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!

 

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 

 

Introducing Happiness in Bloom...

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the April Papertrey Ink Countdown!  We are having a lovely spring ice storm here, so let's see how far I get on this post before we loose power again!  :-)  

Today I get to help introduce one of the new stamp sets for April.  It's a fun floral set called Happiness in Bloom.  It is designed to coordinate with the Beautiful Blooms II #1 dies.  There are lots of fun layering possibilities with this set.  I had so much fun playing with it and my cards came together so quickly -- always a sign of a great set, in my book!  Happiness In Bloom will be available to purchase from the Papertrey Ink store at 10pm EST on Monday, April 15th.

So let's get straight to the projects...

Up first, I used the Happiness in Bloom stamp set and the Beautiful Blooms #1 dies to create some pretty layered flowers.  Happiness in Bloom is the only stamp set I used on this card - you can see there are so many bits and pieces to mix and match - tons of layering options which makes it so fun to stamp with.  

The large, solid flower images that coordinate with the dies are slightly larger than the diecuts themselves, which means you can layer the dies over the stamped images for a shadowed effect.  I like having that option - it's a fun way to add lots of depth.  The sentiments are from Happiness in Bloom as well. 

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Happiness in Bloom stamp set  

 

Up next is a bright and cheery floral card in which I used Happiness in Bloom to create the floral accent up in the corner as well as the floral background.

 

There are some great leaf images as well, that can be layered or used on their own.  

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Happiness in Bloom stamp set

 

On this next card I used the cool tear-drop element that's included in the set to create a trendy background.  This teardrop stamp consists of four teardrops in a row, which makes it easy to stamp.  This background came together quickly.  I can envision this done in lots of different color combos.

I went for a super bright and trendy look, almost neon!  The leaves done in Soft Stone and Smokey Shadow is an unexpected touch.

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Happiness in Bloom stamp set.  Other:  Yo-yo Yellow ink (Stampin' Up!)

 

Last but not least, I wanted to show you that this stamp set makes great single layer cards as well.  I only used the Happiness in Bloom set on this card - the only other supplies are ink and cardstock!

I started with a piece of Soft Stone cardstock, then stamped the flowers in Raspberry Fizz and Scarlet Jewel.  The leaves were done in Soft Stone and Smokey Shadow.

Supplies not linked, but available on April 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Happiness in Bloom stamp set

That's all for my projects today.  I hope you enjoyed this little peek into just a bit of what's in store for April from Papertrey Ink!  If you'd like some more peeks at this month's goodies, plus lots more inspiration, be sure to hop around to the other girls that are sharing projects today...

Heather
Lizzie
Maile
Erin
Nichole

Introducing Wonderful Words: Birthday and BB: Birthday Fun...

Hello all!  It seems like we just wrapped up the Papertrey Ink February anniversary celebration and here we are again -- countdown time!  February is just so short!  

I get to help introduce a few new sets this month, both of which have a birthday theme.  First is the next addition in Heather's Wonderful Words series -- Wonderful Words: Birthday.  The sencond set I'm featuring today is a new background set designed by Melissa Bickford called Background Basics: Birthday Fun.  Both of these sets, and anything else I refer to as "new" in today's post will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink website as of 10pm EST on March 15, 2013.  

So let's get right to the projects, shall we? 

My first card features both of these new sets - Wonderful Words: Birthday and Background Basics: Birthday Fun. The row of gifts is part of the BB: Birthday set.  As you can see, it makes an adorable background, but it's also great for more of a focal point/embellishment as well.  I did a little paper piecing to create the multi-colored row of gifts.

The sentiment here is from the new WW: Birthday set.  There is, of course, at matching die for the word "birthday" as well.  For the colorful banner across the top I used the Countdown Detail die and simply folded over the top and secured it with adhesive, which created a little "loop" of paper on the backside of each banner.  I secured them where I wanted them with some foam adhesive and threaded a little twine through those loops.  Super fun and easy!

Products not linked, but available on March 15th at 10pm EST from Papertrey Ink:  Wonderful Words: Birthday stamp set and coordinating dies, Background Basics: Birthday Fun stamp set

Up next is a card that uses just the new WW: Birthday stamp and die, combined with the WW: Hello die that was released last month.  The two work so well together!  I also used the Headline Alphabet dies that were released last month to cut the negative "girl" from Aqua Mist Dot paper.  

