Papertrey Ink 11th Anniversary - Day 1 (Sketch Challenge)

The month we've all been waiting to help Papertrey Ink celebrate their 11th Anniversary. Where has the time gone? It's always exciting to see what's new and participate in the variety of challenges and contests for 10 days in February. 

Our first challenge was to choose one of the great sketches provided to create a project. The sketch I chose belongs to Dawn, who we've been praying for (and still are) before and after her small intestine transplant in DC. 

This is the year of milestone birthdays for friends and family members. My dear hubby's family has lots of longevity in his family. One of his Mom's two sisters still living will be 100 on February 28, and she got her driver's license renewed last year for five more years.  (Yes, she still drives, just not on freeways anymore). She certainly deserves a special card!

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Black and Clear Vellum

Ink: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Gran's Gardens and Ways to Say Birthday

Dies: Gran's Gardens, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Tage Sale: Quilted and Modern Numbers

Other: Garden Gate Stencil, Clear Embossing Powder and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #310: Shadowed Sentiments

The current Make It Monday Challenge for Papertrey Ink is hosted by product designer, stitching ambassador and newsletter extraordinare, Lizzie Jones. She said she's revisiting the basics, and shadowed sentiments aren't as easy as one thinks they would be…at least not for me. My first attempt had too much space between the two ink colors, but I didn't give up. Here's a card of encouragement for our dear niece, who will undergo surgery on the 1st. (I'd much rather be creating those milestone birthday cards on my to-do list.)

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Soft Stone, Distress Inks: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade & Picked Raspberry and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Praying for You

Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2 Dies and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: Wonderland Scenes Stencils, Ink Blending Tools, Black Nuvo Crystal Drops and Foam Tape

Papertrey October 2017 Blog Hop Challenge

Today being the 25th of October means it's time for another Blog Hop Challenge at Papertrey Ink. Nichole must spend hours seeking out gorgeous inspiration pieces for us, and this month is no exception. Since I'm finishing my card at the last minute, I couldn't get too fancy with lots of color and/or watercoloring. Besides, I can use more Thanksgiving cards. Mission accomplished!

photo source: If you don't follow him already on IG, you simply must! Adolfo Serra

Eager to see how others were inspired and what they created. I'm sure I'll see some real beauties when I get a chance to Blog Hop! 

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream and Ripe Avocado

Ink: Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate and VersaMark

Stamps: Leaf Prints and Keep It Simple: Thanksgiving

Dies: Leaf Prints

Other: Stencil from Garden Gate, Ink Blending Tools, Zing! Metallic Gold Embossing Powder, DMC Floss and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #291: Patterns Behind Die-Cut Windows

This week it's Dawn McVey with Make It Monday for Papertrey Ink. She shared with us how she adds patterns behind die-cut windows so I just had to give it a try. If you want more details on how to play along, head over to Nichole's blog. You can view Dawn's gorgeous card on either website. Since I don't yet own Gran's Garden, here's what I came up with for a thank-you card. My SU Basic Gray card base is a bit smaller than the usual size so the Garden Grace floral spray could hang over the edges and still fit in an A2 envelope. 

Since I heat embossed the popped up Garden Grace die-cut, I should have watercolored them or used my Zigs rather than stamping over the embossing powder. I'll try that next time. Using Green Parakeet, I ink blended the "thanks" die-cut which is four layers thick. Added three sequins to finish it off with a little bit of bling. And there you have it for today.

Edited to Add Entry in: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Showers and/or Flowers

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Hibiscus Burst and SU Basic Gray

Ink: Green Parakeet, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz and VersaMark

Stamps: Garden Grace

Dies: Garden Grace, Cover Plate: Pretty Frame and Wet Paint Cuts

Other: Garden Gate Stencil, White Pigment Ink (Joann's), Sponge, Ink Blending Tool, White Embossing Powder, SU Dimensionals and Sequins (stash)

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: April 2017

It's been a busy Holy Week plus we celebrated a BIG milestone birthday in my honor. Where does the time go? Seems like it was just Christmas and now it's Easter Sunday already. The ham is in the oven and smelling delicious. 

Create Along With Us at Papertrey Ink means we select a project that inspired us and create our own. With so much lovely inspiration from all the designers, it's challenging just to choose one. Being short on time, I picked what I thought would go fairly quickly and loved the colors Nichole used. Without further ado, here's what I created.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Soft Stone and Stamper's Select White

Ink: Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Smokey Shadow and Soft Stone

Stamps: Give Thanks and Painted Petals

Dies: None

Other: Black Fine Tip Sharpie

I chose the wrong sentiment on this second card with the itty bitty dots over the i's. Those tiny pieces cut from each color were challenging to adhere to each other even with my handy dandy, pick-up tool. My inspiration came from Keeway here.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Blueberry Sky, Hawaiian Shores and Green Parakeet

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Hawaiian Shores and Green Parakeet

Stamps: None

Dies: Scripted

Other: Garden Gate Stencils, Ink Blending Tool, Spray Adhesive, WOS and Paintbrush (for splatters)

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. Happy Easter!

Papertrey August Blog Hop Challenge

So, here we are on August 25, and it's time for another Blog Hop for Papertrey Ink. You can see all the details here. Once again, we have another fabulous image to encourage us to play along.

photograph from VSCO 

My first thought was to get out my paintbrushes, but instead I pulled out my new Garden Gate stencil and ink blending tool. This is what I came up with blending Melon Berry and Distress Spiced Marmalade. My sentiment is done in Enchanted Evening. I also blended a bit of Enchanted Evening on the Vellum leaves. Added in five sequins for a little bling.

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments! Can't wait to see what everyone else created this month. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Enchanted Evening

Ink: Melon Berry, Distress Spiced Marmalade and Enchanted Evening

Stamps: Painted Petals

Dies: Turning A New Leaf and Nestabilities Standard Circles Large

Other: Garden Gate Stencil, Ink Blending Tool, Sizzix Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and Sequins (stash)