Hallow's Eve inspiration...

We've got so much to show you today with the Papertrey Ink countdown! It's all about Halloween today as we share some new products coming out on August 15th. First up is the Halloween Pin-Up kit by Betsy Veldman.

The little pin-up kit comes with a stamp set (used on the "Eat, Shriek and Be Scary" tag), dies that I used on the boots, tags, clothespin bodies and Frankenstein's head...also a bunch of treat bags, clothespins, twine and some really cute pre-printed patterned papers! The kit makes it easy to create cute treat bags in no time.

Treat Bags:

STAMPS: Halloween Pin-Ups stamps 
INK: True Black

PAPER: Halloween Pin-Ups kit, white

DIES: Halloween Pin-Ups kit dies

OTHER: Halloween Pin-ups kit, enamel dots, seam binding.

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Next a card with the new Shaker Shapes: Candy Corn dies.

Thought it would make a fun birthday card, so I added an October die with the Monthly Moments: Year Round 2 die and "happy birthday" from one of the Birthday Classics sets.

Happy October Birthday card:

STAMPS: Birthday Classics: August
INK: Terracotta Tile

PAPER: Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, white, True Black Pattern Pack, 
Black & White All Over Paper Pad

DIES: Shaker Shapes: Candy Corn dies, Monthly Moments: Year Round 2 die

OTHER: twine.

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On this one, I used the new stamps called Haunted Headstones and Petite Places: Spook Manor, along with the Scene It: Hallows Eve dies.

I used a Luxe Foil paper in the background that has little silver dots. It's hard to see in the photos, but it's very subtle and pretty in real life. 

Happy Halloween Scene card:

STAMPS: Petite Places: Spook Manor, Haunted Headstones
INK: Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding

PAPER:  Silver Luxe Patterned Paper Foil collection, True Black, white

DIES: Scene It: Hallows Eve dies, Petite Places: Spook Manor

OTHER: twine.

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Next is the Cover Plate: Night Sky die that I trimmed from Scarlet Jewel cardstock and added it over the top of the Classic Kraft patterned paper.

Used the Haunted Headstones stamp set again for the bats and sentiment. 

Hello, Happy Halloween card:
STAMPS: Haunted Headstone
INK: True Black
PAPER: Scarlet Jewel, Luxe Gold Adhesive Sheets, Classic Kraft Pattern Pack
DIES: Cover Plate: Night Sky die, Swoosh die, Haunted Headstones dies
OTHER: Studio Calico gold chipboard star.
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All of these new products will be available August 15th at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink. Thanks for stopping by! Visit the team to see more:

Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Dawn McVey
Erin Lincoln
Laurie Willison
Lizzie Jones
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

birthday invitations...

Today I've been working on a little something for my daughter Kati's 6th birthday next week - some butterfly birthday invitations.

Awhile back when I made these lollipop bouquets, Kati decided she wanted a butterfly party for her 6th birthday, and she wants to make that craft with her friends at the party. We are actually going to have it at the park, but hopefully we can fit in a craft. I think I'm going to have things stamped out ahead of time and the lollipop bouquet bases already made and all they will have to do is assemble the bouquet - stick the lollipops in the middle of the stamped images and insert into the foam! (See link above for directions for that craft). I will probably change the colors of the lollipop bouquet stamping to match our invitations and party decor.

Anyway...let me tell you a little about my invitations! I started with Papertrey Ink's medium Glassine Bags. I used the sentiment from Blooming Button Bits and stamped it in black StazOn ink across the bag. The bags are somewhat slippery, so I thought StazOn would work the best. It did. But for the flower stems, I didn't really want black. I wanted to add some green, so I used Ripe Avocado ink with the stems from "Blooming Button Bits". It didn't come out perfectly, but that's ok. I used my heat gun to dry the green ink quickly, so I could move on to the next step. I stamped all of the sentiments and stems first to all of the invites.

Next, I made the insert for the inside, by printing out the party details onto white paper, then stamping a yellow butterfly over the top from Happy Trails.

The finished inserts were put inside the bags...
I punched a bunch of butterflies from vintage book paper and some October Afternoon - Detours paper from my stash...

...then attached the butterflies to the outside of each bag.

Then I added ALL of the buttons. This part is the most painful and took the longest! I threaded all of the buttons with white embroidery thread and attached them with a glue dot. To finish my invitations, I folded over the edge of the bags and stapled them closed with a staple and some pretty seam binding. To color the seam binding pink, I sprayed it with Vintage Pink Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels. I ran out of Vintage Pink, so I ended up spraying the rest of them with Viva Pink. Let them dry or heat them with a heat gun before attaching to your bag.

My older daughter asked me, "Why are you making them so fancy? You KNOW people will just throw them away!" Yes, I do believe she's right, but I do what I do because I enjoy it....and I hope they will put a smile on someone's face. :)