Papertrey January Blog Hop

I absolutely love cards that are made using black!  It just makes colors pop.  Black backgrounds are no exception, so I just had to play along with PTI this month.

I heat embossed images from Dot Spot in white and then added some sparkle with red rhinestones.  For the birthday banner, I lightly colored the die cut with my C1 Copic marker while still in the die.

Happy Hopping!






 All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated.

Stamps:  Dot Spot, Birthday Basics
Paper:  White, Black, Basic Gray (SU)
Ink:  Versamark, Pure Poppy
Other:  Spellbinders Ribbon Banners die, red rhinestones, Copic marker

Dot Spot Birthdays

I'm finally starting to feel a bit crafty after a nice Spring Break vacation.  Last week was spent catching up on real life duties.  I should have more time this week for creating and commenting on blogs.  Anyhow, when my mojo is in a slump I usually CASE some projects that I've bookmarked for inspiration.  It helps the creative juices flow again.

Joy is having a challenge on her blog about honoring someone in the crafty world that inspires you, so this was the perfect time to play along.  Thanks for the push Joy!

I remembered that I loved this card from Dawn McVey using Dot Spot.  I really need to use that set more often.  It's so fun and versatile.  So I quickly chose some colors and recreated Dawn's card.  I used the same layout as her card -- just changed the colors and sentiment panels.

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated.

Stamps:  Dot Spot, Make a Wish additions (1st card sentiment panel), Birthday Basics (2nd card sentiment)
Paper:  White, Raspberry Fizz / New Leaf, Lemon Tart
Ink:  Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Sunflower (CTMH), black