Winter Berries

Hi,
I was having trouble coming up with a card idea, when I decided to take a favorite stamp and just make something.  Sometimes I spend too much time looking on the computer for that perfect card, when I could be making a card. Some cards I will like, some I won't, but that is all part of creating.  So here is my card using the Penny Black Winter Berries stamp.

Cheers,

Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI White, Vintage Cream

Stamps:  PB Winter Berries

Ink:  Ranger Distress Weathered Wood, SU! Soft Sky, 

Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Red Stickles, Sponges

Snow Swirled Christmas Tree

Hi,
I am in the Christmas card making mode, which is a good thing as a friend and I will be selling a few cards at a local Christmas craft fair in November.  I have several wooden Christmas Tree stamps that I keep in a wooden box ,they are my very favorites.  The tree in this card is from a Stampin Up! set Snow
Swirled, which never seems to go out of style.

Have a wonderful day,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI Soft Stone
Stamps:  SU Snow Swirled, Stampabilities Sentiment
Ink:  SU Real Red, Versamark
Other:  Spellbinders Nestabilites Rectangles, Stampendous White EP, Clear EP

Wordsworth Trees

Hi,
Had this stamp for a few years and haven't done much with it so scouted the internet today for some ideas and am severely copying this card.  Being the CAS girl that I am, it is now a one-layer.  Hope you like it,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI White
Stamps:  Wordsworth Trees
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Versamark
Other:  Copic Multiliner

Christmas Comes in Many Colors

Hi,
I know it's been ages since I posted, what can I say, I am not great at spending time on computer during our warm sunny days!  I keep on making cards though and every so often I make one that I feel the need to share!

And here are samples of the other colors:

Thanks for looking!

Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI  White, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate

Stamps:  PTI Stylish Sentiments: Holiday, Stampabilities Ornament

Ink:  Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Soft Sky, Caribbean Blue, Not Quite Navy, Ranger Distress Weathered Wood,  Copics

Other:  Memory Box Woodland Branch Die, Stampendous EP

Woodland Branch Card

Hi,
Got  this new Memory Box die and just had to use it.  I do LOVE those dies!  Here is the card:

Cheers,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI Rustic White
Stamps:  PTI Iconic Images, Hero Arts Grid Pattern
Ink:  Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Old Olive, Soft Sky, NQN
Other: Memory Box Woodland Branch Die, Sizzix Flower Die, Stampendous White EP

Make It Monday #114

Hi,
This card was created  for the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday using an "ink blowing technique". I thought this sounded a little hokey and I considered foregoing the challenge, but I'll have to be honest and confess that the prize spoke to me! Have a grand day,

Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream Watercolor paper(for the doily)

Stamps:  Daydreamer

Ink:  Ranger Distress Ink Refill Broken China, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Other:  PTI Doily Die, Dimensional Tape

Make It Monday # 111

Hi,
I feel so out of the loop, I haven't been posting anything but here goes.  I have to say I loved doing this watercolor embossing technique, it was just so darned fun!  And don't you love when you can take out a stamp set you've had for a long time and create something all brand new? Have a wonderful day.
Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI White,Soft Stone

Stamps:  Year of Flowers: Violets

Ink and Reinkers:  Ranger Distress Shabby Shutters, Broken China, Tumbled Glass, SU! Old Olive

Other:  Copic Fine Liner Marker, Beinfang Aqua Brush

Make It Monday # 105

Hi,
I looked at the PTI Make It Monday and had 18 minutes to make a card, get a photo, post it to my blog  and  upload to Papertrey.  Came close but didn't quite make it!  Perhaps I work better under pressure because I had previously made a card but didn't upload it due to a high ugly factor!  Hope this is a little prettier.  Enjoy your day,

Val 

Materials:
Paper:  C/S  PTI Vintage Cream
Stamps:  PTI  Fancy Flourishes, Daydreamer
Ink:  SU Real Red
Other:  Sook Wang tape, Glitter Ritz Glitter, PTI Edger Die

