Saturday, February 25, 2012

CAS-ual Fridays #41


Here's my take on the "Jest for Pun" challenge. I used some A Muse stamps that have been in my stash for a while and the design is based on a sketch from Aly Dodsall in her Big Picture Class '28 Cards in 4 Weeks'.


Supplies: Cardstock:Memory Box,Bazzill, Stamps:A Muse, Ink:PTI Berry Sorbet, Momento Tuxedo Black, Ribbon:Doodlebug

I appreciate you stopping by!

Clean and Simple Challenge #179


For this week's Clean and Simple Challenge I made this card:

Supplies:Cardstock:Memory Box, Stamps:PTI Tree Tops, Sentiment:PTI Tremendous Treats Christmas, Ink:Versamark, Momento Tuxedo Black, Embossing Powder:American Crafts Zing White

Thanks for taking a peek.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Papertrey Ink February 2012 Blog Hop


Supplies:Cardstock:Papertrey Ink White, Summer Sunrise, & Spring Rain, Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, Dies & Stamps: Papertrey Ink Up, Up, and Away and Movers & Shakers Spinners, Ink: Adirondack Black, and Corrugated White cardboard(for clouds).

This month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Challenge is all about interactive cards. I don't usually make interactive cards but with Papertrey's new Movers and Shakers collection of dies, its a lot simpler than I thought it would be. I had tried to make several interactive cards during the PTI anniversary challenge but failed miserably and ended up with lots of wasted cardstock. Fortunately, I got my PTI order this week and had the Spinners dies to play around with. PTI's Up, Up, and Away set of hot air balloons seemed perfect for these dies.

The girls loved playing with the balloon up and down the track. I was a little nervous that it would fall apart but it held up just fine.


Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Playdate Cafe #120


I'm playing along at the Playdate Cafe this week and dived into my box of new goodies from Papertrey Ink.

Supplies: All Supplies Papertrey Ink. Cardstock:White, Spring Rain, Spring Moss, & Summer Sunrise, Stamps & Dies:Rosie Posie, Sentiment: Beautiful Butterflies, Buttons, & Glitter

Card needed a little oomph so I added some glittered buttons which I learned to make from PTI's Make it Monday video this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Color Q Challenge #25


The colors for this week's Color Q Challenge are some of my favorites so it was easy to make this simple card.

Supplies: Stamps: Papertrey Ink All About You set, Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Cardstock: Memory Box, Ink: Papertrey Ink Canyon Clay, Ranger Adirondack Espresso, Versamark Aegean Blue

Thanks for checking my card out!

Pages with Papertrey Sketch #6


I love how my 22nd page for the LOAD challenge came out. I used Leigh Penner's Sketch challenge and one of my favorite photos from 2009. I can't sew in real life so I used rub-on stitches but as you can see with the off-kilter line of stitches at the top, I can't make fake stitches right either!

Love the way the layout turned out, especially with the hearts I made from the Papertrey dies for embellishing the title.

Thanks for looking!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Papertrey Make It Monday Glitter Buttons


Here's my 21st layout for this months Layout A Day Challenge which included some glittered buttons I learned how to make in Papertrey Ink Make It Monday video. The paper is Echo Park and I used the Papertrey Wine Bottle Tag Die for the banners that held my title and journaling.

Closeup of the glittered buttons....definitely easier to make than I thought. Amber's video was great at showing me how and I'll definitely be making more of these buttons again.

LOAD212 - Days 16-20

Day 16 - Halloween of Yester-Year

Day 17 - Memorial Day

Day 18 - The Imagination Movers

Day 19 - Sisters & Friends

Day 20 - Worth It