Paper, Scissors and Superheroes

Text Boxed Revisited...

Hello August.  

Today the Papertrey Ink Sr. Team is here with another challenge.  We have been focusing on older sets for our challenges for the past year or so.  This month we are dusting off Text Boxed.  

Papertrey Text Boxed

This is one of those classic sets that just begs for some fun technique.  Think of the cool things you could do with emboss/resist techniques using the reverse images in this set.  For my project today I did some easy spectrum inking.  

I started off by inking half of the large star image with Summer Sunrise ink. 

I then worked my way a little closer to the end of the stamp by rolling it in Orange Zest ink.  

For the very end I dipped it in a bit of Pure Poppy.  I then turned the stamp and inked the other end in the same manner, but using Chartreuse and Aqua Mist inks.  

I stamped it onto a Half & Half diecut and finished it off with an approprate sentiment from Happy Trails and a flourish bracket from Half & Half.  The buttons add a finishing touch and a little dimension.  The images in this set are also great for background building.  I used that same star image stamped in Fresh Snow ink to create the background.

 

I finished off the bottom edge of the card using the same spectrum inking technique.  The card base was a little wider than the stamp, so I just inked it up twice and stamped them right next to eachother.  The Kraft layer was diecut with the Edgers #1 die.

 

That's all from me today, but I have a feeling you'll be seeing more of Text Boxed from me in the future.  I'm itching to try some other techniques with this set.  I hope you'll take some time to hop around to the other Sr Team members to see what they've created with Text Boxed!

Lisa Johnson
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Michelle Wooderson
Nichole Heady

 

Papertrey Text Boxed	Papertrey Half & Half	Happy Trails	Pure Poppy Ink	Orange Zest Ink
Summer Sunrise Ink	Simply Chartreuse Ink	Aqua Mist Ink	Enchanted Evening Ink	Fresh Snow Ink
Vintage Cream Cardstock	Kraft Cardstock	Half & Half Die Collection	Edgers #1 Die	Pure Poppy Baker's Twine
Rustic Cream Twine	Papertrey Vintage Buttons	Squares Foam Tabs	Big Shot	Scrappy Glue

The Blessing of Today + Card Giveaway Winners...

Happy Saturday everyone!  I hope you're having a happy, productive day.  I have to admit, I was really dragging this week.  I think the madness of Stamp-A-Faire and the fact that we have just been SO busy this summer finally caught up with me.  This was the first week of the summer that we have not had to run to summer rec, baseball games, swimming lessons, etc.  All of that running finally caught up with me and I think my body was just ready for a break.  

But, today was a new day and I woke up early (for a Saturday anyway) feeling rested and ready to tackle some projects!  I've got some cards to share with you that I put together this morning, but first of all, I wanted to post the winners for my Stamp-A-Faire Make 'n Take cards!  Without further ado, here are the numbers Random.org kicked out....

 

Commenter #45 was Kathy McDonald....

Commenter #35 was Rebecca D...

Commenter #46 was Jingle...

Ladies, please use the email link on the left-hand sidebar to email me your address and I'll get your bundle of cards in the mail to you!

Thank you for all of your sweet comments over the last week (as always!).  I truly appreciate each and every one of them!  

Now, how about some cards?  I am in LOVE with cabbage roses.  Have you noticed the trend recently?  I've been seeing them pop up again and again.  I love them...they are beautiful and they remind me of summer.  Full, fragrant, lush.

I created a couple of cards using the Hero Arts Rose Background stamp along with some beautiful Anna Griffin rose stickers.  

To create the background on both of these cards, I stamped the Rose Background stamp with VersaMark, then heat embossed with white powder.  I then took various Distress Inks and my Ink Blending Tool and roughly inked in the roses and leaves.  I did the roses with Tattered Rose, the leaves with Peeled Paint, and finally I went back over the very centers of the roses with Fired Brick.  

