Day 15: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Well, Nichole at Papertrey has done it again! Another great contest with another great prize! Today's blog challenge is to use a rainbow of colors. The reward? One lucky winner will receive a year's worth of PTI card stock FREE!!!!
This challenge really inspired me to do something I have been thinking about for a while: RAINBOW FROGS!!!

Now I am sure this is not a "new" idea, and I am sure someone somewhere has probably done the same sort of thing, but I have not taken the opportunity until now to play with this sort of image and colors.

I did not have every PTI color, so I did have to substitute Baja Breeze for Ocean Tides. I also used Real Red ink instead of Pure Poppy. It's a little brighter than the paper...

With this card I decided to keep it simple. I knew I wanted the frog layout (aren't they cute???) and I decided to do a rainbow mat. Once I put that on some white cardstock I didn't really think it needed anything more! Believe me- I played with the idea of ribbon, glitter and rainbow words! I think the black sentiment is just perfect.

With Nichole putting out these challenges everyday, I am having no problem creating something new for my 30 day challenge! I may just have to extend it to 60....Oh, and that cute little frog? He's from PTI's Pond Life-one of my very favorite sets!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Day 14: Going for the Gold

Today I am going for the gold! Papertrey Ink is celebrating 2 years in the biz and has awesome giveaways every day! Nichole announced on her blog today that Papertrey Ink will be at the CHA Craft Super show in Orlando this year! I am way excited because I only live a few hours away and this is my opportunity to go and get some hands on time with PTI product!

In celebration of this announcement, Nichole is offering a contest-the prize being a one of a kind PTI bag and a $100 gift certificate!!! Here is my entry that I whipped together this morning...


I found this bee fabric before Christmas and knew I had to get some! I sewed a simple little Valentine tote and filled it with heart shaped chocolates. I used PTI's Honey Bees and Limitless Labels for the border. The bee is stamped in PTI's Summer Sunrise; the hearts are Berry Sorbet. "Bee Mine" is stamped with Jet Black Staz-on. Red zigzag ribbon handle is from SU.

Wish me luck! I sure could use that prize for my trip to CHA in July!!!!
Thanks for stopping by!

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Day 13: Simplicity

Today's project comes from a sketch on my friend Sara's blog. I am happy to take part in this sketch challenge especially today of all days when I am under the weather and overwhelmed with housework! This card speaks simplicity...

This is done on PTI white CS with Brilliant Blue and Tempting Turquoise CS strips. The green is two strips of polka dot ribbon that came from some craft store. The sentiment is from SU and is stamped in Green Galore.

Enjoy! And Thanks Sara for the challenge!

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Day 12: Dedicated to the one I Love

So, remember how I said I found a place for my chipboard?? Well today's project came out of that task. My plan was to put my alphas in that jar but I actually have too many! But I did discover some letters that I wanted to use!

Today's card is an extra special 5x7 for my wonderful husband. I am so pleased about how this turned out that I am keeping it a secret from him til Valentine's day!

I used some absolutely yummy Dark Chocolate card stock from PTI. For the background I used the large image from Kind Thoughts and stamped it on the front and the back. I LOVE this image!!! I used versamagic ink in Wheat...which I thought worked beautifully on the rich brown background.

The chipboard x's are the negatives from SU Timeless type chipboard and the o's are some chipboard from Hobby Lobby that I have had forever. I originally sponged the Wheat ink onto the x's, but decided chocolate would look better. That is why the chocolate color seems to be muted.

The beautiful DSP is from SU's Bella Rose collection and contains Pink Pirouette. The bottom edge was punched with a scallop edge and then pierced with a hole punch in each scallop. I added some Pretty in Pink CS strips that I had stamped in Wheat with the background image. I ran the wider strip through the crimper to add some texture. It kinda looks like some ribbon SU used to have...

The sentiment is from SU, though I don't remember the exact name. I first stamped it in Pretty in Pink then shadowed it in Chocolate Chip, but I am not sure anyone can really tell.

I plan on writing a really sweet poem on the inside and maybe even putting a picture of us in there too. I think this is one of the most elegant and beautiful cards I have ever created on my own and I think the 5x7 size makes it that much more so.

Thanks for stopping by...I hope this inspires you to do something lovely for your Valentine too!

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Day 11: Finishing Touches

After pondering over my new storage system I decided the jars just weren't done yet....

Ahhhh, much better! I used SU Prints DSP in Rose Red, Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Pretty in pink, Bashful Blue and So Saffron for the lids and band around the middle. I then used my pink Marvy scallop oval punch to punch coordinating labels. These are stamped with Paper Studio's Writer's Type alpha. I also ran a length of white 1/4" grossgrain around the lid base. I haven't decided if I should color the ribbon or not...maybe if I ever get the jars glued to something...

And as for my old flower jar??? It now holds all of my chipboard shapes. Now to get some organization for my chipboard letters...What's a girl to do?

Thanks for stopping by! Wait til you see what I have in store for you tomorrow!





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Day 11: Storage Solution

Today I decided to sort out all of the little flower embellishments that I have. Not a totally new concept, but a simple creative venture. I used to keep all of my flowers mixed in one big jar:

Now I have sorted them into baby food jars by color....

I learned that I need to find bigger jars! Or use more flowers! I plan on mounting them much like hardware jars in a workshop...Sticking them to a plank of wood by their lids! Thanks for stopping by!


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Challenge day 10: Football....?

Okay, first let me say that I am NOT a football fan and could not care less who wins the big game. That being said, I took the two teams that are playing and sought some inspiration. Let me just say that a red bird did nothing for me....the Steelers logo however was a little better. The following card is a VERY loose interpretation of that logo...and I have no idea what use this card could possibly have....

It all started with the primary squares on a black, white & gray background. The white was too stark so I added the pennant image from Sock Monkey. Then I needed some sort of wording so I covered some chipboard with black glitter. Ugh. Rah rah rah- if the Steelers lose it will be due to this card! Anyhow-that's day 10.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope everyone had a good Super Bowl day!

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