MFT WSC #387

5/31/18


Supplies: MFT Mermaizing, Basic Shapes: Circles stencil,
Kuretake Gansai Tambi water colors, Copic Sketch, Distress
Oxide Ink (broken china), Distress Ink (tumbled glass),
black EP, 4mm sequins, Zig Clean Color, Silhouette.

MFT The Birthday Project: Delicious Birthday Delights

5/30/18
Supplies: MFT Birthday Chicks, Die-namics Wish/Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, Basic Shapes: Circles stencil, Distress Oxide Ink (picked raspberry, worn lipstick), Distress Ink (spun sugar, shaded lilac), Copic Sketch, Stickles, Jolee's epoxy birthday candle, misc. sequins, Wink of Stella (clear).

   

    Lovingly created this card for our granddaughter's 1st birthday coming up in June! :)

PTI MIM #323: Cascading Die Cuts

5/19/18
Stephanie treats us to a simple technique that creates a cool
effect for this weeks PTI MIM challenge! I like her method of
making use of both the positive and the negative from die cuts. I used Lizzy's Forest Floor: Summer set to try Stephanie's challenge and am happy with the results. I also
tried Stephanie's idea of wetting her seam binding and smooshing it to get that wrinkled look. It worked great on my
seam binding bow ends...the ends always get in the way and block my sentiment (not this time). :) BTW, I forgot to bend
my strawberries/leaves up a bit to give dimension. They are just adhered at the stems. Looks even better when you do this. I'll have to give Stephanie's technique another "go!"

Supplies: PTI Forest Floor: Summer, Hexagon stencil, PTI Dye Ink (Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Spring Rain, Soft Stone, Harvest Gold), Copic Sketch,
Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, vintage seam binding, 

PTI Transformation Tuesday

5/27/18
This weeks Transformation Tuesday is hosted by Laurie
Schmidlin. She transforms her fall-ish card into a spring one
by changing up the background and flowers to lighter colors.
I have selected a card from February 2017 that I made for
PTI's 10th Anniversary celebration. The card that I CAS-ed
was one by Debbie Olson where she used Beautiful Blooms
II and a color palette of Aqua Mist/Hawaiian Shores/Spring 
Rain. I never much liked my tone-on-tone Bloomers flowers
as I feel like they really don't stand out. I still don't own the
floral set that Debbie used, but decided to go with a MFT
floral set that is similar. I am happier with my new card as I
feel like I've accomplished the light and airy feeling that I get
from Debbie's original card.

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Supplies: MFT Bold Blossoms, PTI Never Enough Birthday (sentiment), Mix & Mat: Scallops, Noted: Scalloped A2 Vertical Die, PTI Dye Ink (Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Rain, Green Parakeet, New Leaf), PTI Aqua Mist/Stamper's Select White CS,
PTI Vintage Buttons (Aqua Mist), linen twine. 

MFT WSC #386, Color Challenge 94

5/26/18
Supplies: MFT Sweet Somebunny, Die-namics Open Road, Sunrise Radiating Rays stencil, Zig Clean Color, Copic Sketch, Distress Oxide Ink (broken china), PTI Dye Ink (Hawaiian Shores), MFT Dye Ink (Lemon Chiffon), Peach Bellini CS.

PTI May 2018 Blog Hop

5/25/18
I decided to start making my Father's Day cards after seeing
the trailer and the black/white gingham tablecloths in the 
inspiration photo. I made my gingham using the plaid builder
stencils and found a trailer stamp from an older Lawn Fawn set. 
I wanted to incorporate the beautiful flower arrangements on the
tables. Decided to bring in the colors and added flowers from 
Fence Line Spring. Masculine cards are difficult to create...but
I think I pulled this one off (??!!). One down...three to go (ugh).

Have fun blog hopping! :)

 Supplies: PTI Fence Line Spring, Plaid Builder stencil set, Shape Shifters: Square 1 Die,
PTI Dye Ink (Hibiscus Burst, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Spring Rain), MFT
Dye Ink (Ripe Raspberry, Purple Rain), Lawn Fawn Happy Trails/Happy, Happy, Happy,
Distress Oxide Ink (hickory smoke, black soot), Stickles, silver sequins, black organza
ribbon, Copic Sketch.

Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash: Birthday

5/24/18
Supplies: RC Moon Men, RC Stitched Rays Cover Panel,
Hero Arts Circle Christmas Tree stencil, Distress Oxide Ink,
Copic Sketch, Glossy Accents, silver star sequins.

