April Papertrey!
April 15, 2011
What a fun release it's been again this month! There are so many new, fun products, it's just been a treat to work with them all.
Here are the rest of my projects for the month....
I'll start with my favorite, a card using the new Ad Sense by Lisa Johnson. I created a pair of jeans, complete with the distressed look that's so popular right now!
I added lots of stitching...the tags were stamped onto Kraft cardstock to mimic the look of tags on jeans. I created the "rips" on the pockets by stitching in rows, then cutting between the rows with an exacto knife. I used a file to rough them up a bit. I stamped the wing image from Postmarks onto the pocket because to me it resembles some of the stitching found on jean pockets right now. The denim-like patterned paper is from Fancy Pants' Like Father, Like Son collection.
Here's a close-up of the large Ad Sense label. I added the year using Library Ledger Year Additions and the "No. 14" is from the new Train Tracks.
Next up is a girlie card...so glad that there wer so many different styles of stamps this month! It made creating my samples even more fun than usual. I plopped the Floral Fusion #3 flowers right on top of some Chevron Stripes and finished it off with a sentiment from Think Big Favorites #3.
Next is a card using Tag-its #3. I used the single flower along with Guidelines Grid cardstock to create a fun background. I topped off each cluster of flowers with a large polka dot from Polka Dot Basics.
Lastly, a baby boy card using Train Tracks. I went a little psycho and paper-pieced the trains. It really ended up not taking that long. I just diecut the train from Vintage Cream cardstock to use as a base, then diecut several different patterned papers, stamped on them and cut apart bits and pieces to adhere to the base. One other thing to note is that I used the Simple Circles Border die and cut it in half to make the scalloped borders...I think the uneven scallops ad a bit of whimsy. The papers are from Echo Park.
Complete supply lists can be found in the Gallery
That's all I have for you tonight! I hope you enjoyed all of the release festivities and have lots of new goodies on their way to you!