31 Days of Creativity Day 28

I have linked up at the Nester to join in on the 31 Days Challenge!

Day  28

I needed a masculine birthday card on the fly and this is what I came up with.  I used a watercolor brush to add the color to the plants and under the birds..

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To see my other 31 Days Challenges for this year:

Birthday Wishes MIM #128

This was a fun card to make! It was quick and easy which are my favorite!  

All supplies PTI: Harvest Gold CS, Ink; Enchanted Evening CS; Spring Rain CS; Blueberry Sky Ink; Pure Poppy Ink; Stamps-Super Stars, Birthday Style.

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Amazing Birthday-Craft Dash #23

All supplies PTI (except memento Tux Blk Ink), Pure Poppy Ink and CS; Rustic Cream and Black CS; Spring Moss Ink; Reason to Smile stamp set.
 
I have been wanting to join in on this challenge for awhile and I finally just did it!  I did under 10 minutes too!  Yay!  (It did take two tries though as I mis-stamped the sentiment...)

This Reason to Smile stamp set is a special set put out by Papertery Ink for their up coming online retreat Stamp-a-faire on Aug 24th, be sure to check it out and join in on the fun!

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Wish Big

As soon as I saw Kara's beautiful card I knew I had to CAS it!  

This stylish sentiments stamp set is going to get a workout, it is awesome!  My favorite stamp is the small stripes which fits the alphabet letters perfectly!  I added a little sparkle to the stars with a Sakura pen but everything else is Papertrey!

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Papertrey Blog Hop 9/25/12 & CPS 284

The Challenge this month it is all about wrapping it up.  Whether you are preparing early for the holidays or have an upcoming birthday or two, have fun experimenting with fabric & felt packaging ideas.  Use any of our Favor It dies with felt and a little hot glue gun action or stitching.  Use a pretty piece of fabric like you would wrapping paper and make a custom tag to coordinate with it.  Not into sewing or gluing?  Wrap a kitchen towel or cloth napkin around a special bottle of wine and top it off with a hand-stamped gift label.  Or rip a strip of fabric to use in place of ribbon and finish it with a pretty handmade gift card.  There are so many different things to try, you will love experimenting to see what you can come up with!  We look forward to seeing your projects!

What I came up with:

On this one I tried to actually make a gift with the vellum envelope but it didn't want to cooperate.
So... There is an envelope with a wish big card inside!  The layout is based on the sketch on CPS blog.

DP-Making Memories; Kraft CS, Die & Button-PTI 

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the other great examples on Nicole's blog!

Birthday Card for Mom

I have been wanting to color this image since the first time I saw it!  I used Nichole's photo for inspiration.

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MIM#69 & Color Trends Challenges

Make it Monday #69 and Happy Color Trends Challenge at Embellish Magazine



 This is my version:

I have actually created two cards in three days! YEAH! That is saying something after looking back on the blog I have only created two cards in the last three months! I have had a really good time this weekend just playing around getting inky!

Supplies:
Boy do I love me some PTI!  Everything is PTI except for the brads(stash), stickles ((on brad (ranger)) and ink(ranger)!

Thanks for stopping by and think about checking out the challenge boards for lots of great inspiration!
 

Card Challange!

 

This is the first card I have finished in months!  I like the soft colors.  The layout is sketch #155 over at CardPatterns.  The other is a color challenge over at 365 Cards.  When I saw that the color was pink, that was it for me, I had to give it go! 

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Papertrey August Blog Hop

I used my sewing machine!

Here is another card with the MME Lost&Found paper that I am in love with. This card is for my mom as she helped me set up my sewing machine a few weeks ago. I bought the machine the day after Thanksgiving and it sat in the box until then. I have never used a sewing machine before. After getting it set up I was too intimidated to use it. I finally said to myself JUST DO IT!. So I did and this is the result. Not perfect but I like the added detail so I will keep practicing until I get better at it.
I will NOT be sewing anything other paper anytime soon, if ever!   :)

Supplies:
Stamps - PTI Half & Half
CS - PTI Vintage Cream, DCWV Fall
DP - My Minds Eye - Lost & Found Blush
Twine - PTI
Die -MFT Well Worn Greetings
Ink - PTI Chamomile,
Rhinestone - Recollections

PTI Make It Monday

Make It Monday #28: Glitter Die Borders

I have been obsessed with this MME paper since I saw the beautiful cards on Heather Jensen's blog.

I will be this using both this paper and technique again in the future.  It has a vintage, shabby look to it that I seem to be drawn to lately. Check my Parties link above to see some of the great blogs I have linked with!

Supplies:
Stamps - PTI BD Basics & Making Memories
CS - PTI Vintage Cream, DCWV Fall, White
DP - My Minds Eye - Lost & Found Blush
Buttons - PTI
Die - PTI Half and Half
Ink - PTI Chamomile, Adirondack Cranberry, Versa Magic Pink Dust 
Glitter - Impress Sparkle 

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Happy Birthday Dad!

I made this for my favorite dad!  Happy Birthday!  Fish fear him!

Deets: Kraft paper, Frame & HB stamp, Fresh Snow Ink all from PTI.  Fly stamp from Gina K. Designs.  Walnut Ink from Ranger. White ink on fly from American Crafts The Ultimate Gel pen. Layout idea from Cathy.