A Winner!

Time to draw a winner from our last challenge which saw all of your easily create something fabulous even out of your comfort zone! Some of you were so brave: delving into styles that I'm still kinda afraid of...eek!

So who did random.org pick as our winner?

Drumroll please....

Here are your random numbers:

14

Timestamp: 2011-01-25 18:29:57 UTC

Which means that Rachel is our winner! Congrats, Rachel you've just won a sweet stamp set! Email us your postal addy and we'll get that set out to ya!

And now for our Top 3 PTI Passionistas. Well you all proved that it pays to go out of your comfort zone sometimes, and these particular creations really highlighted just that:


Vicki was brave and dared to stamp on to acetate. What a fabulous effect, wouldn't you agree? It's definitely got us thinking about playing with acetate more...maybe even daring to apply ink to it now!

Alicia was willing to try her patience and have a go at lining up her stamp to create this super background. It totally emphasises the circular focal point! Definitely worth all the patience we think!

Tina thew herself into the shabby-chic style with her own CAS twist thrown in for good measure to produce this gorgeous card. We especially love the distressed edges and trim that add that shabby-chic element.

Congrats ladies! If you'd like our Top 3 blinkie to blink with pride on your blog, then feel free to pop us an email (apassionforpapertrey@yahoo.co.uk) and we'll send you the code!

Now maybe you'll want to go back to your comfort zones for a bit after pushing yourself out of them and I can't think of a better way to do this than play along with our new challenge! *wink*

Aimes, Kate & Caryn
xxx

Sweet inspiration!

Hey folks, happy Monday and welcome to a brand new challenge. This week we have a yummy scrummy photo-inspiration challenge for you. The photo has come from an amazing blog, Glorious Treats - I recommend a visit - WOW! Here's what Kate has picked to get our creative juices flowing:


I knew as soon as I saw it that my card would have to feature my beloved Heart Prints set. I also used the Banner Builder set for the first time too - love it! The patterned paper is from the Simple Valentine collection which is just a perfect match to the designs on some of the cookies in the photo. Mmmmmm, cookies!

Caryn xxx


Card Details
I {heart} U
Stamps: Heart Prints, Banner Builder
Ink: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst
Cardstock: True Black
Patterned Paper: Simple Valentine
Ribbon: Hibiscus Burst
Accesories: 1 3/4 " circle punch,

Over to Aimes
"Well I had a trusty old set sat on my table from a previous inky session: Around and About Sentiments. I forget just how sweet that set is and I found it totally fitted in with this fortnight's challenge!

Card Deets
{Thinking of you}
Stamps: Around & About Sentiments
Ink: Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White
Accessories: Dark Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon/Glossy Accents/Cuttlebug/Nestabilities/Chompy! (Corner Chomper)

Wouldn't you agree? If you've got this set, you'll realise that this is a tiny card: I have to confess that in my book when it comes to cards the smaller the sweeter :D Ooh and a good dollop of Glossy Accents also helps sweeten up that larger heart with some super shiny goodness - though my photography struggles to capture it!"

Over to Kate: "Like Caryn the gorgeous photo made my head straight for my Simple Valentine papers and Heart Print stamp set. I kept it CAS - just the way I like it ;)"


Recipe:

Stamps - Heart Prints
Ink - Pure Poppy/Versafine Black
Card - Stamper's Select White/Dark Chocolate/Raspberry Fizz
Paper - Simple Valentine
Other - Corner Chomper/Heart Punch/Ric-Rac Die/Raspberry Fizz button

And what could I win we hear you say?! Well our prize this week is this fabulous PTI stamp set:





Here are the challenge deets:
* All entries must contain at least one PTI product to qualify (please state what is PTI as sometimes for us it's hard to tell :D)

* To enter, use our inlinkz thingy at the bottom of this post (be aware that we've got a new linky thingy!). 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, February 7th 2011 at 9.00am GMT

* 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 come up with!

Caryn, Aimes & Kate xxx

Just for YOU!

Happy weekend, Peeps!

