12 Kits of Occasions April '18

Hi friends! Welcome to 12 Kits' April post. This month's hostess is

Lisa Elton, from My Paper Tales, and what a sweety of a kit she gave us!

'My Little Chickadee' is the theme, with birds and feathers,  tweety sentiments,

and lots of gorgeous papers.

Are you settled in with a cuppa? Hope you enjoy my cards!

Lindsey included this stamped stem of flowers on kraft. Couldn't wait to pencil in the color.

PTI stencil dots on Aqua Mist cardstock.

Isn't he adorable? He's titled 'Choirboy', and he's from Past Time Stamps.

One of the most fun we friends have is combining elements in our kit. This Impression Obsession 

couple on the clothesline seemed perfectly matched to this sentiment!

PTI's Sunshine rays stencil.

All these elements were included in this month's kit, even those sweet little wood birds.

The twine is Lawn Fawn.

I cut a window in this pattern paper Lisa included, from PTI's Window Works die,

and fussy cut and copic colored the bird on the branch.

And finally this card, with a sentiment from Serendipity.

Hope you enjoyed the post today, I loved working with Lisa's kit,

and have plenty to do several more cards. Just the kind of kit I love!

Thank you Lisa!

Don't forget to visit the other kit designers. Always fun to see what they do with the same kit!

Hugs!

PTI April '18 Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to PTI's April Blog Hop.

We were given this photo for inspiration.

I loved the linen look, and took the florals for my inspiration.

I used a stamp and spritz technique for my blooms and leaves, adding additional color

for a second stamping with my misti.

It's such fun to hop around and see what we all did with the photo!

Play along all day on the PTI Blog!

Except for the pearls, all products PTI.

I've listed them below. Just click on what you like and it will take you to the

PTI store

Happy Hopping!

Botanical Bounty Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Botanical Bounty Die

Graceful Greetings II Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Bold Borders: Flare Die

Perfect Match Aqua Mist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores - Inkpad

Perfect Match Stormy Sea - Inkpad

Perfect Match Ocean Tides - Inkpad

Perfect Match Pale Peony - Inkpad

Perfect Match Lovely Lady - Inkpad

Perfect Match Hibiscus Burst - Inkpad

Perfect Match Scarlet Jewel - Inkpad

Perfect Match Berry Sorbet - Inkpad

Paper Basics - Linen Vellum Cardstock (12 Sheets)

Perfect Match Ocean Tides Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Paper Basics - Cream Shimmer Cardstock (12 sheets)

Spot Color Word Diecuts with Betsy Veldman

Make It Monday this week features Betsy and 'Spot Word Diecuts'. 

This is a wonderful way to hi light a sentiment, and I plan to do it again.

First I found a line stamp or two, and then a word die with some weight, as 

Betsy showed us in her video.

So happy to use Butterfly Blooms for the first time, along with it's companion set: A Bit More

Butterfly Blooms. I just had to try Lexi's Flat Photography with this card.

Play along all week on PTI's Blog!

If you like any of the sets I've used, just click the stampset below.

It will take you directly to the PTI store to purchase.

Thanks for visiting today. Happy Crafting!

Butterfly Blooms Stamp Set

A Bit More: Butterfly Blooms Mini Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Tipped Tops Die

Two-Fer #4: Pets

There's a Two-Fer Challenge going on now, with the prompt: Pets. 

Among my 'pets' are egg laying chickens I've raised from 2 day old chicks.

They lived in my laundry room for 2 months, warm and snug, until they were able to

live outdoors in a chicken coop my husband and son built.

My babies at 3 weeks.

I created 2 cards with a favorite Ai stamp called Spring Chicken. 

O Frap. A perfect sentiment when a birthday is forgotten, don't you think? 

Miss Henny Penny is copic colored in pinks to show her frustration at forgetting

an important event. Plaid paper: Lawn Fawn.

Circle frame die: Poppystamps

Roses and bowl of eggs: Carta Bella: Country Kitchen

My 2nd card is the same stamp from Ai's Spring Chicken, this time colored with E-copics,

very much the color of my chickens. And it becomes a Mother's Day card, by masking

the sentiment on the cup, and adding a heart.

Ai: Bird Brains chicken wire stamp

PTI: Stitch in Time Borders.

A Two-Fer!

Play along for a few more days on Darnell's blog:

Reminder ~ Twofer Card Challenge #4 ~ PETS

Graffiti Word Art with Lexi Daly

Lexi Daly has a tutorial on the PapertreyInk blog this week, creating 

Graffiti Word Art

My PTI word dies didn't come close to being 'graffiti-esque', but I came closest with

the happy from Paper Clippings: Birthday. 

I started with a few other dies, and worked Lexi's steps on them, but was happiest with 

the Paper Clippings die.

