MIM #174

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

DIAMOND WALLPAPER STAMPING

If you haven't watched the wonderful video from the talented Miss Ashley (and listened to her sweet baby in the background ;-) ...

go now!

I needed another August b-day card for my friend's husband and (of course) wanted to enter another card in MIM's challenge this week.

This is what I came up with. 

I found the background stamp in my cabinet full of (oh-so-neglected) wood block stamps.  It is called "Biased Stripe by Cornish Heritage Farms. The image is actually diagonal stripes that I turned and stamped a second time to create the diamond wallpaper.  

PTI Products ~
Stamper's Select White cardstock
Stamps/Dies:  Rosie Posie, Sweet Baby, Birthday Trio

MIM#174

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

DIAMOND WALLPAPER STAMPING

Ashley is up at MIM this week ~ check out her video HERE

I wasn't sure what I was going to do for a "diamond" background stamp, but started this gift bag hanging tag yesterday and it had an  argyle embossing folder as a backround for my giraffe pull toy.  

So, all I had to do was add that little heart stamp in contrasting colors and my MIM entry came about.

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PTI products ~

Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White

Stamps/Die:  Sweet Baby

MIM #173

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

NO OUTLINE WATERCOLOR

Another month approaching and that means more  birthday cards. I may have mentioned once or twice that I really love water coloring ;-)  That's what this week's MIM challenge is all about...no outline watercoloring.  If you check out the video where Heather demonstrates how to do this, you will love it too.

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I  started out thinking this would be a masculine b-day card, but ended up with lots of pastel colors, so it's probably not going to the person I originally intended it for.  Oh well, back to the drawing (or painting) board.

PTI Blog Hop

PAPERTREY INK CHALLENGE

JULY 2014 BLOG HOP

 This last card is picking up the distressed green paper in the background inspiration photo and the bunch of Posies on the doily.   The colors are really very close in real life but this night time photo with bad lighting and shadows doesn't show that :-( 
I will retake the picture in daylight.

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PTI Stamper's Select White is the base card

Stamps are PTI's Rosie Posie and Boutique Borders: Birthday

Green distress paper is from Basic Grey 'Gypsy' paper pad

Jute Twine is used for the flower stems

Hope you had a good time Hopping today, I still have to check out all the beautiful entries ~

PTI Blog Hop

PAPERTREY INK'S
JULY 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

One more tween birthday card to post.  My niece Ava will be 13 next month and this card will be going out to her.

PTI July Blog Hop

PAPERTREY INK CHALLENGE

JULY 2014 BLOG HOP

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PTI Blog Hop

PAPERTREY INK'S
JULY 2014 BLOG HOP CHALLENGE

The July inspiration photo is full of "Homemade" crafty goodness.  There are so many possible card creations here.
For my card, I chose the bird in the photo along with the stitching on my ribbon, the Cuttlbug Embossing on the PTI Stamper's Select base cardstock looks like stitch lines too and of course the colors of Aqua, Red and White. The PTI sentiment is from Beautiful Butterflies.

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MIM 173

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

NO OUTLINE WATERCOLOR

Okay, you just have to stop by PTI to see this video Heather put together on "no outline watercoloring" images.  This technique produces such a beautiful effect. I have not tried this before, although I have seen it ~ just thought it was way too difficult.  

But, seeing as it's a MIM challenge, well I had to give it a try, no?  

I stamped the flower in a pale grey ink then used  raspberry, green lime and shimmery silver re-inkers to create the watercolor look.

 

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I used a single hydrangea flower stamp from Anna Griffin.

The card panel is from PTI~Stamper's Select White

The sentiment is from PTI~Beautiful Butterflies

I laced some thin sheer pink ribbon through the holes in the border punch on top of the green panel underneath. 

MIM-#172

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

RAINBOW MEDALLION

You can still link up to MIM for this week. 

This card is going out with a hand written note ~ yep, I still write 'em :-)  

My rainbow stamp is from PTI's Spiral Bouquet.  Not sure you can tell, but the background base card is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder "Script" in keeping with my Keep In Touch theme here. 

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 Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

MIM #172

MAKE IT MONDAY CHALLENGE

RAINBOW MEDALLIONS

You still have a little time to enter MIM #172.  Just check Dawn's video HERE to see a fun technique using an array of different stamps in a rainbow of colors.

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PTI products~
Card stock:  Stamper's Select White

Stamps/Dies:  Spiral Bouquet, Beautiful Butterflies

Other crafty items:~

The embroidered flower as my medallion is from a child's headband

Bling from Studio g

Pink Jute Twine from Target

Virginia's View #5

VIRGINIA'S VIEW ~ CHALLENGE #5

DIE CUTS

If you haven't been to visit Virginia's View Challenges yet, you are probably the last living blogger who has not ;-) Go, check it out now!

