Dear Friend

One of the challenges at PTI is an Instagram Giveaway. Michelle Leone 

gives us this beautiful love card as inspiration. We are to use any of the

stamps or dies she used.

Simple Stems & Vogue Vases over Mix & Mat: Pretty Brackets.

The oval is cut from Limitless Layers: Oval and Kind of Corny.

Just getting this one under the wire! 

The Card Concept Challenge: Cottage Florals

It's Cottage Florals at the Card Concept Challenge, and we have this beautiful

rustic photo for inspiration.

Lots of fussy cutting for my Clean and Layered card, using

PTI's SAF 2018 Community Garden.

Mix & Mat Postal gave me the rustic background I was looking for, tied with a bit of

twine.

Play along for 2 weeks. At the Card Concept, you can choose one of our styles, or use

one of your own. Can't wait to see what inspired you!

Enjoy your week!

The Card Concept #112 {Cottage Florals}

Hello Sweet Friend

Hello, sweet friends! I'm up on the Poppystamps blog today, with a 

 watercolor card full of spring blooms! Pop on by to see how I used my

new Arteza pens to create my scene.

Can't wait for the real thing, (blooms that is) in my neck of the woods!

Have a blessed weekend!

Hello Sweet Friend by Nancy Penir

L-O-V-E

It's time for another challenge at the Card Concept, and here's the 

inspiration photo:

Pure Valentine, and that was my inspiration. Along with red & white and 

black (grey) & white.

Perfect excuse to try out the new Stitched Turnabout from Concord & 9th!

I stamped the image all 4 times with PTI's Weathervane. The circle behind the heart is

also stamped with the center image 4 times.

The heart is also C9: Quilted Heart Dies.

The center medallion (PTI: Limitless Layers Circle) is popped up 

with foam.

So many ways to play with the inspiration photo. Hope I see you

in the lineup! 

Happy Crafting!

Be Strong & Courageous

PapertreyInk's Make It Monday features Ashley this week, showcasing

Negative Die Cuts

What a fun way to add color and texture to your card design! 

I started with a Shape Shifter die and backed it with an aqua shimmer.

The flowers are from Farmers Market Florals, with a few leaves from 

The Sweet Life added.

Popped up one of the blooms with foam.

Lastly added a bit of gold Stickles to the small flowers' centers.

Hope your week is crafty!

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Square 2 Die

Papertrey Ink - Farmer's Market Florals Die

Farmer's Market Florals Stamp Set

The Sweet Life Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - The Sweet Life Die Collection (set of 2)

Papertrey Ink - To the Point Edgers II Die

Walk by Faith Stamp Set

The Card Concept: Pink Party

Welcome back to the Card Concept Challenge!

Hope your holidays were full and jolly. If they were anything like mine,

they were busy. So glad to be back in the craft saddle, and happy to be

bringing you inspiration for 'Pink Party'.

Our photo this week could be inspiration for color, items on the table,

or the contrast of pinks and black and white.

What inspires you?

Here's what I came up with:

The pink peonies inspired my Clean and Elegant with a bit of layering card.

The Ton's Dearest Peony centrally stamped, and colored with copics, then cut 

with PTI's Pierced Frames: Oval, are the main elements to my card.

 Just a bit of gold Stickles and a few gold sequins complete. 

I really wanted to emphasize all that bright white in the photo.

All right, now it's your turn. Can't wait to see how you are inspired!

Don't forget to pick one of the styles, or come up with one of your own!

Happy Crafting!

Fawned of You

Hi there! I'm coming to you today with a birthday card made for  MIM's challenge.

Lizzie has a great video on PTI's blog, showing us how to Create Ombre 

Senitments. I love the look of ombre and ombred the card base as well.

Did you order Fawn & Flora during the last release? Simply in love with the image!

I made some tags with the fawn with a Christmas theme, casing Betsy's

tutorial and leaving the top of the ears out of the die cutting to form a tag.

The sweet little deer is just as cute on every day cards.

This goes out TODAY for a December birthday, so it has a matching envelope and 

inside sentiment.

I'm just in love with how the deer stamps, and that sweet face! And if that's not 

enough all those florals to dress her up.

Well, back to wrapping gifts. Did I mention there are 11 grandchildren? 

Believe me, I love every gift. I'd say I start the day after Christmas, but

this year did shopping mostly online. The sales are amazing, and I'm hoping

everyone gets what they're wishing for. 

Hope your holidays are filled with family, fun and mostly joy!

Maybe a little crafting too?

The products links below will take you directly to the PTI shop.

Fawn & Flora Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Fawn & Flora Die

Papertrey Ink: Scallop Stackers: Medium Die

Cutaway Tags: Summer Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Folded Pocket Tag Die

Penned Elegance Stamp SetPapertrey Ink - Penned Elegance Die

The Card Concept: Homestyle Holiday

Hi! It's Holiday time on the Card Concept challenge blog!

We have a rustic, homestyle holiday photo this time

to inspire us, and I was drawn to the folksy warmth and sparkle of the 

Christmas tree.

I love creating layers for a scene, and stenciling Nuvo's glitter paste on PTI's dark navy 

cardstock was the perfect start for my layered and mixed media card.

In the Meadow die (snowy hills) embossed with Stampendous: Shabby Blue Embossing powder.

PapertreyInk:

Fairy Tale Christmas Stencil Collection (set of 5)

Papertrey Ink - Mix & Mat: Plaid Die 

Make It Market Kit: Fairy Tale Christmas Pre-Order

Make It Market Mini Kit: Holiday Folk

Play along for 2 weeks on the Card Concept blog, and don't forget to tell us

what style you used to create your card. Remember, you can combine them

or use one your own!

Christmas Tags

During PTI's last month's release, I purchased Betsy's Poinsettia & Pine tag making kit

and decided to make a bunch for a dear friend celebrating a birthday. 

What started out as half a dozen, seemed to grow as I played with colored cardstock 

and stash of Christmas sets.

I hadn't seen for awhile.

When done, I piled them inside the sweet little sleigh, complete with mini

wreath on it's front, boxed, wrapped and my gift was ready to give.

Hope my post gives you lots of inspiration. The sweet mini kit

 comes with decorator paper and dies for easy creating. I just enjoy

stamping, so these are all stamped with PTI holiday stamps.

Here's a look at the tags

I can't wait to do more. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon... crafting!

Make It Market Mini Kit: Poinsettia & Pine

Poppystamps Challenge Reminder

Hi there, Poppy Peeps! This is a reminder that there's a challenge going on

at Poppystamps. 

Fall and Scary Things!

Check it out and play for a chance to win a 25. gift certificate to the store!

I made some treat bags for inspiration. You know Halloween is right 

around the corner!

I loved Halloween Costume Cats ever since their release last year. So darn cute! 

Paired them up with a die from this year, Leafy Wreath Collage.

Each of my tags got a different colored tag behind the cutout (and to write on), and a 

clothespin covered in washi.

Check out the Poppystamps blog to see exactly how I made them.

And remember, we have a Blog Blitz going on. Comment for a chance to win!

Challenge Reminder Halloween Treats by Nancy Penir