Old Scraps work!

This card uses a little scrap I just couldn't to throw away. It was made YEARS ago. Probably close to 18 years. That's BAD!

The scrap is on Night of Navy paper from SU and uses a SU stamp set Autumn Floral (long retired). I used some kind of pigment ink to stamp the leaves. Back then I think the only kind I had was the petal shaped inks from Color box.

This little piece resurfaced again last week, so I pulled it out and vowed not to put it away again. It would become a card or trash! 

Then I started playing with the gel press and my Distress Oxides. I peeled this background off the press and tossed it on the table to dry... right next to that little navy strip. It was meant to be. A trip through the cutting machine with a Stitched Rectangle STAX die from MFT , a piece of Night of Navy card stock and the card was nearly done.

The sentiment circle was cut with a Stitched Circle STAX die (MFT) and stamped with a stamp from Mega Mixed Messages- PTI.

Sequins from Studio Katia and a little navy organdy ribbon and it is done. Finally that pretty little piece has a home.

Melding of the styles

Good day! I hope it has been a great one so far and this find you well and feeling creative.

It has been so hot here in Vermont the past few days (93-98) the only thing I've been able to do is watch Tim Holtz demos and play with all the backgrounds I've been hoarding. Too hot to work outside!!!

This first card is a combination of two of my favorite things, backgrounds and gnomes. I always have PLENTY of both around so I didn't even have to break a sweat to make this card.

The background was made with Distress Ink that was left on my glass mat. Sometimes I think these give the best results. I just spritzed the ink and dropped a piece of multimedia paper on it, literally! I then used the Sizzix/Tim Holtz Alterations Swiriling Stars die on it. The star piece was mounted on a smooth glitter paper from a Joann's brand pad (hard to see here).

I cut the layer with a Stitched Rectangle Die-namics Die from MFTStamps, and mounted it onto PTI Royal Velvet Paper. It is such a rich purple!

I finally got the Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text set in the mail and had HAD to use it. Love the positive messages in the set. I stamped the sentiment on the scrap left from the panel and layered it on the same purple.

The colored image is the wizard from KLM Digital Designs which is the first of the gnome series they had. It is now in polymer stamps. Great for all of you who have wanted to work with the gnomes but don't do the digital image thing. He is colored with Copic markers.

Have a creative day and, if in Vermont, stay cool!

Susan

Late but Fun

I know, fall left us on the 21st but, this was so much fun to play with. This little darling was created from the images in PTI's First Fruits.

I used inks from the Petal Points sets from Colorbox and got some nice color shading.

Sentiment is from Mailbox Greetings, PTI

Buttons, Jesse James, Co.
Paper: Scarlet Jewel, Chartruse and Ivory, PTI

Bridal Wreath

Here again is a little card that went unloved by the magazine gods. I have fallen in love with the Fine Linen paper from PTI.
It is so rich when used with ivory. The pearl accents are left over seed pearls from my daughter's wedding dress. I only have thousands left that I have stored for 8 years, might as well use them. If I did this again I would emboss the sentiment in an ivory, but didn't have any.

PTI: Wreath For All Seasons, sentiment from Delightful Dahlias
Cuttlebug: Swiss Dot embossing folder
Score tool, Medium scallop Die , Mat Stack die, PTI
Lace accent, seed beads attached with Crystal Effects, SU

Hope you like this one.

Happy Holidays!

May the lights of the winter holidays shine on you and yours as you
celebrate the miracles of the seasons.

Monarch Magic

      Fall always brings lovely visitors to my garden. This fella was sunning himself on the rocks on a cool morning. I couldn’t have staged a photo this good. Between the mum and the fallen Veronica flower is shouted the end of the season. He was the perfect addition! We managed to raise several Monarchs this year. I let the milkweed grow in my garden (much to the neighbors dismay!) and was rewarded by several eggs. I gave one to my grandson for his school, kept one at home for my husband to monitor during his recuperation time, and took 3 to school. Every one of them was a male! Many of the ones that visited the garden were male as well.

 

They are off on their way to Mexico, now.  Here is the card I made with the photo.

  Papers are Lovely Lilac, Whisper White and Basic Black from SU. Stamp and scallop die are PTI. Chrystals are from Hero Arts. Cuttlebug E

mbossing Folder

Pieces and parts

Here is another from the scrap bin. I have no idea what stamps were used on the green. I know it was made at my daughter's so I would guess and say it is probably from Hero Arts. We were making tons of background pieces one summer. I'm still using them! The fan is Hero Arts from a Clear set, Arigato. Ovals are SU punches; sentiment is PTI Mixed Messages.

