Dance & Twirl Birthday Girl

It's Friday the 13th, are you superstitious?  I love this little ballerina and hope PTI comes out with a whole collection of "people" stamps.

For this card, I die-cut the ballerina and colored her with Copic markers. Next, I took a white cardstock card base and added the scalloped Sweet Blush pattern paper to the top.  I placed the ballerina on foam tape to the right of the card.

I stamped the stars and edged around the card with Sweet Blush ink.  To give the illusion of the floor, I used the wavy stamp from Circle Scribbles, placed under her feet.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink, added glitter to her dress and a clear gem to the ribbon in her hair.  Is she the cutest thing or what?

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Ballerina Beauty, Circle Scribbles
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Sweet Blush Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Sweet Blush; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  E33, E35, E50, R20, R22
• Tools:  PTI Ballerina Beauty Die, Card Edgers #4 Dies
• Other:  Foam Tape; Gem; Glitter
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thank You

Are you sick of watercolor yet? haha  I'm not.....still have so many ideas and techniques I want to try!

I used Stampin' Up reinkers for this effect.  I placed the reinker on my craft sheet and mixed each one with a little water and "painted" them onto a clear stamp block.  Once I had enough of the three inks on the block, I flipped the block over and pressed it into a piece of watercolor paper, holding it down for a few seconds so the ink would absorb into the paper.  I was impressed when I lifted the block off to see such vibrant colors!

When the image was dry, I stamped the feather in Versamark ink, sprinkled it with white Zing embossing powder and melted it with my heat tool.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink.

I layered the watercolor image on True Black cardstock and placed it on a Pure Poppy card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Feather Finery, Keep It Simple: Thank You
• Paper:  PTI Pure Poppy, True Black; Watercolor 90#
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; VersaMark; Stampin' Up Red Rose, Summer Sun, Pretty In Pink
• Other:  Zing
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Birthday Wishes

This card is the same technique posted 4/26/14 using PTI's Make It Monday #161 - "Watercolor Splats".  I liked the technique so much I wanted to make another card.

I used three different colors of Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass to achieve this look.  I used a blending tool to apply the ink, hoping to get a nice ombre look - I think I succeeded!.  I sprinkled droplets of water on the image to get the "splats". 

I die-cut "birthday" from the center of the panel.  On a piece of black cardstock, I die-cut "birthday" again and inlaid it in the center of the card.  I stamped wishes underneath in black ink and adhered the panel to a white cardstock card base.  I really like how the black stands out with the blue background!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Wonderful Words: Birthday
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, True Black
• Ink:  Tim Holtz Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  PTI Wonderful Words: Birthday Die
• Other:  Water
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Anniversary

I saw a card similar to this on Laurie Willison's (PTI Design Team) blog and really liked the design.  So this is my version.

First, I embossed a piece of Soft Stone cardstock with my Birds & Swirls embossing folder - I need to use this folder more often because it's so pretty!  Next, I took a piece of white cardstock, cut out the center using a rectangle die and layered it on top of the grey cardstock.  The sentiment is stamped on the bottom in light grey ink.

I had a couple of leftover heart dies, stamped them in red ink and placed them on foam tape.  I tied white and silver edged ribbon around the card as the final touch.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Inside & Out: Love
• Paper:  PTI Soft Stone, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy; Amuse Seattle
• Tools:  PTI Cover Plate: Hearts Die; Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Rectangles; Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder
• Other:  Ribbon; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday To You

This card is similar to one I posted a few weeks ago, just a different take on the design.

I started with an Aqua Mist cardstock card base and added a layer of white cardstock, embossed with my Cane Back embossing folder.  

Using square nestabilities, I die-cut a scalloped one in Hawaiian Shores cardstock and a standard one in white cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, sprinkled it with Zing "Powder" embossing powder and heated it with a heat tool.

The squares are adhered to the card base on foam tape.  I tied Caribbean twine around the bottom to complete the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Amuse Eat Cake
• Paper:  PTI Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  VersaMark
• Tools:  Standard & Scalloped Square Nestabilities Dies; Cuttlebug Cane Back Embossing Folder
• Other:  Twine; Foam Tape; Zing Embossing Powder
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thanks

When I took the picture for this card, the lighting wasn't very good, but I needed to get the card in the mail.

The images in this stamp set are meant to be used as a two-step process.  On a piece of white cardstock, I stamped the leaves in dark green and the leave centers in a lighter green.  The flowers are stamped in a dark orange, and the inner part in a lighter orange.  I added black centers and stamped the berry images in a coordinating light green.

The sentiment is stamped in black ink.  To give the card texture, I impressed it with my Linen & Canvas Impression Plate.  The image is adhered onto an Orange Zest card base.  To finish off the card, I added glitter to the flowers for a little sparkle.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Embroidered Blooms, Harvest Berries
• Paper:  PTI Orange Zest, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Bamboo Leaves, Pear Tart, Tangelo, Tuxedo Black; VersaMagic Mango Madness
• Tools:  PTI Canvas & Linen Impression Plate Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Glitter
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

With Sympathy

It's been a while since I posted a sympathy card....

