PTI Make It Monday #144: Heat Embossing Vellum....Take TWO

Emily wanted to do Make it Monday, so I took a 2nd shot as well.  This didn't turn out quite as good as I was hoping...but I combined with a technique from a previous MIM, and we colored the back of the vellum, so that the soft color would show through.

PTI Make it Monday - Emily's Card

Emily wanted to do Make It Monday this week, so we are back at it, crafting this morning!  She was very happy with how her card turned out :)

Holiday Tags!!!

I was inspired by Maile Belles Christmas Tags and a friend's Peppermint Bark, so I decided to whip up a set of tags (Peppermint Bark will come tomorrow) for my team, friends, and neighbors in Mexico (hence the Feliz Navidad sentiment).  This was a fairly easy, mass production project, and I'm happy with how it turned out!!

PTI Make It Monday #144: Heat Embossing Vellum

Wow, after quite a crafting hiatus, I am back to try this week's Papertrey Ink MIM challenge!  I had fun with this one.  The details of the tree were lost in the embossing though....next time I will choose more bold images.  I sewed each of the tree layers on so that I could curl them up and give them some dimension.  Fun!

PTI Make It Monday #140: Ink Pad Designs

Here is my take.  I went all glitter!  I expected the glitter to stick better to the ink, since it was craft ink, but NO LUCK.  There is glitter everywhere!  Lesson learned :)  The accents in the jar set (I just LOVE this set!), were done with Stickels, so they stuck!

PTI Make It Monday #140: Ink Pad Designs

Well, this week Emily was the one reminding me that we hadn't done the Make it Monday challenge from PTI yet!!  Here is her take :)

PTI Make It Monday #139: Stamped Square Frames

Finally, my submission :)  I just got the Envelope Punch Board from Stampin' Up!, and I was dying to try it out, so I went with a square card, which I thought worked perfectly with this week's MIM challenge!

PTI Make It Monday #139: Stamped Square Frames

Here is my daughter's MIM submission.  We just got the Dahlia Additions stamp set, and she was the first one to try it out.  It is HARD to line up the layers for the flower!!  I helped her with 2nd and 3rd flower layers, but she did EVERYTHING else herself.  I was really impressed and proud of her!!

PTI Make It Monday #139: Stamped Square Frames

This is my son's first attempt at PTI's Make it Monday challenge!  Alex is 4.5, so I was really impressed with how well he lined up the square.  Not sure if the submission will be accepted, because he only used 1 PTI stamp, but he had a lot of fun!  Now he keeps asking, "Did I win?"  "Did I win?"

PTI Make It Monday #136: Textured Stamping

Squeezing in a PTI Make it Monday challenge this weekend!  This was a quick, easy technique that was fun to try.

PTI Make It Monday #135: Layered Emboss Resist

I am just cranking out the cards this weekend....and just squeezed in the MIM challenge from this week!  The background is hard to see, but it's polka dots AND pink text :)

Bling Card

Believe it or not, I actually do more than just Make in Monday's....I just never have time to post to the blog!! :)  I really liked this card I made for a Card Club though - the theme was bling.  I couldn't wait to play with this set from WPlus9.  I had never heard of this company before and stumbled on their website thanks to Pinterest.

PTI Make It Monday #134: Repeat + Lift

I squeezed in this card just before this week's MIM deadline ended :)  I embossed the guitar, and also cut the edges as the die had a border which covered up my "lift and repeat" technique.  The shadow is hard to see in the picture, but it's brown on the bottom and red on the top.

PTI Make It Monday #133: Creating a Flocked Look with Dimensional Paste

We've been really busy, so I haven't done the MIM in awhile.  I didn't think I'd be able to do this week's challenge, given I don't have the right materials (but I ordered them already from Amazon for my next trip to the US!).  Shout out to my friend Cyndi who had some Gesso (which I NEVER heard of until this MIM) that I could borrow.  I was also really excited to play with the new Apple Stamp Set, which my husband just brought back from the US along with many other PTI goodies :)

I got an idea from another MIM entry (Jacquie used gold mist) and applied Primsa Glitter to my card before the gesso was dry.  Clearly this would have been a perfect snowflake card, but I was already set on the apple idea.  I used a piece of green scrap for my stencil, which I wasn't happy with given it left some green residue.  Next time I will definitely use the same color as the card.  Can't wait to try this again sometime!

