MIM and Transformation Tuesday

There wasn't a PTI CAWU challenge for the January release, so I sure wasn't going to miss MIM & Transformation Tuesday.  First up is my entry for MIM: Lotsa Letters. 

I used one of my favorite PTI dies--Wonderful Words: Love--& die cut it 3 times from a white panel.  Then the panel was backed with silver glitter paper.  The hearts & centers of the "e" were glued back in place.  I used little alpha stickers on black scraps for the other words & added them with foam tape.  The panel was matted with black cardstock.  Glad to have hubby's Valentine ready early!  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.

Next is my entry for Transformation Tuesday.  I like the older card I made using The Sweet Life dies & stamps with a lot of Autumn Rose.  The stamped background could have been better, so I decided to switch it out for some printed paper.

Both my friends Betty & Vikki have shared PTI papers with me.  I'm working on clearing my work area & organizing my craft stash--a very slow process--haha!  The remains of a torn apart card with an Autumn Rose panel has been on my table quite awhile, so I used that with the Autumn Rose dotted paper.  I still used The Sweet Life, but changed to the image of 3 blooms.  I wanted a more monochromatic look, so I stamped the layers on Sweet Blush cardstock in Sweet Blush & Autumn Rose.  I used vellum for the leaves & stamped the sentiment (Feel Better Soon) from Mat Stack 3 Collection in Weathervane.  Again I used clear sequins for embellishment.  The same basic layout, but very different looks.  It's already in the mail to cheer up a blogging friend who's recovering from surgery.

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Winter Scene

I absolutely love Ashley's card for this week's PTI MIM Challenge Winter Watercolor.  My version is very simple with just 3 trees.

Our winter's are more frosty than snowy, so I used gray with a touch of blue.  The background watercoloring was done with DI weathered wood, faded jeans & chipped sapphire.  I stamped the trees from Enchanted Forest in Weathervane several times using a stamp positioner.  The texture of the watercolor paper almost looks like canvas.  The sentiment from Meadow Greens was stamped in a dark blue & then overstamped in Weathervane.  I added splatters with the DI & dots with a white pen.  The mat is Weathervane cardstock.  I can't wait to try another card like this using more trees.  I'm also entering SSS Monday (new Enchanted Forest stamp set) & WAW.

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PTI Birthday and Christmas

Recently I got have lunch again with my friend, Vikki.  She gave me a bunch of Scallop Stackers: Large die cuts plus sheets of Bitty Big papers.  My card for PTI MIM uses some of them, as you can see. 

I added the dotted rectangle from Mix & Mat: Flourishes die & backed the center of the classic kraft with white cardstock.  Corner Adorner: February was die cut & stamped in Versafine Claire Pinecone, Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy & PTI Harvest Gold.  I stacked the flower 3 high & added Stickles to the center.  The sentiment is from Wreath for All Seasons & I added the little dots from Corner Adorner in white pigment ink.  Lots of interest to my eye, yet it's still flat for mailing.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday. 

You know me--can't miss PTI Transformation Tuesday.  So honored to have one of my previous entries included in the PTI Newsletter.  This time I went clear back to 2012.  It's a card with the Copic background technique I learned from Nicole Heady. 

OLD Card form 2012

Thought it'd be fun to update this card with new products & make it for Christmas.  I love green & gold for the holidays, so used YG 63 & YG 67 for the background. 

New Card 2018

Then I heat embossed a wreath from Wreath for All Seasons using a glittery gold powder that's really pretty in person.  I used Scallop Stackers: Small to die cut the panel which I matted with a gold shimmer paper.  For the sentiment I die cut Bold Borders: Yuletide from 2 green papers very close to the Copic colors.  The light one was used for the shadow & I added Nuvo Glaze to the top layer.  Finished off with some gold & green circle & star sequins--just the right touch, I think.  Another flat card I'm happy with--now to get it in the mail!  I'm also entering Inkspirational & SSS Wednesday.
Edited to add: Also entering SSS Work it Wednesday.


