PTI Fall/Halloween Card Swap

Ted organized a fall or Halloween card swap on the PTI forum. This was the card I made to send to Kelly. First time using the dies and leaf stamps - love all things fall. Sure would have liked an acorn to complete the grouping but had to make do with a button!

Hope you enjoy. Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:
Stamps: Leaf Prints, Falling Leaves
Card Stock: Ripe Avocado, Terracotta Tile, Harvest Gold, Vintage Cream
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate
Other: Woodgrain Impression Plate, Leaf Print dies, Tea for Two Collection die, SU oval punch, Vintage Buttons, twine

A Year of PTI - September

I've posted previously about my coaster calendars. For 2011 I've decided to challenge myself to create a PTI only calendar. I have the stamps. Let's see if I have the creativity.

I had hoped to get 2 months put together this weekend, but computer problems consumed way too much of my time. I did manage to complete September. I'm hoping the new calendar stamp set coming out on the 15th of the month will include stamps with the names of the months that will work for this small scale.



Cathy, this one's for you. I've had a lot of questions about how I make these calendars. So I decide to post some tips. Here's the first one. Do yourself a favor and create some templates. Make one in a 4x4 size and figure out where you want to punch your holes. Use this template to ensure all your holes will line up. The second template is for the monthly calendar. Mark them as templates so they don't accidentally get thrown away. Ask me how many I lost before I started marking them. LOL!



Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy.

Supplies:
Stamps: Falling Leaves
Cardstock: Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, Pure Poppy, Stampers Select
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Simply Chartreuse
Patterned Paper: Bitty Dot Basics
Miscellaneous: Stampin' Up punches, dimensionals