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 Create Along With Us Challenge: February 2016

Create Along With Us is PTI's way of encouraging us to select something the design team has created during their release and create our own version. There are so many beautiful projects it's challenging to decide on one. For something a bit different, I chose Ashley's What The Doodle card and chose something other than a butterfly just to be different. Here's Ashley's card:

And here's mine using Rosie Posie:

And now, thanks to Ashley, I have two more card fronts ready to finish with whatever sentiments I so choose. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Hawaiian Shores and Harvest Gold

Ink: Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Rosie Posie, Grunge Me and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: None

Other: Vellum, Sequins & Glue Dots (stash) and SU Dimensionals

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

PTI MIM #137: Dimensional Leaf Wreath & MFW: TT: Enthralled with Fall (Take #2)

Here's my second card for the Make It Monday challenge on Nichole's blog asking us to make a dimensional leaf wreath. Melissa Phillips shared her card creating details in a video. Had lots of ideas spinning in my head and even though my Leaf Print die cuts didn't work with my first design, I used them in this "thank you" card. 

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger "Enthralled with Fall" also motivated me to make this card piling on the leaves in a variety of colors. Here's the trigger:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, SU Bravo Burgundy & SU retired DSP

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Leaf Prints & Grunge Me

Dies: Leaf Prints & Fabulous Frames

Other: Button, twine, foam tape & Corner Chomper

PTI Make It Monday #135: Layered Emboss Resist

It sure is a good thing that Papertrey Ink has a weekly challenge, or I might not get any cards made. This week the talented Heather Nichols has shown us once again how to use VersaMark ink to emboss resist over stamped layers. Well, here's the idea I had in my head for our grandnephew, but the results aren't really that wonderful. Guess that's how we learn and encourage ourselves to continue trying these techniques over and over again until we're satisfied. Unfortunately, I don't have time now for another attempt so it is what it is.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Rustic Cream & Dark Chocolate

Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, SU Chocolate Chip & VersaMark

Stamps: Grunge Me, Birthday Style & Studio Calico Napa Numbers

Dies: Limitless Layers: 2-1/4" Ovals

Other: SU Dimensionals, Sponge dauber & Twinery twine for balloon strings