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Friday, February 13, 2015

Papertrey Ink Challenge - Stamps that haven't see ink

This challenge got me to use a stamp set that was loads of fun to work with. I had purchased the Papertrey Ink "Cable Gram" stamp set but knew if would take a bit of time to get my trolley car aligned well with the multiple pieces to the car, so I had set it aside. The time I spent on the card was well worth it since I love the end result.

I added some light blue chalk to the textured background to give my clouds more contrast. I also added to grey chalk to the lower edge of the textured background to ground the car a little.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Papertrey Ink Build a Bouquet Challenge

This Papertrey Ink challenge had us build a bouquet of flower using multiple stamp sets. For my bouquet I used Peaceful Garden, Hello There and Embellished Elegance all from Papertrey Ink. My sentiment is a double layer of the Wet Paint hello die.

Papertrey Ink Bagged and Tagged Challenge

For this challenge I used the "baby wipes" stamping technique for my butterfly so I could have a multicolor image. The butterfly is from the Papertrey Ink Life is Beautiful stamp set. The sentiment is from the Butterfly Dreams stamp set and the tag is the Basic Bookmark 3 Die.

February Inspiration Challenge

This card was inspired by the Papertrey Ink February Inspiration Challenge. I used my Ombre Builders stamp set, Web Paint III cut die and my Small Sketched dies.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Maile Belles Inspiration Challenge

I do love the stamp designs by Maile Belles and her cards are wonderful. I chose for my inspiration a card that it appears a number of use liked. I stamped my butterfly using the "baby wipes" technique so I could blend some colors together and have a little textured look. All stamps are from the Papertrey Ink "Life is Beautiful" stamp set.

Layering Cover Plates

Papertrey Ink's Make-It-Monday challenge is to layer cover plates to make a shadow effect. I used my Harlequin Die to create the background for my card for the challenge. I also used my Boutique Borders Love stamps and my Happy Hearts stamp set.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Creative Corners - Make It Monday #196

This weeks Make-It-Monday challenge was to create interesting corners on a card rather than applying a design to the center. It seemed like a great opportunity to use the cute flower stamps that were the Papertrey Ink December Freebie. For my background I cut out my Harlequin Die cover plate and then used it as a stencil.