Holiday Leftovers ~ PTI December Blog Hop

 

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Curtain Call Colour Challenge card…

 

Good morning blog friends and PTI fans!!  Today’s projects are for the December Papertrey Ink Blog Hop over on Nichole’s blog :)  When I first saw the challenge this month, I didn’t think I would  participate as I’m not that uniquely creative with leftover bits of ribbon and paper.  BUT as the week went on and I started receiving cards and wrapping gifts, a few ideas came to mind.  This first card is a repurposed card I received from my cousin in NJ.  Although he is much older than me, he keeps in touch and always sends a lovely card our way each Christmas.  He knows I make my own cards, so he picked this special handmade one to send this year…how sweet and thoughtful is that?  I knew I couldn’t just throw this beauty away so I cut off the front of the card and attached it to some PTI white cardstock, added the sentiment, ribbon, bling and pinking border :)  Voila, a card ready to reuse :)  Aren’t the stitching and those birds adorable? Next up is the gift tag  I made for my dh’s gift.  He is a hunter and fisherman so I got  this fun camouflage paper at the local Wholesale Sports Store.  I always joke with him that I can’t see him in his camos so I added lots of red bling to the camo tree (made with scraps left from wrapping his gift).


Up last is another repurposed card from last year.  I saved the front of this card because the trees were so pretty.  It’s been sitting on my desk ALL year!! I attached it to some PTI shimmer white cardstock, added the button and silver cording and some blue bling on the trees (the pearls were already there).

Thanks for visiting!!! I can’t wait to see all the creative ideas everyone has come up with :)

what’s in them?

{when I’m with you}

stamps: pti signature series flower

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white

accessories: beautiful card from cousing :)  pti ribbon, gemstones, corner chomper

{camo tree gift tag}

stamps: verve glad tidings; pti 2010 holiday tags

ink: su real red, versafine, onyx

paper: pti kraft, camo gift wrap

accessories: pti tag and tree dies, bakers twine, buttons, gemstones, su bronze cording

{a Christmas thank you}

stamps: pti signature christmas

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti shimmer white

accessories: old Christmas card, su silver cording, button, gemstones