Birthday girl

I haven't used PTI's 'Enjoy the Ride' set for a while so thought it was about time I pulled it out again. I made a couple of cards - here's the one with 'girly' colours:

Supplies
Paper - PTI aqua mist, hibiscus burst, spring moss patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Enjoy the Ride
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento rose bud, PTI vintage tea dye duuo
Accessories -Enjoy the Ride die, Cuttlebug  embossing folder, doily & banner svg files, hibiscus burst ribbon, crystal effects, foam tape

Birthday boy

There's another challenge over at the Embellish Magazine blog to use the colours below (and to create a masculine project). I thought it was about time to pull out my 'Enjoy the Ride' set and this is what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI spring moss, smokey shadow, spring rain patterned paper
Stamps - PTI Enjoy the Ride
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento lady bug, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - Sunshine impression plate, Enjoy the Ride die, banner & sunburst svg files, crystal effects, glass brads, white gel pen, foam tape

Vintage valentine

There was another vintage card class at my local scrapbook store (thanks Kathleen!). Three hours of fun, five cards (though I actually ended up only doing four). Here's a little cutie (the feather comes off an earring!):

Supplies
Paper - Bazzill cardstock, patterned paper
Accessories -Kathleen Green collage sheet, glitter glue, feather, heart brad, seam binding, sewing machine,  fabric scraps

Fabric just because

I recently submitted some cards to a publication call from Cards Magazine. One  got picked up (yay!) but here's one that didn't get accepted.  It features some fabric scraps from one of my favourite designers ever, Amy Butler.

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white,spring rain
Stamps - PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento rose bud
Accessories - Fabric scraps, SVG tag file, PTI buttons, sewing machine

Make it Monday #6

Two in a row. Can't believe it. Mind you, just sneaking in with this one. It's already Monday here (thank goodness for the international date line).  This week's Make it Monday challenge was to use a partial debossing technique. Actually mine's a partial embossing technique using a cuttlebug folder. I do have some PTI impression plates, but didn't have one which went with this frame.  Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI plum pudding, lavender moon
Stamps - PTI Asian Fusion (sentiment), Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels 5
Ink - PTI plum pudding, fresh snow, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories -Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, bow easy, PTI lavender moon saddle stitch ribbon, plum pudding button, Martha Stewart rinestones, foam tape

Poinsettia

I thought I'd take part in the Christmas Countdown on the papertrey Ink forums - trying to spread the making of Christmas cards and gifts throughout the year, rather than leaving it all to November!

I've finally made my first card using the Year of Flowers: Poinsettias set:

One down ??? to go...


Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, patterned paper - Bo Bunny
Stamps - PTI YOF: Poinsettias
Ink - Versafine onyx black, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories -PTI linen/canvas impression plate, Kaisercraft red rinestones, Tattered Angels gold glimmer mist, foam tape

Beautiful blooms

I love the 'Restoration' line from Crate Paper - gorgeous patterned papers and accents.  Here is a card I made using some of the papers. I really like the fact that even the 6 x 6 pad is double sided!  I haven't added a sentiment to the card yet as I haven't decided who to send it to:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream, raspberry fizz, Crate Paper Restoration 6 x6 patterned paper
Accessories -PTI beautiful blooms #1 die, In bloom leaf die, aqua mist satin ribbon, raspberry fizz felt, button, embroidery thread, clear glitter

Make it Monday #5

I've finally had time to make a card for a Make it Monday challenge over at PTI - mainly because this was something I'd already started working on!  This week's challenge is to incorporate distressed edges. I used some white ink around the edges of this card and also distressed the top layer. I didn't want anything that looked too distressed, so just used my fingernail!

Supplies
Paper - PTI scarlet jewel, DCWV Marisposa paper stack
Stamps - PTI Butterfly Dreams (sentiment)
Ink - Versamark, PTI fresh snow
Accessories - Tulle, white embossing powder, clear rinestones, sewing machine, clear rinestones

Embellish color trends challenge with music

There's a new colour challenge over at the Embellish blog - to use the colours above and to incorporate music into a project. Decided I should use my new music stamp.

Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, plum pudding, spring moss, SU kraft, Bazzill 
Stamps - Stampendous, Waltzingmouse Off Beat Backgrounds, PTI Just the Ticket (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Versamark, PTI plum pudding, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - SU kraft taffeta ribbon, PTI victorian lace border die, hibiscus burst button

Totally Hues revisited

I came up with a second card for this week's totally hues challenge (to use summer sunrise, orange zest, aqua mist and hawaiian shores).  Here's a card which uses another favourite Waltzingmouse set:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's aqua mist, stamper's select white, summer sunrise
Stamps - PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Ink - Versafine onyx black, PTI hawaiian shores, fresh snow, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - PTI orange zest buttons, The Twinery bakers twine, sunrise embossing folder

Totally Hues #3

I just discovered this new colour challenge at Heather P's blog and thought it would be fun to play along.  Here's what I  came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white
Stamps - Waltzingmouse Off Beat Backgrounds, PTI Giga Guidelines (sentiment)
Ink - PTI aqua mist, Memento cantaloupe, tangelo
Accessories -PTI hawaiian shores satin ribbon, buttons

Asian vase

This card was inspired by the Curtain Call colour scheme #71 which was to use these 4 colours or similar shades. Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, SU so saffron, more mustard, kraft, Haiku DSP
Stamps - PTI Asian Fusion
Ink - Versafine onyx black, Memento rhubarb stalk, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories -Spellninders fancy tags, foam tape

Vintage rose tag

Here is a tag I made at a recent vintage carrd class. The roses were cut out using a craft knife and popped up with foam tape.  'Crackle effects' was then applied. Simple but effective:

Supplies
Paper - Bazzill basics, rose tag

Ink - Tattered rose distress ink, versafine 
Accessories -ribbon & twine, craft knife, foam tape, crackle effects

For you

I love the colours and elements in Basic Grey's Curio line. Here is another card which uses some of the chipboard elements:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream, Basic Grey 'Curio' patterned paper
Accessories - Wrinkled ribbon, pink button, PTI vintage cream button twine, vintage lace, sewing machine, Basic Grey Curio chipboard stickers, alphabet stickers