PTI's 'My Favorite Things' Challenge

I had a chance to play along with PTI's first challenge in their 5th (!) Anniversary celebrations, which was to create a project inspired by any of PTI's designer's favourite projects from the last year.   I absolutely loved THIS project by Erin Lincoln when she first showed it, and was equally inspired when she shared THIS version of it.  Here's my take on it:

Cardstock:  PTI Vintage Cream
Papers:  Echo Park's "Little Girl" collection
Stamps:  PTI "Background Basics:  Hearts", "Think Big Favorites #7"
Dies:  PTI "Mega Mat Stack 4", "Heart Prints", "Journaling Tabs"
Ink:  PTI Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist
Other:  PTI Hawaiian Shores Felt, Simply Chartreuse Felt; 3/8' White Grosgrain Ribbon ,  Half-Back Pearls, Hair Clips (from stash)

Ta-da - just perfect for adding a pair of handmade hair clips to!  Thanks for such a great idea, Erin!  (And thanks to the entire PTI Design Team for providing so much inspiration in various forms throughout the year!!)

Laters,
Steph

SFYTT January 2012

I missed out on playing with Jen's SFYTT last year, despite the best of intentions... so this year, with no time to spare, I finally got my butt in gear!

It's certainly not my best or my favorite card by any means - honestly, I've never screwed up so much on one card before - but it is what it is.  I really need to jump-start my mojo; all this freedom has left me a little overwhelmed, and I no longer know where to even begin in my craft room! (lol!)

Anyway, here it is:

Papers:  Basic Grey "Marjolaine", PTI Stamper's Select White
Stamp:  PTI "Birthday Basics"
Other:  Washi Tape, Cappuccino Baker's  Twine (The Twinery)
Tools:  1.75" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Circle Punch

Sorry for the crappy photo; I told you I had no time to spare to get this entered!

Have a great night!
Steph

Moxie Fab World's "Map To Your Heart" Challenge!

Hello, hello!

Just wanted to share the card I made for my Dad's birthday this year; it uses a bit of Echo Park's 'For The Record' line, as well as the Herringbone background technique (with vintage sheet music, some sort of Asian newspaper, and an old map - from one of Gauche Alchemy's kits).

You can't really see it in the photo, but the image panel has been stamped with PTI's "Background Basics: Sheet Music" set in their Chamomile ink for a wee bit of added interest, and to help convey the whole 'Birthday' theme.  The sentiment is from PTI's "Sending You" set.  The image panel is also adhered with pop dots, again for a little more interest - but that's about the extent of it.  I didn't want to add too much to the card because a) it's for a man, and b) I really wanted to focus on the background - definitely a go-to technique for me.  (Thanks Beate Johns, for coming up with it - or at least for putting the tutorial on SCS!)

I also discovered that this card fits with the Moxie Fab World's "Map to Your Heart" challenge, so I'll be linking it up over there.

In other news, I'm officially 'free' from all Design Teams, and plan on keeping it that way for some time.  I'll be  posting here when I feel like it, and/or I find a challenge that something I've created fits into or that really inspires me.  My big New Year's Resolution is to actually use a bunch of the product I've accumulated over the last 7 years, which wasn't happening when I was making sure to use 'dt-ok' product.  (Besides, if the world's supposed to end in December, I don't want my whole stash destroyed without having ever been used! LOL!)

Anyway, thanks for stopping in - I hope 2012 has been off to a great start for everyone!
Steph

PWCO SUper Sketch #105!

Happy hump day!

It's sketch time again at PWCO - play along with at least two of our challenges this month (no excuses - you've got until the 30th to play!), and you'll be entered to win YOUR CHOICE of TWO PWCO Rubber Stamps OR November's PaperCard Kit!!!

