Round Repeats...

We're back with another Papertrey Ink group blog post to share peeks of a new stamp set called Round Repeats. You'll have so much fun with this one, I promise you! There are several stamps in this set, just waiting for your creativity to be unleashed. :)

On the first card, I kept it simple and used the stamps to create a fun border around the sentiment. Very simple and quick card, one layer. Well, technically it's a two layer with the card front added to the base. :)

I started with the Raspberry Fizz ink in the corners, then added the Summer Sunrise ones. Last, Sweet Blush ink fills in the centers. I used a Boutique Borders: Thanks sentiment and frame.

Sending Sincere Thanks card:
STAMPS: Round Repeats, Boutique Borders: Thanks
INK: Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Sweet Blush, True Black
PAPER: White, Harvest Gold
DIES: none
OTHER: none.
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After making a border, I wanted to try stamping these Round Repeats in a pattern to create a focal point. I made a flower with them by stamping them 4 times in a circle with Summer Sunrise ink. I popped the finished flower up over two Bountiful Banner die cuts. (I made two die banner cuts, one for each side of the flower in Raspberry Fizz ink, something different than the typical green leaves!) 
I used Background Basics: Text Style in Fresh Snow ink on Classic Kraft cardstock. A sentiment finishes it off from the new Bigger Blooms stamp set!

I was out of brown cardstock, so I found a chocolate colored tag in my stash from Creative Cafe (remember them?) and trimmed it down to fit with my card.

You're Sweet card:
STAMPS: Round Repeats, Background Basics: Text, Bountiful Banners, Bigger Bloosm (sentiment)
INK: Fresh Snow, Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy
PAPER: Classic Kraft, Harvest Gold
DIES: Bountiful Banners
OTHER: tag from my stash from Creative Cafe, twine.
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Last, I stamped white on white and heat embossed the Round Repeats flowers that I made. After cool, I inked over them with a Vintage Cream ink to set them off slightly from the white cardstock. They would work as snowflakes as well on a holiday card, but I decided to go with a birthday card instead this time. I made another large flower with another one of the Round Repeats with Hawaiian Shores ink, cut it out and added a Bountiful Banner over the top. Sentiment is from the new Bigger Blooms.

If you used a more elegant flower and color scheme, instead of a playful look like I have here, this would make a nice wedding card also with the embossed background.

Best Day Ever card:

STAMPS: Round Repeats, Bountiful Banners, Bigger Blooms
INK: Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Cream
PAPER: white, Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist
DIES: Bountiful Banners
OTHER: butterfly punch, seam binding, white embossing powder, corner rounder.
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Visit the team to see more with Round Repeats!
Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalczyk
Dawn McVey
Erin Lincoln
Heather Nichols
Jessica Witty
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Nichole Heady

Vegetable Garden...

We're counting down to the new June stamp releases at Papertrey Ink, and today we have a group blog post for you to show you sneaks of the new Vegetable Garden stamps and dies! If you are a gardener, this is a must-have set! You can create a little journal of your gardening progress with photos, make tags to give with your veggies, create little stakes to mark where each veggie is in your garden with these cute veggie stamps... and so much more. You can mix and match this set with the older Garden Variety and Garden Variety II stamps as well.

First up, I made a tag with a small white glassine bag. I used the Half & Half dies to cut a tag from Aqua Mist Pattern Pack paper to insert into the pocket. For the front, I cut a Limitless Layers 2 1/4" heart. I used the new Vegetable Garden stamps and dies for the peas and the "vegetable" label. The little "spring" circle is from the Garden Variety II stamp set. "From my garden to your heart" is a stamp from Garden Variety.

I added a little tag under the heart with Soft Stone Pattern Pack paper cut with the Tag Sale #5 die and a "garden fresh" stamp from Vegetable Garden.

From My Garden to Your Heart tag:
STAMPS: Vegetable Garden, Garden Variety, Garden Variety II
INK: Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, True Black
PAPER: white cardstock, Soft Stone and Aqua Mist Pattern Pack paper
DIES: Half & Half, Vegetable Garden, Limitless Layers 2 1/4" Hearts Die Collection, Tag Sale #5
OTHER: small white glassine bag, twine.
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My second project uses the seed packet frame die. I went to town die cutting/stamping the veggies and ended up with a little mini album!

I mixed the Garden Variety stamp set with the new Vegetable Garden stamp set. 

The Seed Packet Frame die was cut for each page with white cardstock and then I rubbed Fine Linen and Vintage Cream inks over the edges to soften them. I backed them with Classic Kraft Pattern Pack paper, then added a veggie to each page. The finished pieces were then attached to glassine bags.

I just love that radish!!

The Half & Half die was used once again, like on my tag above, to cut little tags using Soft Stone cardstock. I tucked them inside the glassine pockets. Here are some of the inside pages...

Even on the vegetable die cuts, I softened them with Vintage Cream ink around the edges. 

As I was looking for inspiration, it seemed like all of the seed packets were brown and older looking, which is why I inked up the edges of the seed packet frame.

Last page, peas.

Seam binding holds the pages/pockets together in a little mini book!

Vegetable Garden Mini Album:

STAMPS: Vegetable Garden, Garden Variety stamps
INK: True Black, Scarlet Jewel, Pure Poppy, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado, Fine Linen, Vintage Cream, Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay inks
PAPER: white and Soft Stone cardstock, Classic Kraft Pattern Pack
DIES: Vegetable Garden dies, Seed Packet Frame die, Half & Half dies
OTHER: glassine bags, Maya Road pins, button, twine, seam binding.

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Visit the team to see more of the Vegetable Garden set!
Ashley Cannon Newell
Betsy Veldman
Cristina Kowalczyk
Dawn McVey
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!