Birthday Notecard Set

 

Hi Friends. Thought I'd share a project I've been working on.

My daughter asked for one of my 'extra' birthday cards for a friend, and

I decided to make her a few. That turned into a boxed set of 6! 

These are strange and stressful times right now. Feeling helpless I turn to prayer.

And crafting... it helps focus energy towards something besides anger and sadness.

This was not a quick set. Planning started with The Greetery's Notecard Dies, and

because they were smaller than the A2 Notecard box, I cut down the box by 

adjusting the sizes of the dies to fit the notecard. 

Positioning the dies in your machine will get you the desired size. And it takes a bit of

math and measurement. If you'd like my size notes I'd be glad to share them with you.

Pictured above is the notecard box plus the handmade envelope made for the card.

6 cards, 2 of each color, and 6 envelopes, completes the set. They fit nice and snug inside

the little box.

The paper is Peony from PTI, stripe and it's coordinating solid cardstock.

And the macaroons are The Greetery's new Sweet Tooth. Sweet die also from

The Greetery, and cut twice.

The sweet pastel colors just seemed right with the macaroons, and I added a bit 

of 'sugar' to the tops of each cookie, and one heart from Betsy's cookie confetti.

The green heart is copic colored, on a white heart.

Completed project, something I hope my daughter will like. As I said, not the 

quickest to do but satisfying to have completed! 

Blessings, my friends. 

PTI Blog Hop October '18

It's the 25th of the month and that means PTI's Blog Hop. 

We have this Autumn beauty to inspire us this month,

and be warned, this post is photo heavy! Hope you have a cuppa handy!

So much to choose from in our inspiration this month! 

And so many ideas came to me, I decided to do, well, just about

all of them!

I couldn't wait to play with Betsy's Dashing Through the Snow Pick-up!

She added the picket fence to one of her posts, and I know Marcia Hill did one similar.

Once you do one, the rest come easy, and assembly line was a breeze!

  I found the jelly pumpkins at Home Goods, but couldn't bear putting them 

in the truck beds without the bags!

Warning No. 2: Be sure to buy enough for snacking!

Each of the 6 pickups get a notecard and matching envelope. The notecard is stamped 

with BB: Gingham, and Smoky Shadow ink, and the medallion with versa mark, 

white embossed and colored with pencil, rather like the chalkboard in the 

photo. All the products I used are listed below. 

Do you have a favorite? Kinda partial to the Ocean Tides. Reminds me of my mom's old pickup.

Inside the notecard.

Made my square envelopes with an oldie pattern pack PTI used to sell called, 

Autumn Abundance. I love making my own envelopes, and it's so easy with 

a We R Memory Keepers Punch Board (Amazon).

My little trucks lined up and ready to give to the grandkids!

Play along all day on the PTI blog. You're sure to get a truck load of inspiration!

PTI Products

Papertrey Ink - Dashing Through the Snow: Pick Up Die

Fence Line: Autumn Stamp Set

Autumn Pumpkins Stamp Set

Background Basics: Super Gingham Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Tag Sale #12 Die

Papertrey Ink - Noted: Scalloped Square Die Collection (set of 5)

Papertrey Ink - Picket Fence Die

Barnyard Sentiments Mini Stamp Set

Keep It Simple: Halloween Mini Stamp Set

Just a Little Note

Make It Monday, and Lexi, this week, with a great tutorial on

repeating small images on our cards.

She shows several examples, among them repeating a small image on a punched backing.

I made a card set using the bee from Monthly Moments Inked: Everyday Symbols.

I punched the scallop circle from a Martha Stewart punch, and the smaller circle (1") is 

a Fiskars Punch.

I colored my bees with copics and added Wink of Stella to their little wings.

Sentiment: Note Niblets

Noted Scallop A1 Size card die

Such a quick and easy way to do a card or note card set!

Thanks, Lexi!

Make It Monday #296: Small Images on Repeat

Notecard Set

Hope it's a happy Monday for you. 

Spent the morning creating, definitely in my 'happy place'.

Lexi Daly challenges us this week, at PTI, 

to ground out sentiments with a strip.

Her video gives several examples, and helps to

visually create a base for our card's focal die cut.

Once started, I couldn't stop!

Stamping and card making have that effect!

1st of 3 cards for my set, uses Noted: Scallop Square die

for a card base. 

Sunflower Bouquet (the vault), stamped with Hero Arts Wet Cement

and watercolored with Zig pens.

Sentiment embossed onto the stitched banner from Tag Sale: Quilted.

Next card on the die card base from Make It Market Don't Forget to Write.

Watercolored the image again, and used the 'note' die from the set.

Last vase of sunflowers is first die cut from Smoky Shadow, 

stamp embossed in gold,

then the image is carefully brushed with bleach,

a MIM technique Heather Nicholes showed us a while back.

Then I watercolored the bleached part.

I love having sets like this handy during the holidays.

They make such sweet hostess gifts!

Do you all know about Paper Sweeties 4th Birthday Party?

Debbie is giving away 100.00 gift certificate to the winner 

of the August Challenge.

Play all month for a chance to win on the PS Blog!

HERE

Make It Monday #257: Sentiment Strip Grounding