Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

I've been on a stamping roll lately! After the fun of Stamp-A-Faire I thought I'd challenge myself to keep the mojo rolling and participate in the July Blog Hop.


This is the inspirational photo, the colors of summer.

Nichole's post with this photo "as this wonderful season begins to come to a close " made me laugh out loud! I live in the only state of the lower 48 which has not yet experienced summer weather. We are anticipating sunshine and temperatures  in the low 70's this week; nothing makes me happier!

But I digress. For this Blog Hop, I chose to work with Peaceful Garden and Fillable Frames 10, both sets from PTI. I absolutely love Peaceful Garden and it's dies - great for making gender neutral cards.
(All products from PTI)







19 comments:

Kara said...

So pretty!!

Leigh Penner said...

Very pretty! I love how that stamp looks like a fence with the flowers behind it!

Rebecca Deeprose said...

Love how you captured the feel of a summer's day and the way you used that die cut!!

nancy said...

How clever to use the vine border as a fence. You created a lovely garden behind it.

craftmates said...

Very pretty! - Irma

Inkyfingers said...

What a pretty card and I love how the vine die resembles a fence for the garden. Such a great design.

Tracey McNeely said...

Beautiful stamping.

Kristii said...

Sooooo very pretty!! Such a beautiful summer garden!!! Totally makes me smile!

Jacquie Southas said...

wow - love the border at the bottom - the card is really lovely!

carol (krillsister) said...

Pretty card. Love how you used the vine border die with the gingham.

Anonymous said...

What a great combination of layers. Your card is so alive.

Cassie_lu said...

so sweet and I really like the fied of flowers you created.

Jodi_E said...

Oh so pretty. love the fence and the flowers.

Geri said...

This turned out really sweet...I LOVE the delicate look of it! You asked about the ink on my felt flower...it was just from and ink pad applied with a cosmetic sponge. As I said in the post...it is an older flower...the ink was probably originally a little more dramatic, but not a lot. Thanks for your interest! Love your card!!

Marcie Rhys said...

Hi Steph. For someone who is summer-deprived, you certainly capture the feeling well. I love how the green line of leaves acts like a fence. The composition works gloriously.

I noticed that you blog about as often as I do - not that often. But when you make your creations, it's absolutely clear you pour your heart into them. Your cards are fabulous! You really make each one an exploration of techniques. I really enjoy your work. Thank you for taking the time to share!

victoria h said...

Beautiful card - we are having a late summer too!

Sadie said...

Thanks for your comments on my blog!! You and I had similar ideas. Your butterflies are perfect and I love your card. So cute and summery looking!

samantha's cards said...

sorry i missed this. i've been ill for a few days. the flowers i made , you asked about are the beautiful blooms die and all i did was scrunch them up and roll the paper around until it looked how i wanted it to. dawn mcvey had a tutorial on this awhile back. hope this helps, sam

Jean said...

This is beautiful ~ just love the stamped garden!