May 2013 Blog Hop Challenge

This month we are giving you an entire rainbow of "bouquet builder" color schemes to incorporate into a new floral project.  Just pick your favorite floral set at the moment, pull out the ink colors for one of the gorgeous inspiration pieces above and create!

Supplies: PTI Embroidered Blooms, inks listed above. 

Supplies-PTI Year of the Flower Lily of the Valley, Friendship Summer (Bow) Inks colors listed above

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a blessed day!

May 2013 Blog Hop Challenge

This month we are giving you an entire rainbow of "bouquet builder" color schemes to incorporate into a new floral project.  Just pick your favorite floral set at the moment, pull out the ink colors for one of the gorgeous inspiration pieces above and create!

supplies: PTI  Happiness in Bloom, Inks listed above

May 2013 Blog Hop Challenge

 

 This month we are giving you an entire rainbow of "bouquet builder" color schemes to incorporate into a new floral project.  Just pick your favorite floral set at the moment, pull out the ink colors for one of the gorgeous inspiration pieces above and create! 

supplies:
PTI Cutting Garden, all of the above ink colors. 

supplies: PTI Larger than Life, Year of the Flower Gladiolus, Twist Cover Plate,  inks listed above.

Make It Monday #117: Paper Piecing

supplies: PTI Friend's til the End, Bead Paper Pack, Movers and Shakers sentiments, Rustic Cream CS.
Purchased crochet flower and brad,

Make It Monday #116: Adding Texture to Stamps

For this week's Make It Monday  Betsy Veldman shows us how to use household items to add texture to stamps. In her video Betsy uses a comb to add texture to her solid stamps and while I have plenty of old comb around the house I decided to challenge myself with different household items to create texture on my solid stamps. I used my meat tenderizer hammer to create texture. On pink Hibiscus Burst flower I used the side of the hammer that has small raised dots, and on the Berry Sorbet flower and leaves I used the other side of hammer and ran the hammer across the inked stamp like Betsy did with her comb. I also love Dawn's new Ruby Rose stamp set that comes out this week, especially the leaves. I used two inks on the leaves to help create extra interest.

Supplies:
PTI Happiness in Bloom stamp set, Stamper Select paper, gem dots, Candi paper dots.
Inks~Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf and Simply Chartreuse
Thank You for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #115: Beyond Paper with Impression Plates

This week's Make It Monday features Heather Nichols. She has come up with some alternative ideas using  impression plates and  impressing the designs into aluminum tape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=izANRlR7JPo

Here is my take on this fun innovative technique. This is a card for my son who is graduating from college this coming weekend. YEA!!! So very proud of that boy. Lucky for me my husband had some aluminum tape for me to "borrow". Like he'll ever see that roll of tape again.

Supplies:
PTI- Sentiment Signs, Movers and Shakers, Sew simple borders, Royal Velvet ink, Aida Cloth IP, Simple Stripes IP.
Ranger alcohol inks, Cricut cut for graduation cap, MS black glitter
Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #114: Blown Ink

Time to bust out the reinkers and get artsy with Dawn. The blown ink technique is fun and forgiving, yielding one-of-a-kind projects that are sure to...well...blow your recipients away. 

Supplies: Papertrey Ink reinkers (Royal Velvet, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest and Autumn Rose), Border Boutique #3, Autumn Rose PP, med scallop border die, Orange Zest CS and Stampers Select. Scallop border die is burlap dyed with reinkers. 
Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #113: Perfect Pearls

Perfect Pearls, it is a pigment powder that has metallic sheen to it.  It can be used in a variety of ways, but this week on PTI Make It Monday Nicole Heady shows us her favorite use of Perfect Pearls is just brushing it over a stamped image.

 Supplies:PTI Background Basic Postmarks, Beautiful Butterflies, Birds and Blooms(sentiment), Hearts border die cut, Perfect Pearls, Simply Chartreuse and Stamper's White CS.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #113: Perfect Pearls

Perfect Pearls, it is a pigment powder that has metallic sheen to it.  It can be used in a variety of ways, but this week on PTI Make It Monday Nicole Heady shows us her favorite use of Perfect Pearls is just brushing it over a stamped image. Here is another card using this fun additive powder.

Supplies: PTI Dark Chocolate and Simply Chartreuse CS, Rosie Posie and Rosie Posie II, Think Big Favorites,Super Stripes Background Basics, Perfect Pearls. 

