PTI's 5th Anniversary Day 1 Challenge

Hello,

Today kicks off PTI's 5th Anniversary countdown to this months release. I found PTI a little bit before last years anniversary and have fallen in love with all their products. For the next few days they are having sneak peaks and lots of prizes so be sure to check it out!

Today the challenge is to use one of the design teams favorite project as inspiration. My inspiration came from Ashley Cannon Newells card. She used the banner builder collection and i haven't used mine in awhile, so i started with them.

I wanted to do a baby card so i found some cute pattern paper and die cut a few triangles from the banner builder collection. Next i adhered each triangle to muslin and cut each on out, lightly fraying the edges. Then adhered each triangle to twine across the card.

With spring moss ink i stamped a fillable frame and then with autumn rose ink stamped Welcome Little One.

Have a great day!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Bitty Baby Blessings, Fillable Frame #4
Die: Banner Builder Collection
Pattern paper: Happy Go Lucky
Other: Joann's Muslin

CAS-ual Fridays and Sunday's Bits & Pieces #6

Hello!

Today i have a card for CAS-ual Friday along with this Sunday's Bits & Pieces. First i have to say that the photos aren't the greatest, but when i used my photo program to adjust the light, it washed out the file.

This weeks challenge at CAS-ual Friday is to make a card inspired by a movie. The movie is the X-Files. I'm a fan of the TV show and the movies. I knew i had a file die and it got me thinking.

I didn;t have any paper that matched a file folder, so i just grabbed one and cut it in half. I then folded it in half and placed the die at the fold, using a piece of tape to hold it place while i ran it threw my Big Shot.

Next i used a square stamp, inked in red. Then used a tiny alphabet to spell out Top Secret. With a bigger alphabet set i stamped a black X on the file tap. I cut 2 pieces of white card stock to fill my file. For my cardbase i used a piece of black cardstock from my scrap pile (luckily i had a big enough piece to make a card). I adhered the file to the card with pop up dots.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Fresh & Simple Alphabet. Paper Smooches: Hang Ups
Die: Quickutz
Ink: Papertrey Ink: Pure Poppy, True Black

Sunday's Bits & Pieces #5

Hello,

Is it really Sunday already?? Sunday means tomorrow is Monday and its back to work! So i'm going to enjoy today to the fullest, especially with the nice weather we have been have lately! :)

Today's card was inspired by Barb's photo here:

She is having a great inspiration challenge: Barbles Challenge #2, make sure you check it out, it ends 1/31.  From the photo i took the grey of the cat and looked through my scrap papers and found a real nice dark red/pink pattern paper and a solid piece that went well with the grey cardstock i had. I looked through my cat stamps but didn;t really find anything that would work for the idea forming in my head.

Instead i used an outline flower and stamped it 3 times on the pattern paper and cut each out. With the card stock i cut a couple stripes and notched one end on each stripe. Then i lightly inked the bottom edges of the stripes along with inking the flower edges.

For my grey cardbase i inked up a background stamp with versamark. I added the stripes and then the flowers with pop up dots. Last i added grey pearl embellishments to each flower center.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve: Great Friends. Hero Arts: Leaf and Floral Background
Embellishment: Michael's
Ink: Versamark, Ranger Distress Ink: Black Soot. Studio G

Barbles Challenge #2 - Second Card

Hello!

Today i have another card for Barb's Second Barbles Challenge. Barb has some great photos for inspiration and some really great prizes! Check it out here, you have until 1/31 to participate!

Today's card is inspired by this pic:

I really like the little sparkle the petal has, so pretty. I have a big Lily stamp that i hadn;t used yet, so i figured now would be a great time to break it out!

I stamped the Lily in white ink on white paper, then embossed it with clear kaleidoscope powder. When i started my intention was to also tie it into PTI Make it Monday but after coloring it, i didn't want to die cut a shape out of the middle.

To color it i used a clear block and added a few drops of PTI's Autumn Rose ink and spritz it a couple times with pearlized water (this gives it a nice sparkle similar to the yellow Lily). Then i added water as need. This is the 1st time i have used PTI's ink to color an image, it was similar to using watercolors, and i will definitely be trying this again with other PIT's inks! When i was done i used a baby wipe to clean up the embossed areas. Next i cut out the Lily.

