Lauries Fabulous Favorites: Case Birthday Wishes

Good afternoon. It's been awhile since I last posted and joined a challenge.  Today I decided to join Lauries Fabulous Favorites at Ink to Paper. when I saw this card during the July release, I knew I had to case it using Together Forever.

Here's my card.

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Make-It-Monday #347 winter watercolor

 This week the challenge at PTI is to create a winter scene in watercolor.
I'm not the best at water coloring, but have decided to give it a try with a few of my cards ever since Betsy did it at Stamp-a-Faire.
 Here's my attempt.

Thanks for taking  a peek.

Make It Monday # Pattern Frames

         Just a quick post for PTI's Make It Monday  Ashley suggested that one make a frame using pattern paper. Glad I decided to join in because I think this suggestion really added to my card.
(sorry for the blurry photo)

     I used the Bold Border Foliage Die to create my frame in Orange Zest Damask Design pattern Paper. The pumpkin & sentiment is from Autumn Pumpkins.

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PTI Blog Hop: September 2018

   It's been about 6 months since I participated in PTI's Blog Hop.  I just happened to have time to make a Thanksgiving card even though I am in the midst of Halloween craft making and birthday cards too.  (always birthday cards!)

   I loved the inspiration photo (as always) and focused on the pumpkins and canyon clay color.

Of course, I had to use my new Many Blessings die. My card,

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MAKE IT MONDAY # 336 Faux Gilded Leaves

The Make it Monday challenge at PTI this week is to create faux gilded leaves. You can learn more about it Here.  I used gold, bronze and claret embossing powders. I think my claret was a little too old and didn't emboss as well as I would have liked.I stuck with the Kraft paper the way Laurie used it in her sample.Over all it turned out pretty nice.

   Thanks for taking a peek.

Make It Monday #335 : Pop Up Slider Cards

     This week the PTI Make it Monday is all about a pop up slider card. Betsy Veldman has asked people on the PTI forum what they would like to see. A couple responses were pop up cards. Since I was one who also requested this I thought I should play along. You can view Betsy's tutorial here.
     So when I started to create my card using a version of Laurie Schmidlin's card, I forgot that Betsy suggested it be a one layer card.  Here's my card.

     Despite being a layered card, the slider still works. I just taped the corners. I also used 4 layers for the balloon's string to make it sturdier.

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Stamp-a-Faire 2018 Water Your Flowers

I'm not into water colors.However, after attending Betsy"s session Water Your Flowers at PTI's 2018 Stamp-a-Faire, I think I will dabble in this some more. In fact I even ordered the water color paper Betsy recommended (Bee at Amazon)
Despite being my first time, I am happy with my creation.

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Stamp-A-Faire 2018

PTI's Stamp-a-Faire was a great experience. Dawn's project Planting Your Garden was the only project I was able to complete at the event.  Here's my copy of Dawn's card.  I do  love the leaf stencils. they are awesome!

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Stamp-A-Faire 2018 Crafting a Felt Flower Wreath

Well, It took me several days after PTI's Stamp-a-Faire to finish my wreath. I just loved this. Making the flowers was so much fun. They do look beautiful.

 I bought the flower dies and can't wait to make more.

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Make-It-Monday #332 Petite PatternPlay

    Just realized my grand niece is turning three in almost two weeks. I needed to make a quick card so I can get back on track for my granddaughters' party decorations. When I saw Lexi Daly's Make-It-Monday idea, I thought I'd give it a try.

I wasn't too happy with the color combination I picked: Berry Sorbet & Lovely Lady. I think the sentiment grounds the image.

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Make-It Monday #331 Creating Mix Background Texture

     It's been awhile since my last post. I've been busy doing an on line scrapbook of my trip to Portugal & Spain. At this point I am only half done. In between, I'm making invitations and party decorations for my granddaughters' birthdays in August & September.

     However, when I saw this week's Make-It-Monday by Stephanie Gold, I knew I had to make time to play along. Surprise of all surprises, I've made it in time too.

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     I really like how this card turned out. I need to remember this for future cards.
     Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

PTI Blog Hop: March 2018

Good afternoon. It is the 25th of the month. Time for PTI's Blog Hop.  This month's inspiration photo screams spring & Easter.

