Make it Monday 275: Stamped Dangles

This week's Make it Monday challenge over at Papertrey Ink involves stamping dangles.  Amy shows exactly how to do the dangles in a great video HERE.

I actually really enjoyed this technique.  It is so wonderfully whimsical!  It's totally unlike my usual style.  They key here is to just stamp and not worry about lining things up perfect. The lines and bows are drawn in by hand for a very free form look.   I had fun looking through all my stamps to find images I could stamp to mimic "beads".  This definitely gave new life to all those tiny stamps I often neglect.  I very rarely do one layer cards.  I had to restrain myself from adding some glossy accents to give some dimension.  I am also not good with white space.  However, I really did like the end result of my card.  The scallop card base adds enough interest without the need for a dimensional layer.  I liked these so much I made 4 of them.

I thought it would be fun to do them in different colors.  This would make a unique gift set!
Supplies listed and linked below:

Warning I used 10 colors of ink and 9 different stamp sets.  If you try this technique keep track of which stamp went to which stamp set.  I of course didn't do this.  I just attach them all in a group on a rectangle acrylic block.  Now I need to figure out where they belong!  UGH!

PTI Paper Tray Stamp Set (Vault)	PTI Paper Clippings: Birthday Stamps	PTI Garden Gate stamps (no longer available)

PTI Sweet Holiday Wishes	PTI Splits: With Love stamps	PTI Frienship Jar Flowers

PTI Center Style: Feminine Stamps	PTI Wonderful Words: Birthday Stamps	Hero Arts Exclusive PRAYERS Stamps and Dies Set

PTI Aqua Mist Dye Ink	PTI Berry Sorbet Dye Ink	PTI Green Parakeet Dye Ink

PTI Harvest Gold Dye Ink	PTI Hawaiian Shores Dye Ink	PTI Melon Berry Dye Ink

PTI Pale Peony Dye Ink	PTI Pure Poppy Dye Ink	PTI Tropical Teal Dye Ink

PTI True Black Dye Ink
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Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #274: Pattern Play With Die Cut Silhouettes

This week's make it monday at Papertrey Ink involves using dies to cut silhouettes out of patterned paper. Check out Lexi's wonderful video showing how to do this technique HERE.

My daughter and I were reading a chapter book.  It was time for bed so we had to stop reading.  I asked her to get a book marker so we can mark where we left off.  She said she didn't have any.   What?!  I thought for sure she had several she had picked up at the library.  Anyway, I decided to use this challenge to make her a book marker.  Two to be exact!

My daughter loves blue!  Seriously all forms of blue..navy blue, aqua mist, teal, royal blue.  As long as it's blue she likes it!  We bought practically all blue clothes for school this year.  So when various school activities required other colors to be worn we were at a loss!  So I decided to use some very old and neglected Creative Memories papers paired with PTI's bitty dot for my book markers.  My daughter also loves butterflies so I used dies from PTI's color pop butterflies to use for my silhouettes.  I knew I couldn't add much dimension to these since they were being tucked into a book.  That was hard for me...I love dimension and wanted to make those butterflies pop off the book mark a little.  I also used some unloved fibers for the top.  I cut the letters out of the teal book marker and then placed different pattern papers behind each negative part of the letters.  I adhered the letter centers to the front to make the letter more recognizable.  I was able to make a second book marker by gluing the positive part of the letters to patterned paper.  Click on photo to enlargeso you can see the pattern better.   I corner rounded the corners also. I used a black marker to

To make the book markers more durable I laminated them.  Hopefully these will last a long time!  My daughter is sick with a cold and a fever.  I did take her to the doc but they said there wasn't any need for antibiotics at this time.  Despite being sick though she was thrilled with these book markers and gave me a big old hug.  She even wanted me to take a photo of her holding them!

Poor little girl..her nose is soo red even though she is using lotion tissues.  She will be staying home tomorrow.  She actually likes school so she isn't happy she is missing that and gymnastics.  I do hope she feels better soon.   I hate it when the kids are sick.  I wish I could wave a wand and instantly make them better!

Supplies are listed and linked below:

PTI Make it Market Mini Kit: Color Pop Butterflies	PTI Smooth Alphabet Dies

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Make It Monday #272: Masked Heart Wreaths

This week's Make it Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink involves making a heart wreath by using a heart mask and small stamps.  I just think Melissa is incredibly talented!  She has a knack for knowing exactly what colors and patterns to mix to make absolutely beautiful creations.   It's not surprising she has come up with an impressive video to share with us.  Please check it out on Nicole's blog HERE.

I love Melissa's card soo much that I decided to replicate her design.  I have found a post it note that is sticky on the entire back of the note works very well for masking.  I found mine at the Dollar Tree.  So I used my Sizzix Framelits heart dies to cut a mask.  This technique is wonderful for making use of some of the tiny floral stamps included with many stamp sets.  I used several different ones so I will list exactly which ones at the end of this post.  I couldn't believe my eyes when I removed my mask.  I had a darling little heart opening framed by super cute florals.  Then I started adding the leaves.  I thought oh no...I've ruined it!  I wasn't liking what I was seeing at all!  However, I kept going adding more leaves, dots, and hearts just as Melissa instructed.  The more I added he more I liked my wreath.  Those tiny hollow hearts I stamped in green were the perfect finishing touch!  I have to say I almost didn't add these because hearts are supposed to be pink or red right?  But in this instance the green hearts were perfect to add to the open spaces without taking away from the focal point.