I really liked Lexi's word, 'fly'. The shape and font was perfect for the challenge. 

I'm afraid the words I had are a bit frilly to call them graffiti. 

But the technique works well with die and stamped word.

Love the little bit of sheen the clear embossing gives the word.

I GA'ed the candle flames and balloon.

If you like any of the products I used, you can find them below.

Just click on them and you'll be directed to the PTI product in the store.

Paper Clippings: Birthday Stamp SetMake it Monday #319: Graffiti Word Art

Papertrey Ink - Paper Clippings: Birthday Details Die

Perfect Match Orange Zest - Inkpad

Perfect Match Green Parakeet - Inkpad

Perfect Match Summer Sunrise - Inkpad

Perfect Match Aqua Mist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores - Inkpad

Perfect Match Raspberry Fizz - Inkpad

A Blessing in my Life

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new challenge at the Card Concept.

Here's our inspiration, called 'Blossoms in Blue'.

Oh so feminine!

And some Layered inspiration from me:

I used PTI's Stitched Garden and Gathered Garden blooms and greens over a panel of 

Stenciled dots.

Come play along for 2 weeks, and pick one of our styles or combine the styles.

Happy Crafting!

The Card Concept #91 {Blossoms in Blue}

PapertreyInk products: Just click on what you like, and it will take you to the product.

Papertrey Ink - Window Works Die,
Stitching Garden Stamp Set,
Papertrey Ink - Stitching Garden Die
Gathered Garden Stamp Set
Papertrey Ink - Gathered Garden Die
Stencil Basics: Dots Stencil Collection (set of 2)
Perfect Match Aqua Mist Cardstock (24 sheets)
Perfect Match Olive Twist Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Simple Stitched Stems with Michelle Leone

This week's MIM at PapertreyInk features Michelle Leone, and her very first

video tutorial, Simple Stitched Stems.

Michelle's addition of a bit of handwork gives a personal touch to a card.

Some of you know I lost my mom in February. I know many other special moms, including 

daughters, daughters In Law, aunts and friend-moms to give a MD card to.

My stitched stems were made easy with a PTI die set called Stitching Lines.

Bigger Blooms supplied my flowers and Shape Shifters: Oval provided the frame and leaves for 

my posies.

I loved doing a bit of sewing on my card, and did one more while the stamps and dies

were handy.

For these leaves, I used my copics. I made the dots with Viva Glass Effect Gel in Blackberry.

Make it Monday #318: Simple Stitched Stems

PapertreyInk cardstock, stamps and dies 

If you like any of these items, just click from the list and it will take you

directly to the PTI product.

Bigger Blooms Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Bigger Blooms Die

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Oval 1 Die

Papertrey Ink - Tag Sale: Quilted Die

Butterfly Blooms Stamp Set

Paper Basics - Kraft Cardstock (24 Sheets)

Bitty Big: Scarlet Jewel Color Collection (24 sheets)

Perfect Match Pure Poppy - Inkpad

Perfect Match Summer Sunrise - Inkpad

Perfect Match Raspberry Fizz - Inkpad

Perfect Match Amethyst Allure - Inkpad

Perfect Match Lilac Grace - Cube

Perfect Match Royal Velvet - Inkpad

The Card Concept: Happy Birthday

The Card Concept's newest challenge is this yummy photo.

I was inspired by the feminine pink and frosted goodness.

My Clean and Layered card has the elements of the photo, colors, cake, and circular shape.

What inspires you?

Play along with the photo and styles for 2 weeks at the Card Concept.

Happy Crafting!

Concord & 9th

Catherine Pooler Inks

Lindy's Magicals

PapertreyInk products: If you like what you see, my links will take you

directly to the shop.

Papertrey Ink - What the Doodle: Piece of Cake Die

What the Doodle: Piece of Cake Mini Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Wonderful Words: Birthday Die

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Circle 1 Die

Papertrey Ink - Tiny Tags Die

My Cup Runneth Over

Like visiting an old friend, running across an old and much loved stamp set

that hasn't seen ink in a long time, brings joy to this stamper. 

MIM this week had me going through my PTI sets and finding an oldie,

Tea For Two Additions.

Our hostess this Monday is Stephanie, and she challenged us to Add color to our Outline Images.

The Tea for Two set has solid, or nearly solid images, and the outline and sentiment I 

wanted to use. 

I added the little flower from Stitching garden, and a leafy image from the 2018

Anniversary Set.

The following are the sets I used. If you click them, it will take you to the sets

in the PTI shop.

Tea for Two Additions Stamp Set

2018 Anniversary Stamp Set: Mixed Bouquet

Stitching Garden Stamp Set

Thanks for visiting, and have great week!