PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2011

I'm having so much fun playing along with the Papertrey Ink anniversary celebration.  This is giving me the opportunity to pull out many neglected stamp sets and remind myself why I bought them in the first place!  For the 2011 challenge, I decided to use the Background Basics Newsprint set.  I remember being very frustrated when this set came out because I have serious issues with lining up stamps and for the life of me, I could not get these stamps to stamp out straight.  Fast forward a few years and now we have the MISTI to thank for coming to the rescue!  I think that tool has given me the opportunity to save a few stamp sets from the sell box!

I also used the Warm Happiness Too and Watercooler Talk stamp sets, along with the Limitless Layers Square dies on this card.

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PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2010

Love Lives Here is one of my favorite stamp sets Papertrey released in 2010, so I was happy to pull it out to use for this challenge.  This card is a bit out of my comfort zone.  I have a hard time pairing multiple patterned papers together on one card, though it helps if you use papers that come from the same paper pad.  The floral and blue chevron papers came from the same Crate Paper pad, so I knew they would go together.  I also pulled out my Zig Clean Color brush markers and Distress watercolor paper to die cut the Memory Box floral heart and watercolor the branches and flowers.

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PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2009

I'm back with another card to share for Papertrey Ink's anniversary celebration, and this time we're revisiting 2009.  2009 was good year for me.  It was my first full year I was cancer free and I finally left a very toxic job that I'd endured for almost four years that had made me miserable and unhealthy.

I pulled out Damask Designs for my card, which I actually had in my box of stamps to unload.  Now I'm reconsidering my decision to let this set go and may hold on to it a bit longer!  In anticipation of a wedding I'll be attending this spring, I made a card for that ahead of time.  This card also uses the Love & Marriage stamp set, the Limitless Layers heart dies, Enclosed Love die and a sticker from Little B Designs.

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PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2008

I'm back once more with another project in honor of Papertrey Ink's anniversary!  Today we're looking back to the year 2008.  2008 will forever be ingrained in my head as that's the year I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  I spent the better part of that year off of work while I received chemo and radiation, and I'm happy to report that I beat the disease and remain cancer free to this day!

Once again, I had just one of the stamp sets that was showcased today, and as it turns out, it was already on my desk as I'd used it on my project for yesterday.  I continued the theme and made a tag to accompany the baby boy card I made yesterday.  This would be cute to add to the bag for a baby gift.

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PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2007

I'm back with a project to celebrate Papertrey Ink's ten year anniversary!  I only have one of the sets showcased from 2007, but it's been awhile since I've shown it some love, so I'm glad I had the chance to break it out and use it.  It's always good to have a baby card in your stash, so that's what I decided to make, and focused on the cute sailor hat from Out to Sea.  I also combined it with a sentiment from Bitty Baby Blessings (which you'll see featured in another post very soon) and the Out to Sea patterned paper.  A simple and sweet card for a new baby boy.

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Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

I'm back with a card I made for the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Last Friday I tried a Pumpkin Spice Latte for the first time and I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed it.  Normally I'm pretty particular when it comes to coffee and I typically don't add any flavors to my drinks, but in a weak moment I succumbed!  Fall is my favorite of the four seasons and there's nothing better than curling up with a hot cup of coffee, a blanket and a good book on a blustery fall day.

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Card Details:

Card Stock/Patterned Paper:  Memory Box Mocha note card; Lawn Fawn orange striped paper from Polka in the Dark collection and brown plaid paper from Perfectly Plain Fall collection; miscellaneous red, orange and yellow cardstock

Die Cuts: mug and whipped cream from Hug in Mug and Fishtail Flags Layers from My Favorite Things; stitched circle from Stitched Circle Layers from Memory Box Open Studio; leaves from Small Stitched Leaves & Stitched Leaves from Lawn Fawn

Stamps:  sprinkles from Hug in a Mug set from My Favorite Things; stay cozy sentiment from Coffee Cup Tags from Hero Arts

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie from Hero Arts; Espresso Truffle from Memento

PTI July 2016 Blog Hop

I'm back!  It's been so long since my last post (fall of last year!) that I had to dig into the recesses of my memory to remember how to log in to Blogger!  I still enjoy crafting, but find I have less and less time to do it, so the little time I have I try to spend it creating cards and sadly the blogging part falls by the way side.

However, I just returned from a wonderful crafty weekend in Oregon with my bestie and crafting partner in crime, Kristie.  I was inspired to play along with this month's PTI blog hop by making a card and since I have the day off and a few moments to myself, I'm making time to post my card!

There were so many elements to draw from in the inspiration photo: the quatrefoil rug, the floral pillow, the aqua chair with the gold legs and arms and the peach in the curtains and side board.  Those are the items I focused on to create my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I can't say for certain when I'll post next.  I'm moving into a new house next month and access to my craft supplies will be limited, but I'm excited I'll be getting a new craft room with a view of Puget Sound!

Supplies:
Card stock:  110 lb. white (Recollections); Soft Stone, Aqua Mist, Melon Berry (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper:  Floral from Picadilly collection (Basic Gray)
Dies:  Quatrefoil cover plate, Double Ended Banners, Scripted (Papertrey Ink)
Other:  gold sequins, white fun foam