Flower Garden Seed Packet Challenge

Hello All. I took on a fun challenge by Lisa Johnson who designed the Flower Garden set for Papertrey Ink. Click here to see Lisa's challenge and view other entries as well. I took the very traditional approach for the seed packet. I think this is a super cute way to give a gift card. A gift card fits perfectly in the seed packet. I used all PTI products. Except for the last one I colored in some of the flowers with CTMH markers that matched the closest to the PTI hybrid ink. On the second seed packet I used Flower garden with Honey Bees set as well for a well rounded mixture of a "Mixed Bouquet". One the first one I did include Polka Dot Basics as well. This was a fun project to make and I can totally see myself using this template again for gift cards. Like Christmas! Oh, I can just see the possibilities now. Thanks for looking. You can get the template on Lisa's blog.

Cheers! ~Julie~

Slow Down

Sometimes we have to be reminded to slow down so we can heal faster. Being moms we very rarely put ourselves first. I hope this card will help to remind her to just slow down! Anyway
I got the layout idea from SCS. I used ALL Papertrey Ink products. The stamps are Pond Life the patterned paper is Bitty Baby Blessings. Card stock is Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart and Spring Moss. Ribbon is Summer Sunrise and Spring Moss (absolutely {heart} 5/8 grosgrain ribbon). The ink is Summer Sunrise hybrid. I cut the turtle out twice and placed dimensional
between the layers for that awesome 3-D effect that I love so much. Thanks for checking me
out today. I hope you enjoy your Saturday. I will be soothing sunburned skin -ouch-. Then hopefully feeling well enough to meet some friends at Gerst Haus for dinner (YUMMY).

Cheers,
~Julie~

June PTI Blog Hop

HI!!! Thanks for coming to see my PTI Blog Hop entry. I was so excited to give this challenge a try. We were to come up with a project using transparency. Well, that can just go in so many directions. The first card I did I took the thick transparency sheet that PTI stamps are stuck to when you first purchase them, before you transfer them to the CD cases. I thought that was a great thickness to make my very own ghost letters!!! I used the cuttlebug die alphabet set "your not the boss of me" and ran the letters b a b y through the cuttlebug. (This was so fun to do that I got side tracked and made more letters, those projects will come later) I highlighted the letters with the cats eye chalk ink pad so you could see them better on the project, let that dry and attached to the card using CTMH liquid glass. I absolutely ADORE the Bitty Baby Blessings stamp set and patterned paper that I used for that card also. The card stock used was Summer Sunrise and Spring Moss and Lemon Tart.

Well, I just wasnt finished playing with the transparency. I then decided to make another card. This time I used overhead projector transparency and swiped the Plum Pudding and Lavender Moon hybrid ink pad across the transparency then folded the paper to "smoosh" it. This is not a new technique but it was the first time I tried it with hybrid ink and I have to say I loved it because it dried so quickly compared to re-inkers. I then stamped with the Flower Garden and Honey Bee's stamp set and the sentiment from Flower Garden Sentiments with Staz-On Black ink directly onto the opposite side of the transparency. I added some fake dew drops (that is why I used so many ;-). Then layered Plum Pudding and Summer Sunrise cs onto that Bitty Baby Blessings patterned paper that I love so much. Oh, I also attached the transparency to white cs with liquid glass. Love that stuff since it dries clear! Again, thanks for visiting, I hope you like my projects. I am off to look at all the other girls projects too!!!

~Julie~

Back from Holiday World

We are back from Holiday World in Santa Claus Indiana. This is Grace's friend Ali and myself.

I don't know if you can see the apprehension in my face about going up on these swings, but it is there!! I am a total freak about heights. So a few Dramamine tablets (for motion sickness) later,

I decided to try a few rides. I did not get sick but man my stomach did turn a little. I got on a roller coaster. I know most of you think this is no big deal but let me tell you, it WAS a big deal for me. This was a wooden, crackly, shaky, old looking roller coaster that went very high and then STRAIGHT DOWN!!! WOW, I am a big brave girl! teehee. Anyway if you get the chance to go you should, they offer free drinks and free sunscreen. WOW! I did not realize how much sunscreen we use. Between the 4 of us I say we used more than a bottle. We were there for 9 hours and half that time we were at the water park section. So applying and re-applying is totally necessary. The lines were not long at all. And the weather was perfect. Not too hot and not too cold. Well enough of my little mini trip. Papertrey Ink's blog hop is tomorrow!!! Stay tuned!

