Paper, Scissors and Superheroes

Papertrey Ink May Release Wrap Up...

We have come to the end of another Papertrey Ink countdown.  The months just seem to fly by, don't they?  Today is the big day, when all of the May goodies the team has been showing this week go up for sale in the store.  Everything will be up tonight, May 15th at 10pm EST.  

I am here today to share the rest of my May projects with you.  Not as many this time as sometimes...just three today, so let's get to it.  

Let's start things off with a Bang!, shall we?  Here's my card using the new Red, White & Blue set.

I stamped the fireworks onto True Black cardstock using Versmark -- starting off by just stamping half of them, (the ones I wanted to be yellow/orange/red), then sprinkled the embossing powders.  I started by just dropping a bit of yellow to the center of each stamped firework, shook off the excess, then sprinkled orange, shook off excess, then red -- working outward towards the outer edge of each fireworks image.  I then stamped the remaining fireworks, filling in the blank areas on my cardstock and repeated the same embossing powder sprinkle-shake-sprinkle-shake routine, this time using green, blue, and purple powders.  I finished it off with a Bang!...litteraly.  :-) The letters were cut using the Modern Alphabet dies, the star is from Tremendous Tags, and the sentiment is from the new Red, White & Blue set.

Supplies not linked, but available at 10pm EST on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Red, White & Blue stamp set

My next card uses an assortment of new sets.  The pretty label/frame is from the new Boutique Borders: Baby.  I diecut it twice, positioning it scrolled end to scrolled end to create a longer opening.  I stamped the frame image twice as well, positioning it inside the diecut window.  I discovered that the sentiments from Side By Side Sentiments will fit perfectly inside if you use this method.  

I embossed the background using the Cover Plate: Hexagon die.  I added lots of pretty florals around the edge using the new Ruby Rose set.

Supplies not linked, but available at 10pm EST on May 15th from Papertrey Ink: Boutique Borders: Baby stamp set and coordinating dies, Ruby Rose stamp set and coordinating dies, Side by Side Sentiments stamp set

My last card for the May release features Tiny Triangles along with the Cover Plate Triangles die.

I kept it very simple, just white on white with some of the triangles filled in and stamped with Enchanted Evening, Berry Sorbet, and Aqua Mist.  I added another sentiment from the Side by Side Sentiments set and accented it with some diecut flowers from Mini Blooms.

Supplies not linked, but available at 10pm EST on May 15th from Papertrey Ink: Tiny Triangles stamp set, Side by Side Sentiments stamp set, Cover Plate Triangles die

Well, that wraps up May for me, but be sure to head on over to the other team members' blogs to see the rest of their fabulous projects using the May goodies.  

• Cristina Kowalozyk
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Jess Witty
• Erin Lincoln
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillilps

Have a great rest of the week!

 

Ruby Rose...

It's group post day #2 for the May 2013 Papertrey Ink countdown!  Today the team is featuring a new stamp set and coordinating dies called Ruby Rose.  Dawn did it again, and brought us another fabulous floral set this month.  Ruby Rose stamps and coordinating dies will be available for purchase on May 15th, 2013 at 10pm EST on the Papertrey Ink website.  

I have a few projects to show you today using Ruby Rose.  Nichole challenged us to find a few inspiration pieces and use this set in a couple of different ways - one as a focal point and another project using it as a background.  

Up first is my project using Ruby Rose to create a focal point.  Here's my inspiration piece, a gorgeous design from Iza Pearl...

And here is the card that resulted from it.  I love the way the flowers are clustered in the fabrics, so I did the same, adhering them to a piece of Lemon Tart cardstock.  When I had my flower cluster looking the way I wanted it to, I cut it out, leaving a border of yellow cardstock.

I then adhered it to a piece of Smokey Shadow cardstock and used a Faber-Castel white marker to draw the dots around the outside, very similar to the design in my inspiration piece.  The flowers and leaves in Ruby Rose are just so bright and cheery.  I love the various sizes and shapes as well.  The sentiment I used is also from Ruby Rose.  I stamped it with Versamark and embossed it with some Grapefruit Zing powder.  

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Ruby Rose stamp set and coordinating dies

 

My next card uses Ruby Rose to create a floral background.  I found this image on Pinterest and was fascinated by the color/pattern blocking...

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I tried to mimic the look by clustering the ink colors, and added my sentiment on a panel in the center.

I found the symetrical side of me had a hard time leaving the colors separated, so I kept adding things...the end result doesn't really resemble my inspiration piece, but hey...sometimes that's what happens.  :-)  I also added a cluster Ruby Rose diecuts to the upper left corer and some enamel dots to finish it off.  

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Ruby Rose stamp set and coordinating dies.  Other:  Yo Yo Yellow ink from Stampin' Up!

That's all for my projects today using this new set, but be sure to hop around to the other team members to see what they've cooked up using Ruby Rose...

• Cristina Kowalozyk
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Jess Witty
• Erin Lincoln
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillilps
• Danielle Flanders

 

Pedal Pusher...

It's group post time for the May Papertrey Ink Countdown!  Today the team is featuring a brand new stamp set called Pedal Pusher.  It's an adorable bicycle set with so many options for customizing, plus lots of great sentiments.  The Pedal Pusher stamp set and coordinating dies will abe available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink site at 10pm EST on May 15th.  

I have two projects to share with you today using this new set. The first is a teacher thank you card that uses the "Thank You Teacher" sentiment from the set as well as the apples that fit inside the basket.  There are lots of other fun things to put in the basket as well...that's what makes this set fun to play around with!

I teamed the bike up with several other elements to build my scene.  The tree is from Through the Trees, the apples in the tree (not the basket - that's from the new Pedal Pusher) are from Falling Leaves.  The clouds are from Up, Up & Away, and it's leaning on the Picket Fence die.  I had lots of fun building this card...I always love that lots of the Papertrey sets seem to be scaled to work together.  And I gather from your comments the other day that you don't mind seeing a card or two with a mile long supply list.  I sure do have fun making them, so I'm glad you enjoy looking at them.  

Supplies not linked but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Pedal Pusher stamp set and coordinating dies

While my first card is very traditional with an almost vintage vibe to it, my next card is a little wild and crazy.  I had fun playing around with different ideas for what the bike could be pulling, what could go in that basket, or what could be riding the bike.  I finally settled on one of my favorite images...the cute monkey from Tremendous Treats: Birthday.  We have a thing for monkeys around here (in case you haven't noticed).

He seemed to fit just right on the bike -- except that he can't quite reach the pedals, which sort of just adds to the silliness.  I also incorporated the Movers & Shakers Spinners dies, so the bike will actually move across the card.  The basket is filled with presents (from the new Pedal Pushers set) and he's holding a few stacks as well...I kind of love the way his tail wraps around the one stack.  :-)  The sentiment is from the It's a Jungle Out There set.  I diecut the bike from Hawaiian Shores cardstock and plaid patterned paper, then cut apart the plaid bike and layered some of those pieces over the Hawaiian Shores bike.  After all, a monkey with this much personality wouldn't be riding a plain colored bike, would he?  

Supplies not linked but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Pedal Pusher stamp set and coordinating dies

I had so much fun creating my projects for today's post...thanks so much for stopping by to check them out.  If you'd like to see more projects using the new Pedal Pusher set, be sure to hop around to the other DT girls who have projects to show you...

• Cristina Kowalozyk
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Jess Witty
• Erin Lincoln
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillilps
• Danielle Flanders

 

Introducing Wonderful Words: Baby and Polka Dot Parade #4

Hello and welcome to day one of the May 2013 Papertrey Ink countdown.  There are some fun things in store for you this month once again.  Today I get to show you some projects using two new sets being released this month -- Wonderful Words: Baby and Polka Dot Parade #4, which also features a baby theme.  Both of these new sets, along with their coordinating dies (and a whole bunch of other cool stuff we'll be previewing over the next 5 days!) will be available for purchase on May 15th at 10 pm EST from the Papertrey Ink website.  

Projects.  Yes, that's why you're really here, right?  There's a lot to see today, so let's go (there's a sweet treat for you at the end if you make it that far :-) )...

My first card uses both of these new sets - Polka Dot Parade #4 and Wonderful Words: Baby.  I stamped the large word "baby" from WW: Baby onto kraft cardstock with versamark and heat embossed it with white.  I then diecut "baby" from white cardstock four times, stamped each diecut with a different ink color.  I then cut it apart and adhered it over the top of the embossed word for a shadow effect.  

That adorable little bear peeking in to say hello is from the new Polka Dot Parad #4 set.  The heart is from an older set - Think Big Favorites #23.  Notice the little curvy line I stamped between the bear and the heart?  That's actually the handle for the baby carriage in the new Polka Dot Parade set.  You'll see the carriage in full if you scroll down to my next card.

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Polka Dot Parade #4 stamp set and coordinating dies, Wonderful Words: Baby stamp set and coordinating die

Next is a card that uses the cute little baby carriage from Polka Dot Parade #4 along with lots of different elements from older sets.  Which I always wonder...do you hate cards like this, that take tons of supplies or do you like seeing those?  Just wondering.  :-)  Anyway, I used the balloons from Tremendous Treats: Birthday to look like they're carrying the baby carriage away.  Inside the carriage is the little monkey from Tiny Treats: Birthday.  There is a little baby face included in the set, but I thought the monkey added a little humor...he looks so cute poking his head out of there! 

And the carriage is pulling the banner from the older Fly Away set.  The "welcome baby" sentiment in the bottom corner, as well as "hello" on the banner are all from the new Polka Dot Parade set.  The background was created by temporarily adhering some cloud diecuts to act as a mask, then sponging Aqua Mist ink over them.

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Polka Dot Parade #4 stamp set and coordinating dies

My first two cards today feel pretty boyish, so my next two are definitely more girlie. Here I combined the new Wonderful Words: Baby with the Mini Blooms set which was released a few months ago (someone is going to have to tell me to back away from the Mini Blooms soon...can't leave that set alone!).

"Baby" was diecut from white cardstock, then stamped with the coordinating stamp using Hibiscus Burst ink.  The "new" and "girl" are also from the new WW: Baby set.  That sweet little bow accent on the "b" is a stamp and coordinating die from the new Polka Dot Parade set.  I stamped and embossed a Sew Simple Border along the edge. 

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Polka Dot Parade #4 stamp set and coordinating dies, Wonderful Words: Baby stamp set and coordinating die

 

This next one is very girlie as well.  I was inspired by last month's Blog Hop theme of creating on the angle.  I trimmed a panel of Lavender Moon polka dot paper on an angle, then diecut the word 'baby", just cutting a portion of it.  I then diecut it again from Aqua Mist cardstock and fit it into the opening on the Lavender Moon paper.  Kind of a fun and easy technique for something a little different.

I diecut and stamped a bunch of those adorable little bows from Polka Dot Parade #4 from various colors of cardstock.  I also added a few enamel dots as accents.  

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Polka Dot Parade #4 stamp set and coordinating dies, Wonderful Words: Baby stamp set and coordinating die, Lavender Moon Pattern Pack paper

 

And last, but not least, something totally goofy.  Do you ever have that where you wake up in the morning and an idea pops in your head even before you're even awake enough to have a coherent thought about what day it is?  I had that this morning.  Two words popped in my head....gummi bears.  :-)  

I used the bear from the new Polka Dot Parade set.  I diecut him from Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, and New Leaf cardstocks.  Then I stamped the bear image using Versamark ink and heat embossed it with clear powder.  I did three layers of clear powder on each bear to get a really thick, gummi look.  Just sprinkle the second layer of powder while it's still warm, then heat again.  Repeat a again for the third layer.  Super easy.  And fun.  Except I've been craving gummi bears all day and I've had that annoying gummi bear song stuck in my head (my kids love it and it's just so darn catchy!).  This could be super cute for a kid's birthday card along with a bag full of gummi bears, maybe tied with a cute coordinating tag for a quick and easy gift.  

Supplies not linked, but available on May 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Polka Dot Parade #4 stamp set and coordinating dies

 

That's all from me today, but for more inspiration and peeks at the new goodies, hop around the these girls...

Heather
Maile
Erin
Nichole
Melissa B.
Dawn
Ashley 

 

Pink Paislee + Faber-Castell...

All week we are co-oping with Faber-Castell on the Pink Paislee blog to show off how well these two companies' products work together.  I had so much fun playing around with the Faber-Castell goodies.

Their fabulous Stamper's Big White Pen is the brightest, whitest marker I've ever used...

And the Gelatos...which I now NEED in every color.  These are super fun, I'm tellin' ya. I used this set..

But they come in all of these great colors too..

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And, the mother-load...gasp...

Here are some peeks of my projects, but hop on over to the Pink Paislee blog to read all the details about how I used these products and to see my projects in full.  

Using the Gelatos...

Using the Big White Pen...

See you back here tomorrow as we kick off the May (yes MAY!!!) Papertrey Ink countdown.  

Avery Elle Mother/Daughter project...

Hello there.  Sorry it's been so quiet around here!  I needed to step away from the blog for a bit to focus on some other things, but I'm happy to say it should be a bit busier around here for the next week or two.  

Today I have something kind of fun to share with you.  Jamie from Avery Elle knows I have a daughter that loves to craft, so she asked if we would be her guests on the Avery Elle blog this week in honor of Mother's day.  She offered to let us select an Avery Elle stamp set or two of our choice and each create a project using them.  Of course we couldn't pass that up!  

When I asked my daughter if she thought that sounded like fun, she said sure...but only if she could make something out of fabric instead of paper.  Ack!  I know right?  I'll win her over to the paper dark side yet, but as of now, she is 9 going on 19...and totally into fabric and fashion and sewing all kinds of cute things for her American Girl doll.  I've been working at teaching her to sew for the past year and a half and I'm amazed at how much she can do herself.  Most of the time we do it together though...I do most of the pinning and pressing and she does the actual sewing.  We have lots of fun together...usually with some really loud, obnoxious kid bop musing blaring in the background.  :-)  Whatever makes her happy and gets her in here to spend time with me.  

So I'm here to show off what we created together using Avery Elle's Funky Monkey set....

We worked together to make some jammies for McKenna, complete with an iron-on created from that adorable monkey image in the set.  I gave her a lesson on masking (for the headphones) and she thought that was pretty cool...see...I'm working on getting her over here to the paper crafting world.  She used the Hero Arts Neon inks for her monkey.  For more details on creating a fabric iron-on using stamps, see THIS post.  And keeping with the jungle theme, we stitched up some neon green leopard print jammie pants to go with it.  

My daughter loves to give the doll clothes she makes as birthday gifts to her friends, so this is a fun way to coordinate the gift and the card!  Here is my contribution to our co-op project - a card using the Funky Monkey set.  These little monkeys are just the cutest thing and the funny thing is, one of our younger daughter's many nick-names is Funky Monkey...just like the name of this stamp set.  

I hung a couple of the monkeys from some branches (also from the Funky Monkey set) and gave them each a little party hat.  The streamers in the background as well as the sentiment are from the Avery Elle Celebrate set.  

Do you love to craft with your kids too?  It's such a fun way to spend time together.  Thanks for having us on the Avery Elle blog today, Jamie...it was a great excuse to spend some time crafting together! 

Out to Sea Revisited...

Hello May!  I believe spring might finally be here in NW Iowa!  It's about time.  :-)  We've been enjoying some beautiful days, after a long winter and a pretty rough April with lots of ice and storms.  We're still cleaning up the mess around town!  Right now though, I am actually in Utah for our annual Paper Crafts magazine editorial board meeting.  So fun to see everyone and to meet and get to know the new Go-to Gals.  

But here on the blog, the first of the month means Papertrey Ink Sr Team challenge time once again.  This month we are featuring Out to Sea.  The nautical theme is to hot right now, so it seems like a perfect time to bring this set back to life.  

I'm always drawn to nautical things...not sure why, as I live thousands of miles away from the ocean.  I bought this scarf the other day...and it totally reminds me of the card I made for this challenge.  Funny thing is, I made the card first, then found the scarf while I was doing some shopping a few days later!  Nautical + neon.  Totally fun.  And I'm totally wearing it while I'm in Utah for ed board.  :-)

So here's my card using Out to Sea.  I used Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist, and Berry Sorbet Cardstocks.  I trimmed them into 1" strips and stamped some of the elements from Out to Sea in the coordinating ink colors.  

The anchor was heat embossed with gold, then cut out and wrapped with some baker's twine.  The sentiment is from Out to Sea and was stamped onto a Countdown Details diecut.  I also added some star strips to the sides, which were cut using the Super Stars Border die.  It was a super easy card that came together quickly.  I think it would be a fun way to say "hey, hello" this summer.  

I thought I'd share a few other older cards that use bits and pieces from Out to Sea.  

There was my flip-flop card which uses the life preserver...

Then there was this teen guy birthday card that uses the compass...

And more recently, this card which I made a few months back for the release of Bountiful Banners...

Now be sure to hop around to the other Sr Team girls to "sea" what they've created with Out to Sea...

Melissa Phillips
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Nichole Heady
Maile Belles 

Papertrey Ink April 2013 Release...

Well, today is the big day!  All of the April Papertrey goodies we've been sneak peeking over the last week will go up in the store tonight at 10pm EST.  Happy shopping!  

I'm here to share the remainder of my April projects with you.  

First is a card using the new Polka Dot Parade #3.  This set has a cute little retro t.v. image that I wanted to put to use.  I started thinking about retro things, which led me to looking around at retro signs like these...

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And that inspired me to create this card with my own version of a retro tv billboard...

This is not one of those frugal stamp and cardstock only cards...sorry.  :-)  I had fun piling up a bunch of different dies and stamp sets.  In the background are some clouds from Up, Up and Away.  The background of the sign is from Ad Sense, the arrow is from Get to the Point, the letters are Headline Alpha dies, and the "you color my world" (with color masked out and replaced with diecuts) is from Happy Trails.  Sitting on top of it all is the tv from Polka Dot Parade #3, complete with a colored screen reminiscent of the "this is only a test" screen.  The abstract city scape along the bottom edge was just something I cut free-hand.  

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Polka Dot Parade stamp set and coordinating dies

Up next is a much simpler card using the new Handy Hardware set.  I used the saw image from the set and embossed the blade with silver embossing powder, which I pressed against a piece of scrap paper while it was still warm to add a little distressing.  I layered it over some woodgrain patterned paper in which I cut a slit to make it appear as if the saw is cutting. 

 

I used the new Sketched Shapes to stamp the triangle border.  The sentiment was heat embossed with white powder.  Just a quick and easy card that would be perfect for a masculine birthday!

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Handy Hardware stamp set and coordinating dies, Sketched Shapes stamp set

Next is a Father's Day card using Dawn's latest installment of Boutique Borders.  For some reason this one reminded me of the label you might find on the back of an expensive tie, so I went with that as my inspiration for this card.

The elements on this card were easy to create, but still give the illusion of a suit, tie, and fancy cuff.  The tie was cut from some of the new Sapphire Shimmer cardstock.  I stamped the solid strip image from Sketched Shapes onto it using Enchanted Evening ink.  It looks just like a silk tie!  I wondered if the ink would dry on the slick shimmer surface, but I hit it with my heat gun and let it set for a bit and I'm happy to report that it did indeed dry.  

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Boutique Borders: Father stamp set and coordinating die, Sapphire Shimmer Cardstock

 

Next is a boy-ish birthday card using 7th Inning Stretch.  I stamped the bats at an angle across the center of the card, then added strips of cardstock and some patterned paper to the corners. 

The Pure Poppy cardstock strips were stamped with the small chevron image from Sketched Shapes.  The small stars are from the Star Gazer Die collection. 

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  7th Inning Stretch stamp set and coordinating dies, Sketched Shapes stamp set, Star Gazer dies

 

Last, but not least is a project using this month's Wonderful Words: Memories set.  I decided to get a jump on journaling our upcoming summer vacation by creating a travel journal/album.  I used a Fancy Pants Brag Book as the base for this project. 

I stamped the map image from World Map onto iron on transfer paper, then ironed it onto some canvas fabric.  I added ink shading, then adhered it to the front of the album.  I added the diecut "memories" using the new Wonderful Words: Memories die.  I also stamped "captured", which is from the coordinating stamp set.  I stamped the year using Library Ledger Year Additions.  I also added some images from the Postmarks set.  I brushed over everything with some Decoupage glue to make it sturdy enough to take along on our trip.

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Wonderful Words: Memories stamp set and coordinating dies

 

That's all for my projects for this month! If you'd like to see more, be sure to hop around to the other DT girls that are sharing the rest of their projects today as well...

• Cristina Kowalozyk
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Jess Witty
• Erin Lincoln
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols
• Melissa Phillilps

 

Star Gazer...

It's time for the second group post for the April 2013 Papertrey Ink countdown.  Today the team is featuring a couple of new stamp sets called Star Gazer and Star Gazer Additions.  The stars and star charts are a hot trend right now, so these new sets are right on target!  There are also some really neat coordinating dies that will allow you to create star shaped confetti and tiny, stitchable stars.  These products will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink website when all of the new April goodies go on sale at 10pm EST on April 15th.  Let me show you a few projects using the new Star Gazer goodies.  

My first card focuses on the main Star Gazer set.  This set contains each of the 12 constellations that make up the zodiac, along with a matching sentiment for each + a few more general sentiments.  I chose to use just the constellation images to create a starry night sky.  I stamped them in Fresh Snow ink onto an Enchanted Evening cardstock background.  

The tree line at the bottom is from Masculine Motifs.  The sentiment, embossed in white on Smokey Shadow cardstock, is also from the new Star Gazer set.  The diecut moon and tiny stars are part of the new Star Gazer die collection.  I cut them from some of the new shimmer cardstock, also being released this month.

My second project focuses on the Star Gazer Additions set.  This set contains a beautiful Star Chart image along with some great sentiments, fitting for lots of different occasions.  I stamped the star chart using Fresh Snow ink on Enchanted Evening cardstock.

The fun star garland was created using the Star Gazer dies...two of the dies cut holes in the stars, which allow you to easily stitch them or string them together like I did here.  I used some silver thread for a little extra sparkle.  These were diecut from some of the new Shimmer Cardstocks as well.  The sentiment is from Star Gazer Additions and it was embossed with Zing! Butter embossing poweder.  

One little tip for working with tiny diecuts like these found in the Star Gazer die collection.  I found this great tool, which is a lifesaver!  It's called the QuickStik from Lifestyle Crafts and it's so helpful for picking up and placing tiny diecuts (or sequins, beads, gems, etc, etc!).  

One end is a piercing tool, perfect for removing small pieces from diecuts and the other end is sticky, which helps with picking up small pieces.  I like to pick them up with this tool, apply a dot of liquid adhesive to the back, then place it right on my project.  I just got mine last week and I already feel like I can't create without it!  It's one of those useful, inexpensive tools that's great to have in your tool box.  Just thought I'd share.  :-)  

To see more great projects using the Star Gazer collection of stamps and dies, be sure to hop around to the other DT gals to see what they've created for you today...

• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Jess Witty
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Cristina Kowalozyk

Supplies not linked, but available at 10pm EST on April 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Star Gazer stamp set, Star Gazer Additions stamp set, Star Gazer die collection, Shimmer Cardstock collection

 

Big Ticket Basics...

Welcome to the first group post day of the Papertrey Ink April countdown.  Today the team is sharing projects using a new stamp set called Big Ticket Basics.  These jumbo-sized tags are perfect for both scrapbook pages and cards.  There is a coordinating die as well.  If you're familiar with Papertrey's Ticket Border die, this is just a jumbo sized version of it...I love how it cuts perforations, just like real tickets.  The Big Ticket Basics stamp set and coordinating die will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink sit on April 15th, 2013 at 10 pm EST.

Nichole challenged each team member to create a photo/scrapbook project as well as a card to showcase all of the possibilities with this set.  First, my scrapbook page.  I chose to use Big Ticket Basics to scrapbook photos of my daughter's 9th birthday from last summer.  

The "Best Day Ever" ticket is just the perfect thing, because to her, this really was the best day ever!  She got to have a few cousins overnight and we took them all to get pedicures.  There's nothing she loves more than being girly!  I accented that cute ticket image with flowers from the Mini Blooms set.

I also used the "hooray it's your day" ticket to embellish a little printed bag which holds a journaling tag.  The little circle image on this tag can be embellished with lots of different tiny images from the set -- a star, heart, or a number like I did here to represent her age.  The date ticket (which I didn't get a cloe-up of -- sorry!) is the perfect way to add that bit of info to your pages.  

Supplies not linked but available on April 15, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Big Ticket Basics stamp set and coordinating die, Wonderful Words: Memories die

 

Next, my card.  I used the "Hooray, it's your day" image again and the same concept of using it to embellish a small bag.  I love taking ideas from scrapbook pages and using them on a smaller scale for cards, or vice-versa. This time it can hold a gift card, making it perfect for birthdays.  

I switched up the color combo, making it perfect for a more boy-ish gift.  I stamped the image in Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening and fussy-cut the arrow and sentiment to create a multi-colored and dimensional ticket. 

Supplies not linked but available on April 15, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Big Ticket Basics stamp set and coordinating die

 

I hope you enjoyed my projects today and the peek into this new set!  For more inspiration and projects using Big Ticket Basics, be sure to hop around to the other DT girls...

• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Jess Witty
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Cristina Kowalozyk