The result is very soft and feminine.  And I adore these rose stickers.  I am so sad that I have used up almost the entire sheet...only one lonely little rose remains.  sniff.  I may need to get more...they are a bit hard to find, but I do have them linked up in my supply list should you feel the need to snag some for yourself.  Please leave me some, though.  :-)

The sentiments on both cards are from Technique Tuesday's This is the Day set.  I thought they would be perfect for wedding cards, don't you think?  That pretty lace border is the Faux Crochet Border from My Favorite Things.  

That's all I have for you today.  Thank you so much for stopping by!  All products used here today are linked below...just click on the thumbnails for a better view.  

I'm sorry my blog has been a bit quiet the last few weeks, but good news...I've got lots of posts lined up for the next week or two!  Take care!

Scrap organization + GTG Challenge + Shipping Code!

Hey there!  I've got a whole lot of information for you today!  Are you ready?  I'm feeling a little less zombie-ish after a couple days of catching up after Stamp-a-Faire, so let's see if I can manage to write a coherent post.  :-)

First up, today is my day to blog over on the Paper Crafts Connection blog.  I'm talking about organizing scraps.  In a nutshell, this project stemmed from wanting to use up a whole lot of patterned paper strips (check the PCC blog for full details and also a little GIVEAWAY!!).  Head over there to check out the whole story!  In my post there, I mentioned that I would share a few more details on the card set I created, so here goes.  

Here is my set of cards...

The cards started out with an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of cardstock that I covered with assorted strips of patterned paper that looked like this (the one I used for this set is on the left, tucked under the sheet lying on top.

I proceded to cut that strip-covered sheet apart into 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" blocks to use as my card fronts (which were actually then trimmed down to 4 x 5 1/4" to allow for a little border around the edges).  I then used those pieces to create a set of 5 cards (shown above).  

I thought I'd show them up close here so you could get a better look.  I didn't add a whole lot to those patterned paper covered blocks.  I just pulled out the Essential Sentiments stamp set from A Muse Studios (we're giving this set away on the PCC blog!) which covers lots of different occasions and made it very simple to create a set of multi-occasion cards. 

First up, a sympathy card.  I felt the colors and patterns of the papers worked well for a sympathy card.  I simply added a punched oval along with my stamped sentiment and a flower sticker that had been floating around my scrap basket for awhile!

Next up is a birthday card.  I really love the way each card has its own look...the patterned paper strips took on a totally new look depending on which part of the sheet they were cut from.  This one has a little lighter feel than the last.  I just added a stamped sentiment, a bit of ribbon, buttons and a pin.  I also stamped some leaves from the Beautiful Botanicals 2 set, also from A Muse.  

Next up, I decided to do some diecutting from the strip-covered blocks.  I diecut one of the Papertrey Mat Stack dies from the center of one of the blocks.  I was able to create two cards this way.  One using the negative to create a window (sentiment and leaves are stamped inside the card), and the other as a focal point.  

And my 5th and last card created from that one 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of patterned paper covered cardstock is an anniversary card.  Very simple here again, just a stamped sentiment and finished off with a pretty diecut edge and the same leaf stamp as above.  

I had a lot of fun playing around with this concept and am looking forward to creating more cards with the other sheets I created and showed in the photo at the beginning of this post!  I challenge you to give it a try...it's a great way to play around with combining different patterns and colors and use up your scraps at the same time!  Not to mention the fact that you'll have a pretty snazzy set of cards when you're finished!  :-)

Next on today's agenda...It is the last Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for a Go-to Gal Designer Challenge!  This month my fellow GTGs and I are playing around with the delightful Cosmo Cricket products.  What's not to love about Cosmo Cricket????  Seriously cute stuff.  Their colors always grab me and their nod to vintage melts my heart for sure.  I am completely addicted to their 6x6 pads.  Don't you love them?  Here are a few of my fav's (click to see more).... 

For my project today I reached for the Social Club collection.  I used the 6x6 pad and fun chipboard elements from that collection to create today's card.  I think that "best friends" banner element is so cute.  I mimicked the look of the banner by putting strips of patterned paper behind it at an angle across my card and tucking notched banner strips behind it.  

