Sunday, April 25, 2010


Blog Hop with PTI

Our challenge is to use tissue in a card.  Easy Peasy?  Not...
I did not want to do a flower... too common.
I did not want to do a faux silk technique... never done one (I'll try that when I have more time for mistakes)

So, what to do?  Father's Day is approaching (in the card making world) so I decided I would make a masculine card with tissue.  I really wanted to use Men of Life.  I love the fonts and that cute little sailboat.  Wait a minute!  Tissue cut in scallops might look like whitewater caps on the water!  So, off I went.  Had to use the new Argyle set and wanted my colors to be black and pure poppy.  Love that combo and it is very masculine.

I am proud to say that this is all PTI, including the tissue (it was wrapped around the Argyle set).  Stamped the small argyle on white, stamped and cut the boat, die cut the small scallop on the tissue, well, I did round the upper corners with the Corner Chomper.  That isn't from PTI.  The tiny staples holding the black strip is from Tim Holtz, that isn't PTI either.  OK!  It is 99% PTI.  I'm happy.
Nice little closeup of the tissue ruffles.  I cut all 8 layers at once.  PTI dies?  Like Buttah!
Glad you came to visit... now get Hoppin'!

72 comments:

Anika said...

Love your little argyle boat! Fun way to use the tissue paper too!

Jen Carter said...

How creative! Love those waves and the argyle boat!

Liz said...

OH! I love the idea of using the scalloped border for water! Great idea!

Lindsay said...

Oh how fun! I love this! Great idea :0)

Rebecca said...

OMW! those tissue waves are soooo cool! And I love the RED argyle!

Victoria said...

What a great idea to make the waves with the tissue!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

What a clever way to use the tissue paper! Love this idea. Excellent card!

Laurie said...

OH what a fun idea! I love your card!

Marge said...

Clever, ingenious, stunning!

Marge said...

Clever, ingenious, stunning!

Dana said...

This is so clever! I love the argyle boat and those tissue paper waves are amazing! The staples are the perfect touch!

Tonya said...

GREAT idea for the tissue paper!

Sofia said...

Such a clever card!! WOW!! I'm stunned!!

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness, this is so clever! Love what you did with the tissue paper! Nicely done!

Mindy said...

Ah haaa! Great idea!!

Silke Ledlow said...

Super sweet card Patty!!! I agree this is a clever idea!!! Love it!!! Hugs ~S~

Keva said...

Very original idea! I love it.

Mariana said...

What a fantastic idea!! Love the colors, the argyle, everything, thanks for the inspiration!!

Cammie said...

What a creative idea and fun card!
I love it!

Kelly S. said...

EEK! That is so adorable! I love the color scheme and those fluffy little waves...what a great Father's Day card!

Diane Jaquay said...

Patty, this is wonderful!! I love the argyle sailboat, very cool, and the tissue paper water is soooo creative!! Never would have thought of doing something like that!!

Nerina said...

Totally unexpected and so clever! Love the argyle incorporated here too! So much fun!

Chris Simon said...

Great masculine card, and your waves are perfect!

Deb C said...

Oh, I love the tissue scallops as waves. Very clever, indeed.

TFS~

peggysue said...

Great idea for the sails using the argyle, makes a great masculine card.

Barbara said...

How stinkin' clever! Love those "waves" and those argyle sails are too cute!

Teresa said...

Oh what a cute idea. I LOVE it!

Erica said...

Love this idea for tissue paper and the argyle sail is fabulous!

Kara said...

this si so cute! love those waves!
Kara

Amy said...

Great idea! I'd never have thought of this!

Pat said...

Love that tissue ocean. So creative.

Elizabeth S. said...

What a great idea! Love those waves!

Janelle said...

Oh, that is cute! So original... love it!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Such fun waves. My daughter would say it looks like it is floating either in the clouds or bubbles either way very fun and whimisical. Way to rock the tissue paper challenge.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Great card! Love it!

Shay said...

You outdid yourself with coming up with a clever use of the tissue paper and I love how your card came out. A very good masculine card!

Dana said...

You did such a great job incorporating something dainty and frilly like tissue paper into a masculine card!

Amy Kolling said...

Your waves and argyle boat ROCK!! Neat idea other than "ruffles"!

Unknown said...

SUPER clever!! love all of the texture that is added with those layers!!! And the argyle? YUM

~kelly marie~ said...

SO cool! I love this!

Melissa said...

What a super idea for waves! Love your boat too!

Karen C said...

You totally pulled off a masculine use of tissue paper! It is terrific!

Kerri said...

I love your tissue paper waves, and your argyle sailboat! Fab card!!!

Daniela Dobson said...

This is awesome!

BethieJ said...

How CUTE is this!!! What a FUN idea!!
Happy Hopping!

Shirlann said...

Way too cute!

Cheryl said...

I really, really love this card! I love how you used those scallops.

Kim said...

That is so adorable!

Jessica said...

Great card and love the way you used the scalloped tissue paper as waves and the little argyle boat.

Kimberly said...

Really neat idea! Great job!

Monica said...

How inventive!! Great Job!

Babies-Beth said...

Oh my, waves! Wow! But the best thing are those argyle sails... boo hoo, I really need to get this set, lol!!

Rebecca said...

Those waves are a great idea. Very cute!

Anonymous said...

Love this idea! So fun!

docmicro said...

What a fantastic idea of using the tissue paper as waves. So great.

Jackie Pedro said...

The tissue waves are PERFECT!! Great card!!!

Katie said...

What a great idea! Love it!

Theresa Tyree said...

OMgosh, Patty! WHo'd a ever thought of tissue paper waves?? Genius!

Lori said...

So creative! Love your idea!

kasia c. said...

Fabulous use of tissue paper! LOVE it!

Karli said...

very creative. I can totally see this on a baby card! TFS :)

Susan said...

This is adorable!!! I love your idea!! Such a fantastic father's day card!!

Lee said...

Awesome. Definitely got to give this a go!

jen said...

what a great use of tissue! and the argyle sails are too cute! :)

Lisa said...

Love those white caps:) Very cleaver!!!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Oh how cute! I LOVE the scalloped tissue!

Linda W said...

Those are the only waves I'd want to sail. Nice twist. Great job!

Sara Mac said...

Great masculine card Patty. So glad you showed us a close up of the "tissue sea". What a great idea.

Taheerah said...

Oooh, very cool effect! Looks like sea foam!

Terri said...

Nice job! Great way to use the tissue. The boat is very cute too!

Anthonette said...

Perfect use of the scallop die!

Jennifer K said...

Ingenius, Patty! I love the scallops for waves look!