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Started my PTI Blog Hop card this morning, but lots of interruptions so just now finished it.  Gold has never been out of style to me, so I'm thrilled it's now a "trend."  What is new to me is using gold even for cards that are not "elegant" in style.  Hubby's daughter & her family are about to move into the house they bought after leasing for the past year, so decided to make a card for them.  I used PTI Lovely Leaves stamping the trunk in Versafine Vintage Sepia & the first 2 layers of the leaves in Brilliance Thyme.  The 3rd layer is a dotted outline of the leaves & is stamped in my favorite gold ink--Delicata Golden Glitz.  Sorry it doesn't really show in the picture.  The sentiment is stamped in the same ink while the berries & birdie wing are colored with a gold metallic Gelly Roll pen.  The birdie & sentiment are by Studio G & put me out a whole $1.00!  All the edges are sponged with Distress Ink antique linen.  I bought the MFT cloud dies with the idea that they might work for hills as well.  I did trim them a bit so the billows aren't quite so high & I'm thinking it works--love the kraft felt, too.  You'll notice my card is slightly lighter than the stamped piece, thanks to my friend Rosemary reminding me that everything doesn't have to exactly match & I like it!  Finished the card off with twine tied in a bow. 


Thanks for taking time to check out my card.  I'm looking forward to seeing your latest projects.

Summer Wedding

from Pinterest

I've missed the last couple

Impression Obsession challenges.  I was determined to get my card made in time for the Colors of Summer challenge.  I looked at my Brush Tree, E7690, & saw a modern bride's bouquet on the order of the one from Pinterest.  Can you see it or did my imagination get the best of me?  For the background I covered a piece of cardstock with pink, purple & green Distress Paints using Gesso between colors.  I white embossed the image, punched the corners & sprayed with Shimmer Spritz Frost.  I mounted the focal piece to the middle of a vellum panel with rounded corners & Heart Flourish, D2145, white embossed in 2 corners.  This was attached to a slightly smaller white card.  The final touches are a purple bow embellished with a pearl & 3 tiny pearls added to the hearts.  

I'm so happy you stopped at my blog.  Let me know what you think & I'll be visiting you soon.

Thoughts of You

 

This card is for you, Carol, & everyone dealing with the devastating flooding in Alberta.  Last minute entry for PTI MIM to color vellum flowers.  My blossoms from PTI Flower Fusion #9 are too small to use Betsy's technique, so will have to try that later.  I used Memento markers to color the vellum & popped up the middle one for dimension.  I used the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch! which I really like. Since I included a tag on the card, I'm also entering the challenge at A Blog Named Hero.  
Almost midnight, but technically this is my 3rd post of the day.  That's what happens when you get behind on your cardmaking--LOL!  Thanks for stopping by.

Sketch + Kraft + Rose = Card Exchange

Nothing better than making crafty friends & getting a card in the mail, so I try to participate often in Deborah's card exchange. I've intended to use her sketch in the past, but I think this is the first time it happened.  I really like it & will keep it handy to use again.  I printed this small picture of my Oregold rose when I was making THIS card.  The smaller version was just right for the sketch.  I used more of the salvaged yellow cardstock & my Spellbinders oval dies.  I intended to use scored lines, but they didn't show up well so decided to pierce them using my Tim Holtz ruler.  This is my first "splotchy" card & I can tell you that pigment ink is not the best product to use, but it was the color I wanted--just try to get it dried!  This shade of kraft is usually not the one I use, but it actually went the best with this yellow to my eye.  The sentiment is an old Hero Arts stamp I still love, stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia which is also swiped on the distressed edges & pierced holes.  I used my new roll of Score Tape to attach the ribbon & boy is that a snap!  Finished off with some Mark Richards yellow dots--nice alternative to gems.  

I didn't wait to post the card after it's  received since I'm entering the challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show which is about to end.  Thanks for coming by & letting me know what you think.
  

Father's Day Take 5

As soon as I saw Penny Black's new slapstick/Cling Hot Rod!, 40-224, I knew it was a must-have as I'm married to a car nut!  If we won the lottery he would have a car collection, no doubt.  It arrived in time for me to use it for his Father's Day card & I finished it the night before--usual for me--LOL!  However, it just didn't look quite right & so later that day I re-stamped & attached the car to his card.  He generally leaves the cards I make for him on the coffee table for several weeks, so I see it every day.  I've still never been happy with it & so today I stamped the car several more times & finally I got a version that looks much better on the card.  The car was first inked with Distress Paints spun sugar & seedless preserves & stamped on cream cardstock.  Then I overstamped with Versafine Onyx Black using my stamp positioner to get my 2-tone paint job.  I trimmed it out & attached it to the foam tape still stuck on the card--just had to add a little Glossy Accents since it wasn't sticky anymore.  The background is made with Penny Black's snow dust, 4102K, because I knew hubby liked the trees since he had me use that stamp on a sympathy card he sent.  Another adjustment today was sponging on some darker ink at the bottom of the card.  

Kind of strange to re-make a card after you give it, but he didn't mind & I'm much happier now. I'm also entering Penny Black Saturday Challenge & Casual Fridays.

By the way, did you see the sneak peak on the Penny Black blog?  Looks like wonderful new products! Enjoy the rest of your weekend & hopefully I'll catch up with all of you soon as I have a week off.  Thank you so much for stopping by.


    

Penny Black in Gold & Green

Thanks for all your support of my new Penny Black Stamp Squad position & sweet comments on my projects so far.  I love PB background stamps & over a week ago I stamped roman surround, 40-201, in Delicata Golden Glitz onto cream cardstock.  It's so beautiful I didn't want to cover it up & have been just looking at it on my table.  Finally last night I was able to make it into a card.  I black embossed a leaf from dahlias, 30-159, 5 times onto the same cardstock & sponged them with VersaMagic Sage & Niagara Mist.  Then I brushed on Tsukineko Shimmer Mist Gold, curved them up with my fingers & attached them over some gold floss onto the background.  Fortunately I found just the right color button in my stash.  The panel is mounted with foam tape to the card front on which I stamped the sentiment, also from dahlias. One of my college roommates has been on my mind & so I think this will go to her.  Hope you like my newest Penny Black project & maybe you'll be inspired to create something with gold.  It's back in vogue, you know!  By the way, check out the guest designer this week on the Penny Black blog--very inspiring!  

Valentine's Day in June

I love getting cards done ahead of time so I'm not rushing at the last minute.  Hubby likes purple so I used Memento Lulu Lavender & Grape Jelly.  I used the PTI MIM video as my inspiration.  This week the technique is overlapping ombre.  I needed a 3rd ink color so used second generation stamping for the middle circle.  Might be considered cheating to use a stamp with lines in the design making it impossible not to get the images correctly lined up, but I hope not--LOL!  The circle & sentiment are from PTI Trendy Tree Tops, the embossing folder is by Darice & the circle dies are Spellbinders.  Since this is for hubby I resisted the urge to add glitter & instead just used some Crystal Lacquer on the hearts.  Simple card, but I have to say I like how it turned out & think he will, too.  Since I used circles this will also be my entry for the challenge at A Passion for Papertrey.  Hope you're ready for Monday and thanks for stopping by.

Edited to add: Awarded Top 3 at A Passion for Papertrey--yah!