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From Trash to Treasure

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I’ve been saving the stamp set wraps from PTI packaging for a long time. But there was a recent challenge at the Res-Q blog (RESQ04TT) that made me get them out and actually do something with them!

Wishing You the Best
All supplies PTI unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Wishing You;
Ink: Melon Berry, New Leaf;
Paper: Lemon Tart, Melon Berry, White;
Other: plaid packaging, nesties (Spellbinder);

Mmm Lifesavers

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Have you noticed that most of my cards end up reminding me of food? Hee hee, maybe I don’t always post about it, but it’s true. I *love* food. So it really is no surprise that today’s color challenge (CC221) made me think Lifesavers.

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I even decided I should make circles like lifesavers, but of course, I only have a couple circle punches with me (and I didn’t want to deal with my coluzzle to make frames). And the two punches I have didn’t leave enough cardstock left to resemble a lifesaver. But as I was playing with the frame and left-over circles, I decided I liked how they looked layered. Then I decided to add the DSP but didn’t want it showing through the frames. A little work and I was able to punch out the half-circles from the paper so it didn’t show.

There is no stamping on this card as I didn’t have a stamp with the sentiment I wanted. So I bravely added my own handwriting (after practicing a few times). Oooh, I guess I did stamp – the line is from a PTI set. I had the line of dots out, but went with the line instead….mistake! I think the dots would have looked much better – but done is done!

You’re a Lifesaver!
Stamps: line – Paper Tray (PTI);
Ink: Old Olive marker, Tangerine Tango ink (SU);
Paper: Hawaiian Papaya DSP (SU), Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Tangering Tango CS (SU);
Other: circle punches;

Thank You for My Freedom

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Today is Memorial Day. I want to not only express my appreciation to those who died in service, but also to those currently serving – and all military families.

Let Freedom Ring!
Stamps: Star Prints, Let Freedom Ring, Fancy Flourishes (PTI);
Ink: Pure Poppy, Spring Rain (PTI), Night of Navy (SU);
Paper: Night of Navy (SU), White, Spring Rain (PTI);
Other: dimensional, embossing folder (CB), star punch (SU), layout (mojo29);

Umbrella Dichotomy

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I’m still playing with my PTI Umbrella set. This is such a fun set!

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This first card is an idea I’ve had since I saw the set. Ya know it’s gonna be one of those days when your umbrella doesn’t cooperate 😉 The sentiment is from Verve (they have such cool sentiments!). The ‘wind’ is using one of the flourishes from the new PTI set (another awesome set). PTI has a dark grey paper, but it was too dark, so I used SU’s Basic Grey. PTI’s Soft Stone color though is very nice.

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This second card was my first attempt at a card for the PTI Blog Hop (the challenge is to use yellow). I wanted the umbrella to be a parasol – so I stamped the flourish from With Sympathy and clear embossed it; then, on the back, I stamped the smaller umbrella and cut it out. Click the image to see the detail. I love how that part turned out, but the rest of the card just isn’t cutting it for me. I hope to work in another parasol in a future card because I think it is pretty.

Days Like This
Stamps: Scattered Showers, Fancy Flourishes (PTI), Feeling Groovy (Verve);
Ink: Charcoal, Noir (Palette);
Paper: Soft Stone (PTI), Basic Grey (SU);
Other: dimensionals;
Wishing you Sunshine
Stamps: Scattered Showers, Background Basics – Text (PTI);
Ink: Versamark, white;
Paper: Lemon Tart (PTI);
Other: clear ep;

Simply Lounging

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Last week I purchased a couple sets from Our Craft Lounge and just had to play with them.

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This first card uses Coastal Wishes. A set I bought because it makes me think of my mom. She loves the beach, and lighthouses, and pelicans….well – I can make lots of cards for her with this set! Since I’ve been in a ‘simple’ stamping mood lately, I kept this one very simple with no layers and just a little color. I have debated about adding a black outline around the image, but I’m afraid it will ruin it, so I’ve left it!

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My second card uses the other set I bought – a baking set. I don’t really cook/bake, but I do love food (especially sweet stuff), so I can see making cards that are food related 🙂 This one is for a friend with a birthday coming up soon.

