PTI MIM: Polaroid 2 Step Masking

This is my third post for today. I played along with the "Polaroid 2 Step Masking" challenge for this week's Make It Monday. This was a new color combination for me, but I really liked how it turned out and plan to use it for future projects--it's very summer-y!

I've been playing around with my photo light box and adjusting where I place my lamps. This photo turned out better than previous ones I've posted for the last year or so, but I still think the color is a bit muted. Something to work on. At least I've gotten rid of the shadows that used to haunt my photos!

I'll be back again tomorrow with a card for the Fourth of July!

Summer Card Camp Week 1--bonus color combos

Hi again! I'm back with another post featuring a couple more cards I made with the bonus color combos that were released on Friday for the Summer Card Camp.

This color combination is my favorite of the bunch. I've always been partial to the cooler tones, so this is right up my alley! Stamps and dies are from PTI.

This color combination is also made up of more cool colors. Flower and sentiments stamps are from PTI. The splatter background stamp is from All Night Media.

I'm so glad I decided to take this class. It's presenting me with new color combinations I haven't tried before, which is definitely a good thing. It's too easy to fall into a stamping rut, so I welcome any opportunity to change things up a bit.

Summer Card Camp Week 1

Happy July to you! I'm participating in Kristina Werner's and Jennifer McGuire's joint Summer Card Class for the next month. Since I work full time, it's hard for me to get crafting time in during the week, so I make the most of my weekends and try to get a lot of stamping done!

Here is my card for this week's color combo:

At first glance I thought the color combo was going to be a bit of a challenge for me, but the hard part was actually deciding which stamps to ink! I finally chose PTI's A Day at the Beach set, which I've owned since it first came out but I'd never inked. I also made a couple of other cards using the bonus color combos featured on Friday. I'll be back with a separate post for those.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Thanks for Being By My Side

Happy Sunday! I'm back with another card that fulfills two challenges, the current PTI Make It Monday Reverse Masking technique, and the current Papertrey Playhouse make a thank you card challenge.
I was able to use some supplies that I'd had in my stash for awhile for this card, which is always a good feeling!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

June PTI Blog Hop: Photo Inspiration

Hi! Happy Saturday! I'm back with a project I made for the June PTI Blog Hop. This month we were to use the photo seen here as inspiration for our project. I focused on several elements within the photo: the gradient colors, the three cubbies, and one of the butterfly hooks on the wall. Here is my card:


Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Card details:
Aqua Mist card stock, Love Lives Here butterfly die, Take Three die, Butterfly Dreams stamp set and Fancy Flourishes stamp set by PTI; gradient patterned paper from Mimosa collection by SEI; patterned paper by Heidi Grace designs; Memento Cantaloupe ink; Versamark ink; clear embossing powder; Corner Chomper.

PaperTrey Playhouse Challenge: Multi Mats

Two posts in a week? I haven't done that in ages! Yesterday I got some crafty time in and decided to catch up with the latest PaperTrey Playhouse challenge. I haven't been very good about keeping up with those in the last few months. The current challenge is to layer at least two different mats together for the focal image of a card. I managed to come up with two cards and incorporate some of my newest crafting goodies. First up is this little bitty bird note:

I layered the Fillable Frames 6 die cut on top of a Mat Stack 1 die cut and stamped a little scene. Although the bitty bird die is not new to me, this was the first time I used it. I also worked in one of the Edgers 3 dies for a decorative edge to one of the design papers (papers from Lily Bee Design, Happily Lost collection). A sweet card for a sweet friend.

This second card features a Mat Stack 1 die cut on top of a Mat Stack 5 die cut. The sentiment is from the new Wildflower Garden stamp set. Although the background paper doesn't show up well in the photo, I stamped the marigold image repeatedly to create my own background paper (feel free to click on the picture for a closer look). The zinnia seed packet is actually a journaling note sticker from K & Co. The little insert pulls out and I stamped another sentiment from the Wildflower Garden set on it. On the bottom of the packet, the label says "Westinghouse Seeds." Westinghouse is the last name of one of my dearest friends, so I'm sending this card to her.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope your week is off to a great start!

Happy Birthday, Talia!

Today is my sister's birthday. We celebrated earlier today with a tea party and I'm still full from all of the goodies we savored! My sister is a girly girl all the way, who loves pink, sparkles, purses and shoes. For one of her gifts, I made her an office set that included a note pad, paper clips and a bookmark for her desk at work. This was also supposed to be my PTI blog hop entry for the month, but I never got my post up in time. Oh well, better luck next month!

The paper clips are mini clothes pins that I decorated with felt die cut flowers (Beautiful Blooms II #2) and leaves (Sending You). The book mark features a similar die cut flower adhered to a jumbo paper clip.

Here is a picture of the birthday card I made for her:

She probably has as many shoes as Imelda Marcos. Okay, maybe not, but she has a ton! The stamps are all from a Hero Arts clear set.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the remainder of your holiday weekend!