Celebrate

I'm really hooked on Washi Tape - in fact I just bought 8 more rolls of it! lol  I used Kraft cardstock for the card base and wrapped 3 strips of black and white polka dot Washi tape around black cardstock.  I die-cut a circle and stamped the "happy birthday to you" tag onto it (I know it's hard to see, but it does say it!).  I added a silver star in the middle and placed it on foam tape for dimension.

Well, after all that, the card was much too plain for me and needed something to spruce it up.  I added the red stars and tied jute around the bottom.  I still wasn't happy with it and added the "celebrate" tag at the bottom, stamping celebrate in red ink. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI 2012 Birthday Tags, It's A Celebration
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, True Black
• Ink:  Memento Love Letter, Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  PTI Countdown Details Die, Star Borders Die; Standard Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Jute; Star; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday to you!

The weather is getting a little warmer so it makes me think of Spring flowers.  I used Autumn Rose cardstock for the card base.  I stamped the images on white cardstock and cut the corners with an inverted corner rounder.

The leaves/stems are stamped twice to create a shadow effect.  I stamped the flowers on the white and cut out a few and popped them up on foam tape for dimension (3rd & 6th flowers from the left).  I tied Honeydew around the bottom of the card to complete it.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #12, Heart-2-Heart #6, Flower Fusion #9, Harvest Berries
• Paper:  PTI Autumn Rose, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Pear Tart, Cantaloupe, Tuxedo Black; Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid
• Tools:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #12 Die; Inverted Corner Rounder
• Other:  Twine; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Wish Big

I made this card a while ago using Fabulous Frames.  I really like using these three colors together - they just look so festive!

I used Hawaiian Shores cardstock for the card base and added a layer of pink polka dot paper, using card edgers on the bottom for something different.  The frame is also cut in Hawaiian Shores and backed with a wavy yellow pattern paper.  I stamped music notes on the bottom of the frame.

The die-cut that the sentiment is stamped on is part of what gets cut when you die-cut the frame.  I stamped the sentiment and added a few pink gems at the bottom and placed it on foam tape for dimension.  I tied yellow ribbon around the bottom of the frame as the finishing touch.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI 2012 Birthday Tags, Background Basics:  Music
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores; Amuse Petite Polka Dots; DCWV
• Ink:  Memento Rose Bud, Tuxedo Black; VersaMagic Turquoise Gem
• Tools:  PTI Fabulous Frames Dies, Card Edgers #1 Die
• Other:  Gems; Ribbon; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday Dad

This is for my dad's birthday - luckily he doesn't look at my blog so won't see his card before I give it to him!  This card uses PTI's new "Hands of Time" stamp set - I just love this set and think it can be used for so many occasions!

I used Kraft cardstock for the card base and added a layer of Blueberry Sky.  I stamped the clocks on Rustic White cardstock - the clock faces are in light brown ink and the numbers in black ink.  The clock hands are stamped in a dark brown ink and really look dimensional in person.  I added a small gold brad in the center of the clock hands.

I stamped the various sentiments also in dark brown ink and added "celebrate" all over the card in a light blue ink to match the blue cardstock layer.  I cut out the smaller clock with a circle nestability and popped it up on foam tape for a little dimension.  I'm really very happy with the way this card turned out!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Hands of Time, Botanical Silhouettes, Tiny Tags
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Blueberry Sky, Rustic White
• Ink:  Memento Toffee Crunch, Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky; Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate
• Tools:  Standard Circle Nestabilities
• Other:  Brads
• Card Size:  5.0" x 7.0"

Happy Anniversary

It's been a while since I made an anniversary card so long overdue.  The flower images are stamped on white cardstock and placed on top of Blueberry Sky cardstock.  I used my pinking scissors on the right hand side to do something a little different than just a straight edge.

Both layers were placed on a Plum Pudding cardstock card base.  I added white pearls to the centers of the big flowers and tied light purple organza ribbon around the spine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Embroidered Blooms
• Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding, Blueberry Sky, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Summer Sky, Pear Tart, Tuxedo Black; VersaMagic Spring Pansy, Purple Hydrangea
• Tools:  Pinking Scissors
• Other:  Pearls; Ribbon
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Valentine's Day (again)

This is the last of the Valentines - well actually there's one more but I'll post it later in the year.  I'm tired of seeing all this pink and red!  Participating in PTI's contests last week threw my schedule off a bit....and no, I didn't win anything.  Boo-hoo!

I used white cardstock for the card base and added a layer of pink cardstock that I die-cut with my Take Three die.  The bigger hearts were cut with scraps of pattern paper I had laying around; the smaller hearts match the main pink paper and are mounted on foam tape for dimension.

I wrapped a doily around the bottom of the card and stamped it in brown ink.  I tied brown twine around the spine, adding the banner with Sarah's name on it.  Girl = bling so I added the pink gems on the hearts and banner.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Love Birds; JustRite Times New Roman 15 Pt Alphabet
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; DCWV
• Ink:  Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate
• Tools:  PTI Take Three Die, Framed Out #11 Die, Heart-2-Heart #11 Die, Countdown Details Die
• Other:  Doily; Martha Stewart Twine; Gems; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Some Bunny Loves U

I'm really happy with the way this card turned out - totally cute!  I used white cardstock for the card base and added pink pattern paper and red cardstock on top of it.  I die-cut the heart border and placed it over where the two top papers meet to cover the seam.

I die-cut the Library Pocket in pink cardstock and die-cut Olivia's name in white letters.  I cut a piece of paper that fit the pocket and stamped a variety of things on it (see picture #2).  I die-cut the two large hearts in two shades of pink and overlapped them, adding the tear dropped gem on top.  My final step was adding the Happy Valentine's Day to the bottom of the card on foam tape for dimension.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Tiny Treats: Valentine, Tag-Its #11, Framed Out #11, With All My Heart, Sew Simple Borders; Michael's $1 Stamp
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select; Hot Off The Press; The Paper Company; Reflections Pink Buttons
• Ink:  ColorBox Warm Red Chalk; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Copics:  R29, R81, W1, W3
• Tools:  PTI Heart Border Die, Framed Out #11 Die, Library Pocket, Alpha Block Letters Lower; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Foam Tape; Gems
• Card Size:  5.0" x 7.0"

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is my Valentine's Day doodad - I saw this on Pinterest a while back and knew it was want I wanted to make.  In the inside of the doodad (see side view below) there's a matchbox drawer that holds a bag of Hershey Kisses.  I made the matchbox drawer by cutting and folding white cardstock.

I used Labels 8 Nestabilities to create the outside of the doodad.  The original one I saw used Stampin' Up's Top Note die, but I didn't have that, so I was very happy that Labels 8 was a nice replacement.  I folded a 4.0" x 8-1/2" inch of cardstock in half, placed the nestie on the fold and ran it through the Cuttlebug.   I scored it on the bottom to get the flat surface and edged around the doodad in white ink (it just added a little something).

I punched a hole in the top and threaded it with ribbon and white Fun Fur.  The outside was decorated with a large white heart with the sentiment and several smaller hearts made with scrap paper.  I added one clear gem to the smallest heart and placed it on foam tape for dimension.  I made twenty of these in different colors of pinks and red.

Project Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Love Birds, Fillable Frames #11
• Paper:  DCWV
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; ColorBox Frost White
• Tools:  Labels 8 Nestabilities, Scalloped Hearts Nestabilities; PTI Heart-2-Heart #11 Die, Framed Out #11 Die; Crop-A-Dile
• Other:  Hershey Kisses; Clear Treat Bags; Ribbon; Fun Fur; Gem; Foam Tape
• Project Size:  4.0" x 3.5"

First Valentine

I just received some Elizabeth Crafts supplies and one of the items was this bear - I thought it was so cute and would work for a six month old boy's first Valentine card!

I used white cardstock for the card base and layered it with heart pattern paper, rounding the right hand corners.  The bear is made with a peel off sticker - you peel off the sticker and place it on double sided adhesive paper.  The outline of the bear looks like unfilled stained glass (picture the black outline on the bear).  Next, you fill the sticker with a special microfine glitter - you rub the glitter into the adhesive so it's nice and smooth.  The bear is colored with Copics - yes, you can use your Copics on this glitter and it will not harm them!  I also did the same for the 2 hearts next to the bear.

