Nut'n better than a friend like you...

Good morning, everyone!  :)

If you just saw my Twinery blog hop post, I apologize. I had to delete it, because I just found out my day for the hop is going to be Thursday instead, so check back for that on the 18th! Meanwhile, you can visit The Twinery's blog for more info on this week's events.

How about a few Papertrey Ink cards today instead? Today is the 15th, and that means there are lots of new stamp sets, dies and fall papers available!

This set is sure to make you smile...

Cute sentiment, right! To cut the card base, I used the new Mega Mat Stack 1 die. First I folded a piece of green cardstock in half for the card base. Then I placed the shaped die on top, hanging it off the left side a bit, so it wouldn't cut on the left fold. Then, I ran it through my Cuttlebug to cut out the shape. Voila! You get a shaped card!

For the wood grain background, I used PTI's new Modern Wood Mats stamp set and Spring Moss ink. The sentiment and swirls are from the new Autumn Acorns stamp set!

I used the Autumn Acorns dies to cut 2 of each nut, stamped the tops, cut them apart, and layered the stamped nut over the patterned paper nut.

 Nut'n Better card:

Stamps: Modern Wood Mats, Autumn Acorns
Ink: Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate
Paper: Fall Prints and Patterns paper pad, cardstock by PTI
Dies: Autumn Acorns, Mega Mat Stack 1
Other: Maraschino twine from the Twinery

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This one was very quick and utilizes the new Background Basics: Houndstooth stamp set and Tag-its #7. I used Spring Moss ink over the Fine Linen cardstock. The little photo corner is an Artisan Element by Pink Paislee, which I just ran some ink over the top, Vintage Cream and a brown ink, to add depth.

I absolutely love Papertrey Ink's new fall papers...

Autumn Wishes card:

Stamps: Tag-its #7, Background Basics: Houndstooth

Ink: Spring Moss
Paper: Fall papers by PTI
Dies: none
Other: Maple Leaf 2" punch by McGill, artisan element by Pink Paislee (photo corner), twine by PTI, burlap, floral pin

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Another houndstooth card here - you can be sure you'll be seeing lots of houndstooth from me! :) I'm a little obsessed with this pattern! "Be Thankful" is from the Tag-its #7 again.

Be Thankful card:

Stamps: Background Basics: Houndstooth, Tag-its #7
Ink: Dark Chocolate, True Black
Paper: Fine Linen cardstock, (chevron) Nantucket by Pink Paislee, and

Fall papers by PTI (heart)
Dies: none
Other: sticker by Basic Grey, twine by PTI, Melissa Frances crepe paper and pearl, 1" heart punch by McGill

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This last card utilizes Autumn Acorns again and the journaling lines from the Gratitude Journal set!

I cut a Pink Paislee Mistables tag in half and rubbed it with Aqua Mist ink. It has a cool resist on it that shows up white when you ink the tag. The leaves are die cut and stamped, and you can see I've added some Vintage Cream over the top to tone them down a bit and make them look just a tiny bit more rustic.

On this little acorn, I stamped the bottom, but left the top plain and machine stitched on it a few times...

Falling For You card:

Stamps: Autumn Acorns, Gratitude Journal (lines)
Ink: brown- Ranger, Aqua Mist on tag (teal), Summer Sunrise (orange), (yellow) Lemon Drops - Jenni Bowlin, Vintage Cream around edges
Paper: Fall paper pad by PTI
Dies: Autumn Acorns
Other: Twine by PTI, Button by PTI, lace, vellum, machine stitching. 

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I truly had fun with these products and know you will too! 

Thank you very much for letting me share my projects with you. Hugs,

happy go lucky...

Feeling happy-go-lucky this week, getting ready to go visit my family. I did get the A-OK to share my Mistables projects with you by Pink Paislee! This line developed to accept misting sprays and paint mediums perfectly. They are great for scrapbooking, card making, general crafting, home decor and more, and when combined with your favorite colors, you'll be inspired to create quick, stylish designs that are uniquely YOU!

On this layout, I went with my favorite color palette lately. I wanted to create a rainbow effect with the inks to highlight her happy personality.

I blended the inks with my Time Holtz blending tool (see the post below for a list of inks I used). The happy and lucky and were cut with my Papertrey Ink Wonderful Words dies. The GO are new chipboard letters by Pink Paislee that you can mist also. I used a soft blue on them. Wishing you sunshine is from the Blooming Button Bits stamp set by Papertrey Ink. I just bought this set and can't stop using it!

I popped up some stars cut out of my scraps. These papers are so gorgeous!!

Now if you are more of a shabby-type crafter, you can use this line to make a shabby frame like this (frame is from the Mistables line by Pink Paislee) using softer colors.

I sprayed the papers in the background and the flowers too! The flowers come just like that in plain muslin, ready to be sprayed. I decided to add a hanging wire to the frame with photos and a tag.

The tags are gorgeous that come with this line too. Here I used creme paint and rubbed off the embossed areas very quickly before it dried.

Please tell your retailers you want this gorgeous line - it's available for pre-order right now at Pink Paislee!

 

mist, paint or ink 'til your heart's content...

Hi everyone! This past week has flown by! I'm still here, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I promise. :) Working diligently on everything I need to get done before we go home to visit family in a week. So excited to see them again...it's been a year since I've been home! I don't have anything really big to show you today, but I will share this little peek of Pink Paislee's new Mistables line! Have you seen the previews for this new scrapbooking line? There are resist papers, muslin flowers, journaling tags, chipboard letters, muslin ribbon border strips and a neat wooden frame- all products that come ready to spray, paint or ink 'til your heart's content! Here's just a peek of a layout I made last night for the Craft and Hobby Show.

I used some Raspberry Fizz stamping ink (hot pink on the top) by Papertrey Ink, Chewing Gum ink (soft pink) by Jenni Bowlin in the center and Lemon Drops (yellow) ink on the bottom - just blended them with my Tim Holtz blending tool. Super fun to customize the papers to get JUST the look you want! Can't wait to show you the whole thing! :)