Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop

Today, I have a card to share for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use this photo as inspiration:

Isn't it fun?

So perfect for summer!

I decided that it would be fun to make a card with popsicles and fruit

and use Psalm 34:8 as my sentiment: "Taste & see that the Lord is good."

I thought that I had a stamp with this sentiment in PTI's Daily Bread set, 

but when I went to look yesterday, it wasn't there.

So, I decided to make my own sentiment for my card on my computer

and printed it out on PTI white cardstock. 

Here's my card:

I stamped my fruit using Still Life: Summer stamps and dies.

I stamped my popsicles from Summer Sweetness, inking them up with several 

colours and then spritzing them with water before stamping them

onto my background or onto a coordinating die.

It had been a while since I played in my craft area 

and it felt very good to make this card yesterday evening.

I really enjoyed it!

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop

Today, I have a card to share for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use this photo as inspiration:

Isn't it beautiful? 

I was inspired by the background, as well as the flowers on the bottom cup.

Here's my card:

I stamped the images from Fresh Bouquet in Altenew Jet Black, Cotton Candy, Coral Berries,

Ruby Red, Mango Smoothie and Forest Glades, as well as Wplus9's Hayride onto

their coordinating diecuts.

I used some white acrylic paint and a paint brush to add some dry 

brushing to my aqua mist panel.

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Daily Bread) 

onto my background in Altenew Jet Black.

Thanks for looking!

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Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop

I'm sneaking in at the last minute today to share a card 

that I made for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use this photo as inspiration:

Isn't it pretty? 

It's so perfect for spring and for Easter.

I loved the pretty flowers on the background of the grey wall.

Here's my card:

I stamped the main lined image from Fresh Bouquet in versamark and heat embossed it 

in white on bristol board.

I coloured them in using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours.

I diecut them using its coordinating die and adhered it to a grey cardstock panel.

I stamped my sentiment (from Stamp Market) onto my background in versamark,

which I heat embossed in white.

Thanks for looking!

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CAS(E) This Sketch #256

Today, I have a card to share that I made for

 CAS(E) This Sketch #256 designed by Chrissy Larson:

I have to admit this was a challenging sketch for me.
I also wanted to play along with this month's Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink,
which was to make a card using this photo as inspiration:

Cute, right?

I was going to do something with my Summertime Sweetness set, with popsicles,

but I wasn't thrilled with how that turned out.

So, I decided to be inspired by the fact that it's food, as well as the colours.

Here's my card:

I apologize for the poor photo! 

I haven't been home during the daylight hours this week in order to take a decent picture!

I stamped the little scales and bowls of fruit in colours that matched the inspiration photo.

I overlapped them, like the sketch, and matted it on aqua mist cardstock.

I diecut the hello using my Wet Paint diecuts, from white cardstock.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 

and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, February 1st to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink December Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use these photo as inspiration:

Isn't it pretty?

I was inspired to play with my new Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolours

that I got for Christmas yesterday to make my card.

I stamped the outline leaf and flowers from Floral Sketches and heat embossed them in white.

Then, I stamped the wreath from Twig Wreath overtop in versamark and added 

white embossing powder, brushing off the powder over the flowers before heat embossing it.

I coloured everything in with my new watercolours (which I love!)

and added my sentiment (from KIS: Belated Birthday) which

I adhered with dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

October Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use these pieces of art work as inspiration:

Aren't they wonderful? 

I was particularly inspired by the piece on the far right, in the second row.

Here's my card:

I decided to use the leaf stamps from Floral Sketches to create the stamped pattern on my panel,

using a combination of Wplus9, PTI and Altenew inks.

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI Tropics) onto a strip of vellum in versamark,

which I heat embossed in black.

Thanks for looking!

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Papertrey Ink's September Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use this photo as inspiration:

Isn't it lovely? I love the sweet bird, the colours and the black background!

Here's my card:

I combined three stamp sets to make my card: Beautiful Berries: Autumn,

Twig Wreath and Spring Woods, which I stamped onto their coordinating diecuts,

using a combination of Wplus9, PTI and Altenew inks.