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #113: Perfect Pearls

Perfect Pearls, it is a pigment powder that has metallic sheen to it.  It can be used in a variety of ways, but this week on PTI Make It Monday Nicole Heady shows us her favorite use of Perfect Pearls is just brushing it over a stamped image. Here is my first card using this fun additive powder.

supplies: PTI Irresistibly Ikat, Perfect Pearls, PTI shimmer CS,Photos Finishers Die.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

April 2013 Blog Hop

PHOTO CREDITS  ::: cherry logo ::: butterfly ::: aa ::: fancy ::: take two ::: blessed ::: nichole's hello card ::: melissa's star card :::maile's striped card:::
It only takes a little *something* to take a project from ho-hum to amazing!  Even something as small as tilting your images or sentiments at an angle can have a huge impact.  This month we are challenging you to create a project that features something tilted.  Position a frame at an angle, tilt your text, add a background strip diagonally, create a border that has an incline, slant a sentiment block, the sky is truly the limit!  We look forward to seeing your projects!

My tilted challenge.All of a sudden it was April 25th and I had to get up extra early to put together a card for the blog hop challenge. I hope to have more time after I get home from work to make another tilted card, they are very fun to do.Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a blessed day:)

Supplies: PTI Thanks all the Way, Tag-Its, MS glitter, Scor-Tape

Make It Monday #112: Embossed Alpha Die Cuts

Ashley Cannon Newell shows some handy tips and tricks for embossing on your alphabet die cuts.
I found it difficult to emboss my alphabet die cuts without wiping off the embossing powder no matter who  I held them with my tweezers. So, I went to a larger single word die cut I could easily hold with my tweezers and not rub off the embossing powder.

Supplies:
PTI Rosie Posie and additions and die cuts, Boutique Borders, Thinking Big Favorites, Bahama Blue Memento ink, PTI ink, Stamper White CS, Zing Wave embossing powder.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #111: Watercoloring Embossed Images

Heather Nichols has a great tutorial on this week's  Papertrey Make It Monday blog about how to watercolor embossed images. She gives excellent step by step directions on creating beautiful images with this fun technique.  Here is my first card using the fun technique, I know before the week is over I will have made several more cards with watercolor embossed images.

Supplies~PTI Fine Linen and Kraft CS, Delightful Dahlias stamp set and dies, YOF sentiment.
               PTI Re-inkers Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse/ Autumn Rose, Fine Linen, Spring Moss and
               Tim Holtz Gathered twigs re-inker for the edges. Spellbinders egdeablities cut in Kraft paper and then sprayed with Ranger Dylusions. Ranger White embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #110: Collage Elements

Collage elements on projects look so effortless to create. This week Dawn give some tips on making your own lovely collages. Here is my take on her wonderful tutorial.

Supplies: PTI Embroidered Blooms, BB Newsprint, Stylish Sentiment-Birthdays, Framed Out, Border Boutique-Birthday.

Ink- Aqua Mist, Smoky Shadow, Simply Chartreuse, New Leaf, Pure Poppy and Autumn Rose.

Embellishments- Beautiful Blooms 2, Heart Border die, Vintage cream button, button twine

Paper- Aqua Mist CS, Rustic White, Fine Linen Pattern Pack 

Close to your Heart stamp (dots) from the Cricut Bundle pack

Thank so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #109: Watercolor Stamping Plus Embossing

My second posting for this week's Make It Monday. For this card I decided to try using the Year of the Flower dies to make a solid stamp and then stamp the flower stamp over the watercolor image. I really like the way this came out and will do it with the other flower dies when I get the chance.

Supplies:
PTI Fine Linen and Limeade Ice CS, Zing embossing powder, Irresistibly Ikat, Year of the Flower Gladiolus, Chai tea ink and Smoky Shadow.
Tim Holtz reinkers- Mowed Lawn, Chipped Sapphire, Shaded Lilac, Squeezed Lemonade.

Make It Monday #109: Watercolor Stamping Plus Embossing

What a wonderful way to end March, with a great stamping and embossing technique in one. This week Betsy from Papertrey Ink showed us how to stamp with watercolor reinkers and then stamp emboss over the watercolor image. After a few mistakes I am proud to show you my entry for this week's Make It Monday.
I first stamp the solid flower image and then went back and stamped the leave image.
The white paper felt so stark to me that I decided to soften the edges with TH Antique Linen ink and a foam blending  tool. After my card was complete I took some Harvest Gold reinker and a paint brush and flicked some yellow ink on my card front to give it some more depth and definition.

Supplies:
PTI The Sweet Life stamp set, reinkers~~ Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse and Spring Moss. White embossing power, Smoky Shadow (sentiment) Tim Holtz Antique Linen.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Please leave a comment and have a blessed day!

