Black on a baby card? You betcha

I have a friend that was expecting a baby girl (she has since had her) and I sent her this card to congratulate her on her pregnancy. She seems modern and hip and edgy to me - not so much into the pastels and soft, foo-foo stuff, so this card seemed to fit her personality.



The design is very CAS and quick to put together.



Supplies:
Stamps: Say It With Style, Star Prints (PTI)

Sympathy card

Sympathy cards are hard to make. Sometimes I just forego it and buy something. But here is one I was happy with.



The base cardstock is Soft Stone (PTI). The butterfly is die cut from the same Soft Stone cardstock and then embossed with white - such a neat look. Some patterned paper, a white mat, a hand cut banner and it's all done.

Follow your own star

Football is over, soccer is over for my son, and soccer is almost over for my daughter. Finally might have some time to get in the craft room again.

Here is a card that I CASEd from (I think) Amber at Damask Love.



I loved the idea of tone on tone with some texture from the die cuts. I also like the little bitty star inset inside the big star.



Have a great day!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, white (PTI)
Stamps: Star Prints (PTI)
Other: star die (PTI), star punch (unknown)

PTI MIM #131 - Striped embossing

This week's Make It Monday video was by Betsy Veldman and was on striped embossing. Interesting technique! I went through all my stamps and thought it might be kind of cool on this arrow from Get To The Point. I like it but either my embossing ink is wonky or my embossing powder is wonky. Not sure which but the coverage on my arrow isn't great.

And here's another shot...


I wanted to do real stitching but realized I was out of white thread and red thread was in my machine and I was too lazy to change it to something else. So...faux stitching it is! lol :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Simply You and Get To The Point (both Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Soft Stone bitty dots, Limeade Ice (PTI)
Ink: Slate (Fresh Ink)
Arrow was cut by hand.

PTI MIM#130

Hey there! I'm getting this posted just in the knick of time for Papertrey's Make It Monday #130 - Using Heat 'N Bond to make fabric die cuts. I'm so glad Erin made a tutorial for this - I desperately needed the hand-holding to figure this out. Yes, I know it's not difficult but still...I appreciated it.



I used my Love Lives Here house die with some Heat 'N Bond to cut a little house out of both yellow and out of red fabric. Then I cut the red roof and ironed it onto the yellow house. I set it on die cut using a die from Sending You. I backed it with some woodgrain paper from MME. It kind of reminds me of a little fairy door on a tree stump. Does it to you?



I also used the grass and flowers and the bitty heart (all from Loves Lives Here) to fill in around the house. I used the PTI cloud dies and cut off the bottom for a different look. A bit of twine and it's all done.



Kinda cute, I think. So glad I tried this technique - can't wait to try it again.

SAF - Gallon/Quart/Pint challenge

Hi! It's me again with one more challenge that I finished up late last night. See three more posts below for SAF and the blog hop.



Gallon: Smokey Shadow
Quart: Limeade Ice
Pint: Hibiscus Burst
And lots of neutral Soft Stone thrown in there.



Here's a close up of the heart embellishment. I used the Love Lives Here die and die cut it twice - once in Limeade Ice and once in Hibiscus Burst. I "embedded" the pink heart into the green circle. Then I used a circle punch to cut a pink mat for the circle just a little bit bigger. Then I covered it all in Glossy Accents.


And one more shot...


Supplies:
Cardstock: Soft Stone, Smokey Shadow, Hibiscus Burst, Limeade Ice (PTI)
PP: Soft Stone bitty dot (PTI)
Stamps: Think Big Favorites
Other: Love Lives Here die, circle punches

SAF - Salt Technique

Another SAF challenge to share. Please scroll down to see the blog hop and another challenge.



I tried the salt technique and while it was fun to color with watercolors I don't know if the salt did much. I didn't have sea salt so just used kosher. Maybe that makes a difference? DH bought some coarse sea salt today so maybe I'll give it another try to see if I see more of a resist.





Supplies:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Ocean Tides (PTI)
Stamps: Happiness in Bloom (PTI)
Other: Watercolor Paper, reinkers in Summer Sunrise, Ripe Avocado, and Ocean Tides