Fathers, Food, Fun and more...

Welcome to a fun group post for Papertrey Ink! Today we are all about foodie-themed type gifts and how to wrap them. First, I used a new die called the Paper Puff Topper die to make this cute cupcake looking topper for these little plastic dishes! I put Skittles in the dish, put the lid on, then added the topper and tag.

The tag was made with the new Treat Box Tag Lines stamps and the new Keep It Simple: Just For You stamps. 

Wouldn't a bunch of these be cute in all different, bright colors for a party table/gift favors?

Just For You Party Favor:

STAMPS: Treat Box Tag Lines, Keep It Simple: Just For You

INK: Lovely Lady, Pure Poppy

PAPER: Pure Poppy and Tropical Teal Pattern Packs, white

DIES: Paper Puff Topper

OTHER: Skittles candy, enamel dot, condiment cups,

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Next is a fry box made with the new Favor It: Fry Box die. I stamped the inside with Boxed Backgrounds: Stripes, then stamped the hamburger with King of the Grill stamps.

For the fries, I rolled up some dollars, taped them so they would stay, and tucked them in the box. I think someone would have fun unrolling to see how much they've received!

I've used a girly color scheme, but this would certainly work with a masculine color scheme too!

Happy Birthday Fry Box:

STAMPS: King of the Grill, Boxed Background: Stripes

INK: Fine Linen, New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Lovely Lady, Dark Chocolate

PAPER: Sweet Blush, white

DIES: Favor It: Fry Box

OTHER: Pure Poppy ribbon, twine.

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Don't forget to shop on 4/15 at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink to get all of the new products we have been previewing this week! Stop by each of these blogs to see more: 

Amy Sheffer
Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Kay Miller
Laurie Willison
Lizzie Jones
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

Creative Cardmaker: Stitched Banners...

Want a quick and easy way to add a focal point to your card? Create a stitched banner! If you have a sewing machine at home, you can make a stitched banner in a FLASH!

The papers I used were from an older Studio Calico card kit, but you can use any scraps you have on hand! The butterfly punch is by Martha Stewart and the stamped saying is from the Make It Market mini kit: Lovely Laurels by Papertrey Ink.

The center butterfly is punched out to create a negative look, and the front panel of the card is popped up slightly. I always like the balance of something being centered on the card, yet the randomly placed butterflies add a little bit of unexpectedness to it as well.

You can read more info about this card and the stitched banner technique over at the Weekly Scrapper blog! See you again tomorrow with another Papertrey countdown post! 

chevron stripes...

Are you crafting this evening or tomorrow?

If you are, be sure to stop over to Live Pink, which is Pink Paislee's forum, for some card inspiration this weekend! There will be 7 card challenges and 7 chances to win! My challenge is a COLOR challenge - "pair a neutral base with colorful accents", but I'm also going to show you how I created this EASY chevron technique!

Chevron seems to be all the rage these days. I found a quick and simple way to make the large Chevron stripe across my card! Come on over to Pink Paislee to see how! HOPE to see you there - we'll begin at 6 pm tonight EST! :) You'll have until Sunday evening at 11:59 pm EST to finish any of the challenges. HERE is a link to my challenge. :)

Just For You card:

Stamps: Tranquility Trilogy (sentiment) by Papertrey Ink

Ink: True Black by Papertrey Ink

Paper: Mistables paper by Pink Paislee (text), Hometown Summer by Pink Paislee (star), Nantucket by Pink Paislee (stripe)

Dies/punches: 1 1/2" square punch by Marvy Uchida

Other: Papertrey Ink twine, Parisian Anthology ticket by Pink Paislee, 

Hometown Summer Baubles by Pink Paislee.