Danke Schon

Memory Box Challeng/ Giving Thanks

Poppy Stamps/ Plaid
                                              

So I am up for this challenge using Plaid and Thanks. I just got some of the ever popular Lawn Fawn plaid paper..in the Autumn colors (OK I bought it all the seasons:).I used a bit of PTI Summer Sunrise paper to cut out the Memory Box "Danke Schon" and Poppy Die for the tea set and cake stand in PTI Vintage Jadette card stock. My background card stock is Terracotta Tile. A little Bittersweet Orange Twine from May Arts, and some brunt orange sequins finish my card.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Season's Greetings

PTI Make It Monday #265
Layered Dry Brushing
I tried this technique from  Lizzie Jones. I took the paint brush , mixed up some PTI Pure Poppy with the Distress Paint White Picket Fence. Then I brushed as directed. OK, being honest, this was my fifth  try! This one came so much better. Finally got the hang of it (hopefully).
For the rest of card, I went holiday.
I trimmed the new PTI Simple Bow down on the Christmas Cuts Tag collection, making an ornament. For sentiment I used the Wet Paint Holiday Dies and Stamps. Cutting out the "season's" in American Crafts Glitter "Wow" paper. All stamped in Encore Metallic Silver Ink.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

B & W

Poppystamps
PSC # 25 Back to Black
Black and White Challenge
The idea here was to create a card in all Black and White. So this basic Gingham paper from Pebbles got me going. I off set the main birthday image to create a pop of B & W, added the Bow and String Die above the scallops on the paper.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Holiday Joy

Papertrey Ink
Create Along With Us / Release Week Inspiration
My inspiration came from the the Quick Notes : Holiday by Maile, also the word I am seeing is Joy!
I put a card together by using the ( all dies and stamps are from PTI)  Cover Plates Stripes Diagonal Die layered in two colors: Pine Feather and Poppy. Then Die cut out the word die JOY. I also die cut the word out again in chipboard and inked it up in Delicata Golden Glitz Ink. The sentiment is from Wet Paint Holiday stamped in Pure Poppy. The tiny snowflake is from Snow Globe Sentiments stamped in Pure Poppy, covered in clear wink of stella with a tiny sliver sticker bling.

Happy Crafting
Barbara

Simply Sweet

Papertrey Ink 
September 2016 Blog Hop
I did a one layer card using some of the elements from the inspiration photo. Using the No Strings Attached stamp set for my bow, ties, tag and attachment piece... this set has it all. For leaves I used the Autumn Pumpkin stamp set. Sentiment is from Signature Greetings still one of all time favorites. My ink was PTI Classic Kraft, Simply Chareuse; and Delicata Gold.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

White Pumpkins

White Pumpkins

Love fall and coffee! So how about some white pumpkins for stylized desiger look? Well with coffee it works!!
I used that gingham paper from PTI in Fine Linen. The center die cut is from MFT/ Jumbo Peek A Boo Circles. All the stamps and sentiments ( plus coffee die cut) are Verve. The white pumpkins and stamps are from PTI/ Autumn Pumpkin.
Happy Crafting
Barbara
Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2016

Ahoy Matey!

Simon Says Stamp
Wednesday Challenge
Gift Card

Ahoy Mateys! I used the gift card die cut by Sizzix Stephanie Barnard all papered up with Echo Park. It is the Ahoy Matey collection. I die cut out the ship  pieces and placed on the edge of the fold so the flips still can turn. Adding an additional piece of card stock on the outside then stamping where to find the buried treasure :). When you open it up you find the Birthday die cut from Memory Box. What you cant see is behind the ship, is the pirate's  sword  placed to help give the ship some support with an extra design element.
These where very fun to make, and just cant wait to make more!!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Fabulous Coffee

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Wishing everyone a fabulous Day! Happy Hopping and I hope you get something pumpkin flavored this season! Love it!!
My coffee cup is from Memory Box, with Impression Obsession pumpkins die cut in copper foil. The leafs are stamped and die cut from from PTI/ Stylized Autumn set.  PTI: Sentiment / Dress Form Stamp Set; Stitched Leaf Background Cover.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Masculine Flowers

PTI Make It Monday #261
Using Floral's on a Masculine Project
I went with Garden Gate set. Many men do garden so.. making this not the frilly version kept more manly. The fencing is birch wood paper, and adding in those beautiful Melon Berry colors with Autumn Rose and Harvest Gold flowers. My pot and watering cans are die cut out of copper foil paper to add to the texture.
PTI/ Garden Gate Stamps and Dies
Little Inker/ Background Stitched Swirl
MFT/ Spring Garden





I made a second card, because you know once you start ...it came out more masculine as well not frilly but could not pick between the two. This time trying not use black, adding that color of fall. The other set of flower are from the Forget Me Not set. Both would be just fine for a guy! I highly doubt they would save them any way!

