CAS Mix Up February Challenge

This card is for the February CAS Mix Up Challenge.

I had a scrap of blended alcohol inks in reds and hot pinks, so I used the Impression Obsession die:  Heart Stems to cut out my bouquet.

the corrugated cardboard was covered with GOLD Nuvo Embellishment Mousse, I stamped my sentiment from PTI The Best is Yet to Be.

A little copic warm gray for the shading of the vase and some gold heart sequins finishes it off. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Heart Hugs, friends!

Tag you're It! Challenge

Welcome to another TAG YOU"RE IT CHALLENGE!

I am the honored guest as I won the # 38 challenge!

Today we are inspired byJen Michel's tag:

 

I loved so many elements of her tag, I tried to duplicate it!

It looked like a mosaic background...so I went digging and found a die from the SAF Ancient Rome set from two years ago and luckily I had already die cut it for a stencil...so I then cut out a big heart and made another stencil.  I used translucent embossing paste and then added some glitter to the top before it dried. 

We look forward to the tags you create using Jen's inspiration!

Thanks for taking a look!

stamps & dies"  PTI: Tag Sale Quilted Die, With all my Heart, Limitless Layers: Hearts

 

PTI Anniversary Day 3 ~ Bagged & Tagged Challenge

I had these bags that are kraft and white striped, I stamped them with the X & O's from Think Big # 11, and the 'hugs' from TB # 23, and cut out the LOVE from Wonderful Words:  Love.  The heart that is glued in place on the bag is from the center of the "O" for the word 'love'.

The tag was made with two of  the "Limitless Layers:  Hearts.  the white one was die cut using the solid heart image for the inside tag, I selectively cut it so that I would have a fold, not cut all the way through.  The outer heart was cut using one of the decorative edged hearts and glued to the white one.

I then stamped the to & from ...from the Bells & Boughs stamp set.

 

I have six of these ready to go to give to the 6 grandchildren.

I am going to be in California with Ellie who is playing in a volleyball tournament in Santa Clara.

DH, SIL, DD and three other grandchildren are heading to Seattle for a VB tournament for Lily...and of course it is over the Valentines weekend...so I will send (and bring one) for all the little ones to have on that day.

 

fun project making tags and a bag...love this release from PTI and all the fun challenges to go with the anniversary festivities.

 

You can go HERE to play along!

Revisiting Day 1 Faux Ceramic tiles Online Clean & Simple

Before I started on today's cards, I had this idea and needed to try it.

I am using Julie Ebersole's idea of inking up "inchies" for a faux ceramic tile look.

The die cut is from PTI Scent-imentals and inked up with distress ink and a dauber.

The sentiment is from Think Big #11.

My stripes for the background was made using Impression Obsession thin stripes background rubber stamp, but it didn't have enough sparkle to it, so I added some silver Wink of Stella to all the lines.

I also added Wink of Stella to the Hershey kiss...gold on gold, silver on silver and clear on the heart!

thanks for taking a look!

Another card for Day 1 Online Class ~ 3 D Embossing

Are we all having fun learning new techniques?  These girls are just beyond crazy creative!

Here is my take on Kristina's card with a 3 D embossing technique:

I am still in the mood for Valentines cards, so I pulled out PTI background basics: heart.

I stamped it with raspberry fizz, then again with versamark and gold embossing powder.

Now this card was suppose to be a one layer card with the illusion that the background was all one stamp (it isn't, you have to stamp it multiple times to cover the sheet) so I masked it off, repeatedly stamped the hearts with the pink ink, then I went back and used versamark and gold embossing powder.  Yeah, then I was ready to stamp "happy"...cool, all done and embossed with gold, when I was getting ready to adhere my banner I realized I stamped the "happy" upside down!  OH NO!!  After all that work I just couldn't start over, so I decided to just cut a strip and add it on top of my boo boo...I am sure you have never done anything like that, right?  *wink* 

So there you have it...kind of makes your eyes go all wiggly doesn't it?

Go out and make it a great day and thanks for stopping by!



Stencil Card Class Day 1 Card # 2

This is another Heidi Swapp chevron stencil and this time

I followed the example of Julie Ebersole. 

I sprayed my paper with a Heidi Swapp teal Color shine.

The "Love" is a PTI die that my BFF sent to me.

The little hearts are from various stamp sets.

 

Learning a lot and this is only card 2!

