Stamp-A-Faire Challenge #1

Happy Weekend! I'm participating in PTI's Stamp-A-Faire Challenges today. There are 10 total and I've completed each one, so you will see quite a few posts from me today!

First up is Challenge 1, to create a patterned strip using decorative elements. I decided to make a border using the three button images from Studio Style:

The color combo was one of the bonus combos provided this week for Online Card Camp.

Back in a few minutes with Challenge 2.

Make It Monday: Pocket with Decorative Edge

Hi again! Hopefully the sun is shining where you are and you're enjoying some summer-like weather! Here in the Pacific Northwest, the sky is cloudy and gray today. Yesterday we had several periods of torrential downpours. Outside it looked more like spring or fall, though the temps are in the 70's. Oh well, the rain keeps the plants growing and green.

Though it may be gray outside, I tapped my summer spirit when I chose the colors for this card for this week's Make It Monday, to make a pocket card that has a decorative edge. I was inspired by the colors I used in this card a few weeks ago, but threw in some green for the leaves and button for this project.

And here is a picture of the tag that pulls out from the pocket:


Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Summer Card Camp Week 3

Happy Sunday! Hope you're enjoying your weekend. I'm back with this week's Summer Card Camp color combination:


I ended up making two cards with this color combination. Here is my first one:


I'm realizing now that my picture doesn't show any of the light, light brown color on the card. I used a kraft card base and scalloped the right edge. Unfortunately I didn't prop the card correctly to show that. Darn.

And without even consciously trying to use the color combination again, I made another card simply because the scraps were there on my desk and I wanted to use them up. I have so many scraps that I'm storing, I don't know if I'll ever use them up!

The new Winnie the Pooh movie just came out, and it prompted me to remember that I had some Pooh stamps in my collection and that I should revisit them. I think I've had them for probably 10-12 years! I'm so glad I didn't get rid of them, they are adorable images. The sentiment on the card is from a small clear set from Inkadinkado that includes a hot air balloon. I thought the sentiment paired nicely with Pooh flying away on his balloon.

I'll be back with another post shortly, as I also participated in this week's PTI Make It Monday.

Thanks for stopping by!

Summer Card Camp Week 2

Happy Fourth of July! I'm back with a card for Week 2 of Summer Card Camp. I absolutely love this color combination, it makes me think of a summer garden!

And here is my card:

I was surprised at how quickly this card came together. I pulled out PTI's Garden Variety set and coordinating dies, Memento inks and Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety paper pad and just played. The little seed packet envelope would be perfect to hold a gift card to a green thumb's favorite nursery. I wish my grandmother--our family's green thumb--was still alive. I would have loved to have given her this card.

Enjoy the holiday today and be safe!

Happy Birthday, America!

Happy Fourth of July!

Have a safe and happy day!

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.