~Julie~

******** SheetLoad ShortCuts **********

Hey you guys! Check out this site called ShortCuts click here and you will find out what they are
all about. Everything is pre made ready for you to craft it together lickety split. It does not matter what your skill level is. YOU CAN DO IT!
~Julie~

Rabbit

More Papertrey Ink goodness! I had an extra piece of scored cs laying around and decided to
do SOMETHING with it. I pulled out my handy dandy PTI Bitty Baby Blessings and the rabbit fit perfectly :-) I used the Bitty Baby Blessings Patterned Paper to add color and interest. I was
just so excited how it fit so nicely on pre-scored card stock. I paper pieced the rabbit's ears with
another design of patterned paper to get just plain wild!! teehee. I stamped the rabbits in Lavender Moon and the sentiment in Summer Sunrise hybrid ink.
I have a really busy next 5 days so not sure when I will be back. Thanks for coming by and I hope you are inspired to stamp today!
~Julie~

Another Father's Day

Hey Folks! Wanted to share another Father's Day card I made. This one was for my husband.
I love the sentiment. These stamps are PTI Father Knows Best. I LOVE that tree. The faux stitching around it is CTMH Simple Stitches. The designer paper is PTI Father Knows Best.
The ink is CTMH New England Ivy and Chocolate. The I used the Summer Sunrise PTI hybrid ink. Oh, card stock is CTMH New England Ivy and PTI Summer Sunrise. Very simple layout but DH enjoyed it. TFL!! Gotta check out by new package from PTI that came in today. MAN that is super quick shipping. I ordered Sunday..umm today is TUESDAY. Woot Woot!
cheers,
~Julie~

Papertrey Ink Bliss

oooooo, I have been playing with my Papertrey Ink goodies. AND I have more that will be delivered tomorrow!!! This card is from Bitty Baby Blessings stamp set from PTI. I got the layout from over at SCS. I used PTI Spring Moss cs. and Bitty Baby Blessings designer paper.
I colored the duck with colored pencils and gamsol. The ribbon is ultra smooth twill from PTI.
I punched the tag from SU tage punch. The yellow buttons are from Wal-Mart. and I ran real
thin white paper strips for the thread. I lined faux stiches with a CM pen. This card is so
sweet and soft in real life. I hope you enjoy it. It just makes me smile and reminds me of the new baby smell. AAAWWW
TFL
~Julie~

Happy Father's Day

Greetings to you All!!

I hope your Father's Day is as BEAUTIFUL as it is here. I wanted to share the gift bag I made for my dad and a card I made for my step-son that will be a father in about 9 more weeks!!!

And of course I just had to share the picture I took of my daughter and her dad today. OMG it

is such a sweet picture. I really think she loves us just as much as we love her. Is that possible?

Anyway, Today is the June release for Papertrey ink so I was in a PTI creating frenzy. I will

have several projects to show you this week. The set I used for the gift bag and the card is the

great stamp set called Father Knows Best and the Father Knows Best designer paper pack from PTI. I used PTI card stock of Summer Sunrise (YUMMY) and Kraft. OMG let me tell you that I so {heart} the new Kraft paper. It is not like any Kraft paper I have worked with before. It is very smooth and THICK and a lovely shade. I also used Summer Sunrise Hybrid ink and CTMH

Chocolate ink. On the card I stamped the dots using Simple Stitches from CTMH. On the gift bag I stamped the compass from Father Knows Best in Summer Sunrise all over the tissue paper. I just love to stamp the tissue paper to match my bag. Well that is it for today. I sure hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

~Julie~

Living Large Birthday

Hi Everyone, Thanks for coming by today. Wanted to share a card I made last night. Still working with the blue and green. I totally had out some pink paper to use but just gravitated to the blue and bright in your face green. The blue is Ballet Blue from SU and the green is Citrus Leaf CTMH. I still just LOVE this Living Large stampset from SU! I love layers on cards so went that direction. I random stamped the little flower in LL on the blue piece (cant see it well in the pic) Of course used an extra swirl piece I had on hand in White Daisy CTMH. I used the Creative Memories basic Black pen for all the dots. Outlined the image with my Prismacolor Warm Grey and colored her with CTMH Markers. Star Spangled Blue, Citrus leaf, Cocoa (hair), Cranberry (lips), Parchment (cheeks), Bubblegum (cake). I used a small scallop punch from The Paper Studio. TFL. Hope your day is wonderful!!

~Julie~