project favorites challenge : pti 6th anniversary

here's another card to enter in a papertrey ink challenge. this time my card focuses on one of maile's project favorites. i added in some pretty floral pattern paper to my design though. i really like how this one turned out!

watercolor challenge : pti 6th anniversary

i played along today with papertrey ink's watercolor challenge and created a colorful birthday card. i used lots of different sets on this one. i found that my ink didn't really spread that much after i stamped the image, so i had to dab my inkpad on the acrylic block, then pick that up with a wet paintbrush to apply to my card...but it's the same difference :) after the fact, i'm not sure about that scarlet jewel brush streak (i already have a wooden paintbrush streak stamp...had it for years). after i see the card in the photograph, it kind of looks like blood?! lol. i assure you, it's not.

well...i'm still waiting to see my name on the release winner's page...but i guess i can wait until it pops up for the winner of the "stamps for the whole year" prize! hehe that would be totally awesome! i would just die if that happened!

thanks for stopping by to look at my card. there's nothing good on tv tonight so i might have to make another card for the design team project favorites challenge...just a couple more days to enter that one. have a good night! xxo andrea.

color challenge : pti 6th anniversary

i'm back with a card for today's papertrey ink 6th anniversary challenge, which is a color inspiration. i chose to work with the first color palette, which is full of soft beautiful colors and a pop of brighter pink. i worked with the lovely pretty peonies stamp set (last year's anniv. stamp set), tag-it's #2 and the cute leafs from turning a new leaf. we have to wait until the 15th to see what this year's set will be. i can't hardly wait! i'm sure it will be just as lovely!

thanks for stopping by my blog today...i hope you enjoyed my card :) xxo andrea.

sketch challenge : pti 6th anniversary

 

i'm back tonight with one more card to share...this one in particular is for today's papertrey ink 6th anniversary sketch challenge. obviously, i used sketch no. 5...very quick and simple. it just so happens that the smallest star from everyday classics fits perfectly within the largest circle/star image from boy basics: simple circles. i chose a more neutral color scheme (soft stone, melon berry, limeade ice & kraft) but by adding that pop of melon berry in there, i think it turned into a soft, feminine card...especially after i added the bow at the end!

thanks for taking a look. can't wait till 7am tomorrow for more papertrey ink introductions! xxo andrea.

project favorites challenge : pti 6th anniversary

i'm back today to share another card for one of papertrey ink's 6th anniversary festivity challenges. the design team picked their favorite cards of 2012, and you are suppose to pick one as inspiration for your own creation.

i adore jessica witty's clean, graphic, simple cardmaking style, and it's no wonder i chose this card of her's as my inspiration piece...it's kind of the reason i added background basics: herringbone to my cart when it was released!

printable freebies challenge - pti anniv. day 2

papertrey ink is celebrating their 6th anniversary with lots of fun announcements, challenges and prizes from february 5th-15th. for day two of the festivities, the designers supplied us with free printable focal points and the challenge is to create a card using one of them. i chose to create a birthday card using heather's design. it's been on my to.do list for the past week to make a birthday card for my one & only little brother, who's bday is at the end of the week, so this gave me extra incentive to finally scratch it off the list. i'll just pop it in the mail first thing in the morning! aaand done. i tried to keep it looking very graphic and neutral so he doesn't yell at me for sending him a girlie card :)

i just snapped this instagram of my little monkey having a quick snack...red grapes & right before that he ate a whole banana. he was laughing as he was sitting here saying "ah ah ah" which is his monkey sound, so that's why his eye looks a little squinty. lol he is so cute i can barely stand it. it's 3:15 now but mind you he had lunch at 12:30 of pasta with turkey gravy, corn and cheese cubes and 2 vanilla wafers for desert. then i had a snack a little while ago (bowl of cheerios) and he wanted some of those too. haha, i think someone is having a growth spurt!

thanks for stopping by! xxo andrea.