New Home #3

This is the last new home card I made - seems like a lot of people are buying houses lately! I used white for the card base and topped it with a piece of Kraft embossed with a woodgrain impression plate.  The townhouse is colored with Copics and mounted on a piece of Scarlet Jewel cardstock.  I stamped and cut out the tree and used a pop up dot for dimension.  I added the strip of polka dot paper behind the house, the silver dots in the corners and the sentiment.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Boards & Beams
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Scarlet Jewel, 2009 Bitty Dot Basics
• Tools:  PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate
• Other:  Copics, Adhesive Metal Dots
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Second Birthday

I'm certainly getting a lot of use of the By The Numbers dies I bought from PTI and here's another card using them.  I used white for the card base and topped it with a pink polka dot pattern paper.  The stamped image is Penny Black's "Sealed With A Kiss" and colored with Copics.  I made the banner with PTI dies and attached it to a string of twine.  I cut the two "2's" and slightly overlapped them for a shadow effect.  I added the border on the righthand side, a few crystals on the stamp flowers and the sentiment (made on the computer).  

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Penny Black Sealed With A Kiss, PTI Simple Little Things (2007 Anniversary Limited), Studio G $1
• Paper:  Stampin' Up, PTI Hawaiian Shores, Bazzill
• Tools:  PTI Banner Dies, By The Number Dies, EK Success Balloon Punch, Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Eyelet Border Punch
• Other:  Twine, Crystals, Copics
• Card Size:  5.5" x 5.5"

Thank You!

Well, I'm hooked on using felt on cards now!  PTI's felt is wonderful; it's so easy to cut and has very little fuzz once it is cut.  For this card I used white for the card base and then layered it with Melon Berry cardstock and matching Green Tea Leaves pattern paper.  I ran the cardstock through the Cuttlebug for embossing.  I stamped the leaves and sentiment and then made the flower out of 3 felt die cuts, shaping them into the flower held together with glue dots.  The card still looked like it need something else so I added the ribbon and crystals.  You can see in the second picture the dimension of the flower.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Flower Fusion #1, Flower Fusion #4
• Paper:  PTI Melon Berry, Green Tea Leaves
• Tools:  PTI Flower Fusion #2 Die, Card Edgers #3; Labels Four Nestabilities, Stripes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Other:  PTI Melon Berry Felt; Crystals, Ribbon, Pop Up Dots
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Clown Car Riley

As you can see, I just bought some of the new circus Rileys - they are all so cute!  For this card I used white for the card base and layered it with a bright blue cardstock embossed with the "Spots & Dots" Cuttlebug folder.  Riley is stamped and colored with Copics and mounted on layers of red and flowered patterned paper.  I used card edgers at the bottom to give it a little different look.  I added crystals to the flower centers, clear glitter to his hat, and stars and more stars!  Yes, I'm really into stars these days!  lol  Happy Birthday AnnK!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Clown Car Riley, PTI Limitless Labels
• Paper:  Stampin' Up, Bazzill
• Tools:  Stampin' Up Star Punches, Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Spots & Dots Embossing Folder, PTI Card Edgers #1
• Other:  Copics, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen
• Card Size:  4.0" x 5x5"

Riley With Balloons

I made this for my friend Joe because making balloon animals looks like something I could see him doing.  I used white for the card base with a layer of Hawaiian Shores and a matching polka dot paper.  Riley is stamped, colored with Copics and mounted on Orange Zest.  I rounded the bottom corners and added the twine.  Happy Birthday Joey!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Riley & Company Balloon Animal Riley, PTI Shapes By Design
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest; Stampin' Up
• Tools:  Deckled Rectangles Nestabilities, Corner Rounder
• Other:  Copics, Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Father's Day!

I can't tell you how many different ideas I had for a Father's Day card....and none of them seemed to "work" when I put them together - couldn't find the right paper, the right idea, etc.  So I'm very happy with this final card!  I used white for the card base topped with blue and a layer of striped paper.  The striped paper was 6x6, not quite big enough for a 5x7 card so I made it work by cutting a piece for the middle (where the stripes are running horizontal) and added two strips of blue to cover the "seams".  I made the banner with PTI dies, cut the stars and mounted them on coasters for a little thickness and "hung" them on twine.  I punched additional stars, adding silver balls and stamped the sentiment adding two silver metal dots.  I had a pack of "father's day" Jolee's stickers and added yellow cardstock behind the #1 Dad to make it pop a bit more.  Speaking of pop, there are lots of pop up dots (about 13!) on this card - good thing I'm not mailing it!  Happy Father's Day Dad!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Masculine Motifs, Studio G $1
• Paper:  Stampin' Up
• Tools:  PTI Banner Builder Collection, Stampin' Up Star Punches, Pinking Circle Nestabilities, Tag Trios Nestabilities
• Other:  Jolee's Stickers, PTI Coasters, Adhesive Balls/Dots, Pop Up Dots, Twine
• Card Size:  5" x 7"

Boy/Girl Christening

I always see people making onesies for baby cards so I decided to use a onesie pattern to make a couple of christening cards.