A cluster of Mini Blooms was the perfect accent up in the corner.  I love that set!

Products not linked, but available on March 15th at 10pm EST from Papertrey Ink:  Wonderful Words: Birthday stamp set and coordinating dies

My next card combines both new sets once again. Besides that cute row of presents, BB: Birthday Fun has a great text background full of birthday related words.  Much like the other background sets released lately, this one features a long strip and a rectangular block of the same background print.  I used the block here to create the multi-color background.

The "happy" is from the Stylish Sentiments: Birthday set that was released last month and the chevon print "birthday", as well as the "to you" sentiments are from the new Wonderful Words: Birthday set.  I love how since "birthday" is a separate word, I can combine it with lots of other sets in my collection for lots of different looks.

Products not linked, but available on March 15th at 10pm EST from Papertrey Ink:  Wonderful Words: Birthday stamp set, Background Basics: Birthday Fun stamp set

 

My last card for today is a super quick and easy one.  I incorporated the elephant from Tremendous Treats: Birthday and he's stamped on....a diecut!  Yes, we are getting dies for the Tremendous Treats: Birthday set this month.  Yay!  It will make these cute images even more fun to use.  I don't know how many times I've cut out the monkey from that set.  

Again I used the "birthday" stamp and die from Wonderful Words: Birthday.  The "sorry I forgot your" sentiment is from Big & Bold Wishes.  The little cutie elephant has string tied around his trunk as a reminder.  :-)  I used the Seeing Stars dies to emboss a few stars in the background and a few small stars from Super Stars stamped in the background as well.

Products not linked, but available on March 15th at 10pm EST from Papertrey Ink:  Wonderful Words: Birthday stamp set and coordinating dies, Tremendous Treats: Birthday die collection

Well, that brings us to the end of my projects for today! I hope you enjoyed this peek at a few of the new things coming your way this month from Papertrey Ink. I will be back later in the week with more peeks. Enjoy! 

Introducing Cutting Garden and Boutique Borders: Mother

The party's been going on for a while now for Papertrey Ink's 6th anniversary, but today marks the official start of the countdown where we get to start showing you projects using the new stamps and dies being released this month!  You'll also get to see the first installment of each of the new year-long series being released.  I always think February is such an exciting month!

The two sets I get to help debut today are both designed by Dawn McVey.  There is a gorgeous floral set called Cutting Garden...I am in love with this set!  It's definitely going to be my new go-to floral set.  I told Dawn about a million times this week that I just love, love, love her new set!  She's probably sick of me by now.  :-)  There are also dies for almost every piece in this set.

The other little set I'm previewing today is the first in Dawn's year longs series called Boutique Borders.  Each month there will be a $5 mini set containing an ornate border and some coordinating sentiments.  There will also be a coordinating die for the border.  This month's set is called Boutique Borders: Mothers...and you guessed it, all of the pretty sentiments included in the set are Mother's Day related. 

So let me show you some projects that put these new stamps and dies to use.  

My first card uses floral images and a sentiment from the Cutting Garden set.  The flowers are so pretty and different than anything in my collection.  I love that they are all individual flowers, so I can play around with lots of different arrangements.  The leaves are also separate, which lets me position those anywhere as well.

I inked the flowers with both Summer Sunrise and Hibiscus Burst inks, rolling the bottom portion of the flowers in the Hibiscus ink.  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed on a strip of vellum.  I rolled the edges of my front panel with a brayer and some Hibiscus and Summer Sunrise inks....the same method I used on this card from a few weeks ago.  I also added a bit of Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist in the background.  

Supplies not linked, but available on February 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Cutting Garden stamp set and coordinating dies

Up next is a card using one of the sketches Nichole is featuring on her blog today.  To see the rest of the sketches and play along with today's challenge, but sure to hop over to her blog!

I used Sketch #1 and turned it into a horizontal card.  I diecut the Take Three die from a panel of Autumn Rose cardstock and backed it with some white cardstock.  I added some diecut Cutting Garden flowers stamped in Hibiscus, Autumn Rose and Scarlet Jewel inks.  I also added some tone-on-tone stamping to the Autumn Rose panel.  The Cutting Garden set is so perfect for both focal images and creating gorgeous backgrounds.  

