PTI Anniversary Day 8

This card is for Day 8 of the Anniversary Celebration at PTI.  With the release of a new collection titled "Blue Skies," Nichole asked us to create a project using the ombre effect with shades of blue.  Here is what I came up with tonight:

Butterfly Dreams, Signature Greetings, Woodgrain Impression Plate

I created the blue ombre effect on white cardstock with Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, and Enchanted Evening.  I used the die from Butterfly Dreams to cut out the butterfly, and then I stamped the outline image on each piece.  A little sparkle from my Clear Star pen, and the butterflies were complete!

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!

Back to School?

Yes, I know.  It's January, not August.  And believe me, no one is happier about that than I am.  I will take this 45 degree weather over the 114 degrees we had last summer.  It's almost glorious outside.  My students are still wearing shorts and flip flops to school and that makes me giddy.  I'd have the flip flops on too if it weren't for a horrible need for a pedicure. Maybe next week.

Paper Crafts recently had a call for their summer issue, and Back to School items were requested.  I made a few things to submit, and I get to show them to you over the next couple of days. 

Here's one card:

Vintage Notepad background(Market Street Stamps), Signature Greetings (PTI)

I used a great background stamp on this one - the Vintage Notepad from Market Street Stamps.  It's one large stamp that fits on my stamp press. I love it and have used it a lot.  The sentiment is from PTI - meant for a birthday.  I try to dig through some birthday stamps to see how I can use them in a different way.  This one is perfect for teachers during Back to School time.

I'll be back tomorrow with the coordinating bookmark I made for this card. 

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place!

Back to School Cards

Tomorrow is the first day of school.  I've already been back at work for over a week now getting things ready for my students, attending meetings and working on curriculum.  Finally, we have kids tomorrow, which makes everything more fun at school.

I made 30 of these cards I'm showing today to put in my department and grade level teachers' boxes in the morning.  I'm sorry I wasn't able to make one for each teacher on campus, but I'll get something to each of them some time soon, I hope.

Here they are - all the same design, but with different ribbon.  I can't decide which I like better.

 

PTI: Signature Greetings, Woodgrain impression Plate, Fruit Fusion apple die

I cut the Kraft bases and ran them through my Big Shot with the Woodgrain impression plate.  Then I cut the gray mat from Smokey Shadow.  I heat embossed the sentiment and inked the edges so it would look like a chalk board.  I die cut the apple, popped it up, and tied the ribbons around the gray mat.  Easy peasy - and 30 of them are ready.  Happy about that. 

I wish I had more of the ribbon that looks like a ruler.  I haven't tried the fabric stores yet, but that will be my next stop.

Thanks for visiting My Happy Place today!  After school gets into full swing, I'll be back here more often.

3rd Post Today! ANOTHER card for Becky...

Again, here is Becky's Compose a Card Challenge #9.  This is probably my last one for the weekend. :(

I took some inspiration from Teri Anderson.  She always uses her extra letter stickers in such a fun way, so I thought I'd give it a try.  Here's my card:

I scored the kraft mat to create the tic-tac-toe board and inked the edges with pure poppy ink.  The sentiment is from Signature Greetings.

Thanks for looking!