Ribbon Girl Challenge - aqua and white - attempt #2

Another creation for the Ribbon Girl challenge of aqua and white:

What a great colour combination!!

I took my paint dabber from Jenni Bowlin in speckled egg and stamped the chevron strip from Papertrey for the background.  I then took the Movers and Shakers die set from PTI and cut white and Hawaiian Shores layers.  I layered a Happy Day die cut on top that I had also stamped with the paint dabber.  A sort of imperfect impression was what I was going for.

 Here's what it looks like when you open it up - Text style background with Signature Greetings as the sentiment.

 I did another card that I stamped with Frost White ink from Colorbox with the Fabric Design Hero Arts cling stamp and then Papertrey's Dress Form stamp in Memento's Tuxedo Black.

 Not really aqua and white but a similar colour combo!

Supplies:

 

Paper: Staples 110lb white, PTI Hawaiian Shores
Stamps: PTI Chevron Strips, Happy Day, Text Style, Signature Greetings, Movers and Shakers (pull here)
Ink: Jenni Bowlin speckled egg, Jenni Bowlin paint dabber, Memento Tuxedo Black
Misc: (all PTI) Movers and Shakers sliders die, Happy Day die

Paper: PTI Hawaiian Shores
Stamps: Hero Arts Fabric Design cling, PTI Dress Form
Ink: Colorbox Frost White, Memento Tuxedo Black

Ribbon Girl Challenge - aqua and white - attempt #1

Love this colour combination so it was not hard for me to come up with a card for this challenge!

I used my Hero Arts cling dots stamp with speckled egg ink from Jenni Bowlin.  I then stamped the HA Made with Love sentiment with Memento Black ink.

I liberally sprayed Tattered Angels glimmer mist on the card before adding an MFT rolled rose felt flower using Ocean Tides felt from Papertrey.

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white
Stamps: HA Cling Dots, Made with love (sentiment)
Ink: Jenni Bowlin speckled egg, Memento tuxedo black
Misc: Tattered Angels glimmer mist, PTI Ocean Tides felt, MFT rolled rose die

Papertrey Make it Monday - coloured kissing - attempt #3

Another example of the coloured kissing technique!

Rosie Posie's less used and under loved flower with Newsprint and then Mat Stack 4's sentiment.  I used the Vine stamp set with some glossy accents for a little shine

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Rosie Posie, Vines, BB Newsprint, Mat Stack 4 (sentiment selectively inked)
Ink: Fresh Ink slate, navy, pear
Misc: Glossy Accents

Papertrey Make it Monday - coloured kissing - attempt #2

Another attempt to do the fabulous coloured kissing technique featured over on PTI's blog for their Make it Monday.

I used my Rosie Posie set + Chevron strips and then Harvest Berries + Newsprint set.  Those Fresh Inks give great coverage and I'm loving the colours.  I combined them with Jenni Bowlin's Brown Sugar for kissing.

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Rosie Posie, Chevron Strips, Harvest Berries, Newsprint, Think Big
Ink: Fresh Ink - red currant, steel blue, slate; Jenni Bowlin Brown Sugar

Passion for Papertrey - colour pop challenge

 Over at Passion for Papertrey, the lovely ladies have launched a challenge to create a card with a pop of colour.  Here's my contribution:

I combined it with the Hero Arts technique featured this month called Velveteen stamping.  You stamp in white first and then layer other stamping over top so that the white comes through.

 Subtle but fun!  I used my new Chevron set that I got second hand.  I'm loving it!

 Here's a close up of the tone on tone effect:

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Pretty Peonies, Chevron Strips, Harvest Berries; Hero Arts Made with Love (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Ink - slate, red currant, Colorbox Frost White

Papertrey Make it Monday - coloured kissing - attempt #1

I love this technique so was super excited when I saw it posted as an MIM video.

I stamped the Modern Basics solid stamp with Fresh ink and then used a background stamp in Memento tuxedo black ink.

I used Glossy Accents over top of the kissed images for some dimension.

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Text Style, Geometrics, Everyday Button Bits (sentiment); Hero Arts envelope pattern
Ink: Fresh Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black
Misc: Glossy Accents

Every single day ...

