Release Day: May...

It's release day...the day Papertrey Ink releases its new products for the month tonight at 10pm EST. I have a few more projects to show you with the new releases!

First up is Splat. I stamped the "celebrate" from the Splat stamp set in Versamark and embossed it with gold on Classic Kraft cardstock. I placed the Framed Love die over the top (in Vintage Cream cardstock) and then wrapped it in Rustic Cream twine.

On the envelope, you can see I just stamped the two corners with Background Basics: Super Stripes.  I don't know why, but I love black lately. It's elegant for an anniversary card with the gold and warm colors.

The little flag embellishment was made by me, I stamped a piece of Classic Kraft with Background Basics: Postmarks, cut it into a banner shape, then punched a hole to tie it onto the twine. The heart is made with gold foil paper from Betsy's first Make It Market kit, Luxe Letterpress.

Celebrate Love anniversary card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Splat, Background Basics: Postmarks, Background Basics: Super Stripes
INK: True Black, Versamark
PAPER: Classic Kraft, Vintage Cream, gold foil paper
DIES: Cover Plate: Hearts die, Framed Love die
OTHER: burlap, rustic twine, pearl by Melissa Frances, gold embossing powder from craft supply.
______

Here is Oopsie Daisy. I used the stamps on the leaves and the die to cut the flowers.

This cute chipboard is by Elle's Studio, and I've been dying to do something with it. I found this washi tape that is clear with little flowers and layered strips of it over the wood veneer. I love how you can see the wood through it!  Over the arrow, I used die cut vellum flowers made with Oopsy Daisy dies and stamped the Oopsy Daisy leaves.

Yes, I stitched right on the wood veneer with my machine! It works great!

Hello Friend card:

(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Oopsy Daisy

INK: New Leaf

PAPER: Vintage Cream and white cardstock, vellum, gold foil paper from Luxe Letterpress kit by PTI

DIES: Oopsy Daisy

OTHER: Wood veneer by Elle's Studio, gold glittery brad by Creative Cafe, rustic twine by PTI, machine stitching, washi tape from stash (old SC kit).

______

This card is made with the new Phrase Play #4 stamps and dies.

The Circle Scribbles dies make gorgeous flowers!! To make the flower, I cut two of the new Circle Scribbles dies and layered them, along with two leaves from the Ruby Rose dies. 

Such a quick and easy card to make! I backed it with Aqua Mist cardstock and added it to a Soft Stone base.

Enjoy Your Birthday card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Phrase Play #4
INK: True Black
PAPER: Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream, White, Tropical Teal, Soft Stone; Floral paper by Crate Paper
DIES: Phrase Play #4, Ruby Rose, Circle Scribbles
OTHER: twine.

______

Here is Ballerina Beauty. When I saw this sentiment, I thought of her twirling around, which immediately made me think of the swirls in Stitches & Swirls stamps! I stamped them in Pure Poppy ink and colored a few of them in with watercolor paints onto the Sweet Blush cardstock.

Also cut the little ballerina from watercolor paper, stamped her outline with Sweet Blush ink, then painted her in with watercolors (since I don't have Copics...well, I do have 3 but they disappeared. I think Kati may have "borrowed" them. lol) Can't see her face real well in these pics, but it's there. :)

Dance & Twirl Birthday Girl card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Ballerina Beauty, Stitches & Swirls
INK: Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush
PAPER: Sweet Blush, watercolor paper - craft supply
DIES: Ballerina Beauty
OTHER: pearl by Melissa Frances, watercolors - craft supply.

______

On the Little Angel card, I started with the Text Block: Baby die. It was hard to get pics of, but the front die cut is backed with clear cardstock.

On the inside, I used the Monthly Moments: May papers and stamps and the Memory Clips dies.

Little Angel card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Monthly Moments: May
INK: Sweet Blush
PAPER: white cardstock, Sweet Blush Pattern Pack, Monthly Moments: May Journal cards
DIES: Memory Clips, Ballerina Beauty (flower)
OTHER: pearl -Melissa Frances, seam binding - Zipperstop, machine stitching, watercolors (on flower) - craft supply.
______

Next is Summer Sweetness, Birthday Classics: June and Background Basics: Super Chevrons.

The stamped popsicle background is just a simple one layer card.

June Birthdays Are the Most Fun:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Summer Sweetness, Background Basics: Super Chevron, Birthday Classics: June
INK:  Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft, True Black
PAPER: white and Harvest Gold
DIES: none
OTHER: none.

______

The second card has a few more steps and layers. I used the Cover Plate: Modern Cross Quilt die in Classic Kraft cardstock layered over white. Then I added a frame cut from the Instant Photo 2 die, which I stamped with Background Basics: Super Chevron. Last I added some popsicles with Summer Sweetness and a Birthday Classics: June sentiment on Soft Stone cardstock.

Wishing You Summertime Fun:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Summer Sweetness, Background Basics: Super Chevron, Birthday Classics: June
INK: True Black, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Classic Kraft
PAPER: Classic Kraft, white, Soft Stone, Harvest Gold 
DIES: Instant Photo 2 die, Summer Sweetness dies, Cover Plate: Modern Cross Quilt die
OTHER: circle punch.