Relax & Enjoy
Stamps: Coastal Wishes (OCL);
Ink: Noir (Palette), Cool Carribean, Mellow Moss (SU), Bamboo (CTMH);
Paper: Rustic Cream (PTI);
Sweet!
Stamps: Lovin’ from the Oven (OCL), Soft Spoken (TAC);
Ink: Noir (Palette), Going Grey, Creamy Caramel, More Mustard, Bashful Blue (SU);
Paper: Berry Sorbet, White (PTI), Bashful Blue (SU);
Other: dimensionals

Rain or Shine

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Earlier this week a new Clean and Simple challenge was posted on SCS (CAS15). The challenge was a color challenge – Black, White, and one Bold Bright color. I just received the PTI Scattered Showers set in the mail yesterday, so I decided to use that. I kept the layout simple so the pop of color would be the focal.

Inside I stamped the Wellie from Green Thumb in turquoise ink.

I Love You
Stamps: Scattered Showers, Green Thumb (PTI);
Ink: Noir (Palette);
Paper: White, Black (PTI); Tempting Turquoise Prints (SU);
Other: turquoise ribbon (SU), embossing (CB);

Tweet Birds

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Today’s card was done for the Moxie Fab Color Challenge (blog post). The colors felt summery to me. I just received my PTI Bird Watching sets, so it didn’t take long to figure out how to get started. The layout is from PageMaps (March 2009).

I didn’t bother with a photo, but I did stamp the birdhouse stack on the inside.

Tweet
Stamps: Bird Watching & Additions, Out on a Limb, Borders & Corners Circles (PTI), Brushstroke Alpha (SU);
Ink: Summer Sunrise, River Rock, Old Olive (SU);
Paper: River Rock, River Rock Prints, Old Olive Prints (SU), White (PTI);
Other: circle cutter (Coluzzle), piercing template (Timeless Touches), dimensionals;

A Broken Challenge

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My mom issued a challenge to her customers: Create a card to commiserate broken bones, a major operation, stubbed toe, hangnails, or the like. Under the weather cards do not count.

That is a challenge! I don’t have any SU stamps that would really work for that. Thankfully Pick a Petal is on my design todo list for June. Since I had it out, this concept sorta threw itself at me. It is for a broken heart.

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I added some uplifting wording on the inside – though many many other options presented themselves too. I hope I never have to send such a card, but I do like how it turned out!

He Loves You Not
All supplies Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Pick a Petal;
Ink: Black Stazon, Black marker;
Paper: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Kraft;
Other: scallop border punch;

Doodled Greetings

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This is another card I started for a challenge. This time, a sketch from CPS (CPS110). I knew what I wanted to do with this card from the beginning, I just ended up taking a couple weeks to do some programing before I finished it. I even did the inside on this one 😉

I originally wanted to put some “texting” message in the oval. So I headed over to netlingo to look up some of the latest acronyms. I must say, that I am not looking forward to having my kids start texting!

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Today’s pondering had me trying to figure out which challenges to follow. There are SO MANY challenges out there – and most of them are very good. I think I haven’t been stamping much lately because I am overwhelmed with trying to do them all. I need to pick a few and just look at the others. How did you decide what challenges to do?

i {heart} u
All supplies Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Doodle This, Doodle That, Doodle Alphabet, Notepaper background (CHF);
Ink: Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Regal rose, Canary (VersaColor), Noir (Palette);
Paper: white (PTI), Regal Rose;
Other: nada

Summer Brights

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I made this card for the SCS Fan Club sketch challenge (DSKETCH0409). Are you a fan club member? It is a great way to support a great community! {SCS Fan Club}

When I first saw the sketch I had lots of ideas, but after a week of rain, I am looking forward to the bright summer! The letters were easy to make. I took glossy cardstock and used markers to make stripes. Then I stamped the outline alphabet and cut out the letters.

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On the inside I used a leftover piece of the “rainbow” glossy paper. For some reason this TAC set doesn’t include a sun (the only sentiment in the set is “sizzlin’ summer” – you’d think they’d have a sun image *grin*) but I found another TAC set that did.

Today I was ruminating on the topic of style – not clothing, I don’t have any style there! No, I mean my card-making style. I generally recognize a few styles: collage, vintage, clean-and-simple, and lots-of-layers. I never seem to keep to one particular style, though some styles are definitely harder for me. I always cop-out on style questions and say eclectic. About the only thing I truly know is that I enjoy working with bright colors, which I find interesting because I do *not* do bright in any other aspect of my life.

Summer
All supplies TAC unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Sizzlin’Summer, Kokopelli, Steelfish Outline (Fontwerks stamps);
Ink: Noir (Palette), Red, Orange, Yellow, Galore, Turquoise, Lilac;
Paper: Red, Orange, Yellow, Galore, Turquoise, Lilac, Pixie, White (PTI), Black, Glossy, Tempting Patterns;
Other: exacto knife;