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Papertrey Ink November Blog Hop Challenge

November 25--just one month until Christmas.  The PTI Blog Hop gives me one more day of fun before I go into total panic mode--haha!  I love Christmas & began stamping 20 plus years ago so I could make my Christmas cards.  I may have to use the inspiration for several more, but today's card is inspired by the red & white color scheme along with the clean, fresh look of the packages.  The bit of blue is pretty, but left it off for this one. 

The snowflake from What the Doodle: Snowflake is stacked 3 high, covered with shimmer & attached to the panel with 2 foiled strips.  I dry embossed the card front before mounting the focal point with foam tape.  I'm also entering AAA Cards, Fusion (just the photo), Rudolph Days, SSS Monday & SSS Wednesday.

While I had What the Doodle: Snowflake out, I made my card for PTI MIM. 

The inks are Sweet Blush, Lovely Lady & Autumn Rose.  The sentiment from Splits: 'Tis the Season is stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne.  I'm also entering SSS Monday & SSS Wednesday.

Last is another tag for Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  I love Kim's watercolor trees on Day 14.  I used a very, very old wood mounted stamp inked with DI peeled paint & spritzed before stamping. 

You can see I also did some second generation stamping.  The Savvy Stamps sentiment (also very old) stamped in Versafine Pinecone is mounted with foam tape.


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Halloween, Christmas, Thank You

I don't send a lot of Halloween cards, but Betty sent me home with some of her darling Graphic 45 paper that I just had to use.  Betty's Parade of Haunted Homes post inspired my card using the starry side of the paper.  You've gotta check out her post--so creative!  She used a new Hero Arts die that reminded me of a very old HA stamp I have. 

I simply stamped the Haunted House & black embossed the sentiment.  Finished off with shimmer spray, which I love.  Unfortunately, I had taken the house stamp out of my mini MISTI, so couldn't stamp it again to make the house a solid dark black. 

I also added some Nuvo Glaze to the windows & used black Pico Embellisher for the door knob.  Tied on some black twine & popped it in the mail.  I'm entering SSS Monday & SSS Wednesday.

Next I used an image from the other side of the paper--so cute! 

I didn't even do any stamping--just added some Stickles, Wink of Stella, Nuvo Glaze & a dry embossed mat. 

Simple & flat for mailing.  I've got lots more of this paper, so maybe I'll send more cards next year!  I'm entering SSS Monday & SSS Wednesday.

Now on to Christmas with my entry for PTI MIM Banner-ific.  Michelle gave us the option of using a banner element on a card & that's what I did. 

The base is made from PTI Mat Stack & the stamps are from one of my favorite sets--Snowflake Flurries, plus the little dots from Harvest Berries.  I used Brilliance Mediterranean Blue & Delicata Silvery Shimmer. 

The dark blue mat was embossed with Taylored Expressions Snowfall folder.  I bought a yard of the beautiful plaid ribbon years ago.  Yes, I've been hoarding it--haha!  Thought it was perfect for the little loop which I sandwiched between 2 die cuts.  Luckily I had just the right blue Stickles to add some sparkle.  I'm also entering Rudolph Days.

Next are 2 new cards made with PTI Harvest Berries--another one of my favorites. 

I wasn't happy with the card in the back of this photo, so it inspired my PTI Transformation Tuesday entry. 

This time I stamped the larger image in the set with Canyon Clay & Summer Sunrise.  The sentiment from Lovely Leaves was stamped in Cocoa Bean & Cover Up: Diamonds was stamped in Delicata Golden Glitz.  Splatters of Canyon clay & gold sequins were added before matting the panel with Classic Kraft.  This card I like--way better balance, I think.

For the ModSquad challenge, I stamped the image along the right side of a panel using Terracotta Tile, Canyon Clay & Summer Sunrise. 

The sentiment from Take 3 is stamped in Cocoa Bean along with the Winnie & Walter border image.   A brown Zig was used for splatters & I blended the Cocoa Bean on the left edge of the card front.  Finished off with SSS sequins.  

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