PapertreyInk September 2015 Blog Hop

September 25th is blog hop time at PTI,

and this month Nichole gave us this inspiration:

Autumn holds promise of holidays, family and

hopefully cool weather!

Because I send out Halloween and Thanksgiving cards, 

Nichole's timely inspiration gave me the chance to do 4 cards celebrating fall.

Hope you like them!

All stamps: PTI

Do you recognize the sets I used?

Trying to keep a one layer for easy mailing.

Got a couple of birthdays in October. 

The chalkboard technique has endless possibilities & is so much fun to

combine sets, and sentiments.

The only one with enamel dots, might have to deliver this in person.

and the 4th card with the chalkboard technique,

for a dear friend,

All the different technique touches learned by watching Betsy's MIM video, below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wcGsp8ZeFSQ

Happy hopping, 

can't wait to see all the beautiful card art!

It's Your Day

Love Mondays when Danielle shares...

This week it's Two-Toned Stamped Sentiments.

Just so simply stunning a technique, she uses a cover plate, white embossing,

and stamps beneath with the card stock color.

Our oldest son lives at the beach, and I wanted to keep with a 'watery' theme

for his card.

Cover Plate: Waves

Ahoy Stamp and die sets

Think Big Favorites #2

Check out Danielle's video on Nichole's Blog here:

Make It Monday #224: Two-Toned Stamped Sentiments 

A 'Pop' of Autumn

Curtain Call Challenge has some fun 

inspiration up this week.

Looking through my stamps, I don't think I have

anything 'popcorn', so I went with 

a PTI stamp set that reminded me of trees

that change with the season, and kept with

the colors in the photo.

For the kraft bags, I used kraft card stock, and stamped with a tree from Autumn Hills

to make a wallpaper bg.

The Bookmark tag (also PTI) was stamped with

PTI's Plaid Builder, similar to the colors of the plaid bow around the 

popcorn bowl.

Hard to see, but the hills picture frame was masked before adding the stripes.

Colored with watercolor pencils, and shaded around the frame with grey.

And for the silver scoop, the vellum embossed leaves (Branching Out).

Just a few little touches of green, the hills and the stitched leaf behind the 

fussy cut pumpkins.

Play along all week here:

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Pop Pop Pop

Paper Sweeties September Release Rewind!

Friends, it's Rewind time! 

I love showing you possibilities of using the new stamps with

some of the previously released.

Homegrown strawberry, watercolored and white accented on a 

double tag from Sweet Cuts Stitched Tags #1.

Sweet from Happy Sweet Cuts.

The embossed sentiment on the tag is from the new set, Mason Jar

Angel Johns 
Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

What's New 

Mason Jar

Homegrown

Mason Jar Sweet Cuts

Homegrown Sweet Cuts

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Stitched Tags #1 Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

Paper Sweeties September Release Party!

Today's the day we've all been waiting for, 

Paper Sweeties September Release is now!

Homegrown is one of 2 stamp sets, and 2 sweet cuts available today!

There are 4 fruit images on this adorable set, one is the pear on my card,

I stamped with black Memento Ink, and watercolored with my Zig Clean Pens,

each of the pears to form a card-wallpaper.

The medallion pear is black embossed before watercoloring.

Black Licorice Twine, and PS sequins.

Angel Johns 
Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

What's New 

Mason Jar

Homegrown

Mason Jar Sweet Cuts

Homegrown Sweet Cuts

Homegrown - Sweet Cuts Dies - Paper Sweeties

Homegrown Stamp Set - Paper Sweeties

Licorice Bakers Twine - Paper Sweeties

Cookie Dough Sequins--Paper Sweeties

PTI's Create Along With Us

I'm creating along with Nichole, with this Halloween card 

patterned after her gorgeous watercolor.

She embossed, in white, the stars from a new set,

watercolored over it, and affixed the new, Let It Snow die over the stars.

I wanted to do a Halloween card, so

I found some stars in a set called Happy Spooky Halloween.

Tricky Trio Die furnished the script.

Love that we get to gleen from the 'Masters'!

Create Along With Us: September 2015

Paper Sweeties September Release Countdown!

We're a day away from the PS September Release,

here's the new Mason Jar stamps and die set

on a card. Thought I'd show you what this darling image looks like

with one of the stamps from another new set, Homegrown.

The cherries were paper pieced, embossed and given Glossy Accents, to help them shine!

the little cherry flag at the top is a die included in the Mason Jar Sweetcut set.

It helps you cut the perfect flag for your projects!

