MIM #107-Clear Card

There is another great challenge this week at Papertrey Ink.  

Nicole's video shows us how to make a card on clear cardstock. She used her Copic Markers to color in her images, but said we could use whatever color medium we wanted.  
I have never made a clear card before, but it's a Make It Monday Challenge ~ so how could I NOT try it? ;-)

My card has a few extra layers, I liked the colors of the three panels under the stamped images.
Love the new PTI Bountiful Banners coming this month, so I made my own, stamped Happy Birthday and folded under each side propping the center up.
Used my computer to print a personal note on one of the inside panels and a handwritten message on the back of the front cover.  
I tried perfecting the two-toned stamping on my images :), popping the flowers up with mounting squares and glued the leaves down flat curling the edges up a bit.

( had to blur up the inside, just in case my friend who is getting this is peeking in)

Stamps:  Rosie Posie by PTI;  Happy Birthday from Die-namics
Dies:      Rosie Posie by PTI
Cardstock and blingy gems from Recollections

MIM #106-Two Toned Stamping

Wasn't really happy with this one, but I decided to post it to the Make It Monday Challenge tonight anyway. Of course it's also dark outside, so this inside photo makes matters a little worse :(
I needed a quick one layer card to get into the mail today and tried the two tone stamping technique on PTI's Beautiful Butterflies. The background is kinda "ombre" using three shades of blue chalk. 
The Butterflies are stamped in Yellow and Poppy Orange ink on PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock.
I definitely like this stamping effect on flowers better.

MIM #106

Here is another card for MIM - Two Toned Stamping on Flowers Challenge.  Check it out HERE
I wasn't too sure about this technique at first, but seem to be likin' it a little more each time I try it :)

PTI products used:  Sunflower stamp and leafy stem from Rosie Posie; base card is Stamper's Select White cardstock

The two tones of color on the flower are Yellow and Terra cotta.  The leafy stem is inked in Metallic Champagne  by Tsukineko
I used a razor cutter to outline  half of the flower petals and from the top down one side and curled them out for a little dimension (see the closeup photo below).
wrapped Baker's Twine around the BoBunny patterned paper and tied on an orange button. The sentiment is from Following my Heart by Unity Stamps

MIM #106 and MFW-Emphasize the Negative

 I am playing along with the Card Creations Week- Emphasize the Negative Challenge  at the Moxie Fab World blog 

And Make It Monday - Two Toned Stamped Flowers Challenge 

 For MFW, I die cut a butterfly on the outside of my card where the inside sentiment can show through

For MIM, I inked up the flowers and leaves with two different shades of ink on each image

PTI products used:
Stamps:  Rosie Posie
Die:  Beautiful Butterflies   

MIM #106 & MFW

I am entering this Thinking of You card in two challenges today:

Moxie Fab World - Card Creations~Washi Tape Challenge 
Each day this week, Cath is challenging us to take the inspiration from this Paper Crafts Issue "Card Creations Volume 11" and create a paper crafted card based on the photos. On Monday we are to  incorporate washi tape (or decorative tape) on a card or project.   Now I have a nice little collection of washi tape and need to start using it :)  So here goes:

Not quite as innovative or interesting as some of the cards posted, but I'm trying ~ hope to get a few more cards done before the deadline on April 1st...cause I definitely need more practice!

The second Challenge for this card is:
Make It Monday #106 - Two Toned Stamped Flowers
Melissa Phillips' video shows how she created a pretty two toned effect on stamped flower images...again, I need more practice!  

PTI products used: Rosie Posie stamps and dies
I used two different green inks on the leaves and three colors (yellow, orange and terra cotta) on the flower blooms.

MIM #105 & MFW-Camera Craze

Another card = two challenges:


Moxie Fab World - Camera Craze Challenge has too many inspirational photos for me to copy and pin here, so I have linked it and you can go over to MFW to check out all of the fun photos there for yourself, not only that, but you have until March 11th to enter this challenge --- YAY, I'm not a last-minute-Lucy, like I usually am :)

I am also entering this card in Make It Monday #105 - Glitter Trim challenge.

The PTI products used on this card are:  Stamper's Select White cardstock as my base card and panel my image is stamped on; the Banner Borders die has 5 different shaped banners, so when I cut them and glittered them for this challenge, I have five...maybe I have time to make 3 more Glitter Trim cards before the deadline at 7AM  ;)

Make It Monday #105 and Moxie Fab World

I am sneaking in here with a couple of cards before the MIM #105-Glitter Trim  deadline tonight.

I am also submitting this card to Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger ~Pattern Play  Challenge.

PTI products:  Banner Borders 
I used my Xyron to glue up the banner after I cut out the die and sprinkled some lavender iridescent glitter  like Dawn McVey showed us in her video this week...it makes the glitter process a little easier.  I have the same amount of glitter all over the place, but....

Here is the inspiration photo from MFW:

I found a piece of this PP in a BoBunny Mini Pack that I won from Moxie Fab World a couple of years back ~ Thanks, Cath :)
I think it captures the folksy flowers in the photo and the colors are pretty darn close, no?