Happy World Card Making Day

Hi!

It was World Card Making Day last Saturday, and Simon Says Stamp wants to see what we are working on!  You can check out the festivities here.

I borrowed the little fox stamp from a friend.  Sentiment is from Gina K Designs "Birthday Blessings".  

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Simon Says Stamptember with Gina K

Hi!

September is such a fun month at Simon Says Stamp!  Their Stamptember festivities are full of great releases, sales, and challenges!  I have a card for the challenge featuring Gina K Designs products:

Sentiment and image are from GKD's "Birthday Blessings", and the frame is from "Frame and Flowers 2".

Thanks for stopping by!

Betty

Christmas in July

Hi!

Tonight I have a card for Simon Says Monday Challenge: Christmas in July!  They also have an awesome blog hop going on; you have a chance to win one of four Christmas boxes  -so generous!

Stamp is from Spellbinders.  Tag is from GKD Foil Mates: Festive Labels.

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

PTI July 2018 Blog Hop

Hi,

Today I am participating in Papertrey Ink's July Blog Hop!  The cool inspiration photo is below.

I don't currently own any PTI ocean/fish stamps, so I used the colors as inspiration.  I thought I'd better start on Christmas cards as I never seem to have enough.  Snowman is from "PomPom Pals", and sentiment is from "Peace, Love, and Joy".

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

PTI June 2018 Blog Hop

Hi!

It's time for Papertrey Ink's June 2018 Blog Hop!  The fun and colorful inspiration photo is below.

Here is my take on it.  I used the colors for my inspiration.

I used "Cutaway Tags: Spring" and "Banner Style".  The notecard was cut using a die from "Don't Forget to Write".

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Simon Says "Frame It"!

Hi!

Today's card is for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Frame It.

Stamps are from Gina K Designs "Picture It".  

Thanks for stopping by!

Betty

PTI's Create Along With Us

Hi there!

I have a last minute entry for Papertrey Ink's "Create Along With Us".  Papertrey
Ink's new release is fabulous, and there were so many gorgeous samples shared by the design team.  I decided to create my own version of Kelly Lunceford's beautiful card below.

Here is my version:

Flowers are from "Don't Forget to Write", and sentiment is from "Penned Elegance".

Have a great week!

Betty

Simon Says: Masculine

Hi!

Today I have a card for Simon Says Monday Challenge: Masculine.  

Images are from Tim Holtz's "Mini Crazy Cats and Dogs".  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's "Keep It Simple: Just for You".  

Have a great week!

Betty

Transformation Tuesday with Laurie Schmidlin

Hi!

Today's card is for PTI's Transformation Tuesday with Laurie Schmidlin.  The idea of this challenge is to take a previous card and transform it in some way.  I transformed a card I recently made for the May Blog Hop.  Here is the old card:

And the new one:

I used the same stamp sets - "Gran's Garden" for the main image, and "Don't Forget to Write" for the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Let it Snow

Hi!

I have a card for Simon Says Monday Challenge: Inspired by a Song.  I was also inspired by Nichol Spohr's post here.  My inspirational song is "Let it Snow".

Have a great week!

Betty  

Papertrey Ink May 2018 Blog Hop

Hi!

Today is Papertrey Ink's May 2018 Blog Hop!  The fun inspiration photo is below.

I was inspired by the purple and pink flowers, and had to use my new "Gran's Garden" stamp set.  Sentiment is from "Don't Forget to Write".

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

PTI's Transformation Tuesday #7

Hi!

Today's card is for Papertrey Ink's Transformation Tuesday #7 - where we are to take a previous card we made, and transform it in some way. 

Below is my previous card.

And my transformed card:

I used the same sets - "Butterfly Dreams" and "Stylish Sentiments - Birthday".   I added more butterflies, and used a rainbow of colors.

Enjoy the rest of the week.

Betty

Birthday Kitty

Hi there! 

Today is my friend, Alvina's, birthday!!  Happy Birthday Alvina!! I made this card for her, and am entering it in Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Animal Magic.

