Papertrey Ink January Release Countdown Day 3

Hello and welcome to day 3 of the Papertrey Ink January release countdown! As promised, I'm sharing two more cards today using so many fun new products from the new release AND those dahlias I can't seem to put down! Up first is the cutest new set called Pattern Play! Who knew a set of patterned circles and dies could be so much fun? I'm having so much fun with them and know I will be reaching for them often! 

When I set out stamping my circles, I envisioned something on the Valentine's Day end of things, but when I saw how cute the blue dahlias from yesterday's bird card looked with the patterned circles, I decided to make a few more!

To begin, I stamped the largest pattern in Pure Poppy, the next pattern in Simply Chartreuse, and the smaller circle using Pure Poppy. There is a super cute small gingham pattern that I'm itching to use, but that will have to wait until the end of the countdown!

I created my dahlias and leaves by die cutting everything from white cardstock and then colored them using an assortment of Distress Oxide inks. I glued them together using foam squares and liquid glue and set them aside to dry while I got to work on the background elements.

I used the same elements for this card as I did for my first rose card from day 1 but switched up the colors and size of the scallop stacker for a completely different look. I love how it turned out; it complements the patterns and flowers so well.

I arranged the patterned circles and flowers here and there and then added a quick "thinking of you" sentiment from the newer Jar Accessories stamp set.

My next card uses both the new Pattern Play stamp set  and the cutest new set called Band-aid Wishes. I am obsessed with the older band-aid set that was released YEARS ago...I think it was called Healing Wishes, but I can't remember. Anyway, this one has stolen my heart, too! I love that you can create all sorts of different patterns for the band-aids!

I die cut the band-aid box from Lemon Tart cardstock and then added the die cut "get well" sentiment using the included die. Some Summer Sunrise ink around the edges really gives the box some contrast. I die cut the "red cross" symbol using Berry Sorbet cardstock and added it to the box using foam squares and then a coat of Nuvo Crystal Glaze.

Once the box was done, I set it aside to let the glaze dry while I worked on the band-aids. I die cut them from white, Lemon Tart, Berry Sorbet, and Sweet Blush to fulfill my bright and sunshine-y feeling I wanted for this get well design.

I stamped the largest circle from the Pattern Party stamp set using Berry Sorbet ink and die cut it using the die. I layered the box stuffed full of cute patterned band-aids on top of the circle using foam squares and liquid glue to adhere the stack of band-aids.

I've surprisingly only used the new Border Bling: Blooming Hearts die for one card, so I thought it would be super cute for this card. I die cut it from Sweet Blush cardstock and glued it to a top folding A2 card base. I also added one of the Border Bling: Skinny Stitched Frames in the center using foam squares. 

I added the circle with the box directly in the center and then clustered the flowers and leaves around the box. Thanks for fluttering by!

 

Papertrey Ink December Countdown 2

Welcome to day 2 of the Papertrey Ink December Countdown! I hope you're all enjoying this last week of Christmas! I'm sad that it will be over before we know it so I'm savoring every second! Earlier this week we had a wonderful snowstorm which means we don't have to dream of a white Christmas, we will HAVE a white Christmas....my favorite! 

I have two projects to share with you today; up first is a cute new set that goes along with the previously released Holiday Wagon stamp set called Loads of Love. I had so much fun filling up the wagon with sweets and treats for Valentine's Day!

My favorites are the sugar cookies, strawberries, and the chocolate box. The balloon is suepr cute, too, of course! Actually, what am I talking about? The whole thing is cute! LOL! Once I had all of my images die cut and stamped, I got to work putting the card together.

I'm a sucker for doilies for Valentine's Day, so the Delicate Doilies die set was the perfect backdrop for this cute wagon. I also layered the middle size in the Love to Layer: Scalloped Circles over the top for even more depth and detail. I added the cute wagon over the top. 

The sentiment, which is from the previously released Just Sentiments: Love Mini stamp set, is heat embossed in white for a nice crisp look! I added some of the pretty blooms from the Loads of Love stamp set around the sentiment.

I added a sprinkling of glitter for some sparkle and shine!

My second card, or project I should say, is a set of cute tea cup tea pockets using the Loads of Healing stamp set. This can be used in the same way as the Loads of Love set with the wagon, but I wanted to show some other ways to use the little images.

