Monday, February 10, 2014

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)


Sunday, February 9, 2014

PTI 7th Anniversary ~ Day 5 (Birthday Card Challenge)

Happy Birthday to Papertrey Ink for seven amazing years in business! Today's challenge here is to create a birthday card to be mailed to PTI's warehouse staff to brighten their days while working hard to keep us happy. Because I liked this card so much, I decided to recreate it using a different color combination and sentiment. Since I know this has been a pretty harsh winter in Ohio, I'm hoping to send Spring their way.




I rarely stamp the inside of my cards (mainly because I'm always in a hurry to either mail it or get creating my next card), but this is for a special occasion for extra-special people. 



Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
Cardstock: Rustic Cream
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse and Harvest Gold
Stamps: Boutique Borders: Birthday, Lovely Layers, Birthday Style, Big Birthday Wishes and Studio Calico's Napa Valley Numbers
Dies: Lovely Layers
Other: Harvest Gold button, Hemp Cord (from stash) and foam mounting tape (3M)


Saturday, February 8, 2014

PTI 2014 Anniversary ~ Day 4 (ATC Trading Cards)

Day 4 anniversary festivities at Papertrey Ink are all about Monthly Moments and included the challenge of creating 3x4" trading cards that could be used in scrapbooking or card making. Sure wish I had a TV in my stamping room so I could multitask while watching the Sochi Olympics. Otherwise, I'm not much for television and would rather be stamping. Here are my two ATC cards, which are pretty simple but fun.





Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
Cardstock: White, Aqua Mist and SU Purely Pomegranate
Ink: Hawaiian Shores and SU Purely Pomegranate
Stamps: Boutique Borders: Valentine and Trendy Tree Tops
Other: 1-3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch and scallop edge punch (EK Success)





Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
Cardstock: White and SU Bravo Burgundy
Ink: SU Regal Rose and SU Bravo Burgundy
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics II
Other: Heart Punch (EK Success) as negative die-cut and Pinking Shears (sewing cabinet)

Friday, February 7, 2014

PTI's 7th Anniversary ~ Day 3 (Timer Challenge)

Our challenge today in celebration of Papertrey Ink's 7th Anniversary is to gather 7 supplies (including ink, paper and stamps) in 7 minutes and create a quick card in 17 minutes or less. WOW, that is moving quickly for this gal who typically creates without a sketch, design or colors in mind. After making seven cards late last night, it was a push to get crafting again today so three is my limit. I'm multitasking now as I type this while watching the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics ~ Go USA!

Have seen several cards in blogland using paint chips and most recently, my online friend Joyce posted one on her blog. I've been saving several different color schemes for quite sometime so decided to use one tonight thinking it would be a time-saver.


Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
  1. Stamper's Select White card stock
  2. Paint chip from Home Depot
  3. Boutique Borders: Congrats stamp set
  4. Boutique Borders: Birthday stamp set
  5. Linen/Canvas Impression Plate
  6. SU Rose Red ink
  7. Rhinestones - 3 (from my stash)

 Finished in 14 minutes, 58 seconds.


Thought I'd make another birthday card because February is a birthday-filled month for me with seven relatives and friends celebrating from the 9th through the 28th (all females but one). I so wanted to put sequins or buttons down the front to make it look like a dress but had to stick to my goal of 7 items.



Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
  1. Raspberry Fizz card stock
  2. Basic Black card stock (Joann's)
  3. Stamper's Select White card stock
  4. Pretty Peonies die
  5. Wonderful Words: Birthday die
  6. White doily (stash)
  7. Black/white Twinery Twine
Finished in 12 minutes, 4 seconds. 




Since I ran out of steam last night, Erin's printable was the only one I didn't get to complete. Once all the others were used, I could see that my Mat Stack #4 die would work perfectly to capture the entire print. Because I don't have the larger mat stacks for layering, I created by own by die-cutting two from black card stock and cutting one in half vertically and the other horizontally. This was time-consuming as was the fussy cutting of the two little hearts I added to fill the corner and give it some more dimension.


Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
  1. Erin Lincoln's printable
  2. Basic Black card stock (Joann's)
  3. SU Real Red card stock
  4. White card stock (Georgia Pacific) ~ feeds just fine through my printer
  5. Mat Stack #4
  6. Boutique Borders: Valentine
  7. SU Real Red ink
Finished with 4 seconds to spare: 16 minutes, 56 seconds

PTI MIM #151: Drop Shadow Die Cuts

Betsy Veldman showed us how to double cut our dies and offset the layers to create some depth for PTI's Make It Monday here.

