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Sketch a Party

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This card was so fun to put together! I used Jen’s sketch (sfytt 3-7-09). I wanted to do something different for the top-most layer and that is how I ended up choosing to use PTI’s It’s a Celebration – that and I really want to try to use my PTI sets more! I tend to get them, make a card or two and forget them (cuz the next month’s release is here!) Actually, I do that with all my new stamps!

I like to use PTI colors when I stamp with PTI images, so I checked my paper stash and realized I hadn’t even opened my Polka Dot Parade pack! I liked the purple/green combo, so I went with that.

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I had fun stamping the banner – that is such a fun image to play with! I popped a few layers and added some Glossy Accents (CE-like stuff) to the dots on the present. The final touch was the bow made with the PTI twill.

On the inside, I used the same paper, added a cupcake, and embellished with more CE dots. The dots are very subtle, but I wanted to keep the dot theme going without taking over the inside.

Party
All Supplies PTI unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: It’s a Celebration;
Ink: Lavendar Moon, Plum Pudding, Spring Moss;
Paper: Lavendar Moon, Plum Pudding, Spring Moss, Polka Dot Parade;
Other: Plum twill, silver brads (MM), Glossy Accents (Ranger), dimensionals (SU);

Birthday Garland

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This card uses a CPS sketch (#106). Um, we could say that I rotated the sketch, but really, I just wasn’t paying attention and I stamped while the card was upside down *oops* Thankfully it looks good this way too :D

I wanted a cheery card – as this is another birthday card. I enjoyed working with the new Melon Berry ink from Papertrey Ink the other day – it is such a rich color – so I had to pull it out again. This time I added some bright yellow and blue touches.

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This card was quick – just simple stamping! I even did the inside. I don’t normally stamp a sentiment on the inside – I prefer handwritten notes; but the sentiment on the front sorta felt incomplete without something on the inside as well.

Just a Little Note
All Supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Floral Frenzy, Faux Ribbon;
Ink: Melon Berry, Lemon Tart, New Leaf, Aqua Mist;
Paper: White;

Leafy Melon Four Square

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I think there should be some application out there that creates post titles for us :)

This card is for two challenges. The layout came from CPS (#105) and the colors came from the PTI forum (#45). Those two elements took a lot of guesswork out of putting this together! I was excited to get my Melon Berry because I immediately thought it would look good with Stampin’Up’s Blush Blossom – and it does!! I used SU’s Certainly Celery to finish the four-square. It isn’t as good a match as the pinks, but it is good enough (and it certainly looks better IRL…since I moved I’ve been struggling with finding the perfect photo studio setup).

The button is from PTI’s vintage collection and I love that little bag! I’m just glad that color was in stock when I ordered. The New Leaf was out, but I have it on my wish list. I liked the holes from the button so I added piercing in the squares (I think I’ve done that so much lately that it came right to mind).

Happy Birthday
All PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Beautiful Blooms, Birthday Basics;
Ink: New Leaf, Melon Berry, Certainly Celery (SU);
Paper: White, Melon Berry, New Leaf, Blush Blossom (SU), Certainly Celery (SU);
Other: Melon vintage button, die cut (Spellbinders), paper piercer (MM);

Spring Fresh

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PaperCrafts has posted their March contest – butterflies! I’ve never done a PC challenge, but this was fun!

The first thing I did was to find a butterfly image – I figured that would be the most limited of my supplies. I haven’t used the On Gossamer Wings set in a long time, but I do find it very pretty. Next up, I needed a sentiment. I just received Motivational Centers and found the perfect sentiment! Putting the rest together was lots and lots of trial and error. A little bling was the final touch.

Thankfully I don’t need a “support” card, but they are hard to make when you need them, so this will be a good addition to my stash.

[No wonder I like this card - look how well it "goes" with my blog! LOL]

Overcoming Suffering
All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: On Gossamer Wings, Motivational Centers (CHF);
Ink: Burnt Umber (Palette), Barely Banana, Bashful Blue;
Paper: Bashful Blue (textured), White, Spring Showers DSP;
Other: bling (Hero Arts), Stickles (Ranger);

Simply Hoppy

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This card was created for the Clean & Simple challenge at SCS (CAS04). The challenge was to accent with dots – pierced or markered. I’ve always wanted to do a card like this – with piercings delineating the “focal area”. Unfrogettable is one of my favorite sets and since I haven’t used it in awhile, I thought he would be a cute addition to the card.

Happy Birthday
All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Unfrogettable, Happy Everything;
Ink: Glorious Green, Garden Green, Yoyo Yellow;
Paper: White (PTI);
Other: piercer;

Flourished Rose

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PageMaps came out with another set of card maps this month! A sketch from pagemaps and a color scheme from SCS Color Challenge and this card was practically done for me ;) I do think I am falling in love with Kiwi – I need to get me some Kiwi pattern paper!