I die cut the Cup of Love Die twice; once from Bitty Big: Aqua Mist paper and once from the Bitty Big: Pale Peony paper. I folded them in half and glued them carefully on the handle and the fluted portion at the bottom. I knew I would be tucking a tea packet  into each cup, so I wanted to make sure the top was open and big enough to hold the packet. Please note: I had totally forgotten to tuck the tea in when I was taking photos, so this is the only photo with the actual tea packet! LOL!

For the sentiment portion of each cup, I die cut the piece using the smaller pattern, or should I say "bitty" pattern (ha ha) of the two papers and then stamped the sentiments from the Just Sentiments: Thinking of You stamp set that was featured yesterday.

I added the little images here and there with the tulip bunch on the the little tag.

These will be cute to tuck in with a get-well basket for anyone who is in need of some healing wishes! Thanks for fluttering by!

 

Papertrey Ink/Ink to Paper Flash Sale {Get Well Wishes}

I don't know about you, but I have been needing quite a few Get Well cards AND Sympathy cards lately! I'm completely out of Get Well cards, so I chose a few products for this week's Papertrey Ink Flash Sale to help us in this quest! I'm thrilled to have two Get Well cards to add to my stash! I ended up having so much fun creating these that I'm thinking I'll use this same design for some Sympathy cards as well. 

This week's sale will run from today (when the Newsletter gets emailed out) until Wednesday at 4 pm. This week's sale will include:
STAMPS: Inside Greetings: Get Well Wishes

INK: Harvest Gold, Orange Zest, Pale Peony, Hibiscus Burst, Amethyst Allure, Royal Velvet, Green Parakeet, New Leaf, True Black

CARDSTOCK: Amethyst Allure, Royal Velvet, Linen cardstock

Dies: Border Bling: Skinny Postage Frames dies, Bouquet Backdrop Die

To begin this two cards, I die cut the Bouquet Backdrop 4 times, gluing two together for each card. This particular die has very intricate pieces, so it is nice to double stack it to give it some added stability. I probably could have stacked it three times, but this worked out well enough. 

Once that was done, I used finger sponge daubers to add the ink to the individual flowers and leaves. This allows me to have more control than a blender brush, especially in the small, hard-to-reach areas. I added two shades of ink for each flower and for the leaves. I love the added dimension it gives to the piece AND it gives you more ink colors at a discount! ha ha! See how much I love you!!!

I decided to ink the flowers up differently for each card to give them some variation. I just love these springtime colors! Once they were all done, I cut two panels of Fresh Snow Linen Cardstock measuring 4 by 5 1/4 inches. I used my Mini MISTI to stamp the two sentiments in black ink. Normally I like using a nice, juicy ink pad, but when stamping on Linen Cardstock, I find it is better to use an ink pad that might be a little bit drier. The beautiful texture of the cardstock has tiny channels where liquid ink likes to bleed, so that is why I like using a drier pad. I know that seems crazy, but it really helps.

 I chose to use two different sentiments to showcase the variation included in this stamp set.  Once the sentiments were stamped, I die cut the frames. Once again, I chose two different colors of cardstock AND they are two colors that I RARELY use, but have no clue why! I really love these two beautiful shades of purple. 

This one has the darker Royal Velvet border for a more dramatic result. Speaking of drama, it wasn't until I was editing my photos that I realized that this particular card has  A LOT of paint splatter drama on that right side! LOL! I'll definitely be going back to add some splatter to the bottom left corner to give it some balance! (hangs head in shame)

I always use Post-It Notes to cover up any parts of my cards that I don't want to get any paint or ink splatter, so for these cards, I chose to do that on the sentiments. I didn't want to make the sentiment too hard to read with any distracting splatter over it.

This angle shows you that the left side DOES have some splatter, just not as much as the right! ha ha! I added some glitter to the leaves and flowers for some added detail as well as some sparkle and shine!

I also added a trio of sparkling clear sequins to each of the cards. 

I couldn't neglect the INSIDE of the cards, especially since this is an Inside Greetings stamp set! LOL! I chose to use the third sentiment from the set for both cards and inked it up with Amethyst Allure ink. Here's hoping I don't need these two cards too soon! Thanks for fluttering by!