July Mix-It Up Challenge With Sympathy

After perusing this blog post and seeing a challenge mixing Essentials by Ellen with Neat and Tangled, I decided to play along. My focus was a sympathy card and I need it now. Anyone else ever in that situation? Seems I can't get ahead on those for some sad reason. Thought I'd mix it up a bit by adding some ink blending, and tiny black dots to pull it altogether with the black sentiment and banner.

The blooms and leaves are from Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms stamps and Bold Blossom dies. My black banner and colored dots are all from Neat and Tangled Party Dots. "With Sympathy" is from PTI's Keep It Simple: Sympathy stamp set adhered using foam tape. The bright buttercup bloom is also popped up for added dimension. PTI's New Leaf card stock adds another layer to the focal image.

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

Supplies: 

Cardstock: PTI Stamper's Select White and New Leaf

Ink: PTI Bright Buttercup, Berry Sorbet, Winter Wisteria, New Leaf and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms and Neat and Tangled Party Dots

Dies: Essentials by Ellen Bold Blossoms

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Foam Tape and Fine Black Sharpie

PTI 7th Anniversary ~ Day 6 (Word Images)

Today's challenge here was to create a project using a large word as the focal point using word dies, word  stamps, alphabet dies or alphabet stamps. Since I still need several birthday cards for this month, that's what I made using Wonderful Words: Birthday and designed around that die.  Here it is, and I have to admit I kind of like it. Hope my friend does too!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft, SU Bravo Burgundy, SU Pretty in Pink and SU Rose Red

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and VersaMark

Stamps: Half & Half and Fancy Flourishes

Dies: Wonderful Words: Birthday and Half & Half

Other: Black enamel dots (Michaels)

Simon Says…Anything Goes

This card was made just because I wanted to try something using the color combination of yellow and gray and mixing patterned papers. When I realized the gray or yellow ink would have been lost, I added the black layer behind the rounded squares to coordinate with the birthday sentiment. 

Supplies: 

Cardstock: White, Black & SU So Saffron DSP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: PTI Communique Sentiments

Dies: Sizzlits Little Leaves & Embosslits Beautiful WIngs

Other: Rhinestones, Corner Rounder, & SU Dimensionals

Entering this in the Simon Says…Anything Goes Challenge. 

PTI Make It Monday #114: Blown Ink

Each week I tell myself I'm going to get this challenge done early in the week, and for whatever reason that never happens. So here I am racing to beat the clock once again. Dawn McVey showed us the blown ink technique using reinkers and a straw to create a unique design. Wish I had more time to play with this, because it was kind of fun even though out of my control. Please don't laugh when you see my card for PTI's MIM.

To soften the white edge, I sponged it using Memento London Fog. 

Supplies: 

Cardstock: White and SU Mauve Mist (retired)

Ink: SU Reinkers Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Mauve Mist, Forest Foliage & Bliss Blue and Memento London Fog

Stamps: PTI Communique Sentiments

Other: Corner Rounder, Silver sequins (Joann's) and SU Dimensionals

PTI Make It Monday #113: Perfect Pearls

Another challenge from Papertrey Ink that I just had to try was demonstrated by Nichole Heady, and I just had attempt this technique. Hopefully, this qualifies because the only Perfect Pearls I own are the mists, and I just picked those up about a month ago. Perfect Pearl is the color I used, and it definitely adds a pretty shimmer although hard to capture with my camera.

Now that I see this photographed, perhaps I should have made a wider dark chocolate strip to further enhance the sentiment on vellum. Will keep that in mind for next time…because it's too late now to redo. 

 Adding this to Cas-ual Fridays CFC#99: Birthday Bash  and Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: New Leaf, Dark Chocolate, Vellum and White

Ink: SU Green Galore and SU Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Boutique Borders: Birthday and Turning A New Leaf

Dies: Mat Stack #2

Other: Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Pearl, Micro Glue Dots, SU rhinestones and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #112: Embossed Alpha Die Cuts

Ashley Newell showed us how to add colors and textures to alpha or number die cuts by heat embossing. This is the current challenge for PTI's Make It Monday on Nichole Heady's blog. Almost hate to admit this task wasn't as easy as Ashley made it look. Perhaps I should have started earlier in the week but didn't get to my craft room until tonight. Wonderful Words: Hello die cut was stamped using VersaMark and the Half & Half plaid stamp before heat embossing with Stampin' Up's Melon Mambo embossing powder.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, White, and Country Charm by Diane Kappa

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Half & Half

Dies: Half & Half, Wonderful Words: Hello and Mat Stack #6

Other: Linen/Canvas Impression Plate, SU Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, rhinestones & 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

Alphabet Birthday

Needed more birthday cards for this month so created this one using some hoarded pattterned paper. Going to enter it in two challenges at Simon Says ~ Stamp & Show: April 1 Very Strict and Simon Says: Happy Birthday.

Supplies: 

Cardstock: PTI Kraft, PTI Harvest Gold, SU Very Vanilla, SU Ruby Red, SU Prints Old Olive DSP & DCWV Stack Pack

Ink: SU Garden Green

Stamps: PTI Birthday Style

Dies: PTI Mat Stack #2

Other: Life Crafts Zig Zag Embossing Folder, SU Ruby Red Brads, & SU Dimensionals

75th Masculine Birthday

Needed more birthday cards for this month so created this for my BIL. Going to enter it in two challenges at Simon Says ~ Stamp & Show: April 1 Very Strict and Simon Says: Happy Birthday.

Supplies: 

Cardstock: PTI Kraft, SU Really Rust & SU retired DSP

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip

Stamps: PTI Birthday Style

Dies: PTI By The Number & Woodgrain Impression Plate

Other: Sponge Dauber & SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #110: Collage Elements

The challenge this week was demonstrated by Dawn McVey using collage elements to create a card for this week's PTI Make It Monday #110, which can be seen on Nichole Heady's blog.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft, SU Very Vanilla, , SU Chocolate Chip, SU Really Rust & SU Sage Shadow

Ink: Kraft, SU Close to Cocoa, SU Chocolate Chip, SU Really Rust & SU Sage Shadow

Stamps: Crackled, Star Prints, Background Basics: Text Style,  & Birthday Style

Dies: Linen/Canvas Impression Plate 

Other: SU 1-3/4" punch, EK Success corner rounder punch, "fussy cut" stars, button, SU twine & SU Dimensionals

I'm also entering this in Simon Says: Happy Birthday. 

Edited: Adding these to Simon Says April 1 Challenge.

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.

Hope Your Day Is Fabulous

Entered this card in Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #106: Two-Toned Stamped Flowers. This technique was demonstrated by Melissa Phillips. Since I didn't have a third color selected for this layout, I made my flowers by stamping off using SU Pink Passion ink for the second half. Half of the leaves were stamped off once with SU Green Galore ink.

Also entering this in Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Bit O' Green.

Supplies (all PTI unless noted): 
Stamp Sets: Turning A New Leaf, Beautiful Blooms II & Signature Greetings
Cardstock: New Leaf and Raspberry Fizz
Ink: SU Green Galore and SU Pink Passion
Other: PTI Linen/Canvas Impression Plate, Sizzix Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder, green gems and SU dimensionals