I'm over on the Reverse Confetti blog today with a rare (for me) one-layer card. Really, I did it!
Head over there to see more!
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015
Peace On Earth
I have a straggler card to share today -- a project that didn't make into my Papertrey Release In Review post yesterday. I've used the latest set of stamps and dies in Dawn McVey's Enclosed series -- Enclosed: Wreath.
I wanted to try the technique of stamping in a really light color and then using the stamped image as a guide for watercoloring. Kind of like the no-line technique, only with a solid image.
I started by stamping the wreath in Fine Linen ink. Next, I smooshed my greens onto an acrylic block, picked the ink up with a water brush and started painting the leaves. I skipped around so that by the time I came back around to where I'd begun, those first leaves were dry and I could paint the ones adjacent to them. After the leaves were done, I stamped the berries in Pure Poppy and added shading to them with Scarlet Jewel. I thought the leaves still needed some depth, particularly to delineate the places where one leaf overlaps another. I pulled out a dark green Zig marker for that.
After I finished the watercoloring, I die-cut the image using the new Tag Sale: Quilted die. I trimmed the sentiment out of an Enclosed: Wreath die-cut and watercolored it in Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel. I added some Spring Moss ribbon and mounted the tag to a Vintage Cream Linen card stock base.
I like how this turned out, but my watercoloring skills need a lot of work. No worries, though, you only get better with practice, right?
Stamps: Enclosed: Wreath
Dies: Enclosed: Wreath, Tag Sale: Quilted
Ink: Fine Linen, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, True Black
Paper: watercolor paper, Vintage Cream linen card stock
Other: Zig Clean Color watercolor markers, Spring Moss stitched ribbon, Pure Poppy button, natural linen thread, water brush
Dies: Enclosed: Wreath, Tag Sale: Quilted
Ink: Fine Linen, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, True Black
Paper: watercolor paper, Vintage Cream linen card stock
Other: Zig Clean Color watercolor markers, Spring Moss stitched ribbon, Pure Poppy button, natural linen thread, water brush
Thanks for stopping by!
Have Hope
I've combined many of my favorite things for today's card -- watercolor, florals, hexagons, scenes, machine stitching, and woodgrain -- yet still maintained a rather clean and simple (for me) design. Stop by the Taylored Expressions blog for more details and photos!
Happy Friday, and have a fantastic weekend!
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Pretty Pumpkins
Third post today ...
For Papertrey's October Release in Review, click HERE.
For Reverse Confetti's Happy Fall-idays: Christmas online showcase, click HERE.
It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Pretty Pumpkins.
We hope you'll play along! The LEAD of this challenge will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge. Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge blog for all the challenge info and deadline.
I'll be posting my challenge project later in the month.
For challenge inspiration, visit the Pretty Pumpkins Designers:
Papertrey October Release in Review
Whew! Here we are at the end of another fabulous release from Papertrey Ink. I've had so much fun crafting up holiday and winter goodies. My kids love release time, because they know there are probably treats involved!
All of the new products will be available tonight at 10 pm EST in the Papertrey Ink store.
In n particular order, here are some additional projects that I haven't yet shared:
Cup of Cheer by Dawn McVey:
Love this set soooo much! I paired it with the Stitched Tag dies to create a gift card holder.
Here's a fun little tip for you: Arrange the cup saucer die at an angle on the new Pure Poppy + White Basics stripe pattern and you get a peppermint stick for your jadeite mug!
I love the petite greenery images included in this set, and can see combining them with all of my holiday stamps and dies.
Stamps: Cup of Cheer
Dies: Cup of Cheer, Stitched Tag
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Pinefeather, Versamark
Paper: Smokey Shadow and white card stock; Pure Poppy + White Basics paper collection
Other: embroidery floss, Pure Poppy baker's twine, white embossing powder
Dies: Cup of Cheer, Stitched Tag
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy, Pinefeather, Versamark
Paper: Smokey Shadow and white card stock; Pure Poppy + White Basics paper collection
Other: embroidery floss, Pure Poppy baker's twine, white embossing powder
Holiday Pin-Ups by Betsy Veldman:
Here's a clothespin food label done with the sweet reindeer from Holiday Pin-Ups. Perfect for party table decor.
