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

Create Along With Us: May 2017

Because it was Papertrey Ink May Release, our challenge is to select a card as inspiration from all those created by the Design Team. There were so many beautiful and unique designs it was hard to choose. Because we're getting ready for vacation, I wanted something I could create in record time. Yah, right! That didn't happen because I don't have the Ivy & Bloom dies that Keeway used on her ink blended/watercolored card posted here. Had to really scramble because the substitution ideas in my head didn't work. Plan C to the rescue and no time to remake. Here's my card. 

The Paper Clippings: Thinking of You die cut was adhered using spray adhesive. After ink blending and waterbrushing Limeade Ice and Hawaiian Shores inks, I decided to silver emboss the "Thinking of You" portion only. That was a "duh" moment with the heat tool loosened the adhesive and didn't melt the powder very well. With some residual of EP and no time to start over, I die-cut that portion only from DCWV Silver Metallic paper. Because I couldn't line it up well enough to hide that, I outlined the silver letters using a gray SU marker. If I had the time, I would have started all over again but that's not going to happen. It is what it is, and that's a wrap.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and DCWV Metallic Stack

Ink: Limeade Ice and Hawaiian Shores

Stamps: None

Dies: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You

Other: Waterbrush, Ink Blending Tool and Spray Adhesive (Silver Embossing Powder and SU Going Gray Marker)

PTI MIM #284: Background Stamping with Sentiment Stamps

Sure is a good thing that Papertrey Ink has a weekly Make It Monday Challenge with the chance to win a $25 gift certificate. This certainly motivates me to get in my stamp room to create at least one card that I need in the near future. Today I followed Melissa's video sharing how she uses sentiment stamps to create a background and then appropriately embellishes the card. It's that time of year to make graduation cards, and I always design them specifically for the graduate using their school colors. Here's what I created today for a cousin's granddaughter. 

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

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there!

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening

Ink: Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening

Stamps: Birthday Cheer, Celebrations and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (EE stars)

Dies: Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical, For The Graduate and Modern Numbers

Other: Sizzix Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Silver Embossing Powder & VersaMark Pen, Silver Glitter Paper (Joann's), Star Punch (stash) and Foam Tape

PTI MIM #283: Watercolor Wash Backgrounds

Laurie Schmidlin shared her first video for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday, and she did a fabulous job. Her tips and tricks for creating a watercolor wash background were very helpful. Others always made it sound and look so easy. However, I don't think I've watched anyone watercolor and explain in such great detail why and how they do it until Laurie's tutorial. Even though my results aren't anywhere near as good as others, I know I just need to practice and let the watercolors and water do the work. This is what I created earlier today using Emboss Resist with watercolors. A few black splatters with popped up stars and a sentiment flag finished my card. 

 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black and VersaMark

Stamps: Celebrate Big and What The Doodle: Piece of Cake

Dies: Sketched Stars and Sketched Shapes

Other: "Cheap" Watercolors, Paintbrush, White Embossing Powder, WOS Shimmer, and SU Dimensionals

PTI MIM #282: Stenciled Watercolor Backgrounds and SSS Monday Challenge

Betsy is up this week for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday showing us how to use stencils for watercolored backgrounds. Her card is just gorgeous, and I love the colors she used. But, I had to be a bit different as I set out to make a card for my grandniece's 12th birthday. (Note to self: I need more stencils with designs that flow like Woodblock Prints.) This is what I created. 

I will also be entering this in Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: We've Got Your Number. 

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Mint Julep, Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores and SU Summer Sun

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Mint Julep and Summer Sunrise

Stamps: None

Dies: Big Basics: Wish Big and Modern Numbers Die

Other: Cover Plate: Pretty Frame, Modern Background Stencils, Paintbrush, Spray Adhesive and SU Dimensionals

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge 2017

Can you believe it's already the 25th of April, which means we're almost one-third of the way through 2017? It's time once again for another Blog Hop Challenge at Papertrey Ink using the image below. You can read all the details here. 

print designed by the talented Megan Carter

Rather than use flowers like I usually do, I opted to layer Life Is Beautiful butterfly dies colored using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Stamper's Select White and SU Going Gray

Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade and Delicata Silvery Shimmer

Stamps: Big Birthday Wishes and Mini Kit: Color Pop Florals

Dies: Life Is Beautiful, Wonderful Words: Birthday and Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical

Other: Ink Blending Tool, Zigs, WOS Shimmer, Waterbrush and Rhinestones

Happy Birthday Butterfly

Just finishing in time for the approaching deadline of Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Splash It On. Anyway one can incorporate water into a project qualifies for this challenge. I did some brown and white watercolored splatters on my yellow card base. I think this one qualifies for a masculine birthday card, which can be a bit more difficult than the usual floral creations. The brown rectangle, popped up using foam tape, is woodgrain embossed with an oval cut out of the center. A vellum butterfly adorns the corner of the frame, to which I added four yellow Nuvo drops to hide my foam tape. Here's my card.

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

Supplies: (all PTI unless noted)

Cardstock: Harvest Gold, Dark Chocolate and Vellum

Ink: Dark Chocolate

Stamps: Sketched Shapes

Dies: Woodgrain Impression Plate and Oval Nestabilities

Other: Paintbrush, Watercolors, Foam Tape and Nuvo Crystal Drops