Challenge: Congrats (Team GB!)

Hello!

Welcome to a shiny new challenge here on A Passion for Papertrey!

Us gals are in a very celebratory mood after a very successful Olympics - we don't want it to end! We certainly feel very proud of Team GBs achievements so with this in mind, we're asking you to create projects with a congrats theme this fortnight.

Now don't worry, you don't have to dedicate your card to Team GB if you aren't a fan of the Olympics - just stick with the theme and use at least one PTI product to join in the fun :)

For my card I used a set that I haven't inked up for ages. Happy Trails is such a sweet set, I should give it more inky love every now and again:

Card Deets
{let your dreams take flight}
Stamps: Happy Trails (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Tuxedo Black, London Fog (Memento)
Cardstock: Enchanted Evening, White (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Lemon Tart Bitty Box Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Lemon Tart Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen and Canvas Impression Plate (Papertrey Ink)/Cuttlebug (Provocraft)/Copic Marker

I feel this card has a congrats theme even though the sentiment doesn't literally say 'Congrats'. I'm thinking of using this for an exam congrats or a card to celebrate the start of college/university. Oh those were the days *sigh*  LOL!

Over to Caryn:

Well this challenge made me want to reach for my Scattered Showers set - one of my all-time favourites.  This could be for a bridal shower or baby shower perhaps - or just a general congrats card!  The layout is actually from this weeks Retro Sketches challenge which you can see here.  The little fabric heart on the umbrella is actually cut from Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon with the hearts border die - it cut surprisingly well!

 

Recipe: {Congratulations}

STAMPS: Scattered Showers.
INK: Aqua Mist, Ripe Avacado, Smokey Shadow.
DIES: Scattered Showers, Heart Border, Mat Stack 4, Canvas Impression Plate.
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream, Rustic Cream, Ripe Avacado, Green Tea Leaves pp.
OTHER: Ripe Avacado button, felt, Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon.

Kate will be joining as soon as she has access to her crafty supplies! :)


So fancy joining in the fun with us? One randomly selected peep will win a $5 PTI Gift Certificate!


Here are the deets - check 'em out before you ink along with us! :)

* Enter as any times as you wish! All entries must contain at least one PTI product to qualify and can cater for as many different challenges as you please! (please state what is PTI as sometimes it's hard for us to see...)
 

 * All entries must be newly created (well, new to Blogland anyways!). Please don't link to old posts that might happen to fit the brief of the challenge!! Please leave a link back to this challenge on your entry too :)

 
 * To enter, use our inlinkz thingy at the bottom of this post. Please leave the correct URL for your entry post and not just your generic blog address! If you're having problems then just leave a comment with a link to your post featuring the project on your blog or online gallery.
 * Worldwide entries are more than welcome to share the inspiration and can be in with a chance of being a Top 3 PTI Passionista, but unfortunately prizes can only be shipped within Europe! 

* Challenge closes on Monday, September 3rd 2012 at 9.00am BST

 * As well as a randomly picked winner, we'll select the top three creations we like the most and feature them on the Blog. The top three PTI Passionistas will have chance to display a Top 3 Passionista Blinkie on their own blog.!

We can't wait to see what you create!

Aimes, Caryn & Kate
xxx

Winner, winner.....

Hey!

Happy Monday! It could be extra happy for you as we announce the winner and Top 3 PTI Passionistas of our past challenge. We had on overwhelming amount of entries; thanks to everyone who joined in the fun with us!

So the randomly selected winner of the cutie pie punny sentiments set is:



Number 15 which is lucky for Sandie! Congrats Sandie! Email us your postal addy to apassionforpapertrey(at)yahoo(dot)com and we'll get that set out to you!

Now for our Top 3 PTI Passionistas. We wanted to add more to our Top 3 with so many fabulous entries to choose from - you made our choices hard but we finally narrowed it down to the following:


Lee had us embracing the summer even more with those super cute flip flops! What a fun, summery way to say hello!

Gerdine made our jaws drop with her beautiful baby card. So soft, pretty and delicate!

Erin grabbed our eyes with this fun CAS card with super stamping. We also loved the added touch of the decorative edge!

Congrats ladies! If you need a blinkie and we can get it working, then pop us and email and we'll try our best to get it to you in working order (still got to get my resident geek to look at it properly!) Resident geek is a wonder! Find the working code in the left hand column :)

Thanks once again to everyone who played along with us! We hope you can join us again as we introduce a shiny new challenge tomorrow!

