Super Heroes & Stars

 Welcome to Day Four of Papertrey Ink's March release countdown. Today is also our second group post for this release, so there's lots and lots of inspiration today (design team links at the bottom of the post).

Today's featured products are:

Paper Clippings: Congratulations and Dress Up Dolls: Superhero.

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

Paper Clippings: Congratulations is so gorgeous! I just love the movement and energy of all those swirls and stars. I die-cut the clipping from white card stock, then used Paper Clippings: Congratulations stamps to add color to the stars and the little pieces of confetti.

I created an easy watercolor background in bright greens and yellow by first sponging the panel with Green Parakeet ink, then adding water and moving the color around with a brush, and last dropping in some additional colors for more depth and interest. In this case, Bright Buttercup, New Leaf and a tiny bit of Tropical Teal. After everything was dry,  I added some New Leaf and Tropical Teal splatter. 

I find that sponging the main color on before adding water is a quick way to get good coverage and saturation, but picking up ink from a palette and painting more traditionally should get you the same look. 

Even with the dry time for the watercoloring, this was a fairly quick card to make. The Paper Clippings die-cuts are so big and dramatic, it doesn't take much to make them sing! And I always love how a stark white die-cut pops against a bright background, too!

Stamps: Paper Clippings: Congratulations

Dies: Paper Clippings: Congratulations, Frosted Borders, Small Sketched Stars

Ink: Summer Sunrise, Raspberry Fizz, Green Parakeet, Hibiscus Burst, Tropical Teal, New Leaf and Bright Buttercup

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal and Raspberry Fizz card stock; watercolor paper; Stormy Sea + White Basics paper collection

Other: foam adhesive, watercolor brush

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{squeal} How cute is this superhero outfit that Betsy has designed for her Dress Up Dolls collection?! Insanely clever wardrobe design, too. I colored my little superhero to be wearing a leotard with her cape, gloves and boots (she lives in a warm climate {wink}), but you could give her a long-sleeve shirt and tights instead (or either/or) just by changing your marker colors. That little piece at the top of the bodice is a separate stamp, too. Leave it off for a boy costume. Maximum versatility -- love that!

On the card panel, I stamped some of the swirls and stars from Paper Clippings: Congratulations for a little extra pop of color. The green circle background is cut from Green Parakeet, then stamped with rays from Blue Skies and both white and New Leaf stars from Paper Clippings: Congratulations.

Stamps: Dress Up Dolls: Basics, Dress Up Dolls: Superhero, Paper Clippings: Congratulations, Blue Skies

Dies: Dress Up Dolls: Basics; Dress Up Dolls: Superhero, Small Sketched Stars, Frosted Borders, Shaker Shapes: Circle, Zappy Birthday, Paper Clippings: Congratulations, Monthly Moments: Journal Card 5

Ink: Green Parakeet, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Stormy Sea, Tropical Teal, White

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Tropical Teal, Green Parakeet, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, and Smokey Shadow card stock; Vellum card stock

Other: foam adhesive, Copic markers

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For more Super Heroes & Stars inspiration, visit the Papertrey team:

Nichole Heady

Ashley Newell

Betsy Veldman

Danielle Flanders

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Kay Miller

Laurie Willison

Lexi Daly

Lizzie Jones

Melissa Phillips

More inspiration:
Maile Belles

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