• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring gilding flakes.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Carissa above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Wow, what a flakey mess!  I love the metallic look but it was sure messy.   For the HELLO I used all three colors of the flakes.

Supplies:

Paper:  Neenah Solar White Card Stock

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Background Basics. Super Stripes

Dies:  Simon Say Stamp Large Hello Die

Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Canyon Clay, Autumn Rose, Honey Nit, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Prairie Grass)

Other:  Nuvo Guilding Flakes (Sunkissed Copper, Radient Gold, Silver Bullion)

Thank you for looking at my card.

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring a dough tag.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Nichole above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Supplies:

Paper:  Basic Grey 25th & Pine Pattern paper, Papertrey Ink Pinefeather Card Stock

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Sparkle & Shine Holiday Additions

Die Cuts:  Tim Holtz Alterations Holiday Greens

Other:  Red and Gold Ribbon Celebrations from Michaels, Starform Stickers, Clay

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring Perfect Pearls or a similar metallic pigment powder.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Kimberly above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Here is the detail of the feather and the Nuvo Drops

Supplies:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores Card Stock, Anna Griffin Metallic Card Stock

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Feather Finery

Other:  Nuvo Glitter Drops White Blizzard; Perfect Pearls Bronze; WOW Embossing Powder Bronze

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• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring a stitched layered embellishment (felt or paper).  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Heather above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

and a close up of the felted leave.

Supplies:

Dies:  Sugar Pea: Stitch Autumn Icons.  Papertrey Ink Leaf Die

Paper:  Pebbles Harvest Paper,  We R Us Harvest

Other:  Papertrey Ink Wool Felt, Canyon Clay and Orange Zest, Linen.  My Favorite Things Felt Jelly Bean Green; Papertrey Ink Twine

Thank you for looking at my project!

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring a metallic embossed die-cut.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Yana above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Supplies:

Paper:  Neenah Solar White Card Stock

Die Cuts:  Papertrey Ink Button Stacks II, Ellen Hudson Laurel Wreath, Papertery Ink Cover Plate:  Harlequin

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Keep it Simple: Sympathy

Other:  Ranger Liquid platinum Embossing Powder

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I was excited about this challenge.  I love using that wood veneer to make a card.  It has such a wonderful look to it.

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring some kind of woodgrain inlay technique.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Lizzie above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Supplies:

Paper:  Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Fall Paper, Cherry Wood Veneer

Die Cut/Stamp:  Papertey Ink Phase Play #7

Copics: YR04, BG18, R39, G16

Other:  Seam Binding, Distress Metallic Brass Stain Spray

I decided to choose Amy Sheffer’s project idea to make my card.    I have never really stamped fabric, but it does not look that hard.

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring stamped linen wraps.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Amy above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

At first I was not too thrilled about doing this project, but then after kicking it around for a while I had an idea.  I can definitely make a card.  I really like how it turned out.

Supplies:

Stamp: Papertrey Ink Meadow Greens

Inks:  Papertrey Ink: Cocoa Bean, Leaf Green

Paper: Papertey Ink Cocoa Bean Card Stock

Embellishment: Pretty Pink Posh – Autumn Harvest Sequins

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I really got excited about this challenge.  This was a fun technique that I think I will use again and again.  It is a great technique to use for masculine cards.

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring faux leather.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Ashley above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Here is a close up, dang if it doesn’t really look like leather.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Stylish Sentiments Birthday

Ink:  Papertrey Ink Cocoa Bean

Paper:  Cocoa Bean Card Stock

Embellishments:  Tim Holtz Idealogy Muse Tokens;  Papertery Ink Cream Twine.

The 2nd anniversary challenge is do make an item with cotton.

I chose the 2nd option by Michelle Leone

She made a cute lavender sachet.

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring some kind of die-cut fabric flowers.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Michelle above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

I wont be making a sachet pouch as I tend to focus only on cards.

Since the challenge was die cut flowers I thought I would get out some of those older die cuts and make a simple flower card.  sorry for the dark lighting but I get home way too late to get a good shot.

Supplies:

Paper:  Neenah Solar White Card stock, Papertrey Ink Ombre Stripes Patterned Paper

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Delightful Dahlia Additions Stamps

Die Cuts:  Sizzix Framelites Flower Layers and Leaf

Other:  Stamping Up! Designer Fabric Sweet Stitches Brads, Papertrey Ink Felt, My Minds Eye Christmas Market Street Enamel Dots, Stampin Up! Melon Mango Embossing Powder

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We are kicking off with Cotton as the 1st Anniversary Tradition challenge.   The lovely and talented Laura Bassen created a wonderful card loaded with color.  Below is her beautiful card and the inspiration for my card.

• Now it’s your turn!  Create a project featuring paper scraps and vellum overlays.  You can choose to re-create the exact project from Laura above or design your own using the same concepts. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

OK, now that I have the challenge and have the rules to follow, here is my card.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Keep it Simple: Love Stamp Set

Paper:  Neenah Desert Storm card stock,  Basic Grey Kissing Booth, Vellum

Ink:  Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate

Die Cuts:  Papertrey Ink Cover Plate: Hearts Die

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder

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