Brrring on the Joy!–CTD #370

Hi, everyone, thanks for joining me for this week’s Color Throwdown Challenge! Today Miss Vickie has a very fun color combo for us based on her very fun inspiration piece!



I started with a Stone Gray card stock base, then did a watercolor wash on some Ranger watercolor paper with Peerless Watercolors. I added Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics, the top layer popped up on foam mounting tape for dimension, and stamped the sentiment from BB Toasty Greetings with Chocolate Brown hybrid ink, then popped the whole thing up on foam.



Next I cut and stamped the images from BB Toasty Greetings and BB Toasty Greetings Die-namics using Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb and Black Licorice hybrid ink, colored them with Copic markers, and popped them up as well. I finished off with some Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins and was done!

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 CTD370 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd370 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 November Guest Designer, Karolyn Loncon!

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

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

BB Toasty Greetings	Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice	Hybrid Ink Pad Chocolate Brown	Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray
Ranger Watercolor Paper	Die-namics Stitched Snow Drifts	Die-namics BB Toasty Greetings	Peerless Transparent Watercolors - Small Bonus Pack
Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D

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~Supplies~
Stamps: BB Toasty Greetings (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice hybrid ink, Chocolate Brown hybrid ink (MFT)
Paper: Grout Gray card stock; Ranger Watercolor paper (MFT); Neenah Classic Crest Cover, Solar White Smooth, 110lb
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; BB Toasty Greetings Die-namics, Stitched Snow Drifts Die-namics, foam mounting tape, Pretty Pink Posh sequins, Peerless Watercolors (MFT); Copic markers

MFT November Die-namics Design–‘Tis the Season for Tags

Hi, everyone, welcome to the November edition of MFT’s Die-namics Design Design Team Challenge! This month’s challenge: tags!

Soon we’re going to be needing tags, right? So there’s no time like the present to get a pile of them made and waiting for the gift wrapping to start. I’ve made a couple of pretty simple tags that should be quick and easy to mass produce, but that have a ton of the “cute” factor :)

First up, the Santa Suit Tag. I’m really loving this theme this year, can you tell? For this tag, I cut Wild Cherry card stock with Stitched Traditional Tags STAX Die-namics, then added a strip of Sweet Tooth card stock down the center. Next I added the Black Licorice card stock belt, using the last tiny buckle that I had in my stash.

The sentiment is from Gift Card Greetings and was stamped on Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Tag Builder Blueprints 4 Die-namics and tied on with some tiny black check gingham ribbon and some red hemp twine. I embellished it with a little holly sprig stamped with BB Santa’s Elves, colored with Copic markers, and fussy cut out before popping it up on foam mounting tape.
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Tag number two is a little more elegant. I started by cutting Kraft card stock with Tag Builder Blueprints 2 Die-namics, then stamped it all over with Versamark and heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder. Folks, I mentioned it before, but this embossing powder is the BOSS!! I was using Ranger embossing powder and was never really happy with coverage, but this powder that MFT is carrying is amazing!! Total coverage and a gorgeous sheen!!

OK, Then I added a strip of Black Licorice card stock cut with another element from the Tag Builder Blueprints 2 Die-namics, dry embossed with Herringbone Bricks Stencil. Next I cut Peace, Love, Joy Die-namics from gold sparkle card stock and popped it up on foam, then added ribbon and baker’s twine to finish it off!

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

~Supplies~
Stamps: Gift Tag Greetings, BB Santa’s Elves, Snowflake Flurry (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice hybrid ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: Wild Cherry card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Kraft card stock, gold sparkle card stock (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Stitched Traditional Tags STAX Die-namics, Tag Builder Blueprints 2 Die-namics, Peace, Love, Joy Die-namics, Tag Builder Blueprints 4 Die-namics, Herringbone Bricks Stencil, foam mounting tape, gold detail embossing powder (MFT); tiny buckle, heat tool, twine, ribbon, Copic markers

Merry Christmas–SSSC #296

Hi, and welcome to this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Another classic sketch from Karen that was so much fun to work with!

I’ve had this idea in my head for a while and finally got around to doing it. I started with a Stone Gray card stock base. Next is Sweet Tooth card stock stenciled with Snowfall Stencil and molding paste. Then I added a Black Licorice card stock strip, with the sentiment from Winter Wonderland stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. I tied around some hemp baker’s twine and tied a bow for the “flower” element. For the circle element, I cut Sweet Tooth card stock with Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics and sponged a night sky with a lit skyline.



