Make It Monday #77: Ink Pads as Watercolors

I've been wanting to watercolor this strawberry image for months, so PTI's Make It Monday #77 was the perfect challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Strawberry Patch, Think Big Favorites #7
Ink: Real Red (SU!), New Leaf, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Spring Rain, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Copic YR12
Paper:  Real Red (SU!), watercolor paper from Michael's

Make It Monday #76: Double Time Bleaching - Take 2

Here's my second card for PTI's Make It Monday and Double Time Bleaching.  I was surprised to see Simply Chartreuse turn yellow with the bleach.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer


Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Botanical Silhouettes

Ink:  Canyon Clay, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Paper:  Simply Chartreuse

Make It Monday #76: Double Time Bleaching

Here's my take on PTI's Make It Monday for Double Time Bleaching.  I first tried this technique with the blooms from Flower Fusion, but the graphic flowers didn't work so well with the soft look of bleaching.  So I switched to nature images, which I like much better.

I like the bleach technique although the overhead of dealing with bleach is a bit much for me.  I struggled with stray bleach marks, and I ended up bleaching out some spots on my jammy pants.  : (

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Thank You card
Stamps:  Life, Botanical Silhouettes
Ink:  Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant (SU!), bleach
Paper:  Wisteria Wonder (SU!)

PTI Stamp-a-Faire 2012: Ribbon Techniques

My final post for PTI's Stamp-a-Faire is for the Ribbon Techniques challenge.  I was short of time, so I decided to add some of Melissa Phillip's ribbon leaves to my flowers from the handmade embellishments challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Cupcake Collection, Birthday Bash Sentiments, Garden of Life
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie (SU!), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, see this post for flower papers
Accessories:  Simply Chartreuse grosgrain ribbon
Stamps

PTI Stamp-a-Faire 2012: Limited Supply Challenge

I participated in the Limited Supply Challenge over at PTI's Stamp-a-Faire.  The supplies allowed were:

• STAMPS: Natural Beauties only (or another floral set as a substitute if needed)
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
• RIBBON: Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot
• BUTTONS: Simply Chartreuse

I don't have Natural Beauties yet, so I substituted Garden of  Life.  Here's the result:

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Garden of Life

Ink:  Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Kiwi Kiss (SU!), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Paper:  Hawaiian Shores, Whisper White (SU!)

Accessories:  Simply Chartreuse button, Perfect Patches die

PTI Stamp-a-Faire 2012: Handmade Embellishments

PTI's Stamp-a-Faire 2012 had a challenge to make your own embellishments.  I was inspired by Dawn McVey's video to make my own flowers.  This project made me realize that I really need some of PTI's Beautiful Blooms dies.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Garden of Life

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie (SU!)

Cardstock:  Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest

Patterned papers:  Dotty Biscotti, old book print, misc SU! paper

Accessories:  vintage buttons,  twine, Blossom Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders)

Make It Monday #59: Computer Generated Sentiments on Die Cuts

PTI's Make It Monday challenge this week is to generate sentiments with your computer.  I thought it would be fun to make shipping labels to jazz up packages a bit.  Would love to make Christmas themed labels for shipping holiday packages.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)


Simple Label
Stamps:  Mat Stack 1
Ink:  Scarlet Jewel, Chamomile Tea Stain
Paper:  Stamper's Select White
Accessories:  Mat Stack 1 die

Butterfly Label

Stamps:  Vintage Labels, Beautful Butterflies

Ink:  Scarlet Jewel,  Summer Sunrise

Paper:  Stamper's Select White

Accessories:  Labels 1 die (Spellbinders)

Make It Monday #58: Graduated Backgrounds - Take 2

Here's my second take on PTI's Make It Monday challenge with graduated backgrounds.  I just got Beautiful Butterflies (love it!) and took my cue on how to layout the butterflies from a card by Jessica Witty.   That card is the one that pushed me over the edge to buy the set.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Polka Dot Basics, Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: Aqua Mist and Spring Moss refills, Ocean Tides, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Paper:  Spring Moss, Ocean Tides,  Stamper's Select White

MIM #58: Graduated Backgrounds - Take 1

Here's my first take on PTI's Make It Monday challenge with graduated backgrounds.  I used the water color technique, but had difficulty getting my colors to blend as easily as they did in Nichole's video.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Mendhi Medallion, YOF: Daffodils, BB: Diamonds

Ink: Summer Sunrise and Scarlet Jewel pads and refills

Paper:  Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White, Purely Pomegranate (SU!)

