June PTI Blog Hop 2

I made my first card and had so much fun that I decided to try another! I really like the colors in this inspiration photo!

I pulled out my zig-zag background and stamped it with Lemon Tart and Aqua Mist. First, I cut a tag out of aqua cardstock and stamped the flowers with the green ink. I die cut the tag again out of white and then die cut it again with the little circles along the bottom. I also used a gel pen to add faux stitching around the tag. I die cut the zig zag and stamped the sentiment from Mega Mixed Messages and popped it up with foam tape. It was finished when I tied the tag around the sentiment with twine.

 I think it is cute and the recipient can untie the tag and use it on a package or something. Well, I definately must go now and get some work done around the house! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

PTI June Blog Hop

This is the June Blog Hop:

This months inspiration is a fun take on florals, ruffles & pleats. Leaves me envisioning New Leaf ink stamped onto Aqua Mist cardstock with perhaps some pops of Harvest Gold or Lemon Tart die-cuts! Have fun perhaps trying your hand at pleats or ruffles using your favorite ribbons. This photo sparks all kinds of amazing summery ideas! We look forward to seeing your creations!

I haven't created anything for the Blog Hop in a long time! I always hope to get my stamps that I ordered on the 15th but alas they haven't come yet. This month I decided to use sets that I already have on hand! I took inspiration from the textured pillow in the background and scored my Aqua Mist cardstock with my Martha Stewart score board. I die cut the butterfly and stamped it with the aqua ink. Then I stamped over it with a flower from the Pretty Peonies set with New Leaf. The sentiment is also from the Beautiful Butterflies set.

I am looking forward to seeing all the inspiration from all the other blogs too! Have a great day!

Papertrey's 5th Anniversary Day5 card 2

This card was inspired by the picture Dawn McVey chose off Pinterest.

I used some pattern paper from My Mind's Eye. For the floor and frame I used white cardstock and swiped it with Old Paper and Vintage Photo distress ink and then used a woodgrain stamp with Old Paper ink. For the floorboard moulding, I just used a strip of white cardstock and scored a line on my Martha Stewart score board. I used Papertrey's On My Couch and cut it out with the matching die. I finished it off by adding a flower and rounding the corners.

Papertrey's 5th Anniversary Day 5 card 1

Papertrey is now on Pinterest! I am new to Pinterest but it looks like a pretty cool site. Each of their designers made a card inspired by something they saw on Pinterest. Our challenge today was to make a card also inspired by Pinterest. Well, I spent more than an hour just looking at some of the designer's blogs this morning and really didn't have any more time to explore the site so I decided to be inspired by the same photos as a couple of the designers. The first card I made was inspired by this picture that Melissa Phillips chose.

I used paper from the Lost and Found collection by My Mind's Eye.

I used Congrats All Ways for the sentiment and Papertrey dies.

Papertrey's 5th Anniversary Day 4 card 4

For this card, I used Dawn McVey's favorite color combination.

The card base is Raspberry Fizz. I used white embossing powder on the Year of Flowers: Roses and the sentiment is from Birthday Basics.

It's been a busy day here but I did get to have fun making these cards. I can't wait to see whats new at Papertrey tomorrow.

Papertrey's 5th Anniversary Day 4 card 3

For this card, I used Erin Lincoln's favorite colors and made this fun birthday card.

I used the Christmas Labels die to cut the Pure Poppy cardstock. I used a Think Big Favorite sentiment. For the background I used the circle impression plate and the cupcake is from Cupcake Collection.

Papertrey's 5th Anniversary Day 4 card 2

For this card I used Heather Nichol's favorite color combination. I love these colors and needed a card for a friend that is having a baby boy very soon.

I used a kraft card base and added a Baby Button Bits bear on a Mat Stack die. I colored the bear with Copic markers and then used the 0 colorless blender marker to "scuff" him up a bit. On the larger mat stack, I ran it through my Big Shot with the argyle impression plate and then stamped the diamonds with the coordinating one from A Little Argyle stamp set. (I wanted a softer look, so I stamped it off on scratch paper and used the second impression on the card. I randomly stamped a few darker.) I used the double ended banner die for the sentiment from Mega Mixed Messages. To finish it off I rounded the corners and used a marker to add dash lines.