Anyone up to anything interesting this weekend? I'm grateful for the nice little lie-in, the relaxed breakfast of Fluff! on toast in my PJs and checkin out blogland so far before I get inky in my corner later today (that's after I've tidied it up a bit *wink*)

But lemme share a mini card with you first:


This is a real mini card measuring only 2.5" square - it's so little that I think I may lose it! I've decided to dedicate this card to YOU. I can't quite believe it, but we've hit 400 followers here on A Passion for Papertrey this week (no doubt the number will fluctuate, but at the time of typing this, it's 400!) so thank you for all your support, encouraging comments, and participation in our challenges!

Speaking of which, if you haven't already played along with our current challenge there's still time! I'm loving the entries we've had so far...

Right, I'm now off to tidy up my creative mess :)

Aimes
x

Card Deets
{Just for You}
Stamps: Around and About Sentiments (Papertrey Ink)/Ledger (Hero Arts)
Ink: Antique Linen (Distress Inks)/Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: 2009 Bitty Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Notebook Border Punch (EK Success)/Bling (Hero Arts)/Glossy Accents/White Ribbon Twine (Papertrey Ink)/Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart)

Out of Your Comfort Zone!

Welcome to another challenge here on A Passion for Papertrey! We all have styles that we're comfortable with and that we turn to almost every time we sit down to craft. But today we're going to be little bit tough on you and ask you to break out of that comfort zone and come up with a card or other papercrafting project that pushes back those boundaries!

Like all crafters I have colours that I love working with and colours I strongly dislike working with so for my sample I chose to work with the colour that challenges me the most.... purple! My style definitely leans more towards CAS than anything else so I tried to go a little bit vintage-y too - with some distressing, lace and distress inks. It certainly took me way out of my comfort zone but I have to say I don't dislike it as much as I thought I would!




Recipe:

Stamps: Studio Style
Card: Plum Pudding/Vintage Cream
Paper: Guide Lines
Ink: Memento Black/Antique Linen Distress Ink
Other: Copic Sketch Markers/lace/Plum Pudding Button/Nestabilities/Distressing Tool

Over to Aimes:
"Hmmmm...well I had a tough time thinking what exactly was out of my comfort zone. For those of you thinking I immersed myself in my feared colour, Melon Berry, I'm sorry to disappoint but I wasn't feeling quite that brave! LOL! Instead I went girly, girl without a bit of green in sight *wink*

Card Deets
{I Love You}
All Papertrey Ink unless stated
Stamps: Damask Designs
Ink: Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush/Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Cardstock: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Sweet Blush
Accessories: Pure Poppy Grosgrain Ribbon, Pure Poppy Buttons, Mat Stack 2 Die, Cuttlebug

Kinda slushy and lovey dovey is not my style but I have to say I kinda like how those bold colours work together! Who knows...perhaps I'll experiment a little more with bold colours now I'm not so scared of 'em!"

Poor Caryn is ill and so will be back with her creation soon. Get well soon, hun!
EDITED TO ADD:

At last here I am with my card for our current challenge.  I'm sorry for the delay but it seems that having 24 hours go missing out of your life makes the next 3 days a million times busier!!

When I thought of this challenge I immediately thought of the large rose stamp from the YOF: Roses set.  I have had it for ages and SOO wanted to use it but I have been intimidated by it's size!!  I decided to break it out of it's confinement and used it with the spotty Berry Sorbet paper from the Pink Patterns paper collection.  I added a wee bit of dimension by colouring the inner parts of the petals with a peach ProMarker.  This is for my lovely sister in law Pippa - hope she likes it!!



Happy Birthday To You

All Papertrey Ink unless stated

Stamps: YOF: Roses

Ink: Versamark and Memento Black

Cardstock: Spring Moss

Patterned Paper: Pink Patterns and Pretty Pastels

Accessories: Berry Sorbet satin ribbon, White filligree embossing powder, ProMarkers.