I heat embossed the sentiment (from PTI's Winter Woods) in white

and diecut my panel using my Mama Elephant Femme Frames scalloped die.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

 

 This month's challenge was to use this photo as inspiration:

Isn't it lovely?

Here's my card:

 I started by stamping my berries and leaves (from PTI's Summer Berries) with some masking

in Altenew inks: Morning Frost, Evening Grey, Arctic and Caribbean Blue. 

Then, I diecut my stamped panel using my Shaker Shapes: Square die.

I also diecut the same shape from a coaster, stacked them together,

and adhered them back with my card.

I stamped the sentiment (from Choose Joy) and added a stamped/diecut berry

with some dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

(By the way, this is my 75th time playing along with the PTI Blog Hop

-- and those are consecutive, too, as I haven't missed any since I started

participating in 2011!)

 

 This month's challenge was to use this beautiful photo as inspiration:

Isn't it lovely?

I wanted to incorporate the ombre with the flowers, but was a little stumped until 

I saw this amazing card by Betsy Veldman.

Here's my card:

I started by stamping my sentiment (from PTI's Tropics) in versafine onyx black ink 

and heat embossing it in clear.

Then, I created a mask by tearing tha edges off of post it notes and made 

a frame, before stamping the Floral Bouquet outline twice in versamark ink

and heat embossing them in clear.

With my mask still in place, I coloured my flowers and background using my 

Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

Our challenge was to use this beautiful photo as inspiration:

Isn't it pretty?

I was inspired by the colours and pattern and chose to use my Floral Bouquet stamp set

to make my card, along with CAS(E) This Sketch #223 designed by Chrissy Larson:

Here's my card:

I stamped my Fresh Bouquet outline stamp all over my piece of watercolour paper

in versamark and heat embossed it in clear.

Then, I colour it in using my Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and a water brush.

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Think Big Sentiments) 

on a strip of cardstock and heat embossed it in white.

I also added a scalloped frame from the Shakers and Sprinkles kit,

which I diecut from another piece of watercolour paper.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

Our challenge was to use this beautiful photo as inspiration:

Isn't it pretty?

I was inspired by the colours and chose to use my new Floral Bouquet stamp set.

Here's my card:

I diecut my Floral Bouquet twice and stamped it using Altenew Evening Grey,

Morning Frost, Blush, Frosted Pink, Buttercream and Orange Cream.

I adhered them to my card using dimensional adhesive and then trimmed off

the pieces that were hanging over the edge of the card.  

I adhered some of these pieces back onto my card.

I stamped my sentiment using Inspired: Hope.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop

I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

Our challenge was to use these beautiful photos as inspiration:

Aren't they lovely?

I was especially inspired by the bottom left one, with the bird.

Here's my card:

I started by blending Altenew Mountain Mist & Volcano Lake inks 

onto my Stamper's Select White panel.

I stamped my birds and branch stamps from Spring Woods and flowers from Brushed Blooms

onto their coordinating diecut.

I also added some leaves from Altenew's Vintage Flowers.

I stamped my sentiment (from Songbirds) in Altenew Jet Black ink.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop

Next, I have a card to share for today's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.

Our challenge was to use this beautiful photo as inspiration:

Isn't it lovely and elegant?

I have to admit, I found this piece a little challenging.

I had one initial idea, but it didn't pan out.

I started a second card and disliked it.

Late last night, I finally came up with something with which I was pleased...

Here's my card:

I struggled with creating such a dark background, so I settled for blending

PTI Stormy Sea onto my Stamper's Select White panel

and onto a piece of patterned paper with text on it.

I stamped my Brushed Blooms stamps onto their coordinating diecut 

in the colours from the photo -- PTI Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz and Canyon Clay

and Altenew Mango Smoothie and Deep Iris.

I stamped my sentiment (from Spring Woods) in Altenew Jet Black ink.

Thanks for looking!

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