Welcome Little One

Thought I would start making some baby cards, since there are a few babies entering the world very soon from close friends.  Some will be first-time parents, some will be grandparents, and I am soooo excited for all of them!!  On this sweet baby girl card, I  used Echo Park papers, and a Verve Sketch from May (VLV5)  The stamped images are from PTI- tag its 4, and Bitty Baby Blessings. I also used some Hero Arts lace, bakers twine, and a bitty clothespin for accents.

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Birthday Wishes

Hello there, here is a simple birthday card.  I used a white cardstock base and sponged a blue sky on the background.  Then, I cut a green paper strip (Echo Park) to represent grass. All of the stamped images are from PTI- Way to Go Kiddo set.  I just love these little snails.  I painted some glossy accents on their shells, to give them a little shine.  The tree is colored with Copic markers.

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Thanks, Teacher

Here's a thank you card I made for the teachers at the end of the school year.  I used the new rainbow die from My Favorite Things (MFT) as well as their rolled daisy die. The stamped images are from the PTI- School Time set and the clouds are PTI dies as well.  All of the strips on the rainbow are cut from Echo Park pattern papers. The daisy is also cut from Echo Park papers.

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HUGE, and I mean HUGE, Paper Maniac sale

Paper Maniac is going out of business, and Patti is having a huge sale.  Check out the storefront for all of the details and for amazing sales on all your favorite goodies!!

Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July weekend!!

PTI June Blog Hop

Hello Everyone, its the 25th and its time for another FUN installment of the PTI Blog Hop Challenge.  This months challenge is an inspiration challenge.  We had to use the photo below as the inspiration for our projects.  I just love all the rainbow colors, and thought a baby card was in order.

Here is the inspiration photo:

On my card, I used the new Bundle of Love stamp set.  I cut all the colored strips using the XL RicRac die.  I stamped the stork over the strips and then again on white cardstock.  I cut out just the body of the stork and placed it over the strips (and where the body of the stork is on the card front).  I stamped the baby on white cardstock as well, and cut it out, placing it under the stork's beak. Last, I stamped the triangular baby blanket in green and adhered to the cardfront.

Don't forget to stop by the PTI Blog for the list of awesome card designers who are playing along today.

Enjoy the hop and have a great weekend.

Supplies: All from PTI: Stamps: Bundle of Love. Cardstock: White, Kraft, Chartreuse, Harvest Gold, Blush, Melon Berry, Terracotta, Pure Poppy, Scarlet, Spring Rain, and Hawaiian Shores.  Die: XL RicRac Border.  Accents: Rhinestones.

Happy Birthday

Here is a bright and cheerful birthday card! Look at that, I used Simple Circles and the matching border die again.  :-) I guess I just love the simplicity of this die and stamp set. It makes a quick, yet awesome design in a jiffy. This is a PTI Hawaiian Shores card base using the simple circles elements stated above, as well as Wonderful Words die and Wonderful Words Additions stamp.  Easy. Bright. Fun.

Have a great day!!

Graduation Invite

Here is the graduation invitations I made for the school- I had to send them to all the sending parishes and to all of the teachers.  It was so much fun making these invitations, and a little bittersweet at the same time.  I really can't believe how fast the year flew by. So proud of my little girl. 

The navy card base is cut using a spellbinders grand scalloped square die.  The white square invitation layer is computer printed and then cut using a spellbinders grand classic square die.  The circle border across the top is cut from the PTI Simple circles border die and then stamped using Boy Basics: Simple Circles in various inks. The graduation cap comes from the For the Graduate set and is stamped in Night of Navy ink.

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Honoring an Incredible Father

Hey peeeeeeps! How goes it? I cannot believe its been nearly a month that I havent blogged. It has been so hectic around here lately. My little angel graduated from Kindergarten last week, and I was pretty involved in the preparations with the school.  And, my son is into everything, and non-stop.  By the time the babes go to sleep, I am ready myself!! Hope everyone is well.

Here's a fun Father's Day card I made for my incredible husband.  I have been in such an "orange" mode lately.  What does that mean?? I hardly ever use orange, and lately I have been using it on everything. LOL.

