You’re the Coolest–MFTWSC #257

Hi, everyone, I’m back again with this week’s MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s sketch. All of the details about the sketch challenge are available on the MFT Challenge & Inspiration blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Challenge & Inspiration Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

My card started with a Stone Gray card stock base. Then I did a water color wash on some Ranger watercolor paper with Peerless Watercolors, tied around some black and white baker’s twine, and popped it up on the base with foam mounting tape. Next I cut the perforated element from Sweet Tooth card stock with Blueprints 22 Die-namics, popping it up on foam, as well. Next, on Black Licorice card stock cut with Blueprints 20 Die-namics, I stamped the sentiment from BB Toasty Greetings with Versamark and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder and adhered it.



Then I cut the circle from Blueprints 22 Die-namics from Stone Gray card stock, dry embossed it with Split Diagonal Stencil, and popped it up. Next I cut some Snowflake Flurry Die-namics from Ranger watercolor paper, stamped the coordinating images with, top to bottom, Periwinkle dye ink, Blu Raspberry dye ink, and Cornflower dye ink and arranged them on the circle element. I finished off with some clear Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by today. MFT December Release Countdown starts tomorrow so I’ll see you soon!

BB Toasty Greetings	Snowflake Flurry	Periwinkle Premium Dye Ink Pad	Cornflower Premium Dye Ink Pad
Blu Raspberry Ink Pad	Versamark Ink Pad	Stone Gray Prestige Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock
Black Licorice Card Stock	Ranger Watercolor Paper	Die-namics Blueprints 20	Die-namics Blueprints 22
Die-namics Snowflake Flurry	White Detail Embossing Powder	Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Snowflake Flurry, BB Toasty Greetings (MFT)
Ink: Periwinkle dye ink, Blu Raspberry dye ink, Cornflower dye ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: Stone Gray card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Ranger watercolor paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Blueprints 20 Die-namics, Blueprints 22 Die-namics, Snowflake Flurry Die-namics, foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Pretty Pink Posh sequins (MFT); heat tool, baker’s twine

Happy Holidays–CTD #371

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the first Color Throwdown Challenge of December! Can you believe it’s DECEMBER??? I’m having a little trouble wrapping my head around THAT, LOL! But, here it is and Wanda has a very festive color combo, based on an equally festive inspiration piece, for us this week.



So, I went with the whole presents inspiration and put Birthday Present Die-namics box on my card. It was cut from Black Licorice card stock and the bow was cut from gold foil card stock. My base card was made from Sweet Tooth card stock with a strip of Sweet Tooth card stock stamped with Candy Stripes Background Builder in Delicata Gold pigment ink and Black Licorice dye ink—see, Candy Stripes Background Builder is NOT just for candy stripes—I love to use it for ANY color combo. Next I added another piece of Sweet Tooth card stock dry embossed with Weave Stencil, popped up on foam mounting tape.



I adhered the present, added a sentiment from LJD Trim the Tree, stamped with Delicata gold pigment ink on Black Licorice card stock and heat embossed with my FAVORITE gold detail embossing powder, also popped up on foam. To finish off, I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

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 CTD371 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd371 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, including our incredibly talented December Guest Designer, Torico!

Barbara Anders (<--- You are here!)   
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Jodi Collins
Lori Tecler
Tammy Hershberger
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Torico – December Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you soon!

 

LJD Trim the Tree	BG Candy Stripes Background Builder	Black Licorice Ink	Delicata Gold Ink Pad
Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Black Licorice Card Stock	Gold Foil Card Stock	Die-namics Birthday Present
Stencil Weave	Gold Detail Embossing Powder	Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D

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~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD Trim the Tree, Candy Stripes Background Builder (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice dye ink, Delicata Gold pigment ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, gold foil card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Birthday Present Die-namics, Weave Stencil, foam mounting tape, gold detail embossing powder, Pretty Pink Posh sequins (MFT); heat tool

Warmest Wishes–Creative Construction with Blueprints: Blueprints Basics

Hi, everyone, thanks for joining me today for the MFT’s December Creative Construction With Blueprints. Cards in a flash are the specialty of the Blueprints line and this month, we can all probably use a leg up in that regard! Our challenge this month is simple: create cards based on Blueprints sketches. Any Blueprints, any sketch. Simple choose the paper and let Blueprints do the rest of the work!

I’m using mainly Blueprints 20 Die-namics and I’m using a sketch that was released with it. I chose to use my quilt frame as a window frame for a Wintry scene for this card.

I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, added a layer of Cement Gray card stock cut with the tiny scallop die and popped up on foam mounting tape. Then I stamped up some Sweet Tooth card stock with Cement Gray dye ink and Candy Stripes Background Builder, cut it with the smaller layer die and adhered it. I created my scene with Winter Wonderland and Winter Wonderland Die-namics, using Ranger watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Brush Markers.



I have Snow Drifts Die-namics in the background, a BB Somebunny cloud, and a sun, cut from Sunshine card stock with Blueprints 21 Die-namics. I popped the window frame up on foam, added the sentiment, from BB Warmest Wishes, stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder, and added a Cornflower dye ink stamped Snowflake Flurry and Snowflake Flurry Die-namics accent. A few Pretty Pink Posh sequins finished it off.

And that’s it! Thanks so much for stopping by today—see you soon!

Winter Wonderland	Snowflake Flurry	BG Candy Stripes Background Builder	BB Warmest Wishes
Cornflower Premium Dye Ink Pad	Cement Gray Premium Dye Ink Pad	Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Versamark Ink Pad
Black Licorice Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Sunshine Prestige Card Stock	Cement Gray Prestige Card Stock
Ranger Watercolor Paper	Die-namics Blueprints 20	Die-namics Blueprints 21	Die-namics Snow Drifts
Die-namics Snowflake Flurry	Die-namics Winter Wonderland	White Detail Embossing Powder	Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D
Peerless Transparent Watercolors - Small Bonus Pack

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Winter Wonderland, BB Warmest Wishes, Candy Stripes Background Builder, Snowflake Flurry (MFT)
Ink: Cement Gray dye ink, Cornflower dye ink, Black Licorice hybrid ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Cement Gray card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Sunshine card stock, Ranger watercolor paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Blueprints 20 Die-namics, Blueprints 21 Die-namics, Snow Drifts Die-namics, Snowflake Flurry Die-namics, Winter Wonderland Die-namics, foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder, Peerless Watercolors, Pretty Pink Posh sequins (MFT); heat tool, Zig Clean Color Brush Marker