I added some twine and chipboard flowers to finish it off.  

Be sure to hop around to my fellow Go-to Girls Julie, Windy, Jennifer, Kim, and Teri to see their Cosmo creations!

And finally today....SHIPPING CODE ALERT!  

 

How would you like to pick up some Cosmo Cricket goodies of your own?  Or any other goodies your heart may desire?  As a special treat just for my readers, I've got a shipping code for Two Peas.  This code will get you free domestic shipping on any order of $35 or more.  The usual limit is $50, but the Two Peas peeps are offering a deal just for you!  Enter the code SHIPBV when checking out and you'll get the free shipping if your order exceeds the $35.  Offer is good now through Friday night at midnight for domestic shipping on non-digital, non-phaseout product only.  Happy shopping!!

(Pssst....they have all of those cute 6x6 Cosmo pads I linked above!  :-) ) 

I hope you're having a fabulous Wednesday...thanks for stopping by!

All supplies for the above projects are linked below!

Product not linked:  patterned papers from my scrap basket!

 

Stamp-A-Faire Make and Take Giveaway!

Hello there!  Wow, what an event, huh?  I don't know that I've ever seen so much happiness, so many lovely people, such a spirit of generosity and love of this craft in one room ever before.  I loved meeting so many of you.  You are a truly special group of women and it was my pleasure to spend a day with you.  I hope we can do it again soon.  

I just thought I'd take a quick break from my zombie state of doing absolutely nothing more than the bare minimum today to pop in and share my Make and Take card from the Stamp-a-Faire event.  Many of you probably already saw this over on Nichole's blog on Saturday, but here it is again.  I didn't have any time to make anything new for you today (I'm sure you can't imagine why....), so you're stuck with looking at this again.  :-)

When playing around with different ideas for my make and take, I had two sets lying on my desk...Sending You and Mehndi Medallion.  I love both of these sets and new I wanted to use one of them for my project.  So I started playing.  And I discovered that the smaller leaf from Sending You fits in the largest medallion just perfectly.  Don't you just love discovering things like that?  

To make it up to you for sharing a project that probably everyone in the Papertrey world has already seen, I'd like to offer a giveaway.  I have a total of 9 of these cards from my Make and Take and would love to send a bundle of three of them to 3 different people.  Just leave me a comment here telling me your favorite part of Stamp-a-Faire, whether you were actually attending the event or just playing along on-line.  I'll close the comments at midnight CST on Wednesday night, July 27th. 

Take care, friends.  

Papertrey Stamp-a-Faire

Gooooood morning!  The Papertrey gang is all together, hanging out in Cincinnati for the first ever Stamp-a-Faire!  I'm excited to share a project with you today that uses the Stamp-a-Faire exclusive stamp set!  

The set is called Iconic Images and it is SO fun.  And the really good news about this set?  You don't have to be attending Stamp-a-Faire in Cinci to get your hands on it!  Everyone that places an order at Papertery Ink between 9 am EST on Saturday July 23rd through 11:59 pm EST on July 24 totalling $100 or more will receive this set for free!  To see the set in its entirety, visit Nichole's blog.

I love the look of this set and truly, there are so many different things you could do with it. It can go rustic or elegant and I can see it being really pretty for holiday cards as well.  

For my card today I created a pretty backgroud by stamping a few of the medallions in the set.  

I then stamped one of the sentiments from the set, along with the bird image using VersaMark, then embossed it with white embossing powder.

One other fun thing to note is the embossed doily.  I used the Parsisian Lace Doily die with my embossing mats underneath to create the embossed design in the corners.  I really like the way that turned out and I'll definitely have to use that idea in the future!

Thanks for visiting today!  Happy Stamp-a-Faire shopping day!  And be sure to check out Nichole's blog throughout the day.  She'll be posting lots of challeges so that even if you're not at Stamp-a-Faire in body, you'll be there with us in spirit...creating and sharing!  

You'll also want to hop around to the other DT blogs to see what they've created with the exclusive Iconic Images set!

• Danielle Flanders
• Jess Witty
• Erin Lincoln
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Lisa Johnson
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillilps
• Michelle Wooderson

Supplies not linked:  Iconic Images limited edition stamp set

Pure Poppy Ink	Ocean Tides Ink	Kraft Cardstock	Ocean Tides Cardstock	VersaMark Ink
White embossing powder	Parisian Lace Doily Die	Rustic Cream Twine	Big Shot	ATG Gun
Clear Blocks with Gridlines

Papertrey July Release Part 2...

Wow, this post didn't exactly get written last weekend like I expected, huh?  Sorry to leave you hanging.  Things have been a little busy around here.  Lots of projects and deadlines, not to mention this weekend's Stamp-A-Faire!  Only two more days until I get to meet some of you!  

But, without further ado, here are the rest of my Papertrey June release projects...  

(Detailed supply lists are at the bottom of this post, just click on the thumbnails)

First up is a card using the new Peaceful Garden set along with a sentiment from this month's Think Big Favorites.  I stamped bits of the florals from Peaceful Garden into the new Little Labels. 

The pattered paper is brand new Studio Calico patterned paper (I couldn't even link it because I couldn't find anyone that has it in stock yet!).  It's so pretty...love the hexagons!

Next up is a teacher thank you using the new Tag-its #6 along with the new Leafy Vine border die.  

I stamped the alphabet stamp from School Time along the bottom edge.  The cute ledger circle is framed with a Limitless Layer circle which I cut a circle out of.  It's all layered onto a Half & Half diecut/stamped image.

And lastly, a card using Flower Fusion #6.  I put a cluster of those cute flowers behing a picket fence diecut and embellished it with a Little Label.

 

That's all for tonight.  Tomorrow it's time to finish up a few things and PACK!  Yay!  :-)

 

 

Papertrey July Release Part 1...

Hey there!  I'm here to share a few of my remaining projects from the Papertrey July release.  There was so much stuff this month!  I have six more cards to share.  I'll post three today and the other three sometime this weekend.  

First off is one of my favorites using the new Background Basics: Vine.  I stamped the simple vine from the set using VersaMark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder.  I then used the Leafy Vine Border die to diecut a strip.  I used the left-overs from the diecut as a mask and masked off the stamped/embossed strip.  I then filled in the leaves with different colors and patterns using the Bitty Background Blocks.

It reminded me of a patchwork quilt, so I filled in around it with a few more different background stips that also reminded me of stitching.  I stamped the sentiment and needle from Quilter's Sampler and the "thread" for the needle is from Happy Trails.

Next up is a card using Friendship Jar Summer Fillers.  It's prettier in real life, I promise.  This card just didn't photograph very well.  I embossed the hydrangea image with white embossing powder and then water-colored it using some of my Stampin' Up! dye inks.  

I created a piece of notebook paper using the notebook lines from It's Official and included the pen and butterfly from Happy Trails.  My intention was to make it look like a little writing desk with a pretty jar of flowers setting on it.  Not sure I accomplished that...I think this was one of those that definitely looked better in my head.  :-)

And the last card for today is a simple little number using Congrats All Ways along with the frame from the new Tag-its #6 and the graduation hat from Tag-its #4.

I used the same sentiment building idea from this post a few weeks back.  I'm still having fun playing around with that concept!

Well that's all for projects today!  All supplies are linked in the thumbnails...just click on them and they'll take you directly to the source so you can see more.  

I do have a few other sale codes to share with you if you're looking to do some shopping this weekend!

First up, Two Peas is having a sale to get ready for all of the new CHA product that will start rolling in soon!  CLICK HERE or on the image above to see all the great product that's marked down 15-75% off!  I'm drooling over a bunch of different stamps that are marked down...there's Unity, Lawn Fawn and more.  :-)  Sale runs through July 22.

 

Also, Ellen Hutson has everything in her Ink category marked down 20%.  Sale is on through next Wednesday the 20th.  

 

Alrighty!  And as promised, here are the supplies for all of the above cards.  Enjoy!  Have a great weekend!

 

 

Tranquility Trilogy...

Hello all!  Welcome to the final night of the Papertrey Ink July countdown!  Only one more day until you can purchase all of the goodies we've been teasing you with this week!

Tonight the team is featuring a new set designed by Nichole called Tranquility Trilogy.  It's all based on triangles!  So fun...triangles are terribly underused and left out, aren't they?  They can be so fun.  Tranquility Trilogy and its matching dies can be purchased from Papertrey Ink's website, beginning July 15th.

I signed up to do a fabric project using the new Tranquility Trilogy set and coordinating dies and the first thing that cam to mind was prairie points.  If you sew or quilt, you know what I mean by prairie points...they are those pretty little triangles you often find around the edges of a quilt.  I once made crib bedding and matching curtains for my daughter that had prairie points in pinks and greens all along the edges.  Lots of work, but very worth it!

But for my project today, I didn't go through all the work of creating real prairie points...I let the new Tranquility Trilogy die do all the work for me.  

I created an embellished dish towel that would make a really fun hostess gift, with pretty little points from vintage fabrics lining the bottom edge.

Like I said, it would make a great gift.

If I were giving it away.  

But this one's selfishly staying with me.  I've been itching to make some of these for my kitchen.  So I'm keeping it.  It's already hanging on the hook next to my sink.  :-)

To create my fabric points, I backed several different vintage fabrics with fusible interfacing, then cut them with the triangle die.  I stacked two of them together, wrong sides together, and stitched along the edges.  I then lined them up and stitched them to my towel.  

I also cut a rose from a vintage tabelcloth and stitched that to the towel as well.  I did some freehand stitching on that....I'm not going to pretend for a second to be good at it, but it is kind of fun.  Takes lots of practice to perfect it though!  

And of course, if I were going to give this away (which I'm not...did I mention that?) I would need a matching card.  Here I used both the Tranquility Trilogy stamp set and the coordinating die to create a cheery card.  I mimicked the points on the towel and created a banner across the front.  The yellow and red triangles were stamped with images from the new set.  The center one is stamped with the blank triangle frame, also from the set, then filled with Background Basics: Gingham.

I stamped the rose from the Year of Flowers Collection set onto the background to mimc the rose on my towel.  The sentiment is from the new Tranquility Trilogy as well.  I accented it with a flourish from Fancy Flourishes.

Well, I hope you enjoyed all of the countdown festivities, including tonight's group post!  If you haven't checked out the other girls' takes on the new Tranquility Trilogy set, be sure to hop around and do that!

• Danielle Flanders
• Jess Witty
• Erin Lincoln
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Lisa Johnson
• Dawn McVey
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillilps
• Michelle Wooderson

Supplies not yet linked:  Tranquility Trilogy Stamp set and Two Triangles die collection

Half & Half....

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) 

Hanging Out and Sweet As Can Be...

Hey there!  Welcome to the first day of the Papertrey Ink July countdown!  Today I get to help introduce TWO new sets!  I've got a ton of projects for you, so sit back, relax... and grab a drink!

The first set is a fun ice cream cone building set by Melissa Bickford that is just as its name implies...Sweet As Can Be!  The matching die makes this set extra fun and tasty!

The second set I'm previewing for you today is also by Melissa Bickford and it's called Hanging Out...it's an adorable clothesline set filled with the most adorable little items to hang on it.  It's baby themed, but I guarantee you'll find more uses for it than just baby!  The matching die makes all of those little items to fun and easy to use...no more fussy cutting...yay!

Both of these new stamp sets, along with the coordinating dies, will be available for purchase on the 15th of July from the Papertrey Ink website.

So, on to the projects.  First off, let's have some sweet treats using Sweet As Can Be...

First up is a super simple set of tags.  Bright and summery, these could dress up any gift, act as party favors, place cards and more.  I diecut several tags using the Button Card die and stamped it with the coordinating frame.  I then stamped the cones in coordinating ink colors, then stamped the icecream with VersaMark and embossed with white embossing powder.  

I topped each one off with a yummy cherry from the set and a little flag made with Banner Builder, stamped with "sweet" from the new Sweet As Can Be set.  

 

 

Next up, what's better than one scoop?  How about 3 scoops?  That's the ultimate in ice cream cones, isn't it?  Here I printed a punny sentiment using my computer.  This would make a fun birthday card, or just a "brighten your day" kind of card.

 

 

When printing the sentiment, I left just enough room to squeeze a diecut number three from the By the Numbers die set.  In the background I stamped three ice cream cones, each one growing and building up to that ultimate three scoop cone...which, of course, is topped off with a cherry!  :-)

Now how about some fun with the coordinating die.  I couldn't resist creating a felt ice cream cone.  Here I diecut some Harvest Gold felt for the cone and Vintage Cream for the scoops.  I added a bit of chunky glitter for sprinkles and topped it off with a Flower Fusion felt flower and button.  

The fun background paper is from October Afternoon (black) and Jenni Bowlin (pink).  The "sweet as can be" sentiment is from this new set.  Notice how I did quite a bit of stitching on the cone to give it lots of texture!

 

For my last Sweet As Can Be project, just had to do something a little different.  How about a cupcake?  Just trim off the tip of the cone and voila!  A cute little cupcake.  Notice the "sweet" banner?  That's the cone!  How fun is that?  :-)

 

Notice also the stamped half circles under the buttons?  That's the ice cream scoop just stamped along the edges of the Mat Stack 5 diecut.  I added a border strip from Ribbon Tails to add a little grounding to my cupcake.

 

So....how about a few more projects?  Still with me?  I've got three fun projects to share with you using the new Hanging Out set.

First up is a sweet baby girl card.  I couldn't resist paper piecing a few of these adorable dresses.  I diecut several of them from assorted scraps from my scrap bucket.  The coordinating die has all the bits and pieces seperate which make is so easy!  The little pockets are seperate, so I could just adhere them with some pop dots.  

I of course had to add a few clouds to the sky using Up, Up and Away and the little birdie perched on the clothesline is from Itty Bitty Bird.  

 

And of course, this set isn't just for girls.  There are lots of little boyish items for your clothesline as well.  For this next project I chose not to use the full clothesline image, but to use bits and pieces of it strung across some Alpha Blocks instead.  

This was a fun project to make and it came together very quickly!  I just stamped the clothesline across a few of the stamped Alpha Blocks, added the adorable little clothespin image and added some of the smaller clothing pieces.  The last empty block gave me a larger spot to work with tha made for a great spot to hang the onesie.  The "welcome little one" sentiment is from the new Hanging Out set as well.  The background is embossed with the Picnic Plaid Impression Plate.

 

And lastly, I mentioned that I thought this set would be great for other things besides baby!  How about a fun love/valentine/engagement card?  I was so excited to discover that the Wonderful Words "happy" die works perfectly to string across the clothesline!  It's a perfect fit!  

 

And of course there needed to be a few things hanging on the clothesline, so I diecut some socks from Bitty Dot Basics 2009 paper collection and adhered them with pop dots.  The "together" sentiment is from Wonderful Words Additions and the hearts are from Love Lives Here, and again, the clouds are from Up, Up and Away.

Whew!  That's all I have for you tonight, but Nichole will be showing more of these two sets, as will Melissa.  Heather, Lisa, and Maile will also be showing projects with the sets they are releasing this month!  Have fun and happy countdown day!  :-)

 

Supplies not yet linked:  Sweet as Can Be stamp set

 

 

Supplies not linked:  Sweet As Can Be stamp set

 

 

 Supplies not linked:  Sweet as Can Be stamp set and coordinating die

 

Supplies not yet linked:  Sweet As Can Be Stamp set and coordinating die

 

Supplies not yet linked:  Hanging Out Stamp set and coordinating die

 

 

Supplies not yet linked:  Hanging Out stamp set and coordinating die

 

Supplies not yet linked:  Hanging Out stamp set and coordinating die