Introducing Paper Clippings: Thinking of You...

Today is day one of the Papertrey Ink countdown for May! I get to introduce a new stamp set and die set called Paper Clippings: Thinking of You, which will be available for purchase on May 15th at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink.

Let me show you some samples I made with these new products...

First up, is a card using both the stamps and dies from Paper Clippings: Thinking of You.

The dies are all cut from white cardstock, then I used the leaf stamp on the wreath frame to fill in the leaves. I used a Copic marker to color the aqua part of the wreath, and stamped "thinking of you" over the die with the stamps. The flowers are stamped on separate dies and popped up for dimension. I used a light gray Copic marker to add shading under the sentiment.

Thinking of You Wreath card:

STAMPS: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You

INK: Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Pure Poppy, Stormy Sea, New Leaf

PAPER: white

DIES: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You

OTHER: Copic markers, sequins.

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Next, I trimmed just the "you" part out of the Paper Clippings die and die cut and stamped some flowers to go with this new frame called Garden Garland.

The background was stamped with Background Basics: Super Gingham in Sweet Blush ink, then the garland colored a little bit with a light gray Copic marker. Then the flowers were added over the top.

From Me To You card:

STAMPS: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You, Background Basics: Super Gingham, Super Swoosh

INK: Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, True Black

PAPER: white

DIES: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You, Garden Garland

OTHER: Copic markers, sequins.

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On the next card, I heat embossed the sentiment stamp in white on True Black cardstock and added some shading with a dark Copic marker. The frame is cut with the Embroidered Frames: Dots die and the edge of the frame popped up with pop dots (after it was stamped).

The border die is the Simple Circles Border cut from Sheer Basics Vellum, and a little flower and leaves added over the top from Paper Clippings.

 Thinking of You card:

STAMPS: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You

INK: Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Green Parakeet

PAPER: Sheer Basics: Vellum, True Black cardstock, white

DIES: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You

OTHER: Copic markers, sequins.

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Last, I just used the flower stamp and leaves on a background from Paper Clippings, then added the Inspired: Praise die cut and stamps over the top.

The bottom saying is from a new stamp set called Walk By Faith. I love the font! What do you think?

Praise Him card:

STAMPS: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You, Walk By Faith

INK: Bright Buttercup, Stormy Sea, True Black

PAPER: white

DIES: Paper Clippings: Thinking of You, Inspired: Praise

OTHER: enamel dot.

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Visit Nichole Heady's blog to see more new products and ideas coming out this month!

4x4" Mini Cards...

Happy Tuesday! It's my turn up at the Scrapbook Expo blog again today, and I really love my job over there, because I get to create whatever I want. Fun! I couldn't help but to play with my Don't Forget to Write kit by Papertrey Ink again! I just love these products!! It looks like the kits are still available, if you want to grab one here!

So I made some little 4x4" note cards. I'm not sure I'll be able to give these away. Ha. Aren't they pretty? I tell ya, it's so easy to create with such beautiful products. Makes my job super easy! I wanted to try the square on the diagonal this time and create a diamond shape. I trimmed the card bases with the scalloped card die, then cut and stamped the frames and flowers. Next, I stamped "birthday cheer" in Pure Poppy ink.

The red looks pretty with the aqua watercolor striped paper in the kit. I did some ink blending with a sponge tool to get the gradient effect on the "sending" die cut.

Then of course, I wanted to make another one in different colors, so I made "Just a Note" with Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal and New Leaf inks with Summer Sunrise ink blended onto the sentiment die cut.

Stop over to the Weekly Scrapper blog at Scrapbook Expo later today to see the full tutorial! Have a happy day!

City Scene revisited...

It's the first of the month (yay for May!), and that means we are bringing you some fresh inspiration with an older Papertrey Ink set.  Today we are working with the City Scene stamps!

I've used the Tag Sale #4 die, one of my very favorite tag shapes, an added some buildings from City Scene. I've mixed in City Scene Christmas Sentiments stamps also and the Christmas Cheer dies over the top!

On each of the tags, I've sprinkled on some Faux Snow!

These are so quick to make and would be a cute set to give away to someone, or to use on gift bags or boxes.

Visit Betsy, Dawn, Heather and Melissa to see more fun ideas with these sets! I can't wait to see what they've made! Thanks for swinging by today, have a happy and creative day!