RetroSketches #61

I'm in the middle of my big 'THANK YOU' card making rush....school teachers, sunday school teachers....

Here's another Thank You card using the colors at Play Date Cafe this week and sketch from RetroSketches. I love the muted colors against the bright green. And I got to use the new pink jute from American Crafts. I scored big at TJ Maxx last weekend when I found a multipack of lots of colors for a great price. I think jute is a nice alternative to ribbon and twine.







Thanks again for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Flower Fusion, PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Paper: Green card base from my stash (Target?), PTI Select White and Sweet Blush, Lily Bee Handmade patterned paper
Ink: PTI Melon Berry and Sweet Blush, Adirondack Espresso
Other: American Crafts Jute, Keisercraft Rhinestones

Play Date Cafe #179

I'm playing along at Play Date Cafe this week with another springtime color palette:



My take uses PTI's Happy Hexagon set which I haven't used in a while. Touch of twine finishes it off.



Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Happy Hexagons, Heart to Heart#3
Ink: PTI New Leaf, Melon Berry, and Sweet Blush, Adirondack Espresso
Paper: Card base from my stash (Target?), PTI Kraft and Rustic Cream
Other: Twinery Twine, PTI Double Ended Banner Die

Beautiful Butterflies

Here's another card using the springy palette at ColourQ:





I die cut the butterflies out of the top Kraft layer and stamped the butterflies inside. Seemed easier in my head! Getting the butterfly stamp to line up with ink with the die cut proved to be more difficult that I thought. Plus this set always seems to give me trouble making a clean impression. Its not perfect but after three attempts at this design, I figure its pretty enough to post.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week.

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Beautiful Butterflies, Fillable Frame Sentiments
Ink: PTI Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse
Dies: PTI Beautiful Butterflies
Paper: PTI Kraft, Select White

PTI Blog Hop Take 2!

No joke, I REALLY like this slanted orientation....as you can see from HERE, HERE, and HERE!

Teacher Appreciation Week is fast approaching so many of my cards are for those great people in my kid's lives. This card uses the great color scheme at ColourQ this week:





Thanks for taking a look and enjoy the Hop!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Thanks All Ways
Ink: PTI Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest
Cardstock: Memory Box Kraft, PTI Simply Chartreuse & White
Other: PTI Double Ended Banner Die

PTI Make It Monday #113 Perfect Pearls

I confess that I've had Perfect Pearls in my stash for at least the past year and have never used it. I got it after seeing Jennifer McGuire use it in one of her Online Card Classes but forgot all about it after the class was over. This week's great tutorial by Nichole Heady was just the push I needed to bust out the little jar. Trouble is that I only had the pearl color of the Perfect Pearls powder! All of Nichole's sample cards used multiple colors....yikes! How could I make a card with just one color? I resisted the temptation to run out to the store to get others and made this card:



I decided to use some dark chocolate striped paper to add interest since I was only using one color of Perfect Pearls. Now I'm kicking myself for not using it sooner! I'm definitely going to get a few more colors.

It was a bit hard to capture the sheen of Perfect Pearls with my little point and shoot so hopefully you can see how great the trees came out. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Through The Trees
Cardstock: Memory Box Brown Cardbase, PTI Dark Chocolate Striped pattern paper, PTI Rustic White
Ink: Versamark
Other: Perfect Pearls, Adirondack Espresso, PTI Stripes Impression Plate, Raffia

PTI April Blog Hop

I'm on a bit of a tilted kick lately thanks to the challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch a couple of weeks ago. I love how the slant makes an image a little more interesting. Love the grungy look of this set. Here's my Father's Day card using the new PTI Handy Hardware stamps.



Have fun hopping around the Papertrey Ink world today! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Handy Hardware
Ink: PTI Enchanted Evening, Soft Stone, Terracotta Tile, and Smokey Shadow
Paper: PTI White, Terracotta Tile, Black

CAS(E) this Sketch #24

For this week's sketch at CAS(E)this Sketch, I used a bit of patterned paper for the block element up top.



Hope you have a great week! Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Up, Up & Away
Paper: PTI Select White, My Minds Eye Lime Twist, Lily Bee Handmade
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Play Date Cafe #178

Talk about colors out of my comfort zone! This week's colors at Play Date Cafe are much more brighter than I am used to but I love a good challenge!



