Wonderful Friend

I'd been debating what die to use for the negativity theme at City Crafter Challenge Blog.  Then as I was die cutting the PTI flowers from Melon Berry for my previous card, I realized they left a neat looking strip.  I went ahead & cut more of the tiny flowers from Sweet Blush while I was at it. Today I looked through my notebook of PTI color combos & decided to add Autumn Rose.  For this card I used Soft Stone instead of kraft like the last card.  The dots are from Paper Smooches Dots & Dashes dies--love the look!--& the sentiment is from PTI Take 3 Summer. Finished off with tiny black pearls & rounded the top corners.  I'm also entering these challenges: Word Art Wednesday, The Playground, Paper Smooches (I think the flowers are cute!) & ATSM.

Friendship

I always love making & sending cards, but this card was just plain fun!  Lizzie's video for PTI MIM Customizing Printed Paper really inspired me.  I had in mind finding a striped paper to play with, but then I saw the triangle design in MME On Trend paper pad.  

Think this was my first inking of the sweet little stamps in the PTI Garden Gild stamp set. I used PTI inks Melon Berry, Sweet Blush & Classic Kraft.  The gold touches were done with a gold gel pen I never think to use. The die cuts from the same set were cut from matching cardstock & I added gold dots to the flower centers.  This is one of my favorite PTI sentiments & is from Lovely Leaves.  I stamped it in HA Cup O' Joe & trimmed the end inspired by Kristina Werner.  The little gold piece was die cut with MFT Pinking Edge since I thought it tied in with the triangles.  Freshly Made Sketches provided the layout and the kraft & gold snippets let me also enter at The Playground.  

Speaking of friends--my blogging buddies are so special!  Thought I'd share my retirement cards which I am thoroughly enjoying every day.  Have a great weekend!

Masculine BD Card

My brother's BD is in the Fall, so I usually make him a card with Fall colored leaves.  I decided it was time for a change & wanted to use his favorite color--red.  The theme at Twofers is numbers & I have just what I need--a Hero Arts stencil I may have only used once.  A dauber was used to apply Versamark ink which I covered with Zing Rouge embossing powder.  I love this old Hero Arts sentiment stamp--really makes a statement. The stenciled panels were backed with fun foam for solid dimension.  Gems are a no-no for guy's cards, but I think the little hearts are OK for my brother who I dearly love.  A stencil is a type of mask, so I'm entering at a2z Scrapbooking and the red & white color scheme lets me enter at Double D.  I'll also enter Word Art Wednesday.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Christmas with Ellen Hutson & Penny Black

I'm a little behind on Christmas cards & I wanted to make another card for the EH Mix It Up challenge. As soon as I saw Merry Monday wanted berries, I had this idea.  The PB holly berries die cut was watercolored with Distress Stain bundled sage & Distress Paint mowed lawn.  Red Stickles color the berries & the die cut bow is Pretty Pink Posh. The sentiment die cuts are EH Merry and Bright covered with Glossy Accents for a nice shine.  PB Music Background was inked with Distress Ink Antique Linen, spritzed with water & lightly stamped on the card front.  An ivory pearl seemed like the only needed embellishment.  I'm also entering ATSM & DRU & Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge (Die Cut, Sentiment, Green).  Thanks so much for taking time to visit my blog.

Final PTI Anniversary Cards

Here are my final 2 cards for the PTI Anniversary challenges.

First is my card for the Grab & Craft challenge. In less than 5 minutes I pulled out PTI Quilled Elegance, PTI inks Raspberry Fizz & Orange Zest, White cardstock, Stickles, paint brush & water.  I was inspired by Maile's cards. I'm also entering SSS Wednesday. Last is my entry for Paper Crafting Alphabet. I used the first 3 letters of Greta: G=Add a touch of gold, R=Round some or all of your corners, E=Emboss resist.  

I used PTI Background Basics: Medallions & Wonderful words: Hello with Tropical Teal for blending.  The sentiment is gold heat embossed & I added a few of the beautiful gold Dew Drops.  The white cardstock pieces were scraps, so I'm entering at The Playground where I won the Dew Drops. Sorry about so many cards in one day. I really appreciate all your comments. 

Thank You Cards

Happy Valentines Day! Damp & gloomy here, so we're just having a quiet day at home.  I finished 4 cards for the PTI Anniversary challenges last night & this morning. Creative, fun challenges this year!  I'll divide them up, so here are the first cards. 

Laurie's Card

This one is for Create Along with Us.  Laurie's black & white image on a watercolor background inspired me.  Also gave me a chance to try watercolor with Distress Stains that I saw done by Julie on The Classroom.  I used bundled sage & victorian velvet.  

The PTI stamps are Meadow Greens & Quilled Elegance.  I stamped with Versafine Smokey Gray & Onyx Black.  The stitching is Lil' Inker & I added splatters with Distress Stain brushed pewter. I'm also entering these challenges: CropStop, SSS Wednesday & Stamping Sensations.

Next is my thank you card for Saturday Snail Mail (which is going to the PTI Warehouse staff) combined with Color Pop Fortune Teller.  Have to admit--not sure I did the "flipping" correctly, but I would not have picked these 3 colors, so hopefully it's all good--haha!  

The images are all from PTI Twig Wreath & Quilled Elegance stamped in PTI Winter Wisteria, Ripe Avocado & Orange Zest along with HA Cup O' Joe for the sentiment.  Amazing the difference after using PTI canvas/linen impression plate.  I added a bit of orange Stickles to the flower centers.  

I'm also entering ATC.  Thanks for visiting my blog.

Love

How I can make cards in the HA 90 minute Scrambles & then take all day to make a simple card is beyond me--haha!  Oh well, at least I ended up with a card ready to mail & lots of extra die cut pieces I can use in the future!  I had 2 products in mind when I saw The Challenge sketch: EH Bold Blossoms (this card) & SSS Ring Frame.  

I also wanted to make another card for the SSS Flickr challenge Lots of Love.  The gray cardstock is SSS Fog and the inks are PTI Spring Rain, Lavender Moon, Lemon Tart & Soft Stone.  The bit of coloring was done with Copic markers B23, E04 & Y21.  The SSS stamp sets are Hello Friends & Card-Exchanging Friends.  I cut apart one of the sentiments so I could use just the word "love."  I white embossed the 2 stamps to make my sentiment & then sponged with the Soft Stone ink. Then I stamped over it using the banner stamp, VersaMark ink & clear embossing powder.  It was fussy cut & attached to the panel with foam tape after brushing all the stamped circles with Wink of Stella.  I covered the card front with the Fog cardstock & finally was able to use these sweet Heidi Swapp heart stickers.  I'm also entering the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge using the top horizontal row.  

Funny story--my sister thought something had broken when she picked up the envelope, but loved this shaker!  Thanks so much for taking time to stop by.