Mother's Day card with PTI felt

I have been wanting to play around with my PTI felt some more so I thought I would use it to make a flower this time. I used a Sizzix die to cut the circles, used some hot glue to hold it together, added glitter and now I have a BIG flower. It kinda turned out larger than I anticipated. LOL! In retrospect I wish I had put the glitter on the edges of each "petal" rather in the middle but oh well.....Mom will like it anyway!

I also used Distressed Stripes from PTI to make the plaid paper, added a glittery Raspberry Fizz button and a sentiment from Delightful Dahlia.

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

Card from scraps

Just a quick post with a card I made using a bunch of scraps I had left over from a scrapbook page I did. Figured I would whip out a card rather than put them in the scrap pile.... never to be seen again.

The paper is from Making Memories, the pink polka dot is fabric paper from American Crafts. The sentiment is from Fillable Frames 1 from PTI and the flower was made using a new Tim Holtz die.

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

Becky's Compose a Card Challenge #9

Life has just gotten away from me the past few weeks....hate when that happens!  I have missed the past 2 challenges so I am really glad I was able to get a card done for this week. I hope to go back and do the 2 I missed as I challenged myself to do them all.  Here is Becky's challenge and inspiration picture for this week:

I have been dying to use some Cosmo Cricket Material Girl papers on something so I pulled those out to get me started on my colors scheme. I cut my card using my Cricut, used a Nestability and everything else is PTI.  Here is what I came up with...sorry for the glare. I am still working on getting the right lighting down in my dungeon.

Thanks so much for looking......I really appreciate it!

Sherry

PTI felt and button embellishments

Last week I saw this post by Kristen on the PTI message board. I thought these embellies were darling and wanted to try my hand at them. I cut the NEW PTI black felt with my Big Kick and an old Sizzix die into circles, found some PTI buttons, raided my floss stash for some matching colors and did these while watching tv one night. It was so fun and easy! I added a blanket stitch to the edges.....haven't done THAT stitch in a looong time. It took me a while to get used to it again. I am pretty happy with the way they turned out...

Thanks for looking....and thanks Kristen for the link!

Sherry

"Compose a Card" challenge number 6

I picked up a new border punch at Michael's yesterday and I wanted to play with it so I figured  I might as well work it into my challenge card for this week. After looking at it, it reminded me of PTI's Dot Spot set so 2 elements of the card were decided fairly easily! Here are the challenge details for this week:

Aren't those colors pretty together? And I love embossing so this was a fun card to play with!

Here is my take on the challenge:

I am sooo enjoying these challenges.....guess I should send some cards instead of hoarding them though huh?!? 

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

Supplies: ( all Papertry Ink unless stated)

Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, Soft Stone
Ribbon: Enchanted Evening
Button: Enchanted Evening
Stamps: Dot Spot, Fillable Frames #1
Ink: Versamark
Border Punch: EK Success
And White Filagree embossing powder

"Compose a Card" Challenge

I finally got my card done for this week's challenge. I actually did two since everything was out. I just changed a few details so they are slightly different. Here are the challenge details for this week:

 

I love these colors and love all things polka dot so this was a really fun one to work with!! Thanks again Becky! Here are the two cards I came up with....

 

Both are pretty simple.....that seems to be my norm. I have been waiting for Everyday Button Bits to be in stock for weeks now so I was very excited to see it last weekend. It arrived Friday and I could not wait to ink it up...love those cherries! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

 Sherry

Supplies (all Papertrey Ink unless noted) :

Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy

Pattern paper: Bitty Dot Basics Pure Poppy

Ink: Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy

Buttons: Pure Poppy

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics II, Background Basics: Tin Type, Vintage Labels, Everyday Button Bits

Border punches: Martha Stewart, EK Success

Diecut: Label One Nestabilities by Spellbinders

Becky's "Compose a Card" challenge 4

I am so glad I was able to get another card done this week for Becky's challenge. It is great to be storing up a variety of cards for future use! Here are the details for this week's card:

I REALLY loved  this color combo and pretty much stayed true to her design.  I did not have a negative stamp (guess I need to fix that!) so I just stamped on black cardstock with Fresh Snow ink. I made the flower following Dawn McVey's tutorial here. I used regular printer paper, stamped it with Text Style II and then went over the pieces with Smokey Shadow ink. I also used some Ripe Avocado ribbon to make leaves.

