Papertrey February Blog Hop Challenge

All about scallops for this month!  Hope you like my creation!

Can I just add how much I LOVE the new Royal Velvet color!  L.O.V.E.

Remember Shrinky Dinks?!

Well I've discovered something else that PTI dies will cut!  Shrinky Dinks!  I've made some adorable embellishments using the Beautiful Bloom dies.  I've included the die in the photo for size reference.  I think these will look so cute on a card or other paper project!

I used Hawaiian Shores, Lemon Tart, Hibiscus Burst, and Spring Rain ink.  The smallest three are simply colored with copics.

Dye ink doesn't work.  And for some reason the spring rain ink isn't drying all the way.  I could smudge it if I wanted.  But the others dried just fine.

So then I started getting curious how other dies would work! 

I punched a hole in the top of the Mat Stack 5 cut before I put it into the toaster oven so I would be able to tie some thread through it.  I think my daughter has claimed this one to add as a little charm onto her backpack!

The inks I used for these are from Martha Stewart.

Valentine Bookmarks

I'm finally getting around to posting these adorable bookmarks I made for my girls.  My husband got me a sewing machine for Christmas and this is the first project I've done mixing the sewing and paper.  I'm so pleased with how it turned out!

Supplies Used:
CS: pure poppy, lavender moon, clear

Paper: K&Company

Other: PTI bookmark die, DMC floss, Scor Tape

PTI Personal Favorite

This is an especially difficult task for me as I only use PTI products!  So having to go through all that I made this past year and choosing a favorite isn't easy!  I ultimately decided on a card I made for my mom.  I used  Flutterby Friend, a set that I won during its release.  The sentiment and dots are from Communique Curves Sentiments.  I used Prismacolor pencils to color the images.

Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge

I'm so excited to be participating in this month's PTI Blog Hop!  I decided to pull out one of the very first stamp sets that I ever purchased, Around & About Sentiments.  I made this card with my husband in mind, and he definitely prefers the "less is more" theory when it comes to cards in which he is the recipient.  I hope you like it!

PTI Holiday Swap!

How lucky am I that I posted underneath Melissa (melissaj17) on the PTI Holiday Swap Thread?  Let me show you!  I got completely spoiled!

She generously gave me BB: Tin Type AND the ric-rac die!  She also included several die cuts of the Mat Stack #3 die in my favorite PTI colors.

Here is a photo of the beautiful card she made:

And an absolutely adorable stocking with a sweet little tag:

I've already gobbled up one of the candy canes!

Thank you so much, Melissa!

Bethie's Stamp Set Challenge #1

I had been wanting to make a Holloween themed card using Wreath for all Seasons ever since I saw it!  I'm really please with how it turned out!  I'm not crazy about the several layers, but I love the focal image.  Thanks and hope you like it!

Everything is PTI except the ribbon is Celebrate It from Michaels.