Make it Monday, #115

Heather Nichols, at Papertrey Ink, has challenged us to use material, other than paper, to emboss. So I asked my hubby if I could use some of his duct tape. (I was surprised to learn that I like the pewter, textured look of this tape!) I taped it to a piece of white paper, then embossed it with my Woodgrain Impression plate. I decided it looked too solid, so then I die cut the line of stars in the middle. I used the Stargazer stamp for the background, stamped with Versamark Ink, then rubbed Perfect Pearl powder over it. And since I used duct tape, I kind of thought this had to be a "guy card"! The sentiment is from "Happy Day".

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All materials are PTI, except for the Spellbinders Hexagon dies.
I am also entering this card in the Casology challenge:Hexagon

Make it Monday, #114 Take Two

Hi. I have 4 re-inkers, and this card used 3 of them. Since they were browns and greens, I went with a masculine card. My husband liked it, and said, "It looks like a 'camo" card!" (Camouflage, that is...) Lol! This card is on a kraft card base, which is difficult to see as it's the same colour as my craft mat.
Thanks for looking!

Materials are all PTI, unless otherwise indicated:

Tim Holtz Distress re-inkers: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Sage Green

Other ink (on tag) is Dark Chocolate

Stamps:Boutique Borders:Father

Paper: Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream

Other: Boutique Borders Die #3, Jute twine, Cuttlebug embossing folder (houndstooth)

I am also entering this card at the Simon Says Stamp challenge:Anything goes

Make it Monday, #114

Dawn McVey, at Papertrey Ink, has challenged us this week to use our re-inkers and blow the ink with a straw. Well, since I have only a few re-inkers, I decided to improvise... I used 3 Perfect Pearls mixtures, and dropped them onto my Smokey Black cardstock, one at a time, then blew like mad through a small straw. (I haven't done this technique since elementary school!)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies are all PTI, unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Happiness in Bloom, Sketched Shapes

Paper: Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow, blue scrap for "flag"

Inks: Raspberry Fizz, Smokey Shadow, Pearlescent Lavender (Brilliance) on the flag

Dies: Limitless Layers:Ovals, Sketched Shapes

Other: Perfect Pearls: Berry Twist, Perfect Pearl, Heirloom Gold
I am also entering this card in this week's Simon Says Stamp challenge: Anything Goes

April Blog Hop- PTI

Here is another "tilted" card :)  I think this is fun, and I wish I had more time to do some more!

I used PTI's "Stylish Sentiments:Birthdays", as well as "BBasics:Superstripes" and "BB:Birthday Fun" to make this card.

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PTI April Blog Hop

Papertrey's blog hop is all about "being tilted", so I've tilted a Tag Sale Die #5 on my card. I've  used a text stamp as the background on the tag and distressed the edges with Melonberry ink. The tag is layered onto some Vintage Cream cardstock, which was run through a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and then inked to distress it. That was mounted onto a panel of Melonberry card stock, and onto a Stamper's Select White card base. This was my first attempt with a "shabby chic" style, as well as the first time I used my sewing machine on a card (gasp!).

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Make it Monday #113, No.3

I thought I'd give the Perfect Pearl technique one more try with the Daydreamer stamp set (PTI).  I used Blueberry cardstock this time, which seemed to work o.k. with the Perfect Pearl and Forever Green powders. I had difficulty photographing it this time, so you'll have to imagine the opalescent factor!
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Make it Monday, #113, No.2

Here is another card I've done, using the same stamp and Perfect Pearl colours. But this time it will be for an upcoming graduation., and I used a bit brighter blue for the background.

Thanks for looking, and I always appreciate comments and feedback!

Make it Monday, No. 113

Papertrey Ink has another wonderful Make it Monday challenge, this week's is using Perfect Pearls. I loved the cards that Nichol demonstrated for us! I only have a few colours of Perfect Pearls, so I did what I could.
I used dark blue paper, and stamped "Lace Bouquet" with Versamark Ink. I rubbed on the Perfect Pearls, then dusted with a Swiffer cloth. I found the PP rubbed off, so then spritzed it with a fine mist of water, which seemed to set it. This first card is for a friend's birthday, in a couple weeks time. It was good to try out my "Bountiful Banners" stamps and dies.
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Perfect Pearls colours: Forever Green, Forever Violet, Perfect Pearls

Make it Monday, #112 No.2

Here is a card for my great-nephew, who will have his first birthday in a couple of weeks. The "1" is heat embossed with "Lapis Lazuli" embossing powder, and the word "birthday" is embossed with a Zing green powder. The inside says, "Celebrate your birthday in a Hoppy way" (PTI "Boy Basics:Frog").

All stamps, paper and dies are PTI.

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Make it Monday, #112

I have a friend who is turning 60 in a couple of weeks, so I made her this card. We are throwing a surprise Chocolate party, so I had to incorporate some of PTI's chocolate brown cardstock in with the Spring Moss, Berry Sorbet and Rustic Cream cardstocks.

On this week's Make it Monday, we have been challenged to use embossed die cuts, so I cut the "60" out of Berry Sorbet cardstock, and embossed it with Ranger's Holographic powder to give it some sparkle.

This is the first time I've used PTI's Signature Series:Dress Form stamp, as I bought this set for it's lovely sentiments. And because I didn't think I'd use the dress form much, I didn't buy the matching die! (Dumb.) I guess I'd better add that to my next order, as I really dislike cutting things out by hand... The focal point is on Mat Stack 6 dies (PTI). The background is stamped with Turning a New Leaf (PTI), and the berries are from Harvest Berries (PTI). The numbers are PTI, as well, although I've forgotten the name of the set, offhand... The sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages (PTI).

I did a little more than I usually do on the inside, as well, but still left room for a lot of people to write their names inside, as it will be a group card. Here is the inside. I love the new Boutique Borders and am getting a lot of use out of them!

Thanks for looking!