Papertrey Ink 11th Anniversary - Day 3 (Transformation Tuesday)

Here we are at the third day of Papertrey Ink's 11th Anniversary celebration. You can read about all the details here on their blog. Can you even imagine winning a Year of Stamps from PTI? I sure can't, but if I did, you'd hear me rejoicing all across the country. 

Here's my Nail Polish Marbling card from a Make It Monday last March that was a total bust so I saved the two-toned die cut and tossed the rest. The polish just peeled and chipped and was a mess. Sorry, Lizzie, but I don't plan on trying that technique again anytime soon. 

Now I've made several changes and created a much nicer birthday card that I actually feel comfortable sending to a friend, who has a February birthday. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Sweet Blush and SU Purely Pomegranate

Ink: Lovely Lady and Hibiscus Burst

Stamps: None

Dies: Shaped Sayings: Birthday, Bubble Talk and Noted: Scalloped A2

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Paintbrush (splatters), SU Dimensionals and CTMH Rhinestones

PTI MIM #262: Pumpkin Stamps 3 Ways

Nichole's famous last words when it comes to PTI's challenges is to just have fun. This week's Make It Monday by Ashley encourages us to use a pumpkin stamp in three ways. Last Monday I realized I don't own a pumpkin stamp so figured I couldn't play along. Well, I had to get a bit creative so it limited me to only make one card tonight, but I see now I'm not the only one. Hopefully our entries qualify.

For my pumpkin, I traced a cookie cutter from watercolor paper, fussy cut and then ink blended in Orange Zest. Used an H2O brush to add texture to the pumpkin. The stem was traced, cut a second time and stamped in Kraft using the striped stamp from Grunge Me. I also used my H2O brush to blend those lines a bit. With Ripe Avocado ink I colored a piece of white crochet thread before tying a bow around the pumpkin stem.

Black card stock pieces were cut with Jolly Holiday Dies for starry eyes, Birthday Style Die garland piece for the mouth and a 1/4 inch punch for the circular nose.   The sentiment from Scene It: Celebration was stamped on a Kraft Bubble Talk die cut using VersaFine Onyx Black ink. The Rustic Cream card base was ink blended in Ripe Avocado over the leafy stencil from the Garden Gate Kit. My pumpkin and sentiment bubble were popped up to finish this Fall birthday card.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Rustic Cream, Kraft and Black

Ink: Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado, Kraft and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Scene It: Celebration and Grunge Me

Dies: Bubble Talk, Jolly Holiday and Birthday Style

Other: Garden Gate Stencil, Pumpkin Cookie Cutter, Ink Blending Tool, White Crochet Thread (dyed), Canon Mixed Media Paper, H20 Brush and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #258: Cover Plate Tags

Playing along with this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink. This week it was Laurie's turn to share something new with us by using cover plates to create tags.  My options are pretty limited with only one tag die and one cover plate, but I made it work like she showed us. The trick was to line up the cover plate over the tag so it looked good, and then die-cut it using the tag die. Her video here shows how to accomplish this. Because the tags are so small and the cover plate full card size, I made two different ones.

 Below are individual photos of each tag. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

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

Ink: None

Stamps: None

Dies: Hexagon Cover Plate, Tag Sale #9, Swoosh and Bubble Talk (heart)

Other: Perfect Pearls Mist: Perfect Pearl, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Rhinestone, Red Ribbon and SU Dimensionals

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White and Hawaiian Shores

Ink: Autumn Rose

Stamps: None

Dies: Hexagon 

Cover Plate

, Tag Sale #9 and Fancy Flakes

Other: Nuvo Crystal Drops Glossy White, Ink Blending Tool, Twine and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #236: A La Carte

As the year 2015 ended and 2016 began, our challenge was to select one of 40 videos from last year's Papertrey Ink Make It Mondays. There were so many new techniques showcased it gets overwhelming. I tend to forget to incorporate them into my card making. This was a great reminder! Thanks, PTI, for all the inspiration and challenges to push me out of my comfort zone. The technique I used was from MIM #204: Watercolor Smooshing by Betsy Veldman. Here's my card:

Using a piece of clear acetate, I used three shades of pink, misted them and smooshed my watercolor paper. While it was drying, I die cut the word "love" three times from Stamper's Select White card stock and the two hearts from Silver Glitter Paper. When dry, I die cut the word "love" from the smoothed paper and staggered it a bit to show the layer of Raspberry Fizz card stock behind it. The smaller heart is raised up for dimension and so is the pink layer. Nearly impossible to see, I used the end of a paintbrush dipped in Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink to place dots over the image. To finish it off, I drew a border using a Zig Painty Metallic Pen (silver). 

Burned out from making 70 Christmas cards just in time to mail them out, I was a bit reluctant to enter my craft room. Christmas Day we left town for 10 days and enjoyed a fabulous family vacation. Needless to say, I am way behind in blog commenting. Happy New Year to my blogging friends!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Raspberry Fizz

Ink: SU Pretty In Pink Marker, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz and Delicata Silvery Shimmer

Stamps: None

Dies: Bubble Talk and Wet Paint Cuts

Other: Zig Painty Metallic Pen, Silver Glitter Paper, Canson Mixed Media Paper, Paintbrush, Acetate and SU Dimensionals (all from my stash)

Papertrey Ink's 8th Anniversary Gift Tag (Day 3)

Today's challenge on Nichole's blog in honor of PTI's 8th Anniversary was to create a handmade tag for a matching gift bag. It's not very often I make tags because even if I use a gift bag, I usually include a homemade card. However, my Tag Sale #9 dies were staring me in the face wanting to be used. Here's my tag (both layers) as I was creating it.

Tag before I tied it together with twine.

Tag attached to gift bag.

Edited to Add: Entering this in Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, H is for Heart

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft and Scarlet Jewel

Ink: Scarlet Jewel and Pure Poppy

Stamps: Grunge Me, Sketched Shapes and 2012 Birthday Tags

Dies: Tag Sale #9 and Bubble Talk

Other: Twinery Twine

Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge

With February just around the corner, it's time to start making Valentines for our friends and loved ones. Papertrey Ink inspired me with their awesome challenge here. Don't these images just put you in the "lovey dovey" spirit?

My favorite is the multi-colored hearts that look similar to the bokeh technique. Without further ado, here is my creation made especially for my dear husband. He is so supportive of my crafting time I just know he'll appreciate my effort. 

(and here's the inside)

Since I'm sure this will be a big Blog Hop today, I won't keep you here so you can admire lots of other posts. Have a lovely day!

Edited to Add: Entering this card here for Simon Says Have A Heart Wednesday Blog Challenge. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Berry Sorbet and Winter Wisteria

Stamps: Boutique Borders: Valentine

Dies: Wet Paint Cuts and Bubble Talk

Other: MS Score Board, SU Heart Punch, 1/2" Crop-A-Dile Corner Rounder, heart gems & sponges (Joann's)

PTI MIM #155: Create Confetti with Papertrey Ink Dies

The past several weeks my time was consumed assisting my DH with moving his brother to an adult family home as his COPD continued to worsen. We were so thankful he agreed to this transition because just two weeks later our Lord was calling his name. After 10 days of company and the burial four days ago, our last guests left Saturday. It was a beautiful celebration and fabulous tribute in my BIL's honor. Needless to say, we are looking forward to our vacation in another week.

It felt so good to get back in my stamping room today for some quiet time. After watching Danielle's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday video here, I decided to give it a try. Some of the hearts are popped up for added dimension. The strip of patterned paper just above my rounded corners helps ground the sentiment.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold & SU Rose Red

Ink: SU Basic Gray

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: Bubble Talk

Other: Corner Chomper, SU Dimensionals and patterned paper from DCWV's The Kidlet Stack