Season's Greetings with MISTI

I received an order of some gorgeous linen textured card stock and new Papertrey Ink supplies and decided to make some cards.

I wanted the sentiment to be using an ombre technique so I got out my new toy, the MISTI, and set to work.  This makes multiples of cards a snap and for an inking method like this where you want to stamp over multiple times, it's super easy!  Here's a video showing it in action:

I used multiple colours on the sentiment (Fuschia and Merlot from Fresh ink) with the lighter colour at the top and then the darker shade below.

I added Tuscan Olive on the lower sentiment and that's it!  The linen texture is great but hard to get a good shot of.

And here are a bunch of them all together on the MISTI:

Love this tool for its convenience ... and love my new stamps! :)

October 2013 Papertrey Blog hop - tag it challenge #3

photo credits:  greenery ::: joy ::: black&kraft ::: red berry wreath ::: jingle bells ::: clay heart

My third set is using Perfect Pearls with polka dots and Maile's 'Tis the Season stamp set again - just love the thin modern font!  I used a mat stack and made my own punched pieces with a heart and smaller circle punch.

Here you can see a bit more of the sheen perhaps ... I used gold, copper and silver Perfect Pearls ... love the sparkle and the fact that it is so easy but so effective.

Well, that's it for me!  I haven't made a ton of holiday cards yet so this challenge is making me think I need to get started ...

October 2013 Papertrey Blog Hop - tag it challenge #2

photo credits:  greenery ::: joy ::: black&kraft ::: red berry wreath ::: jingle bells ::: clay heart

My next set uses Kraft tags with the Holiday Lights set's images and sentiments.  I love the look of light white or cream opaque ink on kraft so that's what I went with ... One tag has turquoise bulbs and the rest are white - the photos are all on my phone so are not showing up that well ... plus it's dark outside so no good light.  My apologies!

I usually stamp the bulbs in bright colours and add glossy accents for a shiny look but kept these very basic with the opaque cream ink (PTI cream ink) for a more monochromatic look ...

October 2013 Papertrey Blog Hop - Tag it Challenge

photo credits:  greenery ::: joy ::: black&kraft ::: red berry wreath ::: jingle bells ::: clay heart

This is a fun challenge all about tags this month and after I got home from my First Aid recertification course, I whipped up a few sets of tags ...  very simple ones with no crazy layers like I do sometimes.  This way I could even mail them with no worries ...

I stamped Mistletoe and Holly's images in Fresh pear ink and then another one (forefront) in Tuscan Olive before adding some of Maile's new sentiments from her 'Tis the Season sentiment set in Tuxedo Black ink (Memento).  I used the Tag Sale #5 die on some PTI music background patterned paper.

Happy hopping, everyone!  :)

October 2013 Papertrey Blog Hop + FF17 challenge

Here is this month's blog hop challenge over at Papertrey Ink:

photo credits ::: 1 ::: 2 ::: 3 ::: 4 ::: 5 ::: 6 ::: 7 ::: 8 ::: 9 ::: 10 ::: 11 ::: 12 :::

I have been crazy busy with work but managed to quickly make a card after a meeting and will JUST be able to get it in before the deadline closes for this challenge.

I tried to use a super small leaf punch with silver cardstock and arrange them using Glossy Accents but it was not looking like a wreath.  So I grabbed my wreath stamp from Birds and Blooms and stamped it in Versamark.

I added tons of Liquid Pearls (white and silver opal) as well as some Studio G pink glitter glue.  Texture is always good and so is bling, right?  :-)

I am also submitting this to Meredith's fabulous Festive Friday FF17 challenge:

Happy hopping! :)

Supplies:
Paper: LCI white woodgrain cardstock, PTI Enchanted Evening
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: PTI Birds and Blooms, Faux Ribbon
Misc: Liquid Pearls -white opal, silver opal; Studio G glitter glue - pink; white and silver embossing powder; silver twine from my stash

Festive Friday Element Challenge #11

So I decided to take part in the element challenge over at Festive Friday ... but I just realized that one of my cards is not really using a tree element ... well, maybe it is - do branches or wreaths count? :-0  Uh oh ....

