Addicted to CAS #58 - Distress

 

A card for Addicted to CAS 

Speaking of addicted, I am addicted to using clear Wink of Stella as the water with Distress Inks.

This is the 4th of the Botanical Blocks from PTI using Distress Inks, Mowed Lawn, Dusty Concorde, Seedless Preserves and Picked Raspberry.  These sets of flower blocks is perfect for this technique.

Sentiment is Swoosh from PTI 

Love the sparkles which are hard to see here.

Tag You're It #16 with Marybeth

 

My tag for Tag You're It 

by Marybeth, one of the most elegant DT's out in blogland'

I was inspired by the colors

PTI's Basic Bookmark #3 I just love this bookmark, Beautiful Butterflies, BB Layers and Petite Pots, in Classic Kraft, Pure Poppy and SU Night of Navy.

A little clear Wink of Stella on butterfly body and the flowers.  I have been going crazy with watercoloring with Wink of Stella lately.

I was going to put some sequins on this but see I forgot.  Will have to go back and add them.

Color Throwdown #331

 

A card for Color Throwdown 

PTI's Friendly Flowers, Wet Paint sentiment in Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse and Classic Kraft.

My BFF's Birthday - Happy Birthday Col

 

Today is Colleen's birthday One Smile Lifts a Spirit 

Please stop by and wish her a Happy Birthday

As many of you already know we have been best friends for about 55 or 56 years.

 When you see this post, I will be in Portland visiting with her for about a week and spending a good portion of the time in her craft room.  We always have so much fun creating together.

This technique is stamping first in white pigment ink and then stamping another color over top and offsetting it just a little.

PTI's Friendly Flowers in Hibiscus Burst, Fresh Snow & Simply Chartreuse on Classic Kraft cardstock, Bigger Blooms for the Sentiment

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Well, this was supposed to be posted this morning.  Almost missed it....

PTI's February 2015 Blog Hop

 

My card for PTI February 2015 Blog Hop 

I usually have this all made up before hand and completely forgot about it until yesterday.

But after working in the yard for a couple hours all I could do is sit down, read and take a nap....

So this is what I came up with this morning.

I used Clear Wink of Stella and Distress Inks to watercolor this.  It is a technique that Jennifer McGuire showed on her blog.  Love the effect and the shine that it gives to the card.

PTI's Botanical Blocks, white & black cardstock, 3 Rainstones

Distress Inks Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar

 

Merry Monday #147 Stars

 

My card for Merry Monday 

Use Stars 

Heidi Swapp Stencil and Embossing Paste with Spring Rain Ink

PTI's Holiday Double, Confetti Garland Die

Pure Poppy paper

Clear Wink of Stella on stars.

MUSE #106 with Shona Chambers

 

A card for MUSE 

PTI's Wet Paint, Confetti Garland Die & Stamp set

Memento's Grape Jelly and Bamboo Leaves

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins & Clear Wink of Stella on hearts.

I had to use the clothes pin to hold the card down to take the picture.

Make It Monday #202 with Melissa Anchoring with Border & Banner Dies

 

A card for MIM - Click to view the video by Melissa Phillips

She is the Queen of layering and this is definitely out of my comfort zone.  I'm more a CAS girl.

All PTI

Basic Bookmark #3, Friendly Flowers fussy cut, Beautiful Butterflies, LL Circles, Confetti Garland Banner Die done in Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Simply Chartreus & Summer Sunrise.

Melissa only stamped on the bottom portion of the card but I decided to do the upper corner also.  I don't know might be too much.

The Challenge #25

 

My card for The Challenge 

PTI's Botanical Blocks

A technique by Jennifer McGuire using Distress Pens and watercolored with Wink of Stella Clear sparkle.

Distress inks Mustard Seed, Fired Brick & Mowed Lawn

PTI- hill die for the bottom sentiment

Keep It Simple Birthday

 SSS Friendship Butterflies

Addicted to Stamps & More #132 Make your Mark

  

A card for Addicted to Stamps & More 

I used a technique from Jennifer McGuire which you can access Here 

Using Distress pens and Wink of Stella as the water which gives it this really cool sparkly effect, which is hard to see in the picture.  She even tells you how to get more out of your Wink of Stella pens by putting water in them after it is almost empty.

PTI's Botanical Blocks in Distress Inks, Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry & Mowed Lawn

Merry Monday #146 Santa

 

My card for Merry Monday 

My third Shaker Card and I still really have to think when I am putting them together.

Hero Arts Candy Cane Santa colored with Copics

R24,27,29, G07

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

PTI Double Ended Banner & Keep it Simple Chrsitmas, 

Christmas Prints pattern paper

Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangle

The Card Concept #29 Get Well Soon

 

A card for The Card Concept 

I was inspired by the bright colors 

PTI's Confetti Garland & Keep It Simple Get Well in Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Winter Wisteria, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores & Summer Sunrise.

Avery Elle Custom Panels

CAS on Sunday #52 Chevrons & CASology #134 Monocrome

 

One card - two challenges

CASology 

CAS on Sunday

CHEVRONS

 Chevron Stencil in PTI's Pure Poppy & Hibiscus Burst

SSS Friendship Butterflies

PTI's Think Big Favorites #24

Make It Monday #201 Cover Plate Stencils & Embossing Paste - Laurie & The Paper Players #232 - A bird

 

My card for MIM.  Click to play along.