I cut the love die cut out of some handmade paper the kids and I made one Summer.  I used a sentiment from PTI's Colorful Words stamp set.  I originally wasn't going to even buy this stamp set but we ended up doing a split on the forum so others took a few of the sentiments I didn't think I would use.   However, I'm so glad I bought this set as I've used it so much!  I haven't colored the letters yet just stamped it in colored ink or heat embossed it.  I would love to see how it looks foiled!  Anyway, does this happen to you?  You get an item and don't think you're going to love it but once you start using it...you wonder how you lived without it! 

A strip of PTI's chicken scratch gingham paper and some sequins finishes the card.

Supplies are listed and linked below:

Flowers:

PTI Frienship Jar Flowers	PTI Honey Bees Stamp Set	PTI Ruby Reprise (No longer available)

Hearts:

PTI What the Doodle: Tea Time stamp set

Leaves:

Make It Market Mini Kit: Color Pop Florals	PTI Turning a New Leaf Stamp Set

Sentiments:

PTI Inspired: Love die	PTI Colorful Words Stamp Set

Inks:

PTI Hibiscus Burst Dye Ink	PTILovely Lady Dye Ink	PTI Lavender Moon Dye Ink

PTI Lilac Grace Dye Ink	PTI Sweet Blush Dye Ink	PTI Berry Sorbet Dye Ink

PTI Mint Julep Dye Ink
Heart dies used to cut post it note mask:

Sizzix Framelits: Hearts Die Set

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Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #271: 2016 A La Carte

This week at Papertrey Ink we are looking back at all the various video techniques shared throughout 2016. We are to choose one technique and use that for this week's challenge. There are soo many great ones to choose from in fact it's hard to choose just one. You can see what I mean by checking out Nicole's blog HERE.  I ultimately decided to do the technique I use almost every time I sit down to make a card. Make It Monday #267: Assembly Line Card Making.  Laurie shared some fabulous  tips to use when making multiple cards of the same design.  I very rarely just make one card when I craft.  It really doesn't take that much more time to make several since you already have the supplies out.  The MISTI makes the process even quicker.  It's truly a great way to build up a stash so you don't have to rush and make cards at the last minute.

I needed to make some masculine birthday cards.   I have to admit this is a topic I often struggle with.  Give me a good floral set and I could make cards all day but I'm often at a loss when it comes to making cards for the men in my life.  So I decided to seek out some inspiration.  I found a wonderful card by Lizzie Jones.  You can see it HERE.   I had to change things up a little bit since I didn't have all the supplies Lizzie used but I do like how mine turned out.

I actually made 4 of these but I had to send one out already!    Here is a closer look at the individual card:

I didn't have the streamers Lizzie used so I just stamped streamers from PTI's birthday style.  I stamped the cake from PTI's just desserts with a solid ink but then added some shading to the edges  with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol in order to give the cake a more rounded appearance.  I used a chevron embossing folder on the kraft card base.  I often forget to use these folders but am always pleasantly amazed at how much interest it adds to a card.  I used a stitched border die in place of Lizzie's pinking edge border.   I also didn't have the grounding circle stamp Lizzie used so I tried to make due by drawing a circle with the colored pencils and blending it out with Gamsol. 

I did use Lizzie's tip for leaving the candles in the negative space of the die cut while stamping to help things line up better but I still had difficulty.  My candles definitely aren't perfect but I'm okay with that!  It's the imperfections that give the card character and makes it look "handmade".   I do have a tip for adhering the candles to the top of the cake.  Once again peel in stick comes in handy.  I simply left the candles in the negative space of the die cut applied peel and stick over the top and pressed down.  The candles stick to the peel and stick wrap and can be turned over to apply glue.  Then they can be placed all three at once onto the cake,  I let the candles sit on the cake for a few mintues to allow the glue to set up before removing the peel and stick.

I have one more tip for mass producing cards.  I found these little bowls at the Dollar Tree.  I believe you get 12 for $1.00!  They are great for holding your die cut pieces before assembling your card.  I will have more about these bowls later but here is a photo of how I used them on a card that had many pieces to keep track of.

Supplies are listed and linked below:

PTI Just Desserts Stamp Set	PTI Birthday Style Stamp Set	PTI Ombre Sentiments: Birthday

Momento Nautical Blue Dye Ink	PTI Harvest Gold Dye Ink	PTI Spring Rain Dye Ink

PTI Simply Chartreuse Dye Ink	PTI Cocoa Bean Dye Ink	PTI Fine Linen

Lawn Fawn Stitched Border Dies	Prismacolor Pencils	Inky Antics Gamsol Coloring Kit

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