Girl card:  I used white cardstock, cut the arms and form of the dress and then embossed it with a swiss dots embossing folder.  I cut the neck with a circle die, added a little scalloped pink around it and made the lace at the bottom with an edger punch.  For final touches I added the pearls, bow and cross.

Boy card:  I decided to use Bazzill cardstock because it looked like linen to me.  I cut out the arms, neck and legs and then added a few score lines along the arms, middle of outfit and the bottom of the onesie. For final touches I added the strips of blue on the arms, the bow, cross and snaps at the bottom.

Card Details:

• Paper:  Bazzill, PTI Spring Rain
• Tools:  Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, Martha Stewart Eyelet Border Punch, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Other:  Metal Adhesive Dots, Ribbon, Jolee Stickers, Pearls
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Merci!

I have to admit, I was a bit reluctant at first, but now I really like the Flower Fusion and Think Big Favorites stamp sets that PTI has been coming out with - and used two of them on this card.  I used white for the card base, topped with a layer of Raspberry Fizz and Raspberry Fizz Mix.  I stamped the stems onto white and cut the flowers from Raspberry Fizz felt, adding a black brad to the center.  I think adding the black cardstock really pulled all the colors together.  The final step was adding the twine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Flower Fusion #3, Think Big Favorites #3
• Paper:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Raspberry Fizz Mix, Stamper's Select White
• Tools:  PTI Flower Fusion #3 Die
• Other:  PTI Raspberry Fizz Felt, Brads, Twine, 3D Foames
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Special Delivery Birthday

PTI released the Postmarks set a few months ago and when I saw this card on Betsy Veldman's blog, I knew I had to make it!  I decided to make a "female" and a "male" version of the card.  For the purple, I used Plum Pudding for the card base, topped with white cardstock, edged in Tea Dye and distressed around the card.  I stamped the various "postmarks" on it, added the envelope, wrapped a bit of twine around it and adhered the flower and postage stamp.

The male card is almost the same but without the flower and I used Enchanted Evening for the card base.  I gave this to someone on their birthday so added May 8 as the postmark date on the canceled stamp.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Postmarks, Sending You
• Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding, Enchanted Evening, Stamper's Select White
• Tools:  PTI Tiny Envelope Die, Postage Die
• Other:  Mulberry Flower, Twine, Edge Distresser Tool
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

1st Birthday

It took me a little while to come up with an idea for this card, but once I did I was very happy with it.  I used Kraft for the card base, topped with Spring Rain and a patterned paper with little shoes and hats on it - so cute!  I cut out the Mat Stack 3 die with Spring Moss, and then circles of blue and Spring Rain and mounted it on 3D foamies.  I layered the "one" with the darker blue and Spring Moss.  I added the banner with the sentiment, twine and a few stars - after all, the birthday boy is the star of the day!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Bash Sentiments
• Paper:  PTI Spring Moss, Spring Rain, Kraft; Me & My Big Ideas Pattern
• Tools:  PTI Mat Stack 3 Die, Double Ended Banners Die, By The Numbers Die; Corner Rounder, Standard & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Adhesive Stars, Twine, 3D Foamies
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Bringing Home Baby

This is another new release from Taylored Expressions - I saw this set and thought how cute!  And naturally I had to make a boy and a girl card.  I used Kraft for the card base and edged around it with Fresh Snow ink.  I stamped the images and colored them with Copics - mounting it on either blue or pink paper; for the girl's card I added some pretty pink pattern paper.  Although it can't really be seen in the picture, I used Glossy Accents on the windows to make them look like more like windows.  I added ribbon, baby buttons and the sentiment tied with a little twine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  Taylored Expressions Bringing Home Baby
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, DCWV
• Tools:  Corner Rounder, Nestabilities Tag Trios
• Other:  Fresh Snow Ink, Buttons, Ribbons, Twine, Glossy Accents, Copics
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday Chickadee

I saw this card in the March/April 2010 issue of Paper Crafts and thought it was a cute card.  I used Kraft for the card base and edged around it with Fresh Snow ink.  I cut out Spring Moss and Orange Zest - what a great color combo!  I stamped the chick and added the button, wing and eye.  I stamped the sentiment, added a piece of patterned paper, a few dew drops and twine.  I made a few different colors since the card was quick and easy to do.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Everyday Button Bits
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Spring Moss, Orange Zest, Egg Hunt
• Tools:  Regular and Scalloped Long Rectangles Nestabilities, Corner Rounder
• Other:  Dew Drops, Fresh Snow Ink, Twine, Button
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"