Glitter Me Silly

Hi all.  Thought I’d have a go at participating in the PTI blog hop this month – never done it before so have no idea if I’m doing any of it right, lol.  The challenge is to use tissue on your project so I (being of very few original ideas) have done a tissue flower.  You can’t tell but I stamped polka dots on the tissue in Fresh Snow before punching all the layers out with a scallop circle punch.  Then I scrumpled them all up, touched the edges up with Berry Sorbet ink and stitched a button from the Fresh Snow collection in the middle.  The papers are from Pink Patterns and I’ve used a wee bit of Spring Moss twill tape.  The sentiment is from Mega Mixed Messages.

I am also entering this card over the current Passion For Papertrey challenge which is “pretty petals”.  Hope this qualifies as it’s not a stamped flower!!  It’s all PTI though.
Right, well hope I’ve posted this at the right time etc.  Off to check out what else is floating around blogland tonight.

Hugs,
Caryn xxx

As I said yesterday, I am preparing some sample anniversary invitations for my in-laws 40th  (RUBY) wedding anniversary party.  The brief is : RED (Pure Poppy or Scarlet Jewel) with hearts and to keep it plain ans simple.  Easy enough I suppose.  Here is my second design using the Background basics: Hearts set (the text stamp) and one of the small hearts from Heart Prints (all PTI).  The cardstock is Pure Poppy and Dark Chocolate on a cream card base.

This one also needs an “invitation” sentiment of some kind.  Can’t believe there isn’t one in my stamp collection at the moment!!

Hugs,
Caryn xxx

My mother and father-in-law celebrate 40 years of marriage in July.  What makes it even more special is that both have fought serious illnesses in the past and could so easily not even be here.  Hubby’s dad had a massive brain haemorrage when he was 37 (25 years ago) and has been left with disabilities.  His mum was then diagosed a couple of years later with leukaemia.  Both have battled their way back from death’s door more than once and so to be here about to reach 40 years together is nothing short of a miracle. 
So to mark the occasion we are having a BIG old party and so invitations are required.  I am going to make a few samples for her to chose from and then go in to mass production mode (not looking forward to that part – I NEVER make the same card twice.  Anyhoo, it has to be a simple design that can be easily replicated so I have come up with this as my first attempt.  All supplies are Papertrey Ink.

I have done a cream version (with Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening ink) and a white version (with Scarlet Jewel and Enchanted Evening ink). I haven’t put on the “You’re Invited” part yet as I’m waiting for my stamps to arrive!!  They’re very CAS, I know but that’s what she likes and to be honest, I’m going to have to make about 70 of these blighters so the more CAS the better!!!! 
I will share some more samples as I make them.

Hugs,
Caryn xxx