"Woodsy" Thanksgiving

     Today's Thanksgiving card was inspired by the Leafy Vine Border die. I bought this die when it was first released because I liked the flower Nicole made with it.  However, when I made the flower,I didn't really care for it.  Thus, this die became neglected. Browsing through blogs, I was always amazed at how pretty this border looked when it was cut in the same color of the card and laid on top to create texture.

     Wanting to create a "woodsy" effect, I stamped some kraft cardstock with sepia & peeled paint inks using two different patterns (Scratches & Spatter) from Impression Obsession's Cover A Card. Then I used my woodgrain IP to create this.

     The elements I kept the same from my previous Thanksgiving cards (#1, #2, #3) were the  pumpkin, mat stack #1 and the twine. I did not incorporate any challenge from Stamp-A-Faire that I did with the other Thanksgiving cards. This card is not photogenic. It is much prettier in person.

 A close up of the pumpkin.

   Thanks for looking. If I can get home from work tomorrow, and the sun is shining, I'll be able to take pictures of my 5th Thanksgiving card.


Supplies: PTI CS: Kraft, Orange Zest
Inks: sepia, Distressed Peeled Paint
Stamps: Impression Obsession Cover A Card Spatter, Scratches
Dies: Mat Stack #1, Leafy Border Vine
IP: Woodgrain
Other : Twine, First Fruits Collection PP

MIM #39: Multi-stamp Background Building

  This week's MIM challenge at Papertrey Ink is to use more than one stamp to build your own background.  I've always loved the cards that Nicole has made using this technique. However, I never attempted to do this until this week.  I was determined to NOT use flowers or leaves. Since I purchased the grid lines cardstock at Stamp-A-Faire, I decided I would finally open the package and attempt this challenge using the cardstock along with the Guide Lines II stamp set.
     Stumped as to what inks I would use, it occurred to me that perhaps I should look into a color challenge.
Enter CR84FN41.  It just so happened that I had the appropriate inks to play. I also loved the colors.

     Now you would think that it would be fairly simple to stamp a decent design with the guide lines cardstock.  It was more challenging than I thought.  Part of the problem was that the steel blue ink blurred my vision of the guide lines. However, for my first attempt I am somewhat satisfied. (I have noticed that as I am getting more "mature " (getting old),  my stamping imperfections are becoming more tolerable.

     I think the next time I attempt this same background, I would stamp a smaller image on the larger one with the alternating color just like Nicole did with one of her samples for MIM.  For my first attempt, it's not so bad.  Thank you for looking.  Tomorrow I'll post more of my Thanksgiving cards.  I promise.

Supplies: PTI CS: Soft Stone, Guide Lines II
Ink: Memento: LOndon Fog, Thatched Straw; Colorblock steel blue
Stamp Set: Iconic Images
Other: Lemon Tart satin ribbon, rhinestones 

Thanksgiving Card Take III

     Today I am back with another Thanksgiving card.   As I mentioned in my previous posts, my goal this Thanksgiving is to make 6 different cards using some of the same elements.  I am also trying to incorporate some of the Stamp-A-Faire Challenges. My first card had a front cover cut back by a 1/2  inch. My 2nd Thanksgiving card was one I submitted for PTI"s October Blog Hop.  The elements I kept the same for today's card was the pumpkin, Mat Stack #1 and kraft cardstock. The challenge (Stamp-A-Faire #6) was to use notches with the ribbon.

      I inked the doily with Sepia ink.  The pattern paper is from the First Fruits Collection. Tying the ribbon took forever.  I had to watch Dawn's McVey's tutorial several times. It took me a dozen times before I was able to get the bow the way I wanted. (Okay part way)

     I have two other Thanksgiving cards finished that I'll be posting in the next day or two.  Thank you for stopping by.