Birthday Card for a Friend

Hi,
Can you believe I have completed  2 posts in less than one week!  I have been again inspired by Papertrey Ink, ok maybe the threat of winning a prize has a motivating factor.  Also I needed a card for a friend, and this friend is a very good cardmaker herself so I wanted to make something I thought she might like.  Anyway, the PTI challenge today is to use a watercolor technique or look, so I made some "spray paint" with a reinker and "painted " a background on watercolor paper before stamping it.  This is what I came up with:

Cheers,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI C/S Rustic White, Strathmore Watercolor Paper
Stamps:  PTI Daydreamer, Framed Out #1, Tag Its #5
Ink:  Ranger Distress Broken China
Other:  Memory Box Dies 

Rosie Posie Meets Harvest Berries

I am so enjoying all of the inspiration and festivities at Papertrey Ink these past several days. And oh the prizes! Managed to whip up a card in the midst of shovelling out of about 35 cm (14 inches) of snow!  It has been such a winter wonderland this year so far.   I chose to use Sketch # 2, which you can see here. This is what I came up with:

Thanks for looking,
Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI C/S White

Stamps:  PTI Harvest Berries, Asian Fusion, Rosie Posie

Ink:  SU Black, Burgandy; Versamark

Other:  Stampendous Clear EP,  DeSerres Ribbon, EK Success Circle Punch

Layered Embossing

Hi,

Made this card for the Make It Monday Challenge #101 which requires heat embossing over a previously embossed area;  the details are HERE.   I almost always think I need to rush out and get just the right stamp set for each particular challenge, but then (sometimes) I return to my senses and endeavour to make use of my existing supplies, which i am thinking, is good for the creativity side of things. I am so enjoying our  cold but very bright winter this year.  Yes, that is snow in the background! 

Cheers,

Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI C/S: Soft Stone, Bazill White

Stamps:  PTI Asian Fusion, Turning a New Leaf, Signature Greetings; Unity Grain Background

Ink:  Versamark, SU Basic Black

Other:  Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder, Stampendous White Embossing Powder, PTI Heart Dies

Make It Monday #100

Hi,

I must say that I found this to be a most fun challenge, packaging cards with oversized embellishments.  Dawn's video was very inspirational.  You can view and link up to the Papertrey Ink weekly challenge HERE.  For my  card, I used a Scorpal to score the front card panel, stamped and die cut In Bloom elements and adhered them to the panel, and attached all to a kraft card base. The sentiment strip was lightly stamped with a grid pattern, with the sentiment  placed over top, and then affixed to a kraft outline panel and adhered to the card. The outer card edges were then inked with white ink. For the card package, I cut a piece of striped vellum and border punched the upper edge, and cut a slightly larger piece of plain brown parcel paper and border punched its upper edge as well. Placing the 2 pieces together,  I  stitched around all but one side, leaving the top open. Finally, some stamped die cuts and a couple of twine bows were added.

         

A few weeks ago I broke a couple of bones in my foot and several people were so helpful to me, picking up groceries, shovelling snow from my walkway, and driving me to social events among many other things.  I plan to give this card to one of those kind friends on the weekend.

Cheers,
Val

Materials:
Paper:  PTI C/S Rustic White, Kraft, Spring Moss, Unknown Striped Vellum
Stamps:  PTI In Bloom, Year of Flowers:Violets, Hero Arts Grid Pattern
Ink:  Colorbox Frost White,  Ranger Walnut Stain, Versamark
Other:  Stampendous White Embossing Powder, Unknown Twine, Sewing Machine, Thread, MS Edge Punch  

Chalkboard Thankyou

Hi,
Got a chance to try the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #98. What a fun technique! I didn't have many stamps that readily complement this particular style, but that always makes it more of a challenge, doesn't it? However, I have always liked the font on the Think Big Favorites #5 Thank You stamp, and thought  it might make a good focal point.  I am really looking forward to see what others have posted. Enjoy your day,
 Val

Materials:

Paper:  PTI C/S Black, White

Stamps:  PTI:  Framed Out #1, Lovely Leaves, Fillable Frames #10, Iconic Images, Asian Fusion, Signature Greetings, Masculine Motifs, Mat Stack 1, Think Big Favorites #5, Peaceful Garden

Ink:  Versamark, Color Box Frost white

Other:  Stampendous White Embossing Powder