Back to back layouts

Well, spring might officially be arriving this week, but you wouldn't know it here. We had a snow day yesterday and are having another one today! Last year on this date, it was plus 20C..... yesterday, we went down to -22C -- that's a difference of more than 40 degrees!

Oh, well, since we're stuck inside, I making the best of it.... by carving out some crafty time! LOL! I'd started a layout on Sunday and finished it yesterday.

I used some of my new goodies.... some new My Mind's Eye patterned paper and enamel dots and my new PTI Friends Til the End and Headline Alphabet.

This journaling card was perfect for Sage. ;) I added a few enamel dots to it, as well as one to the centre of my flower. I had diecut a piece of Pink Paislee patterned paper and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. The "perfect" chipboard is also MME.

For my title, I diecut the letters from hibiscus burst cardstock and then stamped over each one using hibiscus burst ink.

Here's a close-up of my journaling. I ended up using four different dies on this layout (PTI tag sale 5 & double-ended banner die for my journaling).

After I finished my layout, I decided to make another one on the back of it, so as not to let the cute hexagon pattern go to waste.

I added some more MME patterned paper to my background, as well as some MME chipboard and journaling card for the title.

I made the pink patterned paper using PTI Cutting Garden, for this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Inked Backgrounds. I heat embossed the images with white embossing powder and then added Berry Sorbet, Hibiscus Burst and Scarlet Jewel ink to the background.

 This journaling card just said it all, so I didn't add anything else. The buttons and twine are PTI.

Thanks for looking!

Miss me?

It seems like it's been a while since I've blogged.... LOL!

Well, I'm back today to share a card I made using some new goodies..... a new woodgrain stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps (it's my first stamp set from them and I'm really liking it!), as well as Papertrey Ink's Friends Til the End and Stylish Sentiments: Birthday.

For my background, I stamped some PTI soft stone cardstock with the WMS woodgrain stamp using A Muse Studio ink in Slate. I'm linking this card up for this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink": Inked Backgrounds. Now, let me just say that the video wasn't working this morning and all the challenge said was to use an inked background, so I'm not sure if this applies or not.... but my background is inked with the stamp.

I stamped the flower and leaves onto some My Mind's Eye patterned paper that I'd diecut with the coordinating dies. I stamped the flower again and then cut out the middle and layered it over top, adding a MME decorative brad to finish it off. The sentiment from SS: Birthday was added using the AMS Slate ink. I used the PTI pinking border die to diecut the patterned paper along the bottom and then adhered this cardstock panel to my card using dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for looking!

PWP sketch for March

I realized today that I hadn't yet posted my sketch for Pages With Papertrey this month! Oops!

I decided to share the sketch I used to create the layouts I made for my Photo-a-day Summer 2012 layouts:

Here's one of the layouts that I made with the sketch:

The Papertrey Ink Fabulous Frames stamps and dies worked really well for these layouts! If you'd like to see more of the layouts I made with this sketch, you can click here.

If you make a layout using this month's sketch, please post a link to it either here in the comments of my blog or here in the PTI forum, so I can see what you made.

Thanks for looking!

2 layouts & 2 cards

I have two more layouts and two more cards that I made for the March Challenge on the My Mind's Eye Blog to use their pre-printed diecuts, and for this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: two-toned stamped flowers for the first two cards.

I made this layout using AC cardstock, My Mind's Eye patterned paper and diecut (it's an old one-- I think it's So Sophie). I also used my PTI Headline Alphabet stamps to stamp my title and I added some splatters stamps from Grunge Me.

 

Here's a close-up of the MME diecut, on which I stamped with the two-toned stamping technique, using a Rosie Posie stamp. I layered a MME sticker over top and added some MME brads. Again, I added a Grunge Me splatter stamp.

For the journaling, I diecut it with PTI's Half & Half die and added a stamped sentiment from On the Farm.

