PTI Win It Wednesday

PTI has a new challenge called Laurie’s Fabulous Favorites from Laurie Schmidlin.  This week's challenge is to use your favorite stamp set.  I want to use stamps that I have either not used or used very little this year so I chose Stitch in Time by Betsy Veldman with Sentiment Staples Birthday by Lizzie Jones.  I love all of the birthday stamps that have different ways to say happy birthday since I make a lot of birthday cards for our missionaries.  I'm not very good at sponging but I like to try. 

I heat embossed the sentiment and then sponged over it.  I added the little flowers from the Stitch in Time set.  I used Winter Wisteria cardstock and ink.  Thanks for looking.

September 2018 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Today is Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop.  I started to make this card for a Make It Monday for the faux gilded leaves but it didn't turn out.  I used the leaves then for this card.  I've been messing with quilting ideas on cards.  I used some leaves from a stamp set from Stampin Up that I fussy cut.  I used the Big Basics:  Just for You Die from Papertrey Ink for my sentiment.  Here is the Inspiration Photo.

Make It Monday Framing Sentiments and Images

I decided to participate in the Make It Monday by PTI.  I used retired paper and stamps with the Mat Stack 4 die and Limitless Layers 1-3/4 circle dies.  I needed a masculine birthday, so this was what I came up with for the challenge.

PTI 11th Anniversary All Die No Stamp Challenge

Since 11 year anniversary is steel, the challenge is to use die cuts for the card.  I used an embossing folder for the background.  I used the Basic Wish Big die as well as the little bird from In the Meadow.  I hope to be able to use this for a masculine card.

PTI Anniversary Day 3

The challenge is to take a card that you have made in the past and transform it in some way.  This is a card that I made a few years ago.  It is very simple.

I used one of the fillable frames for the sentiment.  It was a very simple card.

I still used a fillable frame sentiment and frame and used the same color scheme.  I added a layer and some thread for some interest as well as some sequins.  I popped up the layers as well.  The papers are from the paper packs that were on sale last year.

11TH ANNIVERSARY DAY 1: SKETCH CHALLENGE

This is the time of year for PTI's anniversary.  Today is a sketch challenge.
Each design team member picked a favorite card and a sketch was made from that card.  I used Michelle's sketch.  Here is her sketch and here is my card.

Here is my card.

I used a Stampin Up stamp and inks.  I used PTI Stamper's Select for the card.  The sentiment is from Keep It Simple:  Birthday.  The panel is from the A2 Noted die set.  Thanks for looking.

Make It Monday Watercolor Stenciling

Betsy shared how she watercolors using the stencils.  I used the Modern Background stencil collection from PTI.  I used Daffodil Delight from StampinUp, Lilac Grace and Autumn Rose from PTI for water coloring the stencil.  I used SU Balloon Celebration stamp set.  I used Big Basics Wish Big die from PTI.  I hope you enjoy.

PTI April Blog Hop

Our challenge this month is to use the colors in this piece by Megan Carter. We are challenged to use these colors as a springboard for our own ideas.  

I used the stencil from Lovely Lace in SU Smoky Slate.  I wish PTI had a medium gray in their arsenal.  I used Bitty Bouquet Stamp set and dies for my flowers and for the sentiment.  I embossed the sentiment in Smoky Slate from SU as well.  The inks were from SU and PTI for the yellow.  The heart frame came from the Sparkle and Shakers kit.  The ribbon is from StampinUp.  I added a little bit of Wink of Stella to the card front and some enamel shapes from SU as well.

Make It Monday PTI Patterns Behind Die Cut Windows

I needed to make a sympathy card so I decided to use the technique Dawn McVey showed in the Make It Monday video.

I used the Noted A2 rectangle for  my window.  I used one of the other Woodblock Prints stencils.  I used Autumn Rose and Lovely Lilac inks for my stenciling.  I used Keep It Simple Sympathy for my greeting.  I used a stamp set from Stampin Up for paisleys for my focal point.  I added some Limeade Ice to my paisleys.  The front of my card is Lilac Grace and I used the Woodblock Prints Stamp set.

PTI Make It Monday Out of the Box

Lexi Daly shared her project about stamping out of the box.  I need to make some Easter cards.  I am a very CAS style card maker and make my cards pretty simple.  The card that I made I used Inspired:  Savior stamp set and die along with the Noted Scalloped A1 die collection.  I like the smaller card when I have smaller elements.  I used a stamp set from Stampin Up for my "box."  The ink that I used was Terracotta tile and Starfruit from Stampin Up.  I used some copper foil cardstock and some sequins that I had on hand.

