Sympathy Cards

I took a break from card making but after a class I am ready to get back into it.  I got an order from Papertrey Ink and had to use my stuff!  This is the new PTI Heart 2 Heart  #10 set.  I got the dies that go with it too.  I used various papers I had, PTI smokey shadow and raspberry fizz inks, washi tape (wow I really need more) and gems I had.

Peachy Challenge 01 Pockets

Supplies
Bazzill Cardstock; Walnut Cream, Ivy
Jillibean Watermelon Gazpacho Soup
The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock
PK293 Peachy Keen Cornies stamp
PK264 Peachy Keen Easter Egg Words and Bunnies stamp
Stazon Jet Black
Tim Holtz Distress inks; Spun Sugar, Dusty Concord, Broken China, Tea Dye, Scattered Straw
atyouSpica glitter pens; sky blue, lilac, sand
cotton lace from Archiver's
i-rock white gems
Zots
ATG gun
scrap twine pieces
white gelly roll
clear stickles

I border punched the edge and folded it over, but you dont really see the detail in the full photo so here is a close up.

 And here is a close up of the flowers.  Each started as white lace and was dyed with the distress ink.

From http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Peachy Challenge 01 :: Pockets

Peachies!! Welcome to the FIRST of our

BRAND NEW PK CHALLENGES!

Thank you all for linking up with us last week, we're THRILLED to announce our winners, but first, let's take a peek at our NEWEST Challenge including inspiration from our talented design team members!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE

Today's challenge comes from the SUPER creative RAVEN:

Create a project with a pocket! 

Whether it folds, tucks, or hides a treat,
pockets are a fun way to add something extra!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and our two runner ups will
receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

Remember: you don't have to use our Stamps to link up, but you do have to use our stamps in order to win the prize. We will continue to have random giveaways during our release weeks and on our PK Inspiration Blog!

Challenge Guidelines:

• Design must be new, created specifically for this challenge
• Project must meet Challenge outline
• Link up by 1/25 - 11:59 pm CDT

Day 314 at 365 cards

For this challenge we had to follow a sketch.  It looked so simple, until I tried to do it.  I had a hard time deciding what really went together, and then getting the proportions right.  I was definitely too literal on this one, trying to get things to line up.  I almost didn't blog this one, it still feels like its missing something.    The blue square doesn't look straight in the photo but it measures straight on the card.  I like the little rose die cut I had in my stash and used that as my focal point and inspiration for color choices.  Maybe I should have used a light green instead of the yellow square?  I was pulling the yellow from the striped square.  

Supplies
The Paper Co Pale Rose cardstock
October Afternoon Canning Jar cardstock
October Afternoon Flower Sack Die cut
yellow and turquoise scrap
October Afternoon Sidewalks wrap pack for the twine
Sepia Archival Ink
Stamps from a Club Ruby kit
I-roc white dots