I had a few scraps from The Sweetest Thing left on my desk, as well as this "wonderful" diecut, so I decided to put them together to make this quick layout.

I liked the two-toned flower technique I'd done on Austin's layout, so I decided to repeat it here, using a Delightful Doilies die.

And here's a close-up of my journaling:

And for the two cards I have to share this evening, both use the MIM two-toned flower technique...

I made this card using Funky Florals for the technique. I added a MME chipboard sentiment, as well as a stamped sentiment from Harvest Berries:

The melon berry background was stamped with my new WMS woodgrain stamp.

And Sage decided she wanted to participate in this week's MIM, so here is the card she made:

She used PTI cardstock (stamper's select white, hibiscus burst), stamps (rosie posie, stylish sentiments: birthday) and dies (edger's #3, delightful doilies and double-ended banner). The patterned paper is Echo Park.

Thanks for looking!

A set of cards

After making three layouts for the March Challenge on the My Mind's Eye Blog to use their pre-printed diecuts, I dug through my stash of diecuts/journaling cards and found a few more. Well, more than a few, really. So, I decided to make some cards with them.

Austin is going to Banff in April with his Jazz Choir from school and their having a fundraising concert next week. I was asked to contribute a set of cards for the auction. So these are the five cards I made for the set.

 In addition to the MME challenge, I also used this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: two-toned stamped flowers for the first two cards.

For all of my projects, I used MME patterned paper and diecuts.

On my first card, I stamped the largest flower from PTI's Cutting Garden stamp set in Melon Berry and Berry Sorbet. I used a post it note to mask the two sides and added a MME diecut sticker across the front. The twine and buttons are MME.

On my next card, I used the same stamp and technique, but this time using Melon Berry and Terracotta Tile, but sewed across the "seam" and added a MME chipboard flower over top. The Happy Day sentiment and scalloped border are part of the MME diecut I used.

On my next card, I layered a MME diecut over the patterned paper and added some MME chipboard buttons for accents. Before that, however, I added a PTI Wreath for all Seasons "birthday" stamp to complete my sentiment.

For my next card, I trimmed a piece of MME 6x6 patterned paper and added the "Happy Day" diecut sticker, as well as two MME brads.

And lastly, I came across this older diecut in my stash, but decided that the colours still matched with the other cards. I added a sentiment from PTI's Stylish Sentiments: Birthday stamp set and a couple of MME brads.

Thanks for looking!

3 layouts using diecuts

I came across the March Challenge on the My Mind's Eye Blog and thought that it was one that I should make an effort to participate in. The challenge is to use their pre-printed diecuts on a project. Well, I have a tendency to buy these from time to time, but often forget to use them. So, I pulled out the ones that coordinated with the Tangerine The Sweetest Thing line and make a few layouts.

I thought this would also be good to use some of the papers I bought from that line.... and then realized I was down to only two full sheets left.

I chose some photos that I took on our trip to Vancouver Island last summer... On this layout, I layered the sun diecut along with the layered sticker.

Everything I used is My Mind's Eye....except for the Papertrey Ink button and twine.

For my second layout, once again, I used all My Mind's Eye products, which I had fun layering. Here I used two pre-printed diecuts, as well as some of their chipboard.

And since I didn't have any full sheets of this line left after these two layouts, I decided to create a third layout on the back of this second one. The patterned paper was just too pretty to go to waste!

I used the "so happy together" diecut, as well as some MME stickers..... I'd put the "You two are always together" one on my photo and didn't like it, but when I tried to move it, the backing stayed stuck. So, there it stayed. ;)

I did some pull out journaling, using my PTI Half & Half diecut:

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

1. I know I said I was hopeful for spring recently, but we got sooooo much snow this week that I'm beginning to wonder if it will ever come! But as an expression of faith that it will, eventually, arrive, Sage and I both ordered some spring dresses online. ;)

2. Well, my career took a bit of turn in the last couple of weeks. Some of you may know that I have been substitute teaching at our local high school for the past few years. Well, last week, I made a call and got my name added to the K-8 sub lists in our town as well. So, yesterday, I subbed phys. ed. in a K-4 school.... and it was quite fun. A few more injuries and tattling than I'm used to, but less attitude and drama. I'm looking forward to seeing how God is going to use this change....

