PTI - Color Scheme Challenge (Dawn)

Ok folks... I'm being REALLY honest. I'm beat... utterly EXHAUSTED, if you will. I am just going to post pictures here now... no supply lists... they will come tomorrow.

PTI - Color Scheme Challenge (Betsy)

Ok folks... I'm being REALLY honest. I'm beat... utterly EXHAUSTED, if you will. I am just going to post pictures here now... no supply lists... they will come tomorrow.

PTI Challenge - Paint by number sketch

Well, PTI has done it yet again! Made me stay up until the witching hours of the night card making! LOL!

In celebrating the February/3rd Anniversary of PTI release, Nichole has issued some challenges. The prize? Why, PTI product of course! Worth every minute I'm not sleeping that's for sure!!!

Today's challenge was the sketch below.


Based on our username on the PTI forum, our color palatte was chosen for us but we had free reign as to how the colors were placed.


Here's my take on this challenge...



Paper: Kraft, Stampers Select White, Enchanted Evening, Bitty Box Basics in Spring Rain (all PTI)
Stamps: Sentiment (Favor It Baby - PTI), Star (2008 Holiday Tag Collection - PTI)
Ink: Sentiment (Enchanted Evening - PTI), Star (Breeze - CTMH), Ranger Distressing Inks in Antique Linen and Walnut Stain
Ribbon: Twill in Aqua Mist (PTI)
Button: White/Cream (PTI)
Other: Fiskars border punch (Upper Crest), Charm/Buckle (???)

I hope you like it! It was fun to make! I have 2 girls so doing a boy card was another GREAT challenge for me... I took a step out of my box I'm usually so content and cozy in! :)

Random projects

I'm not going to list all of the supplies used but if you would like specifics, please leave me a comment and I'll get back to you! Lots and lots of stuff here and it is in no particular order....

Thank you card


Sympathy card

My 2009 Christmas card

Ornaments for Mia's preschool class. I kept them VERY simple so that Mia could help as much as possible. Plus the paper was pretty enough to just leave it alone.

Gifts for Mia's preschool teachers. I forgot to take a picture of the completely assembled box but I used the sheer aqua ribbon that you see in the back tied in a bow with a couple of tiny ornament around the sheer green ribbon. I filled the boxes with a chocolate candy assortment. It was SOOO pretty!

An ornament I altered for a friend.

For a card swap.

For the Halloween card swap

Halloween card for a friend (who loves owls!)

A REALLY bad picture (I took it with my phone in HORRIBLE lighting) of an anniversary card.

Altered "T"

Swap cards

Birthday card

Papertrey Ink sponsered CPS Sketch 153

A sweet little thank you that I made this morning since I couldn't sleep. *sigh* I HATE it when that happens! Thank goodness CPS and PTI had a challenge for me!

This is TOTALLY out of my comfort zone... I'm an A2 card maker, ALWAYS, so going square AND incorporating a tri-fold (something I have never done before but LOVED the result!) was a bit overwhelming until I got going on it. Then it all just seemed to fall into place!

Paper: Stampers Select White (PTI), Aqua Mist (PTI), orange (???), In Bloom Patterned Paper in Orange Zest (PTI), Bitty Dot Basics Patterned Paper in Aqua Mist (PTI)

Stamps: Thank you sentiment (PTI~Teachers Apple), Flourish (???)

Other: Stickles (orange), Button (PTI), Marvey punches, Ribbon (???)

Ohhhhh Corrine!!! This one's for you!

This is what I have done so far...

I made 4 of this kind, even though you only wanted 3... I can always use birthday cards! So, pick which 3 are your favorites.

The colors are kind of hard to see so I'll explain them the best I can... All of the cupcakes have glitter frosting... YUM!

White card base, hot pink ink and button and red ruffled ribbon.


Cream card base with an aqua bow and button and a buttery yellow ink and ruffled ribbon.


Cream card base with an olive green button and ruffled ribbon, a melon bow and ink


Light grey card base with a light blue button and dark blue ruffled ribbon and ink.

HO. LY. SMOKES!!!

I really must make more of an effort to get on here and update! GEEZ!!!

I was busy with a few projects yesterday... Here's what I did!

First up, a Valentine...


Colors used: white, Lemon Tart/Buttercup, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise
Paper: Papertrey Ink, CTMH
Ribbon: Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Sweet Love), CTMH (Friendship Alpha)
Other: Button (PTI), Rustic Cream Twine (PTI), Stickles, Swiss Dot Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Fiskars border punch (threading water)

A dear friend got married yesterday so I whipped up a set of "thank you's" as a gift that coordinated with the wedding invites I made for her. I hope she likes them!

Here is the card I made along with the gift set all put together.

I forgot to take a picture of the thank you before I packaged it all up so there is a bit of a glare coming off of the packaging. I LOVE how these turned out!!! SOOOO elegant!!! The black band of ribbon at the bottom is velvet... SO RICH!

Colors used: Vintage Cream, True Black, Purely Pomegranate
Paper: Papertrey Ink, SU!
Ribbon: SU!, other
Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Paper Tray, Vintage Labels, Favorite It Wedding), chandelier (other)

Other: Ranger Distress Ink (Antique Linen), Black Rhinestones, Fiskars border punch (upper crest - I think???), Spellbinders Nestabilities (Labels One), Hershey's Kisses and Hugs!