Happy 90th Birthday...

How many times do you get to make a card for a 90th birthday? I think I've only done it once before - such a milestone!

I started with a Soft Stone cardstock card base and added a layer of blue and grey pattern paper. The white panel is die-cut with Wonky Stitched Rectangles and the sentiment at the bottom stamped in black ink.

The 90 is die-cut in Blueberry Sky cardstock, three times and stacked together. I added the "th" die-cut in the same pattern paper as the background. For "happy birthday" I die-cut the banners in Soft Stone cardstock using Building Blocks and placed them on fun foam for dimension.

The white panel is also on fun foam. I don't have to worry about the thickness of the card since it will be hand delivered.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Offbeat Birthday, Birthday Basics
• Paper:  PTI Soft Stone, Blueberry Sky, Argyle Socks, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
• Dies:  PTI Building Blocks, Suffix Style; Stampin' Up Large Numbers Framelits; MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Size:  5.0" x 7.0"

Papertrey January 2018 Blog Hop...

Hard to believe it's time for another Blog Hop challenge - the last month sure seemed to go by quickly. We had a fun inspiration photo to use, one you could certainly get lots of ideas from. I needed to make another milestone birthday card and concentrated on the confetti on the cake and balloons and the pink, raspberry and black colors.

I placed a piece of Confetti Toss pattern paper on a white cardstock card base. The "60" is die-cut three times in Raspberry Fizz cardstock, stacked and glued together. The "th" is die-cut in Smokey Shadow cardstock.

The banner is die-cut in Sweet Blush cardstock with "happy" stamped in Smokey Shadow ink. I tied Pink Sorbet twine through the holes and placed it on fun foam for dimension. I stamped the rest of the sentiment in Smokey Shadow ink.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Signature Greetings, Keep It Simple: Birthday
• Paper:  PTI Confetti Toss, White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, Smokey Shadow
• Ink:  PTI Smokey Shadow
• Dies:  PTI Stemmed Statements, Suffix Style; Stampin' Up Large Numbers Framelets
• Other:  Twine
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

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⭐⭐I can't believe it, but I won again this month!! Thank you PTI!!!⭐⭐

1/26/18 - From the Papertrey Blog:

We are all winners of a $25 gift certificate!

Happy Valentine's Day...

Another quick Valentine for today. I found a sheet of 12 x 12 heart paper I bought a few years ago and thought it was time to use it up.

I trimmed the heart paper to 3.75" x 5.5" and placed it on a coordinating color card base. The stitching was already through the hearts so I didn't have to do anything else with this paper!

I die-cut the banner in white cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black ink and placed the banner on fun foam for dimension. And that's it for this very simple card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Valentine
• Paper:  Stampin' Up; K1 Heart Appliqué
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Sketched Shapes
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

With Sympathy...

Well, I know this year I need to make some more masculine looking sympathy cards - most of the ones I have are more feminine, like this one.

I stamped the flowers on white cardstock using two shade of pink ink - Hibiscus Burst and Angel Pink. The stems are stamped in Pear Tart ink. The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink. I added the Angel Pink ink butterfly and the flying tail in Smokey Shadow ink.

The panel is on a Raspberry Fizz cardstock card base, with a strip of black blocked paper on the left edge. I rounded the right corners and added a bit of glitter to the flowers. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Sympathy, Places Please, Frog Hop; Stampin' Up Lotus Blossom
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz, Bitty Blocks
• Ink:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, Smokey Shadow; Memento Angel Pink, Pear Tart
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Just For You...

Today, just a simple card that's bright and cheery. I've had this Stampin' Up set for quite a while so it's time to use it!

I stamped the "just for you" on white cardstock in black ink and cut it out. Since it's such a large sentiment, it was really easy to fussy cut!

To create the background for the sentiment, I stamped the large flowers in Hibiscus Burst ink with Pure Poppy ink centers. The smaller flowers are stamped in Lovely Lady and Hawaiian Shores inks and the leaves in Green Parakeet ink.

The sentiment is on foam tape and the panel adhered to a Hibiscus Burst cardstock card base, positioned with just 3 sides showing for a little different look.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Color Pop Florals; Stampin' Up Botanicals For You
• Paper:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, Lovely Lady, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores; Versafine Onyx Black
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thinking Of You...

This is a quick card I made a while ago and for some reason it missed getting posted.

I used gelatos on this, rubbing them on a clear block with a little bit of water and applying it to watercolor paper using the "smooshing" method. Once it was dry, I stamped the birds in black ink and added the sentiment in Enchanted Evening ink.

I rounded the corners and placed the panel on an Enchanted Evening cardstock card base. Crochet thread completed the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Botanical Silhouettes; Stampin' Up World of Dreams
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening; Bristol Watercolor
• Ink:  PTI Enchanted Evening; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Metallic Mint, Blueberry Gelatos; Crochet Thread
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

You're Such A Squeal...

My friend sent me this cute little pig and watermelon  - they're on springs and will wobble on the card, so cute for a little kid!

I used the notecard die from the Don't Forget To Write set and die-cut the card base in Pale Peony cardstock, adding a layer of turquoise pattern paper. I die-cut the next layer in white cardstock, stamped the edges in Hawaiian Shores and Pale Peony inks and placed it on foam tape. I attached the pig and the card was done!

The watermelon card is made almost the same. I used Pure Poppy cardstock for the card base, adding the next layer in white cardstock, stamped in Pure Poppy and New Leaf inks. To help fill in some of the white, I stamped splatters in Pure Poppy ink. I placed it on foam tape for dimension and attached the watermelon. Quick and cute!

Card Details:

Pig

• Stamps:  PTI Don't Forget To Write
• Paper:  PTI Pale Peony, White Stampers Select; Pattern (unknown)
• Ink:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, Pale Peony
• Dies:  PTI Don't Forget To Write
• Other:  Studio G Action Wobbles; Foam Tape
• Size:  3.75" x 3.75"

Watermelon

• Stamps:  PTI Don't Forget To Write; Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge
• Paper:  PTI Pure Poppy, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, New Leaf
• Dies:  PTI Don't Forget To Write
• Other:  Studio G Action Wobbles; Foam Tape
• Size:  3.75" x 3.75"

Hooray...

It's been a while since I used this stamp set - so cute for little kids birthday cards.

On white cardstock I stamped the rabbit in black ink and colored it with Copic markers, outlining the image with a light grey. I stamped Hooray and the sentiment in black ink.

The streamers are stamped in Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush and Aqua Mist inks. I rounded the corners of the panel and placed it on fun foam before adhering it to a card base covered with a pink, pinstripe pattern paper. I really like the way this turned out - simple and cute!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Hooray, Good Times; Stampin' Up Cheerful Critters
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; Amuse Petite Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  R20, R22, W1
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Father's Day...

We all seem to struggle making masculine cards and for today's card, I couldn't decide on a stamp set to use. Originally I was going to use an airplane but decided to pull out Wetlands and use the goose.

I used a couple solid pattern papers that are male looking colors - dark brown and olive green - and layered them on top of a black cardstock card base. The goose is stamped in Dark Chocolate ink on Rustic Cream cardstock. I did a little masking so I could put the taller ferns behind the goose. I was going to color the goose with Copics but decided to leave it "as it". The image is layered on brown paper and matted on black cardstock and placed on fun foam for dimension.

I stamped the sentiment in Dark Chocolate ink on a small banner and layered it on a larger banner die-cut in brown paper. The banner is also on fun foam. To finish things off, I added 3 wood buttons and jute around the spine. Very masculine looking, don't you think?

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Father; Stampin' Up Wetlands
• Paper:  PTI True Black, Rustic Cream; The Paper Loft Hooked On Fishing
• Ink:  PTI Dark Chocolate
• Dies:  PTI Sketched Shapes
• Other:  PTI Wood Buttons; Fun Foam; Jute
• Size:  5.5" x 5.5"

Sponged Stamping (MIM #242)

This week's Make It Monday #242: Sponged Stamping is hosted by Dawn McVey. She shows us how to use a sponge to put ink directly onto stamps allowing a variegated look. A very simple technique and one I should use more often!

Using a sponge blending tool, I randomly placed Harvest Gold and Summer Sunrise inks onto my flower stamp and stamped them on white cardstock. Can you tell where the flower is lighter and darker with the two shades of ink? The flower centers were stamped with Summer Sunrise ink and the leaves with Spring Moss ink (I didn't do the sponging technique on the centers or leaves).

"Happy" is die-cut 3 times in Spring Moss cardstock and stacked together. I stamped "anniversary" on a piece of white cardstock and placed it directly on top of the word.

The background was too stark looking so I added some faux splatters in Harvest Gold ink. I made the butterflies, stacking 4 die-cut butterflies together, which added some nice dimension. I placed a piece of Ombre Stripes pattern paper at the bottom of the panel and adhered it to a Summer Sunrise cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI One Big Happy; Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge
• Paper:  PTI Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss, White Stampers Select, Ombre Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Smokey Shadow
• Dies:  PTI One Big Happy
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Butterfly Border Punch
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Valentine Ombre Stamping (MIM #238)

I struggled with this week's Make It Monday #238: Valentine Ombre Stamping. Melissa Phillips is the host and wanted to show another way to use gelatos. I have gelatos, but didn't think my color selection would work for an ombre effect. Then I switched to ink to see if I could do something with that and had no luck. Several hours later I went back to my original idea of using the gelatos! lol 

I die-cut the 3 hearts in white cardstock. Using a paper towel I rubbed a bit of the gelato onto the towel and rubbed it onto the heart. I used 3 different color gelatos (Red Cherry, Metallic Melon, Guava) on each heart. With a water brush, I lightly applied a bit of water to the hearts. 

The heart centers are die-cut in white cardstock with the edges stamped in Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst and Lovely Lady inks. I stamped the sentiments in black ink and placed them on foam tape for a bit of dimension.

The background is stamped with the same inks - Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst and Lovely Lady. I placed the hearts on the panel and adhered it to a Hibiscus Burst cardstock card base. Happy Valentine's Day is also stamped in black ink. I added the pink metal arrow to finish the card.

I wasn't too thrilled with this card at first but it's starting to grow on me.  

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Framed Out #11, Tag-Its #11, Keep It Simple: Valentine; Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hibiscus Burst
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Lovely Lady; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Framed Out #11
• Other: Gelatos; Foam Tape; Metal Arrow
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

You Are Amazingly Amazing

I'm not sure I really like this sentiment, I mean, it sounds like it's a bit of overkill with the compliment. lol

I started with a piece of white cardstock and stamped the background lines in Soft Stone ink since I wanted them to be subtle. The flowers are stamped in Lilac Posies ink and the stems in Spring Moss ink. To make it look a bit fuller, I added additional grass blades using a stamp from Unforgettable. The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink.

The panel is on a Soft Stone cardstock card base. I added Stone twine around the spine and sprinkled the flowers with glitter. Another quick and easy card to make!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Stampin' Up Painted Petals; WPlus9 Unforgettable
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Soft Stone
• Ink:  PTI Soft Stone, Spring Moss, Smokey Shadow; Memento Lilac Posies
• Other:  Twine; Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Papertrey January 2016 Blog Hop Challenge

This month is flying by -- it's Blog Hop time already! This is the picture Nichole posted for us to use as inspiration. As soon as I saw it, I identified the PTI colors Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, Kraft and True Black.

Using a Cover Plate, I die-cut hexagons in Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest and Kraft. I placed the Cover Plate negative on top of a piece of white cardstock and arranged the hexagons in a random placement. It took several attempts before I was happy with the way it looked. Six of the hexagons are on foam tape for dimension; the others are glued in place.

I wanted to bring in some of the black from the inspiration picture and added "splatters" and stamped the sentiment in black ink. For the splatters, I was going to use black refill and flick them on with a brush but was afraid I would mess things up.....using a stamp helped me with "splatter control".

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Bitty Bouquets; Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grunge
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, Orange Zest
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Cover Plate: Hexagons
• Other:  Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thinking Of You

Are you like me? You have a ton of pattern paper but don't use it much? I was going through my paper this past weekend...and I have way too much pattern paper (and plain! lol) and need to start using it! Of course, if I see pretty paper I can't resist buying it....

For this card I wanted to use Pure Poppy Damask pattern paper, and placed it on a white cardstock card base. The flower is stamped in Pure Poppy and Berry Sorbet inks on Tag Sale #8, die-cut in white cardstock. The stem is stamped in Spring Moss ink.

I used black ink for the sentiment. I added white crochet thread at the top and placed the tag on fun foam for dimension. The fun foam sure makes the tag nice and sturdy!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Masculine Motifs; Stampin' Up Lotus Blossoms
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Pure Poppy Damask
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Tag Sale #8
• Other:  Fun Foam; Crochet Thread
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

With Sympathy

I was just playing around with some inks on white cardstock and it didn't look too bad so I decided to make it into a card.

On white cardstock, I used Tim Holtz Distress inks - Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade to create the background. I wet the paper just a bit and with a brush, pushed the inks around to create the look I wanted.

After it dried, I stamped the flowers, dragonflies and sentiment in black ink. I placed the watercolor panel on a layer of black cardstock and onto a Raspberry Fizz cardstock card base. I tied white crochet twine around the spine as the last step.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Places Please, Keep It Simple: Sympathy; Stampin' Up World Of Dreams
• Paper:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, True Black, White Stampers Select
• Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Other:  Crochet Twine
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Sending Prayers

I pulled out my Lotus Blossom stamp set for this card. On white cardstock, I placed a strip of Lemon Tart stripes on the right hand side and rounded the bottom corner.

The flower is stamped in Harvest Gold and Cantaloupe inks (it's a multi layered stamp). The stem and the butterfly are stamped in Spring Moss ink. I added the little trail on the butterfly in the same color.

I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added a bit of glitter to the flower. This picture is not that great - took it on a cloudy day!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Butterflies, Frog Hop; Stampin' Up Lotus Blossom
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Lemon Tart Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Harvest Gold, Spring Moss; Memento Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Glitter
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday To You!

I was in the mood to do a little watercoloring and pulled out my Lotus Blossom stamp set.

I inked up my flower image using two different colors of pink ink. Before I stamped onto the watercolor paper, I spritzed the stamp with a little bit of water to give it a nice, soft watercolor-like image. I repeated the same technique for the stems and butterflies.

The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink. I rounded the corners and attached the panel to a Raspberry Fizz cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Butterflies; Stampin' Up Lotus Blossom; WPlus9 Strictly Sentiments 5
• Paper:  PTI Raspberry Fizz; Watercolor 140#
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Smokey Shadow; Memento Rosebud, Angel Pink
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Hooray! Hooray!

Here's another one of these cute little critters! They sure come in handy for kid's cards.

I placed a layer of purple pattern paper on a white cardstock card base, rounding the right hand corners.  I die-cut two Journal cards, one in Spring Moss and one in white.

The critter is stamped in black ink and colored with Copics. The 6 is die-cut three times in Plum Pudding cardstock, glued and stacked together. Happy Birthday is stamped ink black in on a Spring Moss banner.

I finally got around to using my Type Strips die...and used it for Olivia's name, cut in Summer Sunrise cardstock. I like the look of these letters and will be using this die again in the future. The white journal card is on foam tape.

To finish the card, I tied white ribbon around the spine, added a few sequins and the heart.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Birthday, Type Strips II; Stampin' Up Cheerful Critters
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Summer Sunrise, Plum Pudding, Happy Spots
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  E31, E33, R81, Y32, YG93, V15, W1
• Dies:  PTI Journal Card #7, Bountiful Banners, Block Alpha Numbers, Type Bits Strip, Flipping Out
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Ribbon; Sequins; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Celebrate Your Big Day With Cake

This is a stamp set I got with a $50 purchase from Stampin' Up. I really like it when companies offer something extra with a purchase. I wish more companies would do it!

On Kraft cardstock, I stamped the cake images in Versamark ink and sprinkled them with white Zing embossing powder. I melted the embossing powder with my heat tool.

I die-cut the tag and stamped the sentiment in rosebud ink. I stamped the word "celebrate", (which is part of the sentiment) on Raspberry Fizz cardstock, fussy cut it and placed it on foam tape. I stamped "happy birthday" on Hawaiian Shores cardstock, trimmed it and rounded the corners.

The glitter at the bottom of the card was made with a piece of scor-tape, drenched with clear glitter. I tied pink sorbet twine at the top and placed the tag on foam tape.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Stampin' Up Big Day
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rosebud; Versamark
• Dies:  PTI Tag Sale #7
• Tools:  Small Corner Rounder; Heat Tool
• Other:  Scor-Tape; Glitter; Twine; Foam Tape; Zing Embossing Powder
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

You Are Amazingly Amazing

I kept seeing this stamp set on Pinterest and finally ordered it for myself.

I wanted to use a different color ink for the flowers, rather than pink or red and pulled out Blueberry Sky. On white cardstock, I stamped the flowers in blue ink and the stems in Spring Moss ink.

The sentiment is stamped in black ink. After looking at the panel, I thought there was too much white space so I stamped a few horizontal lines in Spring Moss at the top and bottom. I rounded the corners and placed it on a Blueberry Sky cardstock card base. A little white ribbon around the spine completed the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Stampin' Up Painted Petals
• Paper:  PTI Blueberry Sky, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Blueberry Sky, Spring Moss; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Ribbon
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"