3. There have been a couple of publications that have been released recently in which my work was published.

I have three cards in the March/April issue of Paper Crafts. One is for one of the sketches and the second is for my winning card for the World Card Making Day contest. This is the third card:

4. I also have three cards published in Card Creations, Volume 11.

Here's one of them, that was featured this week at Moxie Fab World.

5. And lastly, I want to share a card that I made using Sketch Challenge 02 on the Mama Elephant blog:

This card was fun to make! I stamped the arrows from On Target in harvest gold, aqua mist, enchanted evening and summer sunrise. On the banners (diecut with PTI's double ended banner die), I stamped some triangles from Trifecta and the sentiment is from Type It.

Can I tell you something? I was at the end of stamping my coloured arrows and goofed on the lowest enchanted evening one--- GRRR! I hate it when that happens, as I'm so reluctant to start over! I decided to restamp is on another piece of cardstock and adhere it using some dimensional adhesive. Then I added two more with dimensional adhesive to create a triangle which surrounds the sentiment.... so it looks very intentional.

Thanks for looking!

Hello, friends

Today, I'm sharing a card that I made for the Emphasize the Negative Challenge at Moxie Fab World. I diecut some Papertrey Ink cardstock (stamper's select white) with my PTI dies (Wonderful Words: Hello, Mega Mat Stack #5) and layered it over some Fancy Pants patterned paper. I added some Fancy Pants letter stickers.

I handcut one of the flowers and layered over a Beautiful Blooms II #2 diecut and adhered it to the mat stack. I added a second flower, diecut with a Lovely Layers die and popped on a couple of PTI buttons.

Thanks for looking!

Crazy for cameras

I was looking for some inspiration online yesterday and came across some challenges I'd missed at Moxie Fab World. So, I decided to play along...

I made this card for the Camera Craze Challenge at Moxie Fab World. I used Papertrey Ink cardstock (pure poppy, rustic white and classic kraft), as well as a sentiment from PTI's Shutterbug Special stamp set and a double-ended banner die. The camera is from an AC Dear Lizzy stamp set.... it's just so cute! I have a weakness for cameras.... it's not as bad as the one I have for bikes, but it's close. ;)

I stamped the camera with versafine black onyx ink and then in PTI pure poppy once. This looked a little "blah" on the kraft cardstock, so I stamped it again on rustic white and cut it out and adhered it to my card.

Thanks for looking!

And now for something a little different

Good afternoon! I'm enjoying a couple of minutes of silence in my house as my husband has just taken all three of my kids tobogganing. It's a snow day today, as we got totally dumped on with snow yesterday (also a day off for report card prep), so the kids have been home now for four days.

Ahhh, silence is golden.

Sage has a friend over this afternoon to play. So, while they've been playing Lego Friends in the basement, I've been sitting at my craft table, doing some playing of my own. ;)

The card I want to share this afternoon is one that I made for the Card Creations Week Washi Tape Challenge at Moxie Fab World. I decided to use my Basic Grey tape strips to make my card, as well as some Dear Lizzy diecuts. (This colour combo is different than what I normally am drawn to, but I was pretty happy with how it turned out.) The sentiment is a Mama Elephant stamp from Smitten.

For the leaves of my flowers, I put some of the tape strips onto some white cardstock and then ran them through my diecutting machine with my PTI Rosie Posie dies.

I'm also submitting this card for the current Simon Says Stamp Challenge, which is anything goes.

(Okay, I just linked up at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog... and I'm number 1200! Wow!)

Thanks for looking!