Well, I decided to break out my new Movers and Shakers zipper die and make a card.  I love the simplicity of the set and how cool a card you can make quite quickly.

I used some Fresh Ink in steel blue to stamp the newsprint background and then fresh lilac ink for the flourishes.  I took a piece of Enchanted Evening cardstock and stamped the sentiment and instruction in Memento tuxedo black ink on the zipper die cut.

A piece of Hawaiian Shores cardstock was stamped with the canvas background in Frost White ink (Colorbox) and then the sentiment in tuxedo black.  Here's what it looks like since the finished product will hide the inner sentiment until it is ripped open:

Here's the background stamp - it is a great large stamp that covers an entire card.  It's made by Impression Obsession and I got it for $5 on sale at a store in Berkeley.  Gotta love sales!

I used a liberal amount of scor-tape to adhere so that when the zipper portion is ripped, the rest stays stuck down.

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white; PTI Hawaiian Shores, Enchanted Evening 
Stamps: PTI Movers and Shakers, BB Newsprint, Fancy Flourishes; Impression Obsession Cover a Card canvas
Ink: Colorbox Frost White, Memento Tuxedo Black; Fresh inks - steel blue, fresh lilac
Misc: 1/8" scor-tape (Sookwang tape), PTI Movers and Shakers zipper die

Velveteen Technique

I was looking on the Hero Arts website and found this cool article on velveteen stamping.  You stamp in white and then over top with other colours and the white stamping comes through.  It is so fun!

I used Hero Arts' Thank You Definition cling stamp and stamped in white Colorbox ink.  Then I layered Pretty Peonies flowers and leaves over top in Fresh Inks.  Love the coverage of these!

After that, a sentiment from Hero Arts in Memento black ink and I was done!  Give this technique a try - it's a lot of fun.

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb white
Stamps: Hero Arts Thank You definition cling, Hero Arts Made with Love (sentiment), PTI Pretty Peonies
Ink: Fresh Inks slate, silver lilac, tuscan olive; Colorbox Frost White, Memento black

Beyond the clouds, behind the rain

Continuing to use my new sets, I made a card with the Movers and Shakers sentiments and Pretty Peonies images.  I took a dark chocolate piece of cardstock and repeatedly stamped the solid from Pretty Peonies in Versamark and then sprinkled on Zing embossing powder in Blush.  I heat embossed and then added a piece of PTI's sweet blush cardstock from my sampler pack.  I stamped a sentiment from the Movers and Shakers set with Jenni Bowlin brown sugar ink.  I debossed the strip with the linen impression plate - subtle but pretty.

I just love this sentiment; a nice uplifting one for someone who needs a hug.

Supplies:
Paper: Gina K chocolate, PTI sweet blush
Stamps: PTI Movers and Shakers, Pretty Peonies
Ink: Jenni Bowlin brown sugar, Versamark
Misc: PTI linen impression plate,  Zing blush embossing powder

Pretty Peonies debut

 Well my latest order from PTI arrived and I got the anniversary set, called Pretty Peonies.  It's a beautiful set and I am loving the flowers and the frames, even though I realize that I am not very good at cutting them out.  Here is a simple card I made with some of my new goodies.

A calming combination of colours - creams and chocolates.  I kept the layout and colour scheme very simple.

I used  Zing Brown Sugar embossing powder on the flower and embossed using Versamark ink on a piece of kraft card stock cute out with the Happy Day die.  Love that shape!I layered a chocolate die cut behind that I had impressed with one of the impression plates - you can't see it here but it is noticeable in person.

I used a piece of Simply Jane patterned paper from Papertrey - I am such a sucker for text and book print!  I swiped the chai ink from the Vintage Touch tea dye duo - such a great edging colour!

All of this was matted on a cream cardstock base and I rounded the mat and base with a corner rounder to finish the card off and all done!

Supplies:
Paper: Staples 110lb cream, PTI kraft, Simply Jane pp, Gina K chocolate
Stamps: PTI Pretty Peonies
Ink: Versamark, Vintage Duo (chai)
Misc: Happy Days die, corner rounder, Zing Brown Sugar embossing powder