December 2015 Blog Hop - Papertrey Ink

It's time for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop and finally I have some time to play along.  This month's inspiration is the picture below and so festive.

 

I love the high contrast of black and white and the touch of green and red is beautiful.  I loved the challenge suggestion of using sprigs from the Winter Floral die so out came my scissors.  Here is my card.  The green sprigs and the white flowers are cut from the Winter Floral Die. I added the center to my flowers with a stamp from the Twig Wreath Stamp Set.

 

Products Used:

Papertrey Ink Winter Floral Die

Papertrey Ink Phrase Play #8 Stamp set and Die

Papertrey Ink  Twig Wreath Stamp Set and Die

Ranger Detail White embossing Powder

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Motif Building

This week's Papertrey Ink Make-it-Monday challenge had me looking more closely at all my stamp sets and thinking about shapes in a different way.  I had not tried to build a motif before so I had fun trying to put something together that resembled a motif design.  I ended up using three different stamp sets and kept myself to a Christmas theme.  I added to my stamped design little red pearl drops for the ornaments on the trees.  Here is my card.

Products Used:

Papertrey Ink In the Meadow Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Winter Hills Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 1 Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Christmas Cheer Stamp Set

Viva Perlen-Pen Red

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Papertrey Ink Create Along with Us: September 2015

I really liked all the designer samples that had white or neutral and another predominant darker color.  With that in mind I thought about creating a winter scene and this is what I came up with. 

 

My slope the deer are standing on is white pigment ink blended on the the paper.  I heat set my slope and embossed the sentiment.  I added a bit of glitter to a few branches in the trees to make them sparkle a little but my photo really doesn't show that addition.

Products Used:

Papertrey Ink Cover Plate:  In the Woods

Papertrey Ink Stamp Set & Dies:  In the Meadow

Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft Dye Ink

Stampabilities White Pigment Ink

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SAF 2015: Runway Inspiration Challenge

I think this was my favorite challenge today because I loved the inspiration photos.  It was hard to decide which one to choose.  Finally I picked this one.

I actually made this card twice because I got carried away with the flowers and in the end did not like the first result.  So here is a paired down version with just enough flowers to have a pop of color.

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SAF 2015: Pins & Needles Challenge

I do enjoy to look of stitching on a card and I like the idea of stamps that mimic this look.  Unfortunately, I don't have any.  Often I just use a white pen and drawn perfect short lines.  Today I got out my 20 year old sewing machine and fiddled with it until I could get a couple of rows of metallic silver thread to sew through cardstock.  My first attempt to sew around a circle was a disaster.  So, here is a simple bit a stitching.

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SAF 2015: Mix & Match Challenge

I rarely used multiple pattern papers on a card so Betsy's video was very helpful today.  I think it will be easier for me to get a better result now that I understand the basics.  Here is my card.

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SAF 2015: Patterns Challenge

It was difficult to choose a pattern for this challenge because I liked so many of the designs.  Needless to say I will have wonderful inspiration for future cards.  I chose Ashley's pretty card because I have the dies to make this card but have rarely used them.  This was a good opportunity to get them out again.

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