PTI MIM #305: Love of Layers (Revisited)

It's time once again for another Make It Monday with Papertrey Ink. This one revisits Laurie sharing different ways to use layers on projects.  Don't you just love her style and unique color combinations? I sure do. It's been a busy week around here, but squeezed in some time to make a masculine birthday card for one of our nephews. These are his school colors and bears are their mascot. Enough said as it's past my bedtime and on with my card. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Autumn Chicken Scratch

Ink: Pure Poppy,VersaMark and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: MIM Mini Kit: Holiday Folk, Birthday Style, Background Basics: Super Stripes and Keep It Simple: Birthday II Mini

Dies: MIM Mini Kit: Holiday Folk, Birthday Style, Balloon Strings, Scene It:  Basic Backer and Modern Numbers

Other: White Embossing Powder, We R Memory Keepers Gemstone Embossing Folder, Ink Blending Tool

PTI November Blog Hop Challenge

Why is it I never seem to have the right stamps for these challenging? No candy cane stamp whatsoever. Guess I'll have to remedy that so it doesn't happen again. Anyway, it's time once again for Papertrey Ink's monthly blog hop. Here's the image to inspire us. 

{source: goodhousekeeping.com}

The shade of blue ribbon is like none of the blues I own so I capitalized on the red and white with a touch of Blueberry Sky. My holly was stamped in Pinefeather with red berries. This is the card I created that looks just like a gift box all decked out for Christmas. 

Happy Hopping! I can't wait to see what others created based on the above photo. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Blueberry Sky and Pinefeather

Stamps: MFT Hand Lettered Holiday

Dies: Fancy Flakes, Tag Sale #9 (resized) and Noted: Scalloped A2

Other: Red/White Striped Ribbon, White Crochet Thread, Ink Blending and SU Real Red Marker

PTI MIM #343: Masking & Ink Sponging

That Betsy Veldman is pretty amazing, isn't she? The latest challenge for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday uses Betsy's technique of combining masking with ink sponging/blending. All week I tried to come up with something other than snowflakes, but I failed. Also, I didn't have adhesive-backed vinyl so used Sizzix Adhesive Sheets. Big mistake! My saving grace was glitter because I could not get all the adhesive off of each image. Should have known permanent adhesive means permanent but I had a "duh" moment, I guess. This is it...there is no more!

Sorry, the glitter made it very difficult to photograph. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Amethyst Allure, Blueberry Sky and Aqua Mist

Stamps: None

Dies: Fancy Flakes and Wet Paint Holiday

Other: Ink Blending Tools, Sizzix Adhesive Sheets and SU Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

PTI Create Along With Us: November 2018

Because it was release week at Papertrey Ink, our challenge is to create something that inspired us using the Design Team creations and/or color schemes. You can find the details here. In honor of Heather Nichols bidding farewell with Papertrey Ink, I just had to incorporate Kraft card stock this month. Every time I use Kraft, I think of her because after all, she is the Queen of Kraft. Best of luck, Heather, and here's from one Minnesota-born gal to another!

Heather's Card

My Card

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Kraft, Stamper's Select White and Pure Poppy

Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, VersaFine Onyx Black and VersaMark

Stamps: In The Meadow and "Let It Snow" Sentiment from Michaels

Dies: Shape Shifters: Oval 3 and In The Meadow

Other: White Embossing Powder, White Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #342: Envelope Bags with Patterned Paper

Didn't think I'd have time this week to try Lexi Daly's challenge for this week's Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday so I'm rushing to beat the deadline and also my bedtime. 

The old bag-elopes have made a comeback by using patterned paper instead of an envelope. Same concept, new idea! I had to be very careful while folding my scored lines as to not tear the paper. Perhaps it's a bit easier with a tad-bit thicker patterned paper than my old Bitty Dots. Thanks, Lexi, for the inspiration and awesome refresher!

Nothing fancy but I've completed the challenge, and one bag is ready for goodies. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Bitty Dots and Clear Vellum

Ink: Raspberry Fizz

Stamps: None

Dies: Tag Sale #9, Hexagon Cover Plate and Fancy Flakes

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Twine, Nuvo Drops, Heart Clip and Victorian Edge Scissors

PTI MIM #341: Painted Brushstroke Backgrounds

It's time once again for another Make It Monday Challenge at Papertrey Ink. Dawn McVey shows us a quick and easy way to paint beautiful brushstroke backgrounds. She used acrylic paints but since I only have white, I used a paintbrush with my PTI ink pads on Stamper's Select White card stock. Now I want to invest in the same colors Dawn used because they are stunning. Look at her beautiful cards! Can't wait to get my hands on those Brushed Birds when the stamps and dies are in stock at the same time. 

