Papertrey Ink: 11TH ANNIVERSARY DAY 8: FEBRUARY RELEASE DAY 3 + COLOR CHALLENGE

Today is Papertrey Inks 8th day release and today is a COLOR CHALLENGE. I decided to play along (yahoooo, another day to play-I can't believe it! I barely have time to open my craft room door these days, let alone find time to play too!) Super excited to play along with this fun color challenge. Using the color recipe cards provided on the page (linked above), I chose to use Laurie Schmidlin's color recipe card, because I love the fun vibrant colors. This color combo includes:
PTI colors, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores, and Amethyst Allure. 

Oh, so much fun!!! I decided to make a friend a card who has been and is a huge part of the success of our mentor team at work. She supports us monthly with a team meeting and always has a positive twist to our many frustrations we face daily. I can't say loudly enough, how appreciative I am of her. 
I hope this card brings her bunches of colorful sunshine, just as she brings to our team!

I used PTI's Flower Power Stamp Set and Die, along with Stamper's Select White Cardstock, Green Parakeet Cardstock and 

Bitty Big: Green Parakeet Color Collection.   Here is a close-up of the details. Enjoy!!! Have a great day! Heidi

Papertrey Ink: 11th Anniversary Day 7: DIES – NO STAMPS! CHALLENGE

Hello Friends-

I am excited that I have found a day to create and play in my scrap room. With that, then came the decision of what I would create and what inspiration might I find when scouring my favorite designers and companies.

I am always excited to see what Papertrey Ink has in store and so I headed to their new blog to see what was new and exciting . This month they are celebrating their 11th Anniversary. On the 7th day release for the month, the challenge is to use ONLY dies to create the project.

Oh, my, no stamps? So, I started to scour my die collection from Papertrey and had many pulled out to pick from-oh-too overwhelming, so what was I to do? Well, I decided that since Valentines Day is this next week, what better card to create, than one of Love! With that thought in mind, I pulled all  my Valentine dies out and here is the end result. I am going to give this to my mom to tell her how much I love her and appreciate all she has done and does for me daily.

I used my Papertrey Ink - Cover Plate: Hearts Die for the background with Stampers Select White Cardstock. 

The patterned paper used on my card is from Authentiques "Lovely" collection. The card base is PTI Perfect Match Berry Sorbet Cardstock.

For the heart, I used the Enclosed: Heart Die with a scallop heart behind to accent it. I covered the center patterned paper with a vellum heart and then cut the word "Love" out of True Black Card-stock. 

For the flowers, I used PTI wool felts in  Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, and Simply Chartreuse. The buttons are also from PTI and are Hawaiian Shores and 

Sweet Blush.  I so enjoyed making this card and the process of creating, and I can't wait to give it to my mom this week to show her how much I care and appreciate her. I hope you enjoy it too! Happy Valentines Day to all, Heidi