PTI March Release-Day 5

The Challenge today ~ Day 5 ~ 
Transform a card you are not happy with into something beautiful. We all have those projects that don't quite turn out like we pictured it.  Apply the tips you have learned this week to one of your rejects. 

My card is a remake for the PTI Multiples Challenge.  
Sorry for the night time inside photos and for the color distortion.  
My re-do card is on pale orchid cardstock base.  :-(
The original-attempt card was tossed in my recycle bin ~ enuf said!
 
 

This card was in my recycle bin

 

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PTI March Release-Day 4

Day 4 of the March Release brings us one of the most magical things about spring ~ the return of the birds! Nichole has created a  template for making a very sweet little bird house, so that we can assemble and alter the bird house to make it our own.

The Challenge ~ Build a Bird House
 Create and decorate a bird house using the provided template.

My Card ~
I made the birdhouse out of white cardstock, the roof was embossed with a woodgrain EF on Kraft c/s.  
Had to cut down the Picket Fence die to fit in front of the birdhouse.  
Leaves and Birds are from Song Birds set.
Flowers are cut from a Darice border die.
 

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PTI March Release-Day 3

Day 3 of the March Release brings us lots of Springtime flowers. 

The Challenge-Favorite Florals ~

Dig out your very favorite floral set and create an all new project! Use a fresh spring color scheme, maybe inspired by one of today's projects. Create a true spring masterpiece putting your favorite floral set to work!

I don't have to dig too deep~all of my Flowering stamp sets

 are on my desk top 😊 

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My Card ~

Stamps/Dies:  Peonies on Parade.  

Patterned Paper:  Recollections 6X6 pad of Christmas papers

 
I just bought a set of Spectrum Noir Sparkle brush pens and had to use them on these flowers.  The glitter is amazing IRL, wish I could have captured it on the photo. 

This card took way longer than I thought (in my mind) that it should have :-{  But, I am happy with how it turned out.

 

PTI March Release-Day 2

Day 2 of the March Release brings us the new Multiply dies.  These small shapes will create some fun card making!

The Challenge ~ Multiply
Create a new project that incorporates multiples of a single shape, stamped or die-cut.  Find some kind of shape, large or small to repeat on a project.  Play with arrangements and color combinations. Be sure to use a minimum of three repeating shapes remembering an odd number of them for best visual appeal.  

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My Card ~
The dies are all from Song Birds.  My multiples are one of the flowers in this set.  I tried to copy the colors on the bird as closely as I could to create the 5 flowers on the bottom.
This Congrats card is going to my cousin who just bought a new home :-)

PTI-9th Anniversary Day10

PAPERTREY INK

9th ANNIVERSARY

Day 10 - Paper Crafting Alphabet

PTI has put a really  fun challenge together today in honor of the last day of their anniversary countdown (sniff sniff).  It is a Paper Crafting Alphabet Challenge!  You can use anywhere from the first three to ALL of the letters in your first or last name, skipping the duplicate letters in your first or last name.  
Here is the free download, which I will definitely use again as a Mojo jogger or jumping off point for many more cards.  I went with                          my first name "HELEN" 
and had 4 great letters from the list  to create with and some techniques I haven't used in a while   :-)
 

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My Card ~

H - heat emboss image (butterfly layers) 
E - emboss resist (leaves)
L - sentiment placed at an angle (hello)
N - use a new product (Stickles)

Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White, True Black, Turquoise 

Stamps:   SongBirds, Beautiful Butterflies, BB Layers

Die:  Swoosh 'hello' was cut thru the middle of the butterfly then     the 3 pieces were adhered to the base card

Ink:  Color Box-Lettuce, Clear embossing

Other:  Stickles -Baby Blue

PTI-9 Anniversary-Day9

PAPERTREY INK

9TH ANNIVERSARY

Day 9 ~ Mail a thank you

Today's challenge is to make a thank you card and mail it to all the FABULOUS folks who work in the warehouse at Papertrey Ink getting our orders out to us with the speed, care and attention these wonderful products deserve.  
Congratulations on your 9th Anniversary of being outstanding!

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 My card ~
Card Stock:  Stamper's Select White,
Burnt Orange, Aqua, Chocolate Brown
Stamps:  SongBirds, Fall Elegance
Dies:  SongBirds, Sizzix Tim Holtz

PTI-9th Anniversary Day 8

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9TH ANNIVERSARY

Day 8 ~ Color Pop Fortune Teller  

Today we are challenged to create a new card using at least three colors selected with the Color Pop Fortune Teller.  

