Fall Thanksgiving

Lawn Fawn
Lawn Fawnatics Autumn Challenge
For my card I paired a few sets to make a warm fall day...sending a Thanksgiving greeting.
Forest Feast Stamps and Dies
Mail Box Dies
Youv'e Got Mail Stamps and Dies
Love Letters Stamps and Dies
The pattern paper has a varied inking blended into it already an adds glow or shading depending the the cut.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Trick or Treat Frame

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Make It Monday Add Patterns to Frames
This week challenge is to add a pattern to frame either stamped or using pattern paper. I went with a Halloween card. Using some bright Authentique paper from the Halloween Essentials pack for the frame.The small die cut bits are from Tiny Town : Spookville set. (spider is from Paper Smooches) Die cut sentiment is PTI Trick or Treat Word set. I also inked the background in Tim Holltz Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Enclosed Birthday

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Incorporating Packing Dies on Your Cards
For my card I used the Enclosed Die Series : Birthday. It comes with a full set to make a present package tag... so I turned that into a shaker card. This was made masculine (for the DH) by using the PTI Little Argyle pattern paper. Since the the color Weathervane came out it even made this paper easier to use! I used the set Woderful words: Birthday for the sentiment die cut out in Soft Stone.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Crepe Paper Birthday

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Make It Monday Challenge Glitter Inlays

This weeks challenge is to use Glitter as part of the area or inlay potion of the design element of the die. Well I do not use loose Glitter as it create much crafting mess (the DH one rule buy everything you want but no glitter!). So sacrifices must be made... and small amounts of high quality glitter paper is bought and used well sparingly! So really this one compromise I can live with...there are so many other things to buy:)

For my card today I used the background paper from the Hooray! patterned paper set. Then die cut out from Sweet Blush cardstock, the For You Tags Die set: using the "Happy"die and in pink glitter paper in the Basic die. The Birthday die and  sentiment is from Wonderful Words: Birthday.  I stamped the 'to you' in Hibiscus Burst Ink.  Then added stitching around the edges using the Lil' Inker die. May Arts pink twine and some Echo Park enamel dots finished the card off.

I have been away on vacation but made it back in time for Stamp-A- Faire; and have to it was so much being there! The event went by so fast..like being at wedding, next thing you know it is over!  I learned  so much..especially making a journal books... I only hope to do it again.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

Take It Easy

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Make It Monday : Above and Below
The idea here is to have element above and below the sentiment areas. So for my card today I used the Take It Easy set to make a get well card today. This was a difficult challenge in that finding stamps/ dies and keeping them in portion with balance. I did pop up my sentiment to help tuck the elements in the area.
Overall it is good and I love my girly pajama's!
PTI
Take It Easy  Stamps and Dies
Pure Poppy Patterned Paper
Other
Copic Markers
Memento Ink/ Tuxedo Ink; Love Letter
Paper Smooches/ Get Well Die
Memory Box/ Coffee Cup
Starform Glitter Stickers/ Black Silver Dots

Happy Crafting
Barbara

Vintage Summer

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop
Inspiration Photo
For my card I was inspired by the tablecloth and bright flowers. I used the Chicken Scratch Gingham Pattern Paper collection / the black. Then stamping out flower from Vintage Linens masking the large one and the upper one on the left. When adding the leaves, I continued to mask the third flower... did all of the leaves in New Leaf Ink. I put everything on the Tag Sale/ Square Quilting Die.
My inks included Hibiscus Burst, Amethyst Allure, Raspberry Fizz and New Leaf.
For the center I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops.
Happy Crafting
Barbara

MIM PTI / Thank You Teacher

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Make It Monday
Ink Blending on Colored Cardstock
In this weeks challenge we are to do ink blend on colored cardstock! We normally do this on a lot of white.This I must say is an amazing look. I used Autumn Rose cardstock and blended with Pure Poppy Ink as this was a darker color and would show up better on the card. PTI Apple Prints was the choice of stamps all embossed in white. The teacher die cut three times and stacked up for depth.
Happy Crafting
Barbara