Friday, July 25, 2014

PTI July 2014 Blog Hop!









Happy Friday!  Today I am playing along with PTI July Blog Hop Challenge.  This month's challenge is an inspiration piece.  



 I took inspiration from the colors, the button cards, the gingham pattern, the distressed background, and the thread.  I inked distressed everything with the PTI chamomile vintage ink.  I used rustic white card stock for the base.  I used the more rustic side to the  linen & canvas impression plate to play on the more vintage rustic feel of the inspiration piece.

I die cut the Phrase Play in kraft, rustic white, aqua mist, and pure poppy.  I layered and placed all the letters making sure to ink distress the edges of all the little pieces as well.  For the bottom sentiment panel I used the rustic white and stamped in red the basic background: gingham.  I used the larger of the patterns.  I thought the pattern was too vibrant so I cut a vellum piece to lay over to mute the gingham a bit.  I stamped the sentiment from the Phrase Play #1 in Palette noir black ink.   I decided to use some Tombow Aqua liquid glue to adhere this piece.  The water glue and red ink created almost a red highlighted effect behind the sentiment.  I actually liked this look so kept it.   I finished my card with some aqua and red thread and a few clear sequins for accenting.

As always thanks so much for hopping by!

Betty







19 comments

  1. Love this Betty! Gingham is right up my little country heart alley!

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  2. The string is the perfect 'tie in' Betty! Darling card!

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  3. gorgeous card, betty... love all the ink distressing!!

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  4. Cuteness Betty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. super fun, love that we used the same Phrase Play but our cards are totally different!

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  6. Love the accent thread, it really pulls the card together!

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  7. Love this and think that I might need this Phrase Play die!

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  8. Awesome, Betty! Love the sequins!

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  9. Prefect take on this challenge!! Always love those wonderful Phrase Play dies.

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  10. Oh, I love this, Betty! Fabulous take on the inspiration photo!

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  11. Gorgeous card! Love the delicate thread in the back!

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  12. beautiful card! first I thought i don't need this die, but I do!! :-)

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  13. What a great interpretation of the picture Betty. Love your use of thread and sequins.

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  14. Awesome card, Betty!
    Thanks for sharing
    Susan

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  15. Great card Betty! It's CAS but yet you managed to pack it full of so many of the different elements of the inspiration photo...well done!! :0)

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  16. OH fabulous card! I love the inlaid dies and the string! So cute!!

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  17. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!! This is so SWEET!! I LOVE the FUN Design!! Such a GREAT take on the Challenge!! THANKS so much for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

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Thanks so much!

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