PTI Blog Hop Feb 2017

Hello - So glad to be playing along with the PTI Blog Hop this morning. Such a great inspiration photo...such rich colors! I know I wanted to incorporate Raspberry Fizz, Royal Velvet, Saffron Spice, and Scarlet Jewel into my two cards. 

For my first card I used the well-loved but often forgotten Feather Finery set. The texture of some of purple fruits in the photo reminded me of feathers. I stamped a row of feathers inking them in two of the colors I found in the photo. I heat embossed the sentiment from Think Big in gold across the feathers. 

Second card I used the same 'double dipped' technique with the feathers and a different Think Big sentiment in the center embossed in gold. But this time I wanted to mount it on Royal Velvet cardstock. Seemed too simple just like that so I used the dotted feather detail in the Fine Feathery set to create a gold dotted border around the perimeter. Pretty right? 

I added the panel with the feathers on top. But I kinda like the gold perimeter as is, maybe with a sentiment embossed in the middle..gonna have to try that. 

That's it for me. Thanks for stopping by! Can't wait to see what everyone else created. Happy hopping!

CASology #210 DIZZY

Happy Tuesday crafty friends! Tuesday means a new CASology challenge and we have a fun one today. DIZZY! Hmm....what can we create with this one?

My first thought when I saw DIZZY was being forgetful or out-of-mind. And what happens when you are forgetful? You need to apologize....and so the idea for my card. 

I love PTI's Royal Velvet color for serious cards. I heat embossed three feathers from PTI Feather Finery in gorgeous gold along the center of the card, keeping plenty of white space along the margins. Small sentiment is also embossed.

Check out what the rest of the DT came up with for DIZZY: 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Tracey McNeely

Guest Designer:  Amy

Sponsor:  Uniko Studio

Also entering this into this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge. 

Can't wait to see how DIZZY inspires your card making this week! Don't forget to keep it CAS! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Gotta a Bunch to Share

I have a bunch of cards to share. I'm grateful that I've gotten more crafty time in and I've got plenty of my TV shows to binge watch.

First card is a single layer card inspired by Laura Bassen's card HERE. I just LOVE what Laura does with color! Mine ended up being more pastel than bold bright color like Laura's card.

I heat embossed the flower from Ruby Rose in white on white card stock and applied a little bit of ink to the centers with worked outward so the flower has a sort of colored halo. Sentiment is from SSS Tilted Banner Sayings. Linking with the One-Layer Simplicity challenge - Multitude of Gratitude - this month.

Second card is inspired by the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge this week. I pulled out one of my old favorites - PTI Feather Finery. I heat embossed the feather in white on watercolor paper. I used Tim Holtz watercolor panels - love the texture and durability of this paper vs. a watercolor pad I have which I would have just cut down to size. I watercolored teal over the feather like the sketch after I heat embossed the sentiment in black. 

Took me three tries to do this though. First time I my sentiment was crooked. Second time it smudged because I did the heat embossed sentiment AFTER watercoloring. So third time was the charm. All heat embossing first, then watercoloring. 

I gave the panel a little edge of black matting to help it stand out against the Tropical Teal card base. 

My third card is inspired by THIS card by Dawn McVey. PTI usually does a Create Along With Us challenge each month to make a new card inspired by a DT card. They haven't posted this month's challenge yet but I'm was excited to CASE Dawn's card anyway. 

I stamped snowflakes from Snowflake Serenade on a Plum Pudding panel and split the card on top of a Royal Velvet card base. I added pale purple sequins to each snowflake for some added sparkle. 

Last card is a holiday card I made using the new PTI Spruce & Springs set. I used the Vintage Cream Linen card stock for the first time. What a wonderful texture! I created a border of leaves around the edge of the card and added a few berries. Simple sentiment from Wet Paint finishes it off. Color inspired by Colour Me....Striking challenge. 

Finishing up a couple more cards so hopefully post them soon. Hope you are having a great weekend! Thanks for popping in!