I used the following stamps on this card:  PTI: Boy Basics: Simple Circles, My Hero/My Dad.  The die cut word "you" comes from the PTI Wonderful Words die set.  And the Circle border die is also from PTI.  I used orange, red and black inks and a kraft card base.  

and......this is the most incredible husband and father on earth.  I. LOVE. THIS. MAN!!!

(yes, that's a baby bear he is holding.  Our neighbors had a mama and 3 cubs denned up under their enclosed deck all winter.  This spring they heard weird noises coming from under their deck.  They called Eric, who is a police officer.  Eric contacted Fish and Wildlife Dept, and when the bear response team came out, they let us hold the babies, while they tagged the mama bear)

love you, Eric!! you are the BEST!!!

Happy Birthday card

Here's a fun Happy Birthday card, using a paper flower medallion on the front. I really like making these paper flowers, they are fun, and add interesting element to your cards.  The card is just a PTI Pure Poppy cardstock with Beautiful Blooms pattern paper.  The stamped sentiments come from the Big Birthday Wishes and Birthday Bash Sentiments stamp sets.

Here is the inside of the card, using the same elements.

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Danny's 1st Birthday Invites

This invitation goes back to February, when Danny turned one! I cant believe that I didn't write this post until now.  I embossed the card front with the PTI By The Numbers Impression Plate.  I wanted to keep the design simple as I had several of these to make, so, I just used the Mat Stack 3 die and matching stamp set to create the focal point. The number 1 is cut using the Numbers dies, and the sentiments come from the Big Birthday Wishes stamp set. The edged circle is cut from a Limitless Layers die. I then tied orange bakers twine around the card to finish it off.

The inside of the invitation is computer printed.  The caterpillar comes from the Way to Go, Kiddo stamp set and is colored with Copic markers. 

 

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful, safe weekend.

Graduation Success

Hello there, I hope everyone is having a good week. I made this card for my one of my awesome cousins who just graduated college! I wanted to keep the card clean, simple and masculine in theme.  I figured a black card base with bright colored stars would really pop. I used the PTI stamp set For the Graduate and the Seeing Stars dies. The colors used are: Black, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf and Harvest Gold. I stamped the sentiment in Fresh Snow ink onto the black cardstock, then swiped the edges of the card in Fresh Snow ink as well.

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Lucky To Have You- PTI Blog Hop

Hi Everyone! Happy 25th of the Month and that means its time for PTI's Blog Hop. The challenge theme this month is: FLOWERS.

The Challenge:

May is the month when many flowers finally go into full bloom after a long winter's sleep. For the blog hop this month we want to see your favorite take on flowers. You can stamp backgrounds, create custom floral embellishments, showcase unique flower center additions (buttons, rhinestones, beads, etc...), flowers die-cut from different materials (like fabric, felt, vellum, etc...) or anything else you can dream up! We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!

My circle card simply uses flowers on the background paper.  I love how there is a slight touch of Aqua Mist on these flowers, that matched my wonderful words die cut perfectly. The lace accent (Hero Arts) also has little flowers on the ends.  I used the PTI stamp set, Wonderful Words Additions along with the "Lucky" die cut that matches the set.

Check out the PTI Blog to catch the details on playing along in the challenge today, as well as the InLinkz list to see all the other inspiring projects.

Have a fabulous day!

Have a Wonderful Day

Here is another card I made using the awesome embossing technique from PTI's Make it Monday series. This technique was MIM #11- Embossing with Dies. For the embossed elements on this card, I used the Vineyard impression plate with the Mat Stack 4 die. I really like how the impressions come out on this technique.  The stamp sets used are: Mat Stack 4 collection, Tag Its 3, Flower Fusion 1.  The colors are: Raspberry izz, New Leaf, Harvest Gold and white.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Congratulations!

Here's a really quick Congratulations card- I designed this as "event neutral" so it could be used for anything, Baby, Religious events, Graduations, etc. I used White cardstock and the PTI stamp set: Way to Go, Kiddo.  The Pattern paper strip is from Echo Park.

Thanks for stopping by, Have a great day!