Here's my take on it:

Dear Blogger, I hate you and the way you keep flipping my photos.
(Thanks to all who gave suggestions on how to fix that - but they all require way more effort than I'm willing to put forth.  Sorry! lol)

I quite enjoyed making this card, actually.  I broke the Copics out, and although I'm definitely rusty, I don't think it turned out horrible... (Reds are not nice to me, but they did ok this time!)  I added Stickles to the large snowflakes, a bit on the ground, and the snow under the snowman; there's Liquid Pearls on all the smaller snowflakes (the dots) - and there's Moonlight Smooch on the white accents on the girl's coat and the snowman's hat.  Used some PTI Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy & Rustic White cardstock, and PTI's Background Basics: Newsprint stamp set.  The sentiment comes with PWCO/RAM's Magical Christmas stamp.

I hope you're all having a wonderful start to your Novembers - we haven't had any snow yet... but they keep threatening us with it for the weekend!

Laters!
Steph

PWCO New Release!!!!

It's time, it's time!!!

Welcome to the PWCO New Release Blog Hop!  Today, we are releasing TWO NEW CRITTER SETS (plus two sentiment sets to match)!  Woohoo!!!

If you've come here from Alice's Blog, you're on the right track; if you've just stopped in here, you'll want to head back to the PWCO Blog to see what the fuss is all about!

Alright, ready for some projects?!  Here we go!

First up, here's Dillion the Duck - and a matching sentiment!  Both new sets also have a full sentiment set available to accompany them, and they are just great!  A few people I know have all had baby boys recently, so I've been in serious need of appropriate cards - Dillion made that super quick & easy to accomplish!

I can't really explain why the next 3 cards are all sideways.  I edited them so they are right-side-up, but when I upload them here, they show up sideways.  Just go with it.  (lol)

Anyway, this one uses Foxy the Fox - and I love her!  She took me FOREVER to colour, because I wanted her fur to look just right.  I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out in the end... and I thought she had so much detail, it would be nice to really feature her front & centre on a card!

Here, we have Patti the Pig!  One of her full matching sentiments is "Sending You Hogs & Kisses", but for this card, I only inked up the Hogs & Kisses part.... it just fit my layout better! 

 And last, but certainly not least, we've got Orest the Owl!  There's some major dimension on this card - Orest is actually sitting on a double-layer of pop-dots, just so I could get his feet over top of the button!  (lol)

That's all from me today - make sure you head over to see what Bella has in store for you! 

Also, make sure you hop along to all the blogs - we've all got a letter for you, and when combined in order, it'll get you a 10% discount on ALL PWCO Stamps (and when you combine that with the 10% off you already get when you buy the bundle sets, that's 20% off on all the new release stamps!)

My letter for you is:

"R"

Alrighty, have yourselves a great day - and have a wonderful Halloween!!!

Steph

PWCO Super Sketch #104!

Happy hump day!!

It's time for this week's sketch at PaperWorks Co and it's a really versatile one!  I kept it super simple though... 'cause I can.

It's another super pink one... but when you have a little girl, pink cards are always needed!  (lol)  I used my favourite Zoie the Zebra again, and a PWCO Sentiment from THIS SET.  A little PTI Funky Town patterned paper, some Raspberry Fizz and Stamper's Select White cardstock... a touch of a T1 Copic marker... and TADA!  Done.

Have a great day!
Steph

PWCO New Release SNEAK PEEK!

Hola!

PaperWorks Co. is (finally!) having a new release!  Things got crazy with the Boss Lady's impending wedding... but now that it's all said and done, and the ball & chain are attached, we're having a DOUBLE RELEASE!  What's that mean for you?  TWO new stamp sets are being released this coming Saturday - October 29th - and there will be tons of prizes to be won... and there might even be a nice discount, too!

All this week, we've been showing sneak peeks of the new images... here's the full list (go check out the sneaks that have been shown so far; I'll wait!):

• Oct 21 - Alice's Blog
• Oct 22 - Corinne's Blog
• Oct 23 - Danielle's Blog
• Oct 24 - Janet's Blog
• Oct 25 - Steph's Blog 
• Oct 26 - Tanya's Blog
• Oct 27 - Peg's Blog
• Oct 28 - Bella's Blog

Well?!  Any ideas on what's being released?!  Here's my sneak for you:

I can hardly wait to show you this card in full!  See you Saturday for the BIG HOP!!!!

