pti paper layers

 

I enjoy making and sending cards for thanksgiving.  I like especially like the “soft” feeling I was able to create with this card.

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  sequin - avery elle

fun twist on Thanksgiving

I love to send Thanksgiving cards - there are so many people I am grateful for and I want to let them know!  Here is a fun twist on a traditional card:

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink, my favorite things
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  stampin’ up

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

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

paper weaving

It's hard to believe that I've been away from my little blog for TWO months!  Moving was a total nightmare, but I have a great creative space upstairs in our new house . . . pics to come real soon!  I'm making an 8x8 album of my grandson's first year for my daughter and her husband (they will add the photos and journaling - I'm just creating the page layouts).  As I'm looking at this photo, I see that I'm going to have to find a better spot to take pictures because those "pinkish" looking embellishments are actually red!

 

 

 

Papertrey Ink's

Make it Monday

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stamps:  stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink, my favorite things

embellishments:  buttons - my stash; crochet thread

 



fall is just around the corner

Schools started WAY too early around here this year - the middle of August! Noble Orchards has just opened for the fall season - we can get apples right up to the first day of spring.  We were pleasantly surprised last Friday when they were still picking peaches, so we bought an entire lug!

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up

dies: papertrey ink 

embellishments:  divine twine; button - papertrey ink

oven fresh accents

I did it!  I completed all of the challenges . . . Melissa's "Earthquake Cake" is gone . . . so I guess the party's over  :( 

It will probably take me a week to clean up, but I sure enjoyed creating to my heart's content!

stamps:  papertrey ink, rubber stampede

papers:  stampin' up

die:  sizzix

embellishments:  glass beads & Suze Weinberg's gold ultra thick embossing powder from my stash

tea staining

                                  

I've always wanted to make one of Melissa Phillip's "fluffy" flowers, so this was the perfect opportunity!  I tea-stained muslin, die cut the flower and then stamped it.  It took a few minutes to get the right combination of layers . . . and voila!

stamp:  stampin' up
papers:  stampin' up
dies:  papertrey ink, stampin' up
embossing folder: cuttlebug
fabrics & trim:  from my stash
button:  papertrey ink

In a Creative Rut? Accept a "Challenge"

There are plenty of stamping/cardmaking/scrapbooking challenges online to choose from - I've found myself wanting to back away from a few, but have been pleasantly surprised with my results!

I'm going to need a few Thanksgiving cards, so here's my take on this challenge:



supplies:  stampin' up - ink, cardstock, patterned paper, label die, embossing foler, metal loop, button; quickutz - flower die; papertrey - stamp, border die; cuttlebug - embossing folder; offray - ribbon; the twinery - baker's twine

Summer is Over . . .

Well, not so fast there . . . we still have a couple of weeks left, but this houndstooth and fleece kept calling to me to create something warm and cozy :)

(inside, "I am even more grateful for you" - love those papertrey sentiments)

supplies:  stampin up - ink, cardstock, button, thread; papertrey - sentiments;

flair - patterned paper; sizzix - die; fleece, with a texture of it's own