Stamp Paper Ink

When I first saw the latest sketch for MFT's sketch challenge, I knew what stamp set I wanted to use and how I wanted the card to look.  It isn't often that an idea translates easily to reality, so I was pleased with how my card turned out.  Here's my finished card for the challenge. This is the original sketch, the one that everyone works from to create a card for the challenge. The MFT sketch challenge runs weekly and a new sketch (as well as the winner of the previous sketch challenge) is posted on Wednesdays.  Head on over there to see what others have created and join in on the fun! MFT Sketch Challenge #379 With the slope and the banner, I had the idea to use the Somebunny I Love stamp set which I recently purchased but had yet to use.  I wanted to create a night sky with clouds at the bottom of the card, so I flipped the sketch so the slope would be at the bottom.  This is just some of the versatility of sketch challenges.  Rotat...

Ok, so this is my first attempt at the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge.  Posted on Monday, June 22nd, the challenge was to dress up part of the inside of the card and bring it to the front through a die cut.   Here's my card... Inspired by a friend who is moving soon. A view of the card standing up... Harder to see the inside design this way. Thanks for taking a look! Supplies used: PTI tinsel & tags dies (house, small banner, three tree landscape, tree & house landscape, cloudy sky), PTI tinsel & tags stamps (house roof), PTI house additions stamps (home, house front, house door), PTI Boards & Beams stamps (home sweet home, congratulations on your new home), CTMH eclectic edges stamp, CTMH olive ink, CTMH cranberry ink, Colorbox black ink.

Every year for the past two years, I have made my own Christmas cards.  This year is no different except I'm posting the cards I make as I make them and starting early. The past two years I have started with purchasing the Christmas card kit from Close to My Heart in addition to making my own designs.  This year they are all my own.  Close to My Heart did make a card kit for this year but I just wasn't that happy with the look of it.  So this year I'm making all my own designs with some inspiration from Pinterest and Papertry Ink. This week I came up with two designs using Papertrey Ink's stamp set: Tremendous Treats: Christmas stamp set, matching Papertrey Ink dies, and various Mat stack dies. First is the Gingerbread man card. "Sweetest Holiday" card I had the perfect christmas paper to use as the background with the Gingerbread man stamp.  All of my cards are 4 by 5 1/2 inches unless I note otherwise. I cut the patterned paper down to 3 7/8 by 5...