Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year

Hi there! Hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving Holiday! Mine was very busy but I truly enjoyed it. So now getting back into the swing of things, here is a card I created based on the Fall To Layout #69... The leaves from PTI Beautiful Blooms were stamped in green, then with red embroidery floss I tied French Knots to create berries. Stamped the sentiment, rounded the corners and attached the stamped panel to the card base.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a great start to your week!

Maile

Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Beautiful Blooms & Signature Christmas
• Ink: Ripe Avocado & Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Ripe Avocado & White
• Accessories: Embroidery Floss & Corner Rounder

November PTI Blog Hop

Hello and welcome everyone! Today is PTI Blog Hop day and this months challenge is in honor of the fast approaching holidays. With this in mind, we are to create a quick and inexpensive tag or wrap idea that can be the perfect solution for "grab and go" gifts.

I was on a roll for this challenge, I have a few creations to share with you. First up are Tags... This tag set was stamped using labels from Vintage Labels set, images from Winter Swirls set and sentiments from Signature Christmas, then cut out by hand (since I don't have the label 1 dies). Colors used were: Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel & Spring Moss. Each tag was finished off with just a touch of glitter added to the swirls and dark chocolate floss. To use just stamp or write To & From onto the back side and attach to the gift.

Keeping with the quick and inexpensive ideas, here are a couple of bags...

It doesn't get any easier than this! Just stamp a sentiment in Ocean Tides and a few snowflakes in white, both from Snowflake Serenade. Then embellish with a big button bow, glitter and call it good.

Last and certainly not least is a simple yet classy look. Started with a strip of Scarlet Jewel cardstock, stamped it with snowflakes from Winter Swirls in Versamark. Layered one of the tags from above onto the strip and embellished with ribbon. Easy Peasy!

I do hope you enjoyed my creations and found some useful and easy ideas to help you out this holiday season (which will be here before we know it!). Thanks for hopping by and have a blessed Thanksgiving day tomorrow!

Maile

Tags: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Vintage Labels, Winter Swirls & Signature Christmas
• Ink: Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel & Spring Moss
• Cardstock: Rustic Cream
• Accessories: Brown DMC Floss & Rangers Stickles Stardust Glitter

Joy Bag: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Snowflake Serenade
• Ink: Ocean Tides & Fresh Snow
• Accessories: Kraft Bag from Craft Store, Ocean Tides Saddle Stitch Ribbon & OT Vintage Button

Happy Holidays Bag: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Vintage Labels, Winter Swirls & Signature Christmas
• Ink: Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel & Spring Moss
• Cardstock: Scarlet Jewel & Rustic Cream
• Accessories: Scarlet Jewel Satin Ribbon

Glittery Season's Greetings

Hello! Today's card was one I made for the last Hero Arts Glitter Challenge, I wasn't able to submit it in time but thought I would share it with you anyways.I cut a raspberry flag, attached it to the kraft card base and embellished it with raspberry buttons. The scalloped striped circle stamp was one that I received from an Honorable Mention in the Paper Tearing Challenge, this was my first ever and so far my only submission into any of the Hero Arts Challenges. One of these days I will try another one of their challenges and submit it on time. Anyways, the circle was stamped in aqua, cut out then I ran glitter along some of the stripes.

The wreath was stamped in green and raspberry (for the bow), punched out then glittered. Layered the sentiment over the wreath once it was dry.

Well thanks for visiting today, hope you enjoyed!

Maile

Season's Greetings: (All PTI unless noted) Card Measures 5 1/2" X 3 1/2"

• Stamps: Signature Christmas (Sentiment), Hero Arts Striped Circle & Inkadinkado Wreath
• Ink: Aqua Mist, Spring Moss & Raspberry Fizz
• Cardstock: Kraft, Raspberry Fizz & White
• Accessories: Raspberry Fizz Vintage Buttons, Rangers Stickles Glitter Glue & Marvy Uchida Circle Punch

Inspire Me Challenge #3

Happy Tuesday to you all!I really wanted to participate in the latest Inspire Me Color Challenge hosted by Dawn over at her blog Stamp Away With Me. The deadline was last Sunday but I really wanted to give this fun color combo a try. So even though the deadline has passed, here is my card...I don't have the exact colors she listed, so instead I used PTI colors: Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain, Scarlet Jewel and Vintage Cream.

Isn't this a fun way to put those huge buttons to use?! The button ornaments were stitched directly to the cardstock. I pierced a hole just above each button, strung the embroidery floss through, wrapped it back around to the front and tied the ends into a tiny bow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Maile

Happy Holidays: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Signature Christmas & Background Basic: Text Style
• Ink: Enchanted Evening & Scarlet Jewel
• Cardstock: Scarlet Jewel & Vintage Cream
• Accessories: Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening & Scarlet Jewel Vintage Buttons, DMC Embroidery Floss & Corner Rounder

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #18

Hello all! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. It's time for another Raspberry Suite Color Challenge, and this one is another stunner... Here is what I came up with...

Decided to give the Moxie Fab World: Not Your Regular Ruffles Challenge another go. I cut the Christmas tree image (from Tree Trimming Trio) into sections, ruffled and adhered ribbon, then assembled the tree back together and embellished with buttons. Not sure what I think of it, but decided to share it anyways.

Stamped a cream strip with my new woodgrain stamp in brown. Attached a cream apron lace border, wrapped with cream satin ribbon and stamped the sentiment (from Signature Christmas).

Hoping to go to the pumpkin patch after church today. Hope you have a blessed day! Thanks for visiting!

Maile

Christmas Blessings: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio, Signature Christmas & All Night Media Woodgrain Stamp
• Ink: Dark Chocolate & SU Wild Wasabi
• Cardstock: Kraft & Vintage Cream
• Accessories: Vintage Cream Satin Ribbon, Raspberry Fizz Vintage Buttons, Cream Twine, Sheer Green Ribbon, Apron Lace Punch & Corner Rounder

M's First Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday to you! Just playing around with M's First Sketch Challenge today (Hi Emma, thanks for such a fun challenge!)... I went to Michael's craft store with a friend yesterday, to help her pick up supplies for some b-day invites I will be making for her son's first birthday. While I was there I just had to browse the stamp aisle, I couldn't help but pick up a few too :). This adorable wreath was one that came home with me! I think it really looks great with the snowflake embossing folder.

This sure isn't your usual Christmas color combo, but I love it! So bright and cheery!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We are headed to an Air Show tomorrow. My little man is all into air planes right now. It will make for a long day but it will be fun for sure! Thanks for stopping by and spending a little time with me today!

Maile

Joy: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Vintage Labels, Signature Christmas,Wreath (Inkadinkado)
• Ink: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise & SU Mellow Moss
• Cardstock: White
• Accessories: Raspberry Fizz Twill Ribbon, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Rhinestones

Holiday Greetings

Happy Wednesday! I just can't believe Christmas is just under 2 1/2 months away! So with that in mind, yesterday I was in the mood to make a Christmas card... I stamped the flourish Christmas Tree, from Tree Trimming Trio, onto a piece of PTI rustic cream cardstock. Matted it with spring moss cardstock punched with the upper crest border punch. Wrapped with brown floss and then attach three ornaments in scarlet jewel.

The sentiment, from Signature Christmas, was stamped onto a hand cut label from Vintage Labels. The sentiment label was a little lonely in the corner by it self, so I attach a couple strips of scarlet jewel twill ribbon.

Have a wonderful day!

Maile

Holiday Greetings: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio, Signature Christmas & Vintage Labels
• Ink: Spring Moss, Scarlet Jewel & Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Scarlet Jewel, Spring Moss & Rustic Cream
• Accessories: Scarlet Jewel Twill Ribbon, DMC Floss & Upper Crest Border Punch

Circle Card Color Challenge

Hello there friends and happy Monday! The latest challenge over at Embellish is to create a circle card using these colors... Here is what I came up with...

I first cut the circle for the image panel and stamped one of the trees from Tree Trimming Trio in green. Then stamped the sentiment, from Signature Christmas, in brown over the tree. Embellished with buttons.

For the ribbon, I cut another circle (same size as the image circle), placed adhesive around the edges and ruffled the ribbon along the adhesive. For extra staying power, I stapled each ruffle into place. With dimensional adhesive I attached the ribbon circle onto a brown circle base then the image circle over the ribbon.

I have to admit... I have never made a circle card before! Don't know what took me so long to try it, I really like the way it turned out. Going to have to do it again soon.

Thanks for spending some time with me today, hope you enjoyed. Hope you have a great start to your week.

Maile

Holiday Greetings: (All PTI unless noted)

• Stamps: Tree Trimming Trio & Signature Christmas
• Ink: Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Dark Chocolate & White
• Accessories: Aqua Mist Swiss Dot Ribbon, Aqua Mist Vintage Buttons, DMC & Coluzzle Cutting System