Papertrey February Release in Review

[If you're looking for my Moments Inked Newsletter post, 
Year of Gratitude, 
please scroll down or click HERE.]

Papertrey's big February anniversary release is nearly here. All of the products will be available in the Papertrey Ink store tonight at 10 pm EST!

I have a number of additional projects to share today -- enjoy!

First up is Betsy's What the Doodle: Butterfly. I heat embossed in white, then sponged in yellow, green and turquoise inks. The background was done with one of the new Modern Backgrounds stencils.

Behind the butterfly is a vellum Branching Out die-cut.

Stamps: What the Doodle: Butterfly

Dies: What the Doodle: Butterfly; Branching Out

Ink: Lemon Tart, Limeade Ice, Hawaiian Shores, Ripe Avocado

Paper: watercolor paper, white card stock, vellum card stock

Other: Modern Backgrounds Stencil Collection, white embossing powder, white thread, ink blending tool and foam, foam adhesive, sewing machine

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I love Heather's Be stamps and dies! I put a bunch of those motivational words together in a  list and made a bookmark.

And I did the same thing on a card to match. No photo, but on the inside there is one final "Be Yourself." I had my middle school-age daughter and all of her friends in mind when I made this. Such a tough age! The reminder to be yourself and that you already are all of those other things really strikes a chord!

I'm really enjoying the new Modern Backgrounds stencils. Here I've used one to add interest to the background.

CARD:

Stamps: Be

Ink: Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Blueberry Sky, Vintage Jadeite, Stormy Sea, Enchanted Evening

Paper: Stamper's Select white card stock, Vintage Jadeite + White Paper Basics Collection; Bright Buttercup card stock

Other: Enchanted Evening baker's twine, Modern Backgrounds Stencil Collection, sewing machine, foam adhesive

BOOMARK:

Stamps: Be

Dies: Be; Basic Bookmark #3

Ink: Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Blueberry Sky, Vintage Jadeite, Enchanted Evening

Paper: Stamper's Select white card stock

Other: white linen thread

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Raise your hand if you love Dawn's Peonies on Parade collection! Here I've used one of the Peonies on Parade watercoloring pages and colored with Zig markers. I added some gold splatter and gold sequins in the background.

The sentiment is from the previously released Super Swoosh die set and Swoosh stamp set. A touch of vellum helps the sentiment stand out.

Stamps: Swoosh

Dies: Swoosh

Ink: True Black

Paper: Peonies on Parade watercolor pages, Rustic White card stock, luxe gold adhesive sheets, vellum card stock

Other: Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, gold sequins, True Black baker's twine

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This one also uses Peonies on Parade, as well as Betsy's Inspired: Savior stamps and dies. I wanted to try something a little different here. I heat embossed the peonies on Soft Stone Stripe paper and left them uncolored for more of a background effect. I love the look but it seems criminal to minimize those beautify peonies in any way!

Again the sentiment is from Inspired: Savior. It's in three pieces: "our" is on a Keep It Simple Frames tag die-cut, "Savior" is die-cut from Smokey Shadow card stock, and "can move mountains" is stamped in Soft Stone ink onto a Tag Sale: Quilted die-cut.

Stamps: Painted Petals

Dies: Painted Petals; Cover Plate: Pretty Frame

Ink: Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, True Black, Lovely Lady, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz

Paper: white card stock

Other: Studio Calico Mister Huey's color mist, Copic multiliner

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I used the Nichole's Spring Woods stamps and dies, along with Erin's Cover Plate: Pretty Frame to make a sweet thank-you card. I love these branches and the multi-step birds!

The background is lightly sponged and misted.

The sentiment was embossed in white and resisted the sponging around it. I love the subtle look of this.

Stamps: Spring Woods

Dies: Spring Woods, Cover Plate: Pretty Frame

Ink: Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Mint Julep, Classic Kraft, Fine Linen, Smokey Shadow, VersaMark

Paper: white card stock

Other: ink blending tool and foam, foam adhesive, Rainstones

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Next up: Maile's Splits: Just A Note. I heat embossed the image in white onto a watercolor panel I had in my stash - it fit perfectly! I kept it simple with just a strip of black and white stripe paper and a trio of sequins. 

Stamps: Splits: Just A Note

Ink: VersaMark; Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Paper: watercolor paper; Black and White All Over Paper Collection, Limeade Ice card stock

Other: white and clear embossing powder, True Black baker's twine, black sequins

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Last for today is Lizzie's Simply Spring Borders. Oh my goodness, the cuteness and the charm! I love these bunnies to pieces!! I gave them a little scene to play in using the Cover Plate: Blue Skies and Cover Plate: Blue Skies Rays.

Along the bottom, the bunnies were stamped twice - once on the card (really for placement purposes), then again on separate card stock, die-cut, and popped up over the first bunnies. I ever-so-lightly colored the bunnies with a very light gray Copic.

Before stamping the bunnies, I sponged on an Aqua Mist sky, stamped the grass and some tiny pink flowers, and added the line of machine stitching. 

Stamps: Simply Spring Borders

Dies: Simply Spring Borders, Cover Plate: Blue Skies; Cover Plate Blue Skies Rays; Scene It: Skyscapes

Ink: Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Sweet Blush, True Black

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, and Lemon Tart card stock

Other: ink blending tool and foam, light gray Copic marker, foam adhesive, sewing machine

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That's it for today! For one more round of February release inspiration, visit the Papertrey team:

Nichole Heady

Ashley Newell

Betsy Veldman

Danielle Flanders

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Kay Miller

Laurie Willison

Lizzie Jones

Melissa Phillips

Thanks for stopping by!