fabulous friends . . .

. . . we all have them, but do they know just how much we love and appreciate them?

 

 

(I love this tree - it reminds me of the almond trees in blossom right now)

stamps:  stampin' up, papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
embellishments:  button - papertrey ink

you are just the ticket . . .

another "letter" for my favorite 2 1/2 yr old grandson's mailbox (I can say "favorite" because he's my ONLY grandson ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket; paperclip

nature inspired

a quick retirement card for a co-worker . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  button - papertrey ink

ctd 380

"leftovers" card . . . I was sorting thru some scraps and diecuts I didn't end up using on some other projects - I loved this combo, so I stuck it all together to create a mini thank you for my work stash!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, scraps

dies:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

embellishment:  rhinestone - studio calico

 

cQc #329

just a quick little note for my stash at work . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  sequins - darice

 

 

special delivery

santa gave my little grandson a mailbox for christmas, so I've been sending scrap notes to put in his mailbox every few days (he keeps telling his mommy that he "needs more letters") . . . so here is the one I put together this morning . . .

MAKE IT MONDAY

#239

CUSTOMIZING PATTERNED PAPER

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishment:  baker's twine - stampin' up

alphabet soup

one last anniversary post on this lovely valentine's eve - a quirky little love note using 4 out 5 letters in my last name . . .

 

stamps:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, studio calico, heidi swapp
papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, we r memory keepers
dies:  papertrey ink
punch:  stampin' up
embellishments:  black stone - my stash

snail mail

sending some love to the crew at papertrey ink's warehouse . . .

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink

cootie catcher colors

this was a unique method of creating a color combo:

 

 

 

and I love the results!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

papers:  stampin' up, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

other:  prang watercolors



muted watercolors

I'm totally inspired by all of the fabulous watercolor techniques demonstrated by the papertrey ink design team . . . so I inked up my stamps and then touched them to a tray I spritzed with water before stamping them on watercolor paper . . . I love the softness it creates!

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up, watercolor paper
embellishments:  washi tape - target valentine products; seam binding - may arts

squares squared . . .

more of Papertrey Ink's 9th Anniversary fun . . .

Here's the challenge:
1. Create a new card that features nine 1-1/2" squares, each altered in a different way.  Mount them all onto a 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" square card base.
2. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product.  

And here's my take:

 



stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up
die:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  washi tape - stampin' up; baker's twine - the pebbles in my pocket; jumbo paperclip

scrap valentine tag

5 MINUTE GRAB CHALLENGE

 

I always do a little prep work prior to Papertrey Ink's anniversary festivities and stamp-a-faire (it really narrows my focus and thus, I become much more productive).  The most important thing I do is make a list of projects I need to create and a few ideas for each . . .

 

I wanted to create something vintage-ish to really make my mother's valentines day gift special (she's 85) so I grabbed my folders of red patterned paper scraps, and the black one, too. I had already decided to make a tag, so I grabbed a tag die, heart die, a  stamp set and it's coordinating die - I thought about crocheted lace, but settled on a scrap of wrinkled seam binding.

 

It just took some trimming and distressing of all the scraps and . . . voila!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  scraps

dies:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

embellishments:  seam binding - stampin' up; pearl - darice

 

 

 

 

color & pattern

WARDROBE INSPIRATION CHALLENGE

Unfortunately, I don't have anything in my closet that's "inspiring" in any way, shape OR form!!!!
(but I had pinned this cute fabric mini bag, mostly because I loved the color/pattern combo, so this became my inspiration for this challenge)

 

 

here's my colorful creation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

papers:  papertrey ink

die - my favorite things

embellishments:  washi tape - unknown brand; button - papertrey ink

 

no pink . . .

It's one of my FAVORITE times of the year  :)

 

 COLOR RECIPE CHALLENGE

I loved all of the color recipes, but I wanted to try a color combo I wouldn't normally use, so I chose Melissa's beautiful soft colors.  I didn't have exact matches (I'm going to have to order autumn rose, because it really is pretty with the lavender moon), so my card turned out quite bright!

I'm always drawn to pink, so I tried Amy's recipe next because it didn't include pink . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

die:  papertrey ink

punch:  stampin' up

embellishment:  sulky thread