Since I'm pushing myself to get more Christmas cards made, I opted to use Pure Poppy and Pinefeather inks but with light brushstrokes. My foam brushes worked okay, but I can see where acrylic paint colors would be more vibrant. Anyway, it's getting late here so I'll wrap this up and share the two cards I made from my painted background. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Pinefeather, Berry Sorbet, Ocean Tides and Holiday Plaid

Ink: Pure Poppy and Pinefeather

Stamps: None

Dies: Shaped Sayings: Merry Christmas, Jolly Holiday and Mix & Mat: Pretty Brackets

Other: Silver Glitter Paper, White Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush and Nuvo Drops

PTI MIM #340: Banner-ific!

Good thing I started this challenge early because it took me a few days to get back to finishing this banner. Thanks, Michelle, for the inspiration on this week's Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday! She challenged us to create a banner for the upcoming holiday season. Look at how gorgeous hers is!

Those newly-released stamp sets and dies get me every time...already.  Love her nontraditional color scheme also. 

Because I wanted to use my birch wrapping paper I bought last year, I went with the traditional red, white, green & black plus some silver thrown in there to add a little sparkle. Besides my total banner image, I also posted individual ones of all three tags. Looking forward to seeing what others created for this fun challenge!

The birch wrapping paper is quite thin so I backed each tag with two layers of white card stock. This also gives the backsides a nice finished look. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Pure Poppy

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black and Pinefeather

Stamps: MIM Mini Kit: Holiday Folk

Dies: MIM Mini Kit: Holiday Folk, Tag Sale #4, Jolly Holiday and Block Alphabet Upper

Other: Birch Wrapping Paper (Pier 1), TH Tinsel Twine, Silver Twine, Darice Red Bells, SU Real Red Marker, Gelly Roll Glitter Dust and Foam Tape

PTI October Blog Hop Challenge

Well, well, how did this happen already? It's the 25th of October and time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Challenge. Happy Pumpkin Season! That's exactly the inspiration image for this month's challenge.

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I stretched my liberties by opting to go with Fall foliage on Kraft card stock and lots of polka dots in lieu of pumpkins. 

Have fun hopping!

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Kraft, Vintage Cream and Sheer Basics Vellum

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Hero Arts Ombré Autumn and VersaMark

Stamps: Leaf Prints and Penned Elegance

Dies: Leaf Prints and Noted: Scalloped A2

Other: Button, DMC Floss and Foam Tape

PTI Transformation Tuesday Challenge #22

It's not very often I get around to participating in Papertrey Ink's Transformation Tuesday Challenge, but it's certainly not because I don't have lots of cards I'd like to transform. Dawn McVey is the host for this challenge, and she made a Christmas card using her new stamp set, Blooming Amaryllis. It is gorgeous! I chose this Fall birthday card to remake. 

Original Card

New Card

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Kraft, Kraft Bitty Big, Canyon Clay and Stamper's Select White 

Ink: Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Mini Kit: Color Pop Autumn

Dies: Mini Kit: Color Pop Autumn

Other: Foam Tape

PTI Create Along With Us: October 2018

It was just Release Week at Papertrey Ink so we get to create our own version from DT examples. The most challenging part of this is deciding on which project to use as my inspiration. There were so many awesome ones, and who doesn't love anything to do with the Christmas Season. 

This time I chose a card created by Heather that looks like this. 

Obviously, I couldn't CASE this because I don't have any of the new products she used, but I used similar colors and did my best with what I do have. Yay for another completed Christmas card! 

To make it look more realistic, I topped the white snowfall with glitter glue and stacked my "peace" die-cuts three high for more dimension. If you enlarge the image, you'll see my polka-dot bow has a tiny white pearl in the center. And there you have it. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Kraft, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White and Silver Glitter Paper (stash)

Ink: Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel and VersaMark

Stamps: Holiday Greens Borders, Deck The Halls and Confetti Toss

Dies: Cover Plate: Pretty Frame, Holiday Greens Borders, Deck The Halls and Wet Paint Holiday

Other: Glitter Glue, White Embossing Powder, SU Pearl and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #339: Patterned Frames

This week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday is hosted by Ashley, and she showed three different cards adding patterns to a die-cut frame. I loved her examples, but of course, I don't own any of the frames she used. To the drawing board I went, and this is what I created. Chalk one up for another Christmas card completed!

