Make It Monday #166: Debossing Stamped Images

This week's Make it Monday challenge is make a card and using dies or cover plates "de-emboss" the stamped images. For my card I choose the Happy Hexagons stamp set and cover plate. I used an extra large TH stamping grid block to line up my stamps and covered the front of my card that way and then ran it through my Grand Calibur with the cover plate. I did notice that the CP shifted a little bit but I like that imperfection on my card.. I used an Stitched Sentiment stamp and die for the sentiment as well as Mini Blooms.

Inks~Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunrise and Berry Sorbet.

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

                                                 Angie

PAPERTREY INK BLOG HOP Card #3

It seems I can't stop making these lovely butterflies from "Life is Beautiful" stamp set and dies.
Here is one more aqua and melon card for today's PTI blog hop.
This card also has a fun new watercolor background technique I learned in the recent OCC "Watercolor". Where you score the paper and then add paints to a craft mat and let the paper melt into the paper for a one of a kind background.

Supplies: PTI Aqua Mist PP/reinker, Melon Berry ink/reinker, Wet Paint III and Life is Beautiful die
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Enjoy the day filled with wonderful blog hopping!    Angie

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Card 2

Today's Blog Hop challenge is all about using Aqua and Melon. Two of the hot trendy colors right now.
In this card I used my new Life is Beautiful stamp set and dies to make a birthday card for my sister.

Supplies: Kraft CS, Hero Arts flourish background stamp, Life is Beautiful stamps and dies, Aqua Mist ink and Paper and Melon Berry ink and Paper.
Enjoy the Hop and thanks for leaving a comment. Angie

May 2014 Blog Hop Challenge

 

It is amazing how popular the color combination of aqua and melon is!  Now it's your turn to play around with this popular color combination!  Pull out all of your Aqua Mist and Melon Berry supplies (or colors close to these) and create a masterpiece or two!

Supplies~PTI Notched Flowers Dies, Aqua Mist ink and reinker, Melon Berry ink, reinker, and Patterned Paper Pack, Vellum paper.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day!
                                                          Angie

Make It Monday #165: Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds take 2

Watercoloring is all the rage right now. Combine that idea with Betsy's unique talent and you've got something special to learn this week.

Supplies~ PTI Aloha, KIS "Thank You", PTI inks PP,NL and LIce, watercolor paper and Kraft CS backing.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day!

Angie

Make It Monday #165: Artsy Watercolor Backgrounds

Watercoloring is all the rage right now. Combine that idea with Betsy's unique talent and you've got something special to learn this week. This card uses Betsy's technique and the Online Card Class WATERCOLOR technique coloring inside your dies.

Supplies~PTI Pedal Pushers and die, INK Autumn Rose, New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, Classic Kraft and Dark Chocolate,Watercolor paper,Think Big Favorites.

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

Make It Monday #164: Cluster Stamped Sentiment

Heather Nichols demonstrates a fun stamping technique to  many your embossed sentiments POP!
She calls it "cluster stamping" where you cluster your stamping around your embossed sentiment with a small stamp design and let your stamping explode outward from the sentiment.

Supplies: PTI Pinefeather Ink and CS, New Leaf Ink, Limeade Ice Ink, Stamper Select, Beautiful Butterflies stamp set and Think Big Favorites.

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

~Angie~

OCC Watercoloring week 2

This is my second post with cards I made from my second week of watercoloing fun with Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, and Jennifer Rzasa and the Online Card Class.

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Day 11

Bonus Day 12

Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed day!   Angie

OCC Waterclolring week 1

This past 2 weeks I was happily up to my elbows in paint~ watercolor paints! I enrolled in the Online Card Class and an proud to showcase my first week of watercolor card entries.

 Day 1

 Day 2

 
 Day 3 

Day 4

Day 5

 Day 6

This was an amazing online class! Thank You to Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, and Jennifer Rzasa I learned so much I plan to have fun practicing over the summer!
Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!    Angie

Make It Monday #163: Envelope Wraps

Danielle Flanders shows how to create amazing envelope wraps with your stamps and dies.

Supplies: PTI Wine Bottle Die, Mini Blooms, PTI inks.

Thanks so much for stopping be and leaving a message, I love hearing from you.

Have a blessed day!                     Angie

Make It Monday #162: Paper Scrap Pie Charts

Scarps! We all have them and we all keep them afraid to throw that last little bit of paper away. If we do throw away that last remaining bit of paper it could of been the defining centerpiece of our latest card creation. Well, Papertrey Ink design team member Melissa Phillips showcases an awesome solution to using up scrap bits and die cuts all in one card. This week's Make It Monday uses paper scraps to create a "pie chart". This is a super fun solution to one of the crafting worlds biggest questions.
Anyway, below is my take on this week's Make It Monday challenge.

Supplies: PTI Journal Card 2 die, Limitless Layers: Heart die, Letterpress Luxe IP, Foliage die for flower, Doodlie do stamp sentiment, various paper scraps, Ripe Avocado CS and Memento Luxe ink.

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

April 2014 Blog Hop Challenge

the challenge

 If you take a look around, you can find inspiration in nearly anything!  This month we challenge you to look at embroidered patterns in a whole new light!  Look through your clothes, Pinterest, home decor catalogs or even the inspiration I have provided above and find an embroidered pattern that speaks to you.  Using the colors and design of the embroidery, build your own stamped version using your favorite floral stamps or other images.  

My inspiration comes from a cross stitch sampler I made over 25 years ago. It is still one of my favorite stitchery's. I love the variegated colors used for this sampler and hope my card does it justice. 

Supplies:Papertrey Ink Headline Alpha Stamp set, Stitched Sentiment, Teach and Inspire.

      cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Stamper Select, Royal Velvet and Linen Vellum, Half & Half die.

