MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge-no.371

wow! It has been waaaaay too long since I played along with the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge. There was a time when I didn't miss a week. This past week I had to make a birthday card for one of my son's and I knew I wanted to use the (now retired) Level Up stamps and coordinating Die-namics. So fun and totally perfect for my little gamer.
I used Sketch #371 to pull it all together.

I inked up some of the sentiments to give a fun graphic background. I used the fun MFT ink colors, Lush Lagoon, Field Day, and Gravel Grey Premium Dye inks. The sentiment was cut with the happy Birthday Die-namics in Field Day card stock. 

So here is the sketch I used. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Check back tomorrow, I've got my CTD card for you. 

Curtain Call-Icicle

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!!

This week we are inviting you to join us for...

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The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

After a short break during the holidays, we are happy to be back with you all. I pulled out a few of MFT stamps and Die-namics for my card today. I just love these polar bears from what looks to be a retried set, Cool Day. The Happy Birthday to You Die-namics is such a great bold way to add a sentiment. I stamped a few snowflakes and added some sequins. 

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Icicle Designers

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Leigh Penner

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 
Stacey Schafer
Tara Godfrey

Tammy Hershberger

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Icicle for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Color Throwdown 403-Wheelie Love You

Hi everyone!  Broni is our hostess for this week's Color Throwdown  Challenge.  She has gone soft and pretty with this week's colors. 

They are Peach, Yellow, Light Pink and White.  Remember we just use generic colors (so any brand/type/whatever you have will work) and you can always feel free to add in other neutrals (cream/black/etc) to make your creation pop!

If you upload your creation to a public gallery, please use the keyword CTD403, and please use #CTD403 and #colorthrowdown on social media so we can find your gorgeous creations!  When linking up your creation using the linky tool below, please be sure to add a link to your specific post, not a general link to your blog.  All of the "rules" are in the right sidebar of the CTD Blog, and you can always check there to be sure! 

I had a request for an anniversary card for someone who loves to bike. I pulled out lots of different products for this card. I normally never mix my brands but I couldn't help myself this week. The pattern paper, bike and large vellum heart are from MFT. 

The sentiment is from The Cat's Pajamas, Wheel Love. I was my starting point for this card. It was perfect. The banner die is from Reverse Confetti, Flowers for Mom Confetti Cut. The gorgeous Stitched Woodgrain is from Lil' Inker Designs. 

For more inspiration, check out the other design team members' creations below, and get inky! And don't forget to join us over on the CTD Blog. We can't wait to see what you create with these new colors.

Amy Rohl 

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders 

Broni Holcombe

Jodi Collins

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen
July guest-Kim Singdahlsen

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge-All Boy

Welcome to the new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!  

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is my card for this new challenge. What is more boy, than an iPod?? My boys love theirs and while they like music, they really love it for games! Either way, the MP3 Die-namics and Keep on Rockin' stamp set by MFT were perfect for this All Boy challenge. I am always in need of boy birthday cards, too! 

I started with a clear embossed Happy Birthday background also from MFT. I used the gorgeous Blueprints Sketch distress ink to add a cool water colored background over the clear embossing. I cut out the whole panel with one of my new favorite Silly Stitched Die. I just love that subtle detail it adds. 

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

All Boy Designers

Amy Kolling

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Leigh Penner

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 
Stacey Schafer

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  All Boy for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Color Throwdown #375-birthday bunch

Welcome to another great round with the Color Throwdown Challenge. Joan is the hostess for this round and she picked a great combo sure to brighten your day. 

Here is my card. It is my son's birthday card. I had recently gotten these adorable animals from Simon Says Stamp, Stacking Animals,  and they were perfect to make my tween smile. Take a close look....you won't believe it, I ACTUALLY mixed manufacturers on my card. WOW! My designer brain really struggles with this so I am quite proud of myself. Papers are from MFT, dies are all from Lil' Inker Designs, and the sentiment is from Reverse Confetti. 

Here is a close up of the cutie pie animals. I colored them up with copics and added some white gel pen accents. I then cut them out and popped them up. I just love them. 

I stamped the sentiment with some white ink and then hit it with some embossing powder. I love making a sentiment pop on a dark card stock this way. I accented it with an enamel dot and a pretty solid green twine bow. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown Team has created today!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Joan Ervin

Lisa Henke 

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put 

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Amy Rysavy, this month’s AMAZING Guest Designer!

LID {Hello, Awesome}

It's Friday and I thought I'd say Hello, Awesome! I used the yummy new colors from MFT (Rich Raspberry, Pure Plum, Summer Splash, In the Buff, and Lemon Chiffon) along with the current Retro Sketch no.152

The rest of the card was created using one of my favorite Lil' Inker Designs stamp set and coordinating Awesome Word die. The word "awesome" is one of my faves....it makes me happy. The stamp set is Hello, Awesome. I stamped the greeting in sweet tooth pigment ink and then embossed it with white embossing powder to really make it pop against that beautiful Raspberry color. 
Following the sketch, I added in a Large Sunshine die and topped it with a white button and raspberry bakers twine. 

