PTI February Blog Hop

 

This month Nichole gave us a very challenging inspiration photo with colors that I would never have put together, but it is beautiful! You can visit the challenge page here.

I used the gray, pinks, and purples in my card below, along with some ripe avocado and gold shimmer cardstock.

PTI's Flower Garden, Branching Out die, Wonderful Words Thank You die

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PTI Celebrating 2016

Last year, 2016, for PTI was a fun year for me!  I loved the Color Pop series and hope to get more of those in the coming year, and the Inspired series is a favorite of mine! 

One set highlighted in Nichole's challenge today is Tulip Time! Oh how I love this set! I've used it several times and even made about 35 Easter cards with it last year.

Here's the card I made with it today:

PTI's Tulip Time and Keep It Simple: Encouragement

A close up to see the dimensions with the die-cut flowers:

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PTI Celebrating 2015

Today Nichole is celebrating 2015 with so many fun sets highlighted.  There were several that I loved in 2015; it was a great year for Super Hero themes!  I did not have the sets that Nichole highlighted, but I did love this card by Laurie using the Baker's Dozen cupcake set.

Instead of Baker's Dozen, I used Tremendous Treats: Valentine that was still sitting on my desk from earlier in the PTI Celebration. Here's my card:

PTI's Tremendous Treats: Valentines, Think Big Favorites: #1

I added glossy accents to the cupcake to give it some dimension.

And here is the inside:

PTI's Birthday Bash Sentiments, Tiny Treats: Valentine

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PTI Celebrating 2014

Today's celebration challenge is for the year 2014.  This was a great year for PTI, and there are many sets released in that year that I own, but none that were highlighted today are in my stash.

I chose this card by Laurie as inspiration for my Get Well card I made for a friend of mine.

And here is my card: 

PTI's Background Chevron Stripes, Big Basics Sunshine die

And here's the inside:

PTI's Keep It Simple: Get Well mini,  Heart-2-Heart mini set

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PTI Celebrating 2013

Today's celebration challenge is for the year 2013.  This was a great year for PTI, and there are many sets released in that year that I own, but none that were highlighted today are in my stash. 

So, I chose this card by Cristina Kowalczyk as inspiration for my post today.  I love the colors she chose, and never would have put them together myself.  The unique way she used the leaf in her design caught me by surprise, and I loved it!

Click here to see more from Cristina.

 

I remember how much I loved Ruby Rose, the set that Cristina used for this card, but never purchased it.  There's a good chance I will order it soon after seeing some of the cards from the designers. I love the different patterns on the flowers and leaves in this set. 

Instead of Ruby Rose, I used a favorite set of mine released in March 2011, Sending You. It has a leaf with a unique style like the one in Ruby Rose.

Here's the card I made:

PTI's Sending You, Double Ended Banner die, Wonderful Words Thank You die

and the inside:

 Thank you for visiting My Happy Place!

PTI Celebrating 2011

Today's post and challenge on Nichole's blog are all about celebrating 2011 with Papertrey Ink.  I was excited to pull out Tremendous Treats for this challenge. Of all the Tiny Treats and Tremendous Treats sets that PTI has, the Valentines themed ones are my favorite.  I feel like they are pretty versatile, and don't necessarily have to be used just for Valentines.

I had a few ideas for a card using this set, but had someone on my mind; she's had a rough week, so I created this:

PTI's Tremendous Treats, Up Up and Away, Scene It Dies, In the Meadow dies

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PTI Celebrating 2012

Today's post and challenge on Nichole's blog are all about celebrating 2012 with Papertrey Ink.  I only had one set that was highlighted, but it is a favorite!  I love anything with a sunshine, cloudy, or rainy theme!

Hello, Sunshine

Here's the card I made: 

PTI's Cover Plate: Blue Skies,  Hello, Sunshine, Big Basics: Sending Sunshine die, 

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PTI Celebrating 2010

Today's post and challenge on Nichole's blog are all about celebrating 2010 with Papertrey Ink.  I had a few sets to choose from to highlight for today, but I wanted to pull out this first in a series set:

Take 3: Summer

Here's the card I made for it:

Take 3 Summer, Leafy Vine Border die

 

I used shimmer cardstock for the orange panel and leafy border and added a bit of sparkle to the flowers with a gel pen.

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PTI Celebrating 2009

2009 - The year I discovered Papertrey Ink, and my crafty world has not been the same since then.  I have met several friends through this company, made many cards and scrapbook layouts, and have shared them with many friends of my own.  It was pretty life-changing.  The release of one of my favorite stamp sets, On My Couch, is highlighted today on Nichole's blog, so I had to make a card with it.  

the inside

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PTI Celebrating 2008

Today Nichole is celebrating 2008 stamps that were released, and one of them is my all-time favorite one.  It was in the very first purchase that I made from PTI, and has been used countless times. 

The outlined images are perfect for coloring in, or you could use the fill-in images to add color.

Here's the card I made for today's challenge using this favorite set:

PTI's Flower Garden and Inspired: Hope

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PTI Celebrating 2007

Nichole's challenge for today is to use a card from the 2007 Release as inspiration.  Here's the card I chose:

I used it as inspiration to create this sympathy card for a friend who just lost her father:

Healing Touch Sentiments, Branching Out die

Thanks for looking!