Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop!

 

Good morning and welcome to my blog! Today I am happy to be playing along with the April Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.  The April inspiration was just too pretty to resist:

 

   Before I was a card maker, I was an avid cross-stitcher, so this challenge was right up my alley.

         To create my card I used a handful of Papertrey Ink stamp sets and dies. First, the beautiful embroidered pattern, stamped using the Stitches and Swirls stamp set. The wood grain background was stamped using Farm and Barn, and the sentiment die-cut and stamps, the Wonderful Words stamp and die collection. I colored the mail floral image using Spectrum Noir markers. Next I embossed it using the PTI Aida Cloth impression plate. To add an extra touch of "hand stitched" dimension I used a White Souffle pen. I used my Oval Nestabilities dies to create the oval needlework frame. The metal top was created using the Tag Sale#4 die. Fun!

                    I am happy you stopped by today and I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

A Country Birthday

 

    Today I am writing this post sitting outside enjoying the cool spring breeze and watching  (listening, haha) to my munchkins playing outside. Today's card features the beautiful stamp set from Altenew "Painted Flowers". I stamped my blooms using Tangerine Tango, and Real Red ink by Stampin' Up! The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink stamp set "Ruby Rose". Would you believe the floral, and tan striped washi tape strips are the very first washi tapes I bought over 4 years ago! I guess I really do hold on to my supplies. Well, this time I am glad I did because it was exactly what I was looking for when creating this card. The wood grain patterned paper is by Doodlebug Designs. I have trouble adding paper ephemera to my cards, and I want to get better at it. The county fair ticket stub is from the Farm Fresh collection by October Afternoon.

 

Today I am happy to be playing along with this weeks Case Study Challenge:

 

                           I am happy you stopped by today and I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots Of Fun Stuff Today!

 

This is a HUGE post today with lots of pictures, more then my usual for sure. Today I am entering a Stampin' Up! demonstrator only contest. The winners will receive product to create projects for the sample boards at the SU convention in June. How fun would that be?! The challenge was to create 6 projects; 3 cards, 2 3D items, and a scrapbook page. Lets get started shall we?

 

My first card featured above uses my favorite DSP collection from the Occasions catalog, Retro Fresh. I added a panel stamped with the Hardwood background stamp and So Saffron ink. I added punched flowers using the Flower Shop (On the retired list so ya better grab it while you can!) stamp set and punch. The flowers were stamped in Tangerine Tango ink. I added a sentiment from the SU photopolymer set Many Thanks.

 

 

 

My next card used the same supplies, only a different design and stamped sentiment. I added a piece of linen that was in the SAB banner kit, and die-cut it with a die from the Starburst collection. I also used the Chevron border punch (love) to add dimension to my top layer.

 

 

 

 

My third card is my favorite! I distressed my DSP with a sanding block before stamping the sentiment. I used Early Espresso classic ink to achieve the solid, perfect stamping.

 

 

 

     Next up are my 3D items. I created a Mother's Day gift set featuring Stippled Blossoms, and the new, and awesome photopolymer stamps in the April Paper Pumpkin kit! The tag on my jar of yummy chocolate goodness was stamped using the Perfect Pennants stamp set, and Basic Gray classic ink.

 

 

Finally the project that took me the longest, a 12x12 scrapbook page featuring my precocious 3 year old Connor. I added so many fun embellishments, and stitching to this page. I used my sewing machine, and I hand stitched the criss-cross pattern beneath my photo. The only thing I would change about this page is my handwriting! Oh well, I'm happy I wrote down a memory, and as far as I can tell it is legible, so I guess I can count this as a win no matter what happens, right? 

 

Thank you for sticking with me till the end. What was your favorite project shared today? Leave a comment for a chance to win some Stampin' Up! goodies!

Happy Easter!