A birthday card

I'm popping it today to post a card that I made this afternoon.

I was inspired by Laurie Willison's card this morning for the Muse Challenge #7, so chose a craft background and stamped on it using PTI Fresh Snow ink and my new PTI Cutting Garden stamps set. I diecut some rustic white cardstock, using my PTI Edger's #3 die. I stamped the large flower from Cutting Garden, using both melon berry and berry sorbet ink, for this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: two-toned stamped flowers.

The sentiment is also from Cutting Garden.

Thanks for looking!

Waiting...

I wanted to share a layout that I made this week using some gorgeous Teresa Collins patterned papers, for the challenge on the Create: blog.

I started off with a sheet of We R Memory Keepers cardstock. I trimmed the Teresa Collins patterned paper into strips and adhered it to to the cardstock and added some straight and zigzag stitching. I cut my title out using my Silhouette Portrait from the same WRMK cardstock and adhered it to my layout.

I printed my journaling onto some vellum and then diecut the edge with my Papertrey Ink Tag Sale #5 die and adhered it to my layout.

Deciding that this gorgeous paper was too pretty to cover up, I fussy cut some flowers out from behind my photo and adhered them to the front, using some dimensional adhesive, over a PTI Half & Half diecut, onto which I'd sewn the date that was printed on vellum. I added three PTI buttons and attached them with twine.

Thanks for looking!

AEI♥U Challenge

Hi there! I'm popping in today to post the card that I made for the latest AEI♥U Challenge on the Avery Elle blog, an inspiration challenge using this photo:

Now, since I don't have any Avery Elle stamps yet (although, I have a feeling that this will change soon, as I'd really like this set to come and live in my house), I used one of their free digital stamps on my card:

I printed the digital stamp on PTI stamper's select white cardstock and then coloured in the frame and flowers using some of Sage's Faber Castell watercolour pencils. I then took a wet paintbrush and "painted" over my colouring. Then, I started digging through my patterned paper and came across these gorgeous Heidi Swapp 6x6 sheets. I decided to use them, but needed to change my digital image, since it was too white against these papers. So, I blended some Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink onto my image with my blending tool.

For the patterned paper, the 6x6 sheet with the yellow stripes looked like this:

So, I cut it into four pieces and adhered it to my PTI hibiscus burst cardstock, positioning them so the seem ran down the left hand side like that, beneath the "for". Then I stitched them together with some zig zag and straight stitches.

As a finishing touch, I added some SU! pearls.

Thanks for looking!

Matching outfits

Wow, I can't believe it's already March 1st! And that means that we're getting closer to getting rid of this snow...... I cannot wait!

Today, I'm posting  the latest challenge for Pages With Papertrey, which is to use at least three different PTI dies on your layout. And bonus points if they are all from different collections, too. ;)

The layout that I made for this month's challenge was created using photos that I took last July. I also used My Mind's Eye patterned paper (the dark grey polka dots) and the rest is Fancy Pants patterned paper. The title was made using American Crafts thickers (these are older from my stash, but I was so pleased that I had all of the letters I needed!) and Fancy Pants stickers (for "outfits.")

I used a Journal tabs die above my largest photo, which I topped with a Fancy Pants phrase sticker. Below that photo, I used the end of the Tag Sale #5 die to create my different banners. On top of those is another Fancy Pants sticker, which just seemed so perfect for these photos, as I can totally remember my mom making clothes for my Barbies when I was younger.

I also used a Tag Sale #7 die on my layout -- this diecut gets pulled out to reveal the journaling. I also used my PTI Beautiful Blooms II #1 dies to make my flowers, which got topped with PTI buttons and twine. The "I Love You" tag is cut from another sheet of Fancy Pants patterned paper.

And here's the journaling, which I printed on the diecut:

If you create a layout using this challenge, please link it here in the comments on my blog or here in the Papertrey Ink forum, so I can see what you've made!

Thanks for looking!