So are you ready to craft out of your comfort zone and have the chance of winning this fabulous stamp set?! -




Here are
the deets:
* All entries must contain at least one PTI product to qualify (please state what is PTI as sometimes for us it's hard to tell :D)

* To enter, use our inlinkz thingy at the bottom of this post (be aware that we've got a new linky thingy!). 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, January 24th 2011 at 9.00am GMT

* 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 come up with!

Kates, Aimes and Caryn
xxx

Our winners!

A big welcome to our first winners' announcement of 2011 - I hope you're all geared up for a fabulous year of crafting ahead!?! A huge thank you to everyone who entered our background stamping challenge - if you ever need inspiration for using your background stamps just have a browse through our fabulous entries!

So let's find out who our winner is shall we?!.....

Here are your random numbers:

6

Timestamp: 2011-01-10 17:30:53 UTC

(Random.org)

....Karin! Congratulations Karin, please email your postal address to us at apassionforpapertrey@yahoo.co.uk and we'll send you your prize!

Yet again it was a tough job narrowing down the rest of the entries to choose our Top 3 PTI Passionistas but we got there in the end!:



1) Beverley - Beverley's colour scheme just wowed us! How about those zingy polka dots for brightening up a dull winter's day?!

2) Tessan - We just adored Tessan's use of the stars and moon from Night Night Moon - I'm definitely going to be case-ing this card!

3) Dawn - Who can resist some super-sweet argyle for a baby card?! Dawn stamped hers beautifully didn't she?!

Congrats ladies! If you would like a blinkie to blink with pride on your blog then drop us an email for the code.

Thank you again for playing along - check back later for our next challenge!

Kate, Aimes and Caryn xxx

Happy New Year from me too!

Thought I'd pop on to share my warmest wishes with you all for a very happy and healthy 2011 to come.  I am always so sad at the prospect the "de-christmasification" and try to put it off for as long as possible.  So, to keep it going here's one last Christmas card from me.  I used Wreath for All Seasons, Signature Christmas and Framed.

 
Hugs,
Caryn xxx

Farewell 2010!

Hello everyone and a very happy new year's eve to you all! My turn to send out some heartfelt thanks for all the support you've given A Passion for Papertrey over the past year and to also wish you all a wonderful night and all the very very best for 2011!

Unfortunately I've been laid up in bed for the past four days with flu so there'll be no partying for me tonight (sob!) but I'll be thinking of all you revellers as I snuggle up in front of my fire! Being ill has meant no crafty time for me since Christmas, so I thought I'd share some of my Christmas cards that I didn't get round to posting before last weekend - if you can handle a few more festive projects?? (If you can't look away now!)

This was one of designs - I made more than 50 of these!


Here are a few:


Recipe:
Stamps: Tiny Treats Christmas
Card: Vintage Cream/Kraft/Aqua Mist
Ink: Soft Sky (SU)/Memento Black
Other: Mat Stack 1 Die/Snowflake Cuttlebug Embossing Folder/Copic Sketch Markers

And a super simple CAS card:



Another mass production line:


Recipe:
Stamps: Peaceful Poinsettia/Fancy Flourishes
Card: Purely Pomegranate (SU)
Ink: Versafine Black/Versamark/Purely Pomegranate
Other: Mat Stack 4 Die/Corner Chomper

That's all folks! No more Christmas! Roll on 2011 and here's to a fabulous year!

Kate x

Celebrate with Cake!

Time to celebrate the ending of a year and beginning of a New year! I know that on behalf of Kate and Caryn as well as myself that we'd like to thank you for all your wonderful support on this li'l blog of ours. We truly appreciate it! You've made 2010 a year to remember!

How about a card to celebrate?

OK, so it's not a fabulous New Year's card. In fact, it's a wedding card I made for the fabulous snowy wedding my guy and I attended on the 27th. But we could all get stuck in with that cake whatever the occasion, right?!

So whether you're celebrating with friends or family, out and about or snuggled up indoors, have a fabulous New Year and we'll see you in 2011....!