March 2013 Blog Hop Challenge

 

Sequins are popping up everywhere on paper crafting projects and now's your chance to try out this new trend!  With the variety of colors and shapes available, the sky is the limit with the creative possibilities! Paper crafters use them to accent the centers of flowers, add them as borders, fill shakers, or create random splashes of sparkle.  

I love the card Betsy made a few weeks ago using the "bokeh (boh-kay)" technique so on this card I played around with the stars and this technique. All I can say is that it is very fun to do! Underneath the sequins the stamped stars are a little darker and then gradually fade lighter and lighter.

Supplies: PTI Enchanted Evening, Blueberry Sky CS, Think Big (sentiment), Party Popper~ stars and bow, Fabulous Frames die cut, Joann's sequins and spangles, MS bakers twine, Close to My Heart (balloon-fussy cut) and strip stamp on lower edge of frame.

INK~ Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, Blueberry Sky.

 

Make It Monday #108: Inked Backgrounds

Heather Nichols demonstrates a great stamping technique to make your own personal inked backgrounds.

 In this first card I used Versa mark and heat embossed the PTI text stamp the length of the card. I then used Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Royal Velvet Simply Chartreuse and Harvest Gold ink to make my own inked background.Simply Chartreuse ribbon and die cuts from My Mother My Friend set finish the card. The Birthday tag is a cardboard tag from the Cricut Artist bundle pack stamped in Raspberry Fizz and Simply Chartreuse again. The Flowers are cut from Raspberry Fizz felt with pink rhinestone accents.

 For the second card  I again used Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Royal Velvet Simply Chartreuse and Harvest Gold ink to make my own inked background. It was then stamped with the Newsprint background in Raspberry Fizz ink. A Raspberry Fizz die cut bunny, leaves from My Mother My Friend and another Cricut cardboard stamped die cut finish the card.

This inking technique is a super fun way to create wonderful personalized paper using your own inks.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day!

Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Challenge

This is my entry for the Tim Holtz Tattered Challenge.  I used Tim's new distress paints and pounded the cut flowers with the TH hammer for extra texture.

 

Supplies:

Tim Holtz tattered flower die, walnut distress ink, Distress paints-fired brick, rusty hinge, chipped sapphire, spiced marmalade, watercolor paper, dylusions spray inks for background,grunge paper, music tissue paper, felt leave cut from PTI die, TH embellishments, Micheal's Crafts crochet flower center.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #107: Clear Card & Copic Coloring Basics

This week's Make It Monday challenge is to use clear card stock and copic markers (if you want) to make a fun creative card.
For this week's challenge I pulled out my wonderful Copic markers and used PTI Fancy Folk Art stamp set and dies.



































Supplies:
PTI Black card stock, Fancy Folk Art stamp and dies, Zing embossing powder, clear card stock, Summer Sunrise Pattern Pack
Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #106: Two-Toned Stamped Flowers

 Melissa Phillips challenges us to made a two-toned project making sure to use some two-toned flowers in the card or tag.

Supplies:
PTI~ Cutting Garden stamp set and dies, Embroidered Blooms (sentiment), mega vase die, cork adhesive backed paper, Lavender Moon CS, Circle cover plate as an impression plate.
INK~~Harvest Gold, Raspberry Fizz, Limeade Ice, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse.
Thanks for stopping by, have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #105: Glitter Trim

This week we're looking at ways to add a little sparkle to your projects with your own custom glittered trim.  Dawn McVey as she shows a simple way to whip up your own glitter trims for projects in a snap!

This technique to customize glitter is so much fun I created a second card for this week's MIM.  

supplies:
PTI Heart border die(the other half that nomally gets thrown out), YoF sentiment,  My mother, my friend die, Summer Sunrise and Orange Zest PP, Blueberry Sky C, Martha Stewart glitter
Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #105: Glitter Trim

This week we're looking at ways to add a little sparkle to your projects with your own custom glittered trim.  Dawn McVey as she shows a simple way to whip up your own glitter trims for projects in a snap!

I love this great technique to customize glitter! With a Xyron  adding glitter is super easy.

supplies:
PTI Heart border die, YoF Larkspur and die, cutting garden sentiment, My mother, my friend die, Royal Velvet PP, Copic marker,  Plum Pudding CS, Martha Stewart glitter
Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

February 2013 Blog Hop Challenge

  
  Pull out your letter stamps and alphabet dies and create something monogrammed!  It can be a gift for someone special or a treat to keep for yourself!  You could monogram a set of notecards, stationery, coasters, journals, home decor or anything else you can dream up!  Have fun and experiment with combining different fonts, pairing up stamped & die-cut letters, pull-out neglected patterned papers to use as backgrounds, add texture with impression plates and you can even play around with with unique color combos!  We can hardly wait to see what YOU create!

supplies: PTI Stitches and Swirls, Tag it, Hawaiian Shores ink, TH Grunge letter.

