Wave and gold CASE

A CASE of Maile, found here done with In the meadow dies.  I used gold embossing powder to make the patterned paper.

Supplies; Stamps - Polka dot basics 2, KIS TY, Paper - white, Other - In the meadow die, gold embossing powder, versamark ink

Lisa's baby set

The minute I saw these cards, I knew I had to CASE them.  I loved how the curve of the mat stack  matched the scallop border.

I made a rainbow of colours.

I made some minor adjustments for supplies I had; stamped polka dots instead of patterned paper, no stamping on higher panel, different ribbon treatments, white as well as kraft bases, and once I stamped a few of the squiggles I decided I liked it better without them.

I never tire of stamping white ink on coloured cardstock.  It makes such an impact.

Supplies; Stamps - Little bitty bird, Mat stack 2, Polka dot basics 2, Paper - Spring moss, Lemon tart, Sweet blush, Lavender moon, Aqua mist, white, kraft, Other - Mat stack 2 die, circle punch, Large scallop border die, copics, ribbon in colours matching cardstock, buttons.

Inspired by PTI DT - Melissa #2

Supplies; Stamps - Polka dot basics II, Baby button bits, Paper - Sweet blush, Basic grey PP, white, Other - Mat stack 4 die, Alphabet die, Sweet blush satin ribbon, clear embossing powder.

Make it mondays: pocket card

When I saw this this evening, I just had to make one.  Such an inspiring, fun challenge!

I wanted to use the Roadtrip PP, and to echo it with, Melon berry, cream and kraft with some brown accents.  Please excuse the maligned versamark dots on the pocket - it was too late to start over.  The lines around the sentiment are from the Labels basics set, again, a little crooked.

 

I used the little leaf from Postmarks to make my own 'Tag its'  :)

Supplies: Stamps - BB: Polka dots 2, Postmarks, Label basics, Mat stack 2, Tiny tags, Paper - Roadtrip PP, Melon berry, cream, kraft, Other - Doily details dies, Large scallop border die, Melon berry bitty dot satin ribbon, Chocolate button.

Orange + Fizz

When I'm craving colour in my cards, this is my go to combination.  It's just happy happy happy.  The card is for a wedding shower.

I wanted to use a few of my 'older' stamp sets, and this card is CASEd from somewhere in different colours. 
The base cardstock is from my LSS, it's bright mango-ey and matches Memento's Cantaloupe ink well.  I stamped dots in versamark on it.  The ribbon is from my scrap box.  The stems are done in brown for a bit more modern look.

Supplies; Stamps - Everyday button bits, Polka dot basics 2, Paper - unknown, Other; Raspberry fizz buttons, Melon berry buttons, versamark, satin ribbon.

Aqua bitty bird

All the talk of button dies has gotten me using lots of my (regular) buttons.  I also got some new copics so had to try them out.  The polka dot background is stamped in Aqua but hard to see.  I cut out the birds by hand.  And (gasp!) I distressed the edges of the image.

Supplies; Stamps - Little bitty bird, Polka dots 2, Paper - Aqua mist, cream, Ink - Aqua mist, black, Distress ink (tea), copics (Simply chartreuse, Aqua mist, Hawaiian shores, grey), Other - Buttons (New leaf, Aqua mist, cream), Mat stack 1 die, twine.

Quilt-y Cards

I saw this technique on Kristina Werner's blog.  Basically cut 4 pieces of paper on the diagonal, and when you assemble them side by side you have 4 different cards.

I used some patterned paper, made some patterned paper (the brown and kraft panels), and scored a plain sheet for some texture.  I didn't know what occasion these would be, so I didn't stamp a sentiment on all.  I added faux stitching with a white pen.  And made matching envelopes.

Supplies; Paper - Cream, Kraft, Chocolate, Rose Red and PP (SU), Stamps - Polka Dots 2 (PTI), SU free set, Ink - Versamark and Chocolate, Other - chocolate grosgrain ribbon (SU), Chocolate and Cream buttons (PTI), white pen.

Pink and Vellum and Layers

A try at a more layered card.  I have such a hard time layering patterns and shapes.  I can't help it, my mind cannot derail from clean and simple on most days.

This is a 4 1/2'' square card.  The flowers were cut out from a piece of vellum that I stamped with versamark and heat embossed with clear powder for a little more texture.

I wanted to make a soft card, but decided it needed some darker accent so it wouldn't get too washed out. 

Supplies; Stamps - Background Basics: Polka Dot Basics 2 and Fancy Flourishes (PTI), Paper - Scarlet Jewel, vellum, cream (PTI) and PP (?), Ink - Sweet Blush (PTI), versamark, Other - Nestabilities Label 1 die, Beautiful Blooms #3 die and Fillable Frames #1 die (PTI), scarlet jewel buttons (PTI), 1/8 '' silk ribbon (PTI).

Fizz, Leaf, Melon

Wanted to make a card with some bright colours, but as this does not come easily to me, I focused the colours on the embellishments. 

Between the grass and buttons and wings, lots of dots in this one.  I also stamped polka dots at the top in versamark (to make a sort of cloud), but it's hard to see in the picture.  The wings are coloured in with coordinating markers.

Supplies: Stamps - Everyday Button Bits and Polka Dot Basics 2 (PTI), Paper - white, Ink - Olive (Versamagic) pounced after Lime Pastel (Colorbox chalk), Versamark, Other - buttons (rasp fizz, new leaf, melon berry; PTI) markers (SU), white twine

Thank you Nichole!

A card for co-founder Nichole Heady as thanks for all the hard work she does to make Papertrey ink so much fun (and addictive)!

A while back Dawn McVey had a post where she mentioned stamping a bunch of dots in various colours to jumpstart a card. So I thought I'd do just that.























Supplies; paper - sweet blush, cream, kraft (PTI), stamps - polka dot basics 2 (PTI), trendy trees (SU), ink - limepastel and tangelo (colorbox chalk), rasp fizz and sweet blush (PTI), summer sky and cantalope (memento), other - satin sweet blush ribbon (PTI), scallop scallop punch, rhinestones.