PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2013

2013 was the year I finally had one of my cards accepted for publication.  After trying for several years, I almost gave up but on a whim, sent in a card for one of the Paper Crafts Magazine's special issues.  I remember receiving the email from Susan Opel, telling me that my card had been selected and I nearly fell off my chair and cried and laughed from amazement.  When trying to decide what to do for the 2013 PTI anniversary challenge, I thought back to that year and my card that was selected and decided to use the same color scheme of the card that was published, Pure Poppy and Summer Sunrise.  I wish I could link to the card that was in the magazine, but I can't seem to find a digital photo of it and my issue of the magazine is still packed away from my house move last fall. 

This card uses the Ruby Rose stamp set and dies, which I'm embarrassed to admit have never been used prior to this!  I also pulled out Mat Stack 1 for the frame image and die cut and the sentiment is from one of my favorite sets, We Go Together.  The Pure Poppy patterned paper is die cut with one of the Tipped Tops dies.

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PTI Celebrating the Past, Present & Future: 2012

This card I made for the 2012 challenge may be my favorite of the bunch I've been making for the Papertrey Ink anniversary celebration.  I decided to use the Sentiment Signs stamps set for the challenge, selecting the Thanks stamp and pairing it with the Eiffel Tour from City Scene and the frame die from Center Style:  Masculine.  Of course anything related to France is a winner with this Francophile, and I was tickled that the idea in my head for this card translated so well to paper!

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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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