The sentiment on this card uses the other new set I'm introducing today - Boutique Borders: Mother.  The frame is such a pretty shape and the fonts on the sentiment are so detailed and gorgeous.  The strip of patterned paper under the label is one of the new pattern packs for February....Hibiscus Burst. yay!

Supplies not linked, but available on February 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Cutting Garden stamp set and coordinating dies, Boutique Borders: Mother stamp set and coordinating die, Hibiscus Burst Pattern Pack paper

My next card takes the Cutting Garden set and goes vintage.  I created the background by stamping several different flowers and leaf images from the set onto Kraft cardstock using Classic Kraft it. I then added some diecut flowers over the top, stamped in Sweet Blush and Ripe Avocado inks.  

I once again used the pretty frame from Boutique Borders: Mother for my sentiment.  This time I paired it with one of the sentiments from the Cutting Garden set.  I also did a bit of layering by stamping the image onto some Sweet Blush patterned paper, cutting out the center and layering it over my diecut frame.  I added some vintage buttons as well.  The patterned paper along the bottom edge is from Pink Paislee's new Hope Chest collection (coming soon to a store near you!).

Supplies not linked, but available on February 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Cutting Garden stamp set and coordinating dies, Boutique Borders: Mother stamp set and coordinating die

For my last card today I went a little funky with the two open-style flowers from the Cutting Garden set.  They are just so pretty and full looking!  I decided to go with a bright, summery color scheme.  The larger flowers were inked up using Summer Sunrise and Raspberry Fizz inks, then the edges were rolled in Orange Zest and Scarlet Jewel inks to create some depth of color around the edges.  

The smaller flowers were inked with Plum Pudding (edges rolled in Scarlet Jewel) and Hawaiian Shores (edges rolled in Ocean Tides).  The "hi" portion of the sentiment was stamped with a brand new trendy alphabet set being released this month called Headline Alphabet.  Everything is layered over some Hawaiian Shores Polka Dot paper.  

Supplies not linked, but available on February 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Cutting Garden stamp set and coordinating dies, Headline Alphabet stamp set, Hibiscus Burst Pattern Pack paper

Well, that's all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you'll head on over to Nichole's blog to see more sneaks of the new products along with lots more links to check out from the other team memebers.  Oh, and don't forget the sketch challenge today as well!  

Fancy Folk Art...

It's time for group post #2 for the Papertrey Ink January countdown!  Today the team is featuring a new stamp set and coordinating dies called Fancy Folk Art.  If you visit my blog regularly, you probably already know that I love folk art-y things.  I often times take stamp sets and combine the images in a way that gives a nod to the folk art style.  I just love the colors and often times the symmetry of folk art designs.  This new stamp set and coordinating dies will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink site as of 10pm EST on January 15th, 2013.  

For our projects today, Nichole challenged us to find an image from which to draw inspiration for our projects.   I stumbled across this image of these adorable Matryoshka (nesting) dolls.  I have always been fascinated by these -- they are always so colorful and covered with beautiful images.  These are a set of measuring cups from Anthropologie (no longer available though :-( )

In fact, I don't have those colorful cuties, but I do have this set of matryoshka measuring cups sitting on my counter!  I found them a couple of years ago when we were out Christmas shopping and I couldn't resist.  

(via Sprout Home)

I decided to see if I could create my own Matryoshka doll using this new Fancy Folk Art set along with a few other Papertrey products.  I ended up using the Mat Stack 1 dies and I think they worked out perfectly!  

The large floral image on the doll is from the new Fancy Folk Art set.  I love that it has a coordinating die...it's so lacy looking!  And the best part?  There are tons of little stamps for creating multi-colored flowers.  You could color it by hand of course too, but for someone (like me) that doesn't really enjoy coloring all that much, this is a dream come true!  I did absolutely no hand coloring on the large flowers.  (the small floral bouquet on the tag is hand-colored however).  There are a few great sentiments in the set as well, like the birthday one I used here.  

Nichole also challenged us to create a tag using this new set.  I used the same Matryoshka doll idea, just scaled down a bit.  I cut the smallest Mat Stack 1 die, placing it on a folded piece of cardstock so that I ended up with a tag that opens up.  The floral image here was colored with colored pencils.  

