Faith & Hope sample six

another clean and simple design (similar to a design which I featured a few days ago) - kraft and white....with a little ribbon. This time I stamped across the base of the card with some spring moss ink. I like that spring moss and kraft look so soft! I stamped across the die cut white cardstock with spring moss and the leaf sprig. Then I stamped the sentiment with dark chocolate ink.



PTI ribbon (actually twill) is spring moss, tied in a simple ribbon and V-cut on the ends.








PTI kraft and white cardstock
spring moss and chocolate ink
spring moss twill

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Faith & Hope sample five

Super easy and a great way to use your scraps. I trimmed a scrap piece of designer paper through my nestabilities label die (just the edge) and just die cut off the end. I used an a2 base of SU! regal rose cardstock with a smidge of blush cardstock, stamped with the sentiment using dark chocolate ink. A few PTI buttons and the card is complete!














regal rose and blush SU! cardstock, designer paper scrap
dark chocolate ink and PTI! buttons




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Faith & Hope sample four

another super simple, clean sample using PTI's Faith & Hope stamp set!




a few strips of designer paper scraps and a die cut atop a kraft a2 card base.







kraft, pumpkin and designer paper scraps
dark chocolate ink (sentiment)
foam squares (under die cut)


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Faith & Hope sample three

Welcome back to my faith & hope samples. I had several thank you notes to make post-accident, so thought I would use my latest stamp set (Faith & Hope) to create some personalized notes.



This one was super easy. I die cut a piece of cardstock and layered it on a a2 notecard on which I
placed some fun designer paper. I stamped on the die-cut portion with the leaf sprig, then stamped the sentiment, added some buttons and adhered it offset on the card. I trimmed the edge and completed the note. Simple!








old designer paper, white a2 card base, pumpkin PTI cardstock, die cut
pti buttons, smoky shadow and pumpkin inks, cream ink on edge of pumpkin die cut



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Faith & Hope sample two

another sample using faith & hope stamp set from Papertrey Ink



die cut the white layer and stamped with avocado and spring moss ink using leaf sprig. Punched circle and stamped sentiment in chocolate ink. layered it atop the die cut layer. Added buttons and ribbon.








all supplies PTI
kraft and white cardstock, new leaf, avocado and spring moss and dark chocolate ink
PTI buttons, die, circle punch, PTI chocolate ribbon

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Faith & Hope sample one

You know you are loved when you have to spend hours making thank you notes to friends and family all over the US who have embraced your family over the past few months. It has been just over two months since the accident.
I decided that my healing therapy would be to start crafting again. I wanted to create some thank you notes to my friends who sent my gift cards and care packages, dinners (meal train) and other random acts of kindness....
For the next few days, I will be showing some samples of the cards which I made over the past few weeks. I think I am finally caught up....




chocolate and caribbean!









for this sample, I used some retired SU! carribean cardstock along with some polka-dot chocolate brown PTI! designer paper, chocolate and caribbean ink with the Faith & Hope stamp set. Small butterfly punch (Martha Stewart) and PTI gem (on butterfly) and buttons.


Tune in tomorrow for another sample.

What do you like about this one?


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Sneak Peek day seven: Faith & Hope

some more super simple cards. Started with a 4.25 square card....



super simple, clean and easy!


What do you think?







green courage

white cardstock, new leaf cardstock, new leaf ink, PTI green gems

blush heals you

blush, ruby red, chocolate, white cardstock, designer paper, blush & chocolate ink, punches, dies and buttons


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Sneak Peek day six: Faith & Hope

Another super simple card with the leaf sprig from the Faith & Hope set (available at Papertrey Ink on 10.15.11).

I used an A2 some blush atop a retired piece of SU! cardstock (Guava). I piece of scalloped chocolate across the top third of the card, with a few buttons to give it some flair.


I stamped the sprig in guava and cream. I also stamped the sentiment in chocolate. Super simple, yet elegant.









stamps: Faith & Hope (available 10.15.11)
paper: blush (PTI), guava (SU!), chocolate
ink: guava (SU!), cream and chocolate (PTI)
misc: buttons and scalloped die (PTI)

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Sneak Peek day five: Faith & Hope

Quick simple card with some of the elements in the Faith & Hope set. This seems like such a great card to give to someone going through a tough time. You can change colors to create a more masculine look. I love this sentiment!



card measures 4.25 x 4.25. moss layer and white layer adhered to card with foam dimensionals.











stamps: Faith & Hope (available 10.15.11)
paper: lemon, moss, white (PTI)
ink: white, black, moss
misc: punch, dimensionals, ribbon




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Sneak Peek day four: Faith & Hope

Today I am showcasing two projects with Faith & Hope.

