Jenn's Inspiration Challenge

Jenn Ellefson has issued a great "Packaging Inspriation Challenge" on her blog.  This is the awesome photo she presented for the challenge.  Isn't it summery and fun?

I used it as inspiration to create this birthday card.  I thought twice about including the polka-dotted background, but all the white space made me nervous.  :)

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

-Cardstock: Stampers Select, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss, Plum Pudding, Spring Rain

-Ink:  Hibiscus Burst

-Stamps: Polka Dot Basics 1, Fillable Frames 1, Birthday Basics (inside sentiment)

-Dies: Fillable Frames 1, Rik-Rak

Other Supplies:

-pop dots

Ain't No Sunshine!

This is my THIRD post today!  Yowzers!  Please scroll down to see the other two. 

As I said earlier - I love this week's sketch from Card Patterns!  It is so versatile and FUN!! Here it is (again!):

A long time ago I stamped and paper-pieced this umbrella on the front of the blue cardstock, and then I got stuck.  I didn't know what to do after that, so it just sat and sat and sat.  Today, I decided I was going to use it...finally! So, I cut it and mounted it on the red cardstock and it became my focal point.  Love it when things work out the way I want them...so rare in card-making (and life for that matter!)

 Everything is Papertrey Ink supplies except for the random red gemstones!

-Spring Rain, Stampers Select and Pure Poppy cardstocks

-True Black, Spring Rain and Pure Poppy inks

-Scattered Showers, Scattered Showers Additions and Background Basics: Tin Type stamp sets

-Pure Poppy twill ribbon

-Spring Rain buttons

Sending Huge Hugs!

This is my second post today! Scroll down to see my first if you want.

I love this sketch at Card Patterns blog this week!  Here it is!

I wanted to make a fun card so I used some cute monster stamps and paper.  The colors are so bright and cheerful!

Supplies:
-Monster Fun stamp set (Hero Arts)
-New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Stampers Select cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
-Monster Party patterned paper (Reminesce)
-Bitty Dot Basics in Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
-True Black, Pure Poppy, New Leaf inks (Papertrey Ink)
-Aquacolor pencils
-Googly eye

Thinking of You!

This week Hero Arts is sponsoring the weekly contest at Card Patterns blog.  Here is the sketch they gave us to use!

This was a fun sketch because you can make it as simple or detailed as you want.  I may be entering a few cards this week just because of the versatile sketch!

Here's my first one:

Supplies used:
-Everyday Sayings (Hero Arts)
-Vintage Cream and Spring Moss cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
-Garden Variety mini-deck (Cosmo Cricket)
-Epoxy Dome Stickers (Papertrey Ink)
-New Leaf satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink)
-Labels Eight Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Life is better...

Here's my card for today!

Papertrey Ink supplies:
-Turning a New Leaf stamp set
-Life stampset
-Dark Chocolate ink
-Ripe Avocado ink
-Tea Dye Duo
-Vintage Cream cardstock
-Ripe Avocado twill ribbon

Other:
-brown cardstock
-pearls colored with dark chocolate ink

Basket of Joy!

Nichole said,   "This month we're calling all button lovers!"

I certainly fall into that category!  I'm loving all the Easter stuff that I've been seeing, but don't have any Easter stamps. So, I "made it work" by creating an Easter basket out of adhesive-backed cork and filling it with buttons to resemble eggs. The patterned paper was a scrap sheet that I wish I had more of! I stamped the butterfly on a strip of it, ran it upside down through my Xyron, like Nichole showed us how to do one day, and glittered it up with Hero Arts Prisma Glitter! I inked the edges with Spring Rain ink.  A wonderful coincidence is that PTI's medium scallop die is an almost perfect fit for one of the scallops from the Hero Arts set!  Love it when things I have work together!

Thanks for looking - have fun on the hop!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
-Hibiscus Burst Cardstock
-Stampers Select Cardstock
-New Leak ink
-Hibiscus Burst ink
-Fresh Snow ink
-Spring Rain ink on the edges
-Medium scallop die
-Buttons from Hibiscus Burst, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise and Spring Rain

Hero Arts Supplies:
-CL379 - Stamp Garden
-CL288 - Scallop Borders
-Prisma Glitter

Other:
-pink and green gemstones
-random scraps of patterned paper
-a few random buttons
Quickutz adhesive backed cork

Always so Thoughtful!

I made this cards shortly after I fell in love with PTI's Enchanted Evening color last summer. I'm still so infatuated with it.  It's the perfect dark blue.

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

Enchanted Evening and Stampers Select White Cardstock

Summer Sunrise and Enchanted Evening ink

Summer Sunrise Grosgrain Ribbon

Enchanted Evening Topnotch Twill

Hero Arts Supplies:

Striped Circle Cling - CG101

Happiness Messages - CL148

Other Supplies:

nailhead gems

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

random flowers

You Make Life Fun!

Again - Everyday Button Bits!  Love it!!  This card was a little different.  The white cardstock is mounted on the pure poppy bitty dot basics paper.  Then, I cut the base from pure poppy and left an inch hanging on the left side and mounted the image underneath and secured with some twine.  Thanks for coming by and looking!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Paper: Stampers Select White, Pure Poppy cardstock, Bitty Dot Basics in Pure Poppy
Ink: Ripe Avocado, True Black, Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits, Flower Garden (swirl), Handwritten Notes (sentiment)
Other: Rustic Twine, Enchanted Evening button

Other Supplies:
Aquacolor pencils, Fiskars 48 piece gel pens

Hello Friend!

I found something new on my trip to Archivers the other night...cork!  Here's what I did with it.

