Hi there! This week at Merry Monday Kristie has challenged us to make a Christmas card using rainbow colors. I am usually pretty traditional when it comes to Christmas and the colors I choose so this was a definite step out of my comfort zone.

I pulled out PTI's City Scene stamp set to make my card, die cut all the buildings, and stamped each of them a different color. I added some faux snow, framed the buildings with a pierced oval die cut, and then stamped Santa and his reindeer flying over the buildings. I stamped the sentiment on a flag die cut and popped it up with foam tape to add a little dimension. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: PTI City Scene

Dies: PTI City Scene, MFT Die-namics Pierced Oval Frames, MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax

Ink: PTI: True Black, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Lemon Tart, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky; Memento: Lady Bug, Lulu Lavender; MFT: Grape Jelly

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select White

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PTI September 2015 Blog Hop Challenge

Hello there! I am so excited to be participating in Papertrey Ink's September Blog Hop today! Autumn is my favorite season so I fell in love with the inspiration photo Nichole chose for this month.

I love the chalkboard art along with the wreath of leaves decorating the frame! So pretty! 

I started out by die cutting the rounded rectangles and stamping my "chalkboard" with pumpkins, leaves, and the sentiment with white pigment ink. I wanted to add a pop of color so I colored a piece of white card stock in different shades of orange with an ink blending tool. I used it to die cut two leaf silhouettes. For an added touch of detail I wrapped a piece of twine around the top of the panel and tied a bow with a white button.

My Supplies:

Stamps: PTI Fall Elegance, PTI Autumn Adornments

Dies: PTI Leaf Silhouettes, Sizzix Rounded Rectangles

Ink: PTI Fresh Snow, PTI Summer Sunrise, PTI Orange Zest, PTI Terracotta Tile

Paper: PTI True Black, PTI Kraft, PTI Stamper's Select White

Thank you for coming by! I hope your Friday is fabulous!

Merry Christmas to You

Hi there! It is a little early for a Christmas card as I am not entering this card into a Christmas challenge but I got my PTI September release box in the mail the other day. I couldn't wait to break out my new goodies! I am participating in Freshly Made Sketches. I thought this week's sketch looked so fun!

I die cut most of the pieces first and did all of my stamping on the flag. It came together really quick but I had a little trouble figuring out what I wanted to do with the piece going across the top. At first, I just had a strip of red paper but that looked too plain. I started looking at my patterned paper and I liked the polka dots. I thought it might be too much to use the edger die on the bottom of it but I decided to go for it and I really like it. It adds that little something that was missing. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: PTI Deck the Halls

Dies: PTI Deck the Halls, PTI Edgers #3, MFT Die-namics Blueprint 13, MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flag Stax

Ink: PTI Pure Poppy, PTI Scarlet Jewel, PTI Simply Chartreuse, PTI Ripe Avocado

Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, PTI 2008 Bitty Dot Basics, PTI Stamper's Select White

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You Mean the World To Me

Hello there! I hope everyone is having a fabulous week! The cue word at CASology this week is circles. It seems easy enough but there are so many different possibilities for this week's challenge.

I chose to use circle dies for my card. I die cut the circles and the first part of my sentiment and adhered everything to the card front.  I stamped the second part of my sentiment, trimmed it down, and popped it up with foam tape. 

My Supplies:

Stamps: PTI Scripted

Dies: PTI Scripted, MFT Die-namics Pierced Circle Frames

Ink: PTI Autumn Rose

Paper: PTI Autumn Rose, PTI Patterned Paper, PTI Stamper's Select White

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