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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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