PTI May Color Play Challenge

Lizzie shared here her beautiful color palette chosen for this month's Color Play. This image tells me Summer is just around the corner, and I sure hope so.

This is my first time playing along with Lizzie's challenge. Doesn't that pitcher of water look heavenly? As you'll see in my card, I had to substitute for Limeade Ice and Orange Zest. Besides the great color combo, I was inspired by Maile Belles Feather Friends Forever card. 

When I started stamping my background, I didn't intend to cut it with my Tipped Tops Dies. Then I thought I'd give it a try. It was a bit more challenging that I anticipated, but then Maile makes everything look so easy. Here's my Thinking of You card. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and SU Pumpkin Pie (for Orange Zest)

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay (for Orange Zest), Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf (and also stamped off for Limeade Ice)

Stamps: Natural Beauties and Keep It Simple: Thinking of You

Dies: Tipped Tops

Other: Scotch Foam Tape

PTI MIM #196: Colorful Card Corners

Thanks, Danielle, for motivating me and showing us here how to dress up our corners for this week's Make It Monday challenge for Papertrey Ink. Because I kept thinking I had lots of time to make Christmas cards, you might say I procrastinated a tad bit and was really pushing right up to the last minute. Let's just say I got my 80 cards mailed so most people received them before Christmas. It really took the fun out of it so found it difficult to get back in that stamping room and create. Besides that, it needs a major purging and reorganizing. However, I needed a sympathy card for tomorrow when I'm meeting a dear friend for lunch who lost her traveling companion over the holidays. Without further ado, here's my creation.

I think this is a first for me using so many different stamp sets and ink colors on one card. Actually found it to be kind of fun. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Stamper's Select White, Berry Sorbet and Black (stash)

Ink: New Leaf, Winter Wiseria, Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist and Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Ruby Reprise, Natural Beauties, Crackled Mini and Boutique Borders: Sympathy

Dies: Heart Border

Other: Black Enamel Dots (stash)

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