Sunday, October 25, 2009

PTI Blog Hop

It's time for another Papertrey Ink blog hop. Because this month's falls on the weekend, I had plenty of time to make a few projects! The theme this month: It's time for our annual Holiday Hop! Show us your best upcoming holiday plans for cards, gifts, wraps or whatever else you have up your sleeve!

I decided to make a few Christmas Cards.

First up: using a non-holiday set to make a holiday card. I thought these 2 images from Guidelines II would look Christmas-y in red and green. Add in a sentiment and a bit of embossing with nestabilities, and you've got yourself a quick holiday card!

Next up: using up more patterned paper. I've made a card somewhat similar to this one before, but I thought it'd be fun with different papers.
Finally, I really wanted to make a Christmas card using the colour pink. Using that as my inspiration, I decided it'd be fun to combine the Fancy Flourishes with some snowflakes, making a blustery winter scene.

Supplies: Stamps: Fancy Flourishes, Snowflake Snowflake, Tree Trimmings Trio, Guidelines II Ink: Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate, Gold, Ripe Avocado, Garnet Jewel Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream Accessories, etc. pop dots, pearls, gold cord, rectangle nestabilities

50 comments:

  1. I like your pink snow flake card! Very good idea!!

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous! I'd love to know how you used the rectangular nestabilities to do the embossing on the first card. I've only embossed after I've cut out the shape first with the nestie and LOVE how this looks with the rectangle embossed right on the card.

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  3. Wow, these are so beautiful, I cannot pick a favorite :)

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  4. OMGosh I LOVE all of these - I think that CAS is one of my faves and the presents are so clever - then there is the flourishes card! WOW - how pretty is that.

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  5. those presents are too cute and love the first cas card with the nesties- beautiful!

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  6. Great CAS cards!! I love them all, but I think maybe the one with the present out of holly paper is my favorite.

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  7. Stunning cards! The first one pops! Love it!

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  8. These are simply beautiful. Some of the nicest I have seen tonight.

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  9. Great cards! The first one is simply stunning!

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  10. very nice. I love the CAS cards. The first one is my fav. I love how you used the embossed rectangle and the GL2.

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  11. EEK love LOVE those mini boxes on the card...and love what you did with the Guide Lines images and the embossing on the first one!

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  12. Wow Natasha, perfection as per usual! Love you work!

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  13. Love the simplicity of all the cards! I think my favorite one is the first one...gotta love Guidelines! :)

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  14. These are all pretty, really love the first one, it's very striking!

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  15. you're so brilliant, girl! LOVE the CAS style of them. Purty, purty! tfs! oh, and thanks, another reason to finally make myself get that guidelines set.

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  16. Love your cards! Simple, uncluttered and elegant.Thanks for sharing!

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  17. All these are just beautiful!

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  18. I love how you used guidelines for a Christmas card and your pink card is stunning!

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  19. I can't pick a favorite. These are all such great CAS cards!!!

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  20. All of your cards are stunning!!

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  21. These are all really fantastic. Love the little presents...so clean....and the scoring or however you did that on the white card is super.

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  22. Your pink card is awesome! Definitely looks like a blustery winter scene!

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  23. wow, the simplicity is so elegant!!

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  24. These cards are super duper awesome!!! tfs!!

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  25. Nice job on all of them. I especially like the first 2 though! Love the clean and simple look of them.

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  26. Okay, I gotta tell you I may just have to steal that 1st card idea -- I totally LOVE the simple elegance you've created here! I like NOT buying a lot of Christmas-specific sets & not be able to use them year-round -- this is just gorgeous perfection. I always tend to forget what just embossing the Nesties does for simple elegance too!!!

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  27. I love all of these! The first is probably my favorite, but those pink snowflakes are genius! Great ideas!

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  28. I love these cards! They're all so polished and subtle and lovely. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  29. Those look great, and I'm impressed by the embossing too. I like the snowflakes in pink, wow!

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  30. So pretty!! Love your pink snowfalke card!

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  31. All 3 of your cards are awesome! So clean & classy...love it!!! TFS! :-)

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  32. Love all three of them but I think maybe the pink swirls are my favorite. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  33. What a beautiful set of simple, yet elegant set of cards! I am always envious of people who can make these type of cards! :) TFS

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  34. Oh so pretty! No, some of us can't get things so straight, so your first might not be quick and easy for me, lol...but it sure is gorgeous!

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  35. I love them all!! Especially the pink snowflakes!!

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  36. oooo, these are beautiful!! so clever!

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  37. Oh what stunning cards! I love the embossed frame - it really does give such a professional touch!
    TFS!
    Aimes
    x

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  38. These are all so wonderful!! Love the CAS lines.

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  39. These are awesome! I love how CAS they are! I may have to CASE one or two! :)

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  40. Wow these are all fantastic... so clean and graphic!

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  41. Wow - I just love your embossed Christmas card - just stunning and I have to have a go at trying that out!

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  42. I love all three cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  43. Lovin' all of these!!! The Christmas present idea is adorable and seems like a quick card to make....if you need lots of 'em!

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  44. WOW!! They look all so simple and beautiful. Gorgeous, Natasha :)

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  45. I love the middle two!! So great!!!!

    -Shauna :)

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  46. Love both of these, Natasha. The first one is so CAS - just perfect!

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  47. Great cards, all of them, Natasha. Great idea to combine the flourishes with the snowflakes; perfect in pink, too. And I love the first one with Guidelines 2 images in red and green. Such fabulous work!

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