The kitty is from Tim Holtz's "Mini Crazy Cats and Dogs", balloons are from Gina K Designs StampnFoil Foil-Mates "Time to Celebrate", and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's "Penned Elegance".

Enjoy your weekend!

Betty

Bright Peony

Hi!

Tonight I have a card for two challenges:  PTI's Transformation Tuesdays, and
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Flower Power.

Stephanie from PTI challenged us to transform one of our previous cards and create something fresh and new.  My previous card is below.

Here is my new card.  I changed the colors and background, and did not use inlays.
As above, I used PTI's Peony Cover Plate, and sentiment is from "Ever So Much".

Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge is an easy one - Flower Power!

Thanks for having a peek.

Betty

Papertrey Ink April Blog Hop Challenge

Hi!

Today is Papertrey Ink's April Blog Hop Challenge!  The beautiful inspiration photo is below.  

I was inspired by the lovely colors, and came up with this:

I used the Peony Coverplate for the main image, and the sentiment is from "Ever So Much".

Thanks for stopping by!

Betty

Birthday Wishes

Hi!

Today I have a card for two challenges - PTI's MIM #317: Using Outline Images, and Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday  Simon Says Stamp is celebrating nine happy years - Happy Birthday!!

Images are from PTI's "Harvest Berries", and sentiment from "Stylish Sentiments: Birthday".

Have a great weekend!

Betty

National Craft Month

Hi!

Simon Says Stamp is celebrating National Craft Month, and they want to know what you are working on!  There's a chance to win a $100 gift card to the Simon Says Stamp store!!  Two chances if you also enter on Facebook!

I have been working on some alcohol ink backgrounds.  These are my second attempt - I last tried this technique years ago. I thought I would try some different colors.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Betty

Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop Challenge

Hi!

It's time for Papertrey Ink's March Blog Hop Challenge!  This month, the inspiration photo is all about spring.

I was inspired by the colors and the flowers.

Images are from "Petite Pots", and sentiment is from "Splits: Best Wishes".

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Make It Monday #315: Embossing Enamel Splatters

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Today's card is for Papertrey Ink's MIM #315: Embossing Enamel Splatters.  Melissa shows us how to add dimension and interest to our cards by using embossing enamel.  I love this technique, and think I went a little overboard.

Image and sentiment are from last year's SAF set "Ever So Much".

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Betty

PTI's Create Along With Us: March/2018

Hi!

Today I have a card for PTI's Create Along With Us March 2018 challenge.  We get to select a card made by one of the design team members and create our take on it.  I chose this card by the super talented Melissa Phillips:

I came up with this:

Butterflies are from PTI's "Butterfly Dreams", and sentiment from "Keep it Simple: Just For You".  

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Stacked Butterflies

Hi!

I am entering today's card in two challenges -  Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #313: Mask and Stack, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Butterflies are from PTI's "Butterfly Dreams", and sentiment is from "Stylish Sentiments: Birthday".  

Have a great weekend!

Betty

For Mom

Hi!

Today I have a card for two challenges - Gina K Designs Release Party Challenge: Cut it Out,
and Simon Says Monday Challenge: In Your Garden.

I copied my layout from last week, using different stamps.  Flowers are from Gina K Designs "Bold and Blooming", and sentiment is from GKD's "Stately Flowers  6".  

Enjoy your week.

Betty

Papertrey Ink February Blog Hop Challenge

Hi!

It's time for Papertrey Ink's February Blog Hop Challenge!  Our card or project is to be based on the following fun photo.

I found my inspiration in the colors, and came up with this:

I used PTI's "Cutaway Tags: Spring" for the image, and "Banner Style" for the sentiment.  The borders are cut using the "Filigree Border Die".

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Framing Sentiments and Images

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Today I have a card for PTI's MIM 312: Framing Sentiments and Images.  

Images are from PTI's "Don't Forget to Write".  These images were part of the kit- I just had to cut them out.  I still have to play around and stamp my own one of these days.  Sentiment is from "Stylish Sentiments: Birthday".

