Something Old, Something New

Today's post is a little different, incorporating some "old" cards that I found in my stash and some "newly" decorated envelopes to go with them!!

Like many stampers, I have a collection of cards tucked away and somewhat forgotten. This summer I spent time cleaning and organizing in my craft room. My space was in so much chaos, I just didn't feel like creating. I knew that I had to get a handle on all of the new and old products and projects that were piling up. At the same time, I needed a variety of birthday and anniversary cards for family members. As I was going through the saved cards, I picked out a few that I thought would work and then set about making a "new" envelope to give the card a fresh look.

Something Old #1: 

I made several of these cards and kept one in my stash. (details here) 

It was a perfect time to use it for my grand niece's first birthday in August.

Gigi Giraffe: Clear Dollar Stamps

Card Interior

Something New: Envelope #1

PTI:
Circle Scribbles and Polka Dot Alphabet
 Hibiscus Burst. Limeade Ice, Harvest Gold, Winter Wisteria

Something Old #2:
I had made a slider card using the 3 image panels below. 
I didn't like the way it looked, so I re-worked the pieces to create 
a card with extra sentiment pages for my 4 year old grand nephew. 
He's into pirates so this was a real hit with the birthday boy!

Card Front

PTI:
Card Base: Kraft Card stock
Stamping Up
Card Front: Ahoy, Matey; Matey Wheel  
Chocolate Chip & Pacific Point Card Stock
Watercolour pencils

Center Pages

Close To My Heart: 
Friendship Word Puzzle; Friendship Alphabet
Moonstruck, Cranberry inks
PTI: 

Rustic Cream Card Stock,
Sew Simple Borders, Dark Chocolate

Interior Page & Back

Close To My Heart: 

Birthdays, Good Times

PTI: 

Canyon Clay, Dark Chocolate inks

Something New: Envelope #2

PTI:
Up, Up & Away
Tiny Treats: Valentine; Fresh Snow Ink;
Close To My Heart: 
Charm Alphabet; Outdoor Denim ink;  
Memento Tuxedo Black;
Copic Markers


Something Old #3: 
 This was a card from my stash -  I used it for my niece's anniversary.

 Stamps
High Hopes Stamps: Hopeful Ant  
  TPC Studios: Playful Expressions

 Close To My Heart: 
Black & Cranberry Inks; Cranberry Card Stock

My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper
Scalloped Border Punch 
  Watercolour Pencils; Cranberry Ribbon

Something New: Envelope #3

PTI:
No Strings Attached, Tag It's #5
Background Basics: Medallions 
Close To My Heart: 
Cranberry, Olive inks

Envelope Flap: Medallions  

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.

Two Plants & an Ant!

     I wanted to create a decorative gift wrap for a few perennials as part of a gift for my sister-in-law. I really liked what Jessica Witty did here with some new Papertrey Ink products. I'm waiting for my 'picket fence' die, but I knew that I wanted try to duplicate this look. Here's my version:

      I started with 2 potted plants, placed on a heavy cardboard base and
then  wrapped together with a strip of Kraft card stock. PTI's Wood grain Impression plate was used  on the card stock before I sponged it with some CTMH Brown Bag ink. An additional strip of paper was used to make a handle. The edges of the paper were punched with a dotted scallop border punch.

The 'picket fence' was made with strips of Rustic Cream card stock and then stamped with Background Basics:Woodgrain in CTMH Bamboo ink. I'm sure the new picket fence die will make future projects much faster and simpler!!
The little dots were added with Chocolate ink to imitate nail heads.

     Several butterflies were die cut and stamped with PTI Butterfly Dreams stamp set.  The little tag is from Tiny Tags - first diecut and then stamped. Orange and cream Baker's Twine from the Twinery was used to accent the tag.

     Hopeful Ant from High Hopes Stamps was perfect for this card. Water colouring pencils were used on the image and then it was mounted onto a cranberry background. The patterned paper from My Mind's Eye was edged on the top and bottom with a scalloped border punch and then added to another cranberry mat. A cranberry ribbon and bow accent the image. The sentiment, (Playful Expressions from TPC Studios) was stamped in CTMH Cranberry ink.

Thanks for visiting today.
Karen C.

Make it Monday #5: Distressed Edges

                    I have always loved
               St. Patrick's Day - March 17th. 

     As a young girl I would wear something green on the 17th and proudly announce that I was 1/4  Irish!! My mother's father was Irish, which I  believed made me Irish too!! 

     My husband and I were finally able to visit Ireland 4 years ago - loved every part of that trip - from the Dingle Peninsula to Belfast to Dublin to Cobh and every place in between!!  

Here's my tribute to St. Patrick's Day with a little bit of "distressing" for this week's  Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday.

     Last week's MIM challenge involved using fun foam and since I still had a small fun foam square sitting on my desk, I decided to use this card design again,  but added some distressing to the card base and matting panels for this week's challenge.

     I stamped three little squares using the textured fun foam square. I then stamped and coloured the St. Patrick's Day Hat (from High Hopes Stamps) with my copic markers, cutting them out and adhering them to the square panels.  I added some sparkle to the buckle with a gold metallic pen, and highlighted the centers of the cloverleaf with a clear Sakura Gelly Roll pen.
     A white ribbon was coloured with copic markers to create the green and orange stripes. (colours from the Irish flag).

 The sentiment (PTI's Mega Mixed Messages) was stamped in the lower right corner and highlighted with small gold metallic beads.

     The white panel was distressed with a green ink pad. The card base was distressed using sandpaper. The paper has a white core, so sanding the edges really allowed this to show.

Card Details:

Stamps:  a textured fun foam square made by me!!  
High Hopes St. Patrick's Day Hat; PTI Mega Mixed Messages;

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black;  CTMH Clover Green, Autumn Terracotta

Papers: PTI Stampers Select White card stock; Best Occasions "Brights" Green card stock

Other Supplies: Fun Foam; PTI Take Three die; PTI Linen Impression plate;  copic markers;  CTMH White Daisy ribbon;  gold metallic beaded dots; Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic pens -  gold & clear; corner rounder.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great weekend.