I'm over on the Reverse Confetti blog today with a set of watercolored filler cards for pocket scrapbooking. Hope you'll join me there today!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Rain or Shine
Today I'm sharing an extra card I made for Reverse Confetti's July release. This one features the Weather It Together stamp set and coordinating Weather It Together dies.
The sentiment is stamped on vellum in VersaMark and embossed in white. The clouds, rainbow, and sun are all die-cut. Background paper is Pink Paislee's Hello Sunshine 6x6 collection. I embellished with white splatter and clear sequins. Super easy card!
STAMPS: Weather It Together
CONFETTI CUTS DIES: Weather It Together
INK: VesraMark
PAPER: white card stock, Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine 6x6 collection
OTHER: vellum, Mister Huey white, clear sequins, foam adhesive
Hope you're having a great week. Thanks for spending a few moments with me!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Papertrey Ink July Release In Review
The Papertrey Ink July release will be available in the store tonight at 10 pm EST. I have a few more release projects to share today.
First up is the Morning By Morning stamps and dies. These are some of prettiest florals I've ever stamped with! My colors aren't the typical blues and purples, but I do think morning glories come in pinks, too. (And if not, call this creative license!)
I stamped and die-cut the main floral image and placed it on a soft gray watercolored background, then stamped the sentiment in a gray ink to match the background. This is so much prettier in real life than in the photo!
Stamps: Morning By Morning
Dies: Morning By Morning
Ink: Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, Pumice Stone Distress ink
Paper: white and Soft Stone card stock; watercolor paper
Other: Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors, clear sequins
I love the many possibilities with Petite Places: Main Street (coffee, flowers, cafe, bistro), but coffee first. Of course. Always {wink}.
On the Smokey Shadow card base, I stamped a "Let's Do Coffee" background in VersaMark ink.
The row of buildings is placed against a shortened Blue Skies Cover Plate panel that is sponged lightly with Aqua Mist ink. As always, the Petite Places details are incredible -- the little table and chairs and the flower cart just for starters. Along the bottom, I white embossed a sentiment from Keep It Simple: Just Because.
Stamps: Petite Places: Main Street, Keep It Simple: Just Because
Dies: Petite Places: Main Street, Blue Skies Cover Plate
Ink: Ocean Tides, Melon Berry, Harvest Gold, Aqua Mist, Smokey Shadow, True Black, VersaMark
Paper: white, Smokey Shadow, Ocean Tides card stock; Black & White All Over paper collection
Other: vellum, white linen thread, foam adhesive, sponge daubers, white embossing powder
You've had lots of looks at Maile Belles' new So Striking collection (stamps, dies, and a paper collection) during Sunday's group post and from Maile's extra peeks. Here's my take. I was especially drawn to this fun, graphic, sunburst pattern. I added two tags from the Keep It Simple: Frames die set, and added a stamped sun, stamped sentiment, and die-cut sentiment.
The word "awesome" is cut four times from Spring Rain card stock and stacked for extra thickness. I also machine stitched along the rays, just for fun.
Stamps: So Striking
Dies: So Striking, Keep It Simple Frames
Ink: Summer Sunrise, True Black
Paper: Fresh Snow linen, white, Soft Stone, and Smokey Shadow card stock; So Striking paper collection
Other: foam adhesive, sewing machine, white linen thread
I think this is my first-ever Rosh Hashanah card! I love this sweet set designed by Lizzie Jones, and am so glad to have it in my collection.
I stamped and die-cut nine apples and arranged them in a grid on a Stitched Rectangle die-cut. leaving room between the second and third row for a stamped sentiment.
I added some Glossy Accents to the honey for some realistic shine. It sure looks sticky!
Stamps: L'Shanah Tovah
Dies: L'Shanah Tovah, Stitched Rectangles
Ink: Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice, Harvest Gold, Fine Linen, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, True Black
Paper: Fresh Snow linen, white, and Limeade Ice card stock; Black & White All Over paper collection
Other: foam adhesive, Glossy Accents, white linen thread
Last is a fun one using Perfect Pairing and the Triangle Trio dies. I have my daughter to thank for this card. She commented that the Triangle Trio die reminded her of a certain Jamberry nail wrap and suggested I try making a card based on the wrap. We worked on this together, which was so fun!
The sentiment, from Perfect Pairing, was stamped onto a white Triangle Trio die-cut and embossed in gold. The gold foil chevron panel wasn't die-cut, as I was going for a different angle to match the nail wrap.
Along the top of the Sweet Blush card base, I added a falling cascade of gold sequins.
Stamps: Perfect Pairing
Dies: Triangle Trio
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Sweet Blush and Fresh Snow linen card stock; Gold Luxe Foil Paper Collection
Other: gold sequins, gold embossing powder
Are you loving this release as much as I am?
