Simply Jane...

The Papertrey Ink team has another group blog post for you today! We are featuring a new set of dies and stamps called Simply Jane. These will be available on the 15th.

I chose to work with the "love" quote in this stamp set. You could certainly make a card with it, but I decided to try something different and turn it into a little message journal.

Most of us are so busy these days, so I thought of a little journal that you could leave on the table to jot notes in to each other. Who doesn't appreciate a little love note once in awhile?

I started out by making a card with kraft cardstock and stamping the flowers in the background with Fresh Snow ink.  After the white flowers were dry, I stamped the sentiment over the top.

Then I die cut the frame and people with 2 of the dies from this set (there are more dies that come with the set, however I didn't use them on my journal).

I stamped the frame and brushed Chamomile ink over the top to distress it a bit. The center is backed with some My Mind's Eye houndstooth paper. I punched a little notch to hold the twine with a circle punch.

On the inside, I stitched in a felt page, which you could use to pin a little note.

I also added some papers from the Pacific Vineyard paper collection. They are loose inside. I was going to stitch them in, but I thought if I kept them loose, I could always add more papers in later when these are gone.

On the top of the frame I added a little leafy stamp.

Love You Message Center:

Stamps: Simply Jane

Ink: Fresh Snow, True Black, Chamomile

Paper: Kraft cardstock, creme, Canyon Clay by PTI, Text Style Pacific Vineyard by PTI, houndstooth by My Mind's Eye

Dies: Simply Jane

Other: Rustic Twine, heart punch, kraft button, circle punch, kraft felt.

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Please visit the other team members to see what they've done with Simply Jane!

Ashley Cannon Newell

Betsy Veldman  

Dawn McVey  

Erin Lincoln  

Heather Nichols  

Jessica Witty  

Lisa Johnson  

Maile Belles

Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady