PTI’s Make It Monday #326: Inchies

The theme for Papertrey Ink’s Make It Monday this week excited me, since I like working with inchies. There’s so much you can do with the design element, but I like to keep it clean and simple.

Inchies make an ideal ground for the writing-related stamps from PTI’s retired “Happy Trails” set. I bought the set primarily for this sentiment — I love the design and the font combination — but I hadn’t had a chance to use it yet and couldn’t resist the opportunity.

The color scheme isn’t meant to be patriotic; dark red and dark blue merely suited the theme of writing implements. It’d be fun to do this again using sepia tones. I think that flecked paper, such as PTI’s Rustic Cream or Rustic White or WPlus9’s Oatmeal, would look even better than the plain cream, but this was all I had on hand.

One of the top items on my wish list is a set of square dies, and I was a little worried I wouldn’t be able to get the inchies uniform without them, but with a paper trimmer and a great deal of precision, I managed. My transparent quilting ruler was indispensable for lining things up, though a T-square would be just as handy.


Supplies
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink “Happy Trails”
Ink:  Memento Nautical Blue;  Hero Arts Red Royal;  Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black
Paper:  Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream
Miscellanea:  Scotch Permanent Double-Sided Tape, cardstock scraps layered for dimension


Dimensions
4.25” x 5.5”

PTI’s “Create Along With Us” Challenge, June 2018

Papertrey Ink’s design team produced a bunch of great projects for the June release, but I particularly liked Lizzie’s “Reef Builder” card. For this month’s Create Along With Us challenge, I took inspiration from the color scheme and the banner that she used. Since I particularly wanted a sans serif font to go with the clean lines of the houses, by sheer coincidence I ended up using a similar sentiment as well.

I’ve only had the “Spring Hills” set for about four months, but I’ve already used it on at least eight projects: the sentiments are more versatile than I anticipated, and the houses are an awful lot of fun to play with. It’s a pity that “Summer Hills” is sold out, because I’d love to get more of these little houses.

Supplies
Stamps:  Papertrey Ink “Keep It Simple: Thank You I” (sans serif), “Spring Hills” (house)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Nautical Blue
Copics:  R22, R27;  Stampin’ Up Stampin’ Blendabilities: Old Olive light, Old Olive dark, Daffodil Delight dark;  Bic Marking Yellow Blaze
Paper:  Papertrey Ink Stamper’s Select White
Miscellanea:  Scotch Permanent Double-Sided Tape, Papertrey Ink “Double-Ended Banners” die


Dimensions
4.25” x 5.5”

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #388 & Color Challenge #94

Over the past few days, I saw the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #388 pop up on a couple of different blogs I follow, and I went, “I could do that!” The smallness of my craft supply stash is inversely proportional to the excitement I feel when I see a challenge that I could complete with supplies that I already own. In other words, I was ridiculously excited to own a banner die this week.

Since I’m submitting to the MFT sketch challenge, I went ahead and followed the MFT Color Challenge #94 too — it fits the theme of my images wonderfully. (Cherries aren’t naturally peach, but hey, it looks cute. That’s what counts, right?)

I covered the icing on the cupcakes with shimmer pen, but glitter is notoriously hard to photograph and that proved true once more.

In addition to entering the MFT challenges, I’m submitting the card to Simon Says Stamp’s Work It Wednesday: the theme this month is summer, and this color palette reminds me of beach-themed decor.


Supplies
Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Hog Heaven” (pig with cupcake, solo cupcake);  Papertrey Ink “Just Desserts Sentiments” (sentiment)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black;  Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe, Fresh Peach (layered)
Copics:  R000, R20, B00, Y00;  Stampin’ Up Stampin’ Blendabilities: Costal Cabana light, Calypso Coral light
Paper:  Papertrey Ink Stamper’s Select White; cheap layering-weight ice blue from stash
Miscellanea:  Scotch Permanent Double-Sided Tape, Papertrey Ink “Double-Ended Banners” die, Pilot Precise V5 in turquoise (sprinkles), Spectrum Noir Sparkle clear


Dimensions
4.25” x 5.5”