Ten Tips with Type

I have just been doing Ten Tips with Type - a mini workshop with Cathy Zielske over at Big Picture Scrapbooking. This layout is our week 2 assignment. This is a hybrid layout where I generated most of the elements on the computer before printing them all out on photo paper or white cardstock. Then I cut them out and stuck them back together on a sheet of 8.5x11 cardstock that I had printed my jounalling on.

Materials: White Cardstock (PTI), Michelle Martin Alana Paper Pack (recoloured), Museo Slab Font, Cathy Zielske Template (from the class pack).

Inspired by...Heather Nichols

Today is the beginning of Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary celebrations. It is a 10 day party with lots of competitions, challenges and announcements about what is happening in the coming year that culminates on the 15th February with the release of the company's February products. You can read all about it on Nichole's blog.

Today's competition is to make a card that is inspired by one of the design teams' favourite projects from the last year. I chose to take inspiration from Heather Nichols project as well as her top 5 PTI Products, which she has shown in this post on her blog.

Here is my card - unfortunately, it was a bit gloomy here when I snapped this pic and then my camera batteries died so I couldn't get a better shot:

Materials: Kraft, White and Spring Moss Cardstock, Botanical Silouettes Stamp set, Fresh Snow Ink (all from PTI), Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Cake Crumb (Kraft) Ink (Stampin' Up!), Paper Piercing tool, White Gel Pen (Uniball Signo).

I have been following PTI for two or three years now and I am always astounded at the number of projects and the amount of inspiration that the PTI design team keep producing month after month - I know it must take a great deal of time and effort and I want to take this opportunity to thank them all for their hard work behind the scenes as well as on their blogs. I really appreciate all the inspiration - so THANKS girls! YOU ROCK!

Echo Park Fresh Faces Campaign

Here are a few things I have made for the Echo Park Design Team call that I decided to enter.



First off is a gift bag and card ensemble that is perfect for a baby shower or gift for a newborn. There are lost of templates around for giftbags on the web but I used this one.








Materials: Spring Border Strips, Delightful Stripe, Spring Day and Alpha stickers from Springtime Collection (Echo Park), White Cardstock (Papertrey Ink), Mat Stack 1 Die and Stamp set (Papertrey Ink), Nursery Necessities Stamp set (Stampin' Up!), Scallop Trim border punch (Stampin' Up!), So Saffron Ink and Grosgrain Ribbon (Stampin Up!) Large eyelets (Stampin' Up!), foam dots.

Next up is a double page scrapbook layout of my kids having some summer fun in the backyard at their Grandparent's house.



Materials: Cardstock: Pacific Point and Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), Summer Days Borders and Summer Days Die Cut, Playground Alpha Stickers (Echo Park), Small Star Punch (Stampin' Up!) Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), foam dots.

And last but not least is a single page scrapbook page of of me with two of my very good friends at a crafty weekend we had last year - with a close up of the butterflys, just because they are pretty.

Materials: Fresh Flowers Paper and Alpha Stickers from the Springtime Collection (Echo Park), matching cardstock (Aqua Mist from Papertrey Ink and So Saffron and Pink Pirouette from Stampin' Up!), Mat Stack 4 Die (Papertrey Ink), Beautiful Wings Embosslits Dies (Stampin Up!), vintage typewriter, foam dots.

Papertrey Ink - Make It Monday

It's Anniversary month over at Papertrey Ink and they have a new challenge beginning this week - the Make It Monday Challenge - which you can read about on Nichole Heady's blog HERE.

You can see my card for the Make It Monday Challenge below.

You can see all the other entries here.

Materials: Birthday Basics, Round & Round, Enjoy the Ride, Everyday Classics, Fillable Frames 4 Stamp sets (PTI), Kraft, Real Red Cardstock (Stampin' Up!) Chocolate Chip, Real Red Ink (Stampin' Up!), 1/4 inch circle punch.

Merry Christmas

My Christmas presents saw some papercrafting action this year. Check them out.

Materials: Kraft Wrapping Paper, 2010 Holiday Tags stamp set (PTI), Do Not Open stamp (Cats Life Press), Real Red, Very Vanilla, Kraft Cardstock (SU!), Digital Dotty Paper (created using PSE), Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad (SU!), Real Red Striped Wide Grosgrain Ribbon (SU!), Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon (SU!), Dark Chocolate Bakers Twine (PTI), Tag Sale 1 Die (PTI) Scalloped Circle Punch (SU!), 1 3/8 inch Circle Punch (SU!), 1 1/4 inch Circle Punch (SU!).

Just Add Ink #38

This weeks challenge over on the Just Add Ink Blog was to Just Add Bling...and Pink in recognition of the upcoming Pink Ribbon Day to raise awareness of Breast Cancer.

Here is my card. You can check out all the other entries here.

Materials: Damask Designs & Communique Sentiments (PTI) Pretty in Pink, Whisper White Cardstock (SU!), Pretty in Pink, Cake Crumb Classic Stampin' Pads (SU!), Satin Ribbon, Pink Rhinestones

A Felt Flower

I received a package from Felt on the Fly this week and had to have a play with it. Used the flower and colour scheme is this card by LimeDoodle as my inspiration. I think she did it far better than I, but it was fun to play with my new felt and dies.

Materials: Turning a New Leaf (PTI) Eastern Blooms (SU) Baroque Motifs (SU) and Short and Sweet (SU) Stamp sets, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White Cardstock, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Old Olive Classic Stampin Pads, Scallop Edge Punch, Beautiful Blooms II #3 Die (PTI) Red Felt (Felt on the Fly) Misc Button & Thread, Stampin Dimensionals