Today at PaperTrey Ink they're celebrating 2012 … and featuring Sentiment Signs, one of the PTI Stamp sets I have in my collection. My inspiration came from this fantastic card by Keeway. While I love the look of perfect splatters, I usually end up with a mucky mess, so I took a more CAS approach … Read more
Have you been following along with the PaperTrey Ink 10th Anniversary Celebration. Today's post is from 2011, and since I have one of the stamp sets (Tremendous Treats Valentine) I had to join the fun. I took my inspiration from Wanda's fabulous design. Instead of lemons, I chose a dinosaur to feature and flipped up … Read more
PaperTrey Ink is celebrating their 10th Anniversary … today's post features four stamp sets that were released 10 years ago. While I don't own any of those stamps, I used option two, which was to make a card inspired by the designs shared today. I chose these lovely cards from Heather Nichols to inspire … Read more
Today is the PaperTrey Ink December Blog Hop to make a card inspired by this photo. While the photo is a Christmas Holiday wrapping party, it felt more like a birthday party to me, so that is the theme I used. I loved the colors and the stripes, so that is what I incorporated into … Read more
I am joining the Papertrey Ink June Blog Hop. The inspiration is this gorgeous picture titled "Reef". I thought I could create a similar ethereal effect by embossing and using ColorBurst. I started with Papertrey Ink's Sunshine Impression Plate and then added Fuschia and Purple ColorBurst. Wetting the paper caused the texture to lessen, so … Read more
Since the inspiration picture was posted early, I was able to join the PaperTreyInk January Blog Hop. Here is the inspiration piece … a gorgeous design by Rex Ray. I took inspiration from the colors, rounded shapes, and wood grain texture. I thought the balloons in the Party Time Die were reminiscent of … Read more
I'm enjoying my time as Guest Designer at the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog. This week's Challenge is all about Color … specifically, these colors: These were the colors in my teenage bedroom … my younger sister forever lamented about me leaving behind the *pepto bismal* bedroom for her … but I loved it. … Read more
I don't think I've ever been able to join the fun at the Papertrey Blog Hop, but today the stars were aligned. The theme is Hearts … don't you just love these inspiration photos. I had lots of ideas … but not a lot of options for stamps in my collection, so I used my … Read more
We're still celebrating No Time Like the Presents at Jingle Belles … creating cards using leftover wrapping paper or gift tags. My card background is tissue paper that I saved from a Papaya! Arts gift I received over a year ago … I figured it was time to find it a home on a holiday card. … Read more
I'm working on some Congratulations cards this afternoon … this features a glittery card made to use with Project LIfe (love how they are sized perfectly for cards too). Finishing touches included a wrap of PapterTrey Ink ribbon and a Bravo Sticker using this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.