Paper Sweeties June Release Sneak Peak!

Welcome to Paper Sweeties' June Release Sneak Peak!

2 fun stamp sets and a sweet cuts die set.

I used one of the the images in the stamp and die set of rain boots that remind me of 

garden boots,

My son is a new father this father's day, and loves to garden.

This card goes to him.

The darling gardening boots are from the June release called: Showering You With Love. 

(More images from this set coming in the next few days.)

I copic colored the dots on the stamped boots and suspended them on twine.

Happy Wishes from the other new stamp set: Splish Splash

and 'DAD' is from from Fancy Monograms. I love that set of alphabet letters that let you compose 

any sentiment!

Check out my teammies here, and check back tomorrow for more fun ideas!

Amber Kroening
Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

MIM #168 Pt. 2

Did I mention in my last post that this technique is fun?

Ashley created a simple card to highlight the watercolor effect from Baby Wipe Stamping.

My 2nd post is simpler than the first, and the white space is so summery!

Feather Finery and Birds and Blooms

The tiny fussy cut feather with the word, 'Feather', is from Waltzingmouse's Fine Feathers,

and hides a boo boo when I went to stamp the sentiment. (Sad face)

Re-inkers: Tropical Teal, Aqua Mist, Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding, New Leaf 

& Simply Chartreuse

Make It Monday #168: Baby Wipe Stamping

MIM #168 & Fusion Challenge

Ashley shows us the versatility of baby wipes this week at PTI.

With the application of re-inkers to a baby wipe, a stamp becomes a glorious mix of color and texture!

The trick is to choose the colors carefully.

Mud is the result if you don't!

I enjoyed playing with this technique a bit too much, and went through a couple

of experiments before coming up with what I thought was non-mud.

You can plan certain effects (which I found after a few mistakes), like where your light and dark

end up. 

Ended up looking rather Hawaiian, so it's going to a cousin who lives on the big island.

Ruby Reprise

Ruby Rose Die Cuts

Wet Paint Sentiment

Re-Inkers: Harvest Gold, Berry Sorbet, Raspberry Fizz, Scarlett Jewel, New Leaf, Tropical Teal

Inks: Smokey Shadow & Tropical Teal

Make It Monday #168: Baby Wipe Stamping

FUSION {Homemade Flowers, Bright Colours & array of Possibilities!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Magic, Craft Room Challenge Things With Wings

Good Sunday Morning to you! We're headed for 106 today,

so a good day to craft inside with the air on!

We had a houseful this weekend, and all stayed up way to late last night, so while it's 

quiet, and all are sleeping in, grabbing some me time to post  another card for SSS Monday's challenge: Magic!

Background made with SSS Bubbles and Bars Stencil, and Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

Also sprayed the Memory Box die cut with several starburst. colors

The 'magical' fairy is a Judikins Butterfly Fairy wood stamp.

She is twice embossed on PTI's Smokey Shadow card stock, then selectively bleached and copic colored. Added a few stickles to the wings. 

For You sentiment: Waltzingmouse.

Some iridescent rhinestones add to the magic.

Challenge: Magic

Challenge ends in a few hours, just getting this in under the wire!

edited to add to: 

Craftroom Challenge Things with Wings

SSS Monday Challenge

The Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp is to "Create Some Magic".

I have a book I've read to my grandchildren at least 100 times called, "The Magic Sewing Machine".

It's a charming story about 2 orphan children who are left a sewing machine that turns out to be magic.

With it, they take over and banish the wicked orphanage headmaster, find her gold coins, and 

save all the orphan children. Lovely colors and illustrations.

My card celebrates the children's book.

Tim Holtz' Sewing Blueprint, gold silver and copper embossed on PTI's card stock.

I fussy cut the machine and popped it up over a stamped image.

Background is a stencil of PTI's Cover Plate: Cross Quilt that was ink sponged in

Harvest Gold, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, New Leaf and Blueberry. (PTI).

