Thinking Inking

Hostess Thank You

Welcome! Today I have a simple hostess thank you card for you using Papertrey Ink's August 2011 Table Service set, along with a Double Ended Banners die. I used Aqua Mist cardstock as well as Stamper's Select White cardstock. Ink colors are Fresh Snow, Aqua Mist, and Smokey Shadow.  I stamped the tiny "so" a second time and popped it up with a bit of foam tape. I love that frame image from the Table Service set--I think it might have to stay on my desk.

Speaking of my desk. . . I've been on an organizational kick for the last couple of days. My acrylic stamp collection has outgrown its CD cabinet and was starting to overtake the whole room. So, my new double shelf arrived late today. I was hoping that my husband might volunteer to put it together for me, but I guess he figures that I got myself into this quandry and should be able to do it myself! It's not fancy, but the price was right. :-) Well, that's it for tonight. I've been working on another little Mo Manning image that I should have ready to share pretty soon. Thanks for stopping by!

You're Special: Masculine Birthday

Good morning! It was abeautiful weekend here, so I didn't see much of my studio. I had started this card on Friday and finished it this morning--with several long bike rides in between. :-) I used several different Papertrey Ink stamps sets here and no patterned paper--oh my. . . Sets included: Harvest Berries, Background Basics: Houndstooth, and Background Basics: Text Style. Cardstock is Rustic Cream and True Black. Ink is True Black and Chamomile Distress Ink. I sewed just a bit on it, as well as adding the vintage black button, black grosgrain, and rustic twine. That's it--one more masculine birthday card for my stash. Thanks for stopping by!

Tiny Tags Card

Welcome! I've been playing with the Papertrey Ink Flower Fusion sets again--the elements are perfect for pattern stamping. For this card I used Flower Fusion #5, Flower Fusion #7, and the Tiny Tags stamp set and coordinating Tiny Tags die. The red button liner die is PTI's Simple Circles border die. For cardstock I used Rustic Cream and Pure Poppy. Ink is Spring Rain, Pure Poppy, and Lemon Tart. Vintage buttons are Lemon Tart and Aqua Mist. (One package of Aqua Mist vintage buttons that I have is a bit greener, and the other is a bit bluer. I used the bluer ones here.)

That's all folks--thanks for stopping by!

Introducing JRS Shabby Chic Labels Four

Welcome to the third and final day of the JustRite Stampers September release! Today's vintage set is Shabby Chic Labels Four, which has three images that coordinate with a Spellbinders Labels Four die template.

The images from Shabby Chic Labels Four look great paired with both Bon Voyage and Greetings from Paris as well. (I used the postcard, stamp and postmark image from Greetings from Paris on today's card, in addition to the focal image and perfume bottle from Shabby Chic Labels Four.)

These are the Copic markers that I used to color the stamped images, all JustRite Copic color combinations.

Materials List

Stamps: Shabby Chic Labels Four, Greetings from Paris
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI Chamomile Distress Ink and Raspberry Fizz Ink
Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Blush 6" x 6" pad
Accessories: cream seam binding (dyed with Copic 0 and R85 Various Inks); heart pins (Maya Road); white glitter (Stampendous); Lace Tape
Tools: Spellbinders Labels Four die template, Copic Markers (pictured above), sewing machine

Don't forget to go see the rest of the Shabby Labels Four projects--there are some beauties! Thanks for stopping by. 

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken 
Debbie Olson (here)
Mona Pendleton
Kellie Fortin 
Michele Kovack 
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

Introducing JRS Greetings from Paris

Welcome! It's day two of the JustRite Stampers September release, and today's set is Greetings from Paris.  

Greetings from Paris is lovely alone or combined with the set that was introduced yesterday, Bon Voyage. I particularly like the post card image here because it serves as a nice collage-piece on any vintage card.

Here I have already heat-embossed the border pattern, as well as stamping and airbrushing the Eiffel Tower label image, leaving the Labels Four die template in place while I airbrushed. 

Behind the From Paris with Love tag, I used a snippet of an image from the Bon Voyage set.

Now, for the point of indecision: I tried it first with a cream-colored ribbon and couldn't quite convince myself that I liked it; so I took that one off and dyed a ribbon with my Copic Various inks. Which do you like better--cream or violet? I opted for violet, but I'm still not sure. . .

A complete supply list follows, and a BLOG HOP list is right after that--be sure to see what the other girls did with the Greetings from Paris set as well, and thanks for visiting!

Supply List

Stamps: Greetings from Paris, Bon Voyage (JustRite Stampers)

Cardstock: Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream, Fine Linen, Royal Velvet (muted with Versamagic Malted Mauve ink)

Ink: Adirondack Purple Twilight, Ginger, and Lettuce (Ranger); Versamagic  Malted Mauve (Tsukineko); Chamomile Distress Cube (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye A Beautiful Life 6" x 6" pad

Tools: Labels Four, Labels Four Small, Twisted Metal Tags and Accents, Lace Doily Accents, and Nested Lacey Pennants (Spellbinders Paper Arts); Copic Airbrush System, Copic E37 and V06 Sketch markers, Copic V04 and V91 Various Inks (to die ribbon) (Copic/Imagination International)

Accessories: Brown and Taupe Rhinestone Flourish CR-03CA-114 (Zva Creative); Filigree Gold Detail Embossing Powder; cream seam binding (Hug Snug)

Blog list for Greetings from Paris:

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken 
Debbie Olson (here)
Sharon Harnist
Mona Pendleton
Michele Kovack 
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin 
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship 
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman

Introducing JRS Bon Voyage

Over the next three days I have some luscious French Vanilla flavored cards for you--well, French anyway! Today's card is the first of the September JustRite Stampers release, one of my favorite releases so far. I used the Bon Voyage set, paired with some My Mind's Eye papers (Paris and Company 6" x 6"pad). 

I stamped the Eiffel Tower in Memento Rich Cocoa ink. The muted blue and brown are from my old SU ink collection--River Rock and Baja Breeze. To distress edges I used PTI's Chamomile distress cube.

I used several Spellbinders Paper Arts dies here as well: Grand Labels Eleven, the new Twisted Metal Tags and Accents (for the brown swirl layer), Standard Circles Large (for the tag), Labels Eighteen, and the new Lace Doily Motifs. I dyed off-white seam binding to match the paper with two Copic reinkers, BG70 and BG72.

 

How about some more Bon Voyage goodness? Be sure to checkout all of these blogs, and thanks for stopping by!

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken 
Debbie Olson (here)
Mona Pendleton
Michele Kovack 
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin 
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship 
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman

Dreams Come True

Welcome! Today I have a birthday card for you using Papertrey Ink's Daydreamer set and Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends Collection (Remnant and Sampler), as well as a chance for publication--see the last paragraph for more information on that! Cardstock is Rustic White and Pure Poppy, and ink is PTI's Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, and Versamagic Turquoise Gem. I added a bit of glitter with a glue pen and some Prisma Glitter.

Tag is stamped with PTI's Tiny Tags set. I used three Spellbinders dies as well: Nested Lacey Pennants for the tag, Grand Labels Eleven for the polka-dotted layer, and the new Lace Doily Motifs for the lace layer on top of the dotted layer. The narrow twill was some that I picked up in Boston, so I don't have a source for it. The paper clip is a Tim Holtz mini clip, and buttons are PTI White and Vintage Cream Vintage Buttons. 

Now, how about a chance to get a card published in CARDS magazine? If you will go over to the Cosmo Cricket Blog, you will find the sketch for the card above here. If you will create a card using the sketch and link it to the post on the Cosmo Cricket Blog by August 27, the editors of CARDS magazine will select a winner for publication. You can found out the winner on September 3, on the Cosmo Cricket blog. So, what are you waiting for? Go create!

Flower Fusion Thinking of You

Hello! This evening I have a cheery little Thinking of You card made with Papertrey Ink's Flower Fusion #7 set.  I used a PTI Button Card die to cut the focal image panel, then used Aqua Mist ink for the border, Raspberry Fizz for the flower and sentiment, and Spring Moss for the stem and leaves. Next I added some Prisma Glitter to the flower and a self-adhesive pearl for the flower center. Edited to add: the frame image is from Papertrey Ink's new Table Service set.

I love these patterned papers! They are from a Kaisercraft Bubblegum 6.5" x 6.5" pad. I dyed white seam binding with a Copic RV04 Various Inks (reinker). Button is a Papertrey Ink Orange Zest Vintage Button. That's it--sweet, cheery, and simple!

Sunflower Vase

Welcome! Today I have another stepped-out Copic colored image for you using one of my old favorite images from Papertrey Ink's Autumn Abundance set. The background is stamped in Summer Sun ink on Harvest Gold cardstock with the Mehndi Medallion set., and the tag sentiment is from Tiny Tags. 

First, my greens. The YG91's are so muted that I thought I would liven them up a bit with a much more intense YG11 basecoat in most areas. I saw that I had missed a few areas that should have been green; I colored them later.

Here I have added some blossom colors, as well as the patches of green that I had missed earlier. (Click on any photo to enlarge it.)

Flower centers were added here, along with a bit of texture to indicate seeds.

My toughest decision was what color to make the vase, believe it or not! I love blue-greens, and these made me think of a deep summer sky, or maybe sparking tropical coastal waters. I added shadows here too, keeping them irregular and similar to the shape of the flower arrangement. I also considered leaving stark white areas on my vase but eventually decided that I didn't want to make it that reflective. I didn't want the vase to compete with the flowers in importance, and areas of really high contrast always draw attention.

In addition to the stamps listed above, I used three different Spellbinders die templates on this card, a Standard Circles Large, a Classic Squares Large, and a new Postage Stamps (available 8/30/11).  The green and white bakers twine is from the Twinery. That's it--one more sunflower card for my stash. Thanks for stopping by!

Papertrey Ink August 2011 Release

Welcome! Today's post is full of new August Papertrey Ink release pieces. There is a full supply list below each of the cards--hope that helps!

This is one of my favorites--a mish-mash of several sets. Though it is all stamped, I pulled a color scheme from some new Kaisercraft Bubblegum papers that I recently ordered. Then I channeled Betsy Veldman in making that Flower Fusion pattern into a repetitive pattern--I adore Betsy's paper magic!

Stamps: Think Big Favorites 7, Flower Fusion 7, Background Basics: Houndstooth, Table Service

Cardstock: Rustic White, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores

Ink: Versamagic Tea Leaves and Turquoise Gem; PTI Raspberry Fizz, Chamomile Distress Ink; Adirondack Sunset Orange

Accessories: Hawaiian Shore and Raspberry Fizz Vintage Buttons, cotton string, Zva Creative self-adhesive pearls

Tools: Large Scalloped Border die, sewing machine

I used several sets on this card as well, all listed below. I love red, I love layers--what's not to love?

Stamps: Fillable Frames Additions 2, Modern Wood Mats, Harvest Berries

Cardstock: Rustic White, Pure Poppy

Ink: Pure Poppy, Chamomile Distress cube

Accessories: Fine Linen Grosgrain, Vintage Cream Buttons, cotton string

Tools: Mat Stack 4 and Fillable Frames 10 dies

Sunflowers--I love them too! I saw some fabulous ones today in my in-law's yard and wished that I had my camera with me. The stamped ones, fortunately, stay in season all year long. :-)

Stamps: Simple Sunflower

Patterned Papers: Damask Designs, Sweet Symphony

Cardstock: Rustic White, Chartreuse

Ink: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Chamomile Distress Ink

Accessories: Bakers Twine, Vintage Button

Tools: Parisian Accents die, Double-Ended Banners, sewing machine

How about a thank you card set next? I kept these simple and easy to mail. The ginko leaves image in Harvest Berries is so easy to make a background with, even if pattern stamping isn't your forte. 

Stamps: Harvest Berries, Gratitude Journal

Cardstock: Rustic White, Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides

Ink: Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Chamomile Distress Cube

Tools: Double-Ended Banners die

Finally, yes, Fall is coming! I'm leaving you with one traditional Fall or Thanksgiving card. Sweet set, sweet papers.

Stamps: Autumn Acorns

Patterned Papers: Fall Prints and Patterns

Cardstock: Rustic Cream, Terracotta Tile

Ink: Spring Moss, Summer Sun, Chamomile Distress Cube; Memento Tangelo and Potters Clay

Tools: Autumn Acorns dies, Spiral Notebook Page, circle inches

Accessories: Vintage Buttons, cotton string

Thanks for stopping by today!

Great Job!

Yesterday my son brought in our first bag of apples for the season--Fall is just around the corner!  The apples reminded me of the Falling Leaves set from my Papertrey Ink stash, so I had to pull it out to play with tonight. I paired it with Background Basics: Gingham, stamped in Versamark ink on a Pure Poppy background, and a sentiment from Tag Its #6. For the tree I used Versamagic Tea Leaves and Red Magic inks, and I added the sky with a Copic BG0000 marker very carefully afterward since chalk inks and Copic markers are not great companions. Additionally I used two Papertrey Ink dies, Tiny Tags and Picket Fence. Rustic twine is also a PTI product. 

Have you been watching the Papertrey Ink reveals for this month? You won't want to miss today's group post of Gratitude Journals. I haven't seen all of them yet, but I've loved what I've seen. Nichole will have them all linked from her blog. Thanks for visiting!

Mermaid Birthday

Welcome! I needed a girl's birthday card tonight and remembered a LaLaLand image (Mermaid Marci) that I had colored at CHA--perfect for a little girl card.

Copic Markers that I used were: RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29; BG11, BG15, BG18; E00, E11, E13, BV00, YR20, YR21, YR24, E35, E50, E53.

I chose patterned paper from a Cosmo Cricket DeLovely Mini Deck, and ribbon and button from Papertrey Ink. Finally, I used a glue pen and added some glitter, because what little girl doesn't like a little bling? That's it for today. Thanks for visiting!