Card A Day Blog: Wedding

Hello!  It's my turn again to continue the wedding theme for Card A Day Blog.  I wanted to create an elegant looking card.  It was fun to use some lace from my stash.

I used two of the newest files added to my store.  My Card Base 2 was the start of this card.  My file made it easy to piece this card together.  I used Papertrey Ink's Happy Day stamp in Momento Rich Cocoa  then embossed the word "Wedding" in gold.  I added some lace and a glittery bow but still the card looked a little plain so I added the wedding rings from my Wedding Charms file.  I used my Turning Paper Into Metal technique to make the rings  look like a metal charm. I really love this technique..you can't tell this gold trinket started out as a vanilla piece of paper!  Click here for the tutorial.  Click on the previews below if you would like to purchase any of the files I used for my card.

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Papertrey Ink Anniversary cards

Gosh I believe this is my 3rd post for today!  That's definitely a record for me!  Well I owe it all to PTI's 7th anniversary contests.  Guess what!  I now have a stash of cards too.  Yipee!  It's been ages since I've had any cards stored..usually I'm making them and hoping the glue dries quick so I can get them mailed.  Anyway...on the the cards:

The latest challenge asked us to make an envelope to match our card.  The instructions said we could feel free to really gussy up the envelope as if we are handing it directly to the person.  However, I very rarely hand deliver cards so I kept my embellishing to a corner leaving room for an address.

I used this color combo:

This sketch:

I used PTI's Signature Series:  Dress Form stamp.  This is the first time I used this stamp.  I just love how this card turned out! The script background stamp is from  Hero Arts.   The doily is from the Wilton cake decorating department.  The bow came with the ribbon rose attached.  I just used Copic markers to color it to match the Pure Poppy sentiment.  Some pearls finish up the card.

For the next card I used this color scheme:

And this sketch:

Talk about total opposites!  This card is soo different from the first one.  This definitely isn't my normal style..but I do think it would work well for a teen.  I used PTI's Happy Hexagons.  I purposely haphazardly stamped the stitching lines on the hexagons to give a more whimsical look.  (Gosh this was soo hard for me to do!)  The text print is a from Stampin' Up (celebrate block).  I used PTI's Happy Day die but since I only had a partial stamp set I didn't have anything that would work for birthday so I used a Studio G stamp instead.  I was delighted to see it was the same shape!  The sentiments are from PTI's Wishes Come True stamp set.  I loved how Ashley Cannon Newell used seqins to make a border in this gorgeous card. So I gave it a go with some light green sequins on the left of this card.  It is a great look!  Some stitching finishes up the card.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

There is still time to cash in on my Valentine's Day Sale. Only a few more days left. Click here or the Ad above to go shopping. I have added a few new files to my store.  First up is my Be My Valentine digital kit.  It is the one I used to make the Ad above.  I just love digital items..not only are they great for digital scrapbooking but they are also wonderful for hybrid projects too.  I love to use the papers to make cards.  There is never a need to go get dressed and waste the gas shopping for the perfect paper with my digital paper simply print as many as you need from the convenience of your home printer.

Be My Valentine Paper

Be My Valentine Alphabet

Be My Valentine Elements 1

Be My Valentine Elements 2

I also am introducing my card bases to the store.  These are simply general card elements that can be enhanced with specific embellishments to suit your needs.  These are great because the cutter does all the work for you. Each layer gets perfectly nested inside the other..no measuring needed!  Be on the lookout for many more of these coming soon to my store.

Card Base 1

I have a few more cards to share from PTI's anniversary celebration.    I loved this card by Mailes Belles...so I decided to mimic the look of her card for mine.  I used this sketch for both cards:

I used the above color combo for my first card. 

I used Copic markers to add pops of color to the stamped outlines just as Mailes did.  A little bit of twine and a dew drop finishes off the card.  The stamps are from Papertrey Ink Year of Flowers:  Sweet Pea and Everyday Classics anniversary set.

Next up I tried another color combo:

Okay off to try the latest PTI anniversary challenge.  Thanks for stopping by!  Please come back again!

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Card A Day Blog: St. Patrick's Day

Hello!  How are you all doing?  Good I hope!  Do you feel lucky?  Well I have a card to show you that will give you luck!  I'm in charge of coming up with a St. Patrick's day card for the Card A Day blog today.  I never ever make cards for this occasion.  I have a friend who loves this holiday and anything Irish so I plan on surprising her with this card! 

Papertrey Ink's anniversary contest continues so I decided to enter this card in that challenge as well.  Here is the sketch I used.

