Make It Monday #328

I'm popping in this afternoon to share a card I just made 

for this week's Make It Monday #328: Creating Shadow Backgrounds:

I decided to use my PTI Feather Finery to make my card.

I was inspired by one of Laurie's cards for the colour combo.

I started stamping the feathers on my background in Altenew Jet Black ink.

I then flicked white paint mixed with water onto my panel.

I stamped the feathers onto their coordinating diecuts in Altenew Frosted Pink,

Cotton Candy & Coral Berries.

I stamped the sentiment (from Beautiful Berries: Autumn) in versamark

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

I adhered it to my card using dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #321 & The Card Concept #92

Hi there!

I'm popping in this afternoon to share a card that I made for this week's

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Ink Blending on Coloured Cardstock.

I was also inspired by the inspiration photo at 

The Card Concept #92 {Bold Bloom} when I chose my colours:

Here's my card:

I started by stamping the butterfly from PTI's Ever So Much in versamark

on a sheet of coral berries cardstock and heat embossing it in cream.

I then layered a Tim Holtz stencil over my panel and blended Altenew Coral Berries

ink over top.

I also blended the ink onto the wings of the butterfly, without the stencil.

I stamped the sentiment (from MFT stamps) onto a piece of black cardstock

in versamark and heat embossed it in cream to match the butterfly.

I trimmed it out and adhered it to my card using dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Inspired By All the Little Things #75

Today, I have a card to share for 

Inspired By All the Little Things #75:

I was inspired by the figure skates and the colours in the photo.

I decided to use my Papertrey Ink Winter Village stamp set to make my card,

as well as this week's Make It Monday #305: Love of Layers:

I stamped my images onto their coordinating diecuts in Altenew

Sea Breeze, Turquoise, Tide Blue, Starlight, Evening Grey & Morning Frost.

I diecut a large circle from a piece of Simon Says Stamp Woodgrain cardstock

and backed it with a piece of white cardstock, onto which I blended Sea Breeze ink

to make a skyline.

(Note: for my ice, I stamped it off first in Sea Breeze, before stamping it onto my diecut

for the lightest colour of blue.)

 I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Winter Village) in versamark ink

onto a strip of cardstock, onto which I blended Starlight ink,

and diecut using my Get A Handle On It die.

Visit Inspired By All the Little Things to see the rest of the DT's takes 

on the inspiration photo and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Friday, December 8th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

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Make It Monday #294 & Freshly Make Sketches #300

Today, I have a card to share for this week's 

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Monochrome Colour Pop
and for Freshly Made Sketches #300:

Here's my card:

I started by stamping the leaves from Songbirds twice on my white cardstock panel --

once in Altenew Evening Grey and once in Altenew Morning Frost.

I mixed these two inks with water and flicked them on my panel with a paintbrush.

I diecut my stamped panel with my Papertrey Ink KIS: Frames die

as well as a panel of aqua mist cardstock.

I replaced the diecut, adding the aqua frame as a layer beneath my stamped frame

and stamped my sentiment (from PTI Spring Woods).

I stamped the butterfly (from PTI Masterpiece) in versamark, heat embossed it in white

and cut it out by hand, before adhering it to my card with dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Colour Throwdown 453 (X2) & Make It Monday #292

I was so inspired when I saw the inspiration photo for Colour Throwdown 453:

that I made two cards!

For the first one, I tried to recreate the photo, using my jar from Lawn Fawn's Summertime Charm

and some fruit sets from Papertrey Ink.

I started by stamping my jar in Altenew Morning Frost and then using a mask

around the jar and applying Altenew Buttercream with my blending tool.

I stamped the raspberries using Papertrey Ink's Summer Berries set and

Altenew Crimson & Velvet and PTI Green Parakeet & New Leaf.

I made a mask for the berries and stamped the lemon slice using PTI's Still Life: Summer.

Then, I made a mask for the lemon slice and stamped it again, as well

as on it's coordinating diecut.

 For my sentiment, I diecut my "summer" diecut (from Studio Calico)
and blended Green Parakeet and Buttercream onto it.
I stamped the "blessings" using my Easter Blessings set from PTI.

And for my next card, I used
Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #292: Colour Blocking Three Ways:

I stamped my Brushed Off along the side of my card in Buttercream, 

Mango Smoothie and Green Parakeet inks.

I added the fruit, stamped onto their coordinating diecuts.

I stamped the sentiment using SSS's Big Scripty Sentiments.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #291

Today, I have a card to share for this week's
Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Emboss Resist Shadow Sentiments.

I've been invited to the wedding shower for the daughter of a friend of mine
next weekend, so I decided to make a card for it.
I have some very cute wrapping paper with bicycles on it,
so I made a coordinating card using Pedal Pusher.

