Make It Monday #26: Decreasing Apperture Card

With the summer winding down and the last of our local churches having their VBS, I am reminded of the days long ago when my kids were in VBS and the fun crafts they would bring home. So, my card for Make it Monday this week is reminiscent of those wonderful baby food jar snow globes my  kids made in VBS.

Supplies:
Papertrey Ink--Dies-- 2 1/2 Limitless Layers Circle Collection A and B, small Friendship jar  Stamps-- Friendship Jar (Summer) and lid from original Friendship set, Copic Markers and MS Glitter Snow

Birthday Card

Here is a card I made for my sister's Birthday coming up.

Papertrey Ink Friendship Jars Summer and label stamp and die from Friendship Jars
MS embossing powder
Tim Holtz distressing ink walnut, antique linen, spun sugar, barn door, tumbled glass and peeled paint on Ranger glossy paper
Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Make It Monday #25: Coloring with White Ink

This week's technique is to stamp a design and then using white ink color in the stamp. I choose the Year of the Flower Morning Glory for this card. Check out the great video by Heather Nichols at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2XiXaun2IA&feature=player_embedded to learn  how to do this very fun stamping techique.


Supplies:
Stamp: PTI Year of the Flower Morning Glory
Ink: Memento-Black, PTI-white, and Adirondack-Twilight Purple
Sponge Dauber and Q-tips to color in white and purple ink

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #10

So, your last challenge is to add a stamped focal point over a stamped background, all in the same layer!

Supplies:

Palette Haystack ink for BG--PTI Background Basic Text Stamp
Ripe Avocado Ink--PTI Turning a New Leaf  Stamp
Summer Sunrise and Raspberry Fizz Ink-- PTI Flower Fusion #2,3,4
Memento Ink--PTI Thinking Big #2

Papertrey Blog Hop July 2011

Supplies used are Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted
Martha Stewart butterfly stamps and punches
Tim Holtz paint dabbers on cream background paper Broken China distressing stickles

Stamp-a-faire challenge #9

Your challenge is to look at your stamps in a new way, turn them, rotate them at new angles and see if YOU can come up with anything unique

This was a fun challenge for me. My card reminds me of the beautiful cathedral window quilts of long ago.

Supplies:
PTI Sending You die cut Ribbon banner and PTI buttons. Birthday Basic and Hawaiian Shore ink

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #8

Your challenge is to create a card with an front cover that is cut back by an inch or so.  The extra lip invites you to add a sentiment, a strip of patterned paper, a bit of glitter, just so many opportunities!

Supplies:
Al Flower paper and PTI Black
Yof the F Rose and Sending you
Memento Brilliance Ink

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #7

Your challenge is to have a "play date" with your stamps and discover 2 or 3 images from different sets that layer together in a surprising way

Supplies:
PTI Flower Fusion #2, Giga Guide Lines, Tag it #4 Doily Die Cut from Air Mail Paper
Stampin Up Ink

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #6

Your challenge this afternoon is to use the little notch technique to hold twine or ribbon in place across the cover of your project.

Supplies:
PTI Garden Variety, and Guide Lines 2
Faber-Castell Stamper Big Brush Markers and Memento Rhubarb Stack Ink

Stamp-a-faire Challenge #5

 Your challenge is to take a solid shape, just like she did, and create your own custom "faux" border!

Supplies:
PTI Friendship Jar, Everyday Treats and Flower Fusion #2
Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade and Kaleidcolor Cappuccino Ink

Stamp a faire Challenge #4

I thought it would be fun to do a color challenge for this go-around!  Papertrey colors you would use are represented as Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores & Enchanted Evening.

Supplies:
PTI Flower Fusion #1 and 3
Memento and PTI Ink

Stamp a faire Challenge #3

Punch a window from you card cover and tie ribbon or twine from the window to the side of your card.

Supplies:
 AL Flower Paper
PTI Garden Variety and Seed Packet Frame
Memento Ink and PTI

Stamp a faire Challenge #2

My take on pairing up a hot pink, like Raspberry Fizz, with a charcoal grey (like Smokey Shadow).

Supplies:
Raspberry Fizz paper and Ink, Memento London Fog
Stamps used Mat Stack 2 and Background Blocks

Stamp a faire Challenge #1

 Create a project featuring patterned strips that are created with some of your favorite decorative elements. 

Recipe:

 PTI Stamps -- Aloha, Think Big #3

         Die- Mat Stack #1 cut only partially to create a longer tag

Mind's Eye- Rose and Gertie

Ink-- Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade

         PTI Simply Chartreuse

        Memento Black

Faber-Castell Stamper Big Brush Markers

Summer Card Camp Week 4

 

 

Supplies:

Martha Stewart Doliy

Cuttlebug  Quilling Flower

PTI felt,button and sentiment

 Second card for this week's challenge

PTI Daydreamer stamp set, Mat 1 Die cut, Fiskars flourish stamp set

Distressing Inks: Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Broken China and Peeled Paint

MS embossing powder.

Make It Monday #24: Dry Brushing

supplies:

 Papertrey Ink Background stamp, Friendship Jar for sentiment, button and felt.

 Supplies:
 Foam Brush, PTI Text background, Garden Variety
and Year of Flower Collection

Summer Card Camp Week 3

My second card for this week's Summer Card Challenge

Make It Monday #23: Pockets with Edger Dies

This week's Papertrey Make Monday Challenge was to create a card using edger dies and a pocket.
I used a Heartfelt Die by Spellbinders for my edger along with PTI "Daydreamer, Mat Stack 1 stamp sets and Flower Fusion #4 die and small leaf die from Sending You set.

Summer Card Camp Week 3

Today's challenge was to use Taupe, Brown Chocolate and splashes of Red and White 

Supplies:

Papertrey Ink- Picket fence die Tag-it (bird and sentiment), Daily News stamp and button, Martha Stewart Bakers Twine and embossing powder, kraft cardstock, Memento Chocolate brown ink, SU Ruby Red ink.

Enjoy. 

My second card using this week's color scheme

My third card for this week's challenge,