PTI Make It Monday #127: Double Backgrounds

It's only Friday, and I'm posting my latest creation for this week's Make It Monday.  Dawn McVey inspired us to create a really fun and interesting double background using two different stamps. This was certainly a different challenge out of my comfort zone, but it's healthy to attempt those once in a while. Here's my "wishing you a very happy birthday" card using Crackled and Background Basics: Chevron Stripes for my double background:

Also entering this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes and Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, SU Baroque Burgundy & SU Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Kraft, SU Baroque Burgundy & SU Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Wonderful Words: Birthday, Cracked & Background Basics: Chevron Stripes

Dies: Wonderful Words: Birthday & Birthday Style

Other: Woodgrain Impression Plate & SU Dimensionals

PTI July 2013 Blog Hop (Card #2)

My second attempt is based on another of Nichole's Fruits of Summer Color Inspiration for July's Blog Hop.

This one is a fun birthday card that I'm also entering in the Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Rustic Cream, SU Baroque Burgundy, SU Real Red, SU Summer Sun, Aqua Mist & New Leaf

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Wonderful Words: Hello & Pretty Peonies

Dies: Block Alphabet

Other: Star Punch

65th Birthday Gift

Just so happens I needed a gift idea for a dear friend's 65th birthday. She's always doing wonderful things for me so I wanted to do something special in honor of her BIG milestone. Hence, I came up with the idea of making my own box, lid and matching card. I'm entering this in the Gift Packaging Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

It's hard to see the tab on the top of the box, but my instructions there suggested she pull on the tab and keep on pulling. Needless to say, she was shocked when bills kept coming out and the denominations were getting bigger. I had taped the bills together and wrapped them around an empty toilet paper roll with a dowel through the center and glued to two sides of the box so it wouldn't drop to the bottom. If I ever give this kind of gift again, I'll make the box shorter. She loved it and was so very thankful. I'm glad it was such a hit!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, SU Ruby Red, Country Charm by diane kappa & White

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip and SU Ruby Red

Stamps: Birthday Style & Background Basics: Polka Dots II

Dies: Half and Half & By The Number

Other: Toilet paper roll, dowel, red sequins, SU Tab Punch & Dimensionals

PTI May 2013 Blog Hop

The challenge this month for Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop is to use the coordinating colors of one of the Bouquet Builders to create a floral card. I chose the orange one mainly because I had substitutes for those PTI colors I don't own…yet:

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For something a little different I decided to use the Half and Half die upside down (is there really a right side up), and embossed my sentiment using white embossing powder. The Harvest Gold background texture is PTI's canvas/linen impression plate, and the flower center is the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder from Sizzix. A tiny clear rhinestone is attached to the orange sequin to finish it off. 

Edited to Add: Adding this to the Moxie Fab World challenge,  Tuesday Trigger: Scene in Tangerine. Here's the image source to encourage you to play along: 

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, SU Pumpkin Pie & White

Ink: Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, SU Really Rust & VersaMark

Stamps: Half and Half, Square Prints & Polka Dot Basics II

Dies: Half and Half & Beautiful Blooms II #1

Other: Linen/Canvas Impression Plate, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, White Embossing Powder, orange sequin, clear rhinestone and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #111: Watercoloring Embossed Images

Heather Nichols showed us how to watercolor embossed images in PTI's current Make It Monday. Not only am I lacking experience in watercoloring, but I also realized I have very few stamps that would work well with this technique. The important thing is that I made it happen, and it's not bad for a rookie.

Edited to Add:  Adding this card to The Wonder of Watercolor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.
Supplies: 

Cardstock: SU Mellow Moss & White

Ink: VersaMark, SU reinkers: Lavender Lace, Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss, So Saffron & Mauve Mist

Stamps: PTI Sending A Big Thank You

Other: PTI button, SU corner ticket punch, white embossing powder, paintbrush & water, SU dimensionals, white crochet thread

Card Creations Week Challenges

Hope everyone had a Happy Easter!
After a delicious dinner, I spent the rest of my evening in my stamping room tackling some Moxie Fab Challenges before today's deadline arrives. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.

My "Think Pink" card will be entered in the "Emphasize the Negative Challenge in the Moxie Fab World" at Moxie Fab World. 

Supplies: 

Stamp Sets: Amuse Fight Like A Girl
Dies: PTI Beautiful Blooms II #1
Cardstock: White card base and SU retired DSP

Ink: SU Rose RedOther: Corner Rounder, Glitter Glue (2 shades of pink) & SU Dimensionals

My second card is a "Happy Birthday Hope You Day Is Fabulous" card and will be entered in the Chevron Challenge in the Moxie Fab World at Moxie Fab World. 

Supplies: 

Stamp Sets: PTI Background Basics: Chevron Striples & PTI Boutique Borders: Birthday
Cardstock: SU Very Vanilla

Ink: SU Groovy Guava, PTI WInter Wisteria, PTI Harvest Gold, PTI Hawaiian Shores & SU Rose RedOther: Studio G Gems

My third card is a "Hello" card made especially for the Ombre Challenge in the Moxie Fab World at Moxie Fab World. 

Supplies: 

Die: PTI Wonderful Words: Hello
Cardstock: SU Pretty In Pink, White & retired DSPs

Other: Home Depot Paint Chip (3 shades of pink)

Now for my fourth card of the evening, I made another "Birthday" card that I think qualifies for the Ombre Challenge in the Moxie Fab World at Moxie Fab World. 

Supplies: 

Cardstock: SU Kraft, SU Very Vanilla, SU Mellow Moss & SU Always Artichoke

Ink: SU Mellow Moss, SU Old Olive & SU Always Artichoke

Stamps: PTI Crackled, PTI Pretty Peonies and PTI Wonderful Words: Hello

Dies: PTI Pretty Peonies and PTI Wonderful Words: Birthday 

Other: Corner Rounder & SU Dimensionals

Edited: Adding these to Simon Says April 1 Challenge.