Sixth Street Sundries

When I started, I was just going to have the cute little scalloped square within the cute little red frame on a 5 x 5 inch square card. Then I realized that I wanted to put some ribbon on it (I know, not the most masculine of additions), and I thought…. a frame hanging from a wall might have a bow on the top of it, which in real life nobody would question, so why not make the card background look like wallpaper?

Well, my Background Basics skills tend to leave something to be desired, particularly on large backgrounds. I wanted to use my BB: Botanicals, which I think have a very wallpaper-y feel to them, but I know they would become wonky, and I didn’t want my darling hubby to have a wonky Valentine’s card.

Soooo… BB: Polka Dots came to the rescue.

I know, it doesn’t look very wallpaper-y, but it’s cute, and I think it kinda coordinates with the little dots around the edge of the heart with the cute silhouettes in it.

A little embellishment with some images from Mat Stack 5 (man, I love that set), a little Sakura Stardust pen, a mushy note inside… (I’ll leave that particular aspect to your imagination 😉 ) and voila! Valentine’s card for hubs.

Now all I have to do is get the gift… I should really get on that, huh? At least I know I have dinner planned for V day: lasagna. I’ve never made it before, BUT hubs is confident that I will be just fine. It’s just a bunch of layers… how hard could it be?

Thanks for dropping by!!! 🙂

Supplies: (all PTI unless otherwise noted)

Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, SS White cardstock
Love and Marriage
Mat Stack 5
BB: Polka Dots
Heart Prints dies
Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist ink
Lacey Squares Spellbinders Nestabilities
Tulip CTMH ink
Red/White ribbon from my stash
Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll Pen
Ranger Liquid Pearls: Opal

So I was called in to substitute teach for a first grade class today, one with a student teacher. I was told that it would be very simple, as the student teacher would be doing 98% of the teaching. When I heard “first grade” I thought “Oh, that’s not kindergarten, so I should be fine.”

Ahem. That “easy” part was most definitely incorrect. First graders are just kindergarteners who can read.

First graders are DIFFICULT. Like, you have to always be smiley, you have to always tell them to do the same thing fifty times, there are some who have behavioral or learning issues… I don’t know how every day teachers do it. I consider myself a pretty happy-go-lucky person, fairly patient, almost always with a smile…. but doing that ALL day…. sheesh. I’ve subbed twice this week, and I’m mentally exhausted. It makes me respect my abundance of teacher friends even MORE. You have to be a very special person to be able to do that day… after day…. after day… aft-…. well, you get the picture. 

Anyway, onto the real reason for today’s post.

Pinterest is amazing. Like, amazing. I can’t understand how I didn’t know about it until last Christmas, when one of my friends told me about the amazing wonderfulness that is Pinterest. I love having all of my craft ideas, color combinations, home decor ideas…. everything… all in one spot. Papertrey Ink is one of my favorite things, obviously, and they just announced that THEY are on Pinterest too! 🙂 They challenged their Design Team to take a photo that was amongst their “pins” and use it as inspiration for a project, which we were then to use as our own project inspiration.

I chose Dawn McVey’s Pinterest inspiration… (I seem to be channeling into Dawn’s creative frequencies this week.) Hers was the only one that really spoke to me out of all of the DT members. I have to warn you: this is NOT, I repeat, NOT one of my best works. I am not exactly proud of it. But I think it’s still somewhat cute. It definitely fits the bill for today. I’m not sure if I’ll send it to anyone (one of our friends is having a baby girl in June), but it’s a nice thought.

Dawn’s Pinterest photo:

I chose to focus on that cute little blue pillow with the hot pink roses on it. This was my response. (Again, it’s definitely not my finest piece.)

I have been choosing a lot of hot pink these last few days… it’s nice to work outside of my normal color palette. Plus, I think that Rosie Posie and Raspberry Fizz just go hand in hand. This one kinda reminds me of an adorable little denim jacket that I had when I was in high school…. dark denim with hot pink roses embroidered on it. It was so cute. I wish I knew where that was…

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have an fabulous Friday!

Supplies: (All PTI unless otherwise noted)
Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Enchanted Evening, Hibiscus Burst, Ripe Avocado Stamper’s Select White cardstock
Doily Details
Rosie Posie and dies
Inside and Out: Baby
Bitty Background Blocks
Fresh Snow, Spring Moss, Enchanted Evening inks
Rosebud Memento Dye ink
Olive CTMH ink
Spellbinders Nestabilities: Lacey Pennants
Jillibean Soup twine

Hi again!

