February PTI Blog Hop

Happy Saturday!!  How excited was I yesterday, when I got home, and had a new box of goodies waiting for me?  I SWORE I was taking a break from spending -- and then the PTI Anniversary happened!  HA!

The Movers and Shakers dies must be my absolute FAVORITES yet!  This month's blog hop theme was to create an interactive card.  And those of you that know me, will not be surprised to know that I needed a....you guessed it, BIRTHDAY card for my nephew.  (I have a very large family, with about 20 nieces and nephews - we're ALWAYS going to a birthday ;0) )  Anyway, onto the card.

(I apologize for the pictures, it was very late, and very very dark when I finished!)

Here's the front view:

I utilized lots of fun things here - Mat Stack #3 die, Limitless Layers 1.75" circle dies, the sliders Movers and Shakers Dies and stamp set, the alphabet dies, Dot Spot, and Way to go Kiddo (the lines on the Mat Stack #3 die cut)

Here we are, partially open, to reveal the sentiment from Movers and Shakers:

Too adorable.  I love the sentiments in this set, as well as the Simply You set.  Just darling.  I've added some stars from Star Prints on the tab that slides out, as well as the layer I added behind it.

Here's the tab all the way out - to reveal something about the birthday boy:

And there you have it!  My handsome little nephew will be receiving this today - We are so blessed to have a wonderful big family, and I love them all so much.  Can't wait to CELEBRATE! :)

Thanks for dropping by, have a GREAT weekend!

Supplies (All PTI):

Stamps: Movers and Shakers, Dot Spot, Star Prints, Way to Go Kiddo, Big Birthday Wishes

Ink: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, True Black

Paper: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Select White

Accessories: By the Numbers dies, Movers and Shakers Sliders dies, Mat Stack #3 Die, Limitless Layers 1.75" circles dies

Waltzingmouse Blog Party - think SPRING!

Good Afternoon!! (Well, here anyway!)  It's the 17th, so that means is time for the Waltzingmouse Blog Party!  Yaaaay!  I haven't gotten to play along in quite some time, but this month's theme got me going.  I can't think of Spring, and not think of cute little First Communicants. :)  This year, my big girl, as well as my Nephew (and Godson) will both make their First Holy Communion.

The nephew was born ON St. Patrick's day, so really, how could I NOT use Claire's Celtic Heritage stamp set for his card?? LOL.  

The cross image is heat embossed with detail gold embossing powder, and lots of little green gems were added to dress it up a bit.  The sentiment (also from Celtic Heritage) was stamped in Green Galore Ink from SU! - though I'm fairly certain it has been retired.  It looks a little washed out in my photo, but is a nice hearty green.  The roped background is stamped with the braid image from Irish Blessings, in Sahara Sand ink, also from SU!

Looking forward to making the rounds -- thanks for stopping by!!  Wishing you all a marvelous weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: Celtic Heritage, Irish Blessings (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Ink: Green Galore (Retired), Sahara Sand (SU!)

Paper: Select White (PTI)

Accessories: Mega Mat Stack #4 die (PTI) Filigree Gold EP, Amuse and Doodlebug gems

Make it Monday # 53

Coasters, huh?

Just by chance, I happened to get some of these in the bag of goodies I received when I was lucky enough to go to Nichole Heady's house last month, so I figured I had no excuse NOT to play along!

I also, just happened to need a Valentine for my Valentine ;).  I used my Mat Stack #4 die on my coaster, and then I spritzed a little water on the coaster.  Then I brayered it with Canyon Clay ink (I didn't have the refill, so I did the best I could!).  Then I broke out some smooch spray (I think it was spun sugar, it's the only one I have) and since the nozzle wouldn't unclog, I had to get unconventional.  I grabbed an extra piece of scrap paper, and I pushed the nozzle stem down on the paper a bunch of times, then I used my brayer to pick up the spritz, and rolled it onto my coaster.  Now it was time to run it through the Cuttlebug with my woodgrain impression plate.  Funny thing, my coaster must have been a little TOO saturated, because it squeezed a lot of ink and water out onto the plates! lol.  BUT -- when I added the dark chocolate ink (direct to paper) it gave it this awesome look, just like a real piece of wood.

I die cut 2 hearts from Canyon Clay CS, and stamped them with the heart image from Love and Marriage, and then used my Vintage Touch tea dye inks around the edges.  I Stamped the block of famous couples down the side of my base from Rustic Cream CS in Canyon Clay ink, and the sentiment in Dark Chocolate ink, completed with 2 small gems.

I hope you had a nice Valentine's Day - mine was simple and quiet...just the way I like it! :)  Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a great week!!

