Counselor Thank Yous

Just starting to make my thank you cards for my girl's summer camp counselors. Have to make about 12 of them in the next two weeks. Probably easier to make them all the same but what fun is that? Here's the first one I made using the bonus colors this week a Summer Card Camp 2 which screamed summer to me. The counselors are all high school & college age so the images from Papertrey's Live Life Love seemed perfect. This die cuts notches for the gift card I am including and the back is blank for my daughters to write a short thank you note. I will use this die for them all and probably just change up the colors & design a little bit.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Neenah White
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Live Life Love
Ink: Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, & Aqua Mist
Other: Papertrey Card Basics 2 Die

Dynamic Duos #63

This is my first time playing along with the Dynamic Duos challenge. I've never limited myself to only two colors so this was really a challenge for me and a lot of fun.

Think I'll be trying this challenge every week! Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Kraft, Neenah White, PTI Spring Moss
Ink: PTI New Leaf, Classic Kraft, & Spring Moss
Stamps: Sentiment from Hero Arts Everyday Sentiments, Floral/Leaf images from unknown old set in my stash but so glad I finally got to use it!

Play Date Cafe #192

Seems like neon is all the rage with the kids lately so I was inspired to make a card using a little neon yellow-green as part of the Play Date Cafe challenge this week. I'm also playing along at CAS-ual Fridays challenge "Count Me In". This card is perfect for my daughter's friend's birthday coming up.



Also entering this card into the Moxie Fab Birthday card challenge - check it out HERE.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box, Neenah White
Stamps: PTI Headline Alphabet B& Big Birthday Wishes
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow & Limeade Ice

Love These Triangles!

I am loving this triangle trend going on and had to put my Papertrey Ink Tiny Triangle set to use once again!

My colors were inspired by the bonus colors this week at Summer Card Camp 2 and the design inspired by this week's CAS(E) Thie Sketch challenge #38

Also entering this card into the Trendy Triangle Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Thanks for taking a look! Hope you are having a great weekend!

Supplies:
Paper: Neenah White, PTI Hawaiian Shore
Ink: PTI Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist, & Pure Poppy
Stamps: PTI Think Big Favorites and Tiny Triangles

colourQ #199

Here's a quick card I made using the colourQ color palette this week. I embossed the sentiment in white before stamping the images over it. Its a little technique I learned from Jennifer McGuire that I've been meaning to try. I love the 'messy artsy' look of these paint swipes. I never would be able to do that in real life!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box, Neenah White
Stamps: PTI Watercolor Wonder, Mini Blooms
Ink: PTI Berry Sorbet, Classic Kraft, Simply Chartreuse & Versamagic Red Brick
Other: Filigree White Embossing Powder

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

Its Blog Hop Day at Papertrey Ink and I'm so happy to be a part of it again. From the moment I saw all these yummy, gorgeous colors with the theme "Fruits of Summer", I challenged myself to make a card using all six fabulous color combos and to go a step further and pair them up with unexpected stamps as Nichole said. For me this meant, no flowers (not that I have many flowers in my stamp stash anyway!).

Here's what I came up with:

I got my July PTI order so quickly this month so I was excited to use the new Wishes Come True set for my niece's upcoming 21st birthday. I stamped a single candle and the sentiment on the inside. Love the gold shimmer of the candles too. I was inspired to include her monumental '21' on the face of the card by the CAS-ual Friday blog challenge this week.

Next card is another birthday card I needed for my uncle this weekend so I used the most masculine of all the color combinations:

Ok, so its not blatantly masculine but I think it works because its fun and bright. I used the Wishes Come True stamp set again because something about the row of colorful candles makes me happy.

The inspiration photo for this color scheme was so yummy looking that I had to pair it with a frosty treat. I used glittery stickles to add sparkle to the ice cream cones.

This color combination was very varied like a rainbow so I thought it was perfect for the overlapping triangles I've been wanting to create. I raised the stamped panel with foam dots to add interest but keep it clean and simple.

I had to use Round Repeats for one of these combinations. That set just begs for a bright array of colors!

And last but not least, a simple birthday card with the medallion from Round Repeats -

Thanks so much for stopping by! I had fun making these cards and hope you enjoyed taking a look. Check out the rest of the creations inspired by these amazing colors HERE. See you around on the Hop!

ETA: I'm also entering these birthday cards into the Moxie Fab Birthday Card Challenge and the triangle Thanks card into the Moxie Fab Trendy Triangles Challenge.

21st Birthday Supplies (all Papertrey Ink except when noted)
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse Dotted Patterned & Neenah White
Stamps: Wishes Come True
Ink: Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Berry Sorbet, & Simply Chartreuse, Brilliance Galaxy Gold
Dies: By The Numbers & By The Numbers Mats

Happy Birthday Supplies (all Papertrey Ink except when noted)
Paper: Limeade Ice & Orange Zest cardstock, Neenah White
Ink: Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice, & New Leaf, & Brilliance Galaxy Gold
Die: Birthday Trio Word die

Let's Celebrate Supplies (all Papertrey Ink except when noted)
Paper: Summer Sunrise cardstock & dotted patterned paper
Stamps: Pink Paislee Sweet Cakes stamp,
Ink: Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Hibiscus Burst, Scarlet Jewel, Melon Berry
Other: Half & Half die, Stickles

Thanks Supplies (all Papertrey Ink except when noted)
Paper: Aqua Mist, Neenah White
Stamps: Thanks All Ways, Sketched Shapes
Ink: Scarlet Jewel, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, & Aqua Mist

Birthday Wishes Supplies (all Papertrey Ink except when noted)
Paper: Neenah White, Raspberry Fizz
Stamps: Round Repeats, Up Up & Away
Other: Keizercraft bling

Happy Birthday Supplies (all Papertrey Ink except when noted)
Paper: Summer Sunrise, Neenah White
Stamps: Birthday Basics, Round Repeats
Ink: Melon Berry, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, & New Leaf

Summer Card Camp Week 3 Day 2

Summer Card Camp today brought die cutting techniques. I was inspired by Jennifer's video on embossing die cuts to make this card:

I die cut the hydrangea and stem in this week's colors palette, stamped them in the matching ink and then clear embossed them afterward to get the thick shiny look you can see in the second photo. The vase was die cut in kraft and embossed with a mix of two embossing powders - light and dark brown. I created a frame panel with the PTI quatrefoil die for extra interest and embossed the sentiment on the card base for an extra punch.

This week's color palette of two shades of purple, aqua, and two shades of brown is quite a challenge for me. I don't use purple and these colors don't come together for me naturally. But Jennifer's tip to use the color in small doses was just the push I need to play with these colors. More to come!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: Neenah White, Papertrey Plum Pudding, Aqua Mist, & Kraft cardstock
Ink: Versamark, PTI Plum Pudding
Stamps:PTI Happy Hydrangea & Fillable Frame Sentiments
Other: PTI Quatrefoil cover plate, PTI Happy Hydrangea and Mega Gracious Vases dies, American Crafts Zing Embossing Powder Chestnut Bown & Brown Sugar, PTI Filagree Clear Powder

Summer Card Camp Week 2 Day 1

I'm having a ball at the Summer Card Camp at onlinecardclasses.com. LOTS of inspiration, techniques, and instruction.

I've always wanted to make a circle card and this week's video and sketch provided lots of inspiration. I found some vellum in my stash and I love the way it looks going across the front of the scalloped card. Bonus is that it still fits in a regular card envelope.

Next card uses this week's colors and one of the sketches.

I appreciate all your wonderful comments as always. Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks Supplies:
Paper: Fancy Pants Off To School, Vellum, & Memory Box brown
Stamps: PTI Thanks All Ways
Other: American Crafts Twine, Spellbinders Scalloped Circle Dies, American Crafts Zing Chestnut

Get Well Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box brown & blue, PTI Vintage Cream
Stamps: PTI Mehndi Medallion
Ink: PTI Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, Limeade Ice, & New Leaf
Other: Keizercraft & Bo Bunny Bling