Merry Kissmas–Color Throwdown Challenge #572

Hello and welcome to a new Color Throwdown Challenge! I’m the hostess this week and I hope to see a lot of you playing along with my colors based on this yummy Christmas confection!





I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to use Mistletoe Cover-Up from MFT’s November Release. To begin, I sponged a panel of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Salty Ocean Distress Ink and adhered it directly to a Sweet Tooth card stock base. Then I cut Mistletoe Cover-Up from more Sweet Tooth card stock and colored it with Copic markers. I popped it up on the base and background with foam tape and added the berries.

Then I added A2 Rectangle Frame Die-namics cut from Gold Sparkle card stock and the sentiment from Snow Globe Greetings, heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips 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 CTD572 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd572 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 super talented December Guest Designer, Amy Tsuruta!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Amy Tsuruta – December Guest Designer

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Snow Globe Greetings
Die-namics: Mistletoe Cover-Up, A2 Rectangle Frames, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, Gold Sparkle
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, craft tweezers, Mini Ink Blending Tool

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, gold detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Distress Ink in Salty Ocean, heat tool

Have an Ice Day–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #465

Hi, everyone, I’m back 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 Blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

Wowza, this was a super fun sketch!!! I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base and spread some molding paste through Winter Stencil Strips using the knitted sweater pattern—the dimension with this stencil is amazing! While that was drying I dry embossed more Sweet Tooth card stock with Pine Tree Forest Stencil and then popped it up on the base with foam tape. Next I prepped the background of my Stitched Traditional Tag STAX cut from Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper using Distress Inks: Stormy Sky for the sky and Weathered Wood for the ice. I stamped the skate marks and the giraffe image with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut the giraffe out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored it with Copic markers.

I added snow drifts using Snowy Hillside Die-namics, stamped the trees from the set, and put the scene together. After splattering the whole thing with white acrylic ink and adding a baker’s twine tie, I popped it up on the card front with foam tape. I finished off by heat embossing the sentiment on Black Licorice card stock cut with Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips Die-namics and adhering it, also with foam.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Giraffes on Ice
Die-namics: Giraffes on Ice, Snowy Hillside, Stitched Traditional Tag, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips, Tag Builder Blueprints 6 (retired)
Stencils: Pine Tree Forest, Winter Stencil Strips
Dye Ink: Gumdrop Green, Jellybean Green, Milk Chocolate
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring, Black Licorice
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, craft tweezers, Mini Ink Blending Tool

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister, water brush, sponge daubers, plastic eraser, Distress Inks: Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, heat tool, baker’s twine, white acrylic ink, small art brush, molding paste, palette knife

You Light Up My Holidays–Color Throwdown Challenge #571

Hi everyone, welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Amy Rysavy is challenging us to a gorgeous color combo based on her lovely and very Christmas-y inspiration piece.






I thought Festive Flamingos Stamp Set and Die-namics might be the starting place for this design and I love where it ended up. First I sponged my background with Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Distress Inks and splattered with clean water for some “character”. That was adhered directly to a Sweet Tooth card stock base after it dried and I built on it. I cut Grassy Fields Die-namics from Gumdrop Green card stock and built the palm tree from Beach Scene Builder Die-namics using Sour Apple and Kraft card stock, all edges sponged with matching dye ink.

The image was stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored with Copic markers. I cut a Sweet Tooth card stock front panel with Inside & Out Stitched Oval STAX, stamped the sentiment, and popped it up on foam tape after adding the strips of Grassy Fields die cut paper. The rest of the scene was assembled and finished off with some enamel dots!

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 CTD571 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd571 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 super talented November Guest Designer, Michelle Lupton!
Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Michelle Lupton – November Guest Designer
Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you soon!








All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Festive Flamingos
Die-namics: Festive Flamingos, Inside & Out Stitched Oval STAX, Beach Scene Builder, Grassy Fields, Cute Cloud Outlines
Dye Ink: Gumdrop Green, Sour Apple, Kraft
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Gumdrop Green, Sour Apple, Kraft, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, craft tweezers, Mini Ink Blending Tool

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Silver gel pen, Mini Mister, plastic eraser, Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, enamel dots

Have a Cool Christmas–MFT November Hits & Highlights

Christmas is really a full season for many of us, not a single day, so if you’re still thinking of whipping up some holiday cards, we’ve got you covered. Hits & Highlights this month is all about bringing the feel of winter to your holiday with a cool palette featuring blues, pinks, and purples — bring a little shiver of delight with wintry colors evocative of falling snow and twinkling lights.

I hadn’t had a chance to use BB Snow Buddies Stamp Set and Die-namics from the November Release yet and I thought they would be perfect for this challenge! To begin, I sponged Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Distress Inks in Dusty Concord and Stormy Sky, splattered it with clean water and white acrylic ink, allowing to dry in between. While it was drying I stamped the images on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers, paper piecing the little girl’s hat with Petite Plaids Paper Pack.

Once all that was done I adhered the background directly to a Sweet Tooth card stock base and added Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics, cut from Sweet Tooth card stock with the sentiment from Cool Christmas Stamp Set (retired). Foam tape was used in between layers for dimension and lastly, the images were also popped up on foam for the finish!

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Snow Buddies, Cool Christmas (retired)
Die-namics: BB Snow Buddies, Stitched Snow Drifts
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
Patterned Paper: Petite Plaids
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, craft tweezers, Mini Ink Blending Tool

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Mini Mister, plastic eraser, Distress Inks: Dusty Concord and Stormy Sky, white acrylic ink, small art brush

Season’s Greetings - MFT Color Challenge #130

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Gravel Gray, Tangy Orange, Jellybean Green, Milk Chocolate. All of the details about the color challenge are available on the MFT Blog as well as in the weekly newsletter. The MFT Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

Yep, I’m doing another wreath! I love and it’s so easy to use!! This time I’ve cut it from Jellybean Green card stock and adhered it to Gravel Gray card stock stamped with Whimsical Woodgrain and Gravel Gray dye ink. The berries were cut from Tangy Orange card stock and adhered with drops of liquid glue.

The sentiment is from Snow Globe Greetings and was heat embossed on Milk Chocolate card stock cut with Tag Builder Blueprints 7 then adhered with foam tape. These would be pretty quick to mass produce, actually.

And there you have it! Remember, you can get all the details by visiting the MFT Blog. You have the chance to win a $50 in MFT voucher. One winner is chosen at random each week!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Whimsical Woodgrain, Snow Globe Greetings
Die-namics: Joyful Wreath, Tag Builder Blueprints 7
Dye Ink: Gravel Gray, Jellybean Green
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Gravel Gray, Jellybean Green, Tangy Orange, Milk Chocolate
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Square Bone Folder, Scor-Buddy, craft tweezers, Mini Ink Blending Tool

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, plastic eraser, Versamark, heat tool