Supplies:

Papertrey Ink's Flower Garden

Hero Arts All Occasion Greetings

Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety Mini-deck

Papertrey Ink's Pure Poppy and Vintage Cream cardstocks

Papertrey Ink's Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Tea Dye Duo inks

Quickutz adhesive back cork (fine grain)

Papertrey Ink's medium scallop die

Spellbinders Nestabilites dies

Random gemstones and thread

Spring Has Sprung!

Over on the Hero Arts Club Blog they are sponsoring a monthly contest.  This month's theme is Spring and Easter!

Here's one entry that I have managed to create for the contest.  You can follow the comments here on the Flickr Group.

Hero Arts Supplies:

-Stamp Garden (CL379)

-Happy Day Animals (CL153)

-Cute Letters (CL183)

Papertrey Ink Supplies:

-Stampers Select White Cardstock

-Bitty Dot Basics paper in Spring Moss

-Spring Rain Cardstock

-Smokey Shadow ink

-Spring Moss ink

-Spring Rain ink

Other Supplies:

-random gemstones

-random blue ribbon

-Aquacolor pencils

-Dove Blender pen

-Spellbinders

First Bike Scrapbook Layout

This is a layout I completed last summer when I was still in awe over Everyday Button Bits!  I had never really used stamps for scrapbooking and this opened up a whole new world for me.  I need to get back to creating layouts since I'm many months behind on my self-imposed deadline.  That's my dad and son.  My dad is very ill now, so this page is priceless for me. 

Thanks for visiting!

PTI Supplies:

Enchanted Evening cardstock, twill tape, ink  (a MUST have collection)

Everyday Button bits

Background Basics: Retro

Other:

red, white cardstock

red buttons

aquacolor pencils

random pens

letter stickers

computer

Terracotta Butterfly!

This is the first card I made when I got the scallop die and Background Basics: Tin Type delivered.  I had never really used Terracotta Tile, but I love it.  My stitching is a bit small, so I already adjusted that for next time.  I hardly ever sew on my cards, and I need to do that more often.  This card feels like it is missing something, but oh well, I already gave it away!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: (all Papertrey Ink unless noted)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Terracotta Tile, Dark Chocolate

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, Tea Dye Duo

Stamps: Butterfly Dreams, Background Basics: Tin Type, sentiment from Wishing You

Other: Terracotta Tile buttons, Rustic Twine, random thread

Enjoy the ride!

Have I ever told you how much I love Everyday Button Bits?  Probably.  This is a card I made when I first got the set.  I heat embossed the image that was supposed to be the grass on Aqua Mist and Ocean Tides. Then I alternated them to create the ocean.  Stickles on the sun and some yellow buttons for my duckies and I was done!  I gave this card to a fellow teacher in August who was in for a rough year.(Thank goodness we're in the home stretch!)

Supplies: (All Papertrey Ink unless noted.)

Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Stampers Select

Ink:  Versamark, Summer Sunrise

Other: Gel pen, embossing powder, random yellow button, black thread, stickles, flowers

Friends for Life

When I first discovered PTI, I asked people on the forum which green I should order, New Leaf or Ripe Avocado.  Most votes went to Ripe Avocado and I can understand why.  It's a beautiful green and combines nicely with so many other colors.  I loved the Turning a New Leaf stamp set when it was first introduced.  It's a keeper!

Supplies: (all Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise)

Stamps:  Turning a New Leaf, Life

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream, random kraft

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Tea Dye Duo

Other:  Rustic Twine, New Leaf button, EK Success border punch, random pearls colored with Dark Chocolate ink

Becky's Compose-a-Card Challenge

Becky Oehlers has a great challenge this week using one of my favorite colors, Enchanted Evening! You can read more about the details on her blog, but here are the requirements:

 

And here is my card:

Supplies: (all Papertry Ink unless noted)

Cardstock: Enchanted Evening and random soft gray 

Ink: Enchanted Evening and Versamark

Stamps: Butterfly Dreams with matching die

Ribbon: Enchanted Evening Twill ( I don't have satin in this color)

Other: random pearls colored with Enchanted Evening ink

No Sunshine When You're Gone

It's my "Blog-o-versary" today!  One year ago today I created my first blog post!  Thanks for dropping by and leaving comments whenever you do!


There was a time when I didn't own Scattered Showers or Scattered Showers Additions.  Then, one day I decided I had lived long enough without either of them, and ordered them.  Boy, am I glad I did.  I love this set designed by Dawn McVey.  I also love Summer Sunrise with Enchanted Evening.

Supplies: (all Papertrey Ink unless noted) 
Paper:  Stampers Select White, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise
Ink:  Smokey Shadow, Summer Sunrise, Enchanted Evening, and some light blue I had before I discovered Spring Rain (why did THAT take so long?), Versarmark
Ribbon: Enchanted Evening Twill
Other:  clear embossing powder

Give You a Lift

I love PTI's Everyday Button Bits!  It's a wonderful set that is so versatile, has great images, sentiments and fonts. Since PTI began this series in July 2009, they've released 3 other button bit stamps: Holiday Button Bits, Blooming Button Bits and Baby Button Bits.  I'm hoping for more, but I don't know what else they could do.  

Supplies: (all Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise)
Stamps:  Every Day Button Bits
Paper:  Stampers Select White, Hibiscus Burst
Ink:  Hibiscus Burst, Ripe Avocado, Enchanted Evening, Summer Sunrise
Buttons: Enchanted Evening, some pink buttons that aren't PTI
Ribbon: Hibiscus Burst Satin
Other: Fiskars Border Punch, random pearls colored with black markers