Here are a few visuals as to how I turned the Mat Stack 1 dies into a matryoshka.  I simply cut the "points" off of the top to create a more rounded shape for her head.  

I then diecut a second one (you can just cut part of it as you don't need the entire piece, just about the top third) and trimmed it to form the scarf.  The little "knot" at the bottom of the scarf is one of the leaf images from Heart-2-Heart #7 turned upside down.  

I had so much fun with this set and can't wait to play with it more!  Be sure to hop around to the other DT gals to see what they've created with Fancy Folk Art...

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

Supplied not linked, but available on January 15th from Papertrey Ink.com:  Fancy Folk Art stamp set and coordinating dies

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Hands of Time...

It's group post time for the January Papertrey Ink countdown!  Today the team is featuring a whole line up of products with a vintage clock theme.  There is a stamp set called Hands of Time as well as coordinating dies, some clock hand dies and a set of three different small number stamps and dies called Number Time Trio which coordinate perfectly with the clock faces in Hands of Time.  All of these new products will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink website as of 10 pm EST on January 15th, 2013.  

Nichole challenged us to create both a card and a photo project (scrapbook page, album, etc.) using these new products.  I decided to create a scrapbook page for my photo project.  This is a photo of my son (who is my oldest child) along with my youngest daughter.  They are SUCH a pair.  He is so patient with her and loves to spend time with her, so this stamp set was perfect for this photo of the two of them.  

I stamped the large clock face from the set as well as one of the smaller ones several times using Fine Linene and Classic Kraft inks.  I diecut the large numbers from vellum using the By the Numbers die set.  I just love the look of the colored vellum.  To acheive that, I just rubbed my ink pad directly on the vellum.  The one problem with that is the ink doesn't tend to dry very well, but I found a solution to that!  I just sprayed it with a coat of clear sealer.  I used Krylon's Crystal Clear.  Once it's dry (about 10 minutes) the ink stays put and won't rub off.  I love it!  Vellum is hot right now, so this is a trick I am definitely going to use again.  I also cut the clock hands from vellum which I left white and topped it off with a decorative metal brad.   

I also used the clock hands as an embellishment in the bottom corner of my photo, along with a heart tag cut from vellum using the new Tremendous Tags dies (a jumbo version of the previously release Tiny Tags dies - yay!!)  To create the number border strips, I used the Number Time Trio dies.  These dies are wired and I left them together, diecut a strip of patterned paper and used the negative as a border.  

Like I mentioned earlier, Nichole challenged us to make a card as well.  I decided to create a masculine anniversary card.  Those guys are hard to make cards for, aren't they?  ugh!  Hands of Time is a great set for masculine cards, though!  

I stamped lots of different images from the set onto blocks of cardstock.  In the center I placed the diecut clock hands, topped with a vintage-y brad.  I think it's a perfect guy card and I would totally give this to hubby on our anniversary.  

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed looking at my projects as much as I enjoyed creating them.  Be sure to hop around to the other DT gals to see what they've created with the new Hands of Time set and coordinating products! 

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

 

Supplies not linked, but available on January 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Hands of Time stamp set and coordinating dies, Number Time Trio dies, Tremendous Tags dies

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  Supplies not linked, but available on January 15th, 2013 from Papertrey Ink:  Hands of Time stamp set and coordinating dies

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Introducing Heart-2-Heart #12 and Happy For You...

Hello and welcome to day #1 of the Papertrey Ink January 2013 countdown!  Today I get to help introduce two new stamp sets to you, plus I'm sneaking in a few other new goodies.  

The two new sets are Heart-2-Heart #12, the last installment of the Heart-2-Heart series, and a small $5 sentiment set called Happy For You.  Both of these sets, along with any other products I mention as new throughout this post will be available from purchase at 10pm EST on January 15, 2013 through the Papertrey Ink website.  

So my first project uses Heart-2-Heart #12...there are three different circles included in the set, along with two leaf/stem images.  Both have coordinating dies.  These little circles are fun and can be used in lots of different ways.  I used them here as flowers along with the stems.  

I layered them over some tags which were cut with the new Tremendous Tags dies...look familiar?  They are jumbo-sized versions of the popular Tiny Tags.  Love!  I impressed each tag with a different Impression Plate for lots of different textures.  The "Keep Smiling" sentiment here is also from the Heart-2-Heart #12 set.  

