SAF 2017: 2nd Anniversary Tradition: Cotton by Stephanie Gold

It's Stephanie's turn to challenge us for the 2nd Anniversary Tradition of cotton. Looks like I bought more cotton balls just in time to tackle this one. Believe it or not, I forgot all about the glitter…but I did add pearls just for a little bling. Here's Stephanie's creation with the big cone of cotton candy. 

Mine is just a little teeny tiny one, but I thought it was the perfect size for my design. For the cotton candy cone, I used the circle die from Limitless Layers 1.75", cut in half and rolled tightly. For the background, I stamped my own plaid paper. The colors of Lovely Lady and Mint Julep also make me think of ice cream. Woo Hoo!

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Mint Julep and Lovely Lady

Ink: Lovely Lady and Mint Julep

Stamps: Background Basics, Super Stripes

Dies:  Uncorked Words, Limitless Layers 1.75" Circles, Mix & Mat: Pretty Brackets and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other:  SU Mauve Mist Reinker, Cotton Balls, SU Pearls and SU Positively Pink Marker (to color the pearls)

PTI Make It Monday #271: 2016 A La Carte

Nichole refreshed our memories of every 2016 Make It Monday Challenge by Papertrey Ink. The A La Carte means we can choose any one of the weekly technique videos to create a project. You can see the technique I chose, Make It Monday #244: Score Lines, done by Laurie Willison. This is a great way to add a little extra detail and texture. I apologize that it was difficult to photograph at night showing the various lengths of vertical score lines from the top to the Bold Blossoms. Here's what I created:

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Basic Black and Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheet

Ink: VersaMark

Stamps: Wet Paint

Dies: Uncorked Words

Other: Zigs, Water Brush, White Embossing Powder, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen and MS Scoring Board

PTI MIM #252: Shadowing with Copic Markers

When I saw the title of this Papertrey Ink challenge, I figured I was out of the competition because I don't own one. single. Copic. But then, I read further about shadowing with markers so I was saved. Danielle recorded a great video on how to shadow word dies using a Copic marker. My word dies are limited for this technique so it was a bit more challenging because the letters are so much closer together.  Using a marker also doesn't show quite the shadow that Copics do, but I tried. First, I'll share Danielle's beautiful "Friends" card and then my "Thanks" one. Isn't her photography amazing?

For my card, I combined a few other techniques learned from previous Make It Monday Challenges and the fabulous Design Team. I heat embossed the stencil, the Mum and also dipped the leaves in Copper Embossing Powder. The mum and leaves are popped up using SU Dimensionals. If you enlarge the image, you can see my shadowing. Sequins finished the card front before rounding two corners, adhering a layer of Tropical Teal and then a Stamper's Select White card base. 

Appreciate you stopping by and thanks for your comments!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist and Tropical Teal

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal and VersaMark

Stamps: Mum's The Word

Dies: Modern Background Stencils, Mum's The Word and Uncorked Words

Other: SU Dimensionals, Copper Embossing Powder, SU Marker and Sequins (all from stash)

PTI MIM #241: Ombre Stenciled Backgrounds

It's time for another Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink. This week Betsy Veldman showed us how to obtain nice, even color using blending sponges and how to add some pattern using the new stencils. Her colorful and striking card showcases Tulip Time from PTI's February Release. Since I recently received my latest order from Papertrey, I had to take a stab at this technique so I'd know how to use the new Modern Background Stencils. Here's what I made and looking forward to more stenciling.

For the first time, I used white foam to add dimension to my "Cheers" die cut. Both the foam and glittered paper were run through my Xyron before die cutting to make it easier to adhere them to each other and also to my card. It was a little tricky because of the delicate word die, but probably still easier than adding foam tape. The black strip of paper with the white embossed sentiment is also raised up, but for this I used SU Dimensionals.  Now I remember why I seldom use white embossing powder on black card stock because no matter how I "prepare" the paper, the powder tends to stick where nothing has been stamped. The twine bow and three pink adhesive gems finished my card. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Silver Glittered (Joann's) and Black (stash)