For my first card, I used an intricate Memory Box die to cut out the wreath using some Basic Grey Wonderland paper.  I layered it on another piece of patterned paper from the same pad and then added some bling ...

 Who doesn't love a sprinkling of sequins, right?  So this is big for me - no stamping!  Very very rare!

My other card is the one I made first but I had some .... issues, shall we say, so not my best to say the least.  I stamped the trunk a bit off centre so added shadow stamping plus another colour.  This is also a Memory Box die ... don't look too closely at this one, o

I cut it out of gold shimmery paper but it was not fun to try and get all the bits out!  For adhering to the card, I ended up pouncing lots of Tombo Mono Multi adhesive on the die cut before pressing it on to the card panel.

Thanks, Meredith, for the challenge!  I promise I'll follow the rules more closely next time! :P

Supplies:
Wreath card
Paper: Basic Grey Wonderland 6x6, Staples 110lb white
Misc: Memory Box wreath die, Tombo Mono Multi adhesive, Kelly Purkey flat silver sequins, Etsy red sequins

Winter Wonderland Tree card
Paper: Basic Grey Wonderland 6x6, Staples 110lb white, Recollections gold shimmer
Stamps: PTI Bountiful Banners
Ink: Fresh red currant, chocolate
Misc: foam dots, Memory Box Winter Wonderland die, Tombo Mono Multi adhesive

Festive Friday challenge - bird as element: Holiday Wishes shaker card

The wonderful Meredith MacRitchie has challenged us to use a bird in our design for any holiday project.  Here is my third take on the challenge:

I decided to try my hand at a shaker card.  I took the Happy Trails die and cut two birds (one in reverse for some interest), added some acetate, sequins and rather than foam sheets, tried cutting them with adhesive cork instead.  It worked really well, actually!

I added the Think Big sentiment with StazOn Jet Black since the paper was slightly slick.  I think I will give this card to my cousin as she loves interactive cards!

Supplies:
Paper: green and red paper from Christmas patterned pack
Stamps: PTI Think Big (sentiment)
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Misc: silver and red sequins (Etsy seller), adhesive cork, PTI Happy Trails die,  foam dots

Festive Friday challenge - bird as element: Holiday Wishes

The wonderful Meredith MacRitchie has challenged us to use a bird in our design for any holiday project.  Here is my second take on the challenge ...

edited to add: Feel so lucky to have gotten a 'shout out' for this card over on Meredith's blog .... 
Thanks so much!!

I took a Prima bird from this new pack I got at the last Impress sale and added it to a white woodgrain card base.  This cardstock rocks!!  It is the perfect weight and the other side is smooth so it works perfectly for card bases ... you can still write on it with no issues.

Here's a close up of the front of the card and you can see the embossing and the detail of this cardstock:

I added a Fabulous Frames Ocean Tides banner for the sentiment.  I used some Versamark to stamp the 'holiday wishes' and white Zing embossing powder for a sentiment that pops.

Of course I had to use foam dots somehow so popped up the sentiment banner.  The bird was dabbed with some Rock Candy Stickles but it's hard to capture on camera ....

This card is very clean and simple but I am pleased with how it turned out.

Supplies:
Paper: white woodgrain cardstock, PTI Ocean Tides
Stamps: PTI Faux Ribbon
Ink: Versamark
Misc: Prima wood bird, foam dots, white Zing embossing powder, PTI Fabulous Frames die (banner)

Festive Friday challenge - bird as element: Christmas Wishes

The wonderful Meredith MacRitchie has challenged us to use a bird in our design for any holiday project.  I decided to take some  new products that I recently got and get to creating!

I bought the Love Birds set from someone second hand because those birds are just so cute!  I stamped them repeatedly in Fuchsia ink from Fresh on two imaginary lines and then added the Sew Simple border in Chocolate ink above and below.

I finished the card off with a sentiment from Happy Day in Tuscan Olive ink.  This is a very simple one layer card, perfect for mailing!  I held back from adding any bling or extra 'doodads' ...

