PTI March Blog

This is for the PTI March Blog Hop. The challenge this month was to create your own patterend paper. For this card, I used 2 different stamp sets to create two patterened papers. I was able to use the customize the colors in each paper to create the look I wanted.

These are some bits of the leftover paper. I started with two scraps of PTI's white cardstock. On one, I alternated different stamps from Faux Ribbon to create striped papers. I used a different acrylic block and one color for each "stripe". This made it easy to create the paper without cleaning stamps and blocks between each color. The stripes were created in Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Spring Moss, and Pallete Landscape.

For the other paper, I used the Polka Dot Basics set and stamped the outline dot in Ripe Avocado. I used the solid dot to stamp inside the outline with the same colors used in the striped paper.

I made the card base from Spring Moss and matted my patterned paper with Ripe Avocado. The main image uses a double-circle from Borders and Corners and I masked the top and bottom to leave room for my "Birthday Girl." She's from a clear set by Inkadinkadoo. Finally, I threaded a piece of Ocean Tides satin ribbon through a Foofala button that is pretty close match to the Spring Moss cardstock. I'm pretty happy with result!

Here's a closeup of the sentiment:

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, White
Ink: PTI Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Pallet Landscape
Ribbons: PTI Ocean Tides satin
Stamps: PTI Polka Dot Basics, Faux Ribbon, Borders and Corners Circles, Inkadinkadoo Humorous Birthday
Other:Foofala button, Marvy punches

PTI Feb Blog Hop

This is for PTI's Feb Blog Hop. The challenge was to create something Spring-y. I made a purse from one of Lauren's timeless templates. The color and flowers from Wise Owl really say spring to me. It makes me think of getting dressed up for Easter as a little girl! I plan to fill with candy and give to my Mom for Easter. Every year she gives up sweets for Lent, so she really looks forward to her Easter Candy.



I used a Spellbinders tag and the sentiment from Mixed Messages.





I reinforced the handle with pink ribbon and some eyelets and stamped the flower design all the way around the purse.









Supplies:
Cardstock:Michael's
Ink: Pallete
Ribbon: May Arts
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Wise Owl, Mixed Messages
Other:Eyelets, Cropadile, Spellbinders Tag

Dawn's Favorites Color Challenge

This card was made for a PTI anniversary challenge. The challenge was to copy a color combo that Dawn McVey used in one of her sneak peeks. (Sorry for the shadowy pictures!)

I've always admired Dawn's use of some really lovely and unique color combos. But trying to imitate her style really made me aware of how fantastic she is at putting different patterns together as well. I really liked the color combo I picked, but there are a lot of things about the card that I would change. I wasn't sure how big I wanted the main panel to be, so I just cut it willy-nilly, without thinking about how the pattern should be centered. Also, I wish I had added something to the yellow other than the scallops. I do like the white dots I added with my gel pen to the medallion on the yellow scalloped layer. Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI Dk Chocolate. Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, Vintage Cream
Ink:V ersamark, PTI Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream,
Ribbons: PTI Lemon Tart
Stamps: PTI Simple Little Things
Other: White and Clear Embossing Powder, Circle Punches

Card for a Friend

This is my entry for a PTI anniversary contest to make a card for your Best Friend. I made this for my sister, but she saw me making it, so I may have to make another! This card uses PTIs Honey Bee's sets. The bees in this set are cute, but I also love the beeswax background stamp and the flowers.

The sentiment was stamped on vellum. The flower was created with Marcy circle and scallop punches from Lemon Tart and Summer Sunrise cardstock. The bee and crown were stamped with Versamark then heat embossed. The stem and leaves are PTI Ripe Avocado ribbon.













Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI Kraft, Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise
Ink: PTI Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Plum Pudding, Vintage Cream
Ribbons: PTI Ripe Avocado
Stamps: PTI Honey Bees and sentiments
Other: Vellum, Embossing Powder

CPS Sketch (CPS102)

This is my entry for the Card Positioning System sketch CPS102. I've never done one of these before, but this one is part of the PTI anniversary celebrations. It was hard, but fun and I will try to do more in the future. I actually had a much tougher time with this than yeterday's sketch challenge. I think I was at least an hour, just trying to get a decent bow! I also started off trying to glitter-ify some Cuttlebug heart diecuts before I gave up and went in a different direction.

The background is stamped with PTIs Spiral Bloooms in Vintage Cream ink. It reminds me of old wallpaper at my granparent's house! The crosses and sentiment are from Everyday Blessings. The brown scallop near the bottom was cut from a thin brown scrap using my rectangle Nestabilities. I centered it under the main panel, then trimmed off the ends.

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI Spring Rain, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate

Ink: PTI Spring Rain, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate

Ribbon: PTI Dark Chocolate Satin

Stamps: PTI Everyday Blessings, Spiral Bouquet

Other: Oval and Rectangle Nestabilities

PTI Bitty Dots Sketch Challenge

This is my entry for PTIs Bitty Dot Sketch Challenge. I had some leftover patterned paper that I made for yesterday's color challenge, so I used that again today. I am really liking that color combo and I have enough paterned paper yet to make one more card! It's a little hard to see but I stamped the background with Polka Dot Basics in Vintage Cream Ink. I like the subtle effect it provides. The sentiment is from Spiral Bouquet. I think I should have had another thin layer on the right, but couldn't get anything to look right. Oh well, I'm pretty pleased with it.

I threaded the buttons with small strips of pure poopy cardstock.

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI Stamper's Select, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Ripe Avocado
Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado
Stamps: PTI Beautiful Blooms, Spiral Bouquet, Polka Dot Basics
Other: Foofala Buttons

Over The Rainbow Color Challenge

Hello. Here is my card for the Papertrey Over The Rainbow color challenge. The challenge is part of the PTI 2nd year anniversary celebrations. The challenge was to use the 4 colors shown here. You can read more about it at Nichole's blog.

I ended up really pleased with the card I made and I would never have picked these colors on my own. I used my favorite PTI stamp set Beautiful Blooms. The lighter green flowers are Ripe Avocado stamped off once on scrap paper. I really like the butterfly detail. I punched two butterflies and then used a button hole punch to punch some small circles in the red butterfly wings, allowing the contrasting cardstock to show through.




This card is a couple of firsts for me: first time using my new Ocean Tides paper and ink, first blog post, first ever challenge completed. Thanks for looking.

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI Stamper's Select, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado
Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado
Ribbons: PTI Ripe Avocado Twill
Stamps: PTI Beautiful Blooms
Other: Martha Stewart Butterfly punch