MFW TT A Painterly Palette

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger showcases 

APainterly Palette

Oh these wonderful colors! Surely inspiring.

I saw a bit more that triggered my card: circles, bright, clear images, and 

the word, 'happy'.

What says 'happy' to me is a shaker card. Created mine on a PTI tag, with a die cut circle.

The flower circles were the punch outs from PTI's Clockface die.

The opening is filled with multi-colored sequins. (Avery Elle)

Background aqua stripe from Pebbles, Lakeside 6x6 paper pack

All other cardstocks PTI.

Had to show a closeup of the sentiment from PTI's Heart-2-Heart#12.

As I've said before, sometimes the stamping angels are with you, and the embossing is just right!

Not one speck flew out of place! Just had to grin!

Have a wonderful weekend and if you'd like to play, check it out here:

Tuesday Trigger: A Painterly Palette

Festive Friday's Pink, White and Silver Challenge

I wanted to  play along with Festive Friday's 'Colour Challenge'.

One of the design team's members is Melissa Phillips and she just about walks on air in my world.

And besides, who can resist creating a Christmas Card in July?

The reindeer is a Memory Box die cut from glitter paper.

PTI In the Meadow, Snowflake Medley stamps and dies,

Sentiment PTI's Winter Cheer

PTI shimmer cardstock, sweet blush pattern pack, Hibiscus Burst and Sweet Blush (snowflakes)

Bridal embossing powder,

Silver and white twine, 

Pink edged seam binding(bows),  jewels from Candy Shoppe by Queen and Co.

Here's the link if you'd like to play along.

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July Bloghop

It's Bloghop day at PTI!

The Challenge? 

All the wonderful fruit colors of summer

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Couldn't you just pour yourself a cool glass of these colors?

Almost all PTI products

Hands of Time stamps and dies

Heart from Heart to Heart #11.

Spray: Cosmo Pink from Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Next Color Challenge

In Bloom Stamps and dies

Mat Stack 6 forms the frame, then stamped frame with BB: Newsprint in Soft Stone.

Watercolor technique with Re-Inkers.

Handcut double embossed leaves from Leaf Prints

Didn't have Melon Berry Refil Ink, so what you see is more Orange Zest! (Much more!)

Next color challenge

Had to be a favorite in the group, both in colors and completed project.

This photo spoke loud and clear.

Vegetable Garden stamps and die set has not been put away since it found it's new home on my craft table! Love, love every image!

All PTI cardstocks and inks with the exception of center  panel: Chilled Cucumber Soup from Jillibean Soup.

4th Color Challenge

Not my favorite of the group (Happens sometimes), until I visited Marybeth's blog (marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com) saw a delightful campfire card with a single sequin on a campfire. "Aha", says I, "that's what the card needs!"

Only had white, so colored the sequins with copics, and 'threw' them in the jar of lemonade.

Crafted a lemon on the ticket tag.

PTI's Friendship Jar stamps and Dies

PTI cardstocks

Limeaid Ice plaid paper from stash.

There are 2 more color challenges, just might try playing with them today. 

The Bloghop lasts all day today, can't wait to visit all the clever blogs for great ideas!

Come join the fun!

Online Card Class Week 3 Day 2

Vintage Bride

Finally able to post a card for the Online Card Class.

And it's Week 3!

Colors to use: 2 purples and 2 browns with a touch of aqua.

I instantly thought "vintage". 

Also presented was the challenge to use embossed die cuts. 

Vintage Bride is surrounded by a Memory Box die frame. It's been embossed first with Pirate gold and then a fun mix I bring out for Christmas.

PTI Cardstocks, vintage lace, Spellbinder oval, paper flowers, Cuttlebug Embossing folder.

Hard to see but sweet bride is carrying a lilac bouquet. The card is sprinkled with fairy dust, lilac of course!

MIM #126

Betsy Veldman shows us how to create 3D with our die cuts on Papertrey's MIM this week.

A bit of background to this card...

Grandson #3 is a baseball player. He also loves it when grandma singles him out for a special card.

PTI's 7th Inning Stretch was purchased for him!

It was also perfect for this week's challenge.

All the pieces to create a 3D effect came together perfectly with PTI's 'hello' die.

He even wears a similar blue cap!

So much fun to do! 

I know many have said it before, but Betsy's a genius!

She makes it all so clear to learn how.

