Thursday, August 25, 2016

August Papertrey Ink Blog



Hello everyone! I'm excited to be playing along with the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop this month! I haven't done this in a while and wanted to give it a shot! The inspiration photo is really pretty, but was a challenge for me. It is definitely not my go to colors, and I couldn't figure out how to use it for my design, but I finally decided to go with the colors. I am very pleasantly surprised and pleased with what I did! I actually love this color combination now! 

Oh and my Mom wanted to play along too! She's never done the blog hop before, or any other challenge for that matter, but she was intrigued, and I talked her into making a card. She does beautiful work, but doesn't have a blog, so she's posting it on her Pinterest board, and I'm posting it here on my blog for her too. If you want to take a look at her cards you can find them HERE. If they look kind of familiar to you, it's because she loves to CASE my cards and the PTI design teams too. 

This is the inspiration photo:



And here is what I did with it.


I went with the pinks, grey and a touch of Navy ( or Blueberry Sky). I tried to incorporate a bit of the tan color, but it just didn't work. I blended a little bit of Pale Peony for the background and then just layered all of the stamped, die cut images with foam tape.



STAMPS: Winter Woods, Stylized Autumn, Graceful Greetings, Don't Forget To Write, Forget Me Not
DIES: Winter Woods, Stylized Autumn, Graceful Greetings, Don't Forget To Write, Forget Me Not
INK: Blueberry Sky, True Black, Spring Rain, Pale Peony, Stormy Sea, Soft Stone, Berry Sorbet
PAPER: Stamper's Select White

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And here is what my Mom did!


She CASEd the card I did with the Lucky Break stamp set and die for the release, but changed her colors to match the inspiration photo. I think her colors actually are closer to the inspiration photo than mine. 



She did a good job didn't she? She's awesome!! :)

STAMPS: Lucky Break, Stylized Autumn, Paper Clippings: Thankful For You, Tinsel & Tags
DIES: Lucky Break, Stylized Autumn, Paper Clippings: Thankful For You, Tinsel & Tags
PAPER: Watercolor paper, Natural Card stock
INK: No idea :) She has all of my old ones from years and years of stamping.

Well that's all from us today! Can't wait to hop around and see what everyone else has done! 
Thanks so much for stopping by, and enjoy the blog hop!

Kay :)



46 comments:

  1. I love it when you play along Kay! Both cards are gorgeous - your mom did awesome!

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  2. WOW - You and your mom have remarkably similar styles - they are beautiful. I'm following her Pinterest Board now.

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  3. Beautiful Kay I love your sweet blue bird and the design is just perfect great take on the sketch. I love the your mom's card also she cased you pretty good!! Have a blessed day
    DIANA L.

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  4. OMGoodness, two stunning cards! I love them both and may have to CASE them :) Love how your mom created the wishbone, too, it looks inlaid.

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  5. Love your sweet take, Kay! You are such an inspiration. The colors, the combo of dies, strikingly beautiful! Your cards always 'glow' from within! And mom's is gorgeous! Love her autumn colors!

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  6. Oh, these are both gorgeous! Well done, Kay and Kay's mom! How fun that you can stamp together!

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  7. Thanks for playing along. Your cards are wonderful!

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  8. Beautiful card, Kay! I love the autumn colors on your mom's card - gorgeous!

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  9. Wow! I see where your talent comes from...both beautiful cards!

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  10. Two beautiful cards - your designs are so lovely Kay - I totally understand why your mum case's them! These both look so pretty with the soft sponging behind the layers!

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  11. These are both so beautiful. How wonderful that you were able to craft with your Mom. She's a natural for sure.

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  12. WOW, Kay! You and your mom have designed two stunning cards, both lovely translations of the inspiration photo! Smiling brightly that the two of you share a love for crafting...
    Hugs~c

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  13. Both cards are lovely. I think it's great to do something with your mom that you both enjoy!

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  14. Both cards are just so perfectly beautiful!

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  15. Wow, I can see where you get your talent!! Both of your cards are amazing! Great color choices and designs!

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  16. Wow, just gorgeous - both of you! I've seen your mom's cards before, but didn't realize that was your mom!

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  17. You both did a FABULOUS job on your cards! They're both equally as gorgeous ;-)

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  18. Oh wow, Kay, both of these are lovely, I see where you got your talent from ;)

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  19. Both your card and your moms are Awesome , Kay! Love the blue bird on yours and your mom nailed the colors with her beautiful card!

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  20. WOW! So gorgeous! Love your color choices on the first with the soft pink backdrop. So pretty!

