papertrey anniversary: stripe challenge

Today's challenge at Papertrey is to create a project that incorporates stripes in some way.

I used my Stripes impression plate to create this card.

 I also used the Heart 2 Heart #5 stamp set.  For my inks, I used raspberry fizz, hawaiian shores and summer sunrise.  The last 2 pennants are actually hawaiian shores and summer sunrise (not sure why they are appearing different on the photo).

Here's a close up of the stripes...

I also used Nicole's sketch and colour recipe below.

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papertrey anniversary: word challenge

I am back with a quick post tonight. Today's challenge over at Papertrey is to create a project using a large word as the focal point.

Here is my card...

 I used Papertrey's Wonderful Words: Congrats die and cardstock (hawaiian shores, aqua mist and kraft).

I used Nicole's sketch and colour recipe below for my card.

 

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papertrey anniversary: birthday card challenge

Today's challenge is to create a birthday card for Papertrey Inc in honour of its 7th birthday.  Then, take a photo of yourself with the card before sending it off to their Cincinnati warehouse.  This will be part of their display board which  their employees can enjoy while they are picking and packing our orders.

Here is the card I made today....

 I used Papertrey's Grunge Me and Celebrations stamp sets, inks (harvest gold, ripe avocado, orange zest and true black), Lil Inkers' Stitched Rectangle die and a card base from My Mind's Eye.

Close up...

 And since we get an extra chance to win the raffle if we submit a photo of ourselves with our card, why not?

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papertrey anniversary: timer challenge

Today the challenge is to create a card in 17 minutes or less, using only 7 supplies which you will have to choose in 7 minutes.

I have a number of go-to card designs in my file, mostly clean and simple so that I can make them on the fly when I really need to have one right away (as in going-out-the-door-need-a-birthday-card-right-away).  So I thought I'd use one of those today.

Here is the card I made....
 

I used the following 7 supplies:
- My Mind's Eye Card base
- PTI True Black cardstock
- PTI White cardstock
- Lil Inker Designs' Stitched Rectangle Die  
- PTI True Black ink
- PTI Botanical Silhouettes stamp 
- PTI Signature Greetings stamp

Close up...
 

  
I finished my card in under 17 minutes.  (Just trust me as I did not capture it on my phone).

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papertrey anniversary: free printables

 

The fun continues over at Papertrey Ink's anniversary month.  Today, the challenge is to use one of their free printables found here to create a project.

As soon as I saw the choices, I knew I had to go with Heather's 3x4 journaling card.

Here is the layout I made using that adorable card.

 
This was from our first snow tubing outing this season.  I had the photos printed last week and just waiting for the right time to get scrapped.  Guess that  time is now!

I used Papertrey's Headline Alphabet, Sketched Shapes and Heart 2 Heart dies, Ali Edwards Travel with Flair stamp and journaling cards from Simple Stories and PTI's printables.  This is my favourite kind of scrapbooking... grid style, using journaling cards and white cardstock. 

Close up of the cards and my journaling...

And while I'm at it, I also made a card using the same printable.  I also used one of Nicole's sketches and colour recipes from yesterday.

 
 

  

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papertrey anniversary: sketch and colour challenge

February is Papertrey Ink's birthday month.  So there are lots of things going on at their blog including daily contests and challenges.  

Today's challenge is to create a project using one colour recipe card and one sketch recipe card provided by Nicole.

Here is the sketch I chose to work with today:

For my first card, I chose this colour recipe card:

 

 And here is my card...

 I used Papertrey's Polka Dot Parade #11: Owl and Framed Out #11 for the Hugs and Kisses sentiment.  The scallop circle is cut from Spellbinders die using a Scarlet Jewel cardstock.

Here is a close up of that adorable little owl.  

  
Since I have my supplies out, I made 3 more Valentines card so I can send them to four special friends this February.

My second card used this colour recipe:

  

For my third card, I used this:

And my  last card used this:

And here they are together...

 
Hope you are having better weather where you are. We have tons of snow today (sigh!).

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holiday concert

I love creating for the Christmas holidays.  That is why, I think I make way more layouts during that time of the year.  I have another one today for my DD’s holiday school concert.  For two years now, I look forward to these concerts.  It is always a joy to watch my DD and her classmates’ take on classic holiday songs and how they make them sound so adorable.  The school also gives character awards during that time and again, for two years now, my DD has gotten an award for exemplary demonstration of a certain character trait. Gotta love that!

Here is my layout…

 

I used Headline Alphabet dies from Papertrey, various patterned papers and cardstock from Papertrey and Echo Park and cardboard stickers from Simple Stories.  I also used my wide format printer to type out my journaling directly on to my page.  I love that I could do that to my 12 x 12 paper layout! I have not yet embraced digital scrapbooking but I have always admired being able to print across a 12 x 12 page.

I am linking this page to 2 challenges.  First is a sketch challenge over at Write Click Scrapbook here.  I love love Marnie’s style and almost completely CASE’d her layout.  I love the colours she used and the layout design was fabulous.   It was from a post she did way back in December but I have this on my inspiration file so I thought, it would be nice to link it there.

The other one is to Leigh Penner’s Pages with Papertrey challenge here which is to use three of something in your layout.  Here I used 3 photos from that day and 3 colors of cardstock for my title.

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