I paper pieced the leaves using some SU! patterned paper, and some regular cardstock I stamped randomly on. I stamped the leaves on Linen Vellum from PTI to continue the fabric-y look. I made the stitched "quilt" part using Background Basics:Retro from PTI. I used craft ink and clear embossing powder (mostly because I wanted to heat set it so I didn't have to wait to finish the card :o) )
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 2
I paper pieced the leaves using some SU! patterned paper, and some regular cardstock I stamped randomly on. I stamped the leaves on Linen Vellum from PTI to continue the fabric-y look. I made the stitched "quilt" part using Background Basics:Retro from PTI. I used craft ink and clear embossing powder (mostly because I wanted to heat set it so I didn't have to wait to finish the card :o) )
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Stamps & Smiles Sketch Challenge
This week I found the Stamps and Smiles weekly sketch challenge.
I really was intrigued by the sketch so I grabbed my supplies and my 16 yr old daughter and we got to play together (I'm supposed to be hanging out with the girls for spring break so if I can get them to do stuff I want that counts, right?)
Thanks for looking. Have a great day!
{One of a Kind Friend Supplies}
Stamps:Friends til the End, Background Basics: Retro, Polka Dot Basics (PTI)
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Raspberry FIzz Bitty Dots, True Black, White (PTI), Gable Green (SU!)
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Passion (SU!)
Accessories: Black Dotted Swiss ribbon (PTI)
Tools: Square and Scalloped Square Nestabilities
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - March
This month the contest theme is backgrounds. PTI has some awesome background building sets, which I just received in my latest PTI package (love getting those goodies in the mail!)
I have been playing around with these and decided to share one with the new Guidelines 2 set. I went for a masculine theme so I can use it for my brother-in-law's birthday coming up later this month.
I started with a kraft card base and stamped the dots from Polka Dot Basics (another great background building set from PTI) using chocolate chip ink from SU!. I sponged Old Olive ink on the edges.
The Guide Lines 2 layer is on white card stock. I stamped the grid using chocolate chip. The "tiles" I stamped in chocolate chip and old olive. I used 2 different tile stamps, plus the "halo" for around the circles. I don't know what else to call it, but if you look at the set they are the ones that just have 4 little images at the 4 cardinal compass points (aviation engineer here remember - everything relates to a compass/airplane somehow). I also sponged the edges of this layer with a little old olive too, before I adhered it.
Anyhoo - I used some of PTI's luscious satin ribbon in ripe avocado to hide where the card stock strips meet. The medallion is punches from SU! - scalloped circle and various sizes of circles - punched out of old olive, chocolate chip and white CS. The sentiment is from another PTI set called Around & About Sentiments (designed by another PTI Fave - Heather Nichols). I put a little vintage brad in the middle just to break up the view a little.
{Happy Birthday Supplies}
Stamps:Around & About Sentiments, Polka Dots Basics, Guidelines 2 (PTI)
Paper:Kraft, White, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Ink:Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (SU!P)
Accessories:Vintage metal eyelet (SU!), ripe avocado satin ribbon (PTI)
Tools: Scallaoped circle punch, circle punches (SU!)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Holy Cats - Honorable Mention
So I thought what the heck, I'll give it a go (kinda like my foray into blogging here). I really liked my card that I submitted for the Friends 'til the End category
I didn't get selected as winner, but I was pleasantly surprised to see my card in the list of some of Nichole's favorites. She liked the pop of color on the raised focal image :) ... I wish I had those dancing smileys I see all over. Thats how I felt when I was scrolling through her blog
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Blog Kickoff - Raspberry Suite Color Challenge
Dawn is one of those gals on My Fave list. My take on Dawn's colors are Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron (SU!) Raspberry Fizz (PTI) and white. I'm digging the raspberry and chocolate, but those other colors take me right out of my comfort zone. But you don't grow if you don't try ... so here goes
The card base is a 6x6 piece of textured Tangerine Tango CS. I used the Quilter's Sampler stamp set from Papertrey Ink (PTI) and colored in the quilt squares with my markers. The raspberry fizz saddle stitched ribbon and button are also from PTI. There is also a "for you" rubon in the lower right corner, hidden a little by the stand.
Its going to be a mothers day card so on the inside I stamped a sentiment from the Quilter's Sampler along with a strip of quilt squares.
Thanks for stopping by to take a look.