I used Translucent Embossing paste with a couple drops of Spring Rain on the Quatrefoil die used as a stencil.  

Notched Heart Banner  Die in Blueberry Sky

Birds are from Feather Finery, Sentiment from Butterfly Dreams

Also can enter this into The Paper Players 

PTI's 8th Anniversary Day 8 - Blue Ombre

 

I sponged this Heidi Swapp Stencil and Life Is Beautiful  die with Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores & Aqua Mist 

Vellum for top layer of butterfly

Black Sparkle Embossing Powder

Sentiment is from Bigger Blooms

Dots are made from Irresistible

Hawaiian Shores Striped Pattern paper along the side.

PTI's 8th Anniversary Day 7 Heavy Metal

 

My card using DCWV Metallic cardstock in gold

PTI's Feather Finery,  Bigger Blooms sentiment.

Feathers clear embossed 

The Paper Players #231 Color Challenge from Nance

 

A friend of mine asked me to make her some Horse birthday cards.  So this is one I came up with 

Here are 3 more that I have done.

 

The first one I can enter into The Paper Players 

Inkadinkado Mustang Stamp in PTI's Melon Berry, Pure Poppy and Versafine Black

Merry Monday #145 Candy Canes

 

My card for Merry Monday this week

Stamps of Life - Christmas2build in pure poppy.

Avery Elle's Custom Panel

 

PTI's 8th Anniversary Day 5 - Spring Into Action - & Kathy's Birthday

 

My card using the Aloha stamp from PTI.   Some of you may think, hey that's an old set, but somehow I missed and recently saw it on a MIM (I think).  I just got it in the mail on Saturday so decided to use it.  I colored it with Copics, Yg03, 06, 09, R35, 37. 59 & Y35

Pure Poppy Bitty dots paper.

Keep It Simple - Get Well 

 

I really loved how the first card turned out so made another for a friend of mine who is having a birthday.  These are her colors.

Copics YG03, 06, 09,  YR02, 04, 07

PTI's 8th Anniversary - Day 4 - Build a Bouquet Challenge - And a Day Meeting with Fellow Bloggers.

 

Day 4 of PTI's Anniversary - Building a Bouquet

I just received my order from PTI and got the Stripes Diagonal Cover Plate and just had to use it over Aqua Mist Bitty Dots paper

Love the shape of this Basic Bookmark #3 which is fairly new for me also.

PTI's Ruby Reprise, Bigger Blooms & Friendly Flowers in Pure Poppy, Lemon Tart, Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest, Aqua Mist and New Leaf.

Ok I am trying to upload a picture I took with my phone that I emailed to myself and it keeps coming up upside down.  The picture looks right when I go to the file but ends upside down when I try to post it.  I get so frustrated because I am not very computer savvy.

Anyway to tell my story, Julie Ebersole was teaching a class at Impress in Tukwilla, WA and a fellow blogger Kimberly Wierner was taking the class.  She had asked if I was going to be there and I had said no, but I would love to stop by and meet her.  And that's what I did.  My 9 year granddaughter, Avery went with me and we met Kimberly along with Katie Brooks, Amy Tsuruta and Julie Ebersole We had our picture taken with Kimberly and Julie.  It was awesome to be in the same room with all of those talented ladies.  I really wish I could get the picture to turn out right side up and believe me I tried rotating it several times.

PTI's 8th Anniversary - Day 3 Bagged + Tag Challenge

 

My bag and tag for Day 3 of PTI's anniversary

PTI's Front & Back die, Filled with Joy, Phrase Play #5 in Berry Sorbet & Hawaiian Shores.

I've had this die cut for a long time but couldn't remember how to use it.  Had to text my friend, Colleen, to find out what to do with it.  You sandwich it around a lunch bag.  As soon as she started telling me, it all came back to me.  How soon we forget.  Guess I should use it more often.

PTI's 8th Anniversary Day 2 Inspiration from Maile & CAS on Sunday #51 Flowers

 

My card for today using

Maile's Inspiration 

PTI to play along

Cut out panels.

PTI's Garden Grace in Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Ripe Avocado, & Simply Chartreuse, Rain stones

Ranger Black Sparkle Embossing Powder

It took me about 6 tries stamping this and finally got a good image. 

I love this technique of Maile's.

Also will link to CAS on Sunday 

Flowers

Day 1 of PTI's 8th Aniversary & CAS on Sunday #51 - Flowers

 

My card for this first day of PTI's Anniversary

I chose the following colors and sketch

 

PTI's Filled with Joy stamp set & Rain stones. 

I can also link this up to CAS on Sunday

Flowers

(use a flower or flowers on your card)

 

My Favorite Things #214

 

My card for the MFT Challenge

MFT

 

MFT - Gerbera Daisies in Fresh Ink French Lavender & Peach

PTI's Melon Berry Bitty Dots pattern paper.

Make It Monday #200 with Dawn - Layering Cover Plate Die Cuts

 

My card for MIM.  Click to play along.

PTI's Quatrefoil & Life is Beautiful in Lemon Tart and Orange Zest.  

Double ended banner embossed in white

Irresistible dots