Go to Nichole's Blog to print off a free download 'Fortune Teller' with the instructions to get the color choices for your card. 

My colors were Simply Chartreuse, Hawaiian Shores and Aqua Mist ~ LOVE this combo :-)

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My Card ~
Cardstock:  Stampers Select White, True Black,
Aqua,  Chartreuse, Turquoise from Recollections

Sentiment:  Beautiful Butterflies

Dies:  Song Birds

Embossing Folder:  Woodgrain
Wood Veneer from Cosmo Cricket

 

PTI-9th Anniversary Day 5

PAPERTREY INK

9TH ANNIVERSARY

Day 5 ~ Sampler Square Challenge

In honor of the PTI 9th Anniversary, we are challenged to cut nine 1-1/2 inch squares from white cardstock, then alter all nine squares using a variety of techniques, colors, stamps, whatever you like to make each square different. Once you have completed them, adhere the nine squares to a 5-1/2” x 5-1/2” square card front.  

Okay, my head is spinning (more than usual) with ideas for this FUN challenge.  ;-) 

My Card ~
Well, my second card actually.  I reread Nichole's instructions AFTER making my first :-{
I cut nine squares out of Stamper's Select White card stock and used a different 'something' on each.   
This card, has Beautiful Butterflies stamps, sentiment from Embellishments stampset, 3 Embossing Folders, Water color markers, die cut leaves from SongBirds, felt flower w/bling, and wood veneers.

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PTI-9th Anniversary Day 4

PAPERTRY INK 

9TH ANNIVERSARY 

Day 4 ~ Create Along With Us-February

Instead of Make It Monday, PTI hosts "Create Along With Us" challenge during  Release months.  Nichole allows us to select something amazing that she or the Design Team has created during the February Release that we find inspiring.  We can then CASE a project using one of their color schemes, techniques or design with an older PTI set.  There is no shortage of inspiration especially this month ~ the Release combined with the 9th Anniversary. 

Pretty cool, eh?

I really like this card using What The Doodle stamps/dies that Lizzie Jones created here:

Lizzie Jones creation

My Card ~ 

I went with the butterflies, color scheme and design :-)

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PTI-9th Anniversary Day 3

PAPERTREY INK

9TH ANNIVERSARY
Day 3 - Grab & Stamp Challenge

With the return of the Grab Bag today, the fun challenge will be a "Grab & Stamp Craft". Nichole's instructions are to set a timer for 5 minutes and *grab* supplies for your card or project. 

But don't gather up too much because you will need to utilize everything you grab!  

I didn't take out a sentiment stamp, so I will add a banner strip with my Anniversary Wishes at a later time :-) 

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My card supplies:
Stamps - PTI  'Rosie Posie', 'Rosie Posie Step2'
Inks -  Archival  'Turquoise Gem' 'Tea Leaves'; StampinUp  'Lost Lagoon'; Color Box 'Lettuce';  Spectrum Noir markers GT1, IG3
Papers - Stamper's Select White;  The Paper Co.-  Glimmer Green

PTI-9th Anniversary Day 2

PAPERTREY INK 

9TH ANNIVERSARY

Day 2 -  Select a piece of clothing for inspiration

Today's challenge is in honor of Betsy's new Dress Up Dolls, we can go through our closet, an online or store ad and select a piece of clothing to use as inspiration for a project.  

Well,  this is fun ~ not only do we get to choose our fave piece to create off of, but we get to peek inside the closets of those who share a photo of theirs  ;-)

This top from my closet is my inspiration:
It's from Beall's (a Florida store) embellished with gold studs and bling in the two palm trees

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 My card ~
This is for a friend who just bought a house and moved here from WI.
I used gold glitter embossing power on the Palm Trees and adhered a turquoise panel to PTI's Stamper's Select White card base and die cut the Swoosh congrats glued on top.

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PTI-9th Anniversary Day 1

PAPERTREY INK

9TH ANNIVERSARY

Day 1 - Color Recipe Card Challenge 

Congratulations and Best Wishes to this awesome company!

Today is the first day of Papertrey Ink's Anniversary festivities. 

