PTI MIM #69: Inspiration Sketch

Here's my card for this week's MIM from PTI. You can go here to watch the video and play along! I haven't participated in forever, but vacation week helps a lot! :)

 Of course, it also helped that I need to make 3 Dad's day cards so I whipped this one up quickly and will make a couple of more before the week is over.

 I used the sketch below from Nichole Heady as my inspiration. 

Enjoy!

Kristin

Camping (EP Mini Themes)

We recently went camping and while I am usually up to date on scrapping, this way even a little *too good* for me.  But, Echo Park has introduced mini-themes and Camping was one of them.  It was super cheap and right in time for one of our bi-annual trips.

I used this sketch for both kids' layouts and they were done in less than an hour, except for printing and journalling.  LOVE these mini themes!!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Paper Doll Fruity Challenge

Here's a little sampling of my blog post over at the Paper Dolls blog for our April challenge.  I hope that you come play along.  You can see the rest of my card and the sketch here.

Hope to see you there!

Enjoy!

Kristin

PTI Day 1 Sketch 5

PTI 5th Anniversary Day 1 Sketch 5
PTI is 5 years old! Nichole put 5 sketches on her blog and my interpretation of the 5th sketch is above.  I changed it quite a bit but really like the bright colors.  Not my usual style.  Finally played with MS5 collection (swoon!).  The sketch I used is in the link above.

Enjoy!

Kristin

MIM: Pleated Ribbon & PTI: Pages 30 min LO

The top page (left side of the layout) is for Leigh's Pages w/ Papertrey for a 30 minute LO. I used a sketch from this site and had completed my son's so I was sure I could do my daughter's in the time limit. I wanted to use the Make it Monday: Pleated Ribbon challenge so I used a bit of Terracotta Tile grosgrain ribbon as an accent to her page.

Now, for an apology of sorts.  I have neglected my blog for the first time in a long time and neglected the ladies I follow as well.  However, I have used my time to craft (a lot!) instead of surf (or even pin!).  So, I've decided to post the pictures of the things I've made without any (or much) detail.  If you want to know, please email me or leave a comment.

My goal by Christmas is to get back in the groove of visiting all of my blog friends too!

Enjoy!

Kristin

PTI Scrapbook Sketch (November)

Just a quick post.  Leigh hosts 2 scrapbook challenges each month.  I finally participated.  Here is my layout for her sketch challenge for November.

Enjoy!

Kristin

May PTI Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Papertrey Ink Bloghop: Flowers

May is the month when many flowers finally go into full bloom after a long winter's sleep. For the blog hop this month we want to see your favorite take on flowers. You can stamp backgrounds, create custom floral embellishments, showcase unique flower center additions (buttons, rhinestones, beads,etc...), flowers die-cut from different materials (like fabric, felt, vellum, etc...) or anything else you can
dream up!

I used Delightful Dahlia and a sentiment from MS 1 on the double ended banner die accented with rhinestones.  Lots of patterned paper so that it would qualify for the Papertrey Paper Dolls challenge #37

Sympathy

Here is my favorite sketch (again and some of my favorite paper- CTMH Boom di Ada). Just classic and CAS. PTI Vintage Cream base, CTMH Garden Green scallop circle, Hollyhock ink for sentiment, PTI stamp. Love it!

Enjoy!

Kristin

First Grade!

First day of First Grade! Sad, but this cute boy posed WITHOUT me asking him too!! His idea!!! Oh goodness :-)... anyway, Cricut cuts and PTI stamps, paper I have had forever (!!), and a layout that I got off of a great blog (but I have now lost my notes, yikes!... so please let me know if you recognize this sketch- I definitely want to give credit!).

Enjoy!

Kristin

Sweet Pea

I made this card for a friend who is expecting a baby girl. I used a Monday Mojo sketch, PTI polka dot paper, polka dot ribbon in Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush cs and ink, some bling and pink stickles on the flowers in the patterned paper on the top (click on the card for a closer look). I'm so happy with how it turned out.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Cards for the Kids

I made these cards for the kids for Valentine's day (better late than never!). I used cardstock and stamped my own background on Jake's card (the red one). The used PTI bitty dot paper as one strip, brown cs and another strip of red cs to stamp the sentiment. Some red stickles for bling and that was it (needs to be simple for a 6yo boy!) For the other just a simple combo of brown, pink, and red. I also used red stickles on the red heart stamp (polka dots), and used brown bitty dot paper for the strip.

The inside sentiment stamp says "Celebrating what you mean to our family."

Both card sketches are Mojo Monday sketches.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Card Making Frenzy 4

This is the last of my card making frenzy. This was the 3rd sketch I used (and I varied it a bit each time).

Card Making Frenzy 2

This is my 2nd batch of cards from my card making frenzy. I was able to make so many by mass producing... measuring and cutting all the same pieces at the same time (whether with my trimmer or cricut for all the shapes), then doing all the stamping, and finally all the assembly with adhesives.

This was so easy and a lot of fun!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Card Making Frenzy 1

I had a lot of fun over a few hours (spread over a couple of days or so) with some CTMH cs, PTI cs, white cs, 2 sheets of CTMH Boom-di-ada pp, CTMH ink, some of my favorite stamps (and stamps from sets I have never used!- the stamp, not the set) and my cricut. What was so fascinating to me was the number of cards I was able to make! I used 3 basic sketches, these 3 basic sketches are apparently my favorite (there is 1 more that I know I love, but didn't use it in this card making frenzy).

Here is my first batch.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Thinking of you

You have to love "new" finds, right? Well, I couldn't believe that I found more printed paper that matched PTI cs!! I just love it when that happens!! This is a sketch I got off of the Monday Mojo 109 (back in October... oye, so behind!). The colors are scarlet jewel, sweet blush, chocolate, and new leaf (can you believe it!). That other "pretty" pink solid color is from the back side of the printed paper.

Sentiment is CTMH, of course!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Belinda Bumbleboots: PTI & SU

Next up is Belinda with more SU dsp and PTI cs. This time I also used a cb folder too. I think this turned out so well. I used my Copics, stickles, and glossy accents for the water.

Enjoy!

Kristin

Becky's sketch: Make a Wish

Next up is Becky's sketch!

This is another all CTMH card (sorry that I am so bad about not knowing the names!!). The colors are Dutch Blue, Sunflower, and Hollyhock- I do know that! I ran the HH cs through the Swiss Dots cb folder. And, the sentiment/image panel (from an unknown J's purchase a couple of years ago) was stamped first in the lighter Sunflower (cupcake) and then the darker Dutch blue. Never did that before and love the look!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Michelle's sketch: Cherry Good wishes

Next up is (my personal favorite) Michelle's sketch! I case'd Okie, but used some old Basic Grey paper (with some extra distressing), PTI cs and ribbon, stickles, and glossy accents. I just LOVE this card. It's just "cool" IRL. Wish you could see it!

Enjoy!

Kristin

Christyne's sketch: Happy Birthday

I'm finally getting around to posting some of the cards I've made from my blogging sister' (Ladies, Ink) sketches.



First up is Christyne! She is our Challenge Hostess and wow, was this a doozy! (and I thought last month was outside of my "box")...



She issued a challenge to create your OWN card sketch, and then have to make cards of the other ladies' sketches (all by the 31st).



Well, I won't make it all this month, unfortunately. Too much going on these last couple of weeks... but I do have a few cards to show you before then!



This is CTMH Paper Garden (some of my all time fave pp ever) with Say it in Style sentiment in Sweet Leaf and the flower image is in Petal. The scallop was cut with my cricut.



Enjoy!



Kristin

SS Activity Card

One week for our Secret Sister we had to make a card showcasing a fave activity... our family loves to camp! I had to make it a "girly" card ;-)... so the tent is PINK and I lined the envie with the same paper (from an old 6x6 M&M pp stack I got 2 or 3 years ago) I used on the card. I used my watercolor pencils (b/c I am seriously considering SELLING my copics (if anyone out there wants to buy them!) on my studio G stamps.

All in all I thought this was a super cute card!

Enjoy!

kristin