Create Along with Papertrey March 18

I've decided to use Stephanie's beautiful card (love it!!) as my inspiration for the Create Along With Us week in March. If you want to check out the details go HERE
This is her card

and here is mine. 

I used the Spring flowers mix and mat die and PTI polka dot papers. 

Stamps: PTI All About You and SU Pop of Paradise. 

Hearts and More Hearts

This is an entry for the challenge at Casual Fridays Challenge 

My card uses a Penny Black stamp "Purrfect" and embossing folder by SU. I colored the cat and some of the random hearts with copics. The hearts are also sparkled up with Wink of Stella (unfortunately can't see it on the photo)  to give them a sugary appearance.

Z fold card for Make it Monday

Second card I'm posting this week and this one is for the Make it Monday #295 challenge. It's  a z-fold card and all the info can be found HERE I used the Up and Away and Hello stamp sets by PTI and an old set from SU Through the trees. I gold embossed the balloons, sentiment and trees. The Zfold gave the balloons an appearance of lifting. I like it!

Create Along with Us August '17

This is a second card in a row with the PTI Friend stamp set. It's still one of my favorites. This card is for the Create Along with Us challenge at Papertrey. To check it out CLICK HERE I pretty much followed Lizzie's pretty fall card to a T. Here's her card

And here's my card

PTI Blog Hop April '17

It's Blog Hop time at Papertrey Ink. Details all about it HERE and Here's the inspiration photo.

And this is my take on the challenge.

The supplies I used are PTI stamps Hands of Time and Through the Trees and Casual Fridays Pretty Posies. Die cuts PTI Beautiful Blossoms, Hands of Time, Averyelle leaves. That pretty much sums it up. Now to check out the other Blog Hop entries!

Stamped Dangles

This is my card for this week for the challenge over at PTI Make it Monday  "Stamped Dangles". This also works for their challenge at Celebrating Past and Present  The stamps I used are from PTI sets Paper Tray and Out on a Limb and paper is Black and White Basics. The whimsical owl is from Unity. Definitely  a fun challenge!!

And here is a sample I played with just to give it a try. 

With Love and Music to my Ears

For details on this card challenge go to the Casual Friday Blog (Music to my Ears theme) and Simon Says Stamp (Color of Love theme) For my card I used the Casual Fridays treble clef die. I cut the pink little hearts from the bottom of the same die. For the gold lettering I used my Minc machine with gold foil. I added a bit of wink of STella pen. Hard to see and a bit difficult to photograph with all the shine. Very simple card but the gold really packs a punch!!

Papertrey Blog Hop January 17

Oh what beautiful cookies for the inspiration photo! Check out all the details at Papertrey Ink Blog Hop 2017
Inspiration Photo

And this is my take on the challenge. I loved that bottom cookie with the "notebook lines".

I used PTI Beautiful Blooms 2 for my flowers and Strawberry patch to add some pattern to flower centers.  The wishes sentiment is from the Believe set. Now I'm off to check out some of the entries on the Blog Hop!! 

Masking sentiments

This is my card for the challenge at Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #221  I used a bit of washi tape along the side to set off the rest of it.  Stamps sets used are Fillable Frames, Feather Finery and sentiment is from Through the Trees. This challenge is great for cards to be mailed. Fancy yet single layer.

Strawberry Make it Monday #209

An all occasion card for the challenge at #209 Make it Monday White on white die cuts with a pop of color I used PTI stamps Strawberry Patch (definitely a favourite). Berry Sorbet on front strawberries and SU Real Red on background berry. I clear embossed the bigger stamp as a background although it is hard to see it.

Care Card

After interior painting half of my home I was itching to do a bit of papercrafting before the warm sunny days of yardwork started. We're having a balmy +20 celsius day today and no snow. 

 I'm starting out with a card for the challenge over at Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #207 Double Partial Die Cutting. I used the heart die from Polka Dot Parade #11 and MatStack 2 Die. Stamping is Hello Sunshine (rays behind the heart and sentiment). Raspberry Fizz paper (almost looks neon) and gold embossing.