Happy Crafting
Barbara

Mighty Bloom Tag

Papertrey Ink
Make It Monday # 258 /Cover Plate  Tag

For my tag I used the Mighty Bloom Cover Plate. It was all inked up on some wood grain embossed card stock to add texture to the leaves. I picked colors leaning towards fall. The die cut sentiment is from the enclosed present die trimmed out using Orange Zest card stock.
Inks / PTI : Saffron Spice, Sumner Sunrise, Orange Zest, Pure Poppy, Cocoa Bean.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Mr C. Corn

Papertrey Ink
MIM / Create Along With Us : August 2016
Something that inspired me this release was all the Halloween release items most specifically the stitching candy corn by Erin L (BTW loved that die  and did buy it!!). I also can relate to some of comments of liking a more friendly/ fun looking Halloween... so I pulled out my Candy Corn  Shaker die, decided to make it a little differently. I noticed not even stitching dies have to be stitched look great! Mine is just shouting Trick or Treat and having some fun.
PTI/ Candy Corn Shaker Die; Trick or Treat Word Dies, Sentiment/ Frendship Jar:Fall Fillers; Card Stock/ Orage Zest, Lemon Tart, Royal Velvet ; True Black: Polka Dot patterned Paper
Memories/ Unicorn Ink
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Gerber Daisy Congrats

Simon Says Stamp
Wednesday Challenge Flowers
I picked some Gerber Daisy's from My Favorite Things to work with on my card. I also used a MFT sentiment Arrow Greetings. A chevron cover plate die cut from PTI. The centers of the flowers and sentiment are done in a metallic card stock then a clear Wink of Stella to really glam it up. I add some gun metal tone pearl accents by Want to Scrap. Beige and Gray background...inspired by a recent wedding I guess!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Sew Much Thanks

Papertrey Ink MIM #257
The challenge this week is use a border with sentiment grounding your elements. The should be more on CAS side. I am not afraid of white space...Ha!( really do love that CAS look!)
I pulled out PTI Stitched With Love stamps and Dies. PTI Berry Sorbet, Classic Kraft; and Encore Ultimate Metallic Inks. PTI Berry Sorbet card stock. I used a Memory Box Die / Needle to cover the one I stamped to more interest  to thread set.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Summer Memories

My Favorite Things 
Sketch Challenge
I inked up my clouds with Memento Summer Sky Ink using my Picasso Tool. Always make beautiful clouds. The frame was made from light birch, a golden sun.A perfect card to send that send that summer memory note or photo in. I really had dig into my MFT stash to find the word summer. It's from an older set called Let's Picnic, even at that the other word had to be masked out.
MFT Dies/ Camera, Memories, Sun, Square Stitched Frames; Stamps/ Lets Picnic
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Golden Thanks

 Previous Card

New Card

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday

SAF Remix Challenge

The idea was to redo any of the SAF cards that you felt were not your favorites.While I liked the card in general I was not happy really happy with it. The gold I used was not as gold as I wanted. So this time I used Delicata Gold Reinker and it was just beautiful!!The Golden Glitz color is gorgeous! Already used on something else. Does take along time to dry. SAF sure did encourage me to get very inky! 

PTI/ Tag Sale: Quilted Die; Raspberry Fizz, Aqua Mist Cardstock; Beautiful Brushstrokes patterned Paper; Coaster paper; Wet Paint Word Dies: Thanks.

MFT/ Blueprints #20 die

Spellbinders/ Square die

Sheer Shimmer Spray: Imagine Crafts 

Meri Meri/ Pink Ribbon

Happy Crafting

Barbara

You"re Sweet

My Favorite Things
Sketch #291

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Anything Goes!