        INK: Tim Holtz Barn Door, Fired Brick, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord,Shaded Lilac

                 PTI Scarlet Jewel, Plum Pudding, Winter Wisteria, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Simply

                        Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Spring Rain    

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

Make It Monday #161: Watercolor Splats

Watercoloring is all the rage, but this fun twist lets you use droplets of water to do all the work for you when paired with our dye inks! Nicole Heady shows how to have a blast sing this fun, easy watercoloring technique.

Supplies: PTI Stamper's Select Paper, Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, Ocean Tides and Aqua Mist inks, Wonderful Words "Thank you" and Thanks stamp set.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Have a blessed day!

Online Card Class: WATERCOLOR

My first card for the online Card Class: 

watercolor

Can't wait for this latest Online Card Class to begin a few weeks!

The goods: {PTI} Pedal Pusher, Think Big Favorites, Faber Castell Gelatos, TH stencil and distress inks

Thank You so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing for each and every one of you. Have a blessed day!

Make It Monday #160: Heat Embossing Tips for Die Cuts and Two Step Stamps

Heat embossing on die cuts and using two step stamps can be tricky. Papertrey Ink Design team member Erin Lincoln demonstrates for a successful endeavor it's all about "working backwards".

Here is my entry for this week's MIM~ a perfect time to make my Mom a birthday card for her upcoming birthday.

 

Supplies~All PTI unless listed
               Letterpress Luxe IP, gold tape, Delightful Dahlia and Additions, Keep It Simple: Birthday, My Mother, My Friend stamp sets. Gold Filigree Embossing Powder, Ink Berry Sorbet and CS and Simply Chartreuse Reinkers- Summer Sunrise and Berry Sorbet.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Have a blessed Easter weekend!

Make It Monday #159 : No-Sew Quilted Cards

I have always loved to quilt and this week's Make It Monday is a perfect blend of stamping and quilting without needle and thread! PTI design team member Dawn McVey has a simply delightful, vintage themed technique that will have you wanting to use your impression plates all day long.
This is a fun technique to try and while I was looking for a fun quilt design to copy I saw some beautiful quilts done on black backgrounds.

Supplies: PTI Bead Die paper, Card Stock~Melon Berry, Hibiscus Burst, True Black, Twist IP, Hero Arts White embossing powder and Everyday Photo Finishers stamp set.

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

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #158 Post 2

 Watercolor stamping is all the trend right now. Heather Nichols shows how to make a few fun easy watercolor stamped cards with Gelatos in this Youtube video.

Here is my second contribution to this week's MIM. Originally, I had stamped all my flowers on one card. But, I wasn't pleased with the composition of that card. So I took my card apart and cut the stamped images apart and made two cards I am Super pleased with.

I used Heather's second technique for my cards. I colored the image and then spritz it with water before stamping.

Supplies: PTI Daydreamer, Birthday Basics, Birds and Blooms, Larger than Life, Hawaiian Shores CS, New Leaf PP, Luxe KIT #110 CS, Faber Castell Gelatos and patterned Kraft CS.

The #110 CS in the Luxe Kit is great because it doesn't warp like other Card Stock paper.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love to hear from you all.  Have a blessed weekend!

Angie

Make It Monday #158: Stamping With Watercolor Mediums

 Watercolor stamping is all the trend right now. Heather Nichols shows how to make a few fun easy watercolor stamped cards with Gelatos in this Youtube video.

Here is my contribution to this week's MIM

Supplies: PTI Wet Paint, Larger than Life, Winter Wisteria PP, Luxe KIT #110 CS, Faber Castell Gelatos and patterned Kraft CS. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love to hear from you all.

Have a blessed weekend!

Angie

Make It Monday #157: DYI Cover Plates

 

Papertrey Ink Design Team member Betsy Veldman used this week's Make It Monday as a jumping off point for this week's tutorial. She's got tips to share when it comes to using your dies to create the look of our Cover Plate Dies on your next project.

When I first saw Betsy's release card for March showcasing this die as a cover plate I knew I just had to try it. So glad Betsy did a MIM turtoral on this particular technique.

My supplies~ PTI March Journal Die, Wonderful words die, Ribbon Tails stamp set,Canyon Clay PP, Orange Zest, Winter  Wisteria, Royal Velvet, Terracotta Tile, Simply Chartreuse and CS ,Ripe Avocado.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, I always enjoy hearing from you all. Have a blessed day!

March Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

This month's Papertrey Ink challenge is to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project!  Think clear heat embossing, Glossy Accents, layers of Clear Cardstock, die-cut vinyl, glossy paper, shiny embellishments, glossy spray paint or anything else you find in your stash!

I LOVE this new Gatsby Glamour!! This is my second entry for today's Glossy Accents Blog Challenge. For this card I used PTI black CS covered with Glossy Accents, MS black embossing powder and Shimmers all mounted on Select White CS. So elegant! 

Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, I love hearing from you. Enjoy today's PTI Blog Hop and have a blessed day!

Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop

The Challenge

This month's Papertrey Ink challenge is to incorporate anything high gloss into a paper crafting project!  Think clear heat embossing, Glossy Accents, layers of Clear Cardstock, die-cut vinyl, glossy paper, shiny embellishments, glossy spray paint or anything else you find in your stash!

I loved Nicole's Wet Paint sample from this month's release and just had to CAS the card.

 

Supplies: PTI Hibiscus Burst PP and CS, Garden Grace stamp set, Wet Paint stamp set,Glossy Accents, Ink~Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse and True Black.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. I love hearing from you. Enjoy the rest of the blog hop and have a blessed day!