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

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: May 2018

It was release week at Papertrey Ink so that means we create our own version of something that inspired us from the amazing DT. Because I was on vacation last week and then had company, I desperately needed to get back in my stamping room and create. Lexi definitely inspired me with her clean and simple designs so I made one similar to her rainbow hearts for graduation and a second one for a masculine birthday, as shown below. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Royal Velvet and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: For The Graduate and Keep It Simple: Graduation

Dies: Sketched Shapes

Other: Foam Tape

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Kraft and Vintage Cream

Ink: Classic Kraft, Canyon Clay, Terracotta Tile and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Star Prints, Scene It: Celebration and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: None

Other: SU Ticket Corner Punch and Foam Tape

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PTI MIM #284: Background Stamping with Sentiment Stamps

Sure is a good thing that Papertrey Ink has a weekly Make It Monday Challenge with the chance to win a $25 gift certificate. This certainly motivates me to get in my stamp room to create at least one card that I need in the near future. Today I followed Melissa's video sharing how she uses sentiment stamps to create a background and then appropriately embellishes the card. It's that time of year to make graduation cards, and I always design them specifically for the graduate using their school colors. Here's what I created today for a cousin's granddaughter. 

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

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening

Ink: Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening

Stamps: Birthday Cheer, Celebrations and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (EE stars)

Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, For The Graduate and Modern Numbers

Other: Sizzix Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Silver Embossing Powder & VersaMark Pen, Silver Glitter Paper (Joann's), Star Punch (stash) and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #212: Fussy Cutting Tips

Ashley showed us fussy cutting tips here for those sentiments and images that don't have coordinating dies. That is this week's challenge for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday Challenge. Since I'm needing a couple of high school graduation cards, I decided to incorporate this technique. Hope to find time to do this again once I have my stamp room back in order (packing it up so we're ready for our new flooring installation next week). Without further ado, here's my card.

I curved the sentiment from Celebrations and fussy cut it from Soft Stone card stock and then cut again from Black Tie glitter paper. It was definitely easier to draw pencil lines before cutting.

Now you see the complete card, which is pretty self-explanatory. 

Here's what I did with the inside using Scarlet Jewel ink and VersaMark. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Scarlet Jewel, Soft Stone and SU Going Gray

Ink: VersaMark, Versa Fine Onyx Black and Scarlet Ink (card interior)

Stamps: Celebrations and Signature Greetings & For the Graduate (card interior)

Dies: Modern Numbers and Celebrations

Other: (all non-PTI) SU Dimensionals, Silver Sequins, Black Gems, Silver Twine, Metallic Silver Embossing Powder, Black Tie Glitter Paper and Micro Glue Dots

PTI Make It Monday #115: Beyond Paper with Impression Plates

Here I am posting at the last minute again for the PTI Make It Monday challenge, which is to emboss on something other than paper. So, like others I used aluminum foil and PTI's Cane/Linen Impression Plate to emboss a Mat Stack #6 diecut. To make the foil stronger, I backed it with cardstock before embossing it. My colors in this high school graduation card reflect the school colors of silver and navy blue. Heather Nichol's showed us how to do this technique using aluminum tape.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Spring Rain, SU Night of Navy and White

Ink: VersaMark and SU Night of Navy

Stamps: For The Graduate and 2012 Birthday Tags (stars)

Dies: Mat Stack #6, Cloud Dies and Sizzix Go Go Boots Alphabet (2013)

Other: Aluminum Foil, Zing Silver Metallic Embossing Powder, SU Scallop Trim Border Punch, SU rhinestones and SU Dimensionals