Supplies:
Paper: PTI Rustic Cream
Stamps: PTI Love Birds, Sew Simple, Happy Day
Ink: Fresh Tuscan Olive, Chocolate, Fuchsia

Festive Friday #1 - red, white and silver

The fabulous Meredith MacRitchie has begun a blog entitled Festive Friday to help us create holiday cards all through the year.  The challenge is to use red, white and silver.

When I saw this gorgeous colour combo, I puchased some silver embossing powder tout de suite with the idea that I would get some cards made right away ... Well, days later and I still hadn't had a chance to make any cards for this challenge.  I finally had a moment and got inky. 

For my first card, I grabbed some silver shimmer cardstock I purchased a while back with an M's coupon and made a clean and simple card.

Of course, by the time I ever get to take photos, it is dark so you'll have to excuse the bad lighting ... no light box for me!  I used a die cut from PTI's Happy Trails and smooshed it into my Fresh red currant ink pad to get the colour I wanted.

I used Versamark and some white embossing powder to stamp Technique Tuesday's Peace Joy and Love stamp set.  White embossing on silver always has such a cool look ...

Some low profile foam dots on the dove and I mounted the silver panel to a white card base leaving some white space peeking out.

My next card used silver heat embossed leaves (PTI's Mistletoe and Holly) with a white heat embossed sentiment from PTI's Think Big Favorites.

I mounted it on a white card base and added some burgundy and silver Stickles.  Gotta love the bling that Stickles bring! :)

The shine of the silver embossing is so pretty against the Scarlet Jewel cardstock - that embossing really pops on dark cardstock.

I am so sad that the Think Big Favourites series has come to an end - I just love larger more bold sentiments. 

My next card made good use of my 1 3/4" circle punch and some holiday patterned cardstock.  I punched a bunch of circles and mounted them to a white card base.  I used the 'B' side of the cardstock for all but one of the circles and the patterned one (the 'A' side) had the perfect sentiment for the card - 'tis the season. Now that I'm looking at that one circle, I think it could move over a bit more to the right ... oh, well!  Gonna let it go for now and maybe move it a bit tomorrow.

I added a silver rhinestone to the centre of the snowflake on this one for a little bling.  Not sure if you can tell, but all the circles are mounted with low profile foam dots for a little extra dimension.

 

When I was playing with my silver embossing powder and starting out, I made this card and decided to add the red stars ... bad idea on my part but I'll show you the card anyhow ...  I just love that frame from Pretty Peonies ... why did I have to add those stars?!

Well, Meredith, congratulations on your fabulous beginning to your challenge blog - I am so proud of you! <3 br="">

Supplies:

peace on earth
Paper: Staples 110lb white, Recollections silver shimmer
Stamps: Technique Tuesday Peace, Love and Joy
Ink: Versamark, Fresh red currant
Misc: white  Zing embossing powder, foam dots






holiday wishes
Paper: Staples 110lb white, PTI Scarlet Jewel
Stamps: PTI Mistletoe and Holly, Think Big Favorites
Ink: Versamark
Misc: silver and white  Zing embossing powder, Stickles (diamond, burgundy), foam dots


tis the season
Paper: Staples 110lb white, Christmas patterned paper
Misc: 1 3/4 circle punch, silver rhinestone, foam dots

Reindeers galore!

My friend ordered a bunch of reindeer cards so I went to town with my reindeer punch and a whole bunch of supplies.  Here's what I made:

I swiped some Metallic Distress Stain onto this hexagon embossed panel.  What fun this stuff is!!  This was my front card for the package I made for my friend.  The rest of the cards were inside with envelopes.

 A shimmery card with some Staz-On ink stamped and a circle cut out:

 A simple card using some PTI patterned paper and Chai Vintage tea ink:

 Gotta use up some of my alpha stickers - these were perfect with some Liquid Pearls:

 Vintage Cream inked polka dots on Spring Moss and a circle cut out again:

 A textured card base and some shimmery cardstock:

Well, she was quite pleased with the set and now I have some extra spending money!  How are your Christmas cards coming along?