Make It Monday #85: Glitter Tabs

 

Dawn McVey this week shows how to use glittered tabs in your card making designs. My card uses PTI scarlet jewel and New Leaf pattern packs, half and half glittered tab, Sweet Life die cut rose, chevron die cut, stripes IP, and count your blessing die cut. 

I also used Martha Stewart glitter, and some die cut green felt leaves.

Have a blessed day, and thanks so much for stopping by.

Make It Monday #84: Reflected Sentiments

Betsy Veldman shows us an interesting technique of Reflected Stamping. This is a wonderful way to further enhance your stamp collection.

supplies:
PTI inks~Royal Velvet, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Golden Harvest, New Leaf Green, Blueberry, Fillable Frames #1, Flower Fusion(Various stamps) White stampers select paper and Enchanted Evening CS.

September Blog Hop

 

 This month it is all about wrapping it up.  Whether you are preparing early for the holidays or have an upcoming birthday or two, have fun experimenting with fabric & felt packaging ideas.

Use a pretty piece of fabric like you would wrapping paper and make a custom tag to coordinate with it.  Not into sewing or gluing?  Wrap a kitchen towel or cloth napkin around a special bottle of wine and top it off with a hand-stamped gift label.  Or rip a strip of fabric to use in place of ribbon and finish it with a pretty handmade gift card.

This month is all about wrapping it up. For my Blog Hop challenge card I took a piece of fabric and made a fun ribbon bow on my card.

Supplies

InLinkz.com

Make It Monday #83: Card Aisle Inspiration

Melissa Phillips is showcasing a bit about a fun inspirations source, the card aisle at your local store!
This week's challenge is to find a card at the local store (or in my case Online at Hallmark Cards.com)
and use it for inspiration.

My card

Supplies: PTI sentiment, copic markers, Joann's ribbon, TH distress ink around the edges, digi tulip stamp.

 

HallmarkCards.com inspiration

12 Tags 0f 2012

This month's tag was a LOT of fun. Tim showed how to make faux riveting. For my tag I used my sewing dress form, film strip, grunge board #9 (for September) Tim Holtz, stamps, brown silk ribbon and embellishments. I also used adhesive backed metal sheets for the background. Have a blessed day!

Mr. Bones' Spook Out Day 5

My last entry for the Mr. Bones' Halloween Spook Out. I don't have any of the die cut alphabets YET! So I improvised and cut out all three of my new Count Your Blessing dies and spelled out Halloween.

Papertrey Ink: Friendship Jar Fall, Die cut Pretty Posies (happy), Count Your Blessing (letters cut and separated to spell Halloween), Faber-Castell Watercolor pencils, Orange Zest Paper Pack.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog.

Mr. Bones' Spook Out Day 4

Papertrey Ink: Mat Stack #4, Mouse stamped 3 times and fussy cut out in red and beige for claws, Kand Company paper stash.

Make It Monday #81 Clay Embellishments With Dies & Stamps

Today's Make it Monday once again showcased PTI dies and how to further utilize them by pressing them into craft clay. I used some Martha Stewart clay with Mat Stack #3 and a Think Big stamp. I used one of my Copic markers to darken the sentiment. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day.

Mr Bones' Spook Out Day 3

Papertrey  Ink: Friendship Jar Fall Fillers Stamp set and die cut, K and Company paper stash.

Mr. Bones' Halloween Spook Out Day 2

A fun Halloween card I recently made the OWH using PTI Mat Stack #4, orange stickles, and a cute mouse Halloween stamp set.Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank You

This post has a dual purpose, I wish to Thank my new PTI paper buddy for sending me these awesome die cut pumpkins from our recent paper purchase and acknowledge the many well wishers who have stopped by my blog to congratulate me on my August tag win and check out my Tim Holtz 12 Tags for 2012.

 Thank you all so very much!

I am also entering this in the PTI  Mr. Bones' Halloween Spook Out

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Make It Monday #80: Making Garland

Make-It-Monday this week showcases Ashley Cannon Newell. She shares her tips for making any shape into a trendy garland to put on your projects

This was a fun new technique to again use those fun dies in new and ever-popular ways.
I used a couple heart to heart stamp die sets, a Think Big stamp set for the sentiment as well as Baker's Twine for the garland. Inks used were New Leaf, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise and Royal Velvet.
Thank you so much for stopping by for a quick peek! Have a fabulous week. 

August Blog Hop

{PHOTO CREDITS: scarf, flower, button holes, baby hat & shoes, need for tweed, suit}

{PHOTO CREDITS: elephant, wallets, wreath, flowers, socks, jacket}
This month's inspiration is all about autumn patterns, textures & textiles.  Think warm & cozy woolens, houndstooth, tweed, burlap, felt, corduroy. herringbone and even argyle.  You can create your own custom patterns & textures with stamps or impression plates.

 

 I loved all the colors and textures that Nicole showcased for this month's blog challenge. For my August Blog Hop Challenge I used some old tissue pattern paper I sprayed with Dylusions Chocolate Brown and Pearl Mist,  I also cut out flowers from the Frilly Flowers dies. I  stamped some of  the die cuts with Frilly Flowers stamp and True Black ink, The 100% wool felt is from Joann's and I used the Simply Stripes Impression Plate on Scarlet Jewel Paper. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the PTI Blog Hop.

