Creepy Crawly!

I have really been enjoying my August release goodies from PTI in case you can't tell... LOL! Today, I have a halloween card using the Friendship Jar sets... LOVE those :)



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Friendship Jar, Friendship Fall Fillers, Been Boo'd
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, True Black
Paper: Orange Zest CS, New Leaf CS, Plum Pudding CS, Creative Imaginations PP
Other: T1 copic marker, New Leaf Button, Rustic Twine, Plum Pudding Satin Ribbon, unknown gingham ribbon, Friendship Jar dies

Thank you Nichole!

Some of the girls on the Papertrey Ink message boards thought up a great idea! A "Thank You Nichole" Blog Hop! For those of you who don't know, Nichole Heady is one of three owners of PTI. She wears many hats - owner, designer, wife, mother, magician... the list goes on. All too often, she doesn't get the thanks and recognition that she deserves, and so, as a tribute, we are making thank you notes for her and posting them for all to see. :)

Nichole, this is my personal thank you to you. I truly appreciate all that you do for your PTI customers. Thank you for all of your time, hard work, dedication and inspiration. Though I have never met you, I consider you a friend and am thankful for all that PTI brings into my life. Because of your company, I am able to sit back and relax and create with beautiful products, I can go and get in some giggles on the message boards, and I can practice my stalking techniques while I wait for the mailman in the days following release day. In all seriousness though, all that you do does NOT go unnoticed or appreciated. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!!

Here is my card created especially for Nichole, using all PTI products:



And a closeup of the center:



Supplies (All PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Flutterby Friend, Embellishments
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores
Cardstock: Stampers Select White, Aqua Mist
Ribbon: Hawaiian Shores Satin
Copics: BG11, BG13, BG18, BG49, YG93, YG95, YG97
Other: Prisma Glitter, 2-way glue pen, Mat Stack 4 die, 1.75" circle punch

Getting ready for Halloween!

Getting ready for Halloween is going to be so much fun this year! I have lots of new halloween goodies to play with thanks to Papertrey Ink! I am in LOVE, LOVE, LOVE with their Tiny Treats stamp sets. Yesterday, I sat down in my craft room set out to make halloween tags for the boys for their classmates, and I just kept making them, and making them, and making them. LOL! So, about 60 tags later (I made a bunch extra), I am done (for now!) I used the frame image from Tiny Treats: Valentine, and of course, the images and sentiments from Tiny Treats Halloween. Aren't they cute?



Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Tiny Treats: Valentine, Tiny Treats Halloween
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Orange Zest, Plum Pudding, New Leaf
Cardstock: Stampers Select White
Other: Copic Markers, unknown orange satin ribbon, large circle punch

Thank you to my BFF!

My 30th birthday was back in July, and with it being summer vacation and having the boys home, we had to take a raincheck on my birthday present from my BFF. This past Tuesday, Brandi surprised me with a trip to a beautiful local spa, and I got to enjoy my very first Swedish massage. It was 50 minutes of pure heaven. Then after the spa, we went to lunch at my favorite Mexican restaurant, and then to the local scrapbook store. It was a perfect day :) To thank her for her thoughtfulness, I make her this card...





Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Embellishments, Gobble Gobble, Polkadot Basics, Tiny Treats Valentine
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Stampers Select White, Hibiscus Burst
Ink: Hibiscus Burst
Other: Uniball Signo white gel pen, Quikutz Heart Die, PTI Embellishment die

Embellish Squares Color Challenge

Embellish Magazine is hosting a challenge this month and I wanted to participate! You can see more details here: http://embellishmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/embellish-squares-color-challenges-sponsored-by-inchie-arts/

For the challenge, you had to use the colors purple, green and black, and you had to use squares in your project. I took the opportunity to get started on some halloween projects, and got to ink up my new Been Boo'd stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

Small cards are so fun to make, and this one measures 4.25" x 4.25". The little ghost is stamped on an inchie, and matted. I can't wait to make more! :)

Our neighborhood does lots of "BOO-ing" and inside the card is the little "BOO" poem (which is part of the Boo'd stamp set). If you have never heard of "BOOing", you can find out more here: http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Start-the-Halloween-Boo-in-Your-Neighborhood







Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Been Boo'd, Star Prints
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Plum Pudding, Fresh Snow
Cardstock: Stampers Select White, Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding
Ribbon: Plum Pudding Satin
Other: Uniball Signo White gel pen

Rudolph the red nosed Turkey?!?!

Along with Papertrey Ink's August release came a cute thanksgiving stamp set which features an adorable turkey. He has a matching die. So I was playing around with the die yesterday and discovered that if you turn the turkey body upside down, it sort of resembles a reindeer head. For some, it may be a stretch, but I think he could totally pass for Rudolph :)



Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Distressed Stipes
Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, PTI Ripe Avocado, PTI Vintage Cream, PTI Tea Dye Duo
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, PTI Ripe Avocado, PTI Kraft
Other: PTI Turkey die, PTI Mat Stack 4 Die, PTI Rickrac die, PTI Pure Poppy Bakers Twine and Buttons, White Gel Pen, Google eyes, E57 Copic Marker, red glitter, two way glue pen

August Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

It's that time again at Papertrey Ink! Time for the monthly blog hop! For the month of August, we are encouraged to turn a plain old brown paper lunch bag into a papercrafting work of art. For this challenge, I made a halloween treat holder using cardstock and a lunch bag. These are super fun to make, and could be used to hold a bunch of different fun things! Obviously nothing big or bulky will fit (not with the dimensions that I used anyway), but there are still tons of possibilities! How about using one as a gift card holder? Or maybe to hold a pack of baseball cards for a little guy? Or some cute hair bows for a little girl? A mini bag of microwave popcorn? Some Silly Bands? FUN! :)

This has been on my "to-try" list for awhile now. I came across this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56tgRKEw5Dg

I used one of my favorite images from the Tiny Treats Halloween set from PTI. Isn't he SO cute?!?!

Here is the outside all folded up:



And here is a look inside... a pack of gum fits perfectly...





Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Tiny Treats Halloween, PTI Polka Dot Basics
Cardstock: PTI Stampers Select White, PTI Summer Sunrise
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, PTI New Leaf
Copics: YG11, YG17, RV10, YR12, T1, T6
Other: PTI Mat Stack 4 Die