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  21. Oh my Kay...you and your mom both did an amazing job! Absolutely love the design of yours Kay...so soft and pretty and just love that bluebird! And how sweet that your mom CASE's your cards...I love that!! Her card is just lovely and totally feels like Fall...love it!! You both rocked this challenge!! :0)

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  22. Both cards are so pretty. Your mom did an amazing job. And of course yours is simple stunning.

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  23. Wel, I think you both did fabulous work! Not exactly a surprise coming from you, but I do enjoy seeing your happy interpretations very much. I love that you're playing and think it should be mandatory every month. :) Your mom's work is amazing! I can see straight away that she has the same perfectionist streak that you do. You should tell her to visit the Forum once in a while. :)

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  24. P.S. I just read through all of these comments and Nancy put into words exactly what I always feel when I look at your cards - they glow from within!

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  25. Beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration! Happy hopping!

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  26. Oh, my goodness! Such lovely cards! The bird card really makes me smile! I keep eyeing that set! And, your Thanksgiving card is so pretty! I made a recent purchase and can't wait to play! Thanks so much for the inspiration, Kay!!!

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  27. Both cards are so lovely, and yes, I would say glowing. Thank you and your Mom for playing along.

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  28. What a beautiful card, Kay, even if you don't consider them your go-to colors! You Mom did a beautiful job as well. I didn't have a clue who your Mom is but I've been following her on Pinterest because I loved her style. Tried to find her blog but no luck. No wonder! So glad you both participated in this month's Blog Hop.

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  29. I love your card, great to see the Jay sitting there. It was your mom that cased - nice job

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  30. Wonderful cards Kay and Mom! I can see that creativity runs in the family.

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  31. These are both wonderful!! I love the pretty bluebirds on yours Kay. And just look at your mom's card, beautifully done!!

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  32. Kay, I always expect jaw-dropping awesomeness from you, and I'm never disappointed. Now I understand where it came from though! 😉 I bet your Mom could get on a DT tomorrow if she wanted too! You both rock.

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  33. You both made beautiful cards! Love your gray sentiment & your mom's beautifully blended background!

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  34. I always love your cards, and now I have your mom's to enjoy, I already pinned a few from her Pinterest board to mine! She has her own color combinations that are very beautiful.

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  35. Beautiful cards, Kay! I hope you are sharing comments with your mom so can read how terrific she is as a card maker! I went to see her board and I am already following her. Go me! :) Anyway, both of your cards are fantastic. I adore your wreath and bird with the inked background. It's a very Kay card! And I adore your mom's take on your card with those gorgeous colors! Her background blending is gorgeous like yours. Oooh you two should make a tutorial on how you do that so beautifully! :) Big happy smiles this morning! Happy Friday and Happy Weekend to you both. Thanks for sharing! Hugs! :)

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  36. Cool. I love how both of you interpreted the inspiration!

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  37. Beautiful cards from you both and like the rest am so glad you join us on the hop occasionally and that you are on the design team! You're lucky to be able to share crafting with your mom.

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  38. Hi Kay. I can feel the love and pride you and your mom share thru your blog and how special it must feel to share your card making too. That is so awesome. :) My mom was a colored pencil artist and she was always an inspiration for me. I've never joined in on a blog hop either but that changed with this hop. I don't know if I will ever blog, but my daughter and I now share card ideas together and I love it.(She has my middle name too!) I think everything is sweeter, shared between moms and daughters. Your cards are beautiful. Congratulations to you both.

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  39. WOW! I missed these while I was out of town! :D GORGEOUS work ladies! So beautiful and of course your photography just makes them more stunning! You are most fortunate to have your mom close and enjoying your paper-crafting too! Thanks for sharing! So inspiring!

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  40. WOW!! These cards are STUNNING!! I love that blue you used on the first card. Your mother did a fabulous job on her card too!! So nice to share paper crafting!!

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  41. Your take on the inspiration photo is just BEAUTIFUL, Kay! I'm so impressed with how you paired stamps and dies from different sets to create this card, and really crazy about the bird!
    Your mom's card is also fabulous! I love how she was able to create texture on the wishbone, and her background blending is stunning! I see the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...two incredibly talented girls :)

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  42. You and your mom did a great job! Take inspiration from each other!

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  43. That is so awesome that your mom is also a card maker! She is quite talented and both of your cards are gorgeous!!!

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  44. Love both of your cards! You are always an inspiration to me. And how wonderful to create together with your mom, thats great! Love her card too!

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  45. Well I see you and your mom are both wonderfully talented Kay! Your card is gorgeous and your mom`s is too!

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