MIM - #128

Another Anniversary card came together this morning 
Make It Monday ~ Stamping Random Background Patterns Challenge

PTI products used:
Stamps:  Beautiful Butterflies;  Spiral Bouquet;  Rosie Posie
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White

Other products:
The birds and branches are 3-D stickers, the  border punch along the side is Fiscars, the panel with background stamping is from Spellbinders Labels Eight

MIM #128

Love making my own backgrounds with those small stamps you get with sets ~ especially Papertrey Ink sets :)  Ashley has demonstrated in this VIDEO, how easy it is to Stamp Random Background Patterns on your projects. 
I have to admit, it's not quite as easy for me, but still a fun technique.  So here is another card I am entering in the Make It Monday Challenge

Click on the photo for larger image

PTI products used:
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies; Spiral Bouquet; Rosie Posie
Dies:  Beautiful Butterflies

I used the negative die from Spellbinders' Labels Eight and stamped the sentiment onto yellow cardstock to show through.  The Leaves around the silk flower are from Spellbinders' Foliage Two.

MIM #128 and PFP

There is a great new Make It Monday Challenge this week.
Ashley has put together a video on how to make "Random Background Patterns".  Now this one I found fun and easy to do... NOT as 10-minute-easy as Ashley's card  ~ more like 2 hours, but still ... 

Click on photo for more details

PTI Products used ~ 
Cardstock:  Stampers Select White
Stamps/Dies:  Beautiful Butterflies; Spiral Bouquet; Rosie Posie

I used  three small stamps for the background in three different colored inks.  The Butterflies were die cut from glitter paper.  The Ribbon Banner die is from Spellbinders. There is also a Spellbinders Impressabilities embossed "Pebbles" background on the sage card base which is from Cardstock Warehouse Paper Co.

I am also entering this card in A Passion for Papertrey's ~
Use Three Embellishments Challenge 

My three embellishments:  Ribbon, gold twine, button 
and I think you could add the dies as embellies also :)

MIM & PFP

I usually have to make 3-4 cards  before I "get" the new-to-me techniques, so here is card #3 for 
Make It Monday's ~  Double Background Challenge

Click on the photo for more details

PTI products used ~
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White
Stamps:  Fancy Flourishes; Beautiful Butterflies

I am also entering this card in A Passion for Paptertrey ~  
Use 3 Embellishments Challenge

My 3 embellishments are: 
* 3-D sticker (bowl of sunflowers)
* Bling and glitter on sunflowers
* Hemp Twine

MIM-Double Backgrounds

This note card is the result of trying Make It Monday's Challenge (again).  I struggled with several 'double backgrounds' and found the Polka Dots and Script Writing were the best (of a whole bunch of misses) to work for me.  I am frantically making cards for all the 'occasions' coming up in August plus a few thank you notes from my recent trip.  Hopefully I can join in a few challenges at the same time :)

Click on the photo for more details

PTI Products used:
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White
Stamps:  Spiral Bouquet

MIM #127

Make It Monday - Double Backgrounds Challenge is a technique I have a problem obtaining. 
Dawn McVey's video is amazing and she makes it looks so easy, I had to give it a try.

PTI products used:  
Stamps and Dies  - Rosie Posie
Cardstock - Stamper's Select White

I am just getting home from 12 days away and will be back later to give more details on my card ~ Plus try to catch up on all of your wonderful cards and projects....operative word here is TRY ;-) 
You all have been very busy and I've been gone too long!

MIM~PFP~MFW

This card is going to be entered in three challenges:

Make It Monday #124     Dress Up Your Envelopes
A Passion for Papertrey   Inspired By
Moxie Fab World             The Birthday Card Challenge

My Inspiration photo for my card is this Birthday cake ~ 
pretty and  yummy, let me tell ya!

Click on the photo for more details

I outlined a space on the envelope with the washi tape so I could add the address.  I am mailing this one, so the envie doesn't have any pop ups ~ I used the 'masking' technique with the flowers again here.

My card ~
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White by PTI; Glimmer Gold 
Stamps/Dies:   Rosie Posie by PTI (glued on with pop dots for dimension)
Ink:  Terra Cotta by Ranger, Grass Green by Studio G
Tools & Embellishments:  Corner punch from Martha Stewart; Mega and Giga Scalloped Circles from Marvey;  Decorative Washi tape by Recollections