August Papertrey

September is almost here. Can you believe it? So before August runs out, I thought I'd post my August Papertrey projects.

Gobble  Gobble. Cloud die? Nah...it's a thought bubble.

Leaf Prints. So, you get your PTI box in the mail. I always get everything put in the CD cases right away. Part of the ritual. And once I do that, I have to make something immediately. This was the result. Suitably manly. Matt needs to write a thank you note to his 2nd cousin for a baby gift inside. Will hold him at gunpoint over breakfast tomorrow until it is done. Water gun point, that is.

Take Three: Fall. I wish I could stamp every card like this. Clean, simple, creative, and came to me within ten minutes. Very easy.

Friendship Fall Fillers. This started the whole marker coloring kick. And put a bit of a dent into my scrapbook/card fund when I just had to go buy 21 new Copics afterward. But it was completely worth it.

Embellishments and Fillable Frame #7. Just fooling around one day and came up with this.

Falling Leaves. This card was my unconscieous speaking through the stamps. As a mother of a newborn and a toddler, swinging and napping in a hammock is my idea of paradise unfound at the moment.

YOF: Gladiolas and Places Please. May I never send another card without decorating the envelope with Places Please and Just the Ticket. LOVE it.

Thanks for stopping by! Hoping tomorrow I have time to post my PTI CHA projects. But, you know how that goes....

That Time of Month When...

.... I get inspired by all the PTI design team releases. I just might have taken a huge hint from this card here. Nichole's the queen of the "one special detail". Always manages to blow it out of the water.

.... I make a PTI order to get caught up on some older stuff. Even though I was PTI's best customer, there are still stamp sets I don't own. Going to get 2009 Halloween and Autumn Tags this month. The card above uses my "new"  Autumn Abundance stamps for the first time. Lovely.

... I put in a little extra time into some magazine submissions. Eliza's getting her first scrapbook page. Headed over to Cindy's tomorrow to raid the new My Mind's Eye in person. How fun is it that I have such an awesome online store so close by and know the owner? Best of both worlds when I get to go shop in her basement. 

...I contemplate cleaning up my office. Yeah. Thought about it and decided not to.

...I check my email a million times a day waiting to see the PTI release for next month. Always very exciting! Haven't seen it yet. Maybe tomorrow:). Here's to hoping. The day of that email is my 2nd favorite day of the month. The 1st? Getting the PTI box. :)


Supplies by PTI:

Stamps: Autumn Abundance, Mini Scrapbook Series Library Ledger, and Birthday Basics
Paper: Perfect Match Cardstock in Kraft and Scarlet Jewel
Beautiful Blooms Impression Plate
Copic Markers
Scarlet Jewel Perfect Match Ink
Mat Stack 3
 Spring Moss and Ripe Avocado Twill

Super Personalized

When somebody sends you a watercolored  birth announcement they painted by hand to hang in your nursery, a thank you note "off the rack" doesn't really get the job done. Stamping to the rescue, yet again. I certainly hope she gets a smile on her face when she gets it in the mail.

Coloring those paintbrushes with Copics got me on a serious coloring streak. I'm just experimenting with them. No formal classes. Need to go to bed early and watch some YouTube tutorials.  You'll see a few more Copic cards this week. Easy to do while sitting at the kitchen island next to Hank while he colors in his coloring book.  I feel like a kid again. Only with really expensive markers.


Lots of questions lately. Let me answer:

1. Where did I get Eliza's polka dot receiving blanket?

• My mom made it. The fabric she got at Joann's. 

2. How do you adhere vellum? (in reference to the Been Boo'd card I put up last week)

• YIKES. This is a tricky one.The answer depends on the circumstance. Usually, I try to hide the adhesive behind something solid. Didn't really work out for me on that ghost card. In that case, itsy bitsy little tabs of double sided tape are used right along the edges and I don't pat them down. Still shows, but you have to be looking for it.

3. Are the retangles solid behind the letters on this Thank You card.

• Yep. And I cut them with my Silhouette the same time I cut my letters so all three would be the exact same. 

Card supplies:


Stamps: Friendship Jar and Friendship Jar Fillers, Say It With Style, Trademarks, Mixed Messages
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, and Raspberry Fizz
Die Cut: Mat Stack 4
Copics
Pure Poppy Baker's Twine
McGill Tag Punch

Sending Warm Fuzzies

Just sharing a card tonight. Found it in the archives. Really love it. It's probably buried underneath a mountain of other cards in my office. Must dig it out and put it in the mail to one of my grandmothers. In the meantime, I thought I'd share it with you. Enjoy!

Supplies:

Stamps: Heart Prints by PTI, Everyday Sayings and Airplane by Hero Arts
Ink: Dark Chocolate and Pure Poppy by Papertrey Ink
Passport patterned paper by Making Memories
American Crafts Thickers
Ocean Tides Perfect Match Cardstock by PTI
K&Company Epoxy hearts
Silhouette machine for die cut of the USA

Colorblocked Thanks

It's been a bit of crafty craziness around here for three weeks. Got a little time now that the PTI August release is a wrap. Good stuff for you, can't wait until you see tomorrow night. How much time do you think will pass before I'm at my table stamping? I give it 24 hours before I need to play again. In the meantime, how about a card?

This was a stretch for me. Not something I usually do. Had an idea and just let myself go along with it. So very pleased with how it turned out.

I cut the letters and rectangles out with my Silhouette. All the cardstock is textured. Used it to my advantage to make the tone on tone letters stand out more. The rectangles were adhered textured side down, the letters, texture side up. Just a little visual play for you. The fourth and missing rectangle has some stamp work.  PTI Turning A New Leaf, Inside/Out: Thank You (love that series), and Dark Chocolate Ink with Palette's Landscape Ink balance everything out. One of those design ideas that's going in my file to be used again.

Tiny Treats Team Challenge

It's Tiny Treats Halloween! You know it just had to happen after all the lovin' Tiny Treats Valentine's received, from myself included. Happy to have a fun new set that packs such big ideas into tiny little stamps. I'm sure you'll love it too. So many possibilities.

Tonight, I'm featuring the cauldron image with the "Brew Up Some Fun" sentiment. It brought yummy beverages to mind for me. I'm not a soda drinker, but every now and again I get a hankering for Stewart's Orange Creme soda. How convenient is it that the bright orange drink  comes in a orange striped carrier?

Supply wise, it doesn't get any easier than covering the beverage carrier  with Plum Pudding cardstock and some ribbon. Notice the orange striped handle...I didn't have to cover it! Isn't that great? It came that way. No need to fix what doesn't need fixing.

Here's a nice close up of the new Mat Stack 4 die and the coordinating stamp from this set. It's going to get a lot of lovin' from me. I especially like the contrast and interest you can add with a single Copic marker. Just brings it to life.

In order to maintain the mystique, I had to cover up as many of the company logos as possible. Friendship Jar Label die stamped with some new stamps (*wink*wink*) does the trick. Just a little tease for what's to come later this week. I covered the tops of my bottle caps too with some more fun Tiny Treats images.

Soda anybody? You know the kids will get a kick out of these come Halloween.

Thanks for stopping by and seeing my creation. Remember to check out the other girls for more inspiration using this set. I'm always so blown away. And very humbled to count myself among them.

Betsy Veldman
Dawn McVey
Debbie Olson
Heather Nichols
Lisa Johnson
Melissa Phillips
Michelle Wooderson
Niki Estes
Kim Hughes
Maile Belles



PTI Supplies: 
Stamps: Tiny Treats Halloween, Friendship Jar Fall Fillers
Dies: Mat Stack 4, Friendship Jar Label
Ribbon: True Black Stitched Grosgrain and Dotted Swiss
Cardstock: True Black, Summer Sunrise and Plum Puddng
Copic Markers
True Black Buttons
Ink: Fresh Snow and True Black

Papertrey Ink Been Boo'd

There's so many wonderful sets being released by Papertrey Ink this month that they've had to call for a little extra help with the countdown posts. Voila! Here I am. Just my cup of tea too, as I always enjoy exploring all the different ways a product can be used. Kinda just keep rolling with it and let the ideas come. So much fun...try it and you'll know what I mean.

I'm going to show you three different projects using the new "Been Boo'ed" stamp set by by Beth Silaika. There's lots to do with this set other than the "Boo'ed Game" at Halloween. With several "too cute to spook" images just begging to be put on cards, you'll find yourself very busy.

First up, the ghost image. Do you think of vellum when you think of papercrafting ghosts? I do and that was my jumping off point with this card. Used Fillable Frame #4 die to cut out a window in the vellum. One little ghost pokes his head through to say hello. A jaunty angle on the witches hat makes him all that much more friendly. The rest of his comrades float on behind the vellum. On their way to haunt somebody else, no doubt.

Next, how about teaming up some previously released dies with this set? On a spooky Smokey Shadow night, bats fly through clouds with the moonlight shining down. Easy to accomplish with some cloud dies. The star border is stamped in Versamark for a subtle detail. And last, but not least, googily eyes. You cannot make Halloween cards without googily eyes! It would be like a jack-o-latern without a candle inside.

 My final project is a fun one. When die cutting a label (in this case, Fillable Frames #1), place one cutting edge just above a fold in some cardstock before you cut. You'll be left with a hinge, allowing the label to open.

But only if you dare, because you never know what might be lurking underneath to scare you. BOO!

Two sentiments from the set and a ghost (there he is again!) make up the greeting on the inside. All in good fun.

Hope you enjoyed my projects. Craving any candy corn? I'm totally getting there. I wonder what it would taste like dipped in chocolate?:)

Supplies:


Vellum Card:
Stamps: Been Boo'd, Fillable Frame #4
Dies: Fillable Frame #4
Vellum: Papertrey Ink
Ink: True Black by PTI and Orange by Close to My Heart


Bat and Moon Card:
Stamps: Been Boo'd
Cardstock: Smokey Shadow and Plum Pudding
Dies: Cloud dies by PTI
Ink: True Black and Fresh Snow by Papertrey Ink, Versamark
Googily eyes and pearl accents
Embossing powder: American Crafts Zing in gold sparkle


Open if You Dare:
Stamps: Been Boo'd, Spooky Sweets II, Fillable Frames I, Background Basics: Geometrics
Dies: Fillable Frames I
Cardstock: Orange Zest, Smokey Shadow, True Black
Ink: True Black, Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse, Smokey Shadow< Plum Pudding
Ribbon: Simply Chartreuse Grosgrain
Other: Googily eyes