One Layer Papertrey Ink Harvest Berries All occasion cards

So, I have been super bad about using craft items recently!  I got this set from papertrey ink before christmas...in fact, I got another set at the same time and that one is the one I USED for my christmas cards.  Anyways.  I have been in love with their Januanry release but have promised myself to buy nothing till all stamp sets have been inked and used  a lot....or at least enough that I had gotten back their worth....  Not sure if that makes sense, but 8 cards here...I am gonna value them at 2.00 each.  Value total:  16.00  Stamp Set cost:  15.00  Yea!  I have gotten back the value of the stamps.  Plus, I like these cards so much that I will have to do a re-creation of them with a different sentiment.

I want to send these to my aunt who likes my cards, or give them to my mother (who loves green!), or give them in a tote bag (yet to be made) with envelopes to a friend to had our family over for dinner. 

It was nice to break it down....did some while dinner rolls were baking, some while chili was simmering and finished them off after the kids were in bed.  They are still drying now, but I am very happy about the results! 

Inks used are spanish olive versa magic for the dark leaves, and memento rich cocoa for the sentiment and the berries were stamped in the cocoa  then covered in the liquid pearls--ruby red.  The light solid ginko leaves were stamped in papertrey ink spring moss.  All stamps are from the Papertrey Ink Harvest Berries stamp set.  Ivory cardstock (some on SU, some papertrey)

Just so I remember to get up before the kids so they don't get into them before I do!

Entering the challenge contest at Truly Scrumptious for something forgotten....both the liquid pearls and the Papertry Stamps are both unused before now!

Froggie Birthday-Masculine

I am trying really hard to make several boyish or masculine cards since I tend to only make girly ones. This froggie is a digi from all that scraps and I love him! fun, plus can be for girls or boys or men! Yea for versatile!

pale yellow green CS base is from Papertrey ink along with the tag die/stamp from tiny tags.

Froggie is colored with YG 17, 3, 1 copics along with the balloon too. print paper is from colorbok "english moss' that I just got from Joannes on Thursday.

That paper had been sitting with a few other items bought with birthday money on my desk....mocking me....waiting for me to play, but I couldn't get away till today to actually create something with my new stuff! Still haven't broken in my punches, but I will get to those very very soon!

No....the balloon is not like that. My printer went crazy...don't know what happened, but another printed normal, but I colored the frog so nice that I wasn't going to do it over again.

Pixie Cottage Challenge for birthday cards challenge

Negative Space Baby Boy Card

My Friend just had a baby boy on Tuesday morning and I needed a card! I used the challenge over at Charisma Cardz challenge for the use of negative space where at least 2/3rds of the card is to be blank. This ends up being perfect because in order to get my husband to sign it, the card did need to be nice and plain.

BG copics colored the Hippo from a TAC stamp set that starts with silly, but I can't remember the rest of the name. The sentiment and tag die comes from Papertrey Ink tiny tags. The Grey ribbon is SU taffeta from forever ago! I also entered this into the Blue Greens Challenge at the Copic creations challenge.

Bright and Beachy Birthday Card!

In about 2 weeks our families will be coming together to celebrate 8 birthdays for June and July....and I will need several girly cards and felt inspired to actually create!

My card features K and company patterned paper (summery set on clearance forever ago.)

Silver cord on the right hand side from SU.

The Mermaid from Kraftin Kimmie is colored in Copics and mounted on pumpkin SU cardstock.

3 random brown rhinestones from clearance somewhere.

Tag made from Papertrey Ink die with "wish big" stamped 4 times from the matching "Tiny Tags" Stamp Set.

The Happy Birthday sentiment at the top is from Papertrey Ink set "Its a Celebration"

I love this card. Bright and Cheery, sunny and Beachy and Fun and not too busy that my husband didn't like it!

Hot Hot Hot challenge at Papertake weekly challenge for hot colors (orange/yellow)

Beachy challenge from Totally Papercrafts Challenge--I added the sand so she would be beachin it under the sea....closest stamp I had for a beachy scene.

Kraftin Kimmie for Tag Challenge

Sketch from Saturday Challenge

My craftin Mojo just finally came back after my copic class at my local stamp store and have actually kept making things. I made several items after the monday class, then here today I made little mermaid and started several other items! Thanks for looking!

Papertrey Challenge: Make it Monday #21

Challenged to do a Polaroid 2step masking.

I did 2 because my first doesn't show the technique as well, but I still loved the card that I finished it and have a plan for the person I am going to send it to! Out on a Limb stamp set from PaperTrey Ink, along with the sentiment and die cut from there also. Tiny tags or something. Cuddlebug folder on the Brown SU cardstock embossing....looks like twigs. Both Inks for the Branches/Berries are Tim Holtz Distress Inks (vintage photo and lipstick stain) And finished off with twine I got from Amazon.com

HERE is the challenge and her sample, and video tutorial of how to do it!

Green Card is unknown cardstock, migh be SU, Kraft CS and Stamp set is Masculine Motifs from Papertrey Ink. The kids and I went on a nature hike and saw several blue dragon flies and lots of green leafs, so that is the inspiration for this card. I never have manly cards hanging around, so I am making the effort with this birthday card.

Thanks for looking!

Sympathy Cards

Just a few days ago, an old friend's grandparent died. I have been feeling for her since I lost my own sister in October. Alhough I don't think I have talked to her since High School, she is on facebook with me and I felt moved to make something to send to her. I don't know if I ca find her address, but at the least, I could send it to her parent's house and it would eventually make it her way.


Entering into the Saturday Challenge found here...for dry or heat embossing, of which, I have both!




This is the first completed card that I have made in over 2 months....or maybe more. Hard to tell. Life starts to blurr together when you have 3 kids @ 2, 4, and 6!






I was inspired by a blog from Papertrey Ink at this post. A jungle I did not have...so I used the background style like her with my copics, similar but not exact colors (my collection is large, but not "I have hundreds of followers of my blog" large!).

Top to bottom the colors of mine are BG 49, BG 10, YG03, YG17, BG15

I did use the Stampin Up Lovely as a Tree stamp set and the Papertrey Ink Out on a limb for the sentiment. I think it turned out as a nice clean and simple but stunning card. thank you Nichole Heady for your inspiration/case!

Now...off to google and see if I can find her address or send off an email to find it! :) Thanks for looking!