PTI Create Along With Us

I have been inspired by all the PTI design team projects for this month's release. I needed to make a thank you card for a friend of mine and really liked this card by Heather and so am playing along with Create With Us this month.  Here is my card.

In place of the gourds I used leaves from the Leaf Prints set.  I have been playing around with alcohol inks and had a few of my trial pieces on my table so I cut them out and then embossed the leaf veins with gold embossing powder.  The orange leaf also has a bit of gold foil on it.

I die cut "friend" three times and adhered with glue and then used Nuvo gloss drops to dot the i.

Here's a close up.

That's it. Thanks for stopping by.

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Twig Wreath, Leaf Prints
Paper: Stamper's Select White, Kraft, Yupo
Ink: Cocoa Bean, Honey Nut, Versamark
Die: Leaf Prints; Wet Paint III
Other: Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink (red leaf: Flamingo, Watermelon, Cranberry), I didn't write down the green & orange leaf colors; gold foil; Nuvo Gloss Drops (Caramel Cream, Dark Walnut); gold embossing powder; twine

Happy Saturday with Round Repeats

I got my Papertrey order yesterday afternoon so I had to get to my stamp room today and dash off a quick card with my new Round Repeats. This is so easy and fun!

The vertical stamp is Hawaiian Shores, the horizontal one is Aqua Mist and the two cross pieces are Melon Berry.  I stamped a black center and added a stick on silver rhinestone.  This is going to be fun picking color combos.

Have a great Saturday!

Supplies:
Stamps: Round Repeats, Thanks All Ways (PTI)
Paper: Natural Ivory (SU)
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Melon Berry (PTI), Basic Black (SU)
Accessories: Silver rhinestone (Recollections)

Dynamic Duos #55 and Freshly Made Sketches #88

I'm back home from visiting my daughter in Atlanta.  Since I live in Washington (the state), it takes me a few days to get my body back in sync from the time change. I haven't stamped in a few days and wanted to get back to it so I spent some time in my craft room yesterday evening.

This card is for the Freshly Made Sketches and Dynamic Duos Challenges.

I stamped the bicycle and was so proud of myself because the 2 parts lined up perfectly. Next came the basket. Not too bad.  Finally the presents. OK, here is where things broke down. I used markers so that I could get 2 colors.  Not great looking but I could live with it. Next was the bows.  Really didn't think much of the bows after I stamped them so I added some Dazzling Details to give them sparkle. Ah, looked pretty good.  I went on to stamp the sentiment, I punched the border, added the Raspberry strip at the bottom and now it's time to pop up the bicycle panel on dimensionals.

Surely by now the bows are dry. Right?  Not even close. I smooshed them big time! Now what to do?  I'm almost done and I've wrecked the bows!  So I sort of scraped around them, added a bit more Dazzling Details and let it sit overnight.  My husband says no one will know. Shh! Don't tell. 

The bows do sparkle prettily and I guess they don't look so bad in real life :-)

The Challenges:

Supplies:

Stamps: Pedal Pusher, Sketched Shapes (PTI)

Paper: White, Wisteria Wonder, Raspberry Ripple In Color DSP Stack (SU)

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake (SU)

Accessories/Tools: Pedal Pusher die (PTI), Silver Dazzling Details, Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch, dimensionals (SU)

CAS-ual Fridays #102: Red, White and Blue

This is my second post today. I was going to wait to post until tomorrow but the challenge is in celebration of Memorial Day which is today. So here it is :-)

Modern Basics by PTI has been calling my name and after some practice designs on a piece of scratch paper this card sprung forth. For this challenge by CAS-ual Fridays and we are to use red, white and blue. Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Stamps: Modern Basics, Side by Side Sentiments (PTI)

Paper: White (PTI)

Ink: Rose Red, Marina Mist (SU), Versafine Onyx Black

I Love Triangles

Geometric Shapes are some of my favorite stamps. Triangles are right up at the top. I don't know why. I just like them :-)  Here is a card using the new Papertrey Ink set Tiny Triangles. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Tiny Triangles, Side by Side Sentiments (PTI)
Paper: White (PTI)
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding (SU)
Accessories: Teresa Collins enamel dots (He Said She Said, Stationary Noted and Memories)

Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop

I'm visiting my daughter in Georgia and we (well maybe just me) had time to stamp today between baby naps and feeding.  I made this card for the May Papertrey Ink Blog Hop which is to create a card using flower images and a choice of color combos. Here is the combo that I chose.