Plenty of time to join the fun!

Must run to the mailbox, can't wait to get the thank you phone call from Garrett!

MFW Birthday Creations Week

Birthday Creations Week: The Birthday Card Challenge

Moxie Fab's Birthday Card Challenge

Trifold card using PTI's Cupcake Collection stamps and dies, embossed on PTI's Stamper's Select Cardstock.

Sentiment: PTI's Polka Dot Basics #5

Oval Frame die: Memory Box 'Palace'.

Inside sentiment

Trifolds are fun, but hard to photograph!

MIM #125

2nd post for Papertrey's MIM

Defined Watercolors

Stamps: PTI's Masculine Motifs, sentiment from Natural Beauties

Dies: PTI's Large ovals, Bloom Builders 3, Memory Box, Palace oval frame

PTI cardstock

PTI inks

Love doing windows with sweet things floating on top!

After stamping with watercolors (Yellow), applied ink,  orange zest and berry sorbet on edge only.

Still time to join the fun on Heather's blog!

MFW TT A Little Romance

      Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab challenges with this soft
and sheer confection

For the past week I've been busy with 3 granddaughters under the age of 9.
Lovely and lively, they kept me hopping!

Getting back to creating feels so good!

Inspiration? Lace, pearls, sheer delicate femininity.

And a sweet folded doily in the shape of a gown I saw on Pinterest.

I used vellum instead, with embossed images from PTI's Delightful 

Doilies.

Bluegreen vellum 'underskirts' the dress to give a bluish tint.

Seam binding and button from stash.

Wooden sentiment from Kaisercraft.

Heidi Swapp stencil, Mr Huey's 'Shine' Color Mist.

PTI Cardstock: Fine Linen, Ocean Tides, and Rustic White.

Doily Border die from Papertrey

Inspired to play?

Tuesday Trigger: A Little Romance

Come join the fun!

MIM #125

It's Monday, and that means MIM #125. 

This week Erin Lincoln shows us the technique of "Defined Watercolors".

Picking a stampset was easy. Simple Sunflowers had the full shape that would work with

watercolors as well as stamped ink definition.

Popped up a few of the elements, and added Dawn's 'Boutique Borders, Thanks'.

Also used a few copic  pens on the die cut sunflower.

Loved this technique, watercolors have always been a favorite.

Photo detail shows stems added Sew Simple Borders.

First with watercolors then inked with Simply Chartreuse.

My Minds Eye Chocolate gingham 

A la mode copper embossing powder, Stampendous Peridot embossing powder.

Stash twine and jewels.

All else, Papertrey Ink

OCC Week 1 Day 2

Day 2 of the Online Card Class features stamping and masking techniques.

My card uses 4 of the 5 weekly colors, and masked the sentiment, hilighting 3 of the colors.

Sentiment stamp: Impression Obsession

Sailboat: PTI's Masculine Motifs

Shell Background stamp: Fred Mullett

Cardstock: PTI

Plaid paper: October Afternoon

PTI button and twine

Please forgive late postings and almost no commenting, this week have granddaughters staying with us.

Only free time is early morn!

Back to full swing next week! :)

MIM #124

Melissa dresses up envelopes on this week's MIM.

Her style puts a smile inside me. Not to mention, an inspiration to let my frilly vintage self

out! Love everything she does! 

But... oldest granddaughter graduated this year from high school, and we owe her a biggie gift.

Taylor Ashton doesn't have a frilly scalloped bone in her. Totally simple, contemporary, and purple lover since forever!

Here's her card:

Pinterest inspired graduate cap, lots of silver, and of course, PURPLE!

On the left is the envelope/card holder, a Papertrey stamp container, remade.

Wrapped the box in Just the Ticket and Purple Plum and Plum Pudding card stock.

Large Limitless Layers Ovals stamp embossed with Red, White and Blue.

Sentiment: Bigger Blooms. 

Stars die cut and stamp embossed with Military Stars.

Backside with Plum Pudding Cardstock showing through and tickets taped with silver star Washi.

The gift (money) is inside the card. This is one fussy lady. Know she'll appreciate cash more than any other gift while away at college.

My fussy vintage lacy finger are itching to decorate another envelope! So back to the cave to try another 'Dressed Up' Envelope.

Always fun with Melissa!

