December Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

Happy Tuesday!  I finally had a chance to get crafty.  Bittersweet since all of my Christmas company has left now.   I just had to make a card for this month's PTI Blog Hop Challenge!

For my card I focused on the background colors and just one main flower with a few tiny buds.  

I die cut and stamped the large flower and buds from Especially You and white embossed.  I colored with ranger inks using an aqua brush.  I die cut a decorative edge into my simply chartreuse card stock.  I stamped the panel using Background Basics: Celestial Skies to mimic background greenery detailing using simply chartreuse ink. 

  I added arranged my flowers with the center using foam tape.  I also popped up the background panel to accent the decorative edge from Edgers to the Point dies. I die cut the huge hugs die three times and glued together for added dimension.  I finished my card with a few clear sequins.

As always thanks so much for hopping by!

Betty

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pines!

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

This is our last challenge!  Be sure to check out all the designer's cards.  We have two guest and several Alumni joining us for our final challenge!

For the challenge, I chose to create a background using different images that were similar to the ones in the inspiration photo. 

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs 

for more inspiration!

Elizabeth Stewart, Paper Sweetness (guest designer)

Julie Gearinger, Stamping with Julie Gearinger (guest designer)
Amy Shaffer, Pickled Paper Designs
Amy Tsuruta, Tsuruta Designs

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison, Soapbox Creations

Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 

Tara Godfrey
Tracey McNeely, In My Creative Opinion

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: (Pines) for the challenge details and to play along with us!

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

November Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday!  I am popping in with a card to share.   I am playing along with this month's PTI Blog Hop Challenge!

For my card I focused on the centerpiece of the table.  I used Friendship Flowers stamp set and coordinating die set.  

I stamped prairie grass and olive twist inks to create the leafy foliage.  I die cut this image and layered several times.  I die cut several times the word "together" to create my focal sentiment.  

I used gold foil for the top piece.  I layered a piece of praire grass bitty big to the top of my cardbase.  I chose not to use any of the floral images in the set.  Instead, I added a few gold pearls for accenting.

As always thanks so much for hopping by!

Betty

From Our Home to Yours!

Happy Sunday!  Only two days of school this coming week. I am looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday.  I am popping in with a card to share for this week's Papertrey Ink Create Along With Us Challenge.

I chose to use Laurie Schmidlin's card here for my inspiration.  

First of all, I just love the colors and how Laurie did the stenciling and stamping background.  

I chose to make a Christmas card so I used an assortment of Christmas inspired images.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Acorn!

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

For the challenge, I chose to go with some fall colors and images that have acorns in the pattern.    To follow along with this week's CASE this Sketch Challenge, I layered vellum over the background.  

I used Papertrey Ink Make It Market Mini Kit:  Color Pop Autumn, Counting My Blessings die collection and Round Off Edgers die.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs 

for more inspiration!

Elizabeth Stewart, Paper Sweetness (guest designer)

Laurel Seabrook, Seabrook Designs (guest designer)

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen

Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 

Stacey Schafer

Tammy Hershberger

Tara Godfrey

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: (Acorn) for the challenge details and to play along with us!

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

Thanksgiving Blessings!

Happy Sunday!  I am popping in with a card to share.  I am playing along with Fusion Card Challenge.

I decided to use the sketch and the inspiration piece for my card.  I started with Verve's Autumn Leaves stamp set.  I used the swirly image in this set to create a subtle background like the one in the inspiration photo. I stamped the image using versamark onto grout gray card stock.  

Next, I die cut a white stitched frame using Falling Leaves die set.   For my focal image, I used Autumn Blessings stamp set and Autumn Thanks die set.  I die cut and copic colored the image. I die cut a few more wreaths and layerd three together for some added dimension.    

I also die cut stamped, and copic colored a few of the extra sprigs included in the set to add an extra touch to the wreath at the bottom.  

For the sentiment, I cut a strip of black card stock to work with the sketch.  I stamped the sentiment from Autumn Blessings set in versamark and white embossed.  To finish my card I added a few amber and brown gems from my stash as well as some wink of stella on the wreath leaves.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty

PTI "We Love Dawn" Blog Hop!

I am popping in with a card to share.  I am participating in Papertrey Ink's "We Love Dawn!  Blog Hop!  Naturally, I had to use one of her stamp designs. 

I started with some stampers sellect white card stock.  I die cut and stamped the floral images from Floral Sketch stamp set.

I arrangement my floral images and leaves.  I used some foam tape to add dimension as well as curl the edges of the flower petals and leaves to add even more dimension.  

I stamped the sentiment from the same set using Versafine Onyx black ink.  I finised the card with a few stamp tiny circle dots that come from the Christmas Faith set.

As always thanks so much for hopping by!

Betty

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Cider!

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

The LEAD of this challenge will be invited to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

For the challenge, I chose to go with some cider colors.  I love the warm tones with pops of burgandy berry colors.  I started with white linen paper.  To follow along with this week's CASE this Sketch Challenge, I sponged on some tumbled glass oxide ink to create the half circle background.  I spritzed on some water and blotted dry to create some color variation and texture.   I also added some white water copic white water spatters for added effect and dimension.  

Next, I stamped and die cut the beautiful berries branches autumn branch set using stamper select white in shades of cocoa bean, prairie grass, saffron spice, and scarlet jewel.  I added a little bit of olive twist to some of the leaves. I stamped the image from the same set going for a two-toned effect on the "thankful" word using saffron spice and scarlet jewel.  The rest of the sentiment I used cocoa bean. I finished my card with a few clear sequins.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs 

for more inspiration!

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen

Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 

Stacey Schafer

Tammy Hershberger

Tara Godfrey

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: (Cider) for the challenge details and to play along with us!

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Betty