I ended up using only 3 of the colors on my card and I got to use my new Ruby Rose set :-)

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Ruby Rose (PTI)

Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Kiwi Kiss, White (SU)

Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss (SU)

Accessories: Twine, dimensionals

Tools: Ruby Rose die, Linen and Canvas Impression Plate (PTI)

Fusion #7 Challenge

I just got new Papertrey toys yesterday so I pulled out the new Pedal Pusher set to play with today.  I've  also been wanting to play the Fusion Card Challenge and am just going to sneak under the deadline.  Thanks for checking out my blog!

Supplies:
Stamps: Pedal Pusher (PTI)
Paper: White, DSP from my daughter's stash
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip (SU)
Tools/Accessories: Pedal Pusher die (PTI), dimensionals

Happy 4th Anniversary!

This card is for my daughter and SIL on their 4th anniversary.  I really like this color combo of Pool Party, Winter Wisteria and Lucky Limeade.  I tried adding some hearts to the center but they just weren't working for me so I went really simple with just the sentiment.  I wanted to make sure that it would stand out so I embossed the sentiment with clear embossing powder.  The stamped layer is popped up on dimensionals to give it a bit of depth. Happy Anniversary Vickie and Brian!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Watercolor Wonder (PTI), Hugs & Wishes (SU)

Paper: Whisper White (SU)

Ink: Pool Party, Winter Wisteria and Lucky Limeade (SU), black

Accessories: My Mind's Eye enamel dots, clear embossing powder, dimensionals

Ikat

I tried really hard to do both a color challenge and a sketch challenge today. However, I didn't end up with either one. Oh well. I like the card that I did end up with :-)

This is my first card using PTI's Irresistibly Ikat and I used the stamp that I thought I would be least likely to use. I guess you just never know till it's done.  I stamped the image in Calypso Coral and cut it out with an oval Nestability die. Then I ran it through the Big Shot using PTI's linen texture plate.  It is popped up on dimensionals over two fishtail flags cut from Calypso Coral and an old SU pattern pack that had some Crumb Cake in it. I stamped the sentiment, also from the Ikat set, and then I wanted to use my new enamel dots so added 3 of those. I definitely need more colors of those!  That's it. Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Stamps: Irresistibly Ikat (PTI)

Paper: Crumb Cake, White, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake Pattern Pack (ret) - SU

Ink: Calypso Coral and Chocolate Chip (SU)

Accessories: My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots "Notable", dimensionals

Tools: Fishtail Flag Stax (MFT), Oval Nestabilities, Linen texture plate (PTI)

Watercolor ?

This is the easy way to watercolor. Papertrey's new stamp set Watercolor Wonder.  I used this week's ColourQ challenge to get me started and then I was off.  Random stamping does not come easy to me. I like things organized but I think this turned out.

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After stamping the background I focused on the sentiment. I die cut the word Hello from Cherry Cobbler and then stamped over it also in cherry Cobbler with PTI's new Wonderful Words: Hello stamp. I originally thought I would just layer on the die cut sentiment but the backgound was too busy for that and the word got lost so I thought to layer something behind and my daughter suggested the tag.  I think that sets if off much better.  I added a bit of seam binding to the tag that my daughter had on hand from one her projects.  It was squirted with water, scrunched and then microwaved to give it the scrunchy effect.  All in all I like how this turned out for my first try with this set :-)

Supplies:

Stamps: Watercolor Wonder, Wonderful Words: Hello (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Kraft, White (SU)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Cool Caribbean, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake (SU)

Accessories: Seam binding, dimensionals

Tools: Wonderful Words: Hello die, Tag Sale #3 Die Collection (PTI)

Valentine Cards

Here are cards I made for my family.  I'll have to get back and post the details later. My daughter just had a baby boy (our first grandchild) and I've been preoccupied the last few days :-)


Edited: I posted some supply details from memory. Hope I got them right!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tag Its #11 (PTI)

Paper: Basic gray, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, White (SU)

Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Going Gray

Accessories: Doily, Baker's twine, dimensionals

Tools: Adorning Accents Edgelits (SU)

This was a case of Nichole Heady's card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Love Potions (PTI)

Paper: Riding Hood Red, White

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Going Gray (SU)

Accessories: Pool Party Baker's twine (SU), dimensionals

Tools: Love Potions die (PTI), Fishtail Flag Stax (MFT)

CASE of this card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Got Treats (SU)

Paper: White, Riding Hood Red, Blush Blossom, Pool Party, Island Indigo

Tools: Hearts Embosslits (SU)

PTI Contest & ColourQ #176

Hi!  Today's card is another that I made for the Papertrey Ink anniversary contest. It also is this week's ColourQ challenge.  For PTI we are supposed to design a project  based on one of their designer's favorites. I chose a card by Maile Belles.

