MIM #89 Floating Images

Happy Halloween everyone!

It's time to post a card for MIM, an ingenious tutorial by Nichole Heady

My Christmas stash is growing!

Every card from now on will probably be to send.

Nichole had us die cut a window and float something on the front of the card.

After a week of non traditional holiday colors, I went for the always traditional red & white!

Gotta have those Christmas bells!

The inside is a simple wish sentiment from 'Happiest of Holidays'.

Will be using that set alot, I'm sure.

Love this technique! 

PapertreyInk Stamp and die sets:

Happiest of Holidays

Mistletoe and Holly

Home for the Holidays

Happy Harlequins

Limitless Layers Circle dies (the larger one)

Card base cardstock: Rustic White

Pure Poppy ink: PapertreyInk

PTI's MIM #88 Positive & Negative Die Cuts

Well it's Friday here on the farm, and I'm just getting around to

posting a card for MIM!

Erin Lincoln showed us how to use positive and negative die cutting for impact on our cards.

Just received the Believe stamp and die sets released last year. Such a folksy look, seemed to go with this plaid paper used on the bottom.

Papertrey cardstock: Spring Moss, white cardstock embossed with cuttlebug folder, Swiss Dots

Authentique 6x6 Christmas paper pack die cut with Fillable Frames #10 (fit the sweet Santa perfectly!)

Stickles fill the berries on the trees, and Liquid Pearls helped Santa's beard and fur stand out.

Lace ribbon from Webster's Pages, and jingle bell from Michaels.

On a headstart roll for my cards this year, with October's blog hop and MIM challenge, so back I go to the craft cave!

Another note before I forget. The sweetest people follow these blogs. Kindness abounds when they see the work each crafter has done. I thank everyone who took the time to comment, pointing things out I hardly noticed, and saying it in the sweetest way.  It's a joy to be connected to caring folk, and I especially offer thanks to Nichole and all the amazingly talented designers with PTI.

Well there it is, another MIM, another Blog Hop. Gotta go check out my stamping sisters (and I noticed one brother?!) Way too long winded today! Looking forward to next week and a new challenge!



PapertreyInk October Blog Hop: Non-Traditonal Holiday Colors

There are 6 non traditional color groups to the challenge.

Couldn't pick just one, so, did all 6!

Used all the challenge colors for this one, plus kraft.

It just fit so well!

Wreath is Limitless layers circle dies, big and small, cut with kraft cardstock and white felt, staggered. Then wrapped with twine.

2nd challenge

Used lots of different dies for this one.

Closeup of the pointsettia

#3

Color group 3

Wonderful excuse to try the diamond harlequin stamps and dies!

#4

Couldn't wait to use my copics for this one

(Thank you Debbie Olson!)

For years I made and sold Santa dolls.

Anything santa, I love!

#5

I absolutely love Sept. and Oct.'s stamp releases!

So glad for the excuse to use them. Gingerbread was a blast! Sprayed the whole card with adhesive and

shook on fairy dust!

And #6

Threw in a little limey washi tape. Also, the red scarlett plaid is washi from Freckled Fawn.

Can't wait to see what ya all came up with.

If you've got any how's  or where's, let me know.

I love sharing!

Oh, and it's not to late to join in the fun.

Check out Nichole's blog on PapertreyInk!

Happy Blog day!



MIM #87 Stamping Alphabets with dies

Heather Nichols had us creating our own stamps with craftfoam this week at PTI.

Positioning of the letters don't always behave, so I let them have their way!

Kinda like the freeform.

I Used the angled label die to create

a window for my embossed letters, and embossed a frame around the frame.

Lots of fun to know I can create any sentiment I want!



used a bit of the craftfoam on the bottom cut with an 'In the Meadow' die, also from PapertreyInk.

WCMD: Make a Christmas Card at Moxie Fab

Once again, just in the nick!

Made a couple of Christmas cards hoping to win Cath's fab mags.

If you're getting to know me at all, you know this card is mostly PapertreyInk.

Any questions? I'd love to answer.

And #2

Lots of loving detail on this one. Christmas always means, get out the glitter!

(...and embossing powder, and the bells and whistles!)

Once again, any questions, I'd love to share technique!

Papertrey's MIM #86 Inside Edition

Oh, I'm so late posting this week. I love playing along with MIM, so late as I am, here's my card!

Ashley Canon Newell had us give the inside of our cards some TLC. I have to admit, I do this each time I create a card. My sewing  machine has a prominent place in my craft room,

so each card I do has some sort of sewing on it, usually always on the inside.

Love Lives Here: Holiday was introduced by Papertrey last year, and I loved the homespun angel!

She's the focal pt. of the card with a few die cut and embossed snowflakes from Snowflake Medley.

She's mounted on a die cut Fillable Frames #10.

