Introducing Building Blocks...

The Papertrey Ink team is previewing a new stamp set today called Building Blocks. This and the coordinating dies will be available on Feb. 15th at 10 pm EST. Here is an image that inspired my work today...an ombre stair step!

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Step 1: On my first card, I began by cutting three of these A2 sized cover plates with a new die called Cover Plate: Stripes Diagonal. I want to use all three colors on my card.

Step 2: I placed the outer piece of the Tropical Teal one on a piece of Aqua Mist cardstock, and taped it down with washi tape, so it wouldn't move around. I'm just using this as a template to place the stripes back in, and will be removing it when I'm done adhering all the stripes.

Step 3: Starting at the top, I adhered the stripes back into the pattern with Scor-Tape. I used the three top stripes from the first cut (Tropical Teal cardstock - new!), three of the second cut in the center (Hawaiian Shores cardstock) and three from the third cut shown above on the bottom (Aqua Mist cardstock), just placing them back in the die cut, adhering them to the Aqua Mist paper. You'll end up with an ombre striped effect. Remove the template. Die cut the Sketched Stars from vellum. Place stars and stamp sentiment.

Here is the finished card!

You're Amazing card:

(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Building Blocks
INK: True Black, Hawaiian Shores
PAPER: Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist
DIES: Cover Plate: Stripes Diagonal, Sketched Stars
OTHER: vellum, gold stars by Studio Calico, pearls by Melissa Frances.

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On my second card, I used the Building Blocks sentiment with a Garden Grace floral piece and the Cover Plate: Stripes Diagonal die.

Really love the mix of the Aqua Mist, Enchanted Evening and Simply Chartreuse.

Something to Be Thankful For card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Building Blocks, Garden Grace
INK: Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
PAPER: Aqua Mist, white
DIES: Cover Plate: Stripes Diagonal die, Garden Grace die
OTHER: sequins by Pretty Pink Posh.

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Last, I put the Building Blocks dies to work. I stamped them with the Building Blocks stamps in Pure Poppy, Raspbery Fizz, Sweet Blush, Summer Sunrise and Harvest Gold inks.

Step 1: I drew a pencil line on my card and adhered the blocks along the bottom pencil line, spacing them out as evenly as I could.

Step 2: I cut two pieces of white cardstock about 2" each. I placed them over the top and the bottom to cover up the edges of the stamped Building Blocks pieces. I added vellum heart borders with the Heart Border die. 

Here is the finished card! The sentiment is stamped with Building Blocks as well. I used the new Phrase Play #1 die cut to create the "you" in Classic Kraft cardstock.

Smile You Gave Me card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Building Blocks
INK: Pure Poppy, Raspbery Fizz, Sweet Blush, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores
PAPER: white, Classic Kraft, vellum
DIES: Building Blocks, Phrase Play #1, Heart Border die
OTHER: pearl by Melissa Frances.

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I have the opportunity to provide you with your fourth "building block" for the card you can create today for Papertrey Ink's latest challenge.  Each Design Team member has a basic "building block" options for card making to share with you. The intent is for you to visit each blog and collect all of the building blocks necessary to create a beautiful card. 

Each team member, including myself, has six numbered selections for a specific category. Roll a die or use a random number generator to select which item number you will need to work with from their list. If you do not have the supplies for the item you end up with, feel free to roll again. Collect nine item selections total, one from each team member, and get to work creating your masterpiece! Visit the rest of the PTI team to see more with these products and gather your other Building Blocks for the challenge!

Ashley Cannon Newell

Betsy Veldman

Cristina Kowalczyk

Dawn McVey

Erin Lincoln

Heather Nichols

Laura Bassen

Melissa Phillips

Nichole Heady