PTI Blog Hop January

Hi there, it's time for the monthly PTI Blog Hop and this month theme is "New Year's Resolutions". In Nichole's words, this means using a "stamp set that has yet to see ink or even one that might be collecting a little dust". I can't think of a stamp set that has never been used at all but what came to my mind first is my "Friends 'Til the End" stamp set. In fact, it is one of my first Papertrey Ink sets I ever bought. I love seeing cards with this set but actually it's one I have a hard time using myself and so it sits in my stamp shelf unused.

What inspired me to this card is a technique that Nichole Heady shared during the last release countdown. As I shy away from intricate coloring this "reverse stamping" technique was just the ticket and with the dreary January weather outside those bright colors spoke right to me :)

Now, I'm curious to see what sets were neglected by everyone else. Thanks for stopping by and happy blog hopping!

Supplies
Stamps: PTI Friends 'Til the End and Up, Up and Away
Ink: PTI True Black, Ranger Distress Antique Linen
Cardstock: Dani Peuss Kraft, PTI Stamper's Select White
Other: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, acrylic paint (yellow, turquoise)

Silver Streets

Happy New Year everyone! How's it going so far? I just had a spare minute and felt like I haven't blogged for ages... and now that I'm back I have evidence it's true. Yikes! The good thing is, while I didn't get to mail all Christmas cards as planned (and I didn't blog all of them either) I had the chance of crafting some baby cards during the last weekend ...and what's a better theme to start off a new year than the celebration of new little someone?

My intention was it, to enter the card into the last A Passion for Papertrey challenge (background stamping) but I obviously didn't make that in time, too. Haha, there's definitively room for improvement this year :)

Oh and just in case you wonder about the title of my blog post, it's a song title by a new (to me) Swiss / German band called Boy.

Their song is about a new city, new beginnings and all the possibilities that lie therein. Most of these feelings hold true for transitioning into a new year, don't you think? Oh, and apart from that it's a beautiful song :) Enjoy!

Supplies

Stamps: PTI Baby Button Bits and Polka Dot Basics II

Ink: PTI Spring Rain, Dark Chocolate and Spring Moss; Ranger Antique Linen

Patterned Paper: PTI Pretty Pastels

Cardstock: PTI Dark Chocolate and Vintage Cream; Atoz aqua

Other: sewing machine / thread, PTI Spring Moss button, PTI satin ribbon, PTI Picnic Plaid Impression Plate