Happy mail!

Yahoo! Happy mail in the email today. I had 4 pieces accepted for the January/February issue of Paper Crafts Magazine. That still leaves me with a few pieces that I can post here!

I'm really trying to simplify things a bit, can you tell? This really came out well.

Papers are Kraft, Lemon Tart, Stamper's Select White. Ribbon is PTI Lemon Tart. The dies are all from PTI. I beginning to build quite a collection. I love that they match stamp sets.
The sentiment is also PTI, from Everyday Button Bits.

Series Card 4

A better place . . .

Parisian Breeze Series
Card 4– Paper: ( Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Whisper White) Stampin’UP!;
Ink: ( Baja Breeze ) SU;
Stamps: ( Thoughts and Prayers ) Stampin’UP! (Mailbox Greetings) PTI
Color Medium: ( markers) SU
Dies: ( Medium scallop) Papertrey Ink
Fibers: (ribbon) Offray
Accents: (Pearls) Michaels

So Special

This is how I feel about some of the wonderful designers out there that I draw inspiration from all the time. This card is a clear CASE of Dawn McVey's card seen here. I didn't have the same stamps, my version is with the KLM set Decorative Circles. Visit Dawn's blog . You can spend hours there and be so inspired!


You’re So Special – Paper: (New Leaf) PTI; (Wild Wasabi, Confetti White, Pure Pomegranate, Pixie Pink) SU
Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; (Wild Wasabi) SU
Stamps: ((Decorative Circles) KLM Designs; (Mailbox Greetings) PTI
Color Medium: ( markers) Copic
Accents: (button) PTI; (crystals) Hero Arts

Thoughtful Tree

Here is another version of the card I made for Father's Day. Thank goodness still keeps Lovely As a Tree. I'd be lost without it. It is my go to set for anything masculine or tree related.

Thinking Tree – Papers: (River Rock, Always Artichoke, Basic Black) Stampin’UP; ( Stamper’s Select White)PTI
Ink: (Always Aritchoke, Chocolate Chip) Stampin’UP; (Versa Mark, Tuxedo Black)Tsukineko; (Antique Linen Distress Ink) Ranger
Stamps: (Lovely as a Tree) Stampin’UP; ( Sentiment from Through the Trees, leaves from Blooming Button Bits) PTI
Impression Plate; (Woodgrain) PTI
Dies:(Classic Circle and Scallop) Nestabilities
Accents: Fibers(ribbon) Offray ; (buttons) Jesse James Co.
Accessories: (Clear embossing powder ) SU ; sponges

Tuesday Trigger

Good Morning,

Isn't this pretty. Makes me want to call my best friend and have her come over for coffee (or tea).

This is the TUESDAY TRIGGER over at Moxie Fab World. If you need a little kick of inspiration this is definately the place to visit.


I love the colors and the entire feel of this. I wanted to keep as much of the color and idea the same in my card. I've also been having a ball making all kinds of paper flowers. This gives me an excuse to make some more. I'm avoiding the weeds in the 5 gardens I have in my yard. Overwhelmed with the weeding chore, I can make paper flowers and throw away the "weeds". ;)


I had this paper from Scrapdashery in my stash. When I saw the background in the trigger it immediately came to mind. All other materials are from Papertrey Ink. Enchanted Evening was a perfect grounding mat. The image and sentiment are from Tea for Two, stamped in Hawaiian Shores and Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko). The roses are made from Sweet Blush and Hibiscus Burst. The pearls were colored with Copics to pull in the delicious butterscotch color of the teacup. Border punch is
Fiskars.

Hope you like!

Easel card fun

This is a first for a lot of things. The first time I've made an easel card, sewn on paper and edited photos to make a collage. What do you think?

Now I need to figure how to save my word docs that list materials so I can copy them to the blog without retyping the list. Can anyone help with that? I'm so 'puter illiterate

I figured it out! Yay!

Stamp: Through the Trees, PTI
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue-SU; White -PTI Inks: Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi, Certain Celery, Pacific Point
Border Punch: MS

PTI BlogHop Color Combo

Color, puff,puff, ... 5 minutes, puff,puff .... Yikes! A change ...
computer crash!



I just can't get time to work for me today. Posted late so hope you all get to see this.


