Today is Day One of Papertrey Ink's April release countdown, and I am thrilled to help introduce two new, super cool agate and geode products. The first is the Text & Texture: Agate stamp set, and the second is the Geode Layers die set.
My first project features the Text & Texture: Agate stamp set and some ink blending in shades of blue and green. The background stamp is a generous 5 3/4 square, so not only does it cover the full background, but you also have some choice about which parts to show. Also included are a handful of sentiments, the one shown here plus several phrases built around the word "rock."
This background was super fun to play with! I decided to ink blend the concentric circles in different shades of blues and greens, starting with a light Aqua Mist and finishing with Dark Indigo. I added some water splatters and ink splatters for texture. Next, I used some metallic watercolor to paint one of the rings a shimmery gold. The effect in real life is so pretty! I stamped my sentiment in Versamark ink, heat embossed in gold, and stitched it onto the background with gold thread.
I wanted a little more gold, so I added some gold glass glitter around the gold painted ring.
Supplies:
Stamps: Text & Texture: Agate
Ink: Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Versamark
Paper: Stamper’s Select White, Soft Stone, and vellum card stock
Other: gold and white embossing powder, gold glass glitter, metallic gold watercolor
Next is a look at the Geode Layers die set. For this card, I die-cut the layers from different shades of blue card stock, as well as white and the new gray. I kept my die set together as opposed to snipping the individual rings apart. This allowed me to easily inlay all the rings back into a one-layer geode.
I added a coating of clear glass glitter to mimic the crystal interior of a geode.
And last is a two-toned sentiment from Text & Texture: Agate that I stamped onto a Tremendous Tags die-cut.
Supplies:
Stamps: Text & Texture: Agate
Ink: Aqua Mist, Dark Indigo
Paper: Stamper’s Select White, Fresh Snow Linen, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, Enchanted Evening, Dark Indigo, New Medium Gray, and Soft Stone card stock
Dies: Geode Layers, Tremendous Tags
Other: clear glass glitter, silver embroidery floss
For my last card, I die-cut a full geode (dies still attached, not cut apart), then watercolored the different Geode Layers rings using reindeers in different shades of purple, along with a hint of metallic gold. I also die-cut a whole bunch of extra geodes from white card stock, then proceeded to "reverse layer" the geode so that the outer rings are raised and the center is recessed. This created a cavity of sorts, which I filled with clear glitter and sequins to make a shaker.
I stamped the Text & Texture: Agate sentiment in white Staz-On onto the acetate layer right over the geode interior. Here you can also see the beautiful gold watercolor shimmer on that one ring.
I placed the finished geode shaker onto a Royal Velvet background stamped with the Text & Texture: Agate background.
Supplies:
Stamps: Text & Texture: Agate
Ink: Lavender Moon, Lilac Grace, Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding, Royal Velvet; White Staz-On
Paper: Royal Velvet card stock, watercolor paper
Dies: Geode Layers
Other: clear and gold glass glitter, clear sequins, acetate, Mister Huey Opaque White
That's it for me today. Be sure to head over to the Papertrey Ink blog for a look at the rest of today's featured products and lots more inspiration from the design team!