______

Everything we've shown you the past few days will be available tonight at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink! Visit the rest of the PTI team to see more with these products:

Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Dawn McVey
Erin Lincoln
Heather Nichols
Laura Bassen
Lauri Willison
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

Happy Hearts...

Papertrey Ink has a new stamp set coming out on Dec. 15th called Happy Hearts, and the design team is hosting a little blog hop to show you lots of fun projects with it!

First, I used the new Cover Plate: Hearts to die cut this piece from white cardstock.

Next, I stamped a few of the hearts and placed them back in the cut outs. The card front is backed with white cardstock. A sentiment from the set is stamped in the blank area. 

To make the arrow, I used a new die set called Cupid's Arrow and cut one from chipboard, then inked it with gray ink. Twine is wrapped around it and another heart placed on top! I chose a darker heart to be my focal point.

One Heart is Simply Not Enough card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Happy Hearts

INK: Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold, True Black, Sweet Blush. Other: Hero Arts Soft Granite

PAPER: white

DIES: Cover Plate: Hearts, Cupid's Arrow

OTHER: twine, chipboard.

______

My next card uses some of the extra hearts that were cut out. I also die cut the LOVE from a new die called Framed Love. 

I folded a piece of vellum and made a pocket.

Then I adhered the Love die cut frame over the top and added heart confetti inside the pocket.

Here's the finished result. 

For the color palette, I was inspired by the Crate Paper decorative pin to use navy and teal with hints of pink and red and gold.

Room in Your Heart card:

(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Happy Hearts

INK: Enchanted Evening, Hawaiian Shores

PAPER: white cardstock, patterned paper by Crate Paper

DIES: Framed Love, Cover Plate: Hearts

OTHER: Heart Punch by Martha Stewart (little confetti hearts), decorative pin by Crate Paper.

______

Visit the rest of the PTI team to see more with these products, and I'll be back tomorrow with more sneak peeks!

Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalczyk
Dawn McVey
Erin Lincoln
Heather Nichols
Laura Bassen
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

Inside & Out: Get Well Wishes...

We're back with group post #2 for Papertrey Ink's November countdown. Today we are showcasing a new set called Inside & Out: Get Well Wishes. There are so many pretty sentiments in this set that have just the right words you might need during a difficult time when you aren't sure what to say. This set will be available on Nov. 15th.

I stamped the Inside & Out: Get Well saying on graph paper and cut a Rustic Wreath from text paper to put around it. Some Rosie Posie flowers are stamped in the background and on the Rosie Posie dies to add over the wreath, with polka dot leaves from Mighty Oak tucked in as well.

The inside of the card is stamped another sentiment from this set...

I'm Here For You card:

STAMPS: Inside & Out: Get Well Wishes, Rosie Posie, Mighty Oak
INK: True Black, Pure Poppy, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist
PAPER: white, Aqua Mist, patterned paper by Crate Paper, graph paper
DIES: Rustic Wreath, Rosie Posie
OTHER: pearls by Melissa Frances.
----------

On the second card, I tried my hand at more of a masculine feel, so instead of stamping flowers in the background, I stamped the leaves from Rosie Posie in Classic Kraft ink. I kept this card very similar, just changing a few colors.

The blues, greens and browns add a more masculine feel.

Inside of Feel Better Soon card:

Feel Better Soon card:

STAMPS: Inside & Out: Get Well Wishes, Rosie Posie, Mighty Oak
INK: True Black, Classic Kraft, Enchanted Evening, Ripe Avocado
PAPER: white, Classic Kraft, graph paper
DIES: Rustic Wreath, Rosie Posie
OTHER: none.
----------

Visit the rest of the PTI team to see more with these products:

Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalczyk
Dawn McVey
Erin Lincoln
Heather Nichols
Laura Bassen
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

Heart-2-Heart #10 and Background Basics: Inspiration

Today is day one of the Papertrey Ink countdown to preview the new stamp releases for November, and I have a few things to show you! All of these new products will be ready for purchase on November 15th. Today I worked with the Heart-2-Heart #10 stamp set and dies (butterflies and sentiments) and the Background Basics: Inspiration stamp set (the block words).

On this card, I used the Heart-2-Heart dies (butterflies) with new Sweet Blush patterned paper. I also stamped the Background Basics: Inspiration in white and then embossed with white embossing powder. I painted over the top of the embossing with Soft Stone ink. To do this, I put a few drops of the Stone Stone ink refill in a paint tray and mixed in a touch of water, then with a large flat brush I painted over the embossed stamping. The deeper of color you paint on, the more the white words will stand out. Sorry my pictures turned out a bit light, but the Soft Stone is a little bit darker than it looks here.

You might also notice the new Soft Stone patterned paper? SO pretty. I thought the top needed a tad bit of a darker color, so I added some black stitches and a strip of Smokey Shadow patterned paper.

The Smokey Shadow felt and the Limeade Ice felt look great together with the pink and gray.