Here is my card. I used Enchanted Evening, Terra Cotta and Summer Sunrise. It made a great comb for a little boy's card. Image is from KLM Designs new stamp line.





Enjoy the evening!

Got your number! PTI June Bloghop Colrs

I figured I'd best post this before the laptop goes to the shop for a check-up. Have been having some serious issues lately. I give up! Time for the professionals to bail me out.

This little guy is for one of the Paper Craft challenges, to use pages from the phone book. It is also a favorite color of PTI papers.

My grandson's birthday is soon so I decided to make his card using this KLM clown stamp. He was colored with Copic markers. Classic Numbers from SU is the 5 stamped on the background and the sentiment. The 5s in all the phone numbers are highlighted. Cardstock and ribbon are PTI,(Terra Cotta, Enchanted Evening, and Summer Sunrise). Sentiment was computer generated and punched with SU punches.

Butterfly

Saturday, at last! It has been a long week . . . and there are 7 more to go. I hope we can all make it, students included! The weather has been cool but really nice. The forecast is for rain for the next 4-5 days so I spent the day outside in the garden today.

How do you like the new look? I LOVE it. Mums have got to be my favorite flower. My daughter created this for me. She is so talented. Thanks kiddo!

Here is a little card I made that was inspired by a photo I took last summer. The image is a KLM digital design., sentiment from PTI Mixed Messages;White CS Georgia Pacific; SU black CS and DSP; Nestabilities; Colored with Copic markers and Prisma Pencils and odorless mineral spirits.

Mojo

Finally got a chance to finish this card.

Thought I would make one that I could use for my granddaughter's birthday this weekend. This is the sketch from Mojo Monday 126. There is a large recipe as I used several sets and colors.

Paper: SU Rich Razzleberry, Rose Red,Pink Pirouette, DS, Whisper White

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Bashful Blue, Rose Red, Black marker Stamps: SU Think Happy Thoughts, Bugs and Kisses; PTI-Baby Button Bits Accessories: Organdy ribbon, scallop punch, paper piercer, buttons(PTI), glitter I sure hope the layout of this entry looks better once it's published. It's pretty bad on the screen right now! Stay tuned for another challenge in a little bit.

PTI Contest

What a perfect combination. Mid-winter vacation from school, a PTI release and contest, AND the Winter Olympics. This is a perfect storm kind of week! I couldn't wait to do this contest. It sounded like such fun and I will do some more of these cute sheets to send to some stamping friends that I haven't seen in a while. What a great idea!  As for the PTI release. . . well, let's just say some spending plans are going to change!

 

 

 

 

                                         I chose to use the Mum image from KLM Digital Designs as my focal point. I  printed it 3 times so I could layer it for added dimension. It is colored with Copics. The cardstock is PTI's  Lemon Tart and Ripe Avocado. I used a sentiment from  PTI's Floral Frenzy.    Leaves from First Fruits (PTI) were stamped in Versa on the green for added depth.  The ribbon and button are also from PTI.

  

 

 

 

                                      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                         I made three flowers for the embellishment sheet. Two are layered with dimensionals. there is a PTI ribbon and button. Some Dew Drops and a few gold jewels to top it off. I can't wait to send this off to my friend. 

It's that time again!

Ah, yes. . . While all of you mom's out there in blog world, look forward to those nice mornings of stamping over coffee after the bus has picked up that last little kiddo, I have returned to the snatched coffee on the drive to school to greet those little guys at the classroom door.

Gone are the leisurely cups of coffee on the sunny porch. (I know, you're saying, "What sun?") I already miss those days of nothing but paper, stamps, glue and markers! Now I have to rob time from grading papers, cleaning house and grandchildren to stamp. Every day off I hope I can steal a minute or two to stamp, color or assemble something. I still need to use some of that time to sketch some images for KLM Digital Designs. The good news is that I am more comfortable with the curriculum after 2 years in one place. Thank

goodness! These little guys were made the week before school started. This size card is perfect to keep in my desk for quick notes. The boxed set is ideal as a small gift for a colleague. Stamps: PTI, Teacher's Apple ; SU, Fancy Flexible Phrases; Hero Arts, Thoughtful Messages.

Card Stock: SU. Patterned Paper: Michael's

Accessories: buttons, PTI ribbon, gingham ribbon, hemp twine, punches.

Box is made from scrap cardboard found in packages of DS papers and an overhead acetate sheet.

Hero card 6

All Stampin'UP  except sentiment, which is PTI, Mailbox Greetings.   The image piece is a polished stone technique.