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

Papertrey Paper Dolls Blog Hop

Welcome to the very first Papertrey Paper Dolls Blog Hop!  Our hop starts today, March 9th and ends on March 13th.  Two prizes are being awarded ~ one for leaving a comment on our Blog Hop posts and one for playing along with our blog hop challenge and linking it up on the Paper Dolls Blog.  Check out the Dolls blog for details.

I'm honored to be part of such an amazing group of papercrafters.  I've only been a part of the Dolls group for about one month even though I've been following (and giving all my money to) Papertrey Ink since they first started as a company in 2007.

Our theme for this hop is in honor of what brought us together as a group:  P.T.I. ~ meaning each project you seen along the hop will have something that starts with a P, T and I.  For my card I chose:

P = Pure Poppy cardstock
T = Through the Trees and twine
I = Impression Plate (Woodgrain)

When Lee Anne first issued the challenge I had an idea in mind to use Through the Trees, this is NOT that idea.  I didn't like how it was turning out so I started over and ended up with this.

I distressed the edges of the pure poppy base and tag with Fresh Snow ink.  The white layer is distressed with ink too.  It just didn't show in the photo.

In addition to the challenge we are also sharing a little about ourselves so our fellow Dolls and visitors can get to know us.  As most of you know, I am from Hawaii originally, but I now live in Indiana.  I came out here to go to college many moons ago and met my husband.  We moved to Arizona right after we got married and enjoyed nine years there.  I really miss living there.  About five years ago we felt led to move back to Indiana.

My husband and I have been married for almost 14 years and have two daughters ages 12 and 9.  I am blessed to be able to work part-time from home doing administration and finances for our church.  Before I had children, I was a high school math teacher.  I think it's so interesting how many of us in this group are/were teachers.

Enough about me you've gotta continue hopping.  Here's the next blog on the hop:

Tanna (tfiskers) :  http://scrapaliciousness.blogspot.com/


Here's a list of all the Papertrey Paper Dolls:

Jen (JenCarter)

Lee Anne (Lee Anne)
Laurie W. (Laurie Beth)  
Deena (honugurl16)
Leish (leish)
Amy (kolling143)  
Suzanne (*suzanne*)
Katie (choc0holic)
Laurie (In My Craft Room)
Cecilia "C" (camvds)
Michelle (abzzymom)
Sara (hiinaz)
Tanna (tfiskers)
Renee (Renee L.)
Kristin (jcmom04)
Christy (christea)






All supplies Papertrey Ink unless stated

Stamps:  Through the Trees
Paper:  Pure Poppy, white
Ink:  Fresh Snow, Bamboo (CTMH), tuxedo black (memento)
Other:  rustic jute twine, button (?), Mat Stack 4 die, woodgrain impression plate, ribbon tag (spellbinders)

Baby Card Duo

Here's a set of baby cards for our Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge 33. 

Leish asked us to make a baby boy and girl card with a similar layout.  I don't own any PTI baby themed sets but I have a few sets that have one or two baby images.  I pulled out Just the Ticket.  I'm ashamed to say that this is the first time I've inked this up.   I got this set right after CHA as a gift from LeAnn (sillyleann).  It's so cute.  Why don't I use it?

I kept the layout pretty simple.  I used a Mat Stack 2 die cut under the ticket strip to highlight the sentiment.  The Book Print Impression Plate used on the yellow panel is my favorite part.  Hope you play along with our Paper Dolls challenge!




All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated

Stamps:  Just the Ticket, Everyday Classics (yellow dotted oval)
Paper:  white, spring rain / sweet blush, 2008 bitty dot basics pp
Ink:  Summer Sky (memento), Indian Corn Blue (CTMH), Buttercup (CTMH), Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush
Accessories:  Just the Ticket die, Book Print impression plate, Mat Stack 2 die, button brads (making memories)

February 2011 PTI Blog Hop

Hi all welcome to another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.  The theme this month is scallops!  We can use scallops of any kind on our project.  I immediately thought of the small scallop strip in First Fruits.  I've used it exactly once on a card and loved the results, so I needed to break that out again.  Here it is stamped in a trio of colors.

Don't you love those unique scallops?  They were really easy to quickly cut around too.  I layered them on top of each other and curled up the ends a bit for dimension.

I'm finally putting those number dies to use as well.  I cut out the 40 from polka dot stamped vellum and Hawaiian Shores cardstock and glued them together.  Popped that up on a Mat Stack 1 die cut and added a few buttons.

I used this week's Curtain Call Color Challenge, Act 70, for my color inspiration.

All Supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated.

Stamps:  First Fruits, Mat Stack 1, Big Birthday Wishes
Paper:  Stampers Select White, Hawaiian Shores, vellum
Ink:  Spring Moss, Breeze (CTMH), Orange (Kaleidacolor autumn leaves)
Accessories:  Mat Stack 1 die, hawaiian shores buttons, numbers dies,, orange zest twill ribbon, cutterbee scissors 

MIM 3 -- Glitter Strip

Here's a quick card for Make it Monday 3, to add a glitter strip to your card using Scor-Tape.  I made another card like these HERE by embossing one of the Limitless Layers dies onto my cardstock and adding a few lines with the Scor-Pal.

