PTI February Blog Hop - Sweet Spring

Hi there!  Happy Tuesday!  Today I am playing along with the Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop.  This month's theme is Sweet Spring.

For my card today, I pulled out  my favorites Little Bitty Bird and Little Bitty Bird Additions.  LBB reminds me very much of spring. :)

These little birds just make me happy...  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  Off to hop!

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):

Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Little Bitty Bird Additions, Love Lives Here, Crackle

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, PTI Spring Rain, Simply Chartreuse, Classic Kraft, Tea Dye Duo

Paper: SS White, Kraft, Hibiscus Burst Pattern Pack

Dies: LBB, LBB Additions, Clouds, Double Ended Banner, Heart Border, Love Lives Here

Other: Copic Markers, Hibiscus Burst Button, Rustic Jute Twine

A Published Card {Paper Crafts Holiday Cards & More, Vol.7}

Hello all!  I am super excited to share a card with you that I recently had published in the Paper Crafts Holiday Cards and More, Volume 7 issue!  It is available NOW.  If you haven't gotten your hands on a copy yet, run out and get one!  This is my favorite PC issue every year, and this year, I am honored to be a part of it!  My card, using my favorite Papertrey Ink Set, Little Bitty Bird and LBB Additions, can be found on page 30.

If you still need a copy, you can  buy one on the Paper Crafts website, here.

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a special blog hop AND a challenge post! :)  Have a great Thursday! :)

Brighter Days

Good Morning!! Getting new stamping goodies makes me happy. Inking them up and sharing projects with you makes me even happier. :) I recently got my PTI release night order, and couldn't wait to ink up Floral Foliage and the new Heart-2-Heart #6. Of course, Little Bitty Bird and Little Bitty Bird Additions had to come into play too. ;) I clear embossed the Floral Foliage tree on patterned paper and then sponged over it with distress ink to highlight the flowers on the tree.



That's all for now... thanks for popping in! :) Have a great day!!

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Floral Foliage, Heart-2-Heart #6, Little Bitty Bird, Little Bitty Bird Additions
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, PTI Spring Rain, Summer Sunrise, Ranger Peeled Paint Distress Ink
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Pattern Paper Packs in Simply Chartruese & Summer Sunrise
Dies: Floral Foliage, PTI Clouds, Heart-2-Heart #6 (sun) Fiskars Grass Punch
Other: Copic Markers, Popdots, Pure Poppy Bakers Twine, Clear Embossing Powder, Ink Blending Tool, White gel pen

ColourQ Challenge #141 - Little Bitty Bird

Good Morning! Happy Saturday! I got some crafty time last night and decided to play along with this week's ColourQ challege - #141.



I broke out some of my favorites - PTI Little Bitty Bird and Little Bitty Bird Additions. No matter how many times I ink up these sets, I never get tired of them. They are just so much fun to play with. I also used the Crackled Mini stamp set.



Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Little Bitty Bird, Little Bitty Bird Additions, Crackled Mini
Ink: PTI Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Fine Linen, Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White
Dies: PTI Clouds, Little Bitty Bird & Additions
Other: Copic Markers, Popdots

Little Bitty Bird Love

I seriously don't think I have EVER been so excited about a stamp set. Ever. One of my very favorite PTI stamp sets, Little Bitty Bird, now has an additions set, Little Bitty Bird Additions. I knew I would love it, I just didn't think I would love it this much. Prepare to see alot of it around here. :)

For this card, I used the Babe Block stamp from Paper Smooches and inked that in Aqua mist ink. Then I stamped the fence and colored in the posts with a Q-tip and PTI's Tea Dye Duo inks. The birdbath is filled with glossy accents to look like water. I had a blast making this card. :)





Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Little Bitty Bird, Little Bitty Bird Additions, Love Lives Here (grass) Paper Smooches Babe Block
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, PTI Tea Dye Duo, Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White
Dies: Little Bitty Bird, Clouds
Other: Copic Markers, Glossy Accents, Pop-dots, White gel pen

October Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

So hard to believe that it is the end of October already! Time for the Papertrey Ink monthly blog hop! Here is this month's inspiration photo:



And here is my card... I was inspired by the patterned pumpkins :)



Thanks for stopping by!! :)

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Friendship Jar Fall Fillers, Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo
Paper: Kraft, Ripe Avocado, Distressed Dots PP
Dies: Frence, In the Meadow Snowdrifts, Jar Label
Other: Copic Markers, Provocraft Swiss Dot Embossing Folder, Pop Dots

Thank heaven for Us

Today, my huband and I are celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary. I love that man more than I ever thought possible. *happy sigh*

I wanted to make him an anniverary card, and having just gotten my July Papertrey Ink order, I had to break into my new goodies! I used their new clothesline set, Hanging Out, and of course, my favorite Little Bitty Bird.





I selectively inked the sentiment to create my own, "Thank heaven for us." I certainly do... every day. :)



And on the inside, I just stamped a circle frame from Label Basics, and a sentiment from Little Labels. That left me pleny of room for a super mushy love note ;)



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Hanging Out, Little Bitty Bird, Label Basics, Little Labels, Fresh Alphabet
Paper: Stampers Select White, Kraft, Happy Spots
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Ripe Avocado, Tea Tye Duo
Other: Banner Borders Die, Corner Rounder, Copic Markers

Make It Monday #20 - Reverse Masking

This week's Make It Monday Challenge at PTI is on Reverse Masking.

I used my Alphablocks Die to create the illusion of a window on my card, and outside, you can see a few Little Bitty Birds.



Supplies (All PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Butterfly Dreams
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Aqua Mist
Dies: Alphablocks
Other: Post It Notes, Copic Markers

Home Decor with Papertrey Ink

I have been wanting to make one of the 7 Gypsies printers trays for the longest time, and I figured that since my mom's newest grandson has finally arrived, it was time. My mom's birthday is Wednesday, but we celebrated yesterday and I gave her her gifts, so it's safe to share on my blog now. I am very pleased with how it turned out, and she loved it. I used My Mind's Eye Gertie papers, and a bunch of different Papertray Ink Stamps and other products. I will share closeups of each opening, with the supply list for each listed under each picture.



My nephew Malakai, 2 weeks old:


Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Dark Chocolate CS, Rustic Cream
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas, Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet
Dies: Tiny Tags,
Other: Chocolate Bakers Twine, Pop Dots


My sisters and I:



Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Rustic Cream
Stamps: Fillable Frames #10, Garden Variety
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo, , Berry Sorbet
Dies: Fillable Frames #10, Edgers #2, Butterfly, Signature Series Butterfly
Other: Berry Sorbet Satin Ribbon, Scor-tape

My boys:



Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Spring Moss CS, Dark Chocolate CS, Coasterboard
Stamps: Button Boutique, Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo
Dies: Double Ended Banner, Button Card, Buttoned Up #2, Love Lives Here
Other: Rustic Jute Twine, Pop Dots

My boys:



Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Hawaiian Shores, Rustic Cream
Stamps: Garden Variety, Flower Fusion #3, Label Basics
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo, Hawaiian Shores, Berry Sorbet, Ripe Avocado, Smokey Shadow
Dies: Angled Labels, Garden Variety, Flower Fusion #3
Other: Rhinestone, Pop Dots

All three of my mom's grandsons:



Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Berry Sorbet, Kraft CS
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Tiny Tags, Botanical Silhouettes
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet
Dies: Tiny Tags, Fence, Little Bitty Bird
Other: Rustic Jute Twine, Pop Dots

My newphew Malakai:



Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Hawaiian Shores, Rustic Cream
Stamps: Tag Its #2
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet
Other: Rustic Jute Twine, Pop Dots, 1.75" circle punch

