Ta Dah!!

Hi peeps!! Surprised to see a post from me?? Only jumping on for a bit to post a card or two for you. Short, sweet and to the point. No frills, no muss or fuss. First up is a graduation card for one of my SIL's daughters....



And the inside.........



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The Deets: All items by Papertrey Ink except were noted....
* Paper: Melon Berry, Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss, Vintage Cream
* Stamps: Beyond Basic Borders, Star Prints
* Sentiment: SU! All Year Cheer
* Buttons: Vintage Cream/White Collection
* Thread: DMC floss # 353
* Punch: Martha Stewart Punch Around the Corner
* Ink: Hibiscus Burst and Melon Berry
* Miscellaneous: Nestabilities and Pop Dots

Princess Card

I've been absent for almost the whole month of March, but it's only because I've been working on 2 different wedding invitations, (one included wedding favors and decorations) and also a surprise 30th birthday party invitation. There is so much happening right now!!!

I also haven't been able to participate in any of the PTP challenges, which I'm hoping I can catch up on....but I'm not making any promises! My life right now is jam-packed with every day life and I'm living it to the fullest!!!

But I do have a couple of pictures to share that I did send to the PTP just as a little token of how much I appreciate all of them......I may not comment on their blogs as much as I would like but it sure is nice to get something in the mail that you don't expect!!!

Soooo on with the cards....each one of the PTP got the same exact card....perhaps with a different color.


Here are a couple of pics for you...







It's a very simple design, knowing I would have to come up with 15 of them so I made it basic and mail-able. One of these wonderful women is not living in the U.S. so I had to make sure it wouldn't cost any additional $$$ on her end. Thankfully, it didn't....at least that's what she tells me ;)

I used PTI card stock for all the paper and a coordinating color of PTI ink to match. The matching paper is punched with a Martha Borders & Corners punch....(the cool-est thing to hit the paper crafting world in MY book!)

And a simple inside greeting...nothing fancy, but I wrote each person an individual message to let them know I was thinking of them!



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Papertrey Princess Challenge: Score it!

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Those in the U.S. know this as the opening to President Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address in which he references the Declaration of Independence having only been written 87 years prior (a score is considered 20 so 4 score is 80 plus 7). But we are not talking about that kind of score tonight!!!

I've been given the opportunity to present the Papertrey Princesses with a new challenge. In the paper craft world, scoring paper is every where, PTI partner Nichole has done it numerous times here and here (there is a whole slew of scoring on Nichole's blog...just type in scoring on her search engine and you will see a ton of ideas!), Gina K. has a new one on her site here and of course the makers of Scor-Pal have a plethora of scoring ideas you can find on their web site here.

I only bought a Scor-Pal about a year ago, thinking I would only use it to make my folds in my cards more precise. I didn't imagine it would open up a whole other opportunity for making unique, easy cards....but it has!!!

Now if you are saying to yourself that you don't own a scoring tool, that's okay....like Jerry Seinfeld says, "It's not that there is anything wrong with that." because there is a work-around.....just use a ruler and a bone folder or something that will indent your paper, usually I would use a pen that didn't have any ink in it any more.

Okay....enough about my ramblings....on with the card.....

I had to make a wedding shower card for the people at work to sign. It had to be non-glitter (BOO!) and something that would hold up to a LOT of people touching it. This is it....





The base is PTI Summer Sunrise, patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket (not sure what the name is, it was given to me by a friend), and some PTI Orange Zest. Her favorite color is orange, so I had to be sure to incorporate that too! A couple of Robins Nest Dew Drops for accents....and the scoring...





There is no inside view....I left it all blank so everyone could include their own little messages like they always do, so the more room available the better!

So, to my Papertrey Princesses, your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to create some kind of background/focal image using scoring in any way, shape or form. This message will self-destruct in five seconds.....(name that TV show if you are that young or movie series if you are that old!;) Most of all, just have fun and if you don't own the tool, use your imagination...that's what creating is all about!!!

Until next time.....Keep your crafty mojo going!

CPS 153

Of course I have to play along - it's being sponsored by PTI!!! I almost forgot to post this one! It's been sitting on my desk all week, but with real life going on, it's just been sitting there so I thought I should post it before it's too late!

Here is the sketch.....



And here is my take on it....



Nothing but PTI Kraft and Pure Poppy card stock, a bit of bling, a couple of punched corners, a heart cut from my Cricut and some twine....easy!!





And a bit of decoration on the inside....



Thanks for stopping by! See you next time!

Day 2: Papertrey Ink 3rd Birthday Celebration - Post #3

Last card for the night! Thanks again for stopping by!!

Day 2: Papertrey Ink 3rd Birthday Celebration - Post #2

Okay - I made it back for two more cards but then I'm done.....I've been up 22.5 hours and I've lost my mojo. I'll just let the pictures do the talking!