February 25, 2012

Papertrey Blog Hop - February 25 & Play Date Cafe Challenge 120

It time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.  During the release this month Papertrey introduced a series of dies for creating interactive cards, easily.  The dies introduced were for creating the following types of cards:  poppers, sliders, spinners and zippers. The challenge for this month's Blog Hop was to create an interactive card.  My Papertrey order hasn't reached me yet but I still wanted to play along.  Using my Silhouette I downloaded a circle shape for making a pop-up card.  My niece just turned 17 and I wanted to make a card for her that wasn't too grown up or too childish but still fun.

I am also entering this card into this weeks Play Date Cafe challenge that features an awesome colour palette of baby blue, orangesicle and basil.









All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted:

Cardstock: White, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss
Stamps: Make a Wish
Ink: Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Spring Moss
Dies: By the Numbers, Make a Wish, Filigree, Ric Rack
other: assorted buttons (PTI)

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72 comments :

Ally said...

Awwwww, Tracey. This card is so sweet. ;-) Love how you used the PDCC colors (they scared me off this week!), and all those little pop-up gifts inside are fabulous. Nice job! ;-)

Lori said...

Tracey, this is fabulous! Love the way you used the pieces of the filigree border as bows on the gifts--too cute!

Leigh Penner said...

What a fabulous surprise when you open the card! I love the numbers in front of all the gifts-- fabulous job with the challenge!

Kara said...

wow wow wow i love it!!

kari bell said...

great card! i love the clean and simple front. plus you carried it through to the inside with a big pop of fun!!

Jean said...

Oh, I love it!. I am sure your niece will love it. The bows are soooo cute. Love your CAS style.

Debbie Gaydos said...

Oh my gosh, is that THE CUTEST! Love the numbers on the inside, and great color combo. Thanks for the inspiration!

Victoria said...

I love the interactive piece of your card! And now I learned a new use for the filigree border die--package bows! Very clever!

Deb said...

This is really fabulous, Tracey! Love your colors and that spiral die. The presents are such a fun surprise!

Anonymous said...

so cute and clever!

Anonymous said...

What a super cute card! I think I'm gonna have to add that die to my wish list!

sentsue said...

Very cute! Good use of all your dies.

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh! I love this card. The bows are great...very clever of you. Looks like I have a couple of die to add to my next order. Thanks for the inspiration.

A Crafty Person said...

I love this card. I really like how you used the Filigree border on your gifts! I know your niece will love it.

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Love those muted colors!

Luanne said...

Oooo! I love this Tracey!! The inside is wonderful, and I love how you tucked those rick rack strips close. Awesome card!

Stampin in the suburbs said...

Tracey,
This is an awesome card. I love it. All those bright colors and the pop-up on the inside is great.

Sonia said...

LOVE this, Tracey!
The colors are great for a neutral birthday card, and yet still so cheerful :)

Kay D said...

This is just beautiful! I love the colors, and I think your spiral turned out better than mine, too! ;-)

sillyleann said...

Awesome! I love the presents on the spiral. Great idea! I couldn't think of anything else but butterflies to put on it. Thanks for the inspiration.

carol (krillsister) said...

Tracy,
Your card is awesome. The recipient is going to get a great surprise upon opening it. Love the colors as well as how the number & presents pop up.

JJ Bolton said...

Wow! I love the CAS card front with the "explosion" inside:) Great idea using the numbers on the inside!

Marybeth said...

Tracey this is just over the top, gorgeous! I love what you came up with! LOVE IT . You never let us down !
Where are all the comments did it fill up already! :)

Rebecca Deeprose said...

Tracey, your card is fabulous!!! I love the surprise inside and to think of the numbers and embell. was so very creative!

Anonymous said...

So cute...I'm loving the presents and numbers on the spiral!

Unknown said...

AWESOME! I didn't get these dies yet...and I'm sad. Love what you've done here!! The numbers came out awesome, will definitely have to try this WHEN I get them, lol

Lisa Elton said...

This is PERFECT for your niece Tracey! LOVE the filigree border die being used as ribbons for your fun packages. DELIGHTFUL card!!

Helen F. said...

Tracey, this card is amazing! Love the bows (filigree border) on the gifts ~ genius!!

Terri said...

Great card. Love the inside.

Lee said...

Wow. What a great card.

Cyndie said...

