PTI June Blog Hop & MIM #72

This month's PTI Blog Hop challenge is to gleam inspiration from the above

photo and use it to create a project!  I simply swoon over this color combination.

Isn't it just lovely?


My card also fits the PTI Make It Monday challenge, which is to include a
handmade embellishment.  If you would like to check out the challenge
for yourself, you can do that here.

The background for this card was inspired by the brick-ish looking gray fabric
in the inspiration photo.  I was racking my brain as to how I could replicate the
look.  As I was drifting off to sleep one night, it hit me - the tab stamps (from the
Back Pocket set) that PTI forum member, Sandy, so generously gifted to me!
I stamped them in Versamark Dazzle Champagne ink and I think it turned out
just lovely.  Thanks, Sandy!!!

For my flower, I used a die made by MFT and tried to replicate the look of the
pillow in the photo.  I added some die cut leaves to add that pop of yellow.  I
double-stitched around the panel (don't look too close or you'll see the
stitching mishap one of the leaves was put through :)  I was going to cut off
the extending leaf stem, but decided to keep it around for awhile.

At this point, I thought the card needed a little something more.  I didn't know

what, but I thought it just didn't look "finished".  So, I tried to place some tissue

paper over my flower and got out some mists.  I used a yellow glimmer mist

and a green Mr Huey's.  I didn't have any aqua mist to match, so I used my

Copic markers to color some pearls and bling.  I accidentally maimed

another leaf - this time with the mist.  haha!  I'd like to try misting again

sometime, but hopefully before I have my focal point permanently adhered.  :)

So, what do you think?  Better with the splatter or without?  Keep the tail or

chop it off?  :)

Thanks ever so much for stopping by!