PTI 2011

I was trying to participate in the challenges for the PTI celebration, but I got sick.  This is the last card that I got done.  I still want to revisit my old stamps even though the contests will be over soon.
I didn't have the stamp sets from that year, so I used the inspiration and used Mat Stack 4 collection with Tag-It's 5.  I thought the striped paper rather mimicked the Newsprint background.  I used Buttoned Up for the button.

PTI 2007

 This is from PTI Green Thumb stamp set from 2007.  I used some of the wonderful paper from PTI that was on sale last month.  I used Cocoa bean for the sentiment, Summer Sun for the flower, Olive Twist for the stem and leaves with other products from Stampin Up.  The card base is Stampers Select cardstock.

I am loving the custom built table that my husband built for my Christmas present.  This shows it almost finished.  The table top in this picture isn't attached yet.

PTI 2008

Sorry that the picture isn't very good. The sentiment is from Mixed Messages PTI 2008 release and Ink is Cocoa Bean.  Other products are from Stampin Up.

Modern Cross Quilt Card

This card uses Papertrey Ink Modern Cross Quilt Die and stamp set.  I also used Boutique Borders Christmas along with Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler.

It is a busy time of the year.  I make between 60 and 75 Christmas cards a year.  I try to come up with different designs.  I very seldom make two cards the same.

Ink:  Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler (SU)
Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake for card base
Dies:  Boutique Border and Modern Cross Quilt Cover plate (PTI), and Spellbinders for Doily
Techniques:  Sponging and Embossing, Die Cutting

Traditional Christmas

It's that time of year again to start my Christmas cards.  I love the PTI stamps that are the more traditional story of Christmas.  I used Nativity Silhouettes stamp set for this card.  The angel and sun ray were stamped using the Colorbox gold metallic ink from the Luxe Letterpress kit.

Christmas Nativity Silhouettes

Stamps:  Holiday Spirit and Nativity Silhouettes along with addition PTI
Ink:  Versamark and PTI Smokey Shadow
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy CS and DSP and and Smoky Slate and Cherry Cobbler DSP .
Techniques:  Embossing
Tools:  Mosaic Punch Stampin Up,  Gold EP, and EK Success border punch

This is a takeoff from a card I saw at http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/2013/06/merry-monday-winners_17.html.  I think that must have been a bigger card, though.

Christmas in July

Starting my Christmas cards.  Last year I made around 70 cards.  I don't like to  make the same cards and so I will use a basic design and use it for a while and then change to a different stamp and do some more.  For this stamp I changed the ribbon and where I put the sentiment. 
Inked the edges after distressing the edges of the Designer Paper.

Paper:  Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Be of Good Cheer DSP
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Ribbon:  Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots Ribbon
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink and Four Frames SU
Tools1-3/4 Scallop Circle,  Circle punch, Decorative Label Punch, Black and Cherry Cobbler EP, Distress tool

papertrey ink Anniversary Day 4 Challenge

I didn't have the PTI colors so I used the inks that I thought was the closest to what Danielle had as her favorite combo.

Paper: Melon Mambo DSP (SU)

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Stamps: Delightful Doilies (PTI), fillable frames #4 (PTI)

Misc: Delightful doilies and fillable frames #4 dies, Pure poppy buttons (PTI), and melon mambo EP (SU), hearts border punch SU

MOJO Monday 227 and Papetrey Ink Anniversary

This is a card I did for both MOJO Monday 227 and Papertrey Ink Anniversary challenge. The challenge was to design a card using the free image download. This is the image from Dawn McVey and use at least one Papertrey item. I used Mat Stack 5 die and collection along with SU circle punch and a nestability die for the center portion. I didn't follow the MOJO sketch exactly. I used Island Indigo and Poppy Parade for the DSP as well as Saraha Sand. The cardstock is Papertrey Ink and Whisper White. The ribbon is Poppy Parade as well. I did a little bit of sponging and distressing as well.

Another One Sheet Wonder Template for Christmas

This isn't a very good picture but you can see the whole card. These helped me to increase my stash for my Christmas cards.

Closer view of the image layer.

Here is another One Sheet Wonder template that I used for cards.

Paper: Taken with Teal, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, PTI, Holiday Lounge

Stamps: PTI

Ink: Taken With Teal, So Saffron, Real red markers

Misc: SU lace, antique brads PTI die, SU scallop trim punch, sponging