I made this sweet card for the MFT sketch challenge. Going with a small shaker look in the jar to highlight my sequin candy. I used the Candy Jars and Candy Jar Companion Sentiments and Dies. Also the Spotlight Sentiments / Thank You. All stamped out in Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink.The pattern paper is from Stephanie Bernard 6 by 6 paper stack. I know it hard to but the sentiments and behind the jar are sprayed with Sheer Shimmer Spritz (Imagine crafts)...Wow what nice sheen. I could never Wink of Stella all that area. this new shimmer spray is Fabulous!!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

PTI Stamp A Faire 2016 Round Up!

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire 2016
Farewell Post
Till next year. I put the cards I made all together for a group shot. I am missing my first(Gallery Intro) one because it went as part of gift for Wedding Tea.  Learned a lot, and for sure will doing these things again. Now I can go and pursues around see what everyone else has posted...oh I have clean up the craft area!!!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Gilded Birthday

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire 2016
Gilded in Gold with Danielle Flanders
Great little project to do. I used Tim Holtz Distress Tarnished Brass paint.Though I did cut the sentiment out the PTI coaster paper, genius! Held the paint well and you get a sturdy piece to work with. This is going to in handy around Holiday time for sure.
PTI cardstock/ Hibiscus Burst; Beautiful Brushstrokes Patterned Paper
PTI Dies/ Big Basic: Birthday
Dots/ Starform: Pink
MFT Die/ Frame:Blueprints #20
Happy Crafting
Barbara

PTI Blog Hop Happy Flowers

PTI Blog Hop
Here is my card using One Big Happy Dies and Stamps. Lots of Berry Sorbet, Soft Stone, and Aqua Mist.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Pointillism Violet

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire 2016
Pointillism Play with Heather Nichols


I followed the directions for Heathers Pointillism Art. It was fun to see the flower come to life. Well I hope mine does not have the measles! I love dots but yes this was a challenge!! I did score my cardstock for more intrest on the base.
PTI Cardstock/ Winter Wisteria; Craft Cardstock
PTI Stamps/ Year of the Flowers: Violet, Polka Dot Basics
PTI Dies/ Grand Curvy Greetings: Hello, Noted A-2
PTI Inks/ Plum Pudding, Winter Wisteria; Enchanted Evening, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse
Silver Dots/ Starform
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Watercolor Mum

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire 2016
Watercolor Like a Master with Kay Miller
Here is my card for this challenge! I love it! I followed her directions in the video and what a fun techniqie. Using the Mum the Word stamp set to make the flowers just sing! Her color choices are so vibrant (must use them again!). I have been using this set to make some one layer cards, but this was just a whole new look. What great use for some older flower sets with no dies.
PTI Ink/
Berry Sorbet
Summer Sunrise
Ripe Avocado
Simly Chartreuse
Limeaide Ice
PTI Cardstock/ Berry Sorbet
Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Tim Holtz Distress Paint/ Abandoned Coral
Clear Sequins Darice
Frame Die My Favorite Things/ Bluprints #20
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Simple Thanks

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire 2016
Masterpiece Inspirations with the Team
I created this card using the artist Warren Kimble, "Welcome Pineapple". Team designer Melissa Phillps choose this artist. I don't if captured simple folk art/ clean line look but it is close as it going to get:)
I used the older more traditional pineapple from PTI  First Fruits collection.Stamped my pineapple in Delicata gold, and the rest in Ripe Avocado on some craft card stock. Trimmed that in Ripe Avocado paper. As base I placed on the Chicken Scratch Gingham paper. The thanks is die from PTI Grand Curvy Greetings. There is no welcome die or stamp that fit here or even my stash...um mm!? A block lettering did not feel right..after all mine is a card!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Starry Night Thanks

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire 2016
Starry Night with Amy Sheffer
I made the background using the directions posted, and just love way it turn out. Must confess I do more die cutting but this time I really going to get inky. Love that!
I used lots of inks and you really cannot tell, plus did the tree thing with make up wedge and brush!!(here I did use black reinker and it did work). This something I am going to do again.
Suppplies:
PTI Inks/ Enchanted Evening
Winter Wisteria
Hibiscus Burst
Aqua Mist
New Leaf
Memento Black Reinker
Tim Holtz Distress Paint Brushed Pewter
Sequins Darice
Stars/ Starform
PTI Die/ Big Basics; Thanks
Cardstock PTI/ Soft Stone, Enchanted Evening
Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Carstock
Blue Glitter Twine/ Meri Meri

