Thank You PTI!

Day 9: Saturday's Snail Mail

Create a thank you card for the  warehouse staff at PTI!

They work so hard to fill our orders. This was a great idea!

Thank you for all you do!

PTI: Super Swoosh die, Circle Scribble die, Brushed Blooms dies

Brushed Blooms, Wet Paint 3, Thanks All Ways

Inks: Mint Julep, Vintage Jadeite, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet

Mint Julep & Stampers Select White Cardstock,

 PTI White Envelope

Paper Sweeties February 2016 Release Sneak Peek!

It's February Release time at Paper Sweeties, and

there's a new stamp set and coordinating set of sweet cuts, I

can wait to show you!

Today's a 'peek' at one of the flowers and frame that will be available 

on the 15th.

I placed a doily on my card front and sponge inked in shades 

of blue and lavender.

The frame is die cut, and stamped in pale blue and lavender, layered, & stamped

with the sentiment, which is part of  and the name of the set.

The sweet little daisies are stamped with blue and lavender as well,

and watercolor painted in the 2 colors.

You're not going to want to miss the rest of the release,

this is one of those 'must have' sets for occasions when you want 

someone to know you care!

Thinking of You

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 

Color Pop Fortune Teller

It's Day 8 of Papertrey's 9th Year Celebration, and today's challenge 

has us using a paper fortune teller game we used to play as children.

My grandchildren still play this game, and love it!

Number 5 was my chosen number, and the color Simply Chartruese.

4th month for birthday, and got Spring Rain & Royal Velvet. 

Nichole said we could pick an addition color, and next to Royal Velvet was Berry Sorbet.

Used my Zig Watercolors, and the colors closest to my 4 on

a Bold Blossoms Watercolor Sheet.

Embroidered Frames Hexagon stamped with Spring Rain,

Sentiment: Thank You Kindly.

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Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series - February 2016!

Hi Paper Sweeties fans! 

Are you loving the Planner Series so far?

February's stamp set is called Celebrate.

And you're love all the images that tell you in a glance that it's

party time!

Last month I told you I do my planning on a calendar. I love seeing the whole month in a glance

 This month's release is perfect for me, and I know you're going to love it too!

Balloons, hearts, words that  tell you in an instant what you have to remember.

My calendar helps me plan ahead, and I love decorating it with PS die cuts and 

sequins!

Here's the Month of February, with a heart and posie banner, in the colors of 

the month's picture.

You're going to have so much fun with this set!

Loved that I can color each image!

This handy set is available for purchase now in the 

PaperSweeties Shop!

Be sure and visit the rest of Planner Series Design Team!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas 

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 

Nancy Penir

Celebrate!

PapertreyInk's 9th Anniversary Celebration continues

with the challenge to create a Sampler Square of 

9 different panels altered 9 different ways.

Before cutting my 1 1/2" squares, I stamped my images from Bold Blossoms, and colored them in different ways. 

Here's how the squares differ:

Starting from the top left,

square 1: Masked the blossom

square 2: Used raindrops

square 3: Smooshed on the sky color

square 4: Used sequins

square 5: Stamping

square 6: Layers of die cuts

square 7: pencil watercolors

square 8: Embossed sentiment

square 9: Copic colored

Celebrate: Good Times Die (PTI)

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Birthday Wishes

Create Along With Us, PTI's challenge for Monday during release week,

has us using the fabulous inspiration from it's designers.

I chose this beauty by Melissa Phillips, and didn't stray far from

her layout. Love those felt flowers!

A peek on the inside

All PTI, except the word, 'daughter' which is from Waltzingmouse.

Stamps: Life is Beautiful, Birthday Cheer, Banner Sentiments

Dies: Double Ended Banner, Life is Beautiful, Branching Out,

 Bitty Button Stacks

Inks: Vintage Jadeite, Autumn Rose

PTI felt

Create Along With Us: February 2016

Day 3 PTI' 9th Year Celebration

5 Minutes?!?!?

Grab and Go and create it in 5 min. 

My  friends, I'm overthink kinda gal, so there is nothing 

(aside from dealing with the calamities of 5 children) 

I do well in 5 minutes!

 I had the box of Shakers and Sprinkles out from the last challenge, so 

I grabbed one of the all-ready done papers, and followed the lead of it's sentiment,

and 'sprinkled'.

Confession: 6 minutes start to finish. Needed to 'remove' some of the sprinkles that attached

 to some areas I didn't want! Swear they have a mind of their own!

Sprinkled with Love

Day 2 of PTI's celebration Dress Up Inspiration.

