT’s April Teaser Time! This month we’re ushering in some changes to our Teaser Time format. You can get all the details about the changes and prize opportunities at the MFT Blog. The new release products will be available at My Favorite Things on April 9th at 10 PM EST.




Today I’m showing you a new Lisa Johnson set, LJD Sweet Roses. Goodness, but Lisa has hit another one out of the park! This set has a coordinating Die-namics set, Die-namics LJD Roses and Leaves, and I’m going to show you several cards using this set in different ways.

First up, who doesn’t like a long-stemmed red rose, right? You can have one any time you want with this set. I stamped the line drawing rose on MFT’s new Smooth White card stock with Black Licorice ink and over stamped with the solid rose image with Wild Cherry ink. To give my rose a little dimension, I used a Copic marker to add some shading.

I found it worked well to then stamp the leaves, first with black ink, then I overstamped with Sour Apple ink. Since I wanted a long stemmed rose, I added the stem from LJD Pretty Poppies, first with black, then green ink. I stamped the sentiment—from LJD Sweet Roses, with Black Licorice ink and tied around a sweet little black and red checked ribbon.

I used another sentiment from the set on the inside:

 

For my second card, I used the full open rose and masked an arrangement. After I stamped all the roses and leaves (there are two sizes of each) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb, I colored them with Copic markers. I thought this would make a really nice sympathy card so I stamped the sentiment, from More Essential Sentiments, on the outside and added three silver flat beads for balance.

 

The inside has another sentiment from More Essential Sentiments:

 

My third card is a bit different and uses the coordinating dies. I started with a Kraft card stock base and added a Die-namics Dizzy Doily Duo die cut. Then I made my own patterned paper using MFT background stamps, and cut it with Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX. The Kraft flag was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock with Kraft ink and a background from LJD Spring Backgrounds. The Sour Apple card stock flag was stamped with Sour Apple ink with LJD Darling Dots. And lastly, the pink one was stamped with Pink Lemonade ink and the soon-to-be-released LLD Mod Borders.



Then I cut out the roses, stamped the line drawing with Black Licorice ink and stamped the solid stamp with Pink Lemonade ink. They were arranged like I wanted and leaves cut, stamped, and slipped into place. The sentiment was stamped with Black Licorice ink…

…as was the sentiment on the inside.

 

For my final card, I went with a bright color scheme for my
die cut and stamped roses. After I cut them out, I stamped
the line drawings with a new color of ink being released this
month: Hot Fudge ink. SO excited—I’ve been NEEDING
this color! The roses were then stamped with, from right to
left, Grape Jelly ink, Lemon Drop ink, Wild Cherry ink, Razzle Berry ink, and another new ink this month, Orange Fizz ink. Totally loving this color, too!



My card base is Hot Fudge card stock and I added a Sweet Tooth card stock panel under the roses. The sentiment is from LJD Sweet Roses and was also stamped with Hot Fudge ink. I added a flat back pearl to the center of each rose and tucked  more die cut and stamped leaves around the roses.

The inside has another sentiment from the set, stamped with Hot Fudge ink.

 

And that’s all for me today! Thank so much for stopping by!

 
 

LJD Sweet Roses	LLD Border It - Mod Borders	LJD Pretty Poppies	More Essential Sentiments Stamp Set
LJD Spring Backgrounds	LJD Darling Dots	Die-namics LJD Roses and Leaves	Die-namics Fishtail Flags Layers STAX
Die-namics Dizzy Doily Duo	Smooth White Card Stock	Black Licorice Card Stock	Kraft Card Stock
Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Sour Apple Card Stock	Hot Fudge Card Stock	Pink Lemonade Ink
Premium Dye Ink Pad Sour Apple	Premium Dye Ink Pad Grape Jelly	Black Licorice Ink	Premium Dye Ink Pad Razzle Berry
Premium Dye Ink Pad Lemon Drop	Premium Dye Ink Pad Orange Fizz	Premium Dye Ink Pad Hot Fudge	Wild Cherry Ink

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(FYI: You will get a broken link with not-yet-released products.)

 

~Supplies~
Red Rose Card:
Stamps: LJD Sweet Roses (MFT)
Paper: Smooth White card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink, Wild Cherry ink, Sour Apple ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Copic markers, ribbon, foam tape

Purple Roses Card:
Stamps: LJD Sweet Roses, More Essential Sentiments (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock (MFT); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Black Licorice ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Copic markers, Eclipse masking tape, silver flat back beads

Pink Roses Card:
Stamps: LJD Sweet Roses, LLD Border It – Mod Borders, LJD Spring Backgrounds, LJD Darling Dots (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Sour Apple card stock Sweet Tooth card stock (MFT)
Ink: Kraft ink, Sour Apple ink, Pink Lemonade ink, Black Licorice ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics LJD Roses and Leaves, Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX, Die-namics Dizzy Doily Duo (MFT); foam tape

Multi-Color Roses Card:
Stamps: LJD Sweet Roses (MFT)
Paper: Hot Fudge card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock (MFT)
Ink: Hot Fudge ink, Orange Fizz ink, Razzle Berry ink, Wild Cherry ink, Lemon Drop ink, Grape Jelly ink, Sour Apple Ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics LJD Roses and Leaves (MFT); flat back pearls, foam tape, Corner Chomper

Hello–MFTWSC #118

Hi, everyone, I’m back again with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. You can find the sketch on the MFT blog and also in the MFT forum on SCS, as well as in the weekly newsletter. The Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.



I started with a Kraft card stock card base, then added a Sweet Tooth layer. I rounded one corner for some variety, then layered up the circles cut from patterned paper with my Die-namics Circle STAX dies. I thought it looked a little plain, so I added a Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish cut from Gumdrop Green card stock and a Die-namics Prima Donna Petals flower with a Sweet Tooth button center, tied with hemp cord. The sentiment is from LJD On the Line and was stamped on a Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon flag with Kraft ink. To complete the sketch, I added some clear Dew Drops to the upper left corner.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from the set:



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

LJD On the Line Stamp Set	Die-namics Circle STAX Set 1	Die-namics Leaf-Filled Flourish	Die-namics Prima Donna Petals
Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon DIE ONLY	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Kraft Card Stock	Gumdrop Green Card Stock
Kraft Ink	Sweet Tooth Buttons	Hemp Cord

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~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD On the Line (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Gumdrop Green card stock (MFT); Marina Mist (SU!); Clippings (Basic Grey)
Ink: Kraft ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond: Die-namics Circle STAX, Die-namics Leafy Flourish, Die-namics Prima Donna Petals, Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon, Sweet Tooth button, hemp cord (MFT); Dew Drops

Thank You–CTD #236

Hey, there! It’s time for another Color Throwdown! This week, the fabulous Lynn has an awesome color combo for us, inspired by these lovely pansies.




This doesn’t happen to me very often, but I had NO patterned paper with these purples in it so I made my own :) I stamped the small dots from LJD Darling Dots on Orchid Opulence card stock with Rich Razzleberry ink for the background. Then I made a frame for it with Rich Razzleberry card stock using my Die-namics Blue Prints 1 large layer and a Die-namics Rectangle STAX die. The proportions were perfect!

Next, I cut one of each of the layers from Die-namics Layered Rose and started to create my flower--the two largest layers from Orchid Opulence and the three smaller from Rich Razzleberry. First, I sponged some Rich Razzleberry ink on the two larger layers, more on the second largest to help them blend, then shaped the petals of all five with my Paper Blossoms Took Kit. I used a Lemon Drop button for the center and popped it up on an Almost Artichoke Die-namics Leafy Flourish die cut. The sentiment is from Die-namics Airplane Greetings Die & Stamp Set and was stamped on Whip Cream card stock with Black Licorice ink and framed with Die-namics LLD Accent It – Labels and Tabs.

The inside has a sentiment from More Essential Sentiments:

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 CTD236 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, help us give a warm welcome to April’s Guest Designer, Frances Byrne.

Barbara Anders (<--- You are here!)   
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Tammy Hershberger
Wanda Cullen
Frances Byrne – April Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you back a little later with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch challenge.

Die-namics Airplane Greetings Die & Stamp Set	More Essential Sentiments Stamp Set	Paper Blossoms Tool Kit	Die-namics Medium Leafy Flourish
Die-namics Layered Rose	Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Rectangle STAX Set 1	Die-namics LLD Accent It - Labels and Tabs
Whip Cream Card Stock	Lemon Drop Buttons	Black Licorice Ink

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Die-namics Airplane Greetings Die & Stamp Set, More Essential Sentiments (MFT)
Paper: Whip Cream card stock (MFT); Always Artichoke, Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry (SU!)
Ink: Black Licorice ink (MFT); Rich Razzleberry (SU!)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Blueprints 1, Die-namics Rectangle STAX, Die-namics Leafy Flourish Medium, Die-namics Layered Rose, Die-namics LLD Accent It – Labels and Tabs, Lemon Drop button (MFT); foam tape, twine

Exciting News in MFT-land

Today’s card is in honor of a little announcement over on the MFT Blog. I can’t spill the beans here, but you’ll want to hop on over there to see what the excitement is all about :)

Is it OK if I say I LOVE this card? REALLY love it? So, yeah, I like or love all of my cards--some more than others--otherwise I wouldn’t put them out here in blogland, KWIM? That said, I REALLY love this card and I hope you do, too.

I started with a Kraft card stock base, then cut chat bubbles with my Die-namics Say What? Die Only from Sno Cone card stock, Orange Fizz card stock, and Banana Split card stock. Then I stamped sentiments from DC Say What Sentiments with Black Licorice ink and adhered them to the base.

Next, I cut a Die-namics Chat Bubbles die cut from Whip Cream card stock and stamped a sentiment from More Essential Sentiments. I popped it up on foam and it was DONE!

For the inside, I stamped another sentiment from the set:

And that’s all from me today! Thanks SO much for stopping by!

DC Say What Sentiments	More Essential Sentiments Stamp Set	Die-namics Say What? DIE ONLY	Die-namics Chat Bubbles
Sno Cone Cardstock	Banana Split Card Stock	Kraft Card Stock	Orange Fizz Card Stock
Whip Cream Card Stock	Black Licorice Ink

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~Supplies~
Stamps: More Essential Sentiments, DC Say What Sentiments (MFT)
Paper: Kraft card stock, Sno Cone card stock, Orange Fizz card stock, Banana Split card stock, Whip Cream card stock (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice ink (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Die-namics Say What? Die Only, Die-namics Chat Bubbles (MFT); foam