Aimes, Caryn and Kate
xxx

Card Deets
{Celebrate}
Stamps: Damask Designs
Ink: London Fog (Memento)
Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, White Shimmer (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Clear Gems (Hero Arts)/Cuttlebug/Swirls Embossing Folder (Provocraft)/Fresh Snow Satin Ribbon, Polka Dot Impression Plate (Papertrey Ink)/Chompy (Corner Chomper)

A Winner!

Thank you so much for all your wonderful entries for our Perfectly Pretty Pearls challenge - we were so happy to see so many of you play along with us during what is a super busy time of year!

We won't keep you any longer though - let's see who Random.org selected as the lucky winner of the Fillable Frames #6 Stamp Set....

Here are your random numbers:

9

Timestamp: 2010-12-29 00:51:24 UTC

Which means that Mandy is our winner! Congrats, Mandy! Email us your snail mail addy and we'll get that sweet stamp set posted out to ya!

And now for our Top 3 PTI Passionistas:


Imke - Imke's tags look amazing and are even better when you know they've been created from scraps! What a way to make the gift really special.

Lorena - Lorena's card just screams Christmas to us. We loved her clever use of the Christmas tree and the gorgeous paper pieced chair and lamp. The pearls on the tree make the perfect baubles too!

Chris - We loved the mixture of textures on Chris' tea for two card. The subtle use of the woodgrain background on the mat makes the focal point just pop. Fabulous colour combo too!

Congrats ladies! If you would like a blinkie to blink with pride on your blog then drop us an email for the code.

Here's hoping you can all find time to join us with our new challenge: there's another sweet stamp set up for grabs y'know *wink*

Caryn, Aimes, Kate and Aga
xxxx

Background Basics...

Ahhh! Christmas: the presents have been unwrapped, the turkey has been cooked (and a month's worth remains in the fridge), and I've still got numb fingers from building lots of Lego toys with my nieces a nephews! Love it! I hope you've all had a happy Holiday
too!

Apologies for this challenge being posted later than usual: straight after Christmas I had a birthday to celebrate and a very snowy wedding to attend! I'm still recovering from the drinking, eating, celebrating and socialising (not necessarily in that order) that I can't believe I've even managed to get my head around posting this challenge!

We know it's still a super busy time of year so our challenge is pretty simple to join along with if you're lucky enough to find a few spare, inky moments *wink* For this fortnight's challenge we'd like to see how you use your background stamp sets on your projects. Don't own a background set? Then get creative and make your own if you fancy it!

My example is actually the card I gave to my mum for her Birthday (celebrated on Boxing Day so it's present galore all over again for us!)

Card Deets
{happy biRthDay}
Stamps: Birthday Bash Sentiments, Polka Dot Basics II
Ink: Spring Rain (Papertrey Ink)/London Fog (Memento)
Cardstock: White and Pink Shimmer Cardstock (Papetrey Ink)
Accessories: Fresh Snow Satin Ribbon (Papertrey Ink)/Chompy (Corner Rounder)/Ribbon (Scraps!)/Clear Gem (Hero Arts)

I do think Polka Dot Basics II is my most favourite background stamp set ever (don't tell my other sets that though!) nothing like a few polka dots to add an element of fun to a project!

Over to Kate:

"A very Happy Christmas to you all! I hope everyone has had a happy and peaceful few days, and now the festivities have quietened down a bit maybe you're even finding time to sneak into your craft room! My samples for this challenge are some Christmas cards I made a few weeks ago - I went for a slightly unusual Christmas colour (Hawai'in Shores) then like the card (and the speed with which it came together!) that I made a few more in other PTI colours:

Hawai'in Shores:


Ocean Tides:


Enchanted Evening:


Raspberry Fizz:


Recipe:

Stamps: Peaceful Poinsettia (background stamp)/2010 Holiday Tags
Ink: Fresh Snow/Versafine Black
Other: Adhesive Gems/Mat Stack 3 Die/White Grosgrain Ribbon

Over to Caryn:

"Hi there folks and a happy holiday season to you all. We have had another fantastic Christmas in our house and once again everyone is feeling very happy and a bit spoiled - me included! My card sample this week is, I'm sorry to say, ANOTHER Christmas card!! I know, probably the last thing you all want to see now but all I've made recently are Christmas cards, I can't think about anything else at this time of year. This card features the Big and Bold Holiday Wishes and Background Basics: Christmas sets. I love that little peppermint background stamp! Now I promise my next challenge card won't be a Christmas card - although I fully intend to make them throughout the year so there's no panicking at the end as usual!!"


