~Last Card for PTI Day 2 5th Anniversary~

Yup, I believe this is my last card for today.

I thoroughly enjoyed assembling some cards using a variety of generous images from 

Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary (Day 2).

I loved them all and wanted to make them all today...but I've run out of steam. LOL.

Here is a masculine card using Lizzie Jones' fantastic ribbon.

(Papertrey Ink downloaded image,Papertrey Ink Grunge Me,Papertrey ink Premium dye true black,Versamark ink,Whispers black embossing powder,American Crafts AC cardstock,Copic gray,Sharpie yellow)

My grey panel was left pointy by running my PTI eyelet lace border die on both sides.  

It's almost postage like.

Love that I can use that die for other looks.

Well, thanks for stopping in today.

I'm going to throw myself on the couch now. ;)

~Tree Die Border~

I think Lisa Johnson's lil' chicks are so cute and I had to showcase them

for Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary (Day 2).

(Papertrey Ink downloaded image, Papertrey Ink In the Meadow tree die, Bazzill cardstock,Memento marker tangelo for tick marks,Sharpie yellow marker, WeRMemory Keepers Maple Grove DP,Georgia pacific white cardbase,Bazzill red,Spellbinders classic circles)

Here's how I made the fun border using the

Papertrey Ink tree die from In the Meadow.

I love to stretch my tools as FAR AS THEY WILL GO.

Totally worth the money when you can do that, and DO. ;)

~Ducky Feet~

I pulled up a digital image today for Less Is More Week 50-One Layer Birds.

I created some "ducky feet" by scoring the ends and fringing grass.

The sentiment was created on my PrintShop.

Thanks for stopping in today~always good to see you. ;)

Supplies: Doodle Pantry LLC Harold Duck (freebie!),sentiment PrintShop Nadine font,Memento,Copic and Sharpie pens,Georgia Pacific White,Martha Stewart Fringe scissors

~Dolphin Wheel~

I have been a fan of Wyland for almost 20 years.

I love the way he brings the ocean to the land dwellers (esp. to those of us who are afraid to scuba dive....ahem.)

Aren't these dolphins sweet?

I didn't place a sentiment because I thought it would throw off the symmetry I was trying to achieve.

This time, I colored with a Sharpie that was the perfect shade of blue/gray.  

I shaded over the top section of each dolphin once more for a darker shading.

This is my second entry for Lawn Fawn CHA Winter 2012 Challenge.

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Critters In the Sea,Georgia Pacific White 110 lb cardstock,Memento Ink tuxedo black and bahama blue,Sharpie,Versamagic cloud white to swipe the edges,Bazzill blue paper,Fiskar's Rotary Cutter Deckle blade

~Shiny, Shiny, Mirrored Paper~

Ooooooh, this paper is PRETTYYYYYYY....but very difficult to photograph.

It's like trying to capture a mirror!

I wouldn't dare stamp on this shimmery copper paper.

The DP has beautiful flowers.

I didn't want to cut through it!

The DCWV floral paper looks like copper in the photo, but it's lighter...like a metallic orange (the gridded paper is the same shimmery color-it's from the DCWV paper pack also).

 I was able to use my "Sizzix phrase" embossing folder I've had for a few years.

It was less than a dollar from the Sizzix online outlet.

I added paper curls (my new thing...can you tell???). ;)

Color inspiration is from the Play Date Cafe PDCC108.

The sketch is inspired by CardPatterns Sketch 143.

Pals Paper Arts 121:Elements of Style Pearls

inspired me to embellish with pearls. 

I used a Sharpie to color some off-white pearls with the closest I had to maroon.

Thank you for stopping by today. ;)

Supplies:

DCWV Natural Stack,Sizzix embossing folder "For You" phrase,flat pearls, Sharpie

~Merii Kurisumasu~

Another NEW ADORABLE stamp to play with...

great opportunity to brush up on my Japanese Katakana.

I went to Japanese school (an hour after grade school) and followed up in High school.

I'm no expert, but I do want to share that there is a special alphabet, Katakana, which is used for English words said with a Japanese pronunciation.

Hence the special "Merii Kurisumasu" (meh ree kuu ree suu mah suu)...

or "Merry Christmas" as you know it. ;)

The "r"s are not pronounced "rrrrrr" but more like a "lllllllrrr" with a roll of the tongue.

It took forever to get that sound to come out of my mouth.

Believe me, I was corrected NUMEROUS times...


"MARINA-SAN, say it again....LLLLLRRRAAAA"


(Marina-san)...."rrraaa"


"ee-eh, (no)


...LLLLLRRRRAAAA".


