2ToTainjin.....

This morning, Victoria (my 10 year old daughter) and I embark on a journey to Tianjin, China.

It will be a 13 hour flight from Newark! YIKES! I plan on reading and resting! :) Too bad I can't stamp on the flight! LOL!

I will try and post updates with photos here!

Au revoir

FS174: nikkischmaltz

This week's FS is Nikki, aka Nikkischmaltz. She has a FUN gallery! I saw this CUTE {leaf} thanks card. I had to try and recreate it with a twist!

Changes: colors, stamp set. I used kraft as the base and a strip of some old SU! designer paper. There is some hibiscus burst on top of the designer paper. The flowers from Fabulous Flowers and sentiment from Say it with flowers is stamped in Hibiscus burst ink. The swirl and smaller flower in the center of the large flower, also from Fabulous Flowers, was stamped in white snow. I used a hibiscus dotted ribbon and a white button with a prima flower on top. I used some pearl white dew drops in the center of the flowers and prima. Simple, clean card!

stamps: Fabulous Flowers, Say it with flowers {Our Craft Lounge}
paper: kraft, hibiscus bust, designer paper {SU!}
ink: hibiscus burst, white snow
misc: ribbon (PTI), button (misc), prima, dew drops (white pearl)

FS173: Scoopy

This week's featured stamper is Scoopy! Love Emily's clean designs!

this card was so fun and simple to make! It was based on Emily's {song bird} card. I used the flower and bee from Pretty Petals and Say it with flowers. The changes from Emily's original design: added a button, used a different stamp set and slightly changed colors (added some red for POP!). I used the My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary designer paper, used a scalloped oval punch, stamped the flower in true black, then colored it with copics. I used a button on the center on the flower. The bee was also stamped in true black, then colored with copics. Sentiment stamped on pure poppy paper, then trimmed.

Stamps: Pretty Petals and Say it with flowers {Our Craft Lounge}
Paper: My Minds Eye {Quite Contrary}, white, pure poppy (PTI)
Ink: True Black, copics
misc: punches, sakura stardust, button {PTI}

FS172: NCSUnikki

I found this {adorable card} by Nikki and knew it was the one I was going to case this week! I had to make Teddy a birthday card - Teddy moved in next door in December and he and Xavier have become fast friends. Teddy had his 7th birthday today - so the entire 6 pack went over for the party -- I had to make a cute card to go with the gifts!
The changes from the original card: colors, stamp set, used my nestabilities die instead of a square for the main image. This is DCWV paper, which is in a winter mat stack....looked very 7 year old boy to me! :) I used some generic green from my stash, then stamped on some PTI ivory paper. I used poppy, spring rain, summer sunrise, new leaf inks for the main image and then some Mayarts ribbon coupled with a blue PTI button. Main image is mounted on dimensionals! The stamps are from Get to the Point and Get to the Point Sentiments (Papertrey Ink).


stamps: {Get to the Point} {Get to the Point Sentiments} Papertrey Ink
paper: White (card base), Ivory (PTI), Green (SU!), Designer Paper {DCWV}
ink: pure poppy, new leaf, summer sunrise, spring rain
misc: nestablities dies, dimensionals, button (PTI, enchanted evening), ribbon (mayarts), corner rounder (SU!)

FS171: ctorina {So Happy 4 You}

This week's featured stamper is Cathleen (aka ctorina). I loved her {time flies} card - so I decided to case it - I kept the same basic layout, but added some buttons! I also changed the colors and the stamp set.

I used some DCWV paper from a winter mat stack I had in my collection. I placed a layer of scalloped pretty in pink paper (done with my large PTI scallop edge die) on the designer paper, then added a piece of the spring rain "faux rick rack" - cut with my PTI rick rack die. I used my scalloped edge punch on the spring rain layer, slightly cutting off the edge, then doing the same with a piece of PTI white cardstock. I stamped the * with hibiscus ink on the pretty in pink scallops.

For the stamped image, I used the arrow stamp, and inked it with hibiscus, but stamped off once. Then I stamped the sentiments in spring rain ink. I added a few PTI buttons to the card and SHAAAAZAM! done!

What do you think?

stamps: Get to the point, Get to the point sentiments {Papertrey Ink}
ink: hibiscus, spring rain
paper: spring rain, white, pretty in pink (SU!), DCWV mat stack
misc: PTI die cuts, buttons (PTI), punches

Sneak Peek: Get To The Point {Sincere Thanks}

Well I wanted to get scrappy today, but woke with a headache that has not subsided, so I am going to show you a card which I made with the sets {get to the point} and {get to the point sentiments}.

The card was so simple to make - I took a white base, stamped the * shape with hawaiian shores along the bottom of the card, stamped the sentiment and the arrow in new leaf. I took a piece of new leaf paper, used the PTI large scallop die and then stamped the * along the scallops with the hawaiian shores ink. A small gem in the center of the * next to the "Sincere thanks" and the card is complete.




Are you ready for the big party at PTI tonight? I am! But first, check out Nichole Heady's blog for more inspiration! And when you are finished there, check out Lisa Johnson, Melissa Bickford, Alli Miles, Heather Nichols and Dawn McVey. They have been showing peeks all week!

stamps: Papertrey Ink {Get To The Point, Get To The Point Sentiments available 5/15/10}
paper: white, new leaf
ink: hawaiian shores, new leaf
misc: ribbon (white satin), pti gem, pti scalloped die cut

Sneak Peek: Get To The Point {milestone birthdays}

Isn't it fun to celebrate milestone birthdays? At least when it is not your own! This year, Todd turns 40! FINALLY! And his cousin, Robin turns 50! I made a few milestone birthday cards for the occasions!


Kraft seems to be very fun for a masculine card. This one uses a kraft base with a little red and black accents. I stamped the arrow with the PTI white pigment ink, then while it was still wet, ran it through some ultra fine glitter, which grabs onto the ink. Finish it with some hairspray to coat it and keep those blingers on there! I used the 40 from the set with versamark ink on the bottom....a strip of poppy cardstock, pierced along the top and bottom. A simple black button and some black PTI gingham ribbon ...boom! One milestone card done....
skip a decade and this beauty seems to work well. I used some of PTI designer paper in spring rain on the white base, then ruffled some white sheer polkadot ribbon on the bottom of the card, added a double button with some rustic twine to hold them together. "The Big" are from the sentiment set and the "50" and the brackets are from the main set. Such a simple card, hope Robin likes it!




Are you getting tired of the sneak peeks - I swear that I could keep going like the energizer bunny with this set -the possibilities are ENDLESS! Tomorrow, thank you notes and love notes!

Are you ready for more samples of fun stuff?

Nichole Heady is showing even more sneak peeks her blog! (Did you see that envie insert die....to "DIE" for!)

Also, Lisa Johnson, Melissa Bickford, Alli Miles, Heather Nichols and Dawn McVey all have peeks of their newest stamp sets as well! CAN YOU EVEN STAND IT????? No? Well then sit down and hop on over!




40th card:
stamps: Papertrey Ink {Get To The Point, Get To The Point Sentiments available 5/15/10}
paper: kraft, pure poppy
ink: pti white, black
misc: glitter, ribbon (gingham), button, dimensionals


50th card
stamps: Papertrey Ink {Get To The Point, Get To The Point Sentiments available 5/15/10}
paper: white, designer paper, enchanted evening, spring rain
ink: enchanted evening
misc: ribbon (Mayarts), button (enchanted evening, spring rain), rustic twine, nestabilities