Check out what the rest of the team is sharing today:
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Vintage Linens
Welcome to the third group post for Papertrey Ink's July release. Today's focus is Vintage Linens, a beautiful stamp and die set designed by Dawn McVey and inspired by vintage hankies and tablecloths. Also featured today is Embroidered Borders, a unique stamp and die set designed by Nichole Heady and inspired by the embroidered borders found on those same vintage linens.
All of the new products will be available in the Papertrey Ink store on July 15 at 10 pm. Be sure to visit Nichole's blog today for product details, giveaway info, and inspiration.
I've put together a coordinating trio of cards based on the above collage of a super fun, retro kitchen remodel posted on the Meadowbrook Farm blog. I love the retro vibe of this kitchen, and just look at all those linens!
My first card is a super easy, beginner-level card. Just a white card base, a strip of yellow striped paper, a floral cluster, and stamped sentiment.
I'm usually a fan of multi-step layers when it comes to floral images, but just look how gorgeous those flowers look with only one impression. I'm amazed!
There are additional floral options in the set: an outline version of the flower, which can be stamped onto the solid image or used separately and colored; and separate flower centers, which can be stamped directly onto the solid flower or stamped on separate flower center die-cuts (you'll see the centers on my next two cards). With or without those layers, these flowers are bold and beautiful!
Dies: Vintage Linens
Ink: Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, New Leaf, True Black
Paper: white card stock; Harvest Gold Pattern Pack
Other: black and white baker's twine, foam adhesive
This next card incorporates some of Dawn's Vintage Linens patterned paper (the pink floral piece at the top), as well as the Embroidered Borders: Hexes stamps and dies. The flowers are stamped in the same colors as above, but this time, I added stamped and die-cut flower centers in Harvest Gold for a little extra pop of color.
The smaller Embroidered Borders: Hexes frame is die-cut from white card stock and stamped in Harvest Gold.
For the stitched border at the bottom, I die-cut the large Embroidered Borders: Hexes frame out of Hawaiian Shores, cut off just one side for a border and machine stitched through the center.
Below the focal point frame, I stamped a sentiment from Keep It Simple: Just Because.
Dies: Vintage Linens, Embroidered Borders: Hexes
Ink: Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, New Leaf, Harvest Gold True Black
Paper: white card stock, Fresh Snow Linen card stock, Harvest Gold and Hawaiian Shores Pattern Packs, Vintage Linens Paper Collection
Other: black and white baker's twine, foam adhesive, sewing machine
For the last card, I really wanted to imitate the decorative floral clusters that are often in the corners of vintage linens.
The flowers are done just like above, but this time I placed them on a piece of card stock cut to a triangle and arranged to look like an envelope flap (or, rather, the corner of a tablecloth). The yellow border was done with the Embroidered Borders: Dots stamps and dies. To add even more interest to the corner, I layered the triangle piece onto a corner of one of the patterned papers from the Vintage Linens paper collection. The result is that extra thin red line and the white and pink outer borders.
Dies: Vintage Linens, Embroidered Borders: Dots
Ink: Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet, New Leaf, Harvest Gold, True Black
Paper: white card stock, Fresh Snow Linen card stock, Vintage Linens paper collection, Hawaiian Shores Pattern Pack
Other: white linen thread, Aqua Mist button, foam adhesive
Hope you've enjoyed today's cards! Visit the team for more Vintage Linens inspiration:
Thanks for stopping by today!
Monday, July 13, 2015
Calling All Bibliophiles
Welcome to the second group post for Papertrey Ink's July release. Today's post is all about something near and dear to my very soul: books. I am every single bit the bibliophile. I love to look at books, touch them, smell them (I know some of you are with me there, right?), collect them, and read them, too, of course. And now I can stamp books to my heart's content. How fun to combine two of the things I love most -- books and stamps.
Today the Papertrey designers are featuring two product groups: Bibliophile stamps and dies, plus the Fancy Bookends dies and Fancy Teacup die; and the Book Cover Card dies and Book Cover Details stamps.
Remember, all of the new products will be available in the Papertrey Ink store on July 15 at 10 pm. Be sure to visit Nichole's blog today for product details, giveaway info, and inspiration.
My first project features the Bibliophile stamps and dies, designed by Erin Lincoln, as well as one of the Fancy Bookends dies. Her concept is so clever! The Bibliophile die set includes several different sizes of books, as well as many different accent pieces. Use the Bibliophile stamps to add either book titles (based on author quotes) or book- and reading-themed sentiments. Seriously, I could not love this set more! For today's project, I picked out some of my favorite quotes to use as book titles. They are so "me" and just make me nod my head and smile. Sleep can*always* wait when there's a good book to finish!
The "thinking of you" sentiment above the books is from Dawn McVey's new Perfect Pairing stamp set. I can see Perfect Pairing quickly becoming a go-to set. The sentiment pairings cover nearly any occasion you can imagine.
Avid readers need bookmarks, too, right? I added one here using one of the Tiny Tags die-cuts. The "XOXO" is from the Swoosh stamp set.
Next up is another super clever concept, a die that cuts a book-shaped card. This was by customer request based on this clever and creative card that Nichole designed a while back. The Book Cover Card die set includes everything you could think of -- the book itself, the rectangular frame that fits the front, a library pocket, a strip that looks like pages peeking out from the top, and three script sentiments. The corner adornment and sentiments are stamps in the Book Cover Details stamp set. I added some flowers from the previously released Brushed Blooms set.
On the spine, I stamped some details: the lines are all from Plaid Builder and the tiny arrows are from last month's Stacked Sentiments stamp set. I also cut a length of Scarlet Jewel satin ribbon to look like a bound ribbon bookmark.
On the inside, I added the library pocket die-cut to hold a gift card or cash (adhered with Scor-Tape on the sides and bottom), another Brushed Blooms arrangement, two sentiments from Book Cover Details and the flourish, also from Book Cover Details.
Visit the rest of the team for lots more Bibliophile and Book Cover Card inspiration:
Thanks for stopping by!
SUPPLIES
Bibliophile
STAMPS: Bibliophile, Perfect Pairing
DIES: Bibliophile, Fancy Bookends, Tiny Tags
INK: True Black, Pinefeather, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist, VersaMark
PAPER: Fresh Snow Linen, white and Smokey Shadow card stock
OTHER: foam adhesive, gold and white embossing powder, ink blending foam, white linen thread
Book Cover Card
STAMPS: Book Cover Details, Plaid Builder, Stacked Sentiments, Brushed Blooms
DIES: Book Cover Card, Brushed Blooms
INK: Sweet Blush, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel, Simply Chartreuse, Fresh Snow, True Black
PAPER: White and Autumn Rose card stock
OTHER: Scarlet Jewel satin ribbon, white crochet thread
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Weather Trends
Welcome to the first group post for Papertrey Ink's July release. Today we are featuring an assortment of super trendy weather-themed products. For today, I'll be sharing cards made with the Enclosed: Sun stamps and dies, the Rainy Day Cover Plate, the Rainy Day Sentiments stamp set, and the Tucked In: Thinking of You stamp set.
All of the new products will be available in the Papertrey Ink store on July 15 at 10 pm. Be sure to visit Nichole's blog today for product details, giveaway info, and inspiration.
I have both a rainy card and a sunny card to share today. For my rainy card, I started by watercoloring a background in different shades of blue and splashing on some water droplets to get that rained on look. Then I used the Rainy Day Cover Plate to die-cut the raindrops, which I arranged randomly on the card base. For a little extra texture and interest, I also added in some plain white rain drops (out of regular white card stock to contrast with the Fresh Snow linen card base), and some dark blue splatter. This cover plate is fabulous in that both the die-cut and the negative pieces can be used equally well.
The sentiment is one of so many wonderful sentiments in the Rainy Day Sentiments stamp set. The sentiments are uplifting and encouraging, and the font and type size has a beautiful, understated elegance.
For my sunny card, I stamped and die-cut a big sun using the Enclosed: Sun stamps and dies. The word "shine" is part of a sun overlay layer (similar to all of the sets in the Enclosed series). I just carefully trimmed out "shine" to stand alone. I sponged on Harvest Gold and Orange Zest inks for an ombre look.
All of the clouds were die-cut using the Blue Skies die set. I arranged everything on a watercolored background panel and accented with a few clear sequins.
On the inside of the card, I added a stamped and sponged sun and one of the sentiments from Tucked In: Thinking of You. The sponged circle was done using the negative of one of the Enclosed: Sun die-cuts. The dots around the outside were stamped with one of the images from the Enclosed: Sun stamp set.
For more weather trends inspiration, visit the design team:
Thanks for stopping by today!
SUPPLIES
Rainy Card
STAMPS: Rainy Day Sentiments
DIES: Rainy Day Cover Plate
INK: True Black
PAPER: watercolor paper, white card stock, Fresh Snow Linen card stock
OTHER: watercolors, foam adhesive, Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist, black marker, Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer
Sunny Card
STAMPS: Enclosed: Sun
DIES: Enclosed: Sun, Blue Skies
INK: True Black, Harvest Gold, Summer Sunrise
PAPER: white card stock, watercolor paper
OTHER: watercolors, foam adhesive, clear sequins
