Bridal Shower Card

Hello!!

I have a card to share today! I made this for a bridal shower.  A tri-panel card so I could filllllll the inside with writing!  I enjoy how it turned out, however I can't get over how much PINK I used...haha! I am so not a 'pink' person...makes me think baby is trying to tell me something ;)

Hope you enjoy!

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Lisa

PTI - Anniversary Celebration Day 4

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I have a quick card to share with you today!  This is day 5 of the Papertrey Ink Anniversary Celebration, and today's challenge is to incorporate one of the designers favourite colour combo's into a project.  I chose Ashley's colour combo (sooooooo gorgeous), and made this super simple thank you card.  Hope you enjoy!

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink), Pink (?)
Patterned Paper: 2008 Bitty Box Basics, 2009 Bitty Dot Basics, Pretty Pastels (Papertrey Ink), Yellow Gingham (My Minds Eye)
Die Cut: Island Floral (Stampin' Up! Bigz)
Sentiment: Happy Trails (Papertrey Ink)
Inks: Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Hawaiian Shores, Toile Pink (Papertrey Ink)
Button: Lemon Tart Button Mix (Papertrey Ink)
Button Twine: Papertrey Ink

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Lisa

PTI - Anniversary Celebration Day 2

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I decided to participate in today's Papertrey Ink Anniversary Celebration Challenge.  The Papertrey Stamp designers have offered several free dig's, and the challenge is to incorporate one of them into a project.  I chose Dawn McVey's image (LOVE her!!) to make this fun and bright birthday card.

Cardstock:: Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink), Crushed Curry (Stampin' Up!), Vellum
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Digi: Dawn McVey for Papertrey Ink
Die Cuts: Simple Circles Border Die, Mat Stack 1 (Papertrey Ink), Doily (Cricut)
Images: Mehndi Medallion (Papertrey Ink)
Gems (Imaginisce), Forest Branches Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)

Thank You Cards

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A few simple cards to share today.  My husband asked me to make him some thank you cards.  Some were to be for women, others men.  I tried to make a gender neutral card, but did NOT succeed ... haha ... so I ended up with a few of each design, one very feminine, one not so much.  Hope you enjoy!

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Lisa

Play All Day - Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

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I am participating in the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Challenge today!  So fun....my first challenge in ages!!!

This month, in honor of the New Year, we are challenging you to pick your favorite project from 2011 and share it with all of us. To take it a step further, you are 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 your first projects from 2012!

The project I selected as my favourite from 2011 is a previously unshared layout of some cute little boys in my life having fun at camp.  I had supplies left over from this layout (not shocking, as I am a self-proclaimed paper hoarder), so I was able to use almost entirely the same supplies to make my card.  The sentiment I added to the card is from Papertrey Ink's 'Birthday Bash Sentiments'.  Hope you enjoy!

Original Layout

Card Based on Layout

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Lisa

Paper Playtime - Anything Goes!

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This week at Paper Playtime we have an extra challenge going on!  The theme is ANYTHING GOES!! (my favourite), and we are being sponsored by Whimsy Doodles.  I used some Whimsy Doodle digi images in the cards I made this week.  These were so quick to put together and I really like how they turned out!  Here you go!  Don't forget to head back over to Paper Playtime to see what the other designers came up with, and to link your Anything Goes themed project (haha) for a chance to win a prize from Whimsy Doodles!!!

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Lisa

Make it Monday #27 - Custom Copic Striped Ribbon

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This is my second post for the day, so if you are looking for the Paper Playtime post, go HERE, or scroll down to the post just below this one :).  I wanted to participate in this week's Make it Monday challenge from Papertrey Ink, which is to create your own striped ribbon using copic markers.  I don't know if I LOVE this technique, although I see the value when you want a coordinating custom ribbon....
Here is what I came up with.

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Lisa

Thank You Card

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Just a quick card today.  I was in a colouring mood a few weeks ago and coloured up this gorgeous daffodil from Papertrey Ink's Year of Flowers collection.  I thought it would be perfect as the main focus of a card!!   

Cardstock: Kraft, Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink), Crushed Curry (Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: Year of Flowers: Daffodil, Think Big Favorites #2 (Papertrey Ink)

Black Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink

Hope you enjoy!  

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Lisa

Hello Sunshine!

Hello!
I have a quick card to share today.  I was playing with stamping backgrounds - something I love the idea of, but kinda terrifies me...hahah.  Anywhoo, this is my first attempt!  Hope you enjoy!!

Cardstock: Pacific Point (Stampin' Up!), Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Sassafrass (I think?)