Aimes, Caryn & Kate
xxx

Challenge - Take Your Pick!!

Hello one and all and welcome to a spanking (yes, I have been reading FSOG) new challenge here at A Passion For Papertrey.  This time we're asking you to Take Your Pick from the many (or few) PTI supplies you have and come up with something fabulous!!  It doesn't just have to be a card - as long as you've got some PTI lovliness in there somewhere we'll be happy!!

This year I was able to make great use of my alphabet dies when making my Thank You Teacher cards. I have realised though that I really do need to order the upper case set too!!!  The Fruit Fusion: Apple set also comes in very useful for these cards too!

 

Thank you {teacher}

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Fruit Fusion : Apple, Say It With Style.
Cardstock: Stampers select: White, Raspberry Fizz, 
Ink: Spring Moss, Raspberry Fizz
Dies: Block alphabet, fruit fusion apple, framed out1


Over to Kate: "It's been a while since I had to make a baby card but some dear friends of mine recently welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world so I grabbed my Bitty Baby Blessings - can you believe I bought this when it was released in 2008!! Where does the time go?!!"





Card details:
Stamps: Bitty Baby Blessings/Think Big Favorites 5
Card: Stamper's Select White/Spring Rain
Ink: Memento Black
Other: blue gingham ribbon/Copic sketch markers

Over to Aimes: "I've been playing around with my embossing powder and heat gun to come up with a simple thank you card for my stash:

Card Deets
Stamps: Peaceful Garden (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Versamark
Cardstock: Royal Velvet, Fine Linen (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Gold Detail Embossing Powder (Stampendous)/Vintage Cream Satin Ribbon (Papertrey Ink)

Isn't it apt that I've used gold embossing powder when you think of how well Team GB are doing in the Olympics! *wink* 

The prize this time is this cute little punny sentiment set: Lighten Up Sentiments



Here are all the details you'll need to know about entering:

 * Enter as any times as you wish! All entries must contain at least one PTI product to qualify and can cater for as many different challenges as you please! (please state what is PTI as sometimes it's hard for us to see...)
 

 * All entries must be newly created (well, new to Blogland anyways!). Please don't link to old posts that might happen to fit the brief of the challenge!! Please leave a link back to this challenge on your entry too :)

 
 * To enter, use our inlinkz thingy at the bottom of this post. Please leave the correct URL for your entry post and not just your generic blog address! If you're having problems then just leave a comment with a link to your post featuring the project on your blog or online gallery.

 * Worldwide entries are more than welcome to share the inspiration and can be in with a chance of being a Top 3 PTI Passionista, but unfortunately prizes can only be shipped within Europe! 

* Challenge closes on Monday, August 20th 2012 at 9.00am BST

 * As well as a randomly picked winner, we'll select the top three creations we like the most and feature them on the Blog. The top three PTI Passionistas will have chance to display a Top 3 Passionista Blinkie on their own blog.!

Happy Stamping!

Caryn, Kate and Aimes xxx

A Winner

Hey!

We're taking a brief break from the excitement of the Olympics to announce the winner of our Summertime Challenge. A huge thanks to everyone that joined in the inky fun!

So without further ado, the winner of two gorgeous spools of PTI ribbon is:

Here are your random numbers:

4 

Timestamp: 2012-08-06 13:30:41 UTC

Number 4 which means Micholla is our lucky winner! Congrats, Micholla! Email us your postal addy and we'll get that gorgeous ribbon out to ya!

Now for our Top 3! We definitely felt the summer vibe through your wonderful entries and narrowed our choices down to the following:


Jean: A fabulous CAS design and those beautiful butterflies help to create the perfect visual triangle around the sentiment

Cassie: Wow! Cassie is really packing a punch with colour and gives her card real energy!

Nerina: What's summer without some sunshine? Well if you can't get the real deal, the sunshine on Nerina's card is the next best thing!

Congrats ladies! If you need the code for a Top 3 blinkie, then pop us an email and send it to you (bear in mind it's being slightly naughty at the moment though!)

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to link up their creations. We hope you can join us for a new challenge tomorrow! :)

Aimes, Kate & Caryn
xxx