Enjoy This Special Day

This was a fun card to make after viewing Dawn McVey's video on making Gradient Watercolor Die Cuts. Using three Distress Inks, I watercolored a piece of watercolor paper. Next die cut a medium size feather and inlaid it on a woodgrain paper bookmark which was adhered to a chartreuse card with foam mounting tape. The sentiment was stamped directly on the feather and a vellum banner die cut. The bookmark was completed with a baker's twine bow. All products except for the twine and woodgrain paper are from Papertrey Ink.

Card Menu:

Stamps: PTI What the Doodle: Butterfly

Dies: PTI Basic Bookmark #2, Feather Finery, Tag Sale: Quilted 

Inks: Ranger Archival Black, Distress peacock feathers, tumbled glass, twisted citron

Linked to: 

Make It Monday: Gradient Watercolor Die Cuts


Seize the birthday Anything Goes

time to celebrate

Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge

Time for another Blog Hop using Papertrey Ink products and inspired by this summery poster:

  

My card has a flower stamped in various colors from 

Heather Nichols' Be stamp set and the sentiment 

added in two different fonts from Wet Paint III.
The panel is mounted flat on a top-folding green card base.

  

So many graduations this spring and mostly girls!

Linking this card to capture the moment
Off to see what everyone is creating for the hop!!

It's a Good Day

Make It Monday #248:

This week, Lizzie showed her tips for ink blending using our own die cut masks! 

Here is her lovely example:

I chose Papertrey Ink's Cover Plate: Blue Skies Rays and Zappy Birthday dies. I used Distress Inks hickory smoke and black soot for the Zappy birthday city scape and squeezed lemonade for the sun rays, tumbled glass for the blue sky with a bit of ripe persimmon near the skyline. Grounded the scene with a washi tape road and added a Mama Elephant - Up Up and Away sentiment. That good lady Stella winked a bit of sparkle on the sun rays too.The masked panel is layered on foam over a charcoal woodgrain pattern paper.

Linking to Make It Monday  and Seize the Birthday

hello friend

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

Wow! the inspiration photo below was a true C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E!!

I was motivated by the colors and circles to make my card this month.

Click on over to the capture the moment  site to see more cards~

Card Recipe:
Papertrey Ink Stamps: Circle Scribbles, Oopsie Daisy
Inks: PTI Soft Stone, Distress abandoned coral, candied apple, festive berries, aged mahogany
PTI Soft Stone bitty dots paper, PTI Linen impression plate

TIME OUT: Challenge #54

My card was inspired by Time Out  and their latest challenge Home Sweet Home inspiration photo below. I was inspired by the colors and movement in the pattern.

Washi tape, terra cotta colored card base (inspired by tile)

Stamps: PTI What the Doodle: Butterfly, Feather Finery (sentiment)                                                       Ranger Distress Inks - Aged Mahogany, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn,                                                     Ripe Persimmon, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass                                                                                                                                 

Check out the design team's cards and the rest of the entries at Time Out

Happy Birthday

Make It Monday: #244 Score Lines

Better late than never is my motto! 

Laurie Willison demonstrated one of her trademark design points, scored lines, in the latest Make It Monday challenge.  I finally inked up my order from February as we've been away on spring break a lot in March enjoying MLB's spring training in Arizona and camping at the coast.  Linking to this challenge: capture the moment

Card recipe:

Papertrey Ink Tulip Time stamps and dies

Hero Arts Mint Julep, Pale Tomato, Red Royal and Soft Cantaloupe shadow inks

Momento Bamboo Leaves and New Sprout inks

Lime green rhinestones, linen card stock

Happy Spring

This photo and Dawn's video inspired my first Easter card this year. We just got home from vacation and on my kitchen counter was a Papertrey Ink box waiting to be opened. Here is my sponging attempt on the eggs and bunnies. 

Card Recipe:

Stamps/Die: PTI Bunny Basket

Inks: Hero Arts Bubble Gum, Butterbar, Soft Purple, Green Hills; Versamark 

Washi tape, white embossing powder, Baker's twine

Linking this to: Make It Monday #242  

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge A Bit O' Green