Just a note

Here's another card using the Make it Market Beautiful Brushstrokes kit from PTI. Love the draft twine - thanks Danielle Flanders for the idea! The gorgeous patterned paper makes it so easy to put a card together.

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I've been whipping up some more cards with PTI Make it Market kits. Here's one with the fabulous patterned paper from the Beautiful Brushstokes kit. Add a bit of washi tape and some of the twine and it's done:

My Project Life #18

Time for another look at the PL album I'm doing for my niece. The time is flying by and soon it'll be finished. Boy has the time gone fast!

Here's a spread from the end of month 8 and beginning of month 9. You can see I'm mixing in some 12 x 12 layouts along with the PL pocket pages - just for a bit of variety.

The 'filmstrip' on the left page uses a Photoshop Elements quick frame around each photo and then I just put all 3 pictures on a new canvas. Really pleased with the look.  The right hand page features some pretty blooms from PTI Beautiful Brushstrokes set which was part of Betsy Veldman's Make it Market Kit of the same name.

Sprinkles on top

Yet another shaker card from a couple of weekends ago when I spent several hours in my craft room with Betsy Veldman's cute kit. Watch out everyone who knows me - I think you'll be getting a shaker card this year!

Another shaker

I'm on a roll with those shaker cards. Here's another birthday card. They're definitely the card I send most often.  This uses Betsy Veldman's Make it Market kit again:

Happy birthday shaker

I've got a few birthdays coming up in the next few months, so today was a good opportunity to make a few cards for my stash. Here's another shaker made with Betsy Veldman's Shakers & Sprinkles kit. I used some vellum as the back of the shaker element - adds a softness to the patterned paper:

Sunshine + Sprinkles

Here's another card I made using PTI's Make it Market kit. Thought I might send this to my aunt to brighten her week. Here are the oval dies again, with some of the sequin sprinkles from the kit, and some confetti I made using the included dies. So cheerful - I love this colour combination!

Supplies (PTI unless otherwise noted)
Paper - aqua mist, orange zest, raspberry fizz; vellum, acetate
Stamps - Shakers + Sprinkles
Ink - hawaiian shores; Versafine onyx black
Accessories - Make it Market Shakers + Sprinkles kit; cabbage rose ribbon

Another shaker

Still churning out those shaker cards! Here's another birthday card using the oval dies and some paper from my stash - from Crate Paper's Flea Market collection. I used vellum instead of acetate for the shaker component and love the soft look it gives:

Supplies (PTI unless otherwise noted)
Paper - rustic cream; Crate Paper Flea Market 6 x 6 pad
Stamps - Shakers + Sprinkles, Luxe Letterpress
Ink - hawaiian shores; Versafine onyx black
Accessories - Make it Market Shakers + Sprinkles kit, wonderful words die; vellum; vintage sequins; sewing machine

Birthday shaker

I've been having fun making cards with PTI's second Make it Market kit called Shakers + Sprinkles designed by Betsy Veldman. The kit contains a lot of dies which make it easy to cut and put together the shaker components. Here's a birthday card which uses the heart shaped dies and patterned paper found in the kit:

Supplies (PTI unless otherwise noted)
Paper - stamper's select white, aqua mist, hibiscus burst, raspberry fizz, hawaiian shores pattern pack
Stamps - Shakers + Sprinkles
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories - Shakers + Sprinkles kit; spellbinders label die, sewing machine

Elegant birthday

Time for another card featuring Rosie Posie and PTI's Luxe Letterpress Kit. This one will be included in a set of cards I'm making as a gift. The idea is that the recipient will have cards for a variety of occasions which they can send to friends and family.

Supplies (PTI unless otherwise noted)
Paper -  stamper's select white; letterpress
Stamps - Rosie Posie, Beautiful Butterflies
Ink - Versafine onyx black; Amuse
Accessories - Luxe Letterpress impression plate and dies; foam tape

More Luxe Letterpress

Time for another card which uses PTI's first Make it Market kit and two step flowers using Rosie Posie and Rosie Posie II.

Supplies (PTI unless otherwise noted)
Paper -  stamper's select white; letterpress
Stamps - Rosie Posie, Botanical Silhouettes
Ink - Versafine onyx black; Amuse
Accessories - Luxe Letterpress impression plate and dies; foam tape

Thinking of you

I've been using PTI's Make it Market Luxe Letterpress kit to make some cards to give away as gifts. Here's one which features one of my favourite floral sets - Rosie Posie.

The impression plates and dies which came with the kit give such an elegant look to cards!

Supplies (PTI unless otherwise noted)
Paper -  stamper's select white, raspberry fizz; letterpress
Stamps - Rosie Posie, Think Big Favourites
Ink - Versafine onyx black; Amuse
Accessories - Luxe Letterpress impression plate and dies; foam tape