Beautiful Inspiration

Welcome to Day 3 of Papertrey Ink's November release countdown. Today is the first of three group posts for this release, and we are featuring a beautiful new floral set called Better Together, designed by Nichole Heady, the newest in the Inspired series, Inspired: Mercy, by Betsy Veldman, and a very pretty new frame die set called Leaf & Sprig Frames, also designed by Nichole.

All of the new products will be available at 10 pm ET on November 15 in the Papertrey Ink store.

For my first project, I heat embossed the main floral image in white and watercolored  it in a loose, free, messy style. I die-cut the watercolored image using the largest rectangle die from the Double Ups: Rectangles die set to give it that stitched edge, then mounted it with foam adhesive to a slightly larger card base of Soft Stone. The sentiment is stamped onto a banner that I die-cut using one of the Paper Clippings: Joy to the World Details dies and sponged with Americana and Autumn Rose inks.

Stamps: Better Together

Dies: Double Ups: Rectangles, Paper Clippings: Joy to the World Details

Ink: Versamark; Americana and Autumn Rose

Paper: Strathmore watercolor paper; Stamper's Select White and Soft Stone card stock

Other: Sakura Koi watercolors, foam adhesive

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My next project shows how fantastic Better Together looks with no coloring. I especially love the main image stamped in white. 

 

Here, I've die-cut some card bases using the Noted: Scalloped Square die, stamped the image twice in white, then added a sentiment strip (stamped on Tag Sale: Quilted die-cuts). Quick, easy, and stylish!

Better Together includes a "handmade with love" image for the back of your cards, too - love that!

Stamps: Better Together

Dies: Noted: Scalloped Square, Tag Sale: Quilted

Ink: Fresh Snow, Dark Indigo, Stormy Sea

Paper: Dark Indigo, Stormy Sea, Aqua Mist, and Stamper's Select White; linen vellum

Other: white embossing powder, white linen thread, clear sequins

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And last we have a card using the smaller, individual images from Better Together. Lots of color, but no actual coloring :)

I heat embossed the images in white and then used sponge daubers to add a range of different colors to the die-cuts. The sentiment is from Betsy Veldman's Inspired: Mercy stamp set. The Inspired: Mercy die-cut has been sponged in shades of blue-green for an ombre effect. In the background are two Leaf & Sprig Frames die-cuts, both lightly sponged with Aqua Mist ink. This is a fun die -- the frames are nested as one die, so only one pass through your die-cutting machine gives you five different Leaf & Sprig Frames.

Stamps: Better Together, Inspired: Mercy

Dies: Better Together, Inspired: Mercy, Leaf & Sprig Frames

Ink: Versamark; Summer Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Autumn Rose, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Lavender Moon, Plum Pudding, New Leaf, Simply Chartreuse, Limeade Ice, Aqua Mist

Other: white embossing powder, ink blending tool and foam, sponge daubers, white satin sequins

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For more Better Together, Inspired: Mercy, and Leaf & Sprig Frames inspiration, visit the Papertrey team:

Nichole Heady

Ashley Newell

Betsy Veldman

Danielle Flanders

Heather Nichols

Kay Miller

Laurie Willison

Lizzie Jones

Melissa Phillips

Thanks for visiting!