And as our featured stamper for December, here's Aga:

"I love stamping custom backgrounds. It's a quick and easy way to create your own patterned paper and it gives you an almost endless possibility to create something unique!

Here are my samples of background stamping: two cards I made using one stamp from Guide Lines set. The sentiment comes from Blooming Button Bits set. Both are super quick and easy to make!"



So what else could tempt you to play along with us this fortnight? Well how about a sweet little stamp set:
Yup, one randomly selected European peep could be the owner of this new Signature Series: Cupcake mini stamp set!

Ready to play along? I hope so! Here's the deets:
* All entries must contain at least one PTI product to qualify (please state what is PTI as sometimes for us it's hard to tell :D)

* To enter, use our inlinkz thingy at the bottom of this post (be aware that we've got a text based linky thing and not a piccy one at the moment!). 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, January 10th 2011 at 9.00am GMT

* 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 come up with!

Aimes, Kate, Caryn & Aga
xxxx

Christmas cards without Christmas Stamps!

***This post comes courtesy of our Featured Stamper, Aga!***

Hello!

I’m just popping in to share one of my last Christmas cards. My passion for PTI began not so long ago and for this reason my collection of stamps is still quite modest. When I started my holiday card making season I sadly discovered that I don’t have any PTI Christmas stamps. Therefore, I've challenged myself to create a holiday card without any holiday stamps.

My recipe is: 1 stamp from Guide Lines set, leaves and ‘joy’ sentiment from Blooming Button Bits set, a pinch of red embossing powder, white gel pen and few silver rhinestones to decorate. I made this card using one of the sketches from Paper Craft Magazine’s “Go to Sketches” issue. I’m wondering what you think about the result:

I am enjoying my time with my family in Poland and I hope you have a great holiday time too!

Thank you for stopping by!

Aga

Our winners!

Apologies for the delay in announcing the winners of our Christmas Theme challenges - the run-up to Christmas really is taking over isn't it?! Thank you for all the truly fabulous entries to our festive challenge, it was a real joy to browse through all your wonderful and inspiring creations!

So let's get down to it shall we ;) The winner of that super-cute Fly Away stamp set is...


Here are your random numbers:

6

Timestamp: 2010-12-15 18:49:38 UTC

(Random.org)

...Imke! A big congratulations Imke! Please email your postal address to apassionforpapertrey@yahoo.co.uk and we'll pop your prize in the post asap.

We found it especially tough to pick our Top 3 PTI Passionistas this time round, maybe we should make it a top ten?!! Anyway, we finally narrowed it down to these fabulous creations!

- KimB - We fell in love with Kim's adorable treat boxes using the Tiny Treats: Christmas set - she even made girls and boys versions!!

-Tina - Tina's card is so stylish - with that fabulous bow hanging from the wreath balanced with the embossed woodgrain effect. Gorgeous!

-Linda - Just look at Linda's work of art! She's pulled together so many elements to create such an orginal and tactile card, thank you for the inspiration Linda!

Congratulations ladies! If you'd like to have our blinkie adorn your blog just drop us an email to apassionforpapertrey@yahoo.co.uk and we'll give you the code you need.

Thank you all again for playing along - we hope you can join our current challenge!

Kate, Aimes, Caryn & Aga xxxx

Perfectly Pretty Pearls

Hi, Caryn here.

