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

Papertrey Ink's 8th Anniversary Spring Into Action (Day 5)

Since we're all looking forward to Spring, PTI wants us to "spring" into action and use a stamp set from our collection that hasn't seen ink…or hasn't been used enough. Don't even ask how many sets I "had to have" but yet I've only used one stamp from each set. Today's card uses stamps from two different seldom-used sets. Looks like the number of entries each day is increasing so I won't keep you. Hope you're having a great Monday ~ here's my card.

The vellum was die cut using Take Three, which is just a tad bigger than the opening of Framed Out #12. Embossed the sentiment in white and stamped the frame using Sweet Blush ink. The Berry Sorbet panels stamped using VersaMark and Fancy Flourishes were attached with SU dimentionals to the Bitty Dot paper for added dimension. Added some sequins for a little bling.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Vellum, Berry Sorbet and Berry Sorbet Bitty Dot

Ink: Sweet Blush and VersaMark 

Stamps: Framed Out #12 and Fancy Flourishes

Dies: Framed Out #12 and Take Three

Other: White Embossing Powder, Sequins (stash) and SU Dimensionals

PTI Make It Monday #124: Dressed Up Envelopes

I know, I know ~ it's Sunday night and here I am again just posting my creation for this week's Make It Monday. Believe it or not, I made this birthday card last night but still needed to make the envelope today. Melissa showed us the steps she took to dress up her envelope, but mine isn't quite so fancy. After all, it's for our godchild in honor of his second birthday.  Since I need to mail it, I wanted to keep the envelope to one layer.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: New Leaf, SU Real Red, White

Ink: SU Green Galore & SU Tempting Turquoise (+ Harvest Gold & SU Real Red for envelope)

Stamps:SU Birthday Whimsy (+ Framed Out #12, Star Prints & Studio Calico Napa Valley  for envelope)

Dies: By The Number & Fabulous Frames

Other: Star patterned paper & foam mounting tape (stash)

Cas-ual Fridays CFC97: Chevrons & Flowers

This sounded like such a fun challenge I thought I'd try it since I have plenty of floral stamps and chevrons. Besides that, I'd love to win a $25 Store Credit for Ellen Hutson. Here's where you can see the challenge details: CFC97.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: All SU ~ Going Gray, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery & White

Ink: VersaMark, SU Rose Red, SU Regal Rose & Memento London Fog

Stamps: Framed Out #12, Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Happy Hexagons & DeNami Modern Borders 1

Dies: Rosie Posie & Sizzlits Little Leaves

Other: White & Silver Embossing Powders, rhinestones & SU Dimensionals

Because I made this as a birthday card, I'm also entering it in Simon Says: Happy Birthday. 

Edited: Adding these to Simon Says April 1 Challenge.