Supplies: CS: Kraft, Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate
Die: Mat Stack 1
Other: Sepia ink, ribbon, doily, pearl

MIM #38 Brayer & Impression Plate Techniques

  This week's MIM for Papertrey Ink is about using a brayer to apply color to the texture made using an impression plate.  You can learn about it here. I decided to make an anniversary card for my sister-in-law who is celebrating her 40th anniversary in early November.
  I chose PTI's Cane Print impression plate and used Momento's Pear Tart. I visioned the Cane Print to be a trellis with flowers climbing along it. Here's my interpretation.

     The flowers were made from combining the top layer of Bloom Builders #3 with the newest Flower Fusion die #9. I fussy cut the leaves from the Flower Fusion #9 stamp set.

     Thanks for looking.

Supplies: CS: PTI: Select White, Ripe Avocado, stash on hand: purple & brown
IP: Cane Print
Ink: Memento: Pear Tart; Archival Ink, Sepia
Die: Bloom Builder#3, Flower Fusion#9
Stamps: Flower Fusion #9, Fillable Frame #4
Other: Orange Zest Button, White Twine

PTI' S October Blog Hop

 

Well, its blog hop time again.

You can find all the details and participants on

Nicole's website.

I loved the inspirational  picture this month.

When I first saw this picture, I knew the cream pumpkin with the orange design was going to be my focal point along with the polka dotted fabric.  I created the pumpkin by cutting out 3 ovals using my Wishblade. I stamped the design with the Flower Vine Stamp set from Denami. The vine is a 1/4" curled up strip of paper. Dimensionals were used to prop up the pumpkin. My card.  Originally, I had used the Orange Zest grograin ribbon. It looked fantastic. However, it was a bit too wide and not appropriate for mailing.  Not having the twill, I settled for a non PTI ribbon that coordianted with the orange zest. Thanks for looking. Supplies: Paper: PTI Kraft, Bitty Dot Basics Stamps: PTI: 2009 Autumn Tags, Denami: Flower vines Die: Mat Stack 1 Other: ribbon (stash), PTI Avacado button, rustic twine 

Masculine Birthday Card

  Every once in awhile someone enters your life who is a gift from God.  That's my son-in-law.  He is a fantastic person.  The type of man every mother wants their daughter to bring home.  There are so many words to describe him: intelligent, loving, giving, strong, considerate etc.  He's both a fantastic husband and an awesome, involved dad. Friday is his 35th birthday.  Here is the card I made for him. I used my favorite color combination for a masculine card: Kraft & Ocean Tide.

  The tag is from Pti's latest release. Decided to notch the top of the tag & wrap some twine around it. The numbers were cut out using my Wishblade.

  Thanks for looking. Be sure to stop back tomorrow to see my submission for PTI's Blog Hop.  The inspirational photo was amazing.

Supplies: CS: Kraft, Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream
Stamps: Botanical Silhouettes, Text types,
Die: Tag Sale # 5
Other: Woodgrain IP, button, twine

Gratitude

  Today I started making cards for Thanksgiving.  I have about fifteen I need to send out.  Mostly to friends and family. But I also want to send gratitude to the lovely caregivers of my MIL.  My goal is to design 6-7 different Thanksgiving cards.  A thought occurred to me. Keep 1-2 elements the same and try to incorporate Nicole's challenges from Stamp-A-Faire.  I was lucky to attend this wonderful event; so I didn't play along with the challenge. I have been meaning to try them. Perhaps I can kill two birds with one stone.
 Today's card is based on challenge # 8 in which one is to create a card with a front cover that is cut back by an inch or so.
 
    I cut 1/2 inch off the front of my card and cut a strip of pattern paper from PTI's Frirst Fruits Collection.

   The pumpkin is made from 3 ovals I cut out using my Wishblade.  Each section of the pumpkin is edged with PTI's Chai ink.  I die cut the Mat Stack 1 shape using a different paper from the  First Fruits Collection.  I fussy cut the border of the Mat Stack 1 using terracotta CS.

     A close up shot.

     Thanks for looking.

Paper: Pti Terracotta, Kraft, First Fruits Collection

Ink: Chai

Die: Mat Stack 1

Other: Twine, PTI buttons