PTI Make It Monday #129: White Crayon Resist

My MIM submission.  I liked the concept, not too thrilled with the outcome.  Not sure I like the color scheme.  I colored the entire designs in white, so the ink wouldn't overlap.

PTI Make It Monday #129: White Crayon Resist

Really...I like her design better than mine.  My 6 year old is passing my up....

PTI Make It Monday #128: Stamping Random Background Patterns

We had SO MANY OPTIONS for this week's MIM Challenge!  Here is what I came up with...always good to have some cute Birthday Cards on hand!

PTI Make It Monday #128: Stamping Random Background Patterns

Emily's 2 cousins are sick this week, so she couldn't resist making them a "Get Well Soon" Card!

PTI Make It Monday #127: Double Backgrounds

We haven't done MIM for a few weeks...partly because we don't have the supplies for some of the projects, and partly because we've been plain busy!!  We were in the US last week, so I got to stock up on many new great PTI and SU goodies!!  Here is my take on the MIM from this week.  I made one each for Emily and Alex's teacher, as school is right around the corner!!

PTI Make It Monday #127: Double Backgrounds

This is Emily's card.  She loves the shiny paper from PTI.  Of course she makes all kinds of projects with my nice scrapbooking supplies and never gives them to anyone, so I said she could only use the paper if she gave the card to someone.  She decided to give it to another couple moving to Mexico City:  "Luis and Keri, I hope you like Mexico.  Love, Emily."

PTI Make It Monday #121: Colored Vellum Flowers

I had so many stamp sets that I thought would work great with this week's Papertrey Ink Make-it-Monday challenge, that I ended up making 4 cards!  My favorite card is the gumdrop one :)  I am actually impressed I was able to pull off this week's challenge, as my heat tool is on the fritz.  Thankfully we are in the US in July for a family reunion, and I can stock up on all things scrapbooking!

 

Here's a close-up of each card.  For this one, I wasn't sure how the black ink and white embossing would work together, but it was fine!!  I used Stazon just in case.

 

This was is so-so, basically I wanted to see how the butterflies turned out.  I went for an ombre effect, but it's difficult to tell, as so much of the butterfly is embossed white.

I like how this one turned out...though I mess up the sewing in the bottom right.  At that point, I wasn't going to re-do the card though!!

Finally this one!  I was excited to match the rainbow thread with this colorful card, but in the end, the thread looked a bit dark.  The backside actually looks much better.  Next time I'll try using white on the bobbin!!

PTI Make It Monday #121: Colored Vellum Flowers

This is Emily's take on the Papertrey Ink Make-it-Monday challenge this week.  My girl did this card fast!!  She was already coloring her embossed images while I was still die-cutting stamps :)

PTI Make It Monday #120: Overlapping Ombre

Emily and I loved this week's Make-it-Monday from Papertrey Ink!!  Of course, technique was super easy, but never something I would have thought to do on my own!  That's why I really enjoy these challenges....stretches me to try new things!!!

PTI Make It Monday #120: Overlapping Ombre

Emily's MIM submission!!

PTI Make It Monday #119: Flagged Borders

We had a craft day today for the PTI MIM flag border challenge!  Emily, our friend Lauren, and I all had to much fun trying out this technique!  Of course, the craft room was a DISASTER afterward, but we got it all cleaned up!!  I enjoyed playing with the butterfly and text background stamp sets, which a friend just brought me from the US!

 

PTI Make It Monday #119: Flagged Borders

Emily's card for the PTI MIM flag border challenge!

 

PTI Make It Monday #119: Flagged Borders

This is our friend Lauren's card for the PTI MIM flag border challenge!