2 new sets, so many possibilities!

Tomorrow's release day!

Angel Johns 
Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

What's New 

Mason Jar

Homegrown

Mason Jar Sweet Cuts

Homegrown Sweet Cuts

Paper Sweeties September Release Sneak Peek!

Hey there, September's in full swing, and fall's around the corner.

I am so ready for cooler weather!

Paper Sweeties is debuting 2 new stamp sets and 2 new Sweet Cuts for September.

We are giving you a peek at the new sets, that will be 

available on the 15th.

My DH and I make Pomegranate Jam every year for the family,

and this year we have a bumper crop!

So I'm beyond thrilled that Debbie has this adorable Mason Jar stamp and matching sweet cut 

as one of the sets for the month of September.

I chose to paper piece and emboss vellum, and use it as my tag for 

the Pom Jam.

I've also doubled it with another tag, in case I want to write a gift note.

This darling jar stamp is the perfect size, and you're going to 

love it's versatility.

Come back tomorrow to see it used on a card!

More on my teammie's blogs!

Angel Johns 
Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Emily Frasier 
Jill Norwood 

Kathy Schweinfurth 

Larissa Heskett
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen

Nancy Penir

Are you playing along with this month's PS Challenge?

There's always a prize, and you can be our next guest designer!

A Simple Life

Wanted to play along with the current ColourQ challenge,

where the colors put me in a 'longing for fall' mood.

Rich warm, autumny goodness!

Had the coordinations card stock in my stash,

and ink smooshed it with PTI's Lavender Moon & Autumn Rose, then added water droplets, 

for a bit more texture.

Fell in love with the sentiment from the Twig Wreath stamp set, (PTI),

might just give this card to myself.

We empty-nesters have so much to be thankful for,

especially, a simpler, calmer life!!!

leaves: Lil' Inkers, a few of them brushed with bleach.

Twig Wreath & Sentiment from PTI, 

Royal Velvet Cardstock: PTI 

Sequins: Metallic by My Craft Spot

Copper thread: Coat & Clark

colourQ challenge #307...

TYI Challenge #30

It's my turn to bring you inspiration for the Tag You're It Challenge.

I created a cupcake tag from PapertreyInk's Enclosed Cupcake die,

and made it a festive birthday tag.

You can choose a shaped tag, colors, celebration, or even confetti on your tag.

Meanwhile, here's another tag from the cupcake tag.

The cupcakes on this tag are stamps and dies from Paper Sweeties' Homemade With Love.

The vellum and bottom tag are PTI's Tag Sale #7,

Pattern created with a stamp from Waltzingmouse's Putting On The Ritz.

All the fun-fetti is die cut from Make It Market's Shakers & Sprinkles (PTI).

Can't wait to see how you're inspired.

Play along at Tag You're It Challenge

Just Us Girls #309, & The Card Concept #39 Daisies

Playing along with JUGS Challenge

My card is a loose CASE from Danielle Flanders' card here:

Release day...

I created a bg of daisies, watercoloring them with Zig Clean Color brushes

(a new toy!)

Enclosed: Apple stamps and dies from PTI

Daisies from Friendship Jar: Fillers, also PTI

Inside apple colored with Ranger inks

All Cardstock PTI, including strip of vellum.

Just Us Girls #309 - Word Week

Also entering in the Card Concept, just back from vacation!

I'd say Clean & Layered.

The Card Concept #39 {Daisies}

MIM #223: Camouflaged Pocket Inserts & NBUS Challenge #5

We were treated to a lesson from Dawn this week at MIM,

and she shows us how to create Camouflaged Pocket Inserts with

PTI dies.

My card uses the Boutique Accesssory Card die set,

for 2 reasons.

I wanted a larger pocket for Enclosed Leaf dies, (never been used)

and because I wanted to play along with Darnell's NBUS challenge

It's Here! NBUS Challenge #5!

You don't want to miss this one, fabulous prizes are at stake,

not to mention Darnell's posts are a hoot!

So here's my card

All PTI

Pocket created with Text Style Autumn Abundance

and Boutique Accessory Card die

Leaves are smooshed and inked.

When you remove the card, the 2 top leaves go with it,

 and the sentiment from Flower Favorites is revealed.

Smaller leaves from Leaf Prints.

(Love that set, wait all year to use it!)

The card is going to one of our youth leaders at church.

She is an awesome teacher, and my

grandchildren learn so much from her!

Dawn's video is here on Nichole's blog:

Make It Monday #223: Camouflaged Pocket Inserts