Autumn Blessings

PTI October Blog Hop Challenge

Lovely photo inspiration for this month!

It was grab two newer stamp sets for my card,

Autumn Pumpkins and Stylized Autumn.

This is one of my favorite cards this season!

Linking this to the PTI October Blog Hop
                                               SSS Monday Challenge: Autumn

Card Menu:

Stamps: PTI Autumn Pumpkins, Stylized Autumn

Dies: PTI Stylized Autumn, Tipped Tops

Inks: Hero Arts Apricot, Just Rust, Unicorn White, Wet Cement; Momento Cottage Ivy

Peace...Joy...Love

This week's Make It Monday Challenge featured a technique tutorial 

from Melissa Phillips using die-cuts as stencil shapes. Her cards are 

amazing and I hope you'll check out her page.

In general my style is more CAS. This is my attempt for an

easy-to-mail, one-layer Christmas card. My stencil was

made from a seldom used PTI die, Delicate Details. Now 

that I use spray adhesive, I'll be reaching for this pretty set.

I sponged a trio of green Distress Inks over the die cut on

the main card panel and lightly misted water for more depth.

Two mistletoe twigs die cut from DCWV shimmer paper

and PTI patterned vellum decorate the panel.

Card Menu: all PTI unless noted

Stamps: Botanical Blocks IV (sentiment), Mistletoe & Holly

Dies: Delicate Details, Mistletoe & Holly, SSS Stitched Rectangles

Inks: Distress Inks-Festive Berries, Evergreen Bough, Iced Spruce, Pine Needles

Misc.: an old Lawn Fawn Snow Day pattern paper, silver washi tape, Lawn Fawn twine, red glitter paper for berries

Create Along with Us

 Nichole Heady on the first release

 day used the new Botanical Blocks IV.  

                                                     

I created a sympathy card with the

 PTI Botanical Blocks rose and a

sentiment from Brushed Blooms.

Yay! Tonight I ordered the new Christmas Botanical Blocks plus a bit more! 

Linking this to Capture the moment

Peace

MAKE IT MONDAY #263: BACKGROUND BUILDING WITH FRAMES

Amy Sheffer from the Papertrey Ink design team provided the impetus for today's card. The MIM

challenge focused on using die cut frames in a new way, as a tool for creating a background. 

Amy Sheffer's card

My frame is a wreath die cut from woodgrain paper which was layered on a stitched rectangle panel stamped with silver evergreens and berries. I added portions of two more wreaths for the background and a "Peace" sentiment that coordinates with the wreath. The card is 4.5 x 6" so it can be mailed with a photo for Christmas. Ta Da! one more card for the season. 

Card Menu:

PTI Stamps: Enclosed: Wreath, Spruce & Sprigs

Dies: PTI Enclosed: Wreath, SSS Stitched Rectangles

Card Stock: SSS woodgrain for wreaths, PTI Ocean Tides, DCWV Shimmer, Staples white

Ink: Hero Arts silver shadow

Silver sequins 

Linking this to: Make It Monday #263

Sending Birthday Hugs & Wishes

On October 1 a dear friend turns 65. We first became friends in 1974. While we have not lived near each other in 41 years we can begin a conversation as if we saw each other daily. She has a collection of mice so when my new Christmas Critters set arrived I was ready to decorate her birthday card.

Card Menu: Papertrey Ink stamps, dies and olive twist card stock and a miscellaneous bit of patterned paper; Inks: Hero Arts Soft Purple and Grape Juice shadow, Brilliance Pearl Beige; a gold wink of stella heart.

After re-reading the CASology rules my card front may be a bit busy for a clean and simple look. I kept the layers to a minimum with the frame containing the big element of the "cute" mouse!

Linked to: CASology: Cute

Linked also to:   Seize the Birthday

Sending Just a Little CHEER

             Make It Monday #261

             Using Florals on a Masculine Project

                     It's not always easy to make a card for a man and in my family that is a concern 

                     as I have a husband, two sons, three grandsons, a brother, two BILs and uncles.

                     The challenge with Betsy Veldman at capture the moment  gave me some

                     tips on incorporating florals stamps from my stash to make a masculine card.

                     Usually I use geometric figures, trees or leaves but a flower in the right color 

                     and shape works too! I decided to also make the card larger, 4.5 x 6".

My idea for the banner came from a card design Dawn McVey made during the September release.

PTI Stamps & Dies: Basic Bookmark 2, Big Hugs,  Note Niblets, Painted Petals, Spruce & Sprigs

    

Merry and Bright

Create Along with Us: September 2016

I thought these small square cards of Heather Nichols at Pine Is Here in the September Papertrey Ink release were adorable! Since my mouse critters have not arrived on the west coast, I adapted with a reindeer from the Make It Market mini kit: Holiday Folk. 

Heather Nichols

My card - couldn't resist adding a red Stickles nose!

Card Menu:

PTI Stamps/Dies: Make It Market: Holiday Folk, Noted: Scalloped Square, Tinsel & Tags

Inks: Distress Ink evergreen bough; Hero Arts  Cup O' Joe, Mint Julep, Frost White

Lawn Fawn "Snow Day" 6x6 paper pad, clear Wink of Stella (banner), Candy Cane tickles

SSS Falling Snow stencil, kraft card stock

Linking this to the Create Along With Us challenge.