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Melissa, I continue to be astonished at how beautiful your projects are and how you put a unique touch to each of your creations. Your use of the PTI products in your projects continue to inspire me to purchase them! Be proud of what you do :)
papertrey ink october...
Wow! What a party it's been around here the last few days. I have loved each minute of the Papertrey Ink October release and have a few more projects to share with you using more new products. This first card uses the new Heart-2-Heart #9 stamp set and dies. I am so in love with this ser...
Dear Melissa, let me first say you truly are an inspiration and blessing even if its hard for you to see. You are correct though that many of us have the same tainted view of ourselves. I'm personally struggling with this very thing right now as I've done some unpleasant things that do not support my spiritual upbringing and beliefs. I'm trying to forgive myself and start anew, and drill into my head that I'm not a bad person, but its definitely hard for me. I pray you find some peace in your heart.
happiness.home.hearts full of love.
It doesn't take much to get me excited for fall. My very most favorite time of year and lately I have felt it in the air and smelled it floating on the breeze in the evenings. I've been baking muffins and making soups and those things always seem to bring fall on even it it's just in my min...
My favorite photo is of my son while we were on a road trip. Although he was young n the photo, I didn't know at the time that the clothes and pose totally captured his true personality to this day, and I love the photo and him so very much!
July 2012 Release in Review & Release Contest
The July release has been full of some gorgeous new products and we hope the projects from the team have been beyond inspiring! I've picked out favorites of my own, from each of the design team members, to share with you today! Click the link next to each team member's name to see more details...
Beautiful tags! What type of metal pin or embellishment is that? I've never seen it before.
see good days...
Hi everyone! I've been enjoying my stash of washi tape lately and have created some die cut washi butterflies to share with you today. They are so easy and fun...now I want to try them using all of my tapes to mix up the colors and feel. I used the following washi, fabric, and trim tapes f...
oh. em. GEE!!!! I have a vintage rolodex that I haven't yet done anything with yet....I see great things coming!! :D
Sneak Peek Day 4
The first of today's sneak peeks is from a new building set that allows you to create a beautiful, dimensional medallions like this. With a few layers of dies to add into the mix, the design option are limitless. There are even a few pre-assembled smaller medallions within the set that can b...
Oooo, you gotta hit with those hexagons!! Hopefully you'll have a good stock on release night!! :D
Sneak Peek Day 2
Thank you for sharing all of your enthusiasm with us yesterday! I have a few more fun peeks to share with you today as well! The first peek is from a little set I designed to coordinate with a new die we will be releasing this month. This sweet little set of patterned hexagons is right on tr...
Your vision and creativity is so wonderful! PTI is lucky to have you!
on the farm...
Can you believe another month has come and gone? Welcome to Papertrey Ink's first group post of May. Today we are showcasing the fun, new On the Farm stamp set and I have oodles to share with you, so let's get started. This first project uses the fun new On the Farm stamp set on a home decor...
Wow - happy anniversary PTI! Sure sounds like alot of thought and research went into picking the new cases. I think the new DVD size cases will work for my storage needs just fine - thanks Nichole and PTI for keeping our best interests in mind!
5th Anniversary Day 3: New Stamp Packaging & FREE Stamps for a Year!
Your enthusiasm for all of the anniversary announcements so far has been so amazing! We are so thrilled to hear all of your comments, well-wishes and gratitude. First, let me share today's sneak peeks of some of the products that are coming up this release! Melissa Bickford has designed a n...
Wowwie...I thought I had every tool out there...nice to know there's a fun new gadget to get into my hands! I am such a fan of your work Melissa...you inspire me to create! :)
spreading a little cheer....
Today I have a fun giveaway for you...spreading a little holiday happiness. I was recently given the opportunity to use the new I-Top Button and Brad Maker by Imaginisce. I knew I would love it even before experimenting with it. How fun would it be to make my own fabric, trim, burlap, and p...
I just have to tell you that your projects are always my inspiration for picking up new PTI goodies! You also have such a great eye for adding just the right mix of colors, textures and embellishments to your projects...very beautiful and I'm so greatful you share your art with us!
counting my blessings...
Hope you're having a wonderful day today. I'm happy and thankful. Lots to share with you, the first project was created for Emma's Paperie based on a beautiful, creamy, soft color palette. I may have just found my new color love...I love this combination. All of the supplies used can be f...