For my next project I used the circles and stems in a slightly different way and arranged them more like a frame around my sentiment.  

The sentiment I used here is from the other set I'm introducing to you today -- Happy For You.  This "thought of you.." sentiment is one of four great sentiments in this set.  I love the font - it's so pretty!

My last card for today uses just the circles from Heart-2-Heart #12.  I combined them with the Cover Plate: Circles die to create a colorful design.  

I placed a cardstock strip behind each "row" of circles in the Cover Plate die and added a row of stamped circles which I popped up with foam.  Just a fun, colorful card.  I used the "keep smiling" sentiment again, this time stamped on the banner from the In Stitches die collection.  

That's all for my projects today, I hope you enjoyed this little peek into what's new for Papertrey Ink for the month of January.  If you'd like more peeks, here is a list of other blogs you can visit today!

Heather

Melissa

Nichole

Dawn

Maile

Danielle

Supplies not linked but available from Papertrey Ink on January 15, 2013:  Heart-2-Heart #12 stamp set and coordinating dies, Tremendous Tags Dies

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Supplies not linked but available from Papertrey Ink on January 15, 2013:  Heart-2-Heart #12 stamp set and coordinating dies, Happy For You stamp set

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Supplies not linked, but available from Papertrey Ink on January 15, 2013:  Heart-2-Heart #12 stamp set

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Introducing Love Potion & Think Big Favorites #23...

Hello all and welcome to day 1 of the Papertrey Ink December countdown!  I'm here to share a few new stamp sets with you that Papertrey will be releasing for the month of December.  These new stamps will be available for purchase starting at 10pm EST on December 15th from the Papertrey Ink website.  

The first set I'm showcasing for you today is called Love Potion.  It's a cute, punny set geared towards love and Valentine's day.  There are coordinating dies as well.  The other new set I've incorporated into a few of today's projects is this month's Think Big Favorites.  The sentiments in Think Big Favorites #23 were originally released in the 2010 Love Tags set.  

So let's get to the projects.  First up is a fun little number that uses the new Love Potion set.  How cute are those little beakers with the heart bubbles?  I used a couple of sentiments from the set as well.  The "we have great Chemistry" is from the set, as are the "you" and "me", although they are part of a larger sentiment that I broke up to use this way (masking it off when inking using the scotch tape method).

I used the parenthesis from the Script Alpha die to create my love equation.  :-)  The little dotted heart border is from Simple Valentine, which was released a few years ago.  

Up next is a funny little number.  I had an idea to create a lab coat using the Shape Up Sweater die that was released last month to use along with a beaker and the "love potion no. 9" sentiment.  I simply hand-cut some lapels and added a "shirt" underneath to turn the sweater into a lab coat.  Very simple.  

I couldn't resist adding some heart buttons and the script "love" down the side is from the new Think Big Favorites #23.  Notice how I used the Simple Alphabet to tuck a little "dr." inside the heart of love.  hee.  :-)

Next, I used lots of images from the Love Potion set and played around with my chalk art technique.  I thought it would make an adorable Valentine card for a teacher.  I combined a few older sets as well.  The spinning atoms image was made using a dotted oval from the Borders and Corners: Oval set.  The scripty elements are from BB: Postmarks.

I added some hand doodling with a white pencil as well.  The "be my valentine" sentiment is from Tremendous Treats: Valentine and the "teacher" is from Teacher's Apple.

Up next I combined some of the elements from Love Potion along with the Cover Plate: Hexadon die.  I thought with some creative trimming it would resemble a chemical formula.  

The little hearts and the chemistry sentiment are from Love Potion...the little script words are from Simple Valentine.  I also added a subtle graph pattern to the background using BB: Geometric.  

And last but not least, is a little number that uses several sentiments and hearts from the new Think Big Favorites #23.  This set packs a lot of punch.  There are the main sentiments and then there are also several different sized hearts to fill in and accent with.  Lots of different things to play around with!  Here I took the script love sentiment and stamped it around the edges of my card using lots of bright inks.  I then went back with my blending/sponge tool and rubbed those same ink colors into the background.  It resulted in a fun graffiti look...it totally reminds me of something my 9 year old daughter would love!