I created this card for our grandson's upcoming 7th birthday
in June! :)

PTI MIM #322: Above & Below

5/23/18
Lizzie challenges us in this weeks MIM to frame a sentiment
above and below with stamped images thereby making the
sentiment take center stage. I have chosen to play with Betsy's new Seasonal Borders: Summer to do the job. This
is a FUN set and comes out beautifully with all the layers
down (easier than I initially thought). Here's my take:

 Supplies: PTI Seasonal Borders: Summer, Birthday Bash Sentiments, PTI Dye Ink (Pale
Peony, Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Spring Moss,
Ripe Avocado, Lilac Grace, Amethyst Allure), Distress Oxide Ink (broken china, twisted citron), Stickles (crystal), Wink of Stella (red).

MFT WSC #385

5/19/18
Supplies: MFT Toad-ally Awesome, Itsy Bitsy Polka Dot BG, 
Die-namics Blueprints 7 (sentiment bubble), PTI Swan'sational,
Lawn Fawn Happy, Happy, Happy (sentiment), Distress Oxide
Ink(broken china, salty ocean), Zig Clean Color, Stampendous
shabby blue embossing enamel, Glossy Accents.

PTI Create Along With Us: May 2018

5/14/18
I have selected a colorful tropical floral card by Betsy
for my CAS. I was interested in her background created
by sponging ink and then dragging a wet brush across
it. This blends the inks and creates brush strokes. Don't
know if I did it right but the look is similar to Betsy's. I 
worked with her color palette which is out of my comfort
zone of usually reaching for cool colors. Here's my result:

 Supplies: PTI Some Like It Hot, Ways to Say: Hello, MFT Tropical Flowers, Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, PTI Dye Ink (Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Scarlet Jewel, Cocoa Bean), Pretty Pink Posh (sparkling clear jewels).

MFT WSC #384, Color Challenge 93

5/12/18
Supplies: MFT Bold Blossoms, Die-namics Stitched Rectangle 
STAX 2/Blueprints 28 (sentiment strip), MFT Dye Ink (Sour 
Apple), PTI Dye Ink (Aqua Mist, Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet),
Reverse Confetti Stitched Rays Cover Panel, Hero Arts Mother's
Day Message, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Jewels/Enchan-
ted Garden Mix.

MFT WSC #384, Layton's Legacy Card Drive

5/9/18
I have combined MFT WSC #384 with Layton's Legacy Card Drive. I chose to work with the color palette for my Layton's Legacy card. I hope my card will put a smile on someone in need...my heart goes out to all those who have very sick little ones.

 Supplies: MFT Snuggle Bunnies, Lots of Hugs (sentiment), Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX 2/Abstract Heart, Zig Clean Color, Copic Sketch, Distress Oxide Ink (broken china, peacock feathers, squeezed lemonade, fossilized amber), Reverse Confetti fun times PP,
heart sequins, Luxe Silver CS.

PTI MIM #221: Masking Sentiments

5/7/18
Here we are on another Monday and Ashley is our host for
today's MIM! She challenges us to use sentiment masks some
where within our card designs. This is a great way to keep our
cards "flat" (perfect for the snail mail); although I have a habit
of glitzing up my card with sequins/other embellishments. ;)

 Supplies: PTI Strawberry Patch, Stitch in Time Borders, Never Enough Birthday, Noted:
Scalloped A2 Vertical Die, PTI Dye Ink (Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Stormy Sea), Copic
Sketch, misc. sequins/water droplets, twine.

PTI Transformation Tuesday #7 with Keeway Tsao

5/6/18
My first stab at  the Transformation Tuesday challenge...that I was not
aware of until last week. I chose a butterfly card that I had made with
a cover panel to transform back in January 2017. Mainly, I wanted to use my new Butterfly Folk set. I sponged ink on the butterfly stamps, spritzed with some water and stamped them on watercolor paper. This created a muted effect with the details of the butterfly. The butterflies are not as distinct as the die-cut panel, but I like how the card came out. :)

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Supplies for NEW: PTI Butterfly Folk, Birthday Bash Sentiments, PTI Dye Ink (Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Amethyst Allure), MFT Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, vintage seam binding, misc. rhinestones.

MFT WSC #383, Color Challenge 92

5/2/18
Supplies: MFT Furever Friends/Bundle of Balloons card
kits, Birthday Chicks (sentiment), Staggered Paw Prints 
stencil, Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, MFT
Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots Pastels/Dots & Stripes Bright PP, 
Zig Clean Color.