Hurrah--the Oregon State Beavers won the College World Series! We don't usually watch baseball, but hubby was glad I wanted to this time.
I understand why people & companies like Instagram--so much faster. However, for me, it's not a way to build relationships like blogging does. Of course, that means I have to take the time to write up my posts & read yours! Today I'm showing you a couple of PTI cards I thoroughly enjoyed making.
First is my entry for MIM--Inchie Elements. I loved Lexi's layout, so that's what I used.
My intention was to make a Christmas card, but then I realized I needed a 4th of July card for my sister & her hubby. No problem--I still used Snowflake Flurries, but made them fireworks by stamping in Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy & VersaMagic Night Sky. Still have my punches, so pulled out the 1 inch square & used foam tape to attach them.
The star is made by layering 2 Small Sketched Stars die cuts inked with the blue, covered in Wink of Stella & Nuvo Glaze. I inked just the word happy from a very old A Muse stamp & hand wrote the 4th--nerve wracking! A bit more sparkle comes from blue Stickles & I used PTI Dark Indigo cardstock for the mat. I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.
My favorite new challenge is Transformation Tuesday. PTI keeps forgetting to announce the winner when they say they will, so keeps hope alive a bit longer--haha! No luck, so far, but I love my redos, so all is not lost. This time I picked a recent card which I really like, but wanted to use the stamps for a totally different look.
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| OLD CARD |
I even kept the same layout for my new card. This time I silver heat embossed the poinsettias & sentiment from Botanical Blocks IV onto PTI Royal Velvet cardstock.
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| NEW CARD |
I again used the white gel pen for the dots, but the centers are covered in JudiKins tiny silver beads. I used Diamond Glaze & they truly do not come off after it dries.
A mixture of silver Wink of Stella, Perfect Pearls & water was used to do the painting & splatters. Hard to see, but I used my score board to make a frame. I'm also entering AAA Cards & SSS Wednesday. Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.
It's PTI Blog Hop day--yah! The inspiration is bright, fun & summery. I was immediately drawn to the rainbow popsicles--especially the ones with a dark purple section.
They made me think of a background panel, so I pulled out PTI inks Plum Pudding, Royal Velvet, Blueberry Sky, New Leaf, Bright Buttercup & Orange Zest along with Memento Love Letter. Since popsicles are icy, I splattered the blended panel with drops of Perfect Pearls. Wonderful Words: Hello was die cut 3 times & the top layer was heavily brushed with WOS & covered with Nuvo Glaze.
All the shimmer & shine is so pretty in real life. I'm also entering CAS-ual Fridays & SSS Wednesday.
The Plus in my post title is because I'm also sharing my entry for the WCMC9 Sparkle & Shine challenge.
I saw the square die cut on my table, so started with that. My friends are so sweet to send me lots of die cuts, including C&9 Floral & Flutter. I attached 2 together & then covered a 3rd one with gold WOS. That didn't provide enough sparkle since it's a delicate image. I pressed on VersaMark & used a gold glitter embossing powder which gave plenty of beautiful sparkle.
The top butterfly is attached to the white ones only in the center & the wings are gently lifted up. I kept it simple with stickers for a sentiment, a black mat & a single gold sequin. I'm also entering AAA Cards, Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge & HLS AGWD. Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.
Slowly catching up after a week of camping. Just before Julee announced that Verve was closing, I bought the beautiful Autumn Blessings stamp set & dies. So glad I did!
Before we left I made & mailed a simple card. The sentiment was free with one of my previous orders--one I will use a lot now that I finally inked it up. The images were colored with glitter glue & Nuvo drops. I used a scrap of Aqua Mist cardstock for the mat. Much prettier in real life with the shine & sparkle.
Edited to add: Thinking this qualifies for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge since I added color to the images--just not with inks or markers.
Couldn't stop looking at Dawn's cards for this week's PTI MIM challenge. They're gorgeous, unique & modern! I knew it would be a challenge for me, but I did thoroughly enjoy making a summer BD card for a blogging friend. The scarey thing was having dies from so many different sets out at one time, but think I managed to get them all back where they belong.
Decided to use Lexi's color combo of Harvest Gold, Green Parakeet & Hawaiian Shores. I also used Aqua Mist for the little stamped leaves. So great to have PTI cardstock that matches the inks & boy do I save every little piece which came in handy for the Harvest Gold die cut flower centers. Still have a bit more of that little strip which I'll eventually use up. At the last minute I added small PTI heavy weight vellum die cut blooms as the bottom layer of the small flowers. Surprising how much that adds. The stamps & dies are Turning a New Leaf, Friendly Flowers, Twig Wreath, Lovely Layers, Mat Stack 3 (cut off the word belated) and Mix & Mat: Flourishes. I added 2 extra layers of cardstock to the panel & mounted the large flower with foam tape. The embellishments are Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops which I used for dots & like glitter glue to the flower centers. I'm also entering The Snippets Playground, SSS Wednesday & WAW.
