Yuletide Deer - Papertrey Ink

Happy Friday! Last weekend, I had a little extra time in my craft room and couldn't resist creating another card with the adorable deer image in Papertrey Ink's FAWN & FLORA set. 

Instead of the usual fawn color, I decided to stamp the deer in grays. Love the lighter look! This is SOFT STONE and WEATHERVANE. The sentiment is stamped on vellum in a light red pigment ink, then heat embossed with clear powder.

I ink blended and splattered a BOLD BORDERS: YULETIDE die-cut to use as a frame.

I also ink-blended and splattered around the perimeter of the white card base for a softer, tone-on-tone look with the BOLD BORDERS: YULETIDE frame.

So glad you stopped by! Have a great weekend!

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Eeek! - Reverse Confetti's Frightening Friends

Just wanted to pop in today and share a card I made for Reverse Confetti's September release, but forgot to share here.

These little Halloween cuties are from FRIGHTENING FRIENDS, and the sentiment is from BOO YEA.

In the background is a TRIANGLES COVER PANEL diecut in Premier Polar White card stock. The pattern paper strips are from the ABUNDANT AUTUMN paper pad.

It will be hard to put this set away at the end of the month! These guys are so cute!

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Shiplap + Farmhouse Window - Papertrey Ink

Papertrey Ink's October release is now available in the Papertrey Ink store! 

I have a few more cards to share, starting with this shiplap WINTER WINDOW scene. The shiplap look is super easy if you have any type of striped cover plate die. I used Papertrey's HORIZONTAL STRIPES COVER PLATE here. Of course you could always use a paper trimmer to cut the strips, but I think the die-cut strips have a more finished look.

I (like many) love the modern farmhouse look, especially houses with white shiplap and black windows, so that's what I've created here. 

Behind the window, I put together a winter scene using mostly the images and dies from the WINTER WINDOW collection. The only addition I made was the snowy hills landscape, which I did with the SHAPE SHIFTERS: OVAL 2 die.

I stamped the sentiment along the top, using a MISTI to stamp multiple times for good coverage over the horizontal strips. The tiny holly and pine images are from FAWN & FLORA.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Papertrey Ink October Release - Winter Window

It's Day Four of Papertrey Ink's October Release countdown. Welcome! I'm excited to help introduce WINTER WINDOW stamps and dies today.

You can find all the details about these new products HERE.

The October Release products will be available at 10 pm October 15 in the Papertrey Ink store.

WINTER WINDOW stamps and dies by Lizzie Jones contain all sorts of different dies and images to create winter and Christmas window scenes: falling snow, a tree, deer, holiday swag, candle, etc.

I wanted to create a nighttime scene outside the window, so I ink blended a night sky, stamped some falling snow, and flecked with shimmer spritz. I added the tree to the left and then thought it would be fun to add Santa's sleigh using an image from Betsy Veldman's FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS collection. (The Santa sleigh in PETITE PLACES: HOLIDAY LANE that should fit, too, if you have that.)

The sentiment diecut is from last month's BOLD BORDERS: YULETIDE, and my snowflake backdrop was done with this month's BOLD BORDERS: FLURRIES. I really wanted to make a shiplap background around the window, but it wasn't turning out quite like I envisioned, so that may come another day.

I thought the card needed a little sparkle, so I added some silver glass glitter to the window perimeter.  It's quite sparkly in real life, and breaks up all the white in the background.

For lots more inspiration and new product details, visit the Papertrey Ink blog.

Thanks for visiting!

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Papertrey Ink October Release - Pleasing Envelopes + Fawn & Flora

Hello and welcome to Day One of Papertrey Ink's October Release countdown! 

Today I will be helping to introduce two new sets: PLEASING ENVELOPES and FAWN  & FLORA.

You can find all the details about these new products HERE.

The October Release products will be available at 10 pm October 15 in the Papertrey Ink store.

First up is PLEASING ENVELOPES by Jennifer Campbell, which is a set filled with beautiful winter florals, including two poinsettias, and sentiments appropriate for envelope art and tags. I loved  stamping and layering these images to make a card and coordinating envelope.

For my background, I stamped the poinsettias in Pale Peony, added some shading with Berry Sorbet and the veins in Pure Poppy. The evergreen sprigs are stamped in Spring Moss, the leaves are in Spring Moss and Olive Twist, and the pinecones are Cocoa Bean. For more filler images, I added some different sprigs in Ocean Tides, Soft Stone, Classic Kraft and Dark Indigo.

The Merry Christmas sentiment is from FAWN & FLORA. For added interest, I ink blended around the stamping in Aqua Mist, then splattered with Aqua Mist and opaque white. One final touch was to spritz the whole panel with some shimmer spray.

I stamped the coordinating envelope in the same way. Who wouldn't love to receive a colorful envelope stamped with these beautiful florals?!

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Next up is a really sweet set designed by Betsy Veldman: FAWN & FLORA. The various multi-step images are quick to stamp and easy to line up. In addition to the holiday greens, there are some other florals too, making this set much more than a holiday set.

I stamped my deer in Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, and True Black, then added some Christmas greens stamped in Mint Julep, Tropical Teal, Pinefeather, Cocoa Bean, Pure Poppy, and Ocean Tides. 

I stamped a sentiment onto a BASIC CUT TAG diecut, ink blended in Aqua Mist and spritzed with opaque white.

In the background is a Smokey Shadow MIX & MAT: PLAID diecut with some opaque white spritzing and some slight Fresh Snow blending around the perimeter.

For lots more inspiration and new product details, visit the Papertrey Ink blog.

Thanks for visiting!

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Reverse Confetti - For A Friend Gift Ensemble

Second post today. Scroll down or click HERE for Papertrey Ink's September Release Countdown - Dashing Through the Snow Collection.

I'm on the Reverse Confetti blog today kicking off a brand-new Confetti Camera theme: For A Friend. This round, we'll be focusing on card and gift ensembles for a friend.

What is Confetti Camera? Each week, one of the Confetti Crew designers takes a turn interpreting the theme. Today is my turn! 

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

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Papertrey Ink September Release - Dashing Through The Snow Collection

Welcome to Day Four of Papertrey Ink's September release countdown. 

Today I'll be sharing some products from Betsy Veldman's DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW COLLECTION. This collection includes die sets for a train, a pick-up truck, and a sleigh, as well as a stamp set that coordinates with all three die sets. You're in for a treat. These are sooooo cute!

You can find all the details about these new products HERE.

The September Release products will be available at 10 pm September 15 in the Papertrey Ink store.

I've put together a "North Pole Express" Christmas train to share with you using DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW: TRAIN dies and DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW SENTIMENTS images. Be sure to watch Betsy's assembly video, which will make putting these together easy.

All three vehicles are designed to be treat holders if you'd like to use them for gift-giving. But they are adorable as holiday decor as well.

The basic construction includes a rounded front engine and a more boxy cab. The cab is the part where you can house your treats or small gift. 

After assembling the basic train, I did a little decorating using the DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW SENTIMENTS stamps and a few other sets.

The "24" on the front, the "North Pole Express," and the scroll details for the cab window are all from DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW SENTIMENTS. I added some Christmas greens from another September release set. The snowflakes on top of the cab are from WINTER FOX, also in this month's release. I looked through my stamp sets for something I could use as "steam" and found an image in an unlikely place: FOREST FLOOR: SPRING. Love when that happens!

For one final embellishment, I added some jingle bells to the steam pipe. 

And then here's a look at the inside. If you adhere the lid on just one side, you'll have a box for gift-giving. I can't wait to make more of these in all sorts of color combos. And I'm sure you, too, are already thinking of ways to use this beyond Christmas -- baby showers, baby decor, birthday favors, and more!

For a look at the other "vehicles" in the DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW collection, as well as today's other featured products, visit the Papertrey Ink blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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