PTI Make it Monday #45

A quick post on my very neglected blog for PTI's Make it Monday.  I was making a christmas card to give last night at a special Christmas dinner that was being cooked for me, and was inspired by Make it Monday to try some Copic magic. I really like how it turned out, especially with the Vellum over it. (Excuse the dodgey iPhone photo with Christmas wrapping strewn around!)

Ingredients:
White embossing powder, heat gun, Mega Mixed Messages (PTI), Mehndi Medallion (PTI), Versamark, Vellum, Mehndi Medallion Impression Plate (PTI), Poppy Parade Ink (Stampin Up!) and Copics (RV25, R29, YR07, Y38, YG05, YG07, B05, V09)

Another card camp card!

Another card featuring the colour scheme for the card camp I'm doing (see today's earlier post).

I like this card much better than my first attempt with the zig zags. I coloured in the background with these copic markers, blending them roughly at the joins.



I then embossed the Thankyou in white embossing powder on an acetate sheet. Final touch was simply to pop a strip of vellum on the background underneath where the sentiment goes.

I think this card would look great with a bunch of different colour schemes, or even some coloured embossing powder. I haven't used much acetate in the past, but lately I've gotten into it, and I can't believe what I've been missing out on! Try it out for yourself. :)

Here's another view of the card so you can clearly see the acetate and background and how they connect.



Ingredients:
Stamps: Think Big Favourites (PTI)
Cardstock: PTI white
Ink: Versacolor 81 Sky Grey (to emboss over, i had it out already so just grabbed it!)
Extras: Clearly Creative Cardstock acetate sheets (PTI), Copics (pictured), White embossing powder (Stampin' Up!)

PTI Make it Monday #21

I've finally been able to participate in a Make it Monday! And, as I had the card class colours on my mind, I've done a bit of killing-two-birds-with-one-stone. Gruesome saying that one.

Here's my 2-step masking card, made using the technique in this week's Make it Monday video over at Papertrey Ink.
I used a fillable frames die (#7) to cut the window in the mask, and like my zig zag card (linked above) I used repositional adhesive and some computer paper to make it out of. This card is completely one layer, which I love, easy to post and produces a 'how did you do that' look in whoever receives it!

I'm really liking PTI's Grunge Me at the moment, the elements in it are just beautiful. This card is for some close friends who are moving across the country to Queensland next week. She is really into pink and girly things, so I am hoping she likes the bright colour scheme.

The background is watercoloured using some watercolour pencils. It's been pouring with rain here today, the flooding gutters must have inspired me to create those vertical lines!

Ingredients:
Stamps: Grunge Me (PTI) Fillable Frames #7 (PTI)
Cardstock: PTI white
Ink: Lavender from a Colour Box Chalk Queue and Versacolor 101 Camelia and 81 Sky Grey
Extras: Computer paper, Zag 2 way glue pen, Derwent Inktense watercolour pencils

Never as much time as I like...

I never have as much time as I like to make cards. Well that's what I always say, but truthfully I think it's that I don't make enough time to make cards! So I decided to sign up for 'Summer Card Camp 2011', even though it's not summer in Australia right now. In fact, beautiful sunny Perth has been dismal rainy Perth for the past few weeks. Anyway.

So far (three days in) it's been great, i've really enjoyed seeing everyone else's cards and watching the technique videos and things. It really had be itching to make something, so I quickly made this card when I got home from work. This is the colour combo everyone is working with this week:
Love those colours together, i've been really liking orange lately.

So after about 30 minutes of playing around this is what I had.
I think it was a great idea in theory... but didn't turn out like I wanted in practice. I don't know what it is that bothers me, but I suspect it has something to do with how patchy the ink looks and the complete lack of white space.

The way i achieved the chevron pattern was to cut a piece of computer paper the same size as the card, then put repositionable adhesive all over the back. I then cut a series of zig zags in the sheet and used them to mask off the sections as I stamped in the different colours. The scary thing about this technique is that you don't know what the card looks like til you're done stamping and peel off all the paper!

I also didn't have a stamp for the 'so so much' next to the thanks, so just wrote that in with a marker.

What do you think? Would you suggest any changes?

