Picture My Life Cards

I am a big fan of Picture My Life. I've been using it to create quick albums, especially those where I have hundreds of pictures for an event. But after attending Close to My Heart's 2014 Convention though, I saw how PML can also be used to make quick cards, My Crush books

So here's my take on creating cards using PML. And this is also probably my last hoorah for Spring/Summer Catalog as we'll be launching the new one come August 1st.

First up is a card from Avonlea Picture My Life kit. I used Cocoa cardstock as the base, then layered it with a 4x6 PML card, then layered it again with 3x4 card which I punched at the top to make it look like a tag. I used Slate Diagonal Striped Ribbon as the tie.  No stamping on this one!

Z1942 Avonlea Picture My Life

Next I used a card from Skylark PML kit. All the other materials are scraps I have from Skylark WOTG. I also used the stamp set from the kit. This has been a favorite of many but I must confess I think I used this the least.

G1072 Skylark WOTG

Z1947 Skylark Picture My Life

Below I used Balloon Ride paper as base, then layered it with Balloon Ride PML. I love Balloon Ride, from the paper pack to the PML designs, it's so shabby chic!! I used this month's Stamp of the Month Circus Alphabet to stamp the word "smile" and embellished with the durable triangle studs.

S1407 Circus Alphabet

Z1948 Balloon Ride Picture My Life

And last but not the least, a Chantilly PML. The paper and cardstock are from the Lollydoodle WOTG kit I have and I stamp the pair of owls from the Owl set. The "giggle, sing, dance" are from the Chantilly PML too, I just cut one of those and used it to add dimension to my card. I wanted to create a light, fun themed card for a change. 

B1450 Owls

Z1949 Chantilly Picture My Life

Give A Lift

Today's card is inspire by the Balloon Ride theme of paper packs and coordinated stamp set. I've been so busy lately and while I haven't been able to create, trust me I'm still able to shop. And lately I've been watercoloring most of the time, starting from distress markers to watercolor pencils and now to actual watercolor. Anyway, I got sidetracked....

This card is made using Balloon Ride Scrapbooking WOTG. The stamp set however, I used Give A Lift instead. The balloon was stamped using Desert Sand ink if I remember correctly, the sentiment I used Saddle. I also brushed the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink from Tim Holtz. I used Prismacolor watercolor pencils to color in the balloon and flowers. At first I did not think about using watercolor. I started out thinking just dry would be fine, I just wanted to give it more oomph rather than just plain stamping it. But as I kept coloring I decided I'd like to give it a richer color, make it stand out more, and that's when I decided to add a bit of water. If I were to do this again, I would've used watercolor paper. But since I only used cardstock, you'll see some edges bled, and that's my mistake. It turned out a bit too orangey, but overall, I think it's not that bad. I personally liked how it turned out! Do you?

G1075 Balloon Ride WOTG

D1581 Give A Lift

Amazing!

I'm so glad it's the weekend again and I can spend some time creating. May is National Scrapbooking Month and I'm so excited by all the projects, giveaways and activities everywhere.

For today's card I used Balloon Ride paper pack. This is my first time to use this paper and I'm in love with it! I swear I will use every single design and every square inch of it!!! The designs are fabulous!! I have yet to use the Give A Lift stamp set that complements the theme of this paper pack. But that's for another day. For this card, I used Juniper cardstock as the base, then layered it with B&T from Balloon Ride. The bottom portion of the card was embossed using my Cuttlebug, Cricut Swiss Dots folder I believe. The butterfly and sentiment were stamped using Chocolate ink, and they're both from the Love This stamp set. I just love how simple and elegant the design is of this stamp set. I used Spectrum Noir markers to color my butterfly, I believe in PP4 and PP5, IB1 and IB2.

I used Sparkles Brown & Tan Assortment to go around the layered die cut background. I wanted the butterfly in the middle to stand out and thought those sparkles will do a great job showing it. How I wish there was a die for the word "Amazing", but since it doesn't, I had to manually cut it, so I apologize if it looks a bit crooked.

Hope you enjoy it!