Sunday, December 30, 2012

PTI's Make it Monday #97 - Take 2

As mentioned in my previous post, this week's MIM for PTI is a review of all of the MIM video tutorials from the past year.  We were invited to post a project using one of these techniques.  For this second creation, I used the technique demonstrated by Dawn McVey in MIM #48, "Creating Backgrounds With Border Dies."  While the background that I created does not cover the whole card front, I think I am still demonstrating this technique.  What do you think?



I used this card as part of a hostess gift I took to a friend who had us over for an impromptu dinner.  I really love how it turned out!

Thanks for visiting!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:
Paper: PTI's White, Hawaiian Shores, and Raspberry Fizz, and Archiver's grey cardstock
Stamps: PTI's Signature Greetings and Rosie Posie
Ink: PTI's True Black and Summer Sunrise
Dies: PTI's Chevron Stripes Border Die Collection and Turning a New Leaf Set, and Spellbinders Nestibilities circle die
Other: Rhinestone from my stash

Saturday, December 29, 2012

PTI Make it Monday #97

This week, PTI's Make it Monday was a review of all the MIM videos that have been posted this year.  We were invited to post a project that highlighted one of the demonstrated techniques.  I have chosen to post a card that I made right after watching the original posting of MIM #74, "Stamping on Texture."  I actually made this card planning to participate in that week's challenge, however I never got around to posting it.  Believe it or not, I actually gave this card to my husband tonight for his birthday.  So, here's my creation:


It is very subtle, but I actually used the wood plank stamp from the Background Basics: Farm & Barn set to stamp on the background that I had embossed using an embossing folder from Quick Kutz.  You can see the technique demonstrated a bit better in this view:


By the way, the inside of the card reads, "Your age!  Happy Birthday!"

Thank you so much for visiting!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select White, Kraft, and Hawaiian Shores, and patterned paper from Echo Park's Note to Self paper collection
Stamps: PTI's Background Basics: Farm & Barn, and Movers and Shakers Sentiments
Ink: PTI's Hawaiian Shores and True Black
Dies: PTI's Seeing Stars die collection
Embossing folder: Quick Kutz
Other: Button and natural twine from my stash

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

PTI December Blog Hop - Take 2

Hi 'yall!  This is my second entry in the PTI December Blog Hop.  After cuting out the "leaf" shapes with the Sending You die for my first card, I had a bunch of little "leaf" shapes left over and thought I would use them to create a second card.





Thanks for visiting!

Kate


INGREDIENTS:
Paper: PTI white
Stamps: PTI Glory Be
Dies: PTI Sending You
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow
Other: Recollections Rhinestones

PTI December Blog Hop

Hi 'yall!  I've been absent for quite a while...again...but I'm back at it now!  I knew I wanted to participate in this month's blog hop with PTI because this was the inspiration photo:

December-inspiration


I LOVE white on white!  I really couldn't wait to start creating! So, here's the first card I created:







Thanks so much for popping over! 

Kate

INGREDIENTS:
Paper: PTI white
Stamps: PTI Glory Be
Dies: PTI Sending You
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow
Other: Recollections Rhinestones