I had a lot of fun putting this card together – more watercoloring and a new tool – who wouldn’t have fun? The flourishes were created using the Making Memories Slice (thank you again Gail!!). I can see this becoming a dangerous tool for me!

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The background of the card front was done with the Floral background stamp and craft (pigment) ink. The ink lightens when it is heat set, so you can actually see the pink color. I really like how that part turned out.

The inside of the card was easy – no stamping; just another strip of pattern paper and a pink flourish.

Celebrate Today
Stamps: Abundant Joy (SU), Floral (SU), Mixed Messages (PTI);
Ink: Pink Passion craft (SU), Burnt Umber (Palette); Passion & Kiwi dye (SU);
Paper: Chocolate Chip (SU), Pink Passion (SU), Kiwi Kiss (SU), Hawaii Papaya DSP (SU), White (PTI);
Other: flourish dies (MMSlice), deco edge punch (Fiskars);

Bloomin’ Spirelli

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Spellbinders is having a contest (check it out)! Most of the Spellbinder dies I have are nesties, but I wanted to do something different. One die I do have is from the Spirellabilities collection. I really love spirellis – I’m not much of a fiber artist, but these I can do :) I checked out the Spellbinder thread that I have and decided on purple. I don’t have much in the way of purple paper, but the Guidelines stack from PTI was perfect.

I’m still working on purchasing a good collection of “focal” sentiments. I only have one and it didn’t really work here (the font was wrong). So I improvised. I liked the scripty font used in the PTI Spiral Bouquet set. To fill up the other space on the white panel, I stamped a old background I have from ScrapGoods – it is a listing of flowers in latin. I topped off the spirelli flower with a metal flower embellishment from K & Co.

This layout fit perfect with the spirelli flower I created! The layout is a Sketch For You To Try (from i{heart}2stamp). Jen is also giving away blog candy this week – so check it out!.

Bloom
Stamps: Spiral Bouquet (PTI), background (ScrapGoods);
Ink: Plum Pudding (PTI), Spring Moss (PTI);
Paper: (all PTI) Lavendar Moon, Plum Pudding, Spring Moss, White, Guidelines patterns;
Other: Spirellabilities die (Spellbinder), leaf die (Spellbinder), spirelli thread (Spellbinder), metal flower accent (K&Co), ribbon (PTI), stickles;

Cheers Pattern

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I stamped the drink images on a panel the other day, but the scale was off for what I wanted. Then when I checked out the Limited Supplies challenge over at SCS (LSC209), I knew I would use the panel. The challenge was to create your own pattern paper. Coloring this was a pain, but I love how it turned out – so while I wouldn’t do it all the time, I’m glad I did it. I kept the rest of the card really simple so the pattern paper would stand out.

Cheers to You
All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Cheers to You;
Ink: Noir (Palette), More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, various SU reds;
Paper: Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie, White;
Other: scallop punch, circle punches, baja striped ribbon;

Simple Sofa

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Last week I stumbled upon a (new to me) blog – Clean and Simple Stamping. They host challenges that encourage clean and simple cards. I love the look of clean and simple, but struggle sometimes to really do it…so I definitely wanted to watch this blog and participate.

This card was made for challenge #FTL31 (sketch challenge). I have an anniversary card to make. I’m not sure how/why, but the sofa image from Stampin’Up! jumped into my head immediately. I am learning that I like fun and cute more than elegant. After I selected my images, I checked out my paper stash and found this fun pattern that reminded me of buttons (and the color scheme was perfect for the recipients). I really really wanted to add a button to the paper, but it needed a bit a twine, and then I just felt that was too much. I really like how this card turned out!

Happy Together
All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Please Be Seated, Happy Everything;
Ink: Sage Shadow, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip;
Paper: Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Autumn Vine DSP, Vanilla (PTI);
Other: mustard grosgrain;

Birthday Greetings

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CPS is doing a PTI challenge with a PTI prize pack. I couldn’t pass that up! I needed a birthday card and the challenge is a sketch, so half the card was already decided for me. I wanted a cheery card but not overly girly. I selected the Mailbox Greetings set from PTI – that seemed to work nicely with the sketch. Since I am mailing the card, I didn’t want it too bulky, so this is just layers and some popped butterflies.

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** ETA**

I had to do a little more – the inside was just a bit to plain :) With a little masking, I stamped just the end mailbox and some grass on more white paper. Then I colored and cut. I added an envelope with a letter inside. It isn’t much, but I’m happy with it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday
All supplies are PTI unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Mailbox Greetings, Birthday Basics, Butterfly Kisses;
Ink: Burnet Umber (Palette), Summer Sunrise, Kiwi Kiss (SU);
Paper: Summer Sunrise, Chocolate Chip (SU), White, Bitty Baby Blessings;
Other: watercolor crayons (SU nuetrals), brown Twill (SU);