I also stamped a little bit of Grunge Me in the background.  The heart window was cut using the new Limitless Layers: 2 1/4" Hearts die collection, which is also a new product for this month.  Hearts...yay!  I've been waiting from some LL hearts.    

That's all for my projects today...thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed today's peek into a few of the new Papertrey products being released this month!  Stay tuned for more countdown posts as the week goes along.  

 Supplies not linked, but available on December 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Love Potion stamp set and coordinating dies, Think Big Favorites #23 stamp set 

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 Supplies not linked, but available on December 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Love Potion stamp set and coordinating dies

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 Supplies not linked, but available on December 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Love Potion stamp set

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 Supplies not linked, but available on December 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Love Potion stamp set

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 Supplies not linked, but available on December 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Think Big Favorites #23 stamp set, Limitless Layers: 2 1/4" Heart die collection

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Introducing Party Poppers + Favor it Box #8

Hello and welcome to the first day of the November Papertrey Ink countdown!  We have lots of goodies to show you again this month.  Today I get to help introduce a new stamp set that's designed by Erin Lincoln called Party Poppers.  This set is filled with fun images of party poppers, plus lots of different sentiments that will let you create cards and projects for nearly any occasion worthy of a celebration!  

I also get to show you peeks of the new Favor it Box #8, which will allow you to create your own full-sized party poppers that can be decorated to suit any occasion.  

All of the products that I mention as "new" in today's post will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink website as of 10pm EST on November 15th.  Complete supply lists for each project can be found in the thumbnails in the bottom of this post.  

So let's get on to some projects using these new goodies!  

First up is a super festive birthday card and coordinating popper.  

There is a "broken" popper image in this new Party Popper set, which I combined with the Movers & Shakers Spinner dies to create an interactive card.  

You can pull the popper apart to reveal the word "celebrate" which finishes off the sentiment.  The "it's your day & you should" sentiment is from the Movers & Shakers Sentiments set and the word "celebrate" is from the new Party Poppers set.  

Here is a peek at the new Favor it 8 die in action.  This is a two part die -- one die cuts the center "box" portion and the other die cuts the ends. There are tons of options to customize your poppers.  They can be cut from any papers and embellished in so many different ways.  I used some crepe paper to embellish the ends of mine. 

Here are a few step-by-steps on how I did the ruffled crepe paper ends...

Here's one more birthday themed project, which would be perfect for boys!

This time I diecut the center of the popper from Clearly Creative cardstoc, which lets the colorful contents show through.  When assembled, the Favor It 8 has holes in each end.  I just used some cottonballs to keep the contents in place.

The card again uses the Party Poppers set.  I used lots of ink colors on the confetti...

And how about a New Year's ensemble?  

This time I embossed the popper image with silver embossing powder and added some Modern Number diecuts.  Notice the cool circle diecuts in the background?  That's a new Coverplate die...soooo cool!  

For this New Year's popper I diecut the ends from some glitter cardstock and here again used the new Cover Plate: Circles die.  

And last, but not least is a card I created using a few of the "unbroken" poppers from the set.  To me they kind of resemble pieces of candy.  I also pulled out the big peppermint image from Candy Cane Christmas and added the popper ends to that as well to create a fun candy cluster.  This would make a fun card girl's birthday card.  The sentiments are from Strawberry Patch Sentiments.

I wrapped some washi tape around the edges and added a Loop de Loop border diecut to one edge.  The background was impressed with the Diagonal Stripes Imrpession plate.  

Well, thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed the peeks at a few of this month's new products!  I know there is so much more that this new Party Poppers set and Favor it 8 die can create that I'm sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.  Erin will be sharing more projects using these products throughout the countdown.  

For peeks at other goodies coming your way this month, you can click around to some of the other gals sharing projects today...

Lexi, Melissa, Heather, Nichole, Cristina, and Danielle

 

Supplies not linked, but available on November 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Party Popper Stamp set and coordinating dies, Favor it #8 die

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Supplies not linked, but available on November 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Party Popper Stamp set and coordinating dies, Favor it #8 die

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Supplies not linked, but available on November 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Party Popper Stamp set and coordinating dies, Favor it #8 die, Cover Plate: Circles die

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Supplies not linked, but available on November 15th from Papertrey Ink:  Party Popper Stamp set and coordinating dies

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