wedding wishes

Papertrey July Blog Hop Challenge

Our inspiration photo at Nichole's blog Capture the Moment

Whoops! Almost forgot that it is July 25 and time for the PTI challenge of the month. 

I made this card quickly after a trip to Eugene today. Sometimes it helps to think over

the details of what you wish to create while shopping (ha ha) and so here is my late entry.
With a mini Misti stamped the blue and white panels and set the postal die cut on a foam
rectangle before it was attached to the card front.I was inspired by the post marks, blue
background and gold seal.

 PTI Stamps: Doodlie-Do & Songbirds

PTI Dies: Doodlie-Do, Mix & Mat: Postal

Ink: Hero Arts Navy

Misc.: gold embossing powder, foam adhesive tape

More photos from our recent trip to Kenya.

At a Masai village helping build housing from

sticks and mud for a widow.

 Jim helping with the mud placement.

Amazing colors

Friend

Make It Monday # 291
Emboss Resist Shadow Sentiments

Papertrey's Ashley presented the latest Make It Monday challenge this week.

After stamping "Friend" with black ink, Versamark ink and moving it for the shadow

effect,  I blended Distress inks over the sentiment, added the floral frame, mounted 

the panel on a foam rectangle which was glued to a light yellow A2 card.

Card #1 

Stamp: Bitty Bouquets

Die: Floribunda Frame

Card #2

Earlier in the week I made a card using an older set, Note Niblets. 

I can't remember when I last took this out of its case. When I stamped 

the "Cheer" with brown Versafine ink I didn't clean the stamp off 

completely and it left a light tan shadow. It works for the MIM 

challenge but card #1 fits Ashley's criteria of a white shadow better. 

Stamps: Note Niblets

Die: Note Niblets, SSS Stitched Rectangles

We had an unexpected trip to Kenya the first part of July to help with a dental clinic and construction of a new elementary school campus. While there we were invited to visit three different Masai groups. It was an incredible experience and on one occasion our men each received a blanket and walking stick from the Masai men and the ladies a beaded necklace from the Masai women. I'll share a few photos of my third African adventure below and more in the future.

Hubby Jim behind me and my new friend.

a row of Masai women

Yes, she is carrying 17 adobe blocks. Jim captured 

a video of her briskly walking with this heavy load.

You are my sunshine

MAKE IT MONDAY #288: Pantone Chip Inspired Cards

This week Lexi shared a clean, CAS color idea inspired by Pantone chip cards. 

I've used paint chips on cards before but had not thought of this as a design

element! It was so much fun! I found an already prepared "smile"die cut, and

matched it to card stock. Then chose a small sentiment from a PTI Framed Out 

set and a sun shape from another FO set to complete the card.

PTI Stamps: Framed Out #2 & 3

Dies: SSS smile, PTI Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical Die

Linking this to: capture the moment MIM

hello

Papertrey June Blog Hop Challenge

Shades of ombre - Wow! 

                                                      I'm nursing a summer cold and had some difficulty

                                                      thinking clearly as I pondered this serene photo for

                                                      the challenge. I took a literal interpretation, stamped 

                                                      a jar in Versamark and clear embossed on water color

                                                      paper. I used a water brush and distress inks to create 

                                                      the ombre bottom in the jar with a faint line of Tumbled

                                                      Glass outlining the entire jar. Gran's Garden flowers 

                                                      and leaves are supported by Meadow Greens stems. The 

                                                      panel was die cut with a SSS stitched rectangle die 

                                                      and adhered to a light gray card. While I like the result
                                                      I'm not inclined to think it's my best effort! Oh, well, off
                                                      to the Arts Festival and then two weeks in Kenya building
                                                      a school and working in a dental clinic with my husband.

 

Stamps: PTI Gran's Garden, Meadow Greens, Winter Woods (sentiment); Inkadinkado jar

Dies: PTI Gran's Garden, SSS stitched rectangles

Inks: Distress Inks Bundled Sage, Evergreen Bough, Old Paper, Pine Needles, Tattered Rose, 

Tumbled Glass, Worn Lipstick; Momento London Fog

Misc: clear Wink of Stella, foam adhesive

Linked to: capture the moment  June Blog Hop

thinking of you

Inspired by All the Little Things #62

Fun photo with so many colors. We recently visited Las Vegas  

and I immediately thought of the Bellagio lobby's ceiling of

floral images. I used a new to me PTI set to create my card.

PTI Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies and Butterfly Hope

Dies: PTI Noted: Scalloped Vertical and SSS Stitched Rectangles

Various Hero Arts and Distress Inks

We're leaving for Kenya on Tuesday where my husband will

help in a mission dental clinic and I'll line up adobe bricks

on a new campus construction project. See you in 3 weeks.

Linked to: Inspired by All the Little Things

thank you card set

Make It Monday #286:
Coordinating Card Pairs

We've been away for a few days with two of my mom's sisters and their families in Las Vegas where one aunt lives. Her husband has been on hospice recently due to his parkinson's disease but has rallied for now. We talked a lot, ate delicious food and toured the Bellagio's wonderful conservatory of Asian floral displays. We arrived home late last night and woke up to lots of yard work. This evening I managed to gather some energy and join this week's challenge at the last minute. I used the negative and positive portions of a You've Been Framed: Oval die cut from a panel stamped with several of the Palm Prints leaves in various greens. They were glued to kraft cards and here they are!

Card #1

Card #2

PTI Stamps & Dies:

 Keep It Simple: Thank You, Palm Prints, You've Been Framed: Oval

Linked to: Make It Monday

Birthday wishes

Make It Monday #285: Felt Flowers

The challenge this week featured Lizzie Jones who shared a felt flower tutorial on

her blog Don't Forget to Write. It's full of ideas and many beautiful creations which

she uses on gifts and tags. I no longer use hot glue guns due to past finger burning

incidents. (Grin)  Instead I created a flat flower using a Kay Miller mandala die and

two leaf die-cuts from Gran's Garden, an idea I cased off Dawn McVey's card from

 the April release week. It turned out better than I thought it might because 1) my 

 stash of old patterned paper contained this dotty gem and 2) the PTI lavender moon  

card stock. The mandala base is cut from PTI tiny dot vellum and mounted on foam

tape hidden behind all of the felt die cuts. A dot of lime green Stickles to the flower 

center finished the flower. The sentiment is a favorite from PTI Winter Woods. 

I really love the PTI wool felt. This card will be mailed to a friend next week.

Linked to: MIM Capture the Moment