My layers were cut using the amazing Stitched Mats-rectangles, Stitched Mats-Side stitched Rectangles, and then the Long Skinny Rectangles. I love how these dies work together to give an easy finished look to any card. 

Here is the sketch. Go check out the challenge. It's always fun!

Enjoy your weekend! See you soon. 

MFT Color and Sketch Challenge {warmest winter wishes}

I'm still enjoying a little "just for me" stamping. I especially like that I was able to re-connect with an old stamping buddy. I love Facebook! Eva Dobilas sent me a quick message on Saturday and we were able to chat a bit. We both use to do design work together for Unity Stamp Co and for MFT.  After a quick chat about the MFT Pure Innocence stamps, we both decided we should ink one up. Mine have gone un-loved for too long. 

What better way to use a Pure Innocence stamp than with the MFT Challenges. I combined the color and sketch challenge. While flipping through my  PI stamp sets, I actually settled on one of the sweet PI snowman, Holiday Hugs.  I colored him up with Copics and cut him out. I added some "real" snow details with some touches of glitter. 

Blueprints are a great way to make a lot of the elements of from the sketch come together quickly. I started with Blueprints 14. I love the stitching details on the large square piece and I loooove the new Blueberry color. I used the rounded panel and cut out a Wild Wisteria layer. I then ran that through my Vagabond with the Swiss Dots cover plate.  The sentiment was stamped onto a stitched banner piece from Blueprints 2 in Blueberry cs. I embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder to make it pop against the darker cs. I also couldn't resist my favorite snowflakes, from Let it Snow.  I topped it with a sweet buttony bow. Always the perfect embellie! 

Here is the link to the sketch, no.213. 

and

 here is the link to the color challenge #14

I had fun playing along with my MFT products and these challenges. Thanks for checking out what I created today. Stay warm!

Sweet Sunday Sketch 252 {You Rock-Birthday}

It's been a beautiful weekend with lots of sunshine and a bit warmer temps. It's always a nice break in  to get a few days like these in the middle of January.  It's also a great day for the next sketch with Sweet Sunday Sketch. 

I love the new colors MFT released last month, and I LOVED the latest combo for their Color Challenge. So I'm linking this one up over there, too.

 I pulled out the Rock On stamp set and paired it with the coordinating Die-namics and the Celebrate Big sentiment set. Typerwriter text is in the background. 

I used  the Blueprints Die-namics 1& 2 and Accent It- Flags & Tags (looks like it's retired) for some easy details on my card.  

Here is the sketch for this week. 

Please hop on over to Karen's Blog for all the challenge details. You'll also find TONS more great inspiration from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team. 

I hope you will join in on all the fun this week.  Please hop on over to see what the Sweet Sunday Stampers have created this weekend:

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White 
• Jenny Peterson
• Jodi Collins
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente 
• Vicki Burdick
• Karen Giron

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Sunday!

Sweet Sunday Sketch 250 {cool day}

Happy New Year!!! We are back with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch!! There are lots more fabulous sketches coming your way. Let's start 2015 with this beauty! I inked up some MFT stamps and used a few of their new colors. LOVE them! WOW!

Stamp set is the darling Cool Day. Gosh how I love those polar bears!

Here is a close up of some of the details I pieced up the sweet polar bear after coloring him a bit with my w1, w3, and w4 copics. I colored in his mug and added some crystal effects to give it a realistic glaze. I also added some stickles to the sign. New MFT colors are wisteria, persimmon, and limelight mixed in with grout gray and sweet tooth. I think you'll be seeing this combo again soon. I'm diggin' it!

I used Blueprints for all my layers. The embossed dots are from an SU folder and the stitched hill is from LID! 

Here is this week's sketch:

Please hop on over to Karen's Blog for all the challenge details. You'll also find TONS more great inspiration from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team.  Sadly we said good-bye to a few of my favorite stampers, Jackie Pedro and Karen Motz. 

I hope you will join in on all the fun this week.  Please hop on over to see what the Sweet Sunday Stampers have created this weekend:

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White 
• Jenny Peterson
• Jodi Collins
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente 
• Vicki Burdick
• Karen Giron

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Sunday!

BB Cool Day	x-press it blending card stock	Sweet Tooth cardstock	Heavyweight Card Stock Grout Gray
Persimmon Prestige Card Stock	Wild Wisteria Prestige Card Stock	Limelight Prestige Card Stock	Die-namics Blueprints 10
Blueprints 1	Border Builders Die Set	Copic Sketch Markers

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