PTI Blog Hop Old and New

From Nichole...

This month, in honor of the new year, we are challenging you to pick your 

favorite project from 2011 and share it with all of us!  To take it a step 

further, you are also challenged to create a second card that is inspired by 

the favorite project you select.  Your new version of an old favorite could 

carry over the color scheme, the layout or the stamp sets.  We look forward 

to seeing your best creations from 2011 as well as one of your first projects 

for 2012!

Here is my favorite project from 2011.  I loved it the most 'cause it was a fun way 

to share a vintage creative find with the friends I love.

Buttons, ribbon and vintage cream cardstock are all from PTI.

Here is a new project for 2012...

I used the Wishing You set, stuck with the blues, 

ovals and rick rack from the

2011 creation.

Everything PTI except the rick rack and Nestabilities 

Happy Stamp Day.  God Bless.

OWH Yankee Doodle

What an awesome sketch offered up by OWH (Operation Write Home on Sunday).  I got busy right away and made up a bundle of bad girls to send out.  Today is totally packed aside from the sketch you have three cards to be inspired by.

Here is the sketch 105 take this link to play

card 1...

Card 2...

Card 3 (a tad of a variant on the sketch still close enough to count).

I challenge you to join in this week and make some creations to send to our Hero's.

Product list...

Yankee Doodle DP from We R Memory Keepers

Cricut Expression/Cricut Plantain Schoolbook

PTI cardstock 

PTI stamp sets Wishing You and Just the Ticket

SU cardstock and ink Pacific Point

SU large oval punch

dimensional foam

Scroll down to my previous post to see the need for our creations and more links to get you on your way.

Happy Stamp Day.  God Bless America and our Hero's.

Soap Stamping Challenge

My Friend Amy Challenged me to show you some pictures of using your stamps on soap. Type soap into the search bar to see many different ways I have used melt and pour soap. For today I am showing you some new bars using Papertrey Ink stamps from Wishing You and Everyday Blessings.

Below are the soaps made from PTI's Wishing You stamp set. I have to admit the Cameo bars are my favorite. I just don't like the way the extra parts of the image shows up in the tulip bars. (Do not cut your polymer stamps down any farther then what they come to you if you plan on stamping with them in the future. Make sure you get them clean when finished the oils and colors will stain and degrade your polymer stamps.)

Soap crafted with Life of the Party melt and pour soap and accessories, Papertrey Ink Cross from Everyday Blessings.


Let your soap cure for a day, wrap tightly in saran wrap. Your bars will keep for a good amount of time when you store them this way.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Glitter Flower on a Card

I showed you these wonderful glitter flowers in a previous post, I used one of them here on this card.



I had a brainstorm and sent a request to PTI to see if they could make some buttons in just Flowers and Hearts (LOL, yep I can't get enough). The first thing I do when the vintage buttons arrive is to dig out the shape buttons and there are never enough for a flower lover such as myself. Do you agree? Go to the ask the PTI Team Page and leave a comment in my Flower/Heart button post.

Product list...
Cricut
Cricut George Cartridge
Cricut Walk in My Garden Cartridge
SU Bella Rose DP
SU scallop border punch
Scallop Circle Punch
PTI card stock, buttons, twine, wishing you stamp set, ribbon, ink
spray adhesive
Hero Arts fine glitter

So for some good news Jesse has been told he will get more hours starting next week. So if the snow stays away and the roads stay clear we are hopefully on the road with fewer bumps.

Punched Circle Glitter Background Tutorial

I have been working with my piles of scraps and I have came up with this glittery goodness, hope you enjoy it as much as I have. The first creation was made for Inspired Crafters

Here is the layout to make a Christmas card...


My card, so sorry for the pic but with the colored glitter it was hard to get a clear pic.
Products used...
multiple sizes of circle punches ek success
card stock scraps SU and PTI
Ink and ribbon PTI
SU scallop circle punch and word window
PTI stamp sets Merry and bright, Merry and Bright Additions
Glitter
Adhesive spray


Here are some for Valentines using Target Dollar spot DP and PTI Sweet Love stamp set...


This one I used Bella Rose DP scraps and PTI Wishing You for the sentiment...