Thanks so much for looking!

Sherry

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless indicated.

Stamps: Background Basics: Tin Types, Giga Guidelines, Background Basics: Text Style II
Cardstock: True Black, Stamper's Select White, Ripe Avocado
Ribbon and button: Ripe Acocado
Pearls: Basic Grey

More challenge cards

Papertrey Ink is continuing with their third anniversary celebration this week and WOW...the new products are awesome!! There have been lots of challenges posted and I am very far behind so..... I took some time today to do a few cards and fulfill a few challenge requirements. Better late than never right?!?

First, I combined 2 challenges in one card....the Emboss Resist challenge from here and the favorite color palette challenge from here. I used Erin's colors and I just love them together!



Here is what I came up with...(all supplies from PTI)



The image (PTI, Through the Trees) was embossed with clear embossing powder on Snow White cardstock (PTI). I then used a Distress ink pad (Tim Holtz) and a paper towel to apply the ink over the embossed image. Too fun!!

The next card was in response to the Paint by number challenge here. I used this color palette because my user name on the PTI forum starts with "B".



And here is the sketch we were given...



I played around with this one for a LONG time.....I just kept rearranging where I wanted each color. I wasn't at all sure I was ever going to be able to make them all work together. BUT, I think it turned out to be my favorite of the day! Again, all supplies from Papertrey except the Prima flower...




And last but not least, I did Becky Oehler's Challenge number 3 for this week (I still have to do last week's yet!). I think this one still needs a little "somethin, somethin" but am not sure what.......I am open to suggestions! All supplies by PTI.....



And on a side note....everyone should try the challenges on Becky's blog. She posts them every Tuesday along with a video and instructions. They are so easy to do! I have always considered myself "card challenged" so image how thrilled I was when Becky chose my card from Week 1 as one of her top three! Thanks again Becky!!

Well, hopefully you made it to the end of this long post. I have two more challenge cards to do before I am caught up. Perhaps I can do them tonight while we watch American Idol.

Thanks for stopping by...

Sherry

Papertrey Ink Anniversary Celebration

It is day two of the Papertrey Ink third anniversary celebration! Today Nichole challenged everyone to make a birthday card using a digital image designed by one of the 2010 stamp design team. It was a hard decision but I chose to use Heather Nichol's image because I just love cupcakes. Here is what I came up with....




The blues actually do match IRL...I have such bad lighting in my scraproom .

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

Challenge card

WOW....I can't believe it has been over three months since I updated this blog! The holidays always seem to throw me off. I am going to try to be better this year.

I made a card in response to this challenge. I used the exact colors and dimensions Becky used and just changed up the stamped image. I am hoping to participate in her challenge every week.






Supplies: All by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Giga Guidelines, Big and Bold Wishes, Polka Dot Basics II
Cardstock: Melon Berry, Vintage Cream, Kraft
Ribbon: Melon Berry
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry


Thanks for looking!

Sherry

New goodies

My Papertrey Ink order came yesterday and I found a few minutes to play today! It was hard to decide which set to play with first but I finally decided on the Take Note stamp set. I made a cute little notebook inspired by the notebook queen Michelle Wooderson. You can find her blog here.....be prepared for lots of loveliness! I used paper from PTI's Pink Patterns line, PTI Sweet Blush ribbon and cardstock, a notepad from PTI, a Fiskars border punch, black cardstock and some buttons from my stash (I did not have matching PTI Spring Moss buttons, gasp!). Thanks for looking!

Sherry

Birthday card

Tomorrow is my Mother's birthday. She needed a card and I needed an excuse to play with some stamps......here is the result.



I used my new stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps for the plaid background. The stamp set is called Off Beat Backgrounds and it is so much fun! I then pulled out my Vintage Picnic set from Papertrey Ink and my Prismacolor pencils (which I have not touched in YEARS!) and used them for the center image. I have been meaning to try my hand at coloring with my pencils for a while now. I do NOT want to try Copics as I know I will want to start collecting them too......and I do not need another obsession! After using the blender pencil I was pretty happy with my results.

Supplies:

Ink: Black, Orange Zest and Enchanted Evening (PTI)
Ribbon: Enchanted Evening (PTI)
Stamps: Vintage Picnic and Sign Language (PTI), Off Beat Backgrounds (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Nestabilities Label Four die (Spellbinders)
Prismacolor pencils

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

It's World Card Making Day!

