Hoping Your Birthday...

This is a card I made a while ago and never got around to posting it. This cute little girl with her delicious looking cupcake is from Penny Black.

I stamped the little girl on white cardstock with black ink and colored her with Copic markers. I placed the panel on an Autumn Rose cardstock card base, rounding the right corners.

The sentiment is stamped in black ink. To jazz things up a bit, I added a strip of polka dot washi tape and a few clear sequins. I also used Wink of Stella (clear) on the cupcake but it's not noticeable in the photo.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Just Desserts Sentiments; Penny Black Sweet Thing
• Paper:  PTI Autumn Rose, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  BG10, BG13, E33, E35, E37, E50, R29, R81, R83, R85, Y35, W1
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Pretty Pink Posh Sequins; Washi Tape; Wink of Stella
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Kraft & Colored Pencils (MIM #276)...

I was happy to see this week's Make It Monday #276: Kraft & Colored Pencils hosted by Melissa Phillips. Why? Because I love to color!! I always did as a kid, trying to be so careful to stay in the lines! 😀 Give me a coloring book and a pack of crayons and I was set for hours. That's why I knew this challenge was going to be fun for me!

I started with a piece of Kraft cardstock and stamped the flowers and leaves in Versamark ink. I did a little masking so the leaves look like they're behind the flower. Next, I sprinkled it with white embossing powder and heat set it. 

It was nice to pull out my Prismacolor pencils again! I used Kelp Green and Olive Green for the leaves and Lilac and Violet for the flower, shading as necessary. The center is an Orange pencil. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added white crochet thread at the top.

The panel is adhered to a Plum Pudding cardstock card base made from the Don't Forget To Write die.  Doesn't this die make the nicest little notecard? Coloring is so relaxing for me so I really enjoyed this.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI In Bloom, Keep It Simple: Just Because
• Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding, Kraft
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark
• Dies:  PTI Don't Forget To Write
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other: Prismacolor Pencils Lilac [WC2956], Violet [WC2932], Orange [WC2918], Olive Green [WC2911], Kelp Green [PC1090], Embossing Powder; Crochet Thread
• Size:  3.75" x 3.75"

You're Doggone Great...

Can you believe it's the last day of the month? And here's the last Valentine card for this year!

For this card, I started with a white cardstock card base and covered it with heart pattern paper. The scalloped heart banner is die-cut in Aqua Mist cardstock (it matches the blue hearts in the pattern paper!) and the white banner is die-cut in white cardstock.

I stamped the little doggie in black ink and colored him with Copic markers. The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink and the banner is on foam tape for dimension.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Tiny Treats: Valentine
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Aqua Mist; K & Company
• Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow
• Copics:  E30, E31, R83, W1
• Dies:  PTI Notched Hearts Banner
• Other:  Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Glitter Hearts...

Just one more Valentine card to post after this one! I found these foam glitter hearts while purging some of my craft supplies and thought they would make quick CAS cards.

I took a piece of white cardstock, made a score line 1/2" in from each side and placed the panel on a pink (for the girls) or blue (for the boys) pre-made card base. I stamped the sentiment in Smokey Shadow ink and added the glitter hearts. Simple and quick!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple:  Valentine
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; Recollections
• Ink:  PTI Smokey Shadow
• Tools:  Scor-Pal
• Other: Foam Glitter Hearts
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Riley Valentine...

Remember Riley the moose? I have a ton of these moose stamps and rarely use them anymore. When trying to come up with Valentine ideas, I remembered I had Couch Riley and thought I'd ink him up again.

I die-cut the journal card in white cardstock, stamped Riley in black ink and colored him with Copic markers. The sentiment is also stamped in black ink.

I used pre-made red cardstock card bases and added a layer of black and white striped pattern paper. I backed the Riley panel with fun foam and placed it on the card, which added just enough dimension.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple: Valentine; Riley & Company Couch Riley
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; DCWV
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  100, BG10, E30, E33, R24, R29, R83, W1
• Dies:  PTI Journal Card #7
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Papertrey February 2017 Blog Hop Challenge...

I can't believe it's time for the monthly Blog Hop - February flew by!! For this month's challenge, Nichole posted an inspiration photo that I really couldn't get much inspiration from. It has a lot of dark colors and not a lot of ideas popped into my head. I focused on the dark background, pink color and the diamonds in the photo - giving me the idea to use a diamond shape for my background.

I used Smokey Shadow cardstock for the card base and added the hexagons die-cut in Raspberry Fizz cardstock. The flower wrap is die-cut in Kraft paper and stamped with Raspberry Fizz ink and the flower portion die-cut in white cardstock and stamped with Spring Moss and Raspberry Fizz inks. I added black centers with a marker and white, coarse glitter on them.

The banner is die-cut in white cardstock and stamped with Smokey Shadow ink. I placed the flowers and the banner on foam tape for dimension. To finish things, I tied crochet thread around the spine and added a few sequins.

Not one of my favorite cards but this is what you get when inspiration doesn't coming knocking at your door. 😒

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Fresh Floral Wrap Ups
• Paper:  PTI Smokey Shadow, White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz
• Ink:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow, Spring Moss
• Dies:  PTI Fresh Floral Wrap Ups, Fabulous Frames, Cover Plate: Hexagons
• Other:  Foam Tape; Sequins; Crochet Thread; Glitter; Black Marker
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

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"

Happy Valentine's Day...