I didn't have the exact colors for this challenge so improvised with some that were close. I stamped Background Basics: Super Stripes in Tangerine Tango & Kiwi Kiss.  Then I ran the card through the Cuttlebug using the PTI Linen impression plate. The leaves are also stamped in Kiwi. The blossom is Pretty in Pink & Melon Mambo and it is popped up on a dimensional. That's it. Pretty straight forward.

Supplies:

Stamps: Embroidered Blooms, Turning a New Leaf, Background Basics: Super Stripes (PTI)

Paper: PTI White

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss & Chocolate Chip (SU)

Accessories/Tools: Turning a New Leaf die (PTI), Linen Impression Plate (PTI), dimensionals

Edited 2/18:  Wahoo!  I was a ColourQ Courtier with this card!

PTI Contest

Papertrey Ink is having their anniversary contest which is to make a project based on a card by one of their designers. I love Square Prints and so casing Cristina Kowalczyk was a no-brainer.  I tell you though, lining up those squares is not easy!  I had a fun time stamping with my daughter who is now 3 days past her due date!!  Check out my card below :-)

Supplies:

Stamps: Square Prints, sentiment from Embroidered Blooms (PTI)

Paper: White (PTI)

Ink: Night of Navy, Bliss Blue, Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink (SU)

Cover Plate: Circles

Here is a card using the PTI die Cover Plate: Circles.  I used the die on Whisper White card stock and punched out all the circles and the diamonds. I cut off a portion so that only 3 rows of circles show and adhered it to Real Red card stock.  I stamped some of the circles with the three stamps in Country Charm by WPlus9 and left a few plain white. Then I adhered the circles back onto the punched out cover. The little red diamonds show through which I like.  I tied on twill tape then tied on some little tags with Baker's twine that I had punched with SU's tiny tags punch.  I stamped the sentiment in white  & then embossed it in white to make it pop out more. I really like how this turned out! Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:

Stamps: Think Big Favorites #22 (PTI), Tiny Tags (SU)

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White (SU)

Ink: Real Red, White craft

Accessories: Twill tape, Baker's twine, white embossing powder

Tools: Cover Plate: Circles (PTI)

Edited:  CAS Favorite for week ending January 6th

Comfort Food

Here are a couple more cards that I made while my daughter was in town for Christmas.  Both of these cards use Comfort Foods by PTI.  The spoons were stamped first in black to get the outlines. Then they were were stamped with the back of the stamp to fill in the color.  I got the idea from this card by Cristina at My Paper Secret. This was not so easy to do since the stamp didn't stick to the acrylic block when using it backwards and I had to just use my fingers. On my first try I thought it came out too dark so I stamped off once before stamping on the card.

The 2nd card is a total case of the card mentioned above. I used a craft knife to make a slit in the bowl for the spoon.

Supplies listed for both cards:

Stamps: Comfort Food (PTI)

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Pool Party DSP

Ink: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Black

Accessories: Comfort Food die (PTI) , the heart is from the Owl punch (SU), dimensionals, Baker's twine, SU border punch

I'm Back - I Hope

It's been a while since my last post. December was a busy month with a baby shower for my daughter and then Christmas. Now I'm trying to catch up.  Here is a card that I made when my daughter and I had some stamping time together.

I started with the new Papertrey Cover Plate: Circles in white. I stamped the individual circles with SU Make a Mitten. The reindeer are Midnight Muse, The poinsettia shapes are Pacific Point and the snowflakes are Cool Caribbean.  I thought it was too white so I changed the diamonds to Tempting Turquoise.  The circles on the left and right are stamped with Country Charm by WPlus9. The sentiment is Think Big Favorites #22 by Papertrey Ink.  I added some Baker's Twine & grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.  I'll try to have more cards tomorrow :-)

Supplies:

Stamps: Make a Mitten (SU), Country Charm (WPlus9), Think Big Favorites #22 (PTI)

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise (SU)

Ink: Midnight Muse, Pacific Point, & Cool Caribbean (SU)

Accessories: Tempting Turquoise 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Baker's twine

Tools: Cover Plate: Circles (PTI)

Happy Harlequin Craft Fair

Here is a card that I made for our church craft fair. I bundled 4 together as a set. It's based off this card. It's my first card using Happy Harlequin and I'm looking forward to more cards with this set.