Since I needed another teen birthday card for another young man, I chose the "happy" die from Pretty Peonies, the numbers from By The Numbers dies and the "th" using Block Alphabet dies. My card base of SU's basic gray was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and PTI's Polka Dot Basics II and corners rounded. A Basic Black layer was then covered with Soft Stone embossed with the Woodgrain Impression Plate. For "Happy" and "th" I used the same two colors but alternated them: Aqua Mist and Ocean Tides and stamped the design on the bottom layers using Ocean Tides ink. The "13" was die cut using SU Bravo Burgundy and Soft Stone with a design from Half & Half stamped in Bravo Burgundy on the bottom layer and popped up using SU dimensionals. For the finishing touch I punched three small stars from Basic Black and added Glossy Accents to make them shine.




Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
Cardstock: Soft Stone, Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, White, Black, SU Basic Gray & SU Bravo Burgundy
Ink: Ocean Tides, Memento Tuxedo Black and SU Bravo Burgundy
Stamps: Pretty Peonies and Half & Half
Dies: By The Numbers, Block Alphabet and Pretty Peonies
Other: Corner Rounder, small star punch, Glossy Accents and SU dimensionals

PTI's 7th Anniversary ~ Day 2


Tonight I have seven cards to share using free printables from Nichole Heady's blog today. These designers are just awesome, and here's what they gave us to work with creating our own cards.

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Let's start with the first card I made tonight, which was using Heather's printable. White card base is covered with Raspberry Fizz, a Tipped Tops die of black before adhering the printable and adding black sequins for a little bling. 



My second card was created using Lizzie's circular design die cut using Limitless Layers: 1-3/4" Circles. My second layer of white card raised up using SU dimensionals created a window-type effect for my image. The printable was adhered to a Mat Stack #3 die cut together from Ocean Tides and SU's Groovy Guava, which was embossed with Swiss Dots embossing folder. 



Betsy's design inspired me to make this card, and since I only have the 2-1/4"oval dies, I had to fussy cut this oval before adding a little orange rhinestone in the center of the flower. Some orange sequins finished it off. 



My next card was made using Dawn's bright floral oval, which I could die-cut. My second oval was die-cut from Hawaiian Shores card stock. The hexagon cover plate of Raspberry Fizz over black was wrapped with white crochet thread and several loops behind the image. 



Tiffany's "Keep Being You" flourish was just a tad too big for my die shapes so managed to place it behind a Fabulous Frames red die-cut, that I raised up using SU dimensionals. My background is SU Basic Gray cardstock, VersaMark ink and Basic Backgrounds: Super Stripes. Added a little bling with red glitter glue before finishing it off with a black button, red/white twine and a sentiment from Think Big Favorites #11. 



My sixth card was using Lexi's big diamonds with her "you rock" sentiment, cut out, rounded corners and edged them with red ink before adhering it to a Not Quite Navy Boutique Borders: Congrats die cut. A red strip of cardstock is tucked between these two layers and raised up using SU dimensionals. My background is Spring Rain cardstock run through my Big Shot using a Zig Zag embossing folder. A few rhinestones finish it off. 



My final card before I call it a night was using Melissa's colorful image of flowers, a border and sentiment all wrapped in one. My base is SU Night of Navy cardstock embossed with PTI's Canvas Impression Plate. Two sizes of die cuts using Mat Stack #6 are beneath the image, one in Hawaiian Shores and the other using SU Regal Rose. This one was finished using a yellow button & twine to match. I can barely keep my eyes open so that's it for this post. This was fun ~ just wish I would have had time to start earlier in the day. 




Any questions regarding supplies, just ask. I'm too lazy to list all of them. 

Sunday, February 2, 2014

PTI MIM #150: Window Screen Cards

Life just doesn't go the way we plan sometimes, and this week was one of those. Couldn't seem to squeeze in any block of time in my stamping room until last night and right now. Have to hurry and post this though as we're off to a Super Bowl Party ~ Go SEAHAWKS!

Melissa showed us how to create window screen cards using a cover plate here. Since my only cover plate is PTI's hexagon, I had to go with that. Here it is:


My Kraft card base was stamped using Turning A New Leaf and Kraft ink. Then I stacked two Simply Chartreuse Fabulous Frames together with the hexagon cover plate from Vintage Cream and acetate before adding mounting tape to raise it up. Finished it off with a heart from the heart border and rhinestone.

Edited to Add: Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks ~ 2014 Super Bowl Champions!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Kraft and Simply Chartreuse
Ink: Kraft and SU Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Birthday Style and Turning A New Leaf
Dies: Fabulous Frames, Heart Border and Hexagon Cover Plate
Other: Green rhinestone, acetate & mounting tape (stash)