Firstly - sorry this is appearing a bit late - I've been suffering a wee bit with the lurgy over the last few days and thought we still had another week to run on our last challenge!! Oops! Luckily I was organised enough to have my card made so without further ado, here we are with our new challenge Pretty Pearls. As usual you can interpret this as you wish but we want to see you using pearls in some way on your creation (which must incorporate at least one Papertrey Ink product).

I am still in Christmas card-making mode at the moment so my card is another festive one! I used my beloved Peaceful Poinsettia set along with Big and Bold Holiday Wishes. The image and sentiment have been stamped in Versamark and then embossed in white filligree powder. I am loving this colour combo of Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist and Kraft - loads of my cards this year have used it! Caryn x

Recipe:
Stamps: Peaceful Poinsettia/Big and Bold Holiday Wishes
Ink: Versamark
Card: Kraft/ Aqua Mist/Pure Poppy/Spring Moss
Other: White Filligree embossong powder/Martha Stewart Edge punch/adhesive pearls and gem/Nestabilities: Lacy Circles and Standard Circles

Here's Kate:
"My mum asked me to make some cards for her this Christmas and for two of the three designs I used the Wreath for All Seasons set, I can see this becoming one of my most-used PTI sets! The gaps in the wreath design just calls out for some pearly berries!"

Here's a close up of the pearls:

I'd better make a start on my own cards now!

Recipe:
Stamps: Wreath for All Seasons/2010 Holiday Tags
Ink: Purely Pomegranite (SU), Versafine Black
Card: Vintage Cream/Purely Pomegranite (SU)
Other: Cuttlebug embossing folder/Purely Pomegranite ribbon (SU)/Adhesive Pearls/Rustic Twine/Mat Stack 4 die.

Over to Aimes
"OK. So I am in the middle of a huge panic. Breathe, Aimes. Breathe! It's only 11 days until Christmas and I'm still making Christmas cards! *Argh!* Still, I like to tell myself it's because I'm at my 'most creative' when I'm under more pressure - ha!

So here is my 'pearly' creation:


I've kinda cheated - hope you'll forgive me. I know you've seen this card layout before (for the last challenge) and I'm using it again for my example for this challenge. I think the change of colours and the pearly touches certainly make it different from my other two....well it's more girly anyways!"

Card Deets
{We Wish you a Merry Christmas}
Stamps: Holiday Signature Greetings, Fancy Flourishes (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: Spring Rain, Sweet Blush, White Shimmer Cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Snowflake Die (Provocraft)/Nestabilities/Fresh Snow Satin Ribbon and Spring Rain Button (Papertrey Ink)/Pearls (Hero Arts)/'Chompy' (Corner Chomper!)

As our featured stamper for December, here's Aga's fabulous take on the challenge:

“I've always been a fan of red berries on Christmas cards. There's something so pretty about them. To create my card I used the leaves from the Blooming Button Bits set with white embossing powder and red pearls. Don't they look cute together? I also added a baker's twine, printed sentiment and a piece of red punched border.”


Ready to play along? Here are the deets:

Here are the deets:
* All entries must contain at least one PTI product to qualify (please state what is PTI as sometimes for us it's hard to tell :D)

* 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, December 27th 2010 at 9.00am GMT

* 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.

So here's what you can win - A Fillable Frames #6 stamp set.

We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Caryn, Kate, Aimes and Aga
xxxx

Christmas Treats.

Hey there, just popping in to share a card I put together using my Tiny Treats: Christmas set.  Although I haven't owned it very long it's become one of my most used sets over the past few weeks!  I coloured each of the little images with ProMarkers and added a tiny bit of bling to each one (not that you can tell in the photo)!

 
Keep those Christmas entries coming for our current challenge - I'm getting SO much inspiration from them!
Hugs,
Caryn xxx

'Tis the Season

Well all good things come to an end don't they? My bonus week off work due to the snow is over and I'm back at school. It's funny how I'm now just moaning about the snow and ice when I was so excited about it when it gave me bonus inky sessions last week; it's not so fun when you have to drive in it when it's minus 18 degrees Celsius - eek!

