Thanks a Melon–Color Throwdown Challenge #600

Hey, everyone, it’s time for a new Color Throwdown Challenge! It’s challenge number 600!! What a milestone this is! Can’t believe we’ve been around this long, and we’re committed to keep on keeping on! This week’s hostess is Wanda and she has a refreshing Summertime color palette for us, based on her COOL inspiration piece.





I had to use this PI Sweet Summertime stamp set and Die-namics this week—I mean, it was screaming for it, amirite?? The image was stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored with Copic markers with a little paper piecing going on.  The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the card front made from Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper and stenciled with Shabby Shutters and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks through Oval Extraordinaire and Mini Cloud Edges Stencils.

The card front was matted with Jellybean Green card stock, popped up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base, 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 CTD600 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd600 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!

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

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: PI Sweet Summertime
Die-namics: Sweet Summertime
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges, Oval Extraordinaire
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Jellybean Green, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, enamel dots

Surf, Sand, & Sun–MFT June Hits & Highlights Feature

Put on your shades, because the MFT Design Team is shining today! They are bringing the heat with an array of products centering around a HOT theme — Surf, Sand, & Sun. Get inspired with some COOL new ideas using the hottest products available. Let’s dive in! 

I think it would be SOOOOOOOOOOO nice to be relaxing in a pool—or the ocean—and soaking up some rays after being shut in for so long, don’t you? I’ll have to keep living vicariously through my cards for a while, though, so I got out this cutie for today’s card.

First, I created my background by doing a watercolor wash on Ranger Watercolor paper, then spattered it with clean water and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card base after adhering a strip of Fun in the Sun Paper Pad. Next I stamped the images on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, colored them with Copic markers, and popped them up on the card front with foam tape.

The sentiment was heat embossed on a strip of Black Licorice card stock and adhered with foam, as well, for the finish.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you can find some way to relax like this girlie is doing—take good care of yourselves!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: PI Hey, Sunshine
Die-namics: PI Hey Sunshine
Patterned Paper: Fun in the Sun
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

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Ranger Watercolor paper, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister, water brush, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, heat tool

Thanks a Bunch–MFT Color Challenge #144

 

Hi, all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here’s this week’s color combo: Lemon Chiffon, Tickled Pink, Ripe Raspberry, Jellybean Green. 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.

I hadn’t had a chance to use the just-released Fine-Lined Floral rubber stamp and I thought it would work well for this color combo. I stamped it on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink and colored it with Copic markers. Then I “piped” each side with Jellybean Green card stock and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base with strips of Black & White Stripes Paper Pad.

The sentiment, from Bitty Thanks & Gratitude Stamp Set was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics and also popped up on foam tape, then finished off with enamel dots.

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. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Fine-Lined Floral, Bitty Thanks & Gratitude
Die-namics: Skinny Strips
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No line Coloring, Jellybean Green
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, enamel dots, heat tool

It’s Your Birth-Yay–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #495

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.

I thought I could use Spotlight Sentiments Stamp Set for the strips under the main panel and it worked out pretty well, I think. I stamped it on Kraft card stock with Versamark and separated the lines into the three sketch elements. Next I stamped this image from BB Birth-Yay Stamp Set on No Line Coloring card stock, cut it out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored it with Copic markers.

Then I sponged some Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock with Broken China Distress Ink, stamped the sentiment from the set, and popped it up on foam on top of the stamped strips. I added Gumdrop Green card stock cut with Grassy Hills Die-namics and the colored image to complete the scene. I finished off with some matching enamel dots.

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. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Birth-Yay, Spotlight Sentiments
Die-namics: BB Birth-Yay, Grassy Hills
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Kraft, No Line Coloring, Gumdrop Green
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, enamel dots, Broken China Distress Ink

You Are a Rainbow of Wonderful–Color Throwdown Challenge #599

Hey, all, welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week our hostess is Miss Vickie and she has a super sweet color combo for us this week.





I thought Rainbow Whimsy Die-namics would be perfect for this challenge. I started by creating my sky background by sponging Berrylicious dye ink on a Sweet Tooth card stock card base with Mini Cloud Edges Stencil. Then I added a couple of layers of Stitched Cloud Edges Die-namics cut from more Sweet Tooth card stock with a sentiment from Rainbow Greetings Stamp Set stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink. Rainbow Whimsy Die-namics was cut from Tickled Pin, Lemon Drop, Sour Apple, and Berrylicious card stocks, assembled, and popped up on foam.

I added Cute Cloud Outlines Die-namics cut from Sweet Tooth card stock and finished off with some hearts, cut with Tag Builder Blueprints 5 Die-namics.

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 CTD599 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd599 and #colorthrowdown on social media. Hope to see you there! Be sure to check out what the other team members, including our fabulous Guest Designer, Dana Kirby, have come up with this week!

Amy Rohl
Amy Rysavy
Barbara Anders (<—You are here!)
Broni Holcombe
Jodi Collins
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen
Dana Kirby

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Rainbow Greetings
Die-namics: Rainbow Whimsy, Stitched Cloud Edges, Cute Cloud Outlines, Tag Builder Blueprints 5
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Dye Ink: Berrylicious
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Tickled Pink, Lemon Drop, Sour Apple, Berrylicious
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, Mini MISTI, Mini MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, tape runner, Multi Medium Matte Glue, Precision Tip Glue Applicator Bottle, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, sponge daubers, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy