PTI Win It Wednesday

This week's Win It Wednesday challenge on the Papertrey Ink blog is asking us to choose any of the previous MIM challenges to create a new card. I totally love the Pierced Feature Frames die set, so I chose Laurie Schmidlin's MIM challenge for framing sentiments and images as described in this post.  I used the middle-sized frame with white CS and popped it with foam tape over a Grout Gray (MFT) cardstock base.

The sentiment (Your Beautiful Birthday - PTI) was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black three times using a MISTI.  The florals (Beautiful Berries: Spring - PTI) were stamped with PTI inks (Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Green Parakeet, New Leaf). The final touch was some silver sequins.

Faux Gilded Leaves

The Make It Monday #336 challenge on the Papertrey Ink blog is all about faux gilded leaves today! Laurie Schmidlin has a great tutorial on the steps that you can watch HERE. I don't own any two step stamping leaf images so had to improvise with this oak leaf from Tim Holtz' Leaf Blueprint stamp set with matching die.  I stamped the entire blueprint image with Versafine black ink then clear embossed it.  I then stamped the image again with Versamark ink and sprinkled 3 different embossing powders over it: gold, copper and silver (intead of platinum which I didn't have). It's hard to see in this photo, but the leaf is popped up with foam tape to give added dimension. The sentiment was gold embossed on black CS and is from PTI's Mum's the Word stamp set.  The background die is from PTI's Mix and Mat: Plaid Die set.

We've had TONS of rain in our area from the remnants of Hurricane Florence and there are numerous flooded roads and other areas which necessitated closing of all area schools today.  Several rivers aren't at flood stage yet, but there is still risk due to run off from the mountains into tomorrow - especially with more sporadic rain predicted.  Thankful we didn't get hit as hard as they initially predicted (the storm took an unexpected but welcomed turn)!

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Make It Monday #334: Glitter Inlays

I wanted to play along with Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday challenge after seeing that 'glitter' was one of the key words! I need a wedding card soon for a bride who LOVES glitter! Lexi Daly has a great tutorial on creating glitter inlays, but my problem was not knowing where my sticker paper was hiding in my crafty space!  I had to go with plan B which used glitter cardstock that was die cut and the pieces were inserted into the negative die cut spaces.  Here's hoping the challenge police won't be coming after me!

Several of the individual flowers were popped with foam tape.  The sentiment was white embossed on black and I chose to cut the elongated "tails" down a bit.  Here's what else I used...

STAMPS: Garden Grace (PTI), Swoosh (PTI).
PAPER: Aqua Mist, White, Black (PTI); Glitter CS (? source).
DIES: Garden Grace, Swoosh, Mix and Mat: Postal Die (PTI); Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics by MFT.

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Make It Monday

It's a dreary Monday and the laundry pile is being worked on while I am intermittently working on a card for the new Make It Monday Challenge on the Papertrey Ink blog. Stephanie Gold is challenging us to create a mixed background texture and has a great tutorial HERE. 

I stamped a floral background using images from PTI's Butterfly Folk stamp set.  The sparkle doesn't show in the photo but I sprayed Smooch Spritz over the butterfly.  I die cut two tags from PTI's Keep It Simple Frames die set to make the green border.  I love the texture that PTI's Quatrefoil cover plate die creates with white on white!  The sentiment is from the Mat Stack 1 Collection by PTI.  I'm also entering this into the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.

INK: Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Green Parakeet (PTI); Stone (Reverse Confetti); Versafine Onyx Black.

The irony of this card is that I had a beautiful black butterfly sitting on my porch when I went to retrieve a package delivered by UPS!  How cool is that?! 

Freshly Made Sketches

Playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge - just squeaking in under the deadline! I often go through my leftover pile as I start a new card...with good intentions to use up existing elements.  In this case, the stitched circle and the square scallop frame were used.  I added a card base in the same stone cardstock and embossed/die cut with this fabulous Stitched Rays cover plate die by Reverse Confetti.  I love the subtle texture it adds!  

Since I just finished another future card project using WPlus9's Fresh Cut Containers and Simon Says Stamps Let Us Rejoice stamp sets, I went with these same two choices.  

STAMPS: Fresh Cut Containers (WPlus9), Let Us Rejoice (Simon Says Stamp).
PAPER: Stone (Reverse Confetti), White (PTI), Metallic Copper CS.
INK: Versafine Onyx Black; Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Lucky Limeade (SU); remaining colors unknown due to being stamped "long time ago".
DIES: Stitched Rays cover plate,

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Make It Monday at PTI

Lizzie Jones has a fun Make It Monday challenge on the Papertrey Ink blog called "Repeating the Greeting"!  Check out her video on this post. I knew I wanted to start with the "twig" layer from the Mix and Mat: Plaid Die set and went with Spring Moss CS on top of a Simply Chartreuse CS base.

STAMPS: Mums the Word, Infinity Frames Sentiments - PTI.
PAPER: White, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse - PTI.
INK: Simply Chartreuse, Bright Buttercup - PTI; Olive - Reverse Confetti; Versafine Onyx Black.
DIES: Mix and Mat: Plaid Die, Mix and Mat: Scallops Die, Mums the Word - PTI.

Thanks for stopping by...hope your Monday is off to a great start to your week!

Lots O' Dots

There's another Make It Monday post on the Papertrey Ink blog and this time, Michelle Leone is challenging us to add lots o' dots to our card using Nuvo drops.  I'm also playing along with the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge...using Donna Mikasa's fun sketch!

I sponged Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink using a TCW Mini Climbing Vine stencil for the background panel.  The rest is self-explanatory using the following supplies:
STAMPS: Infinity Frames Sentiments (PTI), Delightful Dahlia Additions (PTI).
DIES: Circle Scribbles (PTI), Delightful Dahlia Additions (PTI), Stitched Rounded Rectangles and Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-Namics by MFT.

Quote from 365 Days of Wonder:

JUNE 5 - "Start by doing the necessary, then the possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."         --St. Francis of Assisi

Make It Monday

Taking a wee break this afternoon before more prepping for our family cookout this evening. Hope everyone is enjoying this special commemorative holiday!  Though I didn't go with a patriotic theme, the Make It Monday Challenge over on the Papertrey Ink blog is to create a card with cascading die cuts, so you know I was definitely going with florals!  I already had the watercolor panel in my leftover pile, so I quickly die cut the postage frame and layered this lovely stamped image from PTI's Garden Grace stamp set with matching dies. 

I stamped four of the individual flowers so I could add dimension by popping them with foam tape.  Here's what else I used...

STAMPS: Garden Grace, Tiny Tags (PTI).
PAPER: Aqua Mist, White (PTI).
INK: Bright Buttercup, Harvest Gold, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Aqua Mist (PTI); Versafine Onyx Black.
DIES: Garden Grace, Tiny Tags, Mix and Mat Postal die (all PTI).

Make It Monday: Masking Sentiments

This is a two for one challenge card on this beautiful Monday morning! Papertrey Ink has a Make it Monday Throwback Challenge to mask sentiments and I also went with analagous colors after reading this blog post by Lexi Daly - PTI's Color Ambassador.  Analogous colors are those next to each other on the color wheel and I went with yellow, green and blue using dye inks by Reverse Confetti.  I also used the sketch for the current CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.
It's basically a one layer card with only the tiny floral bouquet popped with foam tape.

Here's what I used...
STAMPS: Bitty Bouquets, Direct Messages, What the Doodle: Paisley Stamp Set - all by PTI.
PAPER: Lime Green (Reverse Confetti), White (PTI).
INK: Lagoon, Parakeet, Bumblebee (Reverse Confetti).
DIES: Direct Messages, Bitty Bouquets (PTI); Stitched Rectangles STAX Die-Namics (MFT). 

Quote from 365 Days of Wonder:

MAY 7 - "Follow your dreams.  It may be a long journey, but the path is right in front of you."                  --Grace

  

Make It Monday

A quick card and post for the new Make It Monday challenge on Nichole Heady's blog for Papertrey Ink.  The challenge is to create a wreath using small images.  I used two images from PTI's Tag-its #12 and one image from Happy Hexagons stamp sets.  The sentiment is from Boutique Borders: Sympathy set.  I used SU's Coastal Cabana ink for the wreath and the sentiment was white embossed using Altenew's Pure White opaque EP.  I used PTI's Tag Sale Quilted die for the backgound and layered it over some patterned paper from Lawn Fawn's Fall 6x6 pad.

