Betsy Veldman has got a treat for you today! A few weeks ago on the Papertrey Ink forums, there was a thread asking for suggestions for more Make It Monday videos. One of the ideas suggested was a "step it up" type video featuring three levels of difficulty on the same card. Well, consider your wish granted and Betsy your Fairy Stamp Mother. We've got exactly that for this week's feature. Click play and enjoy.
If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.
–A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.
–Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and feature two cards in a step out style like Betsy's.
–Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site(such as photobucket or flickr).
–-Add your project to our —>InLinkz List HERE<—
–You will have until 7am, Monday, April 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
–We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye.
–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, April 23rd, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:
Congratulations to Chrissy Larson! You've been selected to win a $25 PTI Gift Certificate. Please send a note to customer service with the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to! And thank you to everyone who participated! there were so many amazing creations shared this week!
Tracey C. says
Awesome! Hope to get to play along!
Lori Lange says
I like these cards thanks for tuterol.
Marlena M says
I loved watching you create these three cards! Thank you for the tutorial. 😉
Sherrie M. says
Thanks so much for the video and the detailed explanation of why you do certain things. Very helpful!
Colleen says
oh my, these are BEAUTIFUL! I <3 Betsy's work. Stunning colors and great examples of stepping it up a bit.
Andrea Ritter says
This is a fantastic tutorial.
Gayatri says
Awesome! Thanks Betsy. I am the one who suggested the idea of one card three ways 🙂 So happy to see it beautifully explained with details in the video. Cannot wait to play along!
Moi says
Thanks Betsy. Loved your tips about adding just that little extra to dress up the cards (dot on the buttons). Gorgeous cards.
Carmen says
Thanks for sharing your video and for all the insightful tips
Linda in aus says
Oh wow, these are amazing.
Thank you thank you
Cheryl B. says
Betsy rocks! Another great card/cards. And an informative easy-to-understand video. PTI is so lucky to have Betsy!
Robin in Washington says
Great topic!! Thanks for this great video!
maryd says
Beautiful job, Betsy. You gave good explanations regarding element placement and creative layering choices. I agree with Cheryl B.: You rock!
Melissa L. says
What gorgeous cards! Such a great idea for MIM too!
Lynne Phelps says
Betsy, this actually works both ways; I was really inspired to look at my layered cards and see if there were ways to reinterpret them into the elegant one layer card you started with! My cards are usually extremely detailed and CAS is very difficult for me. I was so impressed with how much you achieved before you even added the first layer.
conil says
Very enlightening. Never scene layering explained so well.
Diana F says
Absolutely beautiful cards. I loved this Make It Monday tutorial. Is was very inspirational. Great job explaining how to step up a card, just by changing how you used the elements. Thanks so much for sharing.
Holly Saveur says
GORGEOUS cards ..love this video hope you make some more in this style..SUPER!
Thanks so much Betsy for your great inspiration and video!
Bonnie says
Betsy, these cards are just gorgeous!! I love how you should three versions. I love all the layers. Thanks so much.
Noora says
Loved watching the video! so inspiring! thanksss!
Erin says
The videos are always so inspiring. The explanation today on how to tie the elements together and why certain ones are chosen is invaluable!!!
Sharon Jones says
Great tutorial, Betsy! I love the way you explained the whys of where the elements are placed. You did a fantastic job…thanks for sharing! Great inspiration!
Karen Rose says
Great Make-It-Monday! Thanks to Gayatri for suggesting this and I’d love to see more of these step-it-up card videos. Thanks Betsy! Thanks Nichole for hosting it.
angela says
I just love the fairy stamp mother!! Gret tutorial. Really shows how such small extras make all the difference.Great job, really makes you think what you can do with just a little extra !
Kathy H says
Great cards, Betsy! I usually do very CAS cards only but you’ve given me great ideas for stepping up my cards. Thank you so much, it was a very pleasant video!!
Jenny Martin says
I love your gorgeous cards! At first I liked the one layer best , then the second card and then I was really impressed by the layers on the 3rd card. I have just received my 1st ever order from Papertrey ink, so I hope I can incorporate these ideas using my new products!!!
Charmayne says
thanks Betsy, enjoyed this Monday’s video the most, always love your style. great idea for a step it up video.
Chris says
Thanks for the educational and inspirational video!
Cindy says
That is so awesome! I appreciate the time Betsy took to explain how to make our cards more balanced and anchored! Very simple to do! Thanks again!
rkokes says
love this idea! great cards, and would love to see more videos like this!!!
June K. says
Betsy, thank you so much for a great MIM. I really enjoyed this MIM.
Barb W says
Great Tutorial Betsy. You make it look sooo easy. All three cards are beautiful and you have inspired me to try some new ideas.
Tina B. says
Thanks, Betsy. Your cards are always beautiful. I love the versatility of the layering. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Greta H says
You always inspire me, Betsy! I love all 3 cards–wonderful colors & design. Thank you for the great video!
Lilian says
Thank you for the tutorial. I’ll try doing some of the tips on my cards.
jan m says
Pretty cards Betsy!! Thanks stamping queen!
Melissa says
Cute, darling..love these cardsl
thanks for sharing..
Melissa from Naches, WA
Winnie Dolderer says
Such a great video. Love all three cards. Love the fun colors you used too.
nkmac says
Well done Betsy…thank you so much for sharing your tips with us..Love the design…casing for sure.
Linda says
Great video! I loved seeing the progression! I vote for more of these in the future! Thanks!
sharon wheet says
These cards are simply stunning! and I would be gracious to receive any. But, I do love the tutorial on how to make it ‘more’. Love the idea!
Brianna Byman says
I didn’t get my cards completely finished! 🙁 Maybe I will attempt this weeks too!
Lori Winters says
Bravo Betsy!!!! This was such a fun video to watch, thanks for all the fun ideas and inspiration!
susan todd says
thanks for the great video!!!!
Membership Cards says
How pretty!!!! Love the these colors together! Awesome creations….thank you for sharing this with us….Mothers Day is fast approaching for sure….