PTI May Blog Hop

The May Blog Hop is tonight and Nichole asked us to use one of PTI's newest products - felt!  I just received my release night package yesterday, with the Vintage Cream felt and cloud dies packed inside.  A match made in Heaven!  You can see everyone's project if you click here.

Here's my card:

And here's the inside:

The idea to cut out the clouds from the main card came from Mailles. 
Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Stamps:  Up, Up and Away and Inside and Out: Thank You
Paper: Spring Rain, Vintage Cream, Bitty Dots Basics
Ink:  Smokey Shadow
Tools: Cloud and Balloon Dies, Vintage Cream Felt

Dolls Challenge - #5

It's Michelle's turn to challenge the rest of us over at the Paper Dolls Blog.  She closed her eyes and picked 3 colors.  I have to admit that these colors really didn't go together when I first looked at them, but her beautiful example really changed my mind. She chose Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores and Berry Sorbet.

I've only just recently discovered Berry Sorbet from PTI.  It was in my sampler pack and I never gave it a second look until I made this card a few weeks ago.  I haven't ordered any of the paper, buttons, ribbon or ink yet, but it is next on my list of colors to buy.

Here's my card for Michelle's challenge.  

And here's the inside:

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Hawaiian Shores, Stampers Select White Cardstocks
Inks: Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores
Stamps: BB: Tin Type, Butterfly Dreams, sentiment from Every Day Button Bits, inside sentiment Birthday Basics
Ribbon:  Dark Chocolate Twill Tape
Tool:  Butterfly Dreams Die

Other Supplies:
Pearls (painted w/ Dark Chocolate ink)
Cuttlebug embossing folder

Also, last week's challenge sponsored by Jen was to create a feminine card and then a masculine card with the same stamp set.  Unfortunately, my masculine card stinks and still looks too girly.  But here is my feminine card.  Hopefully, I can fix the other one. I don't like to not finish. 

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Paper: Spring Moss, Stampers Select White Cardstocks
Inks: Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss
Stamps: Turning a New Leaf, Fillable Frames #1

Ribbon:  Hibiscus Burst Satin
Buttons: Hibiscus Burst
Tool:  Fillable Frames Die (masked)
Other: pink rhinestones

Heather's Sketch

During the latest countdown for PTI, Heather gave us a sketch to use.  You can see her awesome example and the sketch she drew here.  Again, I have been scrapping each month of my son's life since he was born.  This is the past Thanksgiving.  A lot happened in November, so there will be 2 other layouts for that month - going to see "Walking With Dinosaurs" and a trip to the zoo.  I've just started using these page dividers to make life a little easier.  That is the layout on the left; it's just out of the dividers.  The right side is following Heather's sketch.  She also wanted us to use some PTI dies in our layouts.  This die is Fillable Frames #1. After seeing Heather's example again, I wish I would have looked at it again before I started my own.  I like how she used more patterned paper.  That is always a challenge to me. 

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Turning a New Leaf Stamp set
Fillable Frame #1 die
Summer Sunrise, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Tea Dye Duo inks
Rustic Jute Twine and Rustic Buttons

Other Supplies
Hero Arts "Happy Thanksgiving" set (CL119)
unknown patterned paper
Probably Archivers green and gold cardstocks

Papertrey Pages, May Challenge

Beth posted a challenge for the PTI scrapbookers to motivate us to use our stamps more in scrapbooking.  This month's challenge is to use watercoloring on a layout.

Since my son was born, I have made a scrapbook each year that highlights month by month.  This is the October page from this past October.  A friend of mine dragged me kicking and screaming into the pre-divided page protectors, so that is the page that is on the left.  I just took it out of the protector to prevent the glare.  The reason I have gone in this direction of scrapbooking is because I'm behind on my self-imposed deadline because some certain company has entwined me into cardmaking.  Hmmm. Wonder which company that is!

Here is my layout.  I blacked out the faces of other kids.  My husband asked me why I did that and the only answer I had was that it just felt like the right thing to do, so please excuse the blotches.  They are precious children, just not mine.

I stamped the pumpkin on Vintage Cream and colored them in with Aquacolor pencils using orange and brown. Then I used my Dove Blender pen to blend in the colors.  I tried to make the pumpkin darker on the left side.  The change is not as dramatic as it looks in the picture.  It's actually blended pretty evenly.

Supplies:
-Stamps:  Hero Arts Happy Thanksgiving (pumpkin), PTI's Turning a New Leaf
-Paper: random Kraft 12x12, PTI's Vintage Cream
-Ink: PTI's Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest
-Aquacolor Pencils and a Dove Blending Pen
-American Crafts Thickers

Paper Dolls Challenge #3

We are really going strong on our Paper Dolls Blog!  This is our third week to post challenges, and a lot of other PTIers are participating!  I love that!  Have you see our blog yet?  Come see what fun we are having.

This week, Suzanne has issued a very verstatile sketch challenge.  You can keep it simple, or dress it up.  I made a set of cards using this sketch.  Here they are:

I'm not sure you can even see the stitching I did or the sparkle from the Sakura pen around the blooms on the stamp.  Since PTI released the Green Tea Leaves paper last year, I had to have it.  Each time I put it in my cart, I had to take it out to get something else.  (grrrrrr...budget).  Finally, I made it a priority in February when I ordered things for the Anniversary Release .  It's May now. This is the first time I opened it and used it.  It took me that long to talk myself into cutting into it.  I know I'm not the only one like this.  Right?  Right????

Here's Suzanne's fabulous sketch at the Dolls blog.  Y'all come play!

All Papertrey Ink supplies (except the light kraft paper, which I'm hoping they will have soon)
-Stamps: Round and Round Third Anniversary Set
-Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, kraft
-Ink: Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Tea Dye Duo
-Buttons: Ocean Tides, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado
-Rustic Jute Twine

Other:
-Sakura Stardust Pen
-Thread

Life is so much better...

This is Week #2 of the Paper Dolls Blog Challenges.  Have you played yet?  Meg gave us a great challenge this week.  She chose a sketch from the new Paper Crafts Connection Go To Sketches magazine.  Here's what I did with it.  I can't seem to get away from Spring Moss and Pure Poppy. 

Here's the sketch from Betsy Veldman that Meg chose:

This was a fun sketch - thanks, Meg!  Everyone should visit the Dolls Blog and play along with us this week!

Papertrey Ink Supplies:
Cardstocks: Vintage Cream, Spring Moss, Pure Poppy
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Tea Dye Duo
Buttons:  Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Spring Moss
Stamp Sets:  Turning a New Leaf, Life
Rustic Twine

Other Supplies:
Nestabilities Blossom Die
Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Mini-deck