Ink To Paper: Laurie's Fabulous Favorites

7/21/19
Laurie's Fabulous Favorites: CASE Birthday Wishes

This weeks challenge is to CASE one of the cards the DT has created for the July 2019 release. There are so many beautiful examples to be inspired by. I really love Laurie's card and what she did with coloring that gorgeous floral die-cut. Of course, placing it on a black BG makes the die-cut "pop" even more. 

I selected a card by Michelle Leone. Her card is graphically simple but quite eye-catching. I achieved Michelle's "look" by embossing some 1' x 1' squares and then die-cutting some flowers out of felt. It's pretty much the same design tho' with different elements...since I don't have the particular stamp set Michelle used (yet).

 Supplies: Ink To Paper: Simply Sweet: Thanks (sentiment), MFT Die-Namics Bold Blossoms/Slanted Sentiment Strips, Stampendous shabby pink embossing enamel, misc yellow felt/gold sequins/mini brads.

Ink To Paper, Laurie's Fabulous Favorites

7/15/19
Laurie's Fabulous Favorites: Background Stamps

Laurie chooses background stamps for our weekly challenge. I love how most of her card is stamped with black ink and then she adds pops of colors with her florals. I have been meaning to try this technique but unfortunately, this did not happen on the card I created. 

Supplies: PTI Cover Up: Quatrefoil/Salt Air Fauna/Reef Builder Die set, PTI Dye Ink ( Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Soft Stone, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Honey Nut), The Greetery  Birthday sentiments, MFT Stitched Rectangle STAX 2, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside borders, Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors, Stampendous shabby blue embossing enamel, PTI CS (Weathervane), misc clear round droplets.

Ink To Paper, Laurie's Fabulous Favorites

7/8/19
Laurie's Fabulous Favorites: Paper Scraps

Laurie has a great idea for us this week as she challenges us to use our paper scraps to create a BG. What a wonderful way to reuse our scraps (and I do keep mine...even the little ones). :)

Here is what a I came up with...using Betsy's Fence Line: Summer set which was brand new even tho' it was released last year.

 Supplies: PTI Fence Line: Summer/Mix & Mat: Plaid, The Greetery Just Mason Around (sentiment), PTI Dye Ink (Melon Berry, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Ripe Avocado, Honey Nut, Soft Stone, Stormy Sea, Weathervane), Umbrella Crafts Dye Ink (Beach Sand), Stickles (crystal), 4mm sequins.