Papertrey ink is 6!

Supplies:  Free printables - PTI, Dark Chocolate cardstock - 

PTI, buttons - Dark Chocolate and Ocean Tides - PTI, 

Textured blue cardstock - Papermania, corner punch - xcut, 

pop dots - stick it! and embroidery floss.

To celebrate their 6th Birthday Papertrey ink have lots of fun things happening.  The annual free printables are so cute - check them out here.

They had a challenge to make a card using the printables but I realised I just missed the deadline!  My wifi was acting odd this morning - not to worry!  Made these two cards using the fun printable by Heather Nichols.

Thanks for peeking.

Fun to be Ten!

I was thrilled when Linda McClain from Catered Crop contacted me earlier this week to tell me that I was a hit on the Banners and Bunting Challenge.

Then Linda told me about Sunday's Quickfire and the Recipe swap is Rainbows!  Check out all the details here.

So here's what I created

Supplies:  Outlines Alphabet - Papertrey Ink, Tim Holtz Distress inks - Fired Brick, 

Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans, 

Chipped Sapphire, Milled Lavender, Anita's Tall White Card Blank, 

glossy accents, Black Tuxedo ink - Memento, 

Guillotine - Purple Cows and pop dots.

Okay - so this card was FUN to make.

I thought a splattered paint effect would create a fun card.  Firstly I stamped the word "ten"/brackets and dots on blank cardstock.  I then used glossy accents to "fill in" the word and brackets.  

I wasn't sure if the ink would "resist" in the areas I had added the glossy accents - it didn't!  I think it may "resist" with other paints but the distress ink travelled underneath through the paper.  I don't mind because I actually like the finished product - a happy accident!.

 

I put some ink from my ink pad onto my kraft sheet, sprayed some water to make it liquid and then used a paintbrush and mask to do a portion of the card at a time.  I started in the middle with the green then the blue, violet and lavender.  I then moved to the other side of the green and then did the yellow, orange and red.

I trimmed my cardstock after the inks were dry to the size I wanted, matted and layered using pop dots and then added that layer to the based layer of cardstock.

 

Challenges

Celebrate the Occasion - Birthdays

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Depth of Distress (distress inks)

Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Playing with felt - a very pink post!

I got a packet of raspberry fizz felt from Papertrey Ink during the Summer and it has sat on my shelf like a forbidden fruit - I dare not touch it.  

Last week I was doing a card demonstration in UCC and decided I would add some colour (non festive) to proceedings and ran a piece of the pink felt through my Big Shot with Rose Creations dies by Spellbinders.  I then added two Papertrey Ink buttons stacked on top of each other and loved the result.

I am thinking that these adorable flower could go on a hair clip or hair band to adorn a little cutie's head or on a brooch clip.  I haven't decided what it is going to be when it grows up yet! LOL!

Then, since I had cut into it... I got very brave and cut two stars using my Spellbinders largest star die and a piece of leftover canvas fabric.  Firstly I stitched the canvas to one layer of felt and then blanket stitched the two together, stuffed with filling as I stitched and produced this fun, girly, very pink ornament!.

I added two raspberry fizz buttons for the finishing touch along with a hanging loop.

Thanks for peeking, I hope this encourages you to look at your supplies in a new way - go have fun!

Happy Happy Birthday

Quick card share - I made this using one of Paula's wonderful digital images.  I cut it out, coloured with copics and added glossy accents to the icing on the cupcake.

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and I used Spellbinders Labels 8 and scalloped Circles Large to die cut the Bazzill dotted swiss cardstock.  Added various sized gems in pink.

Thanks for peeking and I hope you have a great day.

Paperplay - "Brown and ..."

This week's challenge is set by Julie and it is "Brown and ... ", use one other colour on your project/card.  This week's challenge is very kindly sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

I decided to use kraft as my "brown" and added pink as my second colour.  Used my Spellbinders Scalloped Circles (large) and Papertrey Ink - On my couch set for the chair and sentiment.  This card was inspired by the recent Moxie Fab World Challenge - "three cheers for chairs".  The buttons are by Basic Grey and the ink was chestnut by Whispers.

 

 In real life the chair and sentiment are much more visible!!!!  Have to take a better photo and repost.  Thanks so much for peeking and I hope you get a chance to play along with Paperplay this week.

Birthday Card for Dad!

Supplies: Smirk for Him 8x8 Paper pack, Smirk for him decoupage pad, 

Smirk ribbon, card blank, sentiment and die cut from Papertrey Ink 

It was my Dad's Birthday last week while we were away on holidays and I made this for him before we left.  It is from the SMIRK range for Men.  Love how the ribbon co-ordinates with the pp and the chipboard decoupage.  I just had to make a card with a car because he just got a new car and it seems that in his retirement instead of the cars getting smaller they seem to be going the other direction!!!  My brothers and I are now calling him a "boy racer!" - so you can see why this card was so apt!

Thanks so much for peeking.  Hope you are having a great Monday.