apple prints and wonderful words: thank you...

Here are a couple more new stamp sets that came out in August by Papertrey Ink, and I just adore them! Apple Prints and Wonderful Words: Thank You.

Made a little card set with these goodies and some Crate Paper patterned paper.

On the apple card, I die cut the apple from several sheets of notebook paper (with one cut since they are so thin!), stamped the apple and stem, then stitched down the center. The reason I used more than one sheet of notebook paper is because the paper is so thin, and I wanted to have a thicker look to the apple.)

The patterned paper piece pulls out, so you can write something on the back or attach a gift card. The paper came that way - I didn't use mist on these to get the little droplets- I simply cut out the paper from the sheet and inserted it into a folded doily, then added the apple over the top.

On the next card, the tree is cut from Mighty Oak, then I used the Apple Prints dies to cut a bunch of patterned paper apples. Who says apples have to be red and green, right?! I love the clean look with the white, yet it's layered with lots of texture, interest and patterns!

The doilies are from the craft store, you can find them in the baking section, and they are very inexpensive. I don't know what it is about doilies, but I'm infatuated with them. They make such cute cards. I snipped the "Thank You" apart here because it was too long to fit across the bottom of my card, and I wanted to be able to see the whole sentiment. Use the products they way they suit you! Snip them apart if you need to. ;)

Hope these get you in the mood to craft. Have a sweet day. xo
Danielle

All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Thank You card set:
STAMPS: Wonderful Words: Thank You, Apple Prints
INK: Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
PAPER: Aqua Mist and white cardstock, patterned paper by Crate Paper, notebook paper
DIES: Wonderful Words: Thank You, Apple Prints
OTHER: twine by Papertrey Ink, pearls by Melissa Frances, doilies, star chipboard by Pink Paislee

3pm EST: "Gallon:Quart:Pint Color Challenge"

Here is your next challenge, Stamp-a-Faire goers!

Select a color scheme from your recipe box and incorporate the "gallon/quart/pint principle". I chose to use Aqua Mist, Enchanted Evening and Pure Poppy colors by Papertrey Ink for my card.

As you can probably tell, Aqua Mist is the "gallon". It's the color I used the most of with the background and stamped lines from Teacher Tickets. The second most used color is Enchanted Evening, so that is the "quart" color. I stamped two apples, the sentiment and used twine in the darker blue color. The "pint" color is the least used on my card, which is Pure Poppy. Even though there is only a bit, I think it stands out the most, don't you?

Neutrals actually don't count as a color, so the die cut numbers in white don't count. I had fun stacking the numbers die cut with the By the Numbers Border Die. I was inspired by this stacked number project life card (scroll down to the black numbers) I saw on Pinterest. Well, I can't wait to see your take on the "Gallon/Quart/Pint" challenge. Have fun!

Back 2 School card:
STAMPS: Teacher Tickets stamps (line), Back To School stamps (apples and sentiment)
INK: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Enchanted Evening and New Leaf inks
PAPER: Aqua Mist and white cardstock
DIES: By the Numbers Border dies, Back To School dies
OTHER: pearls by Melissa Frances, twine by The Twinery, machine stitching.

release day...

It's release day once again! We've been showing the new products for June over the past few days from Papertrey Ink. Would you like to see what else is being released this month? :)

I made this little book as a way to get autographs at the end of the year from friends with their names, phone numbers and a fun message. We could have really used one of these this year with Kati...they went to a few weeks of school here in Colorado and didn't buy a yearbook, so we needed to get her new friends' information to keep in touch over the summer.

I used the new Cover Plate Chevron Vertical with some Linen Vellum Cardstock and die cut the chevrons, then I poked out every other chevron and added the top piece back onto another piece of linen vellum. Does that make sense? I used the new Back To School stamps and dies, the Teacher Tickets stamps and the new Antique Alphabet stamps to decorate the front.

Aren't those apples and books so adorable? Oh my.

And the tickets could work for so many different things. I love all of the colors layered together.

School Autographs Mini Book supplies:
STAMPS: Back to School, Teacher Tickets, Antique Alphabet
INK: Pure Poppy, True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Classic Kraft inks
PAPER: Linen Vellum cardstock, Spring Moss cardstock
DIES: Cover Plate: Chevron Vertical, Back to School dies, Just the Ticket Border Die
OTHER: burlap, twine.
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Here is a new stamp set and dies called Bigger Blooms, which is a bigger version of the Mini Blooms!

I cut the Boutique Borders: Thanks frame twice - once from white cardstock and once from red dotty paper. Here's the trick: I cut the dotted frame in half to make it appear longer!