A gypsy skirt I keep for costume parties!

Catching up on Cards for Valentines!

PTI: Shakers & Sprinkles

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Celebrate With Us: Color Challenge

PTI is celebrating their 9th Anniversary, and we're all invited!

A 10 day party filled with inspiration and prizes.

Loving their products the way I do, I plan to stamp and play and 

enjoy every challenge!

1st up is color.

I selected Betsy's colors, but stretched them a bit.

OK, I really stretched them!

A few months ago, when Charmed was released, I crushed on a card 

by Kay Miller, featuring the emerald.

Similar to hers, I used the Charm stamps and dies,

and a Boutique Borders: Congrats die 

(she used Love),

and instead of Snowflake Flurries, I used Bold Blossoms, 

a set I can't seem to put away!

All in PTI purple inks to go with the amethyst birthday card, I painted the petals with ink on a block, the way Ashley did in her video here:

Thinking of You Card Video

The Branching Out die is cut with

a gold paper, slightly on the chartreuse side.

The berries are from Twig Wreath, stamped with Raspberry Fizz and Canyon Clay.

the Gold sequins are close to Summer Sunrise.

Wonderful prizes and endless inspiration all on Nichole's blog,

Celebrate with Us!

For my Valentine

Hi and welcome to a new inspiration for Tag You're It!

This week's muse is Jen Mitchel, with this valentine tag

Completely inspired by the red textured heart,

so I went with Paper Sweeties With Love SC die.

'Love' also from Paper Sweeties (Wish SC) cut from red glitter paper.

Tag is Bookmark 2 Die tag from PTI.

There a bg stamp, so pale and hard to see, it's from an old wood block Inkadinkadoo stamp,

and I don't think it's available any more.

Can't wait to see what inspires you!

Play along at Tag You're It!

Valentine

Melissa Phillips shows us some creativity with gelatos for this weeks MIM,

Valentine Ombre Stamping.

Her card blends die cuts with ombre, and, as only she can,

whips up a pink parfait perfection!

I had some gelatos called 'Macaroons', I hadn't tried yet, and 

way behind on my Valentines, thought I'd give Enclosed: Heart the

gelato treatment.

Aside from being way to pale to photograph well, I sort of like 

the card. 

And 'like' is as far as I'll go. 

I filled My Favorite Things Umbrella die with the sweet blooms from Enclosed: Heart,

and added tiny pearls and pink sequins.

Embroidered Borders stamped with Spring Rain.

I loved Melissa's slim card, so went with a 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" card size.

Think the pink sequins helped brighten things up a bit, but I definitely 

like her rich pinks better!

Make It Monday #238: Valentine Ombre Stamping

Paper Sweeties February 2016 Inspiration Challenge #40

It's February and time for a new challenge at Paper Sweeties!

Here's our inspiration

Pink and pretty, with lots of snow!

What inspired me?

Of course the colors, and the need for a lot of valentines in February!

Can't get enough of the new heart die!

Hope you can play along for a chance to be our guest designer, and

a 25. shopping spree!

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the rest of the design team,

and a big welcome to Carrie Sheridan, our Guest Designer!

Angel Johns 

Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties <– you are here!

 Emily Frasier
Jeri Thomas 

Jill Norwood

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson 
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir
 Nancy Salkeld 

February Guest Designer: Carrie Sheridan

With Love Sweet Cuts Paper Sweeties

Snowflakes Sequins - Paper Sweeties

Little Wishes - Paper Sweeties

12 Kits of Occasions January

Well, hello there, and welcome to my first post as a member of

the '12 Kits of Occasions' team!

Beyond excited to be asked and overjoyed to join!

Wonderful designers that are not only the very best, but friends too,

which, truthfully, is why I love this craft, making friends!

Lindsey from Occasional Crafting is our hostess for the month of January.

Our kit was full of celebration, and bright happy images.

I may have overdone for my first time as a team member, but honestly, could easily have done another 6 with all Lindsey included!

OK,  enough intro, and hope your comfortable, there's a lot to show you, so let's get to it!

Ellie triplets? Couldn't resist putting these cuties together on a card!

Yep! All those seed beads were in the kit!

Can't wait for an occasion to send this out to brighten someone's day!

This gorgeous gold embossed elements panel just begged for shimmer watercolors!

Sweet, springy pattern paper begged for kissing bunnies!

All gold with shiny bling!

Wonderful sentiment for someone extra-special!

This little guy holds a thank you to Lindsey!

Hope you enjoyed, and hope you visit each designer. And give 

some love along the way!

Celebrating You - January '16