Papers PapertreyInk: Bitty Dot, Candy Cane Prints, Ocean Tides and Kraft.

Sentiment from Love Lives Here: Holiday

I stamped a woodsy Christmas tree on the inside, and then sewed a velum piece over it.

Sentiment from Happiest of Holidays, stamped in dk. chocolate.

2 die cut snowflakes finish off the corners.

The scalloped edging was acheived by using the off piece of border heart die.

Hard to see, but I added a bit of snowflake edge to simulate angel feet.

An embossed snowflake is her halo.

Make It Monday features a new video and challenge every week. It can be found on PapertreyInk's website, on Nichole's Blog.

But be careful! It's highly addicting!

MIM #85 Glitter Tabs

Dawn McVey at PapertreyInk has a fun tutorial this week,

Glitter Tabs.

Now anything that involves glittering has my attention, so I played along.

(Actually, PapertreyInk and Nichole's blog has become a new home for my crafting, I'm visiting way too oten!).

One more Halloween card for the grandkids.

(There are 10!)

I'd say they're cheaper and better for the teeth than candy,

but cheaper's a fib that will cause my nose to grow!

Picked up Authentique's new 6x6 Enchanted paper pack and a new set of 'Spooky' buttons.

Here's a closeup of the glittered tab.

It's a punched out pinked circle by Martha Stewart's punch around the page, but rather than cut off the unglittered half, I folded it to make the black stand out more.

Papertrey's cardstock, Mat Stack 4 - Layerz, Banner Builders (distressed and inked in Fresh Snow),

Mr. Bones stamp set.
I used the layerz mat stack 4 die to punch out the middle of the web paper. The sentiment is recessed in the hole.

Love glittering tabs, thanks Dawn. Will be using this technique through the holidays!



MIM #84: Reflected Sentiments

Welcome to MIM at PapertreyInk (Posted on Thursday! It's been a busy week...)

Betsy Veldman's tutorial looked so easy. Had to work on it a bit. Keeping the acetate still was a challenge. But work on it I did, and I love the technique.

Always a joy to learn something new.

The sweet Mr. Bones stamp and die set were used for my card. Can't do just one 'Bonesy', when 2 are even cuter!. Created a background paper with Fine linen ink stamped with the Havest Berries set.

Mr. Bones is die cut in Summer Sunrise cardstock. All PTI cardstock. Orange gingham from Orange zest paper pack. (Not sure what to do with the mounds of other cardstock I have. Reach for PTI's cardstock every time. No comparison).

A bit of black glitter and a ruby red rhinestone are finishing touches.

Love the ability to personalize the skeleton by snipping arms and legs to position them where I want.

Check out Betsy's video and try the "sentiment mirroring" yourself! But be warned... It's not as easy as it looks!



PTI's September Blog Hop!

Good Morning! And welcome to PapertreyInk Sept. Blog Hop

Felt and Fabric Wrap Challenge

Every year I make mini stocking gift card holders for the family.
This year with the help of a couple of papertreyink dies, the cuffs shine a little brighter!

The banner borders die is perfect for the fancy edging.
Cut 2 for each stocking.
Here's my pattern

Very easy when you assembly line!

Here are the finished stockings

You can use any fabric, but I find a bit stiffer linen, with a muslin lining works well.

Tags were die cut Vintage Ornaments and Tiny Tags, also from Papertrey.

Felt is Papertrey as well.

I'd be happy to answer any questions or help you in any way!

One last thing, I will be doing 30 of these this year.

My newest grandchild just turned 1! We keep adding...

 

MIM #83 Card Aisle Inspiration

Melissa Phillips encouraged us to peruse the card aisle in local shops to gain inspiration.

Any excuse to visit Target!

When I used to actually buy cards, Papyrus cards were always great to ooh and aah over.

Went right to the Papyrus section and found wonderful inspiration. Just hated to have to buy a card!

Our son's birthday is Friday, so having a reason to do a card and enter a challenge is a great way to start the week!

Now you'd have to know our son to appreciate why I chose stars to dangle my cupcakes. He's a superstar in every way. So instead of balloons (inspiration card) I chose to die cut stars.

Here's the 'bought' (bad word!) card.

Cute card, bright colors, loved the dangling cupcakes, and the way they were embellished.

Here's a closeup of mine.

They actually do 'dangle' freely, and it was a windy day, so it was hard to keep them still.

Almost all PapertreyInk products.

Cardstocks: Enchanted Evening, mounted on Spring Moss. All the rest are PTI, as well as inks, and dies.

Stampsets used: Super stars, and Cupcake Collection (hand cut, cuz I haven't received my new order yet! sigh!) Also a flower center dot from Flower Fusion #9 (embossed).

One more thing I did that was in the inspiration card was insert a decorated inner lining.

Fast, fun and easy! Thank you Melissa!