I hope you're all enjoying the Papertrey July release festivities! Tonight is the first group post of the countdown and the team is featuring a great new set by Nichole. It's one of those that's destined to become one of those great can't-stamp-without-it basics!
The set is called Half & Half and it contains these really neat banner/border strips along with some decorative bracket elements to match and some great sentiments. There are dies to match and they really open up a whole new world of design possibilities! All of these products will be available from Papertrey Ink on the 15th of July.
For my project tonight, I created a housewarming gift for some friends of ours that just built and moved into a new home. We decided to treat them to a couple of bottles of wine.
I used the new Half & Half dies to creates some fun hang-tags for the bottles. I cut two Half & Half strips for each bottle. One out of cardstock on which I stamped "celebrate" from the set (I inked just a portion of one of the sentiments). I labeled them "His" and "Hers" using the Simple Alphabet...with some of the issues they faced building this house, they really do each deserve their own bottle! :-)
I then diecut the house from the Love Lives Here die collection from the front strip and backed it with the second Half & Half strip which was cut from patterned paper. I left the back strip longer and folded it around to the front and added a button. This works exceptionally well if you have double sided paper (like I did on the red tag)...this allows that backside pattern to show on the top of the tag where it is folded over. If you're not using double-sided paper, just cut a separate little strip, adhere it to the back side of the tag and then fold it to the front (I did this on the teal tag). I embellished each one with a vintage gold button from my stash. They are tied around the bottles with ball chain.
And of course I needed a handmade card to go along with it, right? Nichole challenged the team to use the Half & Half strips in both a horizontal and vertical orientation, so for my card, I used it horizontally. The sentiment is from the new Congrats All Ways set, also being released on the 15th of this month. I love how I was able to create a little word art using the sentiment from the new Congrats set along with the flourished bracket from the new Half & Half. I topped the flourish off with a heart from Love Lives Here.
I used the same design on my card as I did on the wine tags...I diecut two Half & Half strips, then stamped and diecut on the front strip, allowing the back strip to show through. The pretty patterned papers are a mix from Crate, Basic Grey, and My Mind's Eye. I wanted the colors to be warm and inviting, just what you would want in a new home!
Well, I hope you enjoyed today's project and the peek at the new Half & Half set! It's a goodie! Now check out what the rest of the team did with the set....
- Danielle Flanders
- Jess Witty
- Erin Lincoln
- Maile Belles
- Nichole Heady
- Lisa Johnson
- Dawn McVey
- Heather Nichols
- Melissa Phillilps
- Michelle Wooderson
Supplies not yet linked:
Half & Half stamp set and coordinating dies
Congrats All Ways stamp set
(both will be available July 15th from Papertrey Ink)
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Wow, Betsy I love what you did with the half tags. The hang tags and card are so sweet. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Posted by: Teresa Zuehls | July 12, 2011 at 11:34 PM
These are so beautiful. What a wonderful trio. I'd drink the wine, trash the bottles and cherish the tags and card.
Posted by: Holly | July 12, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Oh my--if I told you I just moved, could you make me a set of these? How perfecly adorable. Love the little house tag on these, too. Perfection!
Posted by: Kathy V. | July 13, 2011 at 12:22 AM
Oh my goodness your cards always make me smile! The wine bottle tags are gorgeous and I am sure the people who receive these as a house-warming gift will be truly touched! Love your blog and your creativity! :)
Posted by: Jill Norwood | July 13, 2011 at 12:30 AM
What a special housewarming gift this is with all your fancy tags and matching card. The wine is just an added bonus to all your efforts. Loving what I've seen of Half & Half.
Posted by: Kathy Mc | July 13, 2011 at 01:34 AM
Wauw, Betsy, this looks awesome! I love the colors and the papers that you used and those houses are so cute here!! Great idea to make wine tags, yep, this does make a perfect housewarming gift!!!
Hugs, Wendy
Posted by: Wendy ten Hove | July 13, 2011 at 02:59 AM
Wonderful gift! The bottle tags and card are wonderful. I'm sure they will be well-received. The new half and half die sounds great but I think I'll have to see it to "get" how to use it! :)
Posted by: Gabby | July 13, 2011 at 04:36 AM
Beautiful work Betsy :) love all what you created :)
Posted by: Marlou McAlees | July 13, 2011 at 05:18 AM
Betsy, these are just beautiful! I love the paper combinations you used; the colors are to die for! We take wine as a gift so frequently when we go to dinner, so this is an idea I can use again and again!
Posted by: Karen | July 13, 2011 at 06:09 AM
This is so gorgeous Betsy!What a great gift..
LOVE it so very much ..those colors so warm and beautiful!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | July 13, 2011 at 06:23 AM
Hi Betsy,
The wine bottles are terrific. Love the Half and Half dies. Color choices are also great.
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Mary Ellen
Posted by: Mary Ellen Conticelli | July 13, 2011 at 07:34 AM
Betsy these are so Gorgeous! I love how you've made the wine tags. Your friends are going to LOVE this gift.
Posted by: Jennifer in IA | July 13, 2011 at 07:36 AM
love the tag idea
Posted by: Cassie K | July 13, 2011 at 08:22 AM
Simply gorgeous! Love the wine labels.
xoxo Sioux
Posted by: Artyjen | July 13, 2011 at 08:48 AM
Wow! I want to be your neighbor! These are FANTASTIC! Gorgeous work!
Posted by: Julie Campbell | July 13, 2011 at 08:54 AM
It's always a treat to see what you come up with! So creative and such fun. Thank you again and again.
Posted by: Rebecca D | July 13, 2011 at 09:20 AM
This is simply beautiful! I swear, Betsy, your projects can sell me on anything! I wasn't sure about these, but after seeing your projects, I am sold!!
Posted by: Lisa F . | July 13, 2011 at 09:35 AM
Just fantastic, Betsy! Love these colors, everything is just wonderful, such fabulous ideas! Once again, I leave inspired. Thank you!
Posted by: Cresta Woodruff | July 13, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Love, love your use of colors. I'm inspired!
Posted by: Carolyne Aarsen | July 13, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Your hang tags are so creative! And I love the little house details.
Posted by: Noreen | July 13, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Love your colors and I think you're right about this being a must-have basic set! You just may have even convinced me to go back and get the Love Lives Here set too. :)
Posted by: Mendi Yoshikawa | July 13, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Who wouldn't love to receive this great gift. So fun! Thanks.
Posted by: Troy Louise | July 13, 2011 at 01:13 PM
Love the projects you made! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Pat Castillo | July 13, 2011 at 01:42 PM
Wow great projects!
Posted by: yvonne | July 13, 2011 at 02:35 PM
These are so cute Betsy! I love this half and half set - such a clever idea!
Posted by: Becky Dunham | July 14, 2011 at 12:33 PM