I wait for this Gala every February.  Not only does the inspiration pour out to Blogland for 10 days, but there are contests, challenges and prizes as the uber talented Nichole and Design Team create projects and teach us techniques that they use and have perfected over the years.  Can't beat THAT with a stick!   :-) 

Today's challenge is to  create a new project that uses one of the Color Recipe Cards from the options provided. I chose Amy's:

   

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PTI-8th Anniversary-Day 8

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 8:  BLUE OMBRE CHALLENGE

Today we are introduced to a new set of stamps and dies "Blue Skies".  Our challenge is to create a blue ombre card using different shades of this beautiful color.  It can be an ombre background, several of the same image stamped in shades of blue, ombre inking of a bold stamp or whatever else we can dream up.

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First I took 6 shades of blue inks and ombred up a piece of Stamper's Select White cardstock.  I used the Zebra embossing folder from The Paper Studio to add texture, then die cut three white Beautiful Butterflies and added a different EF to them.  There is a panel of my darkest blue cardstock underneath and adhered all to the White base card.  The sentiment is from Embellishments stamp set.

PTI-8th Anniversary-Day 7

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 7:  HEAVY METAL CHALLENGE

Today we are to incorporate nothing but metallics and neutrals into a new card creation.  We can heat embossing, use metallic papers, embellishments, fibers or ribbons.  

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The Embossed 'frame'  panel is silver metallic cardstock and the leaves from Spellbinders are die cut out of green metalic cardstock.
The PTI die ~ Wonderful Words: hello is cut on gold foil.  All is mounted onto Stampers Select White card base from PTI.

PTI- 8th Anniversary-Day 5

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 5:  SPRING INTO ACTION

Today's post is all about Spring, so the challenge is to "spring" into action by inking up a set that has yet to see ink or pull out a set that hasn't been used nearly enough. 
I actually had one PTI stamp set that has a couple of  'unused' stamps in it (gasp)!

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I inked up a few stamps from PTI Embellishments set with White ink onto Chocolate Chip  cardstock to create a paisley background. Stamped a different stamp from this set in Honey ink on Stamper's Select White, cut out and adhered then both with Double sided tape, added a satin sheen brown ribbon bow and the brown panel is slanted on top of the White base card.

PTI - 8th Anniversary-Day 4

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 4:  BUILD A BOUQUET 

Today's Challenge is to grab a few favorite floral stamp sets and "build" a bouquet on a card cover.  Combine flowers from two, three or even four stamp sets for a really unique, colorful look.

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I used three different floral stamp sets on my card.  Stamping Hibiscus flowers on Stamper's Select White card stock, colored them with Prismacolor Pencils to obtain a watercolor look by using a paint brush then cut a piece of vellum paper to mute the colors even more.  Adhered the Rosie Posie stamp set dies on top of the vellum panel with Pop up dots for some dimension.  The Base card is embossed with polka dots ~ although I could have used a flower EF there too ~ slapped my forehead  ;-)

PTI - 8th Anniversary-Day 3

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 3:  TAGGED AND BAGGED 

Today's challenge is to create a tag for a gift bag that you make from scratch or pick up at the store.  

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Stamps:  PTI Sweet Baby
Cardstock:   PTI Stamper's Select White 

This tag and gift bag are for a Baby Shower I was invited to next month, I am so ahead of my usual 'last minute' schedule thanks to PTI's Anniversary :-)  The gift was ordered online and the card for inside the gift is made too (see my previous post).

PTI - 8th Anniversary-Day 2

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 2:  Maile Belles Inspiration

Go to Maile's Blog, select a project that you find particularly inspiring and make your own project using elements from her card.

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Stamps:  PTI Sweet Baby
Cardstock:   PTI Stampers Select White,  Making Memories plaid
Embellisments:  Buttons from Nikki Sivils, green jute twine from Target, Googlie eyes from Michael's

PTI - 8th Anniversary-Day 1

PAPERTREY INK - 8TH ANNIVERSARY

DAY 1:  DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION

Today we are challenged to create a new project that uses one Color Recipe Card and one Sketch Recipe Card from the options provided.  

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Stamps:     PTI Beautiful Butterflies, Boutique Borders: Birthday
Dies:    PTI Beautiful Butterflies
Cardstock:   Rustic Creme
Embellishments:   flower bling, ribbon from Michael's
 

PTI - 7th Anniversary

Papertrey Ink 7th Anniversary Challenge

Day 10~ Create a new project that includes a card and a coordinating envelope~card #3

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The envelope is stamped in Shadow ink so I can write and address over the message.

PTI Products used ~
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White
Stamps:  Beautiful Butterflies

I used this Sketch and Color Recipe: