PTI September Blog Hop

It's been a while since I've posted a PTI card. When I saw the inspiration photo for the September Blog Hop, I couldn't resist making a card. I don't have a bird die, so I decided to die cut some flowers and leaves from the Doodle Doo set instead. Thanks for dropping by!

PTI June Blog Hop

I almost missed this one. I made it Sunday night just before I went to bed! I struggled to find all the appropriate dies needed for the June inspiration photo. This is what I came up with! I'm not sure where the flower die is from (definitely not PTI). Thanks for dropping in!

Materials:
Dies - PTI Love Potion, MFT Dienamics stitched rectangles
Stamp - PTI Happiness in Bloom
Inks - Distress Ink Broken China, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry and Cracked Pistachio
Others - PPP Clear droplets, Vellum

PTI May Blog Hop

When I saw the inspiration photo for the PTI Blog Hop, I knew what I had to do! Here is my interpretation of the photo. I stamped the main image twice on watercolour paper and then applied water! The first generation images were then die cut and adhered onto the card with dimensional tape. The rest was easy! Thanks for dropping by!

Materials
Stamps and dies- PTI Market Garden Gate Kit
Inks - Distress Inks Stormy Sky, Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord, Carved Pumpkin, Dusty Concord, Iced Spruce and Broken China

PTI May Inspiration Challenge

PTI August Blog Hop

I just love the inspiration photo in this month's PTI Blog Hop Challenge. I had just received my Make It Market kit and was itching to ink up the new stamps. The watercolour background is done with distress inks (wet on wet), then a layer of texture paste was added using a stencil from the kit. The flowers were stamped onto watercolour card and then die cut out. The sentiment was stamped onto kraft cardstock and mounted on dimensional tape.  Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:
PTI Make it Market kit - Garden Gate, Canson watercolour card, Distress inks - Tea Dye, Walnut Stain and Spiced Marmalade, MFT Dienamics rectangle die, Ranger texture paste,
Hollyhock- PTI Simply Chartreuse, SSS Pale Blush Pink, Hero Arts Orange Soda and Butter Bar

PTI March Blog Hop

I was inspired by the beautiful inspiration photos on this month's PTI blog hop to make this card. I was first taught embroidery by a nun at a Girls School I attended. I made several projects which are now treasured possessions at my Mum's house. In recent years I have not done much until someone at work taught me some new stitches. Here is my card with the dress embroidered with gold and silver threads. I first tried this on vellum and had a lot of trouble with it. So I ended up doing it on card instead. I'm also adding this card to PTI Make it Monday - Ink blending over heat embossing. Thanks for dropping by!!

PTI March Blog Hop

PTI February Blog Hop

This is a really quick card I made for the PTI February Blog Hop. The stampset is called Fashion Sense and it is the first time I've inked it up. I was going to make a wedding card, but couldn't resist one of the sentiments with the set. Thanks for dropping by!

PTI November Blog Hop

Here is my last minute entry for this month's PTI Blog Hop. I was almost not going to submit as I do not have a lot of PTI Christmas stamps. I then decided to just make tags instead using various distress inks for the background (Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Iced Spruce and Broken China). Thanks for dropping by!

PTI July Blog Hop

When I saw the inspiration photo for this month's PTI Blog Hop, I had many ideas going through my head and was almost not going to make a card. I was determined to challenge myself and come up with a card. I combined some colourful washi tape (didn't have exactly what I wanted to match the photo... a girl can never have enough washi tape!!) with some stamping and a Wink of Stella. Here is my card and I'm looking forward to see what other ideas fellow crafters have come up with!

PTI May Blog Hop

I've had a crazy last couple of weeks. I spent 4 days away to attend a wedding in Malaysia and caught up with some of my cousins I have not seen for over 40 years! Then when I came back, I finished my last two weeks at work and there were lots of farewells, lunches and dinners! I'm now on a three week break before I start my new job at The Children's Hospital. I've been too busy to make any cards over the last couple of weeks, but I was very tempted by the current PTI Make It Monday and the May Blog Hop. I've decided to combine the two challenges.  The theme of the May Blog Hop is Aqua and Melon. I don't have these colours in my limited range of ink pads. The closest I have is the distress inks and I picked the closest colours I could to fit the theme. I also had fun with the water colouring! Please excuse the poor photo, my speed light didn't quite recover from a bad fall last week! Thanks for dropping by, can't wait to see the other cards in the Blog Hop!!

Ingredients:

Card - Neenah Solar White, Watercolour card

Stamps - PTI A Sweet Life, Happiness In Bloom

Inks - Tim Holtz Distress Inks Evergreen Bough, Peacock Feathers, Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade, Ranger Archival Jet Black

Others - Studio Calico sequins and Washi tape from Typo

PTI March Blog Hop

I had a day off work today to get over a cold. I ended up doing housework, packing and labeling my craft items I'm taking with me on a Craft Retreat this weekend. I then realized that I have not made a card yet for the PTI March Blog Hop. So out comes the stamps, dies and ink I had packed! Here is my card using my new PTI Make-it Market kit. This kit is ideal for the theme of the March blog hop - High Gloss! The only extra piece not in the kit is the MT tape.  I'm really looking forward to this weekend, so no more cards until the Retreat! Thanks for dropping by!!

PTI February Blog Hop - Sweeet Spring 2

This is the second wedding card I made with a stampset I've had for a little while but it has not seen ink!! Here is the card and have fun with the PTI February Blog Hop today!

A close up of the silver embossed sentiment

Ingredients
Neenah cardstock, PTI Reasons to Smile and Big Bold Wishes, Hero Arts Bubble Gum, Passion Flower and Green Hills, Memento Luxe Sweet Plum, Versamark, Silver EP, Lil Inkers Stitched Squares.

PTI February Blog Hop - Sweet Spring 1

It feels so good to be able to participate in the PTI monthly blog hop again after a very busy month last month. The theme for February is Spring which is perfect for a few wedding cards I need to make. I've made two for the Blog Hop and here is the first one.

A close up of the embossing on vellum

Ingredients
Neenah cardstock, PTI Happiness in Bloom, Lovely Layers and Big Bold Wishes, Hero Arts Bubble Gum, Passion Flower, Pool and Green Hills, Memento Luxe Dandelion, Versamark, white EP, Lil Inkers Stitched Squares and Stitched Circles

PapertreyInk October Blog Hop 2 - Mehndi Tags

I usually don't make a lot of tags except during Christmas. The ones I made last year were quick and fast and done when I'm about to wrap all the gifts. The PTI October Blog Hop has pushed me to get mine done early this year! I usually decide on a colour scheme for my Christmas wrappings and the rest just fall into place. The tags I made would be suitable for plain white, red or kraft paper with a bit of natural or red twine or ribbon. I made these tags by inking up my new Mega Mehndi stamp for the first time (I just love the detailing on the stamp) before die cutting the tag! Oops, I made 6 tags again due to the fact I used three colours and wanted to try them on two different card stock. Here are my tags and thanks for stopping by!

Ingredients:

Neenah Solar White and Desert Storm, PTI Mehndi Medallion and Holiday Photo Finishers, Hero Arts Red Royal and Cup O'Joe, Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Tag Sale #3,  Red ribbon.

PapertreyInk October Blog Hop 1 - Chalkboard Tags

I don't think the chalkboard craze is over yet... well not with me anyway! I couldn't resist inking up these stamps for the first time on black! Well, I had to try a red card, so I ended up with 6 tags instead of 5. These would look lovely with kraft paper wrapped presents with a bit of red twine (I didn't have time to do this... the intention was there...) Check out the rest of the lovely tags here and get started before the mad rush in December! Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Kraft, White, Black and Red Cardstock, PTI Tag Sale#3 die, PTI Happiest of all Holidays stampset, Versamark, White Chalk Ink, White EP, MFT DieNamics Let it Snowflake, AC Brads, Hemp from Hemtique, Red gingham ribbon.

PTI July Blog Hop - Fruits of Summer

A last minute card for the PTI Fruits of Summer Blog Hop. I had stamped a few roses a few nights ago and had not finished my second card for the Blog Hop. My first card has already been posted here. Thank you for all the lovely comments so far! This card is made using this week's Retro Sketch. I'm also submitting this to Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge. Check out the PTI Blog Hop, there are some really beautiful cards there!
I had a fun day at the Craft and Quilt Fair yesterday and attended a 2 hour workshop in Freeform Fibre Art with Prudence Mapstone. I will blog more details another time.
Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Neenah Solar White card, My Minds Eyes Indie Chic Saffron and Sweetest Thing Honey, Sizzix Tim Holtz EF, PTI A Sweet Life and Boutique Borders, Hero Arts Bubble Gum, Green Hills and Field Greens, PTI Plum Pudding, Strawberry Twine from The Twinery, Kaisercraft Gems, MFT DieNamics Fishtail Layers STAX and PTI dies.

PTI June Blog Hop

I had a quick 21st card to make and I wanted to use the inspiration photo from Runway Inspired Challenge #38 Burberry Prorsum Resort and the sketch from Retro Sketch Challenge. The theme for the June Blog Hop on Papertrey Ink is to use gold. Here is my card! Since there is a mixy-matchy patterns and colours, I'm putting this into the Moxie Fab World Mixy-Matchy challenge and Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge. Come back tomorrow as I have made another 21st Guest Book to share with my fellow bloggers. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, Metallic gold

Paper - Kaisercraft True Romance

Stamps - Paper Smooches Digits

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black

Dies - MFT DieNamics By the Numbers, Papertrey Ink Birthday

Others - Kaisercraft  pearls