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Autumn Rose, Enchanted Evening and Ocean Tides

Ink: Autumn Rose, Enchanted Evening and VersaMark

Stamps: Penned Elegance: Christmas

Dies: Penned Elegance: Christmas, Cover Plate: Pretty Frame, MFT Stitched Rectangles and What The Doodle: Snowflakes

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Wonderland Scenes Stencil, White Embossing Powder, White Glitter Paper and Foam Tape

PTI Transformation Tuesday with Lizzie Jones

What better way to transform an older card with newer products by entering Papertrey Ink's Transformation Tuesday Challenge. Because I'm in need of a sympathy card and it’s the Fall season, I decided to use leaves instead of butterflies. Mission accomplished. 

Original Card

New Card

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Kraft and Vintage Cream

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Ocean Tides, Terracotta Tile and Hero Art’s Ombré Autumn

Stamps: Leaf Prints and Keep It Simple: Sympathy

Dies: Leaf Prints, Tag Sale #9 and Noted: Scalloped A2

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Paintbrush, Nuvo Crystal Drops Morning Dew and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #338: Incorporating Packaging Dies into Cards

This past week has been a busy one. Returned Tuesday afternoon from a week's vacation in Boston, and our bridge project was in full action through Thursday. We've only been waiting for the powers at be to approve replacing our existing bridge for almost four years. You cannot believe all the restrictions and required permits when working around water. Now that it's almost done, we are so relieved. Anyway, after completing household chores, I managed to squeeze in a small window of stamping to participate in this week's Make It Monday for Papertrey Ink. This challenge by Lizzie Jones is to incorporate packaging dies into cards, but she okayed the use of tags for those of us who don't own packaging dies. Thanks, Lizzie!

As I thought about this challenge, I was originally going to use Tag Sale #9 but decided to make a Christmas card using Enclosed: Bell. I think it looks like a box/package all decorated. Anyway, I'm going with that, and here it is.

(I'm way behind in blog surfing and commenting but hope to catch up this week.) 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, New Leaf, Pure Poppy and Holiday Plaid

Ink: Pure Poppy and Pinfeather

Stamps: Enclosed: Bell

Dies: Enclosed: Bell and Noted: Pinked A2 Vertical

Other: Gold Twine, Glitter Gelly Roll Pen and SU Dimensionals

Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop Challenge

Believe it or not, I'm ahead of schedule because I'm typing this on Sunday evening even though the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop isn't until Tuesday, the 25th. However, I will be enroute bright and early to Boston for my week with girlfriends having fun and sightseeing. Of course, we'll be on the hunt for the best Boston Cream Pie! Anyway, back to the Blog Hop. Here's the fabulous inspiration image as referenced on PTI's blog. If this doesn't put you in the Fall spirit, I don't know what will. 

{image source: homeiswheretheboatis.net}

Since I've got a few more things to accomplish before my trip, I'll get on with sharing my card. In case you're wondering, I did add some Dark Chocolate and Summer Sunrise stripes to this Autumn Chicken Scratch paper and framed it using the Cover Plate: Pretty Frame. 

While I'm relaxing in our rental, I hope to check out the hop to see what others created. Have a great week, everyone!

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Summer Sunrise, Kraft and Autumn Chicken Scratch

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, Classic Kraft, Ripe Avocado and Hero Arts Ombré Autumn

Stamps: Leaf Prints, Keep It Simple: Thanksgiving, Background Basics: Super Stripes and Essentials by Ellen Thankful (fussy-cut pumpkin)

Dies: Leaf Prints, Sketched Shapes and Cover Plate: Pretty Frame

Other: SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #336: Faux Gilded Leaves

Let me start off by saying how fabulous Laurie Schmidlin's gilded leaves look on her beautiful card. She used three colored embossing powders to achieve this plus clear for the veins. It is stunning! Laurie shared her technique for gilding leaves for this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. 

For once I have the actual stamps and dies she used so I opted for the Leaf Prints, but will now view other stamps with this technique in mind. I'm sure other stampers came up with some awesome ideas that never occurred to me. Here's my design, and I know my dear friend will appreciate this card. 

Here's a close up of the leaves so you can really see the gilding. The middle leaf is popped up using Stampin' Up Dimensionals. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Vintage Cream and DCWV Metallic Stack

Ink: VersaMark and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Give Thanks and Leaf Prints

Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2 and Leaf Prints

Other: Offray Ribbon (stash), Clear (Ranger), Copper, Silver & Gold (Zing!) Embossing Powders and SU Dimensionals

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: September 2018

Had another busy week besides following along with Papertrey Ink's September Release. I'm only nine days away from my Boston trip with four girlfriends so we've been busy finalizing our plans. And good Lord willing, we'll get our new bridge installed this week!

