CAS 2: Day 8

Day 8's objective was another round of inking & stamping techniques.  (Woohoo - this one's actually being posted on the correct day!  Bonus points?)

I opted for the whole DIY Ink Pad option... using baby wipes.  (Because I'm too cheap to buy the Cut & Dry foam stuff.  Yuuuup!)

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Background Basics:  Herringbone, Think Big Favorites #13
Ink: PTI Reinkers in Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, Winter Wisteria & Hawaiian Shores, VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark
Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select White
Other:  Rhinestones, Filligree Black Embossing Powder, Studio Calico Mr Huey's Calico Shine, Heidi Swapp Color Shine Amethyst, Primrose, Tropicana Teal 

Ok.  Let me say this:  Epic Fail on the whole "Clean" thing.  Epic fail.

However... it's one layer!  Does that make up for the not-so-one-layered map?!  Also, this was CRAZY fun.  It was messy, splattery, inky, and I may or may not have used every.single.drop of ink I could out of that 'ink pad' before it was time to chuck it.  What can I say?  One kid was at school, one was visiting Grandma, and one was napping... it's rare that that happens all at the same time, let alone for a couple of hours!  YES!

Two more days of CAS2 left...plus PTI Anniversary Festivities... hopefully I'll have time to blog them at the appropriate time, rather than flooding your Readers all in one night!  (Not likely.  Get used to it.  lol!)

Lata, hot potatas!
Steph

CAS 2: Day 7

Day 7's objective was More One Layer Cards - and you were to either go big or go tiny.  I went big...because I simply cannot resist that darn World Map stamp.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI World Map, Sew Simple Borders
Dies:  PTI Double Ended Banners, *not exactly sure where the heart came from...it was on my desk.
Ink:  PTI Ocean Tides, Limeade Ice
Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select White, Miscellaneous Graph Paper
Other:  Christmas Red Stickles, Sentiment typed on a typewriter

The Limeade Ice layer totally is crooked, but I ran with it.  Also, the sentiment strip is popped up, so I kind of failed on the whole 'one-layer' thing... but in my defense, during the first round of OLCs, Julie Ebersole added a popped up element to her card... so... yeah.  (Hey, I'm no lawyer.  Obviously.)  Either way, I kind of adore this card, too... told you that World Map makes me weak in the knees!

One more to go!
Steph

CAS 2: Day 6

Day 6's objective was more sketches, combined with a few different techniques.  I chose to run with Kristina Werner's Tone-on-Tone look, as well as her sketch, and here's what I came up with:

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Love 'n' Breakfast, PTI Background Basics:  Woodgrain
Dies:  PTI Pinking Shears Border
Paper:  PTI Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Kraft Bitty Dot
Ink:  VersaMark
Other:  Zing Brown Sugar Embossing Powder, The Twinery Cappuccino Twine, Googly Eyes

I giggle every. single. time I look at this card.  Seriously.  Woodgrain background + super adorable googly-eyed muffin + the punny sentiment?  *Love!*  This card basically sums up my entire sense of humor in a neat little A2-sized package.

Couple more to go!
Steph

CAS 2: Bonus Day 1

On Saturday, we got a Bonus Day - the objective for that was Die Cutting.

Check it:

Supplies Used;
Stamps:  PTI Tiny Treats: Valentine
Dies:  Memory Box Piestra Tile, SSS Large Hearts
Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy
Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black
Other:  DoodleBug Washi tape

This guy uses the heart that was die cut from the card on Day 4.  Yay for keeping crap laying around on my desk!  Added a Memory Box border, plus a little banner flag...and voila - a super simple Valentine!

We're nearly to the end...
Steph

CAS 2: Day 5

Day 5's objective was One Stamp, Three Ways.  I really loved this one...even if it may have made me prematurely grey.  My 'One Stamp' was the large LOVE from PTI's Heart-2-Heart #11 set... not bad for the whopping $5 it sells for!

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #11, Simply You, Mama Elephant On Target
Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select White, American Crafts XOXO
Ink:  PTI Sweet Blush, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, VersaFine Onyx Black
Other:  Stardust Stickles

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #11, Mama Elephant Cosmic Stars
Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select White, American Crafts XOXO
Ink:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:  RV09, E000, YR21, Y13
Other:  Stardust Stickles

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Heart-2-Heart #11, Simply You, SSS Lots of Hearts
Dies:  SSS Large Hearts
Paper:  PTI Stamper's Select White
Ink:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Sweet Blush, VersaFine Smokey Gray

All Three Ways:  as a Background, as a Focal Panel, and as a Sentiment

Definitely a fun way to get that extra mileage out of a stamp set...

More to come,
Steph

CAS 2: Day 4

Day 4's objective was to Embrace the White Space.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: SSS Lots of Hearts, PTI Heart-2-Heart #12, Simply You
Dies:  SSS Large Hearts
Cardstock:  PTI Stamper's Select White
Ink:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, VersaFine Onyx Black
Other:  Studio Calico Mr Huey's Calico Shine Mist, The Twinery Caribbean Twine, DoodleBug Washi Tape 

How'd I do?  Just a couple strips of Washi tape, a heart die cut from the front, with a couple images stamped inside, and a tiny twine bow that was a scrap left from Day 3's card.  Oh, and some Calico Shine mist, because... well, I wanted to.

More to come.
Steph

CAS 2: Day 3

Day 3's objective was to use various inking & stamping techniques.  I went with Jennifer McGuire's gradient technique.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Say It With Style, SSS Lots of Hearts
Ink:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Plum Pudding
Cardstock:  PTI Stamper's Select White
Other:  The Twinery Twine Caribbean, Orchid, Pink Sorbet, rhinestones

I sort of adore this card.  That is all.

Steph

CAS2: Day 2

Alright, I know I said I was going to bed... but I'm going to keep these posts short & sweet and see how many I can get through tonight.

Day 2's objective was to create a one layer card.  

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Love Potion
Ink:  PTI Raspberry Fizz, VersaMagic Pink Petunia, Pretty Petunia, Sea Breeze, VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black
Other:  Glossy Accents, Filligree Clear Embossing Powder

Can I just say this one gave me absolute fits?  Like, it took two freakin' hours to make.  Insane.  I'm not even going to get into it... let's just say, by the time it was all said and done, and the Glossy Accents was dry, and THEN I noticed it messed up on the far left bottle, as well as warped the crap out of that whole bottom right corner, I wasn't going to start all over again!

Laters,
Steph

PTI 6th ANniversary - Day 2

PTI's Mision for Day 2 was to create a project using at least one of the freebie digital images provided by the team.  In years past, I've created a card with every single image, but this year, I was having printer issues & basically just had no time.

I went for a masculine feel, and used the image provided by Heather Nichols (*side note:  Oh Erin Lincoln, how I adored the flamingo you provided!!*)

Suuplies Used:

Image:  PTI 6th Anniversary Freebie Download - Heather Nichols
Cardstock:  PTI Fine Linen
Other:  Studio Calico Mr Huey's Opaque White Mist

Super simple.  I just cut out the image, splattered the cardstock with Mr Huey's, and mounted the image on an angle with pop dots.  Let's just say... I may or may not have been crazy frustrated by the time this was all said and done.  (First World problems, right?)

I'm off to bed.  I'll flood your readers with everything from CAS2 tomorrow!
Steph

Holy Ketchup, Batman!

Hola!

Ok, so it's more like 'Catch Up'.... sorry for flooding your Readers, folks, but I've been too busy playing behind the scenes and...uh...living... to blog.  But now... not only do I have Days 2 through 8 (plus a bonus day) of CAS2 to show you, but PTI's 6th Anniversary festivities are also in full swing... so here goes nothin'...

PTI's Anniversary Celebrations:  Day 1

Mission:  Choose a project by one of the PTI's Design Team Paper Goddesses as inspiration, and show them what you've got.

Here's mine:

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  PTI Funky Florals, Think Big Favorites #3
Ink:  PTI Lavender Moon, Royal Velvet, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, & VersaMark
Cardstock:  PTI Stamper's Select White
Other:  Filligree Gold Embossing Powder

So.... I may or may not have had an issue with the sentiment not embossing properly... and I may or may not have tried to re-heat it to dump more powder on for a second go of it... and the excess powder may or may not have stuck to the hot cardstock, creating the funky halo/splatter/confetti/firework looking spot....and I may or may not have thought it looked pretty cool... and then done the same thing two more times.  (Heating the cardstock & just sprinkling a little powder on.)

The card's inspired by a combo of Erin Lincoln (the colour scheme) and Maile Belles (the CAS design, lots of white space, and the gold).

Thanks for looking - there's lots more to come...
Steph