Make It Monday meets Merry Monday!

WOW, what a fun Make it Monday!

Danielle really knocked it out of the park with this video.

And I am teaming up with a

Merry Monday Christmas Bingo Challenge.

You will have to check out the video because we used toilet paper to make our paper cast with the stamp!  So cool!

And Merry Monday bingo is going from the top right to the bottom left...twine, embossing, red!

I have it covered!

My striped sides where embossed with an Impression Obsession thin stripe stamp and then red inked applied with a dauber.

the sentiment is embossed with Rangers Black Sparkle EP.

 

 

Heart Hugs!



Make It Monday #19: Rock and Roll Technique

I like this technique because it brings a little more dimension to the image...Lisa Johnson from PTI demonstrated this technique for the Make it Monday Post.  I needed a graduation card from college card for my niece..so I thought I would put something together and use this rock and roll technique.  On this card I stamped with versamark on the background the flower from All About You.  I used the die from Sending You and then stamped the flower using the Summer Sunrise in the center and then highlighting the tips of the flower with Orange Zest.  I used Glossy accents on the center of the flower to give it a little dimension and shine.

Another Make It Monday #17: Cracked Glass Technique

I actually tried this one first and I thought I was gently bending the paper to crack it, but I ended up tearing it a bit, so then I went to the flower posted below, but I still liked the idea of the cupcake on this PTI tag, so I tried it again.  I think I need a bit more practice with this technique in order to get nice small cracks...I almost jumped out of my skin when I bent it the first time and all of a sudden there was a loud crack...kind of scared me!!  LOL!  So here it is again...I used the cupcake from Baby Button Bits and colored it with copics.  For the background I stamped some from the Make a Wish stamp set...presents and candles and the sentiment is also from that stamp set. 

Make It Monday #17: Cracked Glass Technique

I have used this technique one other time when I was taking a class at a local stamping store called  Stamp a dee do da in Milwaukie, Oregon.  (Yes, that is with an ie at the end, not ee from Wisconsin!!)  So I just happened to have a 50% off coupon and decided I would buy that large bottle of Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel from Michael's.  It took a few tries, but I am fairly happy with the results. 

I stamped with Year of Flowers:  Violets...twice so that I could cut out a portion of the violet.  I colored it in using some copics and then I embossed...three times just as Heather suggests in her video.  I used a circle nestabilities and stamped the larger of the two violets on that...my background paper was stamped with the Background Basics:  Twinkle.  I used other PTI designer paper and the birthday sentiment is from Blooming Button Bits.  I added three pearls, but I colored them with my copics to match the color scheme.

Here is a side view...a little closer up so you can see the cracked glass effect.  I rubbed on some PTI Chamomile ink into the cracks and then wiped it off.  Thanks for taking a look...and I think I will use this technique again...and I might even do it with just embossing one time and leaving it...it sure is pretty and shiny like glass when done just once!

Yet one more Make it Monday - Sympathy Card

I used the Larger than Life stamp set and dies, I used a banner die and the sentiment "with sympathy" is from the Round & Round Anniversary set.  there is a little bit of the gingham stamp under the banner.  I tried using the gingham for the whole background, but I sure had trouble lining up the stamp...so I gave up and just added a little strip on the side.

Another Make It Monday #16: Sympathy Cards

I can't believe I am on a roll with sympathy cards, a couple of weeks back I really needed a couple and just could not make one...I guess I felt too bad and just didn't take the time to make one, or I wasn't inspired at the time.  It really helped to see Dawn focus on a sympathy card for the Make It Monday series...now I will have a couple in my stash for when I need them.

I used vintage cream card stock and stamped with flowers from both Sending You and Beautiful Blooms II..the sentiment is again from Beyond Basic Borders.  I used Raspberry Fizz and Sweet Blush, I used Ripe Avocado for the leaves.

