Celebrating the Past, Present and Future

I'm sharing today a project I'm most proud of that uses Papertrey Ink products~

This is a card which I created for the most recent video contest.

 (stamps: Papertrey Ink Spruce & Sprigs  dies: Papertrey Ink Winter Woods/Counting My Blessings)

When I see it in my "portfolio" of projects, I know I stretched myself by videotaping and going through the steps of entering.

I'm also proud of coming up with my washi tape dip technique. ;)

I had to find an excuse for my growing washi tape collection.

ahem. ;)

I'm excited to be able to share this other card here also~

(stamps: Papertrey Ink Sparkle & Shine Holiday Additions   dies: Papertrey Ink Sparkle & Shine Words)

Both of my cards use my washi tape dip technique, in which I lay washi on paper and then die cut it for that dipped look.

 In my second card I used the branch die for an embossed look.

Here's the link for the challenge in case you have something you would like to share also~

Celebrating the Past, Present and Future: Favorites

Thank you for stopping by!

 

Stamped Dangles & Some Doodling

I rarely doodle...but I'll do it for a challenge.  ;)

(Papertrey Ink Inspired:Hope/City Scene moon/Grunge Me bird/Tinsel & Tags star and heart(limited edition kit)  die:Papertrey Ink Tinsel & Tags Basics)

Make It Monday #275:Stamped Dangles

hosted by Amy


I even doodled on the circle panel (glad I practiced on the back...it took me five tries to decide baby orange x's would work).


 I found this therapeutic~I'm sure you will too!

Have a lovely Thursday, friends~


wait, it's Thursday, right? 


yes, yes, have a lovely Thursday :)




 

Red, Pink, Chocolate

Chocolate, red and pink~classic Valentine combination!

(stamps:Verve Great Friend/Love Story/More Than Love, Mama Elephant Cup of Wishes dots  die:Verve Lovely Marquee)

Inspired by these colors~

lovely "love", swirly-girly inspiration pic helped too~

I had to redo this card.

One main reason, I can't seem to grasp the power of red.

After carefully stamping the flowers, I initially inked the dots in red.

Know what it looked like?

Yup.

Blood splatters.

No matter how pretty- looks like a crime scene.

I almost always do this when trying to incorporate red.

Good thing there aren't any creatures appearing on this card or it would have looked even worse.

Can't go wrong with chocolate splatters, though~yes please!

Have a good one~

Love & Polka Dots

Here's another quick post~

(dies:Papertrey Ink Songbirds leaves,Newton's Nook Darling Hearts love,Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Elle-Ments)

I went with these colors again~but this time added green.

LOVE the white on green polka dots in this paper!!!!

That's it for me today~I think. ;)

Celebrate With Yellow,Black & Red

I'm doing a quick post here~had time to make a card before the deadline.

(stamps & dies: Papertrey Ink Celebrate Big,Essentials by Ellen Stay Golden)  

I pulled the colors from this photo~

Thanks for stopping in!

 

May Friends Surround You

I try to create sympathy cards now and again~it's easier when I'm not grieving.

(stamp: Verve Forever In Our Hearts sentiment/Great Friend  dies:Verve Great Kindness/Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Elle-ments)

Time Out Challenge #76

'Friends are connected heart to heart, distance and time can't break them apart'

 I love the line "friends surround you" in this verse...

it's a reminder that the recipient is not alone...nor should they be!

I know from personal experience~it's really easy to withdraw from everyone.

I have some loving, pushy friends who refused to let me waste away in a hole alone!

They called/texted~basically bugged me until I would talk it out. ;)

All I wanted was to be left alone.

That's ok now and again...but not for months on end.

My friends shed light at the end of a dark tunnel and I can't imagine being ok without them.

Prayers that you are not alone~