Here is the color combo:

I used all Papertrey Ink stamps.  The background was stamped with Background Basics:  Chevron Stripe.  The circle was stamped with Fancy Flourishes. The sentiment is from Paper Tray.  The shamrock sticker is from a scrapbooking kit I purchased years ago.  I had a hard time with this sketch.  I don't particularly like the string but it looked so plain without it.  A few sequins finish off the card.  A small white seed bead was attached to the center of the shamrock's sequin.

Hope it is warm in your neck of the woods!  It is cold and snowy here.  The kids have school off yet again!  Poor kids will be going to school all Summer!

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Papertrey Ink Building Block challenge

Wow!  I am soo loving the latest Papertrey Ink's anniversary challenge.  It's fun and something that one can pull out when in a creative rut. See each design team member had a specific element they were in charge of in helping us make a card.  They gave us a list and then we roll the die and whichever number corresponds to the list is the one we use.  Hmmm.. that sounded soo confusing..maybe you should head on over to Nicole's blog for a better explanation after you get done visiting me.

Here is my chance threw my way:
Colors:  Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, and White
Occasion: Congrats
Technique:  Rock and Roll (never tried this until tonight..kinda neat..click here for video)
Embellishments:  Rhinestones
Fiber:  Thread (Zig Zag stitched the banner)
Sketch:

I used all Papertrey Ink stamps.  Rosie Posie,  Everyday Classics (Anniversary Set), Honey Bees. I was a little afraid to start this card considering I normally stick with tried and true color combos.  It actually didn't turn out too bad and was quite fun!  I really would have liked one more color so I could use it for the small flowers in the patterned paper I stamped.  Also, the rock and roll technique would have been more apparent in different colors I believe.  I want to try this again some day.  Overall though the card came about pretty quickly and I am pretty happy with it!  It will be interesting to see what new color combos I'll draw from this challenge.

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New Files Added and a Few Papertrey Ink Cards

My Valentine sale continues. If you get a chance please stop by my store.  Click the Ad above or here to go shopping.  I don't have many files in just yet but am working on putting many more files in before my sale is over.  If you need something but don't see it..please ask! I have added a few new files today.  Click on the previews to be taken directly to them in my store.  But before you go please check out my cards below.

Papertrey Ink's anniversary celebration continues.  Check out all the fun on Nicole's blog here.  This challenge involved making the sentiment your focal point.  I loved this card from Ally so I decided to copy it.

I really needed a masculine card in my stash so that is why I chose this color combo.  I would love it to try it with flowers and feminine colors though.  I used PTI's Everyday Classics anniversary set for the stars using tone on tone stamping and the sentiment is from PTI's Think Big Favorites #12.    I stamped a zebra patterned stamp from Oriental Trading on the strips of paper.  Sequins finish off the card.

I absolutely loved this card by Nicole.  So once again I duplicated it.

I used PTI's stamp set Rosie Posie for the background images.  The sentiment came from  PTI's Think Big Favorites #2 Some zig zag stitching finishes up the card.

I decided to try another color version of the card I showed in this post.

 

I ran out of PTI's lovely craft cardstock so I had to use some I got from Oriental Trading.  I was amazed at the difference in stamping this card versus the PTI cardstock.  I believe this OT one was more porous so the ink soaked in more muting the colors.  I used PTI's Rosie Posie and Turning a New Leaf stamp sets.  I added  berries from PTI's bells and boughs stamp set.  The sentiment came from PTI's signature series: dress form. The butterflies were from a Sizzix die I borrowed at the crop.  The doily is a 4" paper one from the cake decorating section.  Some yellow twine and rhinestone butterfly bodies finishes the card.

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Valentine Sale and PTI card

My Valentine sale continues. If you get a chance please stop by my store.  Click the Ad above or here to go shopping.  I don't have many files in just yet but am working on putting many more files in before my sale is over.  If you need something but don't see it..please ask!  I have added one new file today.  Click the preview below to be taken directly to my Valentine Set.

Did you see my favorite stamping company (Papertrey Ink) is having a big 7th anniversary celebration!  They are giving away a tons of prizes and having several contests.  If you missed all the fun check it out here.   One of the challenges is to use one of the color schemes combined with one of the provided sketches to create a card.  I loved this card by Daniel Flanders so I decided to replicate it.

This is the sketch I used:

I chose this color combo:

I bought these doilies in the cake decorating section years ago and was delighted to find they fit the top of the card perfectly!  I used the following PTI stamps:  Rosie Posie (accented with Copic markers), Turning a New Leaf and Wishes Come True.  I really wanted to use my 3-D butterflies file but I was at a crop and didn't have time to cut them so I substituted some Sizzix ones borrowed from a friend.  Some baker's twine and pearls finish off the card.


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