 Since my stash of stamps is devoid of tulips and birds, I decided to focus on Easter and use my stamps from the February release.

I decided to combine Bunny Blessings with Betsy's Seasonal Borders: Spring.  That stamp set is my favorite (currently). Can't wait to see the release for the other seasons.

Hope everyone has a great Spring and a Happy Easter.  Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

PTI: Create With Us March 2018

  I think this is the first time I am playing along with PTI' Create along with us challenge.  I was inspired by the background and color combination of  Melissa's card.  Needless to say, I have  been working on this card for a number of days in between some other projects and I am just getting it submitted with a few hours to spare.

I used the quatrefoil cover plate to create my stencil.
I really wanted to use a different flower in the upper right hand corner.  However, I seemed to have misplaced my Floral Sketches Stamp set.
Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.

PTI Blog Hop: February 2018

It's the 25th of the month. That means PTI is hosting their monthly blog hop. I'm on a roll.  My 2nd PTI Blog Hop this year.  February was a fabulous release month at PTI. Of course, I bought all of their Easter products and then some.  The photo inspiration this month is an opportunity to use these wonderful products.

I couldn't resist using the newly released Shape Shifter for my background. Love the bunny image too. I combined the flowers from Bitty Bouquet with those in Bunny Blessing.

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PTI MIM Challenge: Framing Sentiments

 I love this week's  MIM at PTI.  The challenge this week is Framing Sentiments.  I'm on an Easter kick.  I used all old products, nothing from recent releases. I think Bitty Bouquet is a perfect stamp set for Easter.

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Color Challenge: PTI Anniversary

I'm just getting in under the wire to submit this for PTI's 11th anniversary: color challenge.  This is the color combination I chose.

Here's the birthday card I made for my son's birthday later next month.

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PTI Anniversary challenge: No stamps used

    The PTI anniversary challenge for release day #2 is to create a project using no stamps. For me the initial starting point was finding a die sentiment. I chose Birthday Wishes. Since I need a masculine card for a friend's birthday next month, I decided to use Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores & Tropical Teal.

     I couldn't believe how fast this card came together. I used the tip Dawn McVey shared about Press & Seal awhile back. Love that tip. For those of you who don't remember, you lay your die cuts on your card. Place a sheet of press & seal over the die cuts, press, then flip it over, apply adhesive and lay it back on the card front. Voila!
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PTI Anniversary Challenge: Transform a Former Card

PTI just announced a new feature with their design team. It is called Transformation Tuesday. If I understand it correctly, every Tuesday, a stamp set will be used to create a simple card. Then there will be two more progressive samples showcasing how a card can be transformed adding layers and embellishments.  So with that in mind the challenge today is to transform a card that one previously made.
There is a card I made in 2012 that haunts me to this day. It is hideous. In fact I still have it since I would never send it to anyone. So today I decided to transform that card.

Here is the transformation. I kept the colors the same, added a mix & mat background and tweeked the butterflies.

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PTI Anniversary Challenge Day 4: Florals

     Back with another entry for PTI's anniversary challenge.  Today it's day 4 and its all about florals.  PTI has so many beautiful floral sets. I chose one of my favorite sets: Floral Sketches. I also used one of the Mix & Mat dies. I absolutely love all of the ones I have. It is so fast and easy to make a card with these dies.

 For my floral color combination, I was inspired by Betsy's card featuring the new anniversary set.
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PTI Anniversary Challenge: Day 1 Sketches

February 6th, 2018

         Yesterday was day 1 of PTI's 11th anniversary celebration. To kick off the celebration, the design team was introduced. Each member of the design team picked one of their favorite projects from last year and created a sketch to go with it, Of course, the challenge was to create a project using one of the sketches provided.

      I just love the work of Melissa Phillips. She is one of my favorite designers. I try to replicate her work at times, but I don't do her justice.  Here is her favorite pick.

  This is her sketch, followed by my creation.

  I pretty much used her color combinations. I added diagonal score lines on the Aqua Mat; however, they are not visible in the photo. They really added some texture and depth to the card. Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.