Then I added Skyline Border Die-namics, cut from Steel Gray card stock and a strip of Sweet Tooth card stock cut with Blueprint 1 Die-namics to mimic a snowy city street. The car is the taxi from London Mouse and London Mouse Die-namics and the tree is from Winter Wonderland and Winter Wonderland Die-namics, both cut from Ranger watercolor paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Brush Markers. I splattered on some thinned down Copic Opaque White for the snow and finished off with the upper right element: Black Licorice card stock cut with Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, stamped with Snowflake Flurry in Versamark, heat embossed with white detail embossing powder, and popped up on foam. What a fun card to make!! I love my little scene and hope you do, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by—see you soon!

London Mouse	Winter Wonderland	Snowflake Flurry	Lemon Chiffon Premium Dye Ink Pad
Blueberry Premium Dye Ink Pad	After Midnight Premium Dye Ink Pad	Premium Dye Ink Pad Nightshift Blue	Versamark Ink Pad
Steel Gray Card Stock	Stone Gray Prestige Card Stock	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Black Licorice Card Stock
Ranger Watercolor Paper	Die-namics Blueprints 1	Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX	Die-namics London Mouse
Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX	Die-namics Winter Wonderland	Stencil Snowfall	White Detail Embossing Powder
Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D

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~Supplies~
Stamps: London Mouse, Winter Wonderland, Snowflake Flurry (MFT)
Ink: Nightshift Blue dye ink, After Midnight dye ink, Blueberry dye ink, Lemon Chiffon dye ink, Versamark (MFT)
Paper: Stone Gray card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Black Licorice card stock, Steel Gray card stock, Ranger Watercolor paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Blueprints 1 Die-namics, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics, London Mouse Die-namics, Stitched Circle STAX Die-namics, Winter Wonderland Die-namics, Snowfall Stencil, foam mounting tape, white detail embossing powder (MFT); baker’s twine, molding paste, heat tool, Zig Clean Color Brush Markers

Warm Wishes–C4C #313

Hello, and thanks for stopping by for today’s Crazy 4 Challenges post. This is sketch week and I’m loving Joanne’s sketch!



I started with a Grout Gray card stock base, then added a Sweet Tooth card stock layer on which I adhered a piece of Sweet Tooth that I stamped with Bold Diagonal Stripes Background in Black Licorice dye ink. For the vertical element, I simply tied around some hemp baker’s twine. The oval element was created using Double Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics, Snow Drifts Die-namics, Tree Lines Die-namics, and BB Toasty Greetings stamp set and BB Toasty Greetings Die-namics.



I did a watercolor wash on the background using Peerless Watercolors and the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Brush markers and dimension was achieved with foam mounting tape.

And that's it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you, including our November Guest Designer, Karen Dunbrook!

• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders (<-- that's me!)
• Danielle Lounds
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Karen Aicken
• Kelli Hull
• Peggy McCurry
• Raquel Mason
• Vicki Burdick
• Karen Dunbrook  – November 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 C4C313.

Thanks for stopping by today—see you soon!

BB Toasty Greetings	BG Bold Diagonal Stripes Background	Black Licorice Ink	Hybrid Ink Pad Black Licorice
Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray	Sweet Tooth Card Stock	Ranger Watercolor Paper	Die-namics Double Stitched Oval STAX
Die-namics Snow Drifts	Die-namics BB Toasty Greetings	Die-namics Tree Lines	Foam Mounting Tape 1/2%u201D
Peerless Transparent Watercolors - Small Bonus Pack

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~Supplies~
Stamps: BB Toasty Greetings, Bold Diagonal Stripes Background (MFT)
Ink: Black Licorice dye ink, Black Licorice hybrid ink (MFT)
Paper: Grout Gray card stock, Sweet Tooth card stock, Ranger Watercolor paper (MFT)
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Double Stitched Oval STAX Die-namics, Snow Drifts Die-namics, BB Toasty Greetings Die-namics, Tree Lines Die-namics, foam mounting tape, Peerless Watercolors (MFT); Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, hemp baker’s twine