You're Sweet card supplies:
STAMPS: Bigger Blooms
INK: Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush, New Leaf, True Black, Fresh Snow
PAPER: white, kraft and Smokey Shadow
DIES: Boutique Borders: Thanks die, Bigger Blooms dies
OTHER: dot paper by Studio Calico.
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I must have been feeling in a black and red mood, because my next card has black and red on it also. I used Teacher Tickets, Back To School and Wonderful Words: Teacher. I created a large ticket myself by cutting a rectangle and punching in the centers with a half circle. This "houses" the rest of my design, so it's not floating on the card.

The paper clip attaches the word to the big ticket. I used the lined stamp as a diagonal in white on the background.

Teacher We Appreciate You card supplies:
STAMPS: Teacher Tickets, Wonderful Words: Teacher, Back To School
INK: Pure Poppy, True Black, New Leaf, Fresh Snow
PAPER: Smokey Shadow, Classic Kraft, white
DIES: Wonderful Words: Teacher, Back To School
OTHER: dot paper by Studio Calico, burlap by PTI, paper clip, seam binding, circle punch.
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Here I kept my design simple with some blocks of colored cardstock and used the new Live, Love, Life stamp set in matching inks, all on Classic Kraft to help the colors shine.

Thank You card supplies:
STAMPS: Live Love Life
INK: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold
PAPER: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, Classic Kraft Pattern Pack, Classic Kraft cardstock
DIES: none
OTHER: none.
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Last, another simple, clean one with Polka Dot Parade #5.

I used the new Happiness in Blooms dies (leaves) with the little bird.

Happy Birthday to You card supplies:
STAMPS: Polka Dot Parade #5
INK: New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, True Black, Summer Sunrise inks
PAPER: Soft Stone Pattern Pack, white, Spring Moss
DIES: Polka Dot Parade #5, Happiness in Bloom dies, Layerz Mat Stack 3 die
OTHER: none.
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That's it for me! For more ideas, visit the other team members to see what they've made with these same sets. All of these products will be available on June 15th at www.papertreyink.com.
Betsy Veldman

Cristina Kowalczyk

Dawn McVey

Debbie Olson

Erin Lincoln
Heather Nichols

Jessica Witty  

Maile Belles

Melissa Phillips

Nichole Heady

Boutique Borders: Thanks...

Papertrey Ink is counting down to their new June releases, so stop over to Nichole Heady's blog to catch all of the sneak peeks! Today I get to introduce the new Boutique Borders: Thanks stamp set and die created by the fabulous Dawn McVey.

On my first card, I mixed and matched it with the Strawberry Patch stamps and the Ribbons & Bows stamps. I was inspired by THIS tote I saw on Pinterest!

The first thing I did was stamp the ribbon from Ribbons & Bows in Aqua Mist to determine where I was going to place the strawberries. Then I stamped a few different sized strawberries around the ribbon from Strawberry Patch. The tops of the stems overlapped, and I didn't like how they were all stamped on top of each other, so I die cut the stems and added them over the top for more dimension and a cleaner look.

To make the frame, I die cut the new Boutique Borders: Thanks die, stamped the coordinating frame in Fresh Snow on top and embossed it with white embossing powder. The navy sentiment is stamped with Enchanted Evening ink.

Sending Sincere Thanks card:

STAMPS: Boutique Borders: Thanks, Strawberry Patch, Ribbons & Bows, Background Basics: Gingham
INK: Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Fresh Snow, Enchanted Evening, Spring Moss inks
PAPER: Rustic Cream, Aqua Mist cardstock
DIES: Boutique Borders: Thanks
OTHER: corner rounder.
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Here I mixed one of the Boutique Borders: Thanks sentiments with the Rosie Posie stamp set and dies. Love how the sentiment in Dark Chocolate ink looks over the Classic Kraft and Sweet Blush hexagons. Such depth to the eye!

I stamped a row of roses in Dark Chocolate and added a larger one popped up in Pure Poppy. A little piece of seam binding and a Pink Paislee button with twine finishes it off.

I Appreciate You card:
STAMPS: Rosie Posie, Boutique Borders: Thanks
INK: Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy inks
PAPER: Rustic Cream
DIES: Rosie Posie
OTHER: seam binding, button by Pink Paislee, twine.
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On the last card, I used the Boutique Borders: Thanks die to cut out a negative frame from the front of this card. I cut another frame in white and added it to the inside.

I used a new die called Wonderful Words: Teacher and placed it over the opening with a die cut apple from the Back To School stamps and dies. Here's what it looks like from the front when it's closed.

Really fun to make! You could use any of the Wonderful Words dies over the opening to make cards for other occasions.

Thank You, Teacher card:
STAMPS: Boutique Borders: Thanks, Back To School, Wonderful Words: Teacher stamps
INK: Pure Poppy, True Black, Ripe Avocado inks
PAPER: Aqua Mist and white cardstock
DIES: Boutique Borders: Thanks, Wonderful Words: Teacher dies
OTHER: corner rounder.
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Visit Nichole Heady and Heather Nichols for more sneak peeks today!

a flair for buttons...

