Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge

Hello Papertrey Ink Friends! It's been a long while since I was able to participate in the blog hop and I'm so glad that I am able to today!! I was inspired by the colors and stripes in the inspiration photo (below) to create my card. I used score tape to adhere the glitter to my card. Then I used the same bright colors for my pennant. I enjoyed using these happy colors and can't wait to go blog hop and see what everyone else did!!


Challenge: Papertrey September Blog Hop Challenge
Stamp Sets: Banner Builder, Make a Wish: Papertrey Ink
CS: White: Papertrey Ink, Yoyo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise: Stampin' UP, pink from my stash
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Martha Stewart Glitter, Score Tape, Banner Builders die cuts

Happy 9th Birthday!

Today's card is for my fantastic niece who is turning 9! She loves all things glittery and I have it on good authority that her favorite colors are (in this order) - bright blue, lime green, pink and purple. I used lots of Papertrey Ink dies to create this card! I was excited to find that the limitless circles dies I have fit right inside the mat stack one die. Don't you just LOVE the holographic paper?!? It's from a small piece that I have been hoarding. For once the camera actually does it justice:) So much fun! I can't wait to see her soon:)

Stamp Set: Make A Wish: Papertrey Ink
DP: Tiffany's: We R Memory Keepers
CS: Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise: Stampin' UP, White: Papertrey Ink, Pink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Mat Stack 1 Die, Limitless Layers 1 3/4" Circle Collection Dies, Banner Border Die, Basic Banners Die: Papertrey Ink, Pink Sorbet Twine: The Twinery, holograph paper, flowers, blue gems

flowers

Hello! Just ignore that eerie green cast around my card:) Apparently the green on my card reflected all over in my light box! The green isn't even that garish, it's much more subtle and springy! I'm not sure how to change that......

Today's card fits three challenges (see below) and was an additional challenge for me. I have this beautiful dp but I find it so hard to create with. The daisy paper is from Egghunt, by Papertrey Ink. The polka dot paper is Polka Dot Parade, also by Papertrey Ink. I've used Papertrey Ink's cardstock, spring moss and summer sunrise, to mat the layers. I love paper piecing this image from Unity and that seemed to pull all the elements together. The top flower is a sticker that I had in my stash.

If you have used these papers before, I would love to see what you've done with them! Just leave a link in your comment for me. Thanks!!:)

Challenges: May's Sketch for you to Try , Crazy 4 Challenges 86 (flowers), Blogger's Challenge (nature)
Stamp Sets: Flower from Now and Always-Ippity: Unity, Sentiment from Make a Wish: Papertrey Ink
DP: Egghunt and Polka Dot Parade: Papertrey Ink
CS: Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss, White: Papertrey Ink
Extra: Spring Moss swiss dot ribbon: Papertrey Ink, flower sticker, Nestibilities: Spellbinders, pop dots

A new challenge blog....

Hello! I just found a new challenge blog that looks like it might be lots of fun! It is called CAS-ual Fridays. This week's challenge is to use text on your card. Not just a line of text, but multiple lines, like in the old page of text that I used here.

I found a gigantic book of "essential knowledge" at an antique show and picked it up a year ago. I knew that I wanted to use some old style text pages on some of my cards. It was very cheap and easy to find:) Be careful when you try to mount the text; my tape runner kind of "ate up" some of the page.

For me, this is a perfect masculine card. I like the simple style and plan to use it, with text of course, more often!

Challenge: CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 1
Stamp Set: Make a Wish: Papertrey Ink
DP: Gaga for Gingham: My Time Made Easy, vintage text
CS: Black, Khaki: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Chai distressing ink: Papertrey Ink
Extras: Present die: Papertrey Ink, Nestabilities: Spellbinders

Martini Riley

Happy 2011!! January is a month of birthdays for me and I made this card for one of my friends at work. The image is Martini Riley! I love that moose! He always seems to be having a good time, even in the midst of misadventures:) I used a fun and funky background paper because that's just how my friend is!! The image panel is popped up to add a bit of dimension. I used the JUGs Sketch Challenge for this week as the sketch for my card.

Challenges: JUGs Sketch Challenge #65, Crazy 4 Challenges #68
Stamps: Martini Riley: Riley and Company, Sentiment: Make a Wish: Papertrey Ink
DP: Tiffany's: We R Memory Keepers
CS: Basic Black: Stampin' UP
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Copics, Sakura glitter gelly roll pen, Black gems: Mark Richards, Pink Gems: Lush: My Mind's Eye, pop dots