PTI Transformation Tuesday...

It's another Tuesday and time for transforming a card I wasn't so crazy about when I first made it. I remember making this card for the February 2017 Blog Hop and never really liked the final product. So it's time for an update to make it a little more appealing.

This is the "old" card:

For the updated version, I decided to stick with most of the same colors and the diamond pattern. On white cardstock, using a diamond stencil, I stenciled around the edges in Soft Stone ink. I die-cut the wraps in pattern paper and backed each one with white cardstock for support.

The flowers are die-cut in white cardstock and stamped with Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss and Prairie Grass inks. Can you tell Spring Moss and Prairie Grass are my go to stem colors? I arranged the wrap-ups, placing the right one on foam tape for dimension.

The sentiment is stamped in black ink. I trimmed the panel and adhered it to a True Black cardstock card base.

The "new and improved" card:

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Floral Wrap Ups, Ever So Much
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, True Black, Bitty Boxes, Spring Moss Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Soft Stone, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Floral Wrap Ups
• Tools:  PTI Stencil Basics: Diamonds
• Other:  Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

PTI Transformation Tuesday...

Transformation Tuesday is a new PTI challenge. The idea is to take a card you made in the past and transform it in some way. I've had this card sitting on my desk since last June and for some reason, I don't like it that much. Maybe it's the way the berries go up and down? Or the stenciling? Who knows, but it was the perfect choice to "fix" today. We're having our 4th nor'easter within 3 weeks so this is a good day to sit and craft.

Here's the "old" card:

For the new card, I changed the stenciling on the background and used Hexagons inked with Soft Stone ink. I die-cut the berries in white cardstock and stamped them in different colors - Raspberry Fizz and Pure Poppy. The leaves are stamped in Spring Moss and Prairie Grass inks. I placed both in a downward position, with the right one on foam tape for dimension.

I used a thinner style Happy Birthday sentiment stamped in black ink. I got rid of the colored twine and used white crochet thread, tying it around the top. I also put Wink of Stella on the berries, which you can't see in the picture.

And the "new", card which I like much better.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Berries: Spring, Keep It Simple: Birthday III
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Soft Stone, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy; Versafine Onyx Black
• Dies:  PTI Beautiful Berries: Spring
• Other:  PTI Hexagon Stencil; Crochet Thread; Foam Tape; Wink of Stella
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"