PTI Blog Hop - March 2012

This month's PTI Blog Hop uses a photo for inspiration.  My kids love the bunny from Scrambled Eggs.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Scrambled Eggs, BB: Gingham, Polka Dot Basics
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Aqua Mist, Barely Banana (SU!), Copics RV10, RV 13, RV14
Paper:  Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart
Accessories:  Egg die, Scrambled Eggs die

Make It Monday #57: Colored Kissing

This week's PTI Make It Monday challenge is colored kissing.  I recycled a card design and did the colored kissing technique on the umbrella.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Scattered Showers, Background Basics: Gingham, Background Basics: Petal Power

Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Basic Gray (SU!)

Cardstock:  Melon Mambo (SU!), Stamper's Select White

Accessories: Micron pen, pink rhinestones (KaiserCraft)

Make It Monday #56: Die Cutting Partial Images

I should start titling these posts "Make It Sunday" since I always seem to a do a last-minute project on Sunday.  This week's PTI Make It Monday challenge is to use your dies but only cut part of the shape.  Here's my take:

I discovered that this technique doesn't work so well with full-bleed images.  On the bottom portion of the card, you can see that the patterned eggs actually stamp beyond the edge of the die cut.  Oh well.  This card is a tri-fold, so the panel with the eggs folds down.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Scrambled Eggs, Background Basics: Medallion
Ink:  Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Basic Gray (SU!), Copic markers (RV10 and RV13)
Paper:  Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Whisper White (SU!)
Accessories:  Egg die, Scrambled Eggs die for the bunny ears

Make It Monday #54: Glitter Buttons

PTI's Make It Monday challenge this week is to use glitter buttons.  I just whipped together a last minute card for my daughter who loves all things pink and glittery.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Flower Fusion #1, Script Sentiments, Background Basics: Petal Power
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray (SU!), Versamark
Paper:  Sweet Blush, Stamper's Select White
Accessories:  Flower Fusion #1 die, Plum Pudding button, glitter

Make It Monday #52 Double Sided Die Cuts

Another last minute post for Make It Monday #52.  This week's challenge was to stamp on both sides of a die cut.  I was going for the look of hearts flying out of an envelope...

Thanks for stoping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Heart Prints, Fancy Flourishes, Polka Dot Basics II
Ink:  Real Red, Bashful Blue, Kraft (SU!), Chamomile Tea Dye
Paper:  Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Kraft (SU!)
Accessories:  envelope template (SU!), small and large Heart punches

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 7 #2

A second card for Today's challenge over at PTI's anniversary party.  This layout is CASEd from a sample in an SU! catalog, and I'm sure I've the heart "leaves" before too.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Through the Tree, Heart Prints

Ink:  Basic Brown, Sky Blue, Real Red (SU!), Spring Moss

Paper:  Stamper's Select White, Certainly Celery patterned paper (SU!)

Accessories:  pinking shears border die

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 7 #3

My third and favorite card for today's challenge over at PTI's anniversary party.  The front heart is a window that peeks through to the inside heart.  Hard to see in the photo.  I hope to make a few more of these in different colors.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  Heart Prints, Polka Dot Basics II

Ink:  Melon Mambo (SU!), Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Stamper's Select White, Real Red (SU!)

Accessories:  Heart Prints die, small crystals (Michael's)

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 7 #1

Today's challenge over at PTI's anniversary party is to use hearts.  I've been trying to crank out some valentines this week, so was happy about this challenge.  Here is my 1st take:

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies

Stamps:  Happy Hearts (SU!)

Ink:  Versamark

Paper:  Real Red, Basic Black (SU!)

Accessories:  Block Lower alphabet die (PTI), heart border die (PTI), glitter

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 6

Hi.  I'm back with another card challenge for PTI's anniversary party.  Today's challenge is to use the great sketches on Nichole's blog.

Hoping to get to bed earlier tonight.  Just have to avoid Pinterest...

Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):

Stamps:  Friend 'Til the End

Ink:  Rasperry Fizz, Early Espresso (SU!)

