Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge

This month, it's all about being interactive!

I don't have any of the movers and shakers dies as yet - hopefully they are in the air right now - so until they arrive I tried making a pop-up card for the interactive challenge.

I found this tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers for a pop-up gift card holder but substituted the gift card for a small sentiment panel.

The front panel of the card is made from different dp papers and finished off with a Happy Day stamp and die.  The inside is stamped with lots of blooms and turning a new leaf stamps.

This was really easy to put together especially as I already had the inside stamp panels on my table from a week ago when I was playing away.  I did get a bit sticky with the score tape though!

As you can see the card folds nice and flat for posting.

Many thanks for popping in today - we are off to dinner with friends in Oxford tonight so I must go pack a bag.  I am looking forward to seeing what everyone else has made when we get back tomorrow.

Rosie Posie Variations

I remembered that I had made and photographed some cards that I made with Rosie posie when I first got the stamps and matching dies.  I have seen lots of examples of the quatrefoil die used as an impression and was desperate to try it - I had to send a quick email to Betty to get the cuttlebug sandwich as I had a few disastrous practice goes before she helped me out!

I think the Rosie Posie dies are the easiest so far to stamp on - maybe something to do with the wider edge that it leaves than other Papertrey dies.

I used the new canyon clay and summer sunrise inks for the flowers and versacolor tea leaves for the leaf die cut.

These are the other roses in the set - I think I like these bestest so far.  I tipped a little copic marker on the stamped image and it does make a difference although hard to see in the photo.

Thanks for popping by - I hope you had a good weekend!

Papertrey Anniversary Day 7

Today's challenge to win another amazing prize is to make a card incorporating hearts - I  had a bit of a panic this morning when I realised Valentine's Day is just next week - having been mad keen on getting challenge cards made it had gone clean out of my mind to make Paul a card.  This is my first prototype and uses Heart Prints, Pure Poppy new dye ink and the canvas/linen impression plate.

It's been a lovely day today - so bright and sunny but oh so very cold.  The best place to be is definitely in the warm playing with stamps - I have dyed red fingers after all those hearts!

Papertrey Sketch Challenge # 4

Just a last quick one  - well a girl has got to try!

Papertrey Sketch Challenge # 1

A clean and much less fussy card this time around!

 Just Aqua Mist and White, another new die and my favourite woodgrain impression plate!

Papertrey Sketch Challenge # 5

At last it's Friday!  Time after work this evening to have a crack at a few sketch challenges.  First up number 5 using a stamped piece that I made the other week after watching the Make it Monday  video - then it sat abandoned until I spied it on the desk.

I used my new ovals dies - they aren't graded in size like the Spellbinders classics but they sure are a nice shape.

Excuses again for the poor photo - it's hard when it's so dark.  Thanks for stopping by this evening!

Ten Minute Tag Card

It's late but as soon as I got in from work I had a go at today's challenge for the Papertrey anniversary celebrations.  Today is is the turn of the stamp designers and we were given a free digi download to play with.

This started out as a tag but looked too plain and although I am still not 100% about the card it is what it is!    

 

I think this will be it for me this week - tomorrow evening I am off to a special night at the National Theatre.  I have been invited to see She Stoops to Conquer with supper and meet the cast and crew after the performance - get me!

Papertrey Anniversary Day 1 Take Two

My second card for today's anniversary celebration of the PTI design team's favourite things is inspired by my favourite DT member Dawn McVey's card here.  I always think of Raspberry Fizz as Dawn's colour and one of my favourite things is the bloom builder die that she used on hers. 

I chose a different leaf pattern and made the flowers from Dotty Biscotti and tried out my new lace impression die on cream card stock.

My 5 favourite PTI things?

• Bloom Builders #3
• Turning a New Leaf
• Berry Sorbet
• Quatrefoil Die
• Any stamp set by Melissa Bickford

I'd love to know what yours are!

Papertrey 5th Anniversary

Its Papertrey Ink's fifth birthday celebrations starting today - always an exciting time of the year for addicts like me!  The challenge today is to take inspiration from one of the design team's favourite PTI things.

I took my cue from Betsy Veldman's card here.  I love Betsy's folk art style that she sometimes shows us and as it's the weekend and we have our first snow it was the perfect time to hibernate and craft.

I felt a bit out of my comfort zone with all the turquoise (Hawaiian Shores) and had to get family input on what colours to go with it - Fliss chose the Raspberry Fizz - but I kinda like how it out and I needed to try out the new boarder die;)

The light is going now so not sure I will have time for another tonight - I do have a fancy to do one of Dawn's too!  Thanks for stopping by.