January PTI Blog Hop Challenge

Here's the challenge Nichole posted for this month:

With the new year comes a clean slate along with many resolutions. This month's blog hop challenge involves you challenging yourself to use a Papertrey stamp set that has yet to see ink or even one that might be collecting a little dust! Go through your stash and see what little used treasure it might hold.

Perfect for me! One of my resolutions is to "use what I got." So my card features 2 stamp sets that have never seen ink and one color of cardstock that sat in an unopened pack. I also chose a new color combo for me. The last personal challenge? Make a masculine card.



So how did I do? Does this classify as a masculine card? I mean, I didn't use bling, lacy borders or ribbon. And it was very hard not to!

Oh, and if any PTI DT members visit here, please notice the striped paper. See how great it looks. Just another shameless plug for a Bitty Stripes Basics collection.

Hope you enjoy. Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamps: Larger Than Life, Guide Lines Two, Autumn Abundance
Card Stock: Stampers Select White, Harvest Gold, SU Basic Grey
Patterned Paper: SU Designer Series Paper Neutrals Collection
Ink: Palette Charcoal, Sun Flower
Miscellaneous: Circle punch, Double Ended Banner die, dimensionals

Bloomin' Embellishments

Watching the Olympics and crafting! Is there a better way to spend a Saturday?

This is my submission for PTI's Embellishment challenge. Today's challenge was to design a floral embellishment, create a card using it and then make a sheet with 4 to 6 embellishments to share.

I also used one of the DT Color Favorites (Heather's combo) from earlier this week. This card uses Kraft, Melon Berry, Spring Moss and Vintage Cream. Love this combo. I'll definitely use it again.

In the spirit of this challenge, leave me a comment by 7:00 pm EST on Sunday to be entered into a contest for the sheet of embellishments seen in the photo.

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI In Bloom, Autumn Abundance
Ink: PTI Spring Moss, Melon Berry, Chamomile
Punches: Martha Stewart Lattice border punch, EK Success 1-3/4" circle punch, Fiskars 2" circle punch, Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio
Ribbon: Spring Moss Swiss Dot Satin ribbon
Miscellaneous: Cuttlebug embossing folder