The white panel is popped up on dimensionals

Supplies:

Stamps: Happy Harlequin (PTI)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White & Frostwood Lodge DSP (SU ret.)

Ink: Cherry Cobbler (SU)

Accessories: Baker's Twine, dimensionals

Tools: Harlequin Cover Plate (PTI)

Congrats on Your New Roost

Both of my daughters have recently moved into new homes so I wanted to send them cards.  I knew that I wanted to use Papertrey's On the Farm set and this week's Color Throwdown (CTD209) worked with it just perfectly.                                                                                                                                  

 My first card is for my married daughter and her husband.  I stamped a background image from "On the Farm" in Summer Sun and then back it with Chocolate Chip and Old Olive. The rooster and hen are die cut with Really Rust and popped up on dimensionals.  The sentiment is stamped in Old Olive and then I hand cut each end to from the fishtail ends.

I was going to use the checked image from On the Farm but it was a tad too large so I grabbed the checks from a WPlus9 set called Country Charm which are just a bit smaller & stamped in Cherry Cobbler. The double lines (also from the Country Charm set) are in Chocolate Chip. I ran this Very Vanilla panel through my Cuttlebug using the PTI Linen Impression Plate. Then I used some Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress ink around the edge. I also used that same ink around the edge of the sentiment.  The image panel is popped up on dimensionals and some hemp is tied around the card.

My next card is for my daughter who is not married.  It is very similar to the first card except I used different background images. The barn is stamped in Really Rust, the sentiment is Chocolate Chip and the rooster is die cut from Chocolate Chip although it looks pretty black in the picture.

The rest is pretty much the same except that I embossed the image and the Really Rust panel with the Linen Impression plate. I don't know if you can see that in the pic.

Thanks for checking out my blog!


The Challenge:

Supplies:

Stamps: On the Farm (PTI), Country Charm (WPlus9)

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Really Rust, Very Vanilla

Ink: Summer Sun, Old Olive, Really Rust, Cherry Cobbler, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen

Accessories: Hemp cord, dimensionals

Tools: On the Farm die (PTI), Linen Impression plate (PTI)

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

Lots of anniversaries this month. My parents, my bro & SIL and also mine & my hubbies at the end of the month.  This card is for my parents.  It also was able to get in two challenges.  The iSpy sketch challenge (ISSC31) and also the Color Throwdown (CTD208).

                         

I wanted to play with my new PTI stamp set Heart-2-Heart #7.  I first punched the larger flower out of Melon Mambo pattern pack and then found a Soft Subtle button to go on top with a little bit of white Baker's twine accent.  I played around with the layout until I found one I liked and then stamped the smaller flower. The stem & leaf are Garden Green, the flower is Pink Pirouette and the center brad is Always Artichoke.  Then I stamped the stem & leaves of the larger flower and popped up the flower on a dimensional.  The sentiment is and SU set called Family Reunion.  This is also popped up on dimensionals.  The white panel I think was 4x4" (it's gone in the mail so I can't measure it) and two of the corners have been rounded.  The green ribbon I think is SU Wasabi, now retired,  but it's downstairs and I'm too lazy to go look right now.  Oops. Did I really say that.  The little heart is PTI Tiny Tags stamped in Melon Mambo and tied with Baker's Twine.  I think that's it. Thanks for checking out my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI Heart-2-Heart #7 & TIny Tags; SU Family Reunion

Paper: SU Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White and Melon Mambo pattern pack

Ink: SU Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, and Garden Green

Accessories: Baker's twine, SU Soft Subtles button, SU ribbon, dimensionals, Always Artichoke brad

Tools: Heart-2-Heart #7 die, Nestabilities oval dies

Happy 4th of July

More hexagons! I love them!  This is a card for my daughter and SIL so I hope that have received it in the mail by now.  I stamped the hexagons in Real Red and Pacific Point.  The little stars on the white hexagons are from the SU Pennant Parade set.  I matted the hexagons on Pacific Point then wrapped some 5/8" red grosgrain ribbon around the panel.  I then tied some white Baker's twine around that.  I punched the stars with retired SU punches and added a silver rhinestone to the center then popped that on the panel with dimensionals. The whole hexagon panel is then popped up off the card with dimensionals.  Lastly I stamped a sentiment from On Your Birthday.  Happy 4th of July everyone!

All Supplies Stampin'Up unless noted:

Stamps: Happy Hexagons (PTI), On Your Birthday, Pennant Parade

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Pacific Point

Accessories: 5/8" red grosgrain ribbon, white Baker's twine, star punches, silver rhinestone by Recollections, dimensionals