Make it Monday #51

Another week, another challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog.  This week's Make it Monday challenge is to add a dimensional sentiment banner to your project.  I needed a card for a dear friend of mine, and she's very Irish, so I thought it might be fun to base it on luck!

I pulled out my Wonderful Words dies, and Wonderful Words Additions stamp set.  Hmmmm.....now what?

Yes! Some polka dots...why polka dots?  I don't know, thought they would just work well, ha ha.  I used my Mat Stack #1 die (thank you Nichole! ha ha) and cut a piece of New Leaf CS.  I stamped the medium sized polka dot pattern from Polka Dot Basics in Versamark, and set aside.

Then I stamped a random background in Fresh Snow ink on a Kraft base with the Dot Spot stamp set.

I die cut my 'lucky' from Kraft CS, and glued it to the Mat Stack #1 die cut, but only in a few spots, and let it come up off of the layer a little in a few spots to add dimension.

Then I added the remainder of the sentiment on a 1/2" strip of white CS.  The backside was stamped with the small polka dot pattern from Polka Dot Basics in New Leaf ink that was stamped off once.

Thanks for dropping by!!

Supplies (All PTI unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Dot Spot, Wonderful Words Additions

Ink: Fresh Snow, True Black, New Leaf

Paper: Kraft, New Leaf, Select White

Accessories: Mat Stack #1 die, Wonderful Words dies, Jolee's shamrock bling sticker

Make it Monday #50

Hello and Happy New Year!  Well, here on the blog anyway!

My family and I enjoyed the holidays this year, very relaxed and just plain wonderful!  We are so blessed.  I just came back from a special trip that I will be sharing details of soon!

My trip revitalized my mojo, and I am SO THANKFUL!! :)

I decided to participate in this week's Make it Monday challenge over at Papertrey Ink.  This week's challenge was to incorporate a shaker box on your card.  It's been a while, but I love making these fun cards.

The background was made with Fancy Flourishes, and Winter Penguin on Hawaiian Shores cardstock using Fresh Snow ink.  The shaker box uses Limitless Layers 1.75" circle dies, as well as the Delightful Doilies dies, and my favorite little penguin.

Lastly, the sentiment (from Hello, Friend) was added using the Skater Dude die, which I trimmed off the end that went off of the Hawaiian shores layer.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Tracey

Happy Birthday Grammy!

Really??  The weekend is over already??  I SWORE it just started!! :)

It's been a great weekend, filled with lots of work, AND lots of fun!!  We had a great time at the tree lighting last night, and then today, we continued celebrating!

This time, we switched gears from Christmas to birthday, as it was my Mother-in-Law's birthday Wednesday.  All of the kids and their children headed out to where my in-laws live, and surprised her by showing up to Mass at their church this morning, then we headed over to their house, and all of the kids made a HUGE brunch for the entire family (7 kids, plus spouses, and 15 grandchildren!)  It was an awesome day.  The kids all had a blast, and it was nice to spend time all together.

Here's Grammy's card, made with the new Stitches & Swirls stamp set from Papertrey Ink, and Signature Greetings, one of my FAVORITES of all time.  Both were stamped in SU! Elegant Eggplant.  I colored in the stitches and swirls with my copics, and it's hard to see, but I used my gold spica glitter pen to add some highlights and a little sparkle.

That's about it, easy peasy.  I hope you all enjoyed the weekend, I'm ready for bed, I swear those pancakes had tryptophan in them!! ha ha ha  :)  OH -- Here are the copic colors I used :)

So Merry...

Happy Saturday!!

All things Christmas are in full swing around here!  The tree is decorated, the outside lights are up, and we are all in the spirit...MOST of the time, anyway ;).

Tonight is our town's tree lighting ceremony and parade.  The kids are looking forward to it, and so am I. :)

I loved the Make it Monday challenge over on Nichole Heady's blog this week, the challenge was issued by my friend Dawn, who just loves ruffly ribbons :).

I pulled out a few of my new (or like new, as in, unused) Papertrey goodies, and got to work.

My base is Aqua Mist, covered with white 'lattice' made from the new Quaterfoil die.  Then I made my wreath with two pieces of Simply Chartreuse saddle stitched ribbon, cinched, and layered on each other.  I added some "berries" and a little red felt bow I found in my stash.

The sentiment is a die cut from the Wonderful Words: Holiday die set, and mounted on a strip of kraft CS that is stamped with the snowflakes from the SUPER cute Winter Penguin stamp set...c'mon $5??  AWESOME!

Thanks for dropping by today -- a few things to do before we head off to the festivities in town!!  What are some things YOU do in preparation for the holidays??

Have a great weekend!