Blog Hop February 2013

Pull out your letter stamps and alphabet dies and create something monogrammed!  It can be a gift for someone special or a treat to keep for yourself!  You could monogram a set of notecards, stationery, coasters, journals, home decor or anything else you can dream up!  Have fun and experiment with combining different fonts, pairing up stamped & die-cut letters, pull-out neglected patterned papers to use as backgrounds, add texture with impression plates and you can even play around with with unique color combos!

supplies: PTI Birds and Blooms Anniversary Set, Tag its, Stitched Sentiments, INK~New Leaf, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss,Tim Holtz grunge letter

Make It Monday #104: Handmade Pinwheels

I had so much fun crating pinwheels that I have three more cards I made.

Supplies:

PTI spiral note die, Its Official Stamp set, Harvest Gold ink, Smoky Shadow ink, felt from my stash.

Ocean Tide felt, Turning a New Leaf die, Fine Linen Pattern Pack, ink Circle Cover Plate, Everyday Photo Finishers and die.

Bazzill dot paper die cut with PTI die, felt from my stash, Think Big #24 sentiment, Orange Zest and Simply Chartreuse ink.
Have a wonderful blessed day. Thanks for stopping by.

Make It Monday #104: Handmade Pinwheels

Ashley Cannon Newell here with  this week's Make It Monday. She shows us a project that might add some pinwheels to your next project and chase these last few weeks of winter away.

When Ashley show cased pinwheels this week and demo-ed those cute tiny 3/4 inch pinwheels my head thought immediately of pinwheel flowers. So my MIM project has those adorable mini pinwheels blowing in the spring breeze. Even though they are small I used two pieces of CS for 3 of my pinwheels.
Have a blessed week and thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
PTI~  Simply Chartreuse PP, Blueberry Sky PP, Berry Sorbet PP, Sweet Blush PP,Soft Stone PP, Lemon Tart CS, Lavendar Moon CS, Cloud die, Heart 2 Heart stamp set and a few tiny doll buttons I have had forever.

Papertrey 6th Anniversary Watercolor Challenge

Today's challenge was to play around with water coloring. I have to say I had a lot of fun with this challenge. For this card I stamped Yof F Daffodil then fussy cut it out (Can't wait for the new dies!) Painted the flower with PTI re-inkers and water re-stamped the flower because the water and paint washed away the stamped design. I then mounted the flower on Kraft paper that I had again brushed stroked re-inkers and water too, added a sentiment and a die cut chevron (Simply Chartreuse) patterned paper

Make It Monday #103: The Diecut Double-Up

 Well, with all the PTI 6th Anniversary challenges this week I almost didn't do the Make It Monday for this week. But, thankfully I am squeaking it in under the wire.
Betsy Veldman showed us how to extend the use of dies by double die cutting.

For this challenge I cut 2 Limitless Hearts (1 Plain and 1 with scalloped edges) I then recut the pink heart with Modern Alphabet (LOVE) the black PTI paper is impressed with the Aida IP, and the Parisian Doily die cut from a coffee filter then colored with TH Fabric Stains.
Have a blessed day and thank you for stopping by!

Papertrey 6th Anniversary Year of the Flower Challenge

Supplies: PTI YofF(Violet), Copic Markers, Thinking Big Stamp Sentiment, Fiskar border punch.Spellbinders impression plate.

PTI Year of the Flower Challenge 6th Anniversary

Supplies:
PTI Yof F stamp set (Larkspur), watercolor paper, TH distress inks, White embossing ink,

PTI 6th Anniversay Year of the Flower Challenge

 Today's anniversary challenge is to create a card with the Year of the Flower stamp sets. Here is one of my cards for this challenge.

 
Supplies:
PTI Year of the Flower Morning Glory, 2.5 Limitless Layers Circles Die, Parisian Doily Die, Copic Markers, Alcohol Inks for background, Spellbinders tag. 

PTI 6th Anniversary Designer Challenge

Today's challenge was to print out the PTI freebie and create a new card.

My card uses the Dawn Mc Vey design, circle plate, 1.5 Limitless circles~sunburst in New Leaf, and Hawaiian Shores CS.