PTI's Laurie's Fabulous Favorites (Favorite Tag)

The only challenge this week at Papertrey Ink is Laurie's Fabulous Favorites here. She shared a beautifully embellished trio of Baked With Love Tags for Teacher Appreciation. Those lucky teachers are being recognized with Laurie's talents and delicious cookies. 

 I almost didn't participate because I rarely have a need for a tag of any kind. Decided to make one just in case I need it. If so, I'll be ready. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Aqua Mist

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Scarlet Jewel and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: MIM Mini Kit: Lovely Laurels, Stitching Garden and Give Love

Dies: Tag Sale: Quilted, Stitching Garden and Give Love

Other: Stencil Basics: Dots, Ribbon, Twine, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen and SU Dimensionals

PTI Create Along With Us Challenge: August 2018

This challenge allows us to select something the PTI Design Team created during the August Release that inspired us and create our own version. Once again there were so many gorgeous Fall projects it was hard to choose. Loved the beautiful layers and design used by Kelly Lunceford on Day 4 of this month's release. Isn't this beautiful? 

Because I don't own any of the new products, I improvised with what I do have and varied the colors somewhat on my card below. It's still a birthday card and a masculine one at that. Thanks, Kelly, for inspiring me!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Dark Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, Clear Vellum and 2008 Bitty Star Basics

Ink: Dark Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, Bright Buttercup and VersaMark

Stamps: Sentiment Staples: Birthday

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Scene It: Celebration, Scene It: Basic Backer and Tag Sale: Quilted

Other: Water Brush, Copper Embossing Powder, Fun Foam, Jute & Glue Dot

PTI MIM #318: Simple Stitched Stems

After a trip to the craft store and some contemplating which floral stamps to use, I completed a card for this week's Make It Monday Challenge for Papertrey Ink. You can see all the details here where Michelle Leone, in her very first Make It Monday video, shows us how to add simple stitching to our cards for something different. A seamstress I'm not but I could tackle this hand stitching just fine. Without further ado, here's my card. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted):

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Scarlet Jewel and New Leaf

Ink: Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist and New Leaf

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II and Keep It Simple: Sympathy

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Mix & Mat: Postal, Tag Sale: Quilted and Fancy Foliage Details

Other: Green Craft Cord, SU Mat Pack, Needle, SU Dimensionals and Glossy Accents

Papertrey Ink 11th Anniversary - Day 1 (Sketch Challenge)

The month we've all been waiting to help Papertrey Ink celebrate their 11th Anniversary. Where has the time gone? It's always exciting to see what's new and participate in the variety of challenges and contests for 10 days in February. 

Our first challenge was to choose one of the great sketches provided to create a project. The sketch I chose belongs to Dawn, who we've been praying for (and still are) before and after her small intestine transplant in DC. 

This is the year of milestone birthdays for friends and family members. My dear hubby's family has lots of longevity in his family. One of his Mom's two sisters still living will be 100 on February 28, and she got her driver's license renewed last year for five more years.  (Yes, she still drives, just not on freeways anymore). She certainly deserves a special card!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Black and Clear Vellum

Ink: Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Berry Sorbet, Scarlet Jewel, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Gran's Gardens and Ways to Say Birthday

Dies: Gran's Gardens, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, Tage Sale: Quilted and Modern Numbers

Other: Garden Gate Stencil, Clear Embossing Powder and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #294: Monochrome Color Pop

This week was Stephanie's turn to challenge us for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. Ever heard of monochrome with a pop of color? Monochrome isn't just black and white but various tones of only one color. Looky what I created without using black and white but rather shades of brown. This should work well for masculine cards, and I need three this month so it's a start. 

Thank goodness it finally cooled down here in Western Washington, and the smoke has disappeared after some much-needed rain last night. Praying the people in British Columbia are getting some relief from their ongoing fires. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft and Green Parakeet

Ink: VersaMark, Kraft and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Mehndi Medallion and Keep It Simple: Birthday

Dies: Tag Sale: Quilted and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: Zigs, Foam Tape and Paintbrush

PTI MIM #290: Combining Stenciling and Masking

This past week was Betsy's turn to host Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. She challenged us to create a one-layer effect combining stenciling and masking. Here's my creation that also fills the void of masculine birthday cards. 

I used Tag Sale: Quilted to make my own stencil and ink blended Hawaiian Shores. Splits: Happy Birthday design was stamped in Enchanted Evening and the sentiment in Americana. To keep it one-layer and on the masculine side, I added three white Nuvo Crystal Drops at the top of the tag. It really was a pretty quick and simple card and can see this in many other color combinations. Thanks, Betsy, for the inspiration and challenge!

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Oops, I just realized I failed to mask on my first card to quickly raced off to my stamp room to recreate the above card using the same colors. Only difference is I masked using a Splits: Happy Birthday die-cut when inking my homemade stencil. Then I stamped the design and sentiment. Added three Americana dots using Harvest Berries and covered those with glossy accents. Here's what this one looks like.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Enchanted Evening and Americana

Stamps: Splits: Happy Birthday and Harvest Berries (dots)

Dies: Tag Sale: Quilted (used for my stencil) and Splits: Happy Birthday

Other: Ink Blending Tool and Nuvo Crystal Drops (white)

PTI Blog Hop Challenge May 2017

Not very often do I create my card early for the Blog Hop, but we'll be on vacation on the 25th so I'm ahead of the challenge. Nichole always comes up with such beautiful images to use as inspiration whether it's the design or the colors. This month is no exceeption. You can read more details here. 

print designed by the talented irtsya



Seeing blues, greens, peach, rose colors with flowers and leaves this is what I created for an anniversary card, which I don't send very often.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream and Black

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Ocean Tides, Melon Berry, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel and VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Painted Petals, Floral Sketches, MIM Mini Kit: Lovely Laurels and Spruce & Sprigs

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Tag Sale: Quilted, Painted Petals, Floral Sketches and Spruce & Sprigs

Other: SU Dimensionals and Ink Blending Tool

PTI Make It Monday #276: Kraft & Colored Pencils

Felt like a kid in a candy store taking out my colored pencils to use in this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday challenge. Sharing her tutorial, Melissa combined Kraft card stock with colored pencils. Check out the beauties she created as she definitely has a real knack for card making. I like the concept but definitely need more line image stamps for coloring. Here's the design I decided on.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Kraft

Ink: VersaMark and Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Floral Sketches and Communique Sentiments

Dies: Tag Sale: Quilted

Other: DCWV Paper Pad, White Embossing Powder, SU Chocolate Chip Marker, Colored Pencils, White Crochet Thread and SU Dimensionals