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