PTI Celebrating Past, Present and Future: 2009

Day 3 of PTI's 10th Anniversary Celebration includes cards from the past and present using sets introduced in 2009 by Papertrey Ink. Once again I don't own any of those either, which included Damask Designs, Fruitful, Giga Guidelines, On My Couch and Simple Valentine. This almost leads you to believe that my stamping supplies are very limited, but my husband says otherwise.

No way could I come close to this beautiful card by Laurie Schmidlin, but I pulled out my Lovely Layers set to give the technique a try.

Because I'm supposed to be packing for our trip tomorrow, I had to hurry and didn't have time to start over. Sorry, no time for re-do's. Remind me that I do not like Smokey Shadow ink (should have used black). I need a lighter gray. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Basic Black, Raspberry Fizz and Silver Glitter Paper

Ink: VersaMark, Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow and Delicata Silvery Shimmer

Stamps: Lovely Layers and Keep It Simple: Thinking of You

Dies: Button Stacks and Fancy Foliage Details

Other: Silver paint splatters and SU Dimensionals

Create Along With Us: June 2016

While the fabulous DT for Papertrey Ink showcases this month's new products, we get to play along using their projects as inspiration with links here on Nichole's blog. They come up with so many awesome creations that it's challenging to narrow down which ones to use. This is a great opportunity to challenge myself outside of my comfort zone and attempt something different. I've created two cards (but only one entry) as I was on a roll yesterday and actually finished five cards. This first card is a bit of a mix from Lizzie's Woodblock Prints (3rd one) beautiful rainbow card on the left and a spin off of Kay's Woodblock Prints (1st one) on the rightwith the bolder colors and white, layered die-cuts.


                                          


Rarely do I take on the task of creating a background that needs to be more precise than random flowers and/or leaves, but this was a fun challenge for me. Thanks to my MISTI and Lovely Layers stamp set I was able to line it up pretty well. Even though I didn't use the exact same colors as Kay's lovely card above, I only substituted Royal Velvet for Simply Chartreuse as I thought it would be too much green for my design. If you look closely or enlarge this image, you can see I stamped "Big Hugs" in Royal Velvet beneath my three-layered, white "sending" die cut. Coordinating colored sequins finished it off after adhering it to a Summer Sunrise card base and rounding the two bottom corners.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Summer Sunrise

Ink: Oranze Zest, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, Tropical Teal, Royal Velvet and Raspberry Fizz

Stamps: Wet Paint Cuts III

Dies: Wet Paint Cuts III

Other: Corner Rounder, Sequins and SU Dimensionals

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Here's my inspiration from Danielle's blog (also her 3rd card):

Thought it would be fun to try stenciling using two different colors separating a design. Since my stencil supply is limited to Modern Backgrounds and Color Pops Florals, I decided to create an oval mask for the center. The inks I blended are Mint Julep and Ocean Tides. I really like the combination but when it came time to choose the mat color, the Mint Julep ink coordinated better with Simply Chartreuse card stock. It really was a long shot against the Mint Julep card stock, at least in my opinion. Here's my take:

Thanks for stopping by, and I truly do appreciate your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Simply Chartreuse

Ink: Mint Julep, Ocean Tides and Pinefeather

Stamps: Graceful Greetings

Dies: None

Other: Modern Background Stencils, Oval Mask, Ink Blending Tool and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #231: Motif Building

Yes, it's Sunday night and time for me to attempt another Papertrey Ink Make It Monday challenge. Betsy showed us here how to build larger motifs from smaller images. She makes everything look so easy. First of all, the only stamp set I found in my stash that would help me build a motif was Lovely Layers. Then I had to search my stash to see what smaller images I could use. After all, this is a challenge, right? Well, here's my card.

My apologies for not commenting yet on other blog posts. Having company sure is fun but changes one's routine. I hope to do better this week. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Summer Sun, Canyon Clay, Scarlet Jewel, Autumn Rose, Simply Chartreuse and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Lovely Layers, Bitty Bouquets and Beautiful Butterflies

Dies: None

Other: None

PTI MIM #208: Ombre Stamping

Do I dare say ombre is quite fashionable these days? I've seen it in clothing, hair coloring, nail polishing and of course, card-making. Color starts darker and gradually lightens as shown by Laurie in her striking butterfly card in this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday video here. I think Laurie and Laura Bassen have been practicing blending colors a whole lot more than I have, and it shows in my card below. I need more ink colors that blend besides the aqua/teal palette so I can branch out a bit. The inspiration from this challenge will definitely help me find my favorites. On with my card.

My MISTI was a godsend in helping me line up this stamp from Lovely Layers. Each one was heat embossed using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder before I started blending my colors. This was my first attempt using a Mini Ink Blending Tool, and I plan to practice when time permits. A white Gelly Roll pen was used to add dots to my "thanks" swoosh die-cut. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal and Bitty Dot Hawaiian Shores

Ink: VersaMark, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores and Tropical Teal

Stamps: Lovely Layers

Dies: Swoosh

Other: White Embossing Powder, Mini Ink Blending Tool, SU Dimensionals, Rhinestone Stickers (Michael's) and White Gelly Roll Pen

PTI MIM #207: Double Partial Die Cutting

Hope everyone had a fabulous Easter and praying Spring finally arrives as it's been a long winter for lots of people! I've been busy Spring cleaning and sorting through my craft room getting rid of stuff I've been hoarding and know I won't use. It's been stashed too long already…if you know what I mean.