So lemme try and warm things up a little with a Christmas card:

I think this kinda feels warm. Is it vintage? Is it CAS? I've no idea! But it certainly warms me a little in this freezing weather!

Well it well and truly 'tis the season and although I spent last weekend making so many Christmas cards, I'm yet to buy a single present! Don't tell anyone though; everyone is under the impression that I'm organised. Little do they know that their gifts will probably be bought from a petrol station on Christmas Eve - Ha!

Right, I'm off to find me a pair of ice skates so I can get to work in style this week!

Aimes
x

Card Deets
{Tis the Season}
Stamps: Stocking Prints (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Hint of Pesto (Versamagic)/Antique Linen (Distress Ink)/Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Sugar Plum (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Crochet Lace, Leaf Ribbon (Reasonable Ribbon)/Border Punch (EK Success)/Jute Ribbon Twine (Papertrey Ink)

December's Featured Stamper

OK, OK, I know it's technically the 2nd of December but it's December nonetheless which means it's time for a new featured stamper!

We're so grateful to Bev and her fabulous work during her month here on the PTI blog. Thank you, Bev!!!

And so who is our featured stamper for December?

Aga!

We had the pleaure of meeting Aga during our Make and Take in Sheffield. She's a super sweet lady and super talented too! Let's find out a bit more about her:

1)How did you get into papercrafting?

I’ve been crafting almost my whole life. I enjoy drawing, painting, knitting, needle crafting etc. I started my papercrafting adventure from Origami, paper quilling and then I got into cardmaking. I got started by making cards for my friends and family. I seriously never thought I’d get addicted to it but here I am :)

2)How long have you been stamping for?

I've only been stamping since January 2009 and I still don’t have much experience. There are so many new things that I would like to try or learn and there are so many creative options with stamps that the possibilities are endless.

3)How did you get into PTI and why do you love it so much?

I was looking for some new (for me) stamp companies and I came across Nichole Heady's blog. I just fell in love with her creations and the stamps. Love the style of PTI stamps and how well different sets coordinate with each other.

4)What would you say is your stamping style?

I’m not sure about that, I guess it all depends on my mood :) I just love combining papers, stamps and handmade embellishments and I try to get a little from different styles.

5)Do you have a favourite PTI colour or colour combo that just makes you drool?

I love all shades of green, however I adore all soft and bright colours.

6)If you had to choose just one PTI stamp set to keep, which one would it be and why?

It would be something with a flower theme, maybe "Life" or "Larger Than Life" set as it still on my wish list, or "In Bloom", or ... no, it's impossible to choose just one!

7)Who is your PTI Idol?

I don’t have one as I love all PTI design team. Each lady has a different and unique style and they all are so inspiring.

8)Where do you get your inspiration from?

Blog world is a big source of inspiration but I also love finding inspiration from sketches, magazines and all kind of challenges.

9)What’s your stamping dream?

PTI stamps available to buy in Europe and especially in UK. That’s one of them.

10)Where can we go to check out more of your wonderful creations?

You can find me at http://justmadefrompaper.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much, Aga! We definitely agree with your answer to question 9 LOL!

I'm sure you'll join us in welcoming Aga on board for this festive month and like us, can't wait to see what creations she has to share with us!

Tiny Treats Christmas

***Sorry this is a day late from our Featured Stamper, Bev. Blame me, (Aimes) and the chaotic snow for not posting this yesterday!***

Hey All! Well today is the last day of me being featured stamper over here on A Passion for Papertrey. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time over here and I hope that I have provided you with some inspiration to create?!

I have one last Tiny Treats Christmas card to share with you. This is another CAS style card which is a larger scale than the ones I created for the challenge, but they are still super cute and easy to mass produce!

I just love this reindeer image, he is SO cute! I stamped the image on some Shimmer card stock another new FAVE of mine! The snowflakes are stamped using the background stamp from Snowfall. I added some bakers twine & a punched snowflake from more Shimmer CS as the final touches!

I hope that you have a go at the new challenge. Thanks to Kate, Aimes & Caryn for having me!

Bye for now!

Bev