Negative Cover Plate #2

Here's a second go at the Make It Monday #177 "Using Cover Plate Negatives". Again I used the PTI Twist coverplate to lay the diamond shapes and the little gold inbetween shapes. Great way to lay a perfect line of shapes to a card. A very clean and simple card which I don't often make.

Diamond Wallpaper Stamping Make it Monday 174

This is my card for the challenge at PTI Make It Monday I used PTI Vintage Labels to create the Wallpaper background for my card. I colored in between the lines with a yellow marker although it is hard to see it. Stamped with SU Night of Navy and cardstock. I embossed the yellow CS with a Darice embossing folder and cut the bottom of the pink with a PTI scalloped edge die. I made a paper flower by cutting then wetting and scrunching the paper. Added a few pearls etc. 

 

Window Screen Card

This is my entry for the challenge for Papertrey Ink and you can check it out HERE  inspired by Melissa Philips. Love her work always. I used a die by PTI (can't remember the name of it) and just handcut a second edge around to form the black frame. Stamps used are PTI Woodgrain basics. Garden Variety and Fancy Flourishes. I made a few little posie type flowers with a punch and stressed paper. Screen was cutout using my silhouette.

Glitter Trim and Stamped Background

This is my entry for the  Make It Monday over at Papertrey Ink-something with a glitter trim and the challenge at Casual Fridays -Stamp your own Background. I stamped the background using one of the flowers of PTI Friends til the End. The butterflies cut outs by SU. Diecut of ric rac is by PTI. 

Sentiment SU Heartfelt Thanks. I've wanted to try a pink and grey for awhile now and

 here's my creation with it.

Washi Tape at Waltzing Mouse

It's a frosty morning in Saskatchewan Canada. WOW wind chills of -43!! Calm and frosty. Actual temps were in the -35 range. Too cold for me. Forecast is that we'll be back in the + side of temps in a day or two again.
Here's my first shot at the Challenge over at Waltzing Mouse I absolutely love Washi tape and this is an awesome tutorial on how to make it. I love the WM stamps although I only have a few sets so that made this a challenge for sure. I made my washi tape with a scroll from Compliments of the Season and the pink one is made with one side of a label from Holiday Labels No 14. I used scor tape to mount my tissue paper. The sentiment is from Wplus9 Spring Tags(so nice and versatile)
So that's my Shabby Chic card a little shabby and a little bling!!
Stay Warm!!

Roll the Die

This was a different fun challenge from Papertrey Make it Monday You roll the die to make the decisions for you. I found it almost easier because I knew exactly what I had to use for colors and stamps. I usually change my mind so often while I'm working on something so this was "stick with what you roll" kind of a project. Not sure if I'm loving the finished piece but it's ok.
Here's my rolls:
Orientation-Horizontal
Layout #3
Stamp sets image-Beautiful Blooms 2
Color Combos-Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist, Poppy Red, Kraft, Green
Sentiments- Everyday Button Bits(has lots of sentiments)
Embellishments- Rhinestones

May be Gladiolas, may be Lupins

I'm thinking these flowers look a bit like Lupins or Gladiolas?? I used the same sort of technique as my previous card entry with the PTI Leafy vine border die but just stretched it down the dowel instead of staying circular. I laid a strip of fast drying adhesive and then placed my "spiral" onto the glue. I gave the watering can a bit of an antiqued look by stamping it off lightly before finish stamping it. This die really has some potential. Love that sunflower entry by Kelly G !! Check out the MIM detailsHERE

Stamps used PTI Life, Garden Variety

Die Leafy vine border 

Paper PTI and SU

Graduated color

I tried another graduated color project making a rainbow this time. It worked really good. Nice blend of colors and all. Definitely works!! I used the cloud die cuts from PTI and the bird and hearts are from the Little Bitty Bird stamp set. Embossed the clouds with a cuttlebug folder and finished with a SU smile sentiment. Now to enter it in the Make it Monday challenge. 

Here's my card for the Make it Monday challenge . Not sure if my colors are leaning toward sunrise or sunset. Maybe more sunrise?? I did my background with Copics and thinking I would like to try a "water ink" one as well. Looks like fun. I used the PTI stamp set Through the Trees.

Hope everybody is having a Happy Wednesday!!