Oh gosh, Tracey, your card is pure genius!!! The very cool CAS cover gives just a hint of the awesome interior--I absolutely love what you have done with this challenge!

The Paper Parade said...

What a surprise the recipient is going to get when they receive that awesome card! I love the pop up with the numbers, that was a terrific idea :)

Joyce said...

OMG. You are a genius. I absolutely love this. Love the colors, the simplicity and white space on the front, but mainly the inside is to die for. Brilliant to use the filigree die to top those gifts, and the numbers, and the pop up presents. It all looks so fun and wonderful all opened up. Fun surprise inside card. Definitely pinning this. Who needs the PTI package now?

bjmartin said...

Wow, awesome job! The pop-ups are so much fun!

Anonymous said...

Wow! I love this!. I am definitely going to try this myself. Love it

Elizabeth Baird said...

I've got to have that die for sure now!

Suzanne said...

Tracey! I LOVE those presents and the 17 popping out of the card. Fantastic!

BeverlyBL said...

Very cute. Love the colors and your presents and bows are so pretty.

Jessica Wekenman said...

Such a fun card!!! Those filigree bows are genious, for sure!!! Absolutely LOVE!!!

Gayatri said...

Wow! What a beautiful card, Tracey! Love the colours and the pop up inside. Clean and Crisp.

Arlene said...

WOW...truly truly beautiful card! Love how you improvised. This is also perfect for your niece...she is sure to love it!

Patrice said...

Love that pop up!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Stop it, this is stinking fabulous!

Way to rock out the PTI blog challenge.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Unknown said...

Oh what fun! This is a great card!

Chunyuan said...

really cool card.

Sherrie M. said...

Love the bows on the gifts. Great use of that die. Wonderfl card!

Unknown said...

Really pretty Tracey! Amazing use of the spiral die!

Rema DeLeeuw said...

This card is awesome!Got to get that die....

Jen W. said...

This is so fun and I love how you used the filigree die for the bows on the gifts!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Love how you did that, who needs the die? Great use of the PDC colors too...

jen said...

ack! This is so fun! LOVE those bows!!! What a great take on both challenges!!

Marge said...

AWESOME card for your niece! KNOW she'll LOVE it!!! I really love the spiral pop-up's for cards and hope I can add the PTI dies to my collection one day soon (course i do have a new Gazelle I could use instead)!

Kelly Griglione said...

Woah, your border die bows are TOO CLEVER, love it!! Fantastic idea.

Lynn Put said...

This is so fun! What a great birthday card! Love your pop up gifts and "17" inside the card!

Michelle said...

how fantastic, Tracey! you did an awesome job on this card for your neice! sure she will love it!

Monika/Buzsy said...

What a fun birthday card. Love the colors and the pop-up number with the packages.

Deb Walker Deb Stamps Life, LLC said...

Such great fun Tracey! Terrific pop up and use of the PDCC colors!

Colleen Dietrich said...

Tracey, I love how those presents spring up when you open the card! That looks so professional.

I just love what you did with our colors this week, too. THanks for playing with us at The Play date CAfe!

Anonymous said...

This card is fantastic, Tracey. This is definitely one that would be fun for a teenager to open.

Mona Pendleton said...

Oh what a fun card Tracey! Love the zig zag design on the front and the cute pop up!

Cindy Major said...

So pretty - inside AND out! I love how you used the colours. That stacked rickrack looks so cute!

Greta said...

Oh my goodness! Lucky niece!

Joyce said...

Good morning, Tracey. Check out my blog today for a special surprise for you.

Anonymous said...

I agree about all of it, especially the ingenious way of using the filigree border as bows on the presents! The pop-up factor is darling.

Chris said...

Ii love,love your card! I am so struck by the way you have made the inside so very pretty!

Patricia said...

fabulous..

Gisela said...

FANTASTIC card!!

Nicky Hsu said...

SO cute. Tracey, I love how you the pop-up gifts and the soft color you put together. Stunning~

Carole said...

Wowy Kazowy Fantastic

Jinny Newlin said...

Oh, Tracey, this is fabulous! The inside of this one totally makes the card, but I LOVE how you've let the front stay simple in its design, so as to allow for just that! What a beauty! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe!

Sherrie M. said...

Wow. Great use of the ricrac die. Love it!

KimberlyO said...

I love this card!! I am definitely bookmarking this for inspiration. :)