This card uses another watercolor technique - using acrylic paint and water.  I placed some of the paint on my craft sheet and mixed it with a little bit of water.  I loaded my brush with the paint and just dabbed it on a plain piece of white cardstock.  The paint I used is metallic and looks so pretty in person!

I die-cut the fern and adhered it to the dried paint image.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark, sprinkled it with white Zing embossing powder and melted it with my heat tool.  I rounded the bottom corners, layered it on an Enchanted Evening cardstock card base and tied the white twine around it.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Communique Curves Sentiments
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  VersaMark
• Tools:  Memory Box Large Fern Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Plaid Metallic Blue Pearl Acrylic Paint; Zing Embossing Powder; Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Hope Your Day Is Fabulous (CAS #17)

This is another set from PTI I haven't had the chance to use yet.  I have sooo many craft things and don't have enough time to use them all!

I started with a piece of Kraft cardstock and stamped the leaves on it in various shades of green and brown inks.  I rounded the bottom corners.

The frame is made from the Boutique Border Thank You die, stamped with the coordinating stamp and placed on foam tape.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Boutique Borders: Thank You
• Paper:  PTI Kraft
• Ink:  PTI Kraft; Memento Pistachio, Pear Tart, Northern Pine
• Tools:  PTI Boutique Borders: Thank You Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy New Baby

And the girl cards continue.....where are all the boy babies this year??

Using my Horizontal Stripes Cover Plate, I cut out a piece of Sweet Blush cardstock. I filled the stripes with white, Spring Moss and Berry Sorbet cardstock.  I cut a standard and scalloped circle and stamped the sentiment.

I die-cut the giraffe and elephant twice, once in polka dot pattern paper and once in coaster for support.  They're adhered to the card on foam tape.

To finish the card, I tied pink crinkle ribbon around the bottom and placed the sentiment on top of it.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Bitty Baby Blessings
• Paper:  PTI Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Polka Dot Parade
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  PTI Sweet Baby Dies, Cover Plate: Stripes Horizontal; Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  PTI Coaster; Ribbon; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Key To My Heart

This was an easy anniversary card to make because I had the perfect pattern paper to begin with.

I placed the "key" pattern paper onto a white cardstock card base.  I die-cut the hearts, one in black scallop and one in red and adhered them to the card.  The pattern paper pack had sentiments included with it and I cut this one out and placed it across the card on foam tape.

Luckily, I remembered I had "key" dies from PTI (that haven't been used yet) and die-cut one in red cardstock.  The key die-cut made a nice embellishment to the card.  I tied a little Maraschino twine around it, rounded the bottom corners and the card was done.

Card Details:

• Paper:  PTI Pure Poppy, True Black, White Stampers Select; Authentique Lovely
• Tools:  PTI Limitless Layers: Heart Dies, Lock & Key Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Foam Tape; Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Celebrate Today

Yes, more watercolor today!

I was playing around with my new pink gelatos when I made this card.  I rubbed the gelatos onto my kraft mat, added a bit of water to them and brushed them onto watercolor paper.  I didn't have a design in mind, I just dabbed the color wherever I wanted it.  I like how it turned out!

After it dried, I cut a piece of Hibiscus Burst using my LID diagonal die.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and sprinkled it with gold Zing embossing powder.  I used my heat tool to emboss it and adhered it to the card.

To add an embellishment, I die-cut a Mini Button Stack in white cardstock with a coordinating pink layer.  I added two gold star brads to hold it together and placed it on foam tape.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Think Big Favorites #3
• Paper:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, White Stampers Select, Watercolor 140 lb.
• Ink:  Versamark
• Tools:  PTI Mini Button Stack Dies; Lil' Inker Designs On The Diagonal Die
• Other:  Brads; Gold Zing; Gelatos (Bubble Gum, Guava, Red Cherry); Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

Happy June!  Can you believe it's June already?  Getting closer and closer to the HOT weather.  Ugh.

This is another stamp set I kept seeing on Pinterest, and of course, had to have it!  It's by Stampin' Up and called "Happy Watercolor".  Love all things watercolor!  haha

I stamped the flowers in black ink onto white cardstock and colored them with Copics.  After they were colored, I stamped the "watercolor" image over the flowers in green and orange inks.  The sentiment is stamped in black.

I layered the image on black cardstock and adhered it to a Summer Sunrise cardstock card base. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Botanical Silhouettes; Stampin' Up Happy Watercolor
• Paper:  PTI Summer Sunrise, True Black, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Pear Tart, Cantaloupe, Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  Y35, Y38, YG93
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"