PTI's Laurie's Fabulous Favorites (Favorite Shaped Card)

This week at Papertrey Ink the Win It Wednesday Challenge from Laurie is to create a project using a shaped card base. 

She had me thinking all week of what else I could use besides my new Scallop Stackers: Medium Die. Well, after two attempts trying to use my Noted: Scalloped A2 Die (full-size A2 one pass) in my Big Shot and failing, I resorted to the lovely stacker. Always in need of birthday cards, here's what I ended up creating. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White,True Black and Bright Buttercup

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Amethyst Allure, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest, VersaFine Onyx Black and VersaMark

Stamps: Confetti Toss, Scribbled Sentiments and Birthday Style

Dies: Scallop Stackers: Medium, Birthday Style and Noted: Scalloped A2

Other: White Embossing Powder, Ink Blender and Foam Tape

Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge

This month's blog hop challenge for Papertrey Ink is based off beautifully watercolored popsicles by Sarah Langtry from Just The Bee's Knees. What's your favorite flavor?

They look so tasty and very colorful. These got my creative juices flowing in a different way. I opted to stamp vs. watercolor for this birthday card of pastel balloons. (Not sure why the colors look so dark but maybe because it's overcast here.)

Also entering the Monday Challenge: Make A Wish at Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: SU Basic Gray, Stamper's Select White and Lovely Lady

Ink: Lovely Lady, Harvest Gold, Winter Wisteria, Mint Julep, Aqua Mist and Smokey Shadow

Stamps: Scene It: Celebration and Scribbled Sentiments

Dies: None

Other: EK Tools Edger Punch, Platinum Floss, Shimmer Gelly Roll Pen and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #247: Watercolored Card Set

Melissa shared with us her beautiful set of three joyful cards using watercolor sheets from PTI. She showed us how she works her magic with color, mixing, blending and a water brush. You can see her video on Nichole's blog. Here's my set of two cards:

Both cards are pretty self-explanatory, including watercoloring, ink blending, splatters and sequins. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheet, Winter Wisteria and Smokey Shadow Bitty Dot

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black and Winter Wisteria

Stamps: Scribbled Sentiments

Dies: None

Other: (stash) Water Brush, Zig Clean Color Real Brushes, SU Dimensionals and Sequins

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Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheet, Bright Buttercup and New Leaf Bitty Dot

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup and Orange Zest

Stamps: Scribbled Sentiments

Dies: Edger #3

Other: (stash) Water Brush, Zig Clean Color Real Brushes, SU Dimensionals and Sequins

Hope all the women out there had a Happy Mother's Day! Thanks for any comments left on my blog. I apologize for not getting around to commenting on yours yet. My DH and I have been working on replacing steps to our deck, and yes, he's still recovering from his shoulder surgery just 10 weeks ago. Have a fabulous week!

PTI's 9th Anniversary Day 3: Grab & Craft Challenge

Already on Day 3 of Papertrey Ink's 9th Anniversary festivities as can be seen here. The challenge was to create a project using supplies we could "grab" in 5 minutes. Can you tell I still had birthdays on my mind? Because I used a Kraft card base, I should have used some richer colors so they would stand out a little more. If I had dies for Scribbled Sentiments, I would have die-cut the middle "happy" in Harvest Gold to add dimension. Think it falls in the masculine category though so all is good. It's readable in real life. : ) Here's my card.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Scribbled Sentiments and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: None

Other: Corner Chomper

Papertrey August Blog Hop Challenge

Nichole has challenged us to use the image below as inspiration for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

photo source: Art in Parsi

I was eager to try this because I received my box of new goodies Saturday, including the August release "Brushed Off" stamp set. Here's my interpretation even though I varied the colors somewhat.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft, Stamper's Select White, Dark Chocolate and DCWV Basics Stack

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Canyon Clay, Harvest Gold, Blueberry Sky and VersaMark

Stamps: Brushed Off and Scribbled Sentiments

Dies: Swoosh and Heart Border

Other: SU Dimensionals and Dark Chocolate Satin Sequins (Neat & Tangled)