Stamp-A-Faire 2018

This year's Stamp-A-Faire, "Crafting A Community Garden," was obviously all about flowers. It's been a very busy August for us so I didn't get a chance to participate as much as in previous years. However, I was ready because I cleaned up and rearranged my stamp room just in case time allowed me to create. It rarely stays this way long so thought I better capture it now as my "Welcome" photo. 

Even though I had difficulty seeing Dawn's entire process on the Live video, I wanted to tackle her "Planting A Garden" Challenge. She was all about adding color (8 to be exact) and texture (stenciling, stamping and die cutting) to layers of flowers to simulate a garden. Gran's Garden to the rescue! If I would have had the SAF Kit, I would have just duplicated Dawn's card because it's very striking. Instead, I created my own version. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Tropical Teal

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Americana, Berry Sorbet, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and Dark Chocolate
Stamps: Gran's Garden, Spruce & Sprigs and Stitching Garden

Dies: Gran's Gardens, Stitching Garden and Graceful Greetings

Other: SU Dimensionals

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: June 2018

June Release just this past week means it's time to Create Along With The DT. Papertrey Ink calls it a challenge because it really is trying to decide which one to mimic as your inspiration piece. This week I chose the floral wreath project from Melissa Bickford's Day 4 blog post. 

She used the new Botanical Bounty stamps and dies, which I don't own, so I improvised a bit. I varied my colors a bit and created this sympathy card. 

It's a beautiful day here in the Pacific Northwest so I'm sitting on our deck watching the lake activity while I type this blog post.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, New Leaf, Green Parakeet, Bright Buttercup, Royal Velvet, Hibiscus Burst and Raspberry Fizz

Stamps: Gran's Garden and Keep It Simple: Sympathy

Dies: Gran's Garden

Other: Rhinestones and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #322: Above & Below

This week Lizzie shared one of her personal favorite techniques and challenged us to do the same. Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday shows us how to add die cuts above and below your sentiment strip or die cut to add emphasis. Here's Lizzie's example and then my entry. 

One of these days I'm going to follow Dawn's lead by die cutting several embellishments in different color schemes to have them ready. Then I can have fun piling on the layers and rearranging them until I'm satisfied. I did a little of that for this card. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal, Sheer Basics Vellum and BItty Dots: Raspberry Fizz

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Gran's Gardens and Give Thanks

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Gran's Gardens and Sketched Shapes

Other: SU Dimensionals, Twinery Twine and Wink of Stella 

Papertrey Ink 11th Anniversary - Day 10 (Stripes Challenge)

What fun challenges the gals at Papertrey Ink came up with in honor of their 11th Anniversary! Today's challenge is Stripes because the number 11 looks like two stripes standing next to each other. You can see more details here. 

I pretty much kept up on all the challenges until this one but then life got in the way helping others who needed me. Yesterday was to be my day, but it was windy here in Western Washington and lost power from 1-11:30 pm so that pretty much took care of Saturday. My DH started the generator but it only supports the important appliances and lights in some rooms (not my stamping room). Was washing clothes and had dinner in the crockpot so had to make some adjustments before going to Mass last night. 

Today it snowed most of the day with an accumulation of only two inches at our house. It's chilly but at least no wind today. 

Anyway, on with my striped card!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Green Parakeet + White Basics and SU Basic Gray

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Amethyst Allure, Royal Velvet, Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel, Bright Buttercup, Green Parakeet and VersaMark

Stamps: Floral Sketches, Painted Petals and Gran's Garden

Dies: Floral Sketches, Gran's Garden, Tipped Tops, MFT Stitched Rectangles and Linen/Canvas Impression Plate

Other: Ink Blending Tools, White Embossing Powder, Nuvo Crystal Drops and Foam Tape

Papertrey Ink 11th Anniversary - Day 4 (Floral Card)

Thursday was Day 4 of Papertrey Ink's 11th Anniversary festivities and challenges. Have you seen the beautiful anniversary stamp set the Design Team created as a collaborative effort? It is fabulous and so versatile. You can see the florals and the details of the contest here. The instructions say to pull out your favorite floral set and create. 

My current favorite is Gran's Gardens so here's what I created. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Hibiscus Burst

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse and Smokey Shadow

Stamps: Gran's Gardens, Spruce & Sprigs and Ways To Say Birthday

Dies: Gran's Gardens and Cover Plate: Pretty Frame

Other: Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, SU Dimensionals and Paintbrush (splatters)

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

We Love You Dawn Blog Hop

Poor Dawn has been dealing with serious health issues for the past few years but with a very positive attitude. About a week ago she underwent a small intestinal transplant, which was a huge success. She is recovering now with a long road ahead so we wanted to share our love for her. I personally adore her design style and vibrant colors. She is the queen of florals and always chooses joy. Dawn is one amazing person and such an inspiration to all. Even though I've never had the good fortune to meet her in person, I feel like we're best friends because she gives so much of herself to the crafty world in her blog posts. 

Here's the card I created inspired by Dawn in more ways than one. I hope she can feel the love radiated from my card and all the others made especially for her. 

Hop over to Nichole's blog where you can find details and thumbnails of beautiful cards created for Dawn using stamp sets and dies designed by her. Won't she be surprised and thrilled to see all the love shared from her stamping friends? Keeping Dawn and Bart in my prayers and hope you will too!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Berry Sorbet

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and New Leaf

Stamps: Gran's Garden and Floral Sketches

Dies: Gran's Garden and To The Point Edgers

Other: Gelly Roll Glitter Pen and SU Dimensionals