February Papertrey Ink Blog Hop

Happy Friday friends!

Wow, what a week! I just wanted to pop in really quick and share the card that I made for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.



"This month we decided to dedicate the Blog Hop to scallops! We want to see your best use of scallops,of any sort, on a project! This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops,scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look. We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!"



I knew for sure that I wanted to use doilies and the Limitless Layers Die set and I had some adorable cupcake embellies that my sister had given me that I wanted to play with too. Of course, I knew I had to add in some polka dots. So, here's what came out of it! (Again, please excuse the photo, I'm still having to use the camera on my phone to take all pictures)



Thanks so much for stopping by! So far I've just peeked at the thumbnails of all the projects, (it was a long day at work and I think I'll be calling it an early evening) but I definitely plan on spending a good part of tomorrow morning taking a closer look! I can already tell there are some AMAZING projects out there!

Have a FABULOUS weekend!

Kerry

Make it Monday Challenge #3

Hey Everyone!

Yes, I am alive! This three-day weekend was MUCH needed to get caught up on some housekeeping and crafting. I've been dying to join in on PTI's Make it Monday Challenges and now I've actually had time to play along. First off, I apologize for the photos. The Nikon was sent off for cleaning and repair and we're still waiting to get it back. Additionally, the point and shoot camera is nowhere to be found so I'm left with the camera on my phone. I tried to take the photos in the best natural light, but the colors still vary a bit from photo to photo so I apologize.



In this week's video, Dawn McVey showed an easy little trick to add some major glitz to any card by using Scor-tape and glitter. I'm not saying that this was the ONLY reason I made Brian stop at Hobby Lobby while we were out and about earlier today, but...well...maybe it was.



After making a 4x4 card base out of Rustic White cardstock, I used Martha Stewarts Crafts glitter to add two strips of glitter to Pure Poppy cardstock along with a strip of Aqua Mist cardstock.

Then I stamped the "FABULOUS" sentiment from Say It With Style in Dark Chocolate ink. Don't you just love how sparkly it all is!



I used the dress form die to make another little embellishment and stamped it with one of the images from Damask Designs and popped on an Aqua Mist button. I topped the whole thing off with some ribbon and faux pearls just to make sure I had enough girly touches on it! :-)



I certainly got a lot of crafting done this weekend so keep your eyes open for a few more posts this week, plus PTI's Blog Hop on the 25th! I hope you all had a great weekend (and a fabulous Monday if it wasn't a holiday for you) and thanks for stopping by!

Kerry

Quick Update

Hi All!

Sorry I've been MIA for awhile! Between starting the new job and house hunting on weekends, it's been tough to get any crafting done much less be able to take pictures of anything (weekends are the only time I'm able to get good natural light for photos). On top of that we had to send the Nikon out to get cleaned and won't get it back for three weeks. I'll try to get some decent shots with the point and shoot camera and hopefully can get some posts up soon.

In the meantime, I'm loving all of the Anniversary activities that Papertrey Ink has going on this month. Hop on over to Nichole Heady's blog to check out all festivities!

Laters!
Kerry