My Crafty Week

I played along with several of the PTI Anniversary challenges this week.  Here goes...

I made this card for the PTI Day 4 Floral Challenge and was inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #258.  I'll also enter it at Seize the Birthday, without the toppings option.  I used Sweet Spring--and old set but one of my favorites.  Masked the center image to add more flowers on either side and colored with Copic markers.

My next card is for the PTI Transformation Tuesday challenge on Day 3.  I started with a card I made a while ago--I wasn't happy with it and never posted or sent it.  It seemed a little 'blah' to me.

Original Card

This card was one layer.  I cut the front to a 4 by 5 1/4 size, inlaid the die cut in a darker shade of green, and added one more hand cut piece of the sentiment.

Transformed Card

I am much happier with the new design.  I am also entering this card at CAS on Friday #126: Dies.

My next 2 cards were inspired by the PTI Retirement Challenge from Day 5.  It looks like they are retiring most of the Boy Basics stamps, so I pulled mine out and made a couple of valentines.

I used Boy Basic Frog Hop and Heart Squared to create this valentine.  After stamping the frame of hearts, I cut it out, stacked it 3 high, and then inlaid the stack back into the negative space.  The partial frog is peeking into the window and the full frog is stuck on top.

 I am also entering this card at CAS-ual Fridays #192: Hearts, Inkspirational #154: Aperture, and AAA Cards #108: All You Need is Love.

Another Valentine using a soon-to-be-retired stamp, Hello Foxy.  I am entering this card at Cupcake Inspirations #439: Love, Happy Little Stampers February CAS challenge: Hearts, and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: It Must Be Love.

Last up is my 3rd Valentine with the same design.  I had to make them similar as they are going to 3 sisters and they like getting the same things.

I am entering this card at Addicted to Stamps and More #278: Holiday, Happy Little Stampers February Anything Goes with Dies challenge, and Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Love is in the Air.

That's it for me today.  I hope to have some more for tomorrow.

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CASology Week 140: Spring

Hello and happy Tuesday.  Time for another CASology cue word.  Our word this week is SPRING. Here in San Diego, we have experienced the warmest March in county history.  It feels more like summer and I find myself yearning for spring, just like all my friends living in colder climates, although for different reasons.

I pulled out an older PTI set called Sweet Spring and did a little masking and coloring to create my sweet floral spring scene.  I popped up my focal panel, and then adhered the entire Instant Camera piece to a piece of white tone on tone vellum, just to add some interest to the white space on the card front.  I think of flowers blooming and the Easter and Passover holidays in spring. This card is already on it's way to a friend who celebrates Easter.

I am linking this card up at The Challenge #28 for their One Year Anniversary Celebration. Congratulations to The Challenge.

So, how about you?  Are you yearning for spring?  I hope you will play along with us this week. Please just remember to keep your card CAS.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Hazel Hodgkins

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

Kymona Tracey

May Park

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer: Yulia


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PTI February 2014 Blog Hop

The challenge for this month's PTI blog hop is to create a project with a spring theme.  That was pretty easy for me, as we seem to have skipped winter here in Southern California, and have had spring-like weather for weeks.  That is not all good, as we are now dealing with a very severe drought.

I had time to make two projects.  I used the sketch at this week's Retro Sketches rs #103 for my first card.  The sketch is for a tag, which I attached to a card.  I had to use my new Doodlie Do stamps, which I colored with Copics.

My second card uses Sweet Spring, the picket fence die from Little Bitty Bird Additions, and lots and lots of fussy cutting.  I had this idea in my head for this card--with flowers behind and in front of the fence, and didn't really think through how much cutting would be involved.  Anyway, I am pleased with my little spring scene, and would love to have a little flower garden like this in my yard.

I am looking forward to hopping around to see what spring looks like around the blogosphere.

Edited to add that I am linking up both of these cards at The Card Concept #4 to use a floral theme, and I am classifying them as both Clean and Layered.
 

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PTI 7th Anniversary--Monthly Moments Trading Card Challenge

When I woke up this morning, I had no idea what a Trading Card was.  After reading about the Monthly Moments Trading Card Challenge and all the new PTI products, I thought I'd make a card and then get on with my day.  Well, one thing led to another, I kept pulling stamp sets out--some that hadn't seen ink in a long time, and before I knew it, I had an enormous mess on my hands and a big stack of Trading Cards.  These little cards are so much fun to make.  I had a very crafty day, and now I have a big mess to clean up.

Warning--lots of pictures:

Green Thumb

Enjoy the Ride

Sweet Spring

Love Potion

Mehndi Medallion

Up, Up and Away

Mini Blooms and Friends 'till the End

Sweet as Can Be

Live Love Life

Bubble Talk

Dot Spot and Friends 'till the End

Signature Series Dress Form

Polka Dot Parade

Hello Foxy

Kim and I did a bit of Facebook chatting while we were crafting today, and I credit her for the inspiration for these final three.

Live Love Life

Green Thumb

Stylish Sentiments Birthday

Lastly, I have a card for this week's Make it Monday #151, using the sketch and color scheme from the Anniversary Recipe challenge.  I used Washi tape for Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, and Summer Sunrise, and skipped the Scarlet Jewel.  Instead of stamping the lower layer of the banner, I used coordinating washi tape and die cut paper covered with tape.

That's it for me today.  I have a huge mess on my desk that I need to clean up before I start playing again.  I know there were a lot of photos today.  Thanks for sticking with me till the end.


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