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

PTI MIM #244: Score Lines

Laurie shared her favorite tips and tricks of adding score lines for additional detail and texture. Let me tell you, she has this technique mastered. Stop by Nichole's blog here to watch Laurie's helpful video and try the challenge yourself. She showed some other cards she made sharing a variety of ways to add score lines.

I'm sure there will be lots of great inspiration from the challenge entries so let's get on with my card.

The top white layer has been scored at a diagonal on the 1/2-inch marks in both directions with an oval die cut in the middle. This was adhered to the Bitty Dot paper with white foam so the flowers could be more free floating. I sponged Hibiscus Burst along the outer edges of the card base. Added my sentiment on a banner and finished the card using three sequins and glitter pen highlighting. Can't wait to check out what others have created tomorrow!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Bitty Dot

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Blueberry Sky, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse and Versa Fine Onyx Black

Stamps: Bitty Bouquets and Keep It Simple: Thinking of You

Dies: Bitty Bouquest, Bountiful Banners and Nestabilities Classic Oval-Large

Other: White Foam, Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Sequins (Neat & Tangled), Gelly Roll Glitter Pen and Sponge Dauber

Papertrey October 2015 Blog Hop Challenge

Today is the 25th of October so once again it's time to participate in PTI's Blog Hop Challenge here. The photo below has Christmas written all over it, and who doesn't love the holiday season?

photo source: Heather Bullard

My box of goodies arrived yesterday just in time to break out my new Spruce & Sprigs stamp set and dies. I opted to decorate a window as you'll see in the photo below. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Kraft 

Ink: Pinefeather, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse and Delicata Silvery Shimmer

Stamps: Spruce & Sprigs and Stylish Sentiments: Holiday

Dies: Spruce & Sprigs, Bountiful Banners and Grand Madison Window (Poppystamps)

Other: Silver holiday trim, Stampendous star stickers, rhinestones, foam tape & Glossy Accents (from my stash)

PTI MIM #211: Using Gelatos With Stamps

Melissa Phillips showed us how to use Gelatos with our stamps in this week's Make It Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink. Since I only have four Gelatos, I was a bit limited with the ink colors I could use. Here's what I created on Sunday evening (surprise, surprise).

To create my Bitty Bouquet, I first die-cut a circle using Nestabilities Large Standard Circles from Stamper's Select White Card Stock. After stamping everything and adding my gelatos, I attached it to my Berry Sorbet card base. Cutting another circle using Spring Rain and two dies (1/4" difference in diameter) to get just the ring, I glued that to my SS White stitched rectangle which was then adhered to the card base using SU Dimensionals. For even more dimension, I raised up my Winter Wisteria Bountiful Banner die-cut stamped in Tropical Teal ink curving the sentiment up a bit. I think I need more Gelatos so I can try this technique again. 

Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day! Sorry I haven't perused blogs yet and commented. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Berry Sorbet, Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain and Winter Wisteria

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Tropical Teal, Winter Wisteria and Spring Rain

Stamps: Bitty Bouquets and Keep It Simple: Thinking of You

Dies: Bountiful Banners, Nestabilities Large Standard Circles and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: SU Dimensionals, Silver & Black Sharpies and Metallic Gelatos (stash)

PTI MIM #205: Confetti Cluster Stamping

Awe, Lizzie Jones, in her very first Make It Monday Video for Papertrey Ink here, shows us her fun technique of Confetti Cluster Stamping. The idea is to use tiny accessory images from a variety of stamp sets clustered together. I traced the balloon die from Birthday Style three times and filled them in with small stamps from several different sets using seven different ink colors. The balloon was die-cut three times from a piece of Soft Stone card stock and adhered with foam tape to my white card base. A Bountiful Banner die-cut was layered beneath my Berry Sorbet "Celebrate" where the balloon strings joined. I know I'll try this technique again. Thanks, Lizzie!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Soft Stone, New Leaf and Berry Sorbet

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Royal Velvet and Winter Wisteria

Stamps: Framed Out #6, Framed Out #12, Make It Market Mini Kit: Lovely Laurels, Harvest Berries and 2012 Birthday Tags

Dies: Birthday Style, Bountiful Banners and Uncorked

Other: Foam Tape and Xyron

PTI MIM #202: Anchoring with Border & Banner Dies

Here we are the 1st of March, and it's been sunny and beautiful in Washington State. However, I have empathy for those struggling with the extreme cold and snowstorms that Mother Nature has shared across the US.  And, it's Sunday, and I've been in my stamp room struggling with the challenge by Melissa Phillips, the queen of layering. She made it look so easy in her video here on Nichole Heady's blog. Maybe I tried to incorporate too many colors, but I spent hours off and on creating this card. If I said I wasn't challenged, I'd be fibbing. Anyway, here's my creation.

Edited to Add: Also entering this card in Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Soft Stone, Stamper's Select White, Simply Chartreuse, Vellum, SU Summer Sun and SU Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel, Summer Sunrise and Simply Chartreuse

Stamps: Lovely Layers and Swoosh

Dies: Lovely Layers, Swoosh, Fabulous Frames, Bountiful Banners and Half & Half

Other: MISTI, SU DSP (retired), MME Enamel Dots Lost & Found Christmas, Glue Dots and Xyron

Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge

This month's challenge here is to play around with the popular color combination of Aqua and Melon as shown from this gorgeous inspiration:

photo credits- roses:::maile's ikat cards:::bowls:::floral print:::tulips

Even though I've had several days to think about these colors, I still had no idea what I was going to design until I managed to actual create today. Here's what I came up with for my niece's birthday!

My white card base was covered with a layer of SU Soft Sky DSP before adding the Hexagon Cover Plate in SU Groovy Guava. I added a few hexagons to add some dimension. "Happy" was die cut from glittered paper, and "birthday" was stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I either need to get VersaMark reinker or new embossing powder because I was disappointed with the results. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist and SU Groovy Guava

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: Pretty Peonies, Bountiful Banners, Mat Stack #4 and Hexagon Cover Plate

Other: Sizzix Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Soft Sky DSP, Melon Glittered Paper (Joann's), Clear Embossing Powder (Joann's), White Crochet Thread (Michael's) and SU Dimensionals

PTI April 2013 Blog Hop

The theme for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop is "Tilted" (Design On An Angle).

This should be a fairly easy challenge, but my mojo was missing. Too many other distractions to focus on stamping ~ hate when that happens! Anyway, I made this birthday card so I could have at least one entry. 

Adding this to Cas-ual Fridays CFC#99: Birthday Bash  and Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, and SU So Saffron

Ink: Hawaiian Shores and Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Boutique Borders: Birthday

Dies: Bountiful Banner and Fabulous Frames

Other: Patterned Paper (from my stash), rhinestones (Michael's) & SU Dimensionals