What the heck is up with the weather?! It was SO warm less than a week ago, and I woke up to snow on the ground this morning. Aaah, life in the Midwest. I think California may be calling my name. You know, if I were rich and had the figure of a Victoria’s Secret model.

Today’s PTI challenge was a bit different today: instead of focusing on an inspirational project or technique, we were to create something based on the favorite color combinations of the Design Team. I chose Dawn McVey’s contribution to the post, partially because I wanted to try something outside of my normal go-to color schemes, but also because the colors she listed were the only ones I actually had! 🙂 I have lots of PTI cardstock, but it seems that I’m a more pastel-y kind of girl, while most of the DT members seem to gravitate towards bolder colors. One of the common denominators in the majority of the DT’s submissions: kraft paper. I may just have to get some of this stuff (that I personally think looks like cardboard) and see what all the fuss is about. 

Dawn McVey’s color choices were Raspberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado, and Berry Sorbet… I thought that they worked perfectly with the Rosie Posie stamp set and the “Just for You” tag from Holiday Tags: 2011. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s noticed how perfectly that little tag coordinates with Rosie Posie. That’s one of the things that I love about PTI… each of the stamp sets are so unique, but with one element it can easily be paired with another set. Fonts, flourishes, etc… they all coordinate so well!

Anyway, enough of my chatter… on to the card.

I wasn’t entirely sure in what direction I wanted this card to go, but the birthday sentiment from Inside and Out: Birthday seemed to coordinate awfully well with the “Just for You” idea on the front. It’s very Anna Griffin, don’t you think? (I will be set for birthday cards for at least a month with all of the birthday cards I’ve been making lately!!)

Anywho, that’s my card. Wish me luck! 🙂

Supplies: (all PTI unless otherwise noted)
Raspberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado, Berry Sorbet, Stamper’s Select White cardstock
Doily Details die
Rosie Posie stamps and dies
Inside and Out: Birthday
2011 Holiday Tags
Berry Sorbet, Fresh Snow, Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss PTI inks
Fresh Rose Memento dye ink
Olive Green Close to my Heart ink
Versamark
Opaque White Zing! Embossing Powder

 Hello again….

Today is just a majorly quick post. I need to get to bed… I might get called to substitute teach again tomorrow at the crack o’ dawn! 🙂 Let’s just say last night’s sleep was quite short… more like a nap.

Using one of the graphics from the PTI Anniversary Graphics freebie download, I created this card:

I am very much enjoying this color combination…. it’s definitely something outside of the box, at least for me! (Thank heavens for Pinterest for showing me that fantastic color-combo website!) And I just loooove that background. That was just ONE stamp! I thought it complemented the little flourish on the freebie graphic quite nicely.

Thank you for checking out my submission!!

Supplies: (all PTI unless otherwise noted)
Berry Sorbet, Plum Pudding, Stamper’s Select White cardstock
True Black and Berry Sorbet Dye Inks
Doily Details Die
Mat Stack 1 and 2
Inside and Out: Birthday
Plum satin ribbon from my stash
Sakura Stardust Jelly Roll pen
freebie graphic

I can’t believe I have another card to enter into the PTI contest today, but somehow I do. That prize is really freaking awesome.

This one was inspired from Ashley Cannon-Newell’s submission to the “Best of 2011” post on Nichole Heady’s blog, {capture the moment}.

Inspiration:

My take on this inspiring little gem is pretty darn simple, and, quite frankly, it is not nearly as pretty or involved as Ashley’s. But I still think it’s pretty cute.

I love banners, and I just bought Banner Basics from PTI, so hopefully my future cards with banners will be a little more polished-looking than these. I just cut a 1 inch strip of Lemon Tart cardstock and cut that strip into 1 1/4 inch rectangles, out of which I then cut little ribbon tails and stamped with Bitty Background blocks to add some interest.

Thank you for checking out my submission!! I hope your Monday is utterly fabulous!

Supplies (all PTI unless otherwise noted):
Lemon Tart, Simply Chartreuse, Spring Rain cardstock
Baby Button Bits
Inside and Out: Baby
Bitty Background Blocks
Lemon Tart button
Rustic Jute twine
Memento Dye Ink in Bahama Blue
Versamark
Zing! Opaque White Embossing Powder