The button was solid green, I embossed the center in gold  to look like the gold coins in the story.

You can find the the SSS Challenge here, but you better hurry, ends on Sunday!

 Challenge: Magic

SSS Fathers Day/Masculine

Wednesday's challenge this week at Simon Says Stamp Blog is

to create a Fathers Day/Masculine card.

My card is for a son in law that just got his Masters. What a Fabulous way to 

celebrate Father's Day!

I die cut a bunch of PTI's Star Borders to create the background of the banner.

Simon Says is showcasing Ranger products, so I used their Distress Inks: Evergreen Bough,

Peeled Paint and Broken China to ink up PTI's Star Banner.

The shaker is from PTI's 4 Square, and grad caps from: Tag Its #4.

Searching for some inspiration, I came across this card from Betsy Veldman found here,

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Her clever use of the + and = stamps said it all! 

PTI Cardstocks

 Simon Says Fathers Day/ Masculine

MIM #167

Erin Lincoln makes the cutest notebooks this week on MIM.

With a few hints she uses Papertrey's card stock and stamps

to personalize these sweet gifts.

I had some fun with the Vegetable Garden stamps, 

along with Garden Variety 2. 'Just a Note' is from Postmarks.

Masked the tomato image and darkened areas with copics.

Do you know that PTI has corresponding copic colors to each of their inks?

For instance, Pure Poppy has sketch markers R24, R29, & R59 to match it's red.

I'll often use a marker to touch up a flub that wasn't stamped vividly enough,

or shade an area I want to have depth.

I love growing tomatoes. They're easy and prolific here in the Central Valley.

I saw on Dawn McVey's blog, she is noticing the first sign of her crop.

We've had such warm weather lately, my tomatoes are starting to ripen as well.

By midsummer, I'll be knocking on doors with baskets full of tomatoes.

Meanwhile, I visit the garden daily to try to keep ahead of the weeds, 

which also grow well in the valley!

Make It Monday #167: DIY Notebooks

House of Cards DESIGNER'S HOP June 2, 2014

Hi, all!  It's time for an end of the term blog hop over at House of Cards and we have a super fun challenge AND tons of great prize opportunities for those of you who join in the fun!!! :)  You should have arrived here from Michelle Bala's blog.  If you haven't, please start all the way back at the House of Cards hop post and follow the list found in the body of the hop post!

Our Inspiration photo

And here's my card

PS stamps: Guess What? (tag), Stand Add-On: Fall Harvest (Daisies)

Cork & Washi Tape

Now get to hoppin'!  Your next stop is Pattie Goldman!  If you get lost along the way, you can always head back to the original blog hop post -- and don't forget to link up a project at the House of Cards blog after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too! 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz 

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

  Char Cundy
Jinny Newlin

Kristi Schurr

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Pattie Goldman

Paper Sweeties June Inspiration Challenge #20 - Princess Party

Welcome Paper Sweeties fans to the June Blog Hop!

Here is our Inspiration photo:

Possitively Princess!

Made a shaker card using the 3 main colors

Crazy for the carriage from Life is a Special Occasion

Banner from Celebrate

Sweetie Sequins decorate the wheels.

Come on now, what do you see in the inspiration photo?

You have all month to play along

(or to order some stamps & dies, accents too!)

Don't forget to see what the others have for you,

Amber Kroening

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

  Char Cundy

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

  Jeanne Jachna

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr
Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

June Guest Designer:  Mynnette Kitchen

Paper Sweeties June Inspiration Challenge #20 – “Princess Party”
    

Fusion Challenge: Dinner is Served

Dinner is served over at the Fusion Challenge,

with this gorgeous photo and inspirational sketch.

Thought I'd go for both (fusion of sketch and photo), 

but could not fit the center rectangle in anywhere!

Always love a red/white challenge!