Make It Monday #16: Sympathy Cards

Another Make it Monday on the PTI Blog...Dawn did a video on making a sympathy card...keeping it simple, elegant yet classic.  Hope I did all those things...I used Asian Fusion for the vase, stamped and cut out, I used the Leaves from Blooming Button Bits and added flowers from Beautiful Blooms !!...some of the other leaves around the vase are from Turning a New Leaf.  My sentiment is from Beyond Basic Borders stamped onto one of the Banner Dies.

Make It Monday #15: Make Your Own Spray Mists

I don't have many reinkers...but I did have Hibiscus Burst and Simply Chartreuse...so I went with those colors.  Actually I read ahead about the Blog Hop coming up on PTI on the 25th of the month and it is all about flowers.  I started thinking about what I could do with flowers that might be a bit different.  I decided to put some flowers into the 'Tea Pot' from the Tea for Two set.  Unfortunately the picture doesn't show all the glimmer, but I did spritz the Spring Moss paper with the simply chartreuse and perfect pearls before I embossed it with a cuttlebug folder.  The hibiscus burst edger paper was also sprayed with the reinker and perfect pearls.  For added glimmer, I used a versamark pen and drew over the embellishments on the pot, then added the perfect pearl with the paint brush just like Jennifer did. I also added some to the flowers, but the picture isn't showing all the glimmer.  The bow is from a shiny organza and I used a Tiny Label and stamped "for you" on it.  I think this is a great technique to get a lot of extra shimmer and shine to the paper.  Thank you Jennifer for showing us how to do this with the product we might have on hand!

Make it Monday at PTI

Make It Monday #11: Embossing with Dies

Building on last week's message concerning the multi-uses of dies, Heather is bringing us another useful tip today. Have you ever thought of embossing with our dies? We've kept the technique in mind when designing them by leaving out the pin hole. You could even say PTI dies are made for embossing. Watch Heather's video to learn more.

so I tried my hand at it and decided I wanted to use the flip side of the paper so that the impression is raised rather than having the impression sunk into the paper...if you get my drift...well, here is the card...I stamped, I embossed, and I used the die cuts...after I made the impression, I added a little bit of snow white ink to the edges to help them pop out a bit more...it was different and kind of fun to play around with a "new" technique to these dies that PTI has available with their stamps...

I, of course, had to add some "bling" to these dress forms,and I stamped the upper part of the mannequin with Bitty Background Blocks..Thanks for checking in with me!

Make It Monday...on the PTI blog

Today on the PTI blog, Lisa Johnson showed how to use the 'negative' part of a die and then to sponge a color onto the card face using that negative piece, she then added some texture to the piece by stamping some text on it.  Well, I am so ready for spring here...although it looks and feels like January...I mean the high is 47 and there is hail several times during the days...and oh the black clouds...January, right?  Couldn't possibly be April 11...gosh Easter is less than two weeks away!  So I was thinking "spring" and flowers...so I used the Flower Fusion #1 die and added some grass using the medium scallop.  I also added some Background Basics:  Twinkle for each of the three flowers in their respective colors.

Another make it Monday card

We are celebrating my Mother-in-laws birthday today...she will be 88 years old on Tuesday.  She loves flowers, her husband is always buying bunches of flowers for her and she appreciates them so much.  I stamped the gingham on the left of the lavender cardstock...I settled for purples and yellows for these tulips to give to her...a little sunburst bow tied around the bunch of flowers with a tag that says:  "It's your DAY"!  She is such a wonderful lady...I could not have hand selected a better family to join...and it will be 40 years this September that I have had the privilege of being their daughter-in-law.

Make it Monday..another Glitter Card

another card...I was on a roll and decided to keep going...hope you like...I used the bitty baby buttons and scored diagonally with the score-pal.  I made my own button using the epoxy dome stickers on top of a 5/8 inch punch that I stamped using background basics: retro.

Free Anniversary PTI Tag Download

I have another card that uses Melissa Bickford's Tag and also the Make It Monday's using the "Go to Sentiments" card.  I used a variety of sentiments saying hello, notes and just because...because I thought they all went with  the sentiment on the rainbow...a little note to brighten your day....all Papertrey stamps.