I have already entered a couple of cards because I am crazy about everything die cut ~ so much easier than fussy cutting images, no? 

Anywho, I made a thank you card for a dear friend for a birthday gift she gave me last week and just had to share.  The gift bag full of crafty goodness included this oh-too-darn-cute "Spring Tree Frame" die from Cottage Cutz..

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The owl is a sticker (a page of 'em in the gift bag) which is embellished with googlie eyes and sitting on a swing I made with a cork seat attached to the tree limb with embroidery floss.  

The note tacked to the tree trunk with a tiny brad is the smallest "Scalloped Square" from Spellbinders Nestabilities (yep, in the gift bag).  Thanks for peeking in on my blog...

And a huge thanks to Virginia for hosting these FABULOUS challenges :-)

MIM #172

MAKE IT MONDAY #172

Rainbow Medallions

Dawn has created a pretty card on today's MIM Video, check it out HERE.  

At first I thought I didn't have any stamps this effect would look good with...then I looked through my CD Cases of PTI stamps and found endless possibilities~you've been warned!   :-)

Click on photo for more details, but not too closely because you will see the ink smudges I made when bringing the card out to the patio  for picture taking.  Ugghhhhh!

The most time consumed creating this card was cleaning off the stamp after each inking. Other than that, it was a very simple process .

This pretty stamp is from "Embellishments" and the sentiment is from "Beautiful Butterflies"

MIM #171 + MFW Word Dies

MOXIE FAB WORLD

WONDERFUL WORD CHALLENGE 

WORD DIES

Teri is hosting a challenge HERE 

Check out all the great entries that have been posted and good news, you have until July 20th to enter.

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My card has a Pop-Up die on it, so I am entering it in

MAKE IT MONDAY

POP UP DIE CUTS CHALLENGE 

 Watch Betsy Veldman's video HERE 

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Another card with dies? I may as well enter it in 

VIRGINIA'S VIEW CHALLENGE #5

DIE CUT 

You can view over 250 amazing entries HERE

And, you still have some time to join in the fun

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(sorry about the shadows of my inside pic ~ will take a better photo in the morning)

I am sending this card filled with many prayers to my friend, Betty in MA.  Her cancer is in remission, but she was in the hospital (again) for a couple of days because of some infection :-(

Virginia's View - Challenge #5

VIRGINIA'S VIEW

CHALLENGE #5~DIE CUT

I had to enter an Anniversary card I made for friends celebrating Thirty Years together in Virginia's Die Cut Challenge.  There are a couple of die cuts going on here:  the number 30, the heart and the pink/white striped Sissix Tim Holtz "Baroque" shape die.  Plus I love the daisies in the inspiration photo ;-)

I made this same card for another couple, but was not sure of the number of years they were married, so everything was identical except for adding the 3-0 on this one. 

I think I can make a few more cards with this design (maybe change up the color scheme) and just add the age or anniversary or graduation year or...whatever number occasion. 

The only stamp I used here is the sentiment, so that is easily changed, huh?

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MIM #171 and Virginia's View #5

MAKE IT MONDAY #171

POP UP DIE CUTS

Betsy's video HERE shows a die cut technique where you partially cut a die to make parts of it  pop up  on your card or project --- pretty cool, eh?  Betsy created a lovely card with the new Life Is Beautiful butterfly die. I don't have that set (yet), so I used my old standby Beautiful Butterflies, which I still love and use a lot.

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I found out Friday, that I needed a sympathy card for a friend who sadly lost her sister to breast cancer after a 12 year battle.

 

Also entering my card in:

Virginia's View Challenge #5 ~ Die Cut 

The inspiration photo has another pretty butterfly along with some really beautiful pictures. 

 

HB Darnell, MIM #170, Virginia's View

I'm joining the celebration  Birthday Party for Darnell of djkardkreations

Stop by and leave some happy wishes for our friend and while you are there check out her awesome Blog, you will not want to leave her fun Play House.  Also, consider following her too because she celebrates with the most FABULOUS challenges :-) 
 
Bev from Happy Dance  has begun the the festivities with a great picture show and we are all invited! Check it out HERE.  
Thank you for starting the parteee, Bev!


I am sending my best and  happiest wishes to this sweet lady by posting a birthday card to Darnell at Ardyth's blog MASKerade.  See her post HERE.  Thank you Ardyth!

 Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Darnneeellll,

Happy Birthday to you!

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I created this card after watching this VIDEO by Erin on:

Make It Monday ~ Masking With Die Cuts

Seeing as I used the "birthday" word die, I am also entering in the:

Virginia's View Challenge #5 ~ Die Cut
 

Isn't this inspirational photo lovely, I just may have to enter this challenge a couple more times ;-)