Triple Threat Treat!

I’ve had a busy couple of days in my craftroom. On Sunday, my husband and I put together a variable height table from IKEA that I can move up and down depending upon what I’m doing in my craftroom at any particular time.  Also, my daughter and I are thinking about opening an Etsy shop after she gets back from her mission trip on board the Mercy Hospital ship in June.  So, I’m making cards for that and an occasional one for other needs in the family. I’ve got an anniversary coming up soon along with some special birthdays in the next couple of months!

         I’ve got three cards for you today.  For the first two I stamped the card front a few weeks ago but I’m just now getting around to putting it onto card fronts; the other I stamped yesterday for my daughter to send to a friend of hers who has had a rough 6 months.  So, let’s start with the two that I stamped the card front.  I watched a Jennifer McGuire video a month or so ago about stamping a card front and then cutting it at an angle to give you two pieces to place on two card fronts.  One stamping session equals two cards.  She used a turnabout stamp set from Concord & 9^thand so did I.  Mine is one that I got a while ago and hadn’t used yet.  I really like how these turned out.  I switched it up a bit from Jennifer on these two but I really like the results. The details are below! 

·      Stamp set(s):  Concord & 9^th– Blooms Fill In SS; MFT – All Occasion Sentiments SS  

·      Ink(s):  Papertrey Ink – Lemon Tart, Royal Velvet, Plum Pudding, Winter Wisteria, Lilac Grace, Lavender Moon, Prairie Grass, Olive Twist

·      Paper:  PTI – Lavender Moon, Stampers’ Select White

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Nesting Basics: Pierced Rectangle Die

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Pretty Pink Posh – Enchanted Garden 4mm & Lemon Meringue 6mm sequins; Pentel – Sunburst Metallic Gel Pen Gold

Now onto my third card for this post.  This was a fun card for me to do.  I wanted it to be an encouraging card for my daughter’s friend and playful as well.  I’ve been ordering some of Dawn McVey’s Raspberry Suite Design products from Papertrey Ink since she left the company after their January release.  One of the ones I ordered was this stamp set – Friendly Flowers!  Such a fun set to play with.  Here are the details for my card!

·      Stamp set(s):  PTI – Friendly Flowers SS 

·      Ink(s):  PTI – Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, Royal Velvet

·      Paper:  PTI – Stampers’ Select White, Summer Sunrise

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Friendly Flowers Dies; MFT – Hello Die

That’s it for today.  I’m so happy to be back crafting.  My updated craft space really does make it so much easier to create. Everything is so easy to access and see so that it gets used!  And easily put away without much hassle so it gets done!  J Such a joy to be in here now! Here’s to a blessed week for all of us!

Many Blessings,

Donna

Make It Monday: Lots of (Love) Letters

     

      

            Part of the relaunch of Ink(lings) Artistry is my intention to participate in more challenges from blogs and companies that I purchase products from on a regular basis.  Papertrey Ink has become my go to for paper and stamps over recent months; and I get their blog posts on a regular basis.  This week’s Make It Monday (1/21/2019) intrigued me so I pulled out the new Bold Borders: Arabesque (with that lovely You die cut included) and some of their alphabet dies and went to work.  I’ve made this card with no stamping on the outside.  I’ll add a sentiment later on the inside for Valentine’s Day or a “just because I love you” kind of card.  It did look a little plain to me so I got the idea from a IG and blog I follow to line the inside of the rectangle in the middle of the card and to frame the "you" die cut with some of the glitter yardstick.  WOW!!!  That really stepped it up!!

         Here are the details for my card!  It was easy to make, but a word of advice:  use a metal shim when cutting out the Bold Borders dies (all of them) because they are intricate.  It will save you time!

·      Paper:  PTI – Weathervane, Raspberry Fizz; Paper Studio – Solid Glitter - Silver

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Bold Borders: Arabesque Die, Modern Alphabet Upper Dies

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Fiskars (?) Heart Punch

That’s it for now.  I’ll be working on some Valentine’s Day cards in the next few weeks. I’m finding it much more enjoyable to be in my craftroom with it’s new organized vibe.  Still making minor adjustment.  I’ll be posting pictures on a later post.  Hopefully before February 1^st.  BTW, I now using a MacBook Pro for my blogging, and I'm having trouble with using my Phtoshop Elements.  It's really different platform from my earlier version on the Windows based computer.  I'll be trying to learn to import and crop my photos for a better image but until I do, please bear with me.  

Many Blessings,

Donna

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Family Cards for 2018

I love being a nanny to our only grandchild, a little girl named Malin.  She is her Nanny’s – that’s me – sunlight and sunshine.  Just looking at her pictures and videos bring me so much joy.  I like to do special cards for her that are age appropriate.  She will be 4 in April, 2019.  This year I just fell in love with Papertrey Ink’s Bear Hugs released this month and though it’s really a Valentine’s set, I saw STARS instead of hearts.  This bear is just too cute!  Lots of possibilities to color too with multistep stamping or other coloring mediums with the outline stamp.  There is even a die to cut slits for his arms to hold a heart or in this case a star!  Too, too much!!!!  Here is my enabler’s list!

