Papertrey Ink September 2013 Blog Hop Challenge | Wreaths

 

Hello there fellow Papertrey Ink friends.  I am thrilled to be able to once again participate in this month's blog hop after a month away.  I was so excited I even dreamed about making a card for the hop! 

 

This month's theme is:

 



 

For more information or to see the other amazing projects go to Nichole Heady's blog HERE.

 

Here's my wreath project: 

 

 

After some crash and burns failed attempts at wreath-making I finally came up with a super simple design using a frame from Mat Stack 2 Collection stamp set which I stamped 4 times.  I then added some dots from the Daydreamer stamp set and a flower from Mini Blooms that I stamped upon its matching die.  The sentiment is also from Mat Stack 2 Collection.  I added some Stickles to each of the circled...needed a little glitter, don't you think?  Last is the strip of patterned paper which has all three of the main colors added under the panel with adhered with foam adhesive.

 

 

 

 

There you have it.  Thank you so very much for visiting my blog.  It was an honor to be among all you crazy talented stampers!

 

Happy creating,

Shay.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: mat stack 2 collection, daydreamer and mini blooms, Papertrey Ink

Ink: soft stone, raspberry fizz, aqua mist and harvest gold, Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: stamper's select white, Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: kate & co Cambridge Court 6x6 paper pad, My Mind's Eye

Dies: mini blooms die collection, Papertrey Ink 

Other: Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; star dust Stickles, Ranger; foam adhesive

Man Oh Man Monday No. 20 | Hip Hip Hooray


Hello, hello, hello!  Today I am bringing you some fun, bright and happy birthday cards for twin boys turning 6.  I used printables from Studio Calico and Emily Merritt Designs along with stamps from Studio Calico and Paper Wings Productions.

Don't you love the adorable balloon animal?  If you missed out on this one from Studio Calico I recommend buying the equally charming and sweet Party Animal stamp set from Avery Elle.

Card No. 1

 

Card No. 2

 

 

For some variation in the cards I colored in each balloon animal with its own color with Copic markers and changed up some of the journaling cards mounted behind the balloon animal journaling card.  I also added the opposite color for a little pop on the photo corner cut from the frame from Life Framer.

 

 

For added dimension on the balloon animal journaling card layer I added some dimensional adhesive under the edges, but not the center of the journaling card.  To give the notebook page journaling card more interest I punched holes, cut into the holes and curled up the edges.

 

 

What do you think?  I hope my cousins like them.  Hope you have a wonderful week!

Happy creating,
Shay.

Supplies:
Digital: April Printable by Geralyn Sy (aka In a Creative Bubble), May Printable by Marcy Penner (aka Hello Forever) and July Printable by Marcy Penner (aka Hello Forever), Studio Calico; Hey There and Shine, Emily Merritt Designs
Stamps: stamp set from Coconut Grove Add-On Card Kit, Studio Calico; life framer, Paper Wings Productions
Ink: tuxedo black Memento, Tsukineko; cough syrup and spice tin, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger
Cardstock: white, Georgia-Pacific; solar white, Neenah Paper
Patterned paper: Sketchbook 6x6 paper pad, Amy Tangerine/American Crafts; dilly dally "curious" petals from miss caroline collection, My Mind'e Eye
Other: journaling cards, Studio Calico; chevron border die, Avery Elle; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; sewing machine, Brother; mint blue (B01), manganese blue (B34), mignonette (YG11), chartreuse (YG13) and skin white (E00), Copic; seal punch, Martha Stewart Crafts; twilight sprinklers color mist, October Afternoon; hole punch, Fiskars; tiny attacher, Tim Holtz; foam dimensional adhesive

 

Man Oh Man Monday No. 19 | Enjoy the Journey

Good evening! Using some chipboard pieces from the Fact & Fiction collections by Basic Grey along with some patterned paper from Fact by Basic Grey, some stamps from Basic Grey and Sn@p! Studio by Simple Stories and a new die (it also comes with cool stamps too) from 7Gypsies/Hampton Art/Sizzix I made this vaguely office-y/vintage card:

That's it for me for now.  Hope you have a joyous week.

