MIM #108

Papertrey's MIM this week features a challenge from Heather Nichols to Ink our Backgrounds.

She gave a couple of examples, one was to clear emboss, then sponge ink with various colors.

Tried it, with reds and browns.

 

Background Basics: Super Stripes

Inks: Pure Poppy, Scarlett Jewel, Klassic Kraft, and Dark Chocolate.

Martha Stewart edge punch

Fabric ruffle (French General fabric)

Kaisercraft wooden dressform

Sentiment from Button Boutique on banner from In Stitches.

Kinda bent the saying to fit the banner.

Pure Poppy Twill ribbon, brad button

 

Always fun to learn new techniques! Never inked my own background, and I will be

doing it again!

 

 



Tuesday Trigger: Elegant Emerald

Tuesday Trigger's challenge at Moxie Fab World is Elegant Emerald

The dress was my inspiration. But as a began to put together my project, the elegance of the picture became the inspiration.

Longtime a fan of Catherine Moore and her Character Constructions.

Her 'doll' parts are so much fun to put together, color and tweek into a theme.

I pretty much followed the inspiration photo and 'dressed' my doll.

Very modelesque, like the photo, she poses in shades of emerald.

Her veil is complete with metal butterfly, painted wih liquid pearls and studded with rhinestones.

Feather is sprayed with blue and green paint and glittered.

Copics used on body and gown.

Cage skirt is a diecut, stamped and dotted with liquid pearls, over a printed page.

The bookpage layers are sewn and distressed.

She carries her 'lucky' banner. (The wearin' of the green)

She's a tall lady, 5"x8" to top of feather.

Lucky Lady is assembled onto a stamped background of butterflies.

PTI cardstock, inks and butterflies.

Hemline is a strip of gold foil.

I will be hand making the envelope for this card!

I sewed a strip of vellum onto Aqua Mist cardstock and white embossed a white butterfly behind her head. Rather framed the face. She is dusted with fairy dust glitter.

If you have any questions, just ask! I love to share.

 

 

 

 



MIM #107 Clear Card & Copic Coloring Basics

Nichole Heady challenges to make a card using clear cardstock.

She shows us a few Copic Coloring Basics as well.

Just returned from Corona, CA., on a trip to visit my daughter and her family,
and their new home they just move to.

This card, and a gift basket will go to them.
Used Boards and Beams Stamp set and dies.
This set has the cutest homey sentiments!

Luckily there was a great scrapbooking store (Wootens), in Corona, where I was happily lost for a couple of hours! (Well, it was a large store!)

The owner was so sweet and shared some of the new items just in from CHA, and I filled my basket with some new 6x6paper packs. This one by Authentique was screaming Spring.

All double sided,love when that happens!

The trees are stamped on pattern paper, with a few of the leaves and the trunk colored in.

 

A few closeups show some detail. The clouds were given some dimension with T1 copic.

But they're hard to see as I put them on the green inside layer.

Double Ended Banner is die cut from a coordinating floral, and stamped with the sentiment.

Fences are diecut from Hibiscus Burst cardstock and accented with a white pencil.

Pretty pattern paper gets some stamping with a sweet sentiment.

Don't you love that saying?

 

Back is stamped with a stamp from 'Handmade Hodgepodge'.

Always try to sign the cards I make, and it helps to have sweet little stamps to showcase name and date!

Thanks, Nichole!

This was so much fun, I know I'll be doing more cards like this again.

 

 



MIM #106

Melissa Phillips takes the reins for Papertrey's MIM with Two Toned Stamped Flowers.

I'm the biggest fan of Melissa. Her picture is next to 'talent' in my book!

Her tutorial had us use 2 stamps to ink a flower.

Well I tried 2 of every color I had and settled with Summer Sunrise and Limeaid Ice.

Really thinking Spring. It's been in the 70's around here!

My heart is with those who are still, shall we say, enjoying a long winter?

Wanted to do cards for ladies in my Bible Study who have memorized  Psalm 121.

"I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

Closeup will show that the center panel is diagonally stamped with the leaf border from My Mother My Friend in Smokey Shadow. The flowers are Mini Blooms with the triple dots stamped 3 times in Harvest Gold.

Then, like Melissa's, put in an embossing folder and run through the cuddlebug.

I love using vellum Photo Finishers. That got the sentiment, embossed with a die cut Framed Out #3.

The congrats is from Framed Out #7.

Dawn's Cutting Garden will not be put away for awhile, I'm so in love with it!

It got the 2-toned treatment, but then stamped again and spritzed with water. Kinda intensified the colors. That front leaf is ghost stamped. Am I a happy student of tutorials?

Honestly don't know a better way to spend Monday Mornings!

 

Limeaid Ice pattern pack paper behind the panel.

Beth Moore's series on the Psalms of the Ascents is our Bible Study.

She a gifted women's Bible teacher. If you've never taken one of her studies, she comes highly recommended by me!

Just beginning to decorate the house for Easter (early this year, it seems). Planning on the kids and a large group for the holiday. It doesn't get any better than that!

 



MIM #105 2nd Post

Had to do a birthday card for an aunt turning 85, and it just needed the right bling. Perfectly coincides with MIM's tutorial given by Dawn McVey.

 

I used PTI's Shutterbug Special stamps and dies mostly.

Nichole Heady gave a tutorial a while back on stamp bleaching. The background is stamped repeatedly with bleach using the camera stamp, on Smokey Shadow cardstock. It turned shades of the most subtle kraft. Very photo negative looking. Embossing done with copper and Farm and Barn stamps. (PTI). I seem to like the look of that stamp alot!

Added a strip of double sided tape and fairy maple sugar glitter to the top.

The camera image was versamark stamped on Sweet Blush and embossed with red powder.