I struggled a little with what to do with it after i cut it out. At first i had a pattern paper picked out but after taking a break and coming back, i changed my mind. Instead i stamped a script across most of a card and for the bottom part i used the ink pad and directly applied it to the cardstock. Where the 2 meet i used some tissue tape the pleat some ripples across the card.

I added the Lily to the card front with pop up dots and added 3 dark pink embellishments to the Lily's center. Then i hand cut a stem from green cardstock and distress it with ink and added it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Stampendous: Jumbo Tiger Lily. Glitz Design: Background Text
Embossing powder: Joann's
Ink: Papertrey Ink: Autumn Rose. Ranger Distress: Frayed Burlap
Tissue Tape: Tim Holtz

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop

Hello,

So i thought tomorrow was the 25th, but realized today was the 25th when i got to work. So rather then having the post all ready and scheduled, i am doing it now as i watch American Idol. :)

The challenge this month at Papertrey Ink is to be inspired by your favorite project from last year. This card is by far my favorite!!

I knew this was the card as soon as i saw the challenge. I really like the shape of the card and as i thought about it the rectangle card would make a cute penguin.

I started with black card stock and stamped flourishes in white ink and embossed it with a clear kaleidoscope powder. From white cardstock i traced an oval shape, folded it in half and trimmed a inch or two off until it was the right size. Then i used it as a template to cut another from white card stock. On this piece i stamped snowflakes all over with versamark and embossed them with the clear kaleidoscope powder. I adhered this to the black body.

From a scrap piece of orange paper i hand cut a triangle for his nose. Then i die cut some black and white card stock circles for his eyes. And i thought he needed some eyebrows so i hand cut some from gray card stock.

Last i thought he needed a scarf to keep him warm. I braided 3 peices of red yarn and then wrapped it around him. I then die cut a tiny black heart and stamped stay cool in white and tucked it into his scarf.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink: Fancy Flourishes, Winter Penguin

Die: Papertrey Ink: Tiny Tags

Embossing powder: Stampendous

Ink: Color Box: White

Yarn: Unknown



Moxie Fab Challenge - Map to Your Heart

Hi,

I have a card for Moxie Fab's Map to Your Heart challenge, i actually have been thinking of this card for awhile so it was great timing that Moxie Fab is having a map themed challenge. To play along see the post here, but hurry the challenge ends tomorrow.

I started with my computer and typed up Marco Polo and See You Soon! using a free font. After i printed it out i die cut an oval around Marco and Polo and trimmed See You Soon!. I used the die to trace around the oval and after cutting it out i matted it behind each word.

Next i cut some tiny hearts and adhered them to just below each word. I used pop up dots to adhered each word to the card front. With a pencil, then a black pen i drew little bubbles below each oval. I adhered the sentiment strip across the card. Then i tied some black twine around the card and tied it in a bow. Last i adhered the panel to a cardbase.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dana

Supplies
Pattern paper: K&C Company
Font: dafont.com Old Newspaper Types
Dies: Spellbinders: Oval. Papertrey Ink: Tiny Tags
Twine: Canvas Corp - Black

Sunday's Bits & Pieces #4

Hello,

Today i have another card using elements from my scraps and leftovers.The card is made mostly from a left over piece from my Christmas cards. I cut one of the panels too short so i couldn't use it, instead i used it to experiment with it. I adhered the tissue tape across the card, but didn;t really like it for my Christmas cards, so it went in my left over drawer.

When i was routing in my drawer this week i found it again and remembered that this months Paper Crafts Challenge was winter projects. Luckily I'm just in time as the deadline is 1/23. Most of the work was already done, i used a big snowflake stamp and inked it up in blue ink and spritz pearlized water. Then with a few small snowflakes i used white ink. Ink the edge with white and added the tissue tape and twine bow.

To spruce it up a bit i stamped winter wishes in white on a dark blue tab and adhered it to the card front. Next i used twine and made a couples x's by the tab and at the bottom left corner. Then i rounded the corners and adhered the panel with pop up dots to a kraft card.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts & Papertry Ink
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink & Color box
Tab punch: Fiskars
Twine:http://www.etsy.com/shop/swanandshears.
Cardstock: The Paper Studio
Tissue Tape: Tim Holtz