last minute santa

 

 

I opted for simple designs for my Christmas cards this year (no matter how much I try to plan ahead, there just never seems to be enough time to do all of the little things I would like to during the holidays) - I chose beautiful color combinations, patterned paper, interesting shapes and a bit of sparkle . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  pebbles inc, stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things, sizzix

embellishments:  sequins - darice

twine & tags

this is a quick but oh, so cute Christmas card - in a couple of hours I had multiples ready to send around the country! (the vellum background is a tag die turned upside down and then I used the sentiment strip to cover the hole)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  embossing powder- stampendous; baker's twine - hemptique; jewel - k&company 

faux stained glass

PAPERTREY INK'S

Make it Monday

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stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  perfect pearls

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a simple but elegant card created by watercoloring an acrylic stamp block - adding a touch of silver embossing powder and a beautiful silver ribbon to pull it all together for Christmas . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamp:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  pewter embossing powder - stampin' up; ribbon - scrap from my stash

december 2017 papertrey ink create along with us

 

 

 

I'm really in to purples right now and I love how Betsy contrasted the deep colors with white . . .

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, watercolor paper
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  ribbon - scrap

fms317

 

just a sweet little note of encouragement for a special person . . .

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  ribbon - offray; embroidery thread - dmc

 

November 2017 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I've come to love fall ALMOST as much as I love spring and Thanksgiving has become a time when I not only send cards to family far away, but I've taken the opportunity to send an additional thank you to those who have touched our lives in special ways during the year . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up
papers:  doodlebug, my favorite things, stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink, stampin' up
embellishments:  ribbon - offray; button - papertrey ink

October 2017 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

 

 

When the opportunity to create a masculine card presents itself, I go for it . . . they're such a challenge for me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

 

 

monster thank you

we just spent a couple of fun-filled weeks with two of our little grandchildren - we returned home to cool and crispy fall weather (and I LOVE it!) so I was excited to pull out some fall papers and stamps.

 

 

I spent HOURS creating halloween crafts with the kiddos, so I know they'll love these little monsters . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  my favorite things

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  washi tape - stampin' up

hello . . .

 

this sweet little thank you note was created from my scrap bin . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

papers:  stampin' up, american crafts, pink paisley

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  enamel dot - stampin' up

for you

 

 

 

 

black backgrounds - I love them . . . and I love the flowing florals and greenery of the inspiration photo . . .

 

 

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  twine - artc

mixing florals

 

 

I love how these beautiful blue berries compliment the pretty mums . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

blessed

 

I've loved the fabulous wreaths in this month's release so I thought I'd create a few thanksgiving cards - I had forgotten just how much I love rustic white cardstock - it's a softer white and has those fun little random flecks in it . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  paperttrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink, pebbles, my mind's eye

die:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  jewel - k&company; ribbon - stampin' up

weathered florals

 

 

(clean & layered)

 

 

a sweet friend is moving away and I sure am going to miss her!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  sequins - avery elle

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I'm thrilled to be a guest star stamper for color throwdown's challenge this week and I love this color combination . . .

I created a fun masculine card for my son-in-law . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

small images

Papertrey Ink's

MAKE IT MONDAY

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I  stacked three small images vertically from papertrey ink's "quilted: spring" set to create a simple little get well card for a friend . . .

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

tickled pink

 

 

we are blessed to have another little granddaughter arriving this fall (and another grandson, too!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  button - papertrey ink; embossing powder

summer berries

 

luscious summer berries in my favorite shades of purple . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  rhinestones - stampin' up

glamping

 

a fun card for a fabulous camping friend, in her favorite color . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

papers:  my favorite things, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  button - creative café

 

off to preschool . . .

 

our little grandson is off to preschool this week and he couldn't be more excited!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket

faux iron

 

 

I love the "iron" backdrop for these pretty flowers . . .

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  button - papertrey ink

stitched felt cookies (or donuts, in this case)

 

 

mint chip pantone chip!  (our family is obsessed with chocolate mint anything!  I even used glossy accents to make the punched paper look like "jimmies")

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  my favorite things, papertrey ink

punch:  stampin' up

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink, clip - from my stash, glossy accents

stitched layered embellishments

well, this card took me all morning to put together!
 * tip:  I arranged all of the felt flowers on the card front, then took a quick picture with my phone - it made the gluing everything back down a snap!

stamps:  papertrey ink
paper:  papertrey ink
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink; embossing powder

inked woodgrain texture

 

 

I used a beautiful taupe cardstock as my background for soft, feminine colors . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embossing folder:  tim holz - sizzix

embellishment:  button - papertrey ink