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.

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.

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).

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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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.

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This was a quick card I made a couple months ago. The flower center has Fun Flock on it for a touch of texture. The leaf images available in the PTI Flower Frenzy set are striped, so I used striped ribbon too. The blue is Cool Caribbean, a color for which I have a lot of cardstock 🙂 For the outline flower and sentiment I used Taken with Teal – a great complement to the Cool Caribbean color.

Sometimes I like to offset the focal panel so it doesn’t feel so symmetrical and formal.

The challenge for the July PTI Blog Hop was to use vellum. I chose to punch shapes from vellum to create my card. I’m always in need of birthday cards, so I started with that idea in mind.

I wanted to use PTI stamps for this challenge, so the Honey Bee stamp set seemed a good choice for a birthday card. The frame and bee are both popped on dimensionals. I added gems to the center of the punched vellum flowers.