PTI June 2018 Blog Hop

Hi there!  It's been SOOOO long since I participated in this hop or posted anything on my blog, I am struggling to get my card posted!  I have already seen some great cards.  Happy Hopping everyone.

I love this inspiration picture!

And...here's my take on it

Supplies:
PTI Summer Sweetness stamps and dies, Bluebery Sky card stock, True black ink
Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain Card stock
Gansai Tambi watercolors/Grumbacher #14 round brush
Martha Steward coarse glitter, Tombow liquid adhesive, Distress Stain: Picket Fence

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne

December 2013 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I hope your Christmas celebration was as much fun as ours.  Our 4 year old grandson was a hoot as he literally danced and clapped at the sight of all the presents.  You need to know that his mother's birthday is today in order to understand his quote from yesterday: "Momma, after your birthday tomorrow, let's turn back the page and have Christmas again!" So much fun!!!

I was delighted to see that the challenge was all about string since I had gone the route of  Kraft, Burlap, and Twine for my gift wrapping this Christmas.  Here are a couple of samples:

This one is my favorite!  Minimizing the bow and emphasizing the tag was a fun twist.  I'm sorry that I didn't get pictures of the glittered monogram tags : (

  

Happy hopping and thanks for stopping by!

Suzanne

Supplies:

Kraft Paper: Lowe's (home improvements)

Burlap ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Twine:  May Arts, PTI Pure Poppy Baker's twine

Manilla tag:  Tim Holtz

Dies:  Memory Box Leaping Deer, PTI Holly Jolly

Detail Gold Embossing Powder:  Stampendous

Striped Washi Tape:  LifeStyle Crafts Shape and Tape

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink- Instant Photo:Holidays, Silent Night, Tree Trimming Trio

Card Stock: PTI Kraft, Pure Poppy

Patterned Paper:  PTI New Leaf Pattern Pack Bitty Dot

Ink:  PTI True Black, Versa Mark

A Passion for Papertrey Challenge: Negative Die Cut

Hi Friends!

Here I am just under the wire AGAIN!  I  have been busy lately with making Clever Barrette Covers, and Boutique Accessory Cards for my retail outlet, but decided I wanted to participate in this challenge with the "new baby" card I made for a friend.

The inside was fun to make also:

After die cutting the three strollers, I used temporary adhesive to place the white 3.75" X 5.0" piece to the patterned paper.  This made a mask to stamp the strollers with VersaMark ink onto the patterned paper.  I removed the white die cut piece and heat embossed the stamped images with white embossing powder.  I then die cut another stroller on the patterned paper for the inside of the card and repeated the heat embossing process.  I added shading to all of the strollers using a couple of Copic Markers.  The babies are stamped with True Black Ink in order to tolerate the touches of Copic marker to color the cheeks.  The sentiment banner is hand cut to 5/8" X 4.25" to cover the original stamping directly to the card front.  (It was stamped in black and looked really bad!)  I tried to cover it with one of my new Bountiful Banner dies, but they were not quite wide enough to cover the booboo.  When it was all said and done, I think my favorite part of the card is the two little faces peeking out of the stroller on the inside of the card!

So that's it for me today.  If you haven't visited A Passion For Papertrey, check it out.  It's a relatively small group of talented designers who share a love for all things Papertrey!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Supplies:

Card Stock:  Neenah Solar White

Pattern Paper:  Limeade Ice Pattern Pack Bitty Dot

Dies:  Bitty Baby Blessings

Stamp set:  Bitty Baby Blessings

Ink:  Limeade Ice, VersaMark

Copic Markers:  RO1, T1, YG21  

A Passion For Papertrey Challenge-Fontabulous!

Hello again, Papertrey Friends!

I had SO much fun making the card for this challenge!  I pulled out a TON of different stamp sets to play with and in the process ran across the cork letters I had die cut for another project but didn't use.   I think I was smiling as I pressed each stamp to the card stock. I may make a few more of these.