Happy card making day! Are you making time for crafting today?

It's no secret that I love chevron patterns these days, so I was excited when I saw these cute buttons at A FLAIR FOR BUTTONS on Etsy. I know, excited about flair...ha..my husband makes fun of me, but I do love new and fun embellies. :) They have pages upon pages of totally cute flair for any occasion. I chose to use the chevron button to jazz up a snowflake on a card! The snowflake is cut with a Damask Snowflake die.

Under the flair, I added an ABC stamped circle and a notebook lined circle (from the Tag-Its #6 stamp set by Papertrey Ink), which I thought would make a cute addition for a teacher holiday card...

Journaling cards used here and 6x6" papers are from the new Christmas Cheer line by Lily Bee Designs. I actually stamped the notebook circle onto vellum and layered it over a punched patterned paper circle. I love how the soft effect turned out! Added a My Mind's Eye brad, tiny piece of Aqua Mist felt from Papertrey Ink, a pretty baker's twine and a floral pin = a lovely mix of layered goodness.

How would you like to win a set of your very own Linen Chevron Flair like I have used on my card? You can! Leave a comment here to be entered to win this awesome flair set by Shelley Haganman from "A Flair for Buttons". Comments will be closed on Monday, Oct. 8th at midnight CST.

Visit each of these blogs for more chances to win:

A Flair for Buttons

Tessa Buys

Jennifer Chapin

Michelle Hernandez

Danielle Flanders (you are here)

Dayna Howard

Megan Klauer 

Melissa Phillips

Diane Payne

Danielle Walls

Erica Weinstock

See the post below for more Christmas card ideas....two posts for me today. :)

Teach & Inspire.

I have a fun project that I couldn't wait to share with you today! The Papertrey Ink team members each created with the new Teach & Inspire stamp set and the Teacher's Apple dies, and I can't wait to see what amazing things they've come up with. I LOVED this set!! (I apologize in advance for a photo-heavy post!)

For a back-to-school gift for a teacher, I wanted to make a set of cards. Then I wondered how to package them all together. Hmm....a BOOK! Yes, perfect for a teacher.

Here is what my book of cards looks like from the front. Don't you just love that Script alphabet die?

I created a front and back for my book of cards with the Front and Center #2 die. Then for the inside pages, I made pockets with vellum to hold each card. To make the pockets, cut vellum 6 1/2" wide x 7" high. Fold up the bottom 3". Punch a notch in the center of the front with a 2" circle punch. Machine stitch the sides with a zig zag stitch. Finished pockets are 4" x 6 1/2".

Here you can see a little peek at the pockets. I clipped it all together with clothespins, but you could certainly bind it in a more permanent manner if you wish.

Now for the inside! I wanted to have a little cover page on the inside telling the recipient what it is for!

I have six cards - one tucked into each pocket.

I used the Background Basics: Herringbone background here to emboss the cardstock after stamping the lines and sentiment.

I stamped the little rulers onto the background for this one.

Made my own little button apple.

On this card, I placed the Block Alpha die onto Soft Stone cardstock and ran it through my Cuttlebug to cut out the alphas. I used the negative piece on this card, along with the circle from Think Big Favorites #19. I kept the alphas to use on the next card!

The alphas that were punched out were used on the next card! I used a ruler to line them up. (Started in the center with d and e and worked my way out to the sides. This way if you have more room on one side or the other, you can trim the card down to make it look more even and centered.)

Last is a card using the adorable pencil stamp!

So colorful!

One more thing. I know this post is a little long!

...it's a little pencil made with a pack of Rolos candy. I used Summer Sunrise Patterned paper and Melon Berry cardstock to wrap around the Rolos and just taped it on the back.

Hope you are INSPIRED to try making your own teacher gifts this year! Visit the rest of the team to see more with Teach & Inspire:

Ashley Cannon Newell

Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalczyk

Dawn McVey  

Jessica Witty  

Maile Belles

Melissa Phillips

Nichole Heady

"Inspire" Book of Cards gift set for teacher:
STAMPS: Teach & Inspire, Background Basics: Houndstooth, Think Big Favorites #19
INK: True Black, Spring Moss, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, Classic Kraft
PAPER: White/Melon Berry/Spring Moss/Classic Kraft/Soft Stone cardstock, Pure Poppy and Summer Sunrise Pattern Pack, vellum. Other: Mistables by Pink Paislee, orange check by Lily Bee Designs
DIES: Front & Center #2 die, Script Alpha die, Teacher's Apple die, Background Basics: Herringbone Impression Plate, Block Alpha die
OTHER: True Black ribbon, felt, rustic twine, Pure Poppy button by Papertrey Ink. Pearls by Melissa Frances, font is Typewriter, clothespins from craft supply store, Rolo candy.