Have a great weekend!

Betty

Striped Birthday

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Today I have a card for two challenges - Papertrey Ink's 11th Anniversary Day 10 Challenge: to use stripes, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Add a Die Cut.

Die cut is PTI's "Cutaway Tags: Spring".  Sentiment is from PTI's "Banner Style", leaf sprig is from "Garden Gild", and flowers are from "Button Stacks".

Have a great week!

Betty

PTI 11th Anniversary Color Challenge

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Today I have a card for Papertrey Ink's 11th Anniversary Color Challenge!  I chose to use Laurie Schmidlin's color palette.

I used PTI's "Petite Pots"  (Anniversary set from a few years ago) for the images. 

Thanks for having a peek!

Betty

Only Dies

Hi!

Today is day 7 of Papertrey Ink's 11th Anniversary celebration!  The challenge today is to use only dies on our project - no stamps.  This is what I came up with: 

Large heart and small hearts are from PTI's "Shakers and Sprinkles", sentiment is from "Wet Paint Cuts Die Collection".  The medium hearts are also from PTI, but I can't recall the name.  This is for my dear hubby for Valentine's Day.

I am also entering this in Simon Says Monday Challenge: Love is in the Air, and this week's Modsquad's Challenge: Have a Heart.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Betty

PTI's Anniversary Challenges: Floral Challenge and Retired Set

Hi!

I'm back with cards for two of Papertrey Ink's Anniversary Challenges.  The first one is a Floral Challenge.  Easy peasy - we just had to use florals on our project.  : )

The background die is PTI's "Mix and Mat: Scallops Die".  Flower is from "Filled with Joy", leaves are from "Natural Beauties",  and sentiment is from "Banner Style".

The next challenge is to use a PTI set that will be retiring.  There are lots of sets on this list - there is still time to grab the ones that you have had your eyes on.  Butterflies are from "Butterfly Kisses" (soon to be retired).   Background is "Garden Gild".

I have one more post for tonight.  I was fortunate to have this weekend off, so I made the most of it.  Be back in a few.

Betty

PTI's Transformation Challenge

Hi! 

The celebration continues at Papertrey Ink!  For this second challenge, we were to take a card we've made in the past, and transform it in some way.  I made this card awhile ago:

I changed it up, and came up with this:

I used the "Garden Gild" frame along with a PTI "Congrats" die.  Butterfly is from "Butterfly Dreams".

Be right back.

Betty

PTI's Anniversary Sketch Challenge

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Happy Anniversary Papertrey Ink!  It's Papertrey Ink's 11th Anniversary, and there is so much going on!  Lots of fun challenges, and so many opportunities to win! First up is a sketch challenge.  I chose the sketch by Melissa Phillips.  Here is her gorgeous card:



     
This is what I came up with:

Background die is PTI's "Mix and Mat: Flourishes", flowers are from "Natural Beauties", and sentiment is from "Banner Style".

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty

Cattails in Brown

Hi!

Today I have a card for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes.

The cattails are cut from a Spellbinders die.  Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's 'Framed Out #7', and splotches are from MFT's 'Distressed Patterns'.   

Have a great week!

Betty

Shadowed Sentiment

Hi!

On this week's MIM #310: Shadowed Sentiments, Lizzie shows us how to add interest to our sentiments.  This is what I came up with:

Background is PTI's "Mix and Mat: Scallops", and sentiment is from "Banner Style".
I am also entering this in Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Layer it Up.

Thanks for having a peek.

Betty

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for Papertrey Ink's January Blog Hop!  We were to draw inspiration from the following photo - lots of fun stuff happening here!

This is what I came up with:

I used the potted plants in the center of the photo for my inspiration. Flower is from PTI's "Filled With Joy", stem is from "Rosie Posie", and sentiment is from "Painted Petals".

Thanks for stopping by!

Betty

Thank You Wreath

Hi!

I have a card for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Add a Sentiment.
Image and sentiment is from Gina K Designs "Floral Wreath".  I am also entering this in Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge:  Kindness

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty