Birthday Cupcakes

My grand daughter's birthday is coming up and I wanted to make something special.  This card opens up to form a cute little "box". The cupcakes fit in perfectly.  A lot a little pieces to put together, but it turned out perfectly! Had to show this one off!

Patterned paper: My Favorite Things
Cupcakes: PTI Bakers Dozen stamps & dies
Watercolors:  Zig Clean Color Pens
Box Template:  thepapercut.com

MIM 217 Making your own borders

This was a fun challenge--  I used the stamps and dies from PTI's "Oopsie Daisy" along with some bright color, changing my daisies over to zinnias instead.  The "border" was created with the smaller daisy dies and all were colored with my Zig Clean Color pens.  These pens have such fabulous

bright intensity and can be shaded so beautifully.  I find myself reaching for them whenever I have the chance!  And I adore the sentiment.  Who couldn't use a card like that from time to time?

Cardstock:  PTI vintage cream

Images:  PTI Oopsie Daisy, Lunchbox Love

Dies:  PTI Oopsie Daisy

Color:  Zig Clean Color pens - yellow, pink, orange

MIM 216 Adding Color to Coverplates

Today's Make It Monday challege was to use a large die (known as a coverplate because it is usually sized to cover most of the front of a typical A2 sized card) and color it.  I've already used the peony coverplate which was displayed as an example quite a few times, so I looked for something different and came up with these stars!  July 4th will bere before we know it and turning them into firewoeks seemed perfect.  I wish the sparkles on them showed up more, but still they are pretty against a twilight sky.  Used my Kuretke Clear Color pens for the strars.

Card stock:  PTI Stampers Select White

PTI inks for the sky: Lemon Tart, Orange Zest, Melon Berry, Spring Rain

Stars:  Kuretake Clean Color pens, Wink of Stella plus glitter

Make It Monday #215

This challenge was about bringing the inside of a card out to the front by means of a window. My brand new Kuretake Clean Color pens just arrived and so I went on a hunt for an image that I could use them with right away.  The sunflower is from one of the PTI Botanical Blocks set and it was perfect for some vibrant color!  

PTI June Blog Hop

The principal colors for this challenge were grey, orange and a touch of green - on a photo of a pair of what I would call "capezios" (dating myself; that's what we called flats with cute fowers in the 50's).

So I picked the cute flowers as a focal point along with an elegant graphic with a grey background.

I did the sentiment in grey also - love this quote from Audrey Hepburn!  A few sparkles and it seems just right.

Paper:  PTI Stampers Select White, Watercolor paper for the rosebuds

Dies:  PTI Rose; Delicate Details

Ink/Color:   Kuretake watercolors for rosebuds, Grey ink  for sentiment and flower outline

Make It Monday 212 -Fussy Cutting

Fussy cutting is such a funny name for a basic technique!  But it does make sense when you see it in action.  It's a way of precision trimming around an image or a sentiment by moving the paper instead of your scissors. I always used to just eyeball how close to make my trimming, but Ashley Cannon-Newell showed us such a great trick:  to first do some tracing with pencil around the area to be trimmed.  So simple!  And it makes the process of fussy cutting much easier.  I used this process on the "Thanks" and paired it with an equally bold rose which was heat embossed in white and colored with a variety of yellow/gold toned Copic pens. 

Cardstock: PTI stampers select white
Sentiment:  PTI Thanks All Ways
Image:  PTI Rose
Various Copics

Make It Monday #211

  

The challenge:  to use gelatos for a softened background effect.   I decided to turn my "Mums the Word" stamp set into peonies instead.  Just for fun, now that I have a Misti, I tried using Sweet Blush ink.  I rarely use it because it is so pale, it just doesn't show up on a card.  But this time I stamped multiple times with the Misti and I really liked the effect.  By the time I added the leaves, it was clear that a monochrome background with a subtle pink gelato was the best choice. 

I'm not usually one for subtlety, but this just seemed the right way to go.

-- added a hint of accent with translucent sequins, and done.

Image:  PTI Mum's The Word
Ink:  PTI Simply Chartreuse, Sweet Blush
Paper:  PTI Linen Cardstock
Gelato:  Faber-Castell pale pink