MIM #162

Make It Monday Challenge

Paper Scraps Pie Charts

This week on MIM, Melissa has a great video HERE to show us how to use up more of those scraps we hoarding ~ Her card is beautiful and this would be a great way to use up and slim down that pile of scraps ;-)  I don't own the tee pee die set she used, so I started cutting out strips ...well, next time I will cut larger strips cause it took me forever to tape these together.  Anywho, I do like the way my card turned out and will try this technique again..

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PTI products ~ 
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White
Dies:  Beautiful Butterflies

Other crafty items ~
Nestabilities Labels 8
12X12 Sheet of Cork from Recollections (that I bought ages ago)
Scraps from everywhere 
Bling from Studio g
Silk Flower and Button from my stash

MIM #161

Make It Monday Challenge

Watercolor Splats

Back to MIM...

I've had this card in my head  since I saw the watercolor splats on Nicole's video.  They reminded me of water bubbles in the sea :o)

Love how this fun Anniversary card came out~it's going to a very dear fun couple!

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PTI products ~ 
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White
Stamps:  Beautiful Butterflies sentiment

 

PTI - April Blog Hop

PTI - Blog Hop ~ April 2014

Inspiration photo for this month's Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink

There are so many beautiful photos of Embroidered pieces, I feel like I could go on and on creating cards ;-)  

However, I will post this last entry and call it a night...

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PTI Blog Hop

Edited to add photo:
Not sure how I managed to post this card in the PTI Blog Hop, but it is entry #77.  When you click on the photo in the Blog Hop Gallery, my card is not on my Blog (?)
 

PT I - Blog Hop

PTI Blog Hop - April 2014

Here is this month's beautiful inspiration photo

I have always been reminded of Embroidery with the Spiral Bouquet stamp set from PTI.  Here is the card I made  :-)

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PTI - Blog Hop

PTI - April Blog Hop

      This month's challenge from Nicole's Blog HERE is to look at embroidered patterns in a whole new light!  Look through your clothes, Pinterest, home decor catalogs or even the inspiration provided below.  Using the colors and design of the embroidery, build your own stamped version using your favorite floral stamps or other images.  No stitching required! 

MIM #161

Make It Monday Challenge

Watercolor Splats

I don't really use a lot of primary or darker colors on my cards except for maybe 'accents'. I generally prefer pastels. So to try the MIM challenge again, I went inside my comfort zone, but... 

I couldn't easily put my hands on dye inks in lighter colors, so I went with some pigment inks (although in this picture these colors are much deeper than in real life).

Now I know why I should have searched a little more for those dye inks.  The water splats do not show up as well.  However, I can see them and you will too if you look closely ;-)  

I liked the way  it turned out, plus I think it will pass as a masculine B-Day card that's going into the mail tonight.

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PTI Products used:

Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White

Die:  Birthday Trio