I made a mistake in my technique though...
Instead of stamping my sentiment (from PTI's Wet Paint III) in a black ink
and then a second time in versamark, like Ashley suggested,
I used versafine black ink.
But I had a hard time getting my stamp completely clean after that,
and, as a result, my shadow is a little grey.

I stamped the wheels in versafine onyx black and heat embossed them in clear.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #290

I hope you're enjoying your Sunday afternoon!

I was able to spend some time in my craft area this afternoon and made a card for
  this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Combining Stencilling and Masking,

before going for a walk with Sage.

I love summer!

I didn't have a stencil that would work for this technique,

so I made my own by diecutting my PTI Shaker Shapes: Scalloped Rectangle

from a piece of scrap cardstock.

I laid down my “stencil” and then layered some Summer Berries diecuts over top, 

which I diecut from post-it notes.

I blended some Hawaiian Shores ink onto my PTI White Linen cardstock. 

I mixed some Tropical Teal ink with water and flicked it onto my panel with my water brush. 

I then flicked some water onto my panel and 

pressed a paper towel over top to soak up the excess water.

I kept one of the diecut masks in place and stamped my berries using PTI’s Limeade Ice and Simply Chartreuse and Altenew’s Coral Berries and Ruby Red.

I stamped the Sweet from Summer Berries in Altenew Jet Black and added the strip which I heat embossed in white using PTI’s KIS: Belated Birthday.

A few PTI Rainstones finish it off.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #281

Happy Monday!

So, I got to spend some time in my craft area yesterday afternoon & made some cards.

One of them was for this week's 

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Patterns Behind Diecut Windows.

And while I photographed it yesterday, I forgot to post it on my blog

until this morning -- and the collection had closed. :(

But I'm sharing it anyway...

I diecut my window using my Keep It Simple scalloped die, which I used the frame

but diecutting it a second time from a coaster and inking it with Altenew Caribbean Blue ink

and layering them together.

I created my pattern using my Woodblocks stencil and the same shade of ink.

I stamped the sentiment from my Right At Home stamp set.

I stamped the PTI Spring Berries in Altenew inks

and adhered them to my card using dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #272

Today, I have a card to share for this week's 

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Masked Heart Wreaths.

I wanted to create a large heart wreath but don't own any large heart dies.

So, I created one by diecutting some circles from post-it notes 

and used a square for the rest.

I stamped over the mask with my Sketched Florals in Altenew Frosted Pink,

Cotton Candy, Coral Berry and Ruby Red.

I layered my panel over a piece of Crate Paper patterned paper.

I diecut my "LOVE" using my PTI alphabet dies and 

the "you" from Wet Paint Cuts III.

Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday A La Carte & CTD425 -- Take Two

Happy Friday, everyone!

Today, I'm off to the Winnipeg Renovation Show 

at the RBC Convention Centre to work in Two30Nine by Decor's booth.

Should be a great day!

Before I go, though, I wanted to share the card that I made for 

the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday 2016 A la Carte.

I decided to create my card using Betsy Veldman's MIM #241: Ombre Stencilled Background.

I also used this week's CTD:

Here's my card:

I blended Hawaiian Shored ink onto my background panel for an ombre effect

and then went over it again using a Woodblock Prints stencil.

I diecut the Brushed Blooms diecut and stamped it in Altenew Mango Smoothie, Warm Sunshine, Jet Black and Morning Frost and PTI Hawaiian Shores.

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Tropics) in Altenew Jet Black.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #267 & Colour Throwdown #418

Well, Sage, Jonah & Austin's parent-teacher conferences

are coming up this Thursday evening.... and this year, they all

have them on the same night.

It's my custom to make Butter Crunch for their teachers -- and this fall, I have twelve in all!

So, it was very timely that this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink

is Assembly Line Card Making.

I also used the Colour Throwdown #418 for inspiration to make 

the tags that I'll tie to the bags of butter crunch.

Here are my tags:

  

I diecut them from Stamper's Select White cardstock using

my Tag Sale #5 die.

Using my Songbirds stamp set, I stamped the leaves, inking them up

with Hawaiian Shores and Melon Berry inks and then spritzing 

them with water before stamping them onto my tags.

I repeated the process with Orange Zest and Berry Sorbet inks.

I stamped the sentiment, also from Songbirds, in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Thanks for looking!

Make It Monday #263 & Colour Throwdown #413

Today, we're off to my mom's to celebrate Thanksgiving with her.