Happy creating,
Shay.

Supplies:
Stamps: carbonated background, Basic Grey/Hero Arts; snapshots, sn@p! studio by Simple Stories
Ink: charcoal mid-tone, Hero Arts Shadow Ink; weather vane, Jenni Bowlin for Ranger
Cardstock: white, Georgia Pacific
Patterned paper: 6x6 paper pad from Fact collection, Basic Grey
Other: designer chipboard stickers from Fact & Fiction collections, Basic Grey; Gypsy Files Stamp & Die-cut (file die cut), 7Gypsies/Hampton Art/Sizzix; Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; sewing machine, Brother; tiny attacher, Tim Holtz; Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, We R Memory Keepers; dimensional adhesive

Avery Elle's June AEI♥U Challenge Part No. 2

Happy Sunday!  As I am on a crafting/blogging roll, Thursday night I made a second attempt at the Avery Elle's June AEI♥U Challenge.   You can find my first attempt HERE. 

 

 

This time around I began with the adorable smaller tag from the Simply Tags: Everyday die designed by uber talented Nina Yang (yes she created the sketch above too).  I cut 4 tags out of the My Girl 6x6 paper pad by American Crafts...such a sweet collection with pretty summery colors.  I added some grey and white baker's twine to each tag.  Now this is when things got dicey.  I ended up playing around with these four tags a lot.  And I mean a lot.  Some cards come together quickly and easily and others just don't.  This one was hard fought.

Here's the great sketch by Nina Yang again:

I decided to emboss the white panel with a nifty honeycomb embossing folder which mimics the hexagons found on the multi-colored hexagon patterned paper.  I pulled out the yellow from the hexagon patterned paper and stamped the sentiment from Air Mail and then die cut it out. 

A little digression, if I may.  Mail and travel themes go for my jugular.  They slay me.  I can't resist them.  Seriously, can...not...resist.  So imagine how thrilled I was with Air Mail.  More thrilled than the camel on hump day.  Watch out as I have a We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board coming my way and I have not even scratched the surface on this baby!  End of my little digression.

After placing the tags on the panel I figured what it needed was a central image.  I went through chipboard, pages of stickers, cabochons and diecuts until I found a lovely diecut from the Amy Tangerine/American Crafts' Yes, Please collection Bits (die cut cardstock shapes).  It was adorable, but not the right colors and a tad big for what I needed.  Still it was a jumping off point.  (Note to self: next Avery Elle order add Petals and Stems).

Here's my inspiration by Amy Tangerine/American Crafts from the Yes, Please collection:

I got out a pencil and drew a rose and some leaves in a similar fashion, painted it in with watered down Distress Markers and to get the right tone distressed the flower with Distress Inks.  Now I was getting somewhere!

I adhered everything down onto the white panel.  Then I added some aqua blue sequins (needed some sequins!) and some stickles to the flower and leaves just for something extra.  Last I adhered the white panel to a yellow card base.

Voila!  The tale of a challenging card.  I hope you enjoy it and thank you for staying with me during my rambling.

Happy creating,
Shay.

Supplies:
Stamp: Air Mail, Avery Elle
Ink: harvest gold, Papertrey Ink; antique linen and scattered straw, Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger
Cardstock: stampers select white, Papertrey Ink; yellow, stash
Patterned Paper: My Girl 6x6 paper pad, American Crafts
Die: Simply Tags: Everyday die, Avery Elle
Other: Cuttlebug, Provo Craft; Honeycomb embossing folders, Lifestyle Crafts; circle nestabilities dies, Spellbinders; baker's twine, Whisker Graphics; pencil; worn lipstick, spiced marmalade and barn door, Tim Holtz Distress Markers, by Ranger; paint brush; water; Inkssentials ink blending tool, Ranger; aqua sequins, Studio Calico; star dust stickles, Ranger;dimensional adhesive