I placed a heart doily on the card and adhered the bear in the middle.  I added the xoxo border, the sentiment (made on the computer) and tied the ribbon around the spine.  I think this card is adorable!

Here's a close-up of the bear.  You can't really see it in this picture, but the bear is very glittery!

Card Details:

• Paper:  Target
• Copics:  E31, E33, R29, R81, R83, R85
• Tools:  PTI XOXO Border Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Elizabeth Crafts Bear Peel Off Sticker, Warm Highlight Glitter; Double Sided Adhesive Paper; Doily; Ribbon
• Card Size: 5.0" x 7.0"

Sending Birthday Wishes

I'm still trying.....can't win if I don't enter, right?  Today's challenge is to make a project using one of six color schemes provided by PTI.  I really like having these on hand because they're normally colors I wouldn't put together, so nice to have a "cheat" sheet.  For my card I selected color inspiration #3:

I haven't used my Square Prints stamp set yet and decided to use it for this card.  This card originally started out as "clean & simple", but one thing led to another and several hours (yes, hours!) later it was completed.  Hardly simple.

I used Kraft cardstock for the card base - I selected that because it looked like it could be the 5th color in the scheme referring to the sand on the beach.  I cut out a square in each of the colors - Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon, Hawaiian Shores and Blueberry Sky and stamped each one with a square print in Versamark.  Next, I sprinkled the Versamark with Filigree embossing powder so it would heat emboss clear.

I die-cut a Fabulous Fame in Blueberry Sky striped paper, placed the four squares on white cardstock and adhered it to the frame.  I added a coordinating button in the center of each square.

The sentiment is stamped on a double-ended banner die-cut.  I wrapped jute around the frame and adhered it to the card base.  My last step was edging around the card with a bit of white ink.  This actually turned out better than I thought it would!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Square Prints, Everyday Button Bits
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, Lavender Moon, Hawaiian Shores, Plum Pudding, Blueberry Sky, White Stampers Select, Blueberry Sky Stripes
• Ink:  PTI Fresh Snow; Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark
• Tools:  PTI Fabulous Frames Die, Doubled Ended Banner Die; Standard Square Nestabilities; Heat Gun
• Other:  PTI Sweet Blush, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Rain, Plum Pudding Buttons; Jute; Embossing Powder
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday (CAS #4)

The challenge is to make a card or project by choosing one of five sketches provided by PTI.  Easy, because it means I don't have to think up an idea - it's already there in front of me!  And I can keep the other 4 sketches for later use!  For this challenge I chose sketch #5:

I used Summer Sunrise cardstock for the card base, rounding the right hand corners.  I used the flower stamp from Flower Fusion #12 and stamped six flowers in Mango Madness ink, adding the button like center in black ink.  I stamped the sentiment in black as well.

The card looked too, too plain for me so I ran the white cardstock through the Cuttlebug using my Linen/Canvas Impression Plate.  I also tied Charcoal twine around the spine to bring out more of the black color.  This really was a quick and easy card to make!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Flower Fusion #12, Over Under Easy
• Paper:  PTI Summer Sunrise, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  VersaMagic Mango Madness; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  PTI Linen & Canvas Impression Plate; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Remember How Special You Are

Yes, this is another entry for PTI's birthday celebration.  Do you think I'm obsessed about winning?  haha

This is another card made from inspiration from the Design Team.  This time it's from Dawn McVey - Dawn always uses such vibrate colors and color combinations that I wouldn't think of using together!  And whenever I see something made with Rosie Posie stamps I think of her, and that's why I used that stamp set on my card.

I used True Black cardstock for the card base and added a layer of Raspberry Fizz gingham pattern paper.  I stamped the flowers, leaves and sentiments on white cardstock.  Two of the flowers are stamped, cut out and mounted on foam tape for dimension.

I distressed the edges of the white cardstock, tied Charcoal twine around the bottom and added gems to the center flower for a little bling.  Black and pink are two of my favorite colors to use together!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Rosie Posie, Harvest Berries, Birthday Basics
• Paper:  PTI True Black, White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz Pattern Pack
• Ink:  Memento Rose Bud, New Sprout, Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Tim Holtz Distresser
• Other:  Twine; Gems; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"