·      Stamp set(s): PTI – Bear Hugs SS, Botanical Blocks IV SS

·      Ink(s):  PTI – Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Ripe Avocado

·      Paper:  PTI – Blueberry Sky, Ripe Avocado Gingham, Rustic Cream

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Bear Hugs Die; Verve – Starry Die; MFT – Stitched Scalloped Basic Edge Die; Copic Spica Glitter Pen, Black

It really is Gold Foil!!1

Cards for the adult kids are all the same basic card this year which I created while playing around with one of the PTI’s Christmas release sets this fall and the new Spellbinder’s Glimmer Machine at a friend’s house.  (She has In2stampincards.com, an online papercrafting and card making store.  I ended up buying one from her and then decided to make multiples of this card because I just loved it!)  It’s simple but I just loved the way “Making Spirits Bright” just popped off the cardstock.  It got even better when I used some dies from MFT that made a frame and cut out the sentiment on the card front all at the same time! A little bit of crafting foam behind the sentiment really added the dimension I was looking for.  I used holly stamps and dies for the red cards and pine boughs and pine cones for the dark green.  I hope that you like them as well.  Maybe a bit late for Christmas this year, but the layout would lend itself to any occasion! Here’s my enabler’s list!

First Up: the Green card

·      Stamp set(s): PTI-Sincerely Yours: Sending Joy

·      Ink(s):  Pinefeathers, Dark Chocolate

·      Paper:  PTI – Pinefeathers, Classic Kraft

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  MFT – Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames; Darice – Diagonal Stripe EF

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:   Wink of Stella Clear; Spellbinders – Glimmer Plate Making Spirits Bright with Gold Foil; Verve – Sequin Mix

Second:  the Red Card! I added an additional frame to the red card using the same die from MFT.  The contrast between the Pinefeathers and Classic Kraft cardstock seemed enough but the blank space was too blank on the red card.  I think that this solution worked really well!

·      Stamp set(s): PTI – Sincerely Yours: Sending Joy

·      Ink(s):  PTI – New Leaf, Olive Twist

·      Paper:  PTI – Rustic Cream, Pure Poppy, New Leaf

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  MFT – Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames; Darice – Diagonal Stripe EF

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Spellbinders – Glimmer Plate Making Spirits Bright & Red Foil; Wink of Stella Clear; Pretty Pink Posh – Raspberry Sequins 6mm

       I hope that you've enjoyed this post!  I'm finally done; the notes are written on the inside for each recipient and ready to give to my loved ones tomorrow.  They wouldn't know what to do if Mama didn't make their cards for Christmas and throughout the year!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Many Blessings!

Donna

A Pair of December Cards

My husband’s niece got married this December in Michigan.  When I saw Papertrey Ink’s Bold Borders: Flurries Die I thought a snow flaked themed card would be perfect.  I LOVE this die!  Perfect for any winter or Christmas card.  Just pair it up with the perfect sentiment for the occasion and it’s done!  Simple but compelling.  And the glitter card stock was stunning for this wedding card. Our niece and her husband loved it, and their combined family of three were stunned that it was made by hand! Handmade cards are just perfect as they are gifts from your heart to the recipient!

·      Stamp set(s): PTI – Sincerely Yours: Sending Joy; Make It Market Mini: Garden Gild

·      Ink(s):  Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening, New Leaf

·      Paper:  Doodlebug – Light Blue Glitter Paper

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Bold Borders: Flurries Die; Sincerely Yours: Sending Joy Die

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  Wink of Stella – Clear glitter pen

Inside card

And now for the Christmas card.  I used basically the same idea without the glitter paper since I was making cards ahead and hadn’t decided which card was going to who yet. I also used the pine branches and pine cone instead of the holly for the wedding card.  Another elegant but easy card to make!  This flurry die could be a perfect match for all of your card needs thru February or March this year.  Just put several together and finish it off when you have a need for a quick card!  And use any color to make it pop.  Card making is after all interpretive, right? 

·      Stamp set(s):  PTI – Sincerely Yours: Sending Joy SS

·      Ink(s):  PTI – Enchanted Evening, Cocoa Bean, Pinefeathers

·      Paper:  PTI – Spring Rain, Stampers Select White

·      Dies & Embossing folders:  PTI – Bold Borders: Flurries Die; Sincerely Yours: Sending Joy Die

·      Embellishments/Other things of note:  SU – Frosted Sequins(ret.)

 Thank you for taking the time today to spend some time on my blog.  I really appreciate it.  Big things are coming for me next year.  I’m relaunching Ink(lings) Artistry and considering an Etsy store or selling on Amazon. Plus, my big organizational item should be here next month – a beautiful white Shaker Style Dream Box from the Original ScrapBox.  I’m hoping that being so beautifully organized will increase my time in my craftroom and productivity.  I’ll take some before and after photos along the way.  It’s already inspiring me to put stuff away as I go and make notes on my project pages as to what I was using and all the info for posting on social media.  A messy craftroom seems to deter my artistic mojo!  LOL

Many Blessings,

Donna