Make It Monday #79 Fabric Die Cuts

Melissa Phillips of the Papertrey Design Team showcases how to extend the use of your dies by cutting them out of fabric.
Supplies:
Lovely Layers die, Birthday Tags 2012, Text Background stamp, Summer Sunshine patterned paper and ink, Baker's Twine, various fabrics

12 Tags of 2012 Tim Holtz

I can't believe it's almost the end of August! Where has the summer gone. Here is my latest entry into Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2012. I used archival ink to stamp the frame and cameo, TH embossing folder with the same frame, Broken China Dabber paint and Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The words are from a TH stamp that I cut apart and glued on. Lastly, the flower is a Tattered Flower from TH Sizzix collection cut from felt with a rhinestone brad for the center. Have a wonderful day!

Make It Monday #78 Stamping and Stitching On Die Cuts

This week's Papertrey Ink MIM  Design Team Member Heather Nichols shows us all about adding perfect, homespun stitching to your projects.

For this challenge I decided to get out some of my silk ribbon embroidery threads and in addition to a back stitch on the stems of my Flower Fusion flowers I did a lazy daisy stitch and a few French Knots in the center of the purple flower. Have to say it was fun to do a little embroidery after all these years.Thanks for checking out my MIM #78 card. 

Make It Monday #77 Ink Pads as Watercolors

This week's MIM challenge was from Dawn McVey. Her latest video shows how to use your ink pads as a watercolor media. Very fun technique to try and a wonderful way to further the use of your stamps and ink pads.

Supplies: 

PTI Royal Velvet CS and ink, edgers # 2, Aloha stamp set, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, and Terracotta Tile ink,1.75 hole punch, Mat Stack #3, Tag It sentiment.

Watercolors Take 2

 For my second card I did a little Tim Holtz  101 and spritzed the leftover ink on my craft mat and took a manilla tag to soak up the ink, (don't waste anything)then stamped a design from Stitches and Swirls and repainted it with new ink watercolors. The tag was run through my CB with the cane print IP.

Make It Monday #76: Double-time Bleach Stamping

This week's Make It Monday is  an old technique with a bit of a fresh twist!  Stamping with bleach has been around for years, but  you can take it a step further and stamp over the bleached areas with color for additional fun looks.

Supplies:
PTI  Autumn Rose CS, bleach, Scarlet Jewel Ink, Think Big (sentiment), Turning a New Leaf and Modern Basic stamp sets, Mind's Eye Kraft Paper.

My second card with the bleach and stamp tech.  I like this technique but I went through a few pieces of cardstock trying to find the right stamps that worked well with the bleach.This card was one of my many attempts to find the perfect combination.  I also used a piece of Ranger felt ink pad for my pink card and a folded paper towel on this smoky shadow card. I believe the Ranger felt ink pad works much better than a paper towel.
Supplies:
PTI- Smoky Shadow CS and ink, Happy Hexagons, Think Big Favorite, and Boy Basic Simple Circles. I also used my new perfect layers rulers to create a 1/16 border around my card base.

July Blog Hop

{photo credit}
This month's inspiration is all about pairing up beautiful summer colors as this wonderful season begins to come to a close.  Put together some citrusy hues along with some pretty floral images to create the perfect project that embodies everything summer.

When I first saw this month's inspiration picture I was always drawn to the "Monet" type background with its subtle pinks, blues, yellows and greens, so when I was playing on SAF Saturday and created this piece of paper with leftover ink and shaving cream I knew it was what I was looking for July's Blog Hop Challenge.  Hawaiian Shores Ink embossed, Simply Chartreuse Ink and CS.Melon Berry Ink and CS,Berry Sorbet Ink and CS, Harvest Gold Ink and CS, Edger # 2, Life is Sweet Stamp set, left over Marble Dye Technique from SAF. Thank you for stopping by for a look. Have a great Day!

12 Tags of 2012 Tim Holtz

My submission for the 12 Tags of 2012. This month's technique was using alcohol inks with a can of air and spraying the air to move the ink and make firework looking spots.

Make It Monday #75: Roll the Die Challenge

Are you ready for the most random of challenges? Erin Lincoln's on tap this week with a great idea. Download her worksheet, fill it out, roll a die, and create what Lady Luck sends your way.  

Orientation-Vertical
Layout- # 6
Stamp Set Images- Sending You
Stamp Set Sentiment- Wildflower
Embellishments- Ribbon
Color Combo- Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold

Stamp-a-faire DIY Badge- Homemade Embellishments

                                                                                                       

When shopping in trendy crafty stores, all of the beautiful embellishments certainly provide amazing eye candy.  But sometimes your wallet can feel a bit intimidated by the costs of all those beauties, and that tends to make you a bit hesitant to actually use them if you actually purchase them.

Stamp-a-faire Camp Card Set Challenge

  The art of letter writing seems to be disappearing with the arrival of fast-pace technology, texting & email.  We invite you create a card set today, to give as a gift or to keep for yourself, in an effort to keep the tradition of a handwritten note alive!