PTI Make It Monday #117: Paper Piecing

I'm not sure if this will technically qualify for the PTI MIM challenge this week, given Emily didn't use PTI stamps (though the shimmer card base is PTI!!!), but she worked so stinkin' hard on it, I figured I'd post it anyway :)

PTI Make It Monday #117: Paper Piecing

Been a really busy week, but I managed to squeeze in a MIM!!  I find myself going to this jar set over and over!!  It was the only Papertrey Set I thought would work well with this week's challenge; though I considered a few other sets.  This card took MUCH longer than what I normally spend on cards though, so though it was fun, I will probably skip this technique in the future, unless it's for a scrapbooking page!

PTI Make It Monday #116: Adding Texture to Stamps

Emily's MIM submission!!!

 

PTI Make It Monday #116: Adding Texture to Stamps

Well.....let's just say my first attempt at this turned out terrible, so this is Take #2 :)  Emily is still working on her MIM submission - it will be up tomorrow! 

TI Make It Monday #115: Beyond Paper with Impression Plates

Another 3 generation scrapping night for the Make it Monday challenge!!!  Here is Emily's card - took a little longer to finish, as she was working very hard!  I forgot to mention in my prior post that all 3 cards feature the new PTI Shimmer Paper, which I am loving!!!

PTI Make It Monday #115: Beyond Paper with Impression Plates

Another 3 generation scrapping night for the Make it Monday challenge!!!  This is my card.  I think I'll set it aside for Father's Day for my husband :)  Emily was still finishing hers - it will be posted tomorrow!

As usual, we don't have the right supplies in Mexico...so we improvised!!  After trying foil (my idea) which turned out terribly, my mom suggested Duct Tape - and it worked like a charm!!!

PTI Make It Monday #115: Beyond Paper with Impression Plates

Another 3 generation scrapping night for the Make it Monday challenge!!!  This is my mom's card.  Emily was still finishing hers - it will be posted tomorrow!

After a few weeks hiatus, I am back playing with MIM!!  Though we needed to totally improvise without the right supplies on hand....will have to pick up some reinkers!!

This week my mom is visiting, so we had a 3 generation craft night with this project!  And finally, here is my project.  Not thrilled with how the green "blown" ink turned out, but it just gives me a reason to buy reinkers :)

PTI Make It Monday #114: Blown Ink

After a few weeks hiatus, I am back playing with MIM!!  Though we needed to totally improvise without the right supplies on hand....will have to pick up some reinkers!!

This week my mom is visiting, so we had a 3 generation craft night with this project!  Here is my mom's project.  I LOVE IT!!!

PTI Make It Monday #114: Blown Ink

After a few weeks hiatus, I am back playing with MIM!!  Though we needed to totally improvise without the right supplies on hand....will have to pick up some reinkers!!

This week my mom is visiting, so we had a 3 generation craft night with this project!  Here is my daughter Emily's Project:

Playing With New Stamps!!

I haven't been able to do the last few Make-It-Monday's, either because of lack of time or because I didn't have the materials easily available in Mexico.  So instead, I played around with one of the new stamp sets I just got - Embroidered Blooms.  Love it!!!

Make It Monday #110: Collage Elements

I love this week's Make it Monday Challenge!!  I almost wish I had made 4-5 cards vs. only one :)

PTI Make It Monday #110: Collage Elements

Emily's Make-it-Monday Submission :)  This has become a fun weekly activity for us to do together...she even asks for MIM by name now and has watched a lot of the older videos on You Tube!

PTI Make It Monday #109: Watercolor Stamping Plus Embossing #2

Our MIM for PTI submission is a littttttle late this week.  We were lounging on the beaches of Cancun all week...a wonderful excuse.

Getting scrapbooking supplies in Mexico City is not all that easy (or cheap) so my daughter and I got very creative on this challenge.  We used empty CD cases vs. acetate sheets and Stampin' Up markers vs. re-inking dies for the project.

On accident, I made my first card with clear vs. white embossing powder (thereby MIXING my 2 embossing powders, as Emily did hers in white first...total bummer...thankfully my mom visits in 2 weeks!).  I actually like how the clear card came out better.  It shows the underlying colors more clearly.  I do like the addition of leaves to the 2nd card though.  Overall, Emily beats me, as she exclusively used PTI product for the challenge :)