With all the PTI's tenth anniversary challenges, I didn't get a chance to post my Valentine cards so they're a bit behind schedule this year!

This is a quick card made using Cover Plate: Hearts. I placed a piece of pink pattern paper over a white cardstock card base. The cover plate is die-cut in white cardstock and layered over the pattern paper.

I stamped the sentiment in black ink and added ribbon around the spine. Simple!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Keep It Simple:  Valentine
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; DCWV
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies:  PTI Cover Plate: Hearts
• Other:  Ribbon
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5" 

PTI: Celebrating 2016...

Well, 10 years went by quickly, didn't they? Today is the last day and our stamp choices are:  Just Desserts, Painted Petals, Paper Clippings Love Story, Tulip Time and To Have And To Hold. Well, I hit the jackpot because I have 4 of these sets! Tough decision to make here - Painted Petals is an all time favorite and I love Tulip Time....but I haven't inked up To Have And To Hold so I'm picking that set to use today.

The 2016 Challenge: "Do you already own any of the five sets that were highlighted today? Time to dust them off and make an all new project using it!"

I started by scoring lines 1/2" apart on a piece of white cardstock. I die-cut the wreath in white cardstock and stamped it with Spring Moss ink. I die-cut flowers and stamped them in Lovely Lady and Hibiscus Burst inks, adding Smokey Shadow dots in the middle. The leaves are die-cut in white cardstock and stamped with Ripe Avocado ink. I added a few more small flowers in Aqua Mist ink.

The sentiment is stamped in Smokey Shadow ink. The middle of the heart looked too empty so I die-cut "love" in Hibiscus Burst cardstock. The wreath is on fun foam for dimension. I placed the entire panel on a Hibiscus Burst cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI To Have And To Hold, Inside & Out: Love
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Hibiscus Burst
• Ink:  PTI Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss
• Dies:  PTI To Have And To Hold
• Tools:  Scor Pal
• Other:  Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

PTI: Celebrating 2015...

Well, only one more year to go! For this year the five stamp set choices are: 2015 Birthday Tags, Baker's Dozen, Blushed Blooms, Twig Wreath and You've Been Framed Hexagon. I have 2 of these sets and picked Twig Wreath for my card.

The 2015 Challenge: "Do you already own any of the five sets that were highlighted today? Time to dust them off and make an all new project using it!"

I decided to use Kraft instead of white to stamp on - Heather Nichols makes everything with Kraft look wonderful! I stamped the wreath in Dark Chocolate ink 3 times, slightly moving it each time so the wreath would look nice and thick. The leaves and sprigs are stamped in Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado and Berry Sorbet inks.

For a splash of white, I heat embossed a few of the flowers. I just wanted to see that pop of white on the card! The remaining flowers are die-cut in Ocean Tides and Aqua Mist cardstock, with one of the flowers popped up on foam tape for dimension.

The sentiment is stamped in Dark Chocolate ink. I placed the panel on a piece of Twig Wreath pattern paper and onto a white cardstock card base. I love this Twig Wreath pattern paper and now wish I bought more of it! 😳

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Twig Wreath, Choose Joy
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Twig Wreath Pattern, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides
• Ink:  PTI Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet; Versamark
• Dies:  PTI Twig Wreath
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  White Embossing Powder; Foam Tape
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

PTI: Celebrating 2014...

The years are going by fast now!😄 For 2014 our stamp selection is: Embellished Elegance, Feather Finery, Leave It Be, Life Is Beautiful and Text Block Birthday. Hey, I have 3 of these sets and picked Leave It Be.

The 2014 Challenge: "Do you already own any of the five sets that were highlighted today? Time to dust them off and make an all new project using it!"

I wanted to make a quick card and selected one of the leaves from the set and two ink colors - Spring Moss and Ripe Avocado. I stamped the leaves in a random pattern on Rustic White cardstock and added the berries in Pure Poppy ink. The panel is adhered to a Kraft cardstock card base.

The banner is cut from the same Rustic cardstock and the sentiment stamped in Ripe Avocado ink. I placed the banner on fun foam for dimension and added jute, since this will be a masculine birthday card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Leave It Be, Harvest Berries, Keep It Simple: Birthday III
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Rustic White
• Ink:  PTI Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy
• Dies:  Sketched Shapes
• Other:  Jute; Fun Foam
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

PTI: Celebrating 2013...

The selection for this year is:  Cupid's Arrow, Hands Of Time, Pedal Pusher, Ruby Rose and The Best Is Yet To Be. I have two of these, Hands Of Time and Ruby Rose and picked Hands Of Time.

Th 2013 Challenge: "Do you already own any of the five sets that were highlighted today? Time to dust them off and make an all new project using it!"

I stamped 3 clocks in Versamark ink on Hawaiian Shores cardstock, sprinkled them with white embossing powder and heat set them. I stamped the numbers, the hands on the two smaller clocks and the sentiment in Smokey Shadow ink.

The hands on the large clock are die-cut in Smokey Shadow cardstock. I placed a silver embellishment in the middle of the hands. The panel is on a white cardstock card base with a strip of black and white striped pattern paper at the bottom.

I forgot how wonderful this set is and it was really nice to use it again!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Hands Of Time, Sketched Shapes
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, Smokey Shadow, White Stampers Select; DCWV
• Ink:  PTI Smokey Shadow; Versamark
• Dies:  PTI Hands Of Time
• Tools:  Heat Tool
• Other:  Embossing Powder; Embellishment
• Size:  4.25" x 5.5"