Papertrey Ink November Release Countdown Day 1

Welcome to day 1 of the Papertrey Ink November release countdown! This month there is a fun mix of products to get you ready for the upcoming holiday/snow season and to celebrate the new year! My first card for today features the new The Bigs Winter Sentiments stamp/die set. 

I had so much fun creating this holiday card, but there is also a "Let it Snow" sentiment with a snowflake detail or snowman detail for the "O" in snow! I'm still building up my Christmas card collection, so I opted for this fun Christmas sentiment with the holly images included in the set.

To begin this card I created the background using white cardstock and the beautiful Fanciful Snowflake Background Hot Foil Plate. This is one of my favorite go-to plates to use all winter long; I wish there was something similar for year-round use....may a small leaf or something! Anyway, I use it often and I just love the results!

I used the new Love to Layer: Garnished Edges dies for the focal panel. I die cut it from Powder Green cardstock. One tip I will mention: I take the metal shim out of my die cutting sandwich when I cut most of the shapes in the Love to Layer series. I find they have a tendency to warp, but I get better results without the added pressure of the metal shim.

I die cut the sentiment and stamped it with both Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel ink for a gradient look. I die cut all of the berries and holly using The Bigs Winter Sentiments die set. I stamped the leaves with Pinefeather ink and the berries are stamped with both Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel ink, just like the letters.

I die cut the bow and additional holly elements using the Into the Blooms: Swag die and layered them over the top of the sentiment using foam squares. I used the stamping guide to help me with the stamped holly and berries.

I layered the background onto a panel of Powder Green cardstock and then glued the entire piece to a top-folding white card base with a Christmas greeting stamped on the inside. I spritzed the entire thing with shimmer spray and then added glitter to the berries and foliage for that holiday sparkle and shine I love so much!

My second card for today features the new It's Time stamp/die set paired with the new Clock Hot Foil Plate. This is such a fun new set and I love that it can be used for so many different occasions with the included sentiments. 

I didn't use the clock included in the stamp set, but used the new Clock Hot Foil Plate instead. I just love how it looks foiled in gold on this Ocean Tides cardstock.

To begin, I foiled the clock on the highest heat setting on my machine with gold foil on Ocean Tides cardstock. I used one of my Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle dies to cut it out. I set it aside and then got to work inking up the flowers and foliage using the Always in Bloom stamp set.

Once all of the flowers were done, I die cut the background using the Love to Layer: Torn Edges Die from white cardstock. I layered it onto an A2 panel of Ripe Avocado cardstock using foam squares.

I arranged the clock on top of the background and then added the flowers and leaves using foam squares.

There is a coordinating die for each of the sentiments included in the It's Time stamp set. I chose this one in particular so I can give this card to a dear, sweet friend who fractured her hip and is now in a rehabilitation facility for a few weeks.

I can't wait to use this set again with the clock stamp, but I have to admit I love the foiled clock! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

The Greetery {Typed Holiday Greetings}

 

Hello and welcome! I'm happy to be here today with a pair of Christmas cards using some older favorites paired with the beautiful new Scripted Holiday Sentiments! Oftentimes, when I am working on any given release during the year, I imagine how cute or clever something would be for Christmas/Holiday cards, but I never seem to remember to revisit the idea! I decided to remedy that and got to work on these festive cards using the previously released Vintage Type Stamp + Cut Combo!

To begin, I die cut the typewriter; once from red cardstock and once from black cardstock. I heat embossed the flourish details for each typewriter using silver powder for the red typewriter and gold powder for the black typewriter. I also made sure to die cut the bar at the top and the keys at the bottom with coordinating metallic cardstock for continuity. Since this is a stamp + cut combo, the flourish is included as well as the stamp for the keys. I stamped them in black on white cardstock and then trimmed around the edges so I could line it up from the back and then secure it with tape.

The “typing paper” is die cut from white for the red typewriter and red for the black typewriter for some fun contrast. As I mentioned before, I used the beautiful Scripted Holiday Sentiments Stamp and coordinating Scripted Holiday Sentiments Die. I stamped the scripty sentiments on white paper and then die cut them. The accent sentiments are stamped directly onto the “typing paper” portions. Once I knew where the paper would be coming out of the typewriter, I secured it in the back with additional tape.

The scripty sentiments are added using thin strips of foam tape for dimension. Once all of that was done, I was able to attach the entire thing to Forest cardstock using additional foam squares. I die cut all of the pieces from the BotaniCuts: Juniper Die from white cardstock twice and then inked them up with distress oxide inks and finger sponge daubers. Half of the berries are colored using festive berries and aged mahogany and the other half are colored using antique linen.