Stencil Online Card Class Day 1

Here is my first card for the Stencil Online Card Class as demonstrated by Debby Hughes:

I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and some distress inks.

With a piece of vellum, I white embossed the sentiment.

I colored the twine with copics,

added a couple drops of both white and pink Viva Paper Pens.

Thanks for taking a look!

 

We drove to the beach today...a gloriously sunny day

and our granddaughter was playing in a basketball tournament.

We still had time to walk the "boardwalk" and the town of Seaside

and get salt water taffy! 

It was a wonderful day!

Have a good Sunday.

Heart Hugs,

Colleen

PTI Jan Blog Hop ~ card 2

I went with a valentine theme for this card and layered a few more pinks on the card, starting with a Sweet Blush card base!

Stamps:  With all my Heart, Heart 2 Heart # 11

ink:  hibiscus burst, sweet blush, simply chartreuse, black, versarmark

Paper:  sweet blush, raspberry fizz, hibiscus burst

And you can go HERE  to read all about the Blog Hop!

Now I must go check out the blog and see what everyone created!
Have a safe and fun weekend!
Heart Hugs,
Colleen

Another MIM # 146 Angled Background

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

 

I couldn't resist one more angled background card!

I used some papers from  the Simple Valentine pack from PTI.

Sorry the card is leaning...kind of like the Tower of Pisa!!

 

You can go HERE to Capture the Moment

and watch the video that Ashley put together for this challenge.

 

Heart Hugs friends!

Colleen

A Stamp TV Double Letterpress and Valentine card

 I used a cuttlebug embossing folder and rubbed ocean tide ink on the "depressed" side (smoother side) of the folder, laid my paper on it and ran it through the cuttlebug.  Then using aqua mist ink I ran the whole ink pad over the raised image with a light hand.  Using a dauber, I gently rubbed in some summer sunrise ink to give more dimension and cover up more of the white card stock  The sentiment is from Half and Half with a little heart colored in with copics.  The bottom piece is from BAckground Basics:  Twinkle.

A sweet friend of mine sent me a darling card in the mail and I wanted to try to duplicate it.  I have this cute giraffe wooden stamp from Judiths Stamp that I inked up with dark chocolate ink, I colored in the fleshy part of the giraffe with a copics E01.  The bird is from Little Bitty Bird as is the sentiment.

Just some random cards today!

Another Valentine card

Have you been to Stephanie's blog HERE to see her latest stamp set for Clearly Besotted?  LOVE it...and I was inspired by ALL of her cards...I couldn't resist CAS ing her cards...she has such a beautiful clean and simple style.

I pulled out my beloved "Little Bitty Birds" set and stamped away...I colored in with copics and added the Heart Border die from PTI.  The twine is from The Twinery, the sentiment is from With all my Heart!

Seriously, how many valentine cards do I need?

I am just having so much fun making these cards...of course PTI makes it so easy with their awesome stamps and dies!

Stamps:  Sending My Love, Think Big Favorites #23, With all my Heart, Sew Simple
Dies:  Framed Out #11, hearts border
Paper:  All Papertrey:  Pure Poppy,  Sweet Blush, True Black
Ink:  Pure Poppy, sweet blush, versamark, fresh snow
Misc:  White embossing powder

Random Valentine cards

A couple of cards are cased from the PTI design team members...just changed up a few things but used their technique.  I am loving playing with the Valentine sets this year...the sentiments are so lovely.

More of the Chalkboard Technique

Both my daughters were really drawn to the card I made for the MIM:  Chalkboard Technique, so I thought I would try a few others...give them something to choose from for their own card to their hubbies.

This card was made using the Ocean Tides paper which almost resembles the old greenish chalkboards of years past (my era at least!).  I used a big sentiment from the Think big series #11, and two sentiments from With all my Heart and Sending my love.  The flourish in the corners is from Big and Bold Holiday Wishes.

Two More Valentine Cards

This was made with DP ...it is shiny and oh so pretty...I backed it with solid color hearts cut with an MFT die...simple and to the point!

Again I used the MFT heart dies...the smallest ones and lined them and stitched down the center.  The background paper is all from the words from this little MFT stamp set that I got for free at CHA last summer in Chicago.  It says:  I love YOU, YOU totally rock, crazy for YOU, YOU are loved, My heart belongs to YOU....all great little sentiments!