Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge 2017

Did that inspiration photo for this month's Blog Hop Challenge at Papertrey have you drooling for beautifully frosted sugar cookies? The colors sure pop on the black background.

photograph from Julie Baerwald

I was so inspired by the cookies I made two cards: the first totally from scratch, and the second using a mini kit. Sounds just like I was baking, doesn't it?

Thought my new Fancy Foliage Details Dies (NBUS as Darnell would say) might work beautifully with Rosie Posie. If you enlarge the photo, you can see how I highlighted Step 2 of Rosie Posie using my Gelly Roll Glitter Pen.

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Basic Black, Raspberry Fizz and New Leaf

Ink: Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz and Pure Poppy

Stamps: Rosie Posie and Rosie Posie Step 2

Dies: Rosie Posie, Fancy Foliage Details, Swoosh, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Other: White Foam, Stampin' Up Dimensionals and Gelly Roll Glitter Pen

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This is the first time I used the dies from this fabulous kit with the preprinted florals. Lining them up was easy (thanks, Betsy), but it was still more time consuming than anticipated. Definitely worth the effort though...at least in my opinion. What to you think?

Some of the die-cuts were popped up for added dimension and highlighted with glossy accents to look more like icing. Popped up the "love" sentiment on white foam, adhered to a white card base and called it finished. Off hopping to see what others created for the challenge!

Also entering the first card in Darnell's NBUS Challenge #9, Word Art Wednesday and SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes. 

Thanks for stopping by. I sincerely appreciate your comments. ❤️

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Make It Market Mini Kit: Color Pop Florals

Ink: None

Stamps: None

Dies: Make It Market Mini Kit: Color Pop Florals and Wet Paint

Other: Stampin' Up Dimensionals, White Foam and Glossy Accents

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PTI MIM #272: Masked Heart Wreaths

Loved the transformation on Melissa's heart-wreath card when she removed the heart die-cut mask. She shared how to work her magic here for this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. It was so fun to see my results after removing the heart mask that I created two different designs as shown below. My first one looks like this:

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and New Leaf Bitty Dot

Ink: Amethyst Allure, Autumn Rose, Berry Sorbet, Bright Buttercup, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores, Ripe Avocado, Scarlet Jewel and New Leaf

Stamps: Painted Petals, Beautiful Blooms II, Mum's The Word, Ruby Reprise, Bitty Bouquets and Tag Its #5

Dies: Limitless Layers 2-1/4" Hearts and Wet Paint Cuts III

Other: Foam Tape, Paint Brush (splatters) and Ink Blending Tool

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My second one with two hearts looks like this:

Edited to Add: Also entering for the first time in Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Scarlet Jewel

Ink: Scarlet Jewel, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado and Simply Chartreuse

Stamps: Graceful Greetings, Beautiful Blooms II, Ruby Reprise, Tag Its #5 and Ombre Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: Limitless Layers 2-1/4" Hearts, Graceful Greetings and Cover Plate: Pretty Frame

Other: Stampin' Up Dimensionals

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

Papertrey December Blog Hop Challenge 2016

Nothing like rushing at the last minute. Here's my card for Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop Challenge for December. Hope this will put a smile on my friend's 75th birthday as we were unable to attend her party.

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

Edited to Add:  Also entering this birthday card in Simon Says Monday Challenge: Party Time

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and Lovely Lady

Ink: Lovely Lady, Bright Buttercup and Aqua Mist

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Dies: Nesties Classic Scallop Circles, Nesties Classic Circles and Modern Numbers

Other: Sponge and SU Dimensionals

PTI Create Along With Us: December 2016

Couldn't miss the opportunity to participate in another challenge after seeing all the great inspiration throughout December's Release at Papertrey Ink. The goal is to choose one or more projects posted by the Design Team to create our own version. It's challenging just deciding which one to tackle because they are all beautifully done.

This week I selected this beauty of Dawn's from her December Release Wrap-Up but changed the color scheme and improvised with older products from my stash. It's such a thrill to see her creating and posting on her blog again. Yay, Dawn! (still praying though)

Here's the get-well card I created by stamping the Floral Sketches with VersaMark and heat embossing with white powder. Then my Zigs came into play for the two sizes of flowers. New Leaf ink was used to stamp the leaves and then colored over with my Aqua Brush for that watercolored look. Thanks, Dawn, for the inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by, and I really do appreciate your comments. Hope to get caught up in the next day or two leaving comments for other participants. Sorry for the delay!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Berry Sorbet and Canson Mixed Media (watercolor paper)

Ink: Berry Sorbet, New Leaf and VersaMark

Stamps: Floral Sketches, Boutique Borders: Valentine and Keep It Simple: Get Well

Dies: Nesties Classic Scallop Squares

Other: Aqua Brush, Light Carmine and Geranium Red Zigs and White Embossing Powder

PTI MIM #269: Embossed + Outlined Backgrounds

Leave it to Betsy Veldman to come up with this cool idea of embossing images and then outlining them with a coordinating colored marker. You can see her sharing how it's done here for this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday. Thank goodness for these challenges as I not only try something new but it motivates me to create. And now, back to creating more Christmas cards before it's too late to mail them this year.

On with my Get Well card for a dear friend who just had hand surgery this morning. (We were up way too early on a Saturday as she had to be there at 6 am.) I embossed What The Doodle: Feathers in white and used a VersaMarker for the outline since I don't own any Copics. The sentiment from Painted Petals was stamped in Dark Chocolate. The Kraft card base was sponged using white pigment ink.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Kraft

Ink: Dark Chocolate and VersaMark

Stamps: What The Doodle: Feathers and Painted Petals

Dies: None

Other: White Embossing Powder, VersaMarker, White Pigment Ink and Sponge

PTI MIM #268: Double-Layer Tags

Once again it's time to participate in Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday here, hosted this week by Dawn McVey. This is truly a blessing because poor Dawn has been through so much lately with ill health and lots of testing. I'm so grateful she had the stamina to create and share her talents with us once again, and I will keep her in my prayers.

Believe it or not, I'm not a tag person because the extent of our gift giving now is for the Giving Tree at church. But, I just had to face the challenge and make one double-layer tag.
Here it is (front & back):


       


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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Ocean Tides, Pure Poppy and Holiday Plaid

Ink: Ocean Tides

Stamps: In The Meadow and 2012 Birthday Tags

Dies: Mat Stack #6, Mat Stack #2, Wet Paint Holiday and InThe Meadow

Other: White Organza Ribbon, Red Ribbon, Red Thread, Black Rhinestones, Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Orange Marker and SU Dimensionals