Take Three: Winter

Hello, and welcome to day 3 of the Papertrey Ink countdown! Today I'm super excited to share with you Take Three: Winter (available November 15th). Which is the next and final set of the seasonal Take Three series, designed by Alli Miles. Along with this set, Alli has designed a die to coordinate with the entire series. The Take Three Die cuts three squares at once or can be used to cut a frame/series of windows with three opening for the shapes. How convenient is that?!

Today, I'll be sharing a few ideas using both the new Take Three: Winter set and the matching Take Three Die. This set contains two different design elements, a flourish and snowflake, which are perfect for the fast approaching winter season. This simple creation showcases the gorgeous flourish and three of the sentiments/words.

Stamped the three flourish squares onto white cardstock squares (cut using the coordinating die) in Pure Poppy. Stamped the words onto a strip of cardstock in Dark Chocolate, cut and attached them over the flourish squares. Impressed a Dark Chocolate strip using the Book Print Impression Plate and attached it to an Aqua Mist card base (measuring 4 1/4" X 5"). Then, with dimensional adhesive, attached the flourish squares.

Next up the snowflake. For this glittery goodness I used a single snowflake image, which I stamped in Versamark onto Lavender Moon, Sweet Blush & Melon Berry cardstock. Sprinkled with Heat & Stick powder, which I used to embellish each square with glitter. Then, using the coordinating die, I cut out the row of squares from a white cardstock rectangle, rounded each corner and stamped with the sentiment (also from Take Three: Winter).

Cut out, by hand, the glittered squares and attached them behind the opening with dimensional adhesive. Attached the entire piece to a Smoky Shadow card base and finished it off with a True Black button.

Shimmer cardstock has quickly become one of my new current faves. I have found that it's easy to work with and makes the perfect shimmery snowflake. Stamped the snowflake images, in True Black, onto Shimmer White die cut cardstock squares.

Arranged and attached the squares to a white card base (measuring 3 3/4" X 5 1/2") using dimensional adhesive. Stamped the card base with a sentiment (also from Take Three: Winter) in Enchanted Evening and embellished each flake with blue rhinestones. A super simple creation, but the simmer really makes the card!

Isn't that flourish image just stunning! Stamped one image onto three die cut white squares in Simply Chartreuse. Attached them, using dimensional adhesive, to a piece of white cardstock which had been adhered to a Fine Linen card base. Die cut a border from Lavender Moon cardstock and attached it to the bottom of the card, using dimensional adhesive, just under the bottom square. Stamped a sentiment in Lavender Moon and finished it off with a hand rolled Lavender Moon flower.

After seeing this fabulous tutorial on hand rolled flowers, I had to give it a try for my self. I added a little twist to my flowers by cutting the spiral using scalloped scissors. Here's how I created mine...

Punch a circle from cardstock. In this picture I have 1 3/4" & 2" punched circles to show you that different sized circles with give you different sized flowers. Using scalloped scissors cut outside diameter and then cut a spiral inside the punched circle.

Slightly bend back the scalloped edges. Then, starting from the outside point of the spiral, roll the end inward. Keep rolling and bending the scalloped edges out until you reach the center if the spiral.

At this point you can make the flower as tight or as loose as you like. Once your happy with the look of your flower, turn over and cover base with adhesive (I used Glue Dots).

Use the spiral center to cover the adhesive and create a clean and finished look.

Now attach to your projects!

So their you have it! I hope you are as please with the projects as I am. Thanks to Alli for creating such an amazingly versatile stamp series. It's kind of sad to see this series come to an end. But now I have a very useful and gorgeous collection of images in my stamping arsenal that I can pull out and use again and again!

Now, for more Papertrey Ink countdown goodness stop by and see what these talented ladies have in store for you today:

• Nichole Heady
• Alli Miles
• Lisa Johnson
• Dawn McVey
• Heather Nichols
  

Thanks for joining me today, have a great one!

Maile

Imagine, Wonder & Believe:

• Stamps: Take Three: Winter
• Ink: Pure Poppy & Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate & White
• Accessories: Take Three Die & Book Print Impression Plate

Joy To The World:

• Stamps: Take Three: Winter
• Ink: Smoky Shadow
• Cardstock: Smoky Shadow, Lavender Moon, Sweet Blush, Melon Berry & White
• Accessories: White DMC Embroidery Floss, True Black Vintage Button, Glitter, Heat & Stick Powder (SU), Corner Rounder & Take Three Die

Greetings Of The Season:

• Stamps: Take Three: Winter
• Ink: True Black & Enchanted Evening
• Cardstock: White & Shimmer White
• Accessories: Blue Rhinestones & Take Three Die

Just A Note:

• Stamps: Take Three: Winter & Signature Series: Dress Form
• Ink: Simply Chartreuse & Lavender Moon
• Cardstock: Fine Linen, Lavender Moon & White
• Accessories: Scalloped Scissors, 1 3/4" Circle Punch & Take Three Die