Happy Birthday

And here's this cute little kitty from Simon Says Stamp again.

I stamped the kitty and box on white cardstock, coloring the kitty and box flaps with Copics. I stamped the box onto purple paper and fussy cut it, adhering it to the bottom of the box.

Since I already had my Card Edgers out, I cut a piece of purple bitty dots paper for the top to match the box. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added a few sand colored sequins (aren't sequins great?). I used Kraft cardstock for the card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp Furry Cat & Box
• Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding Bitty Dots, White Stampers Select, Kraft
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  E23, E25, E31, R20, W1, W3
• Tools:  PTI Card Edgers #4
• Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins
• 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"

Fall Chill In The Air

I can't believe it's Make It Monday time again!  This week's challenge is MIM #221 - Masking Sentiments (hosted by Ashley). It's hot here (90's), and I'm so ready for FALL weather and decided to pull out my Leaf Prints stamp set for this card. I wish there was a Fall chill in the air right now!

I started by placing a 2x2 inch Post-It Note paper in the middle of the card for the sentiment space. I stamped the leaves in a variety of Fall colors, making sure to stamp over the Post-It Note paper to give the illusion the leaves are behind the box.

Once I was finished stamping the leaves, I removed the Post-It Note and had a nice empty box to stamp my sentiment, which I did in brown ink. Since gold is trendy now, I added thin strips of gold stickers (anyone else have those Anita Stickers from years ago? lol) around the box.

I adhered the leaves panel to Terracotta Tile cardstock and layered both on a Kraft cardstock card base. This will be a nice masculine card for someone next month!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Leaf Prints, Birthday Classics: September
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Terracotta Tile, Rustic Cream
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Pure Poppy, Harvest Gold, Kraft; Memento Rich Cocoa, Tangelo
• Other:  Anita Stickers; Post-It Note
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thanks

How simple is this card?

I used Card Edgers #4 on Hawaiian Shores bitty dots paper and adhered it to a white cardstock card base, also cut with the Edgers.

Thanks is die-cut in white cardstock, 3 times, glued and stacked together. I left the insides of the letters in the word for a different look.

Card Details:

• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, 2008 Bitty Dots Basics
• Dies:  PTI Wet Paint Cuts, Card Edgers #4
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Hooray!

This is another stamp set that I just had to have! Remember going to parties as a kid with lots of crepe paper hanging around?

Another favorite color combination of mine is Berry Sorbet and Pure Poppy (have I mentioned that before??). I can't stop using it! So naturally, that's the colors of the crepe streamers. I used the MISTI to get the stamp straight and just moved the cardstock to stamp a new image. So easy!

Hooray is die-cut three times in Berry Sorbet cardstock, stacked and glued together. I stamped the sentiment underneath it in black ink. The entire panel is on fun foam and layered onto a white cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Hooray
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Berry Sorbet
• Ink:  PTI Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Shaker Shapes: Balloon 
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5" 

Dance & Twirl

I copied this idea right from Laura Bassen - it was so perfect I didn't change much of it! Thank you Laura for your inspiration!

I used the stamp set Background Basics: Venice on the bottom of the card. It's stamped in Versamark, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set. Next I took two colors of distress ink and blended them over the embossing. It's such a pretty pink color!

The ballerina is die-cut, stamped and colored with Copics. I added white glitter tulle around her waist and placed her on foam tape. The flowers are also die-cut, stamped and colored with Copics, with an added gem in the centers. They are also on foam tape.

I stamped the sentiment and placed the panel on a white cardstock card base. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Ballerina Beauty, Background Basics: Venice
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet; Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark
• Copics:  B00, E33, E34, E50, RV32, YR21
• Dies:  PTI Ballerina Beauty
• Other:  Zing Embossing Powder; Gems; Glitter Tulle; Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"  

With Sympathy

Continuing with easy cards to make.....

I placed a piece of woodgrain pattern paper on top of a Kraft cardstock card base, rounding the bottom corners.

The mat stack is stamped on Vintage Cream cardstock in Kraft ink; the sentiment in Dark Chocolate ink. Notice how perfect it's stamped - thanks to the MISTI!! It's placed on foam tape for dimension.

A bit of cappuccino twine completes the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Mat Stack 1, Keep It Simple: Sympathy
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Vintage Cream; Amuse Woodgrain
• Ink:  PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate
• Dies:  PTI Mat Stack 1
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Foam Tape; Twine
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Die Cut Mini Notebooks (MIM #220)

When I first saw PTI's Make It Monday #220: Die Cut Mini Notebooks, I really wasn't too interested in making notebooks. And then I actually watched the video, and Melissa (Phillips) said something like "you could package 3 of these together for a gift"....and the ideas started rolling in my head!

I quickly made a few of them. I cut my notebook base 3.5" x 4.5", using polka dot pattern paper on the front and a piece of Kraft cardstock on the back to give it a little more stability. The notebook paper is from lined tablets I had laying around; I cut that paper to 3" x 4" and used 12 sheets for the notebook, rounding the bottom.

Then the fun part - decorating them! I used a variety of stamp sets for this - the details are listed at the end of the post.  On the first notebook, I drew on the flowers and leaves using a black thin marker and a white gel pen. It just gives it a different look! These are so cute!

This is the back:

Project Details:

Flowers

• Stamps:  PTI Take Note, Clipsters
• Paper:  PTI Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz, Lemon Tart, Kraft; Amuse Polka Dots
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rosebud
• Dies:  PTI Friendly Flowers
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Black Marker; Martha Stewart White Opaque Marker; Lined Tablet
• Size:  3.5" x 4.5"

Telephone

• Stamps:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #4, Clipsters
• Paper:  PTI Lemon Tart, White Stampers Select, Kraft; Amuse Polka Dots
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Harvest Gold; Memento Tuxedo Black, Rosebud
• Dies:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #4
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Eyelet Border Punch; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Fun Foam; Lined Tablet
• Size:  3.5" x 4.5"

Butterflies

• Stamps:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #10, Places Please, Take Note
• Paper:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, White Stampers Select, Kraft; Amuse Polka Dot
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Harvest Gold; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #10
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Fun Foam; Lined Tablet
• Size:  3.5" x 4.5"

The Best Is Yet To Come

If you don't have the Rosie Posie stamp sets, I really recommend them! They are so pretty and easy to use!

I stamped the flowers and leaves on a piece of white cardstock - the flowers are in Pure Poppy and Rosebud inks, the leaves in Simply Chartreuse and Pistachio inks. Adding the second step to the flowers and leaves really makes a difference!

The sentiment is stamped in black ink and I added the little bar on top in Rosebud ink. The stamped panel is on a Raspberry Fizz cardstock card base with crochet twine around the spine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Rosie Posie, Rosie Posie Step 2, Over Under Easy
• Paper:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse; Memento Rosebud, Pistachio, Tuxedo Black
• Other:  Crochet Twine
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

Time for another shaker card since they are rather easy to make...a little time consuming but not really hard to do. I copied the idea for this card from Betsy Veldman. Thank you Betsy!

I started with a white cardstock card base and added a layer of Hawaiian Shores striped paper. Next, I cut a piece of Spring Moss cardstock and stamped it with the word "birthday" all over it in coordinating ink.

Phrase Play #5 is die-cut in white cardstock. I also cut the word "happy" in Hawaiian Shores cardstock and placed it slightly off behind the white happy to create the look of a shadow. Birthday is also die-cut in Hawaiian Shores. 

I placed a piece of acetate behind the die-cut and foam tape all around the circle so nothing would leak out. I filled the top of the die-cut with assorted sequins (Lemon Meringue, Fresh Mint, Clear, Gold Stars) and adhered it to the card.  I tied white crochet thread around the bottom to finish the card. Such a bright and cheery color combination!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Phrase Play #5
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Moss, Hawaiian Shores Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss
• Dies:  PTI Phrase Play #5, Birthday Trio
• Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins; Foam Tape; Acetate; Crochet Thread
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

May Hope Sustain You...

This is another die that I've had for a while and haven't used. I need to stop buying new things and use what I have! Hmmm, how many times have I said that?  lol

The butterfly arch and butterfly are both die-cut in Vintage Cream cardstock and adhered to the same color cardstock. I added a few pearls to the arch and butterfly with cream Pearl Pen.

I stamped the sentiment in a light grey ink to finish the card. (Sorry, but I couldn't get a good picture of this card.)

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI With Sympathy
• Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream
• Ink:  Amuse Seattle
• Dies:  Memory Box Delicate Butterfly Arch, Pippi Butterfly
• Other:  Pearl Pen
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

It Started With A Kiss...

I have no idea why I didn't buy these dies when they first came out....they are so perfect for wedding or engagement cards! And they were fun to make!

The bride and groom are die-cut in black cardstock. I added the groom's accessories - vest, bow tie and handkerchief - in Spring Rain cardstock. For the bride, I die-cut her dress in white cardstock, embossed it with a swirl embossing folder and added white Pearl Pen to her dress. Her flowers and bow in her hair are also in Spring Rain cardstock.

I impressed a piece of Soft Stone cardstock with my linen impression plate, stamped the sentiment and adhered it to a Spring Rain cardstock card base. I colored the button holes and flower centers with a thin black marker. The bride is placed on foam tape for dimension.

This will make a nice personal card when you can match what the bride and groom are wearing to the wedding colors!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Just A Kiss
• Paper:  PTI Spring Rain, Soft Stone, True Black, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Man & Wife Collection, Linen & Canvas Impression Plate
• Tools:  Cuttlebug Swirl Embossing Folder
• Other:  Foam Tape; Pearl Pen; Black Marker
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"