EDITED:  I was asked about embossing the medallion.  Here's the sandwich I used in my cuttlebug:
- A Plate

- B Plate
- Tan Embossing Mat
- Cardstock (cardfront)
- die (cutting lines facing down)
- B Plate

I placed a few strips of 1/8" Scor-Tape above and below the scor lines and sprinkled them with Sour Apple glitter (Martha Stewart).  The image is punched out with a 1 3/4" circle punch and the shamrock was punched out again using a 1" circle punch.  I popped it up on a pop dot for more dimension.  I colored the inside of the shamrock with my Clearstar glitter pen so it was nice and sparkly.  Quick, easy and fun card!

Marvelous Things

Good Monday morning everyone!  I hope you enjoyed your weekend.  Ours was very relaxing, which is just what we all needed.  Today I have a card for the weekly Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge.  This week we are to use an image over a sentiment.  You can check out the challenge HERE.

I chose to use a sentiment from Sing to the Lord and a cross image from Everyday Blessings (PTI).  I added a little texture to my card base and sentiment panel with the Linen / Canvas impression plate (PTI).

I used this week's Fall To Layout, FTL128, from the Clean & Simple Stamping blog.

This also fits for Peggysue's challenge on the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog.





All supplies from Papertrey Ink except sentiment.

Stamps:  Everyday Blessings, Sing to the Lord (ODBD)
Paper:  white cs, Ripe Avocado cs, Green Boutique pp
Ink:  Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado
Accessories:  Linen/Canvas impression plate, Mat Stack 4 die, swiss dot satin ripe avocado ribbon

Source of Inspiration -- Maile Belles

Did you see this card by Maile Belles?  WOW!  I love it and wanted to CASE it.  The Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge this week, WMC44, is to create a project to show a source of your inspiration.  I know for many of us Maile's creations are a constant source of inspiration.

Here's my take on her card:

This also fits with this week's Crazy 4 Challenges -- use dies, C4C75.  I used a circle Nestie to cut out the window in the Spring Rain Bitty Dots pp.






All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless noted

Stamps:  Love Birds, Big Birthday Wishes, Four of a Kind (2010 CHA set)
Paper:  Stampers Select white, Bitty Dots pp
Ink:  black, pure poppy
Accessories:  pop dots, pure poppy twine & button, circle nestability (spellbinders), corner rounder

Teach Me Your Paths

I've decided to play along with the Our Daily Bread challenges again this week.  The latest challenge, ODBDSLC48, is as follows:

This week the challenge team would like to see your creations using our "Have a H.E.A.R.T." recipe. You must use three of these ingredients.

H= Hemp
E= Embossing
A=Any Our Daily Bread Images or Sentiments
R= Ribbon or lace
T= Tearing or distressing

I chose to do E = Embossing, A = ODBD image and T = tearing or distressing.

This also fits for the current Stamping In Time challenge, SNTODBD28, to use distressing.  I didn't know ODBD had these challenges too.  Fun, Fun!  The other requirement is to mail this off to someone in real life distress as an encouragement. 

Now I know this isn't the typical card you see using Our Daily Bread Designs.  They are usually gorgeous and ornate.  I'm not an *ornate* crafter, but more importantly, I just felt like making a CAS card showcasing a wonderful scripture verse.  "Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths."  I know this card will be an encouragement to my friend.

I heat embossing the verse in silver EP.  It really does look pretty cool IRL.  I distressed the edges of the white cardstock with Basic gray ink.  I also distressed the black cardstock with an edge distresser.





Stamps:  The Path of life (ODBD)
Paper:  white, black (PTI), Basic Gray (SU!)
Ink:  White (memories), Versamark, Basic Gray (SU!)
Accessories:  Silver EP, Long Rectangle Nesties, edge distresser

MIM 2 -- Vellum Sentiment

This week's challenge for Make It Monday was to use a vellum sentiment strip on our card.  I love stamping and embossing on vellum so I chose to do both.

I ran a piece of vellum through my cuttlebug with the In Bloom impression plate.  LOVE that look!  I thought it would look neat through a Mat Stack 3 window.  I stamped an image from First Fruits around the window in versamark.

For the sentiment, I heat embossed a frame image from the Mat Stack 3 collection.  I then stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment from Birthday Basics in the center.  The strip is popped up on mini-pop dots.  They are tiny enough to be hidden under the embossing.






All supplies Papertrey Ink unless noted

Stamps:  Mat Stack 3, First Fruits, Birthday Basics
Paper:  Scarlet Jewel, vellum
Ink:  Versamark, black (memento)
Accessories:  Mat Stack 3 die, In Bloom impression plate, stain ribbon(?), Garnet EP (stampendous!), mini pop dots

HEC #14 - Handwritten Valentine

Last month I missed out on playing along with Ted's Happily Ever Crafter challenge.  I had a whole month to make a card and I still missed it.  This month I was determined to join the challenge.  Ted has some of the most clever challenges. 

