How Have You Bean?

Sadly, none of my submissions to the last Papercrafts call were picked up, but the up side to that is that I can share them here with you! :) I used a few Paper Smooches sets - Hot Concoctions, and Spring Fling. The frame is from the Lawn Fawn Fanciful Frames set.



That's all for now... off to finish Valentine's goodies for the boys' teachers :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Hot Concoctions, Spring Fling, Lawn Fawn Fanciful Frames
Paper: PTI Kraft, Rustic Cream, MME Stella and Rose "Gertie" PP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, PTI Tea Dye Duo
Dies: PTI Edgers #2
Other: PTI Rustic Cream Twine, Copic Markers

A Pocketful of Love Notes

With Valentine's Day fast approaching, I need to get cracking on my love-y dove-y projects. This is the card I plan to give my dear, sweet, wonderful husband. I used WPlus9's Pocketful and Pocketful: Valentine as well as their Love Notes die. The Pinking Shears die is from Papertrey Ink.



I just realized that this card will fit the bill for today's PTI 5th Anniversary contest, so I think I will enter it! (Thanks Kara! :) )




Thanks for stopping by! Happy Saturday! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Wplus9 Pocketful, Pocketful: Valentine
Paper: PTI Fine Linen, Kraft, White, Pure Poppy, MME Stella & Rose "Gertie" PP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, PTI Tea Dye Duo, Pure Poppy
Dies: Wplus9 Pocketful, WPlus9 Love Notes, PTI Pinking Shears die
Other: PTI Pure Poppy Bakers Twine, Popdots

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge - 2.9 - 2.22

Hey there! So sorry that my blog has been so quiet! I have been busy creating, but can't share anything yet... I have to wait to see if any of my recent cards were chosen for the recent Papercrafts Magazine call! :)

But I am back today with the newest Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge! :) This challenge will run from today, February 9th until February 22nd. The inspiration photo (seen above) is perfect for a Valentine's card in fun and usual color scheme. I used the Yummers and Alphadot sets for my card.



Hope you are feeling inspired! Please join us for this fun challenge for your chance to win some AWESOME stamps!! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Yummers, Alphadot
Paper: PTI Kraft, Melon Berry, Road Trip PP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Dies: PTI Pinking Shears
Other: PTI Melon Berry Ribbon, Copic Markers, PopDots

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge - 1.26 - 2.8

It's time again for another Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge! This challenge will run from January 26 - February 8. There were so many great entries in the last challenge! This color palette is a little more subdued and pastel. I uaually use bright colors when crafting, so this was a nice change of pace. You can see the inspiration photo above :)

Here is what I created using the Gently Seasoned stamp set and a sentiment from Chit Chat.



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Gently Seasoned, Chit Chat, Hang Ups (birds)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Tea Dye Duo
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White, Smokey Shadow, Dotty Biscotti Patterned Paper
Other: PTI Hawaiian Shores Satin ribbon, Twinery Honeydew Twine, Copic Markers, Decorative Scissors, Popdots

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop!

Time again for another PTI Blog Hop! Here is the challenge this month:

This month, in honor of the new year, we are challenging you to pick your
favorite project from 2011 and share it with al 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!

A few weeks back, I did a 2011 Favorites Post here in my blog. For the blog hop, I choose to revisit a card that I had made for the PTI July 2011 Blog Hop. You can see my post here.

Here is the card I made then:



And here is a new card, inspired by the original. I used the Mehndi Medallion $5 set, Tiny Tags #1 and the Tiny Tags die, and the sentiment is from Tremendous Treats: Valentine. I just LOVE coloring these medallions.



Thanks for popping in for a visit! Oh, and if my friend Elizabeth stops by, HI ELIZABETH! XOXO :)

Supplies (all PTI unless noted):
Stamps: Mehndi Medallion, Tiny Tags, Tremendous Treats: Valentine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Raspberry Fizz
Paper: Stampers Select White, Sweet Blush
Dies: Tiny Tags
Other: Hibiscus Burst Satin Ribbon, Copic Markers, Ink Blending tool, Popdots

Wee Memories - The LAST Challenge

I am so sad to hear that the Wee Memories challenges are coming to an end. I have participated in quite a few and have enjoyed every one of them. I do understand that they must be alot of work, and I am excited that Jenny has many other things going on in her crafty world :)



This challenge was a sketch. Believe it or not, I have the hardest time with those. I decided to make my card horizontal and change things slightly to keep in line with the sketch. I used Papertrey Ink's Tremendous Treats: Valentine. All of these little critters are ADORABLE, and I LOVE adding Googly eyes to them. :) The sentiment is from its sister set, Tiny Treats: Valentine. The image is stamped on the Happy Day die and the patterned paper is from the Simple Valentine paper pad. The loopy edge is from a border in the Little Bitty Bird Stamp set. Since I don't have a scallop border die, I finished off my edge with the Pinking Shears die (one of my faves!)



Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Tremendous Treats: Valentine, Tiny Treats: Valentine, Little Litty Bird
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Tea Dye Duo
Paper: PTI Kraft, Stampers Select White, Raspberry Fizz, Simple Valentine Patterned Paper
Dies: PTI Happy Day Die, Pinking Shears Die
Other: Raspberry Fizz Satin Ribbon, Twinery Twine, Googley eyes, Copic Markers

Runway Inspired Challenge #4 - Rainbows

As a child of the 80's who thought her BFF was Rainbow Bright, I LOVE rainbows and bright, fun, color. The new Runway Inspired Challege (#4) and all about rainbows. Of course, I had to participate. I chose to do a very CAS design to let the color take center stage ;) Here is the inspiration photo:



I used two Butterfly dies from Papertrey Ink. The first coordinates with the Butterfly Dreams Stamp Set and the other coordinates with the Signature Series: Butterfly stamp set. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Word Salad set. The rainbow was created with the broad side of Copic Markers.



Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Word Salad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stampers Select White
Dies: PTI Butterfly, Signature Series Butterfly
Other: Copic Markers