  MS pinked circle punched twice.

My sweet aunt still drives and loves life!

 

The message pulled from the slot is a stamped sentiment from Framed Out #1.

Here's a shot of the inside.

Stylish Sentiments: Birthday and My Mother: My Friend. (PTI)

Going to do my first double entry! Also entering Moxie Fab's Camera Craze Challenge.

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/02/the-camera-craze-challenge.html

 

 

 



Tuesday Trigger

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger

Pattern Play

Love, love, love these colors! And the texture of the handwork? Just screamed, "Play this challenge!"

PTI's cardstock: Rustic White, Lavender Moon, Scarlet Jewel, Limeaid Ice. Card Base: Stamper's Select White.

Background created with PTI's kraft in Stitches and Swirls.

Stripes stamped onto Lavender Moon strip.

Hawaiian Shores leftover piece (just couldn't throw it away!)

Antique lace on a half Parisian doiley die cut from Aqua Mist: PTI

The medallion is die cut from Lovely Layers and stamp embossed with some new Zing Powders

PTI is carrying in their Boutique department.

Can you tell I love all things PapertreyInk?

Beautiful projects over on Cath's blog, check it and play along. It's a 2 weeker!

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2013/02/tuesday-trigger-pattern-play.html



MIM #105

Challenge this Monday at PTI: Glitter Trim

Been wanting to try the rainbow look all the designers have been doing.

And, joy of joys, my PTI order arrived late last night, with the 'hello' die amongst the goodies.

Great excuse to use that super pack of Martha Stewart Glitters I couldn't resist because Michaels put it half off?

Victorian border die cut 5 times and done Dawn's way with the Xyron.

Added a striped glitter paper cut at a diagonal. Just didn't look finished without it.

Super simple and fun to do!

Thanks, Dawn!

All Papertrey papers, except the glitter stripe and, of course those MS glitters! (Honestly, I must have 30! But half off? Who can resist?)

 



PTI Blog Hop for February

4th Post

Hope you're enjoying the 'Hop' going on at Nichole Heady's Blog!

This month featuring Marvelous Monograms.

This card goes to my granddaughter Noelle.

Sweater die cut. 'lace' edging is heart border die.

Corsage is felt cut Beautiful Blooms.

 

The 'n' is cut out, fairy dusted and recessed inside the flower.

Happy Hopping everyone!



PapertreyInk's February Blog Hop

3rd Post for the Blog Hop at PTI

Nichole gave a tutorial awhile back on bleaching. This monogram tag begins with that technique.

New leaf cardstock turns a lovely yellow when bleached. Stamped shadow in Berry Sorbet, and then when dry, embossed with Zing Grapefruit.

"N" is Cricut cut, from Berry Sorbet Cardstock, and dusted with glitter. Double stacked Beautiful Blooms #1. Largest bloom cut from Limeaid Ice and stamped with Polka Dot Basics.

Just be careful when bleaching. If you see a few splashes here and there, it becomes a happy

happening!





Marvelous Monograms PTI's Feb Blog Hop

 

It's Feb. 25, and that means Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink!

This months features 'Marvelous Monograms'.

2nd Post

Might be a few weeks early for Spring!

Stitched Sentiments stamp and die set.

A bit of Garden Variety too.

That's my initial, N, if you can't tell. Forgot how much fun it is to embroider!

New Leaf and Berry Sorbet scream Spring!

So many fun monograms to see at Nichole's Blog. This is a day full of inspiration, so happy hopping and enjoy!

 





Blog Hop Feb. PTI

Welcome to PapertreyInk's Feb. Blog Hop!

This month features Marvelous Monograms.

1st post is another card set for my daughter, featuring her monogram.

Almost everything, Papertrey. I created a presentation piece from the Front and Center #1 die and a Yellow bag from Michaels.

Along with the 8 cards and envelopes are 8 monogram seals cut and stamped from adhesive paper, also from Papertrey.

A few closeups and then, hop along to see all the wonderful creations in the blog hop!

 

The monogram is computer generated and printed on Soft Stone pattern paper on the card and

vellum tag. To match the dots, I stamped the seals with Polka Dot Basics.

Fit perfectly onto Limitless Layers ovals die!

Any questions? I'll gladly share. But run along and see what everyone else has come up with!

Can't wait to see myself! Happy Hopping!

 

 



MIM #104

Making Pinwheels

Ashley did the tutorial for MIM at PapertreyInk this week.

She challenged us to use handmade pinwheels on our projects.

If you're making the smaller pinwheels from the squares die, she recommends (and so do I)

the lighter weight pattern pack.

The summer sunrise yellow paper is woodgrain embossed. (Hard to see in photo) 

Vintage picnic, card basics, double ended banner, and leafy border dies

Summer sunrise, white, enchanted evening, leafy green, and spring rain cardstock

Other: PTI twine, baby buttons (Hancock Fabrics), red and white twine (the Twinery)

blue button from my stash

The inside gets the picnic basket filled with flowers from the Strawberries stamp set.

Hand drawn stems and leaves.

This card is off to my mom. She hasn't been doing well, and I hope the colors and sentiment will cheer her.





PTI Anniversary Day 9

Create a Homemade Accessory

A felt brooch

PTI red felt cut from circular Movers and Shakers Die

Aqua Mist Notched Flowers die

Button Boutique card

Lovely Layers stamp and die set.



PTI Anniversary Challenge Watercolors

It's a  watercolor challenge, as PTI's Anniversary celebration continues.

Working with inks are similar to watercolors, but they have their challenges!

 The alcohol in them dries quickly, so you have to move quickly!

Year of the Flowers: Marigolds

Sentiment: Ribbon and Bows

Ink: Re-inkers, just about everyone I had!