Before we go, however, I wanted to share the card that I made for her,

using this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Background Building with Frames

and the Colour Throwdown #413:

Here's my card:

I started with a background of patterned paper and layered some

KIS: Frames diecuts over top.

I added some pre-printed Colour Pop: Autumn diecuts and made the orange

leaves on my own, using the kit.

I diecut the Bountiful die twice and stacked them together, blending orange ink

onto the top one before adhering it to my card.

I stamped the "blessings" (also using Colour Pop: Autumn)

in enchanted evening ink.

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

Well, we've had quite the exciting week...

1. First of all, we had with our Back to School Feast on Monday.

We made homemade pizzas and while they was baking in the oven,

we had appetizers (a new addition to the feast!)

While we ate the appetizers, we all went around and shared 

things we were looking forward to in the coming year,

as well as prayer requests.

Then, we prayed for the person to our left... and timed it perfectly

for the pizzas to be done!

And of course, we needed to finish off our meal with cake!

 2. Jonah started Grade 9 on Tuesday afternoon.

Austin went to school with him on Wednesday morning, but he's signed

up for a Culinary Arts Vocational program for his first semester of Grade 12, 

and starts officially there today.

We met with Sage's teacher on Wednesday morning and she started on Thursday,

in Grade 7.

How is it that my baby is in Junior High?

I guess this is the last year all three will pose like this for me.... unless

Austin really enjoys Culinary Arts and returns for a semester next fall 

(which is an option for graduating students to come back for one semester.)

I guess we'll see.... just like we'll see what the year ahead holds!

And, at Jonah's request, we invited some friends to come and 

play Laser Tag with us last night.

The perfect way to kick off the new year, don't you think?

3. And I have some exciting news...

After substitute teaching for the past 7 years, I decided that it was time

to go back to work full time.

I thought that I could maybe try to find a teaching position,

but that idea didn't excite me very much.

Then, as I was browsing a local job find website, I saw an ad

 for a kitchen designer for Decor Cabinets, here in Morden.

And I thought: "Imagine getting paid to design!"

So I wrote up a resume and cover letter that stressed my passion for 

creating beautiful things and applied for the job.

I had an interview two weeks ago and on Tuesday this week,

they called and offered me the position!

I am beyond thrilled and start on Monday!

So, this will definitely be a new chapter for me and for my family,

but I think it will be very good.

4. A few weeks ago, Cameron took Sage horseback riding with some friends.

Upon their return, he suggested that Sage make a card to thank them.

I can't remember what I was doing when she went to make her card the other day, 

but I didn't have time to join her.

I told her she could use whatever she liked and she came back upstairs with this card:

Isn't it fabulous?

I swear I provided no guidance -- she is incredible!

5. And lastly, I have a card that I'd like to share for this week's

  Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: From Black and White to Colour.

I also made it using this week's fabulous colour combo from the

Colour Throwdown #409:

I also added some grey into my card, to give it more of a "black and white" effect.

I decided to use my Colour Pop Butterflies stencils and stamps to make my card.

I started with two panels of white cardstock and stencilled/stamped the butterflies in 

three shades of grey on the one and in aqua mist, hawaiian shores and tropical teal

and harvest gold and summer sunrise on the other.

Then, from the coloured panel, I diecut the Mat Stack 5.

I stamped the sentiment (from Choose Joy) and 

adhered the diecut over the black and white panel with dimensional adhesive.

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Make It Monday #259

Today, I have a card to share for this week's

Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Ombre Cluster Stamping.

I decided to pair my Bloomers stamp set with my new New Every Morning stamp set.

I stamped my flowers in Altenew's Coral Berry, Cotton Candy and Frosted Pink inks,

adding the centres in versafine onyx black and Delicata Golden Glitz.

I love this verse from New Every Morning!

After making my card, I decided to add this verse to my Journaling Bible

and try this technique again, this time with Sketched Florals

and the same colours of ink.

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Make It Monday #258 & Colour Throwdown #407

Well, we have been enjoying spending time at the Morden Corn & Apple Festival.

We ran into some of the kids' friends and I captured these fun pictures:

I also have a tag to share that I made using

this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Cover Plate Tags.

I also used the Colour Throwdown Challenge #407:

I decided to make some tags for Sage's teachers to accompany the butter crunch

that I'll be sending along with her on her first day of school.

I went through my collection of Cover Plates and decided to use my Butterfly Cover Plate

along with my Tag Sale 7 die.

I diecut my tag from Hawaiian Shores cardstock and  applied some Tropical

Teal ink with my blending tool to the bottom half of it.

I diecut the butterflies from white cardstock and applied some bright buttercup

and green parakeet ink using my Clarity Stencil brushes.

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

and heat embossed it in white.

Thanks for looking!

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