PTI February 2013 Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  I have a simple post today.  I am participating in the Feb Blog Hop for PTI and the challenge this month is monograms.  I made this simple card by creating a background from 1/4 inch strips of paper and then covering the whole thing with a sheet of white cardstock with the letter cut out in the center (note I cut the letter with my Cricut).  Very CAS!  Can't wait to see what everyone else has created!

 

 

Thanks for visiting!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Ripe Avacado, and Spring Moss

Other: Cricut with Plantin Schoolbook cart

PTI Make it Monday #104 - Pinwheels

Hi everyone!  I have to tell you, I had the BEST time last night with some great girlfriends I haven't seen in quite a while!  We spent the evening at Archivers crafting and chatting away!  It was tooo much fun!

While we were there, I decided to make this card for this week's Make-it-Monday challenge at PTI.  The challenge was to incorporate pinwheels into your project.  I decided I wanted to try something a little unexpected and incorporate pinwheels into a masculine project.  Here goes:

 

I think it turned out pretty well...hope my guy thinks so too!

Thanks for visiting!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI's Kraft and Dark Chocolate; patterned paper from the MME Moments collection

Stamps: PTI's Signature Greetings

Dies: PTI's Fabulous Frames Die collection

Felt: PTI's Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest and Canyon Clay

Other: Brads from my stash and gold embossing powder

Papertrey Anniversary Contest - Take 3

My next entry in the Papertrey Ink 6th Anniversary Contest is a card inspired by Maile Belles.  Her clean and simple style is something I strive to achieve each time I sit down to stamp.  Here's my creation:

 

Thanks for visiting!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI's White and patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist  Fly a Kite collection

Stamps:  PTI's Trendy Tree Tops

Ink: PTI's Ripe Avacado and Dark Chocolate

Other: Circle Punch

Papertrey Anniversary Contest - Take 2

My next project for the Papertrey Ink 6th Anniversary Contest is a project inspired by Dawn McVey's style.  I just love everything she does!!  Here's my project:

 

 

Thanks for visiting!

Kate

 

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI's Vintage Cream, True Black, Ocean Tides, Sweet Blush and Hibiscus Burst, patterned paper from Echo Park's This and That collection

Stamps: PTI's 2012 Birthday Tags, Rosie Posie

Ink: Versamark and PTI's Hibiscus Burst

Dies: PTI's Limitless Layers Ovals, Rosie Posie, Heart Border die, Edgers #5 Die Collection

Other: White Zing Embossing powder, stickers from my stash, colored pencils

Papertrey Anniversary Contest - Take 1

Hi everyone!  Well, it's that time of year again...time for the annual Papertrey Ink Anniversary celebration!  This year we have been asked to create some projects inspired by the designers' favorite projects throughout the year.  So, here's my first one:

This card is inspired by a card by Heather Nichols.  She used the same tree and sentiment stamps on her project.  This one is super simple, but I like how clean it is.

Thanks for visiting!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI white and Ripe Avacado

Stamps: PTI Through the Trees

Ink: PTI New Leaf, Dark Chocolate and True Black

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop - Take Three

Whew!  The third (and last) of my entries in this month's Papertrey Ink blog hop!  For this one I was kind of going for a layered frame look.  I had planed to use several more frames, but when I got them all on the card front it looked too crowded.  Actually I was watching Project Runway at the same time and I kept thinking about how they always tell the designers to edit their looks, so I took a second look at my project and decided to scale it back a bit.  I'm pretty happy with the result.  I think it could be used for either a boy or a girl. 

Thanks so much for visiting today!  Hope you have fun looking at all the other great entries in the hop!

Kate

 

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI's Black and White, and Archiver's Grey

Stamps: PTI's Happy Day

Ink: Versamark

Dies: PTI's Framed Out #2, and Fabulous Frames

Other: Recollections Rhinestones and Stamp-n-Stuff Ruby Red Embossing Powder

Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop - Take Two

Ok, here's my second entry in today's PTI Blog Hop - challenge black backgrounds.

For this one I wanted a really feminine look, so I created a sort of doily outline using a stamp from PTI's Mat Stack 5 collection and embossing it in white.  I'm not really loving the placement of the semi-circle, but it'll have to do. 

By the way, the inside of the card says, "I'm sorry I missed your birthday!"

Thanks for visiting!  One more entry in the hop on the way!

Kate

INGREDIENTS:

Paper: PTI's Black, Spring Rain and Vintage Cream

Stamps: PTI's Mat Stack 5 Collection, and Glory Be

Ink: PTI's True Black and Versamark

Dies: PTI's Mat Stack 5, Butterfly Die and Signature Series Butterfly Die

Other: Zing Embossing Powder in White and a Pearl Embellishment from my stash