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Project 64 and Happy Birthday

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Project 64

Let me tell you how excited I was to see that my photo for indigo was the winner last week on Project 64! Totally unexpected and totally delightful! I had lots to choose from last week, but this week was a different story.

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This is lavender, although almost no one I’ve talked to this week would give this pinkish crayon that label. When I went to the box of crayons to look for my idea of lavender, I pulled out wisteria. Perhaps purple mountain majesty would be close, or even mauvelous. This seems way too pink, and it’s a strange pink. I’ve carried the crayon around all week again.

As it turns out I was staring at some lavender all week without it registering. Several of the flowers in my Valentine’s Day Bouquet are very close. By the time I realized it the flowers were fading, but I had taken an earlier photo.

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Then Saturday night as we were leaving to go to dinner at friends, I noticed the cap to the Woolite for Dark Clothes.

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It’s nearly a perfect match. But my favorite is the tulips I bought for the kitchen table. And yes, I held the crayon next to them in the grocery store. I wonder what people think . . .

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Today is Matt’s birthday. Happy Birthday to one of the kindest, nicest men I know. He’s . . .

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Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse & Pure Poppy (PTI), navy from stash; patterned paper: “Campfire” (October Afternoon); dies: Numbers (PTI); stamps: Big Birthday Wishes (PTI), Williamsburg Numbers and Punctuation (Technique Tuesday); star punch; Chamomile Tea Dye ink (PTI)

 

 

 

Papertrey February Blog Hop

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This is my second Papertrey Ink post of the day—a bit unexpected. Maybe it’s this:

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Or perhaps I’ve just lost track of time, but today is the Papertrey Blog Hop, and I nearly missed it. Fortunately we’re snowed in so I had time to get my card made. The photo above was taken about 9:00 this morning and it has yet to stop snowing. Matt’s been plowing since 7:00 am and says there’s no end in sight.

Here’s this month’s challenge:  

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.

Here’s my take on it:

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I made a shaped card with the large scalloped Nestability dies, then used a piece of MME’s Stella & Rosa patterned paper pad that I picked up yesterday for the mat. It was cut with a square Nestability and then punched on the corners. The checked scalloped (Papertrey small scallop die) border is also from the MME’s collection. I die cut a Fillable Frame #4, stamped the border and message with Brilliance ink, and added the butterfuly from Love Lives Here with a bit of the Harvest Gold twill taped behind the heart. The rhinestones are from Hero Arts.

Make-It Monday 3

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I’m a bit more timely this week with the Papertrey Make-it Monday challenge which called for using Scor-Tape to create glitter strips on the card.

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Select White cardstock (PTI); Stamps: Make a Wish and Make a Wish Additions (PTI); Brilliance inks; rhinestones by Kaiser Craft.

Sweet Shot Tuesday and P52

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It’s the day to choose the best shot from the last week. My favorite shots are, again, of flowers. Tracy gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers for Valentine’s Day. It was filled with gorgeous flowers and each side of the bouquet was different. Nonetheless I feel like that’s all I post (with the exception of the Project 64 photos) so I chose this one for Sweet Shot Tuesday and P52 this week.

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I made apple and walnut pancakes from this mix on Sunday.

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It’s time for another trip to Ithaca as there’s not enough left for another batch. We had it with our favorite Boar’s Head bacon cooked in my beautiful red cast iron skillet that Tracy gave me for Mother’s Day last year.

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Fortunately for our waistlines this is a pretty rare treat, but the perfect breakfast for another cold, snowy Sunday morning.

And because I can’t resist, a few photos of the Valentine’s Day flowers.

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Project 64: Indigo

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This week’s color at Project 64 is indigo. Indigo has always been one of my favorite colors. It was very easy to find in our house:

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1. Our couch 2. Bowl from Mexico 3. Ornate bowl my father bought for his mother when he was stationed in the Coast Guard during WW II 4. Our mantle decorations: indigo candles from Target, indigo in the quilt; indigo pitcher 5. My mother’s indigo cut glass vase 6. Jug with indigo design and indigo flowers 7. Indigo and yellow vase

And another indigo bowl with blueberries:

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Truth is there are other examples in nearly every room in the house. I doubt there’ll be another color that’s so prevalent here.

Make-It Monday 2

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My intention is to make a card for Papertrey’s Make-It Monday challenge each week. We’ve been so busy finishing the work on the dining room and living room that I didn’t even start the card until after dinner tonight. I wanted to try Nicole’s technique of shadowing with the Copic markers as well as using the vellum sentiment strip. I’m happy with the shadow technique but only mildly satisfied with the overall card, but that’s not a surprise since I’m doing this at the last minute! I scored a frame around the Raspberry Fizz cardstock with my Martha Stewart Scoreboard and used a piece of striped vellum from my stash for the sentiment. The pearls are Memory Box, but all the other supplies are from Papertrey Ink.

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Team-up Thursday: Blue

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I keep a little list on my desk of things I think I’d like to photograph. Blueberries has been there for awhile, and although we usually have some in the fridge I hadn’t gotten around to it. “Blue” was the perfect excuse, and you’ll see another shot of blueberries soon for a second challenge. Nancy took this shot of her brilliant blue pitcher in front of a photograph she took of blue flowers.

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Now, I’d like to see a bright blue sky, but although we have much warmer temperatures forecast for the next two days, there’s no sun in the forecast.

 

 

Sweet Shot Tuesday and P52

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I’m using the same shot again for Sweet Shot Tuesday and P52, and yes, once again, it’s a photo of a flower. I can’t help it, they’re the only thing around here that has any appeal by mid-February. This rose was part of a larger bouquet I bought at Wegmans, the local grocery store. Tracy surprised me with a beautiful arrangement of many different kinds of flowers yesterday, so I’m sure there’ll be another one next week!

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Here’s a shot of the whole bouquet. These are such a bargain and last for days!

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Project 64: Apricot

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I carried this crayon around with me for several days wondering when I would discover something that was apricot. It’s an odd shade and there’s nothing in my closet or jewelry box that comes close. The first thing I thought of was my great-aunt’s china which I inherited. And, yes, one of the flowers is pretty close.

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When I opened a package of dried apricots, they really looked too orange, but when I put the crayon next to them, it’s not bad.

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Then I was at the mall, and noticed the banner Anthropologie had hanging outside their store. VERY close, I’d say.

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But finally, on Friday night, we went to the George Eastman House for an opening of the new Civil War photography show. While we were there we wandered into the mansion where the annual Dutch Bulb Collection is in bloom. I have no idea what kind of flower this is, but the veins are definitely apricot, and it is a lovely, lovely flower.

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So in the end, I found quite a bit, and had some fun in the looking. I’m really enjoying this project, and both Tracy and Matt are on the lookout with me for the color of the week.

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PTI Anniversary Party: BIG Challenge

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I’m enjoying these Papertrey challenges. Today’s was to create a card with a BIG sentiment, focal point . . . I don’t have a lot of large stamps but I do have Big and Bold Wishes and used a similar repetition from an earlier challenge. I find I’m wanting to stamp in bright and cheerful colors to counteract the dreary snow and cold here.

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Cardstock:  Select White & Hawaiian Shores (PTI) and Romani (Basic Grey); Stamps: Big and Bold Wishes (PTI), Ribbon: Celebrate It (Michaels) and dotted from stash; Birthday candle (unknown).

Tags and Frames

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Today Papertrey Ink introduced new tag and frame stamps designed to coordinate with products they already have on the market. I love the versality of stamps like these. The challenge was to combine a tag with a frame. It’s been a very busy day so, fortunately, I had a tag and a frame already die-cut as well as a cute Teresa Collins star. It didn’t take too long to stamp and put it altogether. Eventually, I’ll probably put this on a birthday card.

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Except for the star and ribbon from my stash, all Papertrey Ink:  Pure Poppy and Select White cardstock, Fillable Frame #5, twine, Pure Poppy button.

PTI Button Challenge

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Today was the first day of the new release at Papertrey Ink. I absolutely love buttons and use them all the time in both cardmaking and scrapbooking, so the stamps and dies really appealed to me. The challenge today, then, was to use buttons. Betsy Veldman’s project this morning used fabric which inspired me to go buy some interfacing and try fabric with the Love Lives Here dies. I’m very happy with the way it worked out.

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Along with the Love Lives Here dies, I used a sentiment from the same set, a small kraft card by Paper Source and three heart buttons from my stash. I scored two lines between the die cuts and the sentiment. The fabric came from a fat quarter I picked up at JoAnne’s since years ago I got rid of almost all the fabric I had when I gave up sewing on a regular basis.

Team-up Thursday: Celebration

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Another interesting mix this week for “celebration.” I decided on Valentine sprinkles (haven’t made the cookies yet) and Nancy photographed one of Highland Ave’s snow sculptures. Thank goodness for folks who celebrate the winter around here. We need a few bright spots during the long, cold, snowy winters in Rochester!

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PTI Anniversary Party: Color Challenge

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This is my third post of the day since each challenge card for the PTI Anniversary Party requires a separate post. Today’s challenge is a color challenge. I wanted to get the card done right away since I’ll be out this afternoon. If I’m lucky I’ll have time to get another one done before the deadline. All these challenges are adding to my card collection so I should be well prepared when birthdays and other occasions come along. I chose Erin Lincoln’s colors: Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream, & Dark Chocolate. Sadly, I seem to need a lot of get-well cards recently so I went to one of my favorite sets for this–“Chair-ished.” The sentiment comes from the “On My Couch Additions” set, and the papers are all from the Green Tea Leaves collection.

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PTI Anniversary Party: Make It Monday-Take 2

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Scroll down one post for an explanation of this Papertrey Ink Anniversary Challenge. For this Go-To Sentiments card I decided to fill the Friendship Jar with thank-you messages. I stamped and cut a piece of Clearly Creative cardstock and fit it on top of the stamped messages. Sadly, it’s not too easy to see in the image.

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All products by Papertrey Ink: Cardstock: Kraft, Clearly Creative, and Select White; Twine; Dark Chocolate button; Stamps: Autumn Tags, Autumn Abundance, Beyond Basic Borders, Vintage Picnic, Take Three Summer, Mat Stack #3 Collection, Friendship Jar, & Year of the Flower: Violet