Laters,
Steph

Super Sketch Wednesday - #103!

Happy hump day, everybody!

It's time for another sketch at PWCO and this week, things are spinning!  The sketch has gone round, and here's my take on it:

Yet another un-coloured image - this time, I just stamped in some pink ink & added some pink Stickles to Zoie's mane & tail.  For the record, the Stickles really aren't that obnoxious in real life, and truly match the pinks of the card much better.  The circle base was made using PTI's Raspberry Fizz cardstock & Spellbinder's Nestie circles... had to run the folded card through the CuttleBug once, then flip the die over to the back of the card & cut again.  Used more of my favourite Hobby Lobby animal print paper.  Added some PTI Raspberry Fizz buttons, a PTI sentiment & used a tiny circle punch in place of a ticket corner punch.  (Yay for improvisation!)

I'm being informed that it's time for 'Roni Cheese' now... so I'm off to the kitchen.  Going to add some cottage cheese today.... nothing like a little extra calcium!  (And really - can you go wrong with adding MORE cheese?!)

Laters!
Steph

PWCO Sketch #102!

Hiya!

Yeah, so the mojo's still mostly M.I.A.... but oh well.  Such is life.  I still can't stand the smell of my Copics (boo-urns.  WTF is up with that?!)  so there's been a whole lot of no colouring going on in these parts....

Like this:

Um, yeah.  Just smile and nod, folks, just smile and nod.  Here's hoping now that I've officially entered the second trimester, my mojo will return...'cause this is pathetic.

At least the image is cute - that's from the Little Loud Stamps 'Christmas Freckle Collection' - it's "Jacob and the Reindeer", and it's on clearance in the PWCO Shop for a whole whopping $3.50!

And you can find Sketch #102 HERE <--click! - check it out & play along with us... you don't have to use PWCO images to play... but you DO get a double entry if you do use them!  Also, to qualify to win, you have to play along with at least two of our challenges... which shouldn't be too hard, since you've got all month to do so!  :)

Anyway, 'nuff rambling.  I'm hungry again.... pizza pretzels, anyone?!

Laters,
Steph

PWCO Super Sketch #100!

Oh, hello there!   Hello?  Is there anyone still here?  Poor neglected blog of mine, it's been 4 weeks since I've updated you!   And why is that?  Well, a huge part of it is how I currently have no mojo at all... and that is largely in part to first trimester of pregnancy woes! (Yay for "morning sickness", that doesn't feel the need to restrain itself to "morning"! lol)   I'm 12 weeks along now, though... so hopefully that means all this feeling crappy is on it's way out the door!!

On a crafty note, we've reached the 100th sketch over at PWCO today!  Here's my sample:

(OMG, what is this crap?  Oh yes, it's a card done with 100% lack of Mojo involved.)

So.... yeah, not my best work, that's for sure.  I did, however, really like how the Gold Lame Smooch turned out on the 'moon' behind the owl.  And yes, I realize there's some major celestial issues happening here - namely, the whole "two moon" thing... but we'll just ignore that, shall we?  The wee bats in the "Happy Owl-o-ween" image are covered in Black Diamond Stickles, so it's one very glitzy image.   The paper is from the Matilda stack by Cosmo Cricket, and the other bats are Fiskars/Heidi Grace (I think) stickers that I found on clearance somewhere, like, 3 years ago.

Anyway, you better head over to the PWCO Blog and check out THIS POST - if you play along with the sketch, you've got a shot at winning a Bling Prize Pack; if you use your PWCO Stamps, you've got double the chances!  (And our regular challenge rules apply, too; play along with any two PWCO challenges during the month of September, and you'll be entered to win YOUR CHOICE of 2 PWCO Stamps OR this month's PaperCard Kit, featuring Authentique's Journey line!!!)

See you there!
Steph