So wanna know how I did this?
1) Cut card stock to 3 3/4" by 4 1/2" (size I used for challenge card)
2) Punch various size circles from scraps of card stock or dp
3) Spray your piece of card stock with spray adhesive
4) Arrange the punched circles on the card stock (leave room between circles don't have them overlap)
5) Apply fine glitter
6) Shake off excess glitter
7) Layer your glittery goodness onto your card

Some variations
You can stamp on the card stock circles (for my challenge card I left them blank). Make various sizes for example on the bella rose card I only did the top portion.
Use card stock close to the color of glitter you are going to use.



Just a reminder to friends and family we no longer have a hooked up home so please email me at paschal.sara@gmail.com and give me a few days to check on it. If it is important please email DP3069@k12.sd.us and in the heading mark "for Mom" and our oldest can check at school during the week. Thank you;)

PTI Swap Card/Corner Bookmark

I was almost stumped by this round of swapping, I so love to do things with each swap card that is new and creative. This round I came up with a corner bookmark, it is so easy for our DD little J to pull out my bookmarks it makes them almost useless to me this style took her a bit longer to figure out, LOL! And yes, I am a wishful thinking a tad by using PTI's Wishing you set I wish it were tulips covering the ground

My .cut files are distributed free of charge however, since I made this card for this round of PTI swapping to obtain this file I am requiring a few things first, please do the following... Become a follower of my blog, become a follower of Inspired Paper Crafters then come back to this post leave a comment with your contact email and I will send you the file.

Tutorial for Corner Bookmark Card

Cut all pieces using the Cricut .cut file I have created.
Score the tabs of the card front.
Tape the scored tabs on the card front.
Fold the tabs in and adhere the top triangle of the corner bookmark card front.
Place embellishment ribbon on the front layer piece and adhere to the corner bookmark card front.
Finish creating your corner bookmark card front.
Next create the pull out card portion.
Insert the pull out card into the corner bookmark.
Give as a little gifty card make sure you explain how to use the outer portion to the recipient.

I also thought this would be amazing as a Save the Date Corner bookmark card used as a Birthday hat. The inner portion would contain the save the date and the outer portion becomes a child's corner bookmark.

In my Cozy Chair!

First I was absent from the web due to some teenager girl issues now I am sitting in my cozy chair trying to kick some bug I picked up along the way...ACK! Every cough and sneeze is killing my back and it feels as if every body part hurts including my hair.

I made this card when I first received my On My Couch Additions set from PTI, I used the small square as wall art not sure if it was made to be art or a pillow but it works here especially with some glaze over the top of it. The additions set does not come with a table so I made my own using the Wishing you set smallest single tulip, pretty clever eh? I find this type of stamping the most fun, making something totally different then its original purpose...



Product list...
PTI wishing you, on my couch additions
PTI card stock and ink
Basic Grey Wisteria DP
Glaze

Have a wonderful weekend!

Scarlett Jewel "Lil bloomer" Garden

This new color from PTI is quickly becoming my fave to date, Scarlett Jewell. The card stock, ribbon and buttons are su YUMMY! I used my cricut and GB cartridge to make up more of my fave flowers and stitched some PTI buttons onto them. The flower stems are stamped with PTI Wishing You stamp set.

Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Stamp Day!

Perfect Match Monday's SCA3C17

Edited to place card photo...


Product list...
PTI Wishing you stamp set
PTI card stock, ink
I masked the little row of tulips to get some behind the other. Notice no bling or bumps on this card. I made up a bunch of these for the Nursing home, it is so much easier for them to mail if they can just use one stamp.


Happy Monday, here is the color challenge for the week, I will edit later this AM with my card.



Derby Lea you are the RAK winner for last week, please email me at Paschal.sara@gmail.com with your addy.



Happy Stamp Day!

Wise Owl Wish Fairy

Here is plan A from Jen's challenge this week over on PTI. When I first saw PTI's new set Wishing You I totally went to a dress with the inverted tulip. SO...here is Wise Owl Wish Fairy for little J.
Wishing you Day 5 totally sold me on the set, love how Melissa put the bling across the center.


PTI stamp sets used...
Wise Owl
Wishing You (Dress, crown, sentiment)
Butterfly Kisses (Wings)


Looking at the card now I wish to have done more on the background possibly the divine swirl CB embossing folder. What are your thoughts on the castle, I used stickles to highlight some areas any other ideas?


PTI card stock HB, kraft, aqua mist, ss white
PTI ink dark chocolate, HB, Palette Noir
Cricut Expression
Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge (Castle/Wand)
SU oval punch
Bling
Stickles
Pearls
Have a wonderful weekend, Happy Stamp Day!