Next up is a flat card (except for the pearl). I stamped the BB: Inspiration in black, then stamped a Heart-2-Heart #10 butterfly in Summer Sunrise ink, with a Pure Poppy heart stamped in the center and Pure Poppy antennae. Since this particular Background Basics:Inspiration stamp said "happy" and "laugh", I decided to use the older "Happy Trails" stamp set with it and add a birthday saying in Pure Poppy ink with a butterfly trail in Sweet Blush ink.

I added a Heart Border die with Pure Poppy patterned paper and Smokey Shadow patterned paper. I like the block saying - reminds me of subway art, which is so popular right now.

One more...and this one didn't photograph that well, but it's really pretty in person! A sympathy card in Lavender Moon, Soft Stone and Winter Wisteria inks and papers. Sympathy cards need really soft, soothing colors, and I LOVE how the new gray (Soft Stone Pattern Pack) looks with the purples.

I used the Background Basics: Inspiration in Lavender Moon ink on Lavender Moon cardstock. The butterflies are die cut and stamped in Winter Wisteria and Lavender Moon. The white banner and circle shapes are cut with the new In Stitches dies! The frame is reminiscent of an embroidery hoop and would be really cute cut out with Classic Kraft paper too! I decided to use white and glitter up the edges a bit.

The banner is die cut with the new In Stitches dies also and folded up, then I stamped a Heart-2-Heart #10 saying across the banner.

I hope these inspired you today! For more sneak peeks, visit Betsy Veldman and Cristina Kowalczyk!

Strawberry Patch.

I am in love with the new Strawberry Patch stamps and dies and the Berry Basket die by Papertrey Ink (coming out on the 15th)! There are so many ways you can use this cute basket, but I have decided to make a party favor - a little gift box to give out when the kids leave the party. My daughter Kati saw this and now wants a strawberry party this June for her 7th birthday! I have to admit, I was glad she said that! These were easy and fun to create, can't wait to make more!

The basket is cut out of Simply Chartreuse pattern paper. You need to cut 4 sides. Two will fit on an 8.5 x 11" piece of cardstock, so you can make a full sized basket with two pieces of 8.5 x 11" cardstock.

After the basket was made, I played around with the Strawberry Patch stamps and Strawberry Patch Sentiments to create this little notebook made from scratch. I made the cover, then cut the inside pages from printer paper slightly smaller than the front. The back is thick cardstock I had saved from a packaging of some sort. I found some rings to hold it all together. The notebook's finished size measures 7" x 4". The cute little tag is from the new Tagged Sentiments set.

You can stamp on the inside pages too - would be a cute gift for a teacher at the end of the year!

The pencil topper is made with a Strawberry Patch die and Pure Poppy felt. I did a tiny bit of hand stitching on the berry and then hot glued another berry on the back to cover up the stitching, leaving the bottom open for a pencil to slide into. Oh the cuteness!!

For another little thank-you gift to tuck inside the basket, I bought some headbands and added a felt strawberry with a hot glue gun. After hot gluing the strawberry to the headband, I cut another strawberry to glue on the back to cover up the little stitches on the back. I folded up the headband and tied it with floss to tuck in the basket.

You can weave ribbon around the basket, or tie a bow, maybe even cover the inside with fabric? I just used shredded kraft paper from the party supply section of Walmart to fill the basket.

One more thing I made to tuck into the basket is this little vellum pocket. I cut 2 frames and stitched them together, leaving the top open for lollipop, candies or anything small. How about a felt strawberry ring? Oooh!

I have one more card to share with you made with the Strawberry Patch and Strawberry Patch Sentiments. The "just smile" is from the new Framed Out #3 set. (And the little frame is the Framed Out #3 die.)

Kati and I are so excited to create more of these baskets and goodies for her party this June. She was a great helper with these projects and is looking forward to her party already! I thought I'd share some other cute "strawberry ideas" we also might try for Kati's birthday party:

1. Strawberry Aprons for the party goers.
2. Love the red tulle on these chairs! 
3. Must have pink lemonade or Strawberry Crush to drink!
4. A pretty tutu for the birthday girl? Of course!
5. Strawberry fruit cups!
6. Heart shaped strawberry cookies are a must.
7. Strawberry bean bag toss!

Hop over to the other Papertrey Ink team members' blogs to see what they've made with these BERRY same products. :)

Ashley Cannon Newell

Betsy Veldman  

Dawn McVey  

Erin Lincoln  

Heather Nichols  

Jessica Witty  

Lisa Johnson  

Maile Belles

Melissa Phillips

Nichole Heady

----------------------------------------------------------------

Strawberry Basket Party Favor:

STAMPS: Strawberry Patch, Strawberry Patch Sentiments, Framed Out #3, Tagged Sentiments

INK: Pure Poppy, True Black, Simply Chartreuse, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss

PAPER: white/Pure Poppy/Simply Chartreuse cardstock, Simply Chartreuse Pattern Pack, It's Official Patterned Paper

DIES: Strawberry Patch, Berry Basket, Limitless Layers 3.5 Oval

OTHER: PTI ribbon and felt, vellum, printing paper, pencil, white floss, stick pin, headband, candy, rings, Pink Paislee houndstooth tape, circle punch, white floss, shredded paper basket filler.