It's the 25th again..PTI blog hop

I love the 25th of the month as I always blog something then.   This month the PTI challenge was a color challenge and the colors were just yummy.   See



Here is my take and it had to be with the hexagon.  The ribbon is seam binding that is found in the shop.

PTI Stamping A Faire

Well this could be a whole lot for my little blog that doesn't get much attention so here are a few cards that I made while playing along with the challenges.   This little number was the "wake up" for the day.   It's been a long time since I touched vellum.   I used TPTI stamps


Then the challenge was all about ribbon.   I have never used this technique and I think I might use it again. The stamp and die cut are PTI.   So happy with this little card.

 This last card was so simple with a little help from Erin L who put out 6 sketches this pastMonday.   She sure opened my eyes and made me seee who it was.   Love this one with the 3 colors of twine.

Just a  few things to share.   The first is for my shop Talking Twine and trim.   I love the denim and Maraschino tied together.   The envelope filled with stars that need to escape. 

Next is the MIM for Papertrey Ink.   The challenge this week was to stamp on pattern paper.      I am so happy with this card as the card back as been sitting in my scraps forever and then I "married up the stamped image and the roses.   A very lovely card that won't go through the mail but will find a home sometime this month.

Thanks for looking.

A few other things going on in my life other than twine

My wonderful hubbie put in raised planter beds last year and we are having a great time with them.   Here is the bounty from Friday morning.

Also I have been knitting like crazy as there is one baby early and one coming soon with two baby showers happening at the same time.   I had this crazy idea that I would knit baby hats for the next few friends who have babies coming into this world.  

Oh my, Oh my where have I been?

The answer to that question is a lot of different places.   I somehow survived May and really enjoyed it.   Now it is June and again I see short road trips ahead of me.   But in the meantime I had to play along with the Papertrey Ink's MIM challenge which was filled with many great sketches for cards.  This is the one I choose though I will be using them all this summer.

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 All of the adorable stars and the sentiment are PTI.   No die cuts here which is unusual for me.   As always the beautiful seam binding can be found at Talking twine and trim @ etsy.

Here is mine for the week.   Hope to play next week too.

It's PTI Blog Hop time again

I so love the challenges found on the Papertrey Ink blog.   The challenge this time was a tough one for me and it made me think outside the box a bit and but right at the last moment I threw in the pink at the last minute and this card seem to pop finally.  The challenge was to use this photo as color and pattern inspiration.

I love chartreuse color, always has been a favorite of mine.   Teamed up with black and white pattern is something that I hadn't thought to do before.   I love the look.  So I dug through the  scraps and found a few black and white pattern papers and then put them on a chartreuse background pattern paper.  Next is the Papertrey Inks NEW telephone stamp and sentiment.   The stamp just didn't pop like I wanted it so here is where the pink popped onto the card.   Just a bit.   Anyway then I tied off the card with a bit more pink seam binding from talkingtwineandtrim@etsy.com

Twine and seam binding team up with Hello Summer Echo Park Paper

Finally a bit of the twine and seam binding both.   I had some fun with the Hello Summer Echo Park paper.   The card was fun and easy and is Mango Orange seam binding.   I made a slice in the top of the card so that it goes continuous inside the card with I like the bit of  ribbon inside.   The pencil can is on the scrapbookdoodle.com website with the instructions but I thought I would add them here.

A Perfect little gift to show appreciation to a teach here at the end of the year. Super easy for your kids and you to do.
1. Buy the Hello Summer paper from Scrapbook Doodle.
2. Wait just a short time for the postman to bring that beautiful bright paper to arrive to your door...how easy can it be.
3. Find a empty can of sorts in your panty. This one is a chinese noodle can so not even metal.
4. Cover it with paper from the Hello Summer paper that you buy, card stock, or if metal spray paint. Let your kids spray paint.
5. Drop in some marbles, styrafoam ball, tightly balled newspaper, pinto beans.
6. Decorate your can or let your kids do it. Personalize it.
7. Punch out flower using the Hello Summer pattern paper. I used two different punches so that I had a great little center to my flowers. Or if you have thumb tags use that as your center to the flower and push into the eraser.
6. Buy pencils. Attach flowers with a sewing pin that is cut off.