I tucked the sprigs here and there on each of the cards using mini foam squares and liquid glue until I was satisfied with the arrangement. The card with the black typewriter got a little letter tied up with ribbon that was die cut using the Sent With Love die and the red typewriter has a tiny gift on the keys that was created using the Gift Galore Die and the Holiday Hatchback Toppers: Luggage Die. I have quite a few of these little accents leftover from the latest release just begging to be put to good use!

I left the background for the red typewriter card a standard A2 size so I simply mounted it to a top-folding white card base, but the other one is trimmed to 4 by 5 ¼ inches and mounted onto Antique Gold cardstock and then layered onto the card base. I added glitter to the foliage for that holiday sparkle I love so much!

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you’ll take some crafty time to use some of those stamps and dies that could work for the holidays, but aren’t necessarily “Christmas”! Have a wonderful day! Thanks for fluttering by!

Joy to the World!

I'm popping in today to share a pair of cards for Papertrey Ink! This is one of my favorite stamp/die sets from last year so I was thrilled to bring it out again for today's project!

I made two cards using the beautiful Hear the Bells Stamp Set and the Diagonal Stripes Hot Foil Plate that was also released last year.

To begin, I cut all of the pieces TWICE using the Hear the Bells Die and then stamped them in festive, traditional colors.

For the background, I used Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil in Red for this card and for the pink card, I used Prismatic Aura Glimmer Hot Foil and the versatile Diagonal Stripes Hot Foil Plate. I used the highest heat setting and let it heat for 25 seconds. 

I trimmed each panel down to 4 by 5 1/4 inches and then layered them onto top-folding A2 bases using foam squares.

I chose two of my favorite sentiments included in the stamp set and heat embossed them in gold; one on Pale Peony cardstock and one on Pure Poppy cardstock.

I arranged the bells and foliage and secured them with foam squares.

I layered the sentiments at the bottom using additional foam squares.

Each card got a generous spritzing of shimmer spray and a trio of sparkling clear sequins! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

Poshta Design {Nutcracker Parade}

Hello friends! I'm popping in today with something a little bit different, but oh, so fun! Lizzie Jones from Poshta Design reached out to me to see if I would like to create with her fabulous Homespun Holiday: Nutcracker Parade Kit! My childhood Christmases were encompassed with felt, stitching, homespun creations, sequins, and beads, so it was such an honor to be able to create with this beautiful kit!

The kit comes with everything you will need to create this adorable nutcracker and the kit is so beautifully put together; just pulling everything out was a treat in an of itself! Lizzie also sent me the Pocket Tag II die so I had some fun with that as well!

I chose to use the head of the nutcracker on this tag.

I particularly love the color scheme for this kit; it's just the right blend of traditional and whimsical that allows you to create beautiful  heirloom pieces.

The beads are used for the eyes, but you can also gussy up the hat with sequins and beads as well, like I've done here.

I've most likely mentioned it, but my cute daughter performed in Ballet West's The Nutcracker when she was younger, so this kit has a special place in my heart! Each of the dancers in her cast/number would receive a gift from Emma, my daughter, and I have a feeling, these would DEFINITELY have been one of the gifts!

Once it is all assembled, these nutcrackers are a nice, sturdy weight!

I used my Gemini Jr. for all of the diecutting, which worked beautifully to get crisp pieces.

Lizzie emailed me an assembly video that was SO helpful for putting this guy together! Once you get down how to do it, you can do it without the video!

Once I finished with just the head for the tag, I thought nutcracker earrings could be a lot of fun! ha ha !

Here's a final look at the three projects using the kit! I will post again when I get a chance to whip up some additional nutcrackers! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

Papertrey Ink October Release Countdown Day 4

I can't believe we've made it to the final day of the Papertrey Ink October release countdown! My first card for today uses the new Stained Glass Dies. 

There are three different styles of window, but I chose to use on of them twice for this card. To begin, I added blues and greens using watercolors on a panel of watercolor paper.

While that was drying, I die cut both windows from Antique Gold cardstock. I glued them to a 4 by 5 1/4 inch panel of watercolor paper. I die cut the window again from the watercolor panel and then inlaid the pieces using liquid glue and a gem picker.

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Reflections: October stamp set onto a pieced of acetate using Jet Black StazOn ink. I strategically added liquid glue to the back of some of the more bold letters and glued it over the top of the windows.

I added the star and the manger, which are from the Reflections: October die set.

I finished it off with some foliage from the Into the Blooms: Mushrooms die set.

My final card for today, and for the release uses the new Border Bling die. I cut it from Stormy Sea cardstock and then glued the sheet music paper to the opening and then added it to a Vintage Cream top-folding A2 card base.

I had fun making the pinecones using the Into the Blooms: Pine die and added them to the corners.

The angel is die cut using the Angelic Sentiments die and added to the middle using foam squares.

The sentiment is heat embossed in gold onto scarlet Jewel cardstock and layered over the top of the angel using foam squares.

Thanks for fluttering by!