PTI cardstocks & sentiment

PTI Table Service stamps and dies

Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flouish die

Hero Arts Bird (fussy cut, white embossed, bleached breast)

Better hurry, challenge ends soon!

FUSION Challenge {Dinner is Served}

MIM #166 Pt. 2

It's always fun to actually have an excuse, uh, purpose for doing a card,

and this one came because a certain grandson won

his championship baseball tournament!

Garrett's the front and center, with the shades,

but they're all all stars!

This week's MIM with Dawn is the perfect technique for honoring Gar-Bear with a card.

And 7th Inning Stretch was the perfect set!

Sketched Stars did the debossing, with a bit of ink watercoloring to define.

Border Stars die, and cap star Zing embossed from Confetti Garlard

Envelope to match,

Inside too.

Love that the star emboss shows when card is open!

Make It Monday #166: Debossing Stamped Images

MIM # 166

This week's MIM is something I've wanted to try, debossing.

Dawn shows us how, and her card is pure bliss!

I've been working on backgrounds lately, and had several ready to use.

Needed to do another birthday card, and wanted to play with the Circle Scribbles set. 

Liked how the scribbles looked with the Center Stage Cover Plate stenciled.

Birthday sentiment from Wonderful Words: Birthday

All Papertrey products

The bright morning light really shows the deboss!

Can't wait to do another! 

Make It Monday #166: Debossing Stamped Images

PTI May Blog Hop - Post 2

Just had to post one more time with some booties 

I made for little Eli.

Used the aqua mist and terra-cotta tile felts for the moccasins, with a little white patch 

and tiny white felt button.

Also included is a card with the challenge colors, with just a bit of terra-cotta tile too.

Card: Background Basics: Chevron Stripes in aqua mist

Text Block: Baby die cut shimmer aqua

Polka Dot Basics: stamps and dies

The balloons are the ball die from 7th Inning Stretch

Zing embossed the buggy, and teddy.

Mocassins: Baby Booties, Baby Booties Patches and Baby Bootie Details

All PTI  Products

Eli smiles in his sleep.

Still time to create something, using this beautiful inspiration.

PTI May Blog Hop & MIM

No wait! You're in the right place, this is PapertreInk's May Blog Hop

Just had to make a happy announcement, 11th grandchild just arrived! Baby Eli, 8 lbs. 12oz. all boy, and simply wonderful!

More photos to follow, but now to the hop!

Nichole has given us a color challenge: Aqua and Melon

4 cards for you

1st up, a birthday card using this week's MIM watercolor technique.

BB: Art Deco,

Gatsby Glamour stamp and die

copper & teal ep,

Aqua Mist and Melon Berry inks,

PTI cardstock

I used 5 layers of card stock for the die cut,

more sturdy than foam dots

Card #2

In love with Botanical Blocks! So many possibilities.

Simple ink watercoloring and fussy cut over original stamp.

PTI card stocks and inks

3rd card

Botanical Blocks, this time the sunflower, again ink watercolored.

Copper eb, copper Shimmer PTI cardstock, embossed with herringbone folder,

PTI cardstocks, aqua mist dot paper.

3rd card

Ivory embossed mums on Melon Berry cardstock, inked with Melon Berry,

Aqua embossed sentiment

Mum's the Word stamp set

Card 4

I never have a favorite of my my own work, but if I had to, this ranks as a favorite.

Friendship Jar, and Friendship Jar Spring Filler, simply love tulips!

These are copic colored with the 3 shades PTI offers to coordinate with Melon Berry...

Vellum colored with copic, leaves too.

Background Basics: Chevron Stripes in Fine Linen.

A bit of lace and Tiny Tag die

Stamped it first, then added the fussy cuts.

Just a bit of glitter

Well that's all for now, need to see more of Baby Eli?

The family Penir, that's my baby boy on the right,

his sweet wife and Eli's mamma, and big bro Shephard.

You know there'll be more pix later!

For now, enjoy hopping, there's always so much inspiration to see!