PapertreyInk April '16 Blog Hop

It's time for PTI's April Blog Hop!

And just look at Nichole's inspiration

WOW! Right?

I wanted to showcase the translucent quality of the warm, vibrant colors,

so I went with one of their new sets: Super Succulents.

Stamped and misted each multi colored succulent, with PTI inks.

Sentiment gold embossed.

Play along all day. You're sure to find endless inspiration!

80 Years Young

Inspired by All the Little Things gives us this pink confection

to work with this week:

What didn't inspire me!

The blush pink, with white and silver,

bling crown, and tulle.

Not to memtion, plenty of femme!

A friend's mother in law is turning 80,

and asked if I would do her a special card.

Thrilled and honored, I came up with this,

to play along with the challenge at IBATLT.

Finished the inside with a pink frosted cake and the 'happy' script

from the stamp set.

It's the pink version of the last card made for my SIL (Aqua).

Included in the stamp set is a strawberry topping. Can't wait 

to add that to the next card!

PTI: Just Desserts, Big Birthday Candles & Cake Plate Dies,

Cover Plate: Pretty Frame

Glittered tulle from Michaels

Rhinestones: stash

PTI: Inks

Encore Ultimate Metallic Silver Ink.

Inspired By All The Little Things - featuring Miriam Prantner

Happy 40th, David!

40th birthday of a SIL, prompted my card for MIM this week,

hosted by Amy.

She shows us 'Faux Brush Lettering'.

Amy stamped a large scripted sentiment, but I chose a smaller 

(Fancy Pants) 

to go with my birthday themed card, trying hard to keep along the lines of the happy birthday script, and went outside the lines with 

the swirly yellow border.

Finally got to ink up Just Desserts, and die cut Big Birthday Candles.

Tried to keep it masculine with some stars (Paper Clippings: Congrats), 

and side stripes (Plaid Builder).

Sunrise Impression Plate 

Inks: PTI Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet.

Cardstock: Stampers Sellect, Aqua Mist & Shimmer Cardstock.

Amy's beautiful example card and video can be seen on Nichole's blog,

Make It Monday #246: Faux Brush Lettering

Arriving Soon

Playing along with ColourQ's latest challenge.

Isn't this the sweetest?

Needed a baby card for a friend, expecting her 1st! 

So happy for her, just found out it is a boy,

so my crib mobile is on the 'blue' side.

Memory Box Bird Mobile & A Flock of Birds

Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangles

MFT Jumbo Peek-a-Boo Circle Die

PTI: Polka Dot Parade #4 (Baby)

PTI: Stampers Select & Shimmer Cardstocks.

PTI Inks: Sweet Blush, Hawaiian Shores

Ranger Distress Mustard Seed

Waltzingmouse: Little Darling (no longer available)

colourQ challenge #337...

A Set of Tags

Create Along With Us, this week at PTI,

where we get to CASE the fabulous designers!

This is KayMiller's card and tag set featuring a new release,

Color Pop Butterflies, by Betsy Veldman.

Those tags caught my eye!

Using pattern paper and coordinating stamps and dies,

Kay's tags are a quick and easy way to have tags handy 

to pop onto a gift or card.

Honestly, once I got started, it was hard to stop!

I settled on Dawn's Vintage Linen's set, with the matching stamps and dies,

but PTI has many you can choose.

6 came together rather quickly!

The beautiful book of pattern papers give you a list of inks that match.

On a few of them, I doubled the bloom.

Just place the die to hi light the image you want to show,

stamp a sentiment, and pop on the bloom & leaves.

My favorite is the last tag, stamped with the line and full inked Pure Poppy.

Love anything red & white!

The hardest part is choosing what precious papers to part with! LOL!

(At least Vintage Linens can be reordered)

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Farm Fresh

Playing along with Make My Monday Challenge Blog,

where our inspiration is 'Pets'.

We have lived on a couple of acres in California'a Central Valley

(Clovis), for 25 years. This is our first year sharing space with a dozen

chickens. Pullets, they're called. They joined us before Easter.

'Us', includes me, hubby, son, son's wife, son & wife's 2 boys, 4 & 1 1/2, 

3 cats, 2 ducks, 35 koi, and 5 rabbits.

Meet Joan and Jet

The chickens, ducks and rabbits live happily together in a coop,

and have imprinted me as their mother!

All to explain why I chose my chickens as the pet to showcase on my card 

for the challenge.

Farm scene from PTI's On the Farm

PTI banners: Quilted Spring & Noted Niblets.

Authentique: Homestead

Watercolor cardstock, Zig Clean Colors

PTI: Lemon Zest, True Black Cardstocks

PTI: Canyon Clay, Harvest Gold, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise,

Spring Moss, Limeaid Ice Inks

Here are some recent pix of the new family, growing fast, btw!