• Faith & Hope will be available for sale on October 15th.
• It will retail for $15, with all profits being donated to charity (50% to Livestrong and 50% to Susan G. Koman).
• Faith & Hope contains a total of 17 stamps (1 polka-dot ribbon, 1 leaf sprig, 7 buds/berries for leaf sprig and 8 sentiments)
• A coordinating die for the ribbon image in this set will be available for sale separately for $3. the die measures 1-1/2" x 2".

This card is a wonderful message showing the ribbon and sentiment of faith! What I like about this set is you can coordinate the ribbon for just about any type of cause: Here is a list of {awareness ribbon colors}. The ribbon die is a bargain at $3 and you can mass produce the ribbons without the polka-dot stamp!



This set uses raspberry ink, cardstock, ribbon and gems. The sentiment is stamped in black ink.


This monochrome blue card shows the Cancer is limited sentiment, along with the coordinating poem sentiment. I stamped the sprig of leaves in white ink on the enchanted evening cardstock. I added some PTI buttons to the side!









all supplies from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted

Pink Heals You Card

stamps: Faith & Hope (available 10.15.11)
paper: raspberry, white
ink: raspberry, black
misc: pink gems, stitched ribbon, dies

Blue Cancer is Limited Card

stamps: Faith & Hope (available 10.15.11)
paper: spring rain, enchanted evening, white
ink: white, spring rain
misc: buttons, dies, foam squares





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Sneak Peek day three: Faith & Hope

Welcome to another day of sneak peeks for my new Faith & Hope set. Being touched by the devastating diagnosis of Cancer, whether it be a friend or loved one, is one of life's most difficult moments. A simple note to say, "I love you" or "I am thinking of you" is something that can really make a tough day a little more cheery.

Recently, my family went through a very difficult time, and for those of you who reached out to me, I thank you! This set is going to allow me to create some personal cards, thanking those people who sent flowers, dinners, books, and baskets to my family. You never know when tragedy is going to touch your life. Nearly losing my husband and daughter really made me put my life in perspective.

For those of you wondering, my husband has made amazing strides in the past few weeks. He is now walking. He has been working hard during physical therapy and I am so very pleased that he has gained back mobility! My daughter has made an incredible recovery and she is one of the strongest 13 year olds I have the honor of knowing. She is immersed in school, church and middle school social life. She has also returned to swimming. I am so proud of her!



Stamping is one of my passions, as is creating stamps for Papertrey ink. My life has been abundantly blessed in so many ways. After seeing Lance Armstrong at a conference a few years ago, my husband Todd came home and told me how wonderful it is to have this foundation. Our family has lost many people to many types of cancer, my decision to donate all the proceeds to Livestrong was an easy one. I am truly touched that Nichole has decided to match those proceeds and donate all of their profits from the sale of this set to the Susan G. Komen fund.




This simple 4.25 x 4.25 white notecard is embossed on the bottom with two lines. I stamped the leaf sprig with avocado ink and the flowers with raspberry ink. I added some raspberry twill and a small avocado die, stamped with the sentiment Hope.

Be sure to stop by and see all the wonderful things which Nichole Heady created with this set. Also, Betsy Veldman, Dawn McVey, Heather Nichols, Melissa Bickford & Tiffany Pastor have some wonderful surprises on their blogs!











stamps: Faith & Hope (available 10.15.11)
paper: white, avocado (PTI)
ink: white, avocado, raspberry (PTI)
misc: raspberry twill, die, foam squares


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Sneak Peek day two: Faith & Hope

This set makes for great simple and clean cards! The coordinating die is a wonderful add on too! Raspberry ink on blush blossom card stock for the ribbon. The sentiment is true black ink.











stamps: Faith and Hope (available 10/15/11)
paper: raspberry, blush (PTI)
ink: raspberry, black (PTI)
misc: button, thread (PTI), dimensional (under ribbon)

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Sneak Peek day one: Faith & Hope

Here is a little sneak peek of the latest set I designed for Papertrey Ink! What do you think?






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