 

Hello and Happy Easter! Today we are driving three hours to visit my Dad/Grandpa and have a nice Easter cook out at his house and spend the night. I am excited. Before we leave I wanted to share a card I made especially for today, and for this weeks Cure For The Monday Blues Challenge:

 

 

To create my card I used stamps and dies from the Mama Elephant set "Just Hatched" and "Femme Frames" stitched die cut. The cute tag is from Papertrey Ink. My patterned paper is by Doodlebug Designs.

 I am happy you stopped by today, and I hope you have a blessed day.

 

 

 

 

Just Hatched - Welcome Sweet New Baby

 

Noooo, not mine! It never hurts to have cute baby cards on hand for mailing. Today I am excited to share a card I created with "Just Hatched" stamps and dies from Mama Elephant. Ca-uteness over load! I stamped my egg shell in Soft Sky by Stampin' Up!, and the grass in Pistachio Pudding. I colored the little chickie using Spectrum Noir markers. The stitched die-cut center was made using the Femme Frames set also by Mama Elephant. I am playing along with this months Mama Elephant Inspiration challenge. Here is the picture:

 

                             I am happy you stopped by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Fever

 

Gold is all the rage right now, and Stampin' Up! has a lot of choices to make it easy to add extra touches of gold  to your projects. To create my card I used the SU Pansy Punch, and our gold paper from the Occasions catalog. I dry embossed the petals to add an extra 3d effect. I layered 3 blooms to create my flower. The glitter center is an accent from the March Paper Pumpkin kit. The watercolor paper background  and the strips  gold washi tape can also be found in the Occasions catalog.  I stamped the "hello" sentiment using Crisp Cantaloupe ink and I added a machine stitched border. I used my SU Woodgrain folder to emboss my Crisp Cantaloupe card base. I hope you like my card and I am glad you stopped by!

Easter Blossoms

 

             Hello! Today I have an Easter themed card to show you created with the Lawn Fawn stamp set "Penelope's Blossoms". This is a blossom building stamp set, and it really is fun to use! I stamped my blossoms using Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, and Wild Wasabi inks. The patterned paper is from Pebbles. I added an embossed lace border using the Stampin' Up! Lace edgibilities embossing strip. Have I mentioned how much I love this?

 

I am happy you stopped by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Oh Happy Day!

 

      It is a bright sunny day, and that alone is cause for celebration! I have a bright, sunny card that I am excited to share with you today! I used the Stampin' Up! sets Starburst Sayings  with matching dies, and Hardwood to create my card. The patterned paper is from the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper collection. My doily, and chevron banner are from the SAB Banner kit. I added a scalloped border using the Ribbon Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch.  I used Melon Mambo, and Crushed Curry ink. I love the way everything came together to create a fun, happy card. Now I just need to decide who to send it to!

With Love

 

Hello and welcome! This weekend I was thrilled to receive the Painted Flowers stamp set from Altenew. This set is so pretty, and very different from the floral stamps I already have in my collection. Before receiving the set I sent Iwona Palomoutain a message asking for any secrets in stamping, and she told me "Because of the way these stamps are drawn, you really can't mess them up."  It's okay if the outline isn't perfect.  After receiving the stamp set and stamping the flowers I completely agree. To stamp my flowers I used three colors of Stampin' Up! ink: Elegant Eggplant, (I stamped off on paper before stamping the first layer.) Pistachio Pudding, and Wild Wasabi. The sentiment is from the Winnie and Walter brush stroke sentiment set. I created my own label sticker using the Papertrey Ink stamp set Building Blocks that I stamped and heat embossed using white powder.

 

I love this card, and I hope you like it to!

 

And now for the winner of the $15 Stampin' Up! gift certificate out of 41 comments Random Number Generator picked # 29

 

So cute! on Sending Good Thoughts

Cristina Hurst

on 4/11/14           Cristy Hurst you are the winner! I'll contact you to give you more info.   Thank you for visiting my blog and have a great week!

Dino-Mite!

 

Just mixing it up a little today and playing with my newest Lawn Fawn stamp acquisition, Critters of the Past. This set is just so cute! I used patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Into the Woods collection and colored my prehistoric diorama using Spectrum Noir markers.

 

I am happy you stopped by today!