The very talented and funny, Laura, showed us how to step things up a notch using her technique of "double partial" die-cutting. My first two attempts using Soft Stone card stockdid not work, but the third time (using GP white) was a charm after moving my cutting plate further away from my pencil line. Here's her fabulous video for this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday so you can see how easy she makes it look. Here's my card:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White, Tropical Teal and Harvest Gold

Ink: New Leaf and Harvest Gold

Stamps: Lovely Layers and Keep It Simple: Thinking of You 

Dies: Lovely Layers, Mat Stack #6 and Sketched Shapes

Other: Button, Twine, Foam Tape, Glue Dot, Simple Stories Paper Pad and SU Spritzer with SU Taken with Teal Marker

PTI MIM #202: Anchoring with Border & Banner Dies

Here we are the 1st of March, and it's been sunny and beautiful in Washington State. However, I have empathy for those struggling with the extreme cold and snowstorms that Mother Nature has shared across the US.  And, it's Sunday, and I've been in my stamp room struggling with the challenge by Melissa Phillips, the queen of layering. She made it look so easy in her video here on Nichole Heady's blog. Maybe I tried to incorporate too many colors, but I spent hours off and on creating this card. If I said I wasn't challenged, I'd be fibbing. Anyway, here's my creation.

Edited to Add: Also entering this card in Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Soft Stone, Stamper's Select White, Simply Chartreuse, Vellum, SU Summer Sun and SU Bravo Burgundy

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel, Summer Sunrise and Simply Chartreuse

Stamps: Lovely Layers and Swoosh

Dies: Lovely Layers, Swoosh, Fabulous Frames, Bountiful Banners and Half & Half

Other: MISTI, SU DSP (retired), MME Enamel Dots Lost & Found Christmas, Glue Dots and Xyron

PTI 7th Anniversary ~ Day 5 (Birthday Card Challenge)

Happy Birthday to Papertrey Ink for seven amazing years in business! Today's challenge here is to create a birthday card to be mailed to PTI's warehouse staff to brighten their days while working hard to keep us happy. Because I liked this card so much, I decided to recreate it using a different color combination and sentiment. Since I know this has been a pretty harsh winter in Ohio, I'm hoping to send Spring their way.

I rarely stamp the inside of my cards (mainly because I'm always in a hurry to either mail it or get creating my next card), but this is for a special occasion for extra-special people. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Rustic Cream

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse and Harvest Gold

Stamps: Boutique Borders: Birthday, Lovely Layers, Birthday Style, Big Birthday Wishes and Studio Calico's Napa Valley Numbers

Dies: Lovely Layers

Other: Harvest Gold button, Hemp Cord (from stash) and foam mounting tape (3M)

PTI Make It Monday #139: Stamped Square Frames

Thank goodness for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday challenges or I'd never get any cards made. This week Dawn McVey showed us how to use decorative-border stamps to create focal point frames. My options were limited because the only appropriate stamp set in my stash is Boutique Borders: Birthday. The rest of the border sets are still on my wish list. Anyway, I paired that up with Lovely Layers stamps and dies popped up to fill my frame. Since I needed a "thinking of you" card, I felt the sentiment from Stampin' Up's Thoughts & Prayers looked better than any others. I'm sure my sister will appreciate this as she is a cardmaker too.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Rustic Cream

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip and Groovy Guava

Stamps: Boutique Borders: Birthday, Lovely Layers and SU Thoughts & Prayers

Dies: Lovely Layers

Other: SU Dimensionals

PTI Make It Monday #129: White Crayon Resist

Since I bought a new box of crayons just for Heather Nichol's crayon resist technique for PTI's Make It Monday, I had to force myself to stay up late just to create this card. Had company all week so this was my only chance to get in my stamping room.

It's difficult to see where I used my white crayon outlining the flower centers and leaf veins, but they did resist my dauber of Harvest Gold ink on white cardstock. This is popped up on dimensionals over a Hawaiian Shores Nestabilities circle. The Simply Chartreuse leaves are tucked behind my sentiment, which is raised up with dimensionals. I love the color combination, and the card is growing on me. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: White, Winter Wiseria, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold & Hawaiian Shores

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Winter Wisteria, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold & Hawaiian Shores

Stamps: Lovely Layers & Natural Beauties

Dies: Turning A New Leaf & Fabulous Frames

Other: WHite Crayon, Circle Nestabilities, Sponge Dauber, Black Sequins & SU Dimensionals

PTI Make It Monday #116: Adding Texture to Stamps

Followed Betsy Veldman's lead from her PTI Make It Monday using a comb to add texture after inking stamps for a fun technique. Unfortunately, it doesn't show up that well in the picture but at least I made an attempt.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Black and White

Ink: Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Winter Wisteria and Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Turning A New Leaf and Lovely Layers

Dies: Lovely Layers

Other: Comb for texturing, Black Recollection rhinestones and SU Dimensionals