PTI Make it Monday

I had a chance to catch Danielle's Make it Monday video over at the Papertrey Ink blog (Nichole's blog) and loved the idea so much, I had to play along and try it out for myself. This technique is creating a shaped edge on a card by using dies that aren't necessarily meant to be used for borders. Here's a link to the post with video: Card Borders and here's my card:

I used the coffee cup die which at first I though would be easy but then I realized I only have one die for one cup so I had to do a little creative thinking about how I was going to approach this. I started by cutting my border using the die for the top cup first, then running it through my Cuttlebug a second time with the cup die at the bottom. The third cup in the middle is an actual die cut that is added to the card with a little foam tape for some dimension.

I lined the inside of the card with some Happy Spots paper and even added a seam binding bow, just like Danielle's card - although my bow didn't crinkle as nicely as hers but still created a cool look. I think this would be a great card to pop a Starbucks gift card into and give to a friend - just because :)

Have a good day and a fantastic weekend!

Make it Monday - Papertrey Ink

The Make It Monday project from Papertrey Ink this week features a technique called Ghost Masking. I thought it was a pretty cool idea so wanted to try my hand it at. But this was the card that almost wasn't because I just couldn't decide which stamps would work best! I finally settled on this:

I used a few stamp sets including Spots and Dots, Mat Stack 2 and Fruitful. I stamped the frame image from Mat Stack 2 onto my card front and surrounded it with peaches and strawberries as well as the dot border. The peaches were rolled in a second darker ink for that two-tone effect. After I had all of the masking/stamping done, I finished up the stamping with the "made with love" sentiment circle and "Jelly" (from Friendship Jar) stamped in the center of the frame.

Here's a close-up of the technique area:

The bottom border on the card was created from two strips of cardstock die cut with the Simple Circles border die. The circles were then arranged so both the pink and the orange rows could be seen. I'm pretty sure these colors are Raspberry Fizz and Orange Zest.

I am pretty happy with the results and might try this technique again! Thanks Papertrey (and Betsy!) for the great idea!

Sketch For You to Try

This week I had a little spare time to play along with a couple of challenges including a Sketch For You to Try at I {heart} 2 stamp. I grabbed some new Basic Grey paper and the cameo image from the Iconic Images set (Papertrey Ink) and got to work and here is the results:

I also used the Background Basics Text stamps to stamp around the cameo image, tying the text on the papers into the image. The cotton trim was colored along the top edge with a Copic marker and then flipped over so the less colorful side is what you are seeing. I like the way the color shows but isn't over-powering on the trim. A few pearls were also added to the top edge of the focal piece to finish it off.

I am also entering this into PTI's Make It Mondays challenge - coloring ribbon with Copics. In this case, it isn't exactly ribbon but I think it still counts.

There is still time to play along with SFYTT so check it out! Have a good Friday and I will see you soon!

Make It Mondays

Down to the wire but I finally got a Make It Mondays card finished before a new Monday rolls around.  The theme, or challenge this week, was to add a sentiment to a card on vellum. Here is my card -

Very little stamping in this card but still a lot of PTI! The Linen mat was impressed with the Giga Guidelines impression plate. On top of that there is a Nestie cut mat in black, topped by the sentiment stamped on vellum ("for you" from the Mat Stack 2 Collection), and then a flower like shape cut with the Limitless Layers dies from an old book, topped with a Vintage Cream flower and finally a small butterfly from the Round & Round stamp set. Black rhinestones add a little bling.

Thanks for stopping by and check back soon as I have a lot more things to post in the next few days!

Make it Monday- Go-to Sentiment card

This week, Papertrey Ink is kicking off a new challenge program called Make It Monday. Each Monday a new challenge will be issued and players are eligible to win a free stamp set. But in honor of their anniversary celebration this week, for the first Make It Monday they are giving away a $250 gift certificate! Who can pass up trying out for that?? Not me!

So this week's challenge was presented by the talented Erin Lincoln and it's called a Go-to Sentiment card. You can check out the video at {capture the moment} for complete details - basically, this card uses a collection of sentiment images to create an interesting focal area of sorts.

So I grabbed all the stamps I could find that says something close to "thinking of you" and here is the card I came up with:

Isn't that a fun look? If you look closely at the sentiment area, I also added a tree stamped in Versamark - here's a close-up:

I included three little birds for a tiny pop of color on my black, gray (soft stone cardstock) and white card and let my trees image over-hang the top edge of the card to add interest. This was a fun card to make and I planning on creating another one tomorrow - this time, birthday themed. Until then, be sure to check out the celebrations going on at PTI!