I had to use the new PTI Sketched Shapes set for this simple graphic card. With all the soft grey and white, the bright colors are a bit muted. More my style.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Sketched Shapes
Ink: PTI Raspberry Fizz and Soft Stone, Brilliance Sunflower Yellow
Cardstock: PTI Simply White and Raspberry Fizz, PTI Soft Stone dotted pattern

Clean & Simple 236

I loved the simplicity of this Clean & Simple challenge. The circular shape was perfect for the kraft doily I've had in my stash for ages.



Hope you are having a great weekend!

Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Cardbase, Echo Park This & That, PTI Summer Sunrise cardstock
Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa
Other: Kraft Doily (sorry, can't remember who made it)

ColourQ #185

The challenge at ColourQ this week was a bit intimidating for me because the colors were all so bright. So I decided that a lot of white space was necessary for me to make it work. I really like how it turned out with one of my favorite sets.



Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Trendy Tree Tops, Birthday Basics
Ink: PTI Royal Velvet, Hawaiian Shores, Autumn Rose, and Pure Poppy, Momento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI White

Teacher Appreciation Tag

The colors at Play Date Cafe this week are perfect for teacher appreciation tags to accompany these great personalized rulers I got from the daily deal site Pick Your Plum last year. I wanted to venture away from the traditional 'apple' theme and green, red and yellow colors for my teacher appreciation cards this year.





I can't wait for their teachers to see their gifts! Thanks for taking a look.

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Daily Design Sentiments, Thanks All Ways, From You to Me
Ink: PTI Orange Zest, Enchanted Evening, and Aqua Mist
Other: Die PTI Tag Sale 3

Play Date Cafe #177

Check out the awesome color combination at Play Date Cafethis week! These colors are quite 'in' for summer fashion & accessories.





Thanks again for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Wonderful Words Birthday
Ink: PTI Enchanted Evening, Orange Zest, and Aqua Mist
Cardstock: PTI Simply White, Aqua Mist
Other: Baker's Twine

ColourQ #184

The colors at ColourQ this week were definitely a challenge for me. It featured black, grey, soft pink, and caramel. Apologies but I can't seem to copy the palette colors into this blog post but you can click on the above and you'll get to the challenge page.




Thanks for taking a peek.

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Out on a Limb Sentiments and Botanical Silhouettes
Ink: PTI Canyon Clay, Soft Stone, Sweet Blush, and Momento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: PTI Soft Stone, Simply White, and True Black

CAS(E) Your Stetch Take 2

Ok, last one. I REALLY love this sketch and its really gotten my creative mojo going! This card is for a little friend's upcoming birthday -





Thanks again for taking a look!

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Heart 2 Heart #2, Birthday Basics
Ink: Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Orange Zest, Simply White, Raspberry Fizz
Other: By The Numbers Dies

CAS(E) #23

I'm so inspired by this week's sketch at CAS(E) that I've made a couple more cards.

This one is for upcoming Teacher Appreciation Week -





Thanks ladies at CAS(E) This Sketch for the inspiration!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI School Ties, Teach & Inspire
Ink: PTI Summer Sunrise, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, Adirondack Espresso
Cardstock: PTI Simply White

New Sketch Site

I stumbled upon this great new sketch site, CAS(E) this Sketch!though its new to me but maybe not new in general. It focuses on clean and simple cards which is completely up my alley.

This week's sketch was a little challenging for me as I never put things at an angle.



I made this card for my nephew's upcoming high school graduation -



Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps:Papertrey Ink Super Stars, Think Big Favorites #13
Ink: Papertrey Ink Harvest Gold, Blueberry Sky, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, and Momento Tuxedo Black
Other: Spellbinders Dies, Jolee's Boutique Sticker

ColourQ #183

The colors for the ColourQ challenge this week remind me of Spring. Unfortunately its been relatively cold here in NJ lately but I'm really hoping that Spring might be just around the corner.....





Stamps are PTI's Mehndi Medallion sets. Ink Colors are PTI Sweet Blush, Melon Berry, Harvest Gold, and Versamagic Gingerbread.

Thanks for stopping by!