No worries, I got it (it's embarrassing to twist your tongue and get it to cooperate in front of a room full of children)


It stuck. ;)

Inspiration from Textured to Perfection Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.



Texture's there

with my Spellbinder stacked embossed circles creating lift in the background;

the bendy tree all bendy;


and the crumpled tissue (polka dot green) from
my blog candy win from Jaclyn Miller's blog (just had to credit her generosity one more time).

 

 

I also added a layer of stiff felt for the snow with scribbles of, well,

SCRIBBLES that are glittery by Duncan.

My colors are lended from Color Throwdown #164.

Thank you for stopping in today, it's always a pleasure when you visit. ;)

INFO:

Sister Stamps Shimo-san,MS border punch,Corrugator,My Mind's Eye DP,Kaisercraft DP,Pink Paislee Daily Junque printed sheets,Zva Creative double sided adhesive dots,stiff felt, Spellbinders classic circles,Souffle pens orange and black,Duncan Scribbles 3D paint glittering crystal,Sharpies and Copics

Candy Corn and Copic Stripes

Fun technique at Papertrey's Make It Monday #27 Custom Striped Copic Ribbon.

Nichole made a video tutorial you can check out.

Here's my card.

It's for my brother-in-law who's a gamer.

His birthday is in October.

I don't know why, but I LOVE the look of candy corn stripes!!!

I think they are DARLING.

But, to tone down the DARLING, 

I used Papertrey's Grunge Me and Game On.

I used a Sharpie yellow and Copic YR04 chrome orange to make the stripes on the ribbon and candy corn. 

The white stripe was already there.  I flipped over a white patterned grosgrain ribbon and used the blank side.  I don't know when I'll ever use the patterned side.  I'm not sure what even drew me to that floral pattern!

I used Versamark to stamp the Game On controller and sentiment, and embossed with black ink.

The spiral cord connecting the two controllers is a piece of plastic black coil I usually use for binding notebooks.  

I don't throw anything away..this was a leftover scrap.

My cutie candy corns are triangles I shaped from white card stock and rounded out.

I used a Copics 110 special black marker to edge them.

The Grunge Me splatters are inked with Versamark and embossed in white.

Thanks for peeking in....give the technique a try! ;)

Perty Pocket and Die Cut Mat

I tried something new today...constructing a pocket on my card!

Make It Monday #23 Pockets with Edger Dies

"Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge.  Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and make a pocket of any type on the front of your card."

Now, I don't own edger dies....yet!  But I do have other dies. 

Here is my project:

 

Closeup

Here is the info for constructing the pocket:

Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3 sandwiched between die cuts of Spellbinders Label Four (the smaller one was cut one end at a time, using a smaller set of cutting pads from my Tag-A-Long).

I added small flourishes at the tops from Papertrey's All Booked Up (Look at the sentiment "This is Where I Fall Asleep").  I also used Papertrey's Grunge Me for its flourish on the bottom.  The MIM video inspired me to add those little details.  They DO add pizazz.  

Speaking of pizazz...

look at Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger Perty and Flirty.

Talk about inspiration!  It gave me the stylish theme and yellow/black combo.

Mark's Finest Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge Week 63 inspired me to use a die cut as a mat/background.  I used half of my Sizzix/SU Lattice die as a backdrop.

Thanks for taking the time to stop in. ;)

Info:

Stamps: Papertrey All Booked Up flourish, Papertrey Grunge Me flourish, My Favorite Things Let's Go for a Walk sentiment

Other: Papertrey Mat Stack 3, Spellbinders Label Four for envelope, Spellbinders Label eleven for insert sentiment, Sizzix/Stampin Up Lattice Die, Staz On black ink, Sizzix Texture plate, Want2Scrap bling colored with black Sharpie

Stained Glass Dress Plus Amanda's Card

We are just in time to meet Color Q's Deadline....

My stainglassy look was inspired by this dress online

I used a foam brush (still have my crafty stuff handy) to brush stroke with blue ink.  I sponged the geometric pieces within geometric masks I tried cutting out and laying on the card...it looked too "formal".  At least I could use them for masks!

I say "WE" are just in time, because my Amanda made one too! ;)

I believe she inspired me with her red in the corner (hers was done first!).  Check out her "Going Green"...the right hand corner was salvaged from a border punch container backdrop...how cool is that?

  ColourQ Challenge 90 , we're getting there as fast as we can! ;)

My Card's Info: Inkadinkado Birthday stamps, Staz on ink, Dew Drop Brilliance ink, Red Sharpie to color the ribbon, MS ink, Memento ink

Amanda's card: Basic Grey, Tranquil, MS ink, Sharpie Marker and Memento marker for sentiment, Memento Ink