Anyway, during Release Week PTI's Challenge is to create our own version of a card posted by a DT member that inspired us. Oh, how I wish I had more time to create now because there are so many awesome designs…and I love Christmas-related anything! This month I chose a card created by Heather showcasing her new Winter Fox set, and yes, she used Kraft card stock. I did, too. 

Good thing I ordered more on Release Night because now I just have scraps left. Here's my take using supplies on hand. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Kraft and Ripe Avocado

Ink: VersaMark and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments: Holiday, In The Meadow and MIM Mini Kit: Holiday Folk

Dies: Hello Sunshine and MIM Mini Kit: Holiday Folk

Other: Birch Bark Wrapping Paper, Red Berry Nuvo Crystal Drops, SU Markers, Pearl Metallic DMC and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #334: Glitter Inlays

Now I know exactly why I like glittered paper because after finishing this challenge, I had glitter everywhere. Lexi Daly was the hostess this week for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. She shared tips on adding bling to our projects by creating glitter inlays. I was determined even though it took me all week to come up with an idea using supplies I have on hand. Without further ado, here's my card, including smooshing (which I haven't done in awhile)!

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Lovely Lady

Ink: Royal Velvet, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Smokey Shadow and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Some Like It Hot and Mini Kit: Color Pop Autumn

Dies: Some Like It Hot, Mix & Mat: Pretty Brackets, Mix & Mat: Postal and Bountiful Banners

Other: Adhesive Sheet, Glitter, White Foam, Heart Rhinestones and SU Dimensionals

Stamp-A-Faire 2018

This year's Stamp-A-Faire, "Crafting A Community Garden," was obviously all about flowers. It's been a very busy August for us so I didn't get a chance to participate as much as in previous years. However, I was ready because I cleaned up and rearranged my stamp room just in case time allowed me to create. It rarely stays this way long so thought I better capture it now as my "Welcome" photo. 

Even though I had difficulty seeing Dawn's entire process on the Live video, I wanted to tackle her "Planting A Garden" Challenge. She was all about adding color (8 to be exact) and texture (stenciling, stamping and die cutting) to layers of flowers to simulate a garden. Gran's Garden to the rescue! If I would have had the SAF Kit, I would have just duplicated Dawn's card because it's very striking. Instead, I created my own version. 

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Tropical Teal

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Americana, Berry Sorbet, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and Dark Chocolate
Stamps: Gran's Garden, Spruce & Sprigs and Stitching Garden

Dies: Gran's Gardens, Stitching Garden and Graceful Greetings

Other: SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #333: Layering Patterns Over Images

Guess what? It's Sunday night and I’m hurriedly creating and posting an entry for the latest Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. Dawn McVey challenged us to layer a pattern over our images and shared tips to accomplish this. No what else? I don’t own a single Cover Up Stamp yet. Hope to change that once Cover Up Grid is restocked. Anyway, it’s been another wild and crazy week with appointments, company and social engagements. Praying for a much quieter week. Here's what I created layering the Crackled Mini Stamp over my leaves. (Note to self: Buy clear embossing powder as mine is too old.)

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening and Green Parakeet

Ink: Aqua Must, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Enchanted Evening and VersaMark
Stamps: Turning A New Leaf, Crackled Mini and Ways To Say: Birthday

Dies: Sketched Shapes

Other: Clear Embossing Powder, White Crochet Thread and Foam Tape

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: August 2018

This challenge allows us to select something the PTI Design Team created during the August Release that inspired us and create our own version. Once again there were so many gorgeous Fall projects it was hard to choose. Loved the beautiful layers and design used by Kelly Lunceford on Day 4 of this month's release. Isn't this beautiful? 

Because I don't own any of the new products, I improvised with what I do have and varied the colors somewhat on my card below. It's still a birthday card and a masculine one at that. Thanks, Kelly, for inspiring me!

Thank you for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Dark Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, Clear Vellum and 2008 Bitty Star Basics

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, Bright Buttercup and VersaMark

Stamps: Sentiment Staples: Birthday

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Scene It: Celebration, Scene It: Basic Backer and Tag Sale: Quilted

Other: Water Brush, Copper Embossing Powder, Fun Foam, Jute & Glue Dot