Monday, October 25, 2010

PTI October Blog Hop Challenge

It's Papertrey Blog Hop time again! This month's theme is right up my alley! The challenge is that since Christmas gets so much crafting attention to make a card for any winter holiday except Christmas. Hanukkah cards here I come! I made three cards for today's hop. They didn't all turn out exactly like I thought, but I figured I'd show them all anyway. ;)


The first card uses the Sunshine Impression plate which I absolutely love on Hanukkah cards and I'm not even sure why. Maybe the circles remind me of the glow from the candles? I dunno, but I like it! I think this one would be good for a guy. It's clean and kind of graphic. You could mass produce this card pretty easily. The dreidels don't take long to color and, if I cleaned the adhesive gunk off my scissors, would be easy to cut out.




The window idea I've had in my head for a while. It's a little more rustically (is that a word? and if it is, is that how you spell it?) imperfect than I had intended, but still cute. The wood frame and shutters are kraft cardstock run through the woodgrain impression plate and sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Then I handcut the shapes and added some outlines with a Copic multiliner. The menorah is outlined with a Sakura Stardust pen, but I'm not sure if clear or silver. I wish those things were labeled. The window itself is a square of office transparency. All held together by scor-tape then popped up.


I wanted to make a card with an untraditional color scheme, but I didn't really have any ideas and it was getting late so I ended up casing my own card layout from Holiday Cards and More. Kind of embarrassing, but I think the colors make it different enough from the original that I don't feel too bad. I also wanted a more light-hearted greeting to go with the offbeat colors and in the end this is what I came up with. I want some really cute and fun sentiments for Hanukkah, anyone with me? (And, out of curiousity, am I the only person to have lost several of my Simple Alphabet letters? I'm going to need a new set before long to spell anything!) The candles are a cuttlebug embossing folder that is supposed to be for birthdays but has so far only been used for Hanukkah. I blinged them up with some Shimmerz paint.

Thanks so much for looking and I can't wait to see what everyone else came up with! Check out all the creations from Nichole's blog.


Supplies:
Dreidel card
Stamps - Papertrey Mazel Tov
Ink - Memento Danube Blue, Tuxedo Black
Paper - Papertrey white, Stampin' Up! Brilliant Blue, GinaK Pure Luxury Good as Gold
Other - Copics (B21, B23, B24, B000, 0), Bic Mark It Midnight Navy, Sakura Stardust pen gold, Papertrey Sunshine Impression plate, Long Rectangle Nestabilities dies, pop dots
Window card
Stamps - Papertrey Mazel Tov
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Paper - Papertrey kraft, white, Enchanted Evening
Other - Copics (Y15, YR16, B23), Papertrey Woodgrain Impression plate, office transparency, Sakura Stardust pen, Copic multiliner, 1/8" scor-tape, pop dots
Delightful card
Stamps - Papertrey Mazel Tov, Simple Alphabet
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Vivid Raspberry
Paper - Papertrey Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz, white
Other - Copics (Y17, Yg93, YG95), Birthday Wishes Cuttlebug embossing folder, Pixie Dust Shimmerz Blingz paint, pop dots

28 comments:

  1. These are super cute. I love the colors on the first one and you're right that sunshine impression plate works perfectly here. I am not sure if rustically is a word, but if it is that's probably how it's spelled..lol. The second card is cool cause your window idea is a good one and I love the idea behind the third one. Using that cuttelbug folder was an amazing idea! Great cards all three...

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  2. I love them all Paula! Especially the window! So creative!

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  3. your candles are fantastic!! great job :)

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  4. I love the menorah sitting on the windowsill! How cute!

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  5. Oh my goodness, these are wonderful! I love the blue and gold but that last one with non-trad colors really caught my eye. The shimmery embossed BG is wonderful!

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  6. These are fabulous cards!! I am totally loving the embossed backgrounds!!! Great job with the PTI Blog Hop challenge! ♥♥♥

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  7. Great job coloring...and I love the sunshine impression plate paper!

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  8. I think my favorite is the "untraditional one". I love the colors and the sentiment. All three of your cards are beautiful.

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  9. LOVE them ALL! LOVE the embossing folder on the first one, the window on the second one and the candles embossed on the third one! These all add such delightful details to your cards! PS Did you see I'm in Katy???!

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  10. Great job on all of them. I especially like the one with the window! Very clever. Congrats on being published too. I also had my Hanukkah Candle box published in that magazine too.

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  11. I forgot to say I have lost quite a few letters from the simple alphabet set too and I would also like some fun Jewish sentiments too.

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  12. These are so bright and beautiful~love how you used the sunshine impression plate! Awesome layouts, too!

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  13. You did a great job with all of these! I think you're right that the Sunshine plate is great with candles!

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  14. All of your cards are beautiful, Paula! Happy Hanukkah!

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  15. Such great cards. Love your last one with the embossed candles. I will have to find that one. I love finding so many great ideas to use for my Hanukkah cards and treats. :)

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  16. Each one of your cards is beautiful! I especially like the last one using the embossed candles. Lovely!

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  17. Absolutely awesome work!! I love each and every one!!!!

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  18. Oooh I love that circle embossing folder - very cool! You created fabulous cards!

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  19. Paula, your cards are so gorgeous and I especially love the window card. Fabulous idea. Your work is so unique and beautiful!

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  20. Such lovely bold colors. Great job with the PTI challenge.

    It's a good life!
    Terri E.

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  21. Wow! They're all fabulous. I love the swirled background!!

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  22. Hi Paula, I'm back here because I couldn't find an email for you...You asked how I made the BG of my card.
    Using versamark ink, I stamped the stars BG and some extra stars from PTI's Night Night Moon set onto Aqua Mist CS. I then sprinkled clear e.p onto some of the stars, and white e.p on others. Then I heat set, and sponged dark blue ink all over the Aqua CS, and cut that piece out. Using a baby wipe, I gently wiped off the ink from the embossed images and the surrounding area to "lighten" it a bit. Simple really!
    Thanks for your sweet comment!

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  23. Hey Paula, your cards are fabulous. I just love the sunshine embossing plate~it does look like a 'glow of light'. The window card is so clever (need to case that one :)and the last card is simply beautiful~can't believe I don't have that Cuttlebug embossing folder!

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  24. Wonderful cards! So many great ideas here. I love the colors you put together and that window is just perfect! Thanks for some great inspiration and well done!

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  25. Beautiful cards. Loved the window card. Very very neat.

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  26. These are all great! The window is so creative- but I think the untraditional colors one is my fave!

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