Ink: VersaMark

Other: Clear Embossing Powder (Stampin' Up!), Sentiment and Frame (Fillable Frames Papertrey Ink), Arrow Stamp (I think Sassafrass)

Make it Monday #23 - Creating Pockets with Edger Dies

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I am participating in this week's Make-it-Monday Challenge from Papertrey Ink!!  The challenge was to use edger dies to create pockets for use on a card or layout.  I actually don't own any of the edger dies yet (gasp!!)  however I made due with one of my border punches.  Dawn McVey was the challenge demo this week, and I seriously loved her layout and colour combination (she used a vibrant green, a more subdued green, and a beige print), that I simply HAD to be just like her and do something similar!  haha I used different colours, but a lot of scraplifting occurred (hehe).  You can see her original post on her blog, or by visiting the challenge link above.  Here is what I ended up with:

Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Hawaian Shores (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: 2009 Bitty Dots Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Stamps: Background Basics: Text Style, Embellishments (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Pool Party (Stampin' Up!), Jet Black (StazOn)
Die Cuts: Bracket Edger Punch, Double Crochet Lace Edger Punch (EK Success), Beautiful Butterflies (Sizzix)
Other: Material (Hobby Lobby),  Machine Stitching,  Decorative Pin (handmade)


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Lisa

Summer Card Camp - Week 3

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The Summer Card Camp, hosted by Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner, is in it's third week, and this week's colour challenge is AWESOME!!!  Here is the combo:

I have to say, the cards I made for this challenge took SO MUCH brain power (hahaha).  I am really trying to break out of my standard mold and use some of the techniques and sketches I have seen.  It is exhausting.  Exhausting, but satisfying.  I definitely LOVE the cards I came up with.  They have the exact same basic design and embellishments, I just couldn't pick between the two background papers, so I made two!! (hehe)  Here is what I came up with:

The basic layout is from a sketch card in Cardmaps (by Scrapbook & Cards Today).

Card #1

Card #2

Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Brown & Kraft Polkadot (MME Lime Twist 'Fly a Kite'), Lined Paper (Prima 'Reflections Collection: Shimmer'), Woodgrain with Cream Flowers (Crate Paper Portrait Collection), Beige Woodgrain (Basic Grey Life of the Party), Cream with Tiny Text (Crate Paper Toy Box Collection)

Stamps: Embellishments (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Fired Brick Distress Ink (Tim Holtz), Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

Punches: Classic Butterfly, 3-in-1 Classic Butterfly (Martha Stewart)

Other: Book Print Paper (Wuthering Heights), Buttons (Papertrey Ink), Chocolate Lace (Hobby Lobby), Twine (Papertrey Ink), Decorative Pins (handmade), Pearl Pins (Dollarama), glue dots, foam squares, ATG tape, sewing machine stitching

Make It Monday #22 - Multi-Colour Stamping with Ink Refills

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I am participating in the Papertrey Ink Make-it-Monday Challenge this week (today is the last day!!...eek).  The challenge is to create your own 'ink pad' of sorts using re-inkers to stamp a single image in multiple colours...a multi-coloured single image?  Something like that...hahaha.  Anywhoo, here is what I came up with.  I used two different images from the Papertrey Ink Round & Round Anniversary Set (so fun).  I really like how this technique works, however had difficulty with it simply because I don't have a lot of stamps to choose from that have a need for multiple colours!!  Most of the sets I have (and I have FAR too many) are either single image or multi-step stamping...perhaps I need to invest in this area?? :)

Here are my cards!

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink), Crushed Curry (Stampin' Up!), Vellum (?)
Stamps: Round & Round, Background Basics Text Style (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Crushed Curry (Stampin' Up!), Jet Black (Staz On)
Die Cuts: Mat Stack 1 (Papertrey Ink), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (Paper Shapers)
Other: iRock Gems (Imaginisce), White Satin Ribbon

Hope you enjoy!!
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Lisa

Summer Card Camp - Week 2

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I signed up for the Summer Card Camp hosted by Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner, which began two weeks ago.  I missed the first week's challenge because I was out of town, however this weeks challenge features the following colour combo:

This is what I came up with:

Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Green Stripe (MME Lime Twist Life of the Party), Orange (Crate Paper Toy Box), Red Stars (Basic Grey Life of the Party), Yellow Print, Green Polka Dot (Pink Paislee Hometown Summer)
Punches: Classic Butterfly, 3-in-1 Classic Butterfly (Martha Stewart)
Sentiment: Fillable Frames #3 (Papertrey Ink)
Other: White Embossing Powder, Versa Mark Ink, Mini Glue Dots

Hope you enjoy!
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Lisa

Paper Playtime Digi Monday - Red, and White...(and Blue!!!)

Hello Everyone!!!

This week at Paper Playtime we are featuring Digi designs from some very special sponsors!  Our theme this week is Red and White (for us Canadians), and Red, White, and Blue for our American Participants!!! I am featuring Pink Cat Studio's in my card!  Happy Holiday Weekend everyone!!!

Paper Playtime - Digi Monday May 30th

Hello All!

I have been having blogger issues for the past two days so this post is going up a bit late!  It is Digi Monday at Paper Playtime this week, and I have a few fantabulous digi projects to share with you featuring Pink Cat Studio's AWESOME digis!!!  Be sure to jump over to Paper Playtime to check out the projects made by the other fabulous designers!!

Card Featuring Love Birds on a Swing

Bookmark Featuring Birds Holding Hearts

Card Featuring Lily In Heart Pile

Hope you enjoy today's projects!
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Lisa