Gossamer Blue: December kits...

How was your Thanksgiving? I had a very nice time with my family, my parents and grandma. It felt so good to take a break and just spend good quality time with loved ones! I just finished filming an online class with Craftsy this month, which will be available early January, so I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders when that was finished. I'm excited to share more info about the class soon!

Popping in quick to share the amazing December kits that are now available at Gossamer Blue. You must swing by and see the loveliness in these kits! Gorgeous as always!!

Here is a "Hello" card created with the main kit! I loved the mix of papers and the pretty die cuts!

The gold in the die cuts is gorgeous, hard to photograph, but amazing in real life!

Then I've got some holiday tags made with the December "Life Pages Themed Add On" kit by Gossamer Blue, these were all made with the Pink Paislee Merry & Bright line and the cute little chipboard sayings in the kit!

Oh, I just adore how these turned out! This is a beautiful line, not much needed to be done to jazz the tags up. I simply used the preprinted tags and added Ephemera and such over the top, popping up the elements with pop dots for dimension and some twine from my stash.

These will be fun to use to dress up my gifts this year!

Thank you so much for reading and leaving me a note today (and every time you stop by)! My Thanksgiving company is still here but are leaving tomorrow, so I will be back with more projects soon. It was so nice to take a break, but I do miss creating and can't wait to get back into my groove. :) Have a sweet day, crafting friends!
Danielle

more Monthly Moments: November...

I'm back with one last Monthly Moments post for November using these products by Papertrey Ink! I decided to create an altered project with a photo of my girls from when they were little, an acrylic frame.

The acrylic frame was from Walmart many moons ago, but I decided to update this little frame with some newer products. I hung a couple of tags cut with the Monthly Moments: Journal Card 6 die and the Monthly Moments: November Journal cards.

Then in between the frame, I tucked an old transparency on one side and a photo of my girls when they were little on the other side, framed out with a checkered washi tape. Added some stamping from the Monthly Moments: November stamps and some of the gold-dipped leaves from this project.

Count Your Blessings:

(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)

STAMPS: Monthly Moments: November

INK: Dark Chocolate

PAPER: Autumn Abundance patterned paper, transparency, Monthly Moments: November Journal Card Collection

DIES: Monthly Moments: November, Leaf Prints, Monthly Moments: Journal Card 6

OTHER: buttons, twine, gold embossing powder.

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For more Monthly Moments ideas, visit:

Ashley Cannon Newell and Melissa Phillips

Release Day: November...

The big reveal is today! The new items for November will be available tonight at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink. First, I've used Mat Stack 7 Basics and Holiday Thanks on this card.

When I saw the image in the Mat Stack 7, I immediately thought  of the Cover Plate: Hexagon die and that it would be a good match for this focal point, then I used the big hexagon as a snowflake with a Damask Snowflake in the background. A few mica flakes and some berries punched from Scarlet Jewel cardstock finish it off nicely.

Thank You for the Holiday Gift card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Holiday Thanks, Mat Stack 7 Basics
INK: True Black
PAPER: White, Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist
DIES: Cover Plate: Hexagon die, Mat Stack 7 dies

OTHER: hole punch, mica flakes.

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Next up is A Cheerful Heart stamps and the new Floral Flaps dies. The Floral Flaps are really fun for creating your own cards that look like petal cards with 4 flaps that open up to reveal the inside (stamped with A Cheerful Heart).

Creating the card with the flaps is quite easy, you just cut 4 of the flaps and adhere them between 2 4x4" pieces of cardstock, scoring the flaps and folding them over. I made white flaps that are embossed and then I added 2 Aqua Mist flaps over the top that were cut. 

To hold the card closed, I created a little white band of cardstock that you can slide off. The tag was made with the Cuppa Love dies (tag), and the little felt flower was cut with lovely layers. I snipped the flower and overlapped it to create a more dimensional look.

Praying For You card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: A Cheerful Heart
INK: True Black, Pure Poppy; Soft Granite by Hero Arts
PAPER: White, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush
DIES: Floral Flaps, Cuppa Love (tag)

OTHER: washi tape, twine, felt - Pure Poppy and Tropical Teal, pearl.
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Next are the new Pompom Pals and Fair Isle Motifs stamps.

The Fair Isle Motifs were stamped in the background, and the reindeer from Pompom Pals was colored in and popped up with pop dots.

On the inside, I created a little pocket that folds over to hold money or a gift card and used "just for you" from Mat Stack 7 Basics.

Something Special card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Fair Isle Motifs, Pompom Pals, Mat Stack 7 Basics (just for you on inside)
INK: Pure Poppy, Dark Chocolate, Sweet Blush
PAPER: Sweet Blush cardstock, white, Pure Poppy Pattern Pack
DIES: none

OTHER: markers, corner rounder.

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This is Phrase Play #10. I liked the saying in the stamp set, so I used it with some colorful cardstock strips and the Confetti Garland Borders stamps and dies. It's been awhile since I've done something so colorful.

Life Brings card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Phrase Play #10
INK: Tropical Teal, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Sweet Blush
PAPER: Tropical Teal, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, Sweet Blush, White, Aqua Mist cardstock
DIES: Phrase Play #10, Confetti Garland Border dies

OTHER: none.

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Last is the new stamp set and die called Happy New Year and also Type Strips (celebrate).

With the new Type Strips stamps, you can now make your own letter stickers! How fun! I added some colorful cardstocks under the cut out triangles.

Celebrate New Beginnings card:
(All supplies by Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.)
STAMPS: Type Strips, Happy New Year
INK: Summer Sunrise, True Black by PTI; Soft Granite by Hero Arts
PAPER: Raspberry Fizz, White, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Aqua Mist
DIES: Happy New Year, Type Strips

OTHER: mica flakes - Tinsel & Tags kit, pearls by Melissa Frances.

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Is there a product you like the best? All of these new items will be available on Nov. 15 at 10pm EST at Papertrey Ink. Visit the the PTI team to see more with these new products, and thanks for stopping by:

Ashley Cannon Newell

Betsy Veldman

Dawn McVey

Erin Lincoln

Laura Bassen

Lauri Willison

Maile Belles

Melissa Phillips

Nichole Heady