Scrapbook layouts

Haven't done much card making just recently because I've been working on my photos from our trip to Austria. Here are a couple of layouts I've done so far.  The album is A4 size which I like, but it means it doesn't take much to fill up a page:

 I have a lot of bright coloured cardstock in my stash I haven't used for cards, so this is a great way to be able to put it to use!  I've been using my cricut to cut the headings and some of the embellishments. Really should use it more.

Dotty birthday

And yet another birthday card!  Good for using up scraps - the circles measure 1 1/4". Trying out my new EK success open scallop punch so you'll probably see that a few times :)

Supplies
Paper - cream card from stash, SU riding hood red, summer picnic DSP
Stamps - PTI birthday basics (sentiment)
Ink - versafine onyx black
Accessories - EK success open scallop punch

PPA64

I'm in  challenge mode this week. Here is a card for the Pals Paper Arts challenge #64 - fall inspiration using this photo.

When I saw the photo, I had to break out my leaf prints stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink. Here is what I came up with:

Supplies:
Paper - PTI stamp's select white, ripe avocado, SU real red
Stamps - PTI leaf prints, YOF: violets (sentiment)
Ink - Memento lady bug, tangelo & cantaloupe, versafine onyx black, PTI ripe avocado
Accessories - cricut die cut, PTI leaf prints dies, black pen, PTI canvas/linen impression plate, dimensionals, SU linen thread

Embellish felt colour challenge/ FTL111

I haven't participated in any challenges recently, and I really need some inspiration.

So here's one card that works for two - the Embellish challenge to use felt and the colours brown, pink, yellow & red which is based on fall to layout 111 on the Clean & Simple blog:

Supplies

Paper - PTI pink blush, pure poppy, stamper's select white, beautiful blooms pattterned paper

Stamps - PTI YOF: violet, mega mixed messsages

Ink - SU chocolate chip

Accessories - PTI harvest gold felt, chocolate chip felt, sewing machine, PTI canvas/linen impression plate, PTI medium scallop die, red rhinestones, fabric glue, scor-tape, dimensionals

Miss you - Letterpress look

Sorry for the silence but I've been away on holiday!  A while ago I saw this post from Heather Nichols about using Papertrey's impression plates to achieve a letterpress look and wanted to try it out for myself. I inked up the in bloom plate with fresh snow pigment ink and here is the result.  Love the look and can't wait to try this technique again:

Supplies
Paper - cream card from stash, SU taken with teal, kraft, pink, PTI ripe avocado
Stamps - mega mixed messages (sentiment)
Ink - versafine onyx black, PTI fresh snow, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - PTI in bloom impression plate, cricut die cuts, black pen

Life is short...

Here is a card I made with PTI's all booked up stamp set. I'm a great reader, so love the images and sentiments in this set. Using SCAL I made my own shape to act as a mat for the frame, similar to Papertrey's mat stack 3:

Supplies
Paper - cream card from stash, SU riding hood red, baja breeze
Stamps - PTI all booked up
Ink - SU riding hood red, Versafine onyx black
Accessories - SU riding hood red grosgrain ribbon, foam tape, stampin dimensionals, twine

Bleached autumn leaves

This is my take on a bleach technique which Gina K demonstrates here.  I used PTI's leaf prints set and am pretty pleased with how it turned out. Tried bleaching a range of colours and the darker colours definitely work best.  Instead of using black embossing powder, I inked up my stamp using versamark followed by the black ink and embossed with clear powder:

Supplies
Paper - cream card from stash, SU bravo burgundy, kraft, PTI ripe avocado
Stamps - PTI leaf prints
Ink - versamark, versafine onyx black, PTI vintage touch tea dye duo
Accessories - clear embossing powder, PTI linen/canvas impression plate, PTI ripe avocado saddle stitch ribbon, foam mounting tape, glue dots, bleach

Glitter butterflies

Time for another birthday card. This one uses a layout I cased from Niki Estes.  I used PTI's butterfly dreams and broke out my stickles which I haven't used for a while. I'm still trying to use up some scraps so this kind of  layout is perfect for that.

The scalloped sqaures were cut with my cricut, as was the ticket shaped mat for the sentiment.  The ticket shape is from a free Penny Duncan svg file I downloaded here:

Supplies
Card - PTI stamper's select white, SU yoyo yellow, chocolate chip, good morning sunshine DSP
Stamps - PTI butterfly dreams, just the ticket
Ink - SU chocolate chip
Accessories - circut die cuts, stickles, sewing machine