PTI's newest Giveaway

PTI has a new 'giveaway' on their blog, and I'm so excited to play along!

Michelle Leone has created this beauty:

and we are asked to post it to our instagram account. Extra bonus is to create

our own card using one of the sets she has used.

The Heart Coverplate has not seen use for awhile, and I just had to bring it out

and show it some love.

I've been playing with alcohol inks, reminding myself how much fun they are.

Dawn McVey took them to a new level with her touches of gold.

(Dawn McVey on Instagram)

If you've never used alcohol inks, I suggest You Tube, or Pinterest for  great

tutorials.

This is the piece I worked on. It's a special paper called Yupo (amazon),

 with Ranger Alcohol Inks (Watermelon, Sailboat Blue & Pool).

Together with Blending solution and gold foil, the finished product

looks like precious agate. LOVE!!!

I did 3, no use wasting the messy work surface, and yes your work 

surface should be covered. Gloves... optional.

Here's a shot of what I used to make my card. PTI shimmer card stock, onyx, white

 and pink cut with the dies. Before gluing them to the colored surface, 

I staggered the 3 colors just a bit so the hearts would look like little frames of color.

A few sequins, and done.

You can see the shimmer in this photo.

If you play along with the 'Giveaway', be sure to post your card on Instagram,

for double prize! 

I'd love to know what you think of alcohol inks. Do you enjoy them? 

Happy Crafting, all!

Valentine Blog Blitz

Hi Poppy Peeps! Want to win this darling cupcake die?

Head on over to the poppystamps blog

Valentine Release Blog Blitz by Nancy Penir

and leave a comment. Then go to Instagram and leave another and tag 

a friend,  for 2 more chances to win. Leave comments on posts

throughout the blog blitz to win one of all the new fabulous dies.

This adorable cupcake die is part of the whittle series by Poppystamps and I 

paired it with the Whittle Frame die. Love the Whittles!

Have a wonderful day!

Love Birds

It's a gray morning here in my neck of the woods (valley),

perfect for staying indoors, watching the cooking channel, 

and being creative with PTI's latest stamps and dies.

Stephanie Gold's video for MIM this week, 

shows us it's OK to use many different kinds of papers for our cards.

My colorful bg paper is actually a napkin. Bright and bold, with b&w dots, I decided to

bring out all the brights from PTI.

The sentiment die is Enclosed: Heart, cut from glitter paper and Raspberry Fizz

cardstock. 

I have a stash of vintage music papers my daughter gave me, and among them was

one with the words, 'sweet - heart'. 

(I know, you don't luck out with that happening often, right?)

I pink inked the edges before all the gluing.

Next was to take my pink crepe paper, gather it, and heat emboss with 

Stampendous: Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel.

I've seriously crushed over every card I've seen made with the new Brushed Birds set.

These 2 are the small birds stamped with PTI Pinks. 

Speaking of crushing, the Farmer's Market Florals? It's going to be hard not 

to use them for ALL projects! Gorgeous. I stamped the leaves, first with Fine Linen

then with Vintage Jadeite. Made for an interesting color combo.

The sweet ferns are from Make It Market: Wonderland Kit. (Olive Twist ink).

A sprinkling of sequins, because, why not, and my card is ready for 

someone special. Probably the DH. He's a keeper!

Happy Valentine's

Hello and welcome to HLS 2nd Watercolor Challenge!
And this month we're featuring an anything goes challenge,
with an optional twist... dies.

This square card features 'Especially For You'. 

I masked a heart to add the surrounding posies, and watercolored with

my Zig brushes

Play along for a chance to win a 15.00 gift certificate with HLS!

Can't wait to see what you do with this month's challenge!

PTI January 2017 Blog Hop

Greetings sweet Blogging Friends!

It's Blog Hop time at PTI, and Nichole

stole the show with this month's inspiration;

Now I have an enormous love for all things cookie,

and love for anyone who can turn them into art.

Can you just imagine receiving a plate of hand decorated

sugar masterpieces? 

Too luscious to eat?

Anyway, on to the hop!

3 Valentines, inspired by my cravings for sugar cookies...

And it's mirror twin,

and one more while my heart dies were out.

Happy Hopping everyone!

Limitless Layers: Hearts

BB: Text Style, BB: Needlepoint

Bitty Bouquets

Noted Scalloped A2 Vertical dies

Make It Market Mini: Garden Gild

Inspired: Love die

Songbirds (lead Sprig)

Mini Blooms

PTI Inks and cardstocks

Paper Sweeties January 2016 Release Party!

Hi everyone! And welcome back for Paper Sweeties Release Party!

The new heart and die set has won everyone over!

My card today features it as a frame for Sophie.

Sophie's helping her sweet hearts to blossom and grow.

I just love to give my cards a love story!

And PS stamps and dies are perfect for staging a scene!

This card has a lot of foam lifts.

Here's a view from the side.

When you die cut the big heart, it gives 2 pieces, so you have a ton of design options.

As you can see, I die cut and stacked the trim piece 4 times to give it a

 'lifted' frame 

Paper pieced and GA'd the watering can, 

(Live Love Grow) and glittered a few of the hearts.

Love those PS sequins!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Jeri Thomas 

Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir
Nancy Salkeld 

What's New 

With Love
With Love Sweet Cuts
Sweet Treats
Sweet Treats Sweet Cuts

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Cupcake Sprinkles Sequins - Paper Sweeties

Sophie Sweet Cuts Die - Paper Sweeties

Be Happy Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

"Sophie" - Paper Sweeties

Paper Sweeties February 2016 Release Sneak Peek!

February 13th means Sneak Peek time at Paper Sweeties,

and we're all about love here this month!

A new stamp & die released this month, called With Love

is a delicately detailed heart shape

with cutouts and scallops (LOVE!)

Debbie blessed me with a package of PS sequins for Christmas,

pastel heaven!

Just had to add them to this feminine card!

The leaves are cut from Be Happy Sweet Cuts

BTW, How'd you like the planner series we debuted yesterday?

So much to see on the Paper Sweeties blog,

and are you playing along with the challenge this month

for a chance to win?

Come back tomorrow for more, 

and don't forget to check out all my teammies!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir (me)
Nancy Salkeld 

What's New 

With Love

With Love Sweet Cuts

Sweet Treats

Sweet Treats Sweet Cuts

PTI January Blog Hop: Hearts! & The Card Concept Challenge #27 Love

PapertreyInk's January Blog Hop!

Welcome to a celebration of 'Hearts'.

Nichole assembled a bright array of happy hearts for this month's challenge.

Lot's of inspiration!

And don't forget to give some love to the inside!

Inked up 2 whole sheets of card stock for this one.

All hearts, PTI dies

for the inside, I created stencils and inked inside and around them.

2nd card

A shaker with as much romance as I could fit on a card!

And the inside

3rd card

Don't you love all PTI's stitching possibilities?

And inside,

Last, I did a set of tags,

There's sure to be romantic inspiration on Nichole's blog today.

Hop on over and enjoy!

Recipes will be posted,

comments too,

when I return from church!

Thank you!

Also entering the first card in the Card Concept Challenge 

where the theme is LOVE.

Clean and layered, 

Challenge #27 {LOVE}