Ingredients:
Stamps: Grunge Me, Background Basics: Text Style I & II & Polka Dot Basics II (All PTI)
Cardstock: PTI White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Pink Passion and Orchid Opulence (always laugh when I use this colour due to LateBlossom's name for it: fairy vomit) (All Stampin' Up)
Ribbon: Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up!)
Extras: Computer paper, Zag 2 way glue pen (for the repositionable adhesive), orange marker

Marker Roses

Wow, long time no post! Hello if anyone still comes here :) I'm going to try to post more often, but no promises... I am taking an online card class (another post to come) that has new techniques and a weekly colour combination, so stay tuned for that one.



I made these cards months ago, and only photographed them today. I actually made these before I bought my copics, so this colouring is done with Tombow markers.



I made those frames with a fineliner and a ruler. Not very colour accurate for roses, but I think the blues and blue-purples really look great on the craft background.

Ingredients for both cards:
Stamps: Mixed Messages (PTI) Fifth Avenue Floral (Stampin' Up)
Cardstock: Kraft (Stampin' Up)
Ink: Memories dye ink
Extras: Fineliner and Tombow markers

Party Hearty Sis!

It was my sister's 10th anniversary of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a few weeks ago - and she celebrated with a ten year old party! I thought i'd better make her a very bright and kid-coloured card to celebrate the occasion. (All images copyright Stampin' Up!)


I had some extra cupcakes, so I thought i'd better decorate the inside as well!

I love how easy it was to get the colour choices happening once I picked up the paper for the 9 squares on the front of the card. Washington Apple - such a great DSP range, and great colours for kids cards (I even think this ended up unisex, despite the ribbon on the inside!)

To put her birthday present in (I made her a miniature teddy bear) I also made a bag-a-lope with a little topper made out of cardstock and ribbon.


I love how this all turned out! It's a great little gift set, and she really loved it too.

Ingredients (all Stampin' Up this time):
Stamps: Party Hearty
Cardstock: So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
DSP: Washington Apple
Inks: Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie
Extras: 3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" Square punches, Pop-up glue dots, Riding Hood Red Taffeta

Papertrey Ink World Card Making Day

Wow, so it's been ages since my first post, but i've got another one finally!

This card is one I made in about 15 minutes tonight for the Papertrey Ink World Card Making Day challenges - here.

I hope i'm not ridiculously late for this challenge (I can't convert times to the US off the top of my head, and i'm too in denial to check properly!)

The colours in this photo are a touch washed out, but you get the idea - bright, pinata inspired card made with my scallop punch and some fabric-y papers I found lying around my craft area.

Here's the card (all images copyright Papertrey Ink):


Very Mexico I think - even if my idea came from a cliche!

Ingredients:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Birthday Basics
Ink: Going Grey from Stampin Up
Papers: Random assortment of very soft papers from a craft store, kraft cardstock as a base

My first challenge

My first card to publish to my blog, and my first card for a challenge. But i'm posting it too late - which makes me so mad because I made it days ago :( Oh well, I hope you guys enjoy it anyway!

I made it for Makeesha's colour challenge (here) - I really love how the touch of red brightens the So Saffron/Regal Rose colour scheme!

A note on the ribbon ruffle - I running hand stitched along one side of the ribbon with dental floss then tightened the stitching to create the ruffle. I use floss because it's very strong and almost never breaks, plus it slides easily along the ribbon!

Recipe (all Stampin' Up today):

Ingredients:
Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Real Red, Whisper White
DSP: Windsor Knot
Ink: So Saffron, Real Red, Regal Rose
Ribbon: Regal Rose 5/8"
Other: Ultra glue (for the ruffle) and dental floss

Welcome

Hi everyone and welcome to my new blog! I've been asked a few times to create one to share some of my designs and papercrafting projects, so hopefully you'll enjoy what I have to share. Stick with me, I'm terrible at taking photos (I hope to improve), but hopefully you'll get the idea anyway. I'll be sharing some tutorials on how to do some of the things I've discovered and I have an extensive pile of unused supplies in my cupboard that may end up as blog candy - so keep coming back!

Most importantly, leave me a comment and let me know if you like my cards!

Thanks,

-Kirsten