Papertrey Ink MIM #313: Mask & Stack

Hello friends!

Today's card is for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday challenge #313, using a masking technique to stack up lots of cute images on a card. I loved using this technique since it's just so fun!

For today's card, I selected Papertrey Ink's Warmest Wishes stamp set, as it's one of the few that I have with cute animal images. Instead of selecting just one, I used all three animals stamps from this set - the polar bear, penguin, and fox - to give my card some variety (and extra cuteness)! 

To start this card, I first stamped all of the animal images using PTI's True Black ink. I then stamped the sentiment also in True Black, and added the stars to the sky using PTI's Soft Stone ink. Lastly, I colored all of the little cuties using Prismacolor colored pencils.

Papertrey Ink MIM #312: Framing Sentiments

Hello friends!

For today's post, I'm participating in Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge #312: Framing Sentiments & Images. I love this challenge as it gave me an opportunity to use a few of my newer stamp sets along with some well-loved items I've had for a while!

To start this card, I selected a piece of Papertrey Ink's Ocean Tides cardstock - I love this color! I then die cut the stitched frame using the large circle set from Gina K Designs. Using the remnant from the middle of the frame, I masked the card base before stamping the background with the Romantic Script Background from My Favorite Things in VersaMark. 

I then adhered the frame and stamped the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Beautiful Butterflies stamp set in Papertrey Ink's Ocean Tides die ink. I love that stamp set for the sentiments - there's something perfect in it for every occasion.

For the leaves, I die cut vellum using Papertrey Ink's Branching Out die, and cut it apart to make several branches to add to the frame. I lastly used the butterfly die from Papertrey's Happy Trails set (another one of my favorites) to hide the glue spot under the vellum.

Papertrey Ink Anniversary Color Challenge

Good Afternoon!

I hope everyone is having a great week! Today on the blog I'm sharing the card that I made for Papertrey Ink's anniversary color challenge. The design team provided beautiful color palettes as inspiration - I selected Betsy Veldman's for the card that I made below.

I absolutely love this color palette! To make this card, I selected a piece of Green Parakeet cardstock and layered that over a white card base. I then cut a second panel using the Quatrefoil Cover Plate, and lightly inked it using the color recipe inks. I then die cut the feathers from the Feather Finery stamp set and stamped them in the Winter Wisteria and Aqua Mist inks, and used Royal Velvet and Tropical Teal inks for the dotted layer on top.

Lastly, I added the sentiment, embossed on vellum, and a few sequins for some sparkle.

Papertrey Ink Transformation Challenge

Happy Friday everyone!

I'm back today for Papertrey Ink's Transformation challenge, showing projects transformed into something new!

The previous idea of this card used one stamp from the Life set, embossed on a purple card base. I stamped the Thanks sentiment from the Swoosh set and added a few Nuvo drops in white for a little dimension.

Using the same stamp sets, I first cut a panel from white layering weight cardstock with a postage stamp border. This time, I used more of the flowers from the Life stamp set in purple and green inks, and then added the same sentiment in a dark purple across the top to complete the card.

Less is More Challenge #364: Music

Today I have a quick CAS card for Less is More's Challenge #364, which was to create a music-inspired card. This one really was a challenge for me as I don't have many music themed stamps. Time to add a few things to the wishlist!

For the card, I put three inks from Altenew's Rock collection on my craft mat, then inked the Christmas angel stamp from the mat to create an ombre effect. I then added a few sparkles with a Stardust Gelly Roll pen to her bugle, crown, and the snow flakes trailing behind her.

I then stamped the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Stylish Sentiments: Holiday set in the darkest gray color, and added a few sequins for a little extra sparkle. 

Papertrey Ink Anniversary Sketch Challenge

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Today on the blog I'm sharing the card that I made for Papertrey Ink's anniversary sketch challenge. I used Betsy Veldman's inspiration sketch as the basis for my Valentine card.

This card has a lot of hearts! Starting with the 2010 Love Tags set, I stamped the four large hearts in various colors of pink PTI ink, followed by the striped hearts from the Inside & Out: Love set and the dotted outline heart from the Feather Finery set. 

I then cut the edge of my panel with a scalloped edge die cut and used some scraps of pink paper to die cut the other two layers. The Love stamp from the 2010 Love Tags set was added along with a line of hearts using the smallest heart stamp in the Be Mine, Valentine set. I think I used every heart stamp I have on this one!

While hard to tell in the photo, I then clear embossed over the striped hearts to give them some added dimension. Lastly, I added the small Valentine sentiment to the middle of the hearts and popped it up with foam tape to make it really stand out.

Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge: Using Different Types of Papers

Hello again!

For today's post, I'm sharing the card that I made for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge #311: Using Different Types of Papers. I am really excited about this challenge as one of my crafting goals for this year is to use up the stacks of cardstock that I have in my craft room!

To start this challenge, I selected a piece of printed paper with a circular pattern, as I thought this would pair nicely with the Star Gazer and Star Gazer Additions stamp sets from Papertrey Ink. I die cut a background panel and then inked the edges with brown chalk ink to make the paper look more antique. 

Using the Notched Star Banner Dies, I then cut the front panel from a piece of patterned paper with grid lines on it. I selected this paper as the color and grid lines complimented the lines of the background paper well. I then stamped the vintage star chart stamp from the Star Gazer Additions set on top. The banner background was cut from a piece of bronze shimmer cardstock.

Once assembled, I then stamped the Pisces stamp from the Star Gazer set, and embossed the Pisces constellation above it in bronze embossing powder to complete the front of the card.