The clip part holds the label (Layered Banner stamps and dies) + santa's sleigh from Petite Places: Holiday Lane. The handle just slips over the lip of the bucket. I added a glue dot to hold it in place. Easy to remove when the party is over.
Stamps: Petite Places: Holiday Lane
Dies: Layered Banner, Holiday Pin-Ups
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Pure Poppy
Paper: white card stock
Other: clothespin, red and green baker's twine, bucket, Pure Poppy ribbon, New Leaf button, white linen thread
Joyful Christmas by Dawn McVey:
I am looking forward to lots more stamping with Joyful Christmas. I have so many ideas!
First, though, was to create a mason jar shaker using the Friendship Jar Shaker dies and some German glass glitter.
The background stamping is a combination of Joyful Christmas and Heather Nichols's Snowflake Sparkle.
Here's more of that petite greenery from Cup of Cheer.
Stamps: Joyful Christmas, Snowflake Sparkle, Cup of Cheer
Dies: Joyful Christmas, Friendship Jar, Friendship Jar Shaker, Cup of Cheer, Tag Sale #8
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Melon Berry, Encore silver metallic, Soft Stone, Pinefeather, Versamark
Paper: Rustic White card stock, Melon Berry card stock, Sheer Basics Vellum
Other: acetate, glitter, twine, jingle bells, silver embossing powder, ivory linen thread
Dies: Joyful Christmas, Friendship Jar, Friendship Jar Shaker, Cup of Cheer, Tag Sale #8
Ink: Vintage Jadeite, Melon Berry, Encore silver metallic, Soft Stone, Pinefeather, Versamark
Paper: Rustic White card stock, Melon Berry card stock, Sheer Basics Vellum
Other: acetate, glitter, twine, jingle bells, silver embossing powder, ivory linen thread
Spruce & Sprigs by Dawn McVey, Keep It Simple: Gift Thanks by Nichole Heady, Holiday Plaid paper collection by Betsy Veldman
The mix of papers in the Holiday Plaid paper collection includes quite a variety of colors. I've used the Ocean Tides and Scarlet Jewel pattern here.
Like many of the other Keep It Simple sets, this one includes the same sentiment in a variety of fonts and sizes.
Stamps: Keep It Simple: Gift Thanks, Spruce & Sprigs
Dies: Scripted, Edgers #3
Ink: Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Scarlet Jewel, Versamark
Paper: white, Scarlet Jewel, Ocean Tides card stock; Holiday Plaids Paper Collection, Distressed Dots Paper Collection
Dies: Scripted, Edgers #3
Ink: Pinefeather, Ocean Tides, Scarlet Jewel, Versamark
Paper: white, Scarlet Jewel, Ocean Tides card stock; Holiday Plaids Paper Collection, Distressed Dots Paper Collection
Quilted: Winter and Tag Sale: Quilted by Betsy Veldman:
I used two Tag Sale: Quilted die-cuts along with Ashley's Make It Monday box tutorial to make this little treat sack.
A wintry color combo for sure -- Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone, Aqua Mist, and Spring Moss.
Stamps: Quilted: Winter
Dies: Quilted: Winter, Tag Sale: Quilted
Ink: Smokey Shadow, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
Paper: white and Aqua Mist card stock; Soft Stone Stripe
Other: Fresh Snow satin ribbon, True Black baker's twine, foam adhesive
Dies: Quilted: Winter, Tag Sale: Quilted
Ink: Smokey Shadow, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
Paper: white and Aqua Mist card stock; Soft Stone Stripe
Other: Fresh Snow satin ribbon, True Black baker's twine, foam adhesive
Warmest Wishes by Nichole Heady, Fair Isle Borders by Lizzie Jones, Snowflake Sparkle by Heather Nichols:
It's official, I've fallen in love with Pinefeather -- such a handsome, rich green!
I started with the shaker element, done with the Tag Sale #8 dies. The tree cluster and sweet little fox are from Warmest Wishes. Background is Fair Isle Borders. Snowflake accent is Snowflake Sparkle.
