Stamp-A-Faire: Unconventional Materials Challenge

This is another challenge I'm going to pass on....when I first heard about it I really couldn't think of what I could use for it. We had a budget of $10 to go to the hardware store to purchase items and my brain just couldn't come up with an idea.

It will be fun to see what everyone uses!

Stamp-A-Faire: Mix & Match Challenge

This challenge is to mix and match at least 3 different pattern papers. I've done a little of this in the past with two papers, but not three. Now to get busy and pull out some papers! Is it cheating if I use a PTI pattern pack with the papers already picked out?? lol I'm in the mood to make an Autumn card, and Autumn Abundance is perfect for what I have in mind.

On white cardstock, I layered the (1) background striped paper and added a 3/4" strip of (2) leaves on the left hand side. I die-cut a stitched circle in Vintage Cream cardstock and stamped the sentiment. I die-cut the circle again in a (3) plaid paper and placed it under the sentiment. The circle is on fun foam for dimension.

I wanted to add a leaf at the top and die-cut one in Terracotta Tile cardstock. I inked the edges with Versamark ink, sprinkled it with gold Zing embossing powder and heat set it. I think Danielle showed us how to do this last year (or was it the year before??)

Once I put the leaf on, the card was screaming to me for some jute so I tied a bit around the top of the card. I really like how this turned out using the three different patterns!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: November
• Paper:  PTI Autumn Abundance, Vintage Cream, Terracotta Tile, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Morocco; Versamark
• Dies:  PTI Leaf Prints; Lil Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Circles
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  Zing Embossing Powder; Jute; Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Stamp-A-Faire: Accessories Challenge

I'm passing on this challenge for today. It looks like a lot of fun - the challenge is to use paper crafting supplies to make wearable accessories.

Erin is showing us how to make necklaces, which was part of the SAF Kit people purchased earlier in the month. But other things can work as well for it.

And Maile is showing us how to make wooden bangle bracelets. The wooden bracelets should be done in advance and I didn't do it, but the good thing is the video will be on Nichole's blog forever so I can do it sometime in the future.  They really look pretty!

Time for a little break now until the next challenge!

Stamp-A-Faire: Threads Challenge

Well, this challenge looks easy enough - we're to add a "thread nest" to a card. Laura Bassen is known for her "loosey goosey" thread nests - she makes me laugh when she calls it that.

I used my new Brushed Off stamp set for this - I know I'm going to get a lot of use out of this set! On white cardstock I stamped the brushstrokes in Berry Sorbet and Pure Poppy inks and rounded the corners.

Thanks is die-cut three times in True Black cardstock, stacked and glued together. Yes, I love this effect! Before I attached it to the card, I took my silver metallic thread and wrapped it around my hand a few times and let it fall onto the card. I adhered the thanks on top to help the thread stay in place.

When looking at Lauren's card, I saw she used Rainstones....yes, I have those and haven't used them yet so placed a few on the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Brushed Off
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, True Black
• Ink:  PTI Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy
• Dies:  PTI Wet Paint Cuts
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  PTI Rainstones; Metallic Silver Thread
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Stamp-A-Faire: Patterns Challenge

This next challenge requires us to select a card pattern and use it as inspiration. I chose this one since I knew Cover Plate: Horizontal Stripes would work perfectly for it (like Betsy's).

I die-cut my Cover Plate in white cardstock and used a little color blending with Aqua Mist and Hawaiian Shores inks on it - this is one of my new favorite thing to do! I attached the Cover Plate to a white cardstock card base.

On one of the stripes, I stamped the sentiment in Smokey Shadow ink and adhered it on fun foam to the card. I wanted it to pop off the card! I tied Pink Sorbet twine around the top of the card in a bow, letting the twine hang down a bit.

The flower was made from Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist and Simply Chartreuse felt. I will confess that I already had these die-cut from a previous project so they came in handy for this card. Celebrate is die-cut in Hawaiian Shores cardstock three times, stacked and glued together. 

My final step was adding quite a few 4mm sequins - I know they say "rule of three" but I think more worked for this card!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Good Times
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hawaiian Shores
• Ink:  PTI Smokey Shadow, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores
• Dies:  PTI Cover Plate: Horizontal Stripes, Flower Fusion 1, 5, 9, Flower Fusion Stem, Wet Paint III
• Other:  PTI Felt; Pretty Pink Posh Sequins; Fun Foam; Twine
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Stamp-A-Faire: Bridal Challenge

Well, I was up bright and early today to get started on the first challenge. This challenge is to create a card all in white, with the use of neutral colors just for the sentiment. Hmm, I added a little silver to the hearts...I hope that's okay!!

I started with a white cardstock card base and added a layer of vellum over top - it's really hard to see but it's a very pretty floral print. Next, I die-cut a Keep It Simple Frame in white and stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink. I sprinkled it with silver Zing embossing powder, heat set it and placed the frame on fun foam to add dimension.

The ribbon around the spine has silver in it and helps pull in the sentiment. The card was looking too plain to me so I added the two hearts made from Cover Plate: Hearts. I dipped the edges of the heart in silver embossing powder and heat set it. The hearts are also on fun foam for additional dimension to the card.

Sorry this is not a great picture. I can never get a good picture of white cards! There must be a secret to doing it.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Wedding
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; Vellum
• Ink:  Versamark
• Dies:  PTI Keep It Simple Frames, Cover Plate: Hearts
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  Ribbon; Fun Foam; Silver Zing Embossing Powder
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Papertrey Stamp-A-Faire 2015

And here it is again, Papertrey's annual Stamp-A-Faire! This year's event centers on style and fashion, combined with paper crafting. It will follow the Project Runway show...which I love to watch. Although I never seem to pick the winners, so I guess I don't have that much fashion sense! lol

I'm looking forward to today to learn some new things and just have fun. It'll be an exhausting day, but so worth it. I don't know how many of the challenges I'll be playing along with, but will post my creations throughout the day.

Happy Birthday

I saw a card like this on Pinterest and decided to make one too.

On a piece of alphabet pattern paper, I stamped the leaf in Versamark ink, sprinkled it with Clear embossing powder and heat set it. I rubbed Spring Moss ink over it to get an "emboss resist" look. I layered the leaf onto a piece of Spring Moss cardstock and attached it to a Vintage Cream cardstock panel.

The sentiment is stamped in Dark Chocolate ink. Dark Chocolate cardstock is the card base. I added jute tied in a knot to finish this masculine looking card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Masculine Motifs
• Paper:  PTI Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Chocolate Remix, Spring Moss
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate; Versamark
• Tools:  Heat Embossing Tool
• Other:  Jute; Zing Clear Embossing Powder
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy August Birthday

I really like making cards that show the month of the birthday.

Using a grass border punch, I die-cut the grass in Spring Moss striped paper and adhered it to white cardstock. The flip-flops are die-cut in Raspberry Fizz pattern paper, the straps in black cardstock and the flowers in Spring Moss cardstock. I added a gem to the flower centers and tucked the flip-flops into the grass.

The sentiment is stamped in black and raspberry inks; the sun in Harvest Gold ink. The panel is adhered to a Raspberry Fizz cardstock card base. Such a fun looking summer-like card!!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: August, Heart-2-Heart #6
• Paper:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Bitty Boxes, Spring Moss Stripes, True Black
• Ink:  PTI Harvest Gold; Memento Tuxedo Black, Rosebud
• Dies:  PTI Flipping Out
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch
• Other:  Gems; Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Papertrey August Blog Hop Challenge

This is the picture we're supposed to use as inspiration for this month's challenge.

When I first looked at the picture, the yarn hanging in the front of the table reminded me of PTI's new Brushed Off stamp set so that's what I used for my card.

On white cardstock, I stamped the five ink colors (Morocco, Tangelo, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart) to create an ombre look, stamping the images at different lengths.  I added the sentiment stamped in Smokey Shadow ink.

I cut the stamped panel to 4" x 5.25", backed it with craft Fun Foam and adhered it to a white cardstock card base. I really like the dimension this adds to the card by doing this! 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Brushed Off, Think Big Favorites #22
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Smokey Shadow; Memento Morocco, Tangelo
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Anniversary

Playing around with watercolor again for this card, using the smooshing technique.

On a piece of acetate, I applied raspberry and marmalade inks, spritzing it with water. I pressed a piece of watercolor paper onto it, "smooshing" the ink into the paper. Once dry, I attached it to a Summer Sunrise cardstock card base.

I die-cut the outer frame in Raspberry Fizz cardstock and the middle in white cardstock, stamping the sentiment in black ink. The frame is adhered on foam tape.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Butterflies
• Paper:  PTI Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, White Stampers Select; Tim Holt Watercolor
• Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Keep It Simple Frames
• Other:  Foam Tape; Acetate
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thinking Of You

And yet another simple card to make using just one stamp set, Oopsie Daisy for the main design.

I stamped the flowers on white cardstock using three colors of ink - Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold and Sweet Blush for the flower centers. The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink.

To finish the card, I tied Blossom twine around the spine. Quick and easy!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Oopsie Daisy, Keep It Simple: Thinking Of You
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Sweet Blush, Smokey Shadow
• Other:  Twine
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"