Make It Monday: Felt Flowers

I'm playing along with PTI's Make It Monday Challenge on Nichole Heady's blog. Lizzie Jones has a fun tutorial showing different kinds of felt flowers using PTI dies HERE.  It's been ages since I played with felt, so I decided to simply create a gift tag that's embellished with a single flower. I used Raspberry Fizz 100% wool felt from PTI and green felt from a local big box store (Michael's) and there is clearly a big difference in quality!  Pssst...I recommend PTI's felt!  Here are the pieces I cut...

I folded each medium flower (five of them) in quarters as Lizzie shows in her tutorial.  I hot glued them on the one larger sized flower.  I cut 3 leaves using PTI's Delightful Dahlia Additions dies. Here is a side view...

I had a leftover winter berry sprig that had clear beads on short pieces of wire and cut three of them to glue to the center for stamens.  The sentiment is from PTI's Delightful Dahlia Additions stamp set. The tag is now ready to attach to a gift bag when I need it! Thanks for stopping by...

Graduation Cards

I was asked by a coworker to create a couple of graduation cards, so this is my first try at it. I'm playing along with PTI's Make It Monday Challenge where Melissa has challenged us to stamp a sentiment all over the background.  Mine is very subtle but it's there!  I used the "Congratulations" stamp from the newly released Pen and Ink stamp set by PTI (LOVE the fonts and the great variety

of sentiments!) and stamped it using Fairy Dust ink by WPlus9.  The main image is from PTI's For The Graduate set that is an oldie but goodie 'go to' set for me!  I used my MISTI to stamp it 3 times with Versafine Onyx Black ink to get a really bold image.  I added a tiny dot of Black Enamel Accents to the button on the cap.  I'm also including a view of the inside->->-> of the card.

STAMPS: Pen and Ink (PTI), For the Graduate (PTI).
DIES: A2 Vertical Scallop Die, Tag Sale: Quilted Die, and Mat Stack die by PTI; Numbers Die-Namics by MFT.

Make It Monday

A quick post for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday challenge to create a watercolor wash background.  This is one technique I haven't mastered yet, but I will keep trying!  To see a couple of incredible samples by Laurie Schmidlin, you'll want to check out her video HERE.  I used Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Scattered Straw and Wild Honey distress inks.  I first smooshed the ink pads on acrylic blocks, then picked up colors with a flat, wet brush.  I stamped the sentiment twice with a MISTI using Not Quite Navy ink by SU.  The leaves were stamped with WPlus9's Beanstalk and Last Leaf inks.  The roses were stamped with Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry inks by SU.

STAMPS: Rosy Posy and Rosy Posy Step 2 by PTI; Pen & Ink by PTI.

It's time to hit the shower and head out to work!  Hope you're having a terrific Tuesday!

Stenciled Watercolor Background

I'm fortunate to be off work again today and my plans to work outdoors got thwarted once again with the constant rain. No problem here! It gives me an excuse to create in my stamp room, so I joined in the fun on Nichole Heady's blog for the Make It Monday Challenge! Betsy Veldman has a video to create stenciled watercolor backgrounds and it's easier than you think.  I feel like I cheated by using my Zig Clean Color brush pens yet it uses the same process with the exception of "loading" my brush.  :-)   After taping down a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel of Tim Holtz distress watercolor cardstock topped off with a Simon Says Stamp's Chevron Pattern stencil, it was watercoloring time.  I chose four Zig brush pens: Pale Green, Light Blue, Cobalt Blue and Turquoise Green.  I gold embossed a sentiment (love that font!) from PTI's newly released Pen and Ink set on heavy weight vellum.  I adhered it to the card base using a light spray of Elmer's Craft Bond spray adhesive.  I embellished with a circle scribble die and a couple of leaves from PTI's Delightful Dahlia Additions stamp set with matching die.  

Time to head out the door and brave the elements!  Thanks so much for stopping by...