This month we are to create a Valentine's Day card.  Easy enough...BUT...a handwritten sentiment is required on the front AND the inside.  UGH!!  I never like my handwriting.  So here's my card:

After THREE attempts at writing neatly and trying to include a cute sentiment, I took the easy way out and just wrote *Love*.  One word was about all I could handle by the end:)  Seriously though, it was fun to give this a try.  Don't think I'll do it again anytime soon.

Card Details:

• Stamped polka dots on vellum in Berry Sorbet (attached to base with scor-tape -- not visible at all)
• Used Mat Stack 4 die cut for sentiment panel
• Hearts are cut out and popped up for dimension
• Decorated edges of die cut with silver paint pen

Here's the inside:

All supplies Papertrey Ink unless noted

Stamps:  Polka Dot Basics II, Blooming Button Bits, heart from Inque Boutique
Paper:  white, vellum
Ink:  Berry Sorbet, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy
Accessories:  Copic markers: R32, R35, silver paint pen (marvy),Mat Stack 4 die, black Zig pen

Make It Monday #1

Here's my first entry for the very first Make it Monday challenge:  Go-To Sentiment.  I'm going to love these challenges!

• I masked off the white panel with a negative cut out of the Mat Stack 4 die.
• Sponged blue inside the masked space
• Stamped sentiments while still masked
• Colored rhinestones with R35 to match Berry Sorbet

All supplies Papertrey Ink unless stated

Stamps:  Giga Guidelines, Mat Stack 3 collection, First Fruits, Heartfelt Basics
Paper:  Spring Rain, Berry Sorbet, White
Ink:  Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss, black (memento), summer sky (memento)
Accessories:  Mat Stack 4 die, rick rack border die, rhinestones (paper studio), corner rounder

PTPD Challenge #31

Welcome to the 31st Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge!  I'm so excited to be a part of this group of talented stampers.  You can find our current challenge HERE.  These are the rules we were to follow:

1. Use a flower set, if you have it Papertrey Ink, Year of the Flowers set.

2. Use a designer paper. If you don't have any, make your own. I actually used SU designer paper Real Red and stamped using the flower images. But I could have just stamped on plain paper and it would have been pretty too!

3. Use at least three different colors.

Here's my take on the challenge:

My favorite YOF set is Violets.  I stamped them in black on a sheet of pp from the Guidelines collection.  The blossoms are colored a bit with Copic markers (C1 and R32).  I colored some silk ribbon in R32 to match the centers of the violets.  The leaves are stamped in Ripe Avocado and the rhinestones are colored with my YG95 Copic to match.

Thanks for a great challenge Laurie!

All supplies PTI unless noted

Stamps:  Year of Flowers: Violets, Damask Designs (sentiment)
Paper:  True Black, Guidelines pp
Ink:  Black (memento), Ripe Avocado
Accessories:  Copic Markers, rhinestones, corner rounder, silk ribbon

My Favorite PTI Project

I'm re-posting my favorite card made with Papertrey products for the HUGE anniversary giveaway on Nichole's blog.  How awesome is that prize package?

When looking back through 2010 posts I found two projects that stand out to me as favorites.  I couldn't decide between them so I'm posting both:)

I made this set of cards using the exclusive CHA 2009 PTI set.  You can read the original post HERE.

This is another of my favorite cards.  It took me forever to put together.  The original post is HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!  Can't wait to see who wins!

One Layer Wednesday

I'm thrilled that I finally have a chance to play along with Susan Raihala's One Layer Wednesday Challenge!  I love these challenges and have wanted to participate for soooo long.  One layer cards are some of my favorite to make.  Here are the rules for this week, OLW39:

Use a) an image, b) a border stamp (or stamped border if you're short of border stamps), and c) bling (glitter or rhinestones...doesn't matter). You may add small CAS embellishments to this list (embossing, ribbon, twine, or a charm, for instance), but you may NOT use a sentiment stamp or cardstock layers.

Here is a close up of the bling.  I colored clear rhinestones with a Copic BG13 marker.  As you can see, it was hard to capture them in the photo.

My color inspiration for this card came from a color challenge blog that I just discovered, CR84FN.  I'm sure many of you are already familiar with them.   I couldn't resist the fun color combo for this week's challenge, CR84FN13.  Isn't is wonderful?

Can't believe I posted a card two days in a row!  Most weeks I'm doing good if I get one card made total.  I guess these snow days are good for something.  Of course, the girls are loving it too.  Will they be this happy when they have all the make-up days in June?




All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless stated

Stamps:  Asian Fusion
Paper:  Stampers Select White
Ink:  Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Breeze (CTMH)
Accessories:  clear rhinestones (paper studio), Copic BG13, red glitter gelly roll pen (sakura)