PTI July Blog Hop!

Welcome to the cafe! Today we are brewing up an iced latte of a card, perfect for a hot summer's day!

It is time for the July blog hop at Papertrey Ink. This month's inspiration featured melons and pinks and golds and chartreuse greens, beckoning me to break out some florals and make a summer bouquet!

Last week, Betsy Veldman had an awesome blog post about stamping your own background paper. I was inspired to give it a try. I challenged myself to use only the stamps that came with the set Sending You. It was quite fun, actually! Mind you, I won't be giving up my lovely patterned papers any time soon, but it was a good exercise in using what you've got!

I also grabbed one of my PTI impression plates to give a little subtle leafy texture to that strip of green paper.

{Today's Brew: PTI Sending You, PTI confetti card stock, PTI Sending You dies, PTI button and button twine, PTI impression plate, SU Kiwi Kiss card stock and ink, SU Groovy Guava card stock and ink, more mustard ink, regal rose ink}

Thanks for stopping by the cafe today!