Sally was kind enough to pose. 

Joan and Jet enjoy foot racing with Henrietta.

This is Ginger, she's momma bunny

Polly, playing with a pal

Polly wants to know if I brought a treat.

Hopefully all 12 chickens are truly egg laying pullets (female).

If not, and there's a few roosters (20% chance), we'll all be early risers soon!

Play along with Make My Monday here:

Pets

Hello There

Found a new challenge blog, (new to me) through a friend (Darnell),

where another friend (Joyce) is CASE designer with this gorgeous card.

The challenge is called Happy Little Stampers and they're celebrating

a one year anniversary selling their own stamps.

Although I don't own any HLS yet, it's OK to use other stamps for 

this challenge.

Joyce's beautiful card uses the cutout method, where the center is popped up,

and colored, focusing on the cutout!

Love this technique.

Used Lil' Inkers Stitched Ovals to double cut my window,

which is colored with Zig Clean Color Watercolors.

PTI: What the Doodle Feather Stamp Set

Did a card before this one,

and didn't like the outcome.

Ooops, messed up the stamping!

Stuff happens! 

Oh well...

Play along at: Happy Little Stampers

April CASE the Designer - Joyce Mehrberg

Thanks

Wanted to play along with 'All the Little Things',

and this dreamy watercolor photo,

Gorgeous, right?

With only one day left, came up with my own version.

Fanciful flowers from Doodlie-Do (PTI).

My 'Thanks' is from, 'Bloomin' Cute Sentiments, (PTI)

cut 3 times from a watercolored sheet.

Prang Watercolors

Inspired by All the Little Things -featuring Nancy Leppek

Also entering Make My Monday, where the challenge is:

Watercolor

Submitting also to SSS Monday challenge: Try to Resist

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Enjoy this Day

Mondays mean Make It Monday with PTI,

and today's tutorial is by Ashley.

She calls it, 'Color Isolation'.

I started with a Soft Stone panel and stamped Lace Bouquet 

in silver Encore ink.

Then stamped the largest flower in Berry Sorbet and some leaves 

in Stormy Sea,

before fussy cuting them and popping the bloom up with foam.

Sentiment from What the Doodle Butterfly.

A little wink of stella to the bloom, and a few rhinestones, and 

a bit of stitching finishes.

See Ashley's video on Nichole's blog here:

Make It Monday #245: Color Isolation 

Happy 2nd Anniversary Card Concept!

The Card Concept is celebrating their 2nd Anniversary,

and they've challenged us with this dramatic photo.

What's so fun about the Card Concept is you get to choose your style,

and create your heart's desire!

Black and White, Elegant, lacy, and lots of drama.

Going with the Classy & Elegant Style.

I pulled out Lace Bouquet from PapertreyInk,

and embossed over a selectively stamped music score from Stampendous.

PTI Life is Beautiful die cut Butterfly,

first in True Black, also embossed with Lace Bouquet, and then in Dot Vellum.

'Happy' die cut sentiment and anniversary PTI's One Big Happy.

Ribbon banner flower also die cut from One Big Happy glitter card stock.

Happy Anniversary, Card Concept!

And thank you for always bringing the BEST inspiration.

The Card Concept #52 {2nd Year Anniversary & Prizes}

Wishing you all the best

Playing along with Fusion this week where the challenge is:

While I have no orchid stamps, I did have my latest PTI order which included

Peonies On Parade.

Trying to combine the photo with the sketch, 

first stenciled the middle with Ranger's Mermaid Lagoon & Salty Ocean.

I then stamped ferns from PTI's Birds and Blooms & Twig Wreath.

Tried to emulate the glass with PTI's Dotty Vellum,

colored (on the back) with copics

The Peony was colored with copics and my watercolor pencils, trying

desperately to capture those orchid pinks!

I did move the butterfly image up to the top.

Sentiment from Birds and Blooms (PTI)

Stampendous Fuchsia Crushed Glass Glitter

A bit of Wink of Stella.

The string of aqua sequins was in my 12 Kits package from 

Michelle Leone. Thank you Michelle!

Play along with Fusion here:

FUSION: Orchid Occasions

Tag You're It, April 1st

Happy April 1st!

It's time for a new challenge at Tag You're It, 

and I'm up as hostess.

Hopefully, 'April Showers will Bring May Flowers'.

We need plenty of both in the Central Valley!

Here's a tag for your inspiration,

Tag & banner: PTI's Tag Sale 10

Umbrella from My Favorite Things.

Filled with flowers from PTI's Bitty Bouquets.

Sentiment from PTI's Birthday Classics: April.

Play along here:

Tag You're It Challenge #44