Papertrey July Blog Hop Challenge

It's been a while since I participated in a Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. This month's theme is to use office supplies.

What a challenge for me since I don't have any craft supplies w/me while I visit the States this summer. Bless my mom for sharing the wealth of goodies that she has.

I still kept it simple.

Here's the thing though: I recently purchased some of the Impressabilities from Spellbinders. The price was good and I thought 'why not?'. But after they arrived and I discovered that they weren't like the Cuttlebug embossing folders (the Impressabilities are more like metal stencils rather than plastic folders), I was worried that I would not be able to use the Impressabilities in the Cuttlebug.

After some searching, I found an Impressabilities tutorial on Facebook w/some details that were useful and even some info about inking the Impressabilities and using them to do something like letterpress. I just had to give that a try. And it worked quite nicely.

Thanks for looking. Here's what I used (my apology that I don't have any Papertrey Ink products ... yet):

cardstock: Coredinations and Bazzill

stamp: Hero Arts

embossing: Impressabilities

ink: VersaColor

ribbon: JoAnns

staples: Making Memories

Cuttlebug and Quickutz Cards

I failed to post up the details of the cards that are included in the Cuttlebug v. Quickutz article on Craft Critique.

So here are the details:


Shimmery Thinking of You Card
NOTE: this card was featured in the September issue of CARDS magazine
cardstock: Bazzill Bling
patterned paper: K and Co.
circle punches: Sizzix and EK Success
stamp: Inkadinkado
ink: VersaMark
embossing powder: Stampendous!
dry embossing and butterfly die: Cuttlebug Butterfly Combo
rhinestone: craft supply


Happy Love Day Card
cardstock: craft supply
patterned paper: Basic Grey
chipboard: DCWV
heart dies: Quickutz and Cuttlebug
stamp: ???
ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger

October Blog Hop

It's the 25th of the month and time for another Blog Hop hosted by Papertrey Ink.

I've had this card done for a few days now. I did a scrap lift from the September issue of CARDS Magazine, which I am in.

It's a card from Melissa Phillips also known as MeliBean (p. 42). Her card is pretty and uses some pastels and florals. Very nice. I've been following her gallery on 2Peas for sometime now.

So when I decided to scraplift, I knew that I wanted to use the polka dot paper, though I can't recall who makes it.

Oh, well have fun w/this month's Blog Hop. Thanks for stopping by and thanks to Papertrey Ink for hosting.

Thanks for looking ... here's what I used:
cardstock: craft supply
patterned paper: K&Co. and (can't remember the polka dot company)
stamp: Stampin Up!
paper flower: Bazzill
flower die cut: Cuttlebug
buttons: Foof a la
flourish rubon: K&Co.
ribbon: Michaels
rick rack: Creative Impression
ink: Tim Holtz/Ranger
floss: DMC
other: sewing

Workin Another Sketch CPS :: 76

I'm trying to get in the habit of submitting to several sketch blogs each week. I'll be working on a card for 2 Sketches 4 You before the week is out.

For now, I tried my hand at the Card Positioning Systems (CPS) sketch for this week. It was posted on Sunday evening. It's a rather simple sketch providing much room to improvise. As always, I wanted to do more, but sometimes simple is best.

I plan to send this to a friend who has her first chemo session last week after being diagnosed w/breast cancer. I'm going to include a set of Thank You cards that she can send out to her family and friends.

Thanks for looking ... here's what I used:
cardstock: craft supply
patterned paper: Creative Imaginations and Basic Grey
stamps: Inkadinkadoo
ink: Versa Color
bling: unknown
other: sewing machine

NOTE: I have other images, but Blogger is importing them upside down and sideways; oh well.