OCCWeek 1 Day 1

Week 1 Day 1

Online Card Class

Colors and Sketches

Welcome to the Online Card Class, Day 1.

My card uses PTI card stock, stamps and dies, with the exception of pearls and lg. banner pattern paper.

OCC2 Challenge 2

Pre challenge 2 asks us to use a sketch.

PTI Polka Dot stamps and dies, Notebook die.

Echo Park 'Sweet Girl' papers,PTI card stock and vellum.

Summer Card Camp 2, Pre-Class Challenge 1

I'm participating in the Summer Card Camp 2.

How do you not with all the great designers?

This is a pre challenge, the actual class starts July 8th.

Used the last 4 colors.
PTI's Natural Beauties stamps and dies with Turning a new Leaf.
PTI cardstock and ink.

Loving the whole pre-class challenges!

MIM #123 Making Your Own Paint

Making Your Own Paint is the theme of this week's MIM at PapertreyInk.

Ashley shows us how to use gesso and reinkers to create a

bright paint for projects.

Needed little bags to house goodies for 3 granddaughters that will spend time with us during the summer. They are cousins that come from northern and southern CA, 9, 8, and 3, who need a

survival kit for the hot summer days with gma and gpa.
(Or is it me that need the kits?)

Ashley's tutorial was a perfect excuse to create something a bit more special.

 

Noelle Rose Hopper is the three year old, and although the youngest, she's no shrinking violet!

I used each girl's initials to decorate the bags.

Also stamped a bit of embroidered blooms and added a resin jewel.

These are the 3 bags filled.

By the way, I'm sure you all know about Target's 1 spot. A lifesaver for grandmas!

 

Made them each a set of clippies, a great excuse for grandma to style their hair!

The dots are gesso paint done with the eraser of a pencil.

Each gets: Disney bandaids, (believe me they'll go through the box!) clippies, sparkly pencils, tablet, mermaid crayons, sunglasses, toothbrush set, cupcake sharpener, and a lego friends eraser set (couldn't resist it at .28 cents!).

 

It's going to be a busy week!

Letter stencils: Martha Steward at Michaels. It came with the double flourish stencil,

Bag (s/5) also from Michaels.

Reinkers, felt, stamps, dies and ink: PapertreyInk

 



MFW Mixy Matchy Style Challenge #3

A quick 3rd post for MFW's Mixy Matchy Style Challenge

Happiest of 4ths to all!

Happy Birthday USA!

Inspired by Cath's tribute to 'Red, White & Blue'

PTI's Stars die

PTI Kraft cardstock base, some of their Enchanted Evening paper pack,

medallion: Limitless Layers Circle, sentiment from PTI's Red, White & Blue, star border die, washi from my stash (mostly Freckled Fawn).

Have a safe 4th!

 



MFW Mixy Matchy Style 2

Moxy Fab World's Mixy Matchy Style Challenge

2nd post

Patterns are one of the reasons I became interested in making cards.

It was easy to transition from quiltmaking to paper crafts.

I love print. I love mixing prints.

For sure, it's an art to pick and match the right colors, prints, size of patterns. And then, how much of each do you use on a project. Wish I could wave a wand to assure assembly of said project,

but I can say practice and failure (after failure) helps.

But, as they say, "Never give up! Never surrender!" (think that's a line from a movie)

So on to 2nd post

Definitely looks like a quilt hanging in the great room.

Yes I have a 'great room'. It's the room we put the Christmas tree in, the room that actually stays clean because no one lives in it. You know, the parlor, the living room. The room builders stopped building.

OK, it's the room that DOESN'T open into the kitchen!

I love that room.

It has the pix of all the grandkids. It is transformed for every holiday.

It's warm and bright and is where I go to read, have coffee, and sit and dream.

Most of the mixy matchy inspiration came from Graphic 45's French Country 6x6 paper pack.

The 'quilt' is Papertrey's hexagon cover plate cut many times and assembled, like a quilt.

The slice of cake, the gold embossed fork and knife are from Papertrey's Table Service.

Rolling Pin and spoon from Ranger's 'Kitchen' stamp set.

Popping up some of the elements helped break up some of the business. Vintage lace, twine and Papertrey buttons finish.

If you'd like to give the Mixy Matchy challenge a try, find it here:

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/06/the-mixy-matchy-style-challenge.html

Think I'll go sit in the 'Great Room' for awhile...