PTI SAF 2015: Patterns and Runway Inspiration Challenges

Because I was gone all weekend for a family wedding out of state, my Papertrey Ink Stamp-A-Faire participation started today and is ending late tonight. Using Nichole's Go-To Pattern #11 here, I created my first card. 

Starting with Spring Rain ink on white card stock, I blended from the top down and finished with Blueberry Sky. Then I stamped my sentiment in Enchanted Evening matching the colored mat which was adhered to a white card base. Trying to get back in the stamping mode, I used the pattern above and went with it. I also used Betsy Veldman's Runway Inspiration here for my color combination. 

So, my card below meets the requirements for the two challenges mentioned above. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Enchanted Evening

Ink: Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening

Stamps: Reasons To Smile

Dies: Jolly Holiday

Other: Masking Tape, Glue Dots and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #210: Using Vellum to Soften Patterns

Lizzie showed us here how to use vellum to soften those bright patterns from patterned paper or ones we've stamped ourselves. Heidi Swapp Pink Color Shine was staring me in the face asking to be put to use so I sprayed some Stamper's Select White card stock and let it dry. Using Royal Velvet ink, I randomly stamped two images from Reasons to Smile to be covered by vellum. Here's a closeup view:

My next layer is a Tipped Tops Die cut from vellum and adhered underneath the butterfly from Beautiful Butterflies. For cohesiveness to my theme of smiling, I die cut the word "Smile" from SU Elegant Eggplant using Block Alphabet dies and adhered the vellum behind the letters. Here you can see the card in full view. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Vellum and SU Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Royal Velvet and Heidi Swapp Pink Color Shine

Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies and Reasons to Smile

Dies: Block Alphabet, Tipped Tops and Beautiful Butterflies Layers

Other: SU Elegant Eggplant Marker, Glue Dots, Sponge and Foam Tape

Papertrey Ink's 8th Anniversary Build A Bouquet (Day 4)

Using florals from different stamp sets, we were to build a bouquet for Sunday's challenge here. Since a good majority of my stamp sets include flowers, I just needed to narrow it down to the right size blooms. Therefore, I used stamps from three sets. Thought it would be fun to "smoosh" some inks together similar to what Betsy did. What I did was smear five different ink colors in an old CD case and "smoosh" them together with a paint brush as you can see in my background. The rest is self-explanatory.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Winter Wisteria and Stamper's Select White

Ink: Royal Velvet, Ripe Avocado, Harvest Gold, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Hawaiian Shores and Winter Wisteria

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II, Ruby Reprise and Reasons to Smile

Dies: Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles

Other: Twinery Twine, Black Fine Point Marker and SU Dimensionals