Sunday, March 27, 2016
PTI - ink blending over heat embossing
I love learning new techniques to use on my cards. PTI's new technique this week is inking over clear embossing.
Friday, March 25, 2016
PTI Blog Hop
Saturday, March 19, 2016
PTI Release Create with Us
I have such a hard time with guy cards. When I saw the beautiful black and gold card created by Maile Belles, I knew I had to lift it for my stash.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
PTI MIM
I'm on a card making roll. Another card today using the PTI Make it Monday technique challenge. This week's technique is for ombré stenciled backgrounds. Here's my card:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
PTI Blog Challenge
I must say that pink and green is one of my least favorite color combinations, but I like the way this one came out. I used stacked plates to get the butterfly embossed on the background. I always wanted to try that technique.
PTI products used:
Heeling Touch Sentiments
Aida Embossing plate
Beautiful Butterfly Layers stamps
Beautiful Butterfly Layers dies
White card stock
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Friday, February 19, 2016
PTI Make it Monday
This weeks MIM challenge was to customize a background. Here is my background before and after:
And here is my final card:
Monday, February 15, 2016
Altenew February challenge
I took a class by Altenew at CHA and fell in love with their layered flower stamps. The class didn't offer freebie sets, so I had to go buy my own. I chose the stamp set called Golden Garden with matching dies and another one called Super Script. I love the bold mod look and these flowers and sentiments make it easy to whip up a quick tag.
http://altenewblog.com/2016/02/01/february-challenge-places-abroad-cyprus/?utm_source=Altenewees&utm_campaign=3e6dbdfe06-Altenew_February_Newsletter_Discount_Cod2_15_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e280c79ef5-3e6dbdfe06-274019845&mc_cid=3e6dbdfe06&mc_eid=bfb3ba50cb
Checkout the other cards in this challenge, head to the Altenew blog.
Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, February 14, 2016
PTI Release Challenge
The last challenge was to use the first three layers of your name to create a project. This was a perfect simple project for a last minute Valentine's tag for my mom. My name challenge came out like this:
J - jewels
O - ombré
N - something new
And here is my tag:
Saturday, February 13, 2016
PTI Thank-you
My last card that I'm sharing today is a thank-you card.
This is a nice flat card since it's going in the mail today to PTI. And of course there is a matching envelope. :oD
I used an old PTI stamp set called Bird Watching. I also used Wonderful Words:Thank-you and Circle Scrbbles.
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PTI Color Pop Challenge
This challenge involves a color picker...
Pick a number: 5
Move the picker 5 times and the color over my left thumb is my first color
SIMPLY CHARTRUSE
Flip 11 times - November
open flap on the left to get the next two colors
SPRING RAIN - BLUEBERRY SKY
These aren't colors that I would have picked... kind if too monochromatic for me, but I really like how it came out.
I used the PTI Enjoy frame die cut, and Beautiful Blooms stamp set and dies.
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PTI Release Challenge
In this challenge we were asked to cut 9 squares and use a different technique on each. I used the following techniques:
Stamping
Masking
Dry Embossing
Stenciling
White on White
Coloring with Copics
Embossing Powder
Die cuts
Shaker
I also used PTI Framed Out Set #1 and Beutiful Blooms Stamps and Dies.
It's amazing what a mess I can make of my craft area using 9 techniques!
Time to clean up. Thanks for stopping by!
PTI release challenge
This challenge was to use one of the paper trey design teams' projects as inspiration.
I picked this project by Danielle Flanders
And made this wedding card for our friend's daughter.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
PTI Birthday
Today's challenge was to grab all our supplies within 5 minutes. Well, if I'm going to do that, I have to know exactly what I'm going to create and use familiar tried and true supplies.
I grabbed my go-to PTI Star Prints stamps, Think Big birthday stamps, and one of my favorite BG 6x6 paper pads...
And this is what I created
I timed myself and it took me 15 minutes to finish this card, but to my defense I didn't stop the timer when the Girl Scout came to the door.
So in 15 minutes, I have a fun birthday card and two boxes of Thin Mints :oD
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PTI Birthday
This PTI Birthday challenge is to gain inspiration from clothing. All of my clothes are pretty boring... Mostly solids, so I went cruising online and found this dress from Banana Republic.
I used the Happiness in Bloom stamp set, the Wonderful Word Thank- you die, and PTI card stock.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
PTI Birthday
I'm playing along with the PTI Birthday crop. This challenge is color inspired. Here are my colors
PTI Make it Monday
The theme this week was ombré valentines. I was thinking of doing a guy version, but since I didn't have a Love die, I went with HAPPY. Since I went with HAPPY, it evolved into a happy birthday card. I used watercolor crayons since I don't have gelatos, but I like how it came out.
Cardstock
Stylish Sentiments Birthday
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Monday, January 25, 2016
PTI Blog Hop
I'm getting my crafty in gear again this year, and I'm starting with the PTI blog hop. This month the theme is to take inspiration from this collage by Rex Ray:
And here is my card:
I used the following supplies from PTI:
Stylish Sentiments - Birthday
Headline Alphabet Die
Headline Alphabet Stamp Set
Thanks for stopping by!
And here is my card:
I used the following supplies from PTI:
Stylish Sentiments - Birthday
Headline Alphabet Die
Headline Alphabet Stamp Set
Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Happy Holidays
Hello poor neglected blog...
As I was going to do another post, I found this post in progress that I never finished! Well, now is as good a time as any....
Holiday Season is in full swing!!!
I signed up for a seasonal flower arranging class. It's one night a month for the rest of the year. The arrangement is not quite my style, but it was fun to do.
I reinjured my foot, and have been going to PT once a week. I'm on my second month there and it's been getting better! WHOOHOO!!! Thank- you, Sean at Rausch Physical Therapy and Sports Performance!
Jim had the kidney stone incident last summer. The stone is 6mm and has been hanging out in his bladder. They tried blasting it with ultra sound, and it didn't work, so they went up into the bladder to get it. Jim is in s lot of pain. Hopefully that will all subside when the stint is removed.
Chris finished his first semester at Dominguz Hills. He stayed two nights a week at my mom and dad's house. It worked out great and cut his drive time in half.
Cheryl is focusing on PT school and is refreshing the final two classes that she needs before applying.
I've started going to yoga. And I realized that I look seriously creepy upside down.
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