Paper:  Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon, Raspberry Fizz, Friends 'Til the End patterned paper

Accessories:  Mat Stack 1 and Layerz Match Stack 1 die, Hibiscus Burst buttons, border die

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 5

Over at PTI's 5th Anniversary celebration, today's challenge is to use Pinterest for inspiration.  I used Erin Lincoln's inspiration piece to come up with this card:

I'm sooo glad that I had not cut apart my alphabet dies yet!  And I'm so glad that I'm playing along with the anniversary challenges.  I've made 4 cards this week, and usually I'm lucky to find time to make a single card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):

Paper:  Raspberry Fizz, Kraft, Dotty Biscotti patterned paper

Accessories:  Block Alphabet Lower dies, Color Couture, epoxy dome sticker (EK Success)

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 4

The festivities continue for PTI's 5th anniversary.  Today's challenge is to use one of the favorite color combos from the design team.  I chose Erin Lincoln's bright palette, and made another quick and simple square card.  One more Valentine complete!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):

Stamps:  Heart Prints

Ink:  Real Red, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss (SU!), Aqua Mist

Paper:  Real Red (SU!), Bitty Dots patterned paper in Summer Sunrise

PTI 5th Anniversary - Day 2

PTI's anniversary celebration continues.  Today's challenge is to use one of the freebie printable images designed by PTI's talented stamp designers.  I choose the cute toaster image by Lexi Daly.  It was fun to bust out my Copics.

My plan is to make a Valentine for every day of the challenge so that I actually have some cards when the big day rolls around.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps: downloadable freebie image
Ink: Copic markers, Red Star Gelly Roll pen (Sakura)
Paper:  Real Red (SU!), Hibiscus Burst, Simple Valentine patterned paper
Accessories:  scalloped squares Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

PTI 5th Anniversary - Day 1

Papertrey Ink is kicking off their 5th anniversary celebration today with a challenge to use inspiration from their design team's favorite projects.  I chose Jessica Witty's Valentine-ish project. 

And here's my take:

I didn't stray far from her design since I started my project at 10pm tonight.  The color scheme is way outside my normal comfort zone, but I already had the red and orange die cuts on my desk.  (The orange is the negative from the Hearts border die.)  And I really didn't want to haul out my Cuttlebug considering that I should be sleeping.  So definitely not my usual project, but I kinda like it.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Heart Prints, Background Basics: Circles
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Early Espresso (SU!), Versamark
Paper:  Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Early Espresso (SU!), doily (Wilton)
Accessories:  small and large heart punches, Double ended banner die, Hearts border die

Make It Monday #49: Ghost Masking

 


Hello,

This week's PTI Make It Monday challenge #49  is ghost masking.  I've never seen this technique before, so it was fun to try something new.  I was also glad to discover Garden of Life again.  Bought it a couple of years ago and have barely used it.  Sound familiar?

The frame  from Mat Stack 1 is not a full-bleed stamp, so I had to do a little finagling to get the borders at the masked area to work properly.  First I die cut the Mat Stack 1 from vellum.  Then I stamped the frame image on the die cut piece and hand trimmed right up to the stamped image.  Next, when I was "ghost" stamping inside the frame area, I found that I had to move the vellum a bit to get it right up against the stamped the frame image.  So every time I stamped an ghost image, I moved the vellum mask around a bit.  Hope that makes sense.  In retrospect, I think it would have been easier to skip the die cutting, stamp the frame image on the vellum, and cut it out with a craft knife.  Or I could have just chosen a full-bleed stamp in the first place!

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Garden of Life, Background Basics: Text Style, A Big Thank You, Mat Stack 1
Ink:  Hibiscus, Berry Sorbet, Chai, Chamomile, Spring Moss, Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Paper:  Very Vanilla (SU!), Berry Sorbet
Accessories:  Mat Stack 1 die

Make It Monday #48: Backgrounds with Border Dies

PTI's Make It Monday #48 challenge is to use border dies to make a background.  My card was inspired by this amazing card by Maile Belles.  I offset the hearts in each row, but think I would stick to keeping them lined up next time.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted)
Stamps:  Polka Dot Basics II
Ink:  Fresh Snow
Paper:  Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black (all SU!), Blue Sky, Royal Velvet
Accessories:  Heart border die, lowercase block alpha die, Glossy Accents

Make It Monday #47: 2011 a la carte

PTI's Make It Monday #47 challenge is to use any of the 46 techniques they shared in 2011.  Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card this week.  I just kept it clean and simple with a bit of color.  This layout is very similar to a couple of cards from Nichole's blog.

Thanks for stopping by,
Jennifer

Supplies (PTI unless noted):
Stamps:  Turning a New Leaf,  Think Big Favorites #3, With Sympathy
Ink:  Fresh Snow, Old Olive (SU!), Versamark
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White, Spring Moss