I just HAD to make sure I posted a couple of cards today since it is WCMD. I have two more Christmas cards to share......both made with stamps from Papertrey Ink. And I am LOVING my Nestabilities as you can tell. I have been using them on almost every card. And for anyone local, I found them for a great price at Pat Catan's.......they run around $15!


This one uses the stamp set Signature Christmas from PTI, a Fiskars border punch, pattern paper from Basic Grey, Labels One Nestabilities from Spellbinders and a felt embellishment from Making Memories ( soooo cute!).




This one uses PTI stamp sets VintageLabels (which coordinates with the Labels One Nestabilities) and Peaceful Poinsettia, Labels One Nestabilities die, and a Fiskars border punch.

Well, that is all from me for today. Have a great weekend everyone!

Sherry

Quick card

Just another card using the Cricut cartridge A Child's Year. Quick and easy!




The image, number and scallop were all cut with the Cricut. I used a hole punch along the edges of the scallop oval and layered it all on some old Chatterbox paper.

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

Christmas cards

As I have said before, I consider myself card challenged. And I was never very interested in stamping. Lately that has changed..........partly because I love the products from Papertrey Ink and partly because my photos are so unorganized I cannot find anything TO scrapbook! I am working on the photos.....but in the meantime I am feeling the need to do something crafty so I have done a few cards here and there. I have not sent out Christmas cards in years because it was one thing that really stressed me out so I just gave it up. This year I am going to make a few to go along with our gifts. Each one will be unique. Just sharing my first one...........thanks for looking!



Supplies:

Cardstock: New Leaf (Papertrey Ink) and Bazzill Basics
Pattern paper:Anna Griffin
Diecuts: Top Note die (Stampin Up)
Stamps: Signature Christmas (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
Embossing folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dot (Provocraft)
Ribbon and button from my stash



Sherry

Keeping Tabs

I am seriously considering giving everyone on my Christmas list gift cards this year. The challenge will be to package them in a clever and beautiful way. So, I am again going to turn to Timeless Templates designed by Lauren Meader. They make your "gift wrapping" look fabulous and are available for purchase at www.papertreyink.com. This one is called Keeping Tabs. It was so much fun to do....and easy too! Here is the outside.....




And here it is opened up.......


I am thinking it will be perfect to hold a few goodies and a gift card for someone.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
PatternPaper: Anna Griffin
Stamps: Peaceful Poinsettia and Vintage Labels(Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Ocean Tides, Hibiscus Burst and Spring Moss (Papertrey Ink)
Diecuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities Label One
Buttons and ribbon from my stash

Thanks for looking!

Sherry

A Child's Year

I have been dying to buy this cartridge for months now and I finally won it on Ebay. This is my first project with it but certainly not my last. I thought this image would be perfect for a card.




There are so many darling images for cards and layouts. I think my next project is going to be a plate though. I found some plain glass plates at Dollar Tree and I am going to etch one with an image from this cart. I just have to make the difficult decision of which one to use!

I have been doing lots of crafting the past week so I will post a new project tomorrow using a Timeless Template from Papertrey Ink. Hope to "see" you then!

Sherry

First day of summer project

Here is the project my girls did on their first day of summer vacation. We bought $1 flip flops at Michael's and raided my ribbon stash. They turned out darling!! They get compliments every time they wear them. One woman told us we should sell them.......DD said no one would pay enough to make it worth her time as it took 2 hours for each pair! I wonder how much she thinks her time is worth, huh?

Teacher gifts

Just a quick post about what we made for teacher gifts this year....my 11 year old DD made this one herself after seeing this tutorial. I think it turned out darling and her teacher loved it! We found the acrylic frames, pens, and Post it notes all at Dollar Tree.

I made a darling box for candy but forgot to take a photo of it before I gave it away. You can see one here though.......I bought the template for the box from Papertrey Ink. I just love Lauren's templates! The teacher we gave it to said she was never going to open it....ha, it had Godiva chocolates in it. I bet that didn't last long!

Graduation cards

DS graduates from high school on Sunday so I made a few cards (one for him and a few more for his close friends). I used my new stamp set from Papertrey Ink called Star Prints......LOVE it! Here is the boy and the girl version. Inspiration came from here. Now I just have to come up with another card for DD who graduates from college in 2 weeks. I don't think she would want the same one her brother has.