Happy Crafting
 Barbara

Happy Flowers

Papertrey Ink Stamp A Faire/ 2016
Share Your Masterpiece

Post a Card You Are Very Proud Of
I this one is one my favorites. I was inspired by the Planner covers. I made a set of these cards to give give to to some friends at a bridal tea.
All products are from Paprtrey Ink. I used the Bigger Blooms set for the flowers; and One Big Happy Stamp and Die Collection.Horizontal Stripe Die.
Aqua Mist and Soft Stone Paper
Orange Zest, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse Ink.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Lovely Starfish-Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Simon  Says Stamp
Wednesday Challenge
Inspiration Color Board
Well this my take on this week challenge board. I used the starfish stamp and from Simon Says Stamp set Sail Away. The sentiment is from lawn Fawn/ Thanks.The background panels are from My Favorite Things/ Horizontal Cover Up, I did move the panels around a bit to fit the starfish. I also popped it up for more dimension . The twine is from May Arts.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Notched Flowers -String Art PTI/ MIM #255

Papertrey Ink 
Make It Monday # 255- String Art
This weeks challenge was to make a card using your dies adding sting art. I went with the PTI Notched flower dies. I used the two medium and one small. The large one seemed to over whelm the whole card for this project.These did work nicely b/c I never had matching stamps (totally missed that one!) and return on the pattern is very flower like.
Using the PTI Pale Peony paper I edged the notched flower PTI Hibiscus Burst Ink, did my string art with some May Arts Twine. They are layered over the New Leaf die cut out in craft paper, inked up in Hero Arts Wet Cement Ink then edged in Tim Holtz Distress Crayons/ Gray. I used Soft Stone card stock and the polka dot soft stone patterned paper all from PTI. The sentiment is from PTI Global Greetings.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July 2016

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Anything Goes
My fourth of  July card I will getting out to a few relatives and friends!
The rays are stamped from the Hero Arts background stamp using Love Letter ink by Memento.( OK I just got a Misti ... and I LOVE IT!!!!)
Sentiment stamped in Enchanted Evening by PTI. I added die cut stars from Spellbinders using glitter paper from American Crafts. That is little Navy Candi Dot to finish the card off. All the die cut stitching is from Little Inkers Dies.
Have A Happy and Safe 4th of July Everyone!
Happy Crafting
Barbara

PTI Stenciling with Texture Paste MIM #254

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #254
Stenciling With Texture Paste
I decided to give this one try ... because well I actually have the paste I thought well now is as good as time to use it (or lose it because it is going to turn into cement!). In fact I made my own stencil out of the Cover Plate Peony Die. Just  cut it up in some card stock, a bit of taping, and turned the paper around so I did not break the petals between. It worked.
I definitely got to get some real stencils but I like flowers mostly so I will just wait for some other designs as they come out. The texture paste grabs color so easy, and was even easier to work with than I thought!
Dies/ PTI-Noted Scalloped  A2 Die Collection; Sentiment/ Thanks- Wet Paint Collection; Cover Plate: Peony Die (Faux Stencil)
Ink/ PTI-New Leaf, Lime-aid Ice, Hibiscus Burst
Card stock/ PTI-Pale Peony, Lime-aid Ice; Neenah-Solar White
Twine/ May Arts-Pink
Pearls/ Hero Arts
Texture Paste/ Ranger
Happy Crafting
Barabara

Ideas Start With Coffee

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
So I picked some bright happy summer coffee cups for those chats to come with new plans while drinking that favorite beverage! I used Stamps and dies from Verve Stamps sooo cute.
 To help my coffee "pop" it was die cut in brown card stock, then I die cut it in  some yellow fun foam. I left some of pieces in the letters to add more color. The pattern paper was then die cut at the corner, then trimmed up. Glued the card stock word to the yellow foam and inserted the word with liquid adhesive at the top of the word. The entire panel was placed on foam to match the height then adhered to the Summer Sunrise colored card base by PTI.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Birthday Wishes

Papertrey Ink
Create Along With Us -June 2016
Find Inspiration from the release products- and I guess I did! They are releasing these A2 note card dies (the size that caught my eye) contained in the set are some more similar frames with stitching and cutting but with embossing possibilities as well. Also released are more word dies adding to this set similar in size.
Dies/PTI-Birthday Wishes; Embroiderer Frames/ Dots Die
Card-stock/ PTI-Aqua Mist; Hawaiian Shores
Patterned Paper/Pebbles-Garden Party
Gemstones/ Bo Bunny
Happy Crafting
Barbara