Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,
I've had quite a day today.  My computer had a nasty virus from a file I recieved from a customer, so I've been fighting with it all day long.  Things are still not 100%, but I wanted to at least get this posted!!!

The Challenge:
May is the month when many flowers finally go into full bloom after a long winter's sleep. For the blog hop this month we want to see your favorite take on flowers. You can stamp backgrounds, create custom floral embellishments, showcase unique flower center additions (buttons, rhinestones, beads, etc...), flowers die-cut from different materials (like fabric, felt, vellum, etc...) or anything else you can dream up! We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!I have included an inlinkz list below for you to add your link to your blog hop project. This new type of link list will allow you to select a thumbnail to go along with your link, making it easy to go back and find a project later that might have perked your interest.



I used the exclusive Four of a Kind Set from the 2010 CHA for this one.

The stems don't show up very well in this picture, but they are there!!!

Thanks for stopping by today -enjoy the rest of the Hop!!!



Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop!

It's that time again - Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop! Woo hoo!! This month, the challenge was to use scallops.  Since I happen to love scallops and I use them all the time, this one was right up my alley!

I used Background Basics: Sheet Music for the background and the Bitty Birds set for the sentiment and main focal image.  I tried to challenge myself by not using any premade patterned paper.  I wanted to make my own patterns and I did!

I used a QuickKutz die for the scalloped circle and I punched the little holes around the edges to give it a little something extra.  The edge of the card was created by using a PTI die.

I had to use fun, bright colors for this one to combat the wintery weather we're having here in Chicago.  It seems like snow is predicted almost every day.  I'm ready for Spring!

Thanks for stopping by and I'd love to hear any feedback you have!

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop

I'm particpating in the PTI Blog Hop today! The challenge:

New Year's Resolution

With the new year comes a clean slate along with many resolutions. This month's blog hop challenge involves you challenging yourself to use a Papertrey stamp set that has yet to see ink or even one that might be collecting a little dust! Go through your stash and see what little used treasure it might hold.

So, today I have a quick little card for you.  I used the cupcake from Baby Button Bits since I've never used that one before.  This is a set that I often look at, but almost never use and I just don't know why.  There are so many cute elements!!!

Here's the card:

I did some paper piecing for the cupcake and I also used stamps from Little Bitty Bird and Mixed Messages.  I stamped the bottom elements with VersaInk green and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder.  For the cupcake, I used some Copics to give a little shading on the base and on the leaves.  The button is tied with a smidge of Baker's Twine.  I don't normally do rectangular cards OR use black as the base, so these were two new things for me.  I know the photograph isn't great - I didn't have any natural light since I did this one at night.  Photoshop can only take me so far!!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the Hop!!!!

 



November Papertrey Blog Hop

Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is the monthly Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.  This month's challenge was to create a holiday tag or two.  I made two tags.

Here is the first one:

 I stamped the "Merry & Bright" sentiment in the lower right corner of some DCVW stock and I drew a border around the whole tag.

I used a stamp from the "Flourishes" set and I added stars to the tips of the flourish. 

I created a Rosette using my Martha Stewart Scoreboard.  I colored in some Hero Arts flowers with Copics and I added a star embellie in the center.  


I added some ribbon and red Baker's Twine to finish the tag up.




Now, onto the second tag!

 I cut some Kraft cardstock to make the base.  I used a stamp from "Background Basics" in VersaMark Ink for the background.  I stamped the candy canes from the "Holiday Friendship Jar Filler" and colored them in with Copics and a Spica Glitter Pen.  I die cut a flower and rick rack using PTI dies and combined them with a button and some Baker's Twine.  I added some Fresh Snow Ink for the base of the "To" and "From" and then stamped black over it.  I also added Fresh Snow to the top of the card and I inked some brown around all of the edges.



To finish it off, I added some green ribbon and some polka dot ribbon to hold it onto the tag.





The two finished tags are below together.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the Blog Hop!

-Chrissie

September Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Fall is here!!!! For the Blog Hop this month (http://www.papertreyink.com/bloghop.html), we had to use a technique we learned from another stamper.  I decided to use the Cracked Glass technique I first saw on Heather Nichol's blog (http://http://www.pinefeather.typepad.com//).  I just love this look! Even though it can be a tad time consuming, I think the results are worth it!

I used the Vintage Picnic stamp set and colored them in with Copics.  I cut the image out and stamped it with VersaMark ink.  Then, I covered it with clear embossing powder and used a heat gun to heat the powder.  I re-embossed and heated four times.  I know that I should use the thicker embossing powder for this technique, but I don't have any! After the image is nice and thick and shiny, I bent it to crack the 'glass.'  Then, I went over the entire think with some distressing ink to fill in the cracks.  I wiped the excess ink off with a paper towel and voila - cracked glass!

I cut and dry embossed some Kraft cardstock with the totally awesome Woodgrain Impression Plate.  This was my first time using a PTI impression plate and it is the best that I've found! I was sooooo impressed with how well it came out! Then I die cut a window using the Mat Stack 3 die and I inked up the woodgrain to make it look real.  I attached the embellishment onto the inside with some more stamped images and I added a few pumpkins to the bottom corner of the card.

This is the first card I've made that is using strictly PTI products (with the exception of the paper).  Here is the finished product:

Thanks for looking and I'll see you in the forums later! I can't wait to check out all of the other projects!