Life Moments with Rita

Welcome...

  

Welcome to my little corner in web-world. Would you like a cup of tea?

Tiny Tag Thank You...

 
MFT's Pure Innocence cutie and Copic coloring practice...

Papertrey's Tiny Tags...toooo much fun!

Just a quick thank you card for a special friend.

Baby Girl...

 
Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday Challenge: Partial Embossing with Impression Plate

I wanted to see if I could make a card that featured just embossing...no ink (except a little Fresh Snow around the edges). A little ribbon, some pearls, and voila...embossing is the star of the card! Fun challenge this week. I wonder what next week's challenge will be...hmmm...

Believe in Magic...

 
Sunday afternoon...having fun with my crafting supplies:

Papertrey Favor Box die and Mat Stack die

PTI paper and buttons

Hero Arts background stamp

Lily of the Valley circle stamp

Pom pon character

Don't you just love rainy days at home in the craft room?

 

Circle of Friends...

 
Papertrey Ink's Sunshine Impression Plate was the perfect tool for this card. My Favorite Things (MFT) Girl Scout stamp set is a new release from the Pure Innocence line. I bought two sets...one for me and one for my mom. She has been in girl scouting for years...as a leader, cookie mom, service unit coordinator, and more. Won't she be surprised to see this little cutie next weekend? I love finding that perfect gift.

P.S....I am so excited because my copic skills are improving! Love the blended shadows I was able to achieve! Just goes to show...practice...practice...practice...don't give up!

Ribbon Storage...

 
How do you store your stash of Papertrey ribbon? I use the nugget tins because I get a lot of ribbon in a small space. The ribbon stays "unwrinkled" and I don't have a tangled mess to untie. I also like the clean look of the stacked tins next to the coordinating button jars. Leftover pieces of ribbon are tossed into a color-family glass jar. So far, this system is working for me.

With Love...

 
Make It Monday Challenge at Papertrey Ink: Partial Embossing with Impression Plates

I had so much fun creating this baby card with Love Lives Here stamp set and the Argyle Impression Plate...and a little peekover bear from my stash. I may have to mass produce this card in all my favorite PTI colors....hmmm....aqua mist, lavender moon,...back to the craft table...

Game Night Invite...PTI...Make It Monday

 

Make it Monday Challenge for Papertrey Ink

Not only am I trying out new techniques...I am actually using embellishments I've been "storing" for years. This card also gives you a peek at one of the new things I've been doing. I ordered the Project Life journaling cards (plain grid) and have been using PTI stamps to create my own cards for my PL pages.  Back to playing with impression plate possibilities...

Papertrey Challenge...Make It Monday

 
 
Which Papertrey impression plate is your favorite? The Make It Monday Challenge inspired me to use this gorgeous PTI impression plate for a special birthday girl.  The making of this card involved three PTI stamp sets, copic markers, number die, black enamel, glitter, Melon Berry, and a peek-over character (from my stash....Darcie's? lion). For PTI fans...can you name the stamp sets and impression plate?

 

A New Little Someone...

 
This is one of those cards that starts out as one idea and grows into something else. I've been experimenting with the Button Card stamps/dies and wanted to use a Button Bits stamp set as well. I'm also on this teddy bear kick...more about that another day...and I've been distressing all week because of the PTI Make It Monday challenge. Long story short...this card is one of those that I will revisit and play with...until I get it "just right." It's got something...it's just not quite right, yet.

Distressing...wouldn't you say?

 

One More Bear...

 
Last one...I promise!

More Make It Monday...

 
The Make It Monday challenge from Papertrey Ink was to distress the edges. I just can't stop inking up this adorable teddy bear from Baby Button Bits. The heart image is from Love Songs.

Today I chose distressed dots paper in four colors for this card. Too much fun! 

Now all I need is a stamp set with quotes from The Velveteen Rabbit about "being real" and "being loved" for the inside of these cards. Hmmm...may just have to work some computer magic for the inside sentiments. Gotta go grab some linen vellum to finish off the inside of this card...

Make It Monday Challenge...Card 2

 

One of my favorite books is the Velveteen Rabbit, the inspiration for this card. The distressed teddy bear is well-loved! The distressing technique in this week's Papertrey Ink challenge was the perfect way to make this card.

Lady Luck...

 
Just a fun card today, made while experimenting with Papertrey stamps and dies.

Make It Monday

 

For the Make It Monday challenge at Papertrey, Lisa Johnson demonstrated one of my favorite techniques--distressing! I just had to play along with a fun Thank You card. I used Lisa's Argyle background building stamp set, two different impression plates, felt-cut flower, button with embroidery floss, fresh snow ink, and extra touches from my stash. The tucked corner, the teddy bear peek0ver, the rick-rack...all in the pursuit of cute!

Copic Practice...

 

More blending on the birthday card from previous post. Better?