Ink: VersaMark, Hibiscus Burst, Autumn Rose and Scarlet Jewel

Stamps: Keep It Simple: Birthday

Dies: Tag Sale #9, Uncorked Words and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: White EP, Twinery Twine, Studio G Adhesive Gems, White Foam, Modern Background Stencils, Ink Blending Tool, Xyron and SU Dimensionals

PTI SAF 2015: Another Card for Mix + Match and Threads Challenges

My third card was very challenging for me because I struggled with cutting the right angles for my three patterned papers selected based on what Betsy showed us here for the Mix + Match Challenge. Attached twine to a button in a "new-to-me" way as explained and shown in the video here by Danielle.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores and Lilybee Design Head Over Heels

Ink: Blueberry Sky and Hawaiian Shores (for blending)

Stamps: None

Dies: Uncorked Words

Other: Hawaiian Shores Button, Twinery Twine, Glue Dots, SU Dimensionals, SU Ticket Corner Punch and Blending Tool

PTI MIM #218: Watercolors With Die Cut Stencils

After having a very busy week, I didn't think I'd get a chance to play along with Lexi's challenge here on Nichole's blog to watercolor with die-cut stencils. So, here I am late Sunday night with a finished card and rushing to get this posted so I can go to bed. Without further ado, here it is.

Since I don't have an artistic bone in my body, my watercoloring leaves a lot to be desired…but it's fun to try. I also "need" those labels Lexi used for removable masking. Think a die-cut that isn't quite so intricate would also make it easier. I'll try this again when I have more time. 

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: White and Raspberry Fizz

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and Zig Clean Color Real Brushes

Stamps: Boutique Borders: Thanks and Background Basics: Super Stripes

Dies: Uncorked Words, Edgers #1 and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: Watercolor Paper (Michaels), foam tape, SU dimensionals, black rhinestones and a paintbrush

PTI MIM #209: White On White Die Cuts With A Pop of Color

Lexi Daly showed us here and here how easily she made several cards using white die cuts on white card stock with just a "pop" of color for this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. The biggest challenge for me was what dies would work the best and be a little different than the usual. I think this is the least amount of supplies I've ever used on a card, but it seemed to work. Different pops of color with a variety of sentiments would make a nice set of cards for gifting.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Berry Sorbet

Ink: None

Stamps: None

Dies: Floral Flaps and Uncorked Words

Other: None

PTI MIM #205: Confetti Cluster Stamping

Awe, Lizzie Jones, in her very first Make It Monday Video for Papertrey Ink here, shows us her fun technique of Confetti Cluster Stamping. The idea is to use tiny accessory images from a variety of stamp sets clustered together. I traced the balloon die from Birthday Style three times and filled them in with small stamps from several different sets using seven different ink colors. The balloon was die-cut three times from a piece of Soft Stone card stock and adhered with foam tape to my white card base. A Bountiful Banner die-cut was layered beneath my Berry Sorbet "Celebrate" where the balloon strings joined. I know I'll try this technique again. Thanks, Lizzie!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Soft Stone, New Leaf and Berry Sorbet

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Royal Velvet and Winter Wisteria

Stamps: Framed Out #6, Framed Out #12, Make It Market Mini Kit: Lovely Laurels, Harvest Berries and 2012 Birthday Tags

Dies: Birthday Style, Bountiful Banners and Uncorked

Other: Foam Tape and Xyron

Papertrey Ink's 8th Anniversary Heavy Metal (Day 7)

PTI's Heavy Metal Challenge on February 11 here on Nichole's blog was to create a project featuring nothing but metallics and neutrals. Because I tend to lean more toward gold than silver, I found a way to incorporate that into a card.

Because my black ink didn't stamp really well (even stamping twice using my MISTI), I ended up masking each stripe and stamping VersaMark before heat embossing the black stripes. It was several more steps than I anticipated but worth it. Opted to add a vellum die cut beneath my gold "Celebrate" to add dimension to the focal point. That's it for this challenge.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Classic Kraft and Vellum

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and VersaMark 

Stamps: Background Basics: Super Stripes

Dies: Boutique Borders: Congrats and Uncorked Words

Other: Black Embossing Powder, Quickie Glue Pen and (Gold) Metallic Paper Stack (DCWV)