PTI MIM #326: Inchie Elements

Lexi Daly jumpstarted our mojo this week by hosting Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday and using "inchies" in her adorable card. Her video was awesome sharing tips on how to accomplish these elements. She inspired me to make three cards using inchie elements in different ways. Since I'm still in need of more graduation cards and sympathy cards, here's what I created. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, True Black, and Black & White All Over 

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Graduation

Dies: Modern Numbers and Wet Paint Cuts III

Other: Zing! Gold Metallic Embossing Powder, Luxe Gold Adhesive Sheets, Gold Glitter Paper (stash) and Foam Tape

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Black & White All Over and Holly Leaf (Darice)

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Graduation

Dies: Modern Numbers and Wet Paint Cuts III

Other: Zing! Silver Metallic Embossing Powder, Silver Glitter Paper (stash) and Foam Tape

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Amethyst Allure + White Basics

Ink: Amethyst Allure, Hibiscus Burst, Blueberry Sky, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Americana and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Ruby Reprise, Tag-Its #4, Beautiful Butterflies, Rosie Posie, Peaceful Garden and Painted Petals

Dies: In The Meadow

Other: Ink Splatters w/Paintbrush and Foam Tape

Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop Challenge

This post is going to be short and sweet. I'm on the run but didn't want to miss the chance to participate in this month's Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink. Details can be found here. 

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Isn't this just a wonderful array of summertime treats? Yes, please, I'll take one of each!

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and MIM Kit: Still Life Summer

Ink: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup, Amethyst Allure and Royal Velvet

Stamps: MIM Kit: Still Life Summer and Give Thanks

Dies: MIM Kit: Still Life Summer

Other: Ink Blending Tool, SU Blender Pen and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #325: Flowers in Reverse

This week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday details hosted by Dawn can be found here. She shared a different twist to creating flowers by keeping them more neutral and adding color to the leaves and other card layers. Can’t wait till I have more time to check out my floral dies and try this technique again. TFS, Dawn!

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Berry Sorbet and Green Parakeet+White Basics

Ink: None

Stamps: None

Dies: Painted Petals, Beautiful Blooms II Dies #1, Button Stacks, Fancy Foliage Details, Swoosh, Mix & Mat: Postal and Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical

Other: Twinery Twine, Nuvo Crystal Drops and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Lt. Carmine

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: June 2018

June Release just this past week means it's time to Create Along With The DT. Papertrey Ink calls it a challenge because it really is trying to decide which one to mimic as your inspiration piece. This week I chose the floral wreath project from Melissa Bickford's Day 4 blog post. 

She used the new Botanical Bounty stamps and dies, which I don't own, so I improvised a bit. I varied my colors a bit and created this sympathy card. 

It's a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest so I'm sitting on our deck watching the lake activity while I type this blog post.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, New Leaf, Green Parakeet, Bright Buttercup, Royal Velvet, Hibiscus Burst and Raspberry Fizz

Stamps: Gran's Garden and Keep It Simple: Sympathy

Dies: Gran's Garden

Other: Rhinestones and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #324: Lots O' Dots

What a week this was and the need for sympathy cards! I hate to even think about it as it makes me sad. Had great intentions to get this posted earlier, but my phone has been ringing all day long. Yesterday we lost a very dear friend of ours. Thursday and Friday were Memorial Services for two former coworkers. Since they say things happen in threes, this is it! 

Michelle challenged us to use dots in our project for this week's Papertrey Make It Monday. My mind isn't thinking straight so first stamp set I came across happened to be a butterfly. Being somewhat in a hurry, I kept it simple. That's OK because I loved Michelle's card. Without further ado, here's mine.

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black and Aqua Mist

Stamps: Ever So Much

Dies: None

Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Nuvo Crystal Drops, and Ink Blending Tool

PTI Transformation Tuesday

For the first time, I’m participating in Papertrey Ink's Transformation Tuesday with Lexi. The card I chose to redo was one inspired by Lexi. About the only similarities are a star from Star Prints and a birthday sentiment. I’ve been dying to use this color combination, and will definitely use it again. First, I’ll share my original and then my remake. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening, Green Parakeet+White Basics and a green Parakeet

Ink: Green Parakeet, Enchanted Evening and VersaMark

Stamps: Graceful Greetings and Star Prints

Dies: Mix & Mat: Postal and Graceful Greetings

Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Ink Blending Tool and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #323: Cascading Die Cuts

This week it was Stephanie's turn to inspire us for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. It's all about creating die cuts cascading down the front of your card. Well, I didn't follow instructions right to the tee because I desperately need graduation cards. These kids grow up so fast that I didn't realize I need three more cards than I had planned on making. 

Please forgive me, Stephanie, as I did use the concept of how you added die cuts over colored paper. Mine just aren't cascading down the front but rather side to side. By The Numbers dies were just a bit too big. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Bright Buttercup and Blue (stash)

Ink: VersaMark and SU Brilliant Blue Marker

Stamps: Penned Elegance

Dies: By The Numbers and For The Graduate

Other: SU Dimensionals, Scor Tape, CTMH Sparkles, Star Punch and Gelly Roll Glitter Pen

I tried this techique again on another graduation card and like this one better. Can you tell that I incorporated school colors for the grads? Love that added touch!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Scarlet Jewel and Silver Metallic (DCWV)

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Graduation

Dies: For The Graduate, Wet Paint Cuts III and To The Point Edgers

Other: Zing! Silver Embossing Powder, and CTMH Sparkles