July Blog Hop!

It is time again for Papertrey’s Monthly blog hop.  I really wanted to participate in this month’s hop so I made sure to put this card together before my week of 14 hour work days with summer school and color guard camp.  I am even setting this to auto post since I will be at guard camp when the hop starts.   I am going to post to the forum via my iphone.  I love my new phone!  I am hoping to get back to creating soon,  we have 2 weeks of band camp that will cut into my creative time and energy.

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms, Garden of Life

Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Spring Moss

Paper: Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush, Linen Vellum Cardstock

Accessories: Cuttlebug Flower Die, Brads from Target Dollar Section, Spellbinders Tag Dies

I love the vellum for PTI it is so beautiful and luxurious.

Back to School

I am in the process of making cards to give out to the teachers I work with to welcome them back to school.  I teach at a middle school with about 25 other teachers.  Here is the prototype  I was going for simple, colorful, and cheerful.  What do you think?

Stamps: Changito from Stampendous

Paper: Paper Studio Red, Yellow, and Lined Paper DP

Ink: Palette Black Ink

Coloring Technique: Prismacolor Markers

Kiss the Chef

Here is a fun summer card.  In the summer we love to grill out at our house.  Adam is the grill master.  Our standby is bbq chicken with cheddar cheese on it.  Yummy!  The bbq sauce choice at our house is Famous Dave’s Sweet and Sassy it is fantastic.

Stamp: Chanigto from Stampendous

Paper: SU Real Red, generic white and black

Accessories:  Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Coloring Technique: Prismacolor Makers

A New Take on a Sketch

Radiogirl is one of the PTI girls that are on my googlereader list. She posted this as her first sketch drawn up.  I asked her if I could try it out. Here is my take on this no fail sketch:

Stamps: Stampendous Changito Back to School Set

Paper: SU Real Red, DCWV Grade School Stack, Blue, and yellow

Ink: Palette Black Ink

Accessories: scallop punch

Coloring Technique: Prismacolor Makers

Think of You

This card was made awhile ago, but I never shared it.  It was made to fit in a regular sized envelope.  I think it is perfect to include money in or a gift certificate.

Stamps:  Michaels Studio G Dollar Stamps

Paper:  Red and Orange from Scrap Bin,  Blue Scallop from WISHRAK,  DP from WeRMemory Keepers

Coloring Technique:  Prismacolor Markers

Splitcoast Challenge SC185

Here is my take on the weekly challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.

Stamps: PTI Wise Owl and Owl Bellies

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Berry Sorbet, Pink Blush, Chocolate Brown

Ink: Chocolate Brown, New Canvas, Summer Sunrise

Accessories: Chocolate Brown Ribbon PTI, Prima Flower, MM Brad

TECC 25

Here is the usual Friday sketch from Taylor .  This week I had to for go the cupcakes for my Wise Owl set that arrived today!!!

Stamps: PTI Wise Owl, PTI Owl Bellies, PTI Out on a Limb

Ink: All PTI Palette Inks:  Chocolate Brown, Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Water Lilly, Lavendar Moon, Spring Moss, Summer Sunrise, unlabeled green

Paper: All PTI Papers Inks:   Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart, Water Lilly, Lavendar Moon, Spring Moss, Plum Pudding, Stampers Select White

Accessories: Spellbinder Tags, MM Brads

Pretty Pretty Princess

This card is based on a sketch that Lauren shared during her weekly Saturday Sketch Sharing. I realize after taking a photo that the frame around the princess is a little bowed at the top.  I am still practicing with my exacto knife.

Stamps:  SU Pretty Princess (from WISHRAK), Flower is from dollar stamp bin at LSS

Paper:  PTI Lavendar Moon, PTI Pink Blush, Stampers Select White PTI

Ink:  Lavendar Moon

Accessories:  Summer Sunrise Ribbon from PTI

Coloring Technique: Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol

Yipee!

This is a card that started from a sketch and then went another direction.  I love the colors in this card.   I think it will be a great card to give to a friend to celebrate a happy occasion.

Stamps:  Hero Arts Clear Animals Set

Paper:  SU Real Red, SU Wild Wasabi, DCWV DP from GradeSchool Stack, PTI Stampers Select White

Accessories:  Fiskars Treading Water Punch, Michael’s Ribbon

Coloring Technique:  Prismacolor Markers

Thinking of You

I am not sure if a pirate really speaks thinking of you, but I got my pirate stamp in the mail from the contest I won during the Riley PJ Party and I had to use it.  I love Riley!!!

Stamps:  Riley Pirate from Hanna Stamps

Paper:  generic kraft, Basic Grey DP, SU Real Red, PTI Stampers Select White

Technique:  Paper Piercing on corner piece using SU template

Coloring Technique: Prismacolor Markers