You Are a Blessing–SSSC #217

Welcome to this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Karen has a gorgeous sketch for us to work with this week—even if it was square, LOL! I went with 4 1/4” square again.

I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then added a layer of Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Floral Fusion Cover-Up Die-namics. At the bottom I added a panel of Kraft card stock stamped with Versamark and the hounds tooth background from DC Large Scale Backgrounds. Onto that I added a couple of Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics die cuts, one from Black Licorice card stock and the other Typewriter Text Background stamped with Black Licorice Hybrid ink on Sweet Tooth card stock.

Next I adhered an Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics cut from Black Licorice card stock onto which I stamped a sentiment from LJD Cheerful Blessings with Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I followed that up with a couple of Leafy Flourish Die-namics cut from Sour Apple card stock and several roses, cut with Royal Rose Die-namics and Mini Royal Roses Die-namics from Orange Fizz card stock, Bubblegum card stock, and Banana Split card stock.

Another sentiment from the set was stamped on the inside with Black Licorice Hybrid ink.

And that’s it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers have for you today: 

• Dana White
• Jackie Pedro
• Jenny Peterson
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kale
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks so much for stopping by!

DC Large Scale Backgrounds	LJD Cheerful Blessings	BG Typewriter Text Background	Pigment Ink Pad Sweet Tooth
Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Bubblegum Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Banana Split Card Stock
Orange Fizz Card Stock	Black Licorice Card Stock	Sour Apple Card Stock	Die-namics Royal Rose
Die-namics Mini Royal Roses	Die-namics Leafy Flourish	Die-namics Open Scallop Doily DUO	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX
Die-namics Floral Fusion Cover-Up

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~Supplies~
Stamps: LJD Cheerful Blessings, DC Large Scale Backgrounds, Typewriter Text Background (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice Hybrid ink, Sweet Tooth pigment ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Kraft card stock, Sour Apple card stock, Orange Fizz card stock, Bubblegum card stock, Banana Split card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Floral Fusion Cover-Up Die-namics, Open Scallop Doily Duo Die-namics, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, Royal Rose Die-namics, Mini Royal Roses Die-namics, Leafy Flourish Die-namics (MFT); foam tape, hot glue, white embossing powder, heat tool

Rain or Shine–C4C #233

Hey, there! It’s Saturday so it’s Crazy 4 Challenges time! This week Joanne has a sort of combination challenge for us. You know April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, since it’s almost May, Joanne wants us to use both showers and flowers on our cards or projects.

What a great challenge this is! It was really easy for me since MFT’s April release had a ton of weather related products so I got right to work. I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then stenciled on some translucent embossing paste to which I added some silver craft paint. I applied that using Raindrops Stencil and I love that not only does it shine, but it shimmers. See below :)




Next I added a Layered Umbrella Die-namics die cut. I cut the frame from silver metallic card stock and the handle from Steel Gray card stock, then stamped the flower “fabric” using LJD Spring Backgrounds. I stamped the flowers with the new Razzle Berry Hybrid ink, and you can’t tell it here, but I was actually able to heat emboss with it. As soon as I stamped the image I poured on some clear embossing powder and heat set it. Nice and shiny—more on that another time :)

Then I colored the center with a Copic marker, assembled my umbrella and popped it up on some clouds cut from Cloud Cover-Up Die-namics and Sweet Tooth card stock, Grout Gray card stock, and Steel Gray card stock. The sentiment, from Blue Skies Ahead, was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock with Steel Gray ink and popped up on foam.

Another sentiment from that set was stamped on the inside.

And that's it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you.

• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders (<-- that's me!)
• Betty Wright
• Danielle Lounds
• Frances Byrne
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Helen Cryer
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Peggy McCurry
• Brenda O’Rear - April Guest Designer

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C233.

CS Blue Skies Ahead	LJD Spring Backgrounds	Premium Dye Ink Pad Steel Grey	Hybrid Ink Pad Razzle Berry
Lemon Drop Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Steel Gray Card Stock	Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray
Die-namics Cloud Cover-Up	Die-namics Layered Umbrella	Die-namics Sun, Moon, & Stars	Stencil Raindrops

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Blue Skies Ahead, LJD Spring Backgrounds (MFT)
Ink: Razzle Berry Hybrid Ink, Steel Gray ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Grout Gray card stock, Lemon Drop card stock, Steel Gray card stock (MFT); silver metallic card stock
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Sun, Moon, & Stars Die-namics, Layered Umbrella Die-namics, Cloud Cover-Up Die-namics, Raindrops Stencil (MFT); foam tape, Copic marker, translucent embossing paste, silver craft paint, embossing powder, heat tool

You’re My Best Friend–MFTWSC #173

Hey, there! It’s Wednesday noon so it must be time for this week’s MFTWSC! 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 Design Team will be on hand to provide plenty of inspiration to get you started.

Several weeks ago, several members of my Color Throwdown team got together for a weekend of fun. We laughed A LOT, ate too much, talked incessantly, and created a little. One thing we did was practice using a Gelli plate. This background paper is one that I did and I kinda like how it turned out so I decided to use it on this card.

I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base, then added my Gelli plate creation, popped up on foam. I then cut some Sweet Tooth card stock with Designer Labels 3 STAX Die-namics, stamped the sentiment, from Complimentary Greetings with Steel Gray ink, and adhered it to the card. I cut Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics from Steel Gray card stock, popped it up on foam, and added a Blu Raspberry button, tied with gray twine. To finish it off, I added some enamel dots.

Another sentiment from the set was stamped on the inside with Steel Gray ink.




And there you have it! Thanks so much for stopping by—hope to see you playing along this week!

Complimentary Greetings	Premium Dye Ink Pad Steel Grey	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Steel Gray Card Stock
Die-namics Designer Labels STAX 3	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX	Blu Raspberry Buttons

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Complimentary Greetings (MFT
Ink: Steel Gray ink (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock, Steel Gray card stock (MFT); GP 110lb card stock for Gelli plate paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Designer Labels 3 STAX Die-namics, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, Blu Raspberry button (MFT); enamel dots, Gelli plate, paints, foam tape, gray hemp