Whooohoo! I would love to have something like this to do this summer...my son will be off visiting his dad so that will leave me lots of free time to play in my craft area and use up some of that wonderful product I have been hoarding lol!!
Summer Card Camp!
There are a few paper crafters in this world that I hold in very high-esteem, not only for their amazing talents, but also for their genuine hearts and kindness. Two of the gals from my VIP list have teamed together to bring you an AMAZING paper-crafting experience that you won't want to miss o...
OMG! When I saw the name you gave her, I just HAD to read the whole post and comment!! I love it! Great, great project!!!
open studio night!
about an hour ago i began working on the make n take project for tonights OPEN STUDIO NIGHT. i knew i wanted to use this awesome stamp by character constructions (i secretly call her "peep show girl") but then the idea got the better of me and i just started layering and having a blast with he...
Holy Stromboli!! What a week...I so looked forward to watching each evening after a long day at a non-creative job for some inspiration...and it did not disappoint. Thank you for sharing all your time and energy with us...
inspiration week recap...
this has been an incredible creative journey for me, almost too incredible to put into words, but i have taken chances, experimented and definitely learned a ton. thanks for walking along with me and exploring the process of "artbooking". video recap and an extra special giveaway... inspiratio...
Bad weather day here in North Texas, so home with my son...just got a load of dishes out of the way and now back to working on my shopping wishlist for my tax refund check I expect in the next week....HAPPY!! Hoping to unpack a bin of craft goodies and start on decorating up an old rolodex I picked up from ebay with my scrapbooking supplies. Oh, and watching cooking shows...but that's making me hungry lol. I envy that you get to be exponentially busy doing what you love! I wish I could pick up and move there and be your assistant...I'd LOVE to be kicking out some club kits with you!!
random blathering vlog...
inspired workshops are shaping up!
There are so many items for 2010 that I thought are fabulous, but I have to say the PTI dies that match the stamp sets are my favorite...and specifically, my most favorite die is the Mat Stack series...soooo many uses and coordinating sets the imagination just runs away with me thinking about it!
2011 Papertrey Design Team & their favorites...
Today marks the official start to all of the amazing anniversary festivities we have planned here at Papertrey this month! It's hard to believe that four years have passed, but we couldn't have done it without the help of the amazing designers that showcase our products each month. They all pu...
Not crazy at all...I envy that you still have a chance to continue...I am too old now, but still struggle with the "what ifs" dialog in my head every day. I love the son I do have very very much, but do wish I had thought further on this subject and prayed about it even. Blessings to you and your family...how many ever it ends up being!
how do you know?
as i watched cate sleeping last night i thought a lot about the question i get often. "are you done?" i prefer this over "are you going to try one more time for a boy?" b/c i think that's just silly. and you may think *i* am silly. or crazy. for even thinking about this right now. for even thi...
Wowza! What a great way to celebrate your blog-o-versary :) You're is one of my favorites!
Blogiversary Giveaway!!
Hello, Dear Friends... Today marks the 3rd anniversary of this little blog-o so it only seemed fitting that I say thank you to each of you, my sweet readers. I so appreciate you taking the time to stop by and read my blathering each day. ;) I appreciate each and every one of your encouragin...
Even though my decor theme changes each year, we always set out our family stockings that I found one year at Target on clearance - they are monogrammed initialed for each of our first names and color coordinated for our favorite colors...my son loves the stockings as our tradition :)
*Official* September Release Party Contest
I am absolutely smitten with all of this month's new releases and I can tell by the excitement that some of you have shared with me that you are too! A big thank you to each and every one of you who have joined us tonight during release festivities! To celebrate the upcoming holiday season an...
Wow, this would be fabric-u-lous to win! ;)
Fun With Fabric...
...and Big Picture Scrapbooking! Our very own Donna Downey is teaching an AMAZING video workshop over at BPS and registration JUST started! Fun with Fabric You (yes you!) are FABulous and Donna Downey's 4-Experts FAB (as in fabric) class, Fun with Fabric is for you! In this 12-week w...
Wow what a giveaway! I'm looking forward to a Route 66 route trip out to Texas where I'm relocating back to...my family lives out there and I can't wait!
Memorial Day Bonanza -- Stamp Set Giveaway!!
Hello there, Dear Friends.... I hope that you're thoroughly enjoying your weekend so far! It's Memorial Day tomorrow, here in the US, and therefore a long holiday weekend for us. Thank you so much, to each of those serving in the military -- to you and your families. Thank you for giving ...
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