Miss You - Color Throwdown Challenge #651

 

Hello and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Amy Rysavy is our hostess and she has a fun color combo for us to work with.

I hadn't used BB Up In the Air Stamp Set and Die-namics from the latest MFT Vault Release so I thought I'd give it a whirl for this color combo. To begin, I sponged the background through Watercolor Wash Free Form Stencil--loving to stencil THROUGH these new stencils--you get a very interesting border effect that I love!! 

I used Micro Cloud Edges and Drifts & Hills along with Lazy Day and Sour Apple dye inks on Sweet Tooth card stock, then stamped the sentiment and popped it up on foam on a Sweet Tooth card stock base.

The images were stamped on No Line Coloring card stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut out with the coordinating Die-namics, colored with Copic markers, and popped up in the scene with foam tape.

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 #CTD651 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd651 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
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Susie Moore
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Up In the Air
Die-namics: BB Up in the Air
Stencils: Watercolor Wash Free Form, Micro Cloud Edges, Drifts & Hills
Dye Ink: Sour Apple, Lazy Day
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper,  QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

Deepest Sympathy - MFT Color Challenge #169

 

Hi all, I'm back with the latest MFT Color Challenge! Are you ready? Here's this week's color combo: Summer Splash, Tropical Teal, Fire Coral, and Chantilly Cream. 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.

Beautiful color combo!!! You could go all tropical or like me, a Winter dusk  skyscape :) To begin, I sponged Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with, top to bottom, Tropical Teal, Summer Splash, and Fire Coral dye inks. Once dry, I added some Ranger Mini Glaze and spattered with watered-down white craft paint for the stars. 

I liked the way it blended but it needed something else so I added Wonderful Woods across where my hills were going to go with Extreme Black hybrid ink, stamping one to three times to get the depth of color I wanted.

Next I cut my deep-in-the-shadows hills from Black Licorice card stock with Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics and arranged them in a rolling hill pattern. Once happy with the arrangement, I heat embossed the sentiment, from Deepest Sympathy Stamp Set.

The hills were adhered with foam tape for dimension, popped it all up on a Chantilly Cream card stock base, and it was done.

And there you have it! Now it’s YOUR turn to play! 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: Deepest Sympathy, Wonderful Woods
Die-namics: Stitched Snow Drifts
Dye Ink: Tropical Teal, Summer Splash, Fire Coral
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Chantilly Cream, Black Licorice
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, white craft paint, small art brush, Versamark, heat tool

Racing to Wish You a Happy Birthday - MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #549

 

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.

While studying this sketch it occurred to me that I'd never used Fast-Track Friends Stamp Set and Die-namics and that On the Road Die-namics would be a great interpretation of that diagonal element. 

To begin, I stamped the images on No Line Coloring card stock, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers. Next, I covered a Sweet Tooth card stock base with Poppin' Polka Dots Patterned Paper for greenery on either side of the race track, then cut On the Road Die-namics from Black Licorice card stock. I added Sweet Tooth card stock for the white lines and popped it up on the card front with foam tape.

The sentiment was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Fishtail Foundations Die-namics and also popped up on the card front. Once the images were also adhered with foam it was done!

And there you have it! Now it’s YOUR turn to play! 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: Fast-Track Friends
Die-namics: Fast-Track Friends, On the Road, Fishtail Foundations
Patterned Paper: Poppin' Polka Dots
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, tape runner, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

MEOW, Mew Did It! Color Throwdown Challenge #650

 

Hey there and welcome to a brand new Color Throwdown Challenge! This week Wanda is our hostess and she's chosen some pretty neutrals for us to work with. Hope to see you playing along with us this week!

I've chosen BB Cat-astrophe Stamp Set and Die-namics because these looked like cat colors to me, LOL! To that end, I stamped three kitties with Extreme Black hybrid ink on No Line Coloring card stock, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers.

Next I cut MEOW from Black Licorice card stock using In Stitches Alphabet Die-namics. To coordinated the colors more, I stamped a Sweet Tooth card stock panel with Distressed Patterns stamp set and Butterscotch, Cement Gray, and Extreme Black hybrid inks along with a sentiment from the set, then popped it up on a Sweet Tooth card stock base with foam tape.

The letters were adhered with foam tape and I finished off by popping the colored kitties up on foam as well. 

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 #CTD650 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd650 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
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Susie Moore
Vickie Zimmer
Wanda Cullen

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

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Cat-astrophe, Distressed Patterns
Die-namics: BB Cat-astrophe, In Stitches Alphabet
Dye Ink: Butterscotch, Cement Gray
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad

MFT & Friends, July Edition

 

Hello! It's time for the July MFT and Friends Feature! The new release is available now for purchase so be sure to head on over to the MFT Online Boutique and shop! And don't forget to stop by the MFT Blog for all the details, more inspiration, and a chance to win a prize!

For my card today, I used one of the sentiments in Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3 for my inspiration. To begin, I sponged Lazy Day and Sour Apple dye inks on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper through Watercolor Wash Rectangle Stencil. Once dry, and leaving the stencil in place, I spattered with clean water. 

Once THAT was dry I removed the stencil and spattered lightly with black acrylic ink then adhered it to a Sweet Tooth card stock base with narrow strips of Black & White Stripes Patterned Paper at top and bottom.

Next I stamped two images from BB Birthday Chicks Stamp Set, cut them out with the coordinating Die-namics, and colored them with Copic markers. The sentiment was heat embossed on Black Licorice card stock and popped up on the card front with foam tape. The chicks were also popped up on foam to complete the design.

Visit each of the designer posts linked on the MFT Blog today and leave a comment by the end of the day on Thursday, July 8th, for your chance to WIN one of two, $100 MFT Shopping Sprees. The winners will be chosen at random and announced March 19. Start now because you don't want to miss a single post!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: BB Birthday Chicks, Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 3
Die-namics: BB Birthday Chicks
Stencils: Watercolor Wash Rectangle
Patterned Paper: Black & White Stripes
Dye Ink: Lazy Day, Sour Apple
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Black Licorice, No Line Coloring
Supplies/Tools: foam mounting tape, MISTI, Steel Snips, Large Metal Adapter Plate for Die-namics

Other: Die-cutting machine, paper cutter, MISTI Grid Paper Pad, MISTI Bar Magnets, Copic markers, Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, tape runner, white detail embossing powder, Embossing Magic, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, Mini Mister, plastic eraser, Mini Ink Blending Tool, Mini Ink Blending Foam Pads, Scor-Buddy, Smart Grid Paper Pad, black acrylic ink, small art brush