September Challenge

September is my month to host the Papertrey Pixies' challenge. You can find all the details for the challenge on our blog here.

http://papertreypixies.blogspot.com/

Here's my card for the challenge.



Supplies:
Stamps: Turning A New Leaf, Beautiful Blooms II, Fillable Frames #3, Fillable Frames #5
Card Stock: Kraft, Ocean Tides, Plum Pudding
Ink: Fresh Snow, Plum Pudding, Ocean Tides, Orange Zest
Miscellaneous: PTI dies, SU punch, dimensionals

Coaster Calendars

We've been talking about what we are making for Christmas on the PTI forums. I posted that I make coaster calendars and was asked to post pictures. So here we go.

I have been making these calendars for 4 years and every year I have more requests. The bases for the calendars are coasters like you would get for your drink at a restaurant or bar. We did a group buy of these several years ago at Split Coast Stampers. They measure 4" square. I cover both sides with cardstock and their weight and sturdiness add stability to the calendar and enable it to sit up on its own.

Here's this year's cover.


Next are some of my favorite months from the past several years. I've used supplies from a large variety of sources. If you have a question about a specific month, please leave me a comment and I'll track it down for you.





















Thanks for stopping by!

PTI August Blog Hop

It's been a long, tiring summer. Too much work, not enough play. And my poor neglected blog has gone without a post for a month. I decided I wanted, no, I needed to play along with PTI's August blog hop no matter what. Feels so good to put ink to paper again.

This month was a Brown Bag Challenge. We were to dress up, alter or change an ordinary brown lunch bad into a paper crafting work of art. I just received my latest PTI order from the August release so I had to break out the new Friendship Jar Fall Fillers for my Halloween goodie bag.



Supplies:
Stamps: Friendship Jar Fall Fillers
Card Stock: Kraft, Terracotta Tile, Stampers Select White, True Black
Ink: True Black
Patterned Paper: Halloween Prints
Miscellaneous: paper bag, Vintage Buttons, circle punches, Rustic Twine, Cuttlebug embossing folder, PTI dies, dimensionals, embossing powder.