Ancient Rome:Mosaics

The second challenge will be all about delving into the world of mosaics.  Lizzie has a few tricks up her sleeve for this one, showing you how to keep it simple or get more elaborate.  Use the mosaic die included in the kit or your favorite Cover Plate die to create stencils, custom mosaic stamps and more.  You will LOVE the techniques she covers here!

Supplies: SAF Kit
 Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

1920's: sparkle

Next, Heather will be showing you how to pair glitter with some of the favorite embellishments of the day, rhinestones and pearls.  She will offer tips for working with glitter and the best ways to use sparkly embellishments with it for an even bigger impact.

Supplies: SAF Kit
 Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

1920's: Rhinestones

Heather will show you ideas for creating rhinestone designs and patterns using your favorite die-cut shapes as a guide.  You will love the helpful  tips she has for moving and placing the rhinstones too, which can sometimes be a challenge!

Supplies: SAF Kit
Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

Ancient Rome: Frescoes

For her first video, Lizzie will be showcasing ways to create your own faux frescoes for your card fronts using white embossing paste and stamps. There will be options for using outline images and solid images, so there's something for everyone!

Supplies: SAF Kit
Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

Stamp~A~Faire Closing

                                 

WOW! What an incredible day of stamping fun and creative inspiration. Thank you PTI design team for taking time out or your busy weekend to come play with all of use PTI followers. Each era was a wonderful snippet of stamping creativity.

Supplies~ Papertrey Ink Desktop Designs, Mega Vases die, Stamp~A~Faire stamp set, old American Girl alpha stencil.
Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed day! Angie

Stamp~A~Faire:Time after time challenge

                                   

This challenge is all about digging up an old card you make and remaking it with new techniques you have learned. I only had an old computer picture of my card. :( But it was still fun to look back through old digital pics and see how my stamping and technique has improved.

Original Card

Remake card.

supplies~Ballerina Beauty, Beautiful Brushstroke twine, Stitches and Swirls, Raspberry Fizz, Think Big favorites, Copic markers and silver sequins.

Regency: Antique Embossing

Melissa will be showing you how to heat emboss with metallics and add a beautiful antique patina to it, similar to what was found on guilded mirrors and frames during this era.  She will also be sharing some general heat embossing tips along the way that you will find useful!

Supplies: SAF Kit
Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

Renaissance: Velvet

This video will take you step by step through the process of velvet stamping using a simple iron and any bold stamps.

Supplies: SAF Kit
 Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

Renaissance: Wax Seals

For this tutorial you will learn how to create real wax seals using sealing wax as well as faux wax seals using metallic embossing powder.

Supplies: SAF Kit

Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

SAF Friday night Meet and Greet

                             

OK!! Here I am ready for the fun to start tomorrow morning! This is the first time I have purchased the SAF kit and am soooooooo excited.

 Supplies~Stamp~A~Faire kit.
Looking forward to a fun day of crafting and inspiration. Angie

Make It Monday #177

Using Cover Plate Negatives

This week PTI design team member Lauri Willison used Press and Seal plastic wrap to help with the placement of her cover plate negative pieces. I have to say this is an amazing little trick especially for this Stamp~A~Faire cover plate.

Supplies~ SAF Ancient Rome Die, Life is Beautiful, Lovely Layers, Vellum and Press and Seal.
            Inks~VersaMark black, Tim Holtz Distress Peacock Feathers and Dusty Concord
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day! Angie

Make It Monday #176

Backgrounds with Embossing Paste

Embossing Paste is the hot new trend in crafting right now. I have to admit this trend is VERY fun and addicting. Papertrey Ink design team member Laura Bassen in her tutorial debut showcases awesome new ways to create backgrounds with dies and paste. 

 

Supplies~REinkers- Orange Zest, Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice and Royal Velvet. PTI Happy Trails stamp and dies, Ranger alcohol inks, Twist coverplate and Market Kit Square die.

Thank you so much for stopping have a blessed day!   Angie

Make It Monday #175

 Creative Card Borders Using Non-Border Dies

   

Papertrey Ink design team member Danielle Flanders showcases how to create shaped borders to your cards using non-border dies in this week's Make It Monday.

This  non-border technique is a wonderful way to increase the the uses for all your Papertrey Ink dies.

Supplies: Beautiful Brushstrokes stamp set and dies, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile and Canyon Clay ink. Card base is Stampin Up paper.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you.  Have a blessed day.              Angie

Make It Monday #174: Diamond Wallpaper Stamping

This week, Ashley Cannon Newell shares how to use your stamps to create wallpaper background designs. Get ready to stamp your heart out!

Supplies: Autumn Pattern, Mat Stack #3, 2012 Birthday Tags, Year of the Flower (watercolor painting)
               In Bloom paper, INK New Leaf, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz.
Thanks you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Angie

July 2014 Blog Hop Challenge

             

supplies: PTI Friendly Flowers, Pure Poppy felt and buttons, PTI Linen Velum, Lifestyle heart doily die, Aqua Mist CS and Simply Chartreuse felt.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, enjoy the Papertrey Ink blog Hop today.
                                                                                       Angie

Make It Monday #173: No Outline Watercolor

This week is all about watercoloring with your Papertrey Ink supplies. My first card I used  PTI reinkers with Friends Til the End stamp. I added some crochet thread to the Watercolor paper.

My second card uses the Splash Ink on Fine Linen Cardstock paper. Painting with the Splash Inks is very similar to using reinkers. You can paint with it full strength or add water to lighten the shade. The center of the flower was very fun to create using the Splash Inks.

 

Finally my last card is the Year of the Flower: Morning Glories. For this card I again used the PTI reinkers to paint the flowers on watercolor paper. My confession is that I didn't like the way I painted the one bloom so I covered it up with my sentiment. (Gotta Love sentiments)

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you.
                                                                                      Angie

Make It Monday #172

 Rainbow Medallions

Time to break out your color inks!! Papertrey Ink design team member Dawn McVey showcases how to make beautiful rainbow cards in this week's Make It Monday. 

This is a fun, addicting stamping technique that produces beautiful, colorful cards. 

supplies: PTI Meadow Greens, Friendly Flowers(sentiment) and Spellbinders die cut.

INKS~ Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Plum Pudding, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse and Summer Sunrise.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day! 

Angie

Make It Monday #171

Pop Up Die Cuts

This week Papertrey Ink Design team member Betsy Veldman demonstrates how to partially cut your die cuts and add an extra inlaid  cut for an interesting, unique card.

Supplies: Hands of Time, In Bloom CS (Enchanted Evening) and Smoky Shadow CS.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day!

Angie

Simon Says Shake It

 Shaker Card Challenge

Over on the Simon Says Blog they are having a shaker card challenge, and just the other day I decided to try my craft hand at this type of card.

Supplies: PTI,  Micro dots and sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day.
                                                                                                Angie

Make It Monday #170

Masking with Die Cuts Take 2

Welcome back to Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday! Today Erin Lincoln  shows you how easy and efficient cutting masks out of dies can be. Match them up with the coordinating stamps and you have some easy one-layer wonders that are a joy to create.


After seeing all of the Market Kit samples using sticky backed canvas, I dug out some of mine buried at the bottom of my stash of not Papertrey Ink Cardstock pile.                                                       
This second card uses Rosie Posie and addtions, Wet Paint die (coated in Glossy Accents) along with re-inkers to create the background. I found an old package of Ranger Masking product I used to make my die cut masks but must say it does not cut very well(even with my Vagabond) and if anyone has a tip or two for using this product I would love to hear them.

Thanks so much for stopping by and please leave a comment; I love hearing from you all. Have a blessed day!                                                       Angie