Happy Easter

He is not here, but is risen. Luke 24:6

Wishing you & yours a blessed Easter.  This is my Sunday to work, so just a quick post with my PTI MIM card.  What a gorgeous technique Betsy showed in the video--check it out if you haven't yet.  Some of you know I seldom color images, so this is perfect for me--plus I love the look of water-color & heat embossing.  I used the PTI Quilled Elegance set along with Turning a New Leaf for the background.  My inks are Memento Teal Zeal, Pistachio & Elderberry.  I don't have reinkers, so I just applied ink from the pads to an acrylic block & spritzed with water.  I stamped multiple images, not sure any looked good.  I let them dry over night & the next day did the white embossing & voila!...each was a little different but they all are so pretty.  It seems you can't really mess up the water colored images--don't worry if they look kind of funny because everything changes with the embossing.  I traced the Spellbinders oval & hand cut the bottom of my card.  The images are shaped a bit with my fingers so the centers are raised.  None of my ribbons (I have more than I can count--LOL!) were the right shade of teal, but then I noticed my bag of fibers a friend gave me years ago & this one was just the shade I needed.  I will definitely be using this technique over & over.  Hope you like it. ETA:  I'm entering this card in the Moxie Fab World Wonder of Watercolor Challenge.

Cards to Friends

Just sharing some cards I sent to friends. The first one was inspired by Lisa's Button Boutique post.  This may be the first time I actually made a card the same day I saw the inspiration!   The next 2 cards include glittered borders.  I already made 2--HERE & HERE--after seeing the PTI MIM video & I'm sure there will still be more as I love what they bring to a card.  The last card was re-made from a challenge card.  I put the top layers on the original card with repositionable tape & took them off as soon as I took the picture.  I wanted to use another company's flower image & an Easter sentiment, plus it had to be flat to go overseas so couldn't have a bow.  Worked great!  Just wasted a bit of ink & paper (I can use the bow on another card) rather than having an entire card I really didn't need.  Since it's green I'm entering it as my 4th card for the Die Cut Diva's challenge.  Wishing you a lovely Easter weekend.  Thanks for taking time to stop by my blog.

             

Happy Easter

Card By Ardyth

MFW Tuesday Trigger

We have a wonderful inspiration card by Ardyth for this week's Muse challenge. I really like the rainbow of 5 different colors, the embossed sentiment matching the card base & the CAS design.  I was still working on Easter cards & loved the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger with the pretty pastels, so my inks are 5 favorites by Brilliance.  To keep with the really fun nature of this card, I used the somewhat funky images from Stampendous! Bold Blossoms set.  Decided gray was a better choice than black with my colors, so that's what I used for the card & the sentiment.  Now that sequins are in I randomly added some clear ones & put a tiny pearl in each center.  Thanks for coming by--your comments always brighten my day.

Printed Paper Easter Eggs

Moxie Fab World Challenge

This card isn't going very far, so I still have time to mail it.  I'm not very good at using my printed papers--maybe that's why I have so many stacks of it!  I got several of the coordinating sheets of Flower Patch by MM a couple years ago & I had used a little.  Decided it's time to use it again--love these soft prints.  I started by die-cutting the eggs with my Memory Box dies & purposely placed the die so I would have panels with the negative die cut that I could use.  The filigree layer is cut from the pink dotted paper & is sprayed with Therm-O-Web Glimmer Mist--can't tell in the picture.  The twine is Martha Stewart & the sentiment is Inkadinkado.  I'm entering the Moxie Fab World Emphasize the Negative challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.  I so appreciate your support.

Spring Renewal

Here's what I look like after my hairdresser appointment today.  Yup--time for a change.  I'm one of those women who always struggles with their hair, so wish me luck as I learn how to deal with the new look.  Hopefully I won't be pounding on her door at 6am to get presentable for work--LOL!  
On to today's card.  I have a huge wishlist for Impression Obsession dies, but currently just own one the tree DIE006V, so I knew I would use it for my challenge card.  I liked the first card I made HERE, but wanted a totally different look this time--something for Spring.  Thought it might work to use green glitter to simulate budding leaves.  My first try had way too much glitter, so I used a glue pen this time on the edges of the branches & got the effect I wanted.  The background is cut with Spellbinders Labels 2 inked with Distress Ink faded jeans, Memento Desert Sand & Cottage Ivy.  The sentiment from the Solid Tree stamp set 3115-XL is stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia.  I used foam tape to mount the panel to an off white textured card created with Spellbinders Reverse Wonky rectangles.  This was a fun card to create using 3 different dies.  I'm sure glad table top die cutting machines became available, aren't you?

PTI March Blog Hop

The theme for today's PTI Blog HopPTI Blog Hop is "Sequins."  Apparently they are a new trend.  Guess I was way ahead of the time as I've had a package of multi-colored sequins for at least 10 years--LOL!  Last month I finally used a single sequin in the center of my pinwheel card. Today I stretched a bit & created what I think would be called a graphic design--not usually what I lean toward.  I remembered that the tops for PTI Trendy Tree Tops can be used alone, so I white embossed the one with horizontal & vertical lines on a piece of kraft cardstock 3 times.  Took awhile going through the sequins to find 6 of each of the 3 colors.  I wanted the card to be for Spring, so I chose pastels: blue, yellow & pink.  It was easy to attach them with a drop of Glossy Accents.  The cute sentiment from the same set was stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia.  I used watermark ink to stamp Penny Black's music background at an angle on the card front.  I'm thinking maybe I'll make some more cards with sequins as they do provide a fun bit of shine.  I'm entering my card in this week's challenge at Our Creative Corner.  Enjoy the hop!  I'll be checking the projects when I get off work.    

Rejoice

As soon as I saw this week's CASology cue word is "Song", I knew what I wanted to do.  I've been finishing up Easter cards (work does get in the way of my cardmaking!) & this one was in my head but not yet on paper.  I've wanted for the longest time to figure out how to emboss with my dies, so last night I read the instructions (not for my machine) & played around with my Spellbinders oval until I got the right formula. The song my card represents is an old hymn: "The Old Rugged Cross."  I used ODBD Vine Cross stamped & clear embossed in Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy.  The sentiment is a little Studio G set I'd never opened & it's stamped in Versafine Toffee.  I love the look of these colors on PTI Vintage Cream cardstock.  Kept debating if I should add some inking or any embellishment, but really I like it just as is so left it alone.  I'm also entering this week's Flourishes challenge to make a Spring card.  Thanks so much for stopping by & enjoy your weekend. Your comments always give me a lift.