Did you ever see the movie "Crazy People"?  There is a character who only says "hello" or some form of the greeting.  The movie is about a Madison Avenue advertising executive who ends up depressed and in an asylum because he is tired of lying to the world in order to sell products.  While in the facility, he meets all of these crazy people who become his friends and very successful business partners in the advertising business.  Dudley Moore and Daryll Hannah star in this funny 1980's movie, but the crazy people are the real stars.  It is worth the search if you can rent it somewhere.  Just be prepared for the off-color humor so typical of the insanely naive!  Not one to watch with your children....

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

Supplies:

Cardstock:  White, Ocean Tides

Inks:  Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse

Stampsets:  Hear-2-Heart #4, Mini Blooms, Big and Bold Wishes, Hello Friend, Hello Sunshine, Signature Greetings II, Trendy Treetops, Hero Arts-CL483, CL342, CL 184, Studio Calico/Hero Arts- 331073, My Favorite Things-Say What?

Dies:  Block Alphabet Lower Case

Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter

CFC #91-Hi Ho Silver

Hi Friends!  I am bringing up the rear again-just glad I didn't miss the deadline for this week's challenge.  I've done that a LOT lately.

The occasion for this card is a sad one.  My cousin has recently died of cancer and I could not travel to be with the rest of my family for the funeral.  It was important to me to send something of myself.  Something that would speak of the beauty I saw in my cousin and friend.  The very simple design, just a touch of sparkle, and the silver embossed sentiment seemed to be just the right expression to me.  I felt better after making it.

Supplies:  All from Papertrey Ink unless noted
Card Stock:  White
Inks:  Ocean Tides, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist
Stamp Sets:  Watercolor Wonder, Hero Arts CL342 (sentiment)
Other:  Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Silver Embossing Powder, Corner Rounder

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne

February 2013 Blog Hop-Papertrey Ink

Hello Friends!

So glad I get to play along this month-it's been way too long!  I'll keep it short as there are LOTS of amazing projects in this Marvelous Monograms Challenge.

The first project today is a gift set I made for a friend at Christmas.  Meagan is a very trendy thirty-something, so I think this set of personalized notes suits her well.  Each card has a different color for the initials so that she can choose the one that suits her mood.

It's very hard to see the herringbone pattern on the card base, but it really is there and adds just the right amount of texture to the crisp white background.  The rectangular die and the letter dies were run through my Big Shot at the same time.  I cut a scrap of colored card stock to back each rectangle, and adhered the pieces together before mounting onto the card base with dimensional foam adhesive.

I packaged the set with it's envelopes and this card showing through the clear acetate box.  I love the pen and ink blotch/exclamation point!  I need to find a few other ways to use those two stamps.   

So that's it for my first entry.  Yes, I have another post coming up soon.  Hopefully my second idea translates to paper!?!

Thanks for stopping by,

Suzanne

All products are Papertrey Ink unless noted

Card Stock:  White, Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst, Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice, Blueberry Sky

Stamp Sets:  Think Big Favorites #18, Happy Trails

Impression Plate:  Herringbone

Ink:  True Black

Dies:  Block Alphabet, Lower Case, Spellbinders: Large Rectangles

Love is in the Air-Part II

Hello Friends!

I had another go at the challenge from A Passion for Papertrey since I was not totally pleased with the first card I submitted.  I was trying to convince myself that it was fine, just fine...but I decided the Love of My Life deserved my best efforts, not a card that I kinda thought was ok, maybe.  So here it is:

The part of the other card that was important to me is the sentiment.  So I put it on the inside.  I'm much happier with this.

When the Love and Marriage stamp set (on the card front) came out about a year ago, I did not get to use it as much as I wanted to.  You know how it goes, another release, another shipment and I was distracted beyond return.  Until I received Sending My Love.  My favorite sentiment in this stamp set is the one above and I immediately thought of the block of text with the names of famous couples we all know.  The two stamps seemed made for each other.  How romantic, right?

It's true.  Our love story really is my favorite!

Thanks for taking another look.

Details:  

Card Stock- White, Kraft

Ink- Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate

Stamps- Love and Marriage, Sending You My Love
Wood Grain Impression Plate

Copic Markers- YG61, YG63

Glad you stopped by,

Suzanne