embossed vellum balloons

A festive birthday card with embossed vellum balloons . . .

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  american crafts, papertrey ink, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  buttons- my stash

ice cream birthday card

A fun little birthday card I created with the hint of an old fashioned ice cream parlor:

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  american crafts, stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  flower - prima; mini brad

flower bouquet card

 

I “stamped” diluted ink in each corner of the cardstock panel to create a subtle background for this card.  A white embossed sentiment on vellum adds a soft element to contrast the saturated colors of the bouquet.

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin’ up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments: sequin - avery elle

iridescent sequins

I love this patterned paper by american crafts, but I wanted to soften the feeling of this birthday card, so I used vellum for the butterfly - white embossing on vellum is ALWAYS a good idea.  I added a bit of ink to the back side of the butterfly for dimension.  The sequins are iridescent - so sparkly!

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  american crafts, papertrey ink, stampin’ up

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  sequins- papertrey ink; jewel - close to my heart

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I had even less time than usual to make christmas cards this year, so I tried to stick to simple designs. I love the bright colors with these modern trees!

stamps:  papertrey ink, paper smooches
papers:  stampin’ up, papertrey ink
embellishments:  sequins - avery elle

lucky!

just a little st. patrick's day fun for my grandchildren . . .

 

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  papertrey ink
dies:  papertrey ink
embellishments:  button - stampin' up; baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket

have a beautiful day

  

 

 

I love the light and breezy feeling I was able to achieve for this challenge . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  vellum - papertrey ink; watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

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

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Make it Monday

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stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishment:  perfect pearls

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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

 

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

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

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

paper scraps with vellum overlay

 

I'm SO glad I'm not the only one with a huge scrap bin - and my goal is to shrink it!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  scraps, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  felt - papertrey ink; baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket; button - papertrey ink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 2017 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

I can't quite bring myself to put the fruit & veggie stamps away - they are oh, so appropriate, for our bountiful summers here in the Sacramento valley . . . and this little combo seems to create a little relief from the heat wave we're having . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink

dies:  papertrey ink, sizzix

 



flutter

a splash of pink & orange watercolors - one of my very favorite color combos - and a vellum butterfly with a few sequins for a touch of sparkle (and I always make the envelope as pretty as the card inside it) . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  stampin' up, watercolor paper

dies:  papertrey ink

embellishments:  sequins - avery elle; paperclip - office depot

curved sentiments

it was WAY too windy/sneezy to work in the yard today, so I'm inside, stamping to my heart's content!  missing my little 3 year old grandson, who sleeps with an entire family of monkeys, I thought he would enjoy finding this in his mailbox next week ;)

 

 

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MAKE IT MONDAY

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stamps:  papertrey ink

papers:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

dies:  papertrey ink

punches:  stampin' up

embellishments:  baker's twine - pebbles in my pocket  

 



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