PTI Make it Monday #210 and Color Throwdown 340

Lizzie Jones posted a wonderful video for the latest Make it Monday challenge for Papertrey Ink.  It involves using vellum to soften vibrant patterns.  You can check out the video here. 

I got my color scheme from the latest Color Throwdown #340.  I just love this color combo.  It makes me eager to plant flowers and fully embrace Spring!

Maile Belles did a wonderful card using PTI's Beautiful Butterflies you can see it here.   I just knew it would be the perfect background for this challenge.

I marvel at Maile's talent!  I had her card to use for placement of the butterflies but I still had problems developing a free flowing pattern.  I didn't have any small hearts so I used the asterisk type flower from PTI's Honey Bees to fill in the spaces.  I used PTI's Fillable Frame #5 die as my vellum accent.  I embossed in black a sentiment from PTI's Think Big Favorites #2.  Some asterick type stitching (used my sew easy) in pink finishes off the card.  Oh and I don't have the stamp layer to add decorations to the butterflies so I just hand did the accents using Copics.

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Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop

Yipee..it's time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!  How it works is PTI gives us an inspiration photo and we make a project using that photo for inspiration.

Isn't that photo gorgeous!  I would definitely want to attend that party!

I knew the minute I saw the photo I just had to play with the navy stripes.  So I cut strips of this pretty blue shimmer paper.  The shimmer is soo pretty in real life.  I did try and photograph it for you:

Photos just doesn't do it justice!  I was inspired by this wonderful card by Dawn McVey!  I have never done a card where an element stuck out past the card front!  I do love how it turned out!

 I stamped PTI's rosie posie  large rose in (PTI)hibiscus burst accented with R85 Copic marker and small rose with (PTI)sweet blush accented with R83 Copic marker.  The leaves were stamped with (Memento) bamboo leaves accented with YG93 Copic markers.  "Happy" is from PTI honey bees and "Mother's day" is from PTI happy day. 

I added the gold shimmer paper behind the blue stripe because of the gold fork in the photo.  I'm not sure I'm loving it though.  I think if it was more of a brassy instead of this yellow gold I would like it better.  Thus..I added the gold sequins hoping to tie in the gold better.  Oh and the card base is hibiscus burst.

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Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #209 and Fusion

It's time for another Make it Monday at Papertrey Ink.   This week was a little out of my comfort zone.  It involved placing white die cuts on white cardstock and then choosing one die cut to pop out and color.  I am not good at white space.  I tend to fill up my cards which I know is less pleasing to the eye than negative space but I can't help myself!   If you haven't seen the video please check it out here. 

I decided to pull my colors from this week's Fusion Card Challenge.   (Oops missed the deadline!)

Would you believe I looked at this photo and didn't see red/white/blue!  It wasn't until I started my card that I realized how patriotic it is going to look!  DUH!

I didn't want to copy Lexi's card exactly but I didn't have many dies that match my stamps...so this is it!  I used PTI's flippin' out .  I split the set with another person so I only had the heart print flip flop stamp and the dies.  I cut the flip flop straps out of a brushed silver paint sample.  (Love these freebies for a little hint of metallic) I stamped the  white flower die cuts with a polk a dot  stamp from PTI's Happy Hexagons.   The sentiment looks black but I actually embossed it with silver embossing powder.  A rhinestone placed in the middle of the flowers finishes off the card.

I do like how the white space has texture without making the card too busy.  I think this technique would be great with some butterflies or flower dies.

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