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Beloved Pet

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Unfortunately I needed another pet sympathy card. This time I pulled out the With Sympathy set from Papertrey Ink.

Once I figured out my layout, I decided to stamp on pattern paper (which is the current Make-it-Monday challenge mim73).

The flower images are from the With Sympathy set, but I die cut using the smallest die in the Lovely Layers set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Heartfelt Sympathy
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: With Sympathy, With Sympathy – Loss of Pet;
Colors: Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate, White, Aqua Mist;
Other: Fine Linen Pattern Paper, Aqua Mist Ribbon, Lovely Layers die;

Sweet Wishes

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I created this card for the Clean & Simple Fall-to-Layout (ftl196).

I really love the strawberry set and wanted to use it again. Thankfully I think it worked great with this layout. I did add a couple borders to help spiffy it up.

To create the banner, I stamped my sentiment, then used my trimmer to trim most of the top away; I used scissors to trim around the flourishes of the sentiment that went above the top.

I purposefully stamped the strawberries so that I could pop one of them up over the sentiment strip.

As a finishing touch, I used the corner chomper to round the bottom two corners (I used the 1/2″ punch). I don’t use that tool very often, but I do love it because I can cut the front and back at the same time.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Sweet Birthday Wishes
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Strawberry Patch, Strawberry Patch Sentiments;
Colors: Blueberry, White, New Leaf, Poppy, Kraft, Dark Chocolate;
Other: Strawberry Patch dies, Heart border die, Filigree Border die; Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers);

Pocketful of Wishes

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Today I played along with the Colour Q challenge (CQC 143) – I love the bright happy colors.

I recently purchased this pocket set and wanted to use it. The layout for this just came to me. I like how the pocket and half & half die point to the sentiment.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Pocketful of Birthday Wishes
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Back Pocket Basics;
Colors: White, Lemon, Enchanted Evening; Basic Grey (SU);
Other: Back Pocket dies, Half & Half dies, Poppy ribbon, Canvas/Linen Impression Plate; Markers (Copic);

Pink Hydrangea

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As always, I need birthday cards. For today’s card I used the CAS-ual Friday challenge – Pretty in Pink (cfc58).

To color the hydrangea, I inked the stamp with Sweet Blush and Chartreuse. Then I went back with Copic markers and darkened up some of the blossoms. I admit when I did the first blossom I thought I had ruined it – but I figured I should finish it up, and once it was done, I liked the result!

I’m not a big pink fan, so I just did the flower in pink – but I felt the yellow card base set off the flower nicely.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Happy Hydrangea; Think Big Favorites #12;
Colors: Lemon Tart, White, Sweet Blush, Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate;
Other: Cane impression plate; markers (Copic);

FYI – Elegant Anniversary

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It is time for another For Your Inspiration challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> FYI32.

Such a serene photo. I love the layers of white trees contrasted with the grey of the bridge. I used the shape of the bridge as an element in my card design.

I had so many ideas for this photo! I finally decided I would make an anniversary card – and that helped me narrow down the composition and pick my elements.

The sentiment was stamped on a Photo Finisher die cut (one that reminded me of the bridge).

The photo is darker on the bottom with the water, so I layered pattern paper on the bottom of my card.

One thing I loved was how the dark tree trunks peeked through the white trees. I chose to use a doily die cut because the holes would allow darker bits to peek out.

Finally a few pearls to help bring the focus to the sentiment.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Debbie
Debby
Michelle
Rochelle
Rudlis
Sara
Steph
Sylvia
Vicki

I hope you join us at For Your Inspiration!

A Little About the Challenge: The For Your Inspiration challenge is posted the first and third Thursday of every month; each challenge is open for two weeks. To play, use the photo to inspire you and create a card – very simple! Make sure you tell us in your blog post how you were inspired!

Happy Anniversary
Stamps: Damask Designs (PTI);
Colors: White, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Sahara Sand (SU);
Other: Doily die & Photo Finisher die (PTI); Sand DSP (SU); Pearls;

Hats off to the Grad

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We had a nephew graduate high school this year. I used the school colors (green, white, and a bit of red) along with their mascot (an apple) to create this card.

The very first Papertrey Ink Make-it-Monday video (mim1) was about creating sentiment collages and it has been on my to-try list ever since. I even pinned a card by Betsy Veldman where she did a collage too. Now, I’m finally trying it myself!

It was fun picking the sentiments – and I could have made many more cards with all the options I came up with. The hardest bit was knowing when to stop with the sentiments – and what color to do them in. In the end, I kept it simple with the amount of sentiments, and kept the red to a minimum because it always gets focus.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Congrats
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: For the Graduate, Congrats All Ways, All Star Team, Teacher’s Apple, School Time Additions (the year), Ad Sense, Happy Trails (the red swirl under the hat);
Colors: White, Black, Poppy, Chartreuse;

15 Years

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I made this card for my hubby – today is our 15th anniversary!

When the Masculine Motifs set first came out, I really wanted it – but just for these two images, so I opted not to get it. Just a couple months ago though, someone decided they were done with their own set and put it up for sale – I decided that was a sign 🙂 I ended up making a few birthday cards for other guys in my family – so I feel it was worth getting the set!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Mean the World
Stamps: Masculine Motifs, Wood Mats (PTI);
Colors: Crumb, Baja, Limeade (SU); White (PTI);
Other: Mat Stack 1 die (PTI); Twine (SU);

Thank You cards for Teachers

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These two cards are for the gym & music teachers (I gave the art teacher a generic thank you that I made last month – my brain just couldn’t get artsy, which is sorta ironic, eh?).

All Star
Stamps: All Star Team, Think Big Favorites #1 (PTI);
Colors: Kraft, White, Black, Lemon, Hawaiian Shores (PTI);
Other: Notations DSP (SU); Stars (larger is a punch; smaller is from PTI Merry & Bright die);
You Rock
Stamps: Extreme Guitar, Extreme Elements (SU); So 80s (Wplus9);
Colors: White (PTI), Black (Memento); Pool, Pear, Daffodil, Going Gray (SU);

Hippity Hoppity

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I know it seems a little late for an Easter card, but I couldn’t post this when I made it as I sent it to my secret sister. Instead of holding on to it for next year, I figure a little whimsy is a good thing 🙂

I had just received the Scrambled Eggs set from Papertrey and had to use it to make a card. I love this set because I’ll be able to add ears to many things, lol.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Hippity Hoppity
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Scrambled Eggs;
Colors: Melon Berry, White, True Black;
Other: Picnic Plaid impression plate, Mat Stack 4 die, Pink Patterns paper, Chartreuse felt, Scrambled Eggs dies; marker (Copic); grass die (MFT);

Birthday Hop

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Debbie Standard is on the For Your Inspiration design team and she has a special birthday this weekend! The design team wanted to honor her with a birthday blog hop. Please make sure you check out the rest of the team’s blogs for more birthday goodness in honor of Debbie!

Happy Birthday Debbie – hope you have a fabulous day!

Happy Birthday
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Pretty Peonies;
Colors: Royal Velvet, Winter Wisteria, Melon Berry;
Other: Rhinestones (Hero Arts);