And finally, a matching Birthday Card:



Supplies used:
Paper: MME Gertie PP, Rustic Cream, Kraft CS, Berry Sorbet
Stamps: Honey Bees, Big Birthday Wishes, Tag Its #1
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Scarlet Jewel, Hawaiian Shores
Dies: Fence, By Numbers, Tiny Tags
Other: Rustic Jute Twine

Welcome Baby Malakai

Finally, after being overdue by a week, my sweet nephew made his grand enterance into this world this morning at 3:33am. I am over-the-moon excited that he is here! My sister Carley, and Malakai are doing well. He is beautiful, and healthy and we are so thankful to have been blessed with this miracle.

Here he is, just seconds old:




I made a card for my sister upon Malakai's arrival. I used PTI's Whale Wishes and Banner Builder, and the loopy line from Little Bitty Bird.



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Whale Wishes, Banner Builder, Little Bitty Bird, Tiny Tags
Ink: Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Fresh Snow, Versamark
Paper: Blueberry Sky, Spring Rain, Soft Stone
Dies: Whale, Tiny Tags
Other: Copic Markers, Pure Poppy Bakers Twine, Black Rhinestone, Pop Dots

Little Bitty Bird Notecards

I made a little notecard set with one of my PTI favorites, Little Bitty Bird. This is a set of 8 notecards, with matching envelopes and envelope seals.







Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird
Paper: Stampers Select White, Teal notecards and envelopes (from Target)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Other: Copic Markers

Little Bitty Birds and Easter Eggs

I'm not going to lie... I look for ways to incorporate PTI Little Bitty Bird into EVERY project. They are my favorite. Serious love.

I recently got PTI Friendship Jar Spring Fillers and when I sat down to use the set, I grabbed those adorable little birds without even thinking twice :)







Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Friendship Jar Spring Fillers, Tag Its #1, Love Lives Here, Polkadot Basics
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Colorbox Creamy Brown
Paper: Rustic Cream, Spring Rain
Dies: Edgers #2, Martha Stewart Scallop Tag
Other: Rustic Jute Twine, Spring Rain, Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss Buttons, Copic Markers

February Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

It's time again for the Papertrey Ink monthly bloghop! This month's challenge:

Sensational Scallops!

This month we decided to dedicate the Blog Hop to scallops! We want to see your best use of scallops, of any sort, on a project! This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops, scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look. We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!

I am super excited to share my project with you today! Even more than papercrafting, I love making 3D projects with my stamps and supplies. It all started when I went to Target the other day and found the workers stocking the Dollar Spot with bright colorful spring goodies! Now, I LOVE Target, and LOVE the Dollar Spot. My friends actually make fun of me for it! LOL! Anyway, I came across some adorable little birdhouses on stakes, meant for sticking in a potted plant as a cute little embellishment. I was drawn to the beautiful colors (they had lime green, bright pink, periwinkle blue and orange) but they looked a little well, boring otherwise. I figured for $1 each, if I didn't end up doing anything with them, I wasn't going to break the bank ;) So I grabbed a pink one (duh!) and a green one, and went on my merry way. I started thinking about the blog hop challenge, and then it came to me... I used my PTI Banner Borders dies (the scalloped one), cut out 10 of them, inked them up, and stuck them on the roof of the birdhouse. SHINGLES!! :D Of course, you can't have a birdhouse without any birds, and PTI's Little Bitty Bird stamps (one of my faves!!) are the perfect scale for this little house (which only measures about 2.5" x 3.5"). Using the coordinating die, I used the two largest birds, paper-pieced their little wings and colored them with copic markers. Then I made the tiny little banner from PTI Coasterboard and the double ended banner die, and stamped it with one of the sentiments from Little Bitty Bird and the gingham stamp from the new Bitty Background Blocks stamp set. Some moss and raffia, and a coat of Mod Podge to seal everything, and it was done! :) I am just thrilled with how it turned out and I plan to go clean out the Dollar Spot of birdhouses to make for Mother's Day presents :)









Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Bitty Background Blocks
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Clearbox Creamy Brown, Dark Chocolate
Paper: Stampers Select White, Happy Spots, Coasterboard
Dies: Little Bitty Bird, Banner Borders, Love Lives Here (heart)
Other: Coasterboard, Copic Markers, Mod Podge, Pop Dots, Raffia, Reindeer Moss (Dollar Tree), Wooden Birdhouse (Target Dollar Spot), Dark Chocolate Bakers Twine, Sakura Stardust Pen, Hot glue gun

PTI 4th Anniversary Contest Entry #5

Alli Miles' Tag:



Supplies: (All PTI unless noted):
Images: PTI 4th Anniversary Download, Little Bitty Bird, YOF: Violets
Paper: Stampers Select White, Summer Sunrise CS
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Summer Sunrise
Other: 1.75" Limitless Layers Die, Orange Zest Satin Ribbon, Copics

More Bitty Birds

Still loving PTI's Little Bitty Bird :)



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Tea Dye Duo
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Happy Spots PP
Other: Banner Border dies, LBB dies, Chocolate Bakers Twine, Terracotta Tile felt, Copic Markers

Hello Sweet Friend

Pssssst, I kind of LOVE Papertrey Ink's Little Bitty Bird.



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Friendship Jar Fall Fillers, Up Up & Away
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Rain
Paper: Stampers Select White, Lemon Tart, Hibiscus Burst, Distressed Dots
Other: Rustic Twine, Jar Label Die, Copic Markers, Corner Rounder

Bitty Bird Birthday Wishes

I don't do many one layer cards, but every once in awhile, the mood strikes me :)




Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird, Banner Builder, Up Up and Away (sentiment)
Ink: Momento Tuxedy Black, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Hawaiian Shores
Paper: Stampers Select White
Other: Copic Markers

Teacup full of violets

The other day, during my daily blog hopping, I was inspired by this post by Debbie Olson. While I love the new Lockhart stamp that Debbie used, it looks a bit like a few that I have in my collection. It wasn't as easy as stamping a single image and coloring, but I think it was worth the extra effort to get a similar look without having to buy any new stamps *wink*

First, I inked the edges of the coffee cup image from PTI Warm Happiness Too, careful NOT to ink the inside portion of the cup. Then I took the tiny little flower from Little Bitty Bird and stamped some flowers with the stem, and others carefully inked not to include the stem. I stamped them randomly inside the cup, then used my green copic markers to add some dots here and there to look like leaves. To add more interst, I used a Stardust pen amongst the leaves to fill in any little empty spots. Then I masked off the cup, and used the "cup shadow" from Warm Happiness, and stamped it under the cup. I am quite happy with the finished image :) I just love making discoveries like this!! :D



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Warm Happiness, Warm Happiness Too, Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Tea Dye Due, Lavender Moon
Paper: Lavender Moon CS, Stampers Select White CS, Happy Spots PP
Other: Lavender Moon Satin Ribbon, Mat Stack 1 die, Warm Happiness die, Chocolate Bakers Twine, Vintage Cream Button, paper doily, Copic Markers, Stardust pen

Little Bitty Bird, how I love thee!

So I finally got my hands on Papertrey Ink's new Little Bitty Bird stamp set, and I love her already. I practically ripped the box from the mail lady's hands (ok not really, but she could tell I was excited! LOL) Designed by Heather Nichols, it has the true rustic, whimsical feel that shows in all of Heather's sets. LOVE! :)



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Little Bitty Bird
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores, Tea Dye Duo
Paper: Hawaiian Shores CS, Stampers Select White CS, Happy Spots PP, Green Boutique PP
Other: Copic Markers, Mat Stack 1 die, Hawaiian Shores Satin Ribbon