I’ll Always Bee Here for You–MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #477

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’ve always loved this set and I’m so sad it’s retiring :) To begin this card, I stenciled the background on a Sweet Tooth card stock base and stamped the flight trails to start the two horizontal elements and stamped the sentiment at the bottom. Next 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. I then cut more Sweet Tooth card stock with Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX, sponged the cloud background, added Grassy Fields Die-namics, and popped it up on foam on the card base. 

To finish up, I added the colored images with foam tape for dimension and it was done.

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! Now, it's your turn.

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Meant to Bee
Die-namics: Meant to Bee, Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX, Grassy Fields
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Dye Ink: Blue Breeze
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Sour Apple, Gumdrop 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, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, sponge daubers, plastic eraser, Scor-Buddy

Miss You–Color Throwdown Challenge #581

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



I have been gradually developing an appreciation for certain types of abstract art over the last few years. This inspiration piece really spoke to me so I let it lead me when I was planning this CAS card. I used Color Bursts (as close to the challenge colors as I had) on Ranger watercolor paper for the card front. The gray came in as the card base, using Cement Gray card stock, and the sentiment strip. The sentiment is from Greetings & Salutations and was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink on a Skinny Strips Die-namics die cut.

Miss You Die-namics was cut from Silver Sparkle card stock and popped up on foam with the sentiment strip tucked under the tail of the “y”. Enamel dots in the challenge colors finish it off.

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 CTD581 so we can see your beauty all in one place, and use #ctd581 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: Greetings & Salutations
Die-namics: Miss You, Skinny Strips
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Cement Gray card stock, Silver Sparkle card stock
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, Ranger Watercolor paper, tape runner, QuickStik Pick-up Tool, Mini Mister, water brush, plastic eraser, Color Bursts, enamel dots

Cards with Heart–MFT February Birthday Project Challenge

Hearts are a universal symbol of love. While February is typically thought of as a month to celebrate a Valentine's Day type of love, birthday cards can also be thought of as an expression of our love for the birthday boy or girl. Hearts abound this month as our team has been busy crafting birthday cards featuring hearts.



I immediately thought of PI Love Is in the Air Stamp Set and Die-namics for this card. To begin, I stamped little PI on No Line Coloring Card Stock with Extreme Black hybrid ink, cut her out with the coordinating Die-namics, colored her with Copic markers, and paper pieced her dress with paper from Birthday Brights Paper Pack. Next I created the background by sponging Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Broken China and Pumice Stone Distress Inks, stamped the sentiment from Essential Sentiments, and popped it up on a Sweet Tooth Card Stock base with foam tape,

Next I cut Block Happy Birthday Die-namics from the patterned paper colors (see below), adhered them to the top of the card front, stamped the hearts with Wild Cherry dye ink, added them with bits of foam tape, and adhered the sweet little PI, also with foam tape.

And that’s it from me today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see how to play and maybe win a prize!

See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: PI Love Is in the Air, Essential Sentiments
Die-namics: PI Love Is in the Air, Block Happy Birthday
Patterned Paper: Birthday Brights

Dye Ink: Wild Cherry
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, No Line Coloring, Cotton Candy, Razzle Berry, Peach Bellini, Coral Crush, Orange Zest, Pineapple, Sour Apple, Blu Raspberry, Lavender Fields
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, plastic eraser, Broken China and Pumice Stone Distress Inks

You Are Amazing - MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge #476

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 admit this one stumped me for a while but once I got an idea it ended up being loads of fun! To begin, I heat embossed Roses All Over Background on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, sponged it with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink, and cut it out with Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX Die-namics. Next I popped it up on foam on the card front, which I had dry embossed with Card-Sized Confetti Stencil Set and adhered to the card base with foam tape. Sweet Tooth card stock was used for both of those elements. The next thing I did was to stamp All About You Stamp Set on more Sweet Tooth card stock, cut it out with the coordinating Die-namics, and adhere it on top of the embossed panels.

The sentiment is also from All About You Stamp Set and was stamped with Extreme Black hybrid ink on Ripe Raspberry card stock cut with Skinny Strips Die-namics and popped up on foam tape. To finish off I added some 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. One winner is chosen at random each week! Now, it's your turn.

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!

All products from My Favorite Things unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: All About You, Roses All Over Background
Die-namics: Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX, Skinny Strips, All About You, A2 Rectangle STAX Set 2
Stencils: Card-Sized Confetti Stencil Set
Hybrid Ink: Extreme Black
MFT Card Stock/Specialty Papers: Sweet Tooth, Ripe Raspberry
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, enamel dots, heat tool, Picked Raspberry Distress Ink