Stamps: Warmest Wishes, Fair Isle Borders
Dies: Warmest Wishes, Sentiment Splits: Horizontal Curve, Tag Sale #8
Ink: Pinefeather, Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone, Fresh Snow
Paper: Fresh Snow Linen, Stamper's Select White, Rustic White, Pinefeather card stock; Soft Stone Stripe, True Black Gingham
Other: Pinefeather baker's twine, acetate, tinsel glitter, white linen thread, Copic markers, white gel pen
Dies: Warmest Wishes, Sentiment Splits: Horizontal Curve, Tag Sale #8
Ink: Pinefeather, Smokey Shadow, Soft Stone, Fresh Snow
Paper: Fresh Snow Linen, Stamper's Select White, Rustic White, Pinefeather card stock; Soft Stone Stripe, True Black Gingham
Other: Pinefeather baker's twine, acetate, tinsel glitter, white linen thread, Copic markers, white gel pen
The Papertrey team has been crafting up a storm these last couple of weeks. Stop by the team blogs for more October release inspiration:
Happy Fall-idays: Christmas
Welcome to the third and final day of Reverse Confetti's online showcase event, Happy Fall-idays. We hope you've been inspired by the Halloween and Thanksgiving projects you've seen so far. Today we are focusing on Christmas -- decorating, parties, gift-giving, and more!
My project today is a little out there, but so cute -- I've made dog biscuits for my dog to give out for Christmas. We have a couple of great neighbors with furry loved ones, and this will be a fun twist on the holiday baked goods exchange!
I stacked three biscuits and wrapped them with a length of twill, then tied on a small Tag Me die-cut with some of the new solid twine in the Reverse Confetti store.
The tags have been stamped with "to" and "from" from Label Me. I added the sweet little paw print, too, which is from Puppy Love.
Each tag is embellished with felt holly leaves and berries, die-cut with the new Holly Confetti Cuts set.
These are Sami-approved ;)
STAMPS: Label Me, Puppy Love
INK: black
PAPER: dark gray and white card stock
OTHER: twill, twine, felt
Be sure to visit these Crew members, who are also posting Christmas inspiration for you today:
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Holiday Style
Welcome to Day Five of Papertrey Ink's October release countdown. Thank you so much for your heartwarming comments these past couple of days!
Today, we are showcasing two modern and trendy stamp sets: Wet Paint Holiday Tags and Star Scribbles.
Today's featured products, along with the rest of the October release, will be available at 10 pm EST October 15 in the Papertrey Ink store.
I am usually a planner-outer when it comes to card designs, and almost always work from a sketched idea. Not so with these two sets. They lend themselves beautifully to a more go-with-the-flow approach, which is so liberating and fun! I love the results of my "let's see what happens" time in the studio, too!
For my card, I stamped the Wet Paint Holiday Tags circle sentiments as ornaments and "hung" them from some machine stitched lines (metallic thread with the curlicue ends, of course). I added some stamped silver stars (from Star Scribbles) and tiny bits of stamped splatter (Wet Paint Holiday Tags), as well as some clear sequins and tiny silver flat-back pearls. I love the bright, festive look!
I trimmed down the white panel and mounted it to a Vintage Jadeite card base, adding a narrow strip of striped Vintage Jadeite + White Basics paper as a border.
The tag pair was die-cut with Maile Belles' Folded Tags dies. What a great tag design with that little peek-a-boo area along the bottom! I stamped the front layer with Star Scribbles and Wet Paint Holiday Tags images, then added die-cut sentiments, done in Pure Poppy card stock with Wet Paint Holiday Tags dies.
Along the base of the tag insides is a touch of Vintage Jadeite + White Basics Paper. "To" and "From" as well as "this one's from Santa" are all from Wet Paint Holiday Tags.
Stamps: Wet Paint Holiday Tags, Star Scribbles
Dies: Wet Paint Holiday Tags, Folded Tags
Ink: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Tropical Teal, Encore metallic silver
Paper: white and Vintage Jadeite card stock, Vintage Jadeite + White Basics paper collection
Other: True Black baker's twine, clear sequins, silver flat-back pearls, metallic thread, sewing machine
Dies: Wet Paint Holiday Tags, Folded Tags
Ink: Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Tropical Teal, Encore metallic silver
Paper: white and Vintage Jadeite card stock, Vintage Jadeite + White Basics paper collection
Other: True Black baker's twine, clear sequins, silver flat-back pearls, metallic thread, sewing machine
Visit the Papertrey team for lots more Holiday Style inspiration: