Happy Mother's Day

It's almost Wednesday! I've been playing around with my anniversary set some more and created this card.



I die cut the butterfly with sweet blush cardstock as well as vellum, and put all the layers together with a button and twine to hold it in place.

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

"Happy Mother's Day" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Round and Round (2009 Anniversary set), Delightful Dahlia (for sentimtent)
Ink: Sweet Blush, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger), Creamy Brown and Chestnut Roan (Colorbox)
Paper: Kraft, Sweet Blush and Vintage Cream
Other: Butterfly die, Sweet Blush Button, Rustic Cream twine, Sweet Blush satin ribbon, sewing machine

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Enjoy the Ride

I'm enjoying playing with my PTI goodies! On this card I used A Little Argyle for the background, the car from Enjoy the Ride and the new Mat stack die to cut out the Dotti Biscotti paper.



I tried to keep it simple and masculine...but it needs something more. Any suggestions??

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

"Enjoy the Ride" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: A Little Argyle, Enjoy the Ride
Ink: Chesnut Roan (Colorbox), Hawaiian Shores, Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Kraft and Dotty Biscotti
Other: Mat Stack 1 Die, foam tape, sponge

April PTI Blog Hop

I'm back tonight with my card for this month's PTI Blog Hop. Our challenge is to use tissue paper...I only had white tissue, so I colored mine with a sponge and raspberry fizz ink. I folded my piece several times and cut it out using the small scallop die. Then, I layered each one over the next and tied a ribbon at the top.



For the sweet peas image I wanted to try paper piecing and colored using the Dotty Biscotti paper like Dawn did here , second card down.



Thanks for coming by to look!
Melissa

(all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: YOF: Sweet Pea
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Walnut Stain and Antique Linen (Ranger), Rasperry Fizz
Paper: Raspberry Fizz, vintage Cream, Kraft and Dotty Biscotti
Other: sponge, small scallop die, Copic markers, Girl Friday ribbon (Cosmo Cricket)

There's no place like home

Are bee hives in trees? Seems like Winnie the Pooh is often digging around in one to find honey...

Anyway...I stamped the woodgrain background on Lavendar Moon cardstock and use the mat die on kraft. The sentiment is from Home for the Holidays ( I just masked off the "for the holidays" portion). The shimmery bee from the set Honey Bees is stamped in Brilliance ink.

Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa

"There's no place like home" (All PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Woodgrain, Honey Bees, Home for the Holidays
Ink: Chestnut Roan (Colorbox), Pearlescent Orchid (Brilliance) and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Lavedar Moon, Dark Chocolate and Kraft
Other: brads, Mat Stack 1 die, sponge, foam tape

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Saturday! I made this card using the beautiful new Anniversary set, Round and Round. I also used a background from A Little Argyle. The sentiment comes from Women of Life.

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

"Happy Mother's Day" (All PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Round and Round (2009 Anniversary Set), Women of Life, A Little Argyle
Ink: Lavendar Moon, Plum Pudding and Hawaiian Shores, Antique Linen Distress (ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Lavendar Moon, and Hawaiian Shores
Other: Lavendar Moon satin ribbon, Hawaiian Shores felt, sewing machine, gems, Copics to color gems, Mat stack die, sponge, foam tape

My Apologies

I needed a card to take into a secretary at my son's soon-to-be, in the fall kindergarten school. Why, you ask? Because my two year old knocked over and broke one of her jars the last time we were there filling out paperwork. Not the best first impression, so I wanted to be sure to redeem myself!



Not really knowing this person I played it safe using some pretty flowers and a simple layout. I used Delightful Dahlias for the blooms, which I stamped twice and cut out one set after coloring to pop up. The beautiful sentiment comes from Waltzingmouse Stamp's Say it with Style.

And I included a gift box with chocolates!

Thanks for coming by!
